UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

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): September 27, 2013

 


  

REVEN HOUSING REIT, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 


 

Colorado   000-54165   84-1306078
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

7911 Herschel Avenue, Suite 201

La Jolla, CA 92037

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(858) 459-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions.

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)

 

 
 

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

Stock Purchase Agreement

 

On September 27, 2013, Reven Housing REIT, Inc. (the "Company") entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with certain accredited investors in connection with a proposed private placement of up to 125,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $0.20 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $25 million. The Stock Purchase Agreement includes customary representations, warranties, and covenants by the investors and the Company. The transaction is further described in the press release issued by the Company on October 1, 2013, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

 

An initial closing for $11,000,000 of the common stock financing was completed on September 27, 2013. The Company expects to conduct additional closings for up to an additional $14,000,000 before the end of the calendar year.

 

The foregoing description is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the aforementioned transaction documents contained in Exhibits 10.1 and 99.1, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Voting Agreement

 

In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement described above, the Company, the investors identified on the signature pages thereto, and Chad M. Carpenter, the Company’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and significant shareholder (the “Founder”), entered into a Voting Agreement, pursuant to which they agreed to vote their shares to elect four members of the Board of Directors of the Company as designated by the majority-in-interest of the investors (the “Investor Designees”) and two members of the Board of Directors of the Company as designated by the Founder (the “Founder Designees”). The Voting Agreement further provides that one of the Founder Designees shall be the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The Voting Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the closing date of the Company’s first public offering of shares of its Common Stock; (ii) upon the approval by the Company’s Board of Directors to apply for listing of the Company’s Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the NYSE Euronext or the New York Stock Exchange; or (iii) the agreement by the Founder and a majority-in-interest of the Investors.

 

The foregoing description is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the aforementioned transaction document contained in Exhibits 10.2, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Convertible Promissory Note Conversion Agreement

 

In connection with the private placement of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement described above, the Company also entered into a Convertible Promissory Note Conversion Agreement (the “Note Conversion Agreement”) on September 27, 2013, with certain holders of its outstanding 10% Convertible Promissory Notes (the “Bridge Notes”). Pursuant to the Note Conversion Agreement, the Company agreed to issue to those holders of the Notes desiring to convert their Bridge Notes shares of its common stock at the conversion price of $0.20 per share for the cancellation of the outstanding principal amounts under those Notes. Certain holders elected to receive, and the Company agreed to make, cash payments on the outstanding principal amounts on their Notes in lieu of shares of common stock. In addition, the Company agreed to make cash payments on all of the accrued interest under the Bridge Notes. The transaction is also described in the press release issued by the Company on October 1, 2013, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

 

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The Company closed on the conversion of $902,176 of aggregate principal, representing approximately 86% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Bridge Notes, on September 27, 2013. The remaining $152,176 of outstanding principal and all of the accrued interest under the Bridge Notes have been repaid in full, and all of the Bridge Notes have therefore been cancelled and are no longer issued and outstanding.

 

The foregoing description is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the aforementioned transaction documents contained in Exhibits 10.3 and 99.1, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

 

The information set forth under Item 1.01 above regarding the private placement under the Stock Purchase Agreement and the Note Conversion Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02. The first closing of the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement and the Note Conversion Agreement occurred on September 27, 2013. The Company issued an aggregate of 55,000,000 shares of its common stock to the investors in the Stock Purchase Agreement for gross proceeds of $11,000,000. In addition, the Company issued an aggregate of 4,510,880 shares of its common stock to the investors in the Note Conversion Agreement in exchange for the cancellation of Bridge Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $902,176. The shares were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder. Pursuant to the Company’s engagement letter with Ernst & Young Capital Advisors, LLC (“EYCA”) dated May 15, 2013, as amended, the Company paid EYCA $302,500 in fees.

 

Item 5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant

 

The information set forth under Item 1.01 above regarding the private placement under the Stock Purchase Agreement and the terms of the Voting Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.01. As a result of the private placement, the Company issued an aggregate of 55,000,000 shares of its common stock to King APEX Group II, Ltd. and King APEX Group III, Ltd., which are funds managed by Allied Fortune (HK) Management Limited, a Hong Kong based funds management company. The 55,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock owned by the two funds collectively represent approximately 81% of the Company’s outstanding voting shares. The purchase price for the shares was paid with the capital contributions of the investors in the funds. Prior to the financing, Chad M. Carpenter owned approximately 60% of the Company’s outstanding voting shares, and after the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement and the Note Conversion Agreement, Mr. Carpenter now owns approximately 12.2% of the Company’s outstanding voting shares.

 

The foregoing description is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the aforementioned transaction documents contained in Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 99.1, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers

 

(d) The information set forth under Item 1.01 above regarding the private placement under the Stock Purchase Agreement and the terms of the Voting Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02. In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement, on September 27, 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Xiaofan Bai, Guojuan Chen, Siyu Lan and Xiaohang Bai to the Board of Directors to fill four (4) vacancies, which appointments will be effective upon 10 days after the filing by the Company of a Schedule 14F-1 regarding the change in the majority of the Board of Directors. These director appointees are also the representatives designated by the investors pursuant to the Voting Agreement.

 

The foregoing description is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the aforementioned transaction documents contained in Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 99.1, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits .

 

(d) Exhibits

  

The following exhibits are filed with this report:

 

Exhibit No. Description Method of Filing
     
10.1

Stock Purchase Agreement by and among the Company and the purchasers identified on the signature pages thereto, dated as of September 27, 2013.

Filed herewith
     
10.2

Voting Agreement by and among the Company, Chad M. Carpenter and the purchasers identified on the signature pages thereto, dated as of September 27, 2013.

Filed herewith

     
10.3

Convertible Promissory Note Conversion Agreement by and among the Company and the Note holders identified on the signature pages thereto, dated as of September 27, 2013.

 Filed herewith

     
99.1 Press release dated October 1, 2013 announcing the closing of the Company’s private placement

Filed herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

 

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

 

 

REVEN HOUSING REIT, INC.

   
   
Dated: October 3, 2013 /s/  Chad M. Carpenter
  Name:  Chad M. Carpenter
  Title:    Chief Executive Officer

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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Stock Purchase Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is dated as of September 27, 2013 (the “Effective Date”), by and among Reven Housing REIT, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “ Company ”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “ Purchaser ” and collectively the “ Purchasers ”).

 

R E C I T A L S

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, shares of the Common Stock of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.

 

A G R E E M E N T

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as follows:

 

Article I
DEFINITIONS

 

1.1               Definitions . In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1.1 :

 

Action ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j) .

 

Affiliate ” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Securities Act. With respect to a Purchaser, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Purchaser will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Purchaser.

 

Business Day ” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States.

 

Closing ” means the Closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to Section 2.1 .

 

Closing Date ” means the Trading Day when all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the applicable Shares have been satisfied or waived.

 

Commission ” or “ SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 
 

 

Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed into.

 

Company Counsel ” means Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

 

Company Joint Signature Account ” means the City National Bank Reven Housing REIT, Inc. Business Savings account.

 

Disclosure Schedules ” means the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered in connection with the Closing.

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Existing Loans ” means those certain convertible promissory notes issued by the Company to Chad M. Carpenter and other investors, copies of which have been delivered by the Company to the Purchasers, as more particularly described in Schedule 3.1(g)(ii) .

 

GAAP ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h) .

 

Governmental Authority ” means any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, or any court of the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof, or of any other country.

 

Intellectual Property Rights ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(o) .

 

Knowledge ” means the actual knowledge of Chad M. Carpenter or Michael P. Soni, after reasonable due inquiry.

 

Liens ” means a lien, charge, mortgage, claim, security interest, pledge, restriction, equitable interest, option, easement, exception to title of any kind, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.

 

Material Adverse Effect ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b) .

 

Per Share Purchase Price ” equals $0.20, subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.

 

Person ” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

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Proceeding ” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

 

Required Approvals ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e) .

 

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

 

SEC Reports ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h) .

 

Shares ” means up to 125,000,000 shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Subscription Amount ” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Shares purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount”, in United States Dollars and in immediately available funds.

 

Subsidiary ” means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) .

 

Trading Day ” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.

 

Trading Market ” means the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the OTC Markets, including the Bulletin Board and Pink Sheets, the NYSE Euronext or the New York Stock Exchange, whichever is at the time the principal trading exchange or market for the Common Stock.

 

Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement, the Voting Agreement and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

Voting Agreement ” means the agreement among the Company, the Purchasers and certain other stockholders of the Company, dated as of the date of the Initial Closing, in the form of Exhibit A attached to this Agreement.

 

Article II
PURCHASE ANDSALE

 

2.1               Closing.

 

(a)                 Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell, and each Purchaser agrees to purchase, severally and not jointly, the number of Shares set forth on each respective Purchaser’s signature page attached hereto, for the Subscription Amount set forth thereon, which in the aggregate shall equal 55,000,000 Shares. On the Initial Closing Date (the “ Initial Closing Date ”), each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, via wire transfer or a certified check, immediately available funds equal to their Subscription Amount, and the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser their respective Shares to be issued at the Initial Closing (the “ Initial Closing ”). Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3 , the Initial Closing shall occur at the offices of Company Counsel, or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree.

 

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(b)                In addition to the Initial Closing pursuant to Section 2.1(a) above, the Company and the Purchasers agree that the Purchasers, and any one of the Purchasers, may purchase in their sole discretion up to an aggregate of 70,000,000 of Shares at the Per Share Purchase Price (up to $14,000,000) in a subsequent closing or series of subsequent closings (each, a “ Subsequent Closing ”); provided that such Subsequent Closing(s) occur on or before December 31, 2013, on the same terms and conditions as set forth herein, and provided further that the Articles Amendment (as defined in Section 3.1(g)(iii) ) of this Agreement is duly adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors and shareholders and filed with the Secretary of State of Colorado.

 

2.2               Deliveries.

 

(a)                 On or prior to the Initial Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following:

 

(i)                  the Transaction Documents duly executed by the Company;

 

(ii)                a copy, certified by the Secretary of the Company to be true, complete and correct as of the Initial Closing Date, of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company authorizing and approving the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

(iii)              a certificate of good standing, or equivalent certificate, for the Company issued by the Colorado Secretary of State, dated within ten (10) Business Days of the Initial Closing Date;

 

(iv)              a copy of the irrevocable instructions to the Company’s transfer agent instructing the transfer agent to deliver, on an expedited basis, certificates evidencing the Shares purchased by each Purchaser hereunder registered in the name of each Purchaser; and

 

(v)                The President or Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall deliver to the Purchasers a certificate certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 2.3(b)(i) and (ii) have been fulfilled.

 

(b)                On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following:

 

(i)                  the Transaction Documents duly executed by such Purchaser; and

 

(ii)                such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer or cashier’s check to the Company Joint Signature Account.

 

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2.3               Closing Conditions.

 

(a)                 The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Initial Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i)                  the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein;

 

(ii)                all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Purchasers required to be performed at or prior to the Initial Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii)              the delivery by the Purchasers of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement; and

 

(iv)              the execution of a lock-up agreement with respect to the Shares issued or issuable to the Purchasers by and among the Company and the Purchasers, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B .

 

(b)                The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the Initial Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i)                  the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein;

 

(ii)                all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Initial Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii)              the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement;

 

(iv)              the conversion or the repayment of all Existing Loans;

 

(v)                all authorizations, approvals or permits, if any, of any governmental authority or regulatory body of the United States or of any state that are required in connection with the lawful issuance and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement shall be obtained and effective as of the Initial Closing, except for such as may be properly obtained subsequent to the Initial Closing;

 

(vi)              as of the Initial Closing, the authorized size of the Board of Directors shall be six (6), and four (4) representatives nominated by the Purchasers, who shall initially be Xiaofan Bai, Guojuan Chen, Siyu Lan and Xiaohang Bai, shall have been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company, which appointment shall be effective upon 10 days after the filing by the Company of a Schedule 14F-1 regarding the change in the majority of the Board of Directors;

 

(vii)            all corporate and other proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated at the Initial Closing and all documents incident thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers shall have received all such counterpart original and certified or other copies of such documents as reasonably requested. Such documents may include good standing certificates; and

 

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(viii)          the execution of a lock-up agreement with respect to the shares of the Company’s capital stock beneficially owned by Chad M. Carpenter by and among the Purchasers and Chad M. Carpenter, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C .

 

(c)                 The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with each Subsequent Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i)                  No Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred;

 

(ii)                The President or Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a certificate certifying that the condition specified in Section 2.3(c)(i) has been fulfilled;

 

(iii)              the accuracy in all material respects when made and at the applicable Subsequent Closing of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein; and

 

(iv)              the approval and adoption of the Articles Amendment by the Company’s Board of Directors and shareholders and the filing thereof with the Secretary of State of Colorado.

 

Article III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1               Representations and Warranties of the Company . Except as set forth under the corresponding section of the disclosure schedules delivered to the Purchasers concurrently herewith (the “ Disclosure Schedules ”) which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof, the Company hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth below to each Purchaser as of the Closing and each Subsequent Closing:

 

(a)                 Subsidiaries . All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) . The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.

 

(b)                Organization and Qualification . The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “ Material Adverse Effect ”) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

 

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(c)                 Authorization; Enforcement . The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, its board of directors or its stockholders in connection therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. Each Transaction Document has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(d)                No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company, the issuance and sale of the Shares and the consummation by the Company of the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e)                 Filings, Consents and Approvals . The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than (i) the approvals and the Articles Amendment described in Section 3.1(g)(iii) of this Agreement and (ii) the filing of Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “ Required Approvals ”).

 

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(f)                 Issuance of the Shares . The Shares issuable on the Initial Closing are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Shares issuable on any Subsequent Closing, upon the approval by the Company’s Board of Directors and its shareholders of the Articles Amendment and the filing thereof with the Secretary of State of Colorado, will be duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock all of the Shares issuable in the Initial Closing pursuant to this Agreement. Assuming the accuracy of the representations of the Purchasers in Section 3.2 of this Agreement and subject to the Required Approvals, the Shares will be issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.

 

(g)                Capitalization .

 

(i)                  The Company’s authorized capital stock, as of the date of this Agreement, consists of 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of which 8,350,000 shares are issued and outstanding, and 25,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of which none are issued and outstanding.

 

(ii)                The Company has reserved 9,782,640 shares of its Common Stock for issuance upon the exercise of options, warrants or any other securities that are exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, Common Stock. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and have been issued in compliance with applicable laws, including, without limitation, applicable federal and state securities laws. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g)(ii) , there are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights of any kind to acquire any additional shares of capital stock of the Company or securities exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, capital stock of the Company, nor is the Company committed to issue any such option, warrant, right or security. The Company is not a party to any agreement granting any stockholder of the Company the right to cause the Company to register shares of the capital stock of the Company held by such stockholder under the Securities Act.

 

(iii)              No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors of the Company or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Shares; provided, however, in the event that the Purchasers, or any of the Purchasers, elect to subscribe for additional Shares in a Subsequent Closing pursuant to Section 2.1(b) of this Agreement, then the Board of Directors of the Company and the shareholders of the Company will need to approve and adopt an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to increase its authorized capital stock in an amount sufficient to accommodate the issuance of the additional Shares in any Subsequent Closing (the “ Articles Amendment ”). There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.

 

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(h)                SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, registration statements, definitive proxy statements, schedules, forms and other documents, and all amendments thereto and supplements thereof required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the period commencing January 1, 2013 through the date hereof (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “ SEC Reports ”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(h) , as of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(h) , the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports (the “ Financial Statements ”) complied in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(h) , such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“ GAAP ”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments, and are consistent with the books and records of the Company. The Company does not have any liability (whether known or unknown, whether asserted or unasserted, whether absolute or contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated, and whether due or to become due), including any liability for taxes, except for liabilities expressly specified in the Financial Statements (none of which results from, arises out of, relates to, is in the nature of, or was caused by any breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement, or violation of law).

 

(i)                  Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments . Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report or as set forth on Schedule 3.1(i) , (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected by the Company to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock, (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans, (vi) there has not been any sale or disposition of any material asset of the Company, and (vii) there has not been the incurrence or commitment to incur any liability individually on in the aggregate material to the Company. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information.

 

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(j)                  Litigation. There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “ Action ”) which, if determined adversely to the Company could have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or which materially adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Shares. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

 

(k)                Compliance . The Company has complied in all material respects with all applicable laws (including rules, regulations, codes, plans, injunctions, judgments, orders, decrees, rulings, and charges thereunder) of all Governmental Authorities, and no action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim, demand, or notice has been filed or commenced against the Company alleging any failure so to comply. To the Company’s knowledge, neither the Company, nor any officer, director, employee, consultant or agent of the Company has made, directly or indirectly, any payment or promise to pay, or gift or promise to give or authorized such a promise or gift, of any money or anything of value, directly or indirectly, to any governmental official, customer or supplier for the purpose of influencing any official act or decision of such official, customer or supplier or inducing him, her or it to use his, her or its influence to affect any act or decision of a Governmental Authority or customer, under circumstances which could subject the Company or any officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company to administrative or criminal penalties or sanctions.

 

(l)                  Title to Assets . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(l) , the Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.

 

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(m)              Certain Fees . Except for fees payable to Ernst Young Capital Advisors, LLC and Silver Portal Capital, LLC, no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents as a result of any action taken by the Company or its Affiliates.

 

(n)                Private Placement . Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2 , no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Shares by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby.

 

(o)                Listing and Maintenance Requirements . The Company’s Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. The Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements.

 

(p)                Adverse Officer and Director Information . During the past five (5) year period, neither the Company nor, to its Knowledge, any of its executive officers, members of executive management or directors, nor any Person intended to be nominated by the Company to become an executive officer, member of executive management or director of the Company or any Subsidiary, has been the subject of:

 

(i)                  a petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any other insolvency or moratorium law or has a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer been appointed by a court for the business or property of the Company or such Person, or any partnership in which the Company or any such Person was a general partner at or within two (2) years before the time of such filing, or any corporation or business association of which the Company or any such Person was an executive officer at or within two (2) years before the time of such filing;

 

(ii)                a conviction in a criminal proceeding or a named subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations which do not relate to driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence);

 

(iii)              any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining the Company or any such Person from, or otherwise limiting (i) acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant, any other Person regulated by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission or the SEC or an associated Person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment adviser, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, real estate broker, or as an affiliated Person, director or employee of any investment company, bank, savings and loan association or insurance company, or engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with such activity; (ii) engaging in any type of business practice, including but not limited to the buying, selling and/or brokering of real estate or real estate related securities; or (iii) engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of federal, state or other securities laws or commodities laws;

 

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(iv)              a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the SEC to have violated any securities law, regulation or decree and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated; or

 

(v)                a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any federal commodities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated.

 

(q)                Disclosure . All disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, with respect to the representations and warranties made herein are true and correct with respect to such representations and warranties and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. There is no fact known to the Company or any Subsidiary or that the Company or any Subsidiary should know after having made all reasonable inquiries (other than conditions known to the public generally) that has not been disclosed in writing to the Purchasers that would reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(r)                  No Integrated Offering . Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2 , neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Shares to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act or any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.

 

(s)                 No General Solicitation . Neither the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Shares by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The Company has offered the Shares for sale only to the Purchasers and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.

 

(t)                  Confirmation . The Company agrees that, if, to the Knowledge of the Company, any events occur or circumstances exist prior to the consummation of all Subsequent Closings which would make any of the Company’s representations or warranties set forth herein materially untrue or materially inaccurate as of such date, the Company shall immediately notify the Purchasers in writing prior to such date of such events or circumstances, specifying which representations or warranties are affected and the reasons therefor.

 

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3.2               Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers . Each Purchaser hereby, for itself and for no other Purchaser, represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows:

 

(a)                 Organization; Authority . Such Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full right, corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or similar action on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(b)                Own Account . Such Purchaser understands that the Shares are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Shares as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Shares in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Shares (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws) in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law. Such Purchaser is acquiring the Shares hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.

 

(c)                 Purchaser Status . At the time such Purchaser was offered the Shares, it was, and at the date hereof it is, an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.

 

(d)                Experience of Such Purchaser . Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Shares, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Shares and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

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(e)                 General Solicitation . Such Purchaser is not purchasing the Shares as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Shares published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.

 

(f)                 Access to Information . Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has received and had the opportunity to review (i) copies of the SEC Reports, and (ii) the Company’s Private Placement Memorandum dated August, 2013, and all exhibits thereto. Such Purchaser further acknowledges that it or its representatives have been afforded (iii) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Shares and the merits and risks of investing in the Shares; (iv) access to information about the Company and the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment in the Shares; and (v) the opportunity to obtain such additional information which the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to verify the accuracy and completeness of the information contained in the SEC Reports.

 

(g)                Restrictions on Shares . Such Purchaser understands that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred except (a) pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act or pursuant to an effective registration statement in compliance with Section 5 under the Securities Act and (b) in accordance with all applicable securities laws of the states of the United States and other jurisdictions.

 

Article IV
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

4.1               Transfer Restrictions . The Shares may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws.

 

(a)                 In connection with any transfer of Shares other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Shares under the Securities Act.

 

(b)                The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1(b) , of a legend on any of the Shares in the following form:

 

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND ARE “RESTRICTED SECURITIES” AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER, THE AVAILABILITY OF WHICH IS TO BE ESTABLISHED TO THE REASONABLE SATISFACTION OF COUNSEL TO THE ISSUER.

 

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4.2               Furnishing of Information . As long as any Purchaser owns Shares, the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act. As long as any Purchaser owns Shares, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchasers and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for the Purchasers to sell the Shares under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take such further action as any holder of Shares may reasonably request, to the extent required from time to time to enable such Person to sell such Shares without registration under the Securities Act within the requirements of the exemption provided by Rule 144.

 

4.3               Insurance As soon as practicable after the Closing, the Company shall maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations (including, without limitation, comprehensive general liability, directors & officers, hazard, rent and business interruption insurance) with respect to its properties (including all real properties leased or owned by it) and business, in such amounts and covering such risks as is required by any governmental authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto or as is carried generally in accordance with sound business practice by companies in similar businesses similarly situated.

 

4.4               Restriction on Transfer of Assets . The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of any assets or rights of the Company or any Subsidiary owned or hereafter acquired, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, other than (i) sales, leases, licenses, assignments, transfers, conveyances and other dispositions of such assets or rights supported by fair market value consideration as determined in the reasonable discretion of the board of directors or the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or its Subsidiary, as the case may be, or (ii) sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business.

 

4.5               Integration . The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Shares to the Purchasers or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.

 

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4.6               Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity . The Company shall, within one Trading Day of the Closing Date, issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K, which shall attach the Transaction Documents thereto by the fourth Business Day following the Closing Date. The Company agrees to provide the Purchasers an opportunity to review and comment on the press release prior to its issuance. The Purchasers shall not issue any such press release or otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company.

 

4.7               Use of Proceeds . The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares hereunder in accordance with the Operating Budget as set forth on Schedule 4.7 of the Disclosure Schedule.

 

4.8               Delivery of Shares After Closing . The Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, the respective Shares purchased by each Purchaser to such Purchaser within 3 Trading Days of the Closing Date.

 

4.9               Form D; Blue Sky Filings . The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Shares as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon request of any Purchaser. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Shares for, sale to the Purchasers at the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of any Purchaser.

 

Article V
MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1               Fees and Expenses . Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.

 

5.2               Entire Agreement . The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede and replace in their entirety all prior and contemporaneous agreements, discussions, negotiations and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

 

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5.3               Notices . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the 2nd Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.

 

5.4               Amendments; Waivers . No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Purchasers holding not less than 51% of the Shares then outstanding or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

5.5               Headings . The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

5.6               Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. Neither the Company nor any Purchasers may assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each the other party (other than by merger).

 

5.7               No Third-Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

 

5.8               Governing Law . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in Los Angeles County, California. The parties hereby waive all rights to a trial by jury. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

5.9               Survival . The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Shares.

 

5.10           Execution . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

 

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5.11           Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

5.12           Replacement of Shares . If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Shares.

 

5.13           Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights . The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in their review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents.

 

5.14           Construction . The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto.

 

(Signature Pages Follow)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Stock Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

REVEN HOUSING REIT, INC.

 

By: /s/ Chad M. Carpenter

Chad M. Carpenter,

Chief Executive Officer

Address for Notice:

 

7911 Herschel Avenue

Suite 201

La Jolla, CA 92037 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Stock Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

Name of Purchaser:   King Apex Group Holdings II Limited  

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser :   /s/ Bai Xiaofan  

 

Name of Authorized Signatory:   Bai Xiaofan  

 

Title of Authorized Signatory:   Chief Executive Officer  

 

Email Address of Purchaser:   baixiaofan@alliedfortune.com  

 

Fax Number of Purchaser:      

 

Address for Notice of Purchaser:

 

28C, 500 Zhangyang Rd, Shanghai, China

 

Address for Delivery of Shares for Purchaser (if not same as above):

 

Subscription Amount: USD5,000,000

 

Shares: 25,000,000

 

EIN Number: [PROVIDE THIS UNDER SEPARATE COVER]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Stock Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

  

Name of Purchaser:   King Apex Group Holdings III Limited      

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser :   /s/ Bai Xiaofan     

 

Name of Authorized Signatory:   Bai Xiaofan     

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: Chief Executive Officer     

 

Email Address of Purchaser: baixiaofan@alliedfortune.com     

 

Fax Number of Purchaser:                                                              

 

Address for Notice of Purchaser:

 

28C, 500 Zhangyang Rd, Shanghai, China

 

Address for Delivery of Shares for Purchaser (if not same as above):

 

Subscription Amount: USD6,000,000

 

Shares: 30,000,000

 

EIN Number: [PROVIDE THIS UNDER SEPARATE COVER]

 

[SIGNATURE PAGES CONTINUE]

 

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REVEN HOUSING REIT, INC.

 

VOTING AGREEMENT

 

This Voting Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of September 27, 2013 by and among Reven Housing REIT, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “ Company ”), the persons and entities listed on Exhibit A attached hereto (each an “ Investor ,” and collectively the “ Investors ”), and the person listed on Exhibit B hereto ( “ Founder ”). The Founder and the Investors are referred to herein collectively as the “ Voting Parties .”

 

Whereas , the Company proposes to sell shares of the Company’s Common Stock to the Investors pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement (the “ Purchase Agreement ”) of even date herewith (the “ Financing ”); and

 

Whereas , the Financing contemplates that the Investors shall be entitled to nominate and elect four (4) directors (the “ Investors Directors ”) and the Founder shall be entitled to nominate and elect two (2) directors (the “ Founder Directors ”); and

 

Whereas , as a condition to the Financing, the Voting Parties have agreed to enter into this Agreement.

 

Now, Therefore , in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants herein contained, and other consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Shares .  During the term of this Agreement, the Voting Parties each agree to vote all shares of the Company’s voting securities now or hereafter owned by them, whether beneficially or otherwise, or as to which they have voting power (the “ Shares ”) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

2. Election of Boards of Directors

 

(a) Voting . During the term of this Agreement, each Voting Party agrees to vote all Shares in such manner as may be necessary to elect (and maintain in office) as members of the Company’s Board of Directors the following individuals:

 

(i) The four (4) Investors Designees (as defined below) as the Investors Directors; and

 

(ii) The two (2) Founder Designees (as defined below) as the Founder Directors.

 

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(b) Designation of Directors.   The designees to the Company’s Board of Directors described above (each a “ Designee ”) shall be selected as follows:

 

(i) The four (4) “ Investors Designees ” shall be chosen by a majority-in-interest of the Investors.

 

(ii) The two (2) “ Founder Designees ” shall be chosen by a majority-in-interest of the Founder; provided, however , that one of the Founder Designees shall be the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Such approval shall take the form of a notice signed by a majority-in-interest of the Founder; provided, however , that if no such notice has been delivered to the Secretary of the Company within ten days prior to any regular or special meeting of stockholders or five days after receiving an Action by Written Consent, the Secretary of the Company shall deliver a ballot to Founder. Such ballot shall contain the nominee or nominees of Founder, the names of which were delivered to the Secretary prior to the mailing of the ballot, Directors and shall contain instructions that Founder is to complete and return such ballot to the Secretary of the Company within five days of the effective date of such notice.

 

(c) Current Designees .  For the purpose of this Agreement, the current directors of the Company shall be deemed to be the following Designees: (i) Chad M. Carpenter and Jon Haahr shall be deemed to be the Founder Designees, and (ii) Xiaofan Bai, Guojuan Chen, Siyu Lan and Xiaohang Bai shall be deemed to be the Investors Designees upon their election to the Board of Directors in connection with the Financing.

 

(d) Changes in Designees .  From time to time during the term of this Agreement, Voting Parties who hold sufficient Shares to select a Designee pursuant to this Agreement may, in their sole discretion:

 

(i) notify the Company in writing of an intention to remove from the Company’s Board of Directors any incumbent Designee who occupies a Board seat for which such Voting Parties are entitled to designate the Designee; or

 

(ii) notify the Company in writing of an intention to select a new Designee for election to a Board seat for which such Voting Parties are entitled to designate the Designee (whether to replace a prior Designee or to fill a vacancy in such Board seat).

 

In the event of such an initiation of a removal or selection of a Designee under this section, the Company shall take such reasonable actions as are necessary to facilitate such removals or elections, including, without limitation, soliciting the votes of the appropriate stockholders, and the Voting Parties shall vote their Shares to cause: (a) the removal from the Company’s Board of Directors of the Designee or Designees so designated for removal; and (b) the election to the Company’s Board Directors of any new Designee or Designees so designated.

 

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(e) Size of Board of Directors .  During the term of this Agreement, each Voting Party agrees to vote all Shares to maintain the authorized number of members of the Board of Directors of the Company at six (6) directors.

 

3. Termination .  This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the closing date of the Company’s first public offering of shares of its Common Stock after the effective date of this Agreement; (ii) upon the approval by the Company’s Board of Directors to apply for listing of the Company’s Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the NYSE Euronext or the New York Stock Exchange; or (iii) the agreement by the Founder and a majority-in-interest of the Investors, acting separately.

 

4. Additional Shares .  In the event that subsequent to the date of this Agreement any shares or other securities (other than pursuant to a Change of Control Transaction) are issued on, or in exchange for, any of the Shares by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, consolidation of shares, reclassification or consolidation involving the Company, such shares or securities shall be deemed to be Shares for purposes of this Agreement. “ Change of Control Transaction ” means either (a) the acquisition of the Company by another entity by means of any transaction or series of related transactions to which the Company is party (including, without limitation, any stock acquisition, reorganization, merger or consolidation but excluding any sale of stock for capital raising purposes) that results in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto failing to represent immediately after such transaction or series of transactions (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or the entity that controls such surviving entity) a majority of the total voting power represented by the outstanding voting securities of the Company, such surviving entity or the entity that controls such surviving entity; or (b) a sale, lease or other conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

 

5. Restrictive Legend .  Each certificate representing any of the Shares subject to this Agreement shall be marked by the Company with a legend reading as follows:

 

“THE SHARES EVIDENCED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO A VOTING AGREEMENT (A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE ISSUER) AND BY ACCEPTING ANY INTEREST IN SUCH SHARES THE PERSON HOLDING SUCH INTEREST SHALL BE DEEMED TO AGREE TO AND SHALL BECOME BOUND BY ALL THE PROVISIONS OF SAID VOTING AGREEMENT.”

 

6. Miscellaneous

 

(a) Certain Definitions . Shares “ held ” by a Voting Party shall mean any Shares directly or indirectly owned (of record or beneficially) by such Voting Party or as to which such Voting Party has voting power. “ Vote ” shall included any exercise of voting rights whether at an annual or special meeting or by written consent or in any other manner permitted by applicable law. A “ majority-in-interest ” of either the Founder or the Investors (each, a “ Group ”) shall mean the holders of a majority of the Common Stock (determined on an as-converted basis) then held by such Group.

 

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(b) Notices . All notices, requests, demands, consents, instructions or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and faxed, e-mailed, mailed, or delivered to each party as follows: (i) if to a Voting Party, at such Voting Party’s address, facsimile number or e-mail address set forth in the Company’s records, or at such other address, facsimile number or e-mail address as such Investor shall have furnished the Company in writing, or (ii) if to the Company, at 7911 Herschel Avenue, Suite 201, (858) 459-4000, Attn: Chief Executive Officer, or at such other address or contact information as the Company shall have furnished to the Voting Parties in writing. All such notices and communications will be deemed effectively given the earlier of (i) when received, (ii) when delivered personally, (iii) one business day after being delivered by facsimile or e-mail (with receipt of appropriate confirmation), (iv) one business day after being deposited with an overnight courier service of recognized standing or (v) four days after being deposited in the U.S. mail, first class with postage prepaid. Each Investor agrees that such notice may be given by facsimile or by electronic mail. In the event of any conflict between the Company’s books and records and this Agreement or any notice delivered hereunder, the Company’s books and records will control absent fraud or error .

 

(c) Successors and Assigns .  The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators of the parties hereto. The Company shall not permit the transfer of any Shares on its books or issue a new certificate representing any Shares unless and until the person to whom such security is to be transferred shall have executed a written agreement pursuant to which such person becomes a party to this Agreement and agrees to be bound by all the provisions hereof as if such person was a Voting Party hereunder.

 

(d) Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the internal laws of the State of California as applied to agreements entered into among California residents to be performed entirely within California, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.

 

(e) Titles and Subtitles . The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement. All references in this Agreement to sections, paragraphs and exhibits shall, unless otherwise provided, refer to sections and paragraphs hereof and exhibits attached hereto.

 

(f) Further Assurances . Each party hereto agrees to execute and deliver, by the proper exercise of its corporate, limited liability company, partnership or other powers, all such other and additional instruments and documents and so all such other acts and things as may be necessary to more fully effectuate this Agreement.

 

(g) Entire Agreement .  This Agreement and the exhibits hereto constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties with regard to the subjects hereof. No party hereto shall be liable or bound to any other party in any manner with regard to the subjects hereof or thereof by any warranties, representations or covenants except as specifically set forth herein.

 

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(h) No Grant of Proxy . This Agreement does not grant any proxy and should not be interpreted as doing so. Nevertheless, should the provisions of this Agreement be construed to constitute the granting of proxies, such proxies shall be deemed coupled with an interest and are irrevocable for the term of this Agreement.

 

(i) Not a Voting Trust. This Agreement is not a voting trust governed by Section 706(b) of the California Corporations Code and should not be interpreted as such.

 

(j) Specific Performance .  It is agreed and understood that monetary damages would not adequately compensate an injured party for the breach of this Agreement by any party, that this Agreement shall be specifically enforceable, and that any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement shall be the proper subject of a temporary or permanent injunction or restraining order. Further, each party hereto waives any claim or defense that there is an adequate remedy at law for such breach or threatened breach.

 

(k) Amendment .  Except as expressly provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument referencing this Agreement and signed by the Company, the Founder and a majority-in-interest of Investors; provided, however , that Investors purchasing Shares under the Stock Purchase Agreement after the Initial Closing (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) may become parties to this Agreement without any amendment of this Agreement pursuant to this paragraph or any consent or approval of any other Voting Party; and provided, further , that if any amendment, waiver, discharge or termination operates in a manner that treats any Investor different from other Investors, the consent of such Investor shall also be required for such amendment, waiver, discharge or termination. Any such amendment, waiver, discharge or termination effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon each Voting Party that has entered into this voting agreement. Each Voting Party acknowledges that by the operation of this paragraph, the holders of a majority of the Shares held by the Founder and the holders of a majority of the Shares held by the Investors will have the right and power to diminish or eliminate all rights of such Voting Party under this Agreement.

 

(l) No Waiver . The failure or delay by a party to enforce any provision of this Agreement will not in any way be construed as a waiver of any such provision or prevent that party from thereafter enforcing any other provision of this Agreement. The rights granted both parties hereunder are cumulative and will not constitute a waiver of either party’s right to assert any other legal remedy available to it.

 

(m) Severability . If any provision of this Agreement becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, portions of such provision, or such provision in its entirety, to the extent necessary, shall be severed from this Agreement, and such court will replace such illegal, void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the same economic, business and other purposes of the illegal, void or unenforceable provision. The balance of this Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

(n) Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same agreement. Facsimile copies of signed signature pages will be deemed binding originals.

 

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The parties have executed this Voting Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  REVEN HOUSING REIT, INC.,
  a Colorado corporation
   
   
  /s/ Chad M. Carpenter
  Signature of Authorized Signatory
   
  Chad M. Carpenter, Chief Executive Officer
  Name and Title of Authorized Signatory
   
   
  INVESTORS:
   
   
  King Apex Group Holdings II Limited
  Name of Investor
   
  /s/ Bai Xiaofan
  Signature of Authorized Signatory
   
  Bai Xiaofan, Chief Executive Officer
  Name and Title of Authorized Signatory
   
  King Apex Group Holdings III Limited
  Name of Investor
   
  /s/ Bai Xiaofan
  Signature of Authorized Signatory
   
  Bai Xiaofan, Chief Executive Officer
  Name and Title of Authorized Signatory
   
   
  FOUNDER:
   
   
  Chad M. Carpenter
  Name of Founder
   
  /s/ Chad M. Carpenter
  Signature of Authorized Signatory
   
  Chad M. Carpenter
 

Name and Title of Authorized Signatory

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO VOTING AGREEMENT]

 

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Exhibit A

 

INVESTORS

 

King Apex Group Holdings II Limited

 

King Apex Group Holdings III Limited

 

 
 

 

Exhibit B

 

FOUNDER

 

Chad M. Carpenter

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE CONVERSION AGREEMENT

 

This CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE CONVERSION AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into and effective as of September 27, 2013 (the “ Effective Date ”) by and among the undersigned, each of whom have executed the Note Holder signature pages attached hereto as Annex A (each, a “ Note Holder ” and collectively, the “ Note Holders ”), and REVEN HOUSING REIT, INC., a Colorado corporation (the “ Company ”), with reference to the following facts:

 

A. Concurrently with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company is entering into a Stock Purchase Agreement with certain accredited investors providing for sale and issuance of up to Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”) in a private placement transaction (the “ Financing ”). The Financing contemplates an initial closing of no less than Eleven Million Dollars ($11,000,000) of total purchase price (the “ Initial Closing ”).

 

B. Each Note Holder has previously purchased one or more 10% Convertible Promissory Note issued by the Company in the aggregate principal amount as to each Note Holder as set forth on Schedule I to the Note Holder signature pages attached hereto as Annex A (each, a “ Note ,” and collectively, the “ Notes ”) in the Company’s 2012-2013 convertible note financing (the “ Bridge Financing ”).

 

C. In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement, and concurrently with the Initial Closing, each Note Holder desires to convert all of the outstanding principal under such Note Holder’s Note, directly into shares of the Common Stock (the “ Shares ”), in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

Each Note Holder also agrees to be paid back by the Company all of the accrued and unpaid interest as indicated on such Note Holder’s signature page hereto and calculated as of the Initial Closing,

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledge, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

Article I
The Conversion

 

Section 1.1.             Note Holder Signature Page . By executing this Agreement, each Note Holder hereby confirms that all of the information with respect to such Note Holder’s Note, as described in the Note Holder’s signature page attached hereto as Annex A , is true, correct and complete as of the date hereof.

 

Section 1.2.             Conversion of Securities .

 

(a)                 Subject to, and immediately prior to, the Initial Closing, each Note Holder severally agrees to convert that portion of the outstanding principal under such Note Holder’s Note (the “ Principal Amount ”) as indicated on such Note Holder’s signature page hereto, directly into Shares at the rate of $0.20 per Share (the “ Conversion Shares ”), which is equal to the purchase price per Share for the investors in the Financing (the “ Offering Price ”).

 

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(b)                The Company agrees to pay to the Note Holders all of the accrued and unpaid interest under the Notes, calculated as of the Initial Closing (the “ Interest Payment ”).

 

Each Note Holder agrees that upon the conversion of its Note in accordance with this Section 1.2 and the payment by the Company to any Note Holder who does not elect to convert all of such Note Holder’s principal under such Note Holder’s Note pursuant to Section 1.2(a) above that portion of the principal amount note being converted (the “ Principal Payment ”), the Note and all of the Company’s obligations thereunder shall be deemed to have been satisfied in full and the Note shall be extinguished.

 

The Company shall issue to the Note Holders the Conversion Shares and shall make the Interest Payments and any Principal Payments to the Note Holders within three (3) business days of the Initial Closing.

 

Section 1.3.             Closing . The transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall occur on the date of the Initial Closing (the “ Closing Date ”).

 

Article II
Representations and Warranties of the Note Holders

 

Each Note Holder severally represents and warrants to the Company, with respect to the Notes individually owned by such Note Holder, as designated on the Note Holder signature pages attached hereto, the following, each of which shall be true as of the Effective Date and the Closing Date:

 

Section 2.1.             Good Title . The Note Holder is the record and beneficial holder of the Note issued by the Company as set forth below such Note Holder’s name on the Note Holder signature pages attached hereto as Annex A . The Note Holder holds the respective Note free and clear of all liens, security interests, pledges, equities and claims of any kind, voting trusts, stockholder agreements and other encumbrances other than restrictions under the Federal securities laws.

 

Section 2.2.             Power and Authority . This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Note Holder, enforceable against such Note Holder in accordance with the terms hereof, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws and equity principles related to or limiting creditors’ rights generally and by general principals of equity.

 

Section 2.3.             No Conflicts . The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Note Holder and the performance by the Note Holder of any obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof: (i) will not require the consent of any third party or any federal, state, local or foreign government or any court of competent jurisdiction, administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign under any statutes, laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, writs, injunctions, judgments, or decrees (collectively, “ Laws ”); (ii) will not violate any Laws applicable to such Note Holder and (iii) will not violate or breach any contractual obligation to which such Note Holder is a party.

 

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Section 2.4.             Investment Purpose . Each Note Holder is acquiring the Securities for its own account for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”); provided, however, that by making the representations herein, each Note Holder reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to an effective registration statement covering such Securities or an available exemption under the Securities Act.

 

Section 2.5.             Accredited Investor Status . Each Note Holder is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) (3) of Regulation D, as promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Section 2.6.             Reliance on Exemptions . Each Note Holder understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities Laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and each Note Holder’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of each Note Holder set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of each Note Holder to acquire the Securities.

 

Section 2.7.             Information . Each Note Holder and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and information each Note Holder deemed material to making an informed investment decision regarding its purchase of the Securities, which have been requested by each Note Holder. Each Note Holder and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and its management. Each Note Holder understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk. Each Note Holder is in a position regarding the Company, which, based upon employment, family relationship or economic bargaining power, enabled and enables such Note Holder to obtain information from the Company in order to evaluate the merits and risks of this investment. Each Note Holder has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities.

 

Section 2.8.             No Governmental Review . Each Note Holder understands that no United States federal or state Governmental Authority has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities, or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities, nor have such Governmental Authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.

 

Section 2.9.             Restricted Securities . The Note Holder understands that the Securities are characterized as “restricted securities” under the Securities Act inasmuch as the Securities are being offered in a transaction not involving a public offering. The Note Holder further acknowledges that the Securities may not be resold without registration under the Securities Act or the existence of an exemption therefrom. The Note Holder represents that he, she or it is familiar with Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as presently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Securities Act.

 

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Article III
Miscellaneous

 

Section 3.1.             Entire Agreement . This Agreement contains the entire understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and all prior agreements, understandings, representations and statements among the parties (or any of them) with respect to the subject matter hereof are superseded by this Agreement and shall be of no further force or effect.

 

Section 3.2.             Modifications . This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by written instrument, signed by each of the parties hereto, expressing such an amendment or modification.

 

Section 3.3.             Further Cooperation . The parties hereto agree to execute, acknowledge, if appropriate, and deliver any document and cooperate in performing any acts in any reasonable manner to carry out the intent and implement the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

Section 3.4.             Headings . The parties hereto understand that the headings contained within this Agreement are included for purposes of convenience only and shall not in any manner limit or define any of the rights, responsibilities, duties, or liabilities of any of the parties hereto as set forth in any of the paragraphs in this Agreement and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 3.5.             Negotiated Transaction . This Agreement is to be deemed to have been jointly prepared by the parties hereto, and any uncertainty or ambiguity existing herein shall not be interpreted against any party hereto.

 

Section 3.6.             Binding on Successors . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective family members, heirs, successors, and assigns.

 

Section 3.7.             Applicable Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any principle or doctrine regarding conflict of laws.

 

Section 3.8.             Execution in Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each signed by one of the signatories to this Agreement, and all of said counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The parties hereto agree that facsimile signatures may be relied upon by each of the signatories to this Agreement as original signatures.

 

Section 3.9.             Severability . In the event that any provision of this Agreement or portion thereof is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable or invalid, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions or portions thereof shall not be adversely affected.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date hereof.

 

 

REVEN HOUSING REIT, INC.
a Colorado corporation

 

By:/s/ Chad M. Carpenter

 

Name: Chad M. Carpenter

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURE PAGES FOR NOTE HOLDERS FOLLOW

ON ATTACHED ANNEX A] 

 

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Annex A

 

Note Holders Signature Page

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Note Holder has executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date hereof.

 

 

 

NAME OF NOTE HOLDER: Please Print: Chad Carpenter                

  

/s/ Chad M. Carpenter  
[Note Holder Signature]  

  

 

Principal Amount to be Converted Pursuant to Section 1.2(a):

The Holder is electing to convert all of such Holder’s outstanding principal amount:

x Yes ¨ No

 

If “No” is checked above, please indicate the principal amount to be converted:

$_____________________

  

ADDRESS FOR NOTICE  
c/o:    
Street:  7911 Herschel Avenue, 201  
City/State/Zip:  La Jolla, CA  92037  
Attention:  Chad Carpenter  
Fax: NA  
Email: cmc@revenhousingreit.com  

 

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Annex A

 

Note Holders Signature Page

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Note Holder has executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date hereof.

 

 

 

NAME OF NOTE HOLDER: Please Print: John Cashman                   

 

 

  

/s/ John Cashman  
[Note Holder Signature]  

 

 

 

Principal Amount to be Converted Pursuant to Section 1.2(a):

The Holder is electing to convert all of such Holder’s outstanding principal amount:

¨ Yes x No

 

If “No” is checked above, please indicate the principal amount to be converted:

$ 50,000.00

 

ADDRESS FOR NOTICE  
c/o:    
Street:  5310 Eastgate Mall  
City/State/Zip:  San Diego, CA 92121  
Attention:  John Cashman  
Fax: NA  
Email: jcashman@hbri.org  

 

 

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Annex A

 

Note Holders Signature Page

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Note Holder has executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date hereof.

 

 

 

NAME OF NOTE HOLDER: Please Print: Chris Gann               

 

 

 

 

/s/ Chris Gann  
[Note Holder Signature]  

 

 

 

Principal Amount to be Converted Pursuant to Section 1.2(a):

The Holder is electing to convert all of such Holder’s outstanding principal amount:

x Yes ¨ No

 

If “No” is checked above, please indicate the principal amount to be converted:

$______________

 

 

ADDRESS FOR NOTICE  
c/o:    
Street:  14770 Caminito Barbuda  
City/State/Zip:  Del Mar, CA 92014  
Attention:  Chris Gann  
Fax:  
Email: christopheregann@aol.com  

 

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Schedule I to Annex A

 

Name of Holder   Aggregate Principal Amount     Accrued interest as of 09-27-13  
             
Chad Carpenter   $ 27,176.00     $ 2,561.25  
Chad Carpenter     225,000.00       21,205.48  
John Cashman*     50,000.00       9,424.66  
Chris Gann     100,000.00       9,424.66  
Reven Capital, LLC assigned to Chad Carpenter     400,000.00       29,260.27  
Chris Gann     100,000.00       7,315.07  
Totals   $ 902,176.00     $ 79,191.38  

 

*John Cashman will be converting 50% of his $100,000 note to equity ($50,000) and will be paid back 50% ($50,000) at closing.

 

All other Note Holders will be paid back in full and all interest accrued will be paid back as due.

 

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October 1, 2013 Contact:   Taylor Carpenter
    Reven Housing REIT, Inc.
    7911 Hershel Ave., #201
    La Jolla, CA 92037
    (858) 459-4000

 

Reven Housing REIT Bolsters Balance Sheet With $11.9 Million in Financing

 

La Jolla, California – Reven Housing REIT, Inc. ("Reven" or the "Company") (OTCQB: RVEN) today announced that it has completed a private financing of $11.9 million on September 27, 2013.

 

The financing consisted of the Company’s sale of common shares to King APEX Group II, Ltd. and King APEX Group III, Ltd., which funds are both managed by Allied Fortune (HK) Management Limited, a Hong Kong based funds management company in exchange for $11,000,000 of new capital. The Company also converted $902,176 of principal outstanding under previously issued 10% Convertible Promissory Notes (“Bridge Notes”) at the offering price of $0.20 per share. The financing proceeds will be used to pay off approximately $152,176 of the remaining outstanding principal of the Bridge Notes that did not convert into shares of the Company’s common shares and approximately $88,821 in accrued interest of the Bridge Notes. In addition, the financing proceeds will be used to acquire real estate investments and for future working capital needs. Additional details regarding the financing can be found in the Form 8-K to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

The cash portion of financing represents the initial closing of the proposed sale of up to $25 million of common shares by the Company at $0.20 per share. The Company expects to conduct additional closings for up to an additional $14,000,000 before the end of the calendar year.

 

Chad M. Carpenter, Chairman and CEO, explained, “This financing marks a major milestone in the growth of our Company. The amount of new capital, coupled with the conversion of 86% of the outstanding Bridge Notes, provides Reven with a relatively debt free balance sheet going forward and over $10,000,000 million in cash. Our plan is to move quickly in acquiring additional real estate investments.”

 

Xiaofan Bai, Chairman & CEO of Allied Fortune (HK) Management Limited, states, “We are very excited about this new investment in Reven and intend to invest more capital for future acquisitions and assist the Company with its capital strategies.” 

 

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