UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): December 5, 2013 |
Net Element, Inc. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware | 001-34887 | 98-0668024 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission (File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
3363 NE 163rd Street, Suite 705, North Miami Beach, FL | 33160 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (305) 507-8808 |
Net Element International, Inc. |
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 obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
¨ | 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.
On December 5, 2013, Net Element International, Inc. (the "Company") entered into (i) a letter agreement (the "K1 Agreement") with TGR Capital, LLC and K 1 Holding Limited ("K1 Holding") and (ii) a Services Agreement with K1 Holding (the "Services Agreement").
The K1 Agreement requires the Company to issue to K1 Holding a number of restricted shares of common stock of the Company equal to 4% of the total issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company at the time of issuance. K1 Holding is an affiliate of Igor Yakovlevich Krutoy. Mr. Krutoy, through K1 Holding, owns a 33% equity interest in MUSIC 1 LLC (a/k/a OOO Music1), a former subsidiary of the Company. Further, the K1 Agreement requires TGR Capital, LLC to transfer to K1 Holding such number of restricted shares of common stock of the Company as is needed to bring K1 Holding's and Mr. Krutoy's aggregate beneficial ownership of common stock of the Company to 10% of the total issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company at the time of such transfer. The issuance and transfer of such shares of common stock to K1 Holding is consideration for the services to be provided pursuant to the Services Agreement (as described below) and for making a $2 million loan to the Company that was made on May 14, 2013 (the related promissory note was subsequently assumed by T1T Lab, LLC in connection with the Company's disposition of its online media subsidiaries to T1T Lab, LLC on September 25, 2013). Each of TGR Capital, LLC and T1T Lab, LLC is an affiliate of the Company's director and majority shareholder, Mike Zoi.
The Services Agreement provides that K1 Holding will provide investor relations services for the Company and its affiliates outside the United States and that K1 Holding will assist the Company and its affiliates with future negotiations and maintaining their relationship with Mobile TeleSystems OJSC, MegaFon OJSC, OJSC VimpelCom (a/k/a Beeline) and their respective affiliates (collectively, the "Mobile Carriers"). The Company's subsidiary, TOT Money, has agreements to provide mobile payment processing services for electronic payments using SMS (short message services, which is a text messaging service) and MMS (multimedia message services) initiated by the mobile phone subscribers of each of the Mobile Carriers in Russia. The term of the Services Agreement expires on December 5, 2015.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its 2013 annual meeting of shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") on December 5, 2013. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of such voting are set forth below.
Proposal 1 : Election of Directors:
Name of Director | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Vote | |||
Oleg Firer | 22,441,176 | 47,302 | 291,316 | |||
Dmitry Kozko | 22,436,329 | 52,149 | 291,316 | |||
Kenges Rakishev | 22,414,016 | 74,462 | 291,316 | |||
Mike Zoi | 22,436,276 | 52,202 | 291,316 | |||
David P. Kelley II | 22,430,288 | 58,190 | 291,316 | |||
James Caan | 22,441,645 | 46,833 | 291,316 | |||
Felix Vulis | 22,442,230 | 46,248 | 291,316 |
All director nominees were duly elected.
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Proposal 2 : To approve the Company's 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||
22,416,010 | 32,986 | 39,482 | 291,316 |
Proposal 2 was approved.
Proposal 3 : To ratify the selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.
For | Against | Abstain | ||||
22,724,736 | 10,371 | 44,687 |
Proposal 3 was approved.
Proposal 4 : To approve, on an advisory (nonbinding) basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||
22,443,748 | 5,578 | 39,152 | 291,316 |
Proposal 4 was approved.
Proposal 5 : To approve, on an advisory (nonbinding) basis, the frequency of advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
Every Three Years | Every Two Years | Every Year | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | ||||
22,407,919 | 1,500 | 39,091 | 39,968 | 291,316 |
The frequency of once every three years on Proposal 5 was selected by our shareholders.
Consistent with the stated preference of the Company's shareholders, the Company has determined that it will include an advisory shareholder vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers in its proxy materials every three years until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
Proposal 6 : To approve the issuance, including for purposes of NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635, of such number of shares of common stock of the Company equal to 10% of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock as of the date of issuance of such shares in exchange for the Company's acquisition of 10% of the outstanding shares of common stock of TOT Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, pursuant to that certain letter agreement, dated August 28, 2013, among the Company, Oleg Firer, Steven Wolberg, Georgia Notes 18 LLC and Vladimir Sadovskiy.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||
22,382,048 | 67,178 | 39,252 | 291,316 |
Proposal 6 was approved.
Proposal 7 : To approve the issuance, including for purposes of NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635, of 75,000 shares of common stock of the Company to Curtis Wolfe as severance and compensation for his service as an employee of the Company until February 15, 2013, the date his employment with the Company was terminated.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||
21,292,861 | 6,565 | 1,189,052 | 291,316 |
Proposal 7 was approved.
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Proposal 8 : To approve the issuance, including for purposes of NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635, of such number of shares of common stock of the Company equal to up to 4% of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock as of the date of issuance of such shares to K 1 Holding Limited.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||
21,228,803 | 70,223 | 1,189,452 | 291,316 |
Proposal 8 was approved.
Proposal 9 : To approve an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to change the Company's name to Net Element, Inc.
For | Against | Abstain | ||||
21,563,527 | 20,538 | 1,195,729 |
Proposal 9 was approved.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On December 5, 2013, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Amendment to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which changed the Company's name from Net Element International, Inc. to Net Element, Inc. The change in the Company's name did not result in any change in the NASDAQ listing of the Company's common stock, the quotation of the Company's warrants on the OTCQB market or the CUSIP number of the Company's common stock or warrants. The Company's common stock will continue to trade on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "NETE" and the Company's warrants will continue to be quoted on the OTCQB market under the symbol "NETEW." Security holders are not required to exchange Company shares or warrants in connection with the name change.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
3.1 | Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, changing the Company's name from Net Element International, Inc. to Net Element, Inc. | |
10.1 | Services Agreement, dated December 5, 2013, between Net Element International, Inc. and K 1 Holding Limited | |
10.2 | Letter Agreement, dated December 5, 2013, among TGR Capital, LLC, Net Element International, Inc. and K 1 Holding Limited |
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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.
NET ELEMENT INTERNATIONAL, INC. | |||
Date: December 6, 2013 | By: | /s/ Jonathan New | |
Name: | Jonathan New | ||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
3.1 | Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, changing the Company's name from Net Element International, Inc. to Net Element, Inc. | |
10.1 | Services Agreement, dated December 5, 2013, between Net Element International, Inc. and K 1 Holding Limited | |
10.2 | Letter Agreement, dated December 5, 2013, among TGR Capital, LLC, Net Element International, Inc. and K 1 Holding Limited |
Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
NET ELEMENT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Net Element International, Inc. (the "Corporation"), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows:
1. The Corporation filed its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 2, 2012 (the "Original Certificate").
2. The Corporation amended and restated the Original Certificate by filing the Corporation's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 2, 2012 (the "Amended Certificate").
3. This Certificate of Amendment amends the provisions of the Amended Certificate.
4. Article I of the Amended Certificate is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to be and read as follows:
" ARTICLE I: The name of the Corporation is Net Element, Inc."
5. This amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
6. All other provisions of the Amended Certificate shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed this 5th day of December, 2013.
NET ELEMENT INTERNATIONAL, INC., | ||||
a Delaware corporation | ||||
By: | /s/ Oleg Firer | |||
Name: | Oleg Firer | |||
Title: | CEO |
Exhibit 10.1
ServiCes Agreement
THIS SERVICES AGREEMENT (this " Agreement "), is entered into effective as of December 5, 2013, by and between Net Element International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (" Customer "), and K 1 Holding Limited , a company organized under the laws of British Virgin Islands (hereinafter, collectively " Consultant "):
R E C I T A L S
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to hereby memorialize their agreement and understanding with respect to certain services (as described in this Agreement) which Consultant has agreed to provide to Customer.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and undertakings therein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Consultant and Customer agree as follows:
1. Services. Consultant agrees to provide, and Customer agrees to accept, the following services:
(i) Investor relations services to Customer and its affiliates outside the United States;
(ii) assist Customer and its affiliates in negotiations and maintaining their relationship with OJSC Mobile TeleSystems, OJSC VimpelCom (a/k/a Beeline), OJSC Megafon or their respective affiliates; and
(iii) make introductions, as reasonably requested by Customer, to further business development of Music1, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the Russian Federation.
2. Method of Performing Services. Consultant shall have the right to determine the method, details, and means of performing the work to be performed for Customer. Customer shall, however, be entitled to exercise general power of control over the results of work performed by Consultant to assure satisfactory performance, including the right to inspect, the right to stop work, the right to make suggestions or recommendations as to the details of the work, and the right to propose modifications to the work. Customer and Consultant shall develop appropriate administrative procedures for coordinating with each other.
3. Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date set forth above and shall continue through the second (2nd) anniversary of the date hereof.
4. Consideration. As consideration for Consultant's services hereunder, subject to Section 5 below, Consultant shall be entitled to such number of shares of (the " Shares ") of common stock of Customer and on such terms and conditions as set forth in that certain Letter Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among Consultant, Customer and TGR Capital, LLC, a Florida limited liability company.
5. Taxes. As an independent contractor, Consultant shall pay and report all U.S and foreign taxes applicable to Consultant.
6. Restrictions. Consultant acknowledges that in order to perform the services called for in this Agreement, it shall be necessary for Customer to disclose to Consultant certain Trade Secret(s) of Customer. Consultant agrees that it shall not disclose, transfer, use, copy, or allow access to any such Trade Secrets to any third parties, except as authorized by Customer. As used herein, the term " Trade Secret(s) " shall mean any scientific, technical or market data, information, design, process, procedure, formula, or improvement that is commercially valuable to Customer.
7. Ownership of Work Product. All Work Product shall be considered work(s) made by Consultant for hire for Customer and shall belong exclusively to Customer and its designees. If by operation of law any of the Work Product, including all related information and/or intellectual property rights, is not owned in its entirety by Customer automatically upon creation thereof, then Consultant agrees to assign, and hereby assigns, to Customer and its designees the ownership of such Work Product, including all related information and/or intellectual property rights. As used herein, the term "Work Product" shall mean any programming, documentation, data compilations, reports, and any other media, materials, or other objects produced as a result of Consultant's work or delivered by Consultant in the course of performing that work.
8. Incidents and Further Assurances. Customer may obtain and hold in its own name copyrights, registrations, and other protection that may be available to the Consultant. Consultant agrees to provide any assistance required to perfect such protection. Consultant agrees to take sure further actions and execute and deliver such further agreements and other instruments as Customer may reasonably request to give effect to this Section.
9. No Conflict. Consultant represents and warrants that it has no obligations to any third party which will in any way limit or restrict its ability to perform consulting services to Customer hereunder. Consultant agrees that it will not disclose to Customer, nor make use in the performance of any work hereunder, any trade secrets or other proprietary information of any third party, unless Consultant may do so without Consultant or Customer incurring any obligation (past or future) to such third party for such work or any future application thereof.
10. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in all respects in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflicts or choice of laws.
11. Independent Contractors. The parties hereto are and shall be independent contractors to one another, and nothing herein shall be deemed to cause this Agreement to create an agency, partnership, or joint venture between the parties hereto. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted or construed as creating or establishing the relationship of employer and employee between Customer and either Consultant or any employee or agent of Consultant.
12. Entire Agreement; Counterparts. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto and supersedes all prior representations, proposals, discussions, and communications, whether oral or in writing. This Agreement may be modified only in writing and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms when signed by the party sought to be bound. This Agreement may be executed and delivered by facsimile in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives, on the date and year first above-written.
CUSTOMER:
Net Element International, Inc.
By: | /s/ Oleg Firer | |
Name: | Oleg Firer | |
Title: | CEO |
CONSULTANT:
K 1 Holding Limited , a company organized under the laws of British Virgin Islands
By: | /s/ Andreas Moustras | |||
Name: | Andreas Moustras | |||
Title: | Director |
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Exhibit 10.2
LetTER Agreement
K 1 Holding Limited
125040 Russia Moscow, Leningradskiy prospect, 30/2
Attention: Vyacheslav Lukashev
Re: Shares Transfers and Loan
This letter agreement is dated as of December 5, 2013 (the " Effective Date "). Reference is made to that certain Joint Venture Agreement, dated April 6, 2012, by and between Net Element, Inc. (a predecessor to Net Element International, Inc.) (" NETE ") and Mr. Igor Yakovlevich Krutoy (" Krutoy "). Reference is also made to MUSIC 1 LLC, a limited liability company registered under the laws of Russian Federation (“ Music1 “), having the authorized charter capital in the amount of 10,000 (Ten Thousand) Russian Rubles. Net Element Russia LLC, a limited liability company registered under the laws of Russian Federation (" Net Element Russia ") currently owns a participation interest in Music1 representing 67% of its charter capital. K 1 Holding Limited, a company organized under the laws of British Virgin Islands (" K1 Holding "), currently owns a participation interest in Music1 representing 33% of its charter capital. Krutoy currently beneficially owns 333,333 shares of common stock of NETE (the " Current Shares ").
The parties hereby agree as follows:
1. | On the Effective Date, K1 Holding shall lend to NETE US$2,000,000 (the " Loan ") on the terms and conditions and pursuant to the Promissory Note dated as of the Effective Date. |
2. | On the Effective Date, K1 Holding shall enter into a consulting services agreement with NETE under which K1 Holding will provide consulting services during the term of two (2) years (the " Services ") under the terms and conditions as set forth in the Services Agreement dated as of the Effective Date. |
3. | In consideration for the above, |
a. | Subject to NETE stockholders approval at the 2013 annual stockholders meeting, NETE shall issue to K1 Holding as soon as practically possible after such meeting but not later than December 31, 2013 such number of restricted shares of common stock of NETE that would equal four percent (4%) of the total issued and outstanding shares of common stock of NETE at the time of such issuance (the " New Shares "). The portion of the New Shares with the market value of One Million U.S. Dollars (US$1,000,000) at the time of such issuance shall be allocated as the consideration for the Loan, and the balance of the New Shares shall be allocated as consideration for the Services. |
b. | Subject to NETE stockholders approval at the 2013 annual stockholders meeting, TGR Capital, LLC, a Florida limited liability company and a significant stockholder of NETE (" TGR "), shall assign and transfer to K1 Holding such number of restricted shares of common stock of NETE currently owned by TGR as shall be needed to bring joint K1 Holding and Krutoy's aggregate beneficial ownership of common stock of NETE (together with the Current Shares and New Shares) to ten percent (10%) in the aggregate of the total issued and outstanding shares of common stock of NETE at the time of such transfer (the " Share Transfer "). Subject to the first sentence in this paragraph 3(a), the Share Transfer shall be made as soon as practicable after the 2013 annual NETE stockholders meeting but not later than December 31, 2013. All of the shares of NETE common stock transferred to K1 Holding pursuant to the Share Transfer shall be allocated as consideration for the Services. |
4. | In connection with the issuance of the New Shares and the Share Transfer and as a condition to the issuance of the New Shares and the Share Transfer, K1 Holding hereby provides to NETE and TGR the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit A hereto. |
5. | The issuance of the New Shares shall satisfy all obligations to issue any shares or any other equity interest in NETE or its predecessors or successor to Krutoy or his affiliates under any previous agreements. |
This letter agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings pertaining thereto. No party hereto may, without the prior written consent of the other party hereto, assign or otherwise transfer, in whole or in part, any of its rights and obligations under this letter agreement. Except as expressly provided for herein, nothing in this letter agreement shall confer any rights upon any person that is not a party hereto or the successor or permitted assignee of a party to this letter agreement. This letter agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Copies of executed counterparts transmitted by telecopy or other electronic transmission service shall be considered original executed counterparts.
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Please indicate your consent to the terms of this letter agreement by signing and dating this letter agreement and returning it to the undersigned.
TGR CAPITAL, LLC | ||
/s/ Mike Zoi | ||
Mike Zoi, Manager |
Agreed and accepted by:
NET ELEMENT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: | /s/ Oleg Firer | |||
Name: | Oleg Firer | |||
Title: | CEO |
K 1 Holding Limited
By: | /s/ Andreas Moustras | |||
Name: | Andreas Moustras | |||
Title: | Director |
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Exhibit A
Representations and Warranties
As a condition to the issuance of the New Shares and the Share Transfer to K1 Holding, K1 Holding hereby represents and warrants to NETE and TGR as follows:
K1 Holding acknowledges that the issuance and transfer to it of the shares of common stock of NETE representing both the New Shares and the shares to be transferred to K1 Holding pursuant to the Share Transfer (collectively, the " Shares ") has not been reviewed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any state securities regulatory authority because such transaction is intended to be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and applicable state securities laws. K1 Holding understands that each of NETE and TGR is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and K1 Holding’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, acknowledgments and understandings of K1 Holding set forth in this letter agreement in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of K1 Holding to acquire the Shares.
K1 Holding represents that the Shares are being acquired by K1 Holding for its own account, for investment purposes only and not with a view to or for distribution or resale to others in contravention of the registration requirements of the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws. K1 Holding agrees that it will not sell or otherwise transfer any of the Shares unless such transfer or resale is registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or unless exemptions from such registration requirements are available.
K1 Holding has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of K1 Holding ’s investment in NETE through K1 Holding ’s acquisition of the Shares. K1 Holding is able to bear the economic risk of its investment in NETE through K1 Holding ’s acquisition of the Shares for an indefinite period of time. At the present time, K1 Holding can afford a complete loss of such investment and has no need for liquidity in such investment.
K1 Holding recognizes that its acquisition of the Shares involves a high degree of risk in that: (a) an investment in NETE is highly speculative and only K1 Holding who can afford the loss of their entire investment should consider investing in NETE and securities of NETE; (b) transferability of the Shares is limited; (c) NETE has experienced recurring losses and it must raise substantial additional capital in order to continue operating its business; (d) subsequent equity financings will dilute the ownership and voting interests of K1 Holding and equity securities issued by NETE to other persons or entities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to the rights of K1 Holding; (e) any debt financing that may be obtained by NETE must be repaid regardless of whether NETE generates revenues or cash flows from operations and may be secured by substantially all of NETE’s assets; (f) there is absolutely no assurance that any type of financing on terms acceptable to NETE will be available to NETE or otherwise obtained by NETE; and (g) if NETE is unable to obtain additional financing or is unable to obtain additional financing on terms acceptable to it, then NETE may be unable to implement its business plans or take advantage of business opportunities, which could have a material adverse effect on NETE’s business prospects, financial condition and results of operations and may ultimately require NETE to suspend or cease operations.
K1 Holding acknowledges that he has prior investment experience and that he recognizes and fully understands the highly speculative nature of K1 Holding ’s investment in NETE pursuant to its acquisition of the Shares. K1 Holding acknowledges that he, either alone or together with its professional advisors, has the capacity to protect its own interests in connection with this transaction.
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K1 Holding acknowledges that it has carefully reviewed the this letter agreement and NETE’s filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on the Internet at www.sec.gov, all of which documents and filings K1 Holding acknowledges have been made available to it. K1 Holding has been given the opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from, NETE concerning this letter agreement, the issuance to it of the Shares, and NETE’s business, operations, financial condition and prospects, and K1 Holding has been given the opportunity to obtain such additional information, to the extent NETE possesses such information or can acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense, necessary to verify the accuracy of same as K1 Holding reasonably desires in order to evaluate its investment in NETE pursuant its acquisition of the Shares. K1 Holding fully understands all of such documents and filings and has had the opportunity to discuss any questions regarding any of such documents or filings with its legal counsel and tax, investment and other advisors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, K1 Holding acknowledges and agrees that the only information upon which it has relied upon in executing this letter agreement is the information set forth in this letter agreement and NETE’s filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. K1 Holding acknowledges that it has received no representations or warranties from NETE, its employees, agents or attorneys in making this investment decision. K1 Holding acknowledges that it does not desire to receive any further information from NETE or any other person or entity in order to make a fully informed decision of whether or not to execute this letter agreement and accept the Shares.
K1 Holding acknowledges that the issuance to it of the Shares may involve tax consequences to K1 Holding. K1 Holding acknowledges and understands that K1 Holding must retain its own professional advisors to evaluate the tax and other consequences of K1 Holding’s receipt of the Shares.
K1 Holding understands and acknowledges that NETE is under no obligation to register the resale of the Shares under the Securities Act or any state securities laws. K1 Holding agrees that NETE may, if it desires, permit the transfer of the Shares out of K1 Holding’s name only when K1 Holding’s request for transfer is accompanied by an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to NETE that the proposed transfer satisfies an applicable exemption from registration requirements under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
K1 Holding understands that the certificate(s) representing the Shares shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of the Shares):
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT.
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The legend set forth above will be removed, and NETE will issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of the Shares upon which it is stamped, only if (a) such Shares are being sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, (b) such holder delivers to NETE an opinion of counsel, in a reasonably acceptable form to NETE, that the disposition of the Shares is being made pursuant to an exemption from federal and state registration requirements, or (c) such holder provides NETE with reasonable assurance that a disposition of the Shares may be made pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act without any restriction as to the number of shares acquired as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold.
K1 Holding acknowledges that he has a preexisting personal or business relationship with NETE or one or more of its officers, directors or controlling persons.
K1 Holding represents and warrants that he was not induced to invest in NETE (pursuant to the issuance to it of the Shares) by any form of general solicitation or general advertising, including, but not limited to, the following: (a) any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media (including via the Internet) or broadcast over the news or radio; and (b) any seminar or meeting whose attendees were invited by any general solicitation or advertising.
K1 Holding ’s current address is on file with NETE.
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