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):   August 19, 2015 (August 13, 2015)

  

TABACALERAYSIDRON, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

  Nevada       333-192060   45-3797537

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

8001 Redwood Boulevard

Novato, California

 

 

94925

(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code    (310) 800-7175

 

100 Europa Drive, Ste. 455

Chapel Hill, NC 27517

(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))

 

 
 

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This Form 8-K and other reports filed by the registrant from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (collectively the “ Filings ”) contain or may contain forward looking statements and information that are based upon beliefs of, and information currently available to, the registrant’s management as well as estimates and assumptions made by the registrant’s management. When used in the filings the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “plan” or the negative of these terms and similar expressions as they relate to the registrant or the registrant’s management identify forward looking statements. Such statements reflect the current view of the registrant with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors (including the risks contained in the section of this report entitled “ Risk Factors ”) relating to the registrant’s industry, its operations and results of operations and any businesses that may be acquired by the registrant. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended or planned.

 

Although the registrant believes that the expectations reflected in the forward looking statements are reasonable, the registrant cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, the registrant does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the registrant’s pro forma financial statements and the related notes filed with this Form 8-K.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, information regarding share amounts reflect the 5.75-for-1 forward stock split that the registrant effected on July 10, 2015.

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On  August 13, 2015, the registrant entered into a Share Exchange and Conversion Agreement (the “ Exchange Agreement ”) by and among the registrant and a holder of a majority of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the registrant (the “ Majority Shareholder ”), on the one hand, and Mount Tam Biotechnologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Mount Tam ” or the “ Company ”), the shareholders of Mount Tam (“ Mount Tam Stockholders ”), and the holders of certain convertible promissory notes of Mount Tam (“ Mount Tam Noteholders ”).

 

The following is a brief description of the terms and conditions of the Exchange Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereunder that are material to the registrant:

 

· Share Exchange . The registrant shall issue 24,000,000 restricted shares of its common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“ Common Stock ”), to the Mount Tam Stockholders in the aggregate, in exchange for 9,000,000 shares of Mount Tam common stock held by them, representing 100% of the then issued and outstanding share capital of Mount Tam (the “ Share Exchange ”).

  

· Conversion . The registrant shall issue 2,000,000 restricted shares of Common Stock to the Mount Tam Noteholders in the aggregate, by converting the convertible promissory notes of Mount Tam held by the Mount Tam Noteholders in the aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 (the “ Notes ”), at $0.50 per share (the “ Conversion ”).

 

·

Change in Management . Ramon Tejeda , the registrant’s sole director, president, chief executive officer and chief financial officer, and Beth Floyd, the registrant’s secretary, immediately prior to the closing of the Exchange Agreement, shall resign, and Timothy Powers and Chester Aldridge shall be appointed to the registrant’s board of directors (the “ Board ”). Timothy Powers, Ph.D., and David R. Wells shall be appointed as the new chief executive officer and chief financial officer, respectively, effective at the closing of the Exchange Agreement. Additional information regarding the above-mentioned directors and executive officers is set forth below in Items 2.01 and 5.02.

 

As a result of the Share Exchange, Mount Tam became a wholly owned subsidiary of the registrant, and the Mount Tam Stockholders became the controlling shareholders of the registrant.

 

In connection with the Exchange Agreement, the registrant and Mr. Tejeda entered into a Cancellation Agreement, pursuant to which Mr. Tejeda agreed to surrender all of the shares of Common Stock held by him in exchange for a payment of $30,000 as well as all the issued and outstanding shares of Epicurean Cigars, Inc., a North Carolina corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the registrant.

 

The closing of the transactions contemplated under the Exchange Agreement (the “ Closing ”) took place on August 13, 2015. As a result, the registrant had a total of 42,001,575 shares of common stock outstanding at the Closing, with the Mount Tam Stockholders owning approximately 57.14% of such shares in the aggregate.

 

Except for the Exchange Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereunder, neither the registrant nor its sole officer and director serving prior to the consummation of the Share Exchange had any material relationship with Mount Tam or its shareholders.

 

 
 

 

Copies of the Exchange Agreement and the Cancellation Agreement are included as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

 

On August 13, 2015 (the “ Closing Date ”), the registrant acquired Mount Tam, an emerging specialty biopharmaceutical company, and its business operations in the Share Exchange. Reference is made to Item 1.01, which is incorporated herein, which summarizes the terms of the Share Exchange.

 

Prior to the Closing, the registrant was a public reporting company established to introduce premium cigars to the United States as a cigar broker.  As a result of the Share Exchange, Mount Tam became the registrant’s wholly-owned subsidiary, and the registrant’s principal business is now that of Mount Tam . The information provided hereinafter in this Item 2.01 with respect to Mount Tam is intended to comply with the disclosure requirements of Form 10 prescribed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”).

 

Except as otherwise indicated by the context, references to “we”, “us” or “our” hereinafter in this Item 2.01 are to the business of Mount Tam , except that references to “our common stock”, “our shares of common stock” or “our capital stock” or similar terms shall refer to the common stock of the registrant.

 

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

Overview

 

We are an emerging specialty biopharmaceutical company established to develop and bring to market a portfolio of pharmaceutical products targeting the treatment of autoimmune diseases.

 

Our most advanced product candidate is TAM-01, a pre-clinical stage compound, which represents what we believe to be a promising therapeutic candidate for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (“ SLE ”), the most common forms of lupus. On August 17, 2014, we entered into a Research Collaboration and License Agreement (the “ Buck Institute License Agreement ”) with Buck Institute for Research on Aging, a non-profit research organization devoted to Geroscience and based in Northern California (“ Buck Institute ”), pursuant to which we have secured a worldwide exclusive license to certain compounds and technology to develop, manufacture and commercialize these compounds in the field of autoimmune diseases.

 

All of our operations are located in the United States. We currently have no products that have obtained marketing approval in any jurisdiction, we have not generated revenues since inception and do not expect to do so in the foreseeable future due to the early stage nature of our current product candidate.

 

A Background on Our Potential Market

 

We are currently focusing the development of product candidate in the field of lupus, an orphan autoimmune disease.

 

An orphan disease is defined by the US Food and Drug Administration (“ FDA ”) as a medical condition that affect 200,000 people or less. An orphan drug is a medical product developed to treat such a disease. The National Organization for Rare Disorders estimates there are currently approximately 30 million Americans suffering from 7,000 different orphan diseases.

 

Lupus

 

According to the Lupus Foundation of America, 1.5 million Americans have lupus and more than 16,000 new cases are reported annually in the United States alone, while other estimates are more conservative. Despite the significantly larger patient population over the defined orphan disease limit, the FDA continues to classify lupus as an orphan disease. The exact etiology of lupus is unknown. As an autoimmune disease, lupus makes the immune system unable to differentiate between healthy tissues and foreign invaders, leading the immune system to attack healthy tissues using its own antibodies. This may cause inflammation of the joints, heart, lungs, kidneys, brain and blood vessels. Lupus is a disease that goes through stages of remission and flares, when its side effects are at its worst.

 

SLE is one of the most common forms of lupus, affecting over 70% of lupus patients. It is a chronic, inflammatory disorder that can damage any part of the body, including the skin, joints and internal organs. Lupus nephritis (“ LN ”) is the most common side effect for people with SLE, affecting up to 60% of SLE patients. LN is a kidney inflammation that may lead to significant illness and even death.

 

 
 

 

There is currently no known cure for SLE and no treatment that stabilizes the disease. Patients diagnosed with lupus are treated with different types of supportive therapy, primarily consisting of antimalarials, corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, and newer biologic agents, intended to address only the symptoms of the disease, at the expense of significant adverse events that vary in severity. Such adverse events include but are not limited to inflammation, joint pain, blood clotting, mouth ulcers, skin rash, skin color changes, damage to the retina of the eye, morbidity, immune suppression, suppressed growth in children, diabetes, osteoporosis and high blood pressure.

 

Our Product Candidate

 

Our first product candidate, TAM-01, is a rapamycin analog which exerts its action through direct binding and inhibition of the mammalian Target Of Rapamycin (“ mTOR ”). mTOR is a key regulatory pathway which is unregulated in individuals suffering from autoimmune disorders, including lupus. Based on extensive research conducted by a various institutes, mTOR targeting drugs may reduce disease activity and normalize T cell activation-induced calcium fluxing in SLE patients. The only effective mTOR targeting drugs currently approved by the FDA, are rapamycin (Sirolimus) and its first generation analogs (Temsirolimus, Everolimus). However, their utility as therapeutic agents for the treatment of chronic diseases such as SLE is severely limited due to their significant side effects, including impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, and lipid deregulation. Our product candidate, TAM-01, is a small-molecule inhibitor of mTOR, which has shown in our pharmacology studies to maintain high therapeutic efficacy of rapamycin while significantly reducing or abolishing some of its side effects.

 

TAM-01 has completed full discovery, lead optimization and pre-development activities (including preliminary scale up) and is ready for initiation of IND-enabling safety studies. A number of pharmacological studies in validated disease models (such as the NZBW/F1J SLE mouse model) have demonstrated that TAM-01 exhibits dose-dependent efficacy similar to rapamycin or Temsirolimus. At 14-week dosage, TAM-01 is shown to significantly reduce disease progression as measured by proteinuria, IgG anti-dsDNA and ANA serum antibody titers. Examination of the kidney pathology of the NZBW/F1J mice showed that TAM-01 ameliorated kidney disease and reduced renal lg deposits similar to temsirolimus. Additionally, other studies have shown that, in contrast to both rapamycin and Temsirolimus, TAM-01 has minimal impact on glucose levels, glucose tolerance, exhibits a much more moderate hyperlipidemia (cholesterol and triglycerides), and no impact on reticulocyte count. TAM-01 has also completed preliminary non-GLP 14-day toxicology, safety, PK, ADME and preliminary scale up manufacturing studies. TAM-01 exhibits significantly higher oral bioavailability than rapamycin, which is expected to result in reduced variability of absorption, and superior pharmacokinetics, making it suitable for administration via a flexible dosing regiment.

 

We are ready to initiate GLP studies that will enable the preparation and submission to the FDA of an Investigational New Drug (“ IND ”). We intend to advance TAM-01 to phase 1 clinical development in the United States within 18-24 months from the time we have completed our fundraising targets and recruitment of all required personnel.

 

Our Suppliers and Manufacturers

 

We do not own or operate, and currently have no plans to establish, any manufacturing facilities. We will rely on third-party contract manufacturers, or CMOs, for the manufacture of our drug candidate for larger scale preclinical and clinical testing, as well as for commercial quantities of our drug candidate that are approved.

 

We do not have any current contractual relationships for the manufacture of commercial supplies of our drug candidate if it is approved, and we intend to enter into agreements with a third-party contract manufacturer and one or more back-up manufacturers for the commercial production of our product candidate as it nears potential approval.

 

Any drug products to be used in clinical trials and any approved product that we may commercialize will need to be manufactured in facilities, and by processes, that comply with FDA’s current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) requirements and comparable requirements of the regulatory agencies of other jurisdictions in which we are seeking approval.

 

Competition

 

We are a development company with no products currently on the market. We face competition from other companies, academic institutions, governmental agencies and other public and private research organizations for collaborative arrangements with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, in recruiting and retaining highly qualified scientific and management personnel and for licenses to additional technologies. Many of our competitors will have substantially greater financial, technical and human resources than we have. Our success will be based in part on our ability to build, obtain regulatory approval for and market acceptance of, and actively manage a portfolio of drugs that addresses unmet medical needs and creates value in patient therapy.

 

If approved, TAM-01 would compete with currently marketed drugs and therapies used for treatment for SLE and potentially with drug candidates currently in development. Patients diagnosed with lupus are currently treated with different type of supportive therapy drugs intended to address only the symptoms of the disease. Our main competitor is a biologic drug called Benlysta®, the only FDA approved drug specifically for lupus patients. Benlysta targets and blocks B Lymphocyte Stimulator, which promotes autoimmunity by permitting autoimmune B cells to live longer. TAM-01 intends to take advantage of Benlysta’s limitations, which include limited efficacy, slow onset of action, restrictive label, and a high price.

 

 
 

 

Our failure to compete effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

Intellectual Properties and Licenses

 

We strive to protect and enhance the proprietary technologies that we believe are important to our business and seek to obtain and maintain patents for any patentable aspects of our products and any other inventions that are important to the development of our business. Our success will depend on our ability to obtain and maintain our patent portfolio and other proprietary protection for commercially important technology, inventions and know-how related to our business, to defend and enforce our patents, to maintain our licenses to use intellectual property owned by third parties, to preserve the confidentiality of our trade secrets and to operate without infringing the valid and enforceable patents and other proprietary rights of third parties. We also rely on continuing technological innovation and in-licensing opportunities to develop, strengthen, and maintain our proprietary position in the fields targeted by our diagnostic products and services.

 

On August 17, 2014, we entered into the Buck Institute License Agreement. This agreement establishes a joint research effort led by Buck Institute to identify and develop compounds from two specific chemical chemotypes identified therein. We provide certain funding for Buck Institute’s research efforts performed under the agreement. Under the terms of the agreement Buck Institute assigned an exclusive, worldwide rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize pharmaceutical products that incorporate a compound from one of two chemical compounds, identified therein, and exclusive rights to practice the drug discovery platform technology as necessary to research, develop and commercialize such pharmaceutical products. Such rights include an exclusively licensed library of more than 1,000 compounds. We retain rights to inventions made by our employees, and Buck Institute will assign to us all inventions made under the agreement jointly by our employees and Buck Institute personnel, provided that we have made certain funding contributions. On March 19, 2015 we entered into an amendment to the Buck Institute License Agreement to extend the deadline of funding milestones and our reimbursement obligations for expenses that Buck Institute accrued relating to the patents under the Buck Institute License Agreement. On April 1, 2015, we satisfied this revised funding milestone deadline with Buck Institute.

 

Within the licensed library is TAM-01. TAM-01’s composition of matter is patented, having an expiration date of 2023. Additional patents have been filed claiming the improved properties of TAM-01 which have extended projected patent coverage to 2031. TAM-01’s broad composition of matter coverage is generically claimed in ten major territories, including the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, India and Mexico. The current manufacturing process coverage, including the methods and know-how to manufacture TAM-01, is claimed in filings in ten major territories as well. The expiration date for this technology is 2023, and additional manufacturing process patents will be filed over the next 12-24 months as improvements in manufacturing processes are made.

 

As consideration for the assignments and licenses we issued Buck Institute 450,000 shares of Mount Tam’s common stock and are obliged to pay to Buck Institute milestone payments on development of our proprietary products claimed by patents assigned or licensed to us by Buck Institute. We also are obliged to pay low single digit royalties, including annual minimum royalties, on sales of such products. Should we grant licenses or sublicenses to those patents to third parties, we are obliged to share a percentage or resulting revenue with Buck Institute. Our royalty payment obligations are reduced if currently pending patent applications become invalid of if we had to pay third parties to obtain certain licenses from third parties for the company to manufacture, use, sell or import its products produced pursuant to the Buck Institute License Agreement . Payment obligations terminate on expiration or annulment of the last patent covered by the agreement.

 

The Buck Institute License Agreement will terminate upon the expiration of our payment obligations thereunder. We can terminate the licenses to any or all licensed patents upon specified advance notice to Buck Institute. Buck Institute may terminate the license provisions of the agreement only for cause. Termination of the agreement does not terminate our rights in patents assigned to us.

 

Governmental Regulations

 

To date, we have conducted and will continue to conduct our pre-clinical and clinical testing through our partner Buck Institute. We do not have the ability to independently conduct clinical trials for our product candidates, and we rely on Buck Institute or other third parties, such as contract research organizations (“ CRO s”), medical institutions, and clinical investigators, to perform this function. Our reliance on these third parties for clinical development activities reduces our control over these activities. Although we have, in the ordinary course of business, entered into agreements with these third parties, we continue to be responsible for confirming that each of our clinical trials is conducted in accordance with its general investigational plan and protocol. Moreover, the FDA will require us to comply with regulations and standards, commonly referred to as good clinical practices or cGCPs, for conducting, recording and reporting the results of clinical trials to assure that data and reported results are credible and accurate and that the trial participants are adequately protected. Our reliance on third parties does not relieve us of these responsibilities and requirements. To date, we believe Buck Institute and other similar entities with which we are working have performed well.

 

The process of complying with FDA guidelines and obtaining approvals from the FDA of applications to market drugs and products is costly, time consuming and subject to unanticipated delays. There is no assurance that our customers will be able to obtain FDA approval for biological drugs and products produced with our systems, and failure to receive such approvals may adversely affect the demand for our services.

 

 
 

 

Development Activities

 

To gain regulatory approval of our products, we must demonstrate, through experiments, preclinical studies and clinical trials that our drug product candidate meets the safety and efficacy standards established by the FDA and other international regulatory authorities. In addition, we must demonstrate that all development-related laboratory, clinical and manufacturing practices comply with regulations of the FDA, other international regulators and local regulators.

 

Regulations establish standards for such things as drug substances and materials; drug manufacturing operations and facilities and analytical laboratories and medical development laboratories processes and environments; in each instance, in connection with research, development, testing, manufacture, quality control, labeling, storage, record keeping, approval, advertising and promotion, and distribution of product candidates, on a product-by-product basis.

 

Pre-clinical Studies and Clinical Trials

 

Development testing generally begins with laboratory testing and experiments, as well as research studies using animal models to obtain preliminary information on a product’s efficacy and to identify any safety issues. The results of these studies are compiled along with other information in an IND application, which is filed with the FDA. After resolving any questions raised by the FDA, which may involve additional testing and animal studies, clinical trials may begin. Regulatory agencies in other countries generally require a Clinical Trial Application to be submitted and approved before each trial can commence in each country.

 

Clinical trials normally are conducted in three sequential phases and may take a number of years to complete. Phase 1 consists of testing the drug product in a small number of humans, normally healthy volunteers, to determine preliminary safety and tolerable dose range. Phase 2 usually involves studies in a limited patient population to evaluate the effectiveness of the drug product in humans having the disease or medical condition for which the product is indicated, determine dosage tolerance and optimal dosage and identify possible common adverse effects and safety risks. Phase 3 consists of additional controlled testing at multiple clinical sites to establish clinical safety and effectiveness in an expanded patient population of geographically dispersed test sites to evaluate the overall benefit-risk relationship for administering the product and to provide an adequate basis for product labeling. Phase 4 clinical trials may be conducted after approval to gain additional experience from the treatment of patients in the intended therapeutic indication.

 

The conduct of clinical trials is subject to stringent medical and regulatory requirements. The time and expense required to establish clinical sites, provide training and materials, establish communications channels and monitor a trial over a long period of time is substantial. The conduct of clinical trials at institutions located around the world is subject to foreign regulatory requirements governing human clinical trials, which vary widely from country to country. Delays or terminations of clinical trials could result from a number of factors, including stringent enrollment criteria, slow rate of enrollment, size of patient population, having to compete with other clinical trials for eligible patients, geographical considerations and others. Clinical trials are monitored by the regulatory agencies as well as medical advisory and standards boards, which could determine at any time to reevaluate, alter, suspend, or terminate a trial based upon accumulated data, including data concerning the occurrence of adverse health events during or related to the treatment of patients enrolled in the trial, and the regulator’s or monitor’s risk/benefit assessment with respect to patients enrolled in the trial. If they occur, such delays or suspensions could have a material impact on our bile salt development programs.

 

Regulatory Review

 

The results of preclinical and clinical trials are submitted to the FDA in a New Drug Application (“ NDA ”), with comparable filings submitted to other international regulators. After the initial submission, the FDA has a period of time in which it must determine if the NDA is complete. After an NDA is submitted, although the statutory period provided for the FDA’s review is less than one year, dealing with questions or concerns of the agency and, taking into account the statutory timelines governing such communications, may result in review periods that can take several years. If an NDA is accepted for filing, following the FDA’s review, the FDA may grant marketing approval, request additional information, or deny the application if it determines that the application does not provide an adequate basis for approval. If the FDA grants approval, the approval may be conditioned upon the conduct of post-marketing clinical trials or other studies to confirm the product’s safety and efficacy for its intended use. Until the FDA has issued its approval, no marketing activities can be conducted in the United States. Similar regulations apply in other countries.

 

Fast Track and Breakthrough Designations

 

The FDA has various programs, including fast track and breakthrough therapy designations, which are intended to expedite the process for reviewing drugs. Even if a drug qualifies for one or more of these programs, the FDA may later decide that the drug no longer meets the conditions for qualification. Generally, drugs that are eligible for these programs are those for serious or life-threatening conditions, those with the potential to address unmet medical needs, and those that offer meaningful benefits over existing treatments.

 

Fast track designation is intended to facilitate the development and expedite the review of drugs to treat serious conditions and fill an unmet medical need. Designation may be granted on the basis of preclinical data. A sponsor of a drug that receives fast track designation will typically have more frequent interactions with FDA during drug development. In addition, products that have been designated as fast track can obtain rolling review.

 

 
 

 

Breakthrough therapy designation is intended to expedite the development and review of drugs for serious or life-threatening conditions. The criteria for breakthrough therapy designation require preliminary clinical evidence that demonstrates the drug may have substantial improvement on at least one clinically significant endpoint over available therapy. A breakthrough therapy designation conveys all of the fast track program features, more intensive FDA guidance on an efficient drug development program, an organizational commitment involving senior managers, and eligibility for rolling review and priority review.

 

A key difference between fast track designation and breakthrough designation is what needs to be demonstrated to qualify for the programs. A breakthrough therapy designation is for a drug that treats a serious or life-threatening condition and preliminary clinical evidence indicates that the drug may demonstrate substantial improvement on a clinically significant endpoint(s) over available therapies. In contrast, a fast track designation is for a drug that treats a serious or life-threatening condition, and nonclinical or clinical data demonstrate the potential to address unmet medical needs for the serious condition.

 

We cannot guarantee that the FDA will grant fast track designations for our TAM-01 to treat SLE, and even if such designation is provided, such designation may not result in a faster development or review time, nor does it increase the odds of approval, and may be rescinded at any time if the drug candidate does not continue to meet the qualifications for these programs.

 

Orphan Drug Designation

 

Under the Orphan Drug Act, the FDA may grant orphan designation to a drug intended to treat a rare disease or condition, which is generally a disease or condition that affects fewer than 200,000 individuals in the US, or more than 200,000 individuals in the United States and for which there is no reasonable expectation that the cost of developing and making a drug product available in the United States for this type of disease or condition will be recovered from sales of the product. Because of the lack of treatments available for patients who suffer from SLE, we expect, but cannot guarantee, that the FDA will classify TAM-01 as an orphan indication. Orphan product designation must be requested before submitting an NDA. After the FDA grants orphan product designation, the identity of the therapeutic agent and its potential orphan use are disclosed publicly by the FDA. Orphan product designation does not guarantee any advantage in or shorten the duration of the regulatory review and approval process.

 

If a product that has orphan designation subsequently receives the first FDA approval for such drug for the disease or condition for which it has such designation, the product is entitled to orphan product exclusivity, which means that the FDA may not approve any other applications to market the same drug product for the same indication for seven years, except in limited circumstances, such as a showing of clinical superiority to the product with orphan exclusivity. Competitors, however, may receive approval of different products for the indication for which the orphan product has exclusivity or obtain approval for the same product but for a different indication for which the orphan product has exclusivity. Orphan product exclusivity also could block the approval of one of our products for seven years if a competitor obtains approval of the same product as defined by the FDA or if our product candidate is determined to be contained within the competitor’s product for the same indication or disease. If a drug designated as an orphan product receives marketing approval for an indication broader than what is designated, it may not be entitled to orphan product exclusivity.

 

Manufacturing Standards

 

The FDA and other international regulators establish standards and routinely inspect facilities and equipment, analytical and quality laboratories and processes used in the manufacturing and monitoring of products. Prior to granting approval of a drug product, the agency will conduct a pre-approval inspection of the manufacturing facilities, and the facilities of suppliers, to determine that the drug product is manufactured in accordance with current good manufacturing practices (“ cGMP ”) regulations and product specifications. Following approval, the FDA will conduct periodic inspections. If, in connection with a facility inspection, the FDA determines that a manufacturer does not comply with cGMP regulations and product specifications, the FDA will issue an inspection report citing the potential violations and may seek a range of remedies, from administrative sanctions, including the suspension of our manufacturing operations, to seeking civil or criminal penalties.

 

International Approvals

 

Even if we were to succeed in gaining regulatory approval to market our products in the United States, we will still need to apply for approval with other international regulators if we want to sell outside the United States. Regulatory requirements and approval processes are similar in approach to that of the United States. With certain exceptions, although the approval of the FDA carries considerable weight, international regulators are not bound by the findings of the FDA and there is a risk that foreign regulators will not accept a clinical trial design or may require additional data or other information not requested by the FDA.

 

 
 

 

Post-approval Regulations

 

Following the grant of marketing approval, the FDA regulates the marketing and promotion of drug products. Promotional claims are generally limited to the information provided in the product package insert for each drug product, which is negotiated with the FDA during the NDA review process. In addition, the FDA enforces regulations designed to guard against conflicts of interest, misleading advertising and improper compensation of prescribing physicians. The FDA will review, among other things, direct-to-consumer advertising, prescriber-directed advertising and promotional materials, sales representative communications to healthcare professionals, promotional programming and promotional activities on the Internet. The FDA will also monitor scientific and educational activities. If the FDA determines that a company has promoted a product for an unapproved use (“off-label”), or engaged in other violations, it may issue a regulatory letter and may require corrective advertising or other corrective communications to healthcare professionals. Enforcement actions may also potentially include product seizures, injunctions and civil or criminal penalties. The consequences of such an action and the related adverse publicity could have a material adverse effect on a developer’s ability to market its drug and its business as a whole.

 

Following approval, the FDA and other international regulators will continue to monitor data to assess the safety and efficacy of an approved drug. A post-approval discovery of previously unknown problems or failure to comply with the applicable regulatory requirements may result in restrictions on the marketing of a product or a recall or withdrawal of the product from the market, as well as possible civil or criminal sanctions. Similar oversight is provided by regulators in jurisdictions outside the US.

 

None of our products under development has been approved for marketing in the United States or elsewhere. We may not be able to obtain regulatory approval for any of our products under development. If we do not obtain the requisite governmental approvals or if we fail to obtain approvals of the scope we request, we or our licensees or strategic alliance or marketing partners may be delayed or precluded entirely from marketing our products, or the commercial use of our products may be limited. Such events would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Other Healthcare Laws and Regulations

 

If we obtain regulatory approval for any of our current or future product candidates, we may also be subject to healthcare regulation and enforcement by the federal government and the states and foreign governments in which we conduct our business. These laws may impact, among other things, our proposed sales, marketing and education programs. In addition, we may be subject to patient privacy regulation by both the federal government and the states in which we conduct our business. The laws that may affect our ability to operate include:

 

· the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, which prohibits, among other things, persons from knowingly and willfully soliciting, receiving, offering or paying remuneration, directly or indirectly, in exchange for or to induce either the referral of an individual for, or the purchase, order or recommendation of, any good or service for which payment may be made under federal healthcare programs such as the Medicare and Medicaid programs;

 

· federal false claims laws which prohibit, among other things, individuals or entities from knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, claims for payment from Medicare, Medicaid, or other third-party payers that are false or fraudulent;

 

· federal criminal laws that prohibit executing a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program or making false statements relating to healthcare matters;

 

· the federal Physician Payment Sunshine Act, which requires certain manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologics and medical supplies to report annually to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services information related to payments and other transfers of value to physicians, other healthcare providers, and teaching hospitals, and ownership and investment interests held by physicians and other healthcare providers and their immediate family members;

 

· Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended by Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009, which governs the conduct of certain electronic healthcare transactions and protects the security and privacy of protected health information; and

 

· state and foreign law equivalents of each of the above federal laws, such as anti-kickback and false claims laws which may apply to items or services reimbursed by any third-party payer, including commercial insurers; state laws that require pharmaceutical companies to comply with the pharmaceutical industry’s voluntary compliance guidelines and the relevant compliance guidance promulgated by the federal government, or otherwise restrict payments that may be made to healthcare providers and other potential referral sources; state laws that require drug manufacturers to report information related to payments and other transfers of value to physicians and other healthcare providers or marketing expenditures; and state laws governing the privacy and security of health information in certain circumstances, many of which differ from each other in significant ways and may not have the same effect, thus complicating compliance efforts.

 

If our operations are found to be in violation of any of the laws described above or any other governmental laws and regulations that apply to us, we may be subject to penalties, including civil and criminal penalties, damages, fines, the curtailment or restructuring of our operations, the exclusion from participation in federal and state healthcare programs and imprisonment, any of which could adversely affect our ability to operate our business and impact our financial results.

 

 
 

 

Employees

 

We currently have two full time employees. In addition, we use advisors and consultants for research and development, clinical, regulatory, legal and administrative activities. We plan to hire additional staff as we expand research, production, business development, and sales and marketing programs. None of our employees are represented by a labor union.

 

Compliance with Environmental Laws

 

Our operations may require the use of hazardous materials (including biological materials) which subject us to a variety of federal, provincial and local environmental and safety laws and regulations. Some of the regulations under the current regulatory structure provide for strict liability, holding a party potentially liable without regard to fault or negligence. We could be held liable for damages and fines as a result of our, or others’, business operations should contamination of the environment or individual exposure to hazardous substances occur. We cannot predict how changes in laws or development of new regulations will affect our business operations or the cost of compliance.

 

CORPORATE INFORMATION

 

Our principal executive office is located at 8001 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, California 94925 .  Our main telephone number is (310) 800-7175, and our fax number is (866) 212-6489.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

The registrant is subject to the requirements of the Exchange Act, and files reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC.  You may read and copy these reports, proxy statements and other information at the public reference room maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“ SEC ”) at its Public Reference Room, located at 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the public reference room by calling the SEC at (800) SEC-0330.  In addition, we are required to file electronic versions of those materials with the SEC through the SEC’s EDGAR system. The SEC also maintains a web site at http://www.sec.gov, which contains reports, proxy statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the SEC.

 

RISK FACTORS

 

You should carefully consider the risks described below together with all of the other information included in this prospectus before making an investment decision with regard to our securities. The statements contained in or incorporated into this prospectus that are not historic facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements. If any of the following events described in these risk factors actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be harmed. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

 

Risks Related to Our Business

 

Our success depends heavily on the successful development, regulatory approval and commercialization of TAM-01, our lead product candidate.

 

We do not have any products that have been granted regulatory approval. We cannot commercialize TAM-01 or any future product candidates in the United States without first obtaining regulatory approval for the product from the FDA, nor can we commercialize TAM-01 or any future product candidates outside of the United States without obtaining regulatory approval from comparable foreign regulatory authorities. The FDA review process typically takes years to complete and approval is never guaranteed. As a result, our near-term prospects, including our ability to finance our operations and generate revenue, are substantially dependent on our ability to obtain regulatory approval for and, if approved, to successfully commercialize TAM-01 in a timely manner.

 

Obtaining regulatory approval for marketing of any product candidate in one country does not ensure we will be able to obtain regulatory approval in other countries, while a failure or delay in obtaining regulatory approval in one country may have a negative effect on the regulatory process in other countries.

 

Even if we were to successfully obtain approval for our product candidate from the FDA and comparable regulatory authorities outside the United States, any approval might contain significant limitations related to use restrictions or may be subject to burdensome and costly post-approval study or risk management requirements. If we are unable to obtain regulatory approval for our product candidate in one or more jurisdictions, or if any approval contains significant limitations, we may not be able to obtain sufficient funding or generate sufficient revenue to continue our operations. Also, any regulatory approval of our product candidate, once obtained, may be withdrawn by the regulatory authority. Furthermore, even if we obtain regulatory approval, commercial success will depend on how successfully we are able to address a number of challenges, including the following:

 

 
 

 

development of our own commercial organization and establishment of commercial collaborations with partners; 

 

establishment of commercially viable pricing and obtaining approval for adequate reimbursement from third-party and government payors; 

 

the ability of our third-party manufacturers to manufacture quantities of TAM-01 and our other product candidates using commercially viable processes at a scale sufficient to meet anticipated demand and that are compliant with applicable regulations;

 

our success in educating physicians, other health care professionals and patients about the benefits, administration and use of TAM-01; 

 

the availability, actual advantages, perceived advantages, relative cost, relative safety and relative efficacy of alternative and competing treatments; and 

 

the effectiveness of our own or our potential commercial collaborators' marketing, sales and distribution strategy and operations.

 

Many of these factors are beyond our control. If we or any commercialization partners are unable to successfully commercialize TAM-01, we may not be able to earn sufficient revenues to continue our business.

 

The regulatory approval processes of the FDA and comparable authorities outside the United States are lengthy, time-consuming and inherently unpredictable, and if we are ultimately unable to obtain regulatory approval for our product candidate, our business will be substantially harmed.

 

The time required to obtain approval by the FDA and comparable authorities outside the United States is unpredictable and typically takes many years. In addition, approval policies, regulations, or the type and amount of clinical data necessary to gain approval may change during the course of a product candidate's development and may vary among jurisdictions. We have not obtained regulatory approval for our product candidate, and it is possible that our existing product candidate or any product candidates we may seek to develop in the future will ever obtain regulatory approval.

 

Our product candidate could fail to receive regulatory approval for many reasons, including the following:

 

the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may disagree with the design, scope or implementation of any clinical trials that we propose to conduct or require us to conduct additional clinical trials; 

 

we may be unable to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities that our product candidate is safe and effective for its proposed indication; 

 

we may be unable to demonstrate that our product candidate's clinical and other benefits outweigh its safety risks; 

 

the FDA or comparable regulatory authorities outside the United States may disagree with our interpretation of data from preclinical studies or clinical trials; 

 

the data collected from clinical trials of our product candidate may not be sufficient to support the submission of an NDA or other submission or to obtain regulatory approval in the United States or elsewhere; 

 

the FDA or comparable regulatory authorities outside the United States may fail to approve the manufacturing processes or facilities of third party manufacturers with which we contract for clinical and commercial supplies; and 

 

the approval policies or regulations of the FDA or comparable regulatory authorities outside the United States may change significantly in a manner rendering our clinical data insufficient for approval.

 

Failing to obtain regulatory approval to market our product candidate would harm our business, results of operations and prospects significantly.

 

In addition, even if we were to obtain approval, such regulatory approval may be for more limited indications than we request, may impact the price we intend to charge for our products, may be contingent on the performance of costly post-marketing clinical trials, or may approve a product candidate with a label that does not include the labeling claims necessary or desirable for the successful commercialization of our product candidate. Any of the foregoing scenarios could harm the commercial prospects for our product candidate.

 

 
 

 

We have not previously submitted an NDA or any similar drug approval filing to the FDA or any comparable authority outside the United States for our product candidate, and we cannot be certain that our product candidate will be successful in clinical trials or receive regulatory approval. Further, our product candidate may not receive regulatory approval even if they are successful in clinical trials. If we do not receive regulatory approvals for our product candidate, we may not be able to continue our operations. Even if we successfully obtain regulatory approvals to market our product candidate in one or more jurisdictions, our revenue will be dependent, to a significant extent, upon the size of the markets in the jurisdictions for which we gain regulatory approval.

 

Even if TAM-01 and our other future product candidates receive regulatory approval, they may fail to achieve the degree of market acceptance by physicians, pharmacies, hospital administrators, patients, caregivers, healthcare payors and others in the medical community necessary for commercial success.

 

Existing therapies for SLE have well-established market positions and familiarity with physicians, healthcare payors and patients. If we are unable to achieve significant differentiation for TAM-01 from existing and widely accepted therapies for SLE, our opportunity for TAM-01 to be commercialized successfully, if approved, would be adversely affected.

 

If TAM-01 or any of our future product candidates receive regulatory approval, they may nonetheless fail to gain sufficient market acceptance by physicians, pharmacies, hospital administrators, patients, caregivers, healthcare payors and others in the medical community. The degree of market acceptance of our product candidate, if approved for commercial sale, will depend on a number of factors, including the following:

 

convenience and ease of administration of the product candidates compared to alternative treatments; 

 

the prevalence and severity of any side effects; 

 

their efficacy and potential advantages compared to alternative treatments; 

 

the willingness of physicians, nurses, pharmacies and other health care providers to change their current treatment practices; 

 

the willingness of the target patient population to try new therapies and of physicians to prescribe new therapies; 

 

the strength of marketing and distribution support; and 

 

the price we charge for our product candidate.

 

TAM-01 has never been manufactured on a commercial scale, and there are risks associated with scaling up manufacturing to commercial scale.

 

We have never manufactured our product candidate on a commercial scale, and there are risks associated with scaling up manufacturing to commercial scale including, among others, cost overruns, potential problems with process scale-up, process reproducibility, stability issues, lot consistency and timely availability of raw materials. Even if we could otherwise obtain regulatory approval for TAM-01 there is no assurance that our manufacturer that we have not yet engaged, will be able to manufacture the approved product to specifications acceptable to the FDA or other regulatory authorities, to produce it in sufficient quantities to meet the requirements for the potential launch of the product or to meet potential future demand.

 

If our suppliers are unable to produce sufficient quantities of any approved product for commercialization, our commercialization efforts would be impaired, which would have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects.

 

We may not be successful in our efforts to build a pipeline of drug candidates.

 

A key element of our strategy is to use and expand our TAM-01 drug platform to build a pipeline of drug candidates to address different targets, and progress those drug candidates through clinical development for the treatment of a variety of different types of diseases. Although our research efforts to date have resulted in identification of a series of targets, we may not be able to develop drug candidates that are safe and effective inhibitors or promoters of all or any of these targets. Even if we are successful in building a product pipeline, the potential drug candidates that we identify may not be suitable for clinical development for a number of reasons, including causing harmful side effects or demonstrating other characteristics that indicate a low likelihood of receiving marketing approval or achieving market acceptance. If our methods of identifying potential drug candidates fail to produce a pipeline of potentially viable drug candidates, then our success as a business will be dependent on the success of fewer potential drug candidates, which introduces risks to our business model and potential limitations to any success we may achieve.

 

 
 

 

We face substantial competition, which may result in others discovering, developing or commercializing products before or more successfully than we do.

 

The development and commercialization of new specialty pharmaceutical products is highly competitive. We face competition with respect to TAM-01, and will face competition with respect to any product candidates that we may seek to develop or commercialize in the future, from major pharmaceutical companies, specialty pharmaceutical companies and biotechnology companies worldwide. There are several large pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies that currently market and sell products to our target patient group. These companies typically have a greater ability to reduce prices for their competing drugs in an effort to gain or retain market share and undermine the value proposition that we might otherwise be able to offer to payors. Potential competitors also include academic institutions, government agencies and other public and private research organizations that conduct research, seek patent protection and establish collaborative arrangements for research, development, manufacturing and commercialization.

 

Many of our competitors, including a number of large pharmaceutical companies that compete directly with us, have significantly greater financial resources and expertise in research and development, manufacturing, preclinical testing, conducting clinical trials, obtaining regulatory approvals and marketing approved products than we do. There may also be companies unknown to us that are engaged in the development of products that are potentially competitive with those that we are developing. Mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and diagnostic industries may result in even more resources being concentrated among a smaller number of our competitors. Smaller or early stage companies may also prove to be significant competitors, particularly through collaborative arrangements with large and established companies.

 

We currently have no sales representatives or distribution personnel and no marketing capabilities. If we are unable to develop a sales and marketing and distribution capability, we will not be successful in commercializing TAM-01 or other future product candidates.

 

We have not yet built out an infrastructure to sell, market or distribute therapeutic products. If TAM-01 is approved, we intend to commercialize them with our own specialty sales force in the United States and with commercial partners outside of the United States.

 

There are risks involved with both establishing our own sales and marketing and distribution capabilities and entering into arrangements with third parties to perform these services. For example, recruiting and training a sales force is expensive and time-consuming and could delay any product launch. If the commercial launch of a product candidate for which we recruit a sales force and establish marketing capabilities is delayed or does not occur for any reason, we would have prematurely or unnecessarily incurred these commercialization expenses. This may be costly, and our investment would be lost if we cannot retain or reposition our sales and marketing personnel.

 

We may be unable to identify appropriate commercial partners to distribute our products outside the United States or to negotiate terms with such commercial partners that are favorable or acceptable to us. Also, we may be unable to maintain those relationships. The inability to identify, successfully negotiate with, and maintain relationships with, commercial partners for distribution outside the United States could limit and/or delay our ability to commercialize our products outside the United States.

 

If we obtain approval to commercialize our product candidate outside the United States, we will be subject to additional risks.

 

If we obtain approval to commercialize any approved products outside of the United States, a variety of risks associated with international operations could materially adversely affect our business, including:

 

different regulatory requirements for drug approvals in countries outside the United States; 

 

reduced protection for intellectual property rights; 

 

unexpected changes in tariffs, trade barriers and regulatory requirements; 

 

economic weakness, including inflation or political instability in particular foreign economies and markets; 

 

compliance with tax, employment, immigration and labor laws for employees living or traveling abroad; 

 

non-United States taxes, including withholding of payroll taxes;

 

foreign currency fluctuations, which could result in increased operating expenses and reduced revenue and other obligations incident to doing business in another country; 

 

workforce uncertainty in countries where labor unrest is more common than in the United States; 

 

 
 

 

production shortages resulting from any events affecting raw material supply or manufacturing capabilities abroad; and 

 

business interruptions resulting from geopolitical actions, including war and terrorism, or natural disasters including earthquakes, typhoons, floods and fires.

 

Even if we receive regulatory approval for TAM-01, we will be subject to ongoing regulatory obligations and continued regulatory review, which may result in significant additional expense, and we may be subject to penalties if we fail to comply with regulatory requirements.

 

Any regulatory approvals that we may receive for our product candidates will contain approved indicated uses, and we will be required to market any approved products in accordance with the indicated uses and our approved labeling. In addition, any regulatory approvals may contain conditions for approval or requirements for potentially costly post-marketing testing and surveillance to monitor the safety and efficacy of the product candidate. In addition, if the FDA or a comparable regulatory authority outside the United States approves our product candidate, the manufacturing processes, labeling, packaging, distribution, adverse event reporting, storage, advertising, promotion, import, export and recordkeeping for the product will be subject to extensive and ongoing regulatory requirements. These requirements include submissions of safety and other post-marketing information and reports, registration, as well as continued compliance with current good manufacturing practices, or cGMPs, Quality System Regulation, or QSR, requirements and current good clinical practices for any clinical trials that we conduct post-approval. Later discovery of previously unknown problems with a product, including adverse events of unanticipated severity or frequency, or with our third-party manufacturers or manufacturing processes, or failure to comply with regulatory requirements, may result in, among other things:

 

restrictions on the marketing or manufacturing of the product, withdrawal of the product from the market, or voluntary or mandatory product recalls; 

 

fines, warning or untitled letters or holds on clinical trials; 

 

refusal by the FDA to approve pending applications or supplements to approved applications filed, or suspension or revocation of product approvals; 

 

product seizure or detention, or refusal to permit the import or export of products; and 

 

injunctions, the imposition of civil penalties or criminal prosecution.

 

We cannot predict the likelihood, nature or extent of government regulation that may arise from future legislation or administrative action, either in the United States or abroad. Any government investigation of alleged violations of law could require us to expend significant time and resources in response and could generate negative publicity. If we are not able to maintain regulatory compliance or if we are slow or unable to adapt to changes in existing requirements or the adoption of new requirements or policies, regulatory sanctions may be applied or we may lose any marketing approval that we may have obtained, and we may not achieve or sustain profitability, which would adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Our product candidate may cause serious adverse side effects or have other properties that could delay or prevent their regulatory approval, limit the commercial profile of an approved label or result in significant negative consequences following any marketing approval.

 

It is impossible to predict when or if our product candidate will prove safe enough to receive regulatory approval. Undesirable side effects could result in a more restrictive label or the delay or denial of regulatory approval by the FDA or other comparable regulatory authority outside the United States for the affected product candidate. Additionally, if our product candidate receives marketing approval, and we or others later identify undesirable side effects caused by such product, a number of potentially significant negative consequences could result, including:

 

we may be forced to suspend the marketing of such product; 

 

regulatory authorities may withdraw their approvals of such product; 

 

regulatory authorities may require additional warnings on the label that could diminish the usage or otherwise limit the commercial success of such products; 

 

the FDA or other regulatory bodies may issue safety alerts, "Dear Healthcare Provider" letters, press releases or other communications containing warnings about such product; 

 

 
 

 

the FDA may require the establishment or modification of Risk Evaluation Mitigation Strategies, or REMS, or a comparable regulatory authority outside the United States may require the establishment or modification of a similar strategy that may, for instance, restrict distribution of our products and impose burdensome and costly implementation requirements on us; 

 

we may be required to change the way the product is administered or conduct additional clinical trials; 

 

we could be sued and held liable for harm caused to subjects or patients; 

 

we may be subject to litigation or product liability claims; and 

 

our reputation may suffer.

 

Any of these events could prevent us from achieving or maintaining market acceptance of our product candidate, if approved.

 

Product liability lawsuits against us could cause us to incur substantial liabilities and to limit commercialization of any products that we may develop.

 

We face an inherent risk of product liability exposure related to any of our future product candidates. If we cannot successfully defend ourselves against claims that our product candidates or products caused injuries, we will incur substantial liabilities. Regardless of merit or eventual outcome, liability claims may result in:

 

decreased demand for any product candidates or products that we may develop; 

 

injury to our reputation and significant negative media attention; 

 

significant costs to defend the related litigation; 

 

substantial monetary awards to patients; 

 

loss of revenue; and 

 

the inability to commercialize any products that we may develop.

 

Insurance coverage is increasingly expensive. We currently do not have any product liability or any other insurance, and may not be able to obtain and maintain insurance coverage at a reasonable cost or in an amount adequate to satisfy any liability that may arise.

 

We rely on third parties to conduct our preclinical studies and clinical trials. If these third parties do not successfully carry out their contractual duties or meet expected deadlines, we may not be able to obtain regulatory approval for our drug candidates and our business could be substantially harmed.

 

We depend upon independent investigators and contractors, such as CROs, universities and medical institutions, such as Buck Institute, to conduct our preclinical studies and clinical trials. We rely upon, and plan to continue to rely upon, such third-party entities to execute our preclinical studies and clinical trials and to monitor and manage data produced by and relating to those studies and trials. However, we may not be able to in the future establish arrangements with CROs when needed or on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all, which could negatively affect our development efforts with respect to our drug candidates and materially harm our business, operations and prospects. As a result of the use of third-party contractors, we will have only limited control over certain aspects of their activities. Nevertheless, we are responsible for ensuring that each of our studies, including each of our clinical trials, is conducted in accordance with the applicable protocol, legal and regulatory requirements as well as scientific standards, and our reliance on any third-party entity will not relieve us of our regulatory responsibilities.

 

Based on our present expectations, we and our third-party contractors will be required to comply with current cGCP for all of our drug candidates in clinical development. Regulatory authorities enforce cGCP through periodic inspections of trial sponsors, clinical investigators and trial sites. If we or any of our contractors fail to comply with applicable cGCP, the clinical data generated in the applicable trial may be deemed unreliable and the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may require us to perform additional clinical trials before approving a drug candidate for marketing, which we may not have sufficient cash or other resources to support and which would delay our ability to generate revenue from any sales of such drug candidate. Any agreements governing our relationships with outside contractors such as CROs, or Buck Institute or other contractors we may engage in the future, may provide those outside contractors with certain rights to terminate a clinical trial under specified circumstances. If such an outside contractor terminates its relationship with us during the performance of a clinical trial, we would be forced to seek an engagement with a substitute contractor, which we may not be able to do on a timely basis or on commercially reasonable terms, if at all, and the applicable clinical trial would experience delays or may not be completed.

 

 
 

 

If our contractors do not successfully carry out their contractual duties or obligations or meet expected deadlines, if they need to be replaced or if the quality or accuracy of the data they obtain is compromised due to a failure to adhere to our clinical protocols, legal and regulatory requirements or for other reasons, our clinical trials may be extended, delayed or terminated and we may not be able to obtain regulatory approval for, or successfully commercialize, the affected drug candidates. In addition, we will be unable to control whether or not they devote sufficient time and resources to our preclinical and clinical programs. These outside contractors may not assign as great a priority to our programs or pursue them as diligently as we would if we were undertaking such programs ourselves. As a result, our operations and the commercial prospects for the effected drug candidates would be harmed, our costs could increase and our ability to generate revenues could be delayed. These contractors may also have relationships with other commercial entities, some of whom may compete with us. If our contractors assist our competitors to our detriment, our competitive position would be harmed.

 

Clinical drug development involves a lengthy and expensive process with uncertain outcomes, is very difficult to design and implement, and any of our clinical trials could produce unsuccessful results or fail at any stage in the process.

 

We are still in the pre-clinical stages of our development of TAM-01 and hope to begin clinical trials by 2016. Clinical trials conducted on humans are expensive and can take many years to complete, and outcomes are inherently uncertain. Failure can occur at any time during the clinical trial process. Additionally, any positive results of preclinical studies and early clinical trials of a drug candidate may not be predictive of the results of later-stage clinical trials, such that drug candidate may reach later stages of clinical trials and fail to show the desired safety and efficacy traits despite having shown indications of those traits in preclinical studies and initial clinical trials. A number of companies in the pharmaceutical industry have suffered significant setbacks in advanced clinical trials due to lack of efficacy or adverse safety profiles, notwithstanding promising results in earlier phases of the trials. Therefore, the results of any ongoing or future clinical trials we conduct may not be successful.

 

We may experience delays in pursuing our planned clinical trials, and any planned clinical trials may not begin on time, may require redesign, may not enroll sufficient healthy volunteers or patients in a timely manner, and may not be completed on schedule, if at all.

 

Clinical trials may be delayed for a variety of reasons, including delays related to:

 

    obtaining regulatory approval to commence a trial;

 

    reaching agreement on acceptable terms with prospective CROs, and clinical trial sites, the terms of which can be subject to extensive negotiation and may vary significantly among different CROs and trial sites;

 

    obtaining institutional review board, or IRB, approval at each trial site;

 

    enrolling suitable volunteers or patients to participate in a trial;

 

    developing and validating companion diagnostics on a timely basis;

 

    changes in dosing or administration regimens;

 

    having patients complete a trial or return for post-treatment follow-up;

 

    inability to monitor patients adequately during or after treatment;

 

    clinical investigators deviating from trial protocols or dropping out of a trial;

 

    regulators instituting a clinical hold due to observed safety findings or other reasons;

 

    adding new or substituting clinical trial sites; and

 

    manufacturing sufficient quantities of drug candidate for use in clinical trials.

 

We plan to rely on CROs and clinical trial sites to ensure the proper and timely conduct of our clinical trials. Although we expect that we will have agreements in place with CROs governing their committed activities and conduct, we will have limited influence over their actual performance. As a result, we ultimately do not and will not have control over a CRO’s compliance with the terms of any agreement it may have with us, its compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, or its adherence to agreed time schedules and deadlines, and a future CRO’s failure to perform those obligations could subject any of our clinical trials to delays or failure.

 

 
 

 

Further, we may also encounter delays if a clinical trial is suspended or terminated by us, by any IRB or Ethics Committee at an institution in which such trials are being conducted, by the Data Safety Monitoring Board, or DSMB, for the trial, if applicable, or by the FDA, or other regulatory authorities. Such authorities may impose such a suspension or termination due to a number of factors, including failure to conduct the clinical trial in accordance with regulatory requirements, inspection of the clinical trial operations or trial site by the FDA or other regulatory authorities resulting in the imposition of a clinical hold, exposing participants to health risks caused by unforeseen safety issues or adverse side effects, development of previously unseen safety issues, failure to demonstrate a benefit from using a drug candidate, changes in governmental regulations or administrative actions or lack of adequate funding to continue the clinical trial. Therefore, we cannot predict with any certainty the schedule for commencement or completion of any currently ongoing, planned or future clinical trials.

 

If we experience delays in the commencement or completion of, or suspension or termination of, any clinical trial for our drug candidates, the commercial prospects of the drug candidate could be harmed, and our ability to generate product revenues from the drug candidate may be delayed or eliminated. In addition, any delays in completing our clinical trials will increase our costs, slow down our drug candidate development and approval process and jeopardize regulatory approval of our drug candidates and our ability to commence sales and generate revenues. The occurrence of any of these events could harm our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects significantly.

 

We rely and expect to continue to rely completely on third parties to formulate and manufacture our preclinical, clinical trial and post-approval drug supplies. The development and commercialization of any of our drug candidates could be stopped, delayed or made less profitable if those third parties fail to provide us with sufficient quantities of such drug supplies or fail to do so at acceptable quality levels, including in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements or contractual obligations and our operations could be harmed as a result.

 

We have no experience in drug formulation or manufacturing. We do not currently have, nor do we plan to acquire, the infrastructure or capability internally, such as our own manufacturing facilities, to manufacture our preclinical and clinical drug supplies for use in the conduct of our clinical trials or commercial quantities of any drug candidates that may obtain regulatory approval. Therefore, we lack the resources and expertise to formulate or manufacture our own drug candidates. We have entered into agreements with third-party CMOs for the clinical-stage manufacture of certain of our drug candidate. We plan to enter into agreements with one or more manufacturers to manufacture, supply, store and distribute drug supplies for our current and future clinical trials and/or commercial sales. We intend to establish or continue those relationships for the supply of our drug candidates, however, there can be no assurance that we will be able to retain those relationships on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. If we are unable to maintain those relationships, we could experience delays in our development efforts as we locate and qualify new CMOs. If our current drug candidate or any drug candidates we may develop or acquire in the future receive regulatory approval, we will rely on one or more CMOs to manufacture the commercial supply of such drugs.

 

Our reliance on a limited number of CMOs exposes us to the following risks:

 

    We may be unable to identify manufacturers on acceptable terms, or at all, because the number of potential manufacturers is limited and the FDA must approve any replacement contractor. This approval would require new testing and compliance inspections. In addition, a new manufacturer would have to be educated in, or develop substantially equivalent processes for, production of our products after receipt of FDA approval, if any.

 

    Our third-party manufacturers might be unable to formulate and manufacture our drugs in the volume and of the quality required to meet our clinical needs and commercial needs, if any.

 

    Our future contract manufacturers may not perform as contractually agreed or may not remain in the contract manufacturing business for the time required to supply our clinical trials or to successfully produce, store and distribute our products.

 

    Drug manufacturers are subject to ongoing periodic unannounced inspection by the FDA, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and corresponding state agencies to ensure strict compliance with current good manufacturing practices, or cGMP, regulations and other government regulations and corresponding foreign standards. We do not have control over third-party manufacturers’ compliance with these regulations and standards.

  

    If any third-party manufacturer makes improvements in the manufacturing process for our products, we may not own, or may have to share, the intellectual property rights to the innovation.

 

Each of these risks could delay our clinical trials, the approval, if any, of our drug candidates by the FDA or the commercialization of our drug candidates or result in higher costs or deprive us of potential product revenues.

 

We expect to have no control over the ability of our contract manufacturers to maintain adequate quality control, quality assurance and qualified personnel. If any of our contract manufacturers cannot successfully manufacture material that conforms to our specifications and the strict regulatory requirements of the FDA or other comparable foreign authorities, we would be prevented from obtaining regulatory approval for our drug candidates unless and until we engage a substitute contract manufacturer that can comply with such requirements, which we may not be able to do. Any such failure by any of our contract manufacturers would significantly impact our ability to develop, obtain regulatory approval for or market our drug candidates, if approved.

 

 
 

 

Further, we plan to rely on our manufacturers to purchase from third-party suppliers the materials necessary to produce our drug candidates for our clinical trials. We do not have, nor do we expect to enter into, any agreements for the commercial production of these raw materials, and we do not expect to have any control over the process or timing of our contract manufacturers’ acquisition of raw materials needed to produce our drug candidates. Any significant delay in the supply of a drug candidate or the raw material components thereof for an ongoing clinical trial due to a manufacturer’s need to replace a third-party supplier of raw materials could considerably delay completion of our clinical trials, product testing and potential regulatory approval of our drug candidates. Additionally, if our future manufacturers or we are unable to purchase these raw materials to commercially produce any of our drug candidates that gain regulatory approvals, the commercial launch of our drug candidates would be delayed or there would be a shortage in supply, which would impair our ability to generate revenues from the sale of our drug candidates.

 

Disagreements with respect to the commercial terms of our sales, licensing, purchase or manufacturing agreements may limit our commercial success.

 

The rights and obligations of the partners to which we may license our TAM-01 technology are governed by the licensing and collaboration agreements that we entered into with Buck Institute. In addition, our relationships with CROs and CMOs are governed by the service agreements between us and each manufacturer. Although we attempt to address the full range of possible events that may occur during the development or the manufacturing of TAM-01 drug candidate and products, unanticipated or extraordinary events may occur beyond those contemplated by said agreements. Furthermore, our business relationships with our product manufacturers and our collaborators may include assumptions, understandings or agreements that are not included in our agreements with them, or that are inaccurately or incompletely represented by their terms. In addition, key terms in such agreements may be misunderstood or contested, even when both we and the other party previously believed that we had a mutual understanding of our obligations.

 

Any differences in interpretation or misunderstandings between us and other parties may result in substantial costs and delays with respect to the development, manufacturing or sale of TAM-01 drugs, and may negatively impact our revenues and operating results. Product manufacturers may fail to produce the products and partners may fail to develop the drug candidate under the timeline or in the manner we anticipated, and results may differ from the terms upon which we had agreed. As a result, we may be unable to supply drugs of the quality or in the quantity demanded or required. We may suffer harm to our reputation in the market from missed development goals or deadlines, and may be unable to capitalize upon market opportunities as a result. Resolution of these problems may entail costly and lengthy litigation or dispute resolution procedures. In addition, there is no guarantee that we will prevail in any such dispute or, if we do prevail, that any remedy we receive, whether legal or otherwise, will adequately redress the harm we have suffered. The delays and costs associated with such disputes may themselves harm our business and reputation and limit our ability to successfully compete in the market going forward.

 

Our future success depends on our ability to retain our chief executive officer and chief financial officer and other key executives and to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel.

          

We are highly dependent on our chief executive officer, chief financial officer and the other principal members of our management team. The loss of the services of any of these people could impede the achievement of our research, development and commercialization objectives.

 

Recruiting and retaining qualified and experienced scientific, clinical, manufacturing and sales and marketing personnel will also be critical to our success. We may not be able to attract and retain these personnel on acceptable terms given the competition among numerous pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies for similar personnel. We also experience competition for the hiring of scientific and clinical personnel from universities and research institutions. In addition, we rely on consultants and advisors, including scientific and clinical advisors, to assist us in formulating our research and development and commercialization strategy. Our consultants and advisors may be employed by employers or engaged by entities other than us and may have commitments under employment, consulting or advisory contracts with other entities that may limit their availability to us.

 

Our ability to timely submit an Investigational New Drug to the FDA will depend on our ability to recruit all necessary personnel and to raise sufficient funds for such recruitment.

 

Our ability to execute on our current plan for the completion of all activities and submission of an Investigational New Drug, or IND, to the FDA will depend on our ability to recruit the necessary personnel to support our development activities. Failure to complete all hires as planned will result in significant delays in the submission of the IND, if at all. Further, our ability to hire and retain such personnel will depend on our ability to raise sufficient funds for such recruitment. Any delays in raising the necessary funds will result in recruiting delays, which in turn will delay the submission of the IND.

 

 
 

 

We expect to expand our development, regulatory and sales and marketing capabilities, and as a result, we may encounter difficulties in managing our growth, which could disrupt our operations.

 

We currently have two employees. We expect to experience significant growth in the number of our employees and the scope of our operations if we are able to successfully commercialize TAM-01, particularly in the areas of sales and marketing. To manage our anticipated future growth, we must continue to implement and improve our managerial, operational and financial systems, expand our facilities and continue to recruit and train additional qualified personnel. Due to our limited financial resources and the limited experience of our management team in managing a company with such anticipated growth, we may not be able to effectively manage the expansion of our operations or recruit and train additional qualified personnel. The physical expansion of our operations may lead to significant costs and may divert our management and business development resources. Future growth would impose significant added responsibilities on members of management, including:

 

managing our clinical trials effectively, which we anticipate being conducted at numerous clinical sites;

 

identifying, recruiting, maintaining, motivating and integrating additional employees with the expertise and experience we will require; 

 

managing our internal development efforts effectively while complying with our contractual obligations to licensors, licensees, contractors and other third parties; 

 

managing additional relationships with various strategic partners, suppliers and other third parties; 

 

improving our managerial, development, operational and finance reporting systems and procedures; and 

 

expanding our facilities.

 

Our failure to accomplish any of these tasks could prevent us from successfully growing our Company. Any inability to manage growth could delay the execution of our business plans or disrupt our operations.

 

We may expend our limited resources to pursue a particular product candidate or indication and fail to capitalize on our product candidate or indications that may be more profitable or for which there is a greater likelihood of success.

 

Because we have limited financial and management resources, we focus on a limited number of research programs and product candidates and are currently focused principally on TAM-01. As a result, we may forego or delay pursuit of opportunities with other product candidates or for other indications that later prove to have greater commercial potential. Our resource allocation decisions may cause us to fail to capitalize on viable commercial drugs or profitable market opportunities. Our spending on current and future research and development programs and product candidates for specific indications may not yield any commercially viable drugs. If we do not accurately evaluate the commercial potential or target market for a particular product candidate, we may relinquish valuable rights to that product candidate through future collaboration, licensing or other arrangements in cases in which it would have been more advantageous for us to retain sole development and commercialization rights.

 

Guidelines and recommendations published by various organizations can reduce the use of our product candidate.

          

Government agencies promulgate regulations and guidelines directly applicable to us and to our product candidate. In addition, professional societies, practice management groups, private health and science foundations and organizations involved in various diseases from time to time may also publish guidelines or recommendations to the healthcare and patient communities. Recommendations of government agencies or these other groups or organizations may relate to such matters as usage, dosage, route of administration and use of therapies. Recommendations or guidelines suggesting the reduced use of our product candidate or the use of competitive or alternative products as the standard of care to be followed by patients and healthcare providers could result in decreased use of our product candidate.

 

We have incurred significant losses since our inception and anticipate that we will continue to incur significant losses for the foreseeable future.

 

We are a development stage company with limited operating history. To date, we have focused primarily on developing our lead product candidate, TAM-01. Our product candidate will require substantial additional development time and resources before we would be able to apply for or receive regulatory approvals and begin generating revenue from product sales. We have incurred cumulative net loss from inception (August 13, 2014) to June 30, 2015 of $1,206,137.

 

We have devoted most of our financial resources to product and technology development. To date, we have financed our operations primarily through the sale of equity securities. The size of our future net losses will depend, in part, on the rate of future expenditures and our ability to generate revenue. To date, our product candidate has not been commercialized, and if our product candidate is not successfully developed or commercialized, or if revenue is insufficient following marketing approval, we will not achieve profitability and our business may fail. Even if we successfully obtain regulatory approval to market our product candidate in the United States, our revenue is also dependent upon the size of the markets outside of the United States, as well as our ability to obtain market approval and achieve commercial success inside and outside the United States.

 

 
 

 

We expect to continue to incur substantial and increased expenses as we expand our development activities. We also expect an increase in our expenses associated with creating additional infrastructure to support operations as a public company. As a result of the foregoing, we expect to continue to incur significant and increasing losses and negative cash flows for the foreseeable future.

 

We have never generated any revenue and may never be profitable.

 

Our ability to generate revenue and achieve profitability depends on our ability, alone or with collaborators, to successfully complete the development of, obtain the necessary regulatory approvals for, and commercialize our product candidate. We do not anticipate generating revenue from sales of our product candidate for the foreseeable future, if ever. Our ability to generate future revenue from product sales depends heavily on our success in:

 

completing development of TAM-01;

 

obtaining regulatory approval for TAM-01; and

 

launching and commercializing our product candidate for which we receive regulatory approval, either by building our own targeted sales force or by collaborating with third parties.

 

Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with pharmaceutical product development, we are unable to predict the timing or amount of increased expenses, when, or if, we will begin to generate revenue from product sales, or when, or if, we will be able to achieve or maintain profitability. In addition, our expenses could increase beyond expectations if we are required by the FDA or other regulatory authority to perform studies in addition to those that we currently anticipate.

 

Even if our product candidate is approved for commercial sale, to the extent we do not engage a third party collaborator, we anticipate incurring significant costs associated with commercializing any approved product candidate. Even if we are able to generate revenue from the sale of any approved products, we may not become profitable and may need to obtain additional funding to continue operations.

 

If we fail to obtain additional financing, we would be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate our product development programs.

 

Developing pharmaceutical products is expensive. As of June 30, 2015, we had cash and cash equivalents of $21,980. As such, we will need additional financing in order to execute our plans. Attempting to secure financing will divert our management from day-to-day activities, which may adversely affect our ability to develop and commercialize our product candidates. In addition, we cannot guarantee that any financing will be available in sufficient amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. If we are unable to raise additional capital when required or on acceptable terms, we may be required to:

 

significantly delay, scale back or discontinue the development or commercialization of our product candidates; 

 

seek corporate partners for our product candidates at an earlier stage than otherwise would be desirable or on terms that are less favorable than might otherwise be available; 

 

relinquish or license on unfavorable terms, our rights to technologies or product candidates that we otherwise would seek to develop or commercialize ourselves; or 

 

significantly curtail, or cease, operations.

 

If we are unable to raise additional capital in sufficient amounts or on terms acceptable to us, we will be prevented from pursuing development and commercialization efforts, which will have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and prospects.

 

There could be an adverse change or increase in the laws and/or regulations governing our business.

 

We and our operating subsidiary are subject to various laws and regulations in different jurisdictions, and the interpretation and enforcement of laws and regulations are subject to change. We are also subject to different tax regulations in each of the jurisdictions where we conduct our business or where our management or the management of our operating subsidiary is located. We expect the scope and extent of regulation in the jurisdictions in which we conduct our business, or where our management or the management of our operating subsidiary is located, as well as regulatory oversight and supervision, to generally continue to increase. There can be no assurance that future regulatory, judicial and legislative changes in any jurisdiction will not have a material adverse effect on us or hinder us in the operation of its business.

 

 
 

 

Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property

 

If we are unable to obtain or protect intellectual property rights related to our product candidates, we may not be able to compete effectively in our market.

 

While we intend to apply for patent protection with respect to our product candidates, the strength of patents in the life sciences field involves complex legal and scientific questions and can be uncertain. Patent applications may fail to result in issued patents with claims that cover the products in the United States or in other countries. If this were to occur, early generic competition could be expected against product candidates in development. There is also no assurance that all of the potentially relevant prior art relating to a patent application, which can invalidate a patent or prevent a patent from issuing based on a pending patent application, will be found.

 

Even if patents do successfully issue, third parties may challenge their validity, enforceability or scope, which may result in such patents being narrowed or invalidated, which could adversely affect our ability to establish market share or successfully execute our business strategy to increase sales of our products and would negatively impact our financial condition and results of operations, including causing a significant decrease in our revenues and cash flows.

 

Furthermore, patents and patent applications may not adequately protect our intellectual property, provide exclusivity for our product candidates or prevent others from designing around our patent claims. If a patent application fails to issue or if the breadth or strength of protection of a patent or patent application is threatened, competitors could directly compete against our products and we would have no recourse. We cannot offer any assurances about which, if any, patents will issue or whether any issued patents will be found valid and enforceable or will be unthreatened by third parties or will offer adequate coverage of our products. Further, if we encounter delays in regulatory approvals, the period of time during which we could market a product candidate could be reduced. Since patent applications in the United States and most other countries are confidential for a period of time after filing, and some remain so until issued, we cannot be certain that we were the first to file or invent any patent application. Furthermore, if a third party has filed such patent application, an interference proceeding in the United States can be provoked by such third party or instituted by us to determine who was the first to invent any of the subject matter covered by the patent claims of our applications. In the United States, the natural expiration of a maintained patent is generally 20 years after it is filed. Various extensions may be available; however the life of a patent, and the protection it affords, is limited. Once the patent life has expired, we may be open to competition from competitors that will be able to freely use our technology described in our expired patent(s).

 

In addition to the protection afforded by patents, we rely on trade secret protection and confidentiality agreements to protect proprietary know-how that is not patentable or which we elect not to patent, processes for which patents are difficult to enforce and any other elements of our development processes that involve proprietary know-how, information or technology that is not covered by patents. Although we expect all of our employees to assign their inventions to us, and all of our employees, consultants, advisors and any third parties who have access to our proprietary know-how, information or technology to enter into confidentiality agreements, we cannot provide any assurances that all such agreements have been duly executed or that our trade secrets and other confidential proprietary information will not be disclosed or that competitors will not otherwise gain access to our trade secrets or independently develop substantially equivalent information and techniques. We also seek to preserve the integrity and confidentiality of our data and trade secrets by maintaining physical security of our premises and physical and electronic security of our information technology systems. While we have confidence in these individuals, organizations and systems, agreements or security measures may be breached, and we may not have adequate remedies for any breach. If the steps taken to maintain our trade secrets are deemed inadequate, we may have insufficient recourse against third parties for misappropriating the trade secret. In addition, our competitors may independently discover our trade secrets and proprietary information. For example, the FDA, as part of its Transparency Initiative, is currently considering whether to make additional information publicly available on a routine basis, including information that we may consider to be trade secrets or other proprietary information, and it is not clear at the present time how the FDA's disclosure policies may change in the future, if at all.

 

Changes in either the patent laws or interpretations of the patent laws in the United States and other countries may diminish the value of our intellectual property or narrow the scope of our patent protection. For example, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, or the Leahy-Smith Act, which was signed into law in September 2011, includes a number of significant changes to United States patent law. These include changes in the way patent applications will be prosecuted and may also affect patent litigation. The United States Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO, has developed new and generally untested regulations and procedures to govern the full implementation of the Leahy-Smith Act, and many of the substantive changes to patent law associated with the Leahy-Smith Act, and in particular, the first to file provisions, only became effective in March 2013. The Leahy-Smith Act has also introduced procedures making it easier for third parties to challenge issued patents, as well as to intervene in the prosecution of patent applications. Finally, the Leahy-Smith Act contains new statutory provisions that require the USPTO to issue new regulations for their implementation and it may take the courts years to interpret the provisions of the new statute. Accordingly, it is not clear what, if any, impact the Leahy-Smith Act will have on the cost of prosecuting our patent applications, our ability to obtain patents based on our patent applications and our ability to enforce or defend our issued patents. An inability to obtain, enforce and defend patents covering our proprietary technologies would materially and adversely affect our business prospects and financial condition.

 

 
 

 

We may not be able to protect our intellectual property rights throughout the world.

 

Filing, prosecuting and defending patents on product candidates in all countries throughout the world would be prohibitively expensive, and our intellectual property rights in some countries outside the United States may be less extensive than those in the United States. Further, the laws of some foreign countries do not tend to protect proprietary rights to the same extent or in the same manner as the laws of the United States. Consequently, we may not be able to prevent third parties from practicing our inventions in all countries outside the United States, or from selling or importing products made using our inventions in and into the United States or other jurisdictions. Competitors may use our technologies in jurisdictions where we have not obtained patent protection to develop their own products and further, may export otherwise infringing products to territories where we have patent protection, but enforcement may not be as strong as that in the United States. These products may compete with our products and our patents or other intellectual property rights may not be effective or sufficient to prevent them from competing. As a result, we may encounter significant problems in protecting and defending our intellectual property both in the United States and abroad. For example, if the issuance to us, in a given country, of a patent covering an invention is not followed by the issuance, in other countries, of patents covering the same invention, or if any judicial interpretation of the validity, enforceability, or scope of the claims in, or the written description or enablement in, a patent issued in one country is not similar to the interpretation given to the corresponding patent issued in another country, our ability to protect our intellectual property in those countries may be limited. Changes in either patent laws or in interpretations of patent laws in the United States and other countries may materially diminish the value of our intellectual property or narrow the scope of our patent protection. We may be unable to prevent material disclosure of the non-patented intellectual property related to our technologies to third parties, and there is no guarantee that we will have any such enforceable trade secret protection, and therefore we may not be able to establish or maintain a competitive advantage in our market, which could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

Further, many companies have encountered significant problems in protecting and defending intellectual property rights in foreign jurisdictions. The legal systems of certain countries, particularly certain developing countries, do not tend to favor the enforcement of patents, trade secrets and other intellectual property protection, particularly those relating to biotechnology products, which could make it difficult for us to stop the infringement of our patents or marketing of competing products in violation of our proprietary rights generally. Proceedings to enforce our patent rights in foreign jurisdictions could result in substantial costs and divert our efforts and attention from other aspects of our business, could put our patents at risk of being invalidated or interpreted narrowly and our patent applications at risk of not issuing and could provoke third parties to assert claims against us. We may not prevail in any lawsuits that we initiate and the damages or other remedies awarded, if any, may not be commercially meaningful. Accordingly, our efforts to enforce our intellectual property rights around the world may be inadequate to obtain a significant commercial advantage from the intellectual property that we develop or license.

 

If we breach any of the agreements under which we license from third parties the intellectual property rights or commercialization rights to our drug candidate, particularly our license agreement with Buck Institute, we could lose license rights that are important to our business and our operations could be materially harmed.

 

Under the Buck Institute License Agreement, we license significant intellectual property related to TAM-01 from Buck Institute. Under the terms of the agreement, Buck Institute assigns to us certain assets, materials and records resulting from the research. We retain rights to inventions made by our employees, and Buck Institute assigns to us all inventions made under the agreement jointly by our employees and Buck Institute personnel, provided that our employees have made a certain inventive contribution. With respect to all other inventions made in the course of the research, Buck Institute grants to us worldwide exclusive license rights under patents and patent applications claiming such inventions. Buck Institute retains rights to practice these inventions for research and teaching purposes. We bear the costs of filing, prosecution and maintenance of patents assigned or licensed to us under the agreement.

 

As consideration for the assignments and licenses we are obliged to pay to Buck Institute milestone payments on development of our proprietary products claimed by patents assigned or licensed to us by Buck Institute. We also are obliged to pay low single-digit royalties, including annual minimum royalties, on sales of such products. Should we grant licenses or sublicenses to those patents to third parties, we are obliged to pay to Buck Institute certain undisclosed variable fees as a function of out-licensing revenues, or the Out-License Fee, where such Out-License Fees are creditable against annual license payments to Buck Institute. Our payment obligations are reduced by our proportionate contribution to a joint invention. Payment obligations terminate on expiration or annulment of the last patent covered by the agreement.

 

In addition to the Buck Institute License Agreement, we may seek to enter into additional agreements with other third parties in the future granting similar license rights with respect to other potential drug candidates. If we fail to comply with any of the conditions or obligations or otherwise breach the terms of our license agreement with Buck Institute, or any future license agreement we may enter on which our business or drug candidates are dependent, Buck Institute or other licensors may have the right to terminate the applicable agreement in whole or in part and thereby extinguish our rights to the licensed technology and intellectual property and/or any rights we have acquired to develop and commercialize certain drug candidates, including, with respect to our license agreement with Buck Institute, our TAM-01 drug therapies. Under the Buck Institute License Agreement, we can terminate the licenses to any or all licensed patents upon specified advance notice to Buck Institute. Buck Institute may terminate the license provisions of the agreement only for cause. Termination of the agreement does not terminate our rights in patents assigned to us but would terminate our rights to patents licensed to us under the agreement. The loss of the rights licensed to us under our license agreement with Buck Institute, or any future license agreement that we may enter granting us rights on which our business or drug candidates are dependent, would eliminate our ability to further develop the applicable drug candidates and would materially harm our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

 

 
 

 

Claims that we infringe the intellectual property rights of others may prevent or delay our drug discovery and development efforts.

 

Our research, development and commercialization activities, as well as any drug candidates or products resulting from those activities, may infringe or be accused of infringing a patent or other form of intellectual property under which we do not hold a license or other rights. Third parties may assert that we are employing their proprietary technology without authorization.

 

There may be third-party patents of which we are currently unaware with claims that cover the use or manufacture of our drug candidates. Because patent applications can take many years to issue, there may be currently pending patent applications that may later result in issued patents that our drug candidates may infringe. In addition, third parties may obtain patents in the future and claim that use of our drug candidates infringes upon these patents. If our activities or drug candidates infringe the patents or other intellectual property rights of third parties, the holders of such intellectual property rights may be able to block our ability to commercialize such drug candidates unless we obtain a license under the intellectual property rights or until any applicable patents expire or are determined to be invalid or unenforceable.

 

Defense of any intellectual property infringement claims against us, regardless of their merit, would involve substantial litigation expense and would be a significant diversion of resources from our business. In the event of a successful claim of infringement against us, we may have to pay substantial damages, obtain one or more licenses from third parties, limit our business to avoid the infringing activities, pay royalties and/or redesign our infringing drug candidates or alter related formulations, processes, methods or other technologies, any or all of which may be impossible or require substantial time and monetary expenditure. Further, if we were to seek a license from the third party holder of any applicable intellectual property rights, we may not be able to obtain the applicable license rights when needed or on reasonable terms, or at all. Some of our competitors may be able to sustain the costs of complex patent litigation or proceeding more effectively than us because they have substantially greater resources. The occurrence of any of the above events could prevent us from continuing to develop and commercialize one or more of our drug candidates and our business could materially suffer.

 

We may desire to, or be forced to, seek additional licenses to use intellectual property owned by third parties, and such licenses may not be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all.

 

In addition to Buck Institute, other third parties may also hold intellectual property, including patent rights, that are important or necessary to the development of our drug candidate, in which case we would need to obtain a license from that third party or develop a different formulation of the product that does not infringe upon the applicable intellectual property, which may not be possible. Additionally, we may identify drug candidates that we believe are promising and whose development and other intellectual property rights are held by third parties. In such a case, we may desire to seek a license to pursue the development of those drug candidates. Any license that we may desire to obtain or that we may be forced to pursue may not be available when needed on commercially reasonable terms or at all. Any inability to secure a license that we need or desire could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and prospects.

 

The patent protection covering our drug candidate may be dependent on third parties, who may not effectively maintain that protection.

 

While we expect that we will seek to gain the right to fully prosecute any patents covering our drug candidate we may in-license from third-party owners, it is possible that the platform technology patents that cover our drug candidate remain controlled by our licensors. Similarly, some of our future licensing partners may retain the right, or may seek the rights, to prosecute patents covering the drug candidates we license to them and we may grant such rights to those partners for business reasons. If such third parties fail to appropriately maintain that patent protection, we may not be able to prevent competitors from developing and selling competing products and our ability to generate revenue from any commercialization of the affected drug candidates may suffer.

 

We may be involved in lawsuits to protect or enforce our patents or the patents of our licensors, which could be expensive, time-consuming and unsuccessful.

 

Competitors may infringe our patents or the patents of our current or potential licensors. To attempt to stop infringement or unauthorized use, we may need to file infringement claims, which can be expensive and time-consuming and distract management.

 

If we pursue any infringement proceeding, a court may decide that a patent of ours or our licensors is not valid or is unenforceable, or may refuse to stop the other party from using the relevant technology on the grounds that our patents do not cover the technology in question. Further, the legal systems of certain countries, particularly certain developing countries, do not favor the enforcement of patents, which could reduce the likelihood of success of, or the amount of damages that could be awarded resulting from, any infringement proceeding we pursue in any such jurisdiction. An adverse result in any infringement litigation or defense proceedings could put one or more of our patents at risk of being invalidated, held unenforceable, or interpreted narrowly and could put our patent applications at risk of not issuing, which could limit the ability of our drug candidates to compete in those jurisdictions.

 

 
 

 

Interference proceedings provoked by third parties or brought by the USPTO or at its foreign counterparts to determine the priority of inventions with respect to our patents or patent applications or those of our licensors. An unfavorable outcome could require us to cease using the related technology or to attempt to license rights to use it from the prevailing party. Our business could be harmed if the prevailing party does not offer us a license on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.

 

Litigation or interference proceedings may fail and, even if successful, may result in substantial costs and distract our management and other employees.

 

Risks Related to an Investment in Our Securities

 

We are an “emerging growth company” and we cannot be certain if the reduced reporting requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our common stock less attractive to investors.

          

We are an "emerging growth company," as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or the JOBS Act, which was enacted in April 2012. For as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We could be an emerging growth company for up to five years, although circumstances could cause us to lose that status earlier. We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of our initial public offering, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.0 billion or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means, among other things, that the market value of our common stock that are held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the prior June 30th and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period.

 

Under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies can delay adopting new or revised accounting standards issued subsequent to the enactment of the JOBS Act until such time as those standards apply to private companies. We have irrevocably elected not to avail ourselves of this exemption from new or revised accounting standards and, therefore, will be subject to the same new or revised accounting standards as other public companies that are not emerging growth companies.

 

We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive because we may rely on these reduced requirements. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our share price may be more volatile.

 

Our limited operating history makes evaluating our business and future prospects difficult, and may increase the risk of any investment in our common stock.

 

Our operations to date have been limited to developing TAM-01. In addition, as an early stage company, we have limited experience and have not yet demonstrated an ability to successfully overcome many of the risks and uncertainties frequently encountered by companies in new and rapidly evolving fields, particularly in the pharmaceutical area. Nor have we demonstrated an ability to obtain regulatory approval for or to commercialize a product candidate. Consequently, any predictions about our future performance may not be as accurate as they could be if we had a history of successfully developing and commercializing a significant number of pharmaceutical products.

 

Our common stock has limited liquidity.

 

Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) and OTC Pink Market. OTCBB and OTC Pink securities are not listed or traded on the floor of an organized national or regional stock exchange. Instead, OTCBB and OTC Pink securities transactions are conducted through a telephone and computer network connecting dealers in stocks. OTCBB and OTC Pink issuers are traditionally smaller companies that do not meet the financial and other listing requirements of a regional or national stock exchange. As such, our securities are thinly traded compared to larger more widely known companies in the same industry. Thinly traded common stock can be more volatile than stock trading in an active public market. We cannot predict the extent to which an active public market for our common stock will develop or be sustained. In addition, there is no assurance that trading in the Company's common stock will continue on the OTCBB and OTC Pink Market or on any other securities exchange or quotation medium.

 

 
 

 

Our stock is categorized as a penny stock.  Trading of our stock may be restricted by the SEC’s penny stock regulations which may limit a shareholder’s ability to buy and sell our stock.

 

Our stock is categorized as a penny stock. The SEC has adopted Rule 15g-9 which generally defines “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Our securities are covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the SEC which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer’s confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these rules; the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules.  Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest in and limit the marketability of our common stock.

 

FINRA sales practice requirements may also limit a shareholder’s ability to buy and sell our stock.

 

In addition to the “penny stock” rules described above, FINRA has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock and have an adverse effect on the market for our shares.

 

To date, we have not paid any cash dividends and no cash dividends will be paid in the foreseeable future.

 

We do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future and we may not have sufficient funds legally available to pay dividends.  Even if the funds are legally available for distribution, we may nevertheless decide not to pay any dividends.  We presently intend to retain all earnings for our operations.

 

Our common shares are not currently traded with any volume, and you may be unable to sell at or near ask prices or at all if you need to sell or liquidate a substantial number of shares at one time.

 

We cannot predict the extent to which an active public market for our common stock will develop or be sustained.  

 

Our common shares are currently quoted, but currently with no volume, based on quotations on the OTCBB and OTC Pink Market, meaning that the number of persons interested in purchasing our common shares at or near bid prices at any given time may be relatively small or non-existent.  This situation is attributable to a number of factors, including the fact that we are a small company which is still relatively unknown to stock analysts, stock brokers, institutional investors and others in the investment community that generate or influence sales volume, and that even if we came to the attention of such persons, they tend to be risk-averse and would be reluctant to follow an unproven company such as ours or purchase or recommend the purchase of our shares until such time as we became more seasoned and viable.  As a consequence, there may be periods of several days or more when trading activity in our shares is minimal or non-existent, as compared to a seasoned issuer which has a large and steady volume of trading activity that will generally support continuous sales without an adverse effect on share price.  We cannot give you any assurance that a broader or more active public trading market for our common stock will develop or be sustained, or that trading levels will be sustained.

 

Shareholders should be aware that, according to SEC Release No. 34-29093, the market for “penny stocks” has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse.  Such patterns include (1) control of the market for the security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer; (2) manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading press releases; (3) boiler room practices involving high-pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by inexperienced sales persons; (4) excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differential and markups by selling broker-dealers; and (5) the wholesale dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired level, along with the resulting inevitable collapse of those prices and with consequent investor losses.  Our management is aware of the abuses that have occurred historically in the penny stock market.  Although we do not expect to be in a position to dictate the behavior of the market or of broker-dealers who participate in the market, management will strive within the confines of practical limitations to prevent the described patterns from being established with respect to our securities. The occurrence of these patterns or practices could increase the future volatility of our share price.

 

 
 

 

Our corporate actions are substantially controlled by our principal shareholders and affiliated entities.

 

Immediately after the closing of the Exchange Agreement, our principal shareholders, which includes our officers and directors, own approximately 36% of our outstanding shares of common stock. These shareholders, acting individually or as a group, could exert substantial influence over matters such as electing directors and approving mergers or other business combination transactions.  In addition, because of the percentage of ownership and voting concentration in these principal shareholders and their affiliated entities, elections of our Board will generally be within the control of these shareholders and their affiliated entities. While all of our shareholders are entitled to vote on matters submitted to our shareholders for approval, the concentration of shares and voting control presently lies with these principal shareholders and their affiliated entities. As such, it would be difficult for shareholders to propose and have approved proposals not supported by management. There can be no assurances that matters voted upon by our officers and directors in their capacity as shareholders will be viewed favorably by all of our shareholders.

 

The elimination of monetary liability against our directors, officers and employees under Nevada law and the existence of indemnification rights to our directors, officers and employees may result in substantial expenditures by our company and may discourage lawsuits against our directors, officers and employees.

 

Our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, contain a provision permitting us to eliminate the liability of our directors for monetary damages to our company and shareholders to the extent provided by Nevada law. We may also have contractual indemnification obligations under our employment agreements with our officers. The foregoing indemnification obligations could result in our company incurring substantial expenditures to cover the cost of settlement or damage awards against directors and officers, which we may be unable to recoup.  These provisions and resultant costs may also discourage our company from bringing a lawsuit against directors and officers for breaches of their fiduciary duties, and may similarly discourage the filing of derivative litigation by our shareholders against our directors and officers even though such actions, if successful, might otherwise benefit our company and shareholders.

 

Legislative actions, higher insurance costs and potential new accounting pronouncements may impact our future financial position and results of operations.

 

There have been regulatory changes, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and there may potentially be new accounting pronouncements or additional regulatory rulings that will have an impact on our future financial position and results of operations. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other rule changes as well as proposed legislative initiatives following the Enron bankruptcy are likely to increase general and administrative costs and expenses. In addition, insurers are likely to increase premiums as a result of high claims rates over the past several years, which we expect will increase our premiums for insurance policies. Further, there could be changes in certain accounting rules.  These and other potential changes could materially increase the expenses we report under generally accepted accounting principles, and adversely affect our operating results.

 

We may have material liabilities that were not discovered before, and have not been discovered since, the closing of the Exchange Agreement.

 

As a result of the Share Exchange, the former business plan and management of the registrant, previously known as “TabacaleraYsidron, Inc.”, have been abandoned and replaced with the business and management team of Mount Tam. Prior to the Share Exchange, there were no relationships or other connections among the businesses or individuals associated with those two entities. As a result, we may have material liabilities based on activities before the Share Exchange that have not been discovered or asserted. We could experience losses as a result of any such undisclosed liabilities that are discovered in the future, which could materially harm our business and financial condition. Although the agreements entered into in connection with the Share Exchange contains customary representations and warranties from the registrant concerning its assets, liabilities, financial condition and affairs, there may be limited or no recourse against the registrant’s pre-Share Exchange shareholders or principals in the event those representations prove to be untrue. As a result, our current and future shareholders will bear some, or all, of the risks relating to any such unknown or undisclosed liabilities.

 

We may be exposed to additional risks as a result of “going public” by means of a reverse acquisition transaction.

 

We may be exposed to additional risks because the business of Mount Tam has become a public company through a “reverse acquisition” transaction. There has been increased focus by government agencies on transactions such as the Share Exchange in recent years, and we may be subject to increased scrutiny by the SEC and other government agencies and holders of our securities as a result of the completion of that transaction. Further, as a result of our existence as a “shell company” under applicable rules of the SEC prior to the closing of the Exchange Agreement on August 13, 2015, we are subject to certain restrictions and limitations for certain specified periods of time relating to potential future issuances of our securities and compliance with applicable SEC rules and regulations. Additionally, our “going public” by means of a reverse acquisition transaction may make it more difficult for us to obtain coverage from securities analysts of major brokerage firms following the Share Exchange because there may be little incentive to those brokerage firms to recommend the purchase of our common stock. Further, investment banks may be less likely to agree to underwrite secondary offerings on our behalf than they might if we became a public reporting company by means of an initial public offering, because they may be less familiar with our company as a result of more limited coverage by analysts and the media, and because we became public at an early stage in our development. The failure to receive research coverage or support in the market for our shares will have an adverse effect on our ability to develop a liquid market for our common stock. The occurrence of any such event could cause our business or stock price to suffer.

 

 
 

 

If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent material misstatements.

 

The SEC, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, adopted rules requiring every public company to include a management report on such company’s internal controls over financial reporting in its annual report, which contains management’s assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting.  Our management may conclude that our internal controls over our financial reporting are not effective.  Moreover, even if our management concludes that our internal controls over financial reporting are effective, our independent registered public accounting firm may issue a report that is qualified if it is not satisfied with our controls or the level at which our controls are documented, designed, operated or reviewed.  Our reporting obligations as a public company will place a significant strain on our management, operational and financial resources and systems for the foreseeable future.  Effective internal controls, particularly those related to sales revenue recognition, are necessary for us to produce reliable financial reports and are important to help prevent material misstatements, or in certain extreme cases, fraud.  As a result, our failure to achieve and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting could result in the loss of investor confidence in the reliability of our financial statements, which in turn could harm our business and negatively impact the trading price of our stock. Furthermore, we anticipate that we will incur considerable costs and use significant management time and other resources in an effort to comply with Section 404 and other requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition of Mount Tam for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of Mount Tam, and the notes to those financial statements that are included elsewhere in this Form 8-K. This discussion includes forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as Mount Tam’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those set forth under the Risk Factors and Business sections in this Form 8-K. Words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” and similar expressions are used to identify forward-looking statements.

 

Overview

 

We are a development stage company and are primarily engaged in the development of bio-pharmaceuticals to treat autoimmune diseases. We intend to optimize and bring to market a portfolio of leading products focused on improving the health and well being of millions of people who have been affected by autoimmune diseases. To that end, we have formed a strategic partnership with Buck Institute, an independent research facility focused on understanding the connection between aging and chronic disease. As part of the partnership, we have signed an exclusive worldwide licensing and collaboration agreement with Buck Institute that includes many of Buck Institute’s intangible research and development assets in the area of autoimmune disorders. The initial focus of the our research and development efforts will be a pre-clinical stage compound for the treatment and diagnosis of SLE, a common form of lupus.

 

Results of Operations

 

Three months ended June 30, 2015

 

Operating Expenses

 

We incurred operating expenses of $422,769 during the three months ended June 30, 2015. Our operating expenses included research and development expenses in the amount of $116,922, and general and administrative expenses in the amount of $305,847.

 

Other Expense

 

Other expense totaled $2,493 during the three months ended June 30, 2015, due to interest owed on convertible notes used to finance our operations.

 

Net Loss

 

As a result of the foregoing, during the three months ended June 30, 2015, we recorded a net loss of $425,262.

 

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 2015

 

Operating Expenses

 

We incurred operating expenses of $944,678 during the six months ended June 30, 2015. Our operating expenses included research and development expenses in the amount of $412,244, and general and administrative expenses in the amount of $532,433.

 

Other Expense

 

Other expense totaled $3,655 during the six months ended June 30, 2015, due to interest owed on convertible notes used to finance our operations.

 

Net Loss

 

As a result of the foregoing, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, we recorded a net loss of $948,332.

 

From August 13, 2014 to December 31, 2014

 

Operating Expenses

 

We incurred operating expenses of $257,035 during the period from August 13, 2014 to December 31, 2014. Our operating expenses included legal fees in the amount of $189,473, consulting fees in the amount of $30,000, and wages and related expenses in the amount of $29,992.

 

Other Expense

 

Other expense totaled $770 during the period from August 13, 2014 to December 31, 2014, due to interest owed on convertible notes used to finance our operations.

 

Net Loss

 

As a result of the foregoing, during the period from August 13, 2014 to December 31, 2014, we recorded a net loss of $257,805.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We had cash and equivalents of $21,980 at June 30, 2015.

 

Operating Activities

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, we used $875,697 of cash in operating activities. Non-cash adjustments included $19,457 related to stock based compensation, and net change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $53,179.

 

During the period from August 13, 2014 to December 31, 2014, we used $103,178 of cash in operating activities. Non-cash adjustments included $826 related to stock based compensation, and net change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $153,800.

 

Financing Activities

 

Financing activities provided $896,796 to us during the six months ended June 30, 2015. We received $896,791 in net proceeds from loans, and $5 in proceeds from issuance of common stock. As of June 30, 2015, we had an accumulated deficit of $1,206,137.

 

Financing activities provided $104,059 to us during the period from August 13, 2014 to December 31, 2014. We received $103,209 in net proceeds from loans, and $850 in proceeds from issuance of common stock. As of December 31, 2014, we had an accumulated deficit of $257,805.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements as of June 30, 2015 have been prepared in accordance with the U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim financial statements include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2015, the Company’s results of operation, changes in stockholders’ deficit and the cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The December 31, 2014 condensed balance sheet data was derived from the audited financial statements included in this Form 8-K for the period starting from August 13, 2014 and ending December 31, 2014.

 

Results for the six months ended June 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2015 or any other future period.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

 

 

 

Management makes estimates that affect certain accounts including deferred income tax assets, accrued expenses, fair value of equity instruments and reserves for any other commitments or contingencies. Any adjustments applied to estimates are recognized in the period in which such adjustments are determined.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company utilizes Financial Accounting Standards Board (“ FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Subtopic (“ ASC”) 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is “more likely-than-not” that a deferred tax asset will not be realized.

 

The Company generated a deferred tax asset through net operating loss carry-forward. However, a valuation allowance of 100% has been established due to the uncertainty of the Company’s realization of the net operating loss carry forward prior to its expiration.

 

Research and development costs

 

The Company follows ASC 730-10, “Research and Development,” in which research and development costs are charged to the statement of operations as incurred. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 the Company incurred $116,922 and $412,244, respectively, of expenses related to research and development cost.

 

Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

 

The Company computes earnings per share under ASC 260-10, “Earnings Per Share.” Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to the common stockholders (the numerator) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding (the denominator) during the reporting periods. Diluted loss per share is computed by increasing the denominator by the weighted average number of additional shares that could have been outstanding from securities convertible into common stock (using the “treasury stock” method), unless their effect on net loss per share is anti-dilutive. There were 2,435,000 potentially dilutive shares, which include outstanding common stock options and convertible debenture, for the six months ended June 30, 2015. 

  

The potential shares, which are excluded from the determination of basic and diluted net loss per share as their effect is anti-dilutive, are as follows:

 

    June 30, 2015     December 31, 2014  
Options to purchase common stock     435,000       300,000  
Convertible notes     2,000,000       106,418  
Potential equivalent shares excluded     2,435,000       406,418  

 

Accounts Payable

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses include the following as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

 

    June 30, 2015     December 31, 2014  
Accounts payable   $

212,939

    $ 111,294  
Accrued legal fees     18,417       32,470  
Accrued salary     -       29,167  
Other current liabilities     4,524       870  
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses   $

235,880

    $ 173,801  

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

The Company measures and discloses the fair value of assets and liabilities required to be carried at fair value in accordance with ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”). ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and enhances fair value measurement disclosure.

 

 

 

 

ASC 825 defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, such as inherent risk, transfer restrictions, and risk of nonperformance. ASC 825 establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 825 establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1 - Quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets to which we have access at the measurement date.

 

Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

 

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

 

The determination of where assets and liabilities fall within this hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company has determined that there we no assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

 

Share-based Compensation

 

The Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which is approved by its board of directors, permits the grant of share options and shares to its employees and consultants for up to 1 million shares of common stock. The Company records share-based compensation in accordance with the provisions of the Share-based Compensation Topic of the FASB Codification. The guidance requires the use of option-pricing models that require the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the option’s expected life and the price volatility of the underlying stock. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model, and the resulting charge is expensed using the straight-line attribution method over the vesting period. The Company has elected to use the calculated value method to account for the options it issued in 2014. A nonpublic entity that is unable to estimate the expected volatility of the price of its underlying share may measure awards based on a “calculated value,” which substitutes the volatility of appropriate public companies (representative of the Company’s size and industry) as a bench mark for the volatility of the entity’s own share price. Currently, there is no active market for the Company’s common stock. The Company has used the historical closing values of these companies to estimate volatility, which was calculated to be 127%. Option awards are generally granted with an exercise price equal to the fair value of the Company's stock at the date of grant; those option awards generally vest based on 1 year of continuous service and have 10-year contractual terms. 

 

Stock compensation expense recognized during the period is based on the value of share-based awards that were expected to vest during the period adjusted for estimated forfeitures. The estimated fair value of grants of stock options and warrants to non-employees of the Company is charged to expense, if applicable, in the financial statements. These options vest in the same manner as the employee options granted under each of the option plans as described above.

 

Going Concern

 

The Company’s financial statements are prepared using U.S. GAAP applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has no significant operating history and had a cumulative net loss from inception (August 13, 2014) to June 30, 2015 of $1,206,137. The Company has a working capital deficit of $1,185,000 as of June 30, 2015. Since inception, the Company has been funded through debt financings. The Company has not yet established an ongoing source of revenue sufficient to cover its operating costs and to allow it to continue as a going concern. The accompanying financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2015, have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company believes its cash resources are insufficient to meet its anticipated needs during the next twelve months. The Company will require additional financing to fund its future planned operations, including research and development and clinical trials and commercialization of its product candidates. In addition, the Company will require additional financing in order to seek to license or acquire new assets, research and develop any potential patents and the related compounds, and obtain any further intellectual property that the Company may seek to acquire.

 

 

 

 

The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company obtaining adequate capital to fund operating losses until it establishes a revenue stream and becomes profitable. Management’s plans to continue as a going concern include raising additional capital through borrowing and sales of Common Stock. However, management cannot provide any assurances that the Company will be successful in accomplishing any of its plans. If the Company is not able to obtain the necessary additional financing on a timely basis, the Company will be forced to delay or scale down some or all of its development activities or perhaps even cease the operation of its business.  Since its inception, the Company has funded its operations primarily through debt financings and it expects that it will continue to fund its operations through a mix of equity and debt financings.  If the Company secures additional financing by issuing equity securities, its existing stockholders’ ownership will be diluted.  Obtaining commercial loans, assuming those loans would be available, will increase the Company’s liabilities and future cash commitments.  The Company also expects to pursue non-dilutive financing sources. However, obtaining such financing would require significant efforts by the Company’s management team, and such financing may not be available, and if available, could take a long period of time to obtain. Additional financing may not be available to the Company when needed or, if available, it may not be obtained on commercially reasonable terms. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully accomplish the plans described in the preceding paragraph and eventually secure other sources of financing and attain profitable operations. The accompanying condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

ASC 915, “Development Stage Entities”, is being superseded by FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-10, “Development Stage Entities (Topic 915): Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements, Including an Amendment to Variable Interest Entities Guidance in Topic 810 Consolidation” (“ASU 2014-10”). The amendments made by ASU 2014-10 are effective for public companies for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014 and interim period therein. For private entities, the amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and for interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The future adoption of ASU 2014-10 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

There were various other updates recently issued, most of which represented technical corrections to the accounting literature or application to specific industries and are not expected to a have a material impact on the Company's condensed financial position, results of operations or cash flows.  

 

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

 

We rent office and laboratory spaces from Buck Institute at Buck Institute 8001 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, California, under a lease that provides for an annual rent payment of $24,500 plus $2,000 per year for administrative services. This lease may be terminated by either party if the other party fails to perform their obligations under the lease, and then fails to cure such default within the applicable cure period. We believe that our facilities are sufficient to meet our current needs and we will look for suitable additional space as and when needed.

 

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN

BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

Security Ownership Prior To Change Of Control

 

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock for each of the following persons, immediately prior to the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Agreement:

 

· each of our directors and officers;

 

· all of the directors and officers as a group; and

 

· each person who is known by us to own beneficially five percent or more of our common stock.

 

Directors and Executive Officers   Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned
    Percent of Class (1)  
Ramon Tejeda     28,175,000       63.27 %
All directors and officers as a group (1 person)     28,175,000       63.27 %
                 
5% Shareholders                
Meghan Zamborsky (2)     2,875,000       6.45 %
David Zamborsky (2)     2,875,000       6.45 %
Charles Zamborsky (2)     2,875,000       6.45 %

 

  (1) Based on 44,533,750 shares of common stock outstanding prior to the closing of the Exchange Agreement.
     
  (2) Meghan Zamborsky individually owns 1,380,000 shares. David Zamborsky individually owns 1,437,500 shares. Charles Zamborsky individually owns 57,500 shares. They are the beneficial owners of 2,875,000 shares.  All three persons live at 1822 Christian Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19146.

   

 
 

 

Security Ownership After Change Of Control

 

  The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock for each of the following persons, after giving effect to the transaction under the Exchange Agreement:

 

each of our incoming directors and each of the executive officers in the “Management—Executive Compensation” section of this report;

 

all directors and executive officers as a group; and

 

each person who is known by us to own beneficially five percent or more of our common stock.

 

Unless otherwise noted below, each shareholder’s address is 8001 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, California 94925.

 

Directors and Executive Officers   Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned
    Percent of Class (1)  
Chester Aldridge     2,808,333       6.69 %
Timothy Powers     -       -  
David R. Wells     -       -  
All directors and officers as a group (3 persons)     2,808,333       6.69 %
                 
5% Shareholders                
Stelios Tzannis     4,880,000       11.62 %
Ben Zadik     4,080,000       9.71 %
Merriman Capital, Inc. (2)     3,350,000       7.98 %

  

  (1)

Based on 42,001,575 shares of common stock outstanding immediately after the closing of the Exchange Agreement.

     
  (2) The address of this shareholder is 600 California Street, 9th Floor, San Francisco, California 94108.  Jon Merriman, as the Chief Executive Officer of this shareholder, has voting and investment power over these securities, but disclaims beneficial ownership over them.

 

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

 

Appointment of New Directors and Officers

 

In connection with the Share Exchange, at Closing, Ramon Tejeda resigned from the Board, and the registrant appointed two new directors to replace him. Mr. Tejeda also resigned as the registrant’s president and chief financial officer, and Beth Floyd resigned as the registrant’s secretary, and the registrant appointed two new executive officers to replace them. Descriptions of the registrant’s newly appointed directors and officers can be found below in the section titled “ Current Management .”

 

Current Management

 

The following table sets forth the names and ages of the incoming directors and executive officers:

 

Name   Age   Positions Held
Chester Aldridge   43   Chairman of the Board

Timothy Powers, Ph.D. *

  50   Chief Executive Officer and Director
David R. Wells   52   Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary

    

Biographical Information

 

The following is a brief account of the education and business experience of the incoming directors and executive officers during at least the past five years, indicating the person's principal occupation during the period, and the name and principal business of the organization by which he or she was employed.

 

Chester Aldridge is Mount Tam ’s Co-Founder and Chairman since August 2014. Mr. Aldridge is also the Chairman and CEO of US Equity Holdings. Through US Equity Holdings, Mr. Aldridge incubates, finances and manages numerous ventures in the fields of entertainment, internet, clean energy (solar and biofuels) and biotechnology (life science pharmaceuticals). Mr. Aldridge also co-founded and is Chairman of Equity Solar since September 2009, which has secured the exclusive license to patented solar photovoltaic technology. Equity Solar’s technology is used within the solar cell manufacturing line. The technology was co-developed by NASA and the United States Department of Defense. Mr. Aldridge is a Life Member of the Stanford Business School Alumni Association and serves as an Ambassador of the Buck Advisory Council, a committee led by a diverse group of individuals from around the world in the areas of government, business, pharmaceuticals, and law, among other fields. Mr. Aldridge’s more than 20 years of experience in founding, operating and financing businesses, ranging from start-ups to multimillion dollar publicly traded companies, contributed to our Board; conclusion that he should serve as the registrant’s chairman.

 

 
 

 

Dr. Timothy Powers is Mount Tam’s chief executive officer and director. He has been engaged in all aspects of drug discovery and development for more than 20 years at both small and large biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Powers held the position of Scientific Director of Medicinal Chemistry at Amgen where he provided scientific and executive leadership to the teams that were responsible for the discovery and development of Amgen’s first b-secretase small molecule clinical candidate for Alzheimer’s disease. Prior to joining Amgen, he was Director of Medicinal Chemistry at Atlantos Pharmaceuticals, overseeing all aspects of the company’s discovery research activities which led to the clinical development of the company’s two flagship programs in the areas of type-II diabetes and osteoarthritis. Dr. Powers has authored over 50 publications and scientific presentations and is an inventor on over 40 issued United States patents and patent applications in the areas of drug discovery and process manufacturing spanning therapeutic disease areas of inflammation, neuroscience, oncology and metabolic diseases. He holds a B.S. degree in chemistry from the University of California, Davis, and received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Chicago.

 

David R. Wells founded DRW Consulting, Inc. (now StoryCorp Consulting dba Wells Compliance Group) in 2007, which provides services to small growing public companies. From December 2009 to March 2013 he was the President and Chief Financial Officer of Sionix Corporation and he served on the board of directors. He has experience working with auditors and regulatory agencies to rapidly address non-conforming situations and assisting companies who desire to increase their internal controls. Mr. Wells earned a BA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from Seattle Pacific University, and holds an MBA from Pepperdine University.

 

Family Relationships

 

There are no family relationships between or among any of the incoming directors or executive officers.

 

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

 

There are no orders, judgments, or decrees of any governmental agency or administrator, or of any court of competent jurisdiction, revoking or suspending for cause any license, permit or other authority to engage in the securities business or in the sale of a particular security or temporarily or permanently restraining any of our incoming officers or directors from engaging in or continuing any conduct, practice or employment in connection with the purchase or sale of securities, or convicting such person of any felony or misdemeanor involving a security, or any aspect of the securities business or of theft or of any felony. Nor are any of the officers or directors of any corporation or entity affiliated with us so enjoined.

 

Board of Directors

 

Effective upon the Closing Date, the registrant’s Board will be comprised of 2 members. All directors serve in this capacity until their terms expire or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The registrant’s bylaws provide that the authorized number of directors shall be one or more, as fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board; provided, however, that the number of directors shall not be reduced so as to shorten the tenure of any director at the time in office.

 

Board Committees; Director Independence ; Insider Participation

 

Our Board has not established a separate standing audit committee within the meaning of Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act or separate standing nominating or compensation committees, or committees performing similar functions, nor has it adopted charters for any such committee. Due to the present and prior size of our Board, our Board believes that it is not necessary to have separate standing audit, nominating or compensation committees at this time because the functions of each such committee are adequately performed by our full Board. However, it is anticipated that our Board will form separate standing audit, nominating and compensation committees, with the audit committee including an audit committee financial expert and the audit and compensation committees consisting solely of independent directors, if and when our Board determines that the establishment of such committees is advisable as we seek to further develop our business and operations and potentially expand the size of our Board.

 

Our Board is currently comprised of Chester Aldridge and Timothy Powers, neither of whom is an independent director. We look to our directors to guide us through our next phase as a public company and continue and manage our growth. Our directors bring leadership experience from a variety of corporate, technology and professional backgrounds which we require to continue to grow and to add shareholder value.

 

 
 

 

No interlocking relationship exists between the Board and the board of directors or compensation committee of any other company, nor has any interlocking relationship existed in the past.

 

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

Executive Compensation

 

The following executive compensation disclosure reflects all compensation for the year ended December 31, 2014, received by our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and most highly compensated executive officers. We refer to these individuals in this Current Report as “named executive officers.”

 

Name   Year     Salary ($)     Bonus ($)     Stock
Awards ($)
    Option
Awards ($)
    Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan Comp
($)
    Non-qualified
Deferred
Comp
Earnings ($)
    All Other
Comp ($)
    Total ($)  
Timothy Powers (1)(2)     2014                                                  
                                                                         
David R. Wells (1)     2014                                                  
                                                                         
Ramon Tejeda (3)     2014                                                  

 

 

(1) Appointed on the Closing Date in connection with the closing of the Exchange Agreement.
(2) Reflect compensation received from Mount Tam.
(3) Resigned as our president and chief financial officer on the Closing Date in connection with the closing of the Exchange Agreement.

 

Employment Agreements

 

In connection with the closing of the Exchange Agreement, the registrant has assumed the following employment agreement that Dr. Powers, the incoming CEO, has with Mount Tam:

 

Pursuant to his employment agreement dated January 2, 2015, as amended August 12, 2015, Dr. Powers’ employment is on an at-will basis, for which he is entitled to a base salary of $150,000 per year. Subject to our Board’s approval, Dr. Powers is also granted options to purchase up to 435,000 shares of Mount Tam’s common stock (equivalent to 1,160,000 shares of the registrant’s common stock). Dr. Powers may also participate in any executive bonus plan as our Board may adopt in its sole discretion.

 

 
 

 

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-in-Control

 

Other than any employment agreements described in this Current Report on Form 8-K, we currently have no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement, whether written or unwritten, that provides for payments to a named executive officer at, following, or in connection with any termination, including without limitation resignation, severance, retirement or a constructive termination of a named executive officer, or a change in control of the registrant or a change in the named executive officer’s responsibilities, with respect to each named executive officer.

 

Director Compensation

 

We do not have any agreements or formal plan for compensating our directors for their service in their capacity as directors, although our board of directors may, in the future, award stock options to purchase shares of common stock to our directors.

 

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

We are not currently involved in any material legal proceedings, nor have we been involved in any such proceedings that have had or may have a significant effect on our company. We are not aware of any other material legal proceedings pending against us.

 

MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON COMMON EQUITY

AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS

 

Market Information

 

The registrant’s common stock is not listed on any stock exchange, and is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board and OTC Market Pink under the symbol “TQBY.”  On August 13, 2015, the real-time best bid & ask price posted for the stock was $0.04.

 

Holders

 

As of August 13, 2015, immediately after the closing of the Exchange Agreement, there were approximately 48 shareholders of record of the registrant’s common stock based upon the records of the shareholders provided by the registrant’s transfer agent.  The registrant’s transfer agent is VStock Transfer, LLC, whose address is 18 Lafayette Place, Woodmere, New York 100598, and whose telephone number is (212) 828-8436.

 

Dividends

 

The registrant has never paid cash dividends on its common stock.  We intend to keep future earnings, if any, to finance the expansion of our business, and we do not anticipate that any cash dividends will be paid in the foreseeable future.  The registrant’s future payment of dividends will depend on the registrant’s earnings, capital requirements, expansion plans, financial condition and other relevant factors that the registrant’s board of directors may deem relevant.  The registrant’s retained earnings deficit currently limits the registrant’s ability to pay dividends.

 

RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES

 

Reference is made to Item 3.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K for a description of recent sales of unregistered securities, which is hereby incorporated by reference.

 

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

 

The following information describes the registrant’s capital stock and provisions of the registrant’s articles of incorporation and the registrant’s bylaws, all as in effect upon the Closing of the Exchange Agreement.  This description is only a summary.  You should also refer to the registrant’s articles of incorporation, bylaws and articles of amendment which have been incorporated by reference or filed with the SEC as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

The registrant’s authorized capital stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

 
 

 

Common Stock

 

Each share of Common Stock has one vote per share for all purpose. The Common Stock does not provide a preemptive, subscription or conversion rights and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions or rights. Holders of Common Stock are not entitled to cumulative voting for election of the Board.

 

On July 10, 2015, the registrant effectuated a 5.75 to 1 forward stock split of its issued and outstanding Common Stock. Immediately after the Closing, the registrant had 42,001,575 shares of Common Stock outstanding.

 

Preferred Stock

 

The Board, without further shareholder approval, may issue Preferred Stock in one or more classes or series as the Board may determine from time to time.  The Board has express authority to fix (by resolutions adopted prior to the issuance of any shares of each particular class or series of preferred stock) the number of shares, voting powers, designations, preferences, limitations, restrictions and relative rights of each such class or series of preferred stock.  Holders of preferred stock are entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Board, dividends before any cash dividend may be declared and paid, or set aside for payment, on the Common Stock.

 

No shares of preferred stock are issued and outstanding.

 

INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

Pursuant to the provisions of the State of Nevada’s Revised Business Statutes (the “ NRS ”), the registrant has adopted the following indemnification provisions in its Bylaws for its directors and officers:

 

“Section 5.1   Expenses for Actions Other Than By or In the Right of the Corporation . The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, association or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with which action, suit or proceeding, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, that he had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

 

Section 5.2  Expenses for Actions By or In the Right of the Corporation . The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, association or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the court shall deem proper.

 

Section 5.3   Successful Defense . To the extent that any person referred to in the preceding two sections of this Article V has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in such sections, or in defense of any claim issue, or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.

 

Section 5.4   Determination to Indemnify . Any indemnification under the first two sections of this Article V (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth therein. Such determination shall be made (i) by the stockholders, (ii) by the board of directors by majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (iii) if such quorum is not obtainable or, if a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion.

 

Section 5.5   Expense Advances . Expenses incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article V.

 

 
 

 

Section 5.6   Provisions Nonexclusive . The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, the other sections of this Article V shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which any person seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the articles of incorporation or under any other bylaw, agreement, insurance policy, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, statute or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.

 

Section 5.7   Insurance . By action of the board of directors, notwithstanding any interest of the directors in the action, the Corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance, in such amounts as the board of directors deems appropriate, on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, association or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not he is indemnified against such liability or expense under the provisions of this Article V and whether or not the Corporation would have the power or would be required to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this Article V or of the Nevada Revised Statutes §78.7502; §78.751 or §78.752 or by any other applicable law.

 

Section 5.8   Surviving Corporation . The board of directors may provide by resolution that references to “the Corporation” in this Article V shall include, in addition to this Corporation, all constituent corporations absorbed in a merger with this Corporation so that any person who was a director or officer of such a constituent corporation or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, association or other entity shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article V with respect to this Corporation as he would if he had served this Corporation in the same capacity or is or was so serving such other entity at the request of this Corporation, as the case may be.

 

Section 5.9   Inurement.  The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article V shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such person.

 

Section 5.10   Employees and Agents . To the same extent as it may do for a director or officer, the Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to a person who is not and was not a director or officer of the Corporation but who is or was an employee or agent of the Corporation or who is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, association or other enterprise.”

 

Item 3.02   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

 

As more fully described in Items 1.01 and 2.01 above, in connection with the Exchange Agreement, on the Closing Date, the registrant issued an aggregate of 24,000,000 shares of Common Stock to the Mount Tam Stockholders in exchange for 100% of the capital stock of Mount Tam, and 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock to the Mount Tam Noteholders in exchange for the Notes. Reference is made to the disclosures set forth under Items 1.01 and 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, which disclosures are incorporated herein by reference.  Such issuances to the Mount Tam Stockholders and the Mount Tam Noteholders pursuant to the Exchange Agreement were exempt from registration under the, pursuant to Regulation D or Regulation S under Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”).  The registrant made this determination based on the representations of the Mount Tam Stockholders and the Mount Tam Noteholders which included, in pertinent part, that such shareholders were "accredited investors" as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act, or were not a "U.S. person" as that term is defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S under the Securities Act, and that such shareholders were acquiring our common stock, for investment purposes for their own respective accounts and not as nominees or agents, and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof, and that such shareholders understood that the shares of our common stock may not be sold or otherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities Act or an applicable exemption therefrom. 

 

Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.

        

On August 13, 2015, the registrant dismissed Liggett, Vogt & Webb, P.A. (“ LVW ”) as its independent registered accounting firm effective on such date. The reports of LVW on the registrant’s financial statements for fiscal years ending March 31, 2015 and 2014 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles, with the exception of a qualification with respect to uncertainty as to the registrant’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

 
 

 

During fiscal years ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2015, and the subsequent interim period through August 13, 2015, there were no disagreements with LVW on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosures, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreement(s), if not resolved to the satisfaction of LVW, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement(s) in connection with its report, nor were there any reportable events as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K.

 

The registrant engaged RBSM LLP (“ RBSM ”) as its new independent registered accounting firm effective as of August 13, 2015. The decision to change accountants was recommended and approved by the Board in connection with the Share Exchange. Prior to the engagement of RBSM, the registrant did not consult with RBSM on (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that may be rendered on the registrant’s financial statements, and RBSM did not provide either a written report or oral advice to the registrant that was an important factor considered by the registrant in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue; or (ii) the subject of any disagreement, as defined in Item 304 (a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions, or a reportable event within the meaning set forth in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K. Notwithstanding the disclosure herein, RBSM was the independent registered public accounting firm for Mount Tam as noted in its financial statements included elsewhere with this current report.

 

The registrant has made the disclosures contained herein available to LVW and requested it to furnish a letter addressed to the SEC as to whether LVW agrees or disagrees with the statements in this Item 4.01. A copy of such letter dated August 13, 2015, is included as Exhibit 16.1 to this current report.

 

Item 5.01   Changes in Control of Registrant.

     

As more fully described in Items 1.01 and 2.01 above, on August 13, 2015, the registrant acquired a business engaged in the development of bio-pharmaceuticals to treat autoimmune diseases, by executing the Exchange Agreement by and among the registrant, Mount Tam and the Mount Tam Stockholders.

 

Under the Exchange Agreement, on the Closing Date, the registrant acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Mount Tam through the issuance of 24,000,000 shares of Common Stock to the Mount Tam Stockholders.  As a result, the Mount Tam Stockholders acquired control of the registrant because the shares issued to them equal to 57.14% of the registrant’s outstanding shares of Common Stock immediately after the Closing. As each share of Common Stock entitles its holder to one vote, the Mount Tam Stockholders collectively hold a majority number of the registrant’s voting securities.

 

In connection with the Closing of the Share Exchange, and as explained more fully in Item 2.01 above under the section titled “Management” and in Item 5.02 below, on the Closing Date, Ramon Tejeda resigned as the registrant’s chief executive officer, president and chief financial officer, and Beth Floyd resigned as the registrant’s secretary. Concurrently, Timothy Powers were appointed as the registrant’s chief executive officer and president, and David R. Wells as the chief financial officer, treasurer and secretary, to replace Mr. Tejeda and Ms. Floyd. Additionally, Chester Aldridge and Timothy Powers were appointed to the Board, and Mr. Tejeda resigned from the Board, effective at the Closing.

 

The closing of the transaction under the Exchange Agreement, which resulted in the change of control of the registrant, occurred on August 13, 2015.

 

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

    

On August 13, 2015, Ramon Tejeda resigned as the registrant’s president, chief financial officer and sole director, and Beth Floyd resigned as the registrant’s secretary. Also on that date, Timothy Powers was appointed as the registrant’s chief executive officer and David R. Wells was appointed as the registrant’s chief financial officer, treasurer and secretary. Chester Aldridge and Timothy Powers were also appointed to the registrant’s Board on that date, with Chester Aldridge serving as the registrant’s Chairman of the Board.

 

Descriptions of the business backgrounds and any compensation arrangements with the newly appointed directors and officers can be found in Item 2.01 above, in the sections titled “Management” and “Executive Compensation”, and such descriptions are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or By-laws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

On August 13, 2015, the Board adopted resolution by unanimous written consent to:

 

· change the registrant’s fiscal year end from March 31 to December 31;

 

· Amend the registrant’s bylaws to include a provision stating that Sections 78.378 to 78.3793 of the NRS shall not apply to any transaction in which a controlling interest is issued in a transaction which is approved by the Board.

 

 
 

 

Item 5.06 Change in Shell Company Status.

 

As explained more fully in Item 2.01 above, the registrant was a “shell company” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) immediately before the closing of the Share Exchange. The registrant believes that as a result of the Share Exchange, however, it has ceased to be a shell company. For information about the Share Exchange, please see the information set forth above under Items 1.01 and 2.01, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01   Financial Statement and Exhibits.

 

Reference is made to the reverse acquisition transaction under the Exchange Agreement, as described in Item 1.01, which is incorporated herein by reference.  In the reverse acquisition transaction, the registrant is the accounting acquiree and Mount Tam is the accounting acquirer.  Accordingly, the financial statements of Mount Tam are presented.

 

(a)          Financial Statements of the Business Acquired

 

The audited consolidated financial statements of Mount Tam, including the notes to such financial statements, are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report.

 

(b)         Pro Forma Financial Information

 

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 attached hereto.

 

(d)          Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number   Description
2.1   Share Exchange and Conversion Agreement, dated August 13, 2015*
3.1   Articles of Incorporation (1)
3.2   By-Laws (1)
3.3   By-Law Amendment*
10.1   Research Collaboration and License Agreement by and between Mount Tam and Buck Institute dated August 17, 2014 *
10.2**   Employment Agreement by and between Mount Tam and Timothy Powers dated January 2, 2015*
10.3**   Amendment to Employment Agreement by and Between Mount Tam and Timothy Powers dated August 12, 2015*
10.4   License and Services Agreement by and between Mount Tam and Buck Institute dated January 2, 2015*
10.5   Amendment to Research Collaboration and License Agreement by and between Mount Tam and Buck Institute dated March 19, 2015
10.6   Cancellation and Transfer Agreement by and between the registrant and Ramon Tejeda, dated August 13, 2015 *
16.1   Letter from Liggett, Vogt & Webb, P.A. dated August 13, 2015*
21.1   Subsidiaries of the Registrant*
99.1   Audited financial statements of Mount Tam for the years ended December 31, 2014, and unaudited condensed financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2015, and accompanying notes to financial statements*
99.2   Unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements of the combined entity, and accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements*

  

(1) Previously filed with the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed on April 23, 2014.
* Filed herewith.
** Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

    MOUNT TAM BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.  
Date:

August 19, 2015

(Registrant)  
         
    By: /s/ Timothy Powers  
     

Dr. Timothy Powers

 
      Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

Exhibit 2.1

 

SHARE EXCHANGE AND CONVERSION AGREEMENT

 

by and among

 

TABACALERAYSIDRON, INC. (“PUBCO”),

a Nevada corporation

 

and

 

THE MAJORITY STOCKHOLDER OF PUBCO

 

on the one hand;

 

and

 

MOUNT TAM BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC. (“PRIVECO”),

a Delaware corporation

 

and

 

THE STOCKHOLDERS OF PRIVECO

 

and

 

THE NOTEHOLDERS OF PRIVECO

 

on the other hand

 

Dated as of August 13, 2015

 

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SHARE EXCHANGE AND CONVERSION AGREEMENT

 

THIS SHARE EXCHANGE AND CONVERSION AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of August 13, 2015, is made and entered into by and among TabacaleraYsidron, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ Pubco ”), Ramon Tejeda, an individual and the majority stockholder of Pubco (“ Pubco Stockholder ”), on the one hand, and Mount TAM Biotechnologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Priveco ”), the stockholders of Priveco identified on Annex I hereto (together referred to herein as “ Priveco Stockholders ,” each a “ Priveco Stockholder ”), and the holders of Priveco’s convertible promissory notes identified on Annex II hereto (together referred to herein as “ Priveco Noteholders ,” each a “ Priveco Noteholder ”), on the other hand. Each party to this Agreement is individually referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively, as the “ Parties .”

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS , on August 12, 2015, the board of directors of Pubco adopted resolutions approving Pubco’s acquisition of the equity interests of Priveco held by Priveco Stockholders by means of a share exchange with Priveco Stockholders (the “ Share Exchange ”), and the conversion of convertible promissory notes of Priveco held by Priveco Noteholders (each a “ Note ”, and collectively, the “ Notes ”) into shares of Pubco’s common stock (the “ Conversion ”), upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth in this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS , each Priveco Stockholder owns the amount of equity interests (in shares of capital stock or otherwise) of Priveco set forth opposite such Priveco Stockholder’s name in Column II on Exhibit A attached hereto (collectively, the “ Priveco Shares ”);

 

WHEREAS , Priveco Stockholders desire to sell and transfer their respective holdings of the Priveco Shares in exchange for shares of Pubco pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and will enter into this Agreement for the purpose of making certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements;

 

WHEREAS , each Priveco Noteholder owns a Note in the principal amount set forth opposite such Priveco Stockholder’s name in Column II on Exhibit B attached hereto;

 

WHEREAS , concurrently with closing of the Share Exchange, the Notes shall convert into shares of Pubco pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and Priveco Noteholders will enter into this Agreement for the purpose of making certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements;

 

WHEREAS , concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Pubco and Pubco Stockholder shall enter into a Cancellation Agreement, dated as of the date of this Agreement, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “ Cancellation Agreement ”), pursuant to which Pubco Stockholder agrees to cancel 28,175,000 shares of Pubco’s common stock held by him (the “ Cancellation Shares ”) representing approximately 63.27% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Pubco immediately prior to the transactions contemplated under this Agreement;

 

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WHEREAS , Pubco Stockholder will enter into this Agreement for the purpose of making certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements;

 

WHEREAS , upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Priveco will become a 100% wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco; and

 

WHEREAS , it is intended that the terms and conditions of this Agreement comply in all respects with Section 368(a)(1)(B) and/or Section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect on the date of this Agreement (the “ Code ”) and the regulations corresponding thereto, so that the Exchange shall qualify as a tax free reorganization under the Code, and that the share exchange transaction contemplated by this Agreement shall qualify as a transaction in securities exempt from registration or qualification under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and in effect on the date of this Agreement.

   

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows:

  

ARTICLE 1

SHARE EXCHANGE AND CONVERSION

 

1.1            Share Exchange . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, at the Closing (as hereinafter defined), Pubco and Priveco Stockholders shall do the following in connection with the Share Exchange:

 

(a)          Priveco Stockholders will each sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver to Pubco the stock certificates representing the Priveco Shares held by each Priveco Stockholder as set forth in Column II of Annex I hereto, which in the aggregate shall constitute 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Priveco, each accompanied by a properly executed and authenticated stock power, instrument of transfer or other instrument of like tenor.

 

(b)          As consideration in exchange for the acquisition of the Priveco Shares, Pubco will issue to each Priveco Stockholder or its designees, in exchange for such Priveco Stockholder’s portion of the Priveco Shares, the number of shares of common stock set forth opposite such party’s name in Column III on Annex I attached hereto (the total number of shares of the Common Stock to be issued to Priveco Stockholders, as specified in Annex I , shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Exchange Shares ”).

 

1.2            Conversion . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, at the Closing, Pubco and Priveco Noteholders shall do the following in connection with the Conversion:

 

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(a)          Each Priveco Noteholder will each deliver to Pubco for cancellation the Note held by such Priveco Noteholder, in the principal amount as set forth set forth in Column II of Annex II hereto.

 

(b)          As consideration for the surrender of the Notes, Pubco will issue to each Priveco Noteholder or its designees, the number of shares of common stock set forth opposite such party’s name in Column III on Annex II attached hereto (the total number of shares of the Common Stock to be issued to Priveco Noteholders, as specified in Annex II , shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Conversion Shares ”).

 

1.3            Closing Date . The closing of the Share Exchange and the Conversion (the “ Closing ”) shall take place as soon as practicable upon signing of this Agreement, and on or prior to August 13, 2015, or on such other date as may be mutually agreed upon in writing by the Parties.  Such date is referred to herein as the “ Closing Date .”

 

1.4            Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action . If, at any time after the Closing, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, Priveco Stockholders, Priveco Noteholders, Priveco, Pubco Stockholder and/or Pubco (as applicable) will take all such lawful and necessary action.

 

1.5            Tax Consequences .  It is intended that the terms and conditions of this Agreement comply in all respects with Section 368(a)(1)(B) and/or Section 351 of the Code and the regulations corresponding thereto, so that the Share Exchange and Conversion shall qualify as a tax-free reorganization under the Code.

 

1.6            Certain Definitions . In addition to the capitalized terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms as used in this Agreement shall have the respective definitions:

 

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 405 under the Securities Act.

 

Common Stock ” means the common stock of Pubco, par value $0.0001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Common Stock Equivalents ” means any securities of Pubco or Priveco (as applicable) which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time such entities capital stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive shares of such entities capital stock.

 

Contract ” means any contract, lease, license, indenture, note, bond, agreement, permit, concession, franchise or other instrument.

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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FINRA ” means Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

 

  “ GAAP ” means United States generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Knowledge ” means the actual knowledge of the officers, directors or advisors of the referenced party after reasonable inquiry.

 

 “ Liens ” means a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.

 

Market Price ” means the market price per share of the Common Stock on the date in question determined as follows: (a) if the Common Stock is traded over-the-counter on the date in question, then the Market Price shall be equal to the last transaction price quoted for such date by the OTC Bulletin Board or, if not so quoted, shall be equal to the mean between the last reported representative bid and asked prices quoted for such date by the principal automated inter-dealer quotation system on which the Common Stock is quoted or, if the Common Stock is not quoted on any such system, by the Pink Quote system; (b) if the Common Stock is traded on a stock exchange (such as the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex Exchange, The NASDAQ Capital Market, The NASDAQ Global Market or The NASDAQ Global Select Market) or a national market system on the date in question, then the Market Price shall be equal to the closing price reported by the applicable exchange or system for such date; (c) if there is no such reported price for the Common Stock for the date in question under (a) or (b), then if available such price on the last preceding date for which such price exists shall be determinative of the Market Price; or (d) if there is no reported price available under (i), (ii) or (iii) above to determine the Market Price of the Common Stock, then the Market Price will be determined by the Pubco’s board of directors in good faith and in a manner that complies with Sections 409A and 422 of the Code.

 

Material Adverse Effect ” means an adverse effect on either referenced party or the combined entity resulting from the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, or on the financial condition, results of operations or business, before or after the consummation of the transaction contemplated in this Agreement, which as a whole is or would be considered material to an investor in the referenced party.

 

Non-U.S. Person ” means any person who is not a U.S. Person or is deemed not to be a U.S. Person under Rule 902(k)(2).

 

Organizational Documents ” means (a) the articles or certificate of incorporation and the by-laws or code of regulations of a corporation; (b) any other document performing a similar function to the documents specified in clause (a) adopted or filed in connection with the creation, formation or organization of a Person; and (c) any and all amendments to any of the foregoing.

 

Person ” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, business association, organization, governmental authority or other entity.

 

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SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency then administering the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

 

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Subsidiary ” means any entity, whether or not capitalized, in which the referenced party, owns, directly or indirectly, an equity interest of more than fifty percent (50%).

 

Tax Returns ” means all federal, state, local and foreign returns, estimates, information statements and reports relating to Taxes.

 

Tax ” or “ Taxes ” means any and all applicable central, federal, provincial, state, local, municipal and foreign taxes, including, without limitation, gross receipts, income, profits, sales, use, occupation, value added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll, recapture, employment, excise and property taxes, assessments, governmental charges and duties together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to any such amounts and any obligations under any agreements or arrangements with any other person with respect to any such amounts and including any liability of a predecessor entity for any such amounts.

 

Trading Day ” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

Trading Market ” means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE Amex Exchange, the NASDAQ Capital Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the OTCQB or the OTC Bulletin Board.

 

Transaction ” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Share Exchange.

 

Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

United States ” means and includes the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any State of the United States, and the District of Columbia.

 

U.S. Person   as defined in Regulation S means: (i) a natural person resident in the United States; (ii) any partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of the United States; (iii) any estate of which any executor or administrator is a U.S. Person; (iv) any trust of which any trustee is a U.S. Person; (v) any agency or branch of a foreign entity located in the United States; (vi) any nondiscretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary for the benefit or account of a U.S. Person; (vii) any discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary organized, incorporated and (if an individual) resident in the United States; and (viii) a corporation or partnership organized under the laws of any foreign jurisdiction and formed by a U.S. Person principally for the purpose of investing in securities not registered under the Securities Act, unless it is organized or incorporated, owned, by accredited investors (as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) who are not natural persons, estates or trusts).

 

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ARTICLE 2

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PRIVECO

 

Except as otherwise disclosed herein or in a disclosure schedule (“ Schedule ”) attached hereto, Priveco hereby represents and warrants to Pubco and Pubco Stockholder as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (unless otherwise indicated) as follows:

 

2.1            Organization . Priveco is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the state of Delaware and has the corporate power and is duly authorized under all applicable laws, regulations, ordinances, and orders of public authorities to carry on its business in all material respects as it is now being conducted.  Included in Schedule 2.1 is a complete and correct list of the Organizational Documents of Priveco as in effect on the date hereof and a list of those jurisdictions, if any, in which Priveco presently conducts its business, owns, holds and operates its properties and assets.

 

2.2            Capitalization . Priveco has authorized capital stock consisting of a total of 20,000,000 shares of common stock, par value of $0.0001 per share (the “ Priveco Capital Stock ”). Priveco has 9,000,000 shares of Priveco Capital Stock currently issued and outstanding. The Priveco Shares are not subject to any preemptive or subscription right, any voting trust agreement or other contract, agreement, arrangement, option, warrant, call, commitment or other right of any character obligating or entitling Priveco to issue, sell, redeem or purchase any of its securities. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.2 , there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire any shares of Priveco Capital Stock, or Contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which Priveco is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Priveco Capital Stock or Common Stock Equivalents.  

 

2.3            Subsidiaries . As of the Closing, Priveco has no direct or indirect Subsidiaries.  

 

2.4            Certain Corporate Matters . Priveco is duly qualified to do business as a corporation and is in good standing under the laws of the state of Delaware, and in each other jurisdiction in which the ownership of its property or the conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Priveco’s financial condition, results of operations or business.  Priveco has full corporate power and authority and all authorizations, licenses and permits necessary to carry on the business in which it is engaged and to own and use the properties owned and used by it.

 

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2.5            Authority Relative to this Agreement .  Priveco has the requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its respective obligations hereunder.  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by Priveco have been duly authorized by Priveco’s board of directors and no other actions on the part of Priveco are necessary to authorize this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Priveco and constitutes a valid and binding agreement, enforceable against Priveco in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity.

 

2.6            Consents and Approvals; No Violations .  Except for applicable requirements of foreign and United States federal securities laws and state securities or blue-sky laws, no filing with, and no permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any third party, public body or authority is necessary for the consummation by Priveco of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Priveco nor the consummation by Priveco of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by them with any of the provisions hereof, will: (a) conflict with or result in any breach of any provisions of the Organizational Documents or bylaws (or operating agreement) of Priveco, (b) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration) under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license, Contract, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which Priveco is a party or by which any of their respective properties or assets may be bound or (c) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Priveco, or any of its properties or assets, except in the case of clauses (b) and (c) for violations, breaches or defaults which are not in the aggregate material to Priveco taken as a whole.

 

2.7            Books and Records . The books and records of Priveco delivered to Pubco prior to the Closing fully and fairly reflect the transactions to which Priveco is a party or by which it or its properties are bound, and there shall be no material difference between the unaudited combined financial statements of Priveco given to Pubco and the actual reviewed U.S. GAAP results of Priveco for the period from August 13, 2014 (Priveco’s inception date) to December 31, 2014 and the year ended December 31, 2014, and for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

 

2.8            Intellectual Property . Priveco has, or has rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights as necessary or required for use in connection with its businesses and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “ Intellectual Property Rights ”).  Priveco has not received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement.   Since the date of the latest audited financial statements for Priveco that would be included within the SEC Reports to be filed by Pubco in connection with the Closing of this transaction, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect.  To the Knowledge of Priveco, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights.  Priveco has taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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2.9            Litigation . Priveco is not subject to any judgment or order of any court or quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, nor is there any charge, complaint, lawsuit or governmental investigation pending against Priveco. Priveco is not a plaintiff in any action, domestic or foreign, judicial or administrative. There are no existing actions, suits, proceedings against or investigations of Priveco, and Priveco knows of no basis for such actions, suits, proceedings or investigations. There are no unsatisfied judgments, orders, decrees or stipulations affecting Priveco or to which Priveco is a party.

 

2.10          Legal Compliance . To the Knowledge of Priveco, no claim has been filed against Priveco alleging a violation of any applicable laws and regulations of foreign, federal, state and local governments and all agencies thereof. Priveco holds all of the material permits, licenses, certificates or other authorizations of foreign, federal, state or local governmental agencies required for the conduct of their respective businesses as presently conducted.

 

2.11          Contracts . There are no Contracts not made in the ordinary course of business that are material to the business, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of the Priveco.  Priveco is not in violation of or in default under (nor does there exist any condition which upon the passage of time or the giving of notice would cause such a violation of or default under) any Contract to which they are a party or by which they or any of their properties or assets are bound, except for violations or defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Priveco has delivered to Pubco, if any, copies of each and every Contract of Priveco not made in the ordinary course of business. The copies of each of the Contracts delivered are accurate and complete. Each Contract is in full force and effect and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of, and is legally enforceable against, the respective parties thereto. There is no material default with respect to any such contract which will give rise to liability in respect thereof on the part of Priveco or the other parties thereto.  No notice of default or similar notice has been given or received by Priveco under any of such contracts.

 

2.12          Material Changes . Since March 31, 2015: (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) Priveco 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 Priveco’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP, (iii) Priveco has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) Priveco 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 Priveco Capital Stock, and (v) Priveco has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate.

 

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2.13          Labor Relations .  No material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of Priveco, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of Priveco which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  None of Priveco’s employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with Priveco, and Priveco is not a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and Priveco believes that its relationships with its employees are good.  No executive officer, to the Knowledge of Priveco, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject Priveco to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters.  Priveco is in compliance with all laws and regulations which they are subject to relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

2.14          Title to Assets .  Priveco has good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by it that is material to the business of Priveco, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens that 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 Priveco and Liens for the payment of Taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties.  Any real property and facilities held under lease by Priveco are held by it under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which Priveco is in compliance.

 

2.15          Transactions with Affiliates and Employees .  Except as disclosed in the combined financial statements of Priveco, none of the officers or directors of Priveco and, to the knowledge of Priveco, none of the employees of Priveco is presently a party to any transaction with Priveco (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of Priveco, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000, other than for: (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of Priveco and (iii) other employee benefits.

 

2.16          Certain Fees .  No brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by Priveco to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

2.17          Registration Rights .  No Person has any right to cause (or any successor) to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of Priveco (or any successor).

 

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2.18          Application of Takeover Protections .  Priveco has taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under Priveco’s Organizational Documents or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable as a result of Priveco fulfilling its obligations or exercising its rights under this Agreement.

 

2.19          Tax Status .  Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, Priveco has filed all necessary Tax Returns and has paid or accrued all Taxes shown as due thereon, and Priveco has no knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been asserted or threatened against Priveco.

 

2.20          No General Solicitation .  Neither Priveco nor any person acting on behalf of Priveco has offered or sold securities in connection herewith by any form of general solicitation or general advertising.

 

2.21          Foreign Corrupt Practices .  Neither Priveco, nor to the knowledge of Priveco, any agent or other person acting on behalf of Priveco, has: (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by Priveco (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which Priveco is aware) which is in violation of law or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

2.22          Obligations of Management . Each officer and key employee of Priveco is currently devoting substantially all of his or her business time to the conduct of business of Priveco.   Priveco is not aware that any officer or key employee of Priveco is planning to work less than full time at Priveco, as applicable, in the future.  No officer or key employee is currently working or, to Priveco’s Knowledge, plans to work for a competitive enterprise, whether or not such officer or key employee is or will be compensated by such enterprise.

 

2.23          Employee Benefits .   Priveco has not (nor for the two years preceding the date hereof has had) any plans which are subject to ERISA.  “ ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or any successor law and the regulations and rules issued pursuant to that act or any successor law.

 

2.24          Money Laundering Laws .  The operations of Priveco are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the money laundering statutes of all U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental body (collectively, the “ Money Laundering Laws ”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving Priveco with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of Priveco, threatened.

 

2.25          Disclosure . The representations and warranties and statements of fact made by Priveco in this Agreement are, as applicable, accurate, correct and complete 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 and information contained herein not false or misleading.

 

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ARTICLE 3

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PRIVECO STOCKHOLDERS

 

Except as otherwise disclosed herein or in a Schedule attached hereto, each Priveco Stockholder hereby represents and warrants to Pubco and Pubco Stockholder as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (unless otherwise indicated) as follows:

 

3.1            Ownership of the Priveco Shares .  Each Priveco Stockholder owns, beneficially and of record, good and marketable title to the amount of the Priveco Shares set forth opposite such Priveco Stockholder’s name in Column II on Annex I attached hereto, free and clear of all security interests, liens, adverse claims, encumbrances, equities, proxies, options or voting agreements. Each Priveco Stockholder represents that they have no right or claims whatsoever to any equity interests of Priveco, other than the Priveco Shares listed opposite such Priveco Stockholder’s name in Column II on Annex I , and does not have any options, warrants or any other instruments entitling him to exercise or purchase or convert into additional equity interests of Priveco. At the Closing, Priveco Stockholders will convey to Pubco good and marketable title to the Priveco Shares, free and clear of any security interests, liens, adverse claims, encumbrances, equities, proxies, options, stockholders’ agreements or restrictions.

 

3.2            Authority Relative to this Agreement . This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Priveco Stockholders and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity.

 

3.3            Purchase of Restricted Securities for Investment . Each Priveco Stockholder acknowledges that the Exchange Shares will not be registered pursuant to the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws, that the Exchange Shares will be characterized as “restricted securities” under federal securities laws, and that under such laws and applicable regulations the Exchange Shares cannot be sold or otherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom.  In this regard, each Priveco Stockholder is familiar with Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as currently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Securities Act.  Further, each Priveco Stockholder acknowledges and agrees that:

 

(a)          Each Priveco Stockholder is acquiring the Exchange Shares for investment for such Priveco Stockholder’s own account and not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof, and each Priveco Stockholder has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same.  Each Priveco Stockholder further represents that he, she or it does not have any Contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person to sell, transfer or grant participation to such person or to any third person, with respect to any of the Exchange Shares.

 

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(b)          Each Priveco Stockholder understands that the Exchange Shares are not registered under the Securities Act on the ground that the sale and the issuance of securities hereunder is exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof, and that Pubco’s reliance on such exemption is predicated on the each Priveco Stockholder’s representations set forth herein.

 

3.4            Status of Stockholder . Each of Priveco Stockholders hereby makes the representations and warranties in either paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 3.4 , as indicated on the signature page of such Priveco Stockholder which is attached and part of this Agreement:

 

(a)           Accredited Investor Under Regulation D . The Priveco Stockholder is an “ Accredited Investor ” as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, an excerpt of which is included in the attached Annex II , and such Priveco Stockholder is not acquiring its portion of the Exchange Shares as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Exchange 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.

 

(b)           Non-U.S. Person Under Regulation S .  The Priveco Stockholder:

 

(i)          is not a “U.S. person” as defined by Rule 902 of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act, was not organized under the laws of any U.S. jurisdiction, and was not formed for the purpose of investing in securities not registered under the Securities Act;

 

(ii)         at the time of Closing, such Priveco Stockholder was located outside the United States;

 

(iii)        no offer of the Exchange Shares was made to such Priveco Stockholder within the United States;

 

(iv)        such Priveco Stockholder is either (a) acquiring the Exchange Shares for its own account for investment purposes and not with a view towards distribution, or (b) acting as agent for a principal that has signed this Agreement or has delivered representations and warranties substantially similar to this Section 3.4(b) ;

 

(v)         all subsequent offers and sales of the Exchange Shares by such Priveco Stockholder will be made outside the United States in compliance with Rule 903 of Rule 904 of Regulation S, pursuant to registration of the Exchange Shares under the Securities Act, or pursuant to an exemption from such registration; such Priveco Stockholder understands the conditions of the exemption from registration afforded by section 4(l) of the Securities Act and acknowledges that there can be no assurance that it will be able to rely on such exemption.

 

(vi)        such Priveco Stockholder will not resell the Exchange Shares to U.S. Persons or within the United States until after the end of the one (1) year period commencing on the date of Closing (the “ Restricted Period ”);

 

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(vii)       such Priveco Stockholder shall not and hereby agrees not to enter into any short sales with respect to the Common Stock of Pubco at any time after the execution of this Agreement by such Priveco Stockholder and prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period;

 

(viii)      such Priveco Stockholder understands that the Exchange Shares are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific provisions of federal and state securities laws and that Pubco is relying upon the truth and accuracy of the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understanding of such Priveco Stockholder set forth herein in order to determine the applicability of such provisions.  Accordingly, such Priveco Stockholder agrees to notify Pubco of any events which would cause the representations and warranties of such Priveco Stockholder to be untrue or breached at any time after the execution of this Agreement by such Priveco Stockholder and prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period;

 

(ix)         in the event of resale of the Exchange Shares to non-U.S. Persons outside of the United States during the Restricted Period, such Priveco Stockholder shall provide a written confirmation or other written notice to any distributor, dealer, or person receiving a selling concession, fee, or other remuneration in respect of the Exchange Shares stating that such purchaser is subject to the same restrictions on offers and sales that apply to the undersigned, and shall require that any such purchase shall provide such written confirmation or other notice upon resale during the Restricted Period;

 

(x)          such Priveco Stockholder has not engaged, nor is it aware that any party has engaged, and it will not engage or cause any third party to engage in any “directed selling” efforts (as such term is defined in Regulation S) in the United States with respect to the Exchange Shares;

 

(xi)         such Priveco Stockholder is not a “distributor” as such term is defined in Regulation S, and it is not a “dealer” as such term is defined in the Securities Act;

 

(xii)        such Priveco Stockholder has not taken any action that would cause any of the Parties to be subject to any claim for commission or other or remuneration by any broker, finder, or other person; and

 

(xiii)       such Priveco Stockholder hereby represents that it has satisfied fully observed of the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is located or domiciled, in connection with the acquisition of the Exchange Shares or this Agreement, including (A) the legal requirements of such Priveco Stockholder’s jurisdiction for the purchase and acquisition of the Exchange Shares, (B) any foreign exchange restrictions applicable to such purchase and acquisition, (C) any governmental or other consents that may need to be obtained, and (D) the income tax and other tax consequences, if any, which may be relevant to the purchase, holding, redemption, sale, or transfer of the Exchange Shares; and further, such Priveco Stockholder agrees to continue to comply with such laws as long as it shall hold the Exchange Shares.

 

3.5            Investment Risk . Each Priveco Stockholder is able to bear the economic risk of acquiring the Exchange Shares pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including a complete loss of such Priveco Stockholder’s investment in the Exchange Shares.

 

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3.6            Restrictive Legends . Each Priveco Stockholder acknowledges that the certificate(s) representing such Priveco Stockholder’s pro rata portion of the Exchange Shares shall each conspicuously set forth on the face or back thereof a legend in substantially the following form, corresponding to the stockholder’s status as set forth in Section 3.4 and the signature pages hereto:

 

REGULATION D LEGEND:

 

“THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.”

 

REGULATION S LEGEND:

 

“THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (“SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION; HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT.”

 

3.7            Disclosure .  The representations and warranties and statements of fact made by Priveco Stockholders in this Agreement are, as applicable, accurate, correct and complete 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 and information contained herein not false or misleading.

 

ARTICLE 4

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PRIVECO NOTEHOLDERS

 

Except as otherwise disclosed herein or in a Schedule attached hereto, each Priveco Noteholder hereby represents and warrants to Pubco and Pubco Noteholder as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (unless otherwise indicated) as follows:

 

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4.1            Ownership of the Notes .  Each Priveco Noteholder owns, beneficially and of record, good and marketable title to the Note in the principal amount set forth opposite such Priveco Noteholder’s name in Column II on Annex II attached hereto, free and clear of all security interests, liens, adverse claims, encumbrances, equities, proxies, options or voting agreements. Each Priveco Noteholder represents that they have no right or claims whatsoever to any equity interests of Priveco, other than pursuant to the Note held by such Priveco Noteholder, and does not have any options, warrants or any other instruments entitling him to exercise or purchase or convert into additional equity interests of Priveco. At the Closing, Priveco Noteholders will convey to Pubco good and marketable title to the Notes, free and clear of any security interests, liens, adverse claims, encumbrances, equities, proxies, options, Noteholders’ agreements or restrictions.

 

4.2            Authority Relative to this Agreement . This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Priveco Noteholders and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity.

 

4.3            Purchase of Restricted Securities for Investment . Each Priveco Noteholder acknowledges that the Conversion Shares will not be registered pursuant to the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws, that the Conversion Shares will be characterized as “restricted securities” under federal securities laws, and that under such laws and applicable regulations the Conversion Shares cannot be sold or otherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom.  In this regard, each Priveco Noteholder is familiar with Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as currently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Securities Act.  Further, each Priveco Noteholder acknowledges and agrees that:

 

(c)          Each Priveco Noteholder is acquiring the Conversion Shares for investment for such Priveco Noteholder’s own account and not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof, and each Priveco Noteholder has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same.  Each Priveco Noteholder further represents that he, she or it does not have any Contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person to sell, transfer or grant participation to such person or to any third person, with respect to any of the Conversion Shares.

 

(d)          Each Priveco Noteholder understands that the Conversion Shares are not registered under the Securities Act on the ground that the sale and the issuance of securities hereunder is exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof, and that Pubco’s reliance on such exemption is predicated on the each Priveco Noteholder’s representations set forth herein.

 

4.4            Status of Noteholder . Each of Priveco Noteholders hereby makes the representations and warranties in either paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 4.4 , as indicated on the signature page of such Priveco Noteholder which is attached and part of this Agreement:

 

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(a)           Accredited Investor Under Regulation D . Such Priveco Noteholder is an “ Accredited Investor ” as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, an excerpt of which is included in the attached Annex II , and such Priveco Noteholder is not acquiring its portion of the Conversion Shares as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Conversion 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.

 

(b)           Non-U.S. Person Under Regulation S .  Such Priveco Noteholder:

 

(i)          is not a “U.S. person” as defined by Rule 902 of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act, was not organized under the laws of any U.S. jurisdiction, and was not formed for the purpose of investing in securities not registered under the Securities Act;

 

(ii)         at the time of Closing, such Priveco Noteholder was located outside the United States;

 

(iii)        no offer of the Conversion Shares was made to such Priveco Noteholder within the United States;

 

(iv)        such Priveco Noteholder is either (a) acquiring the Conversion Shares for its own account for investment purposes and not with a view towards distribution, or (b) acting as agent for a principal that has signed this Agreement or has delivered representations and warranties substantially similar to this Section 4.4(b) ;

 

(v)         all subsequent offers and sales of the Conversion Shares by such Priveco Noteholder will be made outside the United States in compliance with Rule 903 of Rule 904 of Regulation S, pursuant to registration of the Conversion Shares under the Securities Act, or pursuant to an exemption from such registration; such Priveco Noteholder understands the conditions of the exemption from registration afforded by section 4(l) of the Securities Act and acknowledges that there can be no assurance that it will be able to rely on such exemption.

 

(vi)        such Priveco Noteholder will not resell the Conversion Shares to U.S. Persons or within the United States until after the end of the Restricted Period;

 

(vii)       such Priveco Noteholder shall not and hereby agrees not to enter into any short sales with respect to the Common Stock of Pubco at any time after the execution of this Agreement by such Priveco Noteholder and prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period;

 

(viii)      such Priveco Noteholder understands that the Conversion Shares are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific provisions of federal and state securities laws and that Pubco is relying upon the truth and accuracy of the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understanding of such Priveco Noteholder set forth herein in order to determine the applicability of such provisions.  Accordingly, such Priveco Noteholder agrees to notify Pubco of any events which would cause the representations and warranties of such Priveco Noteholder to be untrue or breached at any time after the execution of this Agreement by such Priveco Noteholder and prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period;

 

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(ix)         in the event of resale of the Conversion Shares to non-U.S. Persons outside of the United States during the Restricted Period, such Priveco Noteholder shall provide a written confirmation or other written notice to any distributor, dealer, or person receiving a selling concession, fee, or other remuneration in respect of the Conversion Shares stating that such purchaser is subject to the same restrictions on offers and sales that apply to the undersigned, and shall require that any such purchase shall provide such written confirmation or other notice upon resale during the Restricted Period;

 

(x)          such Priveco Noteholder has not engaged, nor is it aware that any party has engaged, and it will not engage or cause any third party to engage in any “directed selling” efforts (as such term is defined in Regulation S) in the United States with respect to the Conversion Shares;

 

(xi)         such Priveco Noteholder is not a “distributor” as such term is defined in Regulation S, and it is not a “dealer” as such term is defined in the Securities Act;

 

(xii)        such Priveco Noteholder has not taken any action that would cause any of the Parties to be subject to any claim for commission or other or remuneration by any broker, finder, or other person; and

 

(xiii)       such Priveco Noteholder hereby represents that it has satisfied fully observed of the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is located or domiciled, in connection with the acquisition of the Conversion Shares or this Agreement, including (A) the legal requirements of such Priveco Noteholder’s jurisdiction for the purchase and acquisition of the Conversion Shares, (B) any foreign exchange restrictions applicable to such purchase and acquisition, (C) any governmental or other consents that may need to be obtained, and (D) the income tax and other tax consequences, if any, which may be relevant to the purchase, holding, redemption, sale, or transfer of the Conversion Shares; and further, such Priveco Noteholder agrees to continue to comply with such laws as long as it shall hold the Conversion Shares.

 

4.5            Investment Risk . Each Priveco Noteholder is able to bear the economic risk of acquiring the Conversion Shares pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including a complete loss of such Priveco Noteholder’s investment in the Conversion Shares.

 

4.6            Restrictive Legends . Each Priveco Noteholder acknowledges that the certificate(s) representing such Priveco Noteholder’s pro rata portion of the Conversion Shares shall each conspicuously set forth on the face or back thereof a legend in substantially the form set forth in Section 3.6 , corresponding to the Noteholder’s status as set forth in Section 4.4 and the signature pages hereto.

 

4.7            Disclosure .  The representations and warranties and statements of fact made by Priveco Noteholders in this Agreement are, as applicable, accurate, correct and complete 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 and information contained herein not false or misleading.

 

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ARTICLE 5

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PUBCO

AND PUBCO STOCKHOLDER

 

Except as otherwise disclosed herein or in a Schedule attached hereto, Pubco and Pubco Stockholder hereby, jointly and severally, represent and warrant, to Priveco and Priveco Stockholders as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (unless otherwise indicated), as follows:

 

5.1            Organization and Qualification .  Pubco 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, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted.  Pubco is neither in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its Organizational Documents.  Pubco 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 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.  

 

5.2            Authorization; Enforcement .  Pubco has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Pubco and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Pubco and no further action is required by Pubco, its board of directors or stockholders in connection therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals, as defined in Section 5.4 .  This Agreement has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by Pubco and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of Pubco enforceable against Pubco 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. 

 

5.3            No Conflicts .  The execution, delivery and performance by Pubco of this Agreement and the consummation by Pubco of the other transactions to which it is a party and as contemplated hereby do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of Pubco’s Organizational Documents, (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 Pubco, 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 Pubco debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which Pubco is a party or by which any property or asset of Pubco is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, as defined by Section 5.4 , 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 Pubco is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of Pubco 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.

 

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5.4            Filings, Consents and Approvals .  Pubco 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 Pubco of this Agreement, other than the filing of a Current Report on Form 8-K and Form D (if applicable) with the SEC and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “ Required Approvals ”).

 

5.5            Issuance of the Exchange Shares and Conversion Shares; Exemptions from Registration .  The Exchange Shares and Conversion Shares are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed on or by Pubco other than restrictions on transfer provided for in this Agreement. Pubco has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement. All of Pubco’s issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock were issued pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act as set forth in Schedule 5.5 , which Schedule shall set forth the exemption pursuant to which the shares were issued.

 

5.6            Capitalization .  The capitalization of Pubco is as set forth on Schedule 5.6 of the disclosure schedules hereto, which Schedule shall also include the number of shares of the Common Stock owned beneficially, and of record, by Affiliates of Pubco as of the date hereof.  Pubco has not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act.  No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  There are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire any shares of the Common Stock, or Contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which Pubco is or may become bound to issue additional shares of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents.  The issuance of the Exchange Shares and Conversion Shares will not obligate Pubco to issue shares of the Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than Priveco Stockholders) and will not result in a right of any holder of Pubco securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities.  All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Pubco are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.  No further approval or authorization of any stockholder or Pubco’s board of directors is required for the issuance of the Exchange Shares and Conversion Shares.  There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to Pubco’s capital stock to which Pubco is a party or, to the Knowledge of Pubco, between or among any of Pubco’s stockholders.  

 

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5.7            SEC Reports; Financial Statements .  Pubco has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by Pubco under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as Pubco was required by law or regulation to file such material) (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.  As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, 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.  The financial statements of Pubco included in the SEC Reports (the “ Financial Statements ”) comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing.  Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 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, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of Pubco 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.

 

5.8            Material Changes . Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report filed prior to the date hereof or in connection herewith: (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) Pubco 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 Pubco’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the SEC, (iii) Pubco has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) Pubco 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 and (v) Pubco has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate.  Pubco does not have pending before the SEC any request for confidential treatment of information.  Except for the issuance of the Exchange Shares and Conversion Shares contemplated by this Agreement, no event, liability or development has occurred or exists with respect to Pubco or its business, properties, operations or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by Pubco under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least one (1) Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.

 

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5.9            Litigation .  There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Knowledge of Pubco, threatened against or affecting Pubco or any of its properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “ Action ”) which: (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Exchange Shares or Conversion Shares, or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  Neither Pubco nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty.  There has not been, and to the Knowledge of Pubco, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the SEC or FINRA involving Pubco or any current or former director or officer of Pubco.  The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by Pubco under the Securities Act. 

 

5.10          Labor Relations .  No labor dispute exists or, to the Knowledge of Pubco, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of Pubco which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  None of Pubco’s employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with Pubco, and Pubco is not a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and Pubco believes that its relationships with their employees are good.  No executive officer, to the Knowledge of Pubco, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other Contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject Pubco to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters.  Pubco is in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.11          Compliance .  Pubco: (i) is not in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by Pubco under), nor has Pubco received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is not in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is not or has not been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its business and all such laws that affect the environment, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.12          Regulatory Permits .  Pubco possesses all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct its business, except where the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“ Material Permits ”), and Pubco has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.

 

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5.13          Title to Assets .  Pubco has good and marketable title in all personal property owned by it that is material to the business of, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens that 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 Pubco and Liens for the payment of Taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties.  Pubco does not own any real property.  Any real property and facilities held under lease by Pubco, if any is held by Pubco under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which Pubco is in compliance.

 

5.14          Transactions with Affiliates and Employees .  Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of Pubco and, to the Knowledge of Pubco, none of the employees of Pubco is presently a party to any transaction with Pubco (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any Contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the Knowledge of Pubco, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000, other than for: (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of Pubco and (iii) other employee benefits. 

 

5.15          Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls .  Pubco is in material compliance with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 which are applicable to it as of the Closing Date.  Pubco maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.  Pubco has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for Pubco and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by Pubco in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.  Pubco’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of Pubco’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by Pubco’s most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “ Evaluation Date ”).  Pubco presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date.  Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in Pubco’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Pubco’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

5.16          Certain Fees .  No brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by Pubco to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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5.17          Issuance of Exchange Shares and Conversion Shares . Assuming the accuracy of Priveco Stockholders’ representations and warranties set forth under Article 3 , and Priveco Noteholders’ representations and warranties set forth under Article 4 , no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and issuance of the Exchange Shares to Priveco Stockholders and the Conversion Shares to Priveco Noteholders by Pubco as contemplated hereby.  The issuance of the Exchange Shares and Conversion Shares hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the applicable Trading Market.

 

5.18          Investment Company . Pubco is not, and is not an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

5.19          Listing and Maintenance Requirements .  The Common Stock is currently quoted on FINRA’s Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board Quotation Service (“ OTC Bulletin Board ”) and on the OTC Market Group Inc.’s OTCQB quotation system (“ OTCQB ”) and Pubco has not, in the twenty four (24) months preceding the date hereof, received any notice from the OTC Bulletin Board, OTCQB or FINRA or any trading market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that Pubco is not in compliance with the quoting, listing or maintenance requirements of the OTC Bulletin Board, OTCQB or such other trading market. Pubco is, and has no reason to believe that it will not, in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such quoting, listing and maintenance requirements. Trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of Priveco Stockholders and Priveco Noteholders, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to acquire the Exchange Shares and Conversion Shares at the Closing.

 

5.20          Application of Takeover Protections .  Pubco has taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under Pubco’s Organizational Documents or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to Priveco Stockholders and Priveco Noteholders as a result of Priveco Stockholders, Priveco Noteholders and Pubco fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under this Agreement, including without limitation as a result of Pubco’s issuance of the Exchange Shares and Conversion Shares, Priveco Stockholders’ ownership of the Exchange Shares and Priveco Noteholders’ ownership of the Conversion Shares.

 

5.21          No Integrated Offering . Assuming the accuracy of Priveco Stockholders’ representations and warranties set forth under Article 3 , and Priveco Noteholders’ representations and warranties set forth under Article 4 , neither Pubco, 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 Exchange Shares and Conversion Shares to be integrated with prior offerings by Pubco for purposes of (i) the Securities Act which would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable stockholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of Pubco are listed or designated.

 

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5.22          Tax Status .  Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, Pubco has timely filed all necessary Tax Returns and has paid or accrued all Taxes shown as due thereon, and Pubco has no Knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been asserted or threatened against Pubco.

 

5.23          No General Solicitation .  Neither Pubco nor any Person acting on behalf of Pubco has offered or sold any of the Exchange Shares or Conversion Shares by any form of general solicitation or general advertising.

 

5.24          Foreign Corrupt Practices .  Neither Pubco, nor to the Knowledge of Pubco, any agent or other person acting on behalf of Pubco, has: (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by Pubco (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which Pubco is aware) which is in violation of law or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

5.25          Accountants .  Pubco’s accounting firm is set forth on Schedule 5.25 of the disclosure schedules hereto.  To the Knowledge of Pubco, such accounting firm: (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) expressed its opinion with respect to the financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2014 included in Pubco’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, filed with the SEC on September 10, 2014.

 

5.26          No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers .  There are no disagreements of any kind, including but not limited to any disagreements regarding fees owed for services rendered, presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by Pubco to arise, between Pubco and the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by Pubco which could affect Pubco’s ability to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, and Pubco is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers.

 

5.27          Regulation M Compliance .  Pubco has not, and to the Knowledge of Pubco no Person acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of Pubco to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Exchange Shares or Conversion Shares, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the securities of Pubco, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of Pubco.

 

5.28          Money Laundering Laws .  The operations of Pubco are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the money laundering statutes of all U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental body (collectively, the “ Money Laundering Laws ”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving Pubco with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the Knowledge of Pubco, threatened.

 

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5.29          Minute Books . The minute books of Pubco made available to Priveco and Priveco Stockholders contain a complete summary of all meetings and written consents in lieu of meetings of directors and stockholders since the time of incorporation.

 

5.30          Employee Benefits .  Pubco has not (nor for the two years preceding the date hereof has) had any plans which are subject to ERISA.  

 

5.31          Business Records and Due Diligence .  Prior to the Closing, Pubco delivered to Priveco all records and documents relating to Pubco, which Pubco and possesses, including, without limitation, books, records, government filings, Tax Returns, Organizational Documents, corporate records, stock records, consent decrees, orders, and correspondence, director and stockholder minutes, resolutions and written consents, stock ownership records, financial information and records, and other documents used in or associated with Pubco.

 

5.32          Contracts .  Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, there are no Contracts that are material to the business, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of Pubco taken as a whole.  Pubco is not in violation of or in default under (nor does there exist any condition which upon the passage of time or the giving of notice would cause such a violation of or default under) any Contract to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets is bound, except for violations or defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.33          No Undisclosed Liabilities .  Except as otherwise disclosed in Pubco’s financial statements included with Pubco’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on July 24, 2015, and except for those liabilities incurred by Pubco in the ordinary course of business after December 31, 2014, Pubco has no other undisclosed liabilities whatsoever, either direct or indirect, matured or unmatured, accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise.  Pubco represents that at the Closing Date, Pubco shall have no liabilities or obligations whatsoever, either direct or indirect, matured or unmatured, accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise.

 

5.34          No SEC or FINRA Inquiries or Trading Suspensions . Neither Pubco nor any of its past or present officers or directors is, or has ever been, the subject of any formal or informal inquiry or investigation by the SEC or FINRA. Trading in the Common Stock is, and has not previously been, suspended by the SEC or FINRA.

 

5.35          DTC Program . Pubco employs a transfer agent for its Common Stock that is a participant in the Depositary Trust Company’s (“ DTC ”) Automated Securities Transfer Program, the Common Stock is fully transferable pursuant to such program (“ DTC Eligible ”), and the DTC has not given Pubco any formal or informal notice to the effect that the Common Stock is not or may not continue to be DTC Eligible.

 

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5.36          No Disqualification Events . None of Pubco, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of Pubco participating in the transactions hereunder, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of Pubco's outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with Pubco in any capacity at the time of the Closing (each, an “ Issuer Covered Person ”) is subject to any of the “ Bad Actor ” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a “ Disqualification Event ”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). Pubco has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. Pubco has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e), and has furnished to Priveco Stockholders a copy of any disclosures provided thereunder.

 

5.37          Shell Company . Pubco is not and has never been a “shell company” within the meaning of such term in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

5.38          Subsidiaries . Immediately prior to the Closing, Pubco shall have no direct or indirect Subsidiaries.  

 

5.39          Disclosure .  The representations and warranties and statements of fact made by Pubco and Pubco Stockholders in this Agreement are, as applicable, accurate, correct and complete 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 and information contained herein not false or misleading.

 

ARTICLE 6

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PUBCO STOCKHOLDER

 

Pubco Stockholder . Pubco Stockholder hereby represents and warrants to Priveco and Priveco Stockholders as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (unless otherwise indicated), as follows:

 

6.1            Ownership of Pubco Capital Stock .  Pubco Stockholder owns, beneficially and of record, good and marketable title to the Cancellation Shares, free and clear of any security interests, liens, adverse claims, encumbrances, equities, proxies, options or stockholders’ agreements, and has no right or claims whatsoever to any other shares of Pubco capital stock and does not have any options, warrants or any other instruments entitling it to exercise to purchase or convert into shares of Pubco capital stock.

 

6.2            Authority Relative to this Agreement .  This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Pubco Stockholder and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of it, enforceable against Pubco Stockholder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity.

 

6.3            Disclosure .  The representations and warranties and statements of fact made by Pubco Stockholder in this Agreement are, as applicable, accurate, correct and complete 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 and information contained herein not false or misleading.

 

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ARTICLE 7

SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS

 

7.1            Survival of Representations and Warranties . Notwithstanding provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the representations and warranties given or made by Pubco, Pubco Stockholder, Priveco, Priveco Stockholders and Priveco Noteholders under this Agreement shall survive the date hereof for a period of twenty four (24) months from and after the Closing Date (the last day of such period is herein referred to as the “ Expiration Date ”), except that any written claim for breach thereof made and delivered prior to the Expiration Date to the party against whom such indemnification is sought shall survive thereafter and, as to any such claim, such applicable expiration will not affect the rights to indemnification of the party making such claim; provided , however , that any representations and warranties that were fraudulently made shall not expire on the Expiration Date and shall survive indefinitely, and claims with respect to fraud by Pubco, Pubco Stockholder, Priveco, Priveco Stockholders or Priveco Noteholders may be made at any time. Nothing in this Article 7 shall impair or alter any covenant or agreement of the Parties which by its terms contemplates performance after the Closing Date.

 

ARTICLE 8

COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES

 

8.1            Corporate Examinations and Investigations . Prior to the Closing, each Party shall be entitled, through its employees and representatives, to make such investigations and examinations of the books, records and financial condition of Priveco and Pubco as each party may request. In order that each Party may have the full opportunity to do so, Priveco, Pubco, Priveco Stockholders and Pubco Stockholder shall furnish each Party and its representatives during such period with all such information concerning the affairs of Priveco or Pubco as each Party or its representatives may reasonably request and cause Priveco or Pubco and their respective officers, employees, consultants, agents, accountants and attorneys to cooperate fully with each Party’s representatives in connection with such review and examination and to make full disclosure of all information and documents requested by each Party and/or its representatives. Any such investigations and examinations shall be conducted at reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances, it being agreed that any examination of original documents will be at each Party’s premises, with copies thereof to be provided to each Party and/or its representatives upon request.

 

8.2            Cooperation; Consents . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the Parties agrees to use its best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other Parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Share Exchange and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Pubco and Priveco and their respective representatives will use their best efforts and cooperate with one another: (i) in promptly determining whether any filings are required to be made or consents, approvals, waivers, permits or authorizations are required to be obtained (or, which if not obtained, would result in an event of default, termination or acceleration of any agreement or any put right under any agreement) under any applicable law or regulation or from any governmental authorities or third parties, in promptly making any such filings and in furnishing information required in connection therewith and in timely seeking to obtain any such consents, approvals, permits or authorizations and (ii) in facilitating each other’s due diligence investigations. The Parties shall mutually cooperate in order to facilitate the achievement of the benefits reasonably anticipated from the Share Exchange.

 

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8.3            Conduct of Business . Subject to the provisions hereof, from the date hereof through the Closing, each Party shall (i) conduct its business in the ordinary course and in such a manner so that the representations and warranties contained herein shall continue to be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing as if made at and as of the Closing and (ii) not enter into any material transactions or incur any material liability not required or specifically contemplated hereby, without first obtaining the written consent of Priveco and Priveco Stockholders on the one hand, and Pubco and Pubco Stockholder on the other hand. Without the prior written consent of Priveco, Priveco Stockholders, Pubco or Pubco Stockholder, except as required or specifically contemplated hereby, each party shall not undertake or fail to undertake any action if such action or failure would render any of said warranties and representations untrue in any material respect as of the Closing.

 

8.4            Litigation . From the date hereof through the Closing, each Party shall promptly notify the representative of the other Parties of any lawsuits, claims, proceedings or investigations which after the date hereof are threatened or commenced against such Party or any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, employee, consultant, agent or stockholder thereof, in their capacities as such, which, if decided adversely, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on such Party.

 

8.5            Notice of Default . From the date hereof through the Closing, each Party shall give to the representative of the other Parties prompt written notice of the occurrence or existence of any event, condition or circumstance occurring which would constitute a violation or breach of this Agreement by such party or which would render inaccurate in any material respect any of such Party’s representations or warranties herein.

 

8.6            Confidentiality; Access to Information .

 

(a)           Confidentiality . Any confidentiality agreement or letter of intent previously executed by the Parties shall be superseded in its entirety by the provisions of this Agreement. Each party agrees to maintain in confidence any non-public information received from the other party, and to use such non-public information only for purposes of consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Such confidentiality obligations will not apply to (i) information which was known to the one party or their respective agents prior to receipt from the other party; (ii) information which is or becomes generally known; (iii) information acquired by a party or their respective agents from a third party who was not bound to an obligation of confidentiality; and (iv) disclosure required by law.  In the event this Agreement is terminated as provided in Article 10 hereof, each party will return or cause to be returned to the other all documents and other material obtained from the other in connection with the Transaction contemplated hereby. 

 

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(b)           Access to Information . Pubco will afford Priveco and its financial advisors, underwriters, accountants, counsel and other representatives reasonable access during normal business hours, upon reasonable notice, to the properties, books, records and personnel of Pubco during the period prior to the Closing to obtain all information concerning the business, including the status of product development efforts, properties, results of operations and personnel of Pubco, as Priveco may reasonably request.  No information or Knowledge obtained by Priveco in any investigation pursuant to this Section 8.6 will affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty contained herein or the conditions to the obligations of the Parties to consummate the Transaction.

 

8.7            Public Disclosure . Except to the extent previously disclosed or to the extent the Parties believe that they are required by applicable law or regulation to make disclosure, prior to Closing, no party shall issue any statement or communication to the public regarding the transaction contemplated herein without the consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. To the extent a Party believes it is required by law or regulation to make disclosure regarding the Transaction, it shall, if possible, immediately notify the other party prior to such disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties agree that Priveco will prepare and file a Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act to report the execution of this Agreement.

 

8.8            Assistance with Post-Closing SEC Reports and Inquiries . Upon the reasonable request of Priveco, after the Closing Date, Pubco Stockholder shall use its reasonable best efforts to provide such information available to it, including information, filings, reports, financial statements or other circumstances of Pubco occurring, reported or filed prior to the Closing, as may be necessary or required by Pubco for the preparation of the post-Closing Date reports that Pubco is required to file with the SEC to remain in compliance and current with its reporting requirements under the Securities Act, or filings required to address and resolve matters as may relate to the period prior to the Closing and any SEC comments relating thereto or any SEC inquiry thereof.

 

8.9            Designation of New Officers and Directors . On the Closing Date, Pubco shall accept the resignation of Ramon Tejeda as President, Chief Financial Officer and sole director, and Beth Floyd as Secretary, with both resignations to be effective on the Closing Date. On the Closing Date, Pubco shall also appoint Chester Aldridge and Timothy Powers as new members of Pubco’s board of directors. In addition, effective on the Closing Date, Pubco shall appoint the following new officer of Pubco: Timothy Powers as the Chief Executive Officer and President, and David R. Wells as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary.

 

8.10          Payment of Pubco Liabilities . Pubco and Pubco Stockholder agree to pay, on or before the Closing Date, all of the liabilities of Pubco in their entirety and all of Pubco’s expenses through the Closing Date that are related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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8.11          Shares Cancellation . In connection with the Cancellation Agreement and immediately prior to the Closing, Pubco Stockholder and Pubco each agrees to execute and deliver any and all agreements, documents and instruments reasonably necessary to effect such cancellation, including originally executed stock certificate(s) and stock power(s) with proper endorsements and/or medallion certified signatures (or equivalent) as may be required by Pubco’s transfer agent for the cancellation (the “ Shares Cancellation ”).

 

8.12          Bylaws Amendment . Prior to the Closing, Pubco hereby agrees to adopt an amendment to its by-laws and file a Form 8-K with respect to such amendment, which provides that the provisions of NRS 78.378 to 78.3793 shall not apply to any transaction in which a controlling interest is issued in a transaction which is approved by the Pubco’s board of directors (the “ Bylaws Amendment ”).

 

ARTICLE 9

CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

 

9.1            Conditions to Obligations of Priveco, Priveco Stockholders and Priveco Noteholders . The obligations of Priveco, Priveco Stockholders and Priveco Noteholders under this Agreement shall be subject to each of the following conditions:

 

(a)           Closing Deliveries . At the Closing, Pubco and Pubco Stockholder shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to Priveco and Priveco Stockholders the following:

 

(i)          this Agreement duly executed by Pubco’s duly authorized signatory and by Pubco Stockholder;

 

(ii)         the Cancellation Agreement duly executed by Pubco’s duly authorized signatory and by Pubco Stockholder;

 

(iii)        letters of resignation from Pubco’s current executive officers as follows: (1) letter of resignation of Ramon Tejeda as to all of the offices he currently holds with Pubco to be effective on the Closing Date and confirming that he has no claim against Pubco in respect of any outstanding remuneration or fees of whatever nature as of the Closing Date; and (b) letter of resignation of Beth Floyd as Secretary of Pubco to be effective on the Closing Date and confirming that he has no claim against Pubco in respect of any outstanding remuneration or fees of whatever nature as of the Closing Date;

 

(iv)        letters of resignation from Pubco’s current directors as follows: (a) letters of resignation of Ramon Tejeda as sole director, with resignation to be effective on the Closing Date and confirming that he has no claim against Pubco in respect of any outstanding remuneration or fees of whatever nature as of the Closing Date;

 

(v)         resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors of Pubco approving the following events or actions, as applicable:

 

(A)         the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;

 

(B)         the Share Exchange and the terms thereof;

 

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(C)         the Conversion and the terms thereof;

 

(D)         the Shares Cancellation and the terms thereof;

 

(E)         the change of Pubco’s fiscal year end from March 31 to December 31;

 

(F)         the appointment of Chester Aldridge and Timothy Powers to Pubco’s board of directors, effective on the Closing Date; and

 

(G)         the appointment of the following person/s as officer/s of Pubco, with the titles set forth opposite his name, effective on the Closing Date:

  

  Timothy Powers Chief Executive Officer, President,
  David R. Wells Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary

 

(vi)        a certificate of good standing for Pubco from its jurisdiction of incorporation, dated not earlier than three calendar (3) days prior to the Closing Date (the “ Good Standing Certificate ”);

 

(vii)       an instruction letter signed by the President of Pubco addressed to Pubco’s transfer agent of record, in a form reasonably acceptable to Priveco and Pubco’s transfer agent and consistent with the terms of this Agreement, instructing the transfer agent to issue stock certificates representing the Exchange Shares and Conversion Shares to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement registered in the names set forth in Annex I and Annex II ;

 

(viii)      a certificate of the Secretary of the Pubco, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying as to (a) the incumbency of officers of the Pubco executing this Agreement and all exhibits and schedules hereto and all other documents, instruments and writings required pursuant to this Agreement (the “ Transaction Documents ”), (b) a copy of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Pubco, as in effect on and as of the Closing Date, and (c) a copy of the resolutions of the board of directors of Pubco authorizing and approving the Pubco’s execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents, all matters in connection with the Transaction Documents, and the transactions contemplated thereby;

 

(ix)         a stockholder list of Pubco as certified by the Pubco’s transfer agent, dated within three (3) calendar days of the Closing Date;

 

(x)          all corporate records, Organizational Documents, agreements, seals and any other information reasonably requested by Priveco’s representatives with respect to Pubco;

 

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(xi)         evidence satisfactory to Priveco of the delivery by Pubco Stockholder to Pubco of the original stock certificates representing the Cancellation Shares, accompanied by a stock power(s) with proper endorsements and/or medallion certified signatures (or equivalent) as may be required by Pubco’s transfer agent for the cancellation and any and all other agreements, documents and instruments required by the transfer agent for the Shares Cancellation as described in Section 8.11 herein;

 

(xii)         evidence satisfactory to Priveco of the completion of the Bylaws Amendment as described in Section 8.12 ; and

 

(xiii)       such other documents as Priveco and/or Priveco Stockholders may reasonably request in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(b)           Representations and Warranties to be True . The representations and warranties of Pubco and Pubco Stockholder herein contained shall be true in all material respects at the Closing with the same effect as though made at such time.  Pubco and Pubco Stockholder shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and complied in all material respects with all covenants and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by them at or prior to the Closing.

 

(c)           No Assets, Subsidiaries and Liabilities . At the Closing, Pubco shall have no liabilities, debts, Liens or payables (direct or indirect, matured or unmatured, accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise), no tax obligations, no material assets, no Subsidiaries, and except as contemplated in this Agreement, no material changes to its business or financial condition shall have occurred since the date of this Agreement. At the Closing, Pubco shall provide evidence of the extinguishment of all Pubco pre-Closing liabilities, including but not limited to Pubco’s debts, liabilities, Liens, payables (direct or indirect, matured or unmatured, accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) and tax obligations as requested by Priveco.

 

(d)           SEC Filings . At the Closing, Pubco will be current in all SEC filings that Pubco is required to file.

 

(e)           Outstanding Capital Stock . Pubco shall have at least 100,000,000 shares of its Common Stock authorized and shall have no more than 44,533,750 shares of its Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Closing.

 

(f)           No Adverse Effect .  The business and operations of Pubco will not have suffered any Material Adverse Effect.

 

9.2            Conditions to Obligations of Pubco . The obligations of Pubco and Pubco Stockholder under this Agreement shall be subject to each of the following conditions:

 

(a)           Closing Deliveries . On the Closing Date, Priveco and/or Priveco Stockholders shall have delivered to Pubco the following:

 

(i)          this Agreement duly executed by Priveco, Priveco Stockholders and Priveco Noteholders;

 

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(ii)         resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors of Priveco authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;

 

(iii)        certificates representing the Priveco Shares to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement duly endorsed or accompanied by duly executed stock powers, instruments of transfer or other executed instruments of like tenor;

 

(iv)        the Notes to be delivered for cancellation pursuant to this Agreement; and

 

(v)         such other documents as Pubco may reasonably request in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(b)           Representations and Warranties True and Correct . The representations and warranties of Priveco, Priveco Stockholders and Priveco Noteholders herein contained shall be true in all material respects at the Closing with the same effect as though made at such time. Priveco, Priveco Stockholders and Priveco Noteholders shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and complied in all material respects with all covenants and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by them at or prior to the Closing.

 

(c)           No Adverse Effect .  The business and operations of Priveco will not have suffered any Material Adverse Effect.

 

ARTICLE 10

SEC FILING; TERMINATION

 

10.1          Termination . This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:

 

(a)          by mutual written agreement of Pubco and Priveco Stockholders;

 

(b)          by either Pubco, Priveco or Priveco Stockholders if the Transaction shall not have been consummated for any reason by September 30, 2015;

 

(c)          by either Pubco, Priveco or Priveco Stockholders if a governmental entity shall have issued an order, decree or ruling or taken any other action, in any case having the effect of permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Transaction, which order, decree, ruling or other action is final and non-appealable;

 

(d)          by Priveco or Priveco Stockholders: (i) if Priveco is not satisfied with the results of its due diligence investigation and Priveco so notifies Pubco or its representatives before June 30, 2015, or (ii) if Pubco or Pubco Stockholder shall have breached in any material respect any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement, and the breach cannot be or has not been cured before September 30, 2015.

 

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10.2          Notice of Termination; Effect of Termination . Any termination of this Agreement under Section 10.1 above will be effective immediately upon the delivery of written notice of the terminating Party to the other Parties. In the event of the termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 10.1 , this Agreement shall be of no further force or effect and the Transaction shall be abandoned, except as set forth in Section 10.1 , Section 10.2 and Article 11 (General Provisions), each of which shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 11

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

11.1          Notices .  Any and all notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given to the party to whom the same is so delivered, sent or mailed at addresses and contact information set forth on the signature pages hereof (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice).  Any notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, delivered via facsimile, U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier or by hand-delivery and shall be deemed sufficiently given, received and effective on the earliest of: (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via confirmed facsimile at the applicable facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) on a Trading Day, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via confirmed facsimile at the applicable 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. (Pacific Standard Time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the first Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent to the applicable address set forth in the signature pages hereto by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) the date of actual receipt by the party to whom such notice or communication is required or permitted to be given, if such notice or communication is hand-delivered to such party.

 

11.2          Interpretation . The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.  References to Sections and Articles refer to sections and articles of this Agreement unless otherwise stated.

 

11.3          Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated and the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement to preserve each party’s anticipated benefits under this Agreement.

 

11.4          Miscellaneous . This Agreement (together with all other documents and instruments referred to herein): (a) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all other prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof; (b) except as expressly set forth herein, is not intended to confer upon any other person any rights or remedies hereunder and (c) shall not be assigned by operation of law or otherwise, except as may be mutually agreed upon by the Parties.

 

11.5          Separate Counsel . Each Party hereby expressly acknowledges that it has been advised to seek its own separate legal counsel for advice with respect to this Agreement.

 

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11.6          Governing Law .  All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, 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 (whether brought against a Party or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, stockholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Los Angeles.  Each Party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of the Agreement), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an  inconvenient venue for such proceeding.  Each Party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.  If any Party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Agreement, then the prevailing Party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other Party(s) for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

11.7          Counterparts and Facsimile Signatures . This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together will constitute one and the same Agreement. This Agreement, to the extent delivered by means of a facsimile machine or electronic mail (any such delivery, an “ Electronic Delivery ”), shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of any Party, each other Party shall re-execute original forms hereof and deliver them in person to all other Parties. No Party shall raise the use of Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of Electronic Delivery as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each such Party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent such defense related to lack of authenticity.

 

11.8          Amendment . This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only by an instrument in writing executed by Priveco, Pubco and holders of a majority of the equity interests of Priveco and the holders of a majority of outstanding voting stock of Pubco; provided that, the consent of any Priveco Stockholder or Pubco Stockholder that is a party to this Agreement shall be required if the amendment or modification would disproportionately affect such stockholder (other than by virtue of their ownership of Priveco or Exchange Shares, as applicable).

 

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11.9          Parties In Interest . Except as otherwise provided herein, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the Parties.

 

11.10          Waiver . No waiver by any party of any default or breach by another party of any representation, warranty, covenant or condition contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent default or breach by such party of the same or any other representation, warranty, covenant or condition. No act, delay, omission or course of dealing on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Agreement or at law or in equity shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise prejudice any of such party’s rights, powers and remedies. All remedies, whether at law or in equity, shall be cumulative and the election of any one or more shall not constitute a waiver of the right to pursue other available remedies.

 

11.11          Expenses . At or prior to the Closing, the Parties shall pay all of their own expenses relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of their respective counsel and financial advisers.

 

11.12          Third Party Beneficiaries.   This Agreement is strictly between Pubco, Pubco Stockholder, Priveco and Priveco Stockholders, and, except as specifically provided, no director, officer, stockholder (other than Priveco Stockholders), employee, agent, independent contractor or any other Person or entity shall be deemed to be a third party beneficiary of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Share Exchange Agreement as of the date first written above.

  

PUBCO:  
     
TABACALERAYSIDRON, INC.,  
a Nevada corporation  
   
By:                    
Name: Ramon Tejeda  
Title: Chief Executive Officer and President  

 

Address for Notices:

 

  100 Europa Drive, Suite 455  
  Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517  
  Phone: (919) 933-2720  
  Fax:    

 

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SIGNATURE PAGE FOR PUBCO STOCKHOLDER AND PAUL B. MATTHEWS FOLLOWS.]

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE PAGE OF PUBCO STOCKHOLDER

 

PUBCO STOCKHOLDER:  
   
   
Name:  
   
Address for Notices:  

 

     
     
     
  Phone:    
  Fax:    

 

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SIGNATURE PAGE FOR PRIVECO FOLLOWS.]

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE PAGE OF PRIVECO

 

PRIVECO:
 
MOUNT TAM BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
   
By:        
Name: Timothy Powers  
Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

Address for Notices:

 

8001 Redwood Boulevard

Novato, California 94925

Tel:

Fax:

 

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SIGNATURE PAGES OF PRIVECO STOCKHOLDERS

 

PRIVECO STOCKHOLDERS:

 

   
Name:  
   
Address for Notices:  

 

     
     
     
  Phone:    
  Fax:    

  

Check One:

 

This Priveco Stockholder hereby certifies that it is:

 

¨           an “Accredited Investor” under Regulation D of the Securities Act (see Section 3.4 and Annex III of this Agreement); or

 

¨           a Non-U.S. Person, that hereby confirms that the representations and warranties in Section 3.4(b) of this Agreement are true and correct as to such Priveco Stockholder, and hereby accepts and agrees to comply with the covenants in Section 3.4(b) .

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE PAGES OF PRIVECO NOTEHOLDERS

 

PRIVECO NOTEHOLDERS:

 

[Name of Noteholder]

 

   
Name:  
Title:  

 

Address for Notices:

 

     
     
     
  Phone:    
  Fax:    

 

Check One:

 

This Priveco Noteholder hereby certifies that it is:

 

¨           an “Accredited Investor” under Regulation D of the Securities Act (see Section 3.4 and Annex IIII of this Agreement); or

 

¨           a Non-U.S. Person, that hereby confirms that the representations and warranties in Section 3.4(b) of this Agreement are true and correct as to such Priveco Stockholder, and hereby accepts and agrees to comply with the covenants in Section 3.4(b) .

 

 

 

 

ANNEX I

 

PRIVECO STOCKHOLDERS

  

I   II   III   IV
Name   Shares Owned in
Priveco
 

Exchange Shares to
be Received in

Exchange for
Priveco Shares

  Exchange Shares as
% of Issued and
Outstanding Shares
Immediately after
Closing
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
Total Shares            

 

 

 

 

ANNEX II

 

PRIVECO NOTEHOLDERS

 

I   II   III   IV
Name  

Principal Amount of
Note Held by
Noteholder

($)

  Conversion Shares to
be Received for
Cancellation of Note
 

Conversion Shares
as % of Issued and

Outstanding Shares
Immediately after
Closing

             
             
Total            

 

 

 

 

ANNEX III

 

ACCREDITED INVESTOR DEFINITION

 

Category A The undersigned is a natural person (not a partnership, corporation, etc.) whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with his or her spouse, excluding the value of the primary residence of such natural person, presently exceeds $1,000,000.

 

Category B The undersigned is a natural person (not a partnership, corporation, etc.) who had an income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years, or joint income with his or her spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years (in each case including foreign income, tax exempt income and full amount of capital gains and losses but excluding any income of other family members and any unrealized capital appreciation) and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year.

 

Category C The undersigned is a director or executive officer of the company which is issuing and selling the securities.

 

Category D The undersigned is a bank; a savings and loan association; insurance company; registered investment company; registered business development company; licensed small business investment company (“ SBIC ”); or employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title 1 of ERISA and (a) the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company or registered investment advisor, or (b) the plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or (c) is a self-directed plan with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors.

 

Category E The undersigned is a private business development company as defined in section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940.

 

Category F The undersigned is either a corporation, partnership, Massachusetts business trust, or non-profit organization within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, in each case not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities and with total assets in excess of $5,000,000.

 

Category G The undersigned is a trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, where the purchase is directed by a “sophisticated investor“ as defined in Regulation 506(b)(2)(ii) under the Act.

 

Category H The undersigned is an entity (other than a trust) in which all of the equity owners are “accredited investors” within one or more of the above categories. If relying upon this Category alone, each equity owner must complete a separate copy of this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES

TO

SHARE EXCHANGE AND CONVERSION AGREEMENT

(TABACALERA YSIDRON, INC.)

 

(Note: Capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the same meanings as set forth in the Share Exchange Agreement attached hereto.)

 

Disclosure Schedules – Share Exchange Agreement

 

  DS- 1  
 

 

SCHEDULE 2.1

 

(Organizational Documents and Jurisdiction of Priveco)

 

A list of Priveco’s Organizational Documents is set forth below:

 

(1)         Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Delaware Department of Corporations

(2)         Certificate of Qualification filed with the California Secretary of State

 

Jurisdictions in which Priveco presently conducts its business, owns, holds and operates its properties and assets: Delaware and California

 

Disclosure Schedules – Share Exchange Agreement

 

  DS- 2  
 

 

SCHEDULE 2.2

 

(Capitalization of Priveco)

 

(1) Priveco has two convertible promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000, which amount automatically converts into common stock of Pubco at $0.50 per share at the Closing.

 

(2) There are warrants to purchase up to 450,000 shares of Priveco’s common stock outstanding.

 

Disclosure Schedules – Share Exchange Agreement

 

  DS- 3  
 

 

SCHEDULE 5.5

 

(Issuance of the Exchange Shares and Conversion Shares; Exemptions from Registration)

 

Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Regulation D promulgated thereunder.

 

Disclosure Schedules – Share Exchange Agreement

 

  DS- 4  
 

 

SCHEDULE 5.6

 

(Capitalization of Pubco)

 

See attached.

 

Disclosure Schedules – Share Exchange Agreement

 

  DS- 5  
 

 

SCHEDULE 5.25

 

(Accountants of Pubco)

 

Liggett, Vogt & Webb P.A.

1500 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 202

Boynton Beach, Florida 33426

Tel: (561) 752-1721

 

Disclosure Schedules – Share Exchange Agreement

 

  DS- 6  

 

 

Exhibit 3.3

 

Amendment

to the

Bylaws of TabacaleraYsidron, Inc.

 

Article I of the Bylaws is amended to include the following section:

 

Section 1.11 Acquisition of Controlling Interest . The Corporation elects not to be governed by NRS 78.378 to 78.3793, inclusive.

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 10.3

 

AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”) is entered into as of August 12, 2015, by and between Mount Tam Biotechnologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), Timothy Powers, an individual (“ Executive ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement (as defined in the Recitals below).

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, reference is made to that certain Employment Agreement dated as of January 2, 2015 (the “ Agreement ”), by and between the Company and Executive, pursuant to which the Company currently employs Executive as Vice President, Research and Development; and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the resignation by Stelios Tzannis as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the Company desires to appoint Executive to such position, which appointment Executive desires to accept, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual agreements herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.              Amendments . The parties hereto hereby agree that the Agreement is amended as follows:

 

1.1           Section 2 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

Responsibilities . Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Employee is hereby employed in the position of Chief Executive Officer, and shall perform the functions and responsibilities of that position. Employee shall report directly to the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company may assign additional or different duties to Employee, and Employee’s position, job description, duties and responsibilities may be modified from time to time at the sole discretion of the Company. Employee shall devote the whole of Employee’s professional time, attention and energies to the performance of Employee’s responsibilities under this Agreement. While employed by the Company, Employee will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, provide services to or assist in any manner any business or third party which competes with the current or planned business of the Company.”

 

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1.2           Section 3.2 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

Stock Options/Restricted Stock . Contingent on approval by the Company’s Board of Directors, Employee will be granted standard-form options to purchase 435,000 shares of the Company’s stock option plan that will vest over four years. One fourth of the total option amount shall vest upon the successful completion of twelve months of service. The remaining options shall vest pro-rata over the following three years in accordance with the terms of the Option Agreement evidencing the grant.”

 

2.              Conflicts . Except as expressly set forth in this Amendment, the terms and provisions of the Agreement shall continue unmodified and in full force and effect. In the event of any conflict between this Amendment and the Agreement, this Amendment shall control.

 

3.              Governing Laws . This Amendment shall be governed and construed under the laws of the State of California, and shall be binding on and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

4.               Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. A facsimile or other electronic transmission of this signed Amendment shall be legal and binding on all parties hereto.

 

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[Signature Page to Amendment]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date first set forth above.

 

EXECUTIVE:   COMPANY:
     
    MOUNT TAM BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.
     
    By:  
Timothy Powers   Name:  
    Title:  

 

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Exhibit 10.4

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 10.6

 

CANCELLATION AND TRANSFER AGREEMENT

 

This CANCELLATION AND TRANSFER AGREEMENT (this “ Agreemen t”), dated August 13, 2015 ( the “ Effective Date ”), is entered into by and among (the “ Company ”), TABACALERAYSIDRON, INC., a Nevada corporation, (the “ Company ”), and RAMON TEJEDA , individually (the “ Canceling Party ”). The Company and Canceling Party are also hereinafter individually and jointly referred to as “ P(p)arty ” and/or “ P(p)arties ”.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS , as of the date hereof, the Canceling Party is the owner of 28,175,000 shares of the Company’s commons stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Cancelled Shares ”), and the Company is the owner of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Epicurean Cigars, Inc., a Nevada corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“ Epicurean Shares ”); and

 

WHEREAS , concurrently herewith, the Parties and Mount Tam Biotechnologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Mount Tam ”), are entering into a Share Exchange and Conversion Agreement (the “ Exchange Agreement ”), pursuant to which Mount Tam will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company; and

 

WHEREAS , it is a condition precedent to the consummation of the Exchange Agreement that the Canceling Party will enter into this Agreement, which will effectuate the cancellation of the Cancelled Shares and the transfer of the Epicurean Shares as well as a payment of $30,000 to the Canceling Party; and

 

WHEREAS , the Canceling Party is entering into this Agreement to, amongst other things, induce Mount Tam to enter into the Exchange Agreement and the Canceling Party acknowledges that Mount Tam would not consummate the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Agreement unless the transactions contemplated hereby are effectuated in accordance herewith.

 

AGREEMENT

 

In consideration of the mutual promises herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.               Cancellation of Cancelled Shares . On the Effective Date, the Canceling Party will deliver to the Company the necessary documentation for the cancellation of the stock certificates representing the Cancelled Shares, along with duly executed medallion guaranteed stock powers covering the Cancelled Shares (or such other documents acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent) and hereby irrevocably instructs the Company and the Company’s transfer agent to cancel the Cancelled Shares such that the Cancelled Shares will no longer be outstanding on the stock ledger of the Company and such that the Canceling Party shall no longer have any interest in the Cancelled Shares whatsoever. The Company shall immediately deliver to the Company’s transfer agent irrevocable instructions providing for the cancellation of the Cancelled Shares.

 

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2.              Consideration for Share Cancellation. At the Closing, as consideration for the cancellation of the Cancelled Shares by the Canceling Party, the Company shall deliver to the Canceling Party (a) the certificate or certificates representing the Epicurean Shares, duly endorsed to Canceling Party or as directed by Canceling Party, which delivery shall vest Canceling Party with good and marketable title to all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, and (b) $30,000 in readily available funds to an account designated by Canceling Party.

 

3.              Effective Date . This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution of this Agreement. The transactions to occur at such place and time with respect to this Agreement are referred to herein as the “ Closing ”.

 

4.              Waiver . At and subsequent to the Closing, the Canceling Party hereby waives any and all rights and interests she has, had or may have with respect to the Cancelled Shares.

 

5.              Representations by the Canceling Party . (a) The Canceling Party owns the Cancelled Shares of record and beneficially free and clear of all liens, claims, charges, security interests, and/or encumbrances of any kind whatsoever. The Canceling Party has sole control over the Cancelled Shares and/or sole discretionary authority over any account in which they are held. Except for this Agreement, no person/entity has any option or right to purchase or otherwise acquire the Cancelled Shares, whether by contract of sale or otherwise, nor is there a “short position” as to the Cancelled Shares.

 

(b)            The Canceling Party has full right, power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Canceling Party and constitutes a valid, binding obligation of the Canceling Party, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms (except as such enforceability may be limited by laws affecting creditor's rights generally) .

 

(c)            Canceling Party represents and warrants that it has the requisite authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement, as well as carry out the terms/conditions referenced herein. Additionally, Canceling Party represents and warrants that its compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and will not violate any instrument relating to the conduct of its business, or any other agreement which it may be a party, or any Federal and State rules or regulations applicable to either Party.

 

6.             Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company represents and warrants to Canceling Party as of the date hereof as follows:

 

(a)           Corporate Authorization; Enforceability . The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement are within the corporate powers and have been, duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that its enforceability may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles.

 

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(b)           Governmental Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement requires no consent, approval, order, authorization or action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental authority.

 

(c)           Non-Contravention; Consents . The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not (i) violate the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, or (ii) violate any applicable law or order.

 

7.              Further Assurances . Each Party to this Agreement will use its best efforts to take all action and to do all things necessary, proper, or advisable in order to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the execution and delivery of such other documents and agreements as may be necessary to effectuate the cancellation of the Cancelled Shares and the transfer of the Epicurean Shares) .

 

8.                Entire Agreement; Amendments . This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein, neither the Company nor the Canceling Party makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by both Parties. Any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given.

 

9.              Survival of Agreements, Representations and Warranties, etc . All representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement. 

 

10.            Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors and assigns. 

 

11.            Governing Law . This Agreement and the obligations, rights and remedies of the Parties hereto are to be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, with any action/dispute concerning this Agreement to be venued in the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles.

 

12.            Severability . In the event that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.

 

13.              Miscellaneous . This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the Parties hereto and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable for whatever reason, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby and every remaining provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the Parties hereto on separate counterparts but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

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[ Signature page follows ]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  TABACALERAYSIDRON, INC.,  
  a Nevada corporation  
     
  By:                 
  Name: Ramon Tejeda  
  Title: President  
       
  By:    
  RAMON TEJEDA , Individually  
       

 

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Exhibit 16.1

 

August 13, 2015

 

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

RE: Tabacalera Ysidron, Inc.

 

File Ref No: 333-192060

 

We have read the statements of Tabacalera Ysidron, Inc. pertaining to our firm included under Item 4.01 of Form 8-K dated August 13, 2015 and agree with such statements as they pertain to our firm. We have read Item 4.01, captioned “Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant,” of the Current Report on Form 8-K of Tabacalera Ysidron, Inc. and are in agreement with the statements therein as they relate to our firm. We have no basis to agree or disagree with the other statements contained therein.

 

Regards,

 

/s/ Liggett, Vogt & Webb, P.A.

 

Liggett, Vogt & Webb, P.A.

Certified Public Accountants

 

 

 

Exhibit 21.1

 

SUBSIDIARIES

 

Mount Tam Biotechnologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

MOUNT TAM BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Table of Contents

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F-2
Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2014 F-3
Statement of Operations for the period from inception (August 13, 2014) to December 31, 2014 F-4
Statement of Stockholders’ Deficit for the period from inception (August 13, 2014) to December 31, 2014 F-5
Statement of Cash Flows for the period from inception (August 13, 2014) to December 31, 2014 F-6
Notes to the Financial Statements F-7

 

 
 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Mount Tam Biotechnologies, Inc.

  

We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Mount Tam Biotechnologies, Inc. (the “Company”), a development stage company, as of December 31, 2014 and the related statements of operations, deficit and cash flows for the period starting from August 13, 2014 (date of inception) to December 31, 2014. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

 

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

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to the above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Mount Tam Biotechnologies, Inc. as of as of December 31, 2014 and the related statements of operations, deficit and cash flows for the period ended from August 13, 2014 (date of inception) to December 31, 2014 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the accompanying financial statements, the Company has not commenced its planned principal operations, is incapable of generating sufficient cash flow to sustain its operations without securing additional financing, which raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to this matter are described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

  

/s/ RBSM LLP

 

Larkspur, CA

August 19, 2015

 

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MOUNT TAM BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

BALANCE SHEET

 

    December 31,  
Assets   2014  
Current Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 881  
Prepaid expenses     20,000  
Total Current Assets     20,881  
         
Total Assets   $ 20,881  
         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit        
Current Liabilities:        
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   $ 173,800  
Convertible debenture     53,209  
Other current liability     50,000  
Total Liabilities     277,010  
         
Stockholders’ Deficit:        
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 9,000,000 shares issued and outstanding     900  
Stock subscription payable     (50 )
Additional paid in capital     826  
Deficit accumulated during development stage     (257,805 )
Total stockholders’ deficit     (256,129 )
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit   $ 20,881  

  

The accompanying notes are integral to these financial statements

 

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MOUNT TAM BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

 

    For the period from inception (August 13, 2014) to  
    December 31, 2014  
Operating expenses        
General and administrative     257,035  
Total operating expenses     257,035  
         
Total expenses     257,035  
         
Other expenses        
Interest expense     (770 )
Total other expenses     (770 )
         
 Net Loss     (257,805 )
         
 Net loss per share – basic and diluted   $ (0.03 )
         
Weighted average common shares – basic and diluted     9,000,000  

  

The accompanying notes are integral to these financial statements

 

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MOUNT TAM BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

  

    Common stock     Additional Paid in     Stock subscription     Accumulated     Total Stockholders'  
    Shares     Amount     Capital     Payable     Deficit     Deficit  
Balance as of August 13, 2014     -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Common stock issued     9,000,000       900       -       (50 )     -       850  
Fair value of vested stock options     -       -       826       -       -       826  
Net loss     -       -       -       -       (257,805 )     (257,805 )
Balance as of December 31, 2014     9,000,000     $ 900     $ 826     $ (50 )   $ (257,805 )   $ (256,129 )

  

The accompanying notes are integral to these financial statements

 

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MOUNT TAM BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

 

    For the period from inception (August 13, 2014) to  
    December 31, 2014  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities        
Net loss   $ (257,805 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Stock-based compensation expense     826  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Prepaid expenses     20,000  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     173,801  
Net cash used in operating activities     (103,178 )
         
Cash Flows from Investing Activities     -  
         
Cash Flows from Financing Activities        
Proceeds from loans     103,209  
Proceeds from issuance of common stock     850  
Net cash received from financing activities     104,059  
         
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents     881  
         
Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period     -  
         
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period   $ 881  
         
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:        
Interest paid   $ -  
Income taxes paid   $ -  

 

The accompanying notes are integral to these financial statements 

 

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MOUNT TAM BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

For the period from inception (August 13, 2014) to December 31, 2014

 

Note 1 – Nature of the Business

 

Mount Tam Biotechnologies, Inc. (“Mount Tam” or the “Company”) was incorporated on August 13, 2014 as a Delaware corporation. On August 13, 2014, the Company sold 9,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value (“Common Stock”), for $900 .

 

Mount Tam is a development stage entity and is primarily engaged in the development of bio-pharmaceuticals to treat autoimmune diseases. Mount Tam intends to optimize and bring to market a portfolio of products focused on improving the health and well being of people afflicted with autoimmune diseases.

 

The production and marketing of the Company’s products and its ongoing research and development activities will be subject to extensive regulation by numerous governmental authorities in the United States. Prior to marketing in the United States, any drug developed by the Company must undergo rigorous preclinical (animal) and clinical (human) testing and an extensive regulatory approval process implemented by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. The Company has limited experience in conducting and managing the preclinical and clinical testing necessary to obtain regulatory approval. There can be no assurance that the Company will not encounter problems in clinical trials that will cause the Company or the FDA to delay or suspend clinical trials.

 

The Company’s success will depend in part on its ability to obtain patents and exploitation of its product license rights, maintain trade secrets, and operate without infringing on the proprietary rights of others, both in the United States and other countries. There can be no assurance that patents issued to or licensed by the Company will not be challenged, invalidated, or circumvented, or that the rights granted thereunder will provide proprietary protection or competitive advantages to the Company.

 

The Company has no significant operating history and, from August 13, 2014, (inception) to December 31, 2014, has generated a net loss of $257,805. The Company has negative working capital by $256,129 as of December 31, 2014. Since its formation, the Company has been funded through debt financings. The accompanying financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014, have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. During the year 2015, management intends to raise additional debt and/or equity financing to fund future operations and to provide additional working capital. However, there can be no assurance that such financing will be consummated or obtained in sufficient amounts necessary to meet the Company’s needs.

 

Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The accompanying financial statements have been prepared using the accounting formats prescribed by Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-10, Development Stage Entities (Topic 915): Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements, Including an Amendment to Variable Interest Entities Guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810 Consolidation.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Management makes estimates that affect certain accounts including deferred income tax assets, accrued expenses, fair value of equity instruments and reserves for any other commitments or contingencies. Any adjustments applied to estimates are recognized in the year in which such adjustments are determined.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all cash on hand and in banks, including accounts in book overdraft positions, certificates of deposit and other highly-liquid investments with maturities of three months or less, when purchased, to be cash and cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2014 the Company had no cash equivalents.

 

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Capitalization of Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment will be recorded at cost. Expenditures for major additions and improvements will be capitalized, and minor replacements, maintenance, and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. When property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in the results of operations for the respective period. Depreciation will be provided over the estimated useful lives of the related assets using the straight-line method for financial statement purposes. The Company may use other depreciation methods (generally accelerated) for tax purposes where appropriate. The estimated useful lives for significant property and equipment categories are as follows:

 

Office and laboratory equipment   3 to 5 years
Computer equipment and software   3 years
Leasehold improvements   Term of lease agreement
Leased equipment   Term of lease agreement

 

As of December 31, 2014, the Company has not acquired any property and equipment. 

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Revenue will be recognized when the four basic criteria of revenue recognition are met: (i) a contractual agreement exists; (ii) transfer of technology (intellectual property) has been completed or services have been rendered; (iii) the fee is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured. Revenue from licensing of intellectual property or other payments under collaborative agreements where the Company has a continuing obligation to perform will be recognized as revenue over the expected period of the continuing performance obligation. As of December 31, 2014, the Company has not yet generated any revenue.  

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company utilizes Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is “more likely-than-not” that a deferred tax asset will not be realized.

 

The Company generated a deferred tax asset through net operating loss carry-forward. However, a valuation allowance of 100% has been established due to the uncertainty of the Company’s realization of the net operating loss carry forward prior to its expiration.

 

Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

 

The Company computes earnings per share under ASC Subtopic 260-10, Earnings Per Share. Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to the common stockholders (the numerator) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding (the denominator) during the reporting periods. Diluted loss per share is computed by increasing the denominator by the weighted average number of additional shares that could have been outstanding from securities convertible into common stock (using the “treasury stock” method), unless their effect on net loss per share is anti-dilutive. There were 406,418 potentially dilutive shares, which include outstanding common stock options and convertible debenture, for the period ended December 31, 2014.

 

The potential shares, which are excluded from the determination of basic and diluted net loss per share as their effect is anti-dilutive, are as follows:

 

    2014  
Options to purchase common stock     300,000  
Convertible note     106,418  
Potential equivalent shares excluded     406,418  

 

Accounts Payable

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses include the following as of December 31, 2014:

 

    2014  
Accounts payable   $ 111,294  
Accrued legal fees     32,470  
Accrued salary     29,167  
Other current liabilities     870  
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses   $ 173,801  

 

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Fair Value Measurements

 

The Company measures and discloses the fair value of assets and liabilities required to be carried at fair value in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and enhances fair value measurement disclosure.

 

ASC 825 defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, such as inherent risk, transfer restrictions, and risk of nonperformance. ASC 825 establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 825 establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1 - Quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets to which we have access at the measurement date.

 

Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

 

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

 

The determination of where assets and liabilities fall within this hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

For the period ended December 31, 2014, the Company has determined that there we no assets or liabilities measured at fair value.

 

Share-based Compensation

 

The Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which is approved by its board of directors, permits the grant of share options and shares to its employees and consultants for up to 1 million shares of common stock. The Company records share-based compensation in accordance with the provisions of the Share-based Compensation Topic of the FASB Codification. The guidance requires the use of option-pricing models that require the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the option’s expected life and the price volatility of the underlying stock. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model, and the resulting charge is expensed using the straight-line attribution method over the vesting period. The Company has elected to use the calculated value method to account for the options it issued in 2014. A nonpublic entity that is unable to estimate the expected volatility of the price of its underlying share may measure awards based on a “calculated value,” which substitutes the volatility of appropriate public companies (representative of the company’s size and industry) as a bench mark for the volatility of the entity’s own share price. Currently, there is no active market for the company’s common shares. The Company has used the historical closing values of these companies to estimate volatility, which was calculated to be 127%. Option awards are generally granted with an exercise price equal to the fair value of the Company's stock at the date of grant; those option awards generally vest based on 1 year of continuous service and have 10-year contractual terms.

 

Stock compensation expense recognized during the period is based on the value of share-based awards that were expected to vest during the period adjusted for estimated forfeitures. The estimated fair value of grants of stock options and warrants to non-employees of the Company is charged to expense, if applicable, in the financial statements. These options vest in the same manner as the employee options granted under each of the option plans as described above.

 

Going Concern

 

The Company’s financial statements are prepared using U.S. GAAP applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company had a cumulative net loss from inception (August 13, 2014) to December 31, 2014 of $257,805. The Company has a working capital deficit of $256,129 as of December 31, 2014. The Company has not yet established an ongoing source of revenue sufficient to cover its operating costs and to allow it to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company obtaining adequate capital to fund operating losses until it establishes a revenue stream and becomes profitable. If the Company is unable to obtain adequate capital it could be forced to cease development of operations.

 

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In order to continue as a going concern and to develop a reliable source of revenues, and achieve a profitable level of operations the Company will need, among other things, additional capital resources. Management’s plans to continue as a going concern include raising additional capital through borrowing and sales of common stock. However, management cannot provide any assurances that the Company will be successful in accomplishing any of its plans.

 

The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully accomplish the plans described in the preceding paragraph and eventually secure other sources of financing and attain profitable operations. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

The following accounting standards updates were recently issued and have not yet been adopted by us. These standards are currently under review to determine their impact on the financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

ASC Topic 915, Development Stage Entities, is being superseded by FASB ASU No. 2014-10, Development Stage Entities (Topic 915): Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements, Including an Amendment to Variable Interest Entities Guidance in Topic 810 Consolidation. The amendments made by ASU 2014-10 are effective for public companies for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014 and interim period therein. For private entities, the amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and for interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The adoption of ASU 2014-10 did not have any material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In August 2014, FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15 Preparation of Financial Statements – Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40), Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. Under U.S. GAAP, continuation of a reporting entity as a going concern is presumed as the basis for preparing financial statements unless and until the entity's liquidation becomes imminent. Preparation of financial statements under this presumption is commonly referred to as the going concern basis of accounting. If and when an entity's liquidation becomes imminent, financial statements should be prepared under the liquidation basis of accounting in accordance with Subtopic 205-30, Presentation of Financial Statements—Liquidation Basis of Accounting. Even when an entity's liquidation is not imminent, there may be conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern. In those situations, financial statements should continue to be prepared under the going concern basis of accounting, but the amendments in this Update should be followed to determine whether to disclose information about the relevant conditions and events. The amendments in this Update are effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. Early application is permitted. The Company will evaluate the going concern considerations in this ASU, however, at the current period, management does not believe that it has met the conditions which would subject these financial statements for additional disclosure.

 

There were various other updates recently issued, most of which represented technical corrections to the accounting literature or application to specific industries and are not expected to a have a material impact on the Company's condensed financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Note 3 – Income Taxes

 

Deferred taxes are provided on a liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.

 

Net deferred tax liabilities consist of the following components as of December 31, 2014:

 

    2014  
Deferred tax assets:        
NOL Carryover   $ 96,950  
Deferred tax liabilities:        
         
Valuation allowance   $ (96,950 )
Net deferred tax asset   $ -  

 

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At December 31, 2014, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $257,000 that may be offset against future taxable income from the year 2015 through 2034.

 

Due to the change in ownership provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, net operating loss carryforwards for Federal income tax reporting purposes are subject to annual limitations. Should a change in ownership occur, net operating loss carryforwards may be limited as to use in future years.

 

Note 4 – Loans

 

In 2014, the Company executed an agreement with a third-party investor whereby the Company issued $53,209 in a convertible promissory note. This note bears an interest rate of 8% per year and matures on November 26, 2015 . The Company subsequently received an advance of $50,000 from the same party. The proceeds from these loans were used for working capital purposes. Subsequent to December 31, 2014, both of these loans were consolidated into a new convertible note (see Note 8).

 

Note 5 – Capital Stock

 

At December 31, 2014, the authorized capital of the Company consists of 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock. During the period ended December 31, 2014 the Company issued 9,000,000 shares of Common Stock to its founders pursuant to a subscription agreement, and received $850 in consideration, with the remaining balance of $50 shown under stock subscription receivable.

 

On August 13, 2014, the Company’s board of directors approved the Plan, and the Company reserved 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock thereunder.

 

As of December 31, 2014, there are 9,000,000 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.

 

Note 6 – Stock Options and Warrants

 

Stock Options

 

On December 1, 2014, the Company granted options to its Chief Financial Officer to purchase up to 300,000 shares of common stock under the Plan in the aggregate, with an exercise price of $0.50 per share. Twenty-five percent of the shares subject to the option shall vest on the one year anniversary of the vesting commencement date, and one forty-eighth of the shares subject to the option shall vest each month thereafter on the same day of the month as the vesting commencement date (and if there is no corresponding day, on the last day of the month) until 100% of the shares subject to the option plan shall have vested on the four (4) year anniversary of the vesting commencement date. 

 

Stock-based compensation expense related to vested options was $826 during the period ended December 31, 2014. The Company determined the value of share-based compensation using the Black-Scholes fair value option-pricing model using the following weighted average assumptions for options granted during the period ended December 31, 2014:

 

    December 31, 2014  
Expected term (years)     9.93  
Expected volatility     127 %
Risk-free interest rate     1.93 %
Dividend yield     0 %

 

A summary of option activity under the Plan as of December 31, 2014, and changes during the period then ended is presented below :

 

Options   Shares     Weighted Average Exercise Price     Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term     Aggregate Intrinsic Value  
Outstanding at August 13, 2014     -     $ -       -     $ -  
Granted     300,000       0.35       9.93          
Exercised     ( - )       -       -          
Forfeited or expired      ( - )       -       -          
Outstanding at December 31, 2014     300,000     $ 0.35       9.93     $ 45,000  
Exercisable at December 31, 2014     -     $ -       -       -  

 

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The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the years ended December 31, 2014 was $100,578. As of December 31, 2014, there was $99,752 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.9 years.

 

Note 7 – Commitments & Contingencies

 

From time to time the Company may become a party to litigation in the normal course of business. Management believes that there are no current legal matters that would have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

On August 17, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement with The Buck Institute for Research on Aging (the “Institute”) for licenses of certain patents held by the Institute. In connection with this agreement, the Company agreed to pay the Institute for research and development activities. The Company will pay the Institute in eight equal installments of $75,000 each for conducting research and development. On March 2015, the payment terms were revised so that the Company still pays the Research Funding amount in eight (8) equal installments of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) each, and the installments shall be payable as follows: the first, second and third installments (together $225,000) shall all be payable by April 1,2015, and each subsequent installment shall be payable three (3) months after the date on which the prior installments was payable, with the fourth installment payable July 1, 2015, three (3) months after the first three payments were made, and the final installments payable fifteen (15) months after the first through third installments were made.

 

In addition, the Company issued to the Institute that number of shares equal to 5% of the Company's total outstanding shares at inception. The Institute’s equity interest in the Company will not be reduced below 5% of the total aggregate common shares until such time the Company has raised and received a total of $5,000,000 of investment in equity, debt, grants, contributions, or donations. As of date the Company has issued 450,000 shares of the Company common stock to the Institute. Additionally, the Company agreed to pay one-time milestone payments upon the first occurrence of the corresponding milestone events as set forth in the table below.

 

Milestone Event   Milestone Payment  
Filing of an IND   $ 50,000  
Completion of the first Phase I Clinical Trial of a Licensed Product   $ 250,000  
Completion of the first Phase II Clinical Trial of a Licensed Product   $ 500,000  
Completion of the first Phase III Clinical Trial of a Licensed Product   $ 1,000,000  

 

As of the December 31, 2014, the milestones have not been achieved.

 

The Company also agreed to pay the Institute nonrefundable and non-creditable royalties in the amount of 2% of the annual aggregate net sales. For each licensed product for which the Company grants worldwide sublicense rights to a third party, the Company agreed to pay the Institute 20% of all sublicense revenues.

 

Within 30 days after the date on which the Funding Condition is satisfied, the Company shall reimburse Institute for 100% of the Patent Expenses for the Product Patents and 50% of the Patent Expenses for the Program Patents, incurred by Institute. Per amended agreement dated March 2015, the Company shall reimburse Institute for 100% of the Patent Expenses for the Product Patents and 50% of the Patent Expenses for the Program Patents, incurred by Institute incurred on or before April 1, 2015.

 

On December 1, 2014, the Company entered into an employment agreement with its Chief Executive Officer, which expires in December 2017. The employment agreement requires annual base salary payments of $200,000 per year. In addition, the executive has been granted 1,530,000 shares of Company's Common Stock for which a separate share purchase agreement was executed and shares were accounted as sold in cash for $0.0001 per share.

 

On December 1, 2014, the Company entered into an employment agreement with its Chief Financial Officer, which expires in December 2016. The employment agreement requires annual base salary payments of $150,000 per year. In addition, the executive has been granted 1,530,000 shares of Company's Common Stock for which a separate share purchase agreement was executed and shares were accounted as sold in cash for $0.0001per share, and stock options to purchase 300,000 shares of common stock.

 

On December 1, 2014, the Company entered into a three-year consulting agreement with an individual for the purpose of providing financial and investor relations services to us. In connection with the agreement, the Company agreed to pay consultant a monthly fee of $10,000.

 

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On December 11, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement with a firm that provides legal services to assist with a potential future financing transaction and a reverse merger transaction. In connection with this agreement for legal services, the Company agreed to pay flat fee of $115,000. The payment of the flat fee shall be as follows: (i) $75,000 cash; $25,000 payable upon closing of the future financing transaction $50,000 payable upon closing of a future reverse merger transaction; and (ii) $40,000 in the common stock of the Public Company (using the same per share price as used in the financing transaction) to be acquired upon closing of the reverse merger transaction. In the event the financing transaction or the reverse merger transaction does not close, the Company shall pay for legal services based on the firm’s billing rates per hour for the work performed.

 

Note 8 – Subsequent Events

 

On January 2, 2015, the Company executed an agreement with a third-party investor whereby the Company issued a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $400,000. The note bears an interest rate of 1% per year and mature September 2, 2015. Until the maturity date, the note holder may elect to convert the note in whole or in part into common stock at the price of $0.50. The proceeds from the note will be used for working capital purposes.

 

On January 2, 2015, the Company entered into an employment agreement with its Vice President, Research and Development. The employment agreement requires annual base salary payments of $150,000 per year. In addition, the executive has been granted stock options to purchase 135,000 shares of common stock.

 

On January 2, 2015, the Company entered into a license and service agreement with the Institute. In connection with the agreement, the Company agreed to pay the Institute an annual fee of $24,500 to procure access to certain office space in the facility in order to conduct research and facilitate its research and development program.

 

On March 19, 2015, the Company issued a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $600,000 at a conversion price of $0.50. Such note bears an interest rate of 1% per year and matures on September 30, 2015. The proceeds from the note will be used for working capital purposes.

 

On August 12, 2015, the Company entered into a Share Exchange and Conversion Agreement by and among TabacaleraYsidron, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Tabacalera”), and a holder of a majority of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Tabacalera, on the one hand, and the Company, its shareholders and the holders of its convertible promissory notes. In connection with such agreement, 9,000,000 shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock were exchanged for 24,000,000 shares of Tabacalera’s common stock, the Company’s convertible promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 were converted into an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of Tabacalera common stock at $0.50 per share.

 

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MOUNT TAM BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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Condensed Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2015 (unaudited) and December 31, 2014   F-2
Condensed Statement of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and for the period from inception (August 13, 2014) to June 30, 2015 (unaudited)   F-3
Condensed Statement of Stockholders’ Deficit for the period from inception (August 13, 2014) to June 30, 2015 (unaudited)   F-4
Condensed Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and for the period from inception (August 13, 2014) to June 30, 2015 (unaudited)   F-5
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements   F-6

 

 

 

 

MOUNT TAM BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET

 

    June 30,     December 31,  
   

2015

(unaudited)

    2014  
Assets                
Current Assets                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 21,980     $ 881  
Prepaid expense     -       20,000  
Total Current Assets     21,980       20,881  
                 
Total Assets   $ 21,980     $ 20,881  
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)                
Current Liabilities:                
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   $ 235,880     $ 173,801  
Convertible note payable, net of unamortized debt finance fees of $28,900     971,100       -  
Convertible debenture     -       53,209  
Other current liability     -       50,000  
Total Liabilities     1,206,980       277,010  
                 
Stockholders’ Deficit:                
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 9,000,000 shares issued and outstanding     900       900  
Stock subscription payable     (45 )     (50 )
Additional paid in capital     20,283       826  
Accumulated deficit     (1,206,137 )     (257,805 )
Total stockholders’ deficit     (1,185,000 )     (256,129 )
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit   $ 21,980     $ 20,881  

 

See accompanying notes to these condensed financial statements

 

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MOUNT TAM BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

    For the three
months ended
    For the six months
ended
    For the period from
inception (August
13, 2014) to 
 
    June 30, 2015     June 30, 2015     June 30, 2015  
Revenue   $ -     $ -     $ -  
                         
Operating expenses                        
Research and development     116,922       412,244       412,244  
General and administrative     305,847       532,433       789,468  
Total operating expenses     422,769       944,678       1,201,712  
                         
Total expenses     422,769       944,678       1,201,712  
                         
Other Expenses                        
Interest Expense     (2,493 )     (3,655 )     (4,425 )
Total other expenses     (2,493 )     (3,655 )     (4,425 )
                         
Net Loss     (425,262 )     (948,332 )     (1,206,137 )
                         
Net loss per share – basic and diluted   $ (0.05 )   $ (0.11 )   $ (0.13 )
                         
Weighted average common shares – basic and diluted     9,000,000       9,000,000       9,000,000  

 

See accompanying notes to these condensed financial statements

 

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MOUNT TAM BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

(Unaudited)

 

    Common stock     Additional
Paid in
    Stock
subscription
    Accumulated     Total
Stockholders'
 
    Shares     Amount     Capital     Payable     Deficit     Deficit  
Balance as of August 13, 2014     -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Common stock issued     9,000,000       900       -       (50 )     -       850  
Fair value of vested stock options     -       -       826       -       -       826  
Net loss     -       -       -       -       (257,805 )     (257,805 )
Balance as of December 31, 2014     9,000,000     $ 900     $ 826     $ (50 )   $ (257,805 )   $ (256,129 )
Fair value of vested stock options     -       -       19,457       -       -       19,457  
Stock subscription received     -       -       -       5       -       5  
Net loss     -       -       -       -       (948,332 )     (948,332 )
Balance as of June 30, 2015     9,000,000     $ 900     $ 20,283     $ (45 )   $ (1,206,137 )   $ (1,185,000 )

 

See accompanying notes to these condensed financial statements

 

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MOUNT TAM BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

    For the six months
ended
    For the period from
inception (August 13,
2014) to 
 
    June 30, 2015     June 30, 2015  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities                
Net loss   $ (948,332 )   $ (1,206,137 )
Fair value of vested option     19,457       20,283  
Amortization of prepaid expenses     20,000       -  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     33,179       206,980  
Net cash used in operating activities     (875,697 )     (978,875 )
                 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities     -       -  
                 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities                
Proceeds from loans     896,791       1,000,000  
Proceeds from issuance of common stock     5       855  
Net cash received from financing activities     896,796       1,000,855  
                 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents     21,099       21,980  
                 
Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period     881       -  
                 
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period   $ 21,980     $ 21,980  
                 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:                
Interest paid   $ -     $ -  
Income taxes paid   $ -     $ -  
                 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:                
Accrual of finance fees   $ 30,000     $ -  

 

See accompanying notes to these condensed financial statements

 

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MOUNT TAM BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2015

 

Note 1 – Nature of the Business

 

Mount Tam Biotechnologies, Inc. (“Mount Tam” or the “Company”) was incorporated on August 13, 2014 as a Delaware corporation. On August 13, 2014, the Company sold 9,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value (“Common Stock”), for $900 .

 

Mount Tam is a development stage company and is primarily engaged in the development of bio-pharmaceuticals to treat autoimmune diseases. The Company intends to optimize and bring to market a portfolio of products focused on improving the health and well being of people afflicted with autoimmune diseases.

 

To that end, the Company has formed a strategic partnership with the Buck Institute for Research on Aging (“Buck Institute”), an independent research facility focused on understanding the connection between aging and chronic disease. As part of the partnership, the Company has signed an exclusive worldwide licensing and collaboration agreement with the Buck Institute that includes many of the Buck Institute’s intangible research and development assets in the area of autoimmune disorders. The initial focus of the Company’s research and development efforts will be a pre-clinical stage compound for the treatment and diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus, a common form of lupus. The Company has not produced any revenues from the intangible research and development assets it acquired from Buck Institute and the Company has not commenced its planned principal operations .

 

The production and marketing of the Company’s products and its ongoing research and development activities will be subject to extensive regulation by numerous governmental authorities in the United States. Prior to marketing in the United States, any drug developed by the Company must undergo rigorous preclinical (animal) and clinical (human) testing and an extensive regulatory approval process implemented by the Food and Drug Administration under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. In addition, the Company’s success will depend in part on its ability to obtain and maintain patents, exploit its product license rights, maintain trade secrets, and operate without infringing on the proprietary rights of others, both in the United States and other countries.

 

Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

The significant accounting policies applied in the annual financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2014 are applied consistently in these financial statements.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements as of June 30, 2015 have been prepared in accordance with the U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim financial statements include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2015, the Company’s results of operation, changes in stockholders’ deficit and the cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The December 31, 2014 condensed balance sheet data was derived from the audited financial statements included in this Form 8-K for the period starting from August 13, 2014 and ending December 31, 2014.

 

Results for the six months ended June 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2015 or any other future period.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Management makes estimates that affect certain accounts including deferred income tax assets, accrued expenses, fair value of equity instruments and reserves for any other commitments or contingencies. Any adjustments applied to estimates are recognized in the period in which such adjustments are determined.

 

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Income Taxes

 

The Company utilizes FASB ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is “more likely-than-not” that a deferred tax asset will not be realized.

 

The Company generated a deferred tax asset through net operating loss carry-forward. However, a valuation allowance of 100% has been established due to the uncertainty of the Company’s realization of the net operating loss carry forward prior to its expiration.

 

Research and development costs

 

The Company follows Accounting Standards Codification Subtopic (“ASC”) 730-10, “Research and Development,” in which research and development costs are charged to the statement of operations as incurred. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 the Company incurred $116,922 and $412,244, respectively, of expenses related to research and development cost.

 

Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

 

The Company computes earnings per share under ASC 260-10, “Earnings Per Share”. Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to the common stockholders (the numerator) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding (the denominator) during the reporting periods. Diluted loss per share is computed by increasing the denominator by the weighted average number of additional shares that could have been outstanding from securities convertible into common stock (using the “treasury stock” method), unless their effect on net loss per share is anti-dilutive. There were 2,435,000 potentially dilutive shares, which include outstanding common stock options and convertible debenture, for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

The potential shares, which are excluded from the determination of basic and diluted net loss per share as their effect is anti-dilutive, are as follows:

 

    June 30, 2015     December 31, 2014  
Options to purchase common stock     435,000       300,000  
Convertible notes     2,000,000       106,418  
Potential equivalent shares excluded     2,435,000       406,418  

 

Accounts Payable

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses include the following as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

 

    June 30, 2015     December 31, 2014  
Accounts payable   $ 212,939     $ 111,294  
Accrued legal fees     18,417       32,470  
Accrued salary     -       29,167  
Other current liabilities     4,524       870  
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses   $ 235,880     $ 173,801  

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

The Company measures and discloses the fair value of assets and liabilities required to be carried at fair value in accordance with ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”). ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and enhances fair value measurement disclosure.

 

ASC 825 defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, such as inherent risk, transfer restrictions, and risk of nonperformance. ASC 825 establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 825 establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

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Level 1 - Quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets to which we have access at the measurement date.

 

Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

 

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

 

The determination of where assets and liabilities fall within this hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company has determined that there we no assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

 

Share-based Compensation

 

The Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which is approved by its board of directors, permits the grant of share options and shares to its employees and consultants for up to 1 million shares of Common Stock. The Company records share-based compensation in accordance with the provisions of the Share-based Compensation Topic of the FASB Codification. The guidance requires the use of option-pricing models that require the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the option’s expected life and the price volatility of the underlying stock. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model, and the resulting charge is expensed using the straight-line attribution method over the vesting period. The Company has elected to use the calculated value method to account for the options it issued in 2014. A nonpublic entity that is unable to estimate the expected volatility of the price of its underlying share may measure awards based on a “calculated value,” which substitutes the volatility of appropriate public companies (representative of the company’s size and industry) as a bench mark for the volatility of the entity’s own share price. Currently, there is no active market for the company’s Common Stock. The Company has used the historical closing values of these companies to estimate volatility, which was calculated to be 127%. Option awards are generally granted with an exercise price equal to the fair value of the Company's stock at the date of grant; those option awards generally vest based on 1 year of continuous service and have 10-year contractual terms.

 

Stock compensation expense recognized during the period is based on the value of share-based awards that were expected to vest during the period adjusted for estimated forfeitures. The estimated fair value of grants of stock options and warrants to non-employees of the Company is charged to expense, if applicable, in the financial statements. These options vest in the same manner as the employee options granted under each of the option plans as described above.

 

Going Concern

 

The Company’s financial statements are prepared using U.S. GAAP applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has no significant operating history and had a cumulative net loss from inception (August 13, 2014) to June 30, 2015 of $1,206,137. The Company has a working capital deficit of $1,185,000 as of June 30, 2015. Since inception, the Company has been funded through debt financings. The Company has not yet established an ongoing source of revenue sufficient to cover its operating costs and to allow it to continue as a going concern. The accompanying financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2015, have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company believes its cash resources are insufficient to meet its anticipated needs during the next twelve months. The Company will require additional financing to fund its future planned operations, including research and development and clinical trials and commercialization of its product candidates. In addition, the Company will require additional financing in order to seek to license or acquire new assets, research and develop any potential patents and the related compounds, and obtain any further intellectual property that the Company may seek to acquire.

 

The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company obtaining adequate capital to fund operating losses until it establishes a revenue stream and becomes profitable. Management’s plans to continue as a going concern include raising additional capital through borrowing and sales of Common Stock. However, management cannot provide any assurances that the Company will be successful in accomplishing any of its plans. If the Company is not able to obtain the necessary additional financing on a timely basis, the Company will be forced to delay or scale down some or all of its development activities or perhaps even cease the operation of its business.  Since its inception, the Company has funded its operations primarily through debt financings and it expects that it will continue to fund its operations through a mix of equity and debt financings.  If the Company secures additional financing by issuing equity securities, its existing stockholders’ ownership will be diluted.  Obtaining commercial loans, assuming those loans would be available, will increase the Company’s liabilities and future cash commitments.  The Company also expects to pursue non-dilutive financing sources. However, obtaining such financing would require significant efforts by the Company’s management team, and such financing may not be available, and if available, could take a long period of time to obtain. Additional financing may not be available to the Company when needed or, if available, it may not be obtained on commercially reasonable terms. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully accomplish the plans described in the preceding paragraph and eventually secure other sources of financing and attain profitable operations. The accompanying condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

ASC 915, “Development Stage Entities”, is being superseded by FASB ASU No. 2014-10, Development Stage Entities (Topic 915): Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements, Including an Amendment to Variable Interest Entities Guidance in Topic 810 Consolidation (“ASU 2014-10”). The amendments made by ASU 2014-10 are effective for public companies for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014 and interim period therein. For private entities, the amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and for interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The future adoption of ASU 2014-10 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

There were various other updates recently issued, most of which represented technical corrections to the accounting literature or application to specific industries and are not expected to a have a material impact on the Company's condensed financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Note 4 – Loans

 

In 2014, the Company executed an agreement with a third-party investor whereby the Company issued a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $53,209. This note bears an interest rate of 8% per year and matures on November 26, 2015. The Company subsequently received an advance of $50,000 from the same party. The proceeds from these loans were used for working capital purposes. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, both of these loans were consolidated into a new convertible note (see Note 5).

 

Note 5 – Convertible Notes

 

Notes payable as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are comprised of the following:

 

    June 30,
2015
    December 31,
2014
 
Convertible Note   $ 400,000     $ -  
Convertible Note, net of unamortized deferred finance fees of $28,900     571,100       -  
      971,100       -  
Less current portion     (971,100 )     -  
    $ -     $ -  

 

On January 2, 2015, the Company issued a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $400,000 to a third party investor, which includes $53,209 in principal amount for a previously issued note (see Note 4) at a conversion price of $0.50. Such note bears an interest rate of 1% per year and matures on September 2, 2015. The proceeds from the note will be used for working capital purposes.

 

On March 19, 2015, the Company issued a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $600,000 at a conversion price of $0.50. Such note bears an interest rate of 1% per year and matures on September 30, 2015. The proceeds from the note will be used for working capital purposes. In connection with the note, the Company accrued $60,000 for finance fees to be amortized over the life of the note. As of June 30, 2015, $31,100 of the finance fees was expensed.

 

Note 6 – Capital Stock

 

At June 30, 2015, the authorized capital of the Company consists of 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share. During the period ended December 31, 2014, the Company issued 9,000,000 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate to its founders for $900 in consideration in the aggregate.

 

On August 13, 2014, the Company’s board of directors approved the Plan, and the Company reserved 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock thereunder.

 

As of June 30, 2015, there were 9,000,000 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.

 

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Note 7 – Stock Options and Warrants

 

Stock Options

 

On December 1, 2014, the Company granted options to its former Chief Financial Officer to purchase up to 300,000 shares of Common Stock under the Plan in the aggregate, with an exercise price of $0.35 per share. 25% of the option shares shall vest on the one year anniversary of the vesting commencement date, and one forty-eight of the shares subject to the option shall vest each month thereafter on the same day of the month as the vesting commencement date (and if there is no corresponding day, on the last day of the month) until 100% of the option shares shall have vested on the four (4) year anniversary of the vesting commencement date. 

 

On January 2, 2015, the Company granted options to its former Vice President, Research and Development to purchase up to 135,000 shares of Common Stock under the Plan in the aggregate, with an exercise price of $0.50 per share. 25% of the option shares shall vest on the one year anniversary of the vesting commencement date, and 1/48th of the option shares shall vest each month thereafter on the same day of the month as the vesting commencement date (and if there is no corresponding day, on the last day of the month) until 100% of the option shares shall have vested on the four year anniversary of the vesting commencement date.

 

Stock-based compensation expense related to vested options was $19,457 during the six months ended June 30, 2015. The Company determined the value of share-based compensation using the Black-Scholes fair value option-pricing model using the following weighted average assumptions for options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2015:

 

    June 30,
2015
 
Expected term (years)     10.00  
Expected volatility     127 %
Risk-free interest rate     1.61 %
Dividend yield     0 %

 

A summary of option activity under the Plan as of June 30, 2015, and changes during the period then ended is presented below :

 

Options   Shares     Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
    Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
    Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2014     300,000     $ 0.35       9.93     $ 45,000  
Granted     135,000       0.50       9.76       -  
Exercised     -       -       -       -  
Forfeited or expired     -       -       -       -  
Outstanding at June 30, 2015     435,000     $ 0.40       9.46     $ 45,000  
Exercisable at June 30, 2015     -     $ -       -       -  

 

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $44,924. As of June 30, 2015, there was $125,215 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.9 years.

 

Note 8 – Commitments & Contingencies

 

From time to time the Company may become a party to litigation in the normal course of business. Management believes that there are no current legal matters that would have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

On August 17, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement with Buck Institute for licenses of certain patents held by Buck Institute (the “License Agreement”). In connection with this agreement, the Company agreed to pay Buck Institute for research and development activities. The Company will pay Buck Institute in eight equal installments of $75,000 each for conducting research and development. In March 2015, the payment terms were revised so that the Company still pays the Research Funding amount in eight (8) equal installments of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) each and the installments shall be payable as follows: the first, second and third installments (together $225,000) shall all be payable by April 1, 2015, and each subsequent installment shall be payable three (3) months after the date on which the prior installments was payable, with the fourth installment payable July 1, 2015, three (3) months after the first three payments were made, and the final installments payable fifteen (15) months after the first through third installments were made.

 

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In addition, the Company issued to Buck Institute that number of shares equal to 5% of the Company's total outstanding shares at inception. Buck Institute’s equity interest in the Company will not be reduced below 5% of the total aggregate common shares until such time the Company has raised and received a total of $5,000,000 of investment in equity, debt, grants, contributions, or donations. As of June 30, 2015, the Company has issued 450,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock to Buck Institute. Additionally, the Company agreed to pay one-time milestone payments upon the first occurrence of the corresponding milestone events as set forth in the table below.

 

Milestone Event   Milestone Payment  
Filing of an IND   $ 50,000  
Completion of the first Phase I Clinical Trial of a Licensed Product   $ 250,000  
Completion of the first Phase II Clinical Trial of a Licensed Product   $ 500,000  
Completion of the first Phase III Clinical Trial of a Licensed Product   $ 1,000,000  

 

As of June 30, 2015, the milestone events have not been achieved.

 

The Company also agreed to pay Buck Institute nonrefundable and non-creditable royalties in the amount of 2% of the annual aggregate net sales. For each licensed product for which the Company grants worldwide sublicense rights to a third party, the Company agreed to pay Buck Institute 20% of all sublicense revenues.

 

Within 30 days after the date on which the Company shall raise and receive a total of $1,000,000 of investment in equity, debt, grants, contributions, or donations, the Company shall reimburse Buck Institute for 100% of the patent expenses for the Product Patents and 50% of the patent expenses for the Program Patents, incurred by Buck Institute as defined in the Licensing Agreement. Per amended agreement dated March 2015, the Company shall reimburse Buck Institute for 100% of the patent expenses for the Product Patents and 50% of the Patent Expenses for the Program Patents, incurred by Buck Institute incurred on or before April 1, 2015.

 

On December 1, 2014, the Company entered into an employment agreement with its former Chief Executive Officer, which terminated on August 12, 2015 as a result of his resignation from the Company (see Note 9). The employment agreement required annual base salary payments of $200,000 per year. In addition, the executive was granted 1,530,000 shares of Company's Common Stock at $0.0001 per share pursuant to a share purchase agreement.

 

On December 1, 2014, the Company entered into an employment agreement with its former Chief Financial Officer, which terminated on April 1, 2015, as a result of his resignation from the Company. The employment agreement required annual base salary payments of $150,000 per year. In addition, the executive was granted 1,530,000 shares of Company's Common Stock at $0.0001 per share pursuant to a share purchase agreement, as well as stock options to purchase up to 300,000 shares of Common Stock.

 

On December 1, 2014, the Company entered into a three-year consulting agreement with an individual for the purpose of providing financial and investor relations services. In connection with the agreement, the Company agreed to pay the consultant a monthly fee of $10,000.

 

On December 11, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement with a firm that provides legal services to assist with a potential future financing transaction and a reverse merger transaction. In connection with this agreement for legal services, the Company agreed to pay flat fee of $115,000. The payment of the flat fee shall be as follows: (i) $75,000 cash; $25,000 payable upon closing of the future financing transaction and $50,000 payable upon closing of a future reverse merger transaction; and (ii) $40,000 in the common stock of the Public Company (using the same per share price as used in the financing transaction) to be acquired upon closing of the reverse merger transaction. In the event the financing transaction or the reverse merger transaction does not close, the Company shall pay for legal services based on the firm’s billing rates per hour for the work performed.

 

On January 2, 2015, the Company entered into an employment agreement with its former Vice President, Research and Development. The employment agreement requires annual base salary payments of $150,000 per year. In addition, the executive has been granted stock options to purchase up to 135,000 shares of Common Stock. His employment agreement was later amended as a result of his appointment to be the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (see Note 9).

 

On January 2, 2015, the Company entered into a license and service agreement with Buck Institute. In connection with the agreement, the Company agreed to pay Buck Institute an annual fee of $24,500 to procure access to certain office space in the facility in order to conduct research and facilitate its research and development program.

 

Note 9 – Subsequent Events

 

On August 12, 2015, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer resigned. As a result, the Company’s board of directors appointed the Company’s Vice President of Research and Development as the new Chief Executive Officer. In connection with such appointment, the Company amended its employment agreement with the executive.

 

On August 12, 2015, the Company entered into a Share Exchange and Conversion Agreement by and among TabacaleraYsidron, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Tabacalera”), and a holder of a majority of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Tabacalera, on the one hand, and the Company, its shareholders and the holders of its convertible promissory notes. In connection with such agreement, 9,000,000 shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock were exchanged for 24,000,000 shares of Tabacalera’s common stock, the Company’s convertible promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 were converted into an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of Tabacalera common stock at $0.50 per share.

 

  F- 11  

 

 

Exhibit 99.2 

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements

(Introductory Note)

 

The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2015 for TabacaleraYsidron, Inc. (“Tabacalera”), and as of December 31, 2014 for Mount Tam Biotechnologies, Inc. (“Mount Tam”), and the unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 for Tabacalera, and December 31, 2014 for Mount Tam, give effect to the transactions between Tabacalera and Mount Tam occurring in connection with the Share Exchange Agreement that closed on August 13, 2015, including the conversion of Mount Tam common shares into Tabacalera common shares, and are based on the historical financial statements of Mount Tam, as if those transactions occurred on December 31, 2014 for purposes of the pro forma consolidated balance sheet, and on the first day of the respective periods for purposes of the pro forma consolidated statement of operations.

 

The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information is presented for illustrative purposes only and does not purport to represent what Mount Tam actual results of operations or financial position would have been had the transactions actually been completed on or at the beginning of the indicated periods, and is not indicative of future results of operations or financial condition.

 

The historical financial information of Mount Tam for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 has been derived from the audited financial statements for such period. The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information should be read in conjunction with Mount Tam’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. The pro forma adjustments are based upon available information and assumptions that management believes are reasonable.

  

 

 

 

TabacaleraYsidron, Inc.

Unaudited Pro Forma Balance Sheets

December 31, 2014

 

    TabacaleraYsidron, Inc.     Mount Tam
Biotechnologies, Inc.
                   
    For the Year Ended     For the Year Ended           Pro Forma     Consolidated  
Assets   March 31, 2015     December 31, 2014     Combined     Adjustments     Pro Forma  
Current Assets                                        
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 2,675     $ 881     $ 3,556     $ -     $ 3,556  
Prepaid expense     -       20,000       20,000       -       20,000  
Total Current Assets     2,675       20,881       23,556       -       23,556  
                                         
Total Assets   $ 2,675     $ 20,881     $ 23,556     $ -     $ 23,556  
                                         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                                        
Current Liabilities:                                        
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   $ 169,966     $ 173,800     $ 343,766     $ -     $ 343,766  
Note payable     17,500       -       17,500       -       17,500  
Convertible debenture     -       53,210       53,210       (53,210 )(a)     -  
Other current liability     -       50,000       50,000       (50,000 )(b)     -  
Total Current Liabilities     187,466       277,010       464,476       (103,210 )     361,266  
Total Liabilities     187,466       277,010       464,476       (103,210 )     361,266  
                                         
Stockholders’ Equity:                                        
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized     -       -       -       -       -  
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 9,000,000 shares issued and outstanding     775       900       1,675       200 (a)     3,375  
                              2,400 (c)        
                              (900 )(d)        
Stock subscription payable     -       (50 )     (50 )             (50 )
Additional paid in capital     774,688       826       775,514       53,210 (a)     (83,230 )
                              50,000 (b)        
                              (1,700 )(c)        
                              (960,254 )(e)        
Deficit accumulated during development stage     (960,254 )     (257,805 )     (1,218,059 )     960,254 (e)     (257,805 )
                                         
Total Combined Stockholders’ Equity     (184,791 )     (256,129 )     (440,920 )     103,210       (337,710 )
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity   $ 2,675     $ 20,881     $ 23,556     $ -     $ 23,556  

 

 

 

 

TabacaleraYsidron, Inc.

Unaudited Pro Forma Statements of Operations

December 31, 2014

 

    TabacaleraYsidron, Inc.     Mount Tam
Biotechnologies, Inc.
             
    For the Year Ended     For the Year Ended     Pro Forma     Consolidated  
    March 31, 2015     December 31, 2014     Adjustments     Pro Forma  
Revenue   $ 546     $ -     $      -     $ 546  
                                 
Cost of Revenue     5,182       -       -       5,182  
                                 
Gross Loss     (4,636 )     -       -       (4,636 )
                                 
Operating expenses:                                
Professional fees     50,430       -       -       50,430  
General and administrative     95,122       257,035       -       352,157  
Total operating expenses     145,552       257,035       -       402,587  
Loss from operations     (150,188 )     (257,035 )     -       (407,223 )
                                 
Other Expenses                                
Interest Expense     (132 )     (770 )     -       (902 )
                                 
Loss before taxes     (150,320 )     (257,805 )     -       (408,125 )
                                 
Provision for taxes     -       -       -       -  
                                 
Net loss   $ (150,320 )   $ (257,805 )   $ -     $ (408,125 )
                                 
Net income (Loss) per common share — basic and diluted   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.03 )                
                                 
Weighted average common shares – basic and diluted     7,745,000       9,000,000                  

 

 

 

 

TabacaleraYsidron, Inc.

Notes to Pro Forma Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

Note 1 – INTRODUCTION

 

Merger

 

On  August 13, 2015, TabacaleraYsidron, Inc. (“Tabacalera”) entered into a Share Exchange and Conversion Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) by and among Tabacalera and a holder of a majority of Tabacalera’s issued and outstanding capital stock (the “Majority Shareholder”), on the one hand, and Mount Tam Biotechnologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Mount Tam”), the shareholders of Mount Tam (“Mount Tam Stockholders”), and the holders of certain convertible promissory notes of Mount Tam (“Mount Tam Noteholders”).

 

Pursuant to the share exchange, Tabacalera shall issue 24,000,000 restricted shares of its common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, to the Mount Tam Stockholders in the aggregate, in exchange for 9,000,000 shares of Mount Tam common stock held by them, representing 100% of the then issued and outstanding share capital of Mount Tam (the “Share Exchange”).

 

Also, pursuant to the Share Exchange, Tabacalera shall issue 2,000,000 restricted shares of common stock to the Mount Tam Noteholders in the aggregate, by converting the convertible promissory notes of Mount Tam held by the Mount Tam Noteholders in the aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 (the “Notes”), at $0.50 per share.

 

The completion of the Share Exchange resulted in a change of control. The Share Exchange was accounted for as a reverse merger and recapitalization. Tabacalera was the acquirer for financial reporting purposes and Mount Tam was the acquired company.

 

Consequently, the assets and liabilities and the operations reflected in the historical financial statements prior to the Share Exchange were those of Mount Tam Biotechnologies, Inc. and was recorded at its historical cost basis; and the consolidated financial statements after completion of the Share Exchange included the assets and liabilities of Mount Tam and Tabacalera, the historical operations of Tabacalera , and the operations of Mount Tam from the closing date of the Share Exchange.

  

Note 2 - PRO FORMA PRESENTATION

 

General

 

The following unaudited pro forma combined balance sheets and income statements are based on historical financial statements of Tabacalera as if the transaction had occurred during the period ended March 31, 2015, the date of accounting acquirer’s most recent period end.

 

The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements are provided for information purposes only. The pro forma financial statements are not necessarily indicative of what the financial position or results of operations actually would have been had the acquisition been completed at the dates indicated below. In addition, the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements do not purport to project the future financial position or operating results of the combined company. The unaudited pro forma combined financial information has been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

For pro forma purposes:

 

· The unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2015 of the companies give effect to the transaction as if it had occurred at the beginning of the most recent year/period ended; and

 

· The unaudited Pro Forma Combined Statements of Operations for the period ended March 31, 2015 combines the income statements of the companies for the indicated periods, giving effect to the transaction as if it had occurred at the beginning of those periods.

 

Pro forma adjustments:

 

The unaudited pro forma balance sheet and statements of operations reflect the following adjustments associated with the Share Exchange between Tabacalera and Mount Tam:

 

(a) Proceeds from the sale and conversion of the Notes totaling $103,320 (and $1,000,000 at the time of conversion), and pro forma conversion into 2,000,000 common shares;

 

(b) Proceeds from the receipt of $50,000 and eventual conversion into a Note;

 

(c) In connection with the Share Exchange Agreement, 9,000,000 shares of Mount Tam common stock were exchanged for 24,000,000 newly issued shares of Tabacalera common stock;

 

(d) Pro forma elimination of Mount Tam’s existing common stock;

 

(e) Pro forma elimination of Tablacalera’s remaining holding deficit against Mount Tam’s accumulated paid in capital.

 

These unaudited pro forma combined financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the separate audited financial statements of Tabacalera as of and for the year ended March 31, 2015.

  

 

 

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements

(Introductory Note)

 

The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2015 for TabacaleraYsidron, Inc. (“Tabacalera”), and as of March 31, 2015 for Mount Tam Biotechnologies, Inc. (“Mount Tam”), and the unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2015 for Tabacalera, and March 31, 2015 for Mount Tam, give effect to transactions between Tabacalera and Mount Tam occurring in connection with the Share Exchange Agreement that closed on August 13, 2015, including the conversion of Mount Tam common shares into Tabacalera common shares, and are based on the historical financial statements of Mount Tam, as if those transactions occurred on March 31, 2015 for purposes of the pro forma consolidated balance sheet, and on the first day of the respective periods for purposes of the pro forma consolidated statement of operations.

 

The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information is presented for illustrative purposes only and does not purport to represent what Mount Tam actual results of operations or financial position would have been had the transactions actually been completed on or at the beginning of the indicated periods, and is not indicative of future results of operations or financial condition.

 

The historical financial information of Mount Tam for the three months ended March 31, 2015 has been derived from the audited financial statements for such period. The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information should be read in conjunction with Mount Tam’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. The pro forma adjustments are based upon available information and assumptions that management believes are reasonable.

  

 

 

 

TabacaleraYsidron, Inc.

Unaudited Pro Forma Balance Sheets

March 31, 2015

 

    TabacaleraYsidron, Inc.     Mount Tam
Biotechnologies, Inc.
                   
    For the three months ended     For the three months ended           Pro Forma     Consolidated  
Assets   June 30, 2015     March 31, 2015     Combined     Adjustments     Pro Forma  
Current Assets                                        
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 5,608     $ 266,290     $ 271,898     $ -     $ 271,898  
Total Current Assets     5,608       266,290       271,898       -       271,898  
                                         
Total Assets   $ 5,608     $ 266,290     $ 271,898     $ -     $ 271,898  
                                         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                                        
Current Liabilities:                                        
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   $ 178,327     $ 92,610     $ 270,937     $ -     $ 270,937  
Deferred revenue     15,000       -       15,000       -       15,000  
Note payable     17,500       -       17,500       -       17,500  
Convertible debenture     -       942,512       942,512       (942,512 )(a)     -  
Total Current Liabilities     210,827       1,035,122       1,245,949       (942,512 )     303,437  
Total Liabilities     210,827       1,035,122       1,245,949       (942,512 )     303,437  
                                         
Stockholders’ Equity:                                        
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized     -       -       -       -       -  
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 9,000,000 shares issued and outstanding     4,453       900       5,353       200 (a)     7,053  
                              2,400 (c)        
                              (900 )(d)        
Stock subscription payable     -       (45 )     (45 )     -       (45 )
Additional paid in capital     772,355       11,189       783,544       942,512 (a)     742,329  
                              (1,700 )(c)        
                              (982,027 )(e)        
Deficit accumulated during development stage     (982,027 )     (780,876 )     (1,762,903 )     982,027 (e)     (780,876 )
                                         
Total Combined Stockholders’ Equity     (205,219 )     (768,832 )     (974,051 )     942,512       (31,539 )
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity   $ 5,608     $ 266,290     $ 271,898     $ -     $ 271,898  

 

 

 

 

TabacaleraYsidron, Inc.

Unaudited Pro Forma Statements of Operations

March 31, 2015

 

    TabacaleraYsidron, Inc.     Mount Tam
Biotechnologies, Inc.
             
    For the three months ended     For the three months ended     Pro Forma     Consolidated  
    June 30, 2015     March 31, 2015     Adjustments     Pro Forma  
Revenue   -        -              -     -  
                                 
Cost of Revenue     -       -       -       -  
                                 
Gross Loss     -       -       -       -  
                                 
Operating expenses:                                
Professional fees     1,485       -       -       1,485  
Research and development     -       295,322       -       295,322  
General and administrative     19,271       226,587       -       245,858  
Total operating expenses     20,756       521,909       -       542,665  
Loss from operations     (20,756 )     (521,909 )     -       (542,665 )
                                 
Other Expenses                                
Interest Expense     (1,017 )     (1,162 )     -       (2,179 )
                                 
Loss before taxes     (21,773 )     (523,071 )     -       (544,844 )
                                 
Provision for taxes     -       -       -       -  
                                 
Net loss   (21,773 )   (523,071 )   $ -     (544,844 )
                                 
Net income (Loss) per common share — basic and diluted   $ (0.00 )   $ (0.06 )                
                                 
Weighted average common shares – basic and diluted     44,533,750       9,000,000                  

 

 

 

 

 

TabacaleraYsidron, Inc.

Notes to Pro Forma Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

Note 1 – INTRODUCTION

 

Merger

 

On  August 13, 2015, TabacaleraYsidron, Inc. (“Tabacalera”) entered into a Share Exchange and Conversion Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) by and among Tabacalera and a holder of a majority of Tabacalera’s issued and outstanding capital stock (the “Majority Shareholder”), on the one hand, and Mount Tam Biotechnologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Mount Tam”), the shareholders of Mount Tam (“Mount Tam Stockholders”), and the holders of certain convertible promissory notes of Mount Tam (“Mount Tam Noteholders”).

 

Pursuant to the share exchange, Tabacalera shall issue 24,000,000 restricted shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, to the Mount Tam Stockholders in the aggregate, in exchange for 9,000,000 shares of Mount Tam common stock held by them, representing 100% of the then issued and outstanding share capital of Mount Tam (the “Share Exchange”).

 

Also, pursuant to the share exchange, Tabacalera shall issue 2,000,000 restricted shares of common stock to the Mount Tam Noteholders in the aggregate, by converting the convertible promissory notes of Mount Tam held by the Mount Tam Noteholders in the aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 (the “Notes”), at $0.50 per share.

  

The completion of the Share Exchange resulted in a change of control. The Share Exchange was accounted for as a reverse merger and recapitalization. Tabacalera was the acquirer for financial reporting purposes and Mount Tam was the acquired company.

 

Consequently, the assets and liabilities and the operations reflected in the historical financial statements prior to the Share Exchange were those of Mount Tam and was recorded at its historical cost basis; and the consolidated financial statements after completion of the Share Exchange included the assets and liabilities of Mount Tam and Tabacalera, the historical operations of Tabacalera , and the operations of Mount Tam from the closing date of the Share Exchange.

 

Note 2 - PRO FORMA PRESENTATION

 

General

 

The following unaudited pro forma combined balance sheets and income statements are based on historical financial statements of Tabacalera as if the transaction had occurred during the period ended June 30, 2015, the date of accounting acquirer’s most recent period end.

 

The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements are provided for information purposes only. The pro forma financial statements are not necessarily indicative of what the financial position or results of operations actually would have been had the acquisition been completed at the dates indicated below. In addition, the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements do not purport to project the future financial position or operating results of the combined company. The unaudited pro forma combined financial information has been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

For pro forma purposes:

 

· The unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2015 of the companies give effect to the transaction as if it had occurred at the beginning of the most recent three months/period ended; and

 

· The unaudited Pro Forma Combined Statements of Operations for the period ended June 30, 2015 combines the income statements of the companies for the indicated periods, giving effect to the transaction as if it had occurred at the beginning of those periods.

 

Pro forma adjustments:

 

The unaudited pro forma balance sheet and statements of operations reflect the following adjustments associated with the Share Exchange between Tabacalera and Mount Tam:

 

(a) Proceeds from the sale and conversion of the Notes totaling $1,000,000, net of debt finance fees, and pro forma conversion into 2,000,000 common shares;

 

(b) Proceeds from the receipt of $50,000 and eventual conversion into a Note;

 

(c) In connection with the Share Exchange Agreement, 9,000,000 shares of Mount Tam common stock were exchanged for 24,000,000 newly issued shares of Tabacalera common stock;

 

(d) Pro forma elimination of Mount Tam’s existing common stock;

 

(e) Pro forma elimination of Tablacalera’s remaining holding deficit against Mount Tam’s accumulated paid in capital.

 

These unaudited pro forma combined financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the separate audited financial statements of Tabacalera, as of and for the three months ended June 30, 2015.