As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 2016

Registration No. 333-207938

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



 

AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933



 

MONSTER DIGITAL, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



 

   
Delaware   3572   27-3948465
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

2655 Park Center Drive, Unit C
Simi Valley, California 93065
(805) 955-4190

(Address, including zip code and telephone number, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)



 

David H. Clarke
Chief Executive Officer
Monster Digital, Inc.
2655 Park Center Drive, Unit C
Simi Valley, California 93065
(805) 381-5544

(Name, address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)



 

Copies to:

 
Thomas J. Poletti
Veronica N. Lah
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
695 Town Center Drive, 14 th Floor
Costa Mesa, California 92626
Phone: (714) 371-2500
Fax: (714) 371-2501
  Ralph V. DeMartino
Cavas S. Pavri
Schiff Hardin LLP
901 K Street NW Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20001
Phone (202) 778-6400
Fax: (202) 778-6460


 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, check the following box. x

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer x (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)   Smaller reporting company o
 

 


 
 

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

       
Title of Each Class of Securities
to be Registered
            Proposed maximum aggregate offering price (1) (2)   Amount of registration fee (3)
Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (4)     2,875,000 shares     $ 6.00     $ 17,250,000     $ 1,737  
Warrants to purchase common stock (5)     2,875,000 warrants                    
Common underlying warrants     2,875,000 shares     $ 7.50     $ 21,562,500     $ 2,169.19  
Underwriters’ Purchase Option (“Underwriters’ Option”) (6) (7)     1     $ 100.00     $ 100.00        
Shares of common stock included as part of the Underwriters’ Option     50,000 shares     $ 6.00     $ 300,000     $ 30.18  
Warrants included as part of the Underwriters’ Option (7)     50,000 warrants                    
Shares of common stock underlying warrants included in the Underwriters’ Option     50,000 shares     $ 7.50     $ 375,000     $ 37.73  
Total registration fee (8)                     $ 3,974.10  

(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and includes the shares of common stock and/or warrants that the underwriter has an option to purchase to cover over-allotments, if any.
(2) Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the securities being registered hereunder include such indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock as may be issued after the date hereof as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(3) Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(o) based on an estimate of the proposed maximum aggregate offering price.
(4) Includes 375,000 shares of common stock, including shares that may be sold if the over-allotment option granted by the registrant to the underwriters is exercised.
(5) Includes warrants to purchase 375,000 shares of common stock, including shares that may be sold if the over-allotment option granted by the registrant to the underwriters is exercised.
(6) Represents a purchase option to purchase the registrant’s common stock and warrants to be issued to the underwriters in connection with the public offering exercisable at 125% of the per share initial offering price. Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act.
(7) No separate registration fee is required pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(8) $5,939 previously paid.

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.


 
 

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The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell nor does it seek an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS              SUBJECT TO COMPLETION                 DATED JUNE 7, 2016

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Monster Digital, Inc.
2,500,000 Shares of Common Stock
Warrants to Purchase 2,500,000 Shares of Common Stock

This is our initial public offering. We are offering 2,500,000 shares of our common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and five year warrants to purchase 2,500,000 shares of our common stock at per share exercise price of 125% of the initial public offering price of the shares offered hereby. It is currently expected that the initial public offering price will be between $4.50 and $6.00 per share and $0.01 per warrant. The shares of our common stock and warrants will trade separately immediately after the date of this prospectus.

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock or warrants. The shares of our common stock and warrants, have been approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “MSDI” and “MSDIW”, respectively.”

We are an “emerging growth company” under applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules and will be subject to reduced public company reporting requirements.

Monster Digital, Inc. is neither a subsidiary of nor controlled by Monster, Inc. For information concerning our relationship with Monster, Inc., see “Prospectus Summary — Monster License Agreement.”

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See “ Risk Factors ” beginning on page 14 to read about factors you should consider before buying the common stock and warrants offered hereby.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

     
  Per Share   Per Warrant   Total
Initial public offering price   $     $     $       
Underwriting discounts and commissions (1)   $     $     $  
Proceeds to us, before expenses   $     $     $  

(1) We have agreed to pay a non-accountable expense allowance to the underwriters of 1.0% of the gross proceeds received in this offering and to reimburse the underwriters for other out-of-pocket expenses relating to this offering. See “Underwriting” beginning on page 76.

We have granted a 45-day option to the underwriters, exercisable one or more times in whole or in part, to purchase up to an additional 375,000 shares of common stock at a price of $     per share and/or 375,000 additional warrants at a price of $0.01 per warrant less, in each case, the underwriting discounts and commissions, to cover over-allotments, if any. If the underwriters exercise this option in full, the total underwriting discounts and commissions will be $           and the additional proceeds to us, before expenses, from the over-allotment option exercise will be $          .

The underwriters will also receive an option to purchase a number of shares of common stock and warrants equal to 2% of the shares of common stock and warrants sold in connection with this offering, exercisable at a per share price equal to 125% of the offering price per share sold in connection with this offering and a per warrant price of $0.01. The underwriters are offering the shares of common stock and warrants as set forth under “Underwriting.” Delivery of the shares of common stock and warrants will be made on or about            , 2016.

 
Axiom Capital Management, Inc.
          Sole Book-Running Manager
  WestPark Capital, Inc.

  

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Note: Our initial offering of action sports cameras was only recently introduced in November 2015 and thus we have not recognized significant revenues from the sale of this product nor have any sales of action sports cameras positively impacted our current financial results in any material way.


 
 

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Prospectus Summary     1  
The Offering     9  
Summary Financial Data     12  
Risk Factors     14  
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements     35  
Use of Proceeds     36  
Dividend Policy     36  
Capitalization     37  
Dilution     39  
Selected Financial Data     41  
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations     43  
Business     60  
Management     74  
Executive Compensation     79  
Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions     83  
Principal Stockholders     91  
Description of Securities     93  
Shares Eligible for Future Sale     98  
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations     100  
Underwriting     105  
Legal Matters     109  
Experts     109  
Where You Can Find More Information     109  
Financial Statements     F-1  

We have not authorized anyone to provide you with any information or to make any representation, other than those contained in this prospectus or any free writing prospectus we have prepared. We take no responsibility for, and provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the shares offered hereby, but only in circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to so do. The information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of its date, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of our common stock.

Neither we nor the underwriters have done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than the United States. You are required to inform yourself about, and to observe any restrictions relating to, this offering and the distribution of this prospectus.

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus and does not contain all of the information that you should consider in making your investment decision. Before investing in our common stock, you should read the entire prospectus carefully, including the sections titled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. Unless the context suggests otherwise, references in this prospectus to “Monster Digital,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Monster Digital, Inc. and, where appropriate, its wholly-owned subsidiary SDJ Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Unless we specifically state otherwise, all information in this prospectus (i) gives effect to (a) a one-for-11.138103 reverse stock split of our common stock effected on January 7, 2016, (b) a one-for-1.2578616 reverse stock split of our common stock effected on June 6, 2016 and (c) the conversion of $5,116,825 of indebtedness and the conversion of $2,549,930 of our outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of common stock and warrants at an assumed initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and 0.01 per warrant (the “Conversion”), as well as our issuance of 128,738 shares of common stock in connection with such conversion (the “Company Conversion Issuance”), each prior to the consummation of this offering as described below in “— Conversion of Indebtedness and issuance and conversion of Series A Preferred Stock” and “— Tandon cancellation and Company issuance” and (ii) assumes (a) no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase up to an additional 375,000 shares of common stock and/or 375,000 additional warrants; (b) no exercise of an option to be issued to the underwriters on the closing of this offering to purchase a number of shares of common stock and warrants equal to 2% of the shares of common stock and warrants sold in connection with this offering, exercisable at a price per share equal to 125% of the offering price per share sold in connection with this offering and a per warrant price of $0.01 (the “Underwriters’ Purchase Option”); and (c) no exercise of 419,901 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding options and warrants.

Our Business

General

Our primary business focus is the design, development and marketing of premium products under the “Monster Digital” brand for use in high-performance consumer electronics, mobile products and computing applications. Our license with Monster, Inc. allows us to manufacture and sell certain high-end products utilizing the “Monster Digital” brand name; Monster, Inc. is highly recognized by consumers for its high quality audio-video products. We work with our subcontract manufacturers and suppliers to offer new and enhanced products that use existing technology and adopt new technologies to satisfy existing and emerging consumer demands and preferences. On the marketing side, we partner with Monster, Inc. to support the sales and marketing of these products on a global basis.

We have invested significantly in building a broad distribution channel for the sale of products bearing the “Monster Digital” brand. As of December 31, 2015, our initial product entries of memory storage devices and peripherals are offered in over 15,000 locations globally. Our top four customers for our memory storage products for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were Rite Aid (35%), Fry’s (14%), Florida State Games (12%) and InMotion (11%) the year ended December 31, 2015 were Walgreens (19%), Rite Aid (18%), Sam’s Club (12%) and InMotion (6%). Our current focus is to leverage our distribution network through cooperating with Monster, Inc. to identify and market additional specialty and consumer electronics products.

Currently, our primary product offerings are as follows:

A line of action sports cameras used in adventure sport, adventure photography and extreme-action videography.
A line of ultra-small mobile external memory drive products for Apple iOS devices.
On-The-Go Cloud devices on an exclusive basis which create a wi-fi hot spot for multiple users while simultaneously allowing data to be viewed, played or transferred among the connected storage.
A broad selection of high-value memory storage products consisting of high-end, ruggedized Solid

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State Drives (“SSDs”), removable flash memory CompactFlash cards (“CF cards”), secured digital cards (“SD cards”) and USB flash drives.

Growth Strategy

Key elements of our growth and product offering strategy are to:

Continue to offer synergistic products addressing identifiable market trends . We plan to increase shelf space with our existing retailers and add other select specialty and consumer electronic products to our customer base. Specifically, we seek to offer products with high growth potential while combining performance, reliability and functionality at competitive prices that address identifiable market trends and satisfy existing and emerging consumer demands and preferences. Key elements of our product offering focus are:

Social media . We believe the popularity and growth of social networking drives each of the markets our current and proposed products address. With respect to our action camera product entry, end-users will be able to share images and videos of their sports activities captured through action cameras on social media sites, which we believe will increase demand for these cameras. In the electronic data storage space, these internet-based applications drive the need for digital content, storage and distribution.
Growing unit sales . With respect to action cameras, Technavio projects the global action camera market to reach $5.72 billion by 2019 from $1.99 billion in 2014. In addition, according to Technovio, the global action camera market is expected to have a shipment of 21.54 million units by 2019 as compared to 7.63 million in 2014, growing at a compounded annual growth rate of 23.07% during the period 2015-2019. Unit sales within the electronic data storage industry have continued to grow. According to Global Industry Analysts, Inc., worldwide flash memory product sales of SD cards are estimated to reach $21.3 billion by 2018. According to IHS iSuppli, global SSD sales are projected to reach 189.6 million units by 2017.
Advances in technology . With advances in technology, more efficient and higher-end products are introduced into the market to cater to the various requirements of consumers. Technological advances drive consumer demand and higher average selling prices for these technologically superior products. We believe that as disposable income and purchasing power of consumers increases on a global basis, these consumers spend more on consumer electronics products generally and higher end products that offer advanced technological features specifically.

Take substantial steps to achieve profitability.    While we have continued to record net losses since inception, the goal of our recently added management team is to take substantial steps to achieve profitability. We believe it will be necessary to (i) drive sales of current and continuously introduce new, value added products, (iii) reduce selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales, and (iii) improve gross profit margin by shifting our product mix. Our higher margin specialty products over lower margin memory items. While sales of memory products helped to build our Monster Digital brand, we believe our future success depends on large part on our ability to substantially increase sales of specialty products bearing the Monster Digital brand as a percentage of revenues. Specifically, we plan to continue to penetrate the global action camera market, while identifying additional consumer electronic products to be introduced based on leading technologies. For example, we are currently in preliminary discussions for the manufacture and sourcing of the following products which we currently expect may be introduced within the next three to nine months:

Dual lens 360 VR action sports camera. We are working with the current sole provider of our existing action sports cameras to offer a dual lens 360 degree action sports camera which could be used with virtual reality headsets. This action sports camera would substantially enhance the 360 degree experience for our consumers. The supplier has indicates that this dual lens 360 camera is available for initial production and we have ordered 500 units that we intend to use for demonstration with existing customers of our action sports cameras. We anticipate that this commercial testing will commence in the second quarter of 2016. This product cannot be commercially offered until it obtains regulatory approval from the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC. Application with the FCC was made by the manufacturer in April 2016.

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Because the 360 degree camera is designed with the same WiFi card as used in our currently offered 360 degree action sports camera, management does not believe there will be any significant delays in obtaining FCC approval. However, there can be no assurance that this 360 degree camera obtains regulatory approval from the FCC, does not experience bugs or other problems in demonstration or testing applications that the dual lens 360 degree camera achieves commercial acceptance.
Virtual reality headset. We are discussing with multiple third party suppliers to offer a virtual reality headset that can be used to view video created by our existing Monster Vision 360 action sports camera and any other 360 degree action sports camera we may offer in the future.

Expand our distribution channels.   Although we have established a substantial domestic distribution channel for our memory products bearing the Monster brand, we believe it is necessary to substantially expand our distribution channels with respect to sales of our higher margin specialty products. Our executive sales team has recently established domestic distribution arrangements for our actions sports cameras with major entities such as Fry’s, Sam’s Club and Toys R’ Us. We also believe that international markets represent a significant growth opportunity for us. Our executive sales team seeks to enhance our international presence by capitalizing on the strength of the Monster Digital brand. Examples of recently added international retailers and strategic distribution arrangements include Synchro France, ADL, Selfridges and FNAC.

Continue to leverage our brand awareness.   Monster is a premium brand name highly recognizable by consumers. We intend to expand awareness of the Monster Digital brand through increased marketing efforts, trade show presence and selected advertising opportunities.

Competitive advantages

We believe we offer the following competitive advantages:

Relationship with Monster, Inc. .  Our license with Monster, Inc. offers us the ability to leverage Monster, Inc.’s substantial retail and distribution channels and to support our product sales through its global sales and marketing team. Further to this license, our company and Monster, Inc. consult and cooperate with each other in the design process of products sold under the Monster Digital brand name. Also, the license provides that our company and Monster, Inc. will cooperate to promote and effect the offer and marketing of products sold under the Monster Digital brand name through Monster, Inc.’s existing and future sales and distribution channels. In addition, Monster, Inc. beneficially owns approximately 13% of our common stock immediately prior to the consummation of this offering.

Strategic marketing relationships .  We believe our marketing relationships with key industry leaders distinguishes our company from others in our industry. Our Overdrive 3.0 SSD and Overdrive Thunderbolt SSD, each with a 1TB configuration, are currently offered by Apple online in Europe and the UK. Our Advanced 3.0 OTG USB flash drive is the first Apple certified external memory of iOS. Also, our products are offered and supported by Monster, Inc.’s large global and retail distribution network.

Experienced management team .  Our management consists of executives with years of technical and entrepreneurial experience. Our management has over 35 years of combined experience in memory products, power products and electronic manufacturing services.

Risks and Uncertainties

An investment in our offered securities involves a high degree of risk. Our business prospects, financial condition or operating results could be materially adversely affected by a number of risks known or not currently known to us, including but not limited to those described in “Risk Factors” beginning on page 14 . There risks include, but not limited to the following:

The report of our independent auditors has expressed that there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern;
Our strategic partnership with Monster, Inc. poses significant challenges for us, including the fact that Monster, Inc. is not restricted from offering its own line of action sports camera or memory products;

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Our ability to offer additional products under the “Monster Digital” brand is subject to the prior approval of Monster, Inc. which is not obligated to grant such approval;
We depend exclusively on third parties to manufacture and supply our action sports camera and memory storage products and plan on continuing to rely on such parties to manufacture the substantial amount of such products;
We will need substantial additional capital to adequately fund our future business objectives;
We are, and may be in the future, party to intellectual property claims that are expensive and time consuming to defend.
We are subject to the cyclical nature of the consumer electronics industry; and
Our markets are extremely complicated and subject to rapid technological change.

Conversion of Indebtedness and issuance and conversion of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Conversion”)

Indebtedness conversion

Between October 2015 and March 2016, we issued an aggregate of $4,116,000 principal amount of promissory notes, or Bridge Notes. The Bridge Notes are due and payable on the earlier of one year from the date of issuance or the closing date of our initial public offering, and consist of $3,360,000 loaned to our company and a 22.5% loan origination fee payable on maturity. Amounts actually loaned bear interest at a fixed amount of 15% of principal loaned, regardless of the time that the loan is outstanding. Substantially all of the Bridge Note holders agreed that the unpaid principal amount of the Bridge Notes, together with any interest accrued but unpaid thereon and the aforementioned loan origination fee, will automatically convert immediately prior to the consummation of this offering into a number of shares of common stock and warrants equal to the quotient obtained by dividing the unpaid principal amount of the Bridge Notes plus interest accrued but unpaid thereon plus the aforementioned origination fee (an aggregate sum of $4,620,000) by the initial public offering price of the shares offered by means of this prospectus. Based upon an assumed initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, the Bridge Notes will convert into approximately 880,000 shares of common stock and 880,000 warrants.
David H. Clarke, our Chief Executive Officer and one of our principal stockholders, has agreed that a $100,000 promissory note owed to him by our company made in September 2015, which note bears interest at 5% per annum, plus any interest accrued but unpaid thereon, as well as an aggregate of approximately $50,000 owed to Mr. Clarke under his prior consulting arrangement with our company, the total amounts owing to Clarke known as the Clarke Obligation, will automatically convert immediately prior to the consummation of this offering into a number of shares of common stock and warrants equal to the principal amount of the Clarke Obligation divided by the initial public offering price of the shares offered by means of this prospectus offered by means of this prospectus. Based upon an assumed initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, the Clarke Obligation will convert into approximately 28,571 shares of common stock and 28,571 warrants.
Tandon Enterprises, Inc., one of our stockholders and a company controlled by Jawahar Tandon, our Co-Executive Chairman of the Board, has agreed that $346,100 owed to it by our company will automatically convert immediately prior to the consummation of this offering into a number of shares of common stock and warrants equal to the principal amount of the obligation divided by the initial public offering price of the shares offered by means of this prospectus. Based upon an assumed initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, said obligation will convert into approximately 65,924 shares of common stock and 65,924 warrants.

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automatically convert immediately prior to the consummation of this offering into an equivalent dollar amount of shares of common stock and warrants at the initial offering price of the shares offered by means of this prospectus. An aggregate of 2,549,930 shares of Series A Preferred Stock were outstanding as of June 3, 2016. Based upon an assumed initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, said outstanding shares of preferred stock will convert into approximately 485,701 shares of common stock and 485,701 warrants.

Tandon cancellation and Company issuance

Pursuant to the Conversion, Jawahar Tandon and Devinder Tandon offered in the aggregate to each holder who agreed to convert Bridge Notes as described above or who purchased shares of our Series A Preferred Stock one share from Mssrs. Tandon’s beneficial holdings for each share of common stock issued further to the aforementioned Conversion (but excluding shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants issued further to the Conversion) (the “Conversion Additional Shares”). For the sake of expediency, we agreed to issue the Conversion Additional Shares directly to such holders and Mssrs. Tandon (and Tandon Enterprises, Inc., as described below) will cancel in the aggregate an equivalent number of shares beneficially held by them for each Conversion Additional Share referenced above. The D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust beneficially owned 507,809 shares of common stock prior to the Conversion; as a result of the Conversion, all shares held by the D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust will be cancelled. Further to a Share Cancellation Agreement dated June 1, 2016 by and among our company, the D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust, the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust and Tandon Enterprises, Inc. (the “Share Cancellation Agreement”), Tandon Enterprises, Inc. and the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust agreed to cancel any shortfall in the number of shares that the D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust would have been required to cancel further to the Conversion. As a result of the aforementioned shortfall, Tandon Enterprises Inc. will cancel all 71,353 shares held by it prior to the Conversion and all 65,924 shares to be issued to it as described above further to the Conversion. Further to the Share Cancellation Agreement, the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust agreed to cancel any shortfall in the number of shares that Tandon Enterprises agreed to cancel to cover any referenced shortfall by the D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust. The J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust owned 686,510 shares of common stock prior to the Conversion; as a result of the Conversion, all shares held by the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust will be cancelled. Further to the Share Cancellation Agreement, we agreed to issue any additional shares that the D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust, the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust and Tandon Enterprises, Inc. could not cancel to cover shares that are required to be cancelled further to the Conversion. As all shares held by the D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust, the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust and Tandon Enterprises, Inc. are being cancelled further to the Conversion, as of June 3, 2016, based upon an initial public offering price of $5.25 per shares, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, we will issue 128,738 shares of common stock at the effective date of the offering to investors in the Conversion (the “Company Conversion Issuance”).

Related Party Transactions

From inception through the date of this prospectus, we have engaged in significant related party transactions with our executive officers and directors and with entities affiliated with such persons. There transactions include, but are not limited to:

related party loans from Jawahar Tandon, a director and our former Chief Executive Officer, and Devinder Tandon, the brother of Jawahar Tandon, a former director;
related party loans, operational and other support provided by Tandon Enterprises, Inc., a company owned in substantial part by Jawahar and Devinder Tandon; and
related party loans to Jawahar Tandon and to Vivek Tandon, our Executive Vice President, Operations (and our former President and Chief Operating Officer) and a director, who is the son of Jawahar Tandon.

As discussed in “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions”, from time to time since inception, we have obtained certain related party loans and advances from Tandon Enterprises, Inc. The proceeds of the loans and advances provided us with working capital. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the net amount borrowed was $0, ($151,000) and $460,000, respectively. The loans and advances were non-interest bearing and had no maturity date. To the extent deemed necessary

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by our Board, we may make additional future borrowings from Tandon Enterprises, Inc. which we would anticipate would be on similar terms and conditions. In addition, since inception, Tandon Enterprises, Inc. has provided administrative, accounting, and operational support to our company on an as needed basis. Such support includes providing warehouse space as required. We reimburse Tandon Enterprises, Inc. for its actual costs of rendering the services. The fee was $0, $0 and $172,000, for three months ended March 31, 2016 and the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. To the extent deemed necessary by our Board, we may request that Tandon Enterprises, Inc. provide additional future services on an as needed basis which we would anticipate would be on similar terms and conditions.

The board of Monster Digital, which approved all of the related party transactions, consisted primarily of Jawahar, Devinder and Vivek Tandon. While the board believed the terms and conditions of such transactions were fair and in the best interests of our company, there can be no assurance that the transactions were on terms no less favorable than terms generally available to an unaffiliated third party under the same or similar circumstances.

We have adopted a policy to be effective on the effective date of this offering that our executive officers, directors, nominees for election as a director, beneficial owners of more than 5% of any class of our common stock and any members of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons are not permitted to enter into a related person transaction with us without the prior consent of our audit committee. Any request for us to enter into a transaction with an executive officer, director, nominee for election as a director, beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of our voting securities or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and such person would have a direct or indirect interest, must first be presented to our audit committee for review, consideration and approval. In approving or rejecting any such proposal, our audit committee is to consider the material facts of the transaction, including, but not limited to, whether the transaction is on terms no less favorable than terms generally available to an unaffiliated third party under the same or similar circumstances and the extent of the related person’s interest in the transaction. See “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions.”

Monster License Agreement

We entered into a trademark license agreement with Monster, Inc. effective July 7, 2010 (the “Monster License Agreement”). The Monster License Agreement, as amended, gives us exclusive rights to utilize the tradenames “Monster Memory,” “Monster Digital” and the M (stylized) mark on (i) action sports cameras and accessories (including virtual reality goggles), (ii) cable memory, (iii) flash based cards, (iv) flash based SSD drive products, (v) DRAM modules, (vi) USB flash drives and (vii) internal power supplies for personal computers. The 25 year Agreement provides for the payment of royalties to Monster, Inc. on all sales of the referenced products, excluding sales to Monster, Inc., as follows:

Years 1 (2012) and 2:  Royalties on all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc. at a rate of four (4) percent, with no minimum.
Years 3 through 6:  Minimum royalty payments of $50,000 per quarter up to a maximum of four (4) percent of all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc.
Years 7 through 10:  Minimum royalty payments of $125,000 per quarter up to a maximum of four (4) percent of all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc.
Years 11 through 15:  Minimum royalty payments of $187,500 per quarter up to a maximum of four (4) percent of all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc.
Years 16 through 25:  Minimum royalty payments of $250,000 per quarter up to a maximum of four (4) percent of all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc.

Effective July 1, 2014, the royalty rate on certain products was reduced to 2% for a 12 month period.

At any time during the term of the Monster License Agreement, a permanent license may be negotiated subject to the parties reaching a mutually acceptable agreement.

Under the Monster License Agreement, Monster, Inc. itself may use (but not sublicense) the Monster mark and its M (stylized) mark (but not the Monster Digital mark) in connection with memory and data storage products. Although Monster, Inc. must offer us the first right to supply such products on commercially

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reasonable terms under an arrangement similar to the Monster License Agreement, nothing limits the ability of Monster, Inc. to act as a competitor to us.

In August 2015, we executed an amendment to the Monster License Agreement with Monster Inc. whereby Monster granted us the additional right further to the Monster License Agreement to use the name “Monster Digital, Inc.” as our corporate name. Further to the amendment, in addition to royalties mentioned above, we issued Monster, Inc. 405,530 shares of our common stock and will pay it a cash fee of $500,000 payable in four quarterly installments of $125,000 commencing October 1, 2015 and ending July 1, 2016 provided that upon the effective date of this offering any remaining balance will be paid in full. In November 2015, Monster, Inc. agreed to modify payment terms of the initial $125,000 payment to five weekly installments of $25,000 payable in December 2015, all of which were paid. However, the sum of $375,000 continues to be delinquent.

We are required to remit royalty payments to Monster, Inc. on or before the 30 th day following the end of each calendar quarter. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, royalty expense amounted to $50,000, $262,000 and $576,000, respectively. We were not in compliance with the royalty remittance policy for each of the aforementioned fiscal periods, nor with the installment payment terms of the aforementioned initial $500,000 payment. This license agreement contains various termination clauses that include (i) change in control, (ii) breach of contract and (iii) insolvency, among others. Either party to the license agreement has the right to terminate the agreement if the other is in material breach of any of the terms and conditions of the agreement and such party fails to cure such breach within 30 days after the date of receipt of written notice from the other party.

Further to the Monster License Agreement, in the event we do not effect an initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Market on or before August 18, 2017, Monster, Inc. shall have the option to immediately terminate the license grant allowing us to use the name “Monster Digital, Inc.” as our corporate name in which case (i) we must cease all use of the name “Monster Digital, Inc.” as our operating, corporate, business or company name and (ii) Monster, Inc. shall return to us for cancellation all of the 405,530 shares of our common stock issued to it. At any time prior to the earlier of our initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Market or August 18, 2017, Monster, Inc. may agree to retain the aforementioned 405,530 shares and forfeit its ability to exercise its rights under the preceding sentence. By means of a separate acknowledgement, Monster, Inc. acknowledged that our initial public offering on the Nasdaq Capital Market will suffice for purposes of the Monster License Agreement.

In addition, in August 2015, and in connection with the aforementioned amendment to the trademark license agreement, we entered into a two-year advisory board agreement with Noel Lee, the Chief Executive Officer and sole shareholder of Monster, Inc. Further to the advisory board agreement, we issued Mr. Lee a warrant to purchase up to 202,766 shares of our common stock at a per share exercise price of $14.01. See “Management — Advisory Board.”

Corporate Information

SDJ, our operating subsidiary, was incorporated in 2007 and became our wholly owned subsidiary in 2012. We were incorporated under the name WRASP 35, Inc., changed our name to AOTS 35, Inc. in September 2011, changed our name to Tandon Digital, Inc. in May 2012 and changed our name to Monster Digital, Inc. in August 2015. Our principal executive offices are located at 2655 Park Center Drive, Unit C, Simi Valley, California and our telephone number is (805) 381-5544. Our website address is www.monsterdigital.com . Information contained on or accessible through our website is not a part of this prospectus and should not be relied upon in determining whether to make an investment decision.

Monster Digital, Tandon Digital, Memory Cable, iX32 and other trade names, trademarks or service marks appearing in this prospectus are the property of, or exclusively licensed by, Monster Digital. Trade names, trademarks and service marks of other companies appearing in this prospectus, including but not limited to “Monster”, are the property of their respective holders.

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or the JOBS Act, and therefore we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various public company reporting requirements, including not being required to have our internal control over financial reporting audited by our

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independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to 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 any golden parachute payments. We may take advantage of these exemptions until we are no longer an “emerging growth company”. We will remain an “emerging growth company” for up to five years. We will cease to be an “emerging growth company” upon the earliest of: (1) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of this offering, (2) the last day of the first fiscal year in which our annual gross revenues are $1 billion or more, (3) the date on which we have, during the previous rolling three-year period, issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt securities, and (4) the date on which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. We are choosing to irrevocably opt out of the extended transition periods available under the JOBS Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards.

Industry and Other Data

We have obtained some industry and market share data from third-party sources, including the independent industry publications set forth below, that we believe are reliable. In many cases, however, we have made statements in this prospectus regarding our industry and our position in the industry based on estimates made from our experience in the industry and our own investigation of market conditions. We believe these estimates to be accurate as of the date of this prospectus. However, this information may prove to be inaccurate because of the method by which we obtained some of the data for our estimates or because this information cannot always be verified with complete certainty due to the limits on the availability and reliability of raw data, the voluntary nature of the data gathering process and other limitations and uncertainties. The content of the below sources, except to the extent specifically set forth in this prospectus, do not constitute a portion of this prospectus and are not incorporated herein.

Technavio — Global Action Camera Market 2015-2019
Global Industry Analysts, Inc. — Secure Digital (SD) Memory Cards: A Global Strategic Business Report (2012)
IHS iSuppli — “Enterprise Convertibles Lead Storage in 2014”
Great American Group — Technology Monitor (March 2015)

The industry in which we operate is subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described in the section titled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus. These and other factors could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in the estimates made by the independent parties and by us.

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THE OFFERING

Common stock offered hereby    
    2,500,000 shares
Warrants offered hereby    
    2,500,00 warrants
Common stock outstanding before this offering (1) (2)    
    5,564,072 shares
Common stock to be outstanding immediately following this offering (1) (3)    
    8,064,072 shares
Terms of the warrants    
    The exercise price of the warrants is $6.5625, based on the assumed initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, which is the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.
    Each warrant is exercisable for one share of common stock, subject to adjustment as described therein. A holder may not exercise any portion of a warrant to the extent that the holder, together with its affiliates and any other person or entity acting as a group, would own more than 4.99% of the outstanding common stock after exercise, as such percentage ownership is determined in accordance with the terms of the warrants, except that upon at least 61 days’ notice from the holder to us, the holder may waive such limitation up to a percentage not in excess of 9.99%.
    Each warrant will be exercisable immediately upon issuance and will expire five years from the date of issuance, or earlier upon redemption.
    The terms of the warrants will be governed by a Warrant Agreement, dated as of the effective date of this offering, between us and Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., or the Warrant Agent. See “Description of Securities — Warrants.”
Redemption of the warrants    
    From and after one year following their issuance, we may call the outstanding warrants, in whole and not in part, for redemption (i) at a price of $0.001 per warrant, so long as a registration statement relating to the common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants has been effective and current during the 30 consecutive trading day period described below; (ii) upon not less than 30 days prior written notice of redemption; and (iii) if, and only if, the last reported sale price of a share of our common stock equals or exceeds 160% of the warrant exercise price, (subject to adjustment for splits, dividends, recapitalizations and other similar events) for any 20 consecutive trading day period ending three business days before we send the notice of redemption to holders of the warrants.
    If the foregoing conditions are satisfied and we call the warrants for redemption, each warrant holder will then be entitled to exercise his, her or its warrant prior to the date scheduled for redemption. However, there can be no assurance that the price of the shares of our common stock will exceed the warrant exercise price after the redemption call is made.
Over-allotment option    
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    public offering price of $5.25 per share, which is the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and/or 375,000 additional warrants at a price of $0.001 per warrant less, in each case, the underwriting discounts and commissions, to cover over-allotments, if any.
Use of proceeds    
    We estimate that our net proceeds from this offering will be approximately $10.6 million, or approximately $12.4 million if the underwriter’s option is exercised in full, based on an assumed initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, which is the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.
    We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for working capital purposes, including the funding of inventory and expanding our net sales and marketing efforts. See “Use of Proceeds”.
Risk factors    
    See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 14 and the other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our common offered securities.
Nasdaq Capital Market symbols for the shares of common stock and warrants, respectively    
    “MSDI” and “MSDIW”
Trading commencement and separation of common shares and warrants    
    The shares of our common stock and warrants will commence separately trading immediately after the date of this prospectus.

(1) Further to the Conversion, an aggregate of 1,460,339 shares of common stock and 1,460,339 warrants will be issued by us immediately prior to the consummation of this offering, and, further to the Company Conversion Issuance, an aggregate of 128,738 shares of common stock will be issued by us immediately prior to the consummation of this offering, each of which is based upon an assumed initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.
(2) Based on 3,975,000 shares of our common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2016, plus (i) an additional 1,460,339 shares to be issued further to the Conversion as described in footnote (1) above and (ii) an additional 128,738 shares of common stock to be issued further to the Company Conversion Issuance as described in footnote (1) above.
(3) Such information excludes:
1,460,339 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants issued further to the Conversion.
2,500,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants sold in this offering.
75,032 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options granted under our Plan, all of which have an exercise price of $28.03 per share; approximately 150,000 stock options subject to vesting to be granted under the Plan at the effective date of this offering at a per share price equal to the initial public offering price per share of the shares of common stock sold further to this offering and approximately 250,000 shares of restricted stock subject to vesting to be issued to our executive officers under our Plan on the effective date of this offering.

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approximately 500,00 shares of our common stock available for future issuance under our 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan after giving effect to the issuance of stock options and grants of restricted stock to be issued and granted under the Plan at the effective date of this offering as referred to above.
344,599 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of other warrants which have an exercise price of between $0.0049 and $28.03 per share.
50,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Underwriters’ Purchase Option and 50,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants issuable upon exercise of the Underwriters’ Purchase Option, assuming the issuance of 2,500,000 shares of common stock and 2,500,000 warrants issued further to this offering.

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SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA

The following tables summarize consolidated financial data of Monster Digital. You should read this summary financial data together with the sections titled “Selected Financial Data” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” as well as our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

We have derived the summary consolidated statement of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 from the audited financial statements of Monster Digital included elsewhere in this prospectus. We have derived the summary consolidated statements of operations data for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 and the consolidated balance sheet data of as of March 31, 2016 of Monster Digital from the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements and reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments of a normal, recurring nature that are necessary for a fair presentation of the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements. The historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that should be expected in the future, and the interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results that should be expected for the full year or for any other period.

       
  Year ended
December 31,
  Three months ended
March 31,
     2014   2015   2015   2016
     (in thousands except per share data)
Consolidated Statements of Operations Data:
                                   
Net sales   $ 11,343     $ 8,266     $ 1,384     $ 538  
Cost of goods sold     11,109       7,840       1,209       491  
Gross profit     234       426       175       47  
Operating expenses:
                             
Research and development     542       333       127       49  
Selling and marketing     3,722       2,928       857       635  
General and administrative     2,646       3,625       883       992  
Loss from operations     (6,676 )       (6,460 )       (1,692 )       (1,629 )  
Other expenses:
                             
Interest and finance expense     1,661       1,381       531       252  
Debt conversion expense     2,707       898       898        
Loss before income taxes     (11,044 )       (8,739 )       (3,121 )       (1,881 )  
Provision for income taxes     13       2              
Net loss   $ (11,057 )     $ (8,741 )     $ (3,121 )     $ (1,881 )  
Basic and diluted net loss per common
share
  $ (3.72 )     $ (2.50 )     $ (1.00 )     $ (0.47 )  
Weighted-average common shares outstanding used to compute basic and diluted net loss per common share     2,969       3,492       3,130       3,973  
Pro forma basic and diluted net loss per common share (unaudited) (1)         $ (1.72 )           $ (0.34 )  
Pro forma weighted-average common shares outstanding used to compute pro forma basic and diluted net loss per common share (unaudited) (1)           5,081             5,562  

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    As of March 31, 2016
     Actual   Pro Forma (2)   Pro Forma
As
Adjusted (3) (4)
     (in thousands)
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:
                          
Cash   $ 42     $ 1,529     $ 12,975  
Working capital deficit     (10,392 )       (4,386 )       7,060  
Total assets     4,314       5,449       16,049  
Notes payable     4,203       413       413  
Accumulated deficit     (27,756 )       (29,059 )       (29,059 )  
Total stockholders’ deficit     (7,017 )       (1,363 )       9,237  

(1) See Note 1 to our audited financial statements for an explanation of the method used to calculate (i) basic and diluted net loss per common share and (ii) weighted-average common shares outstanding used to compute basic and diluted net loss per common share.
(2) Gives pro forma effect to (i) the issuance of 2,549,930 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as of June 3, 2016 at a per share price of $1.00, (ii) the conversion of (a) all such outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock into 485,701 shares of common stock and 485,701 warrants, and an aggregate of $5,116,825 of outstanding notes and other indebtedness into an aggregate of 974,633 shares of common stock and 974,633 warrants, and (iii) the issuance of 128,738 shares of common stock further to the Company Conversion Issuance, each assuming an initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and $0.01 per warrant, each of which will occur immediately prior to the consummation of this offering.
(3) Gives further effect to the sale of 2,500,000 shares of common stock and 2,500,00 warrants in this offering at an assumed initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and $0.01 per warrant, after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.
(4) A $0.525 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $5.25 per share would increase (decrease) the amount of cash, working capital, total assets and total stockholders’ equity by approximately $1,208,000, assuming the number of shares of common stock and warrants offered, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions. Similarly, each increase (decrease) of 250,000 shares of common stock and 250,000 warrants in the number of shares of common stock and warrants offered would increase (decrease) the amount of cash, working capital, total assets and total stockholders’ equity by approximately $1,208,000, assuming that the assumed initial public offering price remains the same, after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. The as adjusted information discussed above is illustrative only and will be adjusted based on the actual initial public offering price and the other terms of this offering determined at pricing.

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RISK FACTORS

Investing in our offered securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following risks and all of the other information contained in this prospectus, including our combined and consolidated financial statements and related notes, before investing in our common stock. While we believe that the risks and uncertainties described below are the material risks currently facing us, additional risks that we do not yet know of or that we currently think are immaterial may also arise and materially affect our business. If any of the following risks materialize, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose some or all of your investment.

Risks Related To Our Business

Our independent auditors have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

We incurred net losses of $1.9 million, $8.7 million and $11.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. As of March 31, 2016, we had an accumulated deficit of $27.8 million. In their report on our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015, our independent registered public accounting firm included an explanatory paragraph regarding the substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our financial statements contain additional note disclosures describing the circumstances regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. Failure to generate sufficient cash flows from operations raise additional capital or reduce discretionary spending will have a material adverse effect on our ability to achieve our intended business objectives. While management has a plan to fund ongoing operations, there is no assurance that its plan will be successfully implemented. As a result, you may lose the entire value of your investment in our company.

Our operating results, gross margins, cash flow and ability to sustain profitability may fluctuate significantly in the future and are difficult to predict.

Our operating results, gross margins, operating cash flow and ability to sustain profitability are based on a number of factors related to our industry and the markets for our memory storage products. We will have little or no control over many of these factors and any of these factors could cause our operating results, gross margins and ability to sustain profitability to fluctuate significantly. These factors include, among others:

competitive pricing pressures for the products we sell, including the timing and amount of any reductions in the average selling prices of our products and our ability to charge a premium for our higher performance products;
the growth of the markets for host devices that use data storage products;
our ability to control our operating expenses;
the timing and amount of expenses related to obsolescence and disposal of excess inventory and the difficulty of forecasting and managing our inventory levels;
the amount of price protection, volume incentive rebates, discounts, market development funds, cooperative advertising payments and other concessions and discounts that we may need to provide to some of our customers due to competitive pricing pressures;
changes in our product and revenue mix;
the extent to which our products, particularly our higher margin products, are accepted by the markets;
the timing of the collection of our accounts receivable;
the decision of our customers to return products or rotate their inventory;
the inability of suppliers to fully indemnify us should we be subjected to litigation;

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the difficulty of forecasting sell-through rates of our products and their impact on inventory levels at our resellers if sell-through data is not timely reported to us, which may result in additional orders being delayed or reduced and inventory being returned;
increases in costs charged by our product suppliers or the failure of our suppliers to decrease the prices they charge to us when industry prices decline;
competing data memory standards, which displace the standards used in our products and our customers’ products;
the announcement or introduction of products and technologies by competitors; and
potential product quality problems which could raise returns or rework costs.

In addition, we may be unable to accurately forecast our revenues and gross margins. We incur expenses based predominantly on operating plans and estimates of future revenues. Our expenses are to a large extent fixed in the short term and we may not be able to adjust them quickly to meet a shortfall in revenues during any particular quarter. We also plan inventory levels based on anticipated demand for our products and on anticipated product mix. As we anticipate increased demand for certain products we increase our level of inventory, which results in increased risk if we inaccurately estimate anticipated demand. Any significant shortfall in revenues in relation to our expenses and planned inventories would decrease our net income or increase our operating losses and harm our financial condition. If we are unsuccessful in increasing revenues from our higher margin products and controlling our operating expenses, we may not be able to achieve profitability.

Also, we have generated significant negative operating cash flows since our inception and expect to continue to do so for the foreseeable future. We are required to expend significant dollars on inventory and marketing efforts prior to the receipt of cash from the collection of our accounts receivable. We expect that our negative operating cash flows will continue for the foreseeable future as we increase our product offerings and expand our customer base. While we have a factoring arrangement in place that assists in part, we require substantial additional funds to bridge the gap between the expenditure and receipt of funds. If we are unable to raise additional capital, we will continue to be limited in our business and expansion efforts.

Because we have a limited operating history, we may not be able to successfully manage our business or achieve profitability.

We have a limited operating history upon which to base an evaluation of our prospects and the potential value of our offered securities. We are confronted with the risks inherent in an early stage company, including difficulties and delays in connection with the acquisition and marketing of products, operational difficulties, and difficulty in estimating future development, regulatory, and administrative costs. If we cannot successfully manage our business, we may not be able to acquire and offer commercially viable products, generate future profits and may not be able to support our operations. It is possible that we will incur additional expenses and may incur losses in the further implementation of our business plan.

In addition, we have not had any previous experience in sourcing and selling action sports cameras. We are uncertain as to whether our action sports cameras will ultimately achieve the level of market acceptance that we expect or at all. Given our lack of experience in the action sports camera market, we cannot assure you that we will be able to identify the needs and preferences of customers and to adjust inventory mixes or marketing efforts that correspond to such needs and preferences; and we also cannot assure you that our action sports cameras will ultimately become commercially successful. In such circumstances, our business, growth prospects, financial condition and results will be adversely affected.

Our strategic partnership with Monster, Inc. poses significant challenges for us, and if we are unable to manage this relationship, our business and operating results will be adversely affected.

We have entered into a multi-year license agreement with Monster, Inc. (the “Monster License Agreement”) under which we have the right to exclusively market certain products under the “Monster Digital” brand name. As of March 31, 2016, this list of permitted products consists of the following: action cameras and accessories (including virtual reality goggles), DRAM modules; USB flash drives; flash based SD, M2,

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MicroSD, CF, ProDuo, card products; SSD drive products; internal power supplies for PCs, cable memory and hybrid drives. The management of this business will adversely affect our revenues and gross margins if we are, among other things, unable to:

properly manage the use of Monster Digital brand;
control the sales and marketing expenses associated with launching the brand in new channels;
plan for anticipated changes in demand; and
effectively leverage the Monster Digital brand to achieve premium pricing and grow market share.

We have a number of obligations that we must fulfill under our agreement with Monster, Inc. to keep it in effect. These obligations include compliance with Monster, Inc. guidelines and trademark usage, customer satisfaction and the requirement that we meet target minimum royalty payments. As a result, Monster, Inc. may in the future have the right to terminate our license in its entirety. We were not in compliance with the royalty remittance policy for the fiscal periods referenced in the agreement nor with the installment payment terms of the $500,000 payment required for the continued use of the name “Monster Digital, Inc.” as a corporate, business and operating and as described below. If we were to lose the rights to sell products under the “Monster Digital” brand, our financial results would be significantly negatively impacted.

While we will continue to seek to offer additional products bearing the “Monster Digital” brand, the consent of Monster, Inc. will be required in order to sell any additional products bearing the “Monster Digital” brand. While to date Monster, Inc. has granted its consent to all our additional products to be sold bearing the “Monster Digital” brand, there can be no assurance that it would similarly consent in the future. If we are unable to secure the consent of Monster, Inc. for the sale of future products bearing the “Monster Digital” brand our product offering will be limited which would substantially and adversely affect our future prospects.

In addition, further to the Monster License Agreement, in the event we do not effect an initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Market on or before August 18, 2017, Monster, Inc. shall have the option to immediately terminate the license grant allowing us to use the name “Monster Digital, Inc.” as our corporate name in which case (i) we must cease all use of the name “Monster Digital, Inc.” as our operating, corporate, business or company name and (ii) Monster, Inc. shall return to us for cancellation all of the 405,530 shares of our common stock issued to it. At any time prior to the earlier of our initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Market or August 18, 2017, Monster, Inc. may agree to retain the aforementioned 405,530 shares and forfeit its ability to exercise its rights under the preceding sentence. By means of a separate acknowledgement, Monster, Inc. acknowledged that our initial public offering on the Nasdaq Capital Market will suffice for purposes of the Monster License Agreement. If we were to lose the rights to use the name “Monster Digital, Inc.” as our operating, corporate, business and company name, there would be a material adverse effect on our brand and image and our financial results would be significantly negatively impacted.

Our strategic partnership with Monster, Inc. does not restrict Monster, Inc. from offering its own line of action sports cameras or memory products.

Under the Monster License Agreement, Monster, Inc. itself may use (but not sublicense) the Monster mark and its M (stylized) mark (but not the Monster Digital mark) in connection with action sports cameras or memory and data storage products. Although Monster, Inc. must offer us the first right to supply such products on commercially reasonable terms under an arrangement similar to the Monster License Agreement, nothing limits the ability of Monster, Inc. to act as a competitor to us. Monster, Inc. has substantially more resources to exploit these markets than we do and their entry into our markets would substantially and adversely affect our future prospects.

We estimate that a significant percentage of our net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were derived from Monster, Inc.’s introductions to buyers and retailers.

We believe that approximately 33% of our gross revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were derived from Monster, Inc.’s introductions to buyers and retailers. Monster, Inc. is under no contractual obligation to continue making such introductions. There can be

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no assurance that Monster, Inc. will continue to introduce us to significant buyers and retailers or that any buyers and retailers previously introduced to us by Monster, Inc. will continue to order products at previous levels or at all.

Our failure to successfully promote our brand and achieve strong brand recognition in our markets will limit and reduce the demand for our products.

We believe that brand recognition is critical to our success. We plan to increase our marketing expenditures to create and maintain prominent brand awareness. If we fail to promote our Monster Digital brand successfully, or if the expenses with doing so are disproportionate to any increased net sales we achieve, it would have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. Other companies, who may have significantly more resources to promote their own brands then we do, may not be aggressively promoting their brands. If they begin to more aggressively promote their brand or if our products exhibit poor performance or other defects, our brand may be adversely affected, which would inhibit our ability to attract or retain customers.

The net proceeds of this offering may not satisfy all of our working capital requirements for the next 12 months. We will need additional capital to adequately fund our future business objectives and we may not be able to obtain the amount of capital required, particularly when the credit and capital markets are unstable. Future sales and issuances of our common stock or rights to purchase common stock, including pursuant to our equity incentive plans, could result in additional dilution of the percentage ownership of our stockholders and could cause the price of our offered securities to fall.

We currently have minimal cash on hand and an accounts receivable factoring facility limited to $4.0 million. Based on our business and development plans and our timing expectations related to the progress of our products, we expect that the net proceeds from this offering, together with our existing cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2016, will enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through the end of 2016. We expect that significant use of the net proceeds from this offering will be for funding inventory purchases in order to grow sales in 2016. Pending completion of the offering and not anticipating any new borrowings, the existing cash and factoring facility will allow us to fund the operations through July 2016. We currently anticipate that our company will need a minimum funding of approximately $11.0 million to conduct our proposed operations in 2016.

Our projection of future minimum capital needs, as well as funding necessary to adequately address our goal of increasing sales of higher margin specialty products as a percentage of revenues, is based on our operating plan, which in turn is based on assumptions that may prove to be incorrect. Should these assumptions prove incorrect, our financial resources may not be sufficient to satisfy our future minimum capital requirements and will be insufficient to adequately address our goal of increasing sales of higher margin specialty products as referred above.

Any of the following factors could result in insufficient capital to fund our operations:

if our capital requirements or cash flow vary materially from our current projections;
if we are unable to timely collect our accounts receivable;
the loss of a key customer or a material reduction by a key customer in the range of inventory level of our products;
if we are unable to sell-through inventory currently in our sales channels as anticipated;
if we are unable to timely bring new successful products to market; or
if other unforeseen circumstances occur.

We do not know whether additional financing will be available when needed, or, if available, whether the terms of any financing will be favorable to us. The current worldwide financing environment is challenging, which could make it more difficult for us to raise funds on reasonable terms, or at all. To the extent we raise additional capital by issuing equity securities, our stockholders may experience substantial dilution and the new equity securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of our common stock. If we

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cannot raise needed funds on acceptable terms, we may not be able to develop or enhance our products, take advantage of future strategic opportunities or respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated events, or meet our aforementioned goal of increasing sales of higher margin specialty products, all of which would harm our business and results of operations. Furthermore, if we are unable to raise additional capital, or cannot raise capital on acceptable terms, we may not have sufficient capital to operate our business as planned and would have to modify our business plan or curtail some or all of our operations.

In addition, pursuant to our equity incentive plan, our compensation committee is authorized to grant equity-based incentive awards to our directors, executive officers and other employees and service providers, including officers, employees and service providers of our subsidiary. Future grants of, options and other equity awards and issuances of common stock under our equity incentive plans may have an adverse effect on the market price of our offered securities.

If we are unable to develop or maintain the strategic relationships necessary to develop, sell and market products that are commercially viable and widely accepted, the growth and success of our business will be limited.

We may not be able to acquire and sell products that are commercially viable and widely accepted if we are unable to anticipate market trends and the price, performance and functionality requirements of data memory manufacturers, suppliers and customers. We must continue to collaborate closely with our customers, manufacturers, and other suppliers to ensure that critical development, marketing and distribution projects proceed in a coordinated manner. These collaborations are also important because our ability to anticipate trends and plan our future product offerings depends to a significant degree upon our continued access to strategic relationships we currently have with our manufacturers and suppliers. If any of our current relationships terminate or otherwise deteriorate, or if we are unable to enter into future relationships that provide us with comparable insight into market trends or access to new and enhanced products, offerings and technologies, we will be substantially hindered in our future business endeavors.

We depend exclusively on third parties to manufacture and supply all of our products. If third party manufacturers and suppliers are unable to timely deliver required quantities of our products at acceptable qualities and prices, we will not be able to meet customer demand for our products, which would adversely impact success of our business.

We do not own or operate a manufacturing facility and rely on third parties to manufacture, produce and supply all of our products. We cannot be certain that we will not experience operational difficulties with our manufacturers and suppliers. Our reliance on third party manufacturers and suppliers involves a number of significant risks, including:

reduced control over delivery schedules, quality assurance, manufacturing yields and production costs;
unavailability of, or delayed access to, next-generation or key products, processes or technologies; and
the failure of a key manufacturer or supplier to remain in business and adjust to market conditions.

These risks could result in product shortages or increase our costs of manufacturing, sourcing, assembling or testing our products which could result in failure to meet customers’ expectations and damage our brand, which could result in lost sales. In addition, if third party manufacturers are unable or unwilling to continue to manufacture and deliver products of acceptable quality, at acceptable costs and in a timely manner, we would have to identify and qualify other third party manufacturers. This could be time-consuming and difficult and result in unforeseen operational problems and/or lost sales which would have a material adverse effect on our operating results.

We do not have long-term agreements with any of our third party suppliers or manufacturers for our primary memory products or our iX32 flashdrive. Our current offerings of action sports cameras and our iX32 flash drive are currently sourced from sole source suppliers and while we believe there is an alternative supplier available for our iX32 flash drive, we do not currently have an alternative supplier for our action sports cameras. We have a formal arrangement with Shuoying Digital Science & Technology (China) Co., Ltd. to

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manufacture and source our current offerings of action sports cameras through January 2017 which agreement automatically renews for consecutive 12 month periods unless terminated with six months prior notice. If these suppliers stopped supplying these products on acceptable terms, or at all, or we experienced delays in receipt of such products from these suppliers, we would experience a significant disruption in our business until such time as we are able to find alternative sources. In such event our business and financial results would be materially adversely affected.

We depend exclusively on third parties for the research and development of products.

The products we market are subject to rapid technological change and evolving industry standards. The future revenue growth of our business depends in large part on the development, market acceptance and performance of any new products we introduce in the marketplace. We do not have an internal research and development department. Instead, we rely on third parties for the research and development of new and enhanced products.

Although we depend on various third parties for the introduction and acceptance of new products, we do not have long-term relationships with any of them. There can be no assurance that we will maintain existing relationships or forge new relationships, that we will continue to have access to significant proprietary products, processes and technologies, or that we will continue to have access to new competitive products, processes and technologies that may be required to introduce new products. If we are not successful in maintaining and developing new relationships or obtaining rights to market products with competitive technologies, we will become less competitive and our operations will suffer.

A material change in customer relationships or in customer demand for products could have a significant impact on our business.

Our success is dependent on our ability to successfully offer trade terms that are acceptable to our customers and that are aligned with our pricing and profitability targets. Our business could suffer if we cannot maintain relationships with key customers based on our trade terms and conditions. In addition, our business would be negatively impacted if key customers were to significantly reduce or eliminate the range of inventory level of our products.

In our memory storage industry, products are typically characterized by average selling prices that historically decline over relatively short time periods. If we are unable to effectively manage our inventories, reduce our costs, introduce new products with higher average selling prices or increase our sales volumes, our revenues and gross margins will be negatively impacted.

Data memory products often experience price erosion over their life cycle due in large part to competitive pressures, customer demand and technological changes. In order to maintain gross profits for products that have a declining average selling price, we must continuously reduce costs, increase sales volume or introduce new products with higher gross margins. We must also successfully manage our inventory to reduce our overall exposure to price erosion. In our industry, prices have often fallen faster than costs which has resulted in margin pressure. Our customers may exert pressure on us to make price concessions or to match pricing of our competitors. Any reduction in prices by us in response to pricing pressure will hurt our gross margins unless we can reduce our costs and manage our inventory levels to minimize the impact of such price declines. For example, gross profit as a percentage of net sales was 5.2% for the year ended December 31, 2015, compared to 2.1% for the year ended December 31, 2014. Gross profit in 2015 was significantly adversely impacted by the resale of approximately $1.3 million of returned products at substantially reduced prices which resulted in a loss of approximately $900,000, as well as an overall reduction in average selling price for certain products during the year ended December 31, 2015 as compared to 2014. There can be no assurance that the introduction of new products will assist in protecting gross margin.

As it relates to our SSD, CF and SD card and USB flash drive products, demand depends in large part on the demand for additional storage and storage upgrades in existing computer systems. The demand for computer systems has been volatile in the past and often has had an exaggerated effect on the demand for drives and flash memory in any given period. As a result, these markets have experienced periods of excess capacity, which can lead to liquidation of excess inventories and more intense price competition. If more intense price competition occurs, we may be forced to lower prices sooner and more than expected, which could result in

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lower average selling prices, revenue and gross margins. We expect that average selling prices and gross margins will also tend to decline when there is a shift in the mix of products and sales of lower priced products increase relative to those of higher priced products. In addition, rapid technological changes often reduce the volume and profitability of sales of existing products and increase the risk of inventory obsolescence.

If we are unable to reduce our costs to offset declines in average selling prices or increase the sales volume of our existing products, particularly higher capacity or premium products, or introduce new products with higher gross margins, our revenues and gross margins will be adversely affected. This may negatively impact our anticipated growth in product revenues as well as our gross margins, particularly if the decline in our average selling prices is not matched by price declines in our supply costs.

Our failure to accurately forecast market and customer demand for our products, or to quickly adjust to forecast changes, would adversely affect our business and financial results or operating efficiencies.

The data storage industry faces difficulties in accurately forecasting market and customer demand for its products. The variety and volume of products we offer is based in large part on these forecasts. Accurately forecasting demand has become increasingly difficult in light of the volatility in global economic conditions. In addition, because many of our products are designed to be largely substitutable, our demand forecasts may be impacted significantly by the strategic actions of our competitors. As forecasting demand becomes more difficult, the risk that our forecasts are not in line with demand increases. If our forecasts exceed actual market demand, then we could experience periods of product oversupply and price decreases, which would impact our financial performance. If market demand increases significantly beyond our forecasts, then we may not be able to satisfy customer product needs, which could result in a loss of market share if our competitors are able to meet customer demands.

If we do not effectively manage our inventory and product mix, we may incur costs associated with excess inventory or lose sales from not having enough inventory.

We operate in markets that are characterized by intense competition, supply shortages or oversupply, rapid technological change, evolving industry standards, declining average selling prices and rapid product obsolescence, all of which make it more challenging to effectively manage our inventory. If we are unable to properly monitor, control and manage our inventory and maintain an appropriate level and mix of products with our customers, we may incur increased and unexpected costs associated with this inventory. For example, if our customers are unable to sell their inventory in a timely manner, we may choose or be required to lower the price of our products or allow our customers to exchange the slow-moving products for newer products. Similarly, if we improperly forecast demand for our products, we could end up with excess inventory that we may be unable to sell in a timely manner, if at all. As a result, we could incur increased expenses associated with writing off excess or obsolete inventory. Alternatively, we could end up with too little inventory and we may not be able to satisfy demand, which could have a material adverse effect on our customer relationships. Our risks related to inventory management are exacerbated by our strategy of closely matching inventory levels with product demand, leaving limited margin for error.

We are subject to the cyclical nature of the consumer electronics industry and any future downturn could adversely affect our business.

The consumer electronics industry is highly cyclical and characterized by constant and rapid technological change, rapid product obsolescence and price erosion, evolving standards, short product life cycles and wide fluctuations in product supply and demand. The flash memory markets have in the past experienced significant downturns often connected with, or in anticipation of, maturing product cycles and declines in general economic conditions. These downturns have been characterized by diminished product demand, production overcapacity, high inventory levels and accelerated erosion of average sales prices. It is impossible to predict whether demand for our products will diminish or costs for any of our products will increase. Also our customers’ demand for storage capacity may not continue to grow at current industry estimates. For example, there has been a recent rapid growth in devices that do not contain a hard drive such as tablet computers and smartphones; this could affect demand for our SSD products. Any future downturns could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

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To remain competitive and stimulate customer demand, we must successfully manage product introductions and transitions.

We believe that we must continually source and introduce new products, enhance our existing products and effectively stimulate customer demand for new and upgraded products. Our success depends on our ability to identify and originate product trends as well as to anticipate and react to changing consumer demands in a timely manner. The success of new product introductions depends on a number of factors including market and customer acceptance, the effective forecasting and management of product demand, purchase commitments and inventory levels, the management of manufacturing and supply costs, and the risk that new products may have quality or other defects in the early stages of introduction. In addition, the introduction of new products or product enhancements may shorten the life cycle of our existing products, or replace sales of some of our current products, thereby offsetting the benefit of even a successful product introduction, and may cause customers to defer purchasing our existing products in anticipation of the new products and potentially lead to challenges in managing inventory of existing products. If we are unable to introduce new products or novel technologies in a timely manner or our new products or technologies are not accepted by consumers, our competitors may introduce more attractive products, which could hurt our competitive position. Our new products might not receive consumer acceptance if consumer preferences shift to other products, and our future success depends in part on our ability to anticipate and respond to these changes. Failure to anticipate and respond in a timely manner to changing consumer preferences could lead to, among other things, lower revenue and excess inventory levels. As we seek to enhance our products, we may incur additional costs to incorporate new or revised features. We might not be able to, or determine that it is not in our interests to, raise prices to compensate for these additional costs. If we do not successfully manage product transitions, our revenue and business may be harmed.

Our markets are extremely competitive and subject to rapid technological change. Many of our significant competitors have greater financial and other resources than we do, and one or more of these competitors could use their greater resources to gain market share at our expense.

Competition is based on a multitude of factors, including product design, brand strength, distribution presence and capability, channel knowledge and expertise, geographic availability, breadth of product line, product cost, media capacity, access speed and performance, durability, reliability, scalability and compatibility. Specifically, the performance, functionality, reliability and price of our products are critical elements of our ability to compete. We believe that we offer, and that our target consumers seek, products that combine higher levels of performance, functionality and reliability at prices competitive with other leading brand-name products. Also, market penetration, brand recognition and inventory management are also critical elements of our ability to compete. Most consumers purchase products similar to ours from off-the-shelf retailers such as a large computer, consumer electronics and office supply superstores. Market penetration in the industries in which we compete is typically based on the number of retailers who offer a company’s products and the amount of shelf-space allocated to those products.

Our existing competitors include many large domestic and international companies that have longer operating histories and have greater brand name recognition, substantially greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources, broader product lines and longer standing relationships with retailers, distributors, OEMs and end users. As a result, these competitors may be able to better absorb price declines, ensure more stable supply, adapt more quickly to new or emerging technologies or devote greater resources to the promotion and sale of their products than we may. Ultimately, this may lead to a decrease in our sales and market share and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We face competition from existing competitors and expect to face competition from future competitors that design and market similar or alternative data storage solutions that may be less costly or provide additional features. If a manufacturer of consumer electronic devices designs one of these alternative competing standards into its products, the digital media we manufacture, as currently configured, will not be compatible with that product and/or may cause our revenues to decline, which would result in a material adverse effect on our business.

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We substantially rely on distributors and retailers to sell our data storage products and our inability to control the activities of such retailers could cause our operating results and gross margins to fluctuate significantly.

We sell substantially all of our data storage products through distributors and retailers. Sales to distributors and retailers subject us to many special risks, including the following:

continued downward pricing pressure may necessitate price protection of the inventories of our products that many of our customers carry;
distributors and retailers may emphasize our competitors’ products over our products or decline to carry our products;
loss of market share if the retailers that carry our products do not grow as quickly and sell as many digital media products as the retailers that carry the digital media products of our competitors;
loss of business or monetary penalties if we are unable to satisfy the product needs of these customers or fulfill their orders on a timely basis;
increased sales and marketing expenses if we are unable to accurately forecast our customer’s orders, including, among other items, increased freight and fulfillment costs if faster shipping methods are required to meet customer demand;
reduced ability to forecast sales; and
reduced gross margins, delays in collecting receivables and increased inventory levels due to the increasing tendency for some retailers to require products be supplied on a consignment basis.

Availability of reliable sell-through data varies throughout the retail channel, which will make it difficult for us to determine actual retail product revenues until after the end of each of our fiscal quarters. Unreliable sell-through data may result in either an overstatement or understatement of our reported revenues and results of operations. Our arrangements with our customers also provide them price protection against declines in our recommended selling prices. We do not have exclusive relationships with our retailers or distributors and therefore must rely on them to effectively sell our products over those of our competitors. Our reliance on the activities of distributors and retailers over which we have little or no control could cause our operating results and gross margin, to fluctuate significantly.

We obtain many products from a limited number of suppliers, and if these suppliers fail to meet our supply requirement or cease production of our products, we may lose sales and experience increased costs.

Our products inventory strategy is to maintain as little inventory as is necessary for the efficient operation of our business, which creates the risk that any shortage or delay in the supply of our products could harm our ability to meet demand. We obtain many of our products from a limited number of suppliers on a purchase order basis.

Furthermore, none of our suppliers have a contractual commitment to supply us with products. These products include our SSDs, flash memory cards and USB flash drives. If demand for a specific product increases, we may not be able to obtain an adequate supply of that product in a timely manner, since our suppliers may fill other orders before ours. It could be difficult, costly and time-consuming to obtain alternative sources for these products, or to change products, or to change designs to make use of alternative products. In addition, difficulties in transitioning from an existing supplier to a new supplier could create delays in product availability that would have a significant impact on our ability to fulfill orders for our products. This would adversely impact on our ability to meet demand and damage our brand and reputation in the market, which would have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Because we protect some of our retail customers and distributors against the effects of price decreases on their inventories of our products, we may incur price protection charges if we reduce our prices when there are large quantities of our products in our distribution channel.

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presented in this prospectus. Price protection allows customers to receive a price adjustment on existing inventory when its published price is reduced. In an environment of slower demand and abundant supply of products, price declines and channel promotions expenses are more likely to occur and, should they occur, are more likely to have a significant impact on our operating results. Further, in this environment, high channel inventory may result in substantial price protection charges. These price protection charges have the effect of reducing gross sales and gross margins. We anticipate that we may continue to incur price protection charges due to competitive pricing pressures and, as a result, our revenues and gross margins may be adversely affected. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Year 2015 to 2014 — Results of Operations — Net Sales.”

A significant product defect or product recall could materially and adversely affect our brand image, causing a decline in our sales and profitability, and could reduce or deplete our financial resources.

A significant product defect could materially harm our brand image and could force us to conduct a product recall. This could damage our relationships with our customers and reduce end-user loyalty . A product recall would be particularly harmful to us because we have limited financial and administrative resources to effectively manage a product recall and it would detract management’s attention from implementing our core business strategies. As a result, a significant product defect or product recall could cause a decline in our sales and profitability, and could reduce or deplete our financial resources.

A substantial portion of our sales have been made to customers accounting for over 10% of sales. We expect that this may continue in the foreseeable future. If any of these customers fails to timely pay us amounts owed, we could suffer a significant decline in cash flow and liquidity.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the following customers accounted for over 10% of our gross sales: Rite Aid (35%), Fry’s (14%), Florida State Games (12%) and InMotion (11%). For the year ended December 31, 2015, the following customers accounted for over 10% of our gross sales: Walgreens (19%), Rite Aid (18%), and Sam’s Club (12%). For the year ended December 31, 2014 the following customers accounted for over 10% of our gross sales: Sam’s Club (24%) and Walgreens (24%). We expect that we may continue to depend upon a limited number of major customers for a significant portion of our sales for the foreseeable future. We expect the composition of our major customer base to change over time, as our markets and strategies evolve, which could make our revenue less predictable from period-to-period.

Our agreements with our customers do not require them to purchase any specified number of products or dollar amount of purchases or to make any purchases whatsoever. Therefore, we cannot assure you that, in any future period, our sales generated from these customers, individually or in the aggregate, will equal or exceed historical levels. We also cannot assure you that, if sales to any of these customers cease or decline, we will be able to replace these sales with sales to either existing or new customers in a timely manner, or at all. A cessation or reduction of sales, or a decrease in the prices of products sold to one or more of these customers could cause a significant decline in our net sales and profitability.

Our financial performance depends significantly on worldwide economic conditions and the related impact on levels of consumer spending, which have deteriorated in many countries and regions, including the U.S., and may not recover in the foreseeable future.

Demand for our products is adversely affected by negative macroeconomic factors affecting consumer spending. The tightening of consumer credit, low level of consumer liquidity, and volatility in credit and equity markets have weakened consumer confidence and decreased consumer spending primarily in the U.S. and European retail markets. A continuation or further deterioration of depressed economic conditions could have an even greater adverse effect on our business. Adverse economic conditions affect demand for devices that incorporate our products, such as personal computers and other computing and networking products, mobile devices, and flash memory cards. Reduced demand for our products could result in continued market oversupply and significant decreases in our average selling prices. A continuation of current negative conditions in worldwide credit markets would limit our ability to obtain external financing to fund our operations and capital expenditures. Difficult economic conditions may also result in a higher rate of losses on our accounts receivables due to credit defaults. As a result, our business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially adversely affected.

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Negative or uncertain global economic conditions could also cause many of our direct and indirect customers to delay or reduce their purchases of our products. Further, many of our customers in our distribution and retail channels rely on credit financing in order to purchase our products. If negative conditions in the global credit markets prevent our customers’ access to credit, product orders in these channels may decrease, which could result in lower revenue. Likewise, our suppliers may face challenges in obtaining credit, in selling their products or otherwise in operating their businesses. These actions could result in reductions in our revenue, increased price competition and increased operating costs, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We are currently, and may be in the future, party to intellectual property rights claims that are expensive and time consuming to defend, and, if resolved adversely, could have a significant impact on our business, financial condition or operating results.

Our industry is characterized by vigorous protection and pursuit of intellectual property rights. Companies in the technology and consumer products industries own large numbers of patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets, and frequently enter into litigation based on allegations of infringement, misappropriation or other violations of intellectual property or other rights. In addition, various “non-practicing entities” that own patents and other intellectual property rights often attempt to aggressively assert claims in order to extract value from technology and consumer products companies. We do not currently manufacture any products and currently purchase all our products from third parties for resale. From time to time we may receive claims from third parties which allege that we have infringed upon their intellectual property rights or we may be called upon to indemnify our customers for any intellectual property right infringements by us. If such products infringe the intellectual property rights of a third party or if we are found to owe license fees or royalties relating to these products, our margins and operating results would be severely negatively impacted.

In this regard, we recently received a letter from GoPro, Inc., or GoPro, alleging that we infringe on at least five U.S. patents held by GoPro, and requesting that we confirm in writing that we will permanently cease the sale and distribution of our 1080p action sports camera, along with any camera accessories, including the waterproof camera case and standard housing. The five patents specifically identified by GoPro in the letter were U.S. Patent No. D710,921: camera housing design, U.S. Patent No. D702,747: camera housing design, U.S. Patent No. D740,875: camera housing design, U.S. Patent No. D737,879: camera design, and U.S. Patent No. 721,395: camera design. Based upon our preliminary review of these patents, we believe we have some defenses to GoPro’s allegations, although there can be no assurance that we will be successful in defending against these allegations or reaching a business resolution that is satisfactory to us.

Further, from time to time we may introduce new products and services, including in areas where we currently do not have an offering, which could increase our exposure to patent and other intellectual property claims from competitors and non-practicing entities. Litigation could result in significant expense to us and divert the efforts of our technical and management personnel. In the event of an adverse result in litigation, we could be required to pay substantial damages, cease the manufacture, use and sale of some products, and expend significant resources to develop non-infringing technology, discontinue the use of some processes or obtain licenses to use the infringed technology. Any of these results could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Our indemnification obligations to our customers for product defects could require us to pay substantial damages.

A number of our product sales agreements provide that we will defend, indemnify and hold harmless our customers from damages and costs that arise from product warranty claims or claims for injury or damage resulting from defects in our products. Our insurance coverage may not be adequate to cover all or any part of the claims asserted against us. A successful claim brought against us that is in excess of, or excluded from, our insurance coverage could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

We face potential liability and expense for legal claims

We are subject to certain legal proceedings and claims arising in connection with the normal course of business. In connection with three pending matters, we and have established a reserve for contingent legal liabilities. Based on the range of possible loss as provided by outside legal counsel, we have reserved

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$400,000 for possible loss related to the three cases at December 31, 2015. The reserve represents what we believe to be an estimate of possible loss only for those three matters and does not represent the maximum loss exposure. The assessment as to whether a loss is probable or a reasonable possibility, and whether the loss or a range of loss is estimable, often involves a series of complex judgments about future events and there is, therefore, considerable uncertainty regarding the timing or ultimate resolution of such matters, including a possible eventual loss, fine, penalty or business impact, if any. We will continue to evaluate, on a quarterly basis, the adequacy of the loss reserve, and update our disclosure if necessary, based on available information and in accordance with ASC 450-20-50, evaluating developments in legal proceedings, investigation or claims that could affect the amount of any accrual, as well as any developments that would make a loss contingency both probably and reasonably estimable.

Substantially all of our executive officers were only recently appointed to their current roles and have a limited history of working together as a management group.

In December 2015, Jawahar Tandon stepped down as our Chief Executive Officer and David Clarke assumed that role; Mr. Tandon was appointed Executive Chairman of the Board. Mr. Clarke has no previous experience in the management or operation of a company that engages in the business currently conducted and proposed to be conducted by our company. In addition, in December 2015 Vivek Tandon stepped down as our President and Mr. Clarke assumed that position as well; Mr. Tandon was appointed Vice President, Operations. Also, in January 2016, we appointed our Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing and an additional Vice President, Operations. And in May 2016, Jawahar Tandon stepped down as our Executive Chairman of the Board but remained as a director. As a result, our current management team has very limited experience working together as a management group which could cause short-term difficulties in implementing and overseeing significant corporate and operational functions.

In addition, Mr. Clarke also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of GSB Holdings, Inc., a family-owned entity engaged only in investments and which is not involved in any industries in which our company currently competes. Mr. Clarke will spend a portion of his time managing the business and affairs of GSB Holdings, Inc. He may face a conflict regarding the allocation of time between our business and the other business interests of GSB Holdings, Inc. Mr. Clarke has agreed to devote as much time to the management of our business and affairs as is necessary for the proper conduct of our business and affairs. We expect Mr. Clarke will devote at least 90% of his time to our operations.

We rely on the continued involvement of Jawahar Tandon and the discontinuation of his involvement with our company could adversely affect our ability to offer, source and sell our products.

Our success depends, in part upon the continued involvement in our company of Jawahar Tandon, a director. For example, Jawahar Tandon developed certain key personal relationships with some of our customers, subcontract manufacturers and suppliers, as well as with Monster, Inc. We rely on these relationships in the conduct of our operations and the execution of our business strategies. The loss of Jawahar Tandon could, therefore, result in the loss of one or more of these favorable relationships. In addition we do not maintain “key person” life insurance covering Jawahar Tandon or any executive officer. The discontinuation of Jawahar Tandon’s involvement with our company could significantly delay or prevent the achievement of our business objectives. Consequently, that loss could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

To date, we have engaged in significant related party transactions.

We have adopted a policy to be effective on the effective date of this offering that our executive officers, directors, nominees for election as a director, beneficial owners of more than 5% of any class of our common stock and any members of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons are not permitted to enter into a related person transaction with us without the proper consent of our audit committee. Further to such policy, any request for us to enter into a transaction with an executive officer, director, nominee for election as a director, beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of our voting securities or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and such person would have a direct or indirect interest, must first be presented to our audit committee for review consideration and approval. However to date, we have engaged in a substantial number of related party

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transactions prior to the adoption of such policy and all of which were approved by a board with no independent members. While the board believed the terms and conditions of such transactions was fair and in the best interests of our company, there can be no assurance that the transactions were on terms no less favorable than terms generally available to an unaffiliated third party under the same or similar circumstances. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.”

We have limited human resources; we need to attract and retain highly skilled personnel; and we may be unable to manage our growth with our limited resources effectively.

The expansion of our business has placed a significant strain on our limited managerial, operational, and financial resources. We have been and will continue to be required to expand our operational and financial systems significantly and to expand, train and manage our work force in order to manage the expansion of our operations. Our future success will depend in large part on our ability to attract, train, and retain additional highly skilled executive level management with experience in the memory and data storage industry. Competition is intense for these types of personnel from more established organizations, many of which have significantly larger operations and greater financial, marketing, human, and other resources than we have. We may not be successful in attracting and retaining qualified personnel on a timely basis, on competitive terms or at all. To date we have had to limit the engagement of critical management and other key personnel due in part to limited financial resources. If we are not successful in attracting and retaining these personnel, our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results would be materially adversely affected. Further, our ability to manage our growth effectively will require us to continue to improve our operational, financial and management controls, reporting systems and procedures, to install new management information and control systems and to train, motivate and manage employees. If we are unable to manage growth effectively and new employees are unable to achieve adequate performance levels, our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results will be materially adversely affected.

Our international operations subject us to risks, which could adversely affect our operating results.

Our international operations are exposed to the following risks, several of which are out of our control:

political and economic instability, international terrorism and anti-American sentiment, particularly in emerging markets;
preference for locally-branded products, and laws and business practices favoring local competition;
unusual or burdensome foreign laws or regulations, and unexpected changes to those laws or regulations;
import and export license requirements, tariffs, taxes and other barriers;
costs of customizing products for foreign countries;
increased difficulty in managing inventory;
less effective protection of intellectual property; and
difficulties and costs of staffing and managing foreign operations.

Any or all of these factors could adversely affect our ability to execute any geographic expansion strategies or have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Terrorist attacks, war, threats of war and government responses thereto may negatively impact our operations, revenues, costs and the market price of our shares of common stock or warrants.

Terrorist attacks, U.S. military responses to these attacks, war, threats of war and any corresponding decline in consumer confidence could have a negative impact on consumer demand. Any of these events may disrupt our operations or those of our customers and suppliers and may affect the availability of materials needed to manufacture our products or the means to transport those materials to manufacturing facilities and finished products to customers. Any of these events could also increase volatility in the U.S. and world financial markets, which could limit the capital resources available to us and our customers or suppliers, or adversely

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affect consumer confidence. Turmoil and unrest in regions from which we source our products could cause delays in the development or production of our products. This could harm our business and results of operation.

Our operations are vulnerable because we have limited redundancy and backup systems.

Our internal order, inventory and product data management system is an electronic system through which our customers place orders for our products and through which we manage product pricing, shipments, returns and other matters. This system’s continued and uninterrupted performance is critical to our day-to-day business operations. Despite our precautions, unanticipated interruptions in our computer and telecommunications systems could occur in the future. We have extremely limited ability and personnel to process purchase orders and manage product pricing and other matters in any manner other than through this electronic system. Any interruption or delay in the operation of this electronic system could cause a significant decline in our sales and profitability.

We may make acquisitions that are dilutive to existing stockholders. In addition, our limited experience in acquiring other businesses, product lines and technologies may make it difficult for us to overcome problems encountered in connection with any acquisitions we may undertake.

We intend to evaluate and explore strategic opportunities as they arise, including business combinations, strategic partnerships, and the purchase, licensing or sale of assets. In connection with any such future transaction, we could issue dilutive equity securities, incur substantial debt, reduce our cash reserves or assume contingent liabilities.

Our experience in acquiring other businesses, product lines and technologies is limited. Our inability to overcome problems encountered in connection with any acquisitions could divert the attention of management, utilize scarce corporate resources and otherwise harm our business. Any potential future acquisitions also involve numerous risks, including:

problems assimilating the purchased operations, technologies or products;
costs associated with the acquisition;
adverse effects on existing business relationships with suppliers and customers;
risks associated with entering markets in which we have no or limited prior experience;
potential loss of key employees of purchased organizations; and
potential litigation arising from the acquired company’s operations before the acquisition.

Furthermore, acquisitions may require material charges and could result in adverse tax consequences, substantial depreciation, deferred compensation charges, in-process research and development charges, the amortization of amounts related to deferred compensation and identifiable purchased intangible assets or impairment of goodwill, any of which could negatively affect our results of operations.

Sudden disruptions to the availability of freight lanes could have an impact on our operations.

We generally ship our products to our customers, and receive shipments from our suppliers, via air or ocean freight. The sudden unavailability or disruption of cargo operations or freight lanes, such as due to labor difficulties or disputes, severe weather patterns or other natural disasters, or political instability, terrorism or civil unrest, could impact our operating results by impairing our ability to timely and efficiently deliver our products.

If currency exchange rates fluctuate substantially in the future, our financial results, which are reported in U.S. dollars, could be adversely affected.

As we continue to expand our international operations, we become more exposed to the effects of fluctuations in currency exchange rates. Our sales contracts are denominated in U.S. dollars, and therefore substantially all of our revenues are not subject to foreign currency risk. However, a strengthening of the U.S. dollar could increase the real cost of our products to our customers outside of the United States, adversely affecting our

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business operations and financial results. To date, we have not engaged in any hedging strategies, and any such strategies, such as forward contracts, options and foreign exchange swaps related to transaction exposures that we may implement to mitigate this risk may not eliminate our exposure to foreign exchange fluctuations.

Risks Related to This Offering and Ownership of Our Offered Securities

We do not know whether an active, liquid and orderly trading market will develop for our offered securities or what the market price of our offered securities will be and as a result it may be difficult for you to sell your shares of our common stock and warrants.

Prior to this offering there has been no market for the shares of our common stock or warrants and an active trading market for these securities may never develop or be sustained following this offering. The initial public offering price for our common stock and warrants will be determined through negotiations with the underwriters, and the negotiated price may not be indicative of the market price of our common stock or warrants after this offering. The market value of our common stock or warrants may decrease from the initial public offering price. As a result of these and other factors, you may be unable to resell your shares of our common stock or warrants at or above the initial public offering price. The lack of an active market may impair your ability to sell your shares at the time you wish to sell them or at a price that you consider reasonable. The lack of an active market may also reduce the fair market value of your shares or warrants. Further, an inactive market may also impair our ability to raise capital by selling shares of our common stock and may impair our ability to enter into collaborations or acquire companies or products by using our shares of common stock as consideration. The market price of our offered securities may be volatile, and you could lose all or part of your investment.

The trading price of the shares of our common stock and warrants following this offering is likely to be highly volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control. In addition to the factors discussed in this “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere in this prospectus, these factors include:

the success of competitive products or technologies;
actual or anticipated changes in our growth rate relative to our competitors;
announcements by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, collaborations or capital commitments;
regulatory or legal developments in the United States and other countries;
the recruitment or departure of key personnel;
the level of expenses;
actual or anticipated changes in estimates as to financial results, development timelines or recommendations by securities analysts;
variations in our financial results or those of companies that are perceived to be similar to us;
fluctuations in the valuation of companies perceived by investors to be comparable to us;
inconsistent trading volume levels of our shares;
announcement or expectation of additional financing efforts;
sales of our common stock by us, our insiders or our other stockholders;
market conditions in the technology sectors; and
general economic, industry and market conditions.

In addition, the stock market in general, and technology companies in particular, have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of these companies. Broad market and industry factors may negatively affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance. The realization of any of these risks or any of a broad

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range of other risks, including those described in these “Risk Factors,” could have a dramatic and material adverse impact on the market price of the shares of our common stock and warrants.

We may be subject to securities litigation, which is expensive and could divert management attention.

The market price of the shares of our common stock and warrants may be volatile, and in the past companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their securities have been subject to securities class action litigation. We may be the target of this type of litigation in the future. Securities litigation against us could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention from other business concerns, which could seriously harm our business.

Pursuant to our decision to cancel our proposed acquisition of Syrma Technologies Pvt. Ltd., in September 2015 Jawahar Tandon, our Executive Chairman of the Board and former Chief Executive Officer, and Devinder Tandon, one of our significant stockholders and a former director, offered in the aggregate to each stockholder who purchased shares of our company for cash the opportunity to receive .07 additional shares from Mssrs. Tandon’s beneficial holdings for each .43 shares held by such stockholder (together the “Additional Shares”). As a condition to such grant, the executing stockholder agreed to release our company and Westpark Capital from any claim or cause of action that arise out of or are related in any way to the purchase or acquisition of our common stock (the “Release”). Stockholders holding an aggregate of 1,355,799 of such shares agreed to receive Additional Shares and sign the Release; an aggregate of 222,289 Additional Shares were afforded these stockholders from each of Jawahar Tandon's and Devinder Tandon’s beneficial holdings. Stockholders holding an aggregate of 211,203 of such shares did not agree to receive any Additional Shares and did not sign the Release. As such, these stockholders have reserved rights to file claims against our company in connection with the issuance of securities to them, which claims may include claims that securities were sold to them in violation of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. While we have not received any notice that such a claim has been or is intended to be filed, no assurance can be given that any such claim will not be made against us or any of our officers or directors, in light of the fact, or otherwise, that the proposed initial public offering price of the shares sold in connection this offering is less than the per share price paid by such stockholders. To the extent that any such claims or suits are brought and successfully concluded, we could be materially adversely affected, jeopardizing our ability to operate successfully. Furthermore, our human and capital resources of could be adversely affected by the need to defend any such actions, even if we are ultimately successful in our defense.

If you purchase shares of common stock and warrants in this offering, you will incur immediate and substantial dilution in the book value of the shares of our common stock.

The proposed initial public offering price of the shares of our common stock is substantially higher than the net tangible book value per share of our common stock. Investors purchasing shares of common stock and warrants in this offering will pay a price per share that substantially exceeds the book value of our tangible assets after subtracting our liabilities. As a result, investors purchasing shares of common stock and warrants in this offering will incur immediate dilution of $4.42 per share, based on an assumed initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the change set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. Further, investors purchasing shares of common stock and warrants in this offering will contribute approximately 41.3% of the total amount invested by stockholders since our inception, but will own, as a result of such investment, only approximately 31.0% of the shares of common stock outstanding immediately following this offering.

As a result of the dilution to investors purchasing shares of common stock and warrants in this offering, investors may receive significantly less than the purchase price paid in this offering, if anything, in the event of our liquidation. Further, because we may need to raise additional capital to fund our anticipated level of operations, we may in the future sell substantial amounts of common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for common stock. These future issuances of equity or equity-linked securities, together with the exercise of outstanding options and any additional shares issued in connection with acquisitions, if any, may result in further dilution to investors.

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We are an “emerging growth company” and we intend to take advantage of reduced disclosure and governance requirements applicable to emerging growth companies, which could result in our shares of common stock or warrants being less attractive to investors.

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act, and we intend to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of 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 stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We cannot predict if investors will find our shares of common stock or warrants less attractive because we will rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our shares of common stock or warrants and the market price of such securities may be more volatile. We may take advantage of these reporting exemptions until we are no longer an emerging growth company, which in certain circumstances could be for up to five years. We will cease to be an “emerging growth company” upon the earliest of: (1) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of this offering, (2) the last day of the first fiscal year in which our annual gross revenues are $1 billion or more, (3) the date on which we have, during the previous rolling three-year period, issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt securities, and (4) the date on which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” as defined in the Exchange Act.

Our status as an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act may make it more difficult to raise capital as and when we need it.

Because of the exemptions from various reporting requirements provided to us as an “emerging growth company” we may be less attractive to investors and it may be difficult for us to raise additional capital as and when we need it. Investors may be unable to compare our business with other companies in our industry if they believe that our financial accounting is not as transparent as other companies in our industry. If we are unable to raise additional capital as and when we need it, our financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

We will incur increased costs as a result of being a public company and our management expects to devote substantial time to public company compliance programs.

As a public company, we will incur significant legal, insurance, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. In addition, our administrative staff will be required to perform additional tasks. For example, in anticipation of becoming a public company, we will need to adopt additional internal controls and disclosure controls and procedures and bear all of the internal and external costs of preparing and distributing periodic public reports in compliance with our obligations under the securities laws. We intend to invest resources in connection with such adoption, and this investment may result in increased general and administrative expenses and may divert management’s time and attention from the marketing and sale of our products. In connection with this offering, we are securing directors’ and officers’ insurance coverage at a level that we believe is customary for similarly situated companies and adequate to provide us with insurance coverage for foreseeable risks, which will increase our insurance cost. In the future, it may be more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain coverage. These factors could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our board of directors, particularly to serve on our audit committee and compensation committee, and qualified executive officers.

In addition, in order to comply with the requirements of being a public company, we may need to undertake various actions, including implementing new internal controls and procedures and hiring new accounting or internal audit staff. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. We are continuing to develop and refine our disclosure controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that information required to be disclosed in reports under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to

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our principal executive and financial officers. Any failure to develop or maintain effective controls could adversely affect the results of periodic management evaluations. In the event that we are not able to demonstrate compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, that our internal control over financial reporting is perceived as inadequate, or that we are unable to produce timely or accurate financial statements, investors may lose confidence in our operating results and the price of our common stock could decline. In addition, if we are unable to continue to meet these requirements, we may not be able to remain listed on The Nasdaq Capital Select Market, or Nasdaq.

We are not currently required to comply with the SEC’s rules that implement Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and are therefore not yet required to make a formal assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for that purpose. Upon becoming a public company, we will be required to comply with certain of these rules, which will require management to certify financial and other information in our quarterly and annual reports and provide an annual management report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting commencing with our second annual report. This assessment will need to include the disclosure of any material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting identified by our management or our independent registered public accounting firm. To achieve compliance with Section 404 within the prescribed period, we will be engaged in a process to document and evaluate our internal control over financial reporting, which is both costly and challenging. In this regard, we will need to continue to dedicate internal resources, potentially engage outside consultants and adopt a detailed work plan to assess and document the adequacy of internal control over financial reporting, continue steps to improve control processes as appropriate, validate through testing that controls are functioning as documented and implement a continuous reporting and improvement process for internal control over financial reporting. Despite our efforts, there is a risk that we will not be able to conclude, within the prescribed timeframe or at all, that our internal control over financial reporting is effective as required by Section 404. If we identify one or more material weaknesses, it could result in an adverse reaction in the financial markets due to a loss of confidence in the reliability of our financial statements.

Our independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to formally attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting until the later of our second annual report or the first annual report required to be filed with the SEC following the date we are no longer an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act. We cannot assure you that there will not be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in our internal controls in the future.

We have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting and may identify additional material weaknesses in the future that may cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations or result in material misstatements of our financial statements. If we fail to remediate any material weaknesses or if we fail to establish and maintain effective control over financial reporting, our ability to accurately and timely report our financial results could be adversely affected.

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Prior to the completion of this offering, we have been a private company with limited accounting personnel and other resources to address our internal control over financial reporting. During the course of preparing for this offering, we determined that we had a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and 2014 relating to the design and operation of our closing and financial reporting processes.

For a discussion of our remediation plan and the actions that we have executed during 2014 and 2015, in addition to the estimated costs incurred in connection with such remediation efforts, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Internal Control over Financial Reporting.” The actions we have taken are subject to continued review, supported by confirmation and testing

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by management. While we have implemented a plan to remediate this weakness, we cannot assure you that we will be able to remediate this weakness, which could impair our ability to accurately and timely report our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. If we are unable to successfully remediate this material weakness, and if we are unable to produce accurate and timely financial statements, our stock price may be adversely affected and we may be unable to maintain compliance with applicable Nasdaq listing requirements.

Our failure to remediate the material weakness identified above or the identification of additional material weaknesses in the future, could adversely affect our ability to report financial information, including our filing of quarterly or annual reports with the SEC on a timely and accurate basis. Moreover, our failure to remediate the material weakness identified above or the identification of additional material weaknesses could prohibit us from producing timely and accurate financial statements, which may adversely affect our the market price of our Units, Unit Warrants or shares of our common stock and we may be unable to maintain compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements.

Because we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our capital stock in the foreseeable future, capital appreciation, if any, will be your sole source of potential gain.

We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain all of our future earnings, if any, to finance the growth and development of our business. In addition, the terms of any future debt agreements may preclude us from paying dividends. As a result, capital appreciation, if any, of our shares of common stock and warrants will be your sole source of gain for the foreseeable future.

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market could cause the market price of shares of our common stock or warrants to fall.

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market could occur at any time. These sales, or the perception in the market that the holders of a large number of shares intend to sell shares, could reduce the market price of our shares of our common stock or warrants. After this offering, we will have outstanding 8,064,072 shares of common stock (based on 3,975,000 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2016 plus (i) an additional 1,460,334 shares of common stock to be issued further to the Conversion and (ii) an additional 128,738 shares of common stock to be issued further to the Company Conversion Issuance, each to occur immediately prior to the consummation of this offering and each assuming an initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. This includes the shares that we are selling in this offering, which may be resold in the public market immediately without restriction, unless purchased by our affiliates. All holders of common stock, options and warrants outstanding prior to this offering have entered into lock-up agreements pursuant to which they agreed not to sell any of our shares for a period of six months from the effective date of this offering, except for Jawahar Tandon who agreed not to sell any of our shares beneficially owned by him for a period of 12 months from the effective date of this offering. As representative of the underwriters, Axiom Capital Management, Inc. may, in its sole discretion, allow early releases under the referenced lock-up restrictions.

We have agreed to register all 405,530 shares of common stock held by Monster, Inc. upon demand. All of the shares involved in an effective registration statement may be freely sold and transferred, subject to any applicable lock-up agreement. We also intend to register all shares of common stock that we may issue under our equity compensation plan. Once we register these shares, they can be freely sold in the public market upon issuance, subject to volume limitations applicable to affiliates and the lock-up agreements described in the “Underwriting” section of this prospectus.

We have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from this offering and may not use them effectively.

Our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds from this offering and could spend the proceeds in ways that do not improve our results of operations or enhance the value of our common stock. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could result in financial losses that could have a material adverse effect on our business and cause the market price of our shares of common stock or warrants to decline. Pending their use, we may invest the net proceeds from this offering in a manner that does not produce income or that loses value. If we do not invest the net proceeds from this offering in

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ways that enhance stockholder value, we may fail to achieve expected financial results, which could cause the price of our shares of common stock or warrants to decline.

Some provisions of our charter documents and Delaware law may have anti-takeover effects that could discourage an acquisition of us by others, even if an acquisition would be beneficial to our stockholders and may prevent attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management.

Provisions in our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, as well as provisions of Delaware law, could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us or increase the cost of acquiring us, even if doing so would benefit our stockholders, or remove our current management. These include provisions that:

permit our board of directors to issue up to 7,000,000 additional shares of preferred stock, with any rights, preferences and privileges as they may designate. As of June 3, 2016, 3,000,000 shares were designated as Series A Preferred Stock of which 2,549,930 shares were outstanding as of such date. For a description of the rights, preferences and privileges of such Series A Preferred Stock, see “Description of Securities — Preferred Stock”;
provide that all vacancies on our board of directors, including as a result of newly created directorships, may, except as otherwise required by law, be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of directors then in office, even if less than a quorum;
require that any action to be taken by our stockholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders and not be taken by written consent;
provide that stockholders seeking to present proposals before a meeting of stockholders or to nominate candidates for election as directors at a meeting of stockholders must provide advance notice in writing, and also satisfy requirements as to the form and content of a stockholder’s notice;
not provide for cumulative voting rights, thereby allowing the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors to elect all of the directors standing for election; and
provide that special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by the board of directors or by such person or persons requested by a majority of the board of directors to call such meetings.

These provisions may frustrate or prevent any attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management by making it more difficult for stockholders to replace members of our board of directors, who are responsible for appointing the members of our management. Because we are incorporated in Delaware, we are governed by the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which may discourage, delay or prevent someone from acquiring us or merging with us whether or not it is desired by or beneficial to our stockholders. Under Delaware law, a corporation may not, in general, engage in a business combination with any holder of 15% or more of its capital stock unless the holder has held the stock for three years or, among other things, the board of directors has approved the transaction. Any provision of our Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or Delaware law that has the effect of delaying or deterring a change in control could limit the opportunity for our stockholders to receive a premium for their shares of common stock or warrants, and could also affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for our shares of common stock or warrants.

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, the trading price of our common stock or warrants and trading volume could decline.

The trading market for our shares of our common stock and warrants will depend in part on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business. Securities and industry analysts do not currently, and may never, publish research on our shares of common stock or warrants. If no securities or industry analysts commence coverage of our company, the trading price for our shares of our stock and warrants would likely be negatively impacted. In the event securities or industry analysts initiate coverage, if one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade our securities or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, the price of our shares of common stock or warrants would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company or fail to publish reports on us regularly, demand

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for our securities could decrease, which might cause the trading price of our shares of common stock or warrants and trading volume to decline.

The Warrants are a risky investment. You may be unable to exercise your Warrants for a profit.

The amount paid for the shares in this offering in excess of the value of our shares of common stock represents the value of your investment in the warrants. The value of the warrants will depend on the value of our common stock, which will depend on factors related and unrelated to the success of our business and cannot be predicted at this time. The warrants will have an exercise period of 60 months.

If the price of our shares of common stock does not increase to an amount sufficiently above the exercise price of the warrants during the exercise period of the warrants, you may be unable to recover any of your investment in the warrants. There can be no assurance that any of the factors that could impact the trading price of our common stock will result in the trading price increasing to an amount that will exceed the exercise price or the price required for you to achieve a positive return on your investment in the warrants.

The Warrants included in this offering may not have any value.

The warrants will expire on the 60-month anniversary of the closing of the offering. In the event our common stock price does not exceed the exercise price of the warrants during the period in which the warrants are exercisable, the warrants may not have any value.

Holders of the warrants will have no rights as common stockholders until they acquire our common stock.

Until you acquire shares of our common stock upon exercise of the warrants, you will have no rights with respect to our common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, including the right to receive dividend payments, vote or respond to tender offers. Upon exercise of your warrants, you will be entitled to exercise the rights of a common stockholder only as to matters for which the record date occurs after the exercise date.

Although we are required to use our best efforts to have an effective registration statement covering the issuance of the shares of common stock underlying the warrants at the time that holders of our warrants exercise their warrants, we cannot guarantee that a registration statement will be effective, in which case holders of our warrants shall have the right to exercise the warrants solely via a cashless exercise feature provided for in the warrants and may not be able to receive freely tradable shares of our common stock upon exercise of the warrants.

Holders of our warrants sold in this offering will be able to exercise the warrants and receive freely tradable shares only if (i) a current registration statement under the Securities Act relating to the shares of our common stock underlying the warrants is then effective, or an exemption from such registration is available, and (ii) such shares of our common stock are qualified for sale or exempt from qualification under the applicable securities laws of the states in which the various holders of warrants reside. Although we have undertaken in the warrants, and therefore have a contractual obligation, to use our best efforts to maintain a current registration statement covering the shares of common stock underlying the warrants following completion of this offering to the extent required by federal securities laws, and we intend to comply with our undertaking, we may not be able to do so. If we fail to maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement and current prospectus relating to the common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, the holders of the warrants shall have the right to exercise the warrants solely via a cashless exercise feature provided for in the warrants, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and current prospectus. In addition, we have agreed to use our best efforts to register the shares of our common stock underlying the warrants under the blue sky laws of the states of residence of the existing holders of the warrants, to the extent an exemption is not available. The value of the warrants may be greatly reduced if a registration statement covering the shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not kept current or if the securities are not qualified, or exempt from qualification, in the states in which the holders of warrants reside.

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus, including the sections titled “Prospectus Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Use of Proceeds,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Business,” contains forward-looking statements. In some cases you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “would,” “project,” “plan,” “expect” or the negative or plural of these words or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the following:

our ability to continue as a going concern;
our ability to successfully manage our business or achieve profitability;
our operating results, including our margins and negative cash flow;
our strategic relationship with Monster, Inc., including their introductions to buyers and retailers;
our ability to successfully promote our brand and achieve strong brand recognition;
our ability to develop or maintain necessary strategic relationships;
our reliance on third party manufacturers;
customer relationships or customer demand for our products;
our ability to effectively manage our inventories, reduce our costs, introduce new products with higher average selling prices or increase our sales volume;
our ability to accurately forecast market and customer demand or to quickly adjust to forecast changes;
the cyclical nature of the consumer electronics industry;
the competitive nature of our markets and our ability to compete;
our reliance on distributors and retailers;
our reliance on a limited number of and certain sole source suppliers;
our exposure to price protection charges;
our use of proceeds from this offering;
our financial performance; and
developments and projections relating to our competitors and our industry.

These statements are only current predictions and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements. We discuss many of these risks in this prospectus in greater detail under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. New risk factors and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all risks and uncertainties.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by law, after the date of this prospectus, we are under no duty to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We estimate that we will receive net proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock and warrants of approximately $10.6 million, based upon an assumed initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. If the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of common stock and warrants of is exercised in full, we estimate that we will receive net proceeds of approximately $12.4 million, after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.

Each $0.525 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this offering by approximately $1,280,000, assuming the number of shares offered, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions. Similarly, each increase (decrease) of 250,000 shares of common stock and 250,000 warrants in the number of shares of common stock and warrants offered would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this offering by approximately $1,208,000, assuming that the assumed initial public offering price remains the same, and after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions.

We currently estimate that we will use the net proceeds from this offering for working capital, which will primarily consist of the funding of inventory and the hiring of additional marketing and sales personnel and for other general corporate purposes, which includes the cost of operating as a public company and the cost of potentially acquiring or licensing other products, businesses or technologies, although we have no present commitments for any such acquisitions or licenses.

This expected use of our net proceeds from this offering represents our intentions based upon our current plans and business conditions, which could change in the future as our plans and business conditions evolve. The amounts and timing of our actual expenditures may vary significantly depending on numerous factors, including any unforeseen cash needs. As a result, our management will retain broad discretion over the allocation of the net proceeds of this offering.

Pending our use of our net proceeds from this offering, we intend to invest the net proceeds in a variety of capital preservation investments, including short-term, investment-grade, interest-bearing instruments and US government securities.

DIVIDEND POLICY

We do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends on our capital stock. Any future determination as to the declaration and payment of dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on then existing conditions, including our financial condition, operating results, contractual restrictions, capital requirements, business prospects and other factors our board of directors may deem relevant.

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents, and our capitalization as of March 31, 2016:

on an actual basis;
on a pro forma basis to give effect to (i) the issuance of 2,549,930 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as of June 3, 2016 at a per share price of $1.00 and (ii) the conversion of (a) all such shares of Series A Preferred Stock into 485,701 shares of common stock and 485,701 warrants, and (b) an aggregate of $5,116,825 of outstanding notes and other indebtedness into an aggregate of 974,633 shares of common stock and 974,633 warrants and (iii) the issuance of 128,484 shares of common stock offer to the Company Conversion Issuance, assuming an initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, each of which will occur immediately prior to the consummation of this offering.
on a pro forma as adjusted basis to reflect, the sale of 2,500,000 shares of common stock and 2,500,000 warrants in this offering at an assumed initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. Additionally, the as adjusted basis assumes the warrants sold in this offerinig will be accounted for as equity instruments.

You should read the information in this table together with the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements and related notes, of Monster Digital included elsewhere in this prospectus. The data presented in the following table is for illustrative purposes only, does not purport to reflect what our actual financial position would have been in this offering (and the use of proceeds contemplated hereby) actually taken place on such date and is not necessarily indicative of our financial position as of the specified date or in the future.

     
  As of March 31, 2016
(in thousands, except
share and per share data)
     Actual   Pro Forma   Pro Forma
As Adjusted (1) (2)
Cash   $ 42     $ 1,529     $ 12,975  
Notes payable   $ 4,203     $ 413     $ 413  
Preferred stock 10,000,000 shares authorized, 435,000 issued and outstanding actual, no shares issued and outstanding pro forma and pro forma as adjusted                  
Stockholders’ equity:
                 
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 3,975,000 shares issued and outstanding, actual; 5,564,072 shares issued and outstanding, pro forma; 8,064,072 shares issued and outstanding, pro forma as adjusted                     
Additional paid-in capital     20,739       27,696       38,296  
Accumulated deficit     (27,756 )       (29,059 )       (29,059 )  
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)     (7,017 )       (1,363 )       9,237  
Total capitalization   $ (2,814 )     $ (950 )     $ 9,650  

(1) Each $0.525 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase (decrease) each of cash, additional paid-in capital, total stockholders’ equity and total capitalization by approximately $1,208,000, assuming the number of shares of common stock and warrants offered, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, and after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. Similarly, each increase (decrease) of 250,000 shares and 250,000 warrants in the number of shares of common stock and warrants offered would increase

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(decrease) cash, additional paid-in capital, total stockholders’ equity and total capitalization by approximately $1,208,000, assuming the assumed initial public offering price remains the same, and after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. The pro forma as adjusted information discussed above is illustrative only and will be adjusted based on the actual initial public offering price and other terms of this offering determined at pricing.
(2) Such information excludes:
1,460,334 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants issued further to the Conversion.
2,500,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants sold in this offering.
75,302 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options granted under our Plan, all of which have an exercise price of $28.03 per share, approximately 150,000 stock options subject to vesting to be granted under the Plan at the effective date of this offering at a per share price equal to the initial public offering price per share of the shares of common stock sold further to this offering and; approximately 250,000 shares of restricted stock subject to vesting to be issued to our executive officers under our Plan on the effective date of this offering.
approximately 500,000 shares of our common stock available for future issuance under our 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan after giving effect to the issuance of options and grants of restricted stock to be issued and granted under the Plan at the effective date of this offering as referred to above.
344,599 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants which have an exercise price of between $0.0049 and $28.03 per share.
50,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Underwriters’ Purchase Option and 50,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants issuable upon exercise of the Underwriters’ Purchase Option, assuming the issuance of 2,500,000 shares of common stock and 2,500,000 warrants issued further to this offering.

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DILUTION

If you invest in the common stock and warrants sold in this offering, your ownership interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between the initial public offering price of each share of our common stock offered hereby and the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share of our common stock immediately after this offering.

Our historical net tangible deficit as of March 31, 2016 was approximately $10.4 million, or $2.61 per share of common stock. Our historical net tangible deficit is the amount of our total tangible assets less our liabilities.

On a pro forma basis, after giving effect to (i) the issuance of 2,549,930 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as of June 3, 2016 at a per share price of $1.00 and (ii) the conversion of (a) all such outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock into 485,585 shares of common stock and 485,585 warrants and (b) an aggregate of $5,116,825 of outstanding notes and other indebtedness into an aggregate of 974,633 shares of common stock and 974,633 warrants (the “Conversion”) and (iii) the issuance of 128,738 shares of common stock offer to the Company Conversion Issuance, each assuming an initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, each of which will occur immediately prior to the consummation of this offering, our net tangible deficit at March 31. 2016 would have been approximately $4.7 million or $(0.85) per share of common stock.

After giving effect our receipt of the net proceeds from our sale of 2,500,000 shares of common stock and 2,500,000 warrants at an assumed initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value as of March 31, 2016 would have been approximately $6.7 million, or $0.83 per share. This represents an immediate increase in as further adjusted net tangible book value of $3.44 per share to our existing stockholders and an immediate dilution of $4.42 per share to investors purchasing in this offering.

The following table illustrates this dilution on a per share basis to new investors:

   
Assumed initial public offering price of each share offered hereby         $ 5.25  
Historical net tangible deficit per share as of March 31, 2016   $ (2.61 )           
Pro forma increase in historical net tangible book value per share attributable to the Conversion and the Company Conversion Issuance     1.76  
Pro forma net tangible deficit per share     (0.85 )           
Increase in pro forma net tangible book value per share attributable to new investors purchasing shares in this offering     1.68           
Pro forma adjusted net tangible book value per share after giving effect to this offering           0.83  
Dilution per share to investors purchasing in this offering         $ 4.42  

Each $0.525 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase (decrease) the pro forma as adjusted dilution to new investors by $0.15 per share, assuming that the number of shares offered, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. Similarly, each increase of 250,000 shares in the number of shares offered would increase the as adjusted net tangible book value, as adjusted to give effect to this offering, to approximately $0.95 per share and decrease the dilution to new investors to $4.30 per share, assuming the assumed initial public offering price remains the same and after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. Each decrease of 250,000 shares in the number of shares offered would decrease the as adjusted net tangible book value, as adjusted to give effect to this offering, to approximately $0.71 per share and increase the dilution to new investors to $4.54 per share, assuming the assumed initial public offering price remains the same and after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. If the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares and warrants in full, the as adjusted net tangible book value per share, as

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adjusted to give effect to this offering, would be $1.01 per share, and the dilution in as adjusted net tangible book value per share to investors in this offering would be $4.24 per share.

The table below summarizes as of March 31, 2016, after giving effect to the Conversion and the Company Conversion Issuance based on an assumed initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, the number of shares of our common stock, the total consideration and the average price per share (i) paid to us by our existing stockholders and (ii) to be paid by investors purchasing in this offering at an assumed initial public offering price of $5.25 per share of the shares of common stock sold in connection with this offering, before deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.

         
  Shares Purchased (1)   Total Consideration (1)   Average Price Per Share
     Number   Percent   Amount   Percent
Existing stockholders (2)     5,564,072       69.0 %     $ 18,660,824       58.7 %     $ 3.35  
Investors purchasing in this offering     2,500,000       31.0 %       13,125,000       41.3 %     $ 5.25  
Total (2)     8,064,072       100.0 %     $ 31,785,824       100.0 %        
(1) If the underwriter exercises their option to purchase additional shares and warrants in full, our existing stockholders would own 65.9% and investors purchasing in this offering would own 34.1% of the total number of shares of our common stock outstanding upon completion of this offering. In this event, the total consideration paid by our existing stockholders would be approximately $18.7 million, or 55.5%, and the total consideration paid by our investors purchasing in this offering would be approximately $14.9 million, or 44.5%.
(2) The number of shares outstanding excludes:
1,460,334 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants issued in connection with the Conversion.
the 2,500,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants sold in this offering.
75,032 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options granted under our Plan, all of which have an exercise price of $28.03 per share, approximately 250,000 stock options subject to vesting to be granted under the Plan at the effective date of this offering at a per share price equal to the initial public offering price per share of the shares of common stock sold further to this offering and; approximately 250,000 shares of restricted stock subject to vesting to be issued to our executive officers under our Plan on the effective date of this offering.
approximately 500,000 shares of our common stock available for future issuance under our 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan after giving effect to the issuance of options and grants of restricted stock to be issued and granted under the Plan at the effective date of this offering as referred to above.
344,599 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of other warrants which have an exercise price of between $0.0049 and $28.03 per share.
50,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Underwriters’ Purchase Option and 50,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants issuable upon exercise of the Underwriters’ Purchase Option, assuming the issuance of 2,500,000 shares of common stock and 2,500,000 warrants issued further to this offering.

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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following selected consolidated financial data of Monster Digital should be read in conjunction with the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” as well as the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes of Monster Digital included elsewhere in this prospectus. We have derived the summary consolidated statement of operations data of Monster Digital for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 and the consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2015 from the audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. We have derived the summary consolidated statements of operations data for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 and the consolidated balance sheet data of as of March 31, 2016 of Monster Digital from the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements and reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments of a normal, recurring nature that are necessary for a fair presentation of the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements. The historical results of Monster Digital are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected in the future, and the interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results of Monster Digital that should be expected for the full year or for any other period.

       
  Year ended
December 31,
  Three months ended
March 31,
     2014   2015   2015   2016
     (in thousands, except per
share data)
Consolidated Statements of Operations Data:
                             
Net sales   $ 11,343     $ 8,266     $ 1,384     $ 538  
Cost of goods sold     11,109       7,840       1,209       491  
Gross profit     234       426       175       47  
Operating expenses:
                             
Research and development     542       333       127       49  
Selling and marketing     3,722       2,928       857       635  
General and administrative     2,646       3,625       883       992  
Loss from operations     (6,676 )       (6,460 )       (1,692 )       (1,629 )  
Other expenses:
                             
Interest and finance expense     1,661       1,381       531       252  
Debt conversion expense     2,707       898       898        
Loss before income taxes     (11,044 )       (8,739 )       (3,121 )       (1,881 )  
Provision for income taxes     13       2              
Net loss   $ (11,057 )     $ (8,741 )     $ (3,121 )     $ (1,881 )  
Basic and diluted net loss per common share   $ (3.72 )     $ (2.50 )     $ (1.00 )     $ (0.47 )  
Weighted-average common shares outstanding used to compute basic and diluted net loss per common share     2,969       3,492       3,130       3,973  
Pro forma basic and diluted net loss per common share (unaudited) (1)         $ (1.72 )           $ (0.34 )  
Pro forma weighted-average common shares outstanding used to compute
pro forma basic and diluted net loss per common share (unaudited) (1) (2)
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  As of
March 31, 2016
     (in thousands)
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:
        
Cash   $ 42  
Notes payable     4,203  
Working capital deficit     (10,392 )  
Total assets     4,314  
Accumulated deficit     (27,756 )  
Total stockholders’ deficit     (7,017 )  

(1) See Note 1 to our audited financial statements for an explanation of the method used to calculate (i) basic and diluted net loss per common share and (ii) weighted-average common shares outstanding used to compute basic and diluted net loss per common share.
(2) Gives pro forma effect to (i) the issuance of 2,549,930 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as of June 3, 2016 at a per share price of $1.00, (ii) the conversion of (a) all such outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock into 485,701 shares of common stock and 485,701 warrants and (b) an aggregate of $5,116,825 of outstanding notes and other indebtedness into an aggregate of 974,633 shares of common stock and 974,633 warrants, and (iii) the issuance of an additional 128,738 shares of common stock further to the Company Conversion Issuance each assuming an initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, each of which will occur immediately prior to the consummation of this offering (the “Conversion”).

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

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with the section of this prospectus titled “Selected Financial Data” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. This discussion and other parts of this prospectus contain forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties, such as statements of our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. As a result of many factors, including those factors set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus, our actual results could differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.

Overview

General

Our primary business focus is the design, development and marketing of premium products under the “Monster Digital” brand for use in high-performance computing and consumer and mobile product applications. We have invested significantly in building a broad distribution channel for the sale of products bearing the “Monster Digital” brand. As of March 31, 2016, our initial product entries of memory storage devices and peripherals are offered in over 15,000 locations globally. Our top four customers for our memory storage products for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were Rite Aid (35%), Fry’s (14%), Florida State Games (12%), and InMotion (11%), for the year ended December 31, 2015 were Walgreens (19%), Rite Aid (18%), Sam’s Club (12%) and InMotion (6%) and for the year ended December 31, 2014 were Sam’s Club (24%), Walgreens (24%), Ingram Micro (8%) and Rite Aid (6%). Our current focus is to leverage our distribution network through cooperating with Monster, Inc. to identify and market additional specialty and consumer electronics products.

Currently, our primary product offerings are as follows:

A line of action sports cameras used in adventure sport, adventure photography and extreme-action videography.
A line of ultra-small mobile external memory drive products for Apple iOS devices.
On-The-Go Cloud devices on an exclusive basis which create a wi-fi hot spot for multiple users while simultaneously allowing data to be viewed, played or transferred among the connected storage.
A broad selection of high-value memory storage products consisting of high-end, ruggedized Solid State Drives (“SSDs”), removable flash memory CompactFlash cards (“CF cards”), secured digital cards (“SD cards”) and USB flash drives.

Our license with Monster, Inc. allows us to manufacture and sell certain high-end products, utilizing the Monster premium brand name which is highly recognized by consumers for its high quality audio-video products. We work with our world-class subcontract manufacturers and suppliers to offer new and enhanced products that use existing technology and adopt new technologies to satisfy existing and emerging consumer demands and preferences. On the marketing side, we partner with Monster, Inc. to support the sales and marketing of these products on a global basis.

Historically, memory has been the most significant part of our business. It is a commodity that tends to be subject to price erosion. The average selling price (“ASP”) for our products reflects this tendency. The top ten products sold in during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 had a weighted average ASP of $12.64, $18.50 and $42.39, respectively. Using the Monster branding to quickly introduce new technologies to the market is designed to bring about the introduction of products that are not subject to the same level of downward pressure on pricing as is common with memory products.

Prior to 2012, our primary business focus was on selling and distributing non-branded memory module products used in computing and mobile devices. Our customers consisted principally of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and distributors. In 2012, through a long-term license agreement, we acquired the right to use the brand “Monster Digital”, after which our primary business focus became the design, development and marketing of premium memory storage products for use in high-performance computing and demanding consumer and mobile product applications. With a well-recognized brand to bring to the market, we have

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expanded our product offerings and have shifted away from OEM customers in favor of local, regional and national retailers and distributors. Our customer base has grown to over 60 customers. We have funded our operations to date primarily from cash flow from an accounts receivable factoring facility, purchase order financing facilities, loans from related parties and capital from the issuance of common stock and convertible notes.

Since our founding, we have invested heavily in growing our business. Our headcount increased from approximately 12 employees as of December 31, 2013 to 20 employees as of March 31, 2016. We intend to continue to invest and expand our sales and marketing functions, including expanding our global network of retailers and distributors and carrying our associated marketing activities in key geographies. By investing in sales and technical training, demand generation and partner programs, we believe we can enable many of our partners to independently identify, qualify, sell and upgrade customers, with limited involvement from us. However, if we fail to effectively identify, train and manage our retail and distribution partners and to monitor their sales activity, as well as the customer support and services being provided to our customers in their local markets, our business, operating results, financial condition and cash flows could be harmed.

In addition, we intend to expand and continue to invest in our international operations, which we believe will be an important factor in our continued growth. Our revenue generated from customers outside of the United States was minimal for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, as our international operations are relatively new and we have limited experience operating in foreign jurisdictions. Our inexperience in operating our business outside of the United States increases the risk that our international expansion efforts may not be successful.

As a result of our strategy to increase our investments in sales, marketing, support and international expansion, we expect to continue to incur operating losses and negative cash flows from operations at least in the near future and may require additional capital resources to execute strategic initiatives to grow our business.

Factors Affecting Our Performance

Ability to Fund Operations.

To date, we have incurred significant operating losses and substantial negative cash flow from operations. This is due in large part on our need to expend significant dollars on inventory and marketing efforts prior to the receipt of cash from the collection of our accounts receivable. We intend to continue to invest in sales and marketing efforts to grow our sales platform and improve operating results. In order to effectuate this growth, we must have significant cash resources available. Our business and results of operations will continue to depend on our ability to access adequate financial assets to fund our projected growth.

Investment in growth.   We have invested, and intend to continue to invest, in expanding our operations, increasing our headcount, developing our products to support our growth and expanding our infrastructure. We expect our total operating expenses to increase significantly in the foreseeable future to meet our growth objectives. We plan to continue to invest in our sales and support operations with a particular focus in the near term of adding additional sales personnel to further broaden our support and coverage of our existing customer base, in addition to developing new customer relationships. Any investments we make in our sales and marketing organization will occur in advance of experiencing any benefits from such investments, and the return on these investments may be lower than we expect. In addition, as we invest in expanding our operations internationally, our business and results will become further subject to the risks and challenges of international operations, including higher operating expenses and the impact of legal and regulatory developments outside the United States.

Adding New Customers and Expanding Sales to Our Existing Customer Base.   We intend to target new customers by continuing to invest in our field sales force and extending our relationships with existing distributors and retailers. We also intend to continue to target large customers organizations who have yet to offer our products. A typical initial order involves educating prospective customers about the technical merits and capabilities and potential cost savings of our products as compared to our competitors’ products. We believe that customer references have been, and will continue to be, an important factor in winning new business. We expect that a substantial portion of our future sales will be sales to existing customers, including

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expansion of their product offerings as we offer new products through the existing sales channel. Our business and results of operations will depend on our ability to continue to add new customers and sell additional products to our growing base of customers.

Promoting our Brand and Offering Additional Products.   Our future performance will depend on our continued ability to achieve brand recognition for our Monster Digital line of products. We plan to increase our marketing expenditures to continue to create and maintain prominent brand awareness. Also, our future performance will depend on our ability to continue to offer high quality, high performance and high functionality products through our network of retailers and distributors. We intend to continue to devote efforts to introduce new products including new versions of our existing product lines. We expect that our results of operations will be impacted by the timing, size and level of success of these brand awareness and product offering efforts.

Ability to Maintain Higher Average Selling Prices.   Our gross margins have been and will continue to be affected by a variety of factors, including the timing of changes in pricing, shipment volumes, new product introductions, changes in product mixes, changes in our purchase price of components and assembly and test service costs and inventory write downs, if any. We have experienced and expect to continue to experience price erosion over the life cycle of our products. This is due in large part to competitive pressures, customer demand and technological changes. Our goal is to strive to maintain gross profits for products that have a declining average selling price by continuing to focus on increased sales volume and looking to reduce operating costs. We also focus on managing our inventory to reduce our overall exposure to price erosion. In addition, we seek to introduce new products with higher gross margins to offset the effect of price erosion on other lines of products. Our business and results of operations will depend on our ability to reduce our exposure to declines in average selling prices.

Net sales

The principal factors that have affected or could affect our net sales from period to period are:

The condition of the economy in general and of the memory storage products industry in particular,
Our customers’ adjustments in their order levels,
Changes in our pricing policies or the pricing policies of our competitors or suppliers,
The addition or termination of key supplier relationships,
The rate of introduction and acceptance by our customers of new products,
Our ability to compete effectively with our current and future competitors,
Our ability to enter into and renew key corporate and strategic relationships with our customers, vendors and strategic alliances,
Changes in foreign currency exchange rates,
A major disruption of our information technology infrastructure,
Unforeseen catastrophic events, such as armed conflict, terrorism, fires, typhoons and earthquakes, and
Any other disruptions, such as labor shortages, unplanned maintenance or other manufacturing problems.

Cost of goods sold

Cost of goods sold primarily includes the cost of products that we purchase from third party manufacturers and sell to our customers. Additional packaging and assembly (labor) costs for certain product orders is also a component of costs of goods sold. Cost of goods sold is also affected by inventory obsolescence if our inventory management is not effective or efficient. We mitigate the risk of inventory obsolescence by stocking relatively small amounts of inventory at any given time, and relying instead on a strategy of manufacturing or acquiring products based on orders placed by our customers.

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General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses relate primarily to compensation and associated expenses for personnel in general management, information technology, human resources, procurement, planning and finance, as well as outside legal, investor relations, accounting, consulting and other operating expenses.

Selling and marketing expenses

Selling and marketing expenses relate primarily to salary and other compensation and associated expenses for internal sales and customer relations personnel, advertising, outbound shipping and freight costs, tradeshows, royalties under a brand license, and selling commissions.

Research and development expenses

Research and development expenses consist of compensation and associated costs of employees engaged in research and development projects, as well as materials and equipment used for these projects, and third party compensation for research and development services. We do not engage in any long-term research and development contracts, and all research and development costs are expensed as incurred.

Other expenses

Interest and finance expense includes interest paid or payable to a finance company for outstanding borrowings, bank fees, purchase order finance fees, interest accrued on convertible debt, amortization of a debt discount that arose as a result of the issuance of warrants with convertible debt, and amortization of debt issuance costs. Debt conversion expense is a non-cash charge for the effect of an induced conversion of debt to equity.

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Three Months ended March 31, 2016 Compared to Three Months ended March 31, 2015

Results of Operations

The following discussion explains in greater detail our consolidated operating results and financial condition. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

   
  Three months ended
March 31,
  2016   2015
  (in thousands)
Net sales   $ 538     $ 1,384  

Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2016 decreased approximately 61% to $538,000 from $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. This was primarily attributable to the reduction in sales for our top three customers during the three months ended March 31, 2016. Strategies for the sale of new product lines were in their infancy in the first quarter of 2016 and such sales had an immaterial impact on total sales for the year. In addition, cash constraints have limited our ability to aggressively build and fill a pipeline for our products.

   
  Three months ended
March 31,
  2016   2015
  (in thousands)
Cost of goods sold   $ 491     $ 1,209  
Gross profit   $ 47     $ 175  
Gross profit margin     8.7 %       12.6 %  

Cost of goods sold decreased approximately $718,000, for the three months ended March 31, 2016 to $491,000, compared to $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. As a percent of net sales, cost of goods sold increased to 91.34% in the three months ended March 31, 2016 from 87.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The increase in cost of sales as a percentage of net sales is attributable primarily to the fixed component of cost which does not decrease as sales decrease. In addition, and in general, gross profit as a percentage of net sales is caused by a combination of factors, including product mix, customer mix, and specific pricing decisions. These factors can effect a significant change in gross profit as a percentage of net sales from one period to the next, particularly when sales are relatively low, which is typical of the first quarter of our operating year. Gross profit in the three months ended March 31, 2016 decreased to $47,000 from $175,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2015. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales was 8.7% in the three months ended March 31, 2016, compared to 12.6% in the three months ended March 31, 2015.

   
  Three months ended
March 31,
  2016   2015
  (in thousands)
Selling and marketing   $ 635     $ 857  
General and Administrative   $ 992     $ 883  

Sales and Marketing for the three months ended March 31, 2016 decreased approximately 26%, to $635,000, compared to $857,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The decrease in sales and marketing expense was significantly attributable to the decrease in expenses such as commission and royalties that vary directly with sales.

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General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2016 increased by approximately 12% to $992,000 compared to $883,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2015. In the three months ended March 31, 2016, we recorded stock-based compensation expense of $94,000. There was no stock-based compensation in the first quarter of 2015.

   
  Three months ended
March 31,
  2016   2015
  (in thousands)
Research and development (“R&D”)   $ 49     $ 127  

R & D for the three months ended March 31, 2016 decreased approximately 61% to $49,000, compared to $127,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Our R&D function is managed by one employee, and we use the services of third party software engineers to complement our needs on a product-by-product basis if and when needed. With respect to our products, the basic functional technology we use changes very little over time, therefore, our R&D spending is primarily related to enhancing existing functionality, introducing new functions within existing products, and designing and engineering new products largely with existing proven technology. We do not expect that R&D costs as a percentage of sales will be significant for the foreseeable future.

   
  Three months ended
March 31,
  2016   2015
  (in thousands)
Interest and finance expense   $ 252     $ 531  
Debt conversion expense   $     $ 898  

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 we incurred approximately $237,000 in borrowing costs related to bridge financing, $176,000 of which was the amortization of debt discount related to a bridge loan origination fee. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, debt conversion expense of $898,000 was a non-cash expense incurred as an inducement for the exchange of our convertible notes and warrants further to our exchange offer, with a corresponding credit to paid in capital.

   
  Three months ended
March 31,
  2016   2015
  (in thousands)
Income tax provision   $     $  

Income tax expense generally consists of state income taxes due or paid in the states in which we operate and no expense was recognized in the three month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. We have not recognized a deferred tax benefit for the operating losses generated during the periods due to the uncertainty that we will generate taxable income in the future that will allow us to utilize the benefit.

Financial Condition

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary sources of liquidity throughout the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 have been cash raised in private placements of preferred stock, common stock and notes payable and an accounts receivable factoring credit facility. In addition, from time to time, we have obtained short-term, non-interest bearing loans from a related party to complement our working capital needs.

In June 2015, we secured an accounts receivable financing facility with Bay View Funding. The contract provides for maximum funding of $4.0 million and a factoring fee of 1.35% for the first 30 days and .45% for each 10-day period thereafter that the financed receivable remains outstanding. As of March 31, 2016, the balance owed on this facility was $147,000.

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From October 2015 to March 7, 2016, we issued $4.1 million of promissory notes. The notes are due and payable on the earlier of one year from the date of issuance or the closing date of our initial public offering and consist of $3.36 million loaned to the company and a 22.5% loan originated fee payable on maturity. Amounts actually lent bear interest at a fixed amount of 15% of principal loaned, regardless of the time that the loan is outstanding. All principal, interest and fees are payable on the due date.

In March 2016, the we issued 536,900 shares of Series A Preferred Stock for net proceeds of $464,000. Subsequent to March 31, 2016, an additional approximate 2.0 million shares have been subscribed for net proceeds of approximately $1.5 million. The use of the net proceeds of the notes and preferred stock was the funding of inventory purchases and working capital and corporate expenses, including personnel expenses and professional fees and expenses associated with this offering.

Discussion of Cash Flows

     
  Three months ended
March 31,
  2016   2015   Change
  (in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   $ (747 )     $ 3,244     $ (3,991 )  
Net cash used in investing activities                  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     670       (3,229 )       3,899  
Net increase (decrease) in cash   $ (77 )     $ 15     $ (92 )  

Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities in the three months ended March 31, 2016 was approximately $747,000, due primarily to the net loss of $1.9 million, partially offset by the collection of accounts receivable of $279,000, a decrease in inventory of $142,000 and a net increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $266,000. In addition, there were non-cash charges of $94,000 for stock-based compensation and the amortization of debt issuance costs of $196,000. The reduction in accounts receivable and inventory are reflective of the decrease in sales for the period. In the three months ended March 31, 2015, the $3.1 million net loss was offset by $2.8 million in collections on accounts receivable and a significant increase in accounts payable of $1.8 million. There were also non-cash charges of $898,000 for debt conversion expense and $515,000 for the amortization of debt issuance costs.

Investing Activities

Our current operating structure does not depend upon a significant investment in capital equipment or operating facilities. Substantially all of our manufacturing is conducted offshore by third party manufacturers. Our office and warehouse facilities are leased under a three-year operating lease. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we used no cash in investing activities.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $670,000 and was attributable to the bridge loan financing and preferred stock issuances during the first quarter of 2016. Net cash used by financing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2015 was $3.2 million and was due, primarily, to the repayment of approximately $4.5 million of our accounts receivable credit facility as a result of the collection of accounts receivable.

Debt Instruments

As of March 31, 2016, debt instruments include $4.1 million of promissory notes, a $375,000 note payable related to trademark licensing and two convertible notes payable with a total principal amount of $38,000 due in 2015 that remain unpaid.

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Year 2015 Compared to Year 2014

Results of Operations

Summary of the Year Ended December 31, 2015

Net sales for 2015 decreased to $8.3 million compared to $11.3 million in 2014;
Gross profit for 2015 was $426,000, or 5.2% of net sales, from $234,000, or 2.1% of net sales, in 2014;
Operating expenses, as a percentage of net sales, increased to 83.3% for 2015 compared to 60.9% for 2014;
Net loss attributable to common stockholders for 2015 was $8.7 million, or $1.99 per diluted share, as compared to $11.1 million, or $2.96 per diluted share, in 2014; and
Cash used in operations for 2015 was $1.8 million, a decrease from $7.5 million used in 2014.

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the percentage that certain items in the statements of operations bear to net sales and the percentage dollar increase (decrease) of such items from year to year.

   
  Percent of net sales
year ended December 31,
     2015   2014
Net sales     100 %       100 %  
Cost of goods sold     (94.8 )       (97.9 )  
Gross profit     5.2       2.1  
Operating expenses     (83.3 )       (60.9 )  
Income (loss) from operations     (78.1 )       (58.8 )  
Interest and finance expense     16.7       14.7  
Debt conversion expenses     10.9       23.9  
Income (loss) before income taxes     (105.7 )       (97.4 )  
Income tax provision     (.0 )       (.1 )  
Net income (loss)     (105.7 )       (97.5 )  

The following discussion explains in greater detail our consolidated operating results and financial condition. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

   
  Year ended December 31,
     2015   2014
     (in thousands)
Net sales   $ 8,266     $ 11,343  

Net sales in 2015 decreased approximately 27% to $8.3 million from $11.3 million in 2014. The decrease in net sales was primarily attributable to a reduction in sales to our top three customers in the year ended December 31, 2015. Strategies for the sale of new product lines were in their infancy in 2015 and such sales had an immaterial impact on total sales for the year.

   
  Year ended December 31,
     2015   2014
     (in thousands)
Cost of goods sold   $ 7,840     $ 11,109  
Gross profit   $ 426     $ 234  
Gross profit margin     5.2 %       2.1 %  

Cost of goods sold decreased approximately 29% in 2015 to $7.8 million, as compared to $11.1 million in 2014. As a percent of net sales, cost of goods sold decreased from 97.9% in 2014 to 94.8% in 2015. Gross profit increased approximately 82% in 2015 to $426,000 as compared to $234,000 in 2014. As a percentage of

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net sales, gross profit increased to 5.2% in 2015 as compared to 2.1% in 2014. These low gross profit margins were caused by a combination of factors including product mix, customer mix and specific pricing decisions. These factors can affect a significant change in gross profit as a percentage of net sales from one period to the next, particularly when sales are relatively low. In 2015, for instance, we resold approximately $1.3 million of returned products at substantially reduced prices which resulted in a loss of approximately $900,000. There was also an overall reduction in average selling price for certain products during the year ended December 31, 2015. In the year ended December 31, 2014, we began selling to several large national retailers in the third and fourth quarters of the year. In order to establish these new relationships, we offered abnormally large discounts in the form of market development credits (MDF credits) and other liberal allowances during the year. These allowances, along with price protection and return allowance, which effectively reduced the selling prices to these customers, totaled $3.4 million, or 21% of gross sales before these allowances, during 2014.

   
  Year ended December 31,
     2015   2014
     (in thousands)
Selling and marketing   $ 2,928     $ 3,722  
General and administrative     3,625       2,646  

Sales and marketing expense in 2015 decreased approximately $794,000, or 21%, to $2.9 million, as compared to $3.7 million for 2014. Sales and marketing, as a percentage of net sales was 35.4% and 32.8% for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The decrease in sales and marketing expense was significantly attributable to the decrease in expenses such as commissions and royalties that vary directly with sales.

General and administrative expense in 2015 increased by approximately $979,000, or 37%, to $3.6 million as compared to $2.7 million in 2014. The most significant expenses contributing to the increase in general and administrative expense were the employee related expenses such as compensation, payroll taxes and medical insurance as we have employed more personnel in our purchasing, finance and administrative functions to build our infrastructure in support of the growth of our business. We will continue to assess our infrastructure requirements and expect that our general and administrative spending will increase at a modest rate as revenues increase, but will decline as a percentage of sales. In addition, in the year ended December 31, 2015, we recognized $356,000 of non-cash, stock-based compensation and recorded a $300,000 contingent legal expense. There was no stock-based compensation in 2014.

   
  Year ended December 31,
     2015   2014
     (in thousands)
Research and development   $ 333     $ 542  

Research and development expense for 2015 decreased approximately $209,000, or 39%, to $333,000, as compared to $542,000 for 2014, primarily due to the completion of certain development projects in 2014. Our research and development function is managed by one employee, and we use the services of third party software engineers to complement our needs on a product-by-product basis if and when needed. With respect to our products, the basic functional technology we use changes very little over time, therefore, our R&D spending is primarily related to enhancing existing functionality, introducing new functions within existing products, and designing and engineering new products largely with existing proven technology. We do not expect that R&D costs as a percentage of sales will be significant for the foreseeable future.

   
  Year ended December 31,
     2015   2014
     (in thousands)
Interest and finance expense   $ 1,381     $ 1,661  
Debt conversion expense     898       2,707  

For the year ended December 31, 2015, we incurred approximately $333,000 of interest expense related to our accounts receivable financing credit facility and approximately $503,000 of interest expense related to debt conversions that occurred in early 2015. In addition, we incurred approximately $545,000 of interest expense

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related to bridge loan financing in the fourth quarter of 2015, $101,000 of which was the amortization of debt discount related to a bridge loan origination fee. In 2014, we incurred approximately $382,000 in interest expense related to our financing credit facilities. In connection with raising $3.5 million of convertible debt with detachable warrants, we incurred interest expense on the debt of approximated $100,000 and amortization of debt discount related to the warrants of approximately $1.1 million. (see Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

In December 2014, approximately $3.4 million of our convertible notes were converted to common stock pursuant to an exchange offer. In connection with the conversion, we recognized debt conversion expense of $2.7 million in 2014. The debt conversion expense recognized in 2015 related to the exchange offer was approximately $898,000 in connection with conversion of $1.6 million convertible notes into common stock.

   
  Year ended December 31,
     2015   2014
     (in thousands)
Income tax provision   $ 2     $ 13  

Income tax expense in 2015 and 2014 consists of minimum state income taxes due in the states in which we operate. We have not recognized a deferred tax benefit for the operating losses generated in 2015 or prior due to the uncertainty that we will generate taxable income in the future that will allow us to utilize the benefit.

Financial Condition

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary sources of liquidity throughout the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 have been cash raised in private placements of common stock and notes payable, an accounts receivable factoring credit facility, and a purchase order finance facility. In addition, from time to time, we have obtained short-term, non-interest bearing loans from a related party to complement our working capital needs.

In June 2015, we secured an accounts receivable financing facility with Bay View Funding. The new contract provides for maximum funding of $4.0 million and a factoring fee of 1.35% for the first 30 days and .45% for each 10-day period thereafter that the financed receivable remains outstanding. As of December 31, 2015, the balance owed on this facility was $215,000.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, we had one purchase order finance facility in place with Brookridge Funding. When we would receive a firm purchase order from our customer, we would prepare a purchase order to one of our offshore suppliers. We then submitted all documentation to our purchase order financer who in turn would establish a standby letter of credit on our behalf for the benefit of that offshore supplier. Once the standby letter of credit was in place, our supplier would initiate production of our order. Upon completion of our purchase order, our purchase order financer would remit payment to the offshore supplier, at which time we would ship the product to our customer and present our invoice to them. At the same time, we could submit the invoice to our credit provider, as described in the previous paragraph, and the credit provider will remit to the purchase order financer the amount owed for the purchase transaction. As of September 30, 2015, the balance owed on this facility was $940,000. This facility was terminated in October 2015 as Brookridge Funding declined to renew it. We were informed that the primary reason for such non-renewal was due to certain concerns regarding our company’s financial performance. All amounts due to Brookridge Funding were settled at that time.

In 2015 and 2014, the net amount of cash we received from our credit facilities, the private placement of common stock and issuance of convertible debt totaled $1.8 million and $7.5 million, respectively. We currently rely on third-party suppliers to manufacture our products to our specifications. As such, historically our capital expenditures on plant and equipment have been nominal and are expected to continue as such for the foreseeable future.

From October 2015 to March 2016, we issued $3.7 million of promissory notes. The notes are due and payable on the earlier of one year from the date of issuance or the closing date of our initial public offering and consist of $3.03 million loaned to our company and a 22.5% loan originated fee payable on maturity. Amounts actually lent bear interest at a fixed amount of 15% of principal loaned, regardless of the time that

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the loan is outstanding. All principal, interest and fees are payable on the due date. The use of the net proceeds of such indebtedness was the funding of inventory purchases and working capital and corporate expenses, including personnel expenses and professional fees and expenses associated with this offering. Substantially all of the holders of these notes had agreed that the unpaid principal amount of such notes, together with any interest accrued but unpaid thereon and the aforementioned loan origination fee, will automatically convert immediately prior to the consummation of this offering into a number of shares of common stock and warrants equal to the quotient obtained by dividing the unpaid principal amount of such notes plus interest accrued but unpaid thereon plus the aforementioned origination fee by the initial public offering price of the shares offered by means of this prospectus.

As of April 18, 2016, we had issued an aggregate of $731,400 worth of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. Further to the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock, all shares of Series A Preferred Stock will automatically convert immediately prior to the consummation of this offering into an equivalent dollar amount of shares of common stock and warrants at the initial public offering price of the shares offered by means of this prospectus.

Discussion of Cash Flows

     
  Year ended December 31,
     2015   2014   Change
     (in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   $ (1,730 )     $ (7,452 )     $ 5,722  
Net cash used by investing activities                  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     1,752       7,548       (5,796 )  
Net increase (decrease) in cash   $ 22     $ 96     $ (74 )  

Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities in the year ended December 31, 2015 was approximately $1.7 million due primarily to a net loss of $8.7 million, partially offset by a $2.7 million decrease in accounts receivable and a $1.9 million decrease in inventory. Both of these decreases are reflective of the decrease in sales as well as a more conservative approach to inventory levels maintained. In the addition, the net loss included non-cash charges totaling $583,000 for the amortization of debt discount, a debt to equity conversion expense of $898,000 and stock-based compensation expense of $356,000. The reduction in accounts receivable is reflective of 28 days of sales outstanding at December 31, 2015 as compared to 115 days of sales outstanding at December 31, 2014. Net cash used in operating activities in 2014 was approximately $7.5 million, due primarily to a net loss of $11.1 million, partially offset by non-cash finance and other charges of approximately $3.9 million pertaining to convertible debt issued in 2014. We used approximately $3.1 million of cash with the increase in customer accounts receivable, while we were leveraged our trade payables by $2.9 million. In addition, accrued expenses increased by approximately $1.3 million. The increase in accounts receivable corresponded to the increase in sales and was also reflective of 115 days sales outstanding in 2014 as compared to 92 days sales outstanding in 2013.

Investing Activities

Our current operating structure does not depend upon a significant investment in capital equipment or operating facilities. Substantially all of our manufacturing is conducted offshore by third party manufacturers. Our office and warehouse facilities are leased under a three-year operating lease. For 2015 and 2014, we used no cash in investing activities.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities in the year ended December 31, 2015 was approximately $1.8 million. There was a net repayment of approximately $4.8 million of our accounts receivable credit facility as a result of the collection of accounts receivable, as indicated above. In 2015, we continue to receive funding through the issuance of convertible debt under the private placement offering that began in 2014. In 2015, an additional gross total of $1.6 million was raised under this offering, and the offering has been closed. In March 2015, we initiated a common stock purchase rights offering for the issuance of up to $4.8 million of

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equity and raised a net total of $3.0 million under this offering. From October to December 2015, we raised a net total of issued $2.5 million, issuing $3.5 million of promissory notes. The use of the net proceeds of such indebtedness was the funding of inventory purchases and working capital and corporate expenses, including personnel expenses and professional fees and expenses associated with this offering. Net cash provided by financing activities in 2014 was approximately $7.6 million, due primarily to net proceeds from the issuance of convertible debt of $2.8 million, net of issuance costs of $.6 million, and net borrowings under an accounts receivable factoring credit facility of approximately $4.3 million.

Debt Instruments

As of December 31, 2015, debt instruments include $3.5 million of promissory notes, a $450,000 note payable related to trademark licensing and two convertible notes payable with a total principal amount of $38,000, due in 2015 that remain unpaid.

Operating and Capital Expenditure Requirements

We have not achieved profitability since our inception and we expect to continue to incur net losses for the foreseeable future. We expect our cash expenditures to increase in the near term as we fund our future growth. Following this offering, we will be a publicly traded company and will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we were not required to incur as a private company. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, and the Nasdaq Stock Market, requires public companies to implement specified corporate governance practices that are currently inapplicable to us as a private company. We expect these rules and regulations will increase our legal and financial compliance costs and will make some activities more time-consuming and costly.

Based on our business and development plans and our timing expectations related to the progress of our products, we expect that the net proceeds from this offering, together with our existing cash as of December 31, 2015, will enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through the end of 2016. A significant use of the net proceeds from this offering will be for funding inventory purchases in order to grow sales in 2016. Pending completion of the offering and not anticipating any new borrowings, the existing cash and factoring facility will allow us to fund the operations through May 2016. We currently anticipate that our company will need a minimum funding of approximately $11.0 million to conduct our proposed operations in 2016. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including: the costs and timing of future product and marketing activities, including product manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution for any of our products; the expenses needed to attract and retain skilled personnel; and the timing and success of this offering. Until such time, if ever, as we can generate more substantial product revenues, we expect to finance our cash needs through a combination of equity or debt financings.

We will need to raise substantial additional financing in the future to fund our operations. In order to meet these additional cash requirements, we may seek to sell additional equity or convertible securities that may result in dilution to our stockholders. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of convertible securities, these securities could have rights senior to those of our common stock and could contain covenants that restrict our operations. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain additional equity or debt financing on terms acceptable to us, if at all. If we raise additional funds through collaboration and licensing agreements with third parties, it may be necessary to relinquish valuable rights to our product candidates, technologies or future revenue streams or to grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. Please see “Risk Factors” for additional risks associated with our substantial capital requirements.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

The following is a summary of our long-term contractual cash obligations as of December 31, 2015 (in thousands):

         
Contractual Obligations   Total   less than
One year
  1 – 3
Years
  3 – 5
years
  More than
5 years
Inventory-related commitments (1)   $ 768     $ 768     $     $     $  
Royalty obligations (2)     2,400       200       700       1,500        
Long-term debt obligations (3)     38       38                    
Operating lease obligations (4)     498       166       322              
Total contractual obligations   $ 3,704     $ 1,172     $ 1,032     $ 1,500     $  

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(1) Represents outstanding purchase orders for inventory that we have placed with our suppliers as of December 31, 2015.
(2) This table does not include any other royalty payments that may become payable to Monster, Inc. under our license agreement above and beyond the minimum amounts owed and more than five years because the timing and likelihood of such payments are not known.
(3) Amount represents principal and interest cash payments over the life of the debt obligations, including anticipated interest payments that are not recorded on our balance sheet. Excluding $4.5 million in promissory notes and interest payments to be converted into shares of common stock and warrants immediately prior to the consummation of this offering.
(4) Operating lease obligations reflect our obligations pursuant to the terms of a lease agreement entered into in October 2014 for our office space located in Simi Valley, California.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined by applicable SEC rules and regulations.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires that management make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of net sales and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, which are based upon historical experiences, market trends and financial forecasts and projections, and upon various other assumptions that management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances at that certain point in time. Actual results may differ, significantly at times, from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

We believe the following critical accounting policies and estimates affect the significant estimates and judgments we use in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements, and may involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity than others.

Revenue recognition

Net sales (revenue) are recognized when there is persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists, when delivery has occurred, when the price to the buyer is fixed or determinable and when collectability of the receivable is reasonably assured. These elements are met when title to the products is passed to the buyers, which is generally when product is delivered to the customer and the customer has accepted delivery.

Certain customers have limited rights of return and/or are entitled to price adjustments on products held in their inventory. We reduce net sales in the period of sale for estimates of product returns, price adjustments and other allowances. Our reserve estimates are based upon historical data as well as projections of sales, customer inventories, price adjustments, average selling prices and market conditions. Price protection is calculated on a product by product basis. The objective of price protection is to mitigate returns by providing retailers with credits to ensure maximum consumer sales. Price protection is granted to retailers after they have presented our company an affidavit of existing inventory. Actual returns and adjustments could be significantly different from our estimates and provisions, resulting in an adjustment to net sales.

Inventories

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost being determined on the weighted average cost method of accounting. We purchase finished goods and materials to assemble kits in quantities that we anticipate will be fully used in the near term. Changes in operating strategy, customer demand, and fluctuations in market values can limit our ability to effectively utilize all products purchased and can result in finished goods with above-market carrying costs which may cause losses on sales to customers. Our policy is to closely monitor inventory levels, obsolescence and lower market values compared to costs and, when necessary, reduce the carrying amount of inventory to market value. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, inventory on hand was comprised primarily of finished goods ready for sale and packaging materials.

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Share-based compensation/Warrants valuation

We use the Black-Scholes model to determine the fair value of stock options and stock purchase warrants on the date of grant. The amount of compensation or other expense recognized using the Black-Scholes model requires us to exercise judgment and make assumptions relating to the factors that determine the fair value of our share-based grants. The fair value calculated by this model is a function of several factors, including the grant price, the expected future volatility, the expected term of the option or warrant and the risk-free interest rate correlating to the term of the option or warrant. The expected term is derived using the simplified method provided in Securities and Exchange Commission release Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110 which averages an awards weighted average vesting period and contractual term for “plain vanilla” share options. The expected volatility is estimated by analyzing the historic volatility of similar public companies. The risk-free rate of return reflects the weighted average interest rate offered for US treasury rates over the expected life of options or warrants. The expected term and expected future volatility requires our judgment. In addition, we are required to estimate the expected forfeiture rate and only recognize a cost or expense for those stock options or warrants expected to vest.

Estimated Litigation Losses

We are subject to certain legal proceedings and claims arising in connection with the normal course of business and have established a reserve for contingent legal liabilities in connection with three pending cases. Based on the range of possible loss as provided by outside legal counsel, we have reserved $400,000 for possible loss related to the three cases at December 31, 2015. The reserve represents what we believe to be an estimate of possible loss only for those three matters and does not represent the maximum loss exposure. The assessment as to whether a loss is probable or a reasonable possibility, and whether the loss or a range of loss is estimable, often involves a series of complex judgments about future events and there is, therefore, considerable uncertainty regarding the timing or ultimate resolution of such matters, including a possible eventual loss, fine, penalty or business impact, if any. We will continue to evaluate, on a quarterly basis, the adequacy of the loss reserve, and update our disclosure if necessary, based on available information and in accordance with ASC 450-20-50, evaluating developments in legal proceedings, investigation or claims that could affect the amount of any accrual, as well as any developments that would make a loss contingency both probably and reasonably estimable.

Fair value measurements

Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. Fair value is based on a hierarchy of valuation techniques, which is determined on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. These two types of inputs create a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1: Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.
Level 2: Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets.
Level 3: Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

All stock options and stock purchase warrants are valued under methods of fair value under the Level 3 tier, as described above.

Factors included in the valuation of common stock underlying stock options and warrants include the present value of future cash flows, capital structure, valuation of comparable companies, existing licensing agreements and the growth prospects for our product line. These factors were incorporated into an income approach and a market approach in order to derive an overall valuation of our common stock of $0.37. Such a valuation is

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dependent upon estimates that are highly complex and subjective and will not be necessary once the shares underlying stock options and warrants begin trading.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements beginning on page F- 8 contained elsewhere in this prospectus.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Foreign Currency Risk

We face potential exposure to adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates, primarily in Asia, due to the fact that we source substantially all of our products in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China. Although we currently transact all purchases in U.S. dollars and therefore do not engage in any currency hedging activities, an adverse change in the currency exchange rate in those countries could adversely affect the price at which our suppliers would be willing to sell to us. Our foreign currency risk may change over time as the level of activity in foreign markets grows and could have a material adverse impact upon our financial results.

Interest Rate Risk

We have a credit facility with a U.S. based financing company. Borrowings under the facility are subject to a variable rate of interest, and subject to a minimum of interest rate 6.75%. Throughout 2015, the minimum interest rate of 6.75% was in effect. A rise in interest rates could have an adverse impact upon our cost of working capital and our interest expense. As a matter of policy, we do not enter into derivative transactions for hedging variable rate interest or for speculative purposes. As of December 31, 2015, our outstanding principal debt included $215,000 outstanding under our accounts receivable financing facility. Based on our average borrowing under the facility in 2015, an increase in the variable interest rate by 1.0% would have caused an increase of our interest expense by approximately $26,000. A decrease in the variable rate would have no impact on interest expense because of the minimum interest rate provision.

Inflation Risk

Inflation did not have a material effect on net sales or net loss in 2015. A significant increase in inflation could have a significant detrimental impact on our future performance since our products are ultimately purchased by individual consumers whose discretionary spending is influenced by the effects of inflation. We are unable to quantify the potential effects that various rates of inflation could have on our operating performance.

Credit Risk

The success of our business depends, among other factors, on the strength of the North American and global economies and the stability of the financial markets, which in turn affects end users’ demand for our products and therefore our customers’ demand for our products. We provide credit to customers in the ordinary course of business and perform initial and ongoing credit evaluations, while at times providing extended terms. We believe that our exposure to concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade receivables is largely mitigated by dispersion of our customers over various geographic areas. We believe our allowance for doubtful accounts is sufficient to cover customer credit risks.

INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Internal control over financial reporting includes: maintaining records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect our transactions; providing reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary for preparation of our financial statements; providing reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures of our assets are made in accordance with management’s authorization; and providing reasonable assurance that unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements would be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Because of its

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inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting is not intended to provide absolute assurance that a misstatement of our financial statements would be prevented or detected. Furthermore, our controls and procedures can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by management override of the controls or procedures, and misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected on a timely basis.

Our management has determined that we had a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and 2014 relating to the design and operation of our closing and financial reporting processes. We have concluded that this material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting is due to the fact that we do not yet have the appropriate resources with the appropriate level of experience and technical expertise to oversee our closing and financial reporting processes.

In order to remediate this material weakness, we have taken the following actions:

we have hired a full-time chief financial officer;
we have hired and are continuing to actively seek additional accounting and finance staff members to augment our current staff and to improve the effectiveness of our closing and financial reporting processes; and
we are formalizing our accounting policies and internal controls documentation and strengthening supervisory reviews by our management.

In connection with the initiatives we implemented to remediate the material weakness, we incurred approximately $220,000 of costs in fiscal 2015 which consisted of personnel and consulting expenses. We expect to incur additional expense of approximately $250,000 in fiscal 2016 as we hire additional financial accounting staff and improve our accounting and financial reporting systems. The initiatives we have implemented are subject to continued management review supported by confirmation and testing, as well as audit committee oversight. We expect to complete the measures above within approximately 90 to 120 days after upon the completion of this offering and will continue to implement measures to remedy our internal control deficiencies in order to meet the reporting requirement of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. However, we cannot be certain that the measures we have taken or might take in the future will ensure that we will maintain adequate controls over our financial processes and reporting in the future.

Notwithstanding the material weakness that existed as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and 2014, our management has concluded that the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus present fairly, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operation and cash flows in conformity with GAAP.

If we fail to fully remediate this material weakness or fail to maintain effective internal controls in the future, it could result in a material misstatement of our financial statements that would not be prevented or detected on a timely basis, which could cause investors to lose confidence in our financial information or cause our stock price to decline. Our independent registered public accounting firm has not assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and, under the JOBS Act, will not be required to provide an attestation report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting so long as we qualify as an “emerging growth company,” which may increase the risk that weaknesses or deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting go undetected.

EMERGING GROWTH COMPANY STATUS

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act, and therefore we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various public company reporting requirements. As an “emerging growth company:”

we will present no more than two years of audited financial statements and no more than two years of related management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations;
we will avail ourselves of the exemption from the requirement to obtain an attestation and report from our auditors on the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;

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we will provide less extensive disclosure about our executive compensation arrangements; and
we will not require stockholder non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements.

However, we are choosing to irrevocably opt out of the extended transition periods available under the JOBS Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. We will remain an “emerging growth company” for up to five years, although we will cease to be an “emerging growth company” upon the earliest of: (1) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of this offering, (2) the last day of the first fiscal year in which our annual gross revenues are $1 billion or more, (3) the date on which we have, during the previous rolling three-year period, issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt securities, and (4) the date on which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” as defined in the Exchange Act.

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BUSINESS

Our primary business focus is the design, development and marketing of premium products under the “Monster Digital” brand for use in high-performance consumer electronics, mobile products and computing applications. Our license with Monster, Inc. allows us to manufacture and sell certain high-end products utilizing the “Monster Digital” brand name; Monster, Inc. is highly recognized by consumers for its high quality audio-video products. We work with our subcontract manufacturers and suppliers to offer new and enhanced products that use existing technology and adopt new technologies to satisfy existing and emerging consumer demands and preferences. On the marketing side, we partner with Monster, Inc. to support the sales and marketing of these products on a global basis.

We have invested significantly in building a broad distribution channel for the sale of products bearing the “Monster Digital” brand. As of March 31, 2016, our initial product entries of memory storage devices and peripherals are offered in over 15,000 locations globally. Our top four customers for our memory storage products for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were Rite Aid (35%), Fry’s (14%), Florida State Games (12%) and InMotion (11%), for the year ended December 31, 2015 were Walgreens (19%), Rite Aid (18%), Sam’s Club (12%) and InMotion (6%) and for the year ended December 31, 2014 were Sam’s Club (24%), Walgreens (24%), Ingram Micro (8%) and Rite Aid (6%). Our current focus is to leverage our distribution network through cooperating with Monster, Inc. to identify and market additional specialty and consumer electronics products.

Currently, our primary product offerings are as follows:

A line of action sports cameras used in adventure sport, adventure photography and extreme-action videography.
A line of ultra-small mobile external memory drive products for Apple iOS devices.
On-The-Go Cloud devices on an exclusive basis which create a wi-fi hot spot for multiple users while simultaneously allowing data to be viewed, played or transferred among the connected storage.
A broad selection of high-value memory storage products consisting of high-end, ruggedized Solid State Drives (“SSDs”), removable flash memory CompactFlash cards (“CF cards”), secured digital cards (“SD cards”) and USB flash drives.

We intend to focus our efforts on increasing sales of higher margin specialty products over lower margin memory items. While sales of memory products helped to build our Monster Digital brand, we believe our future success depends in large part on our ability to substantially increase sales of specialty products bearing the Monster Digital brand as a percentage of revenues.

Products

Action Sports Cameras

Market

Action cameras are used to capture extreme action sports or activities. Action cameras are more convenient than traditional analog cameras for capturing action and sports. Regular cameras are typically incapable of capturing high-speed actions and are not designed for rugged conditions, including extreme weather. In contrast, action cameras are compact, lightweight, designed for rugged conditions, and can be worn on the person, or are mountable on vehicles. These cameras can capture high-speed and high-quality images. Professional applications include the use of action cameras by professionals for sports, training, government agencies, and movies; casual applications are primarily personal use, which includes adventure tourism, photography, and shooting short films.

According to Technovio, the global action camera market is experiencing a period of substantial growth, with revenues increasing 41.82% in 2014. In terms of volume, Technovio states that the action camera market shipped 7.63 million units in 2014 and is expected to increase to 21.54 million units by 2019, growing at a compounded annual growth rate of 23.07%. The report states that the global action camera market was valued at $1.99 billion in 2014 and is expected to reach $5.72 billion by 2019, growing at a compounded annual growth rate of 23.51%.

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We believe the following factors continue to drive the growth of action camera sales:

The fascination of capturing adventure activities on camera primarily driven by demands from enthusiasts of extreme sports. The advanced features of action cameras enable them to capture high-speed movement both as stills and as video.
The popularity of social networking sites, increased penetration of social media and the growing popularity of adventure sports. End-users share images and videos of their sports activities captured through action cameras on these sites, which has boosted the demand for action cameras as they provide superior quality images and videos. Growth in adventure tourism such as skydiving, snowboarding, extreme skiing and mountain biking is another factor driving market growth.
The market has witnessed an increase in demand from professional athletes, where action cameras assist in monitoring and improving performance and from sponsorship of extreme sports events by leading market vendors for the purpose of branding. Athletes and sponsors use user-generated content to market their brand through social media platforms.

According to Technovio, the global action camera market is currently witnessing an increase in demand from developed countries: the US and the UK are major contributors to the market. High per capita income, rapid increase in adventure sports tourism, and growing interest in social networking are some of the factors boosting the sale of action cameras in these countries. The action camera market in the Americas shipped 3.71 million units in 2014, which is expected to increase to 9.13 million units by 2019, with a compounded annual growth rate of 19.73% percent. The high spending power of consumers in North America has led to the region being the early adopter of action cameras. Moreover, according to Technovio, more than 50% of Americans are involved with adventure activities. Finally, vendors in these countries are sponsoring extreme sports events to promote their brands.

Our Action Sports Cameras

We believe that to succeed in the competitive action camera marketplace, it is imperative that we to distinguish our product offerings through clear and unique value propositions. For this reason, we have positioned our current action sports camera offerings as “ready-to-go” cameras. We believe our approach is unique to this category as we intend to provide a completely “all included” solution for the consumer. The strategy is to provide the end user with everything necessary to start enjoying the product straight out of the box.

The “all included” package contains numerous universal mounts designed to enable users to capture content when engaged in a wide variety of activities. These include helmet, handlebar grip and tripod mounts. Also included are helmet straps, a tripod and a removable replaceable battery. We also intend to sell cables that connect our action sports cameras to television monitors, as well as other accessories to further expand the features, versatility and convenience of our camera.

1080p Action Sports Camera .  We introduced our initial entry into the action sports camera market in November 2015. Our 1080p action camera is easy handling with sharing options that ensure high-quality images, long battery life and expandable memory storage. The camera comes in a small, easy-to-use form factor housing with dimensions of 2 5/16” W by 1¾” H, weighing 2.5 pounds with the battery installed and featuring a 2” LCD display and a 32GB Sport Series SDXC Card. The 1080p camera is a fixed-lens camera with a 5 mega pixel sensor, a 140 degree viewing angle, and provides video recording at 1080 pixels at 30 frames per second and 12 mega pixel photos. This camera can be used in time lapse mode and is wi-fi enabled. The camera is contained in a removable polycarbonate floating water proof housing with a glass lens that is rated shockproof and waterproof to 100 feet. Our 1080p camera features a quick-release buckle and threads at the bottom to attach to all our offered mounts. In addition, we have priced our 1080p camera on an “all included basis” at $149, which we believe makes it extremely price competitive with other entries in the action camera market. This camera is currently offered under the name “Villain” but will be renamed as Monster Vision 1080p when our current packaged inventory sells through. For information concerning certain patent infringement claims surrounding our 1080p action sports camera, see “— Litigation.”

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Monster Vision 360 Action Sports Camera .  We introduced our Monster Vision 360 action sports camera in March 2016. The Monster 360 Vision is a shockproof and waterproof 360-degree action camera designed for action enthusiasts. The Vision features a 190 degree wide angle lens and can record, playback and share 360 degree videos up to 30 frames per second. A user can control the camera via Bluetooth with his or her smartphone or tablet and can connect to a user’s WiFi router or function as a standalone WiFi access point to stream and control the camera. The included USB 3.0 cable allows a user the ability to transfer videos and photos with the high speed USB 3.0 protocol. The Micro SD memory slot and included 32GB Micro SD card enables a user to add and upgrade memory as needed. The Vision 360 features electronic vibration reduction, enabled through applications during playback, that reduces the effect of camera shake to help produce sharp and crisp picture quality. Also, the Vision is designed to be used with existing virtual reality headsets currently provided by others. We have priced the Monster 360 Vision on an “all included basis” at $329, which we believe makes the Vision extremely price competitive with other 360-degree entries in the 360-degree action camera market.

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Monster Vision HD Action Sports Camera .  We introduced our Monster Vision HD action sports camera in May 2016. This 720p action sports camera is meant as an entry level action camera built for simplicity and fun and designed for use in outdoor sports as well as for tourism, action shooting and daily life recording. Featuring a 1.7” color display and a 120 degree viewing angle, users can see what they are shooting, digitally

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zoom to up to 8x and use over 20 on-board visual effects to get creative. In addition to video recording it is a 5 megapixel digital camera with the ability to take individual still shots or take a burst of 3 shots in rapid succession. Like our 1080p action sports camera, the camera is a fixed-lens camera that comes in a small, easy-to-use form factor housing with the battery installed. This camera can be used in time lapse mode, is wi-fi enabled and is offered with a 16GB Sport Series SDXC card. And like our 1080p action sports camera, the camera is contained in a removable polycarbonate floating water proof housing with a glass lens that is rated shockproof and waterproof to 100 feet. We have priced our Monster Vision HD on an “all included basis” at $79, which we believe makes it extremely price competitive with other entry level action sports camera offerings.

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Data Storage Devices

Market

Data storage devices are used in computers and portable electronic products that require additional data storage capacity to function at optimal levels. Unit sales within the electronic data storage industry have continued to grow. According to Global Industry Analysts, Inc. worldwide flash memory product sales of SD cards are estimated to reach $21.3 billion by 2018. According to IHS iSuppli, global SSD sales are projected to reach 189.6 million units by 2017.

We believe the following factors continue to drive the unit growth of flash memory data storage device sales:

consumer use of data storage devices for the playing, retention and creation of digital content in devices such as personal and laptop computers, mobile handsets and related devices, digital cameras and camcorders and MP3 and MP4 players;
ease of use of external storage devices such as flash memory cards and USB flash drives allowing the easy storage and portability of digital data such as photographs, video and music; and
growth of Internet-based applications such as social networking which drives the need for digital content, storage and distribution.

According to Great American Group, storage purchases have been moving from traditional, mechanical storage formats to flash-based technologies in recent years, and flash-based SSD formats are expected to completely replace magnetic hard drives in the next five years, as SSD technology can access memory significantly faster than traditional magnetic drives. We believe that the demand for SSDs will also grow due

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to growing requirements for increasing performance, small size, and low power consumption, as well as increasing demand for such devices in emerging countries.

Our primary end markets for our memory storage products are as follows:

Consumer .  We provide flash memory storage products to multiple consumer markets, including imaging, gaming, audio/video and mobile applications. Flash storage cards are used as the film for all major brands of digital cameras. In addition, many portable game devices include advanced features that require high capacity memory storage. Also, multimedia features and download applications in mobile phones drive demand for additional flash memory storage.

Computing .  We provide data storage solutions for the computing market. CF and SD card and USB flash drive flash memory allows consumers to store pictures and music on cards and then quickly and easily transfer these files to and between laptops, notebooks, desktops, and other devices. In addition, we sell SSDs for the computing market. We plan to continue to develop new releases of our SSDs for the notebook and desktop computer markets as we believe that SSDs are increasingly likely to replace HDDs in a variety of computing solutions.

We believe our focus allows us to:

distinguish us from other providers of electronic data storage products;
provide value to our customers; and
easily and cost-effectively diversify and market our product portfolio.

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Monster Apple iPhone/iPad External Memory Drive

We offer a family of ultra-small mobile external memory drive products for Apple iOS devices (iPhone/iPad/iPod) under the iX32 and Memory Cable trade names.

We offer an iX32 flash drive which contains a memory module (16GB up to 128GB) with a Lightning connector and a USB connector. Lightning is a proprietary computer bus and power connector created by Apple Inc. and is used to connect Apple mobile devices like iPhones, iPads and iPods to host computers, external monitors, cameras, USB battery chargers and other peripherals. Through the USB port, the user can plug his/her Apple device to any computer to store data/media and take it for future use. Through the Lightning connector, the user can download data from selected Apple iOS devices onto the drive and then transfer the data to another iOS device or to a device with a USB port ( such as a TV or a computer). As a result, the user creates“freed” up space on his/her Apple device by directly copying content off the device

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instead of having to move the content by sending it to iCloud or other remote cloud storage destinations. It is also helpful if a user wants to consume large megabyte data, such as a movie, and does not want to store that content on his/her iOS device which would further diminish the available memory. In such an instance the“movie” can be loaded onto the drive and then watched from the drive when it is plugged into the iOS device.

The device also allows backup of photos, contacts, documents and videos, access to Dropbox, internal App storage and is security protected with optional password/fingerprint protection. In the case of the Memory Cable, it also serves as a charging cable if needed for the iOS device.

On-The-Go Cloud

Our On-The-Go Cloud device, which we market on an exclusive basis, is an innovative multi-function wireless media access hub. This device allows a user to create a wi-fi hot spot for multiple users, share photos and videos with friends and stream movies while on the road or in the air to any wi-fi enabled device. This lightweight, smartphone-sized device is equipped with dedicated ports for SD and microSD cards up to 64GB, as well as standard-size USB flash drives or external hard drives up to 2TB. A Micro USB cable is used for connectivity and charging the onboard battery which can last five hours on a single charge while streaming videos. When a PC or Mac is connected via the micro USB cable, it acts as a reader and hub, simultaneously giving access to memory cards and/or a storage device plugged into the USB port. Not only can data be viewed or played, it can be transferred among the connected storage. For example, an HD movie file from an SD card can be copied to an external hard drive.

The same functionality above can also be done wirelessly. The device has 2.4GHz (b/g/n) encrypted Wi-Fi capability, which gives cable-free connectivity to PCs, Macs, tablets and smartphones. Files can be accessed via any web browser and by wireless enumeration, in which it operates as a network drive. With a streaming capacity of up to five devices at 720p (three devices at 1080p) and unlimited direct access, it’s ideal for sharing media. The device also has an Ethernet port allowing it to act as a wi-fi hotspot. The device comes with a travel bag and micro USB cable and is priced under $100.

SSDs

SSDs are data storage devices that utilize solid-state memory to store persistent data. SSDs contain no moving parts and use microchips that retain data in non-volatile memory chips, meaning they retain their memory when the power is turned off. SSDs have the same interface as hard disk drives (“HDDs”) and easily replace them in most applications. SSDs are used in consumer electronic products which are primarily designed for small form factor, battery powered consumer hand held devices, such as laptop computers and tablets.

Our drives are used for laptop, notebook, desktop and enterprise server applications. These drives feature enhanced reliability, higher performance and reduced power consumption compared to typical HHDs and are more than twice as fast as many other SSD drives.

Overdrive 3.0 SSD and Overdrive 3.0 Mini .  Our Overdrive 3.0 Series of SSDs is designed for consumer applications that require high-performance and endurance with easy plug and play compatibility. The drives are USB powered making them energy efficient with no external power switch required. Our Overdrive 3.0 and Overdrive 3.0 Minis are USB 2.0 compatible as well. Its robust construction is designed to survive impact up to 500g and resistant to magnetic interference and extreme temperatures. The drives have a laser extended stainless steel enclosure with a small form factor that travels easily.

This family of SSDs is available in densities of 128GB, 256GB and 512GB, and 1 Terra Byte (“TB”) with 250/150 Megabytes (“MB”) sequential read/write speeds. Prices for our Overdrive 3.0 SSDs range from $99 to $700.

Overdrive Thunderbolt SSD.

Our Overdrive Thunderbolt SSD series incorporates Intel’s Thunderbolt technology that simultaneously supports high resolution displays and high performance data devices through a single compact port. With read/write speeds of 500/450 MB/s, our Overdrive Thunderbolt is substantially faster than many other commercially offered Thunderbolt connected drives. Our drive features an integrated 250mm Thunderbolt

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Cable with a press-to-release catch. With the same robust construction durability and stainless steel enclosure as our Overdrive 3.0 series, this family of drives offers high performance in demanding data applications.

This family of SSDs is available in densities of 240GB, 480GB and 1TB and prices range from $99 to $799.

Overdrive Advanced SSD .  This device is an entry level SSD for less demanding data applications. The external SSD has a density of 128GB and a speed of 140 MB/s, making it substantially faster than many other commercially available USB 3.0 drives. The SSD includes a USB 3.0 cable and has a price point of $100.

Monster “Superfast” SSD .  Our Monster “Superfast” SSD allows a user the ability to upgrade an PC from the internal traditional rotating HDD to our MD-550 2.5” SSD. The upgrade increases the speed, battery life and reliability of the PC. The MD-550 SSD has no rotating parts thus offering substantially more reliability and durability than standard rotating HDDs.

Our Monster “Superfast” SSD comes in 240GB, 480GB and 1TB configurations and range in price from $150 to $450.

CompactFlash Cards

CF cards are flash memory mass storage devices used mainly in portable electronic devices. Flash memory products are electronically re-writable, non-volatile semiconductor memory devices that retain content when power is turned off. CF cards make data easy to add to a wide variety of computer devices, including digital cameras and music players, desktop computers, personal digital assistants, digital audio recorders and photo printers.

Our line of CF cards consists of the following:

800x CF. These cards are designed for discerning photo and video users. Built with a robust structure, our CF Cards feature 120 MB/s read read/write speeds and superior memory card performance. The cards are offered in 320GB and 64GB configurations, are waterproof and impact resistant to 1500g. These cards are ideal for fast action photography and video capture.

Our CF cards are offered at prices of $140 and $280.

Secure Digital Cards

SD cards are removable flash memory products. SD cards are used in many consumer electronic devices and have become a widespread means of storing several gigabytes (“GB”) of data in a smaller site. Devices where the user may remove and replace cards often, such as laptop or notebook computers, digital cameras, camcorders and video game consoles tend to use full-sized cards. Devices where small size is paramount, such as action sports cameras and mobile phones, tend to use microSD cards.

We offer a variety of SD cards with a range of speeds, capacities and value-added features in all major media formats.

Sport Series SDXC .  Our line of Secure Digital eXtreme Capacity, or SDXC, cards is tailored for those users seeking the highest standards in memory card technology. These products have the highest speed rating in our SD product line and are targeted at users of action sports cameras, professional photographers and high-end gamers. Speed, capacity and protection are maximized for consumers’ important data; our SDXC cards have 90/45 MBs read/write speeds and are waterproof, magnetic, impact and temperature resistant. Storage densities include 64GB and 128GB offered at $120 and $200 respectively.

Legacy Series SDHC Card .  Our line of Secure Digital High Capacity, or SDHC, cards are specially designed for personal electronics applications. Our SDHC cards include 8GB, 16GB and 32GB storage densities; they also support the UHS104 (ultra-high speed) SD interface and are compliant with the industry standard SD Memory Card Standard Version 3.0 (SD 3.0) which supports SD interface speeds up to 104MB per second. Prices range from $19 to $40.

USB Flash Drives

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drives have less storage capacity than an external hard drive, but they are smaller and more durable because they do not contain any internal moving parts. They are often used for storage, back-up and transfer of computer files, thus facilitating data transfers between different devices.

We offer a wide selection of customized USB flash drives in different memory capacities and with a wide variety of features.

COPPA 3.0 and 2.0 .  Our Coppa 3.0 and 2.0 USB flash drives are lightweight, compact and have high quality memory. The COPPA 3.0 USB has speed up to 160/45 MB/s read/write and the COPPA 3.0 USB has 32/28 MB/s read/write, each allowing users to quickly and easily transfer large documents, HD movies, high resolution photographs and other large memory use data. The COPPA 3.0 is backwards compatible with the USB 2.0 allowing use with devices that are not 3.0 enabled.

The drives come with an integrated twist cover, a lanyard key chain loop and are offered in configurations of 8GB, 16GB, 32GB and 64GB at prices ranging from $9 to $100.

Advanced 3.0 OTG .  Our advanced 3.0 OTG USB flash drives allow users the ability to easily backup and transfer files from a place without a computer, cable or wifi. Files can be transferred directly without sending information through the drive or on an unsecured wireless network. The drive has similar features to our COPPA 3.0 USB drives and can be used with our proprietary On-The-Go Cloud Storage device. The Advanced 3.0 OTG is offered in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB configurations at prices ranging from $24 to $75.

Legacy 2.0 UFD .  We also offer an entry level series of drives for businesses, schools, and home applications at speeds of up to 14 MB/S. These drives are offered in configurations of 2GB, 4GB, 8Gb, 16GB and 32GB at prices ranging from $7 to $30.

Manufacturing and Product Development

Manufacturing

We do not directly manufacture any of the products we sell. Instead, we depend exclusively on third parties for the manufacture and sourcing of our products. Reliance on third party manufacturers and suppliers exposes us to material risks, especially as our action sports cameras and iX32 flash drive are currently sourced from sole source suppliers. See “Risk Factors — We depend exclusively on third parties to manufacture and supply our products. If third party manufacturers are unable to timely deliver required quantities of our products at acceptable qualities and prices, we will not be able to meet customer demand for our products, which would adversely impact the success of our business.” However, we believe that by outsourcing the manufacture and sourcing of these products, we benefit from lower manufacturing and engineering costs. For this reason, for the foreseeable future we expect to continue to rely on third party manufacturers and suppliers to produce and supply the substantial majority of our products.

We do not have long-term agreements with any of our third party suppliers or manufacturers for our primary memory products or our iX32 flash drive. We currently source our current action sports camera offerings and iX32 flash drive from sole source suppliers and while we believe there is an alternative supplier available for our iX32 flash drive we do not currently have an alternative supplier for our action sports cameras. We obtain our action sports cameras further to a formal agreement with Shuoying Digital Science & Technology (China) Co., Ltd. that expires in January 2017 but automatically renews for successive 12 months periods unless sooner terminated by either party with six months prior written notice. We believe it may be more difficult to find alternative sources for our action sports cameras if necessary. We intend to endeavor to locate alternative sources for our action sports cameras to mitigate risks related to reliance on this sole source supplier.

We seek to differentiate our products through product features offered, product positioning, packaging, merchandising and branding. By continuing to subcontract manufacture and source our products from third parties, we believe that we are able to sell products incorporating new technology without having to make the substantial investment in, or having to incur the fixed costs associated with, product development and manufacturing.

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well as installation guides, software and hardware designed to permit user friendly product installation. Our staff periodically tours our subcontract manufacturers’ and suppliers’ facilities and monitors and tests to minimize defective products.

The majority of our products are shipped directly by our subcontractor manufacturers and suppliers to our facility in Simi Valley, California. These products are then packaged and shipped by us directly to our customers.

Product development

To date, we have not made material expenditures on product development. However, we realize that to compete in this industry, we must continue to offer technologically advanced products. New products are developed and offered by our subcontractors, manufacturers and suppliers and then offered by us. We believe our relationship with our contract manufacturers and suppliers allows us to enhance and expand our product offerings with existing and new technologies that such third parties develop internally and avoid the costs associated with an in-house research and development team. Our efforts are directed at the evaluation of new products and enhancements to existing products. We monitor market and industry trends to understand and identify new technologies and plan for new product offerings.

We intend to continue to devote efforts to introduce new products that meet emerging demands and preferences, including new versions of our existing product lines. Specifically, we plan to continue to penetrate the global action camera market, while identifying additional consumer electronic products to be introduced based on leading technologies. For example, we are currently in preliminary discussions for the manufacture and sourcing of the following products which we currently expect may be introduced within the next three to nine months:

Dual lens 360 VR action sports camera.   We are working with the current sole provider of our existing action sports cameras to offer a dual lens 360 degree action sports camera which could be used with virtual reality headsets. This action sports camera would substantially enhance the 360 degree experience for our consumers. The supplier has indicates that this dual lens 360 camera is available for initial production and we have ordered 500 units that we intend to use for demonstration with existing customers of our action sports cameras. We anticipate that this commercial testing will commence in the second quarter of 2016. This product cannot be commercially offered until it obtains regulatory approval from the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC. Application with the FCC was made by the manufacturer in April 2016. Because the 360 degree camera is designed with the same WiFi card as used in our currently offered 360 degree action sports camera, management does not believe there will be any significant delays in obtaining FCC approval. However, there can be no assurance that this 360 degree camera obtains regulatory approval from the FCC, does not experience bugs or other problems in demonstration or testing applications that the dual lens 360 degree camera achieves commercial acceptance.
Virtual reality headset.   We are discussing with multiple third party suppliers to offer a virtual reality headset that can be used to view videos created by our existing Monster Vision 360 action sports camera and any other 360 degree action sports camera we may offer in the future.

Sales and Marketing

Sales

We sell our products primarily through distributors and independent sales representatives and distributors.

Distributors .  We use distributors to sell our products to non-direct customers such as small computer manufacturers, dealers, systems integrators, online retailers and other resellers. Distributors generally enter into non-exclusive agreements with us for the purchase and redistribution of our products in specific territories.

Retailers .  We sell our branded devices directly to a select group of major retailers such as computer superstores, warehouse clubs, online retailers, and computer electronics stores, and authorize sales through distributors to smaller retailers. The retail channel complements our other sales channels while helping to build brand awareness for our products. We also offer our branded products through our website.

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Although we have established a substantial domestic distribution channel for our memory products bearing the Monster brand, we believe it is necessary to substantially expand our distribution channels with respect to sales of our higher margin specialty products. Our executive sales team has recently established domestic distribution arrangements for our actions sports cameras with major entities such as Fry’s, Sam’s Club and Toys R’ Us. We also believe that international markets represent a significant growth opportunity for us. Our executive sales team seeks to enhance our international presence by capitalizing on the strength of the Monster Digital brand. Examples of recently added international retailers and strategic distribution arrangements include Synchro France, ADL, Selfridges and FNAC.

We protect some of our customers against the effects of price decreases on their inventories. Accordingly, if we reduce our prices, we pay certain distributors and retailers the difference between the price paid for the product still in their inventory and the reduced price. Additionally, some of our retail customers and distributors have the right to return limited amounts of products still in their inventory for credit.

Marketing

We believe our marketing relationships with key industry leaders distinguishes our company from others in our industry. Our Overdrive 3.0 SSD and Overdrive Thunderbolt SSD, each with a 1TB configuration, are currently offered in all Apple stores throughout Europe. Our Advanced 3.0 OTG USB flash drive is the first Apple certified external memory of iOS.

Also, our products are offered and supported by Monster, Inc.’s large global and retail distribution network.

Further to the license with Monster, Inc., our company and Monster, Inc. consult and cooperate with each other in the design process of products sold under the Monster Digital brand name. Also, the license provides that our company and Monster, Inc. will cooperate to promote and effect the offer and marketing of products sold under the Monster Digital brand name through Monster, Inc.’s existing and future sales and distribution channels.

To date, Monster, Inc. sales team has introduced our Monster Digital memory products to many of their key distributors and retail chains and has indicated that it intends to continue to do so in the future. We believe that approximately 33% of our gross revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were derived from Monster, Inc.’s introductions to buyers and retailers. Monster, Inc. has existing relationships with virtually all major retail chains and strategic distributors across North America, Latin America and Europe.

In addition, Monster, Inc. has a global network of independent sales representatives established which affords us the ability to access additional sales coverage and to take advantage of established local market relationships. To ensure the quality of its sales forces, our products are incorporated into Monster, Inc.’s internal sales metrics that measure sales performance for all sales people, independent sales representatives and customers.

We participate in co-sponsored events with our customers and industry trade shows such as Consumer Electronics Show. We participate in these events and trade shows in order to develop new relationships with potential customers and maintain relationships with our existing customers. We also intend to fund cooperative advertising campaigns with our customers, develop custom product promotions and cooperate with our retailers to use point-of-sale and mail-in rebate promotions to increase sales of our products. We also intend to utilize sales circulars to obtain regional and national exposure for our products and our brands. We believe that these marketing efforts will help generate additional shelf-space for our products with our major retailers, promote retail traffic and sales of our products, and enhance our goodwill with these retailers.

Monster License Agreement

We entered into a trademark license agreement with Monster, Inc. effective July 7, 2010. The agreement gives us exclusive rights to utilize the tradenames “Monster Memory”, “Monster Digital, Inc.” and the M (stylized) mark on (i) action sports cameras, (ii) cable memory, (iii) flash based cards, (iv) flash based SSD drive products, (v) DRAM modules, (vi) USB flash drives and (vii) internal power supplies for personal computers. The 25 year agreement provides for the payment of royalties to Monster, Inc. on all sales of the referenced products, excluding sales to Monster, Inc., as follows:

Years 1 (2012) and 2: Royalties on all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc. at a rate of four (4) percent, with no minimum.

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Years 3 through 6: Minimum royalty payments of $50,000 per quarter up to a maximum of four (4) percent of all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc.

Years 7 through 10: Minimum royalty payments of $125,000 per quarter up to a maximum of four (4) percent of all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc.

Years 11 through 15: Minimum royalty payments of $187,500 per quarter up to a maximum of four (4) percent of all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc.

Years 16 through 25: Minimum royalty payments of $250,000 per quarter up to a maximum of four (4) percent of all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc.

At any time during the term of the agreement, a permanent license may be negotiated subject to the parties reaching a mutually acceptable agreement.

Effective July 1, 2014, the royalty rate on certain products was reduced to 2% for a period of 12 months.

Monster, Inc. may purchase licensed products from us at a price no greater than 20% above our standard costs. Monster, Inc. has agreed not to sell products sourced from us in a way that undermines our position in the marketplace. We have agreed that all design, packaging and marketing materials for any licensed products would be in accordance with and conform to design standards prescribed by Monster, Inc. Monster, Inc. and our company have agreed to cooperate to promote and affect the offer and marketing of the licensed products through Monster Inc.’s existing and future sales and distribution channels.

Monster, Inc. may use and grant others the right to use any trademarks, logos, domain names and/or trademarks for use in connection any products except (i) the granting to others of the use of the Monster mark in connection with the manufacture, design, distribution, sales or other similar exploitation of any licensed Monster mark (but not the Monster Digital mark or the M (stylized) mark) if the primary purpose of such license is the settlement of a claim of infringement of the Monster mark with that of the subject licensee and not the commercial exploitations of the Monster Mark and (ii) Monster, Inc. itself may use (but not sublicense) the Monster mark and the M (stylized) mark (but not the Monster Digital mark) in connection with any licensed products or other data memory products subject to the condition that Monster, Inc. provides us with at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of its intention to so enter the market and offers us the first right to supply such products pursuant to a commercially reasonable arrangement similar to the Monster License Agreement.

In August 2015, we executed an amendment to the license agreement with Monster whereby Monster granted us the additional right further to the aforementioned License Agreement to use the name “Monster Digital, Inc.” as our corporate name. Further to the amendment, in addition to the royalties mentioned above, we issued Monster, Inc. 405,530 shares of our common stock and will pay Monster a cash fee of $500,000 payable in four quarterly installments of $125,000 commencing October 1, 2015 and ending July 1, 2016 provided that upon the effective date of this offering, the remaining balance will be paid in full. In November 2015, Monster, Inc. agreed to modify payment terms of the initial $125,000 payment to five weekly installments of $25,000 payable in December 2015, all of which have been paid. However, sum of $375,000 sum continues to be delinquent.

We are required to remit royalty payments to Monster, Inc. on or before the 30 th day following the end of each calendar quarter. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, royalty expense amounted to $262,000 and $576,000, respectively. We were not in compliance with the royalty remittance policy for each of the aforementioned fiscal periods nor with the installment payment terms of the aforementioned $500,000 payment. This license agreement contains various termination clauses that include (i) change in control, (ii) breach of contract and (iii) insolvency, among others. Either party to the license agreement has the right to terminate the agreement if the other is in material breach of any of the terms and conditions of the agreement and such party fails to cure such breach within 30 days after the date of receipt of written notice from the other party.

Further to the Monster License Agreement, in the event we do not effect an initial public offering on the NASDAQ Global Market on or before August 18, 2017, Monster, Inc. shall have the option to immediately terminate the license grant allowing us to use the name “Monster Digital, Inc.” as our corporate name in

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which case (i) we must cease all use of the name “Monster Digital, Inc.” as our operating, corporate, business or company name and (ii) Monster, Inc. shall return to us for cancellation all of the 405,530 shares of our common stock issued to it. At any time prior to the earlier of our initial public offering on the NASDAQ Global Market or August 18, 2017, Monster, Inc. may agree to retain the aforementioned 405,530 shares and forfeit its ability to exercise its rights under the preceding sentence. By means of a separate acknowledgement, Monster, Inc. acknowledged that our initial public offering on the Nasdaq Capital Market will suffice for purposes of the Monster License Agreement.

In addition, in August 2015, and in connection with the aforementioned amendment to the trademark license agreement, we entered into a two-year advisory board agreement with Noel Lee, the Chief Executive Officer and sole shareholder of Monster, Inc. Further to the advisory board agreement, we issued Mr. Lee a warrant to purchase up to 202,766 shares of our common stock at a per share exercise price of $14.01.

Warranties

Because the design and manufacturing process for our products is highly complex, it is possible that our products may contain defects or are otherwise not compatible with end uses. In accordance with industry practice, we generally provide a limited warranty that our products are in compliance with our specifications existing at the time of delivery. Under our general terms and conditions of sale, liability for certain failures of products during a stated warranty period is usually limited to repair or replacement of defective items or return of, or a credit with respect to, amounts paid for such items. Under certain circumstances, we may provide more extensive limited warranty coverage than that provided under our general terms and conditions.

Backlog

Because of volatile conditions in our markets, customers are reluctant to enter into long-term, fixed-price contracts. Accordingly, new order volumes for our products do and are expected to continue to fluctuate significantly. We typically accept orders with acknowledgment that the terms may be adjusted to reflect market conditions at the date of shipment. For these reasons, we do not believe that our order backlog as of any particular date is a reliable indicator of actual sales for any succeeding period.

Competition

Our industry is characterized by intense competition, supply shortages or oversupply, rapid technological change, evolving industry standards, declining average selling prices and rapid product obsolescence.

Competition is based on multitude of factors, including product design, brand strength, distribution presence and capability, channel knowledge and expertise, geographic availability, breadth of product line, product cost, media capacity, access speed and performance, durability, reliability, scalability and compatibility. Specifically, the performance, functionality, reliability and price of our products are critical elements of our ability to compete. We believe that we offer, and that our target consumers seek products that combine higher levels of performance, functionality and reliability at prices competitive with other leading brand-name products. Also, market penetration, brand recognition and inventory management are also critical elements of our ability to compete. Most consumers purchase products similar to ours from off-the-shelf retailers such as large consumer electronics and office supply superstores. Market penetration in the industries in which we compete is typically based on the number of retailers who offer a company’s products and the amount of shelf-space allocated to those products.

Our existing competitors include many large domestic and international companies that have longer operating histories and have greater brand name recognition, substantially greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources, broader product lines and longer standing relationships with retailers, distributors, OEMs and end users. As a result, these competitors may be able to better absorb price declines, ensure more stable supply, adapt more quickly to new or emerging technologies or devote greater resources to the promotion and sale of their products than we may. Ultimately, this may lead to a decrease in our sales and market share and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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media we sell, as currently configured, will not be compatible with that product and our revenues may decline, which would result in a material adverse effect on or business.

Our competition includes:

Action sports cameras .  The market for action sports cameras is highly competitive. Further, we expect competition to intensify in the future as existing competitors introduce new and more competitive offerings alongside their existing products, and as new market entrants introduce new products into this market. We compete against established, well-known action camera and traditional camera manufacturers such as GoPro, Inc., Canon Inc., Nikon Corporation, Olympus Corporation, Polaroid Holding Corporation and Vivitar Corporation, large, diversified electronics companies such as JVC Kenwood Corporation, Panasonic Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Sony Corporation and Toshiba Corporation, and specialty companies such as Garmin Ltd. Most of these competitors have substantial market share, diversified product lines, well-established supply and distribution systems, strong worldwide brand recognition and greater financial, marketing, research and development and other resources than we do. In addition, many of these existing and potential competitors enjoy substantial competitive advantages, such as:

longer operating histories;
the capacity to leverage their sales efforts and marketing expenditures across a broader portfolio of products;
broader distribution and established relationships with channel partners;
access to larger established customer bases;
greater resources to make acquisitions;
larger intellectual property portfolios; and
the ability to bundle competitive offerings with other products and services.

Moreover, smartphones and tablets with photo and video functionality have significantly displaced the market for traditional camera sales. It is possible that, in the future, the manufacturers of these devices, such as Apple Inc. and Samsung, may design them for use in a range of conditions, including challenging physical environments, or develop products similar to our action sport camera. In addition to competition or potential competition from large, established companies, new companies may emerge and offer competitive products.

Solid-state drive and hard disk drive manufacturers .  Our SSDs face competition from other manufacturers, including Intel, Micron and Samsung, Toshiba, and others. Our SSDs also face competition from hard disks drives, which are offered by companies including, among others, Seagate, Samsung and Western Digital Corporation.

CF and SD card and USB flash drive manufacturers and resellers .  We compete with semiconductor companies that manufacture and sell flash memory chips, flash memory cards and USB flash drives. These include Hynix, Infineon, Micron, Samsung, SanDisk, and Toshiba. We also face significant competition from manufacturers or card assemblers and resellers that either resell flash cards and USB flash drives purchased from others or assemble cards and USB flash drives from controllers and flash memory chips purchased from companies such as Renesas, Samsung or Toshiba, into flash cards and USB flash drives. These companies include Crucial, Dane-Elec, Delkin Devices, Feiya, Fuji, Hagiwara, Hama, Hewlett Packard, Data I/O, Infineon, Kingston, Kodak, M-Systems, Matsushita, Memorex, Memory Plus, Micron, PNY, PQI, Pretec, Ritek, Samsung, SanDisk, Silicon Storage Technology, SimpleTech, SMART Modular Technologies, Sony, TDK, Transcend and Viking InterWorks.

Employees

As of March 31, 2016 we had 20 full-time employees. In addition to our full-time employees, we employ temporary and part-time employees. Our employees are not represented by any collective bargaining agreements. We have never experienced a work stoppage at any of our facilities. We consider our relationship with our employees to be good.

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Facilities

We lease approximately 11,500 square feet for our executive offices in Simi Valley, CA pursuant to a three year lease at a monthly rental rate of $10,500. We believe these facilities are sufficient for our currently foreseeable needs.

Litigation

On March 9, 2015, Memphis Electronics, Inc. filed a complaint against SDJ and our company, case no. 4:15-cv-1104; in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The complaint alleged breach of contract and tort for an alleged order or orders for computer components. Plaintiff’s claims are based in contract and tort (negligent and intentional misrepresentations) relating to nonpayment of approximately $275,000 for goods ordered. We intend to vigorously defend the action.

On August 18, 2015, Phison Electronics Corp. filed a complaint against SDJ, case no. 115 CV284516, in California Superior Court in Santa Clara County. The complaint alleged breach of contract and breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing resulting in claimed damages of approximately $585,000 in connection with SDJ’s alleged failure to purchase products manufactured on its account by Phison Electronics Corp. SDJ believes the claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend the action.

On August 28, 2015, Unigen Corporation filed a complaint against SDJ, case no. HG15-78385, in California Superior Court in Alameda County. The complaint alleged breach of contract for an alleged order or orders for 219,200 specially constructed computer components. The complaint seeks $180,000 in lost profit; $678,669 for the cost of parts ordered; and $35,000 in incidental expenses. SDJ believes the claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend the action.

On February 16, 2016 we received a letter from GoPro, Inc., or GoPro, alleging that we infringe on at least five U.S. patents held by GoPro, and requesting that confirm in writing that we will permanently cease the sale and distribution of our 1080p action sports camera, along with any camera accessories, including the waterproof camera case and standard housing. The five patents specifically identified by GoPro in the letter were U.S. Patent No. D710,921: camera housing design, U.S. Patent No. D702,747: camera housing design, U.S. Patent No. D740,875: camera housing design, U.S. Patent No. D737,879: camera design and U.S. Patent No. 721,935: camera design. Based upon our preliminary review of these patents, we believe we have some defenses to GoPro’s allegations, although there can be no assurance that we will be successful in defending against these allegations or reaching a business resolution that is satisfactory to us.

The supplier of our action sports cameras has contractually represented and warranted that it owns or has paid royalties to any and all intellectual property, designs, software, hardware, packaging, components, manuals and any other portion, part or element that is or may be subject to such products and the parts and accessories thereof sourced by the supplier. This supplier has contractually agreed to pay any claims, damages, or costs that we suffer as a result of the patent infringement or a violation of international, U.S. or state laws or regulations as detailed in the prior sentence.

Other than the foregoing, we are not party to any material pending or threatened litigation.

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MANAGEMENT
 
Executive Officers and Directors

Our executive officers, directors and director nominees, their respective positions and their respective ages as of June 6, 2016 are as follows:

   
Name   Age   Position(s)
David H. Clarke   74   Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Neal Bobrick   54   Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Vivek Tandon   38   Executive Vice President, Operations and Director
David Olert   62   Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Marcus S. Matejka   52   Vice President, Operations
Jawahar Tandon   65   Director
Jonathan Clark   57   Director Nominee
Robert B. Machinist   62   Director Nominee
Christopher M. Miner   63   Director Nominee
Jonathan S. Orban   46   Director Nominee

David H. Clarke — Chief Executive Officer, President and Director .  Mr. Clarke has served as Chief Executive Officer and President since December 2015, has served as a director since September 2015, and served as our Executive Chairman of the Board from September 2015 through December 2015. Mr. Clarke is currently Chief Executive Officer of GSB Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of his family’s private business engaged in real estate development and investments. He also serves on the board and Audit Committee of Fiduciary Trust Company International, a money manager, which is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. From June 2010 until October 2014, Mr. Clarke was chairman of Hong Kong-based United Pacific Industries, Limited, a conglomerate listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He also served as a director of United Pacific Industries, Limited since 2004. Previously he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Jacuzzi Brands from June 1995 through October 2006.

Mr. Clarke will spend a portion of his time managing the business and affairs of GSB Holdings, Inc., a family-owned entity engaged only in investments and which is not involved in any industries in which our company currently competes. He may face a conflict regarding the allocation of time between our business and the other business interests of GSB Holdings, Inc. Mr. Clarke has agreed to devote as much time to the management of our business and affairs as is necessary for the proper conduct of our business and affairs. We expect Mr. Clarke will devote at least 90% of his time to our operations.

Neal Bobrick — Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing .  Mr. Bobrick has served as our Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing since January 2016. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Bobrick served in various executive capacities at Monster, Inc. and its affiliated entities for nearly 10 years. From November 2013 to October 2015, Mr. Bobrick served as the President of Monster, Inc. From January 2009 to November 2013, he directed strategic market planning and development, as well as marketing and pricing, for Monster, Inc.’s sales efforts in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Russia. From October 2015 through December 2015, Mr. Bobrick acted as a consultant.

Vivek Tandon — Executive Vice President, Operations .  Mr. Tandon has served as Executive Vice President — Operations since December 2015 and has served as a director since our inception. Mr. Tandon served as our Chief Operating Officer and President from August 2015 through December 2015, served as our Executive Vice President, Marketing and Development since October 2014 and acted as a consultant to our company from January 2013 through October 2014. From January 2010 through August 2013, Mr. Tandon was VP of Business Development for Emlinq LLC, a manufacturer of military and medical electronics. Mr. Tandon has a degree in Business Management from Menlo College.

David Olert — Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer .  Mr. Olert has served as the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance since September 2015. Prior to his appointment, he served as Chief Financial Officer for InterMetro Communications a publicly traded long-distance provider, since

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July 2007. Mr. Olert is a certified public accountant and holds a Masters of Business Administration from William Howard Taft University and a Bachelors in Computer Science Concentration from Barry University.

Jawahar “Jay” Tandon — Director .  Mr. Tandon served as our Chief Executive Officer from our inception in 2012 through December 2015, as our Executive Chairman of the Board from December 2015 through May 2016 and as a director since our inception in 2012. From 1993 to 1999, as a founder of Golden Power, Inc., a public company, he served as CEO and as a Director. Mr. Tandon, a founder of Celetronix, Inc., served as its President from 1999 until it was sold to Jabil Circuits in 2006. Mr. Tandon also founded and served as President of Tandon Enterprises, Inc. from 2006 to 2011. Mr. Tandon graduated from the University of Santa Clara with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.

Marc S. Matejka — Vice President, Operations .  Mr. Matejka has served as Vice President, Operations since July 2015. Mr. Matejka is an electrical engineer with over 25 years experience in engineering, operations and quality. From June 2011 to March 2015 he was the Director of Operations at US Seismic Systems, Inc. (USSI). USSI provided fiber optic solutions to energy markets in the oil and gas sector. USSI was a subsidiary of Arcorn Energy, an energy technology holding company. At USSI he was responsible for procurement, production, logistics and quality assurance. From April 2015 through June 2015 he was unemployed. From June 2006 to June 2011 Mr. Matejka was Sr. Manager of Global Engineering Services at Belkin International, Inc., a worldwide supplier of consumer electornic products. Mr. Matejka received his Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland.

Jonathan Clark — Director Nominee .  Mr. Clark has agreed to join our board of directors prior to or upon our listing date on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Since 2009, Mr. Clark has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Priority Posting and Publishing, Inc., a real estate services provider to trustees, law firms and banking related organizations. From 1988 to 2009 he held a number of executive positions, including President and Chief Executive Officer of Sundance Spas, Inc. Mr. Clark holds doctorate degrees in Psychology from the American Behavioral Studies Institute and a Bachelor of Business Degree from California State University — Fullerton.

Robert B. Machinist — Director Nominee .  Mr. Machinist has agreed to join our board of directors prior to or upon our listing date on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Mr. Machinist is the Chairman of CIFC Corp. and has been a member of that board since December 2004. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Advisors of MESA, a merchant bank specializing in media and entertainment industry transactions. Mr. Machinist also runs a private family investment company. In addition, he is a member of the boards of directors of United Pacific Industries, a publicly listed Hong Kong company, and Maimonides Medical Center. He was the Chairman of Atrinsic, a publicly-listed interactive media company, through 2008. From 1998 to December 2001, Mr. Machinist was managing director and head of investment banking for the Bank of New York and its Capital Markets division. From January 1986 to November 1998, he was president and one of the principal founders of Patricof & Co. Capital Corp. (and its successor companies), a multinational investment banking business, until its acquisition by the Bank of New York. Mr. Machinist received a B.A. from Vassar College.

Christopher M. Miner — Director Nominee .  Mr. Miner has agreed to join our board of directors prior to or upon our listing date on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Since January 2014, Mr. Miner has been a member of the board of director of Interush Holdings, Inc., a multi-level marketer, acting as its President since October 2015. Mr. Miner most recently served as a director to Craig Wireless, Ltd. a publically traded telecommunications company. He joined Craig Wireless as a consultant in 2010, was elected to the board in 2011 and served through February 2012, continuing as consultant until end of 2012. Mr. Miner was previously director of Cali-West, a manufacturing, construction and service company in the car care industry until 2010 when he sold the business. For nearly eight years Mr. Miner was active on the board of Herbalife International, a public reporting Health and Wellness Company. Mr. Miner was part of the special committee that managed the sale of Herbalife in 2002 and also chaired or participated in audit, compensation, and finance committees. Early technology engagements included serving as CFO of a NASDAQ reporting company, Technology Marketing Inc., and integration of several acquisitions substantially increasing company performance and valuation. In 1989 he founded Workstation Technologies, an international development company and marketer of compression and videoconferencing products to major telecommunication and computer manufacturers.

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Mr. Miner earned a Masters in Business Administration from the California State University in 1976 and Bachelors from the University of New York in 1973.

Jonathan S. Orban — Director Nominee .  Mr. Orban has agreed to join our board of directors prior to or upon our listing date on the Nasdaq Capital Market. From January 2012 to December 2014, Mr. Orban served as the Chief Executive Officer of GeneSolve, a body chemistry optimization software company. From 2005 through January 2012, Mr. Orban served as the Chief Executive Officer of Third Pillar Systems, a software platform in the commercial lending and leasing space. Third Pillar System’s software processed over $100 billion in leases and loans for companies like Bank of America, GE Capital, Citibank and Rabobank. Mr. Orban has many years of investment banking experience and worked as a medical device analyst. Mr. Orban served in Special Forces in the United States Army and graduated Special Operations Med School. He completed his clinical rotations at Reynolds Hospital, OK. He researched and wrote several of the General Medical References that are still used to train the Special Forces today. Mr. Orban received his Bachelors’ in from University of California, Berkeley in 2003.

Each of our officers serves at the discretion of our board of directors. Each of our directors holds office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Vivek Tandon is the son of Jawahar Tandon. Other than the foregoing, there are no other family relationships among any of the officers or directors.

Director Independence

The shares our common stock and warrants have been approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Generally, under the listing requirements and rules of Nasdaq, independent directors must comprise a majority of a listed company’s board of directors within one year of the closing of this offering. Prior to the effective date of this offering, we intend to elect to our Board four additional non-employee directors, none of which will have a relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director and each of which will be “independent” as that term is defined under the listing requirements of Nasdaq. Accordingly, prior to the effective date of this offering, a majority of our directors will be independent, as required under applicable Nasdaq rules. In making this determination, our board of directors will consider the current and prior relationships that each non-employee director has with our company, if any, and all other facts and circumstances our board of directors deemed relevant in determining their independence, including the beneficial ownership of our capital stock, if any, by each non-employee director.

Board Committees

Our board of directors has established an audit committee, compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee to become operational as of the effective date of this offering. Our board of directors may establish other committees to facilitate the management of our business. The expected composition and functions of each committee upon completion of this offering are described below. Members will serve on these committees until their resignation or until otherwise determined by our board of directors.

Audit Committee

Our audit committee will consist of Jonathan Clark, Robert Machinist and Christopher Miner, with Mr. Machinist acting as the chair. The audit committee will consist solely of directors which satisfy the independence requirements under Nasdaq listing standards and Rule 10A-3(b)(1) of the Exchange Act. The chair of our audit committee is a person who our board of directors has determined is an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of SEC regulations. Each member of our audit committee is a person who our board of directors has determined has the requisite financial expertise required under the applicable requirements of Nasdaq. In arriving at this determination, the board will examine each audit committee member’s scope of experience and the nature of their employment in the corporate finance sector. The primary functions of this committee will include:

reviewing and approving the engagement of our independent registered public accounting firm to perform audit services and any permissible non-audit services;
evaluating the performance of our independent registered public accounting firm and deciding whether to retain their services;

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monitoring the rotation of partners on the engagement team of our independent registered public accounting firm;
reviewing our annual and quarterly financial statements and reports and discussing the statements and reports with our independent registered public accounting firm and management, including a review of disclosures under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations;”
considering and approving or disapproving all related party transactions;
reviewing, with our independent registered public accounting firm and management, significant issues that may arise regarding accounting principles and financial statement presentation, as well as matters concerning the scope, adequacy and effectiveness of our financial controls;
conducting an annual assessment of the performance of the audit committee and its members, and the adequacy of its charter; and
establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by us regarding financial controls, accounting or auditing matters.

Compensation Committee

Our compensation committee will consist of Jonathan Clark, Jonathan Orban and Christopher Miner, with Mr. Miner acting as the chair. The compensation committee will consist solely of directors whom our board of directors has determined to be independent under Nasdaq listing standards, a “non-employee director” as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act and an “outside director” as that term is defined in Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code. The functions of this committee will include:

determining the compensation and other terms of employment of our chief executive officer and our other executive officers and reviewing and approving corporate performance goals and objectives relevant to such compensation;
reviewing and recommending to the full board of directors the compensation of our directors;
evaluating and administering the equity incentive plans, compensation plans and similar programs advisable for us, as well as reviewing and recommending to our board of directors the adoption, modification or termination of our plans and programs;
establishing policies with respect to equity compensation arrangements;
reviewing with management our disclosures under the caption “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and recommending to the full board its inclusion in our periodic reports to be filed with the SEC; and
reviewing and evaluating, at least annually, the performance of the compensation committee and the adequacy of its charter.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Our nominating and corporate governance committee will consist of Jonathan Orban, Robert Machinist and Christopher Miner, with Mr. Orban acting as the chair. Our nominating and corporate governance committee will consist solely of directors whom our board of directors has determined to be independent under Nasdaq listing standards. The functions of this committee will include:

reviewing periodically and evaluating director performance on our board of directors and its applicable committees, and recommending to our board of directors and management areas for improvement;
interviewing, evaluating, nominating and recommending individuals for membership on our board of directors;
reviewing and recommending to our board of directors any amendments to our corporate governance policies; and
reviewing and assessing, at least annually, the performance of the nominating and corporate governance committee and the adequacy of its charter.

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Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

In connection with this offering, our board of directors has adopted a code of business conduct and ethics that applies to all of our employees, officers and directors, including those officers responsible for financial reporting. Upon completion of this offering, our code of business conduct and ethics will be available on our website at www.monsterdigital.com . We intend to disclose any amendments to the code, or any waivers of its requirements, on our website to the extent required by the applicable rules and exchange requirements. The inclusion of our website address in this prospectus does not include or incorporate by reference into this prospectus the information on or accessible through our website.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

None of our executive officers serves, or served during our fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee of any other entity that has or has had one or more executive officers serving as a member of our board of directors.

Non-Employee Director Compensation

We issued David Clarke 89,220 shares of our common stock in May 2015 further to a consulting contract. Further to David Clarke’s agreement to become Executive Chairman of the Board, in October 2015 we issued Mr. Clarke an additional 71,377 shares of our common stock. In December 2015 Mr. Clarke became our Chief Executive Officer and President and we issued him an additional 14,275 shares of our common stock. Mr. Clarke has agreed not to transfer or sell any of these shares until January 10, 2017.

In May 2016, we entered into a ten week consulting agreement with Jonathan Orban, a director nominee, which becomes effective on the effective date of the offering. The Agreement may be extended. Further to the agreement, we agreed to pay Mr. Orban $250 per hour but no more than $10,000 per week. We also agreed to pay all of Mr. Orban’s expenses incurred in connection with the performance of his consulting duties in an amount not to exceed $20,000.

In June 2016, we entered into a one year consulting agreement with Jawahar Tandon, our former Chief Executive Officer, which becomes effective on the effective date of the offering. Further to the agreement, we agreed to issue Mr. Tandon 125,000 restricted shares of our common stock on the effective date of the offering. Mr. Tandon has agreed with the underwriters not to directly or indirectly sell, offer, contract or grant any option to sell, pledge, transfer (excluding intra-family transfers, transfers to a trust for estate planning purposes or to his beneficiaries upon his death), or otherwise dispose of or enter into any transaction which may result in the disposition of any such shares without the prior written consent of Axiom Capital Management, Inc., as representative of the underwriters, for a period of twelve months after the date of this prospectus. We also agreed to pay all of Mr. Tandon’s pre-approved reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the performance of his consulting duties.

Our board of directors has established a compensation program for our non-employee, independent directors. Each such director will receive $3,000 a quarter and an initial shares or stock options grants of 5,000 shares; subsequent equity grants will be subject to the review and approval of the full board of directors.

Advisory Board

We have created an advisory board to provide us with advice and assistance on various matters regarding unmet industry needs and opportunities, customer feedback on existing products, proposed product offerings and assessment of other strategic corporate matters. None of the members of all advisory board can be an officer or employee of our company and we seek to have members which are opinion leaders in their respective fields.

Our sole current advisory board member is Noel Lee, the owner and Chief Executive Officer of Monster, Inc. We have entered into an advisory board agreement with Mr. Lee whereby we are reimbursed for certain of his out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with company-related business. The agreement contemplates a perpetual term commencing August 2015 to continue until (i) either party elects to terminate the agreement at any time after August 2017 or (ii) we elect to terminate the agreement immediately upon Mr. Lee’s breach or suspected breach of certain of the confidentiality provisions of the agreement. In addition, Mr. Lee was issued a warrant to purchase up to 202,766 shares of our common stock at a per share exercise price of $14.01. We will seek to add other industry leaders to our advisory board in the future as opportunities present themselves.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth information regarding the compensation awarded to or earned by the executive officers listed below during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015. Throughout this prospectus, these officers are referred to as our named executive officers.

           
Name and Principal Position   Year   Salary ($) (1)   Bonus ($)   Stock
Awards
($) (2)
  All Other Compensation ($)   Total
($)
Jawahar Tandon
Former Executive Chairman of the Board (1)
    2015       250,000                   60,112 (1)       310,112  
    2014       250,000                   45,408 (1)       295,404  
Thomas Dulek,
Former Chief Financial Officer (3)
    2015                         99,999 (4)       99,994  
    2014                         84,544 (4)       84,544  
Vivek Tandon
Executive Vice President — Operations (4)
    2015       225,000                   19,277       244,277  
    2014       78,587 (5)                   66,994 (5)       145,581  

(1) Mr. Tandon resigned as Chief Executive Officer in December 2015 and became our Chairman of the Board. Mr. Tandon’s employment agreement with our company was terminated effective with his resignation as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Tandon resigned as Executive Chairman of the Board in June 2016. He is currently a consultant.
(2) Consists of payments by us for medical and dental premiums of $27,748, automobile expenses of $17,764 and country club membership of $14,600 in 2015 and medical and dental insurance premiums of $16,244, automobile expenses of $14,614 and country club membership of $14,550 in 2014. Mr. Tandon’s automobile expense and country club reimbursement was discontinued for 2016.
(3) Mr. Dulek’s status as Chief Financial Officer was terminated in June 2015.
(4) Although named Chief Financial Officer of our company, Mr. Dulek rendered services as a consultant; all amounts are classified as consulting payments.
(4) Vivek Tandon served as President from October 2014 through December 2015. From January through October 2014, Mr. Tandon was paid as a consultant to our company. His current annual salary is $180,000.
(5) Includes automobile expenses of $19,277 in 2015 and automobile expenses of $6,994 and consulting fees of $60,000 in 2014. Mr. Tandon’s automobile expense reimbursement was discontinued for calendar 2016.

Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2014 and 2015

None of our named executive officers held any outstanding equity awards as of December 31, 2014 or 2015.

Employment Agreements

We have Executive Employment Agreements which become effective on the effective date of this offering with each of Neal Bobrick, our Executive Vice President - Sales and Marketing, David Olert, our Chief Financial Officer, Vivek Tandon, our Executive Vice President - Operations, and Marc Matejka, our Vice President – Operations. Further to these Agreements, Mssrs. Bobrick, Olert, Tandon and Matejka are to be paid a base salary of $185,000, $185,000, $180,000 and $150,000, respectively. On the effective date of this offering, each of these Executives will be granted shares of restricted stock under our Plan as well as stock options under the Plan at a per share price equal to the initial public offering price per share of the shares of common stock sold further to this offering in the following amounts: Bobrick – that number of shares of restricted stock such that he owns an aggregate of 70,000 shares (including his prior grant) and 35,688 options (represents previously approved options); Olert – 25,000 shares and 17,844 options (represents previously approved options); Tandon – 25,000 shares and 18,000 options; Matejka – 25,000 shares and 18,000 options.

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In addition, each of the Executive Employment Agreements contain the following provisions.

* The agreements are for a one year term but renew automatically on the anniversary date of each year unless terminated by either party with 30 days’ notice.

* The Agreements provide that the executive shall be eligible to earn a bonus. It is currently anticipated that the Compensation Committee of the Board will set up a bonus plan for fiscal year 2016, including targets and specific guidelines, within 30 days of the effective date of this offering. In future years it is currently anticipated that the Compensation Committee will set the bonus plan within 60 days of the beginning of each fiscal year. Within 45 days following the end of the calendar year, the Board shall determine whether and in what amount the executive has earned bonus for the prior calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, determination of Executive’s entitlement to Bonus and amounts shall be determined exclusively by the Board in its sole discretion. General factors the board may consider in his bonus determination include our company’s financial performance, the level of responsibility, and contribution and performance of the Executive. Evaluation of these and other factors is subjective and no fixed, relative weights are assigned to the factors given.

* The Agreements, except for that of Neal Bobrick, provide that one-quarter (1/4) of the restricted stock and stock options granted thereunder shall vest on the first anniversary of the date thereof. Thereafter, one-thirty six (1/36) shall vest on a monthly basis on the first day of each calendar month. With respect to Mr. Bobrick, his agreement provides that one half (½) of his restricted stock and options shall vest on June 30, 2017 and the balance on June 30, 2018. Any unvested shares of restricted stock and stock options will vest upon any termination of the executive’s employment other than termination of the Agreement by our company for “cause” or due to the voluntary resignation by the executive in the absence of “good reason”. Executive may be able to receive additional stock options and/or restricted stock from time to time at the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee and the Board.

* As long as executive remains a full-time employee of our company, executive shall be entitled to apply to participate in such executive benefit plans and programs as we may from time to time offer or provide to executives of our company at similar levels, including, but not limited to, any life insurance, health and accident, medical and dental, disability and retirement plans and programs. We agreed at our expense to purchase a term life insurance policy on the life of Mr. Bobrick in the face amount of two times his annual base salary with beneficiaries designated by him.

* In the event of the termination of the Agreements by us without “cause” or due to the voluntary resignation by the executive for “good reason”, executive shall be entitled to a severance payment equal to 1/3 of executive’s then Base Salary, payable in accordance with our customary payroll practices.

2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan

We have adopted a 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). An aggregate of 965,412 shares of our common stock is reserved for issuance and available for awards under the Plan, including incentive stock options granted under the Plan. The Plan administrator may grant awards to any employee, director, consultant or other person providing services to us or our affiliates. As of June 3, 2016, options to acquire an aggregate of 75,302 shares of common stock at a per share exercise price of $30.11 have been granted under the Plan. In addition, restricted stock grants of 14,275 and 35,688 have been made under the Plan to David Clarke, our Chief Executive Officer and to Neal Bobrick, our Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, respectively. Options to acquire approximately 150,000 shares at an exercise price per share equal to the initial public offering price of the shares offered by means of this offering and approximately 250,000 shares of restricted stock will be issued and granted at the effective date of this offering.

The Plan shall be initially administered by the Board. The Plan administrator has the authority to determine, within the limits of the express provisions of the Plan, the individuals to whom awards will be granted, the nature, amount and terms of such awards and the objectives and conditions for earning such awards. The Board may at any time amend or terminate the Plan, provided that no such action may be taken that adversely affects any rights or obligations with respect to any awards previously made under the Plan without the consent of the recipient. No awards may be made under the Plan after the tenth anniversary of its effective date.

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Awards under the Plan may include incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), restricted shares of common stock, restricted stock Units, performance share or Unit awards, other stock-based awards and cash-based incentive awards.

Stock Options .  The Plan administrator may grant to a participant options to purchase our common stock that qualify as incentive stock options for purposes of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code (“incentive stock options”), options that do not qualify as incentive stock options (“non-qualified stock options”) or a combination thereof. The terms and conditions of stock option grants, including the quantity, price, vesting periods, and other conditions on exercise will be determined by the Plan administrator. The exercise price for stock options will be determined by the Plan administrator in its discretion, but non-qualified stock options and incentive stock options may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of one share of our company’s common stock on the date when the stock option is granted. Additionally, in the case of incentive stock options granted to a holder of more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of our stock on the date of grant, the exercise price may not be less than 110% of the fair market value of one share of common stock on the date the stock option is granted. Stock options must be exercised within a period fixed by the Plan administrator that may not exceed ten years from the date of grant, except that in the case of incentive stock options granted to a holder of more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of our stock on the date of grant, the exercise period may not exceed five years. At the Plan administrator’s discretion, payment for shares of common stock on the exercise of stock options may be made in cash, shares of our common stock held by the participant or in any other form of consideration acceptable to the Plan administrator (including one or more forms of “cashless” or “net” exercise).

Stock Appreciation Rights .  The Plan administrator may grant to a participant an award of SARs, which entitles the participant to receive, upon its exercise, a payment equal to (i) the excess of the fair market value of a share of common stock on the exercise date over the SAR exercise price, times (ii) the number of shares of common stock with respect to which the SAR is exercised. The exercise price for a SAR will be determined by the Plan administrator in its discretion; provided, however, that in no event shall the exercise price be less than the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant.

Restricted Shares and Restricted Units .  The Plan administrator may award to a participant shares of common stock subject to specified restrictions (“restricted shares”). Restricted shares are subject to forfeiture if the participant does not meet certain conditions such as continued employment over a specified forfeiture period and/or the attainment of specified performance targets over the forfeiture period. The Plan administrator also may award to a participant Units representing the right to receive shares of common stock in the future subject to the achievement of one or more goals relating to the completion of service by the participant and/or the achievement of performance or other objectives (“restricted Units”). The terms and conditions of restricted share and restricted Unit awards are determined by the Plan administrator.

Performance Awards .  The Plan administrator may grant performance awards to participants under such terms and conditions as the Plan administrator deems appropriate. A performance award entitles a participant to receive a payment from us, the amount of which is based upon the attainment of predetermined performance targets over a specified award period. Performance awards may be paid in cash, shares of common stock or a combination thereof, as determined by the Plan administrator.

Other Stock-Based Awards .  The Plan administrator may grant equity-based or equity-related awards, referred to as “other stock-based awards,” other than options, SARs, restricted shares, restricted Units, or performance awards. The terms and conditions of each other stock-based award will be determined by the Plan administrator. Payment under any other stock-based awards will be made in common stock or cash, as determined by the Plan administrator.

Cash-Based Awards .  The Plan administrator may grant cash-based incentive compensation awards, which would include performance-based annual cash incentive compensation to be paid to covered employees subject to Section 162(m) of the Code. The terms and conditions of each cash-based award will be determined by the Plan administrator.

Dividend Equivalents .  The Plan administrator may provide for the payment of dividends or dividend equivalents with respect to any shares of common stock subject to an award under the Plan.

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Limitation on Liability and Indemnification Matters

Our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers, and may indemnify our employees and other agents, to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law. However, Delaware law prohibits our amended and restated certificate of incorporation from limiting the liability of our directors for the following:

any breach of a director’s duty of loyalty to us or to our stockholders;
acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions; and
any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal benefit.

If Delaware law is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director, then the liability of our directors will be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, as so amended. Our Certificate of Incorporation does not eliminate a director’s duty of care and, in appropriate circumstances, equitable remedies, such as injunctive or other forms of non-monetary relief, remain available under Delaware law. It also does not affect a director’s responsibilities under any other laws, such as the federal securities laws or other state or federal laws. Under our Bylaws, we are also empowered to enter into indemnification agreements with our directors, officers, employees and other agents and to purchase insurance on behalf of any person whom we are required or permitted to indemnify.

In addition to the indemnification required in our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, we have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our current directors and executive officers. These agreements provide for the indemnification of such persons for all reasonable expenses and liabilities incurred in connection with any action or proceeding brought against them by reason of the fact that they are or were serving in such capacity. We believe that these Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws provisions and indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors, officers and employees. Furthermore, we have obtained director and officer liability insurance to cover liabilities our directors and officers may incur in connection with their services to us and expect to increase the level upon completion of this offering.

The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duties. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit us and our stockholders. A stockholder’s investment may be harmed to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable. There is no pending litigation or proceeding naming any of our directors or officers as to which indemnification is being sought, nor are we aware of any pending or threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification by any director or officer.

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS

The following is a description of transactions since May 2012, to which we have been a party, in which the amount involved exceeded or will exceed $120,000, and in which any of our executive officers, directors, promoters or holders of more than 5% of any class of our voting securities, or an affiliate or immediate family member thereof, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest, other than compensation, termination and change in control arrangements, which are described under “Executive Compensation”. Jawahar Tandon, our Executive Chairman of the Board and founder and our former Chief Executive Officer, may be deemed to be a promoter within the meaning of SEC rules under the Securities Act. We believe the terms obtained or consideration that we paid or received, as applicable, in connection with the transactions described below were comparable to terms available or the amounts that would be paid or received, as applicable, in arm’s-length transactions with unrelated third parties.

Related Party Loans

From time to time since inception, we have obtained certain related party loans from and advances Tandon Enterprises, Inc. a company controlled and owned by Jawahar Tandon, a director and our former Executive Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, and Devinder Tandon, a former director. The proceeds of the loans provided us with working capital. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the net amount borrowed was $(151,000) and $460,000, respectively. However, as of June 3, 2016, we were indebted to Tandon Enterprises, Inc. in the amount of $346,100. The loans and advances were non-interest bearing and had no maturity date. Tandon Enterprises, Inc. has agreed to convert all outstanding net amounts lent and advanced to our company into shares of common stock and warrants immediately prior to consummation of this offering at the initial public offering price of the shares of common stock offered by means of this prospectus.

In September 2015 David Clarke, our Chief Executive Officer and a significant stockholder of our company, loaned our company $100,000 further to a promissory note bearing interest at 5% per annum, principal and unpaid interest payable on demand. Mr. Clarke has agreed to convert all outstanding principal and interest owed under the note into shares of common stock and warrants immediately prior to the consummation of this offering at the initial public offering price of the shares of common stock offered by means of this prospectus.

Arrangements with Tandon Enterprises, Inc.

Services Arrangement

From inception through the date of this prospectus, Tandon Enterprises, Inc. has provided administrative, accounting, and operational support to our company. Such support includes providing warehouse space as required. We reimburse Tandon Enterprises, Inc. for its actual costs of rendering the services. The fee was $0 and $172,000 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Devinder Tandon and Jawahar Tandon are founders, directors, and officers of Tandon Enterprises, Inc. and serve as its Chief Executive Officer and President, respectively.

License and Sublicense Agreement

Further to a License and Sublicense Agreement entered into in May 2012, Tandon Enterprises, Inc. agreed to grant us (i) a non-exclusive sublicense to the subject matter of certain patents and (ii) a non-exclusive license or sublicense, as the case may be, to certain know-how, trade secrets, inventions, data, technology, and other information now owned or licensed by Tandon Enterprises, Inc., or which Tandon Enterprises, Inc. has the right to use or exploit relating to such patents, each to be used by us in connection with the development, manufacture, sale and distribution of assembled memory modules and memory data storage products. In consideration of the rights granted to us under this Agreement, we issued Tandon Enterprises, Inc. 71,377 shares of our common stock.

Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement

Further to a Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement entered into in May 2012, Tandon Enterprises, Inc. agreed not to engage in (i) the development, manufacture, sale and distribution of assembled memory modules and memory data storage products or (ii) the marketing, packaging, advertising and promotion of any of such products and services (the “Restricted Activities”). Tandon Enterprises, Inc. agreed not to enter into

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any agreement to license or otherwise exploit any mark using the word “Monster” or any derivation thereof for use in any of the Restricted Activities. In addition, Tandon Enterprises, Inc., agreed that it would not (i) solicit, recruit or hire any employee of our company or (ii) solicit or encourage any employee of our company to leave our employment.

Other arrangements

As of December 31, 2011, we entered an agreement whereby obligations of our company to related parties were assumed by Tandon Enterprises, Inc.. Tandon Enterprises, Inc. then forgave the assumed debt in totality. We recorded the debt forgiveness of $152,036 as a contribution to capital.

Until December 31, 2014, we sub-leased approximately 2,500 square feet from Tandon Enterprises, Inc. for our executive offices and headquarters in Simi Valley, California at a monthly rate of $2,143, which we believed was a fair rental rate for such a sub-lease.

For the year ended December 31, 2013, we purchased $110,301 of products from SMLINQ, LLC, an entity controlled by Vivek Tandon, our Executive Vice President, Operations and our former Chief Operating Officer and President.

As of August 7, 2015, Jawahar Tandon and Vivek Tandon were each indebted to our company in the amount of approximately $184,000 and $115,000, respectively. In August 2015, pursuant to an arrangement with Tandon Enterprises, Inc. we transferred these receivables to Tandon Enterprises, Inc. in consideration for an identical reduction in amounts owed by our company to Tandon Enterprises, Inc.. This terminated these loan arrangements between our company and Jawahar and Vivek Tandon. As a result, neither Jawahar nor Vivek Tandon has any outstanding amounts due to our company.

Pursuant to an arrangement with our company, 4PAC, LLC, an entity owned by Tayel Tandon, the wife of Vivek Tandon, has provided marketing services to our company commencing February 2015 at the rate of $5,000 per month, plus expenses. Further to this arrangement, we paid 4PAC, LLC an aggregate of $41,650 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

Assignment and Assumption Agreement

As referenced herein, prior to our reorganization described below under the heading “Arrangements with WestPark Capital”, SDJ was owned solely by Devinder Tandon and Jawahar Tandon, who also substantially own Tandon Enterprises, Inc. Syrma Technologies Private Ltd. (“Syrma”) is owned by Manohar Tandon, the brother of Jawahar and Devinder Tandon. Prior to the execution of the Monster License Agreement, SDJ had primarily acted as a pass-through entity for transactions between Tandon Enterprises, Inc. and Syrma. Tandon Enterprises, Inc. and Syrma sold to each other memory chips and performed value-added services related to such chips, as well as transferring and selling equipment to manufacture and test memory chips to each other using SDJ as a conduit; the primary purpose for using the conduit was to allow Syrma to comply with applicable restrictions under its bank agreements. SDJ recorded substantial accounts payable to and accounts receivable from each of Syrma and Tandon Enterprises, Inc. relating to such sales and services, as well as advances and loans between Syrma and Tandon Enterprises, Inc. using SDJ as a conduit on an as-needed basis. In addition, each of Devinder Tandon and Jawahar Tandon personally made advances and loans to SDJ on an as-needed basis for working capital purposes. Also, Tandon Enterprises, Inc. assumed certain of the liabilities of a company owned by Vivek Tandon but recorded on SDJ’s books. No representation can be made that any of such transactions by and among SDJ, Tandon Enterprises and Syrma were conducted as an “arms-length transaction.”

In May 2012, each of SDJ, Tandon Enterprises, Inc. and Syrma entered into an Assumption of Liabilities and Assignment of Receivables Agreement (the “Assignment and Assumption Agreement”), effective December 31, 2011. The primary purpose of the transaction was for Syrma and Tandon Enterprises, Inc. to take onto their books those liabilities and receivables that primarily related to the transactions referenced above and have them substantially removed from the books of SDJ. This would reflect the true nature of the transactions as opposed to having the transactions reflected on the books of SDJ when it merely acted as a conduit for the referenced sales, services and advances referenced above. Accordingly, these amounts are not reflected in our audited financial statements included in this prospectus.

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As a result of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the net effect was that the net amount of obligations and receivables by and among these related parties were assumed by Tandon Enterprises, Inc. Upon the execution of such agreement, we had a net liability to Tandon Enterprises, Inc. in the amount of $153,798. Tandon Enterprises, Inc. then forgave the debt and we recorded the debt forgiveness as a contribution to capital.

Consulting Agreements

In May 2015, we entered into a one-year consulting agreement with David Clarke, our current Chief Executive Officer. Further to the agreement, we issued Mr. Clarke 89,220 shares of our common stock. In September 2015, Mr. Clarke became our Executive Chairman of the Board. In connection with his appointment, in October 2015 we issued him an additional 71,377 shares of our common stock. In December 2015, Mr. Clarke became our President and Chief Executive Officer and we issued him an additional 14,275 shares of our common stock in connection with his appointment. Mr. Clarke has agreed not to transfer or sell any of these shares until January 10, 2017. We also agreed to pay all of Mr. Clarke’s expenses incurred in connection with the performance of his consulting duties. Mr. Clarke has agreed to convert all unreimbursed expenses owed into shares of common stock and warrants immediately prior to the consummation of this offering at the initial public offering price of the shares offered by means of this prospectus.

During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, we paid $10,000 a month to Vivek Tandon as consulting fees. An aggregate of $120,000 and $60,000 was paid to Mr. Tandon as a consultant for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2014.

In May 2016, we entered into a 10 week consulting agreement with Jonathan Orban, a director nominee, which becomes effective on the effective date of the offering. The Agreement may be extended . Further to the agreement, we agreed to pay Mr. Orban $250 per hour but no more than $10,000 per week. We also agreed to pay all of Mr. Orban’s expenses incurred in connection with the performance of his consulting duties in an amount not to exceed $20,000.

In June 2016, we entered into a one year consulting agreement with Jawahar Tandon, our former Chief Executive Officer, which becomes effective on the effective date of the offering. Further to the agreement, we agreed to issue Mr. Tandon 125,000 restricted shares of our common stock on the effective date of the offering. Mr. Tandon has agreed with the underwriters not to directly or indirectly sell, offer, contract or grant any option to sell, pledge, transfer (excluding intra-family transfers, transfers to a trust for estate planning purposes or to his beneficiaries upon his death), or otherwise dispose of or enter into any transaction which may result in the disposition of any such shares without the prior written consent of Axiom Capital Management, Inc., as representative of the underwriters, for a period of twelve months after the date of this prospectus. We also agreed to pay all of Mr. Tandon’s pre-approved reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the performance of his consulting duties.

Cancellation of Shares

Between December 2014 and March 2015, we effected an exchange offer whereby all holders of convertible promissory note and warrants issued by us between April 2014 and March 2015 ($5.1 million principal amount of 6% convertible promissory notes convertible at $21.02 and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 327,954 shares of common stock at a per share exercise price of $21.02) were offered the ability to exchange such securities for shares of our common stock as follows: (i) for the settlement of all outstanding balances (principal and accrued interest) under each note at the rate of .07 shares of common stock of the registrant for each $14.01 in outstanding principal amount of the note and (ii) for the cancellation of all warrants, .07 shares of common stock for each .14 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. Further to the exchange offer, Jawahar Tandon agreed that for each .07 new share issued by us further to the exchange offer up to 35,688 shares, he would cancel .07 shares of our common stock beneficially held by him. An aggregate of 509,986 shares of common stock were issued by us pursuant to the exchange offer and the J Tandon Partnership Trust cancelled 356,883 shares of our common stock.

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our common stock and Jawahar Tandon would transfer .14 shares of common stock beneficially held by him to the investor. For the sake of expediency, we agreed to issue all shares to investors in the rights offering and Mr. Tandon would cancel those shares he would otherwise have had to transfer further to the rights offering. An aggregate of 417,648 shares of common stock were issued by us, 167,059 shares of which represented shares which would have otherwise been transferred by Mr. Tandon and which were simultaneously cancelled by the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust and J Tandon Irrevocable Partnership Trust.

Further to a private placement of common stock effected by us between May 2012 and June 2013, the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust agreed to transfer .07 shares beneficially held by it for each .39 shares purchased by investors further to the private placement if the data memory division of Tandon Enterprises, Inc. was not transferred to us. Since said division was not transferred, the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust was obligated to transfer an aggregate of 111,282 shares of common stock beneficially held by it to investors in the private placement. For the sake of expediency, we agreed to issue all such shares to investors in the private placement and the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust cancelled an identical number of shares, such shares issued in June 2015.

Pursuant to our decision to cancel our proposed acquisition of Syrma Technologies Pvt. Ltd., in September 2015 Jawahar Tandon, our Executive Chariman of the Board and former Chief Executive Officer, and Devinder Tandon, one of our significant stockholders and a former director, offered in the aggregate to each stockholder who purchased shares of our company for cash the opportunity to receive .07 additional shares from Mssrs. Tandon’s beneficial holdings for each .43 shares purchased from our company by such stockholder (together the “Syrma Additional Shares”). As a condition to such grant, the executing stockholders agreed to release our company and WestPark Capital from any claim or cause of action that arise out of or are related in any way to the purchase or acquisition of our common stock (the “Release”). A total of 1,567,001 shares were purchased by stockholders for cash. Stockholders holding an aggregate of 1,355,797 shares purchased for cash agreed to receive Syrma Additional Shares; an aggregate of 225,956 Additional Shares were afforded these stockholders; 112,978 from each of Jawahar Tandon’s and Devinder Tandon’s beneficial holdings. Stockholders holding an aggregate of 211,203 shares purchased for cash did not agree to receive such shares and did not execute the Release. For the sake of expediency, we issued the Syrma Additional Shares directly to electing stockholders and Mssrs. Tandon cancelled in the aggregate an equivalent number of shares beneficially held by them for each Syrma Additional Share referenced further to the previous sentence.

Pursuant to the Conversion, Jawahar Tandon and Devinder Tandon offered in the aggregate to each holder who agreed to convert Bridge Notes into shares of common stock and warrants or who purchased shares of our Series A Preferred Stock, which automatically converts into shares of common stock and warrants, one share from Mssrs. Tandon’s beneficial holdings for each share of common stock issued further to the aforementioned Conversion (but excluding shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants issued further to the Conversion) (the “Conversion Additional Shares”). For the sake of expediency, we will issue the Conversion Additional Shares directly to such holders and Mssrs. Tandon (and Tandon Enterprises, Inc. as described below) will cancel in the aggregate an equivalent number of shares beneficially held by them for each Conversion Additional Share referenced further to the previous sentence. The D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust beneficially owned 507,809 shares of common stock prior to the Conversion; as a result of the Conversion, all shares held by the D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust will be cancelled. Further to a Share Cancellation Agreement dated June 1, 2016 by and among our company, the D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust, the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust and Tandon Enterprises, Inc. (the “Share Cancellation Agreement”), Tandon Enterprises, Inc. and the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust agreed to cancel any shortfall in the number of shares that the D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust would have been required to cancel further to the Conversion. As a result of the aforementioned shortfall, Tandon Enterprises Inc. will cancel all 71,353 shares held by it prior to the Conversion and all 65,924 shares to be issued to it as described above further to the Conversion. Further to the Share Cancellation Agreement, the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust agreed to cancel any shortfall in the number of shares that Tandon Enterprises agreed to cancel to cover any referenced shortfall by the D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust. The J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust owned 686,510 shares of common stock prior to the Conversion; as a result of the Conversion, all shares held by the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust will be cancelled. Further to the Share Cancellation

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Agreement, we agreed to issue any additional shares that the D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust, the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust and Tandon Enterprises, Inc. could not cancel to cover shares that are required to be cancelled further to the Conversion. As all shares held by the D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust, the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust and Tandon Enterprises, Inc. are being cancelled further to the Conversion, as of June 3, 2016, based upon an initial public offering price of $5.25 per shares, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, we will issue 128,738 shares of common stock at the effective date of the offering to investors in the Conversion.

Indemnification Agreements

We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers. For more information regarding these agreements, see “Executive Compensation — Limitation on Liability and Indemnification Matters.”

Arrangements with Monster, Inc. and affiliates

Monster License Agreement

We entered into a trademark license agreement with Monster, Inc. effective July 7, 2010. The agreement, as amended, gives us exclusive rights to utilize the tradenames “Monster Memory,” “Monster Digital” and the M (stylized mark on (i) action sport cameras, (ii) cable memory, (iii) flash based cards, (iv) flash based SSD drive products, (v) DRAM modules, (vi) USB flash drives and (vii) internal power supplies for personal computers. The 25 year agreement provides for the payment of royalties to Monster, Inc. on all sales of the referenced products, excluding sales to Monster, Inc., as follows:

Years 1 (2012) and 2: Royalties on all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc. at a rate of four (4) percent, with no minimum;
Years 3 through 6: Minimum royalty payments of $50,000 per quarter up to a maximum of four (4) percent of all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc.
Years 7 through 10: Minimum royalty payments of $125,000 per quarter up to a maximum of four (4) percent of all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc.
Years 11 through 15: Minimum royalty payments of $187,500 per quarter up to a maximum of four (4) percent of all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc.
Years 16 through 25: Minimum royalty payments of $250,000 per quarter up to a maximum of four (4) percent of all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc.

Effective July 1, 2014, the royalty rate on certain products was reduced to 2% for a 12 month period.

At any time during the term of the agreement, a permanent license may be negotiated subject to the parties reaching a mutually acceptable agreement.

In August 2015, we executed a amendment the trademark license agreement with Monster whereby Monster granted us the additional right further to the aforementioned license agreement to use the name “Monster Digital, Inc.” as our corporate name. Further to the amendment, in addition to the royalties mentioned above, we issued Monster, Inc. 405,530 shares of our common stock and will pay it a cash fee of $500,000 payable in four quarterly installments of $125,000 commencing October 1, 2015 and ending July 1, 2016, provided that upon the effective date of this offering, any remaining balance will be paid in full. In November 2015, Monster, Inc. agreed to modify payment terms of the initial $125,000 payment to five weekly installments of $125,000 payable in December 2015, all of which have been paid. However, the sum of $375,000 continues to be delinquent.

We are required to remit royalty payments to Monster, Inc. on or before the 30 th day following the end of each calendar quarter. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, royalty expense amounted to $50,000, $262,00 and $576,000, respectively. We were not in compliance with the royalty remittance policy for each of the aforementioned fiscal periods nor with the installment payment terms of the aforementioned $500,000 payment. This license agreement contains various termination clauses that include (i) change in control, (ii) breach of contract and (iii) insolvency, among others. Either party to the license agreement has the right to terminate the agreement if the other is in material

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breach of any of the terms and conditions of the agreement and such party fails to cure such breach within 30 days after the date of receipt of written notice from the other party.

Further to the Monster License Agreement, in the event we do not effect an initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Market on or before August 18, 2017, Monster, Inc. shall have the option to immediately terminate the license grant allowing us to use the name “Monster Digital, Inc.” as our corporate name in which case (i) we must cease all use of the name “Monster Digital, Inc.” as our operating, corporate, business or company name and (ii) Monster, Inc. shall return to us for cancellation all of the 405,530 shares of our common stock issued to it. At any time prior to the earlier of our initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Market or August 18, 2017, Monster, Inc. may agree to retain the aforementioned 405,530 shares and forfeit its ability to exercise its rights under the preceding sentence. By means of a separate acknowledgement, Monster, Inc. acknowledged that our initial public offering on the Nasdaq Capital Market will suffice for purposes of the Monster License Agreement.

Noel Lee Advisory Board Agreement

In addition, in August 2015, and in connection with the aforementioned amendment to the trademark license agreement, we entered into an advisory board agreement with Noel Lee, the Chief Executive Officer and sole shareholder of Monster, Inc. Further to the advisory board agreement, we issued Mr. Lee a warrant to purchase up to 202,766 shares of our common stock at a per share exercise price of $14.01.

Arrangements with WestPark Capital

Reorganization

In August 2012, SDJ, the predecessor of Monster Digital, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Monster Digital (formerly known as WRASP 35, Inc. which changed its name to AOTS 35, Inc., a company wholly owned by WP Financial, an affiliate of WestPark Capital) further to a share exchange agreement. In connection with this reorganization, 100% of the issued and outstanding securities of SDJ were exchanged for securities of Monster Digital. An aggregate of 1,239,212 shares of common stock was issued to the shareholders of SDJ. Prior to the closing of the reorganization, the then-controlling stockholder of Monster Digital, WP Financial, agreed to the cancellation of an aggregate of 1,308,960 shares and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,984,310 shares of common stock held by it such that there were 210,590 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 41,755 shares of common stock owned by it immediately after the reorganization.

WP Financial did not receive any consideration for the cancellation of the shares and warrants. The cancellation of the shares and warrants was accounted for as a contribution to capital. The number of shares and warrants cancelled was determined based on negotiations between WP Financial and SDJ. The parties to the transaction acknowledged that a conflict of interest existed with respect to the negotiations for the terms of the reorganization due to, among other factors, the fact that WestPark was advising SDJ in the transaction. The shareholders of SDJ negotiated an estimated value of SDJ and its subsidiaries and an estimated value of Monster Digital (based on the mutually desired capitalization of the company resulting from the reorganization) which therefore determined the capitalization of Monster Digital following the reorganization.

In addition, we paid a $155,000 success fee to WestPark for services being provided in connection with the reorganization, including coordinating the reorganization process, interacting with the principals of Monster Digital pre-reorganization and negotiating the definitive agreement for the reorganization of SDJ with Monster Digital, conducting a financial analysis of SDJ, conducting due diligence on SDJ and managing the interrelationship of legal and accounting activities. We also paid a $95,000 fee to WestPark for providing the use of Monster Digital for the reorganization.

Richard Rappaport, the former President of each of AOTS 35, Inc. (renamed Monster Digital, Inc.) and its indirect controlling stockholder through his control of WP Financial prior to the reorganization, indirectly holds a 100% interest in WestPark, an underwriter for this offering, due to the fact that he is the sole owner of the membership interests of the parent company of WestPark. Neither Mr. Rappaport nor WP Financial received any benefits in their individual capacities related to the transactions described above, except for WP Financial’s retention of shares in Monster Digital.

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Private Placements

WestPark Capital acted as our placement agent in connection with a private placement of 556,409 shares of our common stock between May 2012 and June 2013. In connection therewith, we paid WestPark Capital commissions and expenses of $921,000 and issued them five year warrants to purchase an aggregate of up to 55,641 shares of our common stock at a per share exercise price of $14.01, which was the private placement per share price.

WestPark Capital also acted as our placement agent in connection with a private placement between April 2014 and March 2015 of $5.1 million worth of our convertible notes and warrants to purchase shares of our common stock. In connection therewith, we paid WestPark Capital commissions and expenses of $662,000 and issued them five year warrants to purchase an aggregate of up to 30,868 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $21.02; the warrants issued to WestPark Capital had identical terms and conditions to those issued to investors in that private placement.

In December 2014, we issued 60,670 shares of our common stock to a non-executive employee of WestPark Capital for assistance in effecting an exchange offer of the aforementioned notes and warrants for shares of our common stock which we effected between December 2014 and March 2015.

WestPark Capital also acted as our Subscription Agent in connection with a rights offering between April and August 2015 of 417,648 shares of our common stock. In connection therewith, we paid WestPark Capital commissions and expenses of $475,000.

WestPark Capital acted as our placement agent in connection with a private placement from October 2015 to February 2016 of $4.0 million of promissory notes consisting of $3.3 million loaned to our company and a 22.5% loan organization fee payable on maturity, which is on the earlier of October 2016 or the closing date of our initial public offering. In connection therewith we paid WestPark Capital commission and expenses of $454,000.

Westpark Capital is acting as our placement agent in connection with a private placement of up to $3.0 million of our Series A Preferred Stock which we commenced in March 2016. In connection therewith we are paying Westpark Capital a 10% commission and a 3% non-accountable expense allowance, as well as certain legal and other expenses of Westpark Capital.

Factoring Facility

In 2013, WestPark Capital acted as our agent in arranging a factoring facility. In connection therewith, we paid WestPark Capital a fee of $60,000.

Other Arrangements

In December 2013 and January 2014, David H. Clarke, our current Chief Executive Officer, beneficially loaned Westpark Capital Financial Services LLC, the parent company of WestPark Capital, Inc., an aggregate of $350,000 evidenced by promissory notes bearing interest at 5% per annum and due five years from the date of issuance. In connection therewith Westpark Capital Financial Services LLC transferred to Mr. Clarke 8,119 shares of our common stock held by it and warrants to purchase up to 8,119 shares of our common stock held by it. The exercise price of the warrants is $14.01 and the warrants expire in 2017. All such loans and equity transfers were made by Westpark Capital Financial Services LLC prior to Mr. Clarke becoming Executive Chairman of the Board. All such notes remain outstanding.

As of the date the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part was initially filed, Westpark Capital beneficially held over 5% of our common stock. WestPark Capital has since such filing date transferred 117,932 shares of the common stock held by it and warrants to purchase 37,669 shares of common stock to associated persons at WestPark Capital and to third parties further to prior contractual commitments; each of the transferees represented that he/she/it was an accredited investor.

Policies and Procedures for Transactions with Related Persons

We have adopted a policy to be effective on the effective date of this offering that our executive officers, directors, nominees for election as a director, beneficial owners of more than 5% of any class of our common stock and any members of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons are not permitted to enter into a related person transaction with us without the prior consent of our audit committee. Any request for us

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to enter into a transaction with an executive officer, director, nominee for election as a director, beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of our voting securities or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and such person would have a direct or indirect interest, must first be presented to our audit committee for review, consideration and approval. In approving or rejecting any such proposal, our audit committee is to consider the material facts of the transaction, including, but not limited to, whether the transaction is on terms no less favorable than terms generally available to an unaffiliated third party under the same or similar circumstances and the extent of the related person’s interest in the transaction. All of the transactions described above were entered into prior to the adoption of such policy, but after presentation, consideration and approval by our board of directors.

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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

The following table sets forth, as of March 31, 2016, after giving effect to the Conversion and the Company Conversion Issuance, information regarding beneficial ownership of our capital stock by:

each person, or group of affiliated persons, known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our common stock;
each of our named executive officers;
each of our directors and director nominees; and
all of our current executive officers, directors and director nominees as a group.

Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC and generally means that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he, she or it possesses sole or shared voting or investment power of that security. Except as indicated by the footnotes below, we believe, based on the information furnished to us, that the persons named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock shown that they beneficially own, subject to community property laws where applicable. The information does not necessarily indicate beneficial ownership for any other purpose, including for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Act.

Our calculation of the percentage of beneficial ownership prior to this offering is based on 5,564,072 shares of our common stock based upon 3,975,000 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and after giving effect to the issuance of (i) 1,460,334 shares of our common stock further to the Conversion assuming an initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and (ii) 128,738 shares of common stock further to the Company Conversion Issuance. We have based our calculation of the percentage of beneficial ownership after this offering on 8,064,072 shares of our common stock outstanding immediately after the closing of this offering, giving effect to the sale of 2,500,000 shares of our common stock issued in this offering (assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of our common stock).

Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner listed in the table below is c/o Monster Digital, Inc., 2655 Park Center Drive, Unit C, Simi Valley, California 93065.

     
  Number of
Shares Beneficially
Owned
  Percentage
Beneficially
Owned
Name of Beneficial Owner   Before Offering   After
Offering
Named Executive Officers, directors and director nominees
                                
David H. Clarke (1)     488,810       8.3       5.8  
Jawahar Tandon (2) (3)     190,924       3.3       2.3  
Vivek Tandon (4)     43,000          
Jonathan Clark                  
Robert B. Machinist                  
Christopher Miner                  
Jonathan Orban                  
All executive officers, directors and director nominees as a group (total of 10 persons) (1) (5)     954,734       16.3       11.3  
5% Stockholders:
                          
Monster, Inc. (6)     608,295       10.4       7.2  
Noel Lee (6) (7)     608,295       10.4       7.2  

* Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1% of the outstanding common stock.
(1) Includes 256,722 shares held by Mr. Clarke, 19,152 shares held by Leslie Clarke, Mr. Clarke’s wife, and 128,626 shares held by GBS Holdings, Inc., an entity which may be deemed controlled by Mr. Clarke but which is owned by Leslie Clarke and the children of Mr. Clarke. Also includes warrants to purchase 5,800 shares of common stock held by Mr. Clarke and 2,320 shares of common stock held by GBS Holdings, Inc. Also includes 28,571 shares of common stock and 28,571 warrants to be issued to Mr.

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Clarke and 9,524 shares of common stock and 9,524 warrants to be issued to GSB Holdings, Inc. further to the Conversion. Mr. Clarke may be deemed the indirect beneficial owner of these securities since he has shared sale, voting and investment control over the securities with his wife. The address of GSB Holdings, Inc. and Mr. Clarke is 14179 Laurel Trail, Wellington, Florida 33414.
(2) Pursuant to the Conversion, Jawahar Tandon and Devinder Tandon offered in the aggregate to each holder who agreed to convert Bridge Notes as described above or who purchased shares of our Series A Preferred Stock one share from Mssrs. Tandon’s beneficial holdings for each share of common stock issued further to the aforementioned Conversion (but excluding shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants issued further to the Conversion) (the “Conversion Additional Shares”). For the sake of expediency, we agreed to issue the Conversion Additional Shares directly to such holders and Mssrs. Tandon (and Tandon Enterprises, Inc., as described below) will cancel in the aggregate an equivalent number of shares beneficially held by them for each Conversion Additional Share referenced above. The D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust beneficially owned 507,809 shares of common stock prior to the Conversion; as a result of the Conversion, all shares held by the D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust will be cancelled. Further to the Share Cancellation Agreement, Tandon Enterprises, Inc. and the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust agreed to cancel any shortfall in the number of shares that the D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust would have been required to cancel further to the Conversion. As a result of the aforementioned shortfall, Tandon Enterprises Inc. will cancel all 71,353 shares held by it prior to the Conversion and all 65,924 shares to be issued to it as described above further to the Conversion. Further to the Share Cancellation Agreement, the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust agreed to cancel any shortfall in the number of shares that Tandon Enterprises agreed to cancel to cover any referenced shortfall by the D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust. The J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust owned 686,510 shares of common stock prior to the Conversion; as a result of the Conversion, all shares held by the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust will be cancelled.
(3) Includes 125,000 shares of restricted stock to be granted to Mr. Tandon on the effective date of this offering pursuant to a consulting contract. Mr. Tandon has agreed with the underwriters not to directly or indirectly sell, offer, contract or grant any option to sell, pledge, transfer (excluding intra-family transfers, transfers to a trust for estate planning purposes or to his beneficiaries upon his death), or otherwise dispose of or enter into any transaction which may result in the disposition of any such shares without the prior written consent of Axiom Capital Management, Inc., as representative of the underwriters, for a period of twelve months after the date of this prospectus. Also includes 65,924 warrants to be issued to Tandon Enterprises, Inc., a company controlled by Mr. Tandon, further to the Conversion.
(4) Includes stock options to purchase 18,000 shares of common stock to be granted at the effective date of this offering at a per share exercise price equal to that of the shares of common stock sold in this offering and 25,000 shares of restricted stock to be granted on the effective date of this offering pursuant to an employment agreement. Each of the stock options and shares of restricted stock vest 1/4 twelve months from the date of issuance and 1/36 th per month thereafter.
(5) Includes warrants to purchase 5,800 shares of common stock held by Mr. Clarke and 2,320 shares of common stock held by GBS Holdings, stock options to purchase approximately 100,000 shares of common stock to be granted under our Plan to our executive officers at the effective date of this offering at a per share exercise price equal to that of the shares of common stock sold in this offering and approximately 250,000 shares of restricted stock subject to vesting to be granted under our Plan to our executive officers at the effective date of this offering. Also includes 65,924 warrants to be issued to Tandon Enterprises Inc. and Mr. Clarke, respectively, further to the Conversion. Also includes 28,571 shares of common stock and 28,571 warrants to be issued to Mr. Clarke and 9,524 shares of common stock and 9,524 warrants to be issued to GSB Holdings, Inc. further to the Conversion.
(6) Represents 405,530 shares held by Monster, Inc. and warrants to purchase 202,765 shares of common stock held by Noel Lee, the Chief Executive Officer and sole shareholder of Monster, Inc.
(7) Mr. Lee may be deemed the indirect beneficial owner of these securities since he has sole sale, voting and investment control over the securities. The address of Monster, Inc. and Mr. Lee is 455 Valley Drive, Brisbane, CA 94005.

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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
 
General

The following description of our capital stock summarizes the most important terms of our capital stock. The descriptions of our capital stock and certain provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws are summaries and are qualified by reference to the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws filed with the SEC as exhibits to our registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, and by the applicable provisions of Delaware law.

Our Certificate of Incorporation provides for common stock and undesignated preferred stock, the rights, preferences and privileges of which may be designated from time to time by our board of directors.

Our authorized capital stock consists of 110,000,000 shares, all with a par value of $0.0001 per share, of which 100,000,000 shares are designated as common stock and 10,000,000 shares designated as preferred stock.

As of March 31, 2016, we had outstanding 3,975,000 shares of common stock held by approximately 320 stockholders of record.

Common Stock

The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any preferred stock outstanding at the time, the holders of outstanding shares of common stock are entitled to receive ratably any dividends declared by our board of directors out of assets legally available therefor. In the event that we liquidate, dissolve or wind up, holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities and the liquidation preference of any then outstanding shares of preferred stock. Holders of common stock have no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock. All outstanding shares of common stock are, and all shares of common stock to be outstanding upon completion of this offering will be, fully paid and nonassessable.

Preferred Stock

In March 2016, our board of directors authorized and established a class of our preferred stock designated as Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share. The number of authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock was 3,000,000 shares with the stated value of $1.00 per share, or $3,000,000 as to all shares of Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock ranks senior to our common stock in terms of liquidation preference and is non-participating in connection with any liquidation. The Series A Preferred Stock votes on an as converted basis with shares of our common stock except where a class vote is required under applicable Delaware law. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at the option of the holder at any time after the date of issuance of such share, into such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock as is determined by dividing $1.00 by the Conversion Price (as defined below) applicable to such share, determined as hereafter provided, in effect on the date the certificate is surrendered for conversion. The Conversion Price per share is $1.00. As of June 3, 2016, we had 2,549,930 shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding. All outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall automatically be converted according to their terms immediately prior to the consummation of this offering into such number of shares of common stock and warrants as is determined by dividing the $1.00 by the initial public offering price of the shares of common stock offered by means of this prospectus.

Our board of directors may, without further action by our stockholders, fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of up to an aggregate of an additional 7,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and authorize their issuance. These rights, preferences and privileges could include dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, liquidation preferences, sinking fund terms and the number of shares constituting any series or the designation of such series, any or all of which may be greater than the rights of our common stock. The issuance of our preferred stock could adversely affect the voting power of holders of our common stock and the likelihood that such holders will receive dividend payments and payments upon liquidation. In addition, the issuance of preferred stock could have the effect of delaying,

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deferring or preventing a change of control or other corporate action. Upon the closing of this offering, no shares of preferred stock will be outstanding, and we have no present plan to issue any shares of preferred stock.

Warrants

The warrants issued in this offering entitle the registered holder to purchase one share of our common stock at a price equal to $6.5625, based on the anticipated initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, subject to adjustment as discussed below, immediately following the issuance of such warrant and terminating at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, 60 months after the closing of this offering. Each warrant has been approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MSDIW”.

From and after one year following their issuance, we may redeem the outstanding warrants without the consent of any third party or the underwriter:

in whole and not in part;
at a price of $0.001 per warrant, so long as a registration statement relating to the common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants has been effective and current during the 30 consecutive trading day period described below;
upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption; and
if, and only if, the last closing trade price of a share of our common stock equals or exceeds 160% of the warrant exercise price (subject to adjustment for splits, dividends, recapitalization and other similar events) for any 20 consecutive trading day period ending three business days before we send the notice of redemption to the holders of warrants.

If the foregoing conditions are satisfied and we call the warrants for redemption, each holder of warrants will then be entitled to exercise his, her or its warrants prior to the date scheduled for redemption. However, there can be no assurance that the price of the common stock will exceed the warrants exercise price after the redemption call is made.

The warrants will be issued pursuant to a Warrant Agreement between us and the Warrant Agent. Certain provisions of the warrants are set forth herein but are only a summary and are qualified in their entirety by the relevant provisions of such Warrant Agreement, the form of which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

The exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances, including in the event of a stock dividend or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of common stock at prices below its exercise price.

The warrants may be exercised upon surrender of the warrant certificate on or prior to the expiration date at the offices of the Warrant Agent, with the exercise form on the reverse side of the warrant certificate completed and executed as indicated, accompanied by full payment of the exercise price, by certified or official bank check payable to us, for the number of warrants being exercised. Under the terms of the Warrant Agreement, we must use our best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement and current prospectus relating to common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants until the expiration of the warrants. If we fail to maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement and current prospectus relating to the common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, the holders of the warrants shall have the right to exercise the warrants solely via a cashless exercise feature provided for in the warrants, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and current prospectus. The warrant holders do not have the rights or privileges of holders of common stock or any voting rights until they exercise their warrants and receive shares of common stock. After the issuance of shares of common stock upon exercise of the warrants, each holder will be entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by stockholders.

A holder may not exercise any portion of a warrant to the extent that the holder, together with its affiliates and any other person or entity acting as a group, would own more than 4.99% of the outstanding common stock

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after exercise, as such percentage ownership is determined in accordance with the terms of the warrant, except that upon at least 61 days’ prior notice from the holder to us, the holder may waive such limitation up to a percentage not in excess of 9.99%.

No fractional shares of common stock will be issued upon exercise of the warrants. If, upon exercise of the warrant, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, we will, upon exercise, pay a cash adjustment in respect of such fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the exercise price. If multiple warrants are exercised by the holder at the same time, we shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the exercise price.

Options and Stock Grants under 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan

As of June 3, 2016, there were outstanding stock options under our 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan to purchase up to 75,302 shares of common stock, all of which have an exercise price of $28.03 per share, vesting in four annual installments. In addition, restricted stock grants of 14,275 and 35,688 had been made under the plan to David Clarke, our Chief Executive Officer and to Neal Bobrick, our Executive Vice President — Sales and Marketing, respectively. Options to acquire approximately 150,000 shares at an exercise price per share equal to the initial public offering price of the shares sold by means of this offering and approximately 250,000 shares of restricted stock will be issued and granted at the effective date of this offering.

Other Warrants

The owner and Chief Executive Officer of Monster, Inc. holds warrants to purchase an aggregate of 220,609 shares of common stock. Warrants representing the right to purchase 17,844 shares have a per share exercise price of $28.03, and expire in 2017 and the balance have a per share exercise price of $14.01 per share and expire in 2025.

In connection with a private placement of convertible promissory notes and warrants effected by us in between April 2014 and March 2015, we issued investors in the private placement warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,441 shares of our common stock at exercise price of $20.89, all of which remain outstanding.

We issued WestPark Capital Financial Services, LLC warrants to purchase an aggregate of 123,650 shares of common stock issued in connection with the reorganization of our company in 2012 and further to its role as placement agent in connection with private placements of common stock and convertible note and warrants effected by our company prior to this offering at exercise prices ranging from $.0049 to $21.02 and expiring between 2017 and 2020. In October 2015, WestPark Capital transferred 86,936 shares of the common stock held by it and warrants to purchase 43,025 shares of common stock to third parties further to prior contractual commitments; each of the transferees represented that he/she/it was an accredited investor.

Registration Rights

We have agreed to register all 405,530 shares of common stock held by Monster, Inc. upon demand. We have also agreed (i) to register all shares underlying the warrants and (ii) to register all shares of our common stock underlying the warrants to be sold to the underwriter upon the closing of this offering at such time as we become eligible to file a resale registration statement on Form S-3.

All of the shares included in an effective registration statement may be freely sold and transferred, subject to any applicable lock-up agreement.

Anti-Takeover Provisions

Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws

Because our stockholders do not have cumulative voting rights, our stockholders holding a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock outstanding will be able to elect all of our directors. Our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws provide that all stockholder actions must be effected at a duly called meeting of stockholders and not by written consent. A special meeting of stockholders may be called by holders of a majority of our common stock, voting together as a single class, or by the majority of our whole board of directors, or our chief executive officer.

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The foregoing provisions will make it more difficult for our existing stockholders to replace our board of directors as well as for another party to obtain control of us by replacing our board of directors. Since our board of directors has the power to retain and discharge our officers, these provisions could also make it more difficult for existing stockholders or another party to effect a change in management. In addition, the authorization of undesignated preferred stock makes it possible for our board of directors to issue preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to change our control.

These provisions are intended to enhance the likelihood of continued stability in the composition of our board of directors and its policies and to discourage certain types of transactions that may involve an actual or threatened acquisition of us. These provisions are also designed to reduce our vulnerability to an unsolicited acquisition proposal and to discourage certain tactics that may be used in proxy fights. However, such provisions could have the effect of discouraging others from making tender offers for our shares and may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers or delaying changes in our control or management. As a consequence, these provisions also may inhibit fluctuations in the market price of our stock that could result from actual or rumored takeover attempts.

Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law

We are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three years after the date that such stockholder became an interested stockholder, with the following exceptions:

before such date, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;
upon closing of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction began, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding (but not the outstanding voting stock owned by the interested stockholder) those shares owned by (i) persons who are directors and also officers and (ii) employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or
on or after such date, the business combination is approved by the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2 / 3 % of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder.

In general, Section 203 defines business combination to include the following:

any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder;
any sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation involving the interested stockholder;
subject to certain exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder;
any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the stock or any class or series of the corporation beneficially owned by the interested stockholder; or
the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loss, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits by or through the corporation.

In general, Section 203 defines an “interested stockholder” as an entity or person who, together with the person’s affiliates and associates, beneficially owns, or within three years prior to the time of determination of interested stockholder status did own, 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation.

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Limitations of Liability and Indemnification

See “Executive Compensation — Limitation on Liability and Indemnification Matters.”

Listing

The shares of our common stock and warrants have been approved for listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “MSDI” and “MSD/W”, respectively.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock and our Warrant Agent is Corporate Stock Transfer, Denver, Colorado.

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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our shares of our capital stock or warrants. Future sales of our common stock in the public market, or the availability of such shares for sale in the public market, could adversely affect market prices of our shares of common stock or warrants prevailing from time to time. As described below, only a limited number of shares will be available for sale shortly after this offering due to contractual and legal restrictions on resale. Nevertheless, sales of our common stock in the public market after such restrictions lapse, or the perception that those sales may occur, could adversely affect the prevailing market price of our shares of common stock or warrants at such time and our ability to raise equity capital in the future.

Upon the closing of this offering, 8,064,072 shares of common stock will be outstanding after giving effect to the Conversion and to Company Conversion Issuance based on an assumed initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of common stock and warrants and no exercise of the warrants offered hereby or other outstanding warrants and options. Of the outstanding shares, all of the shares sold in this offering will be freely tradable, except that any shares held by our affiliates, as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, may only be sold in compliance with the limitations described below.

The remaining shares of our common stock outstanding after this offering are restricted securities as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act and are subject to lock-up agreements with us as described below. Following the expiration of the lock-up period, restricted securities may be sold in the public market only if registered or if they qualify for an exemption from registration under Rule 144 or 701 promulgated under the Securities Act, described in greater detail below.

Rule 144

In general, a person who has beneficially owned restricted shares of our common stock for at least six months would be entitled to sell their securities provided that (i) such person is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates at the time of, or at any time during the 90 days preceding, a sale and (ii) we are subject to the Exchange Act periodic reporting requirements for at least 90 days before the sale. Persons who have beneficially owned restricted shares of our common stock for at least six months but who are our affiliates at the time of, or any time during the 90 days preceding, a sale, would be subject to additional restrictions, by which such person would be entitled to sell within any three-month period only a number of securities that does not exceed the greater of either of the following:

1% of the number of shares of our common stock outstanding after this offering, which will equal 80,641 shares assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of common stock and warrants and no exercise of the warrants offered hereby or other outstanding warrants and options common stock; or
the average weekly trading volume of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale;

provided, in each case, that we are subject to the Exchange Act periodic reporting requirements for at least 90 days before the sale. Such sales both by affiliates and by non-affiliates must also comply with the manner non-affiliates of sale, current public information and notice provisions of non-affiliates Rule 144.

Rule 701

Rule 701 under the Securities Act, as in effect on the date of this prospectus, permits re-sales of shares in reliance upon Rule 144 but without compliance with certain restrictions of Rule 144, including the holding period requirement. Most of our employees, executive officers, directors or consultants who purchased shares under a written compensatory plan or contract may be entitled to rely on the resale provisions of Rule 701, but all holders of Rule 701 shares are required to wait until 90 days after the date of this prospectus before selling their shares. However, substantially all Rule 701 shares are subject to lock-up agreements as described below and under “Underwriting” and will become eligible for sale at the expiration of those agreements.

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Lock-Up Agreements and Registration

We have agreed with the underwriters that we will not, without the prior consent of Axiom Capital Management, Inc., as representative of the underwriters, directly or indirectly sell, offer, contract or grant any option to sell, pledge, transfer, or otherwise dispose of or enter into any transaction which may result in the disposition of any shares of our common stock or securities convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for any shares of our common stock (excluding the exercise of certain warrants and/or options currently outstanding and exercisable) for a period of six months after the date of this prospectus.

In addition, each of our executive officers and directors and holders of all of our common stock, options and warrants outstanding prior to the effective date of this offering, holding an aggregate of 3,975,000 shares of common stock, have agreed with the underwriters not to directly or indirectly sell, offer, contract or grant any option to sell, pledge, transfer (excluding intra-family transfers, transfers to a trust for estate planning purposes or to beneficiaries of officers, directors and stockholders upon their death), or otherwise dispose of or enter into any transaction which may result in the disposition of any shares of our common stock or securities convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for any shares of our common stock, without the prior written consent of Axiom Capital Management, Inc., as representative of the underwriters, for a period of six months after the date of this prospectus except for Jawahar Tandon who agreed not to take any of such actions for a period of 12 months after the date of this prospectus.

We have been advised by the underwriters that they have no present intention and there are no agreements or understandings, explicit or tacit, relating to the early release of any locked-up shares. Axiom Capital Management, Inc., as representative of the underwriters may, however, consent to an early release from the lock-up period if, in its opinion, the market for the common stock would not be adversely impacted by sales. The release of any lock-up would be considered on a case-by-case basis. Factors that Axiom Capital Management, Inc., as representative of the underwriters, may consider in deciding whether to release shares from the lock-up restriction include the length of time before the lock-up expires, the number of shares involved, the reason for the requested release, market conditions, the trading price of our securities, historical trading volumes of our securities and whether the person seeking the release is an officer, director or affiliate of us.

We have agreed to register all 405,530 shares of common stock held by Monster, Inc. upon demand. We have also agreed (i) to register all shares underlying the warrants offered hereby and (ii) to register all shares of our common stock underlying warrants to be sold to the underwriter upon the closing of this offering at such time as we become eligible to file a resale registration statement on Form S-3. All of the shares included in an effective registration statement may be freely sold and transferred, subject to any applicable lock-up agreement.

Equity Incentive Plan

As soon as practicable after the closing of this offering, we intend to file a Form S-8 registration statement under the Securities Act to register shares of our common stock issued or reserved for issuance under our 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan. This registration statement will become effective immediately upon filing, and shares covered by this registration statement will thereupon be eligible for sale in the public markets, subject to vesting restrictions, the lock-up agreements described above and Rule 144 limitations applicable to affiliates. For a more complete discussion of our equity compensation plans, see “Executive Compensation — Employee Benefit Plans.”

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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The following discussion summarizes the material U.S. federal income tax consequences that may be applicable to “U.S. holders” and “non-U.S. holders” (each as defined below) with respect to the purchase, ownership and disposition of the securities being sold in this offering. This discussion only applies to purchasers who purchase and hold our common stock and warrants as capital assets within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, (generally, property held for investment). This discussion does not describe all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to each purchaser or holder of common stock and warrants in light of its particular circumstances.

This discussion is based upon provisions of the Code, Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, rulings and judicial decisions as of the date hereof. These authorities may change, perhaps retroactively, which could result in U.S. federal income tax consequences different from those discussed below. This discussion does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxes (such as the alternative minimum tax) and does not describe any non-U.S., state, local or other tax considerations that may be relevant to a purchaser or holder of common stock or Warrants in light of its particular circumstances. In addition, this discussion does not describe the U.S. federal income tax consequences applicable to a purchaser or a holder of common stock or warrants that is subject to special treatment under U.S. federal income tax laws (including a tax-exempt entity, pension or other employee benefit plan, financial institution or broker-dealer, person holding common stock or Warrants as part of a hedging or conversion transaction or straddle, an insurance company, a former U.S. citizen, or former long-term U.S. resident). The authorities on which this discussion is based are subject to various interpretations, and any views expressed within this discussion are not binding on the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, or the courts. No assurance can be given that the IRS or the courts will agree with the tax consequences described herein. Additionally, we cannot assure you that a change in law will not significantly alter the tax considerations that we describe in this discussion.

For purposes of this discussion, U.S. holder means a beneficial owner of shares of our common stock and warrants acquired pursuant to this offering that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;
a corporation (or any other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or
a trust if (a) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (b) the trust has in effect a valid election to be treated as a domestic trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

A non-U.S. holder means a beneficial owner of shares of our common stock and Warrants acquired pursuant to this offering that is an individual, corporation, estate or trust that is not a U.S. holder.

If a partnership (or any other entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds our common stock or warrants, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner of that partnership generally will depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. If you are a partnership or a partner of a partnership that holds our common stock or warrants you should consult your tax advisors as to the particular U.S. federal income tax consequences of holding and disposing of the common stock and warrants.

Each prospective investor should consult its own tax advisors with respect to the U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax consequences to such investor of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our securities.

Allocation of Purchase Price and Characterization of a Unit

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of this section as “Unit”, and, therefore, that treatment is not entirely clear. Each Unit should be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as an investment Unit consisting of one share of our common stock and one warrant, each warrant representing the right to acquire one share of our common stock. Each holder of a Unit must allocate the purchase price paid by such holder for such Unit between the share of common stock and the warrant based on their respective relative fair market values. A holder’s initial tax basis in the common stock and warrants included in each Unit should equal the portion of the purchase price of the shares of common stock on warrants allocated thereto.

We intend to treat the warrants as options to purchase our common stock and not as current interests in our common stock until the warrants are exercised by the holders.

The foregoing treatment of the common stock and warrants are not binding on the IRS or the courts. Because there are no authorities that directly address instruments that are similar to the Units, no assurance can be given that the IRS or the courts will agree with the characterization described above or the discussion below. Accordingly, each prospective investor should consult its own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal, state, local and any non-U.S. tax consequences of an investment in our shares of common stock and warrants sold together hereunder (including alternative characterizations of a Unit). Unless otherwise stated, the following discussions are based on the assumption that our intended characterization of the common stock and warrants described above is accepted for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

U.S. Holders

Exercise of warrants

A U.S. holder generally will not recognize gain or loss on the exercise of a warrant and related receipt of our common stock. A U.S. holder’s initial tax basis in shares of our common stock received on the exercise of a warrant should be equal to the sum of (i) the U.S. holder’s tax basis in the warrant plus (ii) the exercise price paid by the U.S. holder on the exercise of the warrant. A U.S. holder’s holding period for the shares of common stock received on the exercise of a warrant will begin on the day after the warrant is exercised by the U.S. holder.

Disposition of warrants

A U.S. holder will recognize gain or loss on the sale or other taxable disposition of a warrant in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between (i) the amount of cash plus the fair market value of any property received upon such taxable disposition and (ii) the U.S. holder’s tax basis in the warrant sold or otherwise disposed of. Any such gain or loss generally will be a capital gain or loss, which will be long-term capital gain or loss if the warrant is held for more than one year. Long-term capital gains recognized by certain non-corporate U.S. holders (including individuals) may be eligible for preferential rates of taxation. Deductions for capital losses are subject to limitations under the Code.

Expiration of warrants Without Exercise

Upon the lapse or expiration of a warrant, a U.S. holder will recognize a loss in an amount equal to such U.S. holder’s tax basis in the warrant. Any such loss generally will be a capital loss and will be a long-term capital loss if the warrant is held for more than one year. Deductions for capital losses are subject to limitations under the Code.

Certain Adjustments to the warrants

Under Section 305 of the Code, an adjustment to the number of shares of our common stock that will be issued on the exercise of the warrants, or an adjustment to the exercise price of the warrants, may be treated as a constructive distribution to a U.S. holder of the warrants if, and to the extent that, such adjustment has the effect of increasing such U.S. holder’s proportionate interest in our “earnings and profits” or assets, depending on the circumstances of such adjustment (for example, if such adjustment is to compensate for a distribution of cash or other property to our stockholders). Adjustments to the exercise price of a warrant made pursuant to a bona fide reasonable adjustment formula that has the effect of preventing dilution of the interest of the holders of the warrants should generally not result in a constructive distribution. Any such constructive distribution would be taxable whether or not there is an actual distribution of cash or other property (see “Distributions on Our Common Stock” below).

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Distributions on Our Common Stock

As discussed above in the section entitled “Dividend Policy,” we do not anticipate making distributions of cash or other property on our common stock. In the event that we do make distributions of cash or other property on our common stock, generally such distributions will constitute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from current and accumulated earnings and profits, as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Amounts not treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes will constitute a return of capital and will first reduce a U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in our common stock, but not below zero. Any excess will be treated as capital gain from the sale of our common stock in the manner described under “Disposition of Our Common Stock” below. Dividends received by certain non-corporate U.S. holders (including individuals) may be eligible for taxation at preferential rates provided certain holding period and other requirements are satisfied. Dividends received by corporate U.S. holders of our common stock generally will be eligible for the dividends-received deduction so long as certain holding period and other requirements are satisfied.

Disposition of Our Common Stock

Upon the sale, certain qualifying redemptions, or other taxable disposition of shares of our common stock, a U.S. holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference, if any, between (i) the amount of cash and the fair market value of any property received upon such taxable disposition and (ii) the U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in the shares of our common stock sold or otherwise disposed of. Such capital gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if a U.S. holder’s holding period in the shares of common stock is more than one year at the time of the taxable disposition. Long-term capital gains recognized by certain non-corporate U.S. holders (including individuals) may be eligible for taxation at preferential rates. Deductions for capital losses are subject to limitations under the Code.

Additional Tax on Passive Income

Individuals, estates and certain trusts whose income exceeds certain thresholds will be required to pay a 3.8% Medicare surtax on “net investment income” including, among other things, dividends and net gain from disposition of property (other than property held in certain trades or businesses). U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the effect, if any, of this tax on their ownership and disposition of shares of our common stock and warrants.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

Unless U.S. holders are exempt recipients, such as corporations, information reporting and backup withholding may apply with respect to payments of dividends (including constructive distributions) on our common stock and to certain payments of proceeds on the sale or other disposition of our common stock and warrants if U.S. holders fail to supply accurate taxpayer identification numbers or otherwise fail to comply with applicable U.S. information reporting or certification requirements. The current backup withholding rate is 28%.

Non-U.S. Holders

Exercise of warrants

A non-U.S. holder will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes on the exercise of a warrant and related receipt of shares of our common stock.

Expiration of warrants Without Exercise

Upon the lapse or expiration of a warrant, a non-U.S. holder will not recognize a capital loss unless such non-U.S. holder is otherwise subject to U.S. federal income tax (as described below under “Disposition of Our Common Stock and warrants”).

Certain Adjustments to the warrants

Under Section 305 of the Code, an adjustment to the number of shares of our common stock that will be issued on the exercise of the warrants, or an adjustment to the exercise price of the warrants, may be treated as a constructive distribution to a non-U.S. holder of the warrants if, and to the extent that, such adjustment

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has the effect of increasing such non-U.S. holder’s proportionate interest in our “earnings and profits” or assets, depending on the circumstances of such adjustment (for example, if such adjustment is to compensate for a distribution of cash or other property to our stockholders). Adjustments to the exercise price of a warrant made pursuant to a bona fide reasonable adjustment formula that has the effect of preventing dilution of the interest of the holders of the warrants should generally not result in a constructive distribution. Any such constructive distribution would be taxable whether or not there is an actual distribution of cash or other property (see “Distributions on Our Common Stock and Warrants” below).

Distributions on Our Common Stock

As discussed above in the section entitled “Dividend Policy,” we do not anticipate making distributions of cash or other property on our common stock. In the event that we do make distributions of cash or other property on our common stock, generally such distributions will constitute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from current and accumulated earnings and profits, as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Amounts not treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes will constitute a return of capital and will first reduce a non-U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in our common stock, but not below zero. Any excess will be treated as capital gain from the sale of our common stock in the manner described under “Disposition of Our Common Stock and warrants” below.

Any dividends paid to a non-U.S. holder with respect to shares of our common stock generally will be subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a 30% rate (or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty). However, dividends that are effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business by a non-U.S. holder within the United States, and, where an income tax treaty applies, are attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment of the non-U.S. holder, are not subject to this withholding tax, but instead are subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis at applicable individual or corporate rates. A non-U.S. holder generally must deliver an IRS Form W-8ECI certifying under penalties of perjury that such dividends are effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business of the holder in order for effectively connected dividends to be exempt from this withholding tax. Any such effectively connected dividends received by a foreign corporation may be subject to an additional “branch profits tax” at a 30% rate or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty.

A non-U.S. holder of shares of our common stock who wishes to claim the benefit of an applicable treaty rate (and avoid backup withholding, as discussed below) for dividends generally will be required to (a) complete IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or other applicable form) and certify under penalty of perjury that such holder is not a “United States person” as defined under the Code and is eligible for treaty benefits, or (b) if shares of our common stock are held through certain foreign intermediaries (including certain foreign partnerships), satisfy the relevant certification requirements of applicable Treasury regulations. This certification must be provided to us or our paying agent prior to the payment to the non-U.S. holder of any dividends, and may be required to be updated periodically.

Disposition of Our Common Stock and Warrants

Subject to the discussion below under “Information Reporting and Backup Withholding” and “FATCA,” a non-U.S. holder of shares of our common stock or warrants will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income tax with respect to gain recognized on a sale or other disposition of such shares of common stock or warrants, unless: (i) the gain is effectively connected with a trade or business of the non-U.S. holder in the United States, and, where a tax treaty applies, is attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment of the non-U.S. holder (in which case, the special rules described below apply); (ii) in the case of a non-U.S. holder who is an individual, such holder is present in the United States for 183 or more days in the taxable year of the sale or other disposition and certain other conditions are met, in which case the gain would be subject to a flat 30% tax, or such reduced rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty, which may be offset by U.S. source capital losses, even though the individual is not considered a resident of the United States; or (iii) subject to certain exceptions, we are or have been a “U.S. real property holding corporation,” as such term is defined in Section 897(c) of the Code, during the shorter of the five-year period ending on the date of disposition or the holder's holding period of shares of our common stock or warrants. Although there can be no assurance, we believe that we are not currently, and we do not anticipate becoming, a U.S. real property holding corporation. Even if we were or were to become a U.S. real property holding corporation at

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any time during this period, generally gains realized upon a disposition of shares of our common stock (but not warrants) by a non-U.S. holder that did not directly or indirectly own more than 5% of our common stock during this period would not be subject to U.S. federal income tax, provided that our common stock is “regularly traded on an established securities market” (within the meaning of Section 897(c)(3) of the Code). We expect our common stock to be “regularly traded” on an established securities market, although we cannot guarantee it will be so traded.

Any gain described in (i) above will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated rates. If the non-U.S. holder is a corporation, under certain circumstances, that portion of its earnings and profits that is effectively connected with its U.S. trade or business, subject to certain adjustments, generally would be subject to a “branch profits tax” at a 30% rate or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

We must report annually to the IRS and to each non-U.S. holder payments of dividends on our common stock to such holder and the tax withheld, if any, with respect to such dividends. Non-U.S. holders may have to comply with specific certification procedures to establish that the holder is not a “United States person” (as defined in the Code) in order to avoid backup withholding at the applicable rate, currently 28%, with respect to dividends on our common stock. Generally, a holder will comply with such procedures if it provides a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or other applicable Form W-8) or otherwise meets documentary evidence requirements for establishing that it is a non-United States holder, or otherwise establishes an exemption. Dividends paid to non-U.S. holders subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax, as described above under “— Distributions on Our Common Stock,” generally will be exempt from U.S. backup withholding.

Information reporting and backup withholding generally will apply to the proceeds of a disposition of our common stock by a non-United States holder effected by or through the United States office of any broker, United States or foreign, unless the holder certifies its status as a non-United States holder and satisfies certain other requirements, or otherwise establishes an exemption. Generally, information reporting and backup withholding will not apply to a payment of disposition proceeds to a non-U.S. holder where the transaction is effected outside the United States through a non-United States office of a broker. However, for information reporting purposes, dispositions effected through a non-United States office of a broker with substantial United States ownership or operations generally will be treated in a manner similar to dispositions effected through a United States office of a broker. Non-U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the application of the information reporting and backup withholding rules to them.

Copies of information returns may be made available to the tax authorities of the country in which the non-U.S. holder resides or is incorporated under the provisions of a specific treaty or agreement.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to a non-U.S. holder can be refunded or credited against the non-U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, provided that an appropriate claim is timely filed with the IRS.

FATCA

Pursuant to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, and the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, the relevant withholding agent may be required to withhold 30% of any “withholdable payments,” which would include any dividends, and, after December 31, 2016, the gross proceeds from a sale or other disposition, in each case with respect to our common stock and warrants, to (i) a foreign financial institution unless such foreign financial institution agrees to verify, report and disclose its holders of U.S. accounts and meets certain other specified requirements or (ii) a non-financial foreign entity that is the beneficial owner of the payment unless such entity certifies that it does not have any substantial U.S. owners or provides the name, address and taxpayer identification number of each substantial U.S. owner and such entity meets certain other specified requirements. Under certain circumstances, a non-U.S. holder may be eligible for refunds or credits of the tax. An intergovernmental agreement between the United States and an applicable foreign country may modify the requirements described in this paragraph. Prospective non-U.S. holders should consult with their own tax advisors regarding the possible implications of FATCA on their investment in our common stock and warrants.

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UNDERWRITING

We and the underwriters have entered into an underwriting agreement with respect to the shares of common stock and warrants being offered. Subject to certain conditions, the underwriters have agreed to purchase the number of shares of common stock and warrants listed next to its name in the following table. Axiom Capital Management, Inc., is the representative of the underwritters.

   
Underwriters   Number of Shares of Common Stock   Number of
Warrants
Axiom Capital Management Inc.                          
WestPark Capital, Inc.                          
Total     2,500,000       2,500,000  

The underwriters are committed to take and pay for all of the shares of common stock and warrants being offered, if any are taken, other than the securities covered by the option described below unless and until this option is exercised.

We have granted a 45-day option to the underwriters, exercisable one or more times in whole or in part, to purchase up to an additional 375,000 shares of common stock at a price of $5.25 per share (assuming an initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus) and/or 375,000 additional Warrants at a price of $0.01 per warrant less, in each case, the underwriting discounts and commissions, to cover over-allotments, if any. The underwriters may exercise this option only to cover over-allotments made in connection with this offering. If the underwriters exercises this option in whole or in part, then the underwriters will be committed, subject to the conditions described in the underwriting agreement, to purchase the additional offered securities in proportion to its commitment set forth in the prior table.

The following table shows the per share and per warrant price and total underwriting discounts and commissions to be paid to the underwriters (assuming an initial public offering price of $5.25 per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus). Such amounts are shown assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase 375,000 additional shares of common stock and/or warrants.

       
  Per Share of
Common
Stock
  Per Warrant   Per Share
Total Without
Over-Allotment
Option
  Maximum
Total With
Over-Allotment
Option
Public offering price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   $ 5.25     $ 0.01     $ 13,150,000     $ 15,122,500  
Underwriting discounts and commissions (7%) . .   $ 0.3675     $ 0.0007     $ 920,500     $ 1,058,575  
Non-accountable expense allowance . . . . . . . . .   $ 0.0525     $ 0.0001     $ 131,500     $ 151,225  
Proceeds, before expenses, to us . . . . . . . . . . . .   $ 4.83     $ 0.0092     $ 12,098,000     $ 13,912,700  

We have agreed to pay a non-accountable expense allowance to the underwriter equal to 1.0% of the gross proceeds received in this offering. In addition to the 1.0% non-accountable expense allowance, we have also agreed to pay or reimburse the underwriters for certain of the underwriters’ out-of-pocket expenses relating to the offering, including all reasonable fees and expenses of the underwriters’ outside legal counsel in an amount not to exceed $200,000, and reasonable travel, lodging and other out-of-pocket expenses of the underwriter incurred in connection with this offering and the road show in an amount not to exceed $52,500, of which $25,000 has been paid by us as an advance which shall be returned to us to the extent the expenses have not been actually incurred. Furthermore, pursuant to the underwriting agreement, the underwriters’ obligations are subject to customary conditions, representations and warranties contained in the underwriting agreement, such as receipt by the underwriters of officers’ certificates and legal opinions.

Shares of common stock and warrants sold by the underwriters to the public will initially be offered at the initial public offering price set forth on the cover of this prospectus. Any shares of common stock and warrants sold by the underwriters to securities dealers may be sold at a discount of up to $    per share and $   per warrant from the initial public offering price. After the initial offering of the shares of common stock

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and warrants, the underwriters may change the offering price and the other selling terms. The offering of shares of common stock and warrants Units by the underwriters is subject to receipt and acceptance and subject to the underwriter’s right to reject any order in whole or in part.

We have agreed with the underwriters that we will not, without the prior consent Axiom Capital Management, Inc., as representative of the underwriters, directly or indirectly sell, offer, contract or grant any option to sell, pledge, transfer, or otherwise dispose of or enter into any transaction which may result in the disposition of any shares of our common stock or securities convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for any shares of our common stock (excluding the exercise of certain warrants and/or options currently outstanding and exercisable) for a period of six months after the date of this prospectus.

In addition, each of our executive officers and directors and holders of all of our common stock options and warrants outstanding prior to the effective date of this offering, holding an aggregate of 3,975,000 shares of common stock, have agreed with the underwriters not to directly or indirectly sell, offer, contract or grant any option to sell, pledge, transfer (excluding intra-family transfers, transfers to a trust for estate planning purposes or to beneficiaries of officers, directors and stockholders upon their death), or otherwise dispose of or enter into any transaction which may result in the disposition of any shares of our common stock or securities convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for any shares of our common stock, without the prior written consent of Axiom Capital Management, Inc., as representative of the underwriters, for a period of six months after the date of this prospectus, except for Jawahar Tandon who agreed not to take any of such actions for a period of twelve months after the date of this prospectus.

We estimate that our share of the total expenses of the offering, excluding underwriting discounts and commissions, will be approximately $1,300,000.

Upon the closing of this offering, we have agreed to sell to the underwriters an option to purchase a number of shares of common stock and warrantss equal to 2% of the shares of common stock and warrants sold in this offering, excluding any securities that may be sold pursuant to the underwriter’s exercise of the over-allotment option. The option will be exercisable at a per share and warrant exercise price equal to 125% of the public offering price per share of the shares of common stock and warrants sold further to this offering, subject to standard anti-dilution adjustments for stock splits and similar transactions, and will become exercisable 180 days after the date of effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part or the commencement of sales under this prospectus and expire five years from the effective date of the registration statement date of which this prospectus forms a part. The option and the shares of common stock and warrants underlying the option have been deemed compensation by the FINRA and are therefore subject to a 180-day lock-up pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(g)(1). Except as permitted by Rule 5110(g)(1), the underwriters (or permitted assignees under the Rule) will not sell, transfer, assign, pledge, or hypothecate the option or the securities underlying the option, nor will any, of them engage in any hedging, short sale, derivative, put, or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of the option or the underlying securities for a period of 180 days from the date of effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part or the commencement of sales under this prospectus. Although the option and the underlying common stock and warrants have been registered on the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, we have agreed on only one occasion to register all of such underlying shares of common stock and warrants at such time as we become eligible to file a resale registration statement on Form S-3. These registration rights apply to all of the securities directly and indirectly issuable upon exercise of the option, and shall expire on the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. We will bear all fees and expenses attendant to registering the securities issuable on exercise of the option, other than underwriting commissions incurred and payable by the holders.

Until twelve months from the closing of the offering, the underwriters shall have a right of first refusal to act as lead or managing underwriters or exclusive financial advisors for any offering of securities, merger, acquisition or similar transaction.

Commencing twelve (12) months from the closing date of this offering, we have agreed to pay the underwriters a warrant solicitation fee equal to 5% of the gross proceeds received by us from the exercise of the warrants.

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Prior to the offering, there has been no public market for the shares of common stock or warrants. The initial public offering price has been negotiated among us and the underwriters. Among the factors considered in determining the initial public offering price of the shares of common stock and warrants, in addition to prevailing market conditions, were our historical performance, estimates of our business potential and earnings prospects, an assessment of our management and the consideration of the above factors in relation to market valuation of companies in related businesses.

The shares of our common stock and warrants have been approved for listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols ‘MSDI” and “MSDIW”, respectively.

In connection with this offering, the underwriters may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of our common stock. Specifically, the underwriters may over-allot in connection with this offering by selling more shares of common stock and warrants than they are obligated to purchase under the underwriting agreement, creating a short position in our shares of common stock and warrants. The short position may be either a covered short position or a naked short position. In a covered short position, the number of shares of common stock and warrants over-allotted by the underwriters is not greater than the number of shares of common stock and warrants that it may purchase in the over-allotment option. In a naked short position, the number of shares of common stock and warrants involved is greater than the number of shares of common stock and warrants in the over-allotment option. To close out a short position or to stabilize the price of our common stock and/or warrants, the underwriters may bid for, and purchase, common stock and/or warrants in the open market. The underwriters may also elect to reduce any short position by exercising all or part of the over-allotment option. In determining the source of common stock to close out the short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of common stock and/or warrants available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which it may purchase common stock and/or warrants through the over-allotment option. If the underwriters sell more than could be covered by the over-allotment option, a naked short position, the position can only be closed out by buying common stock and/or warrants in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there could be downward pressure on the price of the common stock and/or warrants in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering.

The underwriters may also impose a penalty bid. This occurs when a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of the underwriting discount received by it because the representatives have repurchased shares of common stock and/or warrants sold by or for the account of such underwriter in stabilizing or short covering transactions.

Finally, the underwriters may bid for, and purchase, shares of our common stock and/or warrants in market making transactions, including “passive” market making transactions as described below.

The foregoing transaction may stabilize or maintain the market price of our common stock and/or warrants at a price that is higher than the price that might otherwise exist in the absence of these activities. The underwriters are not required to engage in these activities, and may discontinue any of these activities at any time without notice. These transactions may be effected on the Nasdaq Capital Market or otherwise.

In connection with this offering, the underwriters and selling group members, if any, or their affiliates may engage in passive market making transactions in our common stock and/or warrants on the Nasdaq Capital Market immediately prior to the commencement of sales in this offering, in accordance with Rule 103 of Regulation M under the Exchange Act of 1934. Rule 103 generally provides that:

a passive market maker may not effect transactions or display bids for our common stock and/or warrants in excess of the highest independent bid price by persons who are not passive market makers; net purchases by a passive market maker on each day are generally limited to 30% of the passive market maker's average daily trading volume in our common stock and/or warrants during a specified two-month prior period or 200 shares, whichever is greater, and must be discontinued when that limit is reached; and
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Passive market making may stabilize or maintain the market price of our common stock at a level above that which might otherwise prevail and, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.

The underwriters do not expect sales to discretionary accounts to exceed five percent of the total number of shares of common stock and warrants offered.

We have agreed to indemnify the several underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

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LEGAL MATTERS

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP of Costa Mesa, California, will pass upon the validity of the securities offered hereby. The underwriters are being represented by Schiff Hardin LLP, Washington, D.C., in connection with the offering.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Monster Digital, Inc. and Subsidiary as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 and for the years then ended included in this prospectus have been audited by CohnReznick LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report appearing herein which includes an explanatory paragraph relating to our ability to continue as a going concern. Such financial statements have been so included in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon its authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act with respect to this offering of our securities. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement, some items of which are contained in exhibits to the registration statement as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information with respect to us and our common stock, we refer you to the registration statement, including the exhibits and the financial statements and notes filed as a part of the registration statement. Statements contained in this prospectus concerning the contents of any contract or any other document are not necessarily complete. If a contract or document has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, please see the copy of the contract or document that has been filed. Each statement in this prospectus relating to a contract or document filed as an exhibit is qualified in all respects by the filed exhibit. The exhibits to the registration statement should be referenced for the complete contents of these contracts and documents. A copy of the registration statement and the exhibits filed therewith may be inspected without charge at the public reference room of the SEC, located at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the public reference rooms by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, like us, that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is www.sec.gov .

As a result of this offering, we will become subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and, in accordance with this law, will file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. These periodic reports, proxy statements and other information will be available for inspection and copying at the SEC’s public reference facilities and the website of the SEC referred to above. We also maintain a website at http://www.monsterdigital.com . After the closing of this offering, you may access our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act with the SEC free of charge at our website as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of this prospectus.

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MONSTER DIGITAL, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARY
 
CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
December 31, 2015 and 2014

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CONTENTS

 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM     F-3  
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
        
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS     F-4  
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS     F-5  
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT     F-6  
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS     F-7  
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     F-8  

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Monster Digital, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Monster Digital, Inc. and Subsidiary as of December 31, 2014 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ deficit and cash flows for the years then ended. Monster Digital, Inc. and Subsidiary’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated 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 also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Monster Digital, Inc. and Subsidiary as of December 31, 2014 and 2015, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has incurred net losses and negative cash flows from operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 and has an accumulated deficit as of December 31, 2015. These matters, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans regarding these matters are also described in Note 2. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

/s/ CohnReznick LLP
 
Roseland, New Jersey
April 20, 2016, except for the effects of the matter discussed in the last paragraph of Note 11 which are as of June 6, 2016.

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MONSTER DIGITAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

   
  December 31,
     2014   2015
ASSETS
                 
Current assets
                 
Cash   $ 97,000     $ 119,000  
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $664,000 and $99,000, respectively     3,569,000       644,000  
Inventories     2,587,000       633,000  
Prepaid expenses and other     68,000       141,000  
Total current assets     6,321,000       1,537,000  
Trademark, net of amortization of $54,000           2,548,000  
Deferred IPO and debt issuance costs     48,000       1,102,000  
Deposits and other assets     42,000       14,000  
Total assets   $ 6,411,000     $ 5,201,000  
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
                 
Current liabilities
                 
Line of credit   $ 5,051,000     $ 215,000  
Accounts payable     1,613,000       1,021,000  
Accrued expenses     4,198,000       3,311,000  
Customer refund           1,850,000  
Due to related parties     502,000       510,000  
Notes payable, net     35,000       3,988,000  
Total current liabilities     11,399,000       10,895,000  
Commitments and contingencies
                 
Shareholders’ deficit
                 
Preferred stock; 10,000,000 shares authorized — none issued            
Common stock; $.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 3,011,555 and 3,925,037 shares issued and outstanding, respectively            
Additional paid-in capital     12,146,000       20,181,000  
Accumulated deficit     (17,134,000 )       (25,875,000 )  
Total shareholders’ deficit     (4,988,000 )       (5,694,000 )  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit   $ 6,411,000     $ 5,201,000  

 
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

   
  Year Ended December 31,
     2014   2015
Revenue   $ 11,343,000     $ 8,266,000  
Cost of goods sold     11,109,000       7,840,000  
Gross profit     234,000       426,000  
Operating expenses
                 
Research and development     542,000       333,000  
Selling and marketing     3,722,000       2,928,000  
General and administrative     2,646,000       3,625,000  
Total operating expenses     6,910,000       6,886,000  
Operating loss     (6,676,000 )       (6,460,000 )  
Other expenses
                 
Interest and finance expense     1,661,000       1,381,000  
Debt conversion expense     2,707,000       898,000  
Total other expenses     4,368,000       2,279,000  
Loss before income taxes     (11,044,000 )       (8,739,000 )  
Provision for income taxes     13,000       2,000  
Net loss   $ (11,057,000 )     $ (8,741,000 )  
Loss Per share
                 
Basic and diluted   $ (3.72 )     $ (2.50 )  
Number of shares used in computation
                 
Basic and diluted     2,968,670       3,491,710  

 
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

         
  Common Stock   Additional
Paid-in
Capital
  Accumulated
Deficit
  Shareholders’
Deficit
  Shares   Amount
Balance at December 31, 2013     2,950,884     $     $ 5,541,000     $ (6,077,000 )     $ (536,000 )  
Stock purchase warrants issued with convertible debt                 735,000             735,000  
Exchange of debt for equity     415,403             5,870,000             5,870,000  
Cancellation of founders’ shares in debt for equity exchange     (354,732 )                          
Net loss                       (11,057,000 )       (11,057,000 )  
Balance at December 31, 2014     3,011,555             12,146,000       (17,134,000 )       (4,988,000 )  
Stock purchase warrants issued with convertible debt                 335,000             335,000  
Exchange of debt for equity     170,293             2,272,000             2,272,000  
Cancellation of founders’ shares in debt for equity exchange     (2,150 )                          
Cancellation of founders’ shares in connection with rights offering     (167,059 )                          
Issuance of common stock in connection with trademark license     405,530             2,103,000             2,103,000  
Issuance of common stock in connection with consulting agreement     89,220             179,000             179,000  
Issuance of common stock for cash     417,648             2,969,000             2,969,000  
Amortization of non-cash stock-based compensation                 177,000             177,000  
Net loss                       (8,741,000 )       (8,741,000 )  
Balance at December 31, 2015     3,925,037     $     $ 20,181,000     $ (25,875,000 )     $ (5,694,000 )  

 
 
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  Year ended December 31,
     2014   2015
Cash flows from operating activities
                 
Net loss   $ (11,057,000 )     $ (8,741,000 )  
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
                 
Amortization of stock-based compensation           356,000  
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs and debt discount     1,147,000       583,000  
Amortization of trademark           54,000  
Debt conversion expense     2,707,000       898,000  
Accrued interest on debt converted to equity     98,000        
Provision for doubtful accounts     401,000       179,000  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                 
Accounts receivable     (3,100,000 )       2,746,000  
Inventories     (1,843,000 )       1,954,000  
Prepaid expenses and other     82,000       (73,000 )  
Other assets     (17,000 )       28,000  
Accounts payable     2,928,000       (585,000 )  
Accrued expenses     1,321,000       (887,000 )  
Customer refund           1,850,000  
Due to related party     (119,000 )       (92,000 )  
Net cash used in operating activities     (7,452,000 )       (1,730,000 )  
Cash flows from financing activities
                 
Private placement offering           2,969,000  
Proceeds from short-term loan – related party     460,000       100,000  
Payments on short-term loan – related party           (151,000 )  
Proceeds from issuance of convertible debt and warrants     3,466,000       1,645,000  
Proceeds from issuance of bridge financing           2,955,000  
Proceeds from credit facility     14,599,000       6,902,000  
Payments on credit facility     (10,337,000 )       (11,738,000 )  
Payments on trademark note payable           (50,000 )  
Deferred financing costs     (640,000 )       (880,000 )  
Net cash provided by financing activities     7,548,000       1,752,000  
Net increase (decrease) in cash     96,000       22,000  
Cash, beginning of the year     1,000       97,000  
Cash, end of the year   $ 97,000     $ 119,000  
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
                 
Cash paid during the year for:
                 
Interest   $ 370,000     $ 333,000  
Income taxes   $ 13,000     $ 2,000  
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
                 
Exchange of debt for equity   $ 5,870,000     $ 2,272,000  
Issuance of common stock in connection with trademark license           2,103,000  
Accrued deferred IPO and debt issuance costs   $ 45,000     $ 592,000  

 
 
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Organization :  Monster Digital, Inc. (“MDI”), a Delaware corporation (formed in November 2010), and its subsidiary, SDJ Technologies, Inc. (“SDJ”) (collectively referred to as the “Company”), is an importer of high-end memory storage products and flash memory to be marketed and sold under the Monster Digital brand name pursuant to a long-term licensing agreement with Monster, Inc. Such memory storage products include high-end, rugged Solid State Drives (“SSDs”), Solid State Hybrid Drives (“SSHDs”) and removable flash memory secured digital cards (“SDs”). The Company sources its products from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Basis of Presentation :  The consolidated financial statements of MDI and its subsidiary SDJ have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Principles of Consolidation :  The consolidated financial statements include accounts of MDI and SDJ. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates :  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities (including sales returns, price protection allowances, bad debts, inventory reserves, warranty reserves, and asset impairments), disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

Concentration of Cash :  The Company maintains its cash in bank accounts which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts. Management believes the Company is not exposed to any significant credit risk on its cash balances.

Accounts Receivable :  Accounts receivable are carried at original invoice amount less allowance for doubtful accounts. Management determines the allowance for doubtful accounts by identifying troubled accounts and by using historical experience applied to an aging of accounts. Accounts receivable are written off when deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of receivables previously written off are recorded when received. Accounts receivable are considered to be past due if any portion of the receivable balance is outstanding for more than 90 days past the customer’s granted terms. The Company does not charge interest on past due balances or require collateral on its accounts receivable. As of December 31, 2014 and 2015, the allowance for doubtful accounts is approximately $664,000 and $99,000, respectively.

Inventory :  Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost being determined on the weighted average cost method of accounting. The Company purchases finished goods and materials to assemble kits in quantities that it anticipates will be fully used in the near term. Changes in operating strategy, customer demand, and fluctuations in market values can limit the Company’s ability to effectively utilize all products purchased and can result in finished goods with above-market carrying costs which may cause losses on sales to customers. The Company’s policy is to closely monitor inventory levels, obsolescence and lower market values compared to costs and, when necessary, reduce the carrying amount of its inventory to its market value. As of December 31, 2014 and 2015, inventory on hand was comprised primarily of finished goods ready for sale.

Advertising :  Advertising costs are charged to expense when incurred. Advertising costs, which include market development expenses, were $603,000 and $300,000 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments :  Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. Fair value is based on a hierarchy of valuation techniques, which is determined on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are

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observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s own market assumptions. These two types of inputs create a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1: Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.
Level 2: Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets.
Level 3: Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

All stock purchase warrants (see Note 5) are valued under methods of fair value under the Level 3 tier, as described above.

The carrying amount for other financial instruments, which include cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, notes payable and line of credit, approximate fair value based upon their short term nature and maturity.

Revenue Recognition :  Revenue is realized or realizable and earned when all of the following criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (2) the sales price is fixed or determinable, (3) collectability is reasonably assured, and (4) products have been shipped and the customer has taken ownership and assumed the risk of loss. Distributors and retailers take full ownership of their product upon delivery and sales are fully recognized at that time.

Revenue is reduced by reserves for price protection, sales returns, allowances and rebates. Our reserve estimates are based upon historical data as well as projections of sales, customer inventories, market conditions and current contractual sales terms. If the Company reduces the list price of its products, certain customers may receive a credit from the Company (i.e. price protection). The Company estimates the impact of such pricing changes on a regular basis and adjusts its allowances accordingly. Amounts charged to operations for price protection are calculated based on actual price changes on individual products and customer inventory levels. The reserve is then reduced by actual credits given to these customers at the time the credits are issued. We calculate the allowance for doubtful accounts and provision for sales returns and rebates based on management’s estimate of the amount expected to be uncollectible or returned on specific accounts. We provide for future returns, price protection and rebates at the time the products are sold. We calculate an estimate of future returns of product by analyzing units shipped, units returned and point of sale data to ascertain consumer purchases and inventory remaining with retail to establish anticipated returns. Price protection is calculated on a product by product basis. The objective of price protection is to mitigate returns by providing retailers with credits to ensure maximum consumer sales. Price protection is granted to retailers after they have presented the Company an affidavit of existing inventory.

The Company also offers market development credits to certain of its customers. These credits are also charged against revenue.

Shipping and Handling Costs :  Historically, the Company has not charged its customers for shipping and handling costs, which is a component of marketing and selling expenses. These costs totaled approximately $283,000 in 2014 and $329,000 in 2015.

Income Taxes :  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities and net operating loss carryforwards, applying enacted statutory tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

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The Company uses a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more likely than not to be realized upon settlement. As of December 31, 2014 and 2015, there are no known uncertain tax positions.

The Company policy is to classify the liability for unrecognized tax benefits as current to the extent that it is more likely than not to be realized upon settlement and to the extent that the Company anticipates payment (or receipt) of cash within one year. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in the tax provision.

Product Warranty :  The Company’s memory products are sold under various limited warranty arrangements ranging from three years to five years on solid state drives and a limited lifetime warranty on all other products. Company policy is to establish reserves for estimated product warranty costs in the period when the related revenue is recognized. The Company has the right to return defective products to the manufacturer. As of December 31, 2014 and 2015, the Company has established a warranty reserve of $156,000 and $234,000, respectively, which are included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Activity in the product warranty liability is as follows:

 
Balance December 31, 2013   $ 46,000  
Increase for 2014 sales     153,000  
Settlements and payments     (43,000 )  
Balance December 31, 2014     156,000  
Increase for 2015 sales     140,000  
Settlements and payments     (62,000 )  
Balance December 31, 2015   $ 234,000  

Research and Development:   The Company incurs costs to improve the appeal and functionality of its products. Research and development costs are charged to expense when incurred.

Earnings (Loss) per Share:   Basic earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net earnings (loss) (all of which is attributable to common stockholders) by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is calculated similarly but includes potential dilution from the exercise of common stock options, warrants and conversion of debt to equity, except when the effect would be anti-dilutive. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed using the “treasury stock method.” For 2014 and 2015, warrants outstanding for 129,573 and 344,599 shares of common stock, respectively, and 75,302 stock options and $38,000 in convertible notes payable in 2015 have been excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share because their effect was anti-dilutive.

Reclassification :  Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with current period presentation.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements  — In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity . Under ASU 2014-08, only disposals that represent a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on the entity’s results and operations would qualify as discontinued operations, which could include a disposal of a major geographical area, a major line of business, a major equity method investment, or other major parts of an entity. ASU 2014-08 also expands the disclosure requirements for disposals of operations to include more information about assets, liabilities,

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income and expenses and requires entities to disclose information about disposals of individually significant components. ASU 2014-08 is effective in the first quarter of 2015, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2014-08 could impact our consolidated financial results in the event of a transaction as described above.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). ASU 2014-09 is based on the principle that revenue is recognized to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. ASU 2014-09 is effective in the first quarter of 2018, with early adoption not permitted and requires either a retrospective or a modified retrospective approach to adoption. We have not yet selected a transition method and are currently evaluating the effect that the updated standard will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements — Going Concern , which requires that management of an entity should evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued or available to be issued. This update will become effective beginning January 1, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The provisions of this standard are not expected to significantly impact the Company.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Interest — Imputation of Interest , which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability instead of being presented as an asset. Debt disclosures will include the face amount of the debt liability and the effective interest rate. The update requires retrospective application and represents a change in accounting principle. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted for financial statements that have not been previously issued. The adoption of ASU 2015-03 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory . The standard requires entities to measure most inventory “at the lower of cost and net realizable value,” thereby simplifying the current guidance under which an entity must measure inventory at the lower of cost or market (market in this context is defined as one of three different measures, one of which is net realizable value). The standard is effective for the Company prospectively beginning January 1, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on its financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) , which requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by most leases on their balance sheet. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted. ASU 2016-02 requires modified retrospective adoption for all leases existing at, or entered into after, the date of initial application, with an option to use certain transition relief. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the standard may have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Other pronouncements issued by the FASB or other authoritative accounting standards groups with future effective dates are either not applicable or not significant to the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

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NOTE 2 — GOING CONCERN

As of December 31, 2015, the Company has negative working capital of approximately $9,358,000, has a capital deficit of approximately $5,694,000, and has incurred cumulative net losses from its inception of approximately $25,875,000. These circumstances raise substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. In response to this uncertainty, Management has taken certain measures to date in 2016 and has plans for the remainder of 2016 and beyond, with the objective of alleviating this concern. They include the following:

Subsequent to December 31, 2015, the Company raised $263,000, net of offering costs, upon the issuance of promissory notes. Also subsequent to December 31, 2015, the Company raised $583,000, net of offering costs, upon the issuance of Series A preferred stock.
In order to meet customers’ needs for consumer products, the Company is continuing to develop new products to complement existing products and expand overall product offerings, with the objective of increasing revenue and gross profit percentages. The Company will offer new products in its action sports line and is also planning several new memory product offerings in 2016.

While the Company believes it will be successful in obtaining the necessary financing to fund its operations, there are no assurances that such additional funding will be achieved and that it will succeed in its future operations. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or amounts of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue in existence.

NOTE 3 — DEBT FINANCING

Credit Facility

In November 2013, the Company entered into a 12 month, $2 million accounts receivable based credit facility with Marquette Commercial Finance. In September 2014, the available credit was increased to $8 million. The facility provided for a maximum advance rate of 80% against eligible receivables. The credit facility carried a per-annum interest rate of a base rate plus 3.5% (subject to a minimum of 6.75%), with the base rate being the greater of the prime lending rate or LIBOR plus 2.0%. In addition, there were fees for managing the facility. At December 31, 2014, the total amount outstanding under the credit facility was $5,006,000. Outstanding borrowings under the facility were collateralized by substantially all assets of the Company.

In March 2015, Marquette Commercial Finance notified the Company of its intent to terminate the contract and that it would continue to finance sales transactions with specific customers until such time that the Company is able to establish a credit facility with a different finance company.

In June 2015, the Company secured an accounts receivable financing facility with Bay View Funding. The new contract provides for maximum funding of $4 million and a factoring fee of 1.35% for the first 30 days and .45% for each 10-day period thereafter that the financed receivable remains outstanding. Upon the execution of this contract, the balance owed to Marquette was repaid and that contract was terminated. The total amount outstanding under this Facility as of December 31, 2015 was $215,000. There are no financial or similar covenants associated with this facility.

Purchase Order Purchase Agreement

In April 2014, the Company entered into a purchase order purchase agreement with Brookridge Funding (“Brookridge”). Under the agreement, the Company could present and assign to Brookridge customer purchase orders. Upon acceptance, Brookridge received right, title and interest in the purchase order and all funds that could come due as a result of the purchase order. Brookridge purchased accepted purchase orders at a price not in excess of the cost of the applicable inventory required to fulfill the purchase order. Fees accrued at a rate of 2% of the funded amount for the first 20 days and an additional 1% for each 10 day period that the amount remains unpaid thereafter. As of December 31, 2014, the amount due Brookridge under this

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agreement was $45,000, which was included in the caption “line of credit” on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2015 there was nothing owed to Brookridge as Brookridge terminated this agreement on October 28, 2015.

Convertible Debt

In March 2014, the Company initiated a private placement offering to issue convertible promissory Notes. Between March and December 2014, a total of $3,466,000 of convertible notes were issued. Direct costs incurred in connection with the offering totaled $640,000 cash plus warrants issued to the placement agent with an estimated value of $63,000. The Notes are due 12 months following their issuance and bear interest at 6% per annum, payable in shares of common stock at the conversion rate of the Note.

For each $1,000 principal amount of Notes, the holder received 47.60 Note warrants and 16.63 Vesting warrants, both of which are exercisable at $21.02 per share. Unexercised Note warrants expire 5 years following their issuance while the Vesting warrants expire 3 years following the vesting date.

In conjunction with the convertible debt offering, the Company issued a total of 222,620 stock purchase warrants to Note holders and 15,173 stock purchase warrants to the placement agent. The Company accounted for these warrants in accordance with FASB ASC 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options . The Company computed the value of the warrants using the Black-Scholes option pricing model (see Note 5) and recorded the fair value of warrants by allocating a portion of the proceeds to note holders’ warrants, based on their relative fair value, as a reduction to the carrying amount of the convertible debt. The discount recorded in connection with the warrant valuation is amortized over the term of the convertible notes and is recognized as non-cash interest expense.

The Company recorded a discount to the debt of $735,000 for the calculated fair value of the warrants issued in conjunction with the convertible notes in 2014. Also in connection with the issuance of convertible notes in 2014, the Company incurred debt issuance costs in the form of cash totaling $640,000. The debt discount and deferred debt issuance costs are amortized over the term of the convertible notes and is recognized as a non-cash interest expense using the effective interest method, resulting in an imputed interest rate of approximately 66% per annum. In 2014, a total of approximately $660,000 in non-cash interest expense was recognized as a result of the amortization of the debt discount and deferred debt issuance costs related to convertible debt.

Debt to Equity Exchange Offer

In December 2014, the Company extended an offer to its convertible Note holders for the exchange of convertible Notes, accrued interest and common stock purchase warrants into common stock. In the offer, the conversion rate on the principal amount of Notes was reduced from $21.02 per share to $14.01 per share, with accrued interest being cancelled. Furthermore, in exchange for the cancellation of all warrants, the Note holders received .07 shares of common stock for every .14 shares that would have been issued upon exercise of the warrants.

As further inducement to the offer, for the new shares issued in connection with the exchange offer, the Company’s principal shareholder agreed to put back to the Company an equal number of shares owned by him (to a maximum of 356,883 shares) and have such shares cancelled.

Through December 31, 2014, a total of $3,428,000 in convertible Notes had been converted to equity pursuant to the exchange offer. As a result of the foregoing exchange, $5,870,000 was credited to additional paid-in capital, which is the net amount of the principal of the Notes, unpaid accrued interest, unamortized debt discount, and the debt conversion expense. The debt conversion expense of $2,707,000 represents the estimated fair value of all securities and other consideration transferred in the exchange transaction in excess of the fair value of securities issuable pursuant to the original conversion terms. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company continued its private offering of convertible Notes concurrent with a related offer to exchange the notes for shares of common stock on the terms indicated above. During the year, gross

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proceeds of $1,645,000 were raised in the offering from the issuance of convertible Notes payable. In March 2015, these Notes were converted to common stock pursuant to the exchange offer, resulting in an inducement charge of $898,000. As a result of these transactions, an additional 168,142 common shares were issued during the year. As of December 31, 2014 and 2015, a total of $35,000 and $38,000, respectively, in principal of convertible Notes payable remain outstanding. These Notes matured in the second quarter of 2015 and remain outstanding as of December 31, 2015.

Promissory notes

From October through December 31, 2015, the Company issued promissory notes; the notes are due and payable at the earlier of one year from the date of issuance or the closing date of the Company’s initial public offering, bear an interest rate of 15% that is accrued upon issuance, irrespective of whether the promissory note is outstanding for part or full term until maturity, and have a loan origination fee of $.225 for each dollar loaned. The loan origination fee associated with the notes as of December 31, 2015 was $665,000 and was recorded as accrued interest and debt discount to the notes payable and is being amortized over the life of the notes. Debt discount amortized as interest expense in 2015 was approximately $101,000. All principal, fees and interest are payable on the due date. As of December 31, 2015, a total of $3.0 million in principal of these notes payable remains outstanding. These notes mature in the fourth quarter of 2016. Subsequent to December 31, 2015, the Company issued an additional $263,000 in promissory notes under the same terms.

Due to Monster, Inc .

In addition to the issuance of shares of common stock and common stock purchase warrants (see Note 5), the Company has agreed to pay Monster, Inc. $500,000 as consideration for use of the name Monster Digital, Inc. pursuant to Amendment No. 3 to the Trademark License Agreement between the Company and Monster, Inc. Of this total balance, the Company agreed to pay $125,000 in December, 2015 and the balance from the proceeds of the planned IPO. The Company paid $50,000 of the $125,000 in December 2015 and the balance in January, 2016.

Notes payable consists of the following:

   
  December 31,
2014
  December 31,
2015
Note payable, convertible debt   $ 35,000     $ 38,000  
Due to Monster, Inc.           450,000  
Interest and loan origination fee accrued related to promissory
notes payable and accrued at issuance
          1,108,000  
Promissory notes payable, 2015 bridge loans, net $563,000 debt discount           2,392,000  
Total   $ 35,000     $ 3,988,000  

NOTE 4 — ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accrued expenses consist of the following:

   
  December 31, 2014   December 31, 2015
Royalties   $ 488,000     $ 103,000  
Market development credits     497,000       336,000  
Price protection     348,000       563,000  
Return reserves     2,152,000       891,000  
Others     713,000       1,418,000  
Total   $ 4,198,000     $ 3,311,000  

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NOTE 5 —  STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Reverse stock split

By action by written consent of the Company’s stockholders effective as of November 6, 2015, the Company’s stockholders approved a reverse stock split in a range of between one-for-five and one-for-twelve, such exact amount to be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors prior to the effective date of a planned equity offering. On January 7, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a one-for-11.138103 reverse stock split. All share and per share information in these consolidated financial statements, except for par value and authorized shares, have been amended to reflect the reverse stock split.

Common Stock Purchase Warrants :  From 2011 through June 30, 2015, the Company issued common stock purchase warrants in connection with the initial formation of the Company, the execution of a license agreement, and the issuance of convertible notes payable. All warrants have been valued on the date of their issuance using the Black-Sholes option pricing model using various assumptions regarding stock price volatility, risk-free interest rates, expected dividend rates, and expected term of the contract. Through December 31, 2015, none of the warrants have been exercised, and for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015, 220,179 and 105,662 warrants, respectively, have been canceled in connection with the exchange offer described above (see Note 3).

In August 2015, the Company issued 202,766 common stock purchase warrants in connection with an Advisory Board Agreement with Noel Lee, the Chief Executive Officer of Monster, Inc., and recognized a $156,000 charge related to the issuance. As of December 31, 2014 and 2015, warrants to purchase 129,573 and 344,599 shares of common stock, respectively, are outstanding. Unexercised warrants will expire from 2016 to 2019.

The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes valuation method to value warrants. The expected life represents the contractual terms. The expected volatility was estimated by analyzing the historic volatility of similar public companies. No dividend payouts were assumed as the Company has not historically paid, and is not anticipating to pay, dividends in the foreseeable future. The risk-free rate of return reflects the interest rate offered for US treasury rates over the expected life of the warrants.

A summary of significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the warrants issued in August 2015 are as follows:

 
Fair value of warrants issued   $ .84  
Expected term (years)     5.0  
Risk-free interest rate     1.60 %  
Volatility     45.4 %  
Dividend yield     None  

Common stock purchase rights offering :  In April 2015, the Company initiated a common stock purchase rights offering to its existing shareholders. The offering consists of 114,626 Units, with each Unit consisting of 3 newly issued shares of common stock and 2 shares of common stock owned by the Company’s principal shareholder and chairman. Each Unit is offered for $42.03, with all proceeds going to the Company. In April 2015 through September 2015, the Company closed on the sale of approximately 83,529 Units (representing 250,589 newly issued common shares) and has received net proceeds of approximately $2,969,000.

Restricted Shares :  In August 2015, the Company issued 89,220 shares of restricted common stock to the Company’s Chairman of the Board pursuant to a consulting agreement. The consulting agreement was effective in May 2015 and $179,000 of compensation expense was recognized in the year ending December 31, 2015 related to the stock issuance. In August 2015, the Company issued 405,530 shares of restricted common stock in connection to the Trademark License Agreement with Monster, Inc.

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NOTE 5 —  STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY  – (continued)

The fair value of the 405,530 shares approximating $2,103,000 were recorded as part of the Trademark in August 2015. In regards to the valuation of the Company’s common stock, the Board of Directors engaged an independent third party valuation of the Company. Factors included in the valuation included the Company’s present value of future cash flows, its capital structure, valuation of comparable companies, its existing licensing agreements and the growth prospects for its product line. These factors were incorporated into an income approach and a market approach in order to derive an overall valuation of the Company’s common stock of $5.18 per share at August 2015.

Preferred Stock :  Subsequent to December 31, 2015, the Company issued a confidential Private Placement Memorandum (“PPM”) for a maximum of 3,000,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, with a purchase price of $1.00 per share and convertible into one share of the Company’s common stock and having an 8%, noncumulative dividend. Pursuant to the PPM, 731,400 shares have been subsequently subscribed for net proceeds of approximately $583,000.

NOTE 6 — STOCK OPTIONS

In 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) which allows for the granting of stock options, stock appreciation rights, awards of restricted stock and restricted stock Units, stock bonuses and other cash and stock-based performance awards. A total of 107,065 shares of common stock have been approved and reserved for issuance under the Plan. In November 2015, the Company’s stockholders approved a 285,506 share increase in that number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan such that a total of 392,571 shares of common stock have been approved and reserved for issuance under the Plan. As of December 31, 2015, 75,302 options had been granted under the Plan. There were 107,065 and 317,268 options available for grant at December 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively.

On December 23, 2015, the Company authorized restricted stock grants under its 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan of 14,275 shares to David Clarke in connection with his appointment as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and 35,688 shares to Neal Bobrick in connection with his appointment as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, grants accepted and effective subsequent to December 31, 2015.

In addition, options to acquire 17,844 and 35,688 shares at an exercise price per share equal to the initial public offering price of the shares included as a component of the Units offering by means of this offering will be granted at the effective date of this offering to David Olert, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, and Neal Bobrick, respectively.

The Company follows the provision of the ASC Topic 718, Compensations — Stock Compensation which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all stock-based payment awards made to employees and non-employee directors, including employee stock options. Stock compensation expense based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718 is generally recognized as an expense over the requisite service period.

No options were granted in 2014. In 2015, the following stock option grants were made:

       
Option Date   Options
Granted
  Exercise
Price
  Estimated
Fair Value
of Underlying
Stock
  Intrinsic
Value
May 2015     75,302     $ 28.03     $ 5.46       None  

The Company’s Board of Directors granted options for 75,302 shares of common stock to certain employees on May 8, 2015. The option prices were determined based on such factors as recent equity transactions and other factors as deemed necessary and relevant in the circumstances. The exercise prices for options granted were set by the Company’s Board of Directors at a premium over fair market value of its commons stock at the time the grants were authorized.

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NOTE 6 — STOCK OPTIONS  – (continued)

In regards to the valuation of the Company’s common stock, the Board of Directors engaged an independent third party valuation of the Company. Factors included in the valuation included the Company’s present value of future cash flows, its capital structure, valuation of comparable companies, its existing licensing agreements and the growth prospects for its product line. These factors were incorporated into an income approach and a market approach in order to derive an overall valuation of the Company’s common stock of $5.46 per share at May 8, 2015.

The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes valuation method to value stock options and recognizes compensation expense over the vesting period. The expected life represents the period that the Company’s stock-based compensation awards are expected to be outstanding. The Company uses a simplified method provided in Securities and Exchange Commission release Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110 which averages an awards weighted average vesting period and contractual term for “plain vanilla” share options. The expected volatility was estimated by analyzing the historic volatility of similar public companies. No dividend payouts were assumed as the Company has not historically paid, and is not anticipating to pay, dividends in the foreseeable future. The risk-free rate of return reflects the weighted average interest rate offered for U.S. treasury rates over the expected life of the options.

A summary of significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the stock options granted in the year ended December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 
Weighted average fair value of options granted   $ 0.42  
Expected term (years)     6.0 to 6.25  
Risk-free interest rate     1.89%  
Volatility     45.4%  
Dividend yield     None  

The Company recorded non-cash stock-based compensation of $21,000 during the year ended December 31, 2015 related to the issuance of stock options. There was no stock-based compensation recognized in 2014. An additional $15,000 of stock-based compensation remains to be amortized over 32 months.

A summary of option activity for the Plan as of December 31, 2015 and changes for the year then ended are represented as follows:

       
  Number of
Options
  Weighted
Avg.
Exercise Price
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contract
Term
(Years)
  Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding January 1, 2015         $           $  
Granted     75,302       28.03       9.50        
Forfeited                        
Outstanding at December 31, 2015     75,302     $ 28.03       9.50     $  

NOTE 7 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Office and Warehouse Usage :  In 2014, the Company occupied a portion of office and warehouse space from SDJ Partners, LLC, a limited liability company owned by Sirjang Tandon, Devinder Tandon, and Jawahar Tandon. Jawahar Tandon and Devinder Tandon are founders and Directors of SDJ Technologies, Inc., Jawahar Tandon is a current Director of and Devinder Tandon is a former Director of Monster Digital, Inc. and Jawahar Tandon serves as Chief Executive Officer of both entities. The Company leased the facilities on a month-to-month basis. Rent expense for the year ended December 31, 2014 was approximately $54,000. In 2015, the Company relocated to a facility that is leased from an unrelated party and therefore discontinued its leasing arrangement with SDJ Partners, LLC.

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NOTE 7 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS  – (continued)

Administrative Support :  Tandon Enterprises, Inc., a related party, provided administrative, accounting, and operational support to the Company in 2014. The Company reimbursed Tandon Enterprises, Inc. based on the actual costs incurred. The fees for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 totaled $54,000 and $0, respectively. There were no unpaid administrative support fees at December 31, 2015.

Marketing Services :  Pursuant to an arrangement with the Company, 4PAC, LLC, an entity owned by Tayel Tandon, the wife of Vivek Tandon, the Company’s Executive Vice President, Operations and its former President and Chief Operating Officer, has provided marketing services to the Company commencing February 2015 at the rate of $5,000 per month, plus expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company paid 4PAC, LLC an aggregate of $57,790. Subsequent to December 31, 2015, the Company discontinued the arrangement with 4PAC, LLC.

Borrowings :  From time to time, the Company receives short-term, non-interest bearing loans from Tandon Enterprises, Inc. for the purpose of funding temporary working capital needs. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company borrowed $151,000, net of repayments, and repaid net $151,000 during the year ended December 31, 2015.

Employment Agreement :  The Company has an Executive Employment Agreement with Jawahar Tandon (“Executive”) to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The agreement expired May 30, 2015 and was renewed automatically for an additional (1) year effective June 1, 2015 and shall be renewed each anniversary date thereafter. The agreement can be terminated by either party with 60 days’ notice prior to May 30, 2015 or any subsequent period thereafter. The Company shall pay the Executive a base annual salary of $250,000, which may be increased at the discretion of the Company. The Executive will be entitled to an annual bonus of up to 30% of the base salary, and is allotted a monthly automobile and country club membership allowance totaling $3,500. Additionally, the Company is to pay 100% of the Executive’s healthcare and medical premiums. At December 31, 2014 and 2015, there were no unpaid expenses under this agreement. Effective December 23, 2015, Mr. Tandon resigned as Chief Executive Officer and is subsequently not paid a salary by the Company.

In September 2015, David Clarke, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and a significant stockholder of the Company, loaned the Company $100,000 further to a promissory note bearing interest at 5% per annum, principal and unpaid interest payable on demand.

Due to (from) related parties consists of the following at December 31, 2014 and 2015:

   
  December 31,
2014
  December 31,
2015
Tandon Enterprises, Inc.   $ 632,000     $ 322,000  
SDJ Partners LLC     88,000       88,000  
Shareholders/Officers     (218,000 )       100,000  
Total   $ 502,000     $ 510,000  

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NOTE 8 — INCOME TAXES

For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015, the income tax provision of $13,000 and $2,000, respectively, consists of state income taxes currently paid or payable.

The deferred tax asset is comprised of the following:

   
  2014   2015
Deferred tax assets
                 
Net operating losses   $ 4,678,000     $ 8,174,000  
Accrued warranty     77,000       42,000  
Other accrued expenses     1,224,000       1,253,000  
Total deferred tax assets     5,979,000       9,469,000  
Valuation Allowance     (5,979,000 )       (9,469,000 )  
Net deferred tax asset   $     $  

The ultimate realization of the deferred tax asset is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which temporary differences become deductible. As of December 31, 2015, the state and federal net operating loss carryforwards are approximately $12,183,000 and $14,611,000, respectively. Due to the uncertainty surrounding the realization of these deferred tax assets, the Company has recorded a 100% valuation allowance. Net operating loss carryforwards expire between the years 2029 and 2035. Tax years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 are open and subject to audit.

The reconciliation of the U.S. statutory rate with the Company’s effective test rate is summarized as follows:

   
  2014   2015
     % of pre-tax
Earnings
  % of pre-tax
Earnings
Federal tax     (34.0 )%       (34.0 )%  
State tax, net     (6.1 )       (6.1 )  
Non-deductible expenses     0.2       8.4  
Change in valuation allowance     42.8       31.9  
Miscellaneous     (2.9 )       (0.2 )  
       0.0 %       0.0 %  

Management is not aware of any uncertain tax positions and does not expect the total amount of recognized tax benefits to change significantly in the next twelve months.

NOTE 9 — CUSTOMER AND VENDOR CONCENTRATIONS

Customers :

Approximately 24%, 24%, and 8% of the Company’s gross sales were made to three customers for the year ended December 31, 2014. At December 31, 2014, the amount included in outstanding accounts receivable related to these three customers was approximately $4,900,000.

Approximately 19%, 18%, and 12% of the Company’s gross sales were made to three customers for the year ended December 31, 2015. At December 31, 2015, the amount included in outstanding accounts receivable related to these three customers was approximately $239,000.

Vendors :

Approximately 80% of the Company’s purchases were provided by one vendor for the year ended December 31, 2014. At December 31, 2014, the amount in accounts payable related to this vendor was $36,000.

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NOTE 9 — CUSTOMER AND VENDOR CONCENTRATIONS  – (continued)

Approximately 46% of the Company’s purchases were provided by three vendors for the year ended December 31, 2015. At December 31, 2015, the amount in accounts payable related to these vendors was $24,000.

NOTE 10 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Royalty

The Company entered into the initial trademark license agreement with Monster, Inc., (formerly Monster Cable Products, Inc.) effective July 7, 2010. In 2012, the agreement was amended giving the Company exclusive rights to utilize the name “Monster Digital” on memory products for a period of 25 years (expires July 7, 2035) under the following payment schedule of royalties to Monster, Inc. This license agreement contains various termination clauses that include (i) change in control, (ii) breach of contract and (iii) insolvency, among others. The Company is required to remit royalty payments to Monster, Inc. on or before the 30 th day following the end of each calendar quarter. At any time during the term of the agreement, a permanent license may be negotiated.

The royalty schedule became effective in August 2011 and was further amended in April 2012. As amended, royalties under this contract are as follows:

Years 1 (2012) and 2:  Royalties on all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc. at a rate of four (4) percent, with no minimum.
Years 3 through 5:  Minimum royalty payments of $50,000 per quarter up to a maximum of four (4) percent of all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc.
Years 6 through 10:  Minimum royalty payments of $125,000 per quarter up to a maximum of four (4) percent of all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc.
Years 11 through 15:  Minimum royalty payments of $187,500 per quarter up to a maximum of four (4) percent of all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc.
Years 16 through 25:  Minimum royalty payments of $250,000 per quarter up to a maximum of four (4) percent of all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc.

Effective July 1, 2014, the royalty rate on certain products was reduced from 4% to 2% for a period of 12 months, based on a mutual understanding between the Company and the licensor.

For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015, royalty expense amounted to approximately $572,000 and $262,000, respectively, which is included as a component of selling and marketing expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations (see also Note 4). The Company was not in compliance with the royalty remittance policy for each period presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Operating Lease

The Company occupies executive offices in Simi Valley, CA pursuant to a lease through January 31, 2018 at a monthly rental rate of $13,850.

Customer payment agreement

In July 2015, the Company entered into an agreement with a customer under which the Company will pay the customer a total of $835,000 owed to the customer for promotional and other credits related to sales that occurred in 2014. The credits were accrued as contra-sales in 2014. Under the terms of the agreement, there is no interest and the Company will make 12 monthly payments of $65,000 beginning in August 2015, and one final payment of $65,000 in August 2016. The Company was in compliance with the payment agreement at December 31, 2015 but has subsequently missed three payments in 2016. The balance owed under this agreement at December 31, 2015 was $445,000.

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NOTE 10 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES  – (continued)

Legal matters

The Company is subject to certain legal proceedings and claims arising in connection with the normal course of its business. In the opinion of management, the reserve established for the three cases noted below is adequate so that the claims will have no material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

On March 9, 2015, Memphis Electronics, Inc. filed a complaint against SDJ and the Company, case no. 4:15-cv-1104; in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The complaint alleged breach of contract and tort for an alleged order or orders for computer components. Plaintiff’s claims are based in contract and tort (negligent and intentional misrepresentations) relating to nonpayment of approximately $275,000 for goods ordered. The Company intends to vigorously defend the action.

On August 18, 2015, Phison Electronics Corp. filed a compliant against SDJ, case no. 115 CV284516, in California Superior Court in Santa Clara County. The compliant alleged breach of contract and breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing resulting in claimed damages of approximately $585,000 in connection with SDJ’s alleged failure to purchase products manufactured on its account by Phison Electronics Corp. SDJ believes the claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend the action.

On August 28, 2015, Unigen Corporation filed a complaint against SDJ, case no. HG15-78385, in California Superior Court in Alameda County. The complaint alleged breach of contract for an alleged order or orders for 219,200 specially constructed computer components. The complaint seeks $180,000 in lost profit; $678,669 for the cost of parts ordered; and $35,000 in incidental expenses. SDJ believes the claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend the action.

On February 16, 2016 the Company received a letter from GoPro, Inc., or GoPro, alleging that the Company infringes on at least five U.S. patents held by GoPro, and requesting that confirm in writing that the Company will permanently cease the sale and distribution of its Villain camera, along with any camera accessories, including the waterproof camera case and standard housing. The five patents specifically identified by GoPro in the letter were U.S. Patent No. D710,921: camera housing design, U.S. Patent No. D702,747: camera housing design, U.S. Patent No. D740,875: camera housing design, U.S. Patent No. D737,879: camera design and U.S. Patent No. 721,935: camera design. Based upon our preliminary review of these patents, the Company believes it has some defenses to GoPro’s allegations, although there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in defending against these allegations or reaching a business resolution that is satisfactory to us.

The supplier of the Company’s Villain camera has contractually represented and warranted that it owns or has paid royalties to any and all intellectual property, designs, software, hardware, packaging, components, manuals and any other portion, part or element that is or may be subject to the Villain and the parts and accessories thereof sourced by the supplier. This supplier has contractually agreed to pay any claims, damages, or costs that the Company suffers as a result of the patent infringement or a violation of international, U.S. or state laws or regulations as detailed in the prior sentence.

NOTE 11 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management review of subsequent events

Management has performed an analysis of the activities and transactions subsequent to December 31, 2015 to determine the need for any adjustments to and/or disclosure within the consolidated financial statements. This analysis has been performed through April 20, 2016, the date the consolidated financial statements were available to be issued.

On June 6, 2016, the Company’s stockholders approved an additional one-for-1.2578616 reverse stock split. All share and per share information in these consolidated financial statements, except for par value and authorized shares, have been amended to reflect the reverse stock split.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS     F-23  
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS     F-24  
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT     F-25  
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS     F-26  
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     F-27  

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

   
  December 31,
2015
  March 31,
2016
     (Note 1)   (unaudited)
ASSETS
                 
Current assets
                 
Cash   $ 119,000     $ 42,000  
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $99,000 and $116,000, respectively     644,000       348,000  
Inventories     633,000       491,000  
Prepaid expenses and other     141,000       58,000  
Total current assets     1,537,000       939,000  
Trademark, net of amortization of $54,000 and $87,000, respectively     2,548,000       2,515,000  
Deferred IPO costs     619,000       846,000  
Deposits and other assets     14,000       14,000  
Total assets   $ 4,718,000     $ 4,314,000  
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
                 
Current liabilities
                 
Line of credit   $ 215,000     $ 147,000  
Accounts payable     1,021,000       1,556,000  
Accrued expenses     3,311,000       3,041,000  
Customer refund     1,850,000       1,850,000  
Due to related parties     510,000       534,000  
Notes payable     3,505,000       4,203,000  
Total current liabilities     10,412,000       11,331,000  
Commitments and contingencies
                 
Shareholders’ deficit
                 
Preferred stock; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 0 and 536,900 shares issued and outstanding, respectively            
Common stock; $.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 3,925,037 and 3,975,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively            
Additional paid-in capital     20,181,000       20,739,000  
Accumulated deficit     (25,875,000 )       (27,756,000 )  
Total shareholders’ deficit     (5,694,000 )       (7,017,000 )  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit   $ 4,718,000     $ 4,314,000  

 
 
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  Three Months Ended
March 31,
     2015   2016
Revenue   $ 1,384,000     $ 538,000  
Cost of goods sold     1,209,000       491,000  
Gross Profit     175,000       47,000  
Operating expenses
                 
Research and development     127,000       49,000  
Selling and marketing     857,000       635,000  
General and administrative     883,000       992,000  
Total operating expenses     1,867,000       1,676,000  
Operating loss     (1,692,000 )       (1,629,000 )  
Other expense, net
                 
Interest and finance expense     531,000       252,000  
Debt conversion expense     898,000        
Total other expenses     1,429,000       252,000  
Loss before income taxes     (3,121,000 )       (1,881,000 )  
Provision for income taxes            
Net Loss   $ (3,121,000 )     $ (1,881,000 )  
Loss Per Share
                 
Basic and Diluted   $ (1.00 )     $ (0.47 )  
Number of Shares used in Computation
                 
Basic and Diluted     3,129,847       3,972,779  

 
 
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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  Common Stock   Preferred Shares   Stock Amount   Additional
Paid-in
Capital
  Accumulated
Deficit
  Shareholders’
Deficit
  Shares   Amount
Balance December 31, 2015     3,925,037     $              $     $ 20,181,000     $ (25,875,000 )     $ (5,694,000 )  
Issuance of Preferred Stock                 536,900             464,000             464,000  
Issuance of Common Stock     49,963                                      
Amortization of non-cash stock-based compensation                             94,000             94,000  
Net loss                                   (1,881,000 )       (1,881,000 )  
Balance March 31, 2016     3,975,000     $       536,900     $     $ 20,739,000     $ (27,756,000 )     $ (7,017,000 )  

 
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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  Three Months Ended
March 31,
     2015   2016
Cash flows from operating activities
                 
Net loss   $ (3,121,000 )     $ (1,881,000 )  
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
                 
Stock-based compensation           94,000  
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs and debt discount     515,000       196,000  
Amortization of trademark           33,000  
Debt conversion expense     898,000        
Accrued interest on debt converted to equity     12,000        
Provision for doubtful accounts     94,000       17,000  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                 
Accounts receivable     2,783,000       279,000  
Inventories     242,000       142,000  
Prepaid expenses and other     (73,000 )       83,000  
Other assets     3,000        
Accounts payable     1,850,000       536,000  
Accrued expenses     30,000       (270,000 )  
Due to related parties     11,000       24,000  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities     3,244,000       (747,000 )  
Cash flows from financing activities
                 
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock, net           464,000  
Short-term loan – related party, net     47,000        
Proceeds from issuance of bridge financing           406,000  
Proceeds from issuance of convertible debt and warrants     1,645,000        
Proceeds from credit facility     961,000       392,000  
Payments on credit facility     (5,468,000 )       (460,000 )  
Deferred financing costs     (414,000 )       (132,000 )  
Net cash provided by financing activities     (3,229,000 )       670,000  
Net increase (decrease) in cash     15,000       (77,000 )  
Cash, beginning of the period     97,000       119,000  
Cash, end of the period   $ 112,000     $ 42,000  
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
                 
Cash paid during the period for:
                 
Interest   $ 16,000     $ 15,000  
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
                 
Deferred IPO costs   $     $ 59,000  
Exchange of debt for equity   $ 2,272,000     $  

 
 
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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Organization :  Monster Digital, Inc. (“MDI”), a Delaware corporation (formed in November 2010), and its subsidiary, SDJ Technologies, Inc. (“SDJ”) (collectively referred to as the “Company”), is an importer of high-end memory storage products and flash memory to be marketed and sold under the Monster Digital brand name acquired under a long-term licensing agreement with Monster, Inc. Such memory storage products include high-end, rugged Solid State Drives (“SSDs”), Solid State Hybrid Drives (“SSHDs”) and removable flash memory secured digital cards (“SDs”). The Company sources its products from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Basis of Presentation :  The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the SEC’s instructions for interim financial information. They do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, operating results and cash flows in conformity with U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2015 included elsewhere in the prospectus. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 was derived from the audited financial statements. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments and accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the operating results for the periods presented have been included in the interim periods. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for other interim periods or the year ending December 31, 2016. For interim financial reporting purposes, income taxes are recorded based upon estimated annual effective income tax rates taking into consideration discrete items occurring in a quarter.

Principles of Consolidation :  The consolidated financial statements include accounts of MDI and SDJ. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates :  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities (including sales returns, price protection allowances, bad debts, inventory reserves, warranty reserves, and asset impairments), disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

Concentration of Cash :  The Company maintains its cash in bank accounts which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts. Management believes the Company is not exposed to any significant credit risk on its cash balances.

Accounts Receivable :  Accounts receivable are carried at original invoice amount less allowance for doubtful accounts. Management determines the allowance for doubtful accounts by identifying troubled accounts and by using historical experience applied to an aging of accounts. Accounts receivable are written off when deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of receivables previously written off are recorded when received. Accounts receivable are considered to be past due if any portion of the receivable balance is outstanding for more than 90 days past the customer’s granted terms. The Company does not charge interest on past due balances or require collateral on its accounts receivable. As of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, the allowance for doubtful accounts is approximately $99,000 and $116,000, respectively.

Inventories :  Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost being determined on the weighted average cost method of accounting. The Company purchases finished goods and materials to assemble kits in quantities that it anticipates will be fully used in the near term. Changes in operating strategy, customer demand, and fluctuations in market values can limit the Company’s ability to effectively utilize all products purchased and can result in finished goods with above-market carrying costs which may cause losses

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on sales to customers. The Company’s policy is to closely monitor inventory levels, obsolescence and lower market values compared to costs and, when necessary, reduce the carrying amount of its inventory to its market value. As of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, inventory on hand was comprised primarily of finished goods ready for sale and packaging and supplies.

Advertising :  Advertising costs are charged to expense when incurred. Advertising costs, which include market development expenses, were $29,000 and $18,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016, respectively.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments :  Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. Fair value is based on a hierarchy of valuation techniques, which is determined on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s own market assumptions. These two types of inputs create a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1: Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.
Level 2: Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets.
Level 3: Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

All stock purchase warrants (see Note 5) are valued under methods of fair value under the Level 3 tier, as described above.

The carrying amount for other financial instruments, which include cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and line of credit, approximate fair value based upon their short term nature and maturity.

Revenue Recognition :  Revenue is realized or realizable and earned when all of the following criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (2) the sales price is fixed or determinable, (3) collectability is reasonably assured, and (4) products have been shipped and the customer has taken ownership and assumed the risk of loss. Distributors and retailers take full ownership of their product upon delivery and sales are fully recognized at that time.

Revenue is reduced by reserves for price protection, sales returns, allowances and rebates. Our reserve estimates are based upon historical data as well as projections of sales, customer inventories, market conditions and current contractual sales terms. If the Company reduces the list price of its products, certain customers may receive a credit from the Company (i.e. price protection). The Company estimates the impact of such pricing changes on a regular basis and adjusts its allowances accordingly. Amounts charged to operations for price protection are calculated based on actual price changes on individual products and customer inventory levels. The reserve is then reduced by actual credits given to these customers at the time the credits are issued. We calculate the allowance for doubtful accounts and provision for sales returns and rebates based on management’s estimate of the amount expected to be uncollectible or returned on specific accounts. We provide for future returns, price protection and rebates at the time the products are sold. We calculate an estimate of future returns of product by analyzing units shipped, units returned and point of sale data to ascertain consumer purchases and inventory remaining with retail to establish anticipated returns. Price protection is calculated on a product by product basis. The objective of price protection is to mitigate returns

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by providing retailers with credits to ensure maximum consumer sales. Price protection is granted to retailers after they have presented the Company an affidavit of existing inventory.

The Company also offers market development credits (“MDF credits”) to certain of its customers. These credits are also charged against revenue.

Shipping and Handling Costs :  Historically, the Company has not charged its customers for shipping and handling costs, which is a component of marketing and selling expenses. These costs totaled approximately $355,000 and $17,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016, respectively.

Income Taxes :  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities and net operating loss carryforwards, applying enacted statutory tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

The Company uses a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more likely than not to be realized upon settlement. As of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, there are no known uncertain tax positions.

The Company policy is to classify the liability for unrecognized tax benefits as current to the extent that it is more likely than not to be realized upon settlement and to the extent that the Company anticipates payment (or receipt) of cash within one year. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in the tax provision.

Product Warranty :  The Company’s memory products are sold under various limited warranty arrangements ranging from three years to five years on solid state drives and a limited lifetime warranty on all other products. Company policy is to establish reserves for estimated product warranty costs in the period when the related revenue is recognized. The Company has the right to return defective products to the manufacturer. As of both December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, the Company has established a warranty reserve of $234,000. The warranty reserve is included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Research and Development :  The Company incurs costs to improve the appeal and functionality of its products. Research and development costs are charged to expense when incurred.

Earnings (Loss) per Share :  Basic earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net earnings (loss) (all of which is attributable to common stockholders) by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is calculated similarly but includes potential dilution from the exercise of common stock warrants and conversion of debt to equity, except when the effect would be anti-dilutive. Earnings (loss) per share are computed using the “treasury stock method.” At March 31, 2016, warrants outstanding for 344,599 shares of common stock, 75,302 stock options, 536,900 preferred shares and $38,000 in convertible notes payable have been excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share because their effect was anti-dilutive.

Reclassification :  Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with current period presentation.

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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements  — In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity . Under ASU 2014-08, only disposals that represent a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on the entity’s results and operations would qualify as discontinued operations, which could include a disposal of a major geographical area, a major line of business, a major equity method investment, or other major parts of an entity. ASU 2014-08 also expands the disclosure requirements for disposals of operations to include more information about assets, liabilities, income and expenses and requires entities to disclose information about disposals of individually significant components. ASU 2014-08 is effective in the first quarter of 2015, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2014-08 could impact our consolidated financial results in the event of a transaction as described above.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). ASU 2014-09 is based on the principle that revenue is recognized to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. ASU 2014-09 is effective in the first quarter of 2018, with early adoption not permitted and requires either a retrospective or a modified retrospective approach to adoption. We have not yet selected a transition method and are currently evaluating the effect that the updated standard will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements — Going Concern , which requires that management of an entity evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued or available to be issued. This update will become effective beginning January 1, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The provisions of this standard are not expected to significantly impact the Company.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Interest — Imputation of Interest , which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability instead of being presented as an asset. Debt disclosures will include the face amount of the debt liability and the effective interest rate. The update requires retrospective application and represents a change in accounting principle. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 and was adopted as of January 1, 2016. The adoption of ASU 2015-03 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory . The standard requires entities to measure most inventory “at the lower of cost and net realizable value,” thereby simplifying the current guidance under which an entity must measure inventory at the lower of cost or market (market in this context is defined as one of three different measures, one of which is net realizable value). The standard is effective for the Company prospectively beginning January 1, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on its financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842),” which requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by most leases on their balance sheet. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted. ASU 2016-02 requires modified retrospective adoption for all

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leases existing at, or entered into after, the date of initial application, with an option to use certain transition relief. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the standard may have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Other pronouncements issued by the FASB or other authoritative accounting standards groups with future effective dates are either not applicable or not significant to the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

NOTE 2 — GOING CONCERN

As of March 31, 2016, the Company has negative working capital of approximately $10.4 million, has a capital deficit of approximately $7.0 million, and has incurred cumulative net losses from its inception of approximately $27.8 million. These circumstances raise substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. In response to this uncertainty, Management has taken certain measures in 2015 and to date in 2016 and has plans for the remainder of 2016 and beyond, with the objective of alleviating this concern. They include the following:

Subsequent to March 31, 2016, the Company raised approximately $1.5 million, net of financing costs, upon the issuance of Series A preferred stock.
In order to meet customers’ needs for consumer products, the Company is continuing to develop new products to complement existing products and expand overall product offerings, with the objective of increasing revenue and gross profit percentages. The Company will offer new products in its action sports line and is also planning several new memory product offerings in 2016.

While the Company believes it will be successful in obtaining the necessary financing to fund its operations, there are no assurances that such additional funding will be achieved and that it will succeed in its future operations. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or amounts of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue in existence.

NOTE 3 — DEBT AND EQUITY FINANCING

Credit Facility

In June 2015, the Company secured an accounts receivable financing facility with Bay View Funding. The contract provides for maximum funding of $4 million and a factoring fee of 1.35% for the first 30 days and .45% for each 10-day period thereafter that the financed receivable remains outstanding. Upon the execution of this contract, the balance owed under a prior credit facility was repaid and that contract was terminated. The total amount outstanding under this facility as of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 was $215,000 and $147,000, respectively. There are no financial or similar covenants associated with this facility.

Debt to Equity Exchange Offer

In December 2014, the Company extended an offer to its convertible Note holders for the exchange of convertible Notes, accrued interest and common stock purchase warrants into common stock. In the offer, the conversion rate on the principal amount of Notes was reduced from $21.01 per share to $14.01 per share, with accrued interest being cancelled. Furthermore, in exchange for the cancellation of all warrants, the Note holders received .07 shares of common stock for every .14 shares that would have been issued upon exercise of the warrants.

As further inducement to the offer, for the new shares issued in connection with the exchange offer, the Company’s principal shareholder agreed to put back to the Company an equal number of shares owned by him (to a maximum of 356,883 shares) and have such shares cancelled.

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Through December 31, 2014, a total of $3,428,000 in convertible Notes had been converted to equity pursuant to the exchange offer. As a result, of the foregoing exchange, $5,870,000 was credited to additional paid-in capital, which is the net amount of the principal of the Notes, unpaid accrued interest, unamortized debt discount, and the debt conversion expense. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company continued its private offering of convertible Notes concurrent with a related offer to exchange the notes for shares of common stock on the terms indicated above. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2015, gross proceeds of $1,645,000 were raised in the offering from the issuance of convertible Notes payable. In March 2015, these Notes were converted to common stock pursuant to the exchange offer, resulting in an inducement charge of $898,000. As a result of these transactions, an additional 168,143 common shares were issued during the period. As of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, a total of $38,000 in principal of convertible Notes payable remain outstanding. These Notes matured in the second quarter of 2015 and remain outstanding as of March 31, 2016.

Promissory notes

From October through March 7, 2016, the Company issued promissory notes; the notes are due and payable at the earlier of one year from the date of issuance or the closing date of the Company’s initial public offering, bear an interest rate of 15% that is accrued upon issuance, irrespective of whether the promissory note is outstanding for part or full term until maturity, and have a loan origination fee of $.225 for each dollar loaned. The loan origination fee associated with the notes as of March 31, 2016 was $756,000 and was recorded as accrued interest and debt discount to the notes payable and is being amortized over the life of the notes. Debt discount amortized as interest expense in the three months ended March 31, 2016 was approximately $176,000. All principal, fees and interest are payable on the due date. As of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, a total of $3.0 million and $3.4 million, respectively, in principal of these notes payable remains outstanding. These notes mature in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Due to Monster, Inc .

In addition to the issuance of shares of common stock and common stock purchase warrants (see Note 5), the Company has agreed to pay Monster, Inc. $500,000 as consideration for use of the name Monster Digital, Inc. pursuant to Amendment No. 3 to the Trademark License Agreement between the Company and Monster, Inc. Of this total balance, the Company agreed to pay $125,000 in December 2015 and the balance from the proceeds of the planned IPO. The Company paid $50,000 of the $125,000 in December 2015 and the balance in January 2016.

Notes payable consists of the following:

   
  December 31,
2015
  March 31,
2016
Note payable, convertible debt   $ 38,000     $ 38,000  
Due to Monster, Inc.     450,000       375,000  
Interest and loan origination fee accrued related to promissory
notes payable and accrued at issuance
    1,108,000       1,260,000  
Promissory notes payable, 2015 bridge loans, net debt discount of $563,000 and $479,000, respectively, and net of debt issuance cost of $483,000 and $351,000, respectively     1,909,000       2,530,000  
Total   $ 3,505,000     $ 4,203,000  

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NOTE 4 — ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accrued expenses consist of the following:

   
  December 31,
2015
  March 31,
2016
Royalties   $ 103,000     $ 165,000  
Market development credits     336,000       218,000  
Price Protection     563,000       481,000  
Return reserves     891,000       826,000  
Others     1,418,000       1,351,000  
Total   $ 3,311,000     $ 3,041,000  

NOTE 5 — STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common Stock Purchase Warrants :  From 2011 through June 30, 2015, the Company issued common stock purchase warrants in connection with the initial formation of the Company, the execution of a license agreement, and the issuance of convertible notes payable. All warrants have been valued on the date of their issuance using the Black-Sholes option pricing model using various assumptions regarding stock price volatility, risk-free interest rates, expected dividend rates, and expected term of the contract. Through March 31, 2016, none of the warrants have been exercised, and for the year ended December 31, 2015 and three months ended March 31, 2016, 105,662 warrants, have been canceled in connection with the exchange offer described above (see Note 3).

In August 2015, the Company issued 202,766 common stock purchase warrants in connection with an Advisory Board Agreement with Noel Lee, the Chief Executive Officer of Monster, Inc., and recognized a $156,000 charge related to the issuance. As of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, warrants to purchase 344,599 shares of common stock are outstanding. Unexercised warrants will expire from 2016 to 2019.

The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes valuation method to value warrants. The expected life represents the period that these warrants are expected to be outstanding. The expected volatility was estimated by analyzing the historic volatility of similar public companies. No dividend payouts were assumed as the Company has not historically paid, and is not anticipating to pay, dividends in the foreseeable future. The risk-free rate of return reflects the interest rate offered for US treasury rates over the expected life of the warrants.

A summary of significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the warrants issued in August 2015 are as follows:

 
Fair value of warrants issued   $ .84  
Expected term (years)     5.0  
Risk-free interest rate     1.60 %  
Volatility     45.4 %  
Dividend yield     None  

Common stock purchase rights offering :  In April 2015, the Company initiated a common stock purchase rights offering to its existing shareholders. The offering consists of 114,626 Units, with each Unit consisting of 2 newly issued shares of common stock and 3 shares of common stock owned by the Company’s principal shareholder and chairman. Each Unit is offered for $42.03, with all proceeds going to the Company. In April 2015 through September 2015, the Company closed on the sale of approximately 83,529 Units (representing 250,587 newly issued common shares) and has received net proceeds of approximately $2,969,000.

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Reverse stock split :  By action by written consent of the Company’s stockholders effective as of November 6, 2015, the Company’s stockholders approved a reverse stock split in a range of between one-for-five and one-for-twelve, such exact amount to be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors prior to the effective date of a planned equity offering. On January 7, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a one-for-11.138103 reverse stock split. On June 6, 2016, the Company’s stockholders approved an additional one-for-1.2578616 reverse stock split. All common share and per share information in these consolidated financial statements, except for par value and authorized shares, have been amended to reflect the reverse stock split.

Restricted Shares :  In August 2015, the Company issued 89,220 shares of restricted common stock to the Company’s Chairman of the Board pursuant to a consulting agreement. The consulting agreement was effective in May 2015 and $69,000 of compensation expense was recognized in the three months ended March 31, 2016 related to the stock issuance. In August 2015, the Company issued 405,530 shares of restricted common stock in connection to the Trademark License Agreement with Monster, Inc.

The fair value of the 405,530 shares approximating $2,103,000 were recorded as part of the Trademark in August 2015. In regards to the valuation of the Company’s common stock, the Board of Directors engaged an independent third party valuation of the Company. Factors included in the valuation included the Company’s present value of future cash flows, its capital structure, valuation of comparable companies, its existing licensing agreements and the growth prospects for its product line. These factors were incorporated into an income approach and a market approach in order to derive an overall valuation of the Company’s common stock of $5.18 per share at August 2015.

Preferred Stock :  In March 2016, the Company issued a confidential Private Placement Memorandum (“PPM”) for a maximum of 3,000,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, with a purchase price of $1.00 per share and convertible into one share of the Company’s common stock and having an 8%, noncumulative dividend. Pursuant to the PPM, as of March 31, 2016, 536,900 shares of Series A Preferred Stock were subscribed for net proceeds of $464,000. Subsequent to March 31, 2016, an additional approximate 2.0 million shares have been subscribed for net proceeds of approximately $1.5 million.

NOTE 6 — STOCK OPTIONS

In 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) which allows for the granting of stock options, stock appreciation rights, awards of restricted stock and restricted stock Units, stock bonuses and other cash and stock-based performance awards. A total of 107,065 shares of common stock have been approved and reserved for issuance under the Plan. In November 2015, the Company’s stockholders approved a 285,506 share increase in that number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan such that a total of 392,571 shares of common stock have been approved and reserved for issuance under the Plan. As of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, 75,302 options had been granted under the Plan. There were 317,269 and 267,297 options available for grant at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, respectively.

On December 23, 2015, the Company authorized restricted stock grants under its 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan of 14,275 shares to David Clarke in connection with his appointment as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and 35,688 shares to Neal Bobrick in connection with his appointment as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, grants accepted and effective January 4, 2016. The Company recorded non-cash stock-based compensation of $22,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2016 related to the issuance of restricted stock. An additional $237,000 of stock-based compensation remains to be recognized over 33 months.

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In addition, options to acquire 17,844 and 35,688 common shares at an exercise price per share equal to the initial public offering price of the shares included offered by means of this offering will be granted at the effective date of this offering to David Olert, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, and Neal Bobrick, respectively.

The Company follows the provision of the ASC Topic 718, Compensations — Stock Compensation which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all stock-based payment awards made to employees and non-employee directors, including employee stock options. Stock compensation expense based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718 is generally recognized as an expense over the requisite service period.

No options were granted in in the three months ended March 31, 2016. In 2015, the following stock option grants were made:

       
Option Date   Options
Granted
  Exercise
Price
  Estimated
Fair Value
of Underlying
Stock
  Intrinsic
Value
May 2015     75,302     $ 28.03     $ 5.46       None  

The Company’s Board of Directors granted options for 75,302 shares of common stock to certain employees on May 8, 2015. The option prices were determined based on such factors as recent equity transactions and other factors as deemed necessary and relevant in the circumstances. The exercise prices for options granted were set by the Company’s Board of Directors at a premium over fair market value of its commons stock at the time the grants were authorized.

In regards to the valuation of the Company’s common stock, the Board of Directors engaged an independent third party valuation of the Company. Factors included in the valuation included the Company’s present value of future cash flows, its capital structure, valuation of comparable companies, its existing licensing agreements and the growth prospects for its product line. These factors were incorporated into an income approach and a market approach in order to derive an overall valuation of the Company’s common stock of $5.46 per share at May 8, 2015.

The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes valuation method to value stock options and recognizes compensation expense over the vesting period. The expected life represents the period that the Company’s stock-based compensation awards are expected to be outstanding. The Company uses a simplified method provided in Securities and Exchange Commission release Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110 which averages an awards weighted average vesting period and contractual term for “plain vanilla” share options. The expected volatility was estimated by analyzing the historic volatility of similar public companies. No dividend payouts were assumed as the Company has not historically paid, and is not anticipating to pay, dividends in the foreseeable future. The risk-free rate of return reflects the weighted average interest rate offered for U.S. treasury rates over the expected life of the options. A summary of significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the stock options granted in 2015 are as follows:

 
Weighted average fair value of options granted   $ 0.42  
Expected term (years)     6.0 to 6.25  
Risk-free interest rate     1.89%  
Volatility     45.4%  
Dividend yield     None  

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NOTE 6 — STOCK OPTIONS  – (continued)

The Company recorded non-cash stock-based compensation of $21,000 and $3,000 during the year ended December 31, 2015 and the three months ended March 31, 2016, respectively, related to the issuance of stock options. An additional $12,000 of stock-based compensation related to stock options remains to be recognized over 29 months.

A summary of option activity for the Plan as of March 31, 2016 and changes for the three months then ended are represented as follows:

       
  Number of
Options
  Weighted
Avg.
Exercise Price
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contract
Term
(Years)
  Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding January 1, 2016     75,302     $ 28.03       9.50     $  
Granted                        
Forfeited                        
Outstanding at March 31, 2016     75,302     $ 28.03       9.25     $  

NOTE 7 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Borrowings :  From time to time, the Company receives short-term, non-interest bearing loans from Tandon Enterprises, Inc. for the purpose of funding temporary working capital needs. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company borrowed $24,000, net of repayments.

In September 2015 David Clarke, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and a significant stockholder of the Company, loaned the Company $100,000 further to a promissory note bearing interest at 5% per annum, principal and unpaid interest payable on demand.

Due to related parties consists of the following at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016:

   
  December 31,
2015
  March 31,
2016
Tandon Enterprises, Inc.   $ 322,000     $ 346,000  
SDJ Partners LLC     88,000       88,000  
Shareholders/Officers     100,000       100,000  
Total   $ 510,000     $ 534,000  

NOTE 8 — INCOME TAXES

For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016 there was no income tax provision recorded. The Company’s income tax provision generally consists of state income taxes currently paid or payable.

The ultimate realization of the deferred tax asset is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which temporary differences become deductible. Due to the uncertainty surrounding the realization of these deferred tax assets, the Company has recorded a 100% valuation allowance. Net operating loss carryforwards expire between the years 2029 and 2035. Tax years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 are open and subject to audit.

The effective income tax benefit as a percentage of pre-tax loss differs from expected combined federal and state income tax of 40% as a result of the full valuation allowance.

Management is not aware of any uncertain tax positions and does not expect the total amount of recognized tax benefits to change significantly in the next twelve months.

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NOTE 9 — CUSTOMER AND VENDOR CONCENTRATIONS

Customers :

Approximately 20% and 11% of the Company’s gross sales were made to two customers for the three months ended March 31, 2015. At March 31, 2015, the amount included in outstanding accounts receivable related to these two customers was approximately $203,000.

Approximately 35%, 14%, 12% and 11% of the Company’s gross sales were made to four customers for the three months ended March 31, 2016. At March 31, 2016, the amount included in outstanding accounts receivable related to these four customers was approximately $397,000.

Vendors :

Approximately 90% of the Company’s purchases were provided by two vendors for the three months ended March 31, 2015. At March 31, 2015, the amount in accounts payable related to these vendors was $224,000.

Approximately 87% of the Company’s purchases were provided by two vendors for the three months ended March 31, 2016. At March 31, 2016, the amount in accounts payable related to these vendors was $65,000.

NOTE 10 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Royalty

The Company entered into the initial trademark license agreement with Monster, Inc., (formerly Monster Cable Products, Inc.) effective July 7, 2010. In 2012, the agreement was amended giving the Company exclusive rights to utilize the name “Monster Digital” on memory products for a period of 25 years (expires July 7, 2035) under the following payment schedule of royalties to Monster, Inc. This license agreement contains various termination clauses that include (i) change in control, (ii) breach of contract and (iii) insolvency, among others. The Company is required to remit royalty payments to Monster, Inc. on or before the 30 th day following the end of each calendar quarter. At any time during the term of the agreement, a permanent license may be negotiated.

The royalty schedule became effective in August 2011 and was further amended in April 2012. As amended, royalties under this contract are as follows:

Years 1 (2012) and 2:  Royalties on all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc. at a rate of four (4) percent, with no minimum.
Years 3 through 6:  Minimum royalty payments of $50,000 per quarter up to a maximum of four (4) percent of all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc.
Years 7 through 10:  Minimum royalty payments of $125,000 per quarter up to a maximum of four (4) percent of all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc.
Years 11 through 15:  Minimum royalty payments of $187,500 per quarter up to a maximum of four (4) percent of all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc.
Years 16 through 25:  Minimum royalty payments of $250,000 per quarter up to a maximum of four (4) percent of all sales excluding sales to Monster, Inc.

Effective July 1, 2014, the royalty rate on certain products was reduced from 4% to 2% for a period of 12 months, based on a mutual understanding between the Company and the licensor.

For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2016, royalty expense amounted to approximately $46,000 and $50,000, respectively, which is included as a component of selling and marketing expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations (see also Note 4). Monster, Inc. has granted the Company a waiver of compliance in regards to the royalty remittance policy and has deferred payment to be made from the proceeds of this offering.

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NOTE 10 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES  – (continued)

Operating Lease

The Company occupies executive offices in Simi Valley, CA pursuant to a lease through January 31, 2018 at a monthly rental rate of $13,850.

Customer payment agreement

In July 2015, the Company entered into an agreement with a customer under which the Company will pay the customer a total of $835,000 owed to the customer for promotional and other credits related to sales that occurred in 2014. The credits were accrued as contra-sales in 2014. Under the terms of the agreement, there is no interest and the Company will make 12 monthly payments of $65,000 beginning in August 2015, and one final payment of $65,000 in August 2016. The Company is not in compliance with the payment agreement and the balance owed is $445,000 at March 31, 2016.

Legal matters

The Company is subject to certain legal proceedings and claims arising in connection with the normal course of its business. In the opinion of management, the reserve established for the three cases noted below is adequate so that the claims will have no material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

On March 9, 2015, Memphis Electronics, Inc. filed a complaint against SDJ and our company, case no. 4:15-cv-1104; in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The complaint alleged breach of contract and tort for an alleged order or orders for computer components. Plaintiff’s claims are based in contract and tort (negligent and intentional misrepresentations) relating to nonpayment of approximately $275,000 for goods ordered. We intend to vigorously defend the action.

On August 18, 2015, Phison Electronics Corp. filed a complaint against SDJ, case no. 115 CV284516, in California Superior Court in Santa Clara County. The complaint alleged breach of contract and breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing resulting in claimed damages of approximately $585,000 in connection with SDJ’s alleged failure to purchase products manufactured on its account by Phison Electronics Corp. SDJ believes the claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend the action.

On August 28, 2015, Unigen Corporation filed a complaint against SDJ, case no. HG15-78385, in California Superior Court in Alameda County. The complaint alleged breach of contract for an alleged order or orders for 219,200 specially constructed computer components. The complaint seeks $180,000 in lost profit; $678,669 for the cost of parts ordered; and $35,000 in incidental expenses. SDJ believes the claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend the action.

On February 16, 2016 we received a letter from GoPro, Inc., or GoPro, alleging that we infringe on at least five U.S. patents held by GoPro, and requesting that confirm in writing that we will permanently cease the sale and distribution of our Villain camera, along with any camera accessories, including the waterproof camera case and standard housing. The five patents specifically identified by GoPro in the letter were U.S. Patent No. D710,921: camera housing design, U.S. Patent No. D702,747: camera housing design, U.S. Patent No. D740,875: camera housing design, U.S. Patent No. D737,879: camera design and U.S. Patent No. 721,935: camera design. Based upon our preliminary review of these patents, we believe we have valid defenses to GoPro’s allegations, although there can be no assurance that we will be successful in defending against these allegations or reaching a business resolution that is satisfactory to us.

The supplier of our Villain camera has contractually represented and warranted that it owns or has paid royalties to any and all intellectual property, designs, software, hardware, packaging, components, manuals and any other portion, part or element that is or may be subject to the Villain and the parts and accessories thereof sourced by the supplier. This supplier has contractually agreed to pay any claims, damages, or costs that we suffer as a result of the patent infringement or a violation of international, U.S. or state laws or regulations as detailed in the prior sentence.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 11 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management review of subsequent events

Management has performed an analysis of the activities and transactions subsequent to March 31, 2016 to determine the need for any adjustments to and/or disclosure within the consolidated financial statements. This analysis has been performed through June 6, 2016, the date the consolidated financial statements were available to be issued.

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PART II Information Not Required in Prospectus

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The following table sets forth the costs and expenses, other than the underwriting discounts and commissions, payable in connection with the sale and distribution of the securities being registered. All amounts are estimated except the SEC registration fee, the FINRA filing fee and the Nasdaq listing fee. Except as otherwise noted, all the expenses below will be paid by us.

 
SEC registration fee   $ 5,939  
FINRA filing fee     7,250  
Nasdaq initial listing fee     40,000  
Legal fees and expenses     800,000  
Accounting fees and expenses     110,000  
Printing and engraving expenses     200,000  
Transfer agent and registrar fees and expenses     25,000  
Miscellaneous fees and expenses     111,811  
Total   $ 1,300,000  

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes a court to award, or a corporation’s board of directors to grant, indemnity to directors and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities, including reimbursement for expenses incurred, arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to be in effect prior to the closing of this offering provides for indemnification of our directors, officers, employees and other agents to the maximum extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, and our amended and restated bylaws to be in effect prior to the closing of this offering provide for indemnification of our directors, officers, employees and other agents to the maximum extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law.

We have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers, whereby we have agreed to indemnify our directors and executive officers to the fullest extent permitted by law, including indemnification against expenses and liabilities incurred in legal proceedings to which the director or executive officer was, or is threatened to be made, a party by reason of the fact that such director or executive officer is or was our director, officer, employee or agent, provided that such director or executive officer acted in good faith and in a manner that the director or executive officer reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the our best interest. At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors or executive officers regarding which indemnification is sought, nor are we aware of any threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification.

We maintain insurance policies that indemnify our directors and officers against various liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that might be incurred by any director or officer in his capacity as such.

The underwriters are obligated, under certain circumstances, pursuant to the underwriting agreement to be filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto, to indemnify us, our officers and our directors against liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

The following sets forth information regarding all unregistered securities sold since the inception of the registrant in:

In August 2012, SDJ, Inc., the predecessor of the registrant, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the registrant further to a share exchange agreement. In connection with this reorganization, 100% of the issued and outstanding securities of SDJ were exchanged for securities of the registrant. An aggregate of 2,369,161 shares of common stock was issued to the shareholders of SDJ, Inc. (7 persons). The registrant relied upon Rule 506 of Regulation D with respect to the issuant; all issuees were accredited investors.

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In August 2012, the registrant issued Tandon Enterprises, Inc. an aggregate of 71,377 shares of common stock further to a license and sublicense agreement. The registrant relied upon Rule 506 of Regulation D with respect to the issuance; the issuee was an accredited investor.

In August 2012, the registrant issued Noel Lee, the Chief Executive Officer of Monster, Inc., a five year warrant to acquire 17,844 shares of common stock at a per share exercise price of $28.03. The registrant relied upon Rule 506 of Regulation D with respect to the issuance; the issuee was an accredited investor.

Between May 2012 and June 2013, the registrant issued an aggregate of 556,409 shares of common stock to a total of 94 investors at a per share price of $14.01. In connection with the offering, the registrant issued Westpark Capital LLC five year placement agent warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 63,399 shares of common stock at a per share exercise price of $14.01. The registrant relied upon Rule 506 of Regulation D with respect to the issuant; all issuees were accredited investors.

Between April 2014 and March 2015, the registrant issued an aggregate of $5,110,224 of 6% promissory notes convertible into shares of the registrant’s common stock at a conversion price of $21.02, plus five year warrants to purchase up to 327,954 shares of common stock at a per share exercise price of $21.02. The notes and warrants were issued to an aggregate of 80 investors. In connection with the offering, the registrant issued WestPark Capital LLC five year placement agent warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 30,868 shares of common stock at a per share exercise price of $21.02. The registrant relied upon Rule 506 of Regulation D with respect to the issuant; all issuees were accredited investors.

Between December 2014 and March 2015, the registrant effected an exchange offer whereby all holders of convertible promissory note and warrants referenced above were offered the ability to exchange such securities for shares of the common stock of the registrant as follows: (i) for the settlement of all outstanding balances (principal and accrued interest) under each note at the rate of .07 shares of common stock of the registrant for each $14.01 in outstanding principal amount of the note and (ii) for the cancellation of all warrants, .07 shares of common stock for each .14 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. Further to the exchange offer, Jawahar Tandon, the registrant’s Executive Chairman of the Board and former Chief Executive Officer, agreed that for each new share issued by the registrant further to the exchange offer up to 356,883 shares, he would cancel .07 shares of common stock of the registrant beneficially held by him. An aggregate of 509,986 shares of common stock were issued by the registrant pursuant to the exchange offer and the J Tandon Irrevocable Trust cancelled 356,883 shares of common stock. The registrant relied upon Rule 506 of Regulation D with respect to the issuant; all issuees were accredited investors.

In December 2014, the registrant issued 60,670 shares of our common stock to a non-executive employee of WestPark Capital for assistance in effecting an exchange offer of the aforementioned notes and warrants for shares of our common stock which we effected between December 2014 and March 2015. The registrant relied upon Rule 506 of Regulation D with respect to the issuance; the issuee was an accredited investor.

Between April and August 2015, the registrant effected a rights offering to existing shareholders of the registrant and to new investors. Further to the rights offering, for every $42.03 invested, the investor would receive .21 newly issued shares of the registrant and Jawahar Tandon, the registrant’s Executive Chairman of the Board and former Chief Executive Officer, would transfer .14 shares of common stock beneficially held by him to the investor. For the sake of expediency, the registrant agreed to issue all shares to investors in the rights offering and Mr. Tandon would cancel those shares he would otherwise have had to transfer further to the rights offering. An aggregate of 417,648 shares of common stock were issued by the registrant to 85 investors, 167,059 shares of which represented shares which would have otherwise been transferred by Mr. Tandon and which were simultaneously cancelled by the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust and J Tandon Irrevocable Partnership Trust. The registrant relied upon Rule 506 of Regulation D with respect to the issuant; all issuees were accredited investors.

In May 2015, the registrant issued David H. Clarke, the registrant’s Chief Executive Officer and Co-Executive Chairman of the Board, an aggregate of 89,220 shares of common stock further to a consulting agreement. The registrant relied upon Rule 506 of Regulation D with respect to the issuance; the issuee was an accredited investor.

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In May 2015, the registrant issued an aggregate of 75,302 stock options to 12 employees at a per share exercise price of $28.03. The registrant relied upon Rule 701 with respect to the issuance.

Further to the private placement of common stock effected by the registrant between May 2012 and June 2013, the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust agreed to transfer .07 share beneficially held by it for each .36 shares purchased by investors further to the private placement if the data memory division of Tandon Enterprises, Inc. was not transferred to the registrant. Since said division was not transferred, the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust was obligated to transfer an aggregate of 111,282 shares of common stock beneficially held by it to investors in the private placement. For the sake of expediency, the registrant agreed to issue all such shares to investors in the private placement and the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust cancelled an identical number of shares, such shares issued in June 2015.

In August 2015, further to an amended trademark license agreement with Monster, Inc. further to which the registrant was granted the right to use the name Monster Digitial, Inc. as its corporate name, the registrant issued Monster, Inc. an aggregate of 405,530 shares of common stock. The registrant relied upon Rule 506 of Regulation D with respect to the issuance; the issuee was an accredited investor.

In August 2015, the registrant issued Noel Lee a warrant to purchase up to 202,766 shares of common stock at a per share exercise price of $14.01 further to an advisory board agreement. The registrant relied upon Rule 506 of Regulation D with respect to the issuance; the issuee was an accredited investor.

Pursuant to the registrant’s decision to cancel its proposed acquisition of Syrma Technologies Pvt. Ltd., in September 2015 Jawahar Tandon, the registrant’s Co-Executive Chairman of the Board and former Chief Executive Officer, and Devinder Tandon, one of the registrant’s significant stockholders and a former director, offered in the aggregate to each stockholder who purchased shares of the registrant for cash the opportunity to receive .07 additional shares from Mssrs. Tandon’s beneficial holdings for each .43 shares purchased from the registrant by such stockholder. Stockholders holding an aggregate of 1,355,799 shares purchased for cash accepted the offer; an aggregate of 225,956 shares from the Tandon’s beneficial holdings were afforded these stockholders; 112,978 from each of Jawahar Tandon’s and Devinder Tandon’s beneficial holdings. For the sake of expediency, the registrant issued these shares directly to electing stockholders and Mssrs. Tandon cancelled in the aggregate an equivalent number of shares beneficially held by them for each share referenced further to the previous sentence.

In October 2015, the registrant issued David H. Clarke, the registrant’s Chief Executive Officer and Co-Executive Chairman of the Board, an aggregate of 71,377 shares of common stock further to his agreement to serve as Executive Chairman of the Board. The registrant relied on Rule 506 of Regulation D with respect to the issuance; each of the issuee was an accredited investor.

In December 2015, the registrant issued David H. Clarke and Neal Bobrick 14,275 and 35,688 shares of common stock, respectively further to their agreements to serve as the registrant’s President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, respectively. The registrant relied on Rule 506 of Regulation D with respect to the issuance; each of the issuees were accredited investors.

In March 2016, the Registrant authorized the issuance of 3,000,000 shares of its Series A Preferred Stock, substantially all of which is expected to be sold at a per share price of $1.00 prior to the effective date of this offering. The Series A Preferred Stock shall automatically be converted immediately prior to the consummation of this offering into such number of shares of common stock and warrants as is determined by dividing the $1.00 by the initial public offering price of the shares of common stock sold further to this offering. As of June 3, 2016, 2,549,320 shares of Series A Preferred Stock has been issued; each of the issues were accredited investors.

Between October 2015 and March 2016, the registrant entered into an agreements to issue up to an aggregate of $4.0 million principal amount of promissory notes, or bridge notes, to certain of its principal stockholders, each of whom, as a result of their stockholding in the registrant, had a pre-existing relationship with the registrant. Holders of $3.3 million of such bridge notes agreed to convert all principal, interest and fees due under such notes immediately prior to the consummation of this offering into common stock and warrants at the initial public offering price of the common stock. Jawahar Tandon and Devinder Tandon offered in the aggregate to each holder who agreed to convert bridge notes into shares of common stock and warrants or

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who purchased shares of the registrant’s Series A Preferred Stock, which automatically converts into shares of common stock and warrants, one share from Mssrs. Tandon’s beneficial holdings for each share of common stock issued further to the aforementioned conversion (but excluding shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants issued further to the conversion) (the “Conversion Additional Shares”). For the sake of expediency, the registrant will issue the Conversion Additional Shares directly to such holders and Mssrs. Tandon, and Tandon Enterprises, Inc., will cancel in the aggregate an equivalent number of shares beneficially held by them for each Conversion Additional Share referenced further to the previous sentence. The D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust beneficially owned 507,809 shares of common stock prior to the Conversion; as a result of the Conversion, all shares held by the D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust will be cancelled. Further to a Share Cancellation Agreement dated June 1, 2016 by and among the registrant, the D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust, the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust and Tandon Enterprises, Inc. (the “Share Cancellation Agreement”), Tandon Enterprises, Inc. and the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust agreed to cancel any shortfall in the number of shares that the D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust would have been required to cancel further to the Conversion. As a result of the aforementioned shortfall, Tandon Enterprises Inc. will cancel all 71,353 shares held by it prior to the Conversion and all 65,924 shares to be issued to it as described above further to the Conversion. Further to the Share Cancellation Agreement, the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust agreed to cancel any shortfall in the number of shares that Tandon Enterprises agreed to cancel to cover any referenced shortfall by the D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust. The J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust owned 686,510 shares of common stock prior to the Conversion; as a result of the Conversion, all shares held by the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust will be cancelled. Further to the Share Cancellation Agreement, the registrant agreed to issue any additional shares that the D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust, the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust and Tandon Enterprises, Inc. could not cancel to cover shares that are required to be cancelled further to the Conversion. As all shares held by the D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust, the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust and Tandon Enterprises, Inc. are being cancelled further to the Conversion, as of June 3, 2016, based upon an initial public offering price of $5.25 per shares, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, the registrant will issue 128,738 shares of common stock at the effective date of the offering to investors in the Conversion. All of the issues are accredited investors.

None of the foregoing transactions involved any underwriters, underwriting discounts or commissions, or any public offering. We believe that the offers, sales and issuances of the above securities were exempt from registration under the Securities Act by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or Regulation D promulgated thereunder as transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering, or in reliance on Rule 701 promulgated under Section 3(b) of the Securities Act because the transactions were pursuant to compensatory benefit plans or contracts relating to compensation as provided under Rule 701. The recipients of the securities in each of these transactions represented their intentions to acquire the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and appropriate legends were placed upon the stock certificates issued in these transactions. We believe all recipients had adequate information about us or had adequate access, through their relationships with us, to information about us.

Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

(a) Exhibits .  We have filed the exhibits listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index, which is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Financial Statement Schedules .  All schedules have been omitted because the information required to be presented in them is not applicable or is shown in the combined and consolidated financial statements or related notes.

Item 17. Undertakings

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriter at the closing specified in the underwriting agreements, certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriter to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

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or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, as amended, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) In a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, we have duly caused this Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Simi Valley, State of California, on the 7 th day of June, 2016.

MONSTER DIGITAL, INC.

By: /s/ David H. Clarke

David H. Clarke
Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

   
Signature   Title   Date
/s/ David H. Clarke

David H. Clarke
  Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
  June 7, 2016
*

David Olert
  Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
  June 7, 2016
*

Jawahar Tandon
  Executive Chairman of the Board   June 7, 2016
*

Vivek Tandon
  Director   June 7, 2016

*By

/s/ David H. Clarke

David H. Clarke,
Attorney-in-fact

         

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 
Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibit
1.1    Form of Underwriting Agreement.*
1.2    Form of Underwriters’ Purchase Option.*
3.1    Certificate of Incorporation of Monster Digital, Inc., as amended.
3.2    Bylaws of Monster Digital, Inc., as amended.†
3.3    Certificate of Designations of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Monster Digital, Inc.
4.1    Form of Registrant’s Common Stock Certificate.†
4.2    Form of Registrant’s Warrant.
4.3    Form of Warrant Agreement by and between Monster Digital, Inc. and Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc.
5.1     Opinion of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP.
10.1     2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan.†
10.2      Form of Option Agreement and Option Grant Notice under the 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan.†
10.3      Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement and Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Award under the 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan.†
10.4      Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement and Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Unit Award under the 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan.†
10.5      Trademark License Agreement dated July 7, 2010 by and between SDJ Technologies, Inc. and Monster Cable Products, Inc., as amended.
10.6      Building lease dated October 28, 2014 relating to registrant’s executive offices located at 2655 Park Center Drive, Unit C, Simi Valley, CA.†
10.7      Purchase Order Purchase Agreement dated April 15, 2014 by and between MidCorp Credit, LLC d/b/a Brookridge Trading and SDJ Technologies, Inc.†
10.8      Factoring Agreement dated June 3, 2015 by and between CSNK Working Capital Financial Corp. d/b/a Bay View Funding and SDJ Technologies, Inc.†
10.9      Advisory Board Agreement dated effective as of August 18, 2015 by and between Noel Lee and registrant.†
10.10     Warrant dated August 18, 2015 held by Noel Lee.†
10.11     Consulting Agreement dated May 7, 2015 by and between registrant and David Clarke.†
10.12     License and Sublease Agreement dated May 2012 by and between Tandon Enterprises, Inc. and SDJ Technologies, Inc.†
10.13     Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement dated May 2012 by and between Tandon Enterprises, Inc.†
10.14     Services Agreement dated May 2012 by and between Tandon Enterprises, Inc. and SDJ Technologies, Inc.†
10.15     Employment Agreement dated June 1, 2012 by and between Tandon Digital, Inc. and Jawahar Tandon.†
10.16     Contract Manufacturer Agreement dated January 22, 2016 by and between SDJ Technologies, Inc. DBA Monster Digital, Inc. and Shuoying Digital Science & Technology (China) Co., Ltd.†
10.17     Share Cancellation Agreement dated June 1, 2016 by and among Monster Digital, Inc., the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust, the D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust and Tandon Enterprises, Inc.
10.18     Executive Employment Agreement dated June 6, 2016 by and between Monster Digital, Inc. and Vivek Tandon.
10.19     Executive Employment Agreement dated June 6, 2016 by and between Monster Digital, Inc. and Mark Matejka.
10.20     Executive Employment Agreement dated June 6, 2016 by and between Monster Digital, Inc. and Neil Bobrick.
10.21     Executive Employment Agreement dated June 6, 2016 by and between Monster Digital, Inc. and David Olert.
10.22    Consulting Agreement dated May 26, 2016 by and between Monster Digital, Inc. and Jonathan Orban.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibit
10.23    Consulting Agreement dated June 6, 2016 by and between Monster Digital, Inc. and Jawahar Tandon.
21.1     List of subsidiaries.†
23.1     Consent of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2     Consent of CohnReznick LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
24.1     Power of Attorney (contained in the signature page to this registration statement).†
99.1     Consent of Director Nominee Jonathan Clark.†
99.2     Consent of Director Nominee Robert B. Machinist.†
99.3     Consent of Director Nominee Christopher M. Miner.†
99.4     Consent of Director Nominee Jonathan S. Orban.†

* To be filed by amendment.
previously filed.

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Exhibit 3.1

 

State of Delaware  
Secretary of State  
Division of - Corporations  
Delivered 07:15 PM 11/09/2010  
FILED 07:05 PM 11/09/2010  
SRV 101073213 - 4896296 FILE  

 

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

OF

 

WRASP 35, Inc.

 

(Pursuant to Section 102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law)

 

1.          The name of the corporation is WRASP 35, Inc. (the “Corporation”),

 

2.          The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is 1811 Silverside Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19810, County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at such address is Vcorp Services, LLC.

 

3.          The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware (the “DGCL”).

 

4.          The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.

 

5.          The total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is: one hundred ten million (110,000,000). These shares shall be divided into two classes with one hundred million (100,000,000) shares designated as common stock at $.0001 par value (the “Common Stock”) and ten million (10,000,000) shares designated as preferred stock at $.0001 par value (the “Preferred Stock”).

 

The Preferred Stock of the Corporation shall be issued by the Board of Directors of the Corporation in one or more classes or one or more series within any class and such classes or series shall have such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences, limitations or restrictions as the Board of Directors of the Corporation may determine, from time to time.

 

Holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to cast one vote for each share held at all stockholders’ meetings for all purposes, including the election of directors. The Common Stock does not have cumulative voting rights.

 

No holder of shares of stock of any class shall be entitled as a matter of right to subscribe for or purchase or receive any part of any new or additional issue of shares of stock of any class, or of securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, whether now hereafter authorized or whether issued for money, for consideration other than money, or by way of dividend.

 

6.          The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the by-laws of the Corporation.

 

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7.          No director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty by such director as a director. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, a director shall be liable to the extent provided by applicable law, (i) for breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the DGCL hereafter is amended to authorize the further elimination or limitation of the liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation, in addition to the limitation on personal liability provided herein, shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted by the amended DGCL. No amendment to or repeal of this Article 7 shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment,

 

8.          The Corporation shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, as amended from time to time, each person that such section grants the Corporation the power to indemnify.

 

9.          The name and mailing address of the incorporator is Melanie Figueroa, c/o Richardson & Patel LLP, 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2620, New York, NY 10170.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the incorporator hereinbefore named, has executed, signed and acknowledged this certificate of incorporation this 9 th day of November, 2010.

 

  /s/ Melanie Figueroa
  Melanie Figueroa
  Incorporator

 

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  State of Delaware
  Secretary of State
  Division of Corporations
  Delivered 04:01 PM 09/30/2011
  FILED 03:22 PM 09/30/2011
  SRV 111060047 - 4896296 FILE

 

STATE OF DELAWARE

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF WRASP 35, INC.

 

The corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware does hereby certify:

 

1.   The name of the Corporation (hereinafter called the “Corporation”) is WRASP 35, Inc.

 

2.   The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended by striking out Article 1 thereof and by substituting in lieu of said Article the following new Article 1

 

“The name of the corporation is AOTS 35, Inc. (the “Corporation”).”

 

3.   The amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation herein certified was duly adopted, pursuant to the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, by at least a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be executed this 27th day of September, 2011.

 

  By: /s/ Anthony C. Pintsopoulos
    Anthony C. Pintsopoulos
    Secretary and Director

 

 

 

 

State of Delaware  
Secretary of State  
Division of - Corporations  
Delivered 04:59 PM 10/20/2011  
FILED 03:39 PM 10/20/2011  
SRV 111121222 - 4896296 FILE  

 

 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE OF LOCATION OF REGISTERED OFFICE

AND OF REGISTERED AGENT

 

AOTS 35, INC.

 

It is hereby certified that:

 

 

1. The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the "corporation") is:

 

AOTS 35, INC.

 

2. The registered office of the corporation within the State of Delaware is hereby changed to 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, City of Wilmington 19808, County of New Castle.

 

3. The registered agent of the corporation within the State of Delaware is hereby changed to Corporation Service Company, the business office of which is identical with the registered office of the corporation as hereby changed.

 

4. The corporation has authorized the changes hereinbefore set forth by resolution of its Board of Directors.

 

Signed on October 13, 2011

 

 

 

 

  By:       /s/ Anthony C. Pintsopoulos
  Anthony Pintsopoulos
  Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

State of Delaware  
Secretary of State  
Division of Corporations  
Delivered 01:28 PM 06/01/2012  
FILED 01:28 PM 06/01/2012  
SRV 120691709 - 4896296 FILE  

 

STATE OF DELAWARE

 

SECOND AMENDMENT TO
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
AOTS 35, INC.

 

The corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware does hereby certify:

 

1.  The name of the corporation is AOTS 35, Inc. (the “Corporation”).

 

2.  The Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended by striking out Article 1 thereof and by substituting in lieu of said Article the following new Article 1

 

“The name of the corporation is Tandon Digital, Inc. (the “Corporation”).”

 

3.  The Second Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation herein certified was duly adopted, pursuant to the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, by at least a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Second Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation to be executed this 29 th day of May, 2012.

 

  By: /s/ Anthony Pintsopoulos
    Anthony Pintsopoulos
    Secretary and Director

 

 

 

State of Delaware

Secretary of State

Division of Corporations

Delivered 02:24 PM 06/04/2012

FILED 02:22 PM 06/04/2012

SRV 120699692 - 4896296 FILE

 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

TO

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

TANDON DIGITAL, INC.

 

a Delaware corporation

 

 

Tandon Digital, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"),

 

DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

 

FIRST: That Article 5 of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended, is amended to insert the following paragraph immediately following the last sentence of paragraph 4:

 

"Upon the filing and effectiveness (the "Effective Time") of this Certificate of Amendment with the Delaware Secretary of State, every one (1) outstanding share of Common Stock shall without further action by this Corporation or the holder thereof be split into and automatically become four (4) shares of Common Stock (the "Stock Split"). The number of authorized shares of Common Stock of the Corporation and the par value of the Common Stock shall remain as set forth in this Certificate of Incorporation, as amended."

 

SECOND: The amendment set forth has been duly approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation and by the Stockholders entitled to vote thereon.

 

THIRD: That said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, the undersigned, being the President and Secretary of the Corporation, for the purpose of amending the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation pursuant to Section 242 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, do make and file this Certificate of Amendment,hereby declaring and certifying that the facts herein stated are true and accordingly have hereunto set my hand, as of this 4th day of June, 2012.

 

  By: /s/ Jawahar Tandon
  Jawahar Tandon
  President and Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

State of Delaware  
Secretary of State  
Division of Corporations  
Delivered 01:44 PM 03/18/2014  
FILED 01:44 PM 03/18/2014  
SRV 140344791 - 4896296 FILE  

 

 

 

STATE OF DELAWARE

CERTIFICATE FOR RENEWAL

AND REVIVAL OF CHARTER

 

The corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, the charter of which was voided for non-payment of taxes and/or for failure to file a complete annual report, now desires to procure a restoration, renewal and revival of its charter pursuant to Section 312 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and hereby certifies as follows:

 

1.  The name of the corporation is        Tandon Digital, Inc.      

 

 

2. The Registered Office of the corporation in the State of Delaware is located at               2711 Centerville Rd Suite 400           (Street),

 in the City of                 Wilmington                , County of        New Castle        Zip Code       19808    . The name of the Registered Agent at such address upon whom process against this Corporation may be served is          Corporation Service Company   .

 

 

3. The date of filing of the Corporation's original Certificate of Incorporation in Delaware was              November 9, 2010     

 

 

4. The renewal and revival of the charter of this corporation is to be perpetual.

 

5. The corporation was duly organized and carried on the business authorized by its charter until the     1st    day of     March    A.D.     2014    , at which time its charter became inoperative and void for non-payment of taxes and/or failure to file a complete annual report and the certificate for renewal and revival is filed by authority of the duly elected directors of the corporation in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

 

 

 

  By: /s/ Jawahar Tandon
    Authorized Officer
  Name: Jawahar L. Tandon CEO
  Print or Type

 

 

 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF THE

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF TANDON DIGITAL, INC.

 

Vivek Tandon and Jawahar Tandon do hereby certify that:

 

1.           They are the duly elected and acting President and Secretary, respectively, of TANDON DIGITAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”).

 

2.           Article I of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“I

 

The name of this Corporation is Monster Digital, Inc.”

 

3.           The Corporation’s Board of Directors has duly approved the foregoing Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation.

 

4.          The foregoing Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation has been duly approved by the required vote of the stock of the Corporation in accordance with Sections 242 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

 

5.          All other provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation remain in full force and effect.

 

6.          This Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation shall become effective upon its filing in accordance with Section 103(d) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation on August 25, 2015.

 

  /s/ Vivek Tandon
  Vivek Tandon, President
   
  /s/ Jawahar Tandon
  Jawahar Tandon, Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

  Delaware Page 1
  The First State  

 

I, JEFFREY W. BULLOCK, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF “MONSTER DIGITAL, INC. ”, FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY, A.D. 2016, AT 1:54 O’CLOCK P.M.

 

A FILED COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE NEW CASTLE COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS.

 

    /s/ Jeffrey W. Bullock
    Jeffrey W. Bullock, Secretary of State
4896296    8100
SR# 20160098142
Authentication: 201634325
Date: 01-07-16

 

You may verify this certificate online at corp.delaware.gov/authver.shtml

 

 

 

 

State of Delaware  
Secretary of State  
Division of Corporations  
Delivered 01:54 PM 01/07/2016  
FILED 01:54 PM 01/07/2016  
SR 20160098142 - File Number 4896296  

 

STATE OF DELAWARE

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

 

MONSTER DIGITAL, INC.

 

Monster Digital, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), hereby certifies as follows:

 

1.            That the fifth paragraph of article 5 of the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company is hereby restated in full as follows:

 

“Upon filing and effectiveness of this Certificate of (the “Effective Time”), each 11.138103 shares of common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior thereto, shall be automatically combined into one (1) share of common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”). No fractional shares shall be issued to the stockholders by reason of the Reverse Stock Split. In lieu thereof, each fractional share shall be rounded up or down to the next whole share. Each certificate that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented shares of common stock (“Old Certificates”) shall thereafter represent that number of shares of common stock into which the shares of common stock represented by the Old Certificate shall have been combined, subject to the treatment of fractional shares as described above. The number of authorized shares of common stock of the corporation and the par value of the common stock shall remain as set forth in the corporation’s certificate of incorporation, as amended.”

 

2.            That the foregoing amendment has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), by approval of the board of directors of the Company and, in accordance with the provisions of Section 228 of the DGCL, by the holders of outstanding common stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. There are no shares of the Company’s preferred stock outstanding.

 

3.            The Effective Time of the amendment herein certified shall be upon filing this certificate of amendment,

 

[ signature page follows ]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation to be duly executed by its authorized officer this 6th day of January, 2016.

 

  By: /s/ David H. Clarke
   

 David H. Clarke

 Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

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Delaware

The First State

 

I, JEFFREY W. BULLOCK, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF “MONSTER DIGITAL, INC.”, FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE SIXTH DAY OF JUNE, A.D. 2016, AT 5:10 O'CLOCK P.M.

 

A FILED COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE NEW CASTLE COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS.

 

    /s/ Jeffrey W. Bullock
  Jeffrey W. Bullock, Secretary of State
   
4896296 8100 Authentication : 202440012
SR# 20164319980 Date : 06-06-16

 

You may verify this certificate online at corp.delaware.gov/authver.shtml

 

 

 

 

  State of Delaware
  Secretary of State
  Division of Corporations
  Delivered 05:10 PM 06/06/2016
  Filed 05:10 PM 06/06/2016
  SR 20164319980 - File Number 4896296

 

STATE OF DELAWARE

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

 

MONSTER DIGITAL, INC.

 

Monster Digital, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), hereby certifies as follows:

 

1.             That the fifth paragraph of article 5 of the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company is hereby restated in full as follows:

 

“Upon filing and effectiveness of this Certificate of (the “Effective Time”), each 1.2578616 shares of common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior thereto, shall be automatically combined into one (1) share of common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”). No fractional shares shall be issued to the stockholders by reason of the Reverse Stock Split. In lieu thereof, each fractional share shall be rounded up or down to the next whole share. Each certificate that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented shares of common stock (’’Old Certificates”) shall thereafter represent that number of shares of common stock into which the shares of common stock represented by the Old Certificate shall have been combined, subject to the treatment of fractional shares as described above. The number of authorized shares of common stock of the corporation and the par value of the common stock shall remain as set forth in the corporation’s certificate of incorporation, as amended.”

 

2.            That the foregoing amendment has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), by approval of the board of directors of the Company and, in accordance with the provisions of Section 228 of the DGCL, by the holders of outstanding common stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. There are no shares of the Company’s preferred stock outstanding.

 

3.            The Effective Time of the amendment herein certified shall be upon filing this certificate of amendment.

 

[ signature page follows ]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation to be duly executed by its authorized officer this 6th day of June, 2016.

 

  By: /s/ David H. Clarke
    David H. Clarke
    Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.3

 

  Delaware Page 1
  The First State  

 

I, JEFFREY W. BULLOCK, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF “MONSTER DIGITAL, INC. ”, FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH, A.D. 2016, AT 2:12 O'CLOCK P.M.

 

A FILED COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE NEW CASTLE COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS.

 

    /s/ Jeffrey W. Bullock
    Jeffrey W. Bullock, Secretary of State
4896296    8100
SR# 20161739638
Authentication: 202007977
Date: 03-18-16

 

You may verify this certificate online at corp.delaware.gov/authver.shtml

 

 

 

 

State of Delaware  
Secretary of State  
Division of Corporations  
Delivered 02:12 PM 03/18/2016  
FILED 02:12 PM 03/18/2016  
SR 20161739638 - File Number 4896296  

 

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF THE

SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK OF

MONSTER DIGITAL, INC.

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 151

OF THE DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW

 

I, David H. Clarke, hereby certify that I am the President of Monster Digital, Inc. (the Corporation ”), a corporation organized and existing under the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL ), and further do hereby certify:

 

That pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, (the Certificate of Incorporation ), an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the Preferred Stock ) are authorized for issuance, and may contain such rights, privileges and designations (including voting and conversion rights) as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the Board ) may, from time to time, designate.

 

That pursuant to the authority expressly conferred upon the Board by the Certificate of Incorporation, on March 18, 2016, the Board adopted the following resolutions creating a series of 3,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock of the Corporation designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, none of which shares have been issued:

 

RESOLVED, that the Board designates the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and the number of shares constituting such series, and fixes the rights, powers, preferences, privileges and restrictions relating to such series in addition to any set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation as follows:

 

TERMS OF SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

 

1.             Designation and Number; Certain Definitions .

 

1.1             A series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation, designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock ( Series A Preferred Stock ), par value $0.0001 per share, is hereby established. The number of authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall initially be three million (3,000,000) shares with the stated value of one dollar ($1.00) per share, or $3,000,000 as to all shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the Liquidated Value ).

 

1.2             As used in this Certificate, the term Common Stock shall mean the collective reference to (a) the shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Corporation authorized for issuance under its Certificate of Incorporation, or (b) any common stock having general voting power authorized for issuance under the certificate of incorporation or other formation document of any successor in interest to the Corporation.

 

1.3             As used in this Certificate, the term Common Stock Event  shall mean: (a) the declaration or payment of any dividend or other distribution on the Common Stock, without consideration, payable to one or more stockholders in additional shares of Common Stock or other securities or rights convertible into, or entitling the holder thereof to receive, directly or indirectly, additional shares of Common Stock; (b) a subdivision (by stock split, reclassification or otherwise) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares of Common Stock; or (c) a combination or consolidation (by reverse stock split) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock.

 

 

 

 

1.4           As used in this Certificate, the term Conversion Shares ” shall mean shares of Common Stock, to be issued upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the adjustment provisions set forth in Section 6 of this Certificate of Designations.

 

1.5           As used in this Certificate, the term “ Conversion Units shall mean units, each unit consisting of two shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock and three five year warrants to purchase shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock at a per share exercise price of $9.375, subject to the adjustment provisions set forth in Section 6 of this Certificate of Designations.

 

1.6           As used in this Certificate, the term Holder ” shall mean one or more holder(s) of shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

 

1.7           As used in this Certificate, the term “ Sale of Control shall mean any (a) merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another Person; or (b) the sale of all or substantially all of or assets of the Corporation, or issuance or transfer of capital stock of the Corporation to any other Person (each, a “ Transaction ); in each case where the power to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Corporation or the surviving corporation or successor-in-interest to the Corporation (including for the avoidance of doubt the transferee of any assets of the Corporation ) in connection with such Transaction, shall pass to Persons other holders of a majority of the outstanding voting capital stock of the Corporation immediately prior to such Transaction; it being understood that a Sale of Control shall not mean or include a Transaction whereby holders of a majority of the outstanding voting capital stock of the Corporation immediately prior to such Transaction (but including Seller in any event) continue to hold, directly or indirectly, either a majority of the outstanding voting securities or sufficient voting securities to enable them to retain the ability to designate a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Corporation or the surviving corporation or successor- in-interest to the Corporation (including for the avoidance of doubt the transferee of any assets of the Corporation) following consummation of such Transaction.

 

2.             Rank . All shares of the Series A Preferred Stock shall rank:

 

(a)           senior to the Common Stock, and any other class of securities which is specifically designated as junior to the Series A Preferred Stock (collectively, with the Common Stock, the Junior Securities );

 

(b)           pari passu and on parity with any other class or series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation hereafter created other than Junior Securities (the “ Pari Passu Securities ), it being understood that the Series A Preferred Stock shall be pari passu with and on parity to all classes or series of convertible Preferred Stock hereafter issued by the Corporation.

 

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3.             Dividends .

 

(a)          The holders of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for such purpose, dividends of 8% per annum per share. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock shall be paid by check or electronic transfer to holders of record as they appear on the books of the Corporation on such record dates as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors. Record dates shall be not more than 60 nor less than one day preceding the respective payment dates. In the event that the Board of Directors does not fix a record date in connection with the payment of any dividend, the record date for such dividend shall be five business days prior to the respective payment dates. The amount of dividends payable per annum shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year.

 

(b)           The Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive dividends when, as, and if declared by the Board on the Common Stock, in an amount which shall be paid pro rata on the Common Stock and the Series A Preferred Stock, on an equal priority, pari passu basis, according to the number of shares of Common Stock held by the stockholders, where each holder of Series A Preferred Stock is to be treated for this purpose as holding (in lieu of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock) the greatest whole number of shares of Common Stock then issuable upon conversion in full of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

 

(c)           The right to any dividends on shares of Series A Preferred Stock set forth in this Section 3 shall not be cumulative, and no right shall accrue to holders of Series A Preferred Stock by reason of the fact that dividends on said shares are not declared in any period, nor shall any undeclared or unpaid dividend bear or accrue interest.

 

4.             Liquidation Preference . In the event of a Sale of Control, or any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, then (i) simultaneously and on a pro-rata basis with any distribution or payment on Pari Passu Securities, and (ii) before any distribution or payment shall be made to the Holders of the Common Stock or any other Junior Securities, each Holder of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid, out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, an amount (the “ Liquidation Preference ) equal to aggregate number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then held by such Holder multiplied by one dollar ($1.00). If the assets of the Corporation are not sufficient to generate cash sufficient to pay in full the Liquidation Preference, then the Holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall share ratably (together with holders of any Pari Passu Securities) in any distribution of cash constituting or generated by such assets. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holders of Series A Preferred Stock may elect to waive application of this Section 4 to any Sale of Control. The Corporation shall provide no less than ten (10) days’ notice to the Holders of Series A Preferred Stock of any event that would result in an obligation of the Corporation to pay the Liquidation Preference as provided herein.

 

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5.             Voting Rights . Each holder of each share of Series A Preferred Stock (i) shall be entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which such share of Series A Preferred Stock could be converted at the record date for determination of the shareholders entitled to vote, or, if no such record date is established, at the date such vote is taken or any written consent of shareholders is solicited, (ii) shall have voting rights and powers equal to the voting rights and powers of the Common Stock (except as otherwise-provided herein or as required by law, voting together with the Common Stock as a single class) and (iii) shall be entitled to notice of any shareholders’ meeting in accordance with the Corporation’s Bylaws. Fractional votes shall not, however, be permitted and any fractional voting resulting from the above formula (after aggregating all shares into which shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by each holder could be converted) shall be rounded to the nearest whole number (with one-half being rounded upward). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Series A Preferred Stock shall vote as a separate class with respect to any amendment to this Certificate of Determination or the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation that would adversely alter or change any preference or any relative or other right given to the Series A Preferred Stock.

 

6.             Conversion.

 

6.1           Voluntary Conversion .

 

(a)          Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at the option of the Holder (a “ Voluntary Conversion ), at any time after the date of issuance of such share, into such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by dividing one dollar ($1.00) the Original Series A Issue Price ) by the Conversion Price (as defined below) applicable to such share, determined as hereafter provided, in effect on the date the certificate is surrendered for conversion. The Conversion Price ” per share shall initially be the Original Series A Issue Price; provided,   however,  that the Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 6.5 below.

 

(b)          In order to effect a Voluntary Conversion, a Holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall: (i) fax (or otherwise deliver) a copy of the fully executed Notice of Conversion to the Corporation (Attention: Secretary) and (ii) surrender or cause to be surrendered the original certificates representing the Series A Preferred Stock being converted (the “ Series A Preferred Stock Certificates ”), duly endorsed, along with a copy of the Notice of Conversion as soon as practicable thereafter to the Corporation. Upon receipt by the Corporation of a facsimile copy of a Notice of Conversion from a Holder, the Corporation shall promptly send, via facsimile, a confirmation to such Holder stating that the Notice of Conversion has been received, the date upon which the Corporation expects to deliver the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion and the name and telephone number of a contact person at the Corporation regarding the Conversion. The Corporation shall not be obligated to issue shares of Common Stock upon a conversion unless either the Series A Preferred Stock Certificates are delivered to the Corporation as provided above, or the Holder notifies the Corporation that such Series A Preferred Stock Certificates have been lost, stolen or destroyed and delivers the documentation to the Corporation required by Section 11.2 hereof.

 

6.2          Automatic Conversion . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, express or implied, all, and not less than all, of the then issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall automatically, and without any further action on the part of the Corporation or the Holder, be converted immediately prior to the consummation of the Corporation’s firm commitment initial public offering further to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form S-1 (the IPO ) into such number of fully paid and nonassessable Conversion Units as is determined by dividing the Original Issue Price by the initial public offering price of the Conversion Units sold in the IPO.

 

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6.3          Adjustment for Reclassification, Exchange, and Substitution . If at any time or from time to time after the date upon which the first share of Series A Preferred Stock was issued by the Corporation (the “ Original Issuance Date ”), the shares of Common Stock issuable upon a Voluntary Conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of any class or classes of stock, whether by recapitalization, reclassification, reorganization, merger, exchange, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise, then, in any such event, each holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right thereafter to convert such stock into the kind and amount of stock and other securities and property receivable upon such recapitalization, reclassification, reorganization, merger, exchange, consolidation, sale of assets or other change by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock into which such shares of Series A Preferred Stock could have been converted immediately prior to such recapitalization, reclassification, reorganization, merger, exchange, consolidation, sale of assets or other change, or with respect to such other securities or property by the terms thereof.

 

6.4          Adjustment Upon Common Stock Event . In the event that a Common Stock Event occurs at any time or from time to time after the Original Issuance Date, the Conversion Price shall, simultaneously with the occurrence of such Common Stock Event, be proportionately decreased or increased, as appropriate so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable as Conversion Shares on a Voluntary Conversion of each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be increased (or decreased, as applicable) to the number of shares of Common Stock the Holder of each such share of Series A Preferred Stock would have held after such Common Stock Event, if such holder had converted each such share of Preferred Stock immediately prior thereto. The Conversion Shares shall be readjusted in the same manner upon the happening of each subsequent Common Stock Event.

 

6.5          Reservation of Stock and Units Issuable Upon Conversion . The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock such number of its shares of Common Stock and Unis (and the securities underlying said Units) as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or Units (or the securities underling said Units) shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or Units (or the securities underling said Units), as the case may be, to such number of shares of Units (or the securities underlying said Units) as shall be sufficient for such purpose.

 

6.6          No Impairment . The Corporation shall not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or through any reorganization, recapitalization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Corporation, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Section 6 and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the conversion rights of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock against impairment.

 

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6.7          Fractional Shares or Fractional Units . No fractional share or fractional Conversion Unit shall be issued upon the conversion of any share or shares of Series A Preferred Stock. All shares of Common Stock or Units, as the case may be (including fractions thereof), issuable upon conversion of more than one share of Series A Preferred Stock by a holder thereof shall be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the conversion would result in the issuance of any fractional share or fractional Conversion Unit.

 

7.             No Reissuance of Series A Preferred Stock . No share or shares of Series A Preferred Stock acquired by the Corporation by reason of redemption, purchase, conversion or otherwise shall be reissued, and all such shares shall be canceled, retired and eliminated from the shares which the Corporation shall be authorized to issue.

 

8.             Redemption . The Series A Preferred Stock is not redeemable.

 

9.            Amendment . This Certificate of Designation or any provision hereof may be amended by obtaining the affirmative vote at a meeting duly called for such purpose, or written consent without a meeting in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law, of (i) a majority of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock, voting separate as a single class, and (ii) with such other stockholder approval, if any, as may then be required pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

10.           Protective Provisions .

 

So long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, take any of the following corporate actions (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) without first obtaining the approval (by vote or written consent) of the Holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding Series A Preferred Stock (the “ Series A Majority Holders ):

 

10.1         alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock, or increase the authorized number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock; or

 

10.2         issue any additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no change pursuant to this Section 10 shall be effective to the extent that, by its terms, it applies to less than all of the Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding.

 

11.           Miscellaneous .

 

11.1          Cancellation of Series A Preferred Stock . If any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are converted pursuant to this Certificate of Designations, the shares so converted or redeemed shall be canceled, shall return to the status of authorized, but unissued Series A Preferred Stock of no designated series, and shall not be issuable by the Corporation as Series A Preferred Stock.

 

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11.2.         Lost or Stolen Certificates. Upon receipt by the Corporation of (i) evidence of the lost, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Series A Preferred Stock Certificate(s) and (ii) (y) in the case of loss, theft or destruction, indemnity (without any bond or other security) reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, or (z) in the case of mutilation, the Series A Preferred Stock Certificate(s) (surrendered for cancellation), the Corporation shall execute and deliver new Series A Preferred Stock Certificate(s) of like tenor and date. However, the Corporation shall not be obligated to reissue such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Series A Preferred Stock Certificate(s) if the Holder contemporaneously requests the Corporation to convert such Series A Preferred Stock.

 

11.3          Waiver . Notwithstanding any provision in these Certificate of Designations to the contrary, any provision contained herein and any right of the Holders of Series A Preferred Stock granted hereunder may be waived as to all shares of Series A Preferred Stock (and the Holders thereof) upon the written consent of the Series A Majority Holders, unless a higher percentage is required by applicable law, in which case the written consent of the Holders of not less than such higher percentage of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be required.

 

11.4          Certain Definitions . As used in this Certificate, the term Subsidiary ” shall mean, as it applies to the Corporation, any one or more Persons, a majority of the capital stock or other equity interests of which are owned directly or indirectly (through another Subsidiary) by the Corporation. The term Person shall mean any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, trust or other entity.

 

11.5          Notices. Any notices required or permitted to be given under the terms hereof shall be in writing shall be deemed to have been duly given or made on (a) delivery thereof, if by hand; (b) upon receipt, if sent by mail (registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested); (c) upon receipt, if sent by a recognized overnight delivery service; or (d) upon transmission, if sent by facsimile transmission (in each case with receipt verified by electronic confirmation), in each case addressed to a party. The addresses for such communications are (i) if to the Corporation, Monster Digital, Inc., 2655 Park Center Drive, Unit C, Simi Valley, CA 93065; and (ii) if to any Holder to the address set forth under such Holder’s name on the Corporations stock ledger, or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner, by such person

 

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The undersigned declares under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Delaware that the matters set forth in this certificate are true and correct of his own knowledge.

 

The undersigned has executed this certificate on March 18, 2016.

 

  /s/ David H. Clarke  
  Name: David H. Clarke
  Title: President

 

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Exhibit 4.2

 

MONSTER DIGITAL, INC.

 

WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

 

Warrant No.: Number of Warrant Shares:
Date of Issuance: [[•], 2016] (“ Issuance Date ”)  
Expiration Date: [[•], 2021] (“ Expiration Date ”)  

 

MONSTER DIGITAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, , the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns (the “ Holder ”), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company, at the Exercise Price (as defined below) then in effect, upon surrender of this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (including any Warrants to Purchase Common Stock issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, the “ Warrant ”), at any time or times on or after [____________] (the “ Exercisability Date ”), but not after 5:30 p.m., New York Time, on the Expiration Date, such number of shares, as set forth above, of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock (as defined below) (the “ Warrant Shares ”). Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms in this Warrant shall have the meanings set forth in Section 16.

 

1.  EXERCISE OF WARRANT; COMPANY REDEMPTION RIGHT .

 

(a)  Mechanics of Exercise . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof (including, without limitation, the limitations set forth in Section 1(d)), this Warrant may be exercised by the Holder on any day on or after the Exercisability Date, in whole or in part (but not as to fractional shares), by (i) delivery of a written notice, in the form attached hereto as  Exhibit A  (the “ Exercise Notice ”), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Warrant and (ii) if both (A) the Holder is not electing a Cashless Exercise (as defined below) pursuant to Section 1(c) of this Warrant and (B) a registration statement registering the issuance of the Warrant Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), is effective and available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares, payment to the Company of an amount equal to the applicable Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant is being exercised (the “ Aggregate Exercise Price ”) in cash or wire transfer of immediately available funds (a “ Cash Exercise ”). The Holder shall be required to surrender this warrant, either physically or electronically by DTC, in order to effect an exercise hereunder,  provided  that in the event of an exercise of this Warrant for all Warrant Shares then issuable hereunder, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company by the third (3rd) Trading Day following the Share Delivery Date (as defined below). On or before the first (1st) Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received the Exercise Notice, the Company shall transmit by email or facsimile an acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt of the Exercise Notice to the Holder and Corporate Stock Transfer, the Company’s transfer agent for the Common Stock and Warrants (the “ Transfer Agent ”). On or before the later of (i) the third (3 rd ) Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received the Exercise Notice duly completed and executed by the Holder, so long as the Aggregate Exercise Price, in the case of a Cash Exercise, is delivered to the Company within two (2) Trading Days following delivery of the Exercise Notice and (ii) if the Holder has not delivered the Aggregate Exercise Price to the Company, in the case of a Cash Exercise, within two (2) Trading Days following delivery of the Exercise Notice, the first (1 st ) Trading Day following the date on which the Holder delivers such Aggregate Exercise Price (such later date, the “ Share Delivery Date ”), the Company shall, upon the request of the Holder, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) through its Deposit Withdrawal At Custodian system, or if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program (the “ FAST Program ”) or if the Warrant Shares are required by law to bear a legend regarding restriction on transferability, issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise. The Company shall deliver any objection to the Exercise Notice on or before the Trading Day following the date on which the Exercise Notice has been delivered to the Company. Upon delivery of the Exercise Notice, so long as the Aggregate Exercise Price, in the case of a Cash Exercise, is delivered to the Company within two (2) Trading Days following delivery of the Exercise Notice, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date such Warrant Shares are credited to the Holder’s DTC account or the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares, as the case may be. If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise pursuant to this Section 1(a) and the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) Trading Days after any exercise and at the Company’s own expense, issue a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(e)) representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is exercised. The Company shall pay any and all taxes that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant;  provided however , that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable based on the income of the Holder or in respect of any transfer involved in the registration of any certificates for Warrant Shares or Warrants in a name other than that of the Holder or an affiliate thereof. The Holder shall be responsible for all other tax liability that may arise as a result of holding or transferring this Warrant or receiving Warrant Shares upon exercise hereof.

 

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In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or the certificates representing the Warrant Shares or to credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for such number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise pursuant to an exercise on or before the Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Company shall within three (3) Trading Days after the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the “ Buy-In Price ”), at which point the Company’s obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such Warrant Shares or credit such Holder’s balance account with DTC) shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such Warrant Shares or credit such Holder’s balance account with DTC and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) the Weighted Average Price of a share of Common Stock on the date of exercise. While this Warrant remains outstanding, the Company shall maintain a transfer agent that participates in the DTC’s FAST Program.

 

(b)  Exercise Price . For purposes of this Warrant, “ Exercise Price ” means [ $] per share of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as provided herein.

 

(c)  Cashless Exercise . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if a registration statement registering the issuance of the Warrant Shares under the Securities Act is not effective or available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares, the Holder may, in its sole discretion, exercise this Warrant in whole or in part and, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (a “ Cashless Exercise ”):

 

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Net Number =  (A x B) - (A x C)

B

 

For purposes of the foregoing formula:

 

A= the total number of shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.

 

B= the Weighted Average Price of the shares of Common Stock (as reported by Bloomberg) on the date immediately preceding the date of the Exercise Notice.

 

C= the Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.

 

The Company hereby agrees that the Warrant Shares issued in a Cashless Exercise shall be deemed to have been acquired by the Holder pursuant to Rule 3(a)(9) and the Warrant Shares shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised.

 

(d)  Limitations on Exercises . (1) The Company shall not effect the exercise of this Warrant, and the Holder shall not have the right to exercise this Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such Holder (together with such Holder’s affiliates and any other Persons acting as a group together (" Attribution Parties ")) would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (the “ Maximum Percentage ”) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates and Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by such Person and its affiliates and Attribution Parties (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), it being acknowledged that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent Form 10-K, Proxy Statement, Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, where such request indicates that it is being made pursuant to this Warrant, the Company shall within one (1) Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including the Warrants, by the Holder and its affiliates and Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. By written notice to the Company, the Holder may increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% specified in such notice;  provided , that (i) any such increase will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder and not to any other holder of Warrants. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 1(d) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplement necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation.

 

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(e)  No Fractional Shares or Scrip . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share that the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price.

 

(f) Company Optional Redemption . From and after one year following the Date of Issuance, (i) the last closing trade price for the Common Stock on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg is equal to or greater than $[160% OF THE EXERCISE PRICE] per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock combinations and the like occurring from and after the Issuance Date) (the “ Trigger Price ”) for a period of twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days (the “ Measuring Period ”), and (ii) a registration statement relating to the Warrant Shares has been effective and current during the Measuring Period, then the Company shall have the right to purchase all of then-remaining portion of this Warrant from the Holder as set forth below (a “ Company Redemption ”). The Company may exercise its right to purchase the entire then-remaining portion of this Warrant under this Section 1(f) by delivering (provided that all of the conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above are then satisfied), on the third (3rd) Trading Day immediately following such satisfaction, a written notice thereof to the Holder (the “ Redemption Notice ” and the date the Holder receives such notice is referred to as the “ Redemption Notice Date ”). The Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable. The Redemption Notice shall state the Trading Day selected for the Company Redemption, which Trading Day shall be at least thirty (30) days following the Redemption Notice Date (the “ Redemption Date ”). On the Redemption Date, the Company shall pay an amount equal to the product of (x) the number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations of exercise set forth herein) and (y) $0.001 (the “ Redemption Price ”) to the Holder on the Redemption Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account specified by the Holder. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 1(f) to the contrary, if a registration statement relating to the Warrant Shares is not effective and current at any time during the period commencing on the Redemption Notice Date and ending on the Redemption Date, then the applicable Redemption Notice delivered to the Holder shall be null and void ab initio and the Company Redemption shall not occur. If the Company elects to cause a Company Redemption of this Warrant pursuant to this Section 1(f), then it must simultaneously take the same action with respect to all of the other Warrants that are then eligible to be purchased in the same proportion as the Company Redemption of this Warrant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holder may exercise all or any portion of this Warrant at any time and from time to time after the Redemption Notice Date until the Holder’s receipt of the Redemption Price from the Company and any such exercise of this Warrant shall proportionally reduce the Redemption Price.

 

2.  ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE AND NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES . The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:

 

(a)  Adjustment upon Subdivision or Combination of Shares of Common Stock . If the Company at any time on or after the Issuance Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time on or after the Issuance Date combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 2(a) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

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(b)  Other Events . If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of Section 2(a) but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights with equity features to the holders of the Company’s equity securities), then the Company’s Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares so as to protect the rights of the Holder;  provided , that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 2(b) will increase the Exercise Price or decrease the number of Warrant Shares as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 2.

 

(c)  Par Value . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Warrant, in no event shall the Exercise Price be reduced below the par value of the Company’s Common Stock.

 

3.  RIGHTS UPON DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS . If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “ Distribution ”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case:

 

(a) any Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution shall be reduced, effective as of the close of business on such record date, to a price determined by multiplying such Exercise Price by a fraction of which (i) the numerator shall be the Weighted Average Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding such record date minus the value of the Distribution (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) applicable to one share of Common Stock, and (ii) the denominator shall be the Weighted Average Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding such record date; and

 

(b) the number of Warrant Shares shall be increased to a number of shares equal to the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution multiplied by the reciprocal of the fraction set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph (a);  provided , that in the event that the Distribution is of shares of Common Stock or common stock of a company whose common shares are traded on a national securities exchange or a national automated quotation system (“ Other Shares of Common Stock ”), then the Holder may elect to receive a warrant to purchase Other Shares of Common Stock in lieu of an increase in the number of Warrant Shares, the terms of which shall be identical to those of this Warrant, except that such warrant shall be exercisable for the number of shares of Other Shares of Common Stock that would have been payable to the Holder pursuant to the Distribution had the Holder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such record date and with an aggregate exercise price equal to the product of the amount by which the exercise price of this Warrant was decreased with respect to the Distribution pursuant to the terms of the immediately preceding paragraph (a) and the number of Warrant Shares calculated in accordance with the first part of this paragraph (b).

 

4.  PURCHASE RIGHTS; FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS.

 

(a)  Purchase Rights . In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, if at any time prior to the Expiration Date the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all of the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “ Purchase Rights ”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time the Holder shall be granted such right to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).

 

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(b)  Fundamental Transactions . Upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. Upon consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall deliver to the Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the shares of the Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction), such shares of stock, securities, cash, assets or any other property whatsoever (including warrants or other purchase or subscription rights), if any, that the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Fundamental Transaction had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a “ Corporate Event ”), the Company shall make appropriate provision to ensure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon exercise of this Warrant within 90 days after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction but, in any event, prior to the Expiration Date, in lieu of the shares of the Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property) purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of stock, securities, cash, assets or any other property whatsoever (including warrants or other purchase or subscription rights) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Fundamental Transaction had the Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction.

 

5.  RESERVATION OF WARRANT SHARES . The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved Common Stock, solely for the purpose of enabling it to issue Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as herein provided, the number of shares of Common Stock which are then issuable and deliverable upon the exercise of this entire Warrant, free from preemptive or any other contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions in Section 2). Such reservation shall comply with the provisions of Section 1. The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock so issuable and deliverable shall, upon issuance and the payment of the applicable Exercise Price in accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid and nonassessable. The Company will take all such actions as may be reasonably necessary to assure that such shares of Common Stock may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of any securities exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Common Stock may be listed.

 

6.  WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A STOCKHOLDER . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Holder, solely in such Person’s capacity as a holder of this Warrant, shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of share capital of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, solely in such Person’s capacity as the Holder of this Warrant, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares which such Person is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

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7.  REGISTRATION AND REISSUANCE OF WARRANTS .

 

(a)  Registration of Warrant . The Company or its Transfer Agent shall register this Warrant, upon the records to be maintained by the Company or its Transfer Agent for that purpose (the “ Warrant Register ”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary. The Company or its Transfer Agent shall also register any transfer, exchange, reissuance or cancellation of any portion of this Warrant in the Warrant Register. 

 

(b)  Transfer of Warrant . This Warrant may be offered for sale, sold, transferred or assigned without the consent of the Company, except as may otherwise be required by applicable securities laws. Subject to applicable securities laws, if this Warrant is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company or its Transfer Agent, as directed by the Company, together with all applicable transfer taxes, whereupon the Company will, or will cause its Transfer Agent to, forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(e)), registered as the Holder may request, representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares being transferred by the Holder and, if less than the total number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant is being transferred, a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(e)) to the Holder representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares not being transferred. The acceptance of the new Warrant by the transferee thereof shall be deemed the acceptance by such transferee of all of the rights and obligations in respect of the new Warrant that the Holder has in respect of this Warrant.

 

(c)  Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Warrant . Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary form or the provision of reasonable security by the Holder to the Company and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company or its Transfer Agent, as directed by the Company, shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(e)) representing the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant.

 

(d)  Exchangeable for Multiple Warrants . This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company or its Transfer Agent, as directed by the Company, together with all applicable transfer taxes, for a new Warrant or Warrants (in accordance with Section 7(e)) representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant, and each such new Warrant will represent the right to purchase such portion of such Warrant Shares as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender;  provided however , that the Company or its Transfer Agent, as directed by the Company, shall not be required to issue Warrants for fractional shares of Common Stock hereunder.

 

(e)  Issuance of New Warrants . Whenever the Company or its Transfer Agent, as directed by the Company, is required to issue a new Warrant pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, such new Warrant shall (i) be of like tenor with this Warrant, (ii) represent, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant, the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant (or in the case of a new Warrant being issued pursuant to Section 7(b) or Section 7(c), the Warrant Shares designated by the Holder which, when added to the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the other new Warrants issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant), (iii) have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant which is the same as the Issuance Date and (iv) have the same rights and conditions as this Warrant.

 

8.  NOTICES . Whenever notice is required to be given under this Warrant, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with the information set forth in the Warrant Register. The Company shall give written notice to the Holder (i) reasonably promptly following any adjustment of the Exercise Price, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment and (ii) at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the shares of Common Stock, (B) with respect to any grants, issuances or sales of any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation;  provided , that in each case, such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to the Holder.

 

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9.  NONCIRCUMVENTION .  The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Warrant and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, (ii) shall use all reasonable efforts to take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) shall, so long as any of the Warrants are outstanding, take all action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the exercise of the Warrants, the number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the exercise of the Warrants then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on exercise).

 

10.  AMENDMENT AND WAIVER . No provision of this Warrant may be amended, modified or waived, except in a written document signed by both parties. The Company and the Warrant may amend or supplement this Warrant without the consent of any Holder for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein or adding or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the parties may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties determine, in good faith, shall not adversely affect the interest of the Holders. All other amendments and supplements shall require the vote or written consent of Holders of at least 50.1% of the then outstanding Warrants, provided that adjustments may be made to the Warrant terms and rights in accordance with Section 2 without the consent of the Holders. 

 

11.  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY . No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Holder, shall give rise to any liability of Holder for the purchase price of any Warrant Shares or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

12.  GOVERNING LAW . This Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Warrant shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York.

 

13.  CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS . This Warrant shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Holder and shall not be construed against any person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Warrant are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Warrant.

 

14.  DISPUTE RESOLUTION . In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations via email or facsimile within two (2) Trading Days of receipt of the Exercise Notice giving rise to such dispute, as the case may be, to the Holder. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation of the Exercise Price or the Warrant Shares within five (5) Trading Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Holder, then the Company shall, within two (2) Trading Days submit via email or facsimile (a) the disputed determination of the Exercise Price to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and approved by the Holder or (b) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares to the Company’s independent, outside accountant. The Company shall cause the investment bank or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later than ten (10) Trading Days from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations. Such investment bank’s or accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error. The expenses of the investment bank and accountant will be borne by the Company unless the investment bank or accountant determines that the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares by the Holder was incorrect, in which case the expenses of the investment bank and accountant will be borne by the Holder.

 

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15.  REMEDIES, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF . The remedies provided in this Warrant shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Warrant, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the right of the Holder to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Warrant. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder may cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to seek an injunction restraining any breach. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else herein to the contrary, if the Company is for any reason unable to issue and deliver Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company shall have no obligation to pay to the Holder any cash or other consideration or otherwise “net cash settle” this Warrant.

 

16.  CERTAIN DEFINITIONS . For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a) “ Bloomberg ” means Bloomberg Financial Markets.

 

(b) “ Common Stock ” means (i) the Company’s shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and (ii) any share capital into which such Common Stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such Common Stock.

 

(c) “ Convertible Securities ” means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock.

 

(d) “ Eligible Market ” means the Principal Market, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the NYSE MKT, The Nasdaq Stock Market, or the OTC Bulletin Board.

 

(e) “ Fundamental Transaction ” means that (A) the Company shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) another Person, or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company to another Person, or (iii) allow another Person providing to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the Person or Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the Persons making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer), or (iv) consummate a stock purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination), or (v) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify the Common Stock or (B) any “person” or “group” (as these terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock.

 

(f) “ Options ” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

 

(g) “ Parent Entity ” of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.

 

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(h) “ Person ” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and a government or any department or agency thereof.

 

(i) “ Principal Market ” means The Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

(j) “ Successor Entity ” means the Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.

 

(k) “ Trading Day ” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded;  provided  that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York Time).

 

(l) “ Weighted Average Price ” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Principal Market during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York City time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York City time, as reported by Bloomberg through its “Volume at Price” function or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York City time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York City time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink OTC Markets Inc. If the Weighted Average Price cannot be calculated for such security on such date on any of the foregoing bases, the Weighted Average Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 14 with the term “Weighted Average Price” being substituted for the term “Exercise Price.” All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any share dividend, share split or other similar transaction during such period.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the Company has caused this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set out above.

 

  MONSTER DIGITAL, INC.
     
  By:    
      Name:
      Title:

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

EXERCISE NOTICE

 

TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS

WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

 

MONSTER DIGITAL, INC.

 

The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase [•] of the shares of Common Stock (“ Warrant Shares ”) of MONSTER DIGITAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), evidenced by the attached Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (the “ Warrant ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.

 

1.  Exercise Price . The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as (check one):

 

¨  Cash Exercise under Section 1(a).

 

¨  Cashless Exercise under Section 1(c).

 

2.  Cash Exercise . If the Holder has elected a Cash Exercise, the Holder shall pay the sum of [$] to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

 

3.  Delivery of Warrant Shares . The Company shall deliver to the holder [•] Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

 

4.  Representations and Warranties . By its delivery of this Exercise Notice, the undersigned represents and warrants to the Company that in giving effect to the exercise evidenced hereby the Holder will not beneficially own in excess of the number of shares of Common Stock (determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) permitted to be owned under Section 1(d) of this Warrant to which this notice relates.

 

DATED:                                  

 

(Signature must conform in all respects

to name of the Holder as specified on

the face of the Warrant)

 
 
Registered Holder
 
Address:  
 
 

 

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

The Company hereby acknowledges this Exercise Notice.

 

  MONSTER DIGITAL, INC.
     
  By:    
      Name:
      Title:

 

[Corporate Stock Transfer],

 

as Warrant Agent

 

By:    
     
Name:  
   
Title:  

 

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Exhibit 4.3

 

WARRANT AGREEMENT

 

This Warrant Agreement (“ Warrant Agreement ”) is made as of _______, 2016, by and between Monster Digital, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc. (the “ Warrant Agent ”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company is engaged in a public offering (the “ Public Offering ”) of up to 2,500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”) of the Company, up to 375,000 additional shares of Common Stock if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full and up to 50,000 additional shares of Common Stock if the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of Common Stock is exercised in full (such shares of Common Stock, collectively, the “ Shares ”) and warrants to purchase up to 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock, additional warrants to purchase up to 375,000 additional shares of Common Stock if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full and up to 50,000 additional warrants to purchase Common Stock if the underwriters’ option to purchase additional warrants is exercised in full (such warrants, collectively, the “ Warrants ” and such shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants, collectively the “ Warrant Shares ”), with each Warrant entitling its holder to purchase one Warrant Share;

 

WHEREAS, the Company has filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”), a registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-207938), as amended (the “ Registration Statement ”), for the registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”), of, among other securities, the Shares and the Warrants;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange, redemption and exercise of the Warrants;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide for the form, terms and provisions of the Warrant, including the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights, limitation of rights and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent and the holders of the Warrant; and

 

WHEREAS, all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make the Warrant, when executed on behalf of the Company and countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant Agent, as provided herein, the legally valid and binding obligations of the Company, and to authorize the execution and delivery of this Warrant Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.             Appointment of Warrant Agent . The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company for the Warrants, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Warrant Agreement.

 

 2.            Warrant .

 

2.1           Form of Warrant . Each Warrant shall be: (a) issued in registered form only, (b) in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, the provisions of which are incorporated herein and (c) signed by, or bear the facsimile signature of, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. In the event the person whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any Warrant shall have ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person signed the Warrant before such Warrant is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he or she had not ceased to be such at the date of issuance.

 

2.2           Effect of Countersignature . Unless and until countersigned by the Warrant Agent pursuant to this Warrant Agreement, a Warrant shall be invalid and of no effect and may not be exercised by the holder thereof.

 

 

 

 

2.3           Registration .

 

2.3.1       Warrant Register . The Warrant Agent shall maintain books (the “ Warrant Register ”), for the registration of the original issuance and transfers of the Warrant. Upon the initial issuance of the Warrant, the Warrant Agent shall issue and register the Warrant in the names of the respective holders thereof in such denominations and otherwise in accordance with instructions delivered to the Warrant Agent by the Company.

 

2.3.2        Registered Holder . Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Warrant, the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name such Warrant shall be registered upon the Warrant Register (“ Registered Holder ”) as the absolute owner of such Warrant and of each Warrant represented thereby (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing on the Warrant certificate made by anyone other than the Company or the Warrant Agent), for the purpose of any exercise thereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

3.             Terms and Exercise of Warrant .

 

3.1           Warrant Price . Each Warrant shall, when countersigned by the Warrant Agent, entitle the Registered Holder thereof, subject to the provisions of such Warrant and of this Warrant Agreement, to purchase from the Company the number of Warrant Shares stated therein, at the price of $[________] per Warrant Share, subject to the adjustments provided in Section 4 hereof. The term “ Warrant Price ” as used in this Warrant Agreement refers to the price per whole share at which Common Stock may be purchased at the time such Warrant is exercised.

 

3.2           Duration of Warrant . A Warrant may be exercised only during the period (“ Exercise Period ”) commencing on [the closing date of the Public Offering] and terminating at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the earlier to occur of (i) _____, 2021 (60 months following the closing date of the Public Offering), or (ii) the date fixed for redemption of the Warrant as provided in Section 6 of this Warrant Agreement (“ Expiration Date ”). Except with respect to the right to receive the Redemption Price (as set forth in Section 6 hereunder), each Warrant not exercised on or before the Expiration Date shall become void, and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this Warrant Agreement shall cease at the close of business on the Expiration Date. The Company may extend the duration of the Warrant by delaying the Expiration Date; provided, however, that the Company will provide notice of not less than 20 days to Registered Holders of such extension and that such extension shall be identical in duration among all of the then outstanding Warrant.

 

3.3           Exercise of Warrant .

 

3.3.1        Cash Exercise . Subject to the provisions of the Warrant and this Warrant Agreement, a Warrant, when countersigned by the Company, may be exercised by the Registered Holder thereof by surrendering it at the office of the Warrant Agent, or at the office of its successor as Warrant Agent, currently being:

 

Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc.

3200 Cherry Creek South Drive, Suite 430

Denver, Colorado 80209

 

with the subscription form, as set forth in the Warrant, duly executed, and by paying in full, in lawful money of the United States, by certified or bank cashier’s check payable to the order of the Warrant Agent or by wire transfer to the Warrant Agent’s ________ bank account, the Warrant Price for each whole Warrant hare as to which the Warrant is exercised and any and all applicable taxes due in connection with the exercise of the Warrant, the exchange of the Warrant for the Warrant Shares, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares (such exercise, a “ Cash Exercise ”). A Cash Exercise in accordance with this Section 3.3.1 is available to the Registered Holder only during such times that there is an effective registration statement registering the Warrant Shares, with the prospectus contained therein being available for the resale of the Warrant Shares.

 

3.3.2        Cashless Exercise . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if and only if a registration statement registering the issuance of the Warrant Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is not effective or available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares, the Holder may, in its sole discretion, exercise the Warrant in whole or in part and, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the aggregate Exercise Price, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (a “ Cashless Exercise ”):

 

 

 

 

Net Number =  (A x B) - (A x C)

B

 

For purposes of the foregoing formula:

 

A= the total number of shares with respect to which the Warrant is then being exercised.

 

B= the Weighted Average Price of the shares of Common Stock (as reported by Bloomberg) on the date immediately preceding the date of the Exercise Notice.

 

C= the Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.

 

For purposes of this  Section 3.3.2 , the fair market value of one share of Common Stock is defined as follows:

 

(i) if the Company’s Common Stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market or the OTC Bulletin Board (each, a “ Trading Market ”), the fair market value shall be deemed the closing price on such Trading Market on the trading day immediately prior to the date the subscription form is submitted to the Company in connection with the exercise of the Warrant; or

 

(ii) if the Company’s Common Stock is not listed on a Trading Market, but is traded in the over-the-counter market, the fair market value shall be deemed to be the closing bid price on the trading day immediately prior to the date the subscription form is submitted in connection with the exercise of the Warrant; or

 

(iii) if there is no active public market for the Company’s Common Stock, the fair market value of the Common Stock shall be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors.

 

For purposes of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act, it is intended, understood and acknowledged that, assuming the Registered Holder is not an affiliate of the Company, the Warrant Shares issued in a cashless exercise transaction shall be deemed to have been acquired by the Registered Holder, and the holding period for the Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have commenced, on the date this Warrant was originally issued, subject to the rules and regulations set forth under the Act.

 

3.3.3        Fractional Shares . Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Warrant Agreement, the Company shall not be required to issue any fraction of a Warrant Share in connection with the exercise of Warrant. As to any fraction of a share that the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price; provided, that if more than one Warrant certificate is presented for exercise at the same time by the same Registered Holder, the number of whole Warrant Shares which shall be issuable upon the exercise thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of Warrant Shares issuable on exercise of all such Warrant.

 

3.3.4        Issuance of Certificates . No later than three (3) business days following the exercise of any Warrant and the clearance of the funds in payment of the Warrant Price pursuant to Section 3.3.1 or cashless exercise pursuant to Section 3.3.2, the Company shall issue, or cause to be issued, to the Registered Holder of such Warrant a certificate or certificates representing (or at the option of the Registered Holder, deliver electronically through the facilities of the Depository Trust Corporation) the number of full Warrant Shares to which he, she or it is entitled, registered in such name or names as may be directed by him, her or it, and, if such Warrant hall not have been exercised or surrendered in full, a new countersigned Warrant for the number of Warrant Shares as to which such Warrant shall not have been exercised or surrendered. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not deliver, or cause to be delivered, any securities without applicable restrictive legend pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant unless (a) a registration statement under the Act with respect to the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such Warrant is effective and a current prospectus relating to the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant is available for delivery to the Registered Holder of the Warrant or (b) in the opinion of counsel to the Company, the exercise of the Warrant is exempt from the registration requirements of the Act and such securities are qualified for sale or exempt from qualification under applicable securities laws of the states or other jurisdictions in which the Registered Holder resides. The Warrant may not be exercised by, or securities issued to, any Registered Holder in any state in which such exercise or issuance would be unlawful.

 

 

 

  

3.3.5        Valid Issuance . All Warrant Shares issued upon the proper exercise or surrender of a Warrant in conformity with this Warrant Agreement shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

3.3.6        Date of Issuance . Each person or entity in whose name any such certificate for Warrant Shares is issued shall, for all purposes, be deemed to have become the holder of record of such Warrant Shares on the date on which the Warrant was surrendered and payment of the Warrant Price was made, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate, except that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the stock transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such Warrant Shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date on which the stock transfer books are open.

 

3.3.7        Holder’s Exercise Limitations . The Company shall not effect any exercise of a Warrant , and a holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of a Warrant to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise, the holder (together with the holder’s affiliates, and any other persons acting as a group together with the holder or any of the holder’s affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates shall include the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of Warrant Shares which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of a Warrant beneficially owned by the holder or any of its affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the holder or any of its affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 3.3.7, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the holder that the Company is not representing to the holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 3.3.7 applies, the determination of whether a Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the holder together with any affiliates) and of which portion of a Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the holder, and the submission of a subscription form shall be deemed to be the holder’s determination of whether a Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the holder together with any affiliates) and of which portion of a Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 3.3.7, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or its transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a holder, the Company shall within two trading days confirm orally and in writing to the holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including a Warrant, by the holder or its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant up to a maximum of 9.99%. The Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, may waive the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 3.3.7. Any such waiver will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 3.3.7 to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of a Warrant. In addition, in no event will the Company be obligated to pay such Registered Holder any cash consideration upon exercise or otherwise “net cash settle” the Warrant.

 

 

 

  

4.             Adjustments .

 

4.1           Stock Dividends, Splits . If, after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.5 below, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, or by a forward or reverse split of shares of Common Stock, or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such stock dividend, split or similar event, the number of Warrant Shares issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be increased or decreased in proportion to such increase or decrease in outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

4.2           Aggregation of Shares . If, after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation, combination or reclassification of shares of Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reclassification or similar event, the number of Warrant Shares issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

4.3           Adjustments in Exercise Price . Whenever the number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrant is adjusted, as provided in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 above, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) by multiplying such Warrant Price, immediately prior to such adjustment, by a fraction, (a) the numerator of which shall be the number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment, and (b) the denominator of which shall be the number of Warrant Shares so purchasable immediately thereafter.

 

4.4           Replacement of Securities upon Reorganization, etc.  In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a change covered by Sections 4.1 or 4.2 hereof or one that solely affects the par value of such shares of Common Stock), or, in the case of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock), or, in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the Registered Holders shall thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the Warrant and in lieu of the Warrant Shares immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the Registered Holder would have received if such Registered Holder had exercised his, her or its Warrant (s) immediately prior to such event; and if any reclassification also results in a change in shares of Common Stock covered by Sections 4.1 or 4.2, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and this Section 4.4. The provisions of this Section 4.4 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or consolidations, sales or other transfers.

 

4.5           Notices of Changes in Warrant . Upon every adjustment of the Warrant Price or the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the Warrant Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of Warrant Shares purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based. Upon the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3 the Company shall give written notice to each Registered Holder, at the last address set forth for such Registered Holder in the Warrant Register, of the record date or the effective date of the event. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such event.

 

 

 

  

4.6           Form of Warrant . The form of Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment pursuant to this Section 4, and Warrant issued after such adjustment may state the same Warrant Price and the same number of Shares as is stated in the Warrant initially issued pursuant to this Warrant Agreement. However, the Company may, at any time, in its sole discretion, make any change in the form of Warrant that the Company may deem appropriate and that does not affect the substance thereof, and any Warrant thereafter issued or countersigned, whether in exchange or substitution for an outstanding Warrant or otherwise, may be in the form as so changed.

 

4.7           Notice of Certain Transactions . In the event that the Company shall (a) offer to holders of all its Common Stock rights to subscribe for or to purchase any securities convertible into shares of Common Stock or shares of stock of any class or any other securities, rights or options, (b) issue any rights, options or Warrant entitling all the holders of Common Stock to subscribe for shares of Common Stock, or (c) make a tender offer, redemption offer or exchange offer with respect to the Common Stock, the Company shall send to the Registered Holders a notice of such action or offer. Such notice shall be mailed to the Registered Holders at their addresses as they appear in the Warrant Register, which shall specify the record date for the purposes of such dividend, distribution or rights, or the date such issuance or event is to take place and the date of participation therein by the holders of Common Stock, if any such date is to be fixed, and shall briefly indicate the effect of such action on the Common Stock and on the number and kind of any other shares of stock and on other property, if any, and the number of shares of Common Stock and other property, if any, issuable upon exercise of each Warrant and the Warrant Price after giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to this Section 4 which would be required as a result of such action. Such notice shall be given as promptly as practicable after the Company has taken any such action.

 

5.             Transfer and Exchange of Warrant .

  

5.1           Registration of Transfer . The Warrant Agent shall register the transfer, from time to time, of any outstanding Warrant into the Warrant Register, upon surrender of such Warrant for transfer, properly endorsed with signatures properly guaranteed and accompanied by appropriate instructions for transfer. Upon any such transfer, a new Warrant representing an equal aggregate number of Warrant shall be issued and the old Warrant shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent. The Warrant to cancelled shall be delivered by the Warrant Agent to the Company from time to time upon the Company’s request.

 

5.2           Procedure for Surrender of Warrant . The Warrant may be surrendered to the Warrant Agent, together with a written request for exchange or transfer, and, thereupon, the Warrant Agent shall issue in exchange therefor one or more new Warrant as requested by the Registered Holder of the Warrant so surrendered, representing an equal aggregate number of Warrant; provided, however, that, in the event a Warrant surrendered for transfer bears a restrictive legend, the Warrant Agent shall not cancel such Warrant and shall issue new Warrant in exchange therefor until the Warrant Agent has received an opinion of counsel for the Company stating that such transfer may be made and indicating whether the new Warrant must also bear a restrictive legend.

 

5.3           Fractional Warrant . The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer or exchange which will result in the issuance of a Warrant certificate for a fraction of a Warrant.

 

5.4           Service Charges . No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Warrant.

 

5.5           Warrant Execution and Countersignature . The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to countersign and to deliver, in accordance with the terms of this Warrant Agreement, the Warrant required to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5, and the Company, whenever required by the Warrant Agent, will supply the Warrant Agent with Warrant duly executed on behalf of the Company for such purpose.

 

6.             Redemption .

 

6.1           Redemption . Subject to the second sentence of this Section 6.1, all (and not less than all) of the outstanding Warrant may be redeemed, at the option of the Company, at any time from and after one year following their issuance and prior to their expiration, at the office of the Warrant Agent, upon the notice referred to in Section 6.2, at the price of $.001 per Warrant (“ Redemption Price ”); provided that the last sales price of the Common Stock has been equal to or greater than 160% of the Warrant exercise price (subject to adjustment for splits, dividends, recapitalizations and other similar events), on any twenty (20) trading days within a thirty (30) consecutive trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the date on which notice of redemption is given.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a registration statement under the Act with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise must be effective and a current prospectus must be available for use by the Registered Holders hereof during such thirty (30) consecutive trading day period in order for the Company to exercise its redemption rights pursuant to this Section 6.

 

 

 

  

6.2           Date Fixed for, and Notice of, Redemption . In the event the Company shall elect to redeem all of the Warrant, the Company shall fix a date for the redemption. Notice of redemption shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, by the Company not less than 30 days prior to the date fixed for redemption to the Registered Holders of the Warrant to be redeemed at their last addresses as they shall appear on the Warrant Register. Any notice mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Registered Holder received such notice.

 

6.3           Exercise After Notice of Redemption . The Warrant may be exercised in accordance with Section 3 of this Warrant Agreement at any time after notice of redemption shall have been given by the Company pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof and prior to the time and date fixed for redemption. On and after the redemption date, the Registered Holder of the Warrant shall have no further rights except to receive, upon surrender of the Warrant, the Redemption Price.

 

6.4           No Other Rights to Cash Payment . Except for a redemption in accordance with this Section 6, no Registered Holder of any Warrant hall be entitled to any cash payment whatsoever from the Company in connection with the ownership, exercise or surrender of any Warrant under this Warrant Agreement.

 

7.             Other Provisions Relating to Rights of Registered Holders of Warrant .

 

7.1           No Rights as Stockholder . A Warrant does not entitle the Registered Holder thereof to any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to receive dividends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights to vote or to consent or to receive notice as stockholders in respect of the meetings of stockholders or the election of directors of the Company or any other matter.

 

7.2           Lost, Stolen Mutilated or Destroyed Warrant . If any Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company and the Warrant Agent may, on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as they may in their discretion impose (which terms shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination, tenor and date as the Warrant lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed. Any such new Warrant shall constitute a substitute contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.

 

7.3           Reservation of Common Stock . The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock that will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrant issued pursuant to this Warrant Agreement.

 

7.4           Registration of Common Stock . The Company has registered the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement.  Until the expiration of the Warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such Registration Statement and the current status of the prospectus.  If the Company fails to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the Registered Holders have no right to a Cash Exercise as set forth in Section 3.3.1 and their sole recourse shall be to have the right to exercise the Warrant on a cashless basis as set forth in Section 3.3.2 and the Company shall not have any other penalties for failure maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the current status of the prospectus at the time of exercise by the Registered Holder.

 

8.             Concerning the Warrant Agent and Other Matters.

 

8.1           Payment of Taxes . The Company will, from time to time, promptly pay all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the Company or the Warrant Agent in respect of the issuance or delivery of Warrant Shares upon the exercise of Warrant, but the Company shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in respect of the Warrant or such Warrant Shares.

 

 

 

 

8.2           Resignation, Consolidation, or Merger of Warrant Agent .

 

8.2.1        Appointment of Successor Warrant Agent . The Warrant Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving sixty (60) days’ notice in writing to the Company. If the office of the Warrant Agent becomes vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall appoint, in writing, a successor Warrant Agent in place of the Warrant Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of 30 days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Warrant Agent or by the Registered Holder of the Warrant (who shall, with such notice, submit his, her or its Warrant for inspection by the Company), then the Registered Holder of any Warrant may apply to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York for the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent. Any successor Warrant Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such court, shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, in good standing and having its principal office in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, and be authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities. After appointment, any successor Warrant Agent shall be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties and obligations of its predecessor Warrant Agent with like effect as if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed; but, if for any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor Warrant Agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an instrument transferring to such successor Warrant Agent all the authority, powers, and rights of such predecessor Warrant Agent hereunder; and, upon request of any successor Warrant Agent, the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all instruments in writing for more fully and effectually vesting in and confirming to such successor Warrant Agent all such authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties and obligations.

 

8.2.2        Notice of Successor Warrant Agent . In the event a successor Warrant Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give notice thereof to the predecessor Warrant Agent and the transfer agent for the Common Stock not later than the effective date of any such appointment.

 

8.2.3        Merger or Consolidation of Warrant Agent . Any corporation into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated or any corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party shall be the successor Warrant Agent under this Warrant Agreement without any further act on the part of the Company or the Warrant Agent.

 

8.3           Fees and Expenses of Warrant Agent .

 

8.3.1        Remuneration . The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable remuneration for its services as Warrant Agent hereunder and will reimburse the Warrant Agent upon demand for all expenditures that the Warrant Agent may reasonably incur in the execution of its duties hereunder.

 

8.3.2        Further Assurances . The Company agrees to perform, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged and delivered, all such further and other acts, instruments and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Warrant Agent for the carrying out or performing of the provisions of this Warrant Agreement.

 

8.4           Liability of Warrant Agent .

 

8.4.1        Reliance on Company Statement . Whenever, in the performance of its duties under this Warrant Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Chairman of the Board of the Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent may rely upon such statement for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it pursuant to the provisions of this Warrant Agreement.

 

 

 

  

8.4.2        Indemnity . The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and hold it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Warrant Agreement, except as a result of the Warrant Agent’s negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.

 

8.4.3        Exclusions . The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the validity of this Warrant Agreement or with respect to the validity or execution of any Warrant (except its countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Warrant Agreement or in any Warrant; nor shall it be responsible to make any adjustments required under the provisions of Section 4 hereof or responsible for the manner, method or amount of any such adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such adjustment; nor shall it, by any act hereunder, be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Warrant Agreement or any Warrant or as to whether any shares of Common Stock will when issued be valid and fully paid and non-assessable.

 

8.5           Acceptance of Agency . The Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency established by this Warrant Agreement and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions herein set forth and, among other things, shall account promptly to the Company with respect to Warrant exercised and concurrently account for, and pay to the Company, all moneys received by the Warrant Agent for the purchase of shares of the Company’s Common Stock through the exercise of Warrant.

 

9.             Miscellaneous Provisions.

 

9.1           Successors . All the covenants and provisions of this Warrant Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.

 

9.2           Notices . Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Warrant Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by the Registered Holder of any Warrant to or on the Company shall be delivered by hand or sent by registered or certified mail or overnight courier service, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent) as follows:

 

Monster Digital, Inc.

2655 Park Center Drive, Unit C

Simi Valley, CA 93065

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

 

and

 

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

695 Town Center Drive, 14 th Floor

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Attention: Thomas J. Poletti, Esq.

 

Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Warrant Agreement to be given or made by the Registered Holder of any Warrant or by the Company to or on the Warrant Agent shall be delivered by hand or sent by registered or certified mail or overnight courier service, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows:

 

Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc.

3200 Cherry Creek South Drive, Suite 430

Denver, Colorado 80209

 

Any notice, sent pursuant to this Warrant Agreement shall be effective, if delivered by hand, upon receipt thereof by the party to whom it is addressed, if sent by overnight courier, on the next business day of the delivery to the courier, and if sent by registered or certified mail on the third day after registration or certification thereof

 

 

 

  

9.3           Applicable Law . The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Warrant Agreement and of the Warrant shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of laws. The Company and the Warrant Agent hereby agree that any action, proceeding or claim against either of them arising out of or relating in any way to this Warrant Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company and the Warrant Agent hereby waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. Any such process or summons to be served upon the Company or the Warrant Agent may be served by transmitting a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at the address set forth in Section 9.2 hereof. Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and binding upon the party receiving such service in any action, proceeding or claim.

 

9.4           Persons Having Rights under this Warrant Agreement . Nothing in this Warrant Agreement expressed and nothing that may be implied from any of the provisions hereof is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto and the Registered Holders of the Warrant and, for the purposes of Sections 9.2 hereof, the Representative and the underwriters, any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason of this Warrant Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise, or agreement hereof. The Representative, and each of the underwriters, shall be deemed to be a third party beneficiary of this Warrant Agreement with respect to Sections 6.1, 7.4, 9.2 and 9.8 hereof. All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises, and agreements contained in this Warrant Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto (and the Representative and underwriters with respect to the Sections 9.2 hereof) and their successors and assigns and of the Registered Holders of the Warrant.

 

9.5           Examination of the Warrant Agreement . A copy of this Warrant Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Warrant Agent in the city of Denver and State of Colorado, for inspection by the Registered Holder of any Warrant. The Warrant Agent may require any such Registered Holder to submit his, her or its Warrant for inspection.

 

9.6           Counterparts- Facsimile Signatures . This Warrant Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and each of such counterparts shall, for all purposes, be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile signatures shall constitute original signatures for all purposes of this Warrant Agreement.

 

9.7           Effect of Headings . The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Warrant Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof

 

9.8           Amendments . No provision of this Warrant Agreement may be amended, modified or waived, except in a written document signed by both parties. The Company and the Warrant Agent may amend or supplement this Warrant Agreement without the consent of any Registered Holder for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein or adding or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the parties may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties determine, in good faith, shall not adversely affect the interest of the Registered Holders.  All other amendments and supplements shall require the vote or written consent of Registered Holders of at least 50.1% of the then outstanding Warrants, provided that adjustments may be made to the Warrant terms and rights in accordance with Section 4 without the consent of the Registered Holders.

 

9.9           Severability . This Warrant Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Warrant Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Warrant Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Warrant Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the day and year first above written.

 

  MONSTER DIGITAL, INC.
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
  CORPORATE STOCK TRANSFER, INC.
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE WARRANT AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 5.1

 

June 6, 2016

 

Monster Digital, Inc.
2655 Park Center Drive, Unit C

Simi Valley, California 93065

 

RE:      Monster Digital, Inc., Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-207938)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as counsel to Monster Digital, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), in connection with its filing of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (as amended prior to being declared effective, the “ Registration Statement ”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) referenced above.  The Registration Statement relates to the proposed offering and sale of (i) up to 2,500,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“ Common Stock ”), of the Company (such shares of Common Stock, together with any additional shares of Common Stock that may be sold upon exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of Common Stock, including, but not limited to, up to 375,000 shares of Common Stock to cover over-allotments, the “ Shares ”) and (ii) warrants to purchase up to 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock (such warrants, together with any additional warrants that may be sold upon exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional warrants, including, but not limited to, warrants to purchase up to 375,000 shares of Common Stock to cover over-allotments, the “ Warrants ”, and the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants, the “ Warrant Shares ”).  The Warrants will be issued and sold pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement as filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (the “ Warrant Agreement ”).

 

In connection with this opinion letter, we have examined the Registration Statement and originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, the Warrant Agreement and such other documents, records and instruments as we have deemed appropriate for purposes of the opinion set forth herein.

 

We have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of the documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as certified, facsimile, or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies.

 

Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that (i) the Shares have been duly authorized by the Company and, when issued and sold by the Company and delivered by the Company against receipt of the purchase price therefor, in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, (ii) the Warrants have been duly authorized by the Company and, provided that the Warrants have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and duly delivered to the purchasers thereof against payment therefor, then the Warrants, when issued and sold in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement, will be valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms and (iii) the Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered by the Company against payment therefor, upon the exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the terms therein and the terms of the Warrant Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

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The opinions expressed herein are subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity) and implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.

 

The opinions expressed herein are limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and, as they relate to the Warrants, the laws of the State of New York.

 

We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, and to the reference to us under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement.  In giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are acting within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules or regulations of the SEC thereunder.

 

Very truly yours,

 

/s/ Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

 

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Exhibit 10.5

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 
 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO
TRADEMARK. LICENSE
AGREEMENT

 

This Amendment No. 4 to Trademark License Agreement ( “ Amendment No. 4 ”)” is made and entered into effective as of September 6, 2015(the “ Effective Date '') by and between Monster, Inc. f/k/a Monster Cable Products, Inc., a California corporation having an address at 455 Valley Drive, Brisbane, CA 94005 (“ Licensor ”), SDJ Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation having an address at 2655 Park Center Drive, Unit C, Simi Valley, CA 93065 (“ SDJ ”), and Tandon Digital, Inc., a Delaware corporation having an address at 2655 Park Center Drive, Unit C, Simi Valley, CA 93065 (“ Parent ”) (each of above entities are sometimes referred to as a “ Party ” and are collectively referred to as the “ Parties ”).

 

RECITALS

 

A. Licensee develops, manufactures, sells and distributes memory data storage and other products.

 

B. On July 7, 2010, Licensor and SDJ executed a Trademark License Agreement (the “ License Agreement ”) relating to the license of the Monster trademark and logos with respect to the manufacture, design, distribution, and sale of certain memory data storage products;

 

C. On July 7, 2010, April 4, 2012 and August 18, 2015 Licensor and SDJ effected Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2 and Amendment No. 3, respectively, to the Original License Agreement to further define the aforementioned granting of rights (“ Amendment No. 1 ”, “ Amendment No. 2 ” and “ Amendment No. 3 ”) (the License Agreement and Amendment Nos. 1, 2 and 3 are collectively referred to as the “ Original License Agreement ”);

 

D. Each of Parties wish to amend Exhibit “B” to the Original License Agreement to expand the scope of what may be sold under the License to include action sports cameras and Cable Memory;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

 

 

 

 

1. Exhibit B of the Original License Agreement is deleted and replaced by the following:

 

EXHIBIT B

 

LICENSED PRODUCTS

 

DRAM Modules

USB Flash Drives

Flash Based SD, M2, MicroSD, CF, ProDuo, card products

Inernal Power Supplies for pc’s

Hybrid Drives

Action Sports Cameras

Cable Memory

 

(signature page on following page)

 

 

CONFIDENTIAL

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Amendment No. 4 as the day and year first above written.

 

  LICENSOR :
   
  Monster, Inc.
   
  By: /s/ Ajay Vadera
  Name: Ajay Vadera
  Title: CFO
  Date: November 10, 2015
   
  SDJ :
   
  SDJ TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Vivek Tandon
  Name: Vivek Tandon
  Title: President

 

  PARENT:
   
  TANDON DIGITAL, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Vivek Tandon
  Name: Vivek Tandon
  Title: President

 

 

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AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO
TRADEMARK LICENSE

AGREEMENT

 

This Amendment No. 5 to Trademark License Agreement ( “Amendment No. 3”) is made and entered into effective as of April __ , 2016 (the “Effective Date”) by and between Monster, Inc. f/k/a Monster Cable Products, Inc., a California corporation having an address at 455 Valley Drive, Brisbane, CA 94005 (“Licensor”), SDJ Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation having an address at 2655 Park Center Drive, Unit C, Simi Valley, CA 93065 (“SDJ”), and Monster Digital, Inc. f/k/a Tandon Digital, Inc., a Delaware corporation having an address at 2655 Park Center Drive, Unit C, Simi Valley, CA 93065 (“Parent”) (each of above entities are sometimes referred to as a “Party” and are collectively referred to as the “Parties”).

 

RECITALS

 

A. SDJ and Licensee develop, manufacture, sell and distribute memory data storage products and action sports cameras and related accessories;

 

B. On July 7, 2010, Licensor and SDJ executed a Trademark License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) relating to the license of the Monster trademark and logos with respect to the manufacture, design, distribution, and sale of certain memory data storage products;

 

C. On July 7, 2010 and April 4, 2012, Licensor and SDJ effected Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2, respectively, to the Original License Agreement and on August 18, 2015 and September 6, 2015 the Parties effected Amendment No. 3 and Amendment No. 4, respectively, to the Original License Agreement, each to further define the aforementioned granting of rights and Amendment No. 4 to also specifically relate to the license of the Monster trademark and logos with respect to the manufacture, design, distribution, and sale of action sports cameras (“Amendment No. 1”, “Amendment No. 2”, “Amendment No. 3” and “Amendment No. 4”) (the License Agreement and Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are collectively referred to as the “Original License Agreement”);

 

D. SDJ and Licensee have been manufacturing, selling and distributing certain memory data storage products and action sports cameras under the Mark of Licensor under the Original License Agreement; and

 

E. The Parties now desire that, in addition to the rights granted under the Original License Agreement, (i) Parent as Licensee also be granted a license to use the name “Monster Vision” (the “Licensed Name”) as the branded name of its action sports cameras and accessories, and Licensor is willing to grant Parent as Licensee a license to use the Licensed Name subject to the terms and conditions of the Original License Agreement as amended by this Amendment No. 5 and (ii) certain payment and related terms set forth in the Original License Agreement be modified as further described herein.

 

 

 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

 

1.           Licensor waives noncompliance by Licensee to date with the terms of the Original License Agreement solely with respect to failure by Licensee to make required timely payments under the Original License hereby acknowledging that it hereby waives any rights under the Original License Agreement to terminate said Agreement for such noncompliance.

 

2.            Section 1.2 of the Original License Agreement is deleted and replaced by the following:

 

1.2          Licensor Purchase . Licensor or its designee may purchase from Licensee, Licensed Products. The prices to be paid by Licensor or its designee for such purchases shall be Licensee’s Manufacturing Cost. (“Manufacturing Cost” means, for purposes of this paragraph, the actual FOB cost charged by manufacturer to Licensee, inclusive of quota, to produce Licensed Products, with no pass-through expenses, upcharges, service fees, sourcing fees or any other charges or soft amortized costs whatsoever added on to the cost incurred by Licensee. In instances where Licensee directly operates the manufacturing facility, Licensor shall be provided with copies of all costing sheets for Licensed Products). Licensor or its designee shall be responsible for all shipping and costs associated therewith of any Licensed Products so purchased from Licensee further to this Section 1.2.

 

3.            Section 2 of the Original License Agreement is deleted and replaced by the following:

 

2.            Term . The term of this Agreement will commence as of the Effective Date and will terminate, subject to the terms herein and the payment of the minimum royalties set forth below, on July 7, 2035 (the “Term”). In each of years 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Agreement, Licensee must pay Licensor a minimum royalty of $50,000 per quarter. In each of years 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the Agreement, Licensee must pay Licensor a minimum royalty of $125,000 per quarter. In each of years 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 of the Agreement, Licensee must pay Licensor a minimum royalty of $187,500 per each quarter of each year. In each of years 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 of the Agreement, Licensee must pay Licensor a minimum royalty of $250,000 per each quarter of each year. At any time during the Term of this Agreement or any extension, the Parties may negotiate for a permanent license payment. In addition to the foregoing, and in consideration for the rights granted to Licensee under Amendment No. 3, on August 18, 2015, the Parties acknowledged that Parent issued Licensor 510,101 shares of its common stock, said number adjusted by a one-for-11.138103 reverse stock split effected by Parent in January 2016 (the “Tandon Shares”) and warrants to purchase 255,050 shares of common stock to Noel Lee; such Tandon Shares are subject to possible forfeiture further to the provisions of Section 13.1.2 herein. As additional consideration for the license grant to use the Licensed Name, the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) shall be paid by Licensee of which One Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000) has been paid to date, the balance due on April __, 2017; provided, however, that upon the effective date of the initial public offering of Parent’s common stock (the “IPO”), if any, Licensee will pay in full to Licensor any remaining balance of such $500,000 additional consideration.

 

 

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4.            Section 3 of the Original License Agreement is deleted and replaced by the following:

 

3.            Sales Royalty and Payments . During the Term, Licensee shall pay to Licensor a royalty equal to four percent (4%) of Net Sales (“Sales Royalty”). For purposes hereof, “Net Sales” means the total of gross amounts directly or indirectly invoiced or charged to others or otherwise derived by Licensee from the sale of Licensed Products, reduced only by (i) twenty percent (20%) of any gross sales of Licensed Products by Licensee to Licensor further to Section 1.2 herein and (ii) the actual amount of returns. No other deductions, whether for unpaid or uncollectible accounts, commissions, chargebacks, or other discounts given or costs incurred by Licensee shall be taken.

 

5.           Exhibit A of the Original License Agreement is deleted and replaced by the following:

 

EXHIBIT ‘A”

 

Monster Marks

 

MONSTER DIGITAL

 

MONSTER VISION (said name and mark license shall be exclusive to Parent and SDJ for use as the branded name of action sports cameras and accessories)

 

MONSTERDIGITAL.COM

 

M (stylized) – see attached

 

Note:   M (stylized), MONSTER DIGITAL and MONSTER VISION are to always be used together and in compliance with the trademark usage guidelines of the Agreement. MONSTER DIGITAL may be used as Licensee’s corporate name (Monster Digital, Inc.) or separately in marketing text.

 

6.            Exhibit B of the Original License Agreement is deleted and replaced by the following:

 

EXHIBIT B

 

LICENSED PRODUCTS

 

DRAM Modules

USB Flash Drives

Flash Based SD, M2, MicroSD, CF, ProDuo, card products

Inernal Power Supplies for pc’s

Hybrid Drives

Action Sports Cameras and accessories (including VR goggles)

Cable Memory

Lightning Cable

 

(signatures on following page)

 

 

CONFIDENTIAL

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Amendment No. 5 as the day and year first above written.

 

  LICENSOR:
   
  MONSTER, INC.
     
  By:  
     
  Name:  
     
  Title:  
     
  Date: 4/25/16
     
  SDJ:
   
  SDJ TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
     
  By: /s/ J. Tandon
     
  Name: J. Tandon
     
  Title: Chairman
     
  PARENT AND LICENSEE:
   
  MONSTER DIGITAL, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Vivek Tandon
     
  Name: Vivek Tandon
     
  Title: President

 

 

CONFIDENTIAL

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Exhibit 10.17

 

SHARE CANCELLATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS SHARE CANCELLATION AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of this 1st day of June, 2016, by and among Monster Digital, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Monster Digital ”), the J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust (the “ J Trust ”), the Devinder Family Irrevocable Family Trust (the “ D Trust ”) and Tandon Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ TE ”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, on May 24, 2016, the J Trust, the D Trust and TE signed an Acknowledgement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “A ” (the “ Acknowledgement ”);

 

WHEREAS, as described in the Acknowledgement, each of the J Trust, the D Trust and TE acknowledged (i) receipt of registration statements on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the initial public offering by the Company (the “ IPO ”), (ii) that statements made within said registration statements with respect to shares held by the undersigned are true and correct and (iii) that any and all actions taken with respect to such shares as described therein were done with the undersigned’s direction and approval and that Jawahar Tandon was authorized to direct any and all parties with respect to such actions as described therein;

 

WHEREAS, as described in the aforementioned registration statements, on the effective date of the IPO, there will be effected the Conversion (as such term is defined and described therein – the “ Conversion ”) whereby certain outstanding Bridge Notes of the Company and all outstanding shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock will be converted into common stock and warrants to purchase common stock of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, as described in the aforementioned registration statements and as confirmed in the aforementioned Acknowledgement, pursuant to the Conversion, Jawahar Tandon and Devinder Tandon offered in the aggregate to each holder who agreed to convert Bridge Notes into shares of common stock and warrants (“ Units ”) or who purchased shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock, which automatically converts into Units, one share from Mssrs. Tandon’s beneficial holdings for each share of common stock included in the units issued further to the aforementioned Conversion (but excluding shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants included in such units) (the ‘‘ Conversion Additional Shares ’’);

 

WHEREAS, for the sake of expediency, the Company will issue the Conversion Additional Shares directly to such holders and Mssrs. Tandon will cancel in the aggregate an equivalent number of shares beneficially held by them for each Conversion Additional Share referenced further to the previous paragraph;

 

WHEREAS, as a result of the cancellation of the aforementioned shares, it is substantially likely that all shares held by the D Trust will be cancelled;

 

WHEREAS, it is the intent of the parties that each of TE and the J Trust will cancel shares held by it to cover any shortfall as a result of all shares held by the D Trust being cancelled as referenced above, and that the J Trust cover any shortfall to the extent all shares held by the D Trust and TE are cancelled further to the aforementioned cancellation;

 

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WHEREAS, each of the J Trust, the D Trust and TE the Stockholder acknowledges that it would benefit from the completion of the transactions contemplated and described above.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, each of the parties hereto, each intending to be legally bound by this Agreement, hereby agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

1.1          Cancellation of Shares . On the effective date of the IPO, (i) the Conversion will be effected, (ii) shares held by the J Trust and the D Trust in an amount equal to the Conversion Additional Shares will automatically be cancelled, it being understood and agreed that to the extent that all shares held by the D Trust are cancelled as a result of the Conversion and aforementioned cancellation, the TE and the J Trust agree that shares held by them will automatically be cancelled to cover any shortfall and that to the extent that all shares held by the D Trust and TE are cancelled as a result of the Conversion and aforementioned cancellation, the J Trust agrees that shares held by it will be automatically cancelled to cover any shortfall.

 

2            Issuance of Shares . The Company agrees that to the extent there exists a shortfall as a result of the cancellation of all shares held by the J Trust, the D Trust and TE being less than the number of shares required to be issued/transferred to investors further to the Conversion, it shall issue shares to cover such shortfall.

 

3            Transferability . None of the rights and obligations of the Stockholder hereunder shall be transferable.

 

4            Construction . The validity, enforcement and construction of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

 

5            Binding Effect . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legatees, assigns and transferees, as the case may be.

 

6            Severability . If any provision or section of this Agreement is determined to be void or otherwise unenforceable, it shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions of this Agreement which shall remain enforceable in accordance with their terms.

 

7            Interpretation . The headings and subheadings contained in this Agreement are for reference only and for the benefit of the parties and shall not be considered in the interpretation or construction of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted without regard to any rule or presumption requiring that it be construed or interpreted against the party causing it to be drafted.

 

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8            Execution in Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including facsimile counterparts), each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

9            Amendments . This Agreement may be amended from time to time but only by written agreement signed by all of the parties hereto.

 

10          Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior understandings, agreements, negotiations and discussions, both written and oral, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

[Signatures appear on following pages]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Share Cancellation Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

MONSTER DIGITAL, INC.
   
By: /s/ David H. Clarke  
Name: David H. Clarke  
Title:   Chief Executive Officer  
   
The J Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust
   
/s/ Jawahar Tandon  
By: Jawahar Tandon  
Its: Trustee  
   
The J Tandon Irrevocable Partnership Trust
   
/s/ Jawahar Tandon  
By: Jawahar Tandon  
Its: Trustee  
   
The D Tandon Irrevocable Family Trust
   
/s/ Devinder Tandon  
By: Devinder Tandon  
Its:Trustee  
   
Tandon Enterprises, Inc.
   
/s/ Jawahar Tandon  
By: Jawahar Tandon  
Its: President  
   
/s/ Devinder Tandon  
By: Devinder Tandon  
Its: CEO  

 

Signature Page to Share and Warrant Cancellation Agreement

 

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Exhibit A

 

Acknowledgement

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.18

 

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”), dated June 6, 2016 is by and between Monster Digital, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Vivek Tandon (“ Executive ”).

 

The Company and Executive desire to formalize the terms and conditions of Executive's employment, provided however that this Agreement shall only become effective on the effective date (the “ Effective Date ”) of the Company’s initial public offering (the “ IPO ”). The Company and Executive hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Employment .

 

1.1.         General . The Company hereby employs Executive as its Executive Vice President – Operations and Executive hereby accepts such employment, upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein contained.

 

1.2.         Duties . During Executive's employment with the Company, Executive will report to the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”), as he may be directed from time to time. Executive will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations and implementation of management strategies of the Company. Executive shall attend meetings of the Board as may be required or requested, and shall prepare and/or present such reports and summaries as may be requested by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board. Executive shall also perform those additional or other duties as may be assigned or requested from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer or Board, or their designee. Executive shall conduct all of his activities in a manner so as to maintain and promote the business and reputation of the Company in compliance with its policies and procedures, and shall at all times ensure he acts in accordance with applicable law.

 

1.3.         Full-Time Position . Executive shall devote all of his productive time, attention, skills and energy to the business and affairs of the Company, and shall not engage in any other work, either for himself or others, which in any way conflicts or poses a potential conflict of interest with his position, duties, and responsibilities to the Company. Executive shall perform his duties and undertake his responsibilities on behalf of the Company using his best efforts and care and shall perform diligently, competently, and to the satisfaction of the Company, as determined by the Company in its discretion.

 

1.4.         Confidential Information of Company . Executive acknowledges and agrees that as a condition of employment and continued employment, he is required to execute the Company’s standard Confidential Information Agreement, the current form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference. Executive acknowledges and understands that many provisions of said Agreement survive termination of this Agreement and survive termination or resignation of his employment, regardless of the circumstances or reasons the employment relationship ended. Executive agrees to execute such amended Confidential Information Agreements as may be presented to him from time to time as a condition of employment or continued employment, provided, however, the Company provides a commercially reasonable period for review prior to requiring execution.

 

 

 

 

2.            Employment Term .

 

2.1.         Initial Term . The term of employment under this Agreement shall be for one year (the “ Term ”). This Agreement may be terminated as set forth in Section 4 (and its subparts), below.

 

2.2.         Renewal.  On completion of the Initial Term specified in subsection 2.1 above, this Agreement will automatically renew for subsequent one year terms unless either party provides thirty (30) days' advance written notice to the other that Company/Executive does not wish to renew the Agreement for a subsequent term; this Section 2.2 shall then apply during such subsequent term as to further renewal or non-renewal.  In the event either party gives notice of non-renewal pursuant to this subsection 2.2, this Agreement will expire at the end of the then current term.

 

3.            Compensation and Benefits .

 

3.1.         Base Salary . The Company shall pay to Executive as full compensation for any and all services rendered in any capacity under this Agreement a monthly base salary of $15,000.00 (“ Base Salary ”). Executive’s Base Salary shall be payable in accordance with the customary payroll practices of the Company, as in effect from time to time.

 

3.2.         Bonus . Subject to Section 4 hereof, Executive shall be eligible to earn a bonus (“ Bonus ”). It is currently anticipated that the Compensation Committee of the Board will set up a bonus plan for Fiscal Year 2016, including targets and specific guidelines, within 30 days of the closing of the IPO. In future years it is currently anticipated that the Compensation Committee will set the bonus plan within 60 days of the beginning of each fiscal year. Within 45 days following the end of the calendar year, the Board shall determine whether and in what amount Executive has earned Bonus for the prior calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, determination of Executive’s entitlement to Bonus and amounts shall be determined exclusively by the Board in its sole discretion.

 

3.3.         Equity Incentive Plan Participation . On the date hereof Executive shall receive a grant of 25,000 shares of restricted stock and five year stock options to acquire 18,000 shares of common stock at the IPO price, each with three year vesting pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan (post any reverse stock split effected prior to the IPO). One-quarter (1/4) of the restricted stock and stock options granted shall vest on the first anniversary of the date hereof. Thereafter, one-thirty six (1/36) shall vest on a monthly basis on the first day of each calendar month. Any unvested shares of restricted stock and stock options will vest upon any termination of Executive’s employment other than termination of this Agreement under Sections 4.1.3 and 4.1.6. Executive may be able to receive additional stock options and/or restricted stock from time to time at the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee and the Board.

 

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3.4.         Executive Benefits .

 

3.4.1.       Expenses . The Company will reimburse Executive for expenses he reasonably incurs in connection with the performance of his duties (including reasonable business travel and reasonable business-related entertainment expenses), all in accordance with the Company's policies with respect thereto, as in effect from time to time. Such policies require, among other things, that Executive provide original receipts and appropriate written explanations for such expenses within 30 days after they are incurred. Executive shall use his utmost professional judgment in incurring business expenses and shall not incur unreasonable or excessive expenses, and shall not engage in business entertainment or other activities on behalf of the Company which may have a negative effect on the Company’s business or reputation. All business travel expenses for which Executive seeks reimbursement shall be incurred in accordance with the Company’s business travel policies and guidelines.

 

3.4.2.       Benefits . As long as Executive remains a full-time employee of the Company, Executive shall be entitled to apply to participate in such executive benefit plans and programs as the Company may from time to time offer or provide to executives of the Company at similar levels, including, but not limited to, any life insurance, health and accident, medical and dental, Disability and retirement plans and programs. Executive’s actual participation in any such plan shall be subject to and governed by the terms of the respective plans. The Company reserves the right to end, add, or change the benefits offered to executives of the Company in its discretion.

 

3.4.3.       Vacation . Executive shall be entitled to two (2) weeks of paid vacation per year up to a total maximum accrual of four (4) weeks. Once total vacation accrued reaches four (4) weeks, no further vacation will accrue unless and until the balance falls below four (4) weeks. The Company may, but is not required to, elect to cash out all or a portion of Executive’s vacation balance at any time either on request of Executive or on the Company’s own initiative, after consulting with Executive. Executive shall schedule his vacation, taking into account the business needs of the Company and its customers, and shall avoid scheduling or taking vacation at times in which his absence may be detrimental to the Company, it business, or its customers, and the Company shall have the right to require Executive to defer or reschedule his vacation consistent with the business needs of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Paragraph 4.2 below, the Company hereby acknowledges its obligation to pay to Executive upon his separation from the Company, for any reason, any accrued and unused vacation through the date of termination.

 

4.             Termination of Employment .

 

4.1.         Events of Termination . Executive's employment with the Company will terminate upon the occurrence of any one or more of the following events:

 

4.1.1.       Death . In the event of Executive's death, Executive's employment will terminate immediately on the date thereof.

 

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4.1.2.       Disability . In the event of Executive's Disability (as hereinafter defined), the Company will have the option to terminate Executive's employment by giving a notice of termination to Executive. The notice of termination shall specify the date of termination, which date shall not be earlier than thirty (30) days after the notice of termination is given. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” means the inability of Executive to substantially perform all of his duties hereunder for either one hundred twenty (120) consecutive days or a total of one-hundred eighty (180) days out of 365 consecutive days as a result of a physical or mental illness, disability, disorder, or injury, all as determined in good faith by the Board, and in compliance with applicable law.

 

4.1.3.       Termination by the Company for Cause . The Company may, at its option, terminate Executive's employment for “Cause” determined in good faith by giving a notice of termination to Executive specifying the reasons for termination. “Cause” shall mean: (i) drug, alcohol or other substance abuse affecting Executive’s performance; being under the influence of, possessing, distributing, or using any unlawful or illegal substances on Company time or property; (ii) engaging in misconduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, the commission of any act of fraud, misappropriation, or any other intentional wrongful or unlawful act by Executive, including, without limitation, any act of deceit, dishonesty, insubordination or other acts of moral turpitude, in connection with Executive’s employment with the Company; (iii) Executive’s conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a misdemeanor or crime involving moral turpitude, or any felony; (iv) breach of any material provision of this Agreement by Executive; (v) breach of any fiduciary duty which Executive owes to the Company; (vi) Executive’s failure to report to work, or inability to perform his employment duties for any unexcused reason (excluding Disability as defined below) for ten (10) workdays, exclusive of paid time off and the Company’s regular paid holidays, during any one hundred eighty (180) day period; (vii) Executive’s commission of any acts of gross negligence or willful misconduct; (viii) Executive’s material breach of any confidentiality or proprietary information agreement between Executive and the Company; (ix) any material acts of personal dishonesty taken by Executive in connection with his responsibilities as an employee of the Company which is intended to result in Executive’s substantial personal enrichment; or (x) Executive’s violation of a federal or state law or regulation applicable to the Company’s business, which violation has been or is reasonably likely to be injurious to the Company.

 

4.1.4       Termination by the Company Without Cause . The Company may end Executive’s employment without Cause at any time upon provision to Executive of written notice.

 

4.1.5.       Voluntary Resignation by Executive for Good Reason . Executive may voluntarily resign Executive’s position with Company for Good Reason, if Executive provides written notice to the Company of the Good Reason within thirty (30) days of the event constituting Good Reason, and provides the Company with a period of thirty (30) days to cure the Good Reason and the Company fails to cure the Good Reason within that period. Executive will be deemed to have resigned for Good Reason in the following circumstances: (a) Company's material breach of this Agreement; (b) any reduction of more than 10% of Executive's Base Salary unless (i) specifically agreed to in writing by Executive, or (ii) such reduction is part of a general across the board salary reduction that is applicable to all executive employees; (c) Executive's position and/or duties are materially and detrimentally diminished so that Executive's duties are no longer consistent with the position of a senior executive; or (d) Company relocates Executive's principal place of work to a location more than sixty (60) miles from its current corporate headquarters without Executive's prior written approval.

 

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4.1.6.       Resignation by Executive . Executive may resign from the Company at any time, it being understood that voluntary resignation for Good Reason is covered by the provisions of Section 4.1.5.

 

4.2.         Certain Obligations of the Company Following Termination of the Executive's Employment . Following the termination of Executive's employment under the circumstances described below, the Company shall pay to Executive in accordance with its regular payroll practices the following compensation and provide the following benefits:

 

4.2.1.      Death; Disability . In the event that Executive's employment is terminated by reason of Executive's death or Disability, Executive or his estate, as the case may be, shall be entitled to the following payments:

 

(i)          payment of Base Salary through the date of death of Executive or the date of termination due to Executive’s Disability in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices;

 

(ii)         any pro rata Bonus (which Bonus shall only be payable at the time specified in subparagraph 3.2) earned in the discretion of the Board and any expenses incurred (in accordance with subparagraph 3.4.1) through the date of death of Executive or the date of termination due to Executive’s Disability in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices; and

 

(iii)        the Company shall pay to Executive or his estate, as the case may be, the amounts and shall provide all benefits generally available under the employee benefit plans, and the policies and practices of the Company, determined in accordance with the applicable terms and provisions of such plans, policies and practices, in each case, as accrued to the date of death or termination due to Executive’s Disability, or otherwise payable as a consequence of Executive's death or Disability, all in accordance with applicable law.

 

4.2.2.       Termination by the Company for Cause . In the event that Executive's employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, Executive shall be entitled to no further compensation, or pro rata Bonus pursuant to Section 3.2 (unless otherwise mandated by applicable law), or other benefits under this Agreement except that portion of any unpaid Base Salary accrued and earned by him hereunder up to and including the effective date of such termination, as well as any expenses incurred (in accordance with subparagraph 3.4.1) through the date of termination. Bonus, if applicable, shall only be payable at the time specified in subparagraph 3.2.

 

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4.2.3        Termination by the Company Without Cause .

 

(i)          In the event that Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause, Executive shall be entitled to receive his Base Salary earned through the effective date of his termination, any pro rata Bonus earned through the effective date of his termination in the discretion of the Board (with Bonus payable at the time as set forth in paragraph 3.2), and any expenses incurred (in accordance with subparagraph 3.4.1) through the date of termination. Executive shall further be entitled to receive an amount equal to his then current Base Salary for four (4) months, payable in accordance with Company’s customary payroll practices on a monthly basis following the effective date of the Release Agreement described herein below, unless an accelerated payment schedule is otherwise approved by the Board as being in the Company’s best interests. Such severance payments shall also be conditioned upon: (i) Executive’s execution of a Release Agreement in a form satisfactory to the Board (which form shall include a general release by Executive of the Company and all who might be made liable through it, a Civil Code section 1542 waiver, return of Company property, non-disparagement, and other terms deemed necessary, appropriate, or customary in connection with such termination without Cause) within a time specified by the Board but not less than 21 days and provided such Release Agreement becomes effective; and (ii) Executive’s continued adherence to his obligations and responsibilities under the Confidential Information Agreement referenced in subparagraph 1.4 of this Agreement. Executive will cooperate in a transition if requested.

 

4.2.4.       Voluntary Resignation by Executive for Good Reason . In the event of Executive's resignation for Good Reason, Executive will be entitled to receive his Base Salary earned through the effective date of his termination, any pro rata Bonus earned through the effective date of his termination in the discretion of the Board (with Bonus payable at the time as set forth in paragraph 3.2), and any expenses incurred (in accordance with subparagraph 3.4.1) through the date of termination. Executive shall further be entitled to receive an amount equal to his Base Salary for four (4) months, payable in accordance with Company’s customary payroll practices on a monthly basis following the effective date of the Release Agreement described herein below, unless an accelerated payment schedule is otherwise approved by the Board as being in the Company’s best interests. Such severance payments shall also be conditioned upon: (i) Executive’s execution of a Release Agreement in a form satisfactory to the Board (which form shall include a general release by Executive of the Company and all who might be made liable through it, a Civil Code section 1542 waiver, return of Company property, non-disparagement, and other terms deemed necessary, appropriate, or customary in connection with such termination without Cause) within a time specified by the Board but not less than 21 days and provided such Release Agreement becomes effective; and (ii) Executive’s continued adherence to his obligations and responsibilities under the Confidential Information Agreement referenced in subparagraph 1.4 of this Agreement. Executive will cooperate in a transition if requested.

 

4.2.5.       Resignation . In the event Executive resigns from the Company regardless of circumstances or reason, other than further to Section 4.1.5, Executive shall be entitled to receive only the Base Salary and Bonus earned by him (in the discretion of the Board) through the effective date of his resignation (with Bonus payable at the time specified in subparagraph 3.2). Executive acknowledges and agrees that he occupies a key position within the Company and acknowledges that his sudden departure without notice or reasonable opportunity for the Company to transition his work or hire a replacement would most likely result in serious harm or detriment to the Company. Nothing herein precludes the Company from electing to end Executive’s employment at any time during the notice period upon payment by the Company of the compensation (Base Salary) which would have been earned by Executive through the effective date of such resignation, followed thereafter at the time specified in subparagraph 3.2 by payment of pro rata Bonus earned through such effective date. In the event Executive’s employment is terminated for Cause after Executive has provided notice of resignation (other than a notice of resignation further to Section 4.1.5), Executive shall be entitled to no further compensation, or payments pursuant to Section 3.2, or other benefits under this Agreement except that portion of any unpaid Base Salary accrued and earned by him hereunder up to and including the effective date of such termination, and pro rata Bonus, if any, earned through the date of termination (payable at the time specified in subparagraph 3.2). Executive’s entitlement to any benefits under any then-existing benefit plans of the Company shall be governed by the terms of each such applicable plan.

 

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5.            Miscellaneous Provisions .

 

5.1.         Severability . If in any jurisdiction any term or provision hereof is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, (a) the remaining terms and provisions hereof shall be unimpaired, (b) any such invalidity or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction, and (c) the invalid or unenforceable term or provision shall, for purposes of such jurisdiction to the extent allowable by applicable law, be deemed replaced by a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision.

 

5.2.         Execution in Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement (and all signatures need not appear on any one counterpart), and this Agreement shall become effective when one or more counterparts has been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to each of the other parties hereto.

 

5.3.         Notices . All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given when delivered by hand, or when delivered if mailed by registered or certified mail or overnight delivery, postage prepaid, return receipt requested as follows:

 

If to the Company, to:

 

Monster Digital, Inc.

2655 Park Center Drive, Unit C

Simi Valley, CA 93065

 

Copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Thomas J. Poletti, Esq.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

695 Town Center Drive

14 th Floor

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

 

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If to Executive, to:

 

Vivek Tandon

 

_______________________

_____________, CA 9____

 

or to such other address(es) as a party hereto shall have designated by like notice to the other parties hereto.

 

5.4.         Amendment . No provision of this Agreement may be modified, amended, waived or discharged in any manner except by a written instrument executed by the Company and Executive.

 

5.5.         Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, negotiations, and understandings of the parties hereto, oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

5.6.         Applicable Law; Consent to Jurisdiction . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts entered into and to be performed wholly within said State. Executive and the Company hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal and State courts located in Los Angeles County, California, and waive any objections to such courts based on venue in connection with any claim or dispute arising under this Agreement.

 

5.7.         Headings . The headings contained herein are for the sole purpose of convenience of reference, and shall not in any way limit or affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement.

 

5.8.         Binding Effect; Successors and Assigns . Executive may not delegate his duties or assign his rights hereunder. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.

 

5.9.         Waiver, etc . The failure of either of the parties hereto to at any time enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of any such provision, nor to in any way affect the validity of this Agreement or any provision hereof or the right of either of the parties hereto to thereafter enforce each and every provision of this Agreement. No waiver of any breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless set forth in a written instrument executed by the party against whom or which enforcement of such waiver is sought, and no waiver of any such breach shall be construed or deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.

 

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5.10.       Representations and Warranties . Executive and the Company hereby represent and warrant to the other that: (a) he or it has full power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement, and to perform his or its obligations hereunder; (b) such execution, delivery and performance will not (and with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would not) result in the breach of any agreements or other obligations to which he or it is a party or he or it is otherwise bound; (c) this Agreement is his or its valid and binding obligation in accordance with its terms; (d) Executive represents and warrants that he is under no other obligations, contractual or otherwise, that could impair his ability to perform fully and satisfactorily all of his obligations under this Agreement; (e) Executive has had full opportunity to review this Agreement at his leisure, to obtain all legal advice he has deemed necessary or appropriate and has either done so, or voluntarily and knowingly declined to do so; and (f) neither party has been induced to enter into this Agreement through any promises, threats, coercion, or benefits not set forth expressly in writing in this Agreement.

 

5.11.       Enforcement . Company and Executive agree that this Agreement is the result of arms length negotiation, that each party had full and fair opportunity to negotiate terms and seek and obtain all desired legal advice and assistance for the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement, and that the Agreement shall be construed as if jointly and equally drafted and negotiated by both Company and Executive. If any party institutes legal action to enforce or interpret the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be awarded reasonable attorneys' fees at all trial and appellate levels, and the expenses and costs incurred by such prevailing party in connection therewith.

 

5.12.       Continuing Effect . Where the context of this Agreement requires, the respective rights and obligations of the parties shall survive any termination or expiration of the term of this Agreement.

 

5.13.       Expenses . Each party to this Agreement agrees to bear his or its own expenses in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement.

 

5.14.       Tax Implications . The provision of Bonus, severance and/or any other compensation and benefits described or contemplated in this Agreement may have significant personal tax implications or consequences for Executive. Executive expressly acknowledges and understands that neither the Company nor any of its agents, representatives, officers, directors, members, investors, managers, employees, attorneys, or any other person or entity acting on behalf of the Company has made any representation to Executive or provided any advice to Executive concerning any tax implications or consequences of any of the benefits or compensation contemplated under this Agreement. Executive acknowledges and understands that he is obligated to obtain his own tax advice pertaining to the tax implications and consequences to him of any of the terms of this Agreement, and that Executive must satisfy himself concerning the scope and adequacy of such advice.

 

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Agreed as of the first date written above:

 

  COMPANY:
   
  Monster Digital, Inc.

 

  By: /s/ David H. Clarke
    Name: David H. Clarke
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

  EXECUTIVE:

 

  /s/ Vivek Tandon
  Vivek Tandon

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

Confidential Information Agreement

 

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Exhibit 10.19

 

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”), dated June 6, 2016 is by and between Monster Digital, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Mark Matejka (“ Executive ”).

 

The Company and Executive desire to formalize the terms and conditions of Executive's employment, provided however that this Agreement shall only become effective on the effective date (the “ Effective Date ”) of the Company’s initial public offering (the “ IPO ”). The Company and Executive hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Employment .

 

1.1.         General . The Company hereby employs Executive as its Vice President – Operations and Executive hereby accepts such employment, upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein contained.

 

1.2.         Duties . During Executive's employment with the Company, Executive will report to the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”), as he may be directed from time to time. Executive will be responsible for working with the Executive Vice President – Operations in overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Company. Executive shall attend meetings of the Board as may be required or requested, and shall prepare and/or present such reports and summaries as may be requested by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board. Executive shall also perform those additional or other duties as may be assigned or requested from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer or Board, or their designee. Executive shall conduct all of his activities in a manner so as to maintain and promote the business and reputation of the Company in compliance with its policies and procedures, and shall at all times ensure he acts in accordance with applicable law.

 

1.3.         Full-Time Position . Executive shall devote all of his productive time, attention, skills and energy to the business and affairs of the Company, and shall not engage in any other work, either for himself or others, which in any way conflicts or poses a potential conflict of interest with his position, duties, and responsibilities to the Company. Executive shall perform his duties and undertake his responsibilities on behalf of the Company using his best efforts and care and shall perform diligently, competently, and to the satisfaction of the Company, as determined by the Company in its discretion.

 

1.4.         Confidential Information of Company . Executive acknowledges and agrees that as a condition of employment and continued employment, he is required to execute the Company’s standard Confidential Information Agreement, the current form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference. Executive acknowledges and understands that many provisions of said Agreement survive termination of this Agreement and survive termination or resignation of his employment, regardless of the circumstances or reasons the employment relationship ended. Executive agrees to execute such amended Confidential Information Agreements as may be presented to him from time to time as a condition of employment or continued employment, provided, however, the Company provides a commercially reasonable period for review prior to requiring execution.

 

 

 

 

2.            Employment Term .

 

2.1.         Initial Term . The term of employment under this Agreement shall be for one year (the “ Term ”). This Agreement may be terminated as set forth in Section 4 (and its subparts), below.

 

2.2.         Renewal.  On completion of the Initial Term specified in subsection 2.1 above, this Agreement will automatically renew for subsequent one year terms unless either party provides thirty (30) days' advance written notice to the other that Company/Executive does not wish to renew the Agreement for a subsequent term; this Section 2.2 shall then apply during such subsequent term as to further renewal or non-renewal.  In the event either party gives notice of non-renewal pursuant to this subsection 2.2, this Agreement will expire at the end of the then current term.

 

3.            Compensation and Benefits .

 

3.1.         Base Salary . The Company shall pay to Executive as full compensation for any and all services rendered in any capacity under this Agreement a monthly base salary of $12,500.00 (“ Base Salary ”). Executive’s Base Salary shall be payable in accordance with the customary payroll practices of the Company, as in effect from time to time.

 

3.2.         Bonus . Subject to Section 4 hereof, Executive shall be eligible to earn a bonus (“ Bonus ”). It is currently anticipated that the Compensation Committee of the Board will set up a bonus plan for Fiscal Year 2016, including targets and specific guidelines, within 30 days of the closing of the IPO. In future years it is currently anticipated that the Compensation Committee will set the bonus plan within 60 days of the beginning of each fiscal year. Within 45 days following the end of the calendar year, the Board shall determine whether and in what amount Executive has earned Bonus for the prior calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, determination of Executive’s entitlement to Bonus and amounts shall be determined exclusively by the Board in its sole discretion.

 

3.3.         Equity Incentive Plan Participation . On the effective date hereof Executive shall receive a grant of 25,000 shares of restricted stock and five year stock options to acquire 18,000 shares of common stock at the IPO price, each with three year vesting pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan (post any reverse stock split effected prior to the IPO). One-quarter (1/4) of the restricted stock and stock options granted shall vest on the first anniversary of the date hereof. Thereafter, one-thirty six (1/36) shall vest on a monthly basis on the first day of each calendar month. Any unvested shares of restricted stock and stock options will vest upon any termination of Executive’s employment other than termination of this Agreement under Sections 4.1.3 and 4.1.6. Executive may be able to receive additional stock options and/or restricted stock from time to time at the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee and the Board.

 

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3.4.         Executive Benefits .

 

3.4.1.       Expenses . The Company will reimburse Executive for expenses he reasonably incurs in connection with the performance of his duties (including reasonable business travel and reasonable business-related entertainment expenses), all in accordance with the Company's policies with respect thereto, as in effect from time to time. Such policies require, among other things, that Executive provide original receipts and appropriate written explanations for such expenses within 30 days after they are incurred. Executive shall use his utmost professional judgment in incurring business expenses and shall not incur unreasonable or excessive expenses, and shall not engage in business entertainment or other activities on behalf of the Company which may have a negative effect on the Company’s business or reputation. All business travel expenses for which Executive seeks reimbursement shall be incurred in accordance with the Company’s business travel policies and guidelines.

 

3.4.2.       Benefits . As long as Executive remains a full-time employee of the Company, Executive shall be entitled to apply to participate in such executive benefit plans and programs as the Company may from time to time offer or provide to executives of the Company at similar levels, including, but not limited to, any life insurance, health and accident, medical and dental, Disability and retirement plans and programs. Executive’s actual participation in any such plan shall be subject to and governed by the terms of the respective plans. The Company reserves the right to end, add, or change the benefits offered to executives of the Company in its discretion.

 

3.4.3.       Vacation . Executive shall be entitled to two (2) weeks of paid vacation per year up to a total maximum accrual of four (4) weeks. Once total vacation accrued reaches four (4) weeks, no further vacation will accrue unless and until the balance falls below four (4) weeks. The Company may, but is not required to, elect to cash out all or a portion of Executive’s vacation balance at any time either on request of Executive or on the Company’s own initiative, after consulting with Executive. Executive shall schedule his vacation, taking into account the business needs of the Company and its customers, and shall avoid scheduling or taking vacation at times in which his absence may be detrimental to the Company, it business, or its customers, and the Company shall have the right to require Executive to defer or reschedule his vacation consistent with the business needs of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Paragraph 4.2 below, the Company hereby acknowledges its obligation to pay to Executive upon his separation from the Company, for any reason, any accrued and unused vacation through the date of termination.

 

4.             Termination of Employment .

 

4.1.         Events of Termination . Executive's employment with the Company will terminate upon the occurrence of any one or more of the following events:

 

4.1.1.       Death . In the event of Executive's death, Executive's employment will terminate immediately on the date thereof.

 

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4.1.2.       Disability . In the event of Executive's Disability (as hereinafter defined), the Company will have the option to terminate Executive's employment by giving a notice of termination to Executive. The notice of termination shall specify the date of termination, which date shall not be earlier than thirty (30) days after the notice of termination is given. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” means the inability of Executive to substantially perform all of his duties hereunder for either one hundred twenty (120) consecutive days or a total of one-hundred eighty (180) days out of 365 consecutive days as a result of a physical or mental illness, disability, disorder, or injury, all as determined in good faith by the Board, and in compliance with applicable law.

 

4.1.3.       Termination by the Company for Cause . The Company may, at its option, terminate Executive's employment for “Cause” determined in good faith by giving a notice of termination to Executive specifying the reasons for termination. “Cause” shall mean: (i) drug, alcohol or other substance abuse affecting Executive’s performance; being under the influence of, possessing, distributing, or using any unlawful or illegal substances on Company time or property; (ii) engaging in misconduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, the commission of any act of fraud, misappropriation, or any other intentional wrongful or unlawful act by Executive, including, without limitation, any act of deceit, dishonesty, insubordination or other acts of moral turpitude, in connection with Executive’s employment with the Company; (iii) Executive’s conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a misdemeanor or crime involving moral turpitude, or any felony; (iv) breach of any material provision of this Agreement by Executive; (v) breach of any fiduciary duty which Executive owes to the Company; (vi) Executive’s failure to report to work, or inability to perform his employment duties for any unexcused reason (excluding Disability as defined below) for ten (10) workdays, exclusive of paid time off and the Company’s regular paid holidays, during any one hundred eighty (180) day period; (vii) Executive’s commission of any acts of gross negligence or willful misconduct; (viii) Executive’s material breach of any confidentiality or proprietary information agreement between Executive and the Company; (ix) any material acts of personal dishonesty taken by Executive in connection with his responsibilities as an employee of the Company which is intended to result in Executive’s substantial personal enrichment; or (x) Executive’s violation of a federal or state law or regulation applicable to the Company’s business, which violation has been or is reasonably likely to be injurious to the Company.

 

4.1.4       Termination by the Company Without Cause . The Company may end Executive’s employment without Cause at any time upon provision to Executive of written notice.

 

4.1.5.       Voluntary Resignation by Executive for Good Reason . Executive may voluntarily resign Executive’s position with Company for Good Reason, if Executive provides written notice to the Company of the Good Reason within thirty (30) days of the event constituting Good Reason, and provides the Company with a period of thirty (30) days to cure the Good Reason and the Company fails to cure the Good Reason within that period. Executive will be deemed to have resigned for Good Reason in the following circumstances: (a) Company's material breach of this Agreement; (b) any reduction of more than 10% of Executive's Base Salary unless (i) specifically agreed to in writing by Executive, or (ii) such reduction is part of a general across the board salary reduction that is applicable to all executive employees; (c) Executive's position and/or duties are materially and detrimentally diminished so that Executive's duties are no longer consistent with the position of a senior executive; or (d) Company relocates Executive's principal place of work to a location more than sixty (60) miles from its current corporate headquarters without Executive's prior written approval.

 

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4.1.6.       Resignation by Executive . Executive may resign from the Company at any time, it being understood that voluntary resignation for Good Reason is covered by the provisions of Section 4.1.5.

 

4.2.         Certain Obligations of the Company Following Termination of the Executive's Employment . Following the termination of Executive's employment under the circumstances described below, the Company shall pay to Executive in accordance with its regular payroll practices the following compensation and provide the following benefits:

 

4.2.1.      Death; Disability . In the event that Executive's employment is terminated by reason of Executive's death or Disability, Executive or his estate, as the case may be, shall be entitled to the following payments:

 

(i)          payment of Base Salary through the date of death of Executive or the date of termination due to Executive’s Disability in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices;

 

(ii)         any pro rata Bonus (which Bonus shall only be payable at the time specified in subparagraph 3.2) earned in the discretion of the Board and any expenses incurred (in accordance with subparagraph 3.4.1) through the date of death of Executive or the date of termination due to Executive’s Disability in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices; and

 

(iii)        the Company shall pay to Executive or his estate, as the case may be, the amounts and shall provide all benefits generally available under the employee benefit plans, and the policies and practices of the Company, determined in accordance with the applicable terms and provisions of such plans, policies and practices, in each case, as accrued to the date of death or termination due to Executive’s Disability, or otherwise payable as a consequence of Executive's death or Disability, all in accordance with applicable law.

 

4.2.2.       Termination by the Company for Cause . In the event that Executive's employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, Executive shall be entitled to no further compensation, or pro rata Bonus pursuant to Section 3.2 (unless otherwise mandated by applicable law), or other benefits under this Agreement except that portion of any unpaid Base Salary accrued and earned by him hereunder up to and including the effective date of such termination, as well as any expenses incurred (in accordance with subparagraph 3.4.1) through the date of termination. Bonus, if applicable, shall only be payable at the time specified in subparagraph 3.2.

 

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4.2.3        Termination by the Company Without Cause .

 

(i)          In the event that Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause, Executive shall be entitled to receive his Base Salary earned through the effective date of his termination, any pro rata Bonus earned through the effective date of his termination in the discretion of the Board (with Bonus payable at the time as set forth in paragraph 3.2), and any expenses incurred (in accordance with subparagraph 3.4.1) through the date of termination. Executive shall further be entitled to receive an amount equal to his then current Base Salary for four (4) months, payable in accordance with Company’s customary payroll practices on a monthly basis following the effective date of the Release Agreement described herein below, unless an accelerated payment schedule is otherwise approved by the Board as being in the Company’s best interests. Such severance payments shall also be conditioned upon: (i) Executive’s execution of a Release Agreement in a form satisfactory to the Board (which form shall include a general release by Executive of the Company and all who might be made liable through it, a Civil Code section 1542 waiver, return of Company property, non-disparagement, and other terms deemed necessary, appropriate, or customary in connection with such termination without Cause) within a time specified by the Board but not less than 21 days and provided such Release Agreement becomes effective; and (ii) Executive’s continued adherence to his obligations and responsibilities under the Confidential Information Agreement referenced in subparagraph 1.4 of this Agreement. Executive will cooperate in a transition if requested.

 

4.2.4.       Voluntary Resignation by Executive for Good Reason . In the event of Executive's resignation for Good Reason, Executive will be entitled to receive his Base Salary earned through the effective date of his termination, any pro rata Bonus earned through the effective date of his termination in the discretion of the Board (with Bonus payable at the time as set forth in paragraph 3.2), and any expenses incurred (in accordance with subparagraph 3.4.1) through the date of termination. Executive shall further be entitled to receive an amount equal to his Base Salary for four (4) months, payable in accordance with Company’s customary payroll practices on a monthly basis following the effective date of the Release Agreement described herein below, unless an accelerated payment schedule is otherwise approved by the Board as being in the Company’s best interests. Such severance payments shall also be conditioned upon: (i) Executive’s execution of a Release Agreement in a form satisfactory to the Board (which form shall include a general release by Executive of the Company and all who might be made liable through it, a Civil Code section 1542 waiver, return of Company property, non-disparagement, and other terms deemed necessary, appropriate, or customary in connection with such termination without Cause) within a time specified by the Board but not less than 21 days and provided such Release Agreement becomes effective; and (ii) Executive’s continued adherence to his obligations and responsibilities under the Confidential Information Agreement referenced in subparagraph 1.4 of this Agreement. Executive will cooperate in a transition if requested.

 

4.2.5.       Resignation . In the event Executive resigns from the Company regardless of circumstances or reason, other than further to Section 4.1.5, Executive shall be entitled to receive only the Base Salary and Bonus earned by him (in the discretion of the Board) through the effective date of his resignation (with Bonus payable at the time specified in subparagraph 3.2). Executive acknowledges and agrees that he occupies a key position within the Company and acknowledges that his sudden departure without notice or reasonable opportunity for the Company to transition his work or hire a replacement would most likely result in serious harm or detriment to the Company. Nothing herein precludes the Company from electing to end Executive’s employment at any time during the notice period upon payment by the Company of the compensation (Base Salary) which would have been earned by Executive through the effective date of such resignation, followed thereafter at the time specified in subparagraph 3.2 by payment of pro rata Bonus earned through such effective date. In the event Executive’s employment is terminated for Cause after Executive has provided notice of resignation (other than a notice of resignation further to Section 4.1.5), Executive shall be entitled to no further compensation, or payments pursuant to Section 3.2, or other benefits under this Agreement except that portion of any unpaid Base Salary accrued and earned by him hereunder up to and including the effective date of such termination, and pro rata Bonus, if any, earned through the date of termination (payable at the time specified in subparagraph 3.2). Executive’s entitlement to any benefits under any then-existing benefit plans of the Company shall be governed by the terms of each such applicable plan.

 

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5.            Miscellaneous Provisions .

 

5.1.         Severability . If in any jurisdiction any term or provision hereof is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, (a) the remaining terms and provisions hereof shall be unimpaired, (b) any such invalidity or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction, and (c) the invalid or unenforceable term or provision shall, for purposes of such jurisdiction to the extent allowable by applicable law, be deemed replaced by a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision.

 

5.2.         Execution in Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement (and all signatures need not appear on any one counterpart), and this Agreement shall become effective when one or more counterparts has been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to each of the other parties hereto.

 

5.3.         Notices . All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given when delivered by hand, or when delivered if mailed by registered or certified mail or overnight delivery, postage prepaid, return receipt requested as follows:

 

If to the Company, to:

 

Monster Digital, Inc.

2655 Park Center Drive, Unit C

Simi Valley, CA 93065

 

Copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Thomas J. Poletti, Esq.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

695 Town Center Drive

14 th Floor

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

 

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If to Executive, to:

 

Mark Matejka

 

_______________________

_____________, CA 9____

 

or to such other address(es) as a party hereto shall have designated by like notice to the other parties hereto.

 

5.4.         Amendment . No provision of this Agreement may be modified, amended, waived or discharged in any manner except by a written instrument executed by the Company and Executive.

 

5.5.         Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, negotiations, and understandings of the parties hereto, oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

5.6.         Applicable Law; Consent to Jurisdiction . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts entered into and to be performed wholly within said State. Executive and the Company hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal and State courts located in Los Angeles County, California, and waive any objections to such courts based on venue in connection with any claim or dispute arising under this Agreement.

 

5.7.         Headings . The headings contained herein are for the sole purpose of convenience of reference, and shall not in any way limit or affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement.

 

5.8.         Binding Effect; Successors and Assigns . Executive may not delegate his duties or assign his rights hereunder. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.

 

5.9.         Waiver, etc . The failure of either of the parties hereto to at any time enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of any such provision, nor to in any way affect the validity of this Agreement or any provision hereof or the right of either of the parties hereto to thereafter enforce each and every provision of this Agreement. No waiver of any breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless set forth in a written instrument executed by the party against whom or which enforcement of such waiver is sought, and no waiver of any such breach shall be construed or deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.

 

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5.10.       Representations and Warranties . Executive and the Company hereby represent and warrant to the other that: (a) he or it has full power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement, and to perform his or its obligations hereunder; (b) such execution, delivery and performance will not (and with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would not) result in the breach of any agreements or other obligations to which he or it is a party or he or it is otherwise bound; (c) this Agreement is his or its valid and binding obligation in accordance with its terms; (d) Executive represents and warrants that he is under no other obligations, contractual or otherwise, that could impair his ability to perform fully and satisfactorily all of his obligations under this Agreement; (e) Executive has had full opportunity to review this Agreement at his leisure, to obtain all legal advice he has deemed necessary or appropriate and has either done so, or voluntarily and knowingly declined to do so; and (f) neither party has been induced to enter into this Agreement through any promises, threats, coercion, or benefits not set forth expressly in writing in this Agreement.

 

5.11.       Enforcement . Company and Executive agree that this Agreement is the result of arms length negotiation, that each party had full and fair opportunity to negotiate terms and seek and obtain all desired legal advice and assistance for the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement, and that the Agreement shall be construed as if jointly and equally drafted and negotiated by both Company and Executive. If any party institutes legal action to enforce or interpret the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be awarded reasonable attorneys' fees at all trial and appellate levels, and the expenses and costs incurred by such prevailing party in connection therewith.

 

5.12.       Continuing Effect . Where the context of this Agreement requires, the respective rights and obligations of the parties shall survive any termination or expiration of the term of this Agreement.

 

5.13.       Expenses . Each party to this Agreement agrees to bear his or its own expenses in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement.

 

5.14.       Tax Implications . The provision of Bonus, severance and/or any other compensation and benefits described or contemplated in this Agreement may have significant personal tax implications or consequences for Executive. Executive expressly acknowledges and understands that neither the Company nor any of its agents, representatives, officers, directors, members, investors, managers, employees, attorneys, or any other person or entity acting on behalf of the Company has made any representation to Executive or provided any advice to Executive concerning any tax implications or consequences of any of the benefits or compensation contemplated under this Agreement. Executive acknowledges and understands that he is obligated to obtain his own tax advice pertaining to the tax implications and consequences to him of any of the terms of this Agreement, and that Executive must satisfy himself concerning the scope and adequacy of such advice.

 

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Agreed as of the first date written above:

 

  COMPANY:
   
  Monster Digital, Inc.

 

  By: /s/ David H. Clarke
    Name: David H. Clarke
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

  EXECUTIVE:

 

  /s/ Mark Matejka
  Mark Matejka

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

Confidential Information Agreement

 

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Exhibit 10.20

 

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”), dated June 6, 2016 is by and between Monster Digital, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Neal Bobrick (“ Executive ”).

 

The Company and Executive desire to formalize the terms and conditions of Executive's employment, provided however that this Agreement shall only become effective on the effective date (the “ Effective Date ”) of the Company’s initial public offering (the “ IPO ”).  The Company and Executive hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Employment .

 

1.1.           General .  The Company hereby employs Executive as its Executive Vice President – Sales and Marketing and Executive hereby accepts such employment, upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein contained.

 

1.2.           Duties .  During Executive's employment with the Company, Executive will report to the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”), as he may be directed from time to time.  Executive will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day sales and marketing efforts of the Company.  Executive shall attend meetings of the Board as may be required or requested, and shall prepare and/or present such reports and summaries as may be requested by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board.  Executive shall also perform those additional or other duties as may be assigned or requested from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer or Board, or their designee.  Executive shall conduct all of his activities in a manner so as to maintain and promote the business and reputation of the Company in compliance with its policies and procedures, and shall at all times ensure he acts in accordance with applicable law.  

 

1.3.           Full-Time Position .  Executive shall devote all of his productive time, attention, skills and energy to the business and affairs of the Company, and shall not engage in any other work, either for himself or others, which in any way conflicts or poses a potential conflict of interest with his position, duties, and responsibilities to the Company.  Executive shall perform his duties and undertake his responsibilities on behalf of the Company using his best efforts and care and shall perform diligently, competently, and to the satisfaction of the Company, as determined by the Company in its discretion.

 

1.4.           Confidential Information of Company .  Executive acknowledges and agrees that as a condition of employment and continued employment, he is required to execute the Company’s standard Confidential Information Agreement, the current form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference.  Executive acknowledges and understands that many provisions of said Agreement survive termination of this Agreement and survive termination or resignation of his employment, regardless of the circumstances or reasons the employment relationship ended.  Executive agrees to execute such amended Confidential Information Agreements as may be presented to him from time to time as a condition of employment or continued employment, provided, however, the Company provides a commercially reasonable period for review prior to requiring execution.  

 

 

 

 

2.             Employment Term .  

 

2.1.   Initial Term .  The term of employment under this Agreement shall be for one year (the “ Term ”).  This Agreement may be terminated as set forth in Section 4 (and its subparts), below.  

 

2.2.   Renewal.   On completion of the Initial Term specified in subsection 2.1 above, this Agreement will automatically renew for subsequent one year terms unless either party provides thirty (30) days' advance written notice to the other that Company/Executive does not wish to renew the Agreement for a subsequent term; this Section 2.2 shall then apply during such subsequent term as to further renewal or non-renewal.  In the event either party gives notice of non-renewal pursuant to this subsection 2.2, this Agreement will expire at the end of the then current term.  

 

3.             Compensation and Benefits .

 

3.1.           Base Salary .  The Company shall pay to Executive as full compensation for any and all services rendered in any capacity under this Agreement a monthly base salary of $15,416.67 (“ Base Salary ”).  Executive’s Base Salary shall be payable in accordance with the customary payroll practices of the Company, as in effect from time to time.

 

3.2.           Bonus .  Subject to Section 4 hereof, Executive shall be eligible to earn a bonus (“ Bonus ”).  It is currently anticipated that the Compensation Committee of the Board will set up a bonus plan for Fiscal Year 2016, including targets and specific guidelines, within 30 days of the closing of the IPO. In future years it is currently anticipated that the Compensation Committee will set the bonus plan within 60 days of the beginning of each fiscal year. Within 45 days following the end of the calendar year, the Board shall determine whether and in what amount Executive has earned Bonus for the prior calendar year.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, determination of Executive’s entitlement to Bonus and amounts shall be determined exclusively by the Board in its sole discretion.  

 

3.3.           Equity Incentive Plan Participation .  On the effective date hereof Executive shall receive a grant of shares of restricted stock with three year vesting pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan in an amount that when combined with shares of restricted stock previously granted by the Company to Executive under the 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan equals 70,000 shares (post any reverse stock split effected prior to the IPO).  One half (1/2) of the restricted stock granted shall vest on June 30, 2017 and the balance shall vest on June 30, 2018. Any unvested shares of restricted stock will vest upon any termination of Executive’s employment other than termination of this Agreement under Sections 4.1.3 and 4.1.6. Executive may be able to receive additional stock options and/or restricted stock from time to time at the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee and the Board.

 

 

 

 

3.4.           Executive Benefits .

 

3.4.1.           Expenses .  The Company will reimburse Executive for expenses he reasonably incurs in connection with the performance of his duties (including reasonable business travel and reasonable business-related entertainment expenses), all in accordance with the Company's policies with respect thereto, as in effect from time to time.  Such policies require, among other things, that Executive provide original receipts and appropriate written explanations for such expenses within 30 days after they are incurred.  Executive shall use his utmost professional judgment in incurring business expenses and shall not incur unreasonable or excessive expenses, and shall not engage in business entertainment or other activities on behalf of the Company which may have a negative effect on the Company’s business or reputation.  All business travel expenses for which Executive seeks reimbursement shall be incurred in accordance with the Company’s business travel policies and guidelines.

 

3.4.2.           Benefits .  As long as Executive remains a full-time employee of the Company, Executive shall be entitled to apply to participate in such executive benefit plans and programs as the Company may from time to time offer or provide to executives of the Company at similar levels, including, but not limited to, any life insurance, health and accident, medical and dental, Disability and retirement plans and programs.  Executive’s actual participation in any such plan shall be subject to and governed by the terms of the respective plans.  As soon as practical after the Effective Date, the Company will purchase a term life insurance policy on the like of Executive, with those beneficiaries designated by Executive, in an amount equal to two times his annual Base Salary. The Company reserves the right to end, add, or change the benefits offered to executives of the Company in its discretion.  

 

3.4.3.           Vacation .  Executive shall be entitled to four (4) weeks of paid vacation per year up to a total maximum accrual of eight (8) weeks.  Once total vacation accrued reaches eight (8) weeks, no further vacation will accrue unless and until the balance falls below eight (8) weeks.  The Company may, but is not required to, elect to cash out all or a portion of Executive’s vacation balance at any time either on request of Executive or on the Company’s own initiative, after consulting with Executive.  Executive shall schedule his vacation, taking into account the business needs of the Company and its customers, and shall avoid scheduling or taking vacation at times in which his absence may be detrimental to the Company, it business, or its customers, and the Company shall have the right to require Executive to defer or reschedule his vacation consistent with the business needs of the Company.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Paragraph 4.2 below, the Company hereby acknowledges its obligation to pay to Executive upon his separation from the Company, for any reason, any accrued and unused vacation through the date of termination.

 

4.             Termination of Employment .

 

4.1.           Events of Termination .  Executive's employment with the Company will terminate upon the occurrence of any one or more of the following events:

 

4.1.1.           Death .  In the event of Executive's death, Executive's employment will terminate immediately on the date thereof.

 

 

 

 

4.1.2.           Disability .  In the event of Executive's Disability (as hereinafter defined), the Company will have the option to terminate Executive's employment by giving a notice of termination to Executive. The notice of termination shall specify the date of termination, which date shall not be earlier than thirty (30) days after the notice of termination is given. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” means the inability of Executive to substantially perform all of his duties hereunder for either one hundred twenty (120) consecutive days or a total of one-hundred eighty (180) days out of 365 consecutive days as a result of a physical or mental illness, disability, disorder, or injury, all as determined in good faith by the Board, and in compliance with applicable law.

 

4.1.3.           Termination by the Company for Cause .  The Company may, at its option, terminate Executive's employment for “Cause” determined in good faith by giving a notice of termination to Executive specifying the reasons for termination.  “Cause” shall mean:  (i) drug, alcohol or other substance abuse affecting Executive’s performance; being under the influence of, possessing, distributing, or using any unlawful or illegal substances on Company time or property; (ii) engaging in misconduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, the commission of any act of fraud, misappropriation, or any other intentional wrongful or unlawful act by Executive, including, without limitation, any act of deceit, dishonesty, insubordination or other acts of moral turpitude, in connection with Executive’s employment with the Company; (iii) Executive’s conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a misdemeanor or crime involving moral turpitude, or any felony; (iv) breach of any material provision of this Agreement by Executive; (v) breach of any fiduciary duty which Executive owes to the Company; (vi) Executive’s failure to report to work, or inability to perform his employment duties for any unexcused reason (excluding Disability as defined below) for ten (10) workdays, exclusive of paid time off and the Company’s regular paid holidays, during any one hundred eighty (180) day period; (vii) Executive’s commission of any acts of gross negligence or willful misconduct; (viii) Executive’s material breach of any confidentiality or proprietary information agreement between Executive and the Company;  (ix) any material acts of personal dishonesty taken by Executive in connection with his responsibilities as an employee of the Company which is intended to result in Executive’s substantial personal enrichment; or (x) Executive’s violation of a federal or state law or regulation applicable to the Company’s business, which violation has been or is reasonably likely to be injurious to the Company.

 

4.1.4            Termination by the Company Without Cause .  The Company may end Executive’s employment without Cause at any time upon provision to Executive of written notice.

 

4.1.5.           Voluntary Resignation by Executive for Good Reason .  Executive may voluntarily resign Executive’s position with Company for Good Reason, if Executive provides written notice to the Company of the Good Reason within thirty (30) days of the event constituting Good Reason, and provides the Company with a period of thirty (30) days to cure the Good Reason and the Company fails to cure the Good Reason within that period.  Executive will be deemed to have resigned for Good Reason in the following circumstances:  (a) Company's material breach of this Agreement; (b) any reduction of more than 10% of Executive's Base Salary unless (i) specifically agreed to in writing by Executive, or (ii) such reduction is part of a general across the board salary reduction that is applicable to all executive employees; (c) Executive's position and/or duties are materially and detrimentally diminished so that Executive's duties are no longer consistent with the position of a senior executive; or (d) Company relocates Executive's principal place of work to a location more than sixty (60) miles from its current corporate headquarters without Executive's prior written approval.

 

 

 

 

4.1.6.           Resignation by Executive .  Executive may resign from the Company at any time, it being understood that voluntary resignation for Good Reason is covered  by the provisions of Section 4.1.5.

 

4.2.           Certain Obligations of the Company Following Termination of the Executive's Employment .  Following the termination of Executive's employment under the circumstances described below, the Company shall pay to Executive in accordance with its regular payroll practices the following compensation and provide the following benefits:

 

4.2.1.           Death; Disability .  In the event that Executive's employment is terminated by reason of Executive's death or Disability, Executive or his estate, as the case may be, shall be entitled to the following payments:

 

(i)          payment of Base Salary through the date of death of Executive or the date of termination due to Executive’s Disability in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices;

 

(ii)         any pro rata Bonus (which Bonus shall only be payable at the time specified in subparagraph 3.2) earned in the discretion of the Board and any expenses incurred (in accordance with subparagraph 3.4.1) through the date of death of Executive or the date of termination due to Executive’s Disability in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices; and

 

(iii)        the Company shall pay to Executive or his estate, as the case may be, the amounts and shall provide all benefits generally available under the employee benefit plans, and the policies and practices of the Company, determined in accordance with the applicable terms and provisions of such plans, policies and practices, in each case, as accrued to the date of death or termination due to Executive’s Disability, or otherwise payable as a consequence of Executive's death or Disability, all in accordance with applicable law.

 

4.2.2.           Termination by the Company for Cause .  In the event that Executive's employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, Executive shall be entitled to no further compensation, or pro rata Bonus pursuant to Section 3.2 (unless otherwise mandated by applicable law), or other benefits under this Agreement except that portion of any unpaid Base Salary accrued and earned by him hereunder up to and including the effective date of such termination, as well as any expenses incurred (in accordance with subparagraph 3.4.1) through the date of termination.  Bonus, if applicable, shall only be payable at the time specified in subparagraph 3.2.

 

 

 

 

4.2.3            Termination by the Company Without Cause .  

 

(i)          In the event that Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause, Executive shall be entitled to receive his Base Salary earned through the effective date of his termination, any pro rata Bonus earned through the effective date of his termination in the discretion of the Board (with Bonus payable at the time as set forth in paragraph 3.2), and any expenses incurred (in accordance with subparagraph 3.4.1) through the date of termination.  Executive shall further be entitled to receive an amount equal to his then current Base Salary for four (4) months, payable in accordance with Company’s customary payroll practices on a monthly basis following the effective date of the Release Agreement described herein below, unless an accelerated payment schedule is otherwise approved by the Board as being in the Company’s best interests.  Such severance payments shall also be conditioned upon: (i) Executive’s execution of a Release Agreement in a form satisfactory to the Board (which form shall include a general release by Executive of the Company and all who might be made liable through it, a Civil Code section 1542 waiver, return of Company property, non-disparagement, and other terms deemed necessary, appropriate, or customary in connection with such termination without Cause) within a time specified by the Board but not less than 21 days and provided such Release Agreement becomes effective; and (ii) Executive’s continued adherence to his obligations and responsibilities under the Confidential Information Agreement referenced in subparagraph 1.4 of this Agreement. Executive will cooperate in a transition if requested.

 

4.2.4.           Voluntary Resignation by Executive for Good Reason .  In the event of Executive's resignation for Good Reason, Executive will be entitled to receive his Base Salary earned through the effective date of his termination, any pro rata Bonus earned through the effective date of his termination in the discretion of the Board (with Bonus payable at the time as set forth in paragraph 3.2), and any expenses incurred (in accordance with subparagraph 3.4.1) through the date of termination.  Executive shall further be entitled to receive  an amount equal to his Base Salary for four (4) months, payable in accordance with Company’s customary payroll practices on a monthly basis following the effective date of the Release Agreement described herein below, unless an accelerated payment schedule is otherwise approved by the Board as being in the Company’s best interests.  Such severance payments shall also be conditioned upon: (i) Executive’s execution of a Release Agreement in a form satisfactory to the Board (which form shall include a general release by Executive of the Company and all who might be made liable through it, a Civil Code section 1542 waiver, return of Company property, non-disparagement, and other terms deemed necessary, appropriate, or customary in connection with such termination without Cause) within a time specified by the Board but not less than 21 days and provided such Release Agreement becomes effective; and (ii) Executive’s continued adherence to his obligations and responsibilities under the Confidential Information Agreement referenced in subparagraph 1.4 of this Agreement. Executive will cooperate in a transition if requested.  

 

4.2.5.           Resignation .  In the event Executive resigns from the Company regardless of circumstances or reason, other than further to Section 4.1.5, Executive shall be entitled to receive only the Base Salary and Bonus earned by him (in the discretion of the Board) through the effective date of his resignation (with Bonus payable at the time specified in subparagraph 3.2).  Executive acknowledges and agrees that he occupies a key position within the Company and acknowledges that his sudden departure without notice or reasonable opportunity for the Company to transition his work or hire a replacement would most likely result in serious harm or detriment to the Company.  Nothing herein precludes the Company from electing to end Executive’s employment at any time during the notice period upon payment by the Company of the compensation (Base Salary) which would have been earned by Executive through the effective date of such resignation, followed thereafter at the time specified in subparagraph 3.2 by payment of pro rata Bonus earned through such effective date.  In the event Executive’s employment is terminated for Cause after Executive has provided notice of resignation (other than a notice of resignation further to Section 4.1.5), Executive shall be entitled to no further compensation, or payments pursuant to Section 3.2, or other benefits under this Agreement except that portion of any unpaid Base Salary accrued and earned by him hereunder up to and including the effective date of such termination, and pro rata Bonus, if any, earned through the date of termination (payable at the time specified in subparagraph 3.2).  Executive’s entitlement to any benefits under any then-existing benefit plans of the Company shall be governed by the terms of each such applicable plan.

 

 

 

 

5.             Miscellaneous Provisions .

 

5.1.           Severability .  If in any jurisdiction any term or provision hereof is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, (a) the remaining terms and provisions hereof shall be unimpaired, (b) any such invalidity or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction, and (c) the invalid or unenforceable term or provision shall, for purposes of such jurisdiction to the extent allowable by applicable law, be deemed replaced by a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision.

 

5.2.           Execution in Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement (and all signatures need not appear on any one counterpart), and this Agreement shall become effective when one or more counterparts has been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to each of the other parties hereto.

 

5.3.           Notices .  All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given when delivered by hand, or when delivered if mailed by registered or certified mail or overnight delivery, postage prepaid, return receipt requested as follows:

 

If to the Company, to:

 

Monster Digital, Inc.

2655 Park Center Drive, Unit C

Simi Valley, CA  93065

 

Copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Thomas J. Poletti, Esq.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

695 Town Center Drive

14 th Floor

Costa Mesa, CA  92626

 

 

 

 

If to Executive, to:

 

Neal Bobrick

 

_______________________

_____________, CA  9____

 

or to such other address(es) as a party hereto shall have designated by like notice to the other parties hereto.

 

5.4.           Amendment .  No provision of this Agreement may be modified, amended, waived or discharged in any manner except by a written instrument executed by the Company and Executive.

 

5.5.           Entire Agreement .  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, negotiations, and understandings of the parties hereto, oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

5.6.           Applicable Law; Consent to Jurisdiction .  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts entered into and to be performed wholly within said State.  Executive and the Company hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal and State courts located in Los Angeles County, California, and waive any objections to such courts based on venue in connection with any claim or dispute arising under this Agreement.  

 

5.7.           Headings .  The headings contained herein are for the sole purpose of convenience of reference, and shall not in any way limit or affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement.

 

5.8.           Binding Effect; Successors and Assigns .  Executive may not delegate his duties or assign his rights hereunder. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.

 

5.9.           Waiver, etc .  The failure of either of the parties hereto to at any time enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of any such provision, nor to in any way affect the validity of this Agreement or any provision hereof or the right of either of the parties hereto to thereafter enforce each and every provision of this Agreement. No waiver of any breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless set forth in a written instrument executed by the party against whom or which enforcement of such waiver is sought, and no waiver of any such breach shall be construed or deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.  

 

 

 

 

5.10.          Representations and Warranties .  Executive and the Company hereby represent and warrant to the other that: (a) he or it has full power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement, and to perform his or its obligations hereunder; (b) such execution, delivery and performance will not (and with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would not) result in the breach of any agreements or other obligations to which he or it is a party or he or it is otherwise bound; (c) this Agreement is his or its valid and binding obligation in accordance with its terms; (d) Executive represents and warrants that he is under no other obligations, contractual or otherwise, that could impair his ability to perform fully and satisfactorily all of his obligations under this Agreement; (e) Executive has had full opportunity to review this Agreement at his leisure, to obtain all legal advice he has deemed necessary or appropriate and has either done so, or voluntarily and knowingly declined to do so; and (f) neither party has been induced to enter into this Agreement through any promises, threats, coercion, or benefits not set forth expressly in writing in this Agreement.

 

5.11.          Enforcement .  Company and Executive agree that this Agreement is the result of arms length negotiation, that each party had full and fair opportunity to negotiate terms and seek and obtain all desired legal advice and assistance for the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement, and that the Agreement shall be construed as if jointly and equally drafted and negotiated by both Company and Executive.  If any party institutes legal action to enforce or interpret the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be awarded reasonable attorneys' fees at all trial and appellate levels, and the expenses and costs incurred by such prevailing party in connection therewith.

 

5.12.          Continuing Effect .  Where the context of this Agreement requires, the respective rights and obligations of the parties shall survive any termination or expiration of the term of this Agreement.

 

5.13.          Expenses .  Each party to this Agreement agrees to bear his or its own expenses in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement.

 

5.14.          Tax Implications .  The provision of Bonus, severance and/or any other compensation and benefits described or contemplated in this Agreement may have significant personal tax implications or consequences for Executive.  Executive expressly acknowledges and understands that neither the Company nor any of its agents, representatives, officers, directors, members, investors, managers, employees, attorneys, or any other person or entity acting on behalf of the Company has made any representation to Executive or provided any advice to Executive concerning any tax implications or consequences of any of the benefits or compensation contemplated under this Agreement.  Executive acknowledges and understands that he is obligated to obtain his own tax advice pertaining to the tax implications and consequences to him of any of the terms of this Agreement, and that Executive must satisfy himself concerning the scope and adequacy of such advice.

 

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Agreed as of the first date written above:

 

  COMPANY:
   
  Monster Digital, Inc.
     
  By: /s/ David H. Clarke
    Name: David H. Clarke
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

  EXECUTIVE:
   
  /s/ Neal Bobrick
  Neal Bobrick

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Confidential Information Agreement

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.21

 

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”), dated June 6, 2016 is by and between Monster Digital, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and David Olert (“ Executive ”).

 

The Company and Executive desire to formalize the terms and conditions of Executive's employment, provided however that this Agreement shall only become effective on the effective date (the “ Effective Date ”) of the Company’s initial public offering (the “ IPO ”). The Company and Executive hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Employment .

 

1.1.         General . The Company hereby employs Executive as its Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer and Executive hereby accepts such employment, upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein contained.

 

1.2.         Duties . During Executive's employment with the Company, Executive will report to the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”), as he may be directed from time to time. Executive will be responsible for the day-to-day financial aspects and accounting of the Company. Executive shall attend meetings of the Board as may be required or requested, and shall prepare and/or present such reports and summaries as may be requested by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board. Executive shall also perform those additional or other duties as may be assigned or requested from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer or Board, or their designee. Executive shall conduct all of his activities in a manner so as to maintain and promote the business and reputation of the Company in compliance with its policies and procedures, and shall at all times ensure he acts in accordance with applicable law.

 

1.3.         Full-Time Position . Executive shall devote all of his productive time, attention, skills and energy to the business and affairs of the Company, and shall not engage in any other work, either for himself or others, which in any way conflicts or poses a potential conflict of interest with his position, duties, and responsibilities to the Company. Executive shall perform his duties and undertake his responsibilities on behalf of the Company using his best efforts and care and shall perform diligently, competently, and to the satisfaction of the Company, as determined by the Company in its discretion.

 

1.4.         Confidential Information of Company . Executive acknowledges and agrees that as a condition of employment and continued employment, he is required to execute the Company’s standard Confidential Information Agreement, the current form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference. Executive acknowledges and understands that many provisions of said Agreement survive termination of this Agreement and survive termination or resignation of his employment, regardless of the circumstances or reasons the employment relationship ended. Executive agrees to execute such amended Confidential Information Agreements as may be presented to him from time to time as a condition of employment or continued employment, provided, however, the Company provides a commercially reasonable period for review prior to requiring execution.

 

 

 

 

2.            Employment Term .

 

2.1.         Initial Term . The term of employment under this Agreement shall be for one year (the “ Term ”). This Agreement may be terminated as set forth in Section 4 (and its subparts), below.

 

2.2.         Renewal.  On completion of the Initial Term specified in subsection 2.1 above, this Agreement will automatically renew for subsequent one year terms unless either party provides thirty (30) days' advance written notice to the other that Company/Executive does not wish to renew the Agreement for a subsequent term; this Section 2.2 shall then apply during such subsequent term as to further renewal or non-renewal.  In the event either party gives notice of non-renewal pursuant to this subsection 2.2, this Agreement will expire at the end of the then current term.

 

3.            Compensation and Benefits .

 

3.1.         Base Salary . The Company shall pay to Executive as full compensation for any and all services rendered in any capacity under this Agreement a monthly base salary of $15,416.67(“ Base Salary ”). Executive’s Base Salary shall be payable in accordance with the customary payroll practices of the Company, as in effect from time to time.

 

3.2.         Bonus . Subject to Section 4 hereof, Executive shall be eligible to earn a bonus (“ Bonus ”). It is currently anticipated that the Compensation Committee of the Board will set up a bonus plan for Fiscal Year 2016, including targets and specific guidelines, within 30 days of the closing of the IPO. In future years it is currently anticipated that the Compensation Committee will set the bonus plan within 60 days of the beginning of each fiscal year. Within 45 days following the end of the calendar year, the Board shall determine whether and in what amount Executive has earned Bonus for the prior calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, determination of Executive’s entitlement to Bonus and amounts shall be determined exclusively by the Board in its sole discretion.

 

3.3.         Equity Incentive Plan Participation . On the effective date hereof Executive shall receive a grant of 25,000 shares of restricted stock with three year vesting pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan (post any reverse stock split effected prior to the IPO). One-quarter (1/4) of the restricted stock granted shall vest on the first anniversary of the date hereof. Thereafter, one-thirty six (1/36) shall vest on a monthly basis on the first day of each calendar month. Any unvested shares of restricted stock will vest upon any termination of Executive’s employment other than termination of this Agreement under Sections 4.1.3 and 4.1.6. Executive may be able to receive additional stock options and/or restricted stock from time to time at the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee and the Board.

 

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3.4.         Executive Benefits .

 

3.4.1.       Expenses . The Company will reimburse Executive for expenses he reasonably incurs in connection with the performance of his duties (including reasonable business travel and reasonable business-related entertainment expenses), all in accordance with the Company's policies with respect thereto, as in effect from time to time. Such policies require, among other things, that Executive provide original receipts and appropriate written explanations for such expenses within 30 days after they are incurred. Executive shall use his utmost professional judgment in incurring business expenses and shall not incur unreasonable or excessive expenses, and shall not engage in business entertainment or other activities on behalf of the Company which may have a negative effect on the Company’s business or reputation. All business travel expenses for which Executive seeks reimbursement shall be incurred in accordance with the Company’s business travel policies and guidelines.

 

3.4.2.       Benefits . As long as Executive remains a full-time employee of the Company, Executive shall be entitled to apply to participate in such executive benefit plans and programs as the Company may from time to time offer or provide to executives of the Company at similar levels, including, but not limited to, any life insurance, health and accident, medical and dental, Disability and retirement plans and programs. Executive’s actual participation in any such plan shall be subject to and governed by the terms of the respective plans. The Company reserves the right to end, add, or change the benefits offered to executives of the Company in its discretion.

 

3.4.3.       Vacation . Executive shall be entitled to two (2) weeks of paid vacation per year up to a total maximum accrual of four (4) weeks. Once total vacation accrued reaches four (4) weeks, no further vacation will accrue unless and until the balance falls below four (4) weeks. The Company may, but is not required to, elect to cash out all or a portion of Executive’s vacation balance at any time either on request of Executive or on the Company’s own initiative, after consulting with Executive. Executive shall schedule his vacation, taking into account the business needs of the Company and its customers, and shall avoid scheduling or taking vacation at times in which his absence may be detrimental to the Company, it business, or its customers, and the Company shall have the right to require Executive to defer or reschedule his vacation consistent with the business needs of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Paragraph 4.2 below, the Company hereby acknowledges its obligation to pay to Executive upon his separation from the Company, for any reason, any accrued and unused vacation through the date of termination.

 

4.             Termination of Employment .

 

4.1.         Events of Termination . Executive's employment with the Company will terminate upon the occurrence of any one or more of the following events:

 

4.1.1.       Death . In the event of Executive's death, Executive's employment will terminate immediately on the date thereof.

 

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4.1.2.       Disability . In the event of Executive's Disability (as hereinafter defined), the Company will have the option to terminate Executive's employment by giving a notice of termination to Executive. The notice of termination shall specify the date of termination, which date shall not be earlier than thirty (30) days after the notice of termination is given. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” means the inability of Executive to substantially perform all of his duties hereunder for either one hundred twenty (120) consecutive days or a total of one-hundred eighty (180) days out of 365 consecutive days as a result of a physical or mental illness, disability, disorder, or injury, all as determined in good faith by the Board, and in compliance with applicable law.

 

4.1.3.       Termination by the Company for Cause . The Company may, at its option, terminate Executive's employment for “Cause” determined in good faith by giving a notice of termination to Executive specifying the reasons for termination. “Cause” shall mean: (i) drug, alcohol or other substance abuse affecting Executive’s performance; being under the influence of, possessing, distributing, or using any unlawful or illegal substances on Company time or property; (ii) engaging in misconduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, the commission of any act of fraud, misappropriation, or any other intentional wrongful or unlawful act by Executive, including, without limitation, any act of deceit, dishonesty, insubordination or other acts of moral turpitude, in connection with Executive’s employment with the Company; (iii) Executive’s conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a misdemeanor or crime involving moral turpitude, or any felony; (iv) breach of any material provision of this Agreement by Executive; (v) breach of any fiduciary duty which Executive owes to the Company; (vi) Executive’s failure to report to work, or inability to perform his employment duties for any unexcused reason (excluding Disability as defined below) for ten (10) workdays, exclusive of paid time off and the Company’s regular paid holidays, during any one hundred eighty (180) day period; (vii) Executive’s commission of any acts of gross negligence or willful misconduct; (viii) Executive’s material breach of any confidentiality or proprietary information agreement between Executive and the Company; (ix) any material acts of personal dishonesty taken by Executive in connection with his responsibilities as an employee of the Company which is intended to result in Executive’s substantial personal enrichment; or (x) Executive’s violation of a federal or state law or regulation applicable to the Company’s business, which violation has been or is reasonably likely to be injurious to the Company.

 

4.1.4       Termination by the Company Without Cause . The Company may end Executive’s employment without Cause at any time upon provision to Executive of written notice.

 

4.1.5.       Voluntary Resignation by Executive for Good Reason . Executive may voluntarily resign Executive’s position with Company for Good Reason, if Executive provides written notice to the Company of the Good Reason within thirty (30) days of the event constituting Good Reason, and provides the Company with a period of thirty (30) days to cure the Good Reason and the Company fails to cure the Good Reason within that period. Executive will be deemed to have resigned for Good Reason in the following circumstances:  (a) Company's material breach of this Agreement; (b) any reduction of more than 10% of Executive's Base Salary unless (i) specifically agreed to in writing by Executive, or (ii) such reduction is part of a general across the board salary reduction that is applicable to all executive employees; (c) Executive's position and/or duties are materially and detrimentally diminished so that Executive's duties are no longer consistent with the position of a senior executive; or (d) Company relocates Executive's principal place of work to a location more than sixty (60) miles from its current corporate headquarters without Executive's prior written approval.

 

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4.1.6.       Resignation by Executive . Executive may resign from the Company at any time, it being understood that voluntary resignation for Good Reason is covered by the provisions of Section 4.1.5.

 

4.2.         Certain Obligations of the Company Following Termination of the Executive's Employment . Following the termination of Executive's employment under the circumstances described below, the Company shall pay to Executive in accordance with its regular payroll practices the following compensation and provide the following benefits:

 

4.2.1.      Death; Disability . In the event that Executive's employment is terminated by reason of Executive's death or Disability, Executive or his estate, as the case may be, shall be entitled to the following payments:

 

(i)          payment of Base Salary through the date of death of Executive or the date of termination due to Executive’s Disability in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices;

 

(ii)         any pro rata Bonus (which Bonus shall only be payable at the time specified in subparagraph 3.2) earned in the discretion of the Board and any expenses incurred (in accordance with subparagraph 3.4.1) through the date of death of Executive or the date of termination due to Executive’s Disability in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices; and

 

(iii)        the Company shall pay to Executive or his estate, as the case may be, the amounts and shall provide all benefits generally available under the employee benefit plans, and the policies and practices of the Company, determined in accordance with the applicable terms and provisions of such plans, policies and practices, in each case, as accrued to the date of death or termination due to Executive’s Disability, or otherwise payable as a consequence of Executive's death or Disability, all in accordance with applicable law.

 

4.2.2.       Termination by the Company for Cause . In the event that Executive's employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, Executive shall be entitled to no further compensation, or pro rata Bonus pursuant to Section 3.2 (unless otherwise mandated by applicable law), or other benefits under this Agreement except that portion of any unpaid Base Salary accrued and earned by him hereunder up to and including the effective date of such termination, as well as any expenses incurred (in accordance with subparagraph 3.4.1) through the date of termination. Bonus, if applicable, shall only be payable at the time specified in subparagraph 3.2.

 

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4.2.3        Termination by the Company Without Cause .

 

(i)          In the event that Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause, Executive shall be entitled to receive his Base Salary earned through the effective date of his termination, any pro rata Bonus earned through the effective date of his termination in the discretion of the Board (with Bonus payable at the time as set forth in paragraph 3.2), and any expenses incurred (in accordance with subparagraph 3.4.1) through the date of termination. Executive shall further be entitled to receive an amount equal to his then current Base Salary for four (4) months, payable in accordance with Company’s customary payroll practices on a monthly basis following the effective date of the Release Agreement described herein below, unless an accelerated payment schedule is otherwise approved by the Board as being in the Company’s best interests. Such severance payments shall also be conditioned upon: (i) Executive’s execution of a Release Agreement in a form satisfactory to the Board (which form shall include a general release by Executive of the Company and all who might be made liable through it, a Civil Code section 1542 waiver, return of Company property, non-disparagement, and other terms deemed necessary, appropriate, or customary in connection with such termination without Cause) within a time specified by the Board but not less than 21 days and provided such Release Agreement becomes effective; and (ii) Executive’s continued adherence to his obligations and responsibilities under the Confidential Information Agreement referenced in subparagraph 1.4 of this Agreement. Executive will cooperate in a transition if requested.

 

4.2.4.       Voluntary Resignation by Executive for Good Reason . In the event of Executive's resignation for Good Reason, Executive will be entitled to receive his Base Salary earned through the effective date of his termination, any pro rata Bonus earned through the effective date of his termination in the discretion of the Board (with Bonus payable at the time as set forth in paragraph 3.2), and any expenses incurred (in accordance with subparagraph 3.4.1) through the date of termination. Executive shall further be entitled to receive an amount equal to his Base Salary for four (4) months, payable in accordance with Company’s customary payroll practices on a monthly basis following the effective date of the Release Agreement described herein below, unless an accelerated payment schedule is otherwise approved by the Board as being in the Company’s best interests. Such severance payments shall also be conditioned upon: (i) Executive’s execution of a Release Agreement in a form satisfactory to the Board (which form shall include a general release by Executive of the Company and all who might be made liable through it, a Civil Code section 1542 waiver, return of Company property, non-disparagement, and other terms deemed necessary, appropriate, or customary in connection with such termination without Cause) within a time specified by the Board but not less than 21 days and provided such Release Agreement becomes effective; and (ii) Executive’s continued adherence to his obligations and responsibilities under the Confidential Information Agreement referenced in subparagraph 1.4 of this Agreement. Executive will cooperate in a transition if requested.

 

4.2.5.       Resignation . In the event Executive resigns from the Company regardless of circumstances or reason, other than further to Section 4.1.5, Executive shall be entitled to receive only the Base Salary and Bonus earned by him (in the discretion of the Board) through the effective date of his resignation (with Bonus payable at the time specified in subparagraph 3.2). Executive acknowledges and agrees that he occupies a key position within the Company and acknowledges that his sudden departure without notice or reasonable opportunity for the Company to transition his work or hire a replacement would most likely result in serious harm or detriment to the Company. Nothing herein precludes the Company from electing to end Executive’s employment at any time during the notice period upon payment by the Company of the compensation (Base Salary) which would have been earned by Executive through the effective date of such resignation, followed thereafter at the time specified in subparagraph 3.2 by payment of pro rata Bonus earned through such effective date. In the event Executive’s employment is terminated for Cause after Executive has provided notice of resignation (other than a notice of resignation further to Section 4.1.5), Executive shall be entitled to no further compensation, or payments pursuant to Section 3.2, or other benefits under this Agreement except that portion of any unpaid Base Salary accrued and earned by him hereunder up to and including the effective date of such termination, and pro rata Bonus, if any, earned through the date of termination (payable at the time specified in subparagraph 3.2). Executive’s entitlement to any benefits under any then-existing benefit plans of the Company shall be governed by the terms of each such applicable plan.

 

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5.            Miscellaneous Provisions .

 

5.1.         Severability . If in any jurisdiction any term or provision hereof is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, (a) the remaining terms and provisions hereof shall be unimpaired, (b) any such invalidity or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction, and (c) the invalid or unenforceable term or provision shall, for purposes of such jurisdiction to the extent allowable by applicable law, be deemed replaced by a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision.

 

5.2.         Execution in Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement (and all signatures need not appear on any one counterpart), and this Agreement shall become effective when one or more counterparts has been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to each of the other parties hereto.

 

5.3.         Notices . All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given when delivered by hand, or when delivered if mailed by registered or certified mail or overnight delivery, postage prepaid, return receipt requested as follows:

 

If to the Company, to:

 

Monster Digital, Inc.

2655 Park Center Drive, Unit C

Simi Valley, CA 93065

 

Copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Thomas J. Poletti, Esq.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

695 Town Center Drive

14 th Floor

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

 

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If to Executive, to:

 

David Olert

 

_______________________

_____________, CA 9____

 

or to such other address(es) as a party hereto shall have designated by like notice to the other parties hereto.

 

5.4.         Amendment . No provision of this Agreement may be modified, amended, waived or discharged in any manner except by a written instrument executed by the Company and Executive.

 

5.5.         Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, negotiations, and understandings of the parties hereto, oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

5.6.         Applicable Law; Consent to Jurisdiction . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts entered into and to be performed wholly within said State. Executive and the Company hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal and State courts located in Los Angeles County, California, and waive any objections to such courts based on venue in connection with any claim or dispute arising under this Agreement.

 

5.7.         Headings . The headings contained herein are for the sole purpose of convenience of reference, and shall not in any way limit or affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement.

 

5.8.         Binding Effect; Successors and Assigns . Executive may not delegate his duties or assign his rights hereunder. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.

 

5.9.         Waiver, etc . The failure of either of the parties hereto to at any time enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of any such provision, nor to in any way affect the validity of this Agreement or any provision hereof or the right of either of the parties hereto to thereafter enforce each and every provision of this Agreement. No waiver of any breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless set forth in a written instrument executed by the party against whom or which enforcement of such waiver is sought, and no waiver of any such breach shall be construed or deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.

 

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5.10.       Representations and Warranties . Executive and the Company hereby represent and warrant to the other that: (a) he or it has full power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement, and to perform his or its obligations hereunder; (b) such execution, delivery and performance will not (and with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would not) result in the breach of any agreements or other obligations to which he or it is a party or he or it is otherwise bound; (c) this Agreement is his or its valid and binding obligation in accordance with its terms; (d) Executive represents and warrants that he is under no other obligations, contractual or otherwise, that could impair his ability to perform fully and satisfactorily all of his obligations under this Agreement; (e) Executive has had full opportunity to review this Agreement at his leisure, to obtain all legal advice he has deemed necessary or appropriate and has either done so, or voluntarily and knowingly declined to do so; and (f) neither party has been induced to enter into this Agreement through any promises, threats, coercion, or benefits not set forth expressly in writing in this Agreement.

 

5.11.       Enforcement . Company and Executive agree that this Agreement is the result of arms length negotiation, that each party had full and fair opportunity to negotiate terms and seek and obtain all desired legal advice and assistance for the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement, and that the Agreement shall be construed as if jointly and equally drafted and negotiated by both Company and Executive. If any party institutes legal action to enforce or interpret the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be awarded reasonable attorneys' fees at all trial and appellate levels, and the expenses and costs incurred by such prevailing party in connection therewith.

 

5.12.       Continuing Effect . Where the context of this Agreement requires, the respective rights and obligations of the parties shall survive any termination or expiration of the term of this Agreement.

 

5.13.       Expenses . Each party to this Agreement agrees to bear his or its own expenses in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement.

 

5.14.       Tax Implications . The provision of Bonus, severance and/or any other compensation and benefits described or contemplated in this Agreement may have significant personal tax implications or consequences for Executive. Executive expressly acknowledges and understands that neither the Company nor any of its agents, representatives, officers, directors, members, investors, managers, employees, attorneys, or any other person or entity acting on behalf of the Company has made any representation to Executive or provided any advice to Executive concerning any tax implications or consequences of any of the benefits or compensation contemplated under this Agreement. Executive acknowledges and understands that he is obligated to obtain his own tax advice pertaining to the tax implications and consequences to him of any of the terms of this Agreement, and that Executive must satisfy himself concerning the scope and adequacy of such advice.

 

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Agreed as of the first date written above:

 

  COMPANY:
   
  Monster Digital, Inc.

 

  By: /s/ David H. Clarke
    Name: David H. Clarke
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

  EXECUTIVE:

 

  /s/ David Olert
  David Olert

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

Confidential Information Agreement

 

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Exhibit 10.22

 

CONSULTING AGREEMENT

 

THIS CONSULTING AGREEMENT (this " Agreement ") is entered into by and between Monster Digital, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”, and Jonathan Orban, an individual (" Consultant ") as of this 26th day of May 2016.

 

RECITALS

 

A.           Consultant has extensive experience in providing advisory, consumer marketing and management related services for businesses;

 

B.           The Company desires to retain Consultant to advise the Company on conducting its business and to obtain from Consultant such services commencing on June 6, 2016 (the “ Effective Date ”); and

 

C.           The Company and Consultant desire to memorialize and formalize the terms of their relationship on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

In consideration of the foregoing recitals and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

1.            Engagement as Consultant . The Company agrees to retain Consultant commencing on the Effective Date to act as an independent consultant to provide the Company with services as a strategic adviser and consultant to the Company, including, but not limited to, matters with respect to business development, brand development and guidance, strategic planning and presentations in support of the Company’s business (collectively, the “ Services ”), and Consultant agrees to provide such Services.

 

2.            Term . The term (“ Term ”) of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue unless terminated in accordance with Section 5 hereof.

 

3.            Consideration .

 

(a)           Cash Consideration. For the Services, the Company shall pay Consultant $250 per hour but no more than $10,000 per week during the term of this Agreement payable every two weeks. Payments of $20,000 shall be payable in advance upon the Effective Date and five (5) business days prior to the start of each two week cycle. Upon termination of this Agreement Consultant shall provide an accounting of all hours spent by Consultant rendering Services pursuant to this Agreement. If the sum of total number of hours multiplied by $250 is less than amounts paid by the Company to Consultant further to this Section 3(a), any such excess payments shall be reimbursed by Consultant to the Company within 5 business days of such termination.

 

(b)           Expenses . The Company shall reimburse Consultant for reasonable travel, lodging and other expenses Consultant incurs in connection with performing the Services in an amount not to exceed $20,000. A payment of $5,000 for expenses shall be payable in advance upon the Effective Date and shall be held as a retainer for travel. Any amounts not used shall be reimbursed to the Company within 5 business days. To obtain reimbursement and in connection with such advance payment, Consultant shall submit to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company an invoice describing expenses incurred under this Agreement. Company shall provide any documentation requirements and any travel policy restrictions to Consultant in writing in advance, or be foreclosed from relying on such requirements and restrictions to deny reimbursement. The Company shall pay to Consultant invoiced amounts within ten (10) days after the date of invoice.

 

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4.            Nature of Consultant's Relationship to the Company .

 

(a)           Independent Contractor Status . Consultant is an independent contractor and not an employee of the Company for any purpose whatsoever, including state and federal taxes and workers' compensation insurance. Neither this Agreement, the relationship created between the parties hereto pursuant to this Agreement, nor any course of dealing between the parties hereto is intended to create, or shall create, an employment relationship, a joint venture, partnership or any similar relationship. Consultant does not have, nor shall Consultant hold out Consultant as having, any right, power, or authority to create any contract or obligation, either express or implied, on behalf of, in the name of, or binding upon the Company, or to pledge the Company's credit, or to extend credits in the name of the Company. Consultant is not an officer of the business and has no day to day control of the business.

 

(b)           Taxes . The Company will not withhold any monies for any state, local or federal taxing authorities from compensation earned by Consultant pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(c)           Fringe Benefits . Consultant shall receive no fringe benefits under this Agreement whatsoever, and accordingly, shall receive no insurance benefits, disability income, vacation, holiday pay, sick pay, or any other similar benefits.

 

(d)           Workers' Compensation and Other Insurance Coverage . The Company shall not provide workers' compensation coverage or any other insurance coverage for Consultant. Any and all workers' compensation coverage or other insurance coverage shall be the sole responsibility of Consultant.

 

(e)           Hours . Consultant agrees to devote up to forty (40) hours per week to the providing of Services hereunder. The location chosen by Consultant with respect to the performance of this Agreement shall be mutually acceptable to each of the Consultant and the Company. Hours may include travel time but only if travel is in an automobile, and time is allocated for business related phone calls.

 

5.            Term .

 

(a)          This Agreement shall remain in effect for a term of ten (10) weeks commencing on the Effective Date, unless sooner terminated as hereinafter provided, or unless extended by agreement of the parties. This Agreement may be extended with agreement from both parties .

 

(b)          This Agreement may be terminated by either party, with or without cause, upon prior written notice to the other; provided that if Consultant terminates this Agreement, Consultant shall wind up in an orderly fashion assignments for the Company which Consultant began prior to the date of notice of termination hereunder and would be compensated at his hourly rate.

 

(c)          If termination is effected prior to that date which is two weeks from the Effective Date, Consultant shall return to Company a pro rate portion of the cash compensation advance made pursuant to Section 2(a) of this Agreement based on the total number of calendar days remaining in such two week period prior to the termination date.

 

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(d)          If termination is effected prior to ten (10) weeks from the Effective Date, Consultant shall return to the Company any amounts advanced for expenses that are not subject to reimbursement under Section 2(b) of this Agreement.

 

6.            Confidential Information .

 

(a)           Definition of Confidential Information . In the course of Consultant's performance of any Services for the Company, Consultant may have access to and there may be disclosed to Consultant, information of a confidential nature and/or trade secrets that have great value to the Company. Such information (" Confidential Information ") includes, but is not limited to, any written, oral and visual information relating to: ideas, concepts, designs, manufacturing or market techniques, know-how, processes, techniques, formulas, data, costs, developments, works in progress, products, trade secrets, computer programs, data bases, software and systems, customer lists, pricing and fee information, suppliers, business plans or financial information; creations and technical information of the Company, or any of its clients, consultants or licensees; or information acquired by Consultant from the Company's employees or agents or from the inspection of the Company's property and information disclosed to the Company by third parties. Except for Consultant's relationship with the Company, Consultant hereby acknowledges that Consultant would not otherwise have access to such Confidential Information.

 

(b)           Protection of Confidential Information . During the Term and at any time thereafter, Consultant will keep all Confidential Information in confidence and will not disclose any Confidential Information to any other person except (i) to the persons designated in writing by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, (ii) to the extent such disclosure may be required by law after consultation with the Company's legal counsel and (iii) if such information at the time is generally known to the public through no breach of this Agreement by Consultant or any breach by Consultant of any contractual or fiduciary duty. Consultant will not use any Confidential Information for the gain or benefit of any party outside the Company or for Consultant's own personal gain or benefit outside the scope of Services to be performed for the Company. Consultant will not cause the transmission, removal or transport of Confidential Information from the Company's premises without prior written approval from the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

 

(c)           Return of Company Property . At the time of termination of this Agreement Consultant will deliver to the Company (and will not keep in Consultant's possession or deliver to anyone else) any and all computer programs, software, files or systems devices, records, data, notes, reports, proposals, lists, correspondence, specifications, drawings, blueprints, sketches, materials, equipment, designs, software, computer disks, photographs, photostats, negatives, undeveloped film, tape recordings or other electronic recordings, other documents or property, or reproductions of any of the aforementioned items, belonging to the Company.

 

(d)           Representation . Consultant represents that Consultant's performance of all the terms of this Agreement will not breach any agreement to keep in confidence proprietary information acquired by Consultant in confidence or in trust prior to Consultant's engagement by the Company. Consultant has not entered into, and agrees not to enter into, any oral or written agreement in conflict herewith.

 

(e)           Exceptions . Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement, nothing received by Consultant shall be considered to be Confidential Information of the Company, if (i) it has been rightfully received by Consultant from a third party without confidentiality limitations; (ii) it was known to Consultant prior to his first receipt from the Company, as shown by files or other back-up documentation existing at the time of initial disclosure; or (iii) it is required to be disclosed in the context of any administrative or judicial proceeding, provided that prior written notice of such required disclosure and an opportunity to oppose or limit disclosure is given to the Company.

 

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7.            Inventions .

 

(a)           Assignment of Inventions . Consultant agrees that he will promptly make full written disclosure to the Company, will hold in trust for the sole right and benefit of the Company, and hereby assigns to the Company, or its designee, all of Consultant’s right, title and interest throughout the world in and to any and all inventions, original works of authorship, developments, concepts, know-how, improvements or trade secrets, whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar laws, which Consultant may solely or jointly conceive or develop or reduce to practice, or cause to be conceived or developed or reduced to practice, during the Term (collectively referred to as “Inventions”), except as provided in Section 7(e) below. Consultant further acknowledges that all Inventions which are made by Consultant (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of and during Term are “works made for hire” (to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law) and are compensated by such amounts paid to Consultant under this Agreement, unless regulated otherwise by the mandatory law of the State of California. However, only ip that is directly related to the Company shall have relevance to this Agreement and for the avoidance of doubt and confusion, any inventions or ip related to Integrated Genetic Solutions, Tmblr, Parking Spot, OnAlert, Kurt Orban Partners International, Ralph King Inc or Dark Matter shall be the sole property of Consultant.

 

(b)           Patent and Copyright Rights . Consultant agrees to assist the Company or its designee, at its expense, in every proper way to secure the Company’s, or its designee’s, rights in the Inventions and any copyrights, patents, trademarks, mask work rights, moral rights, or other intellectual property rights relating thereto in any and all countries, including the disclosure to the Company or its designee of all pertinent information and data with respect thereto, the execution of all applications, specifications, oaths, assignments, recordations, and all other instruments which the Company or its designee shall deem necessary in order to apply for, obtain, maintain and transfer such rights, or if not transferable, waive such rights, and in order to assign and convey to the Company or its designee, and any successors, assigns and nominees the sole and exclusive rights, title and interest in and to such Inventions, and any copyrights, patents, mask work rights or other intellectual property rights relating thereto. Consultant further agrees that Consultant’s obligation to execute or cause to be executed, when it is in his power to do so, any such instrument or papers shall continue after the termination of this Agreement until the expiration of the last such intellectual property right to expire in any country of the world. However, only ip that is directly related to the Company shall have relevance to this Agreement and for the avoidance of doubt and confusion, any inventions or ip related to Integrated Genetic Solutions, Tmblr, Parking Spot, OnAlert, Kurt Orban Partners International, Ralph King Inc or Dark Matter shall be the sole property of Consultant..

 

(c)           Power of Attorney . If the Company or its designee is unable because of Consultant’s mental or physical incapacity or unavailability or for any other reason to secure Consultant’s signature to assign any of the Inventions under Section 7(a) hereof, or to apply for or to pursue any application for any United States or foreign patents, copyright, mask works or other registrations covering Inventions or original works of authorship assigned to the Company or its designee under this Agreement, then Consultant hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as Consultant’s agent and attorney in fact, to act for and on Consultant’s behalf and stead to execute and file any such assignments or applications, and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the assignment of the Inventions, or the application for, prosecution, issuance, maintenance or transfer of letters patent, copyright or other registrations thereon with the same legal force and effect as if originally executed by Consultant. Consultant hereby waives and irrevocably quitclaims to the Company or its designee any and all claims, of any nature whatsoever, which Consultant now or hereafter has for infringement of any and all proprietary rights assigned to the Company or such designee.

 

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(d)           Exception to Assignments . Consultant understands that the provisions of this Agreement requiring assignment of Inventions to the Company do not apply to any invention that Consultant developed on his own time, without using the Company’s equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret information except for those inventions that either: (i) relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention to the Company’s business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the Company; (ii) result from any work performed by Consultant for the Company or (iii) as further described excluded in this Section 7. Consultant will advise the Company promptly in writing of any inventions that Consultant believes meet such provisions.

 

8.            Rights and Remedies Upon Breach . If Consultant breaches, or threatens to breach Sections 6 or 7 of this Agreement, the Company will have the following rights and remedies, each of which rights and remedies shall be independent of the other and severally enforceable, and all of which shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available to the Company under law or in equity:

 

(a)           Specific Performance . The right and remedy to have this Agreement specifically enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach will cause irreparable injury to the Company and that money damages will not provide an adequate remedy to the Company.

 

(b)           Injunctive Relief . The right and remedy to apply to any court of law or equity having jurisdiction for injunctive relief (without the posting of a bond or other security), it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach will cause irreparable injury to the Company and that money damages will not provide an adequate remedy to the Company.

 

9.            Entire Agreement; Interpretation . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof, written or otherwise. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument executed by Consultant and by an authorized representative of the Company.

 

10.          Waiver . Any failure to exercise or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege herein contained, or any failure or delay at any time to require the other party's performance of any obligation under this Agreement, shall not affect the right to subsequently exercise that right, power or privilege, or to require performance of that obligation. A waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall not be deemed, nor shall it constitute, a waiver of any other provision, whether or not similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

11.          Assignment; Binding Effect . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Company and its successors and assigns; however, this Agreement is personal to Consultant and may not be assigned by Consultant in whole or in part.

 

12.          Severability . If any provision of this Agreement shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, it shall be deemed separable from, and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of, the remaining provisions of this Agreement, and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be enforced to the fullest extent possible.

 

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13.          Governing Law . This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

14.          Arbitration . Other than seeking court intervention for injunctive relief, specific performance and the like, all disputes arising out of or relating in any way to Consultant’s performance of the Services hereunder, this Agreement or the termination of this Agreement, shall be adjudicated in binding arbitration as described in more detail in this Section. Any dispute submitted to arbitration pursuant to this Section shall be determined by arbitration in accordance with the rules of the Judicial, Arbitration and Mediation Services (JAMS). The parties shall mutually select a single arbitrator to hear the matter; provided that if the parties are unable to agree, the arbitrator shall be selected by JAMS. The arbitration shall be held in Los Angeles County, California. Any decision made by the arbitrator shall be final, binding and conclusive on the parties and each party to the arbitration shall be entitled to enforce such decision to the fullest extent permitted by law and entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

 

15.          Notices . Unless otherwise provided herein, any notice to be given hereunder by any party to the other shall be in writing and delivered in person or by commercial overnight courier, by facsimile transmission or mailed by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, as follows:

 

To Company:

Monster Digital, Inc.

2655 Park Center Drive, Unit C

Simi Valley, CA 93065

Attn:  Chief Executive Officer

   
To Consultant:

Jonathan Orban

111 Anza Blvd, #350

Burlingame, CA 94010

 

Any such notice or other communication shall be deemed received and effective upon the earlier of (a) if personally delivered, the date of delivery to the address of the person to receive such notice; (b) if delivered by commercial overnight carrier, one (1) day following the receipt of such communication by such carrier from the sender; (c) if mailed, forty-eight (48) hours after the date of posting by the United States Post Office as shown by the sender's registry or certification receipt, as the case may be; or (d) if given by facsimile, when sent. Notice of change of address shall be given by written notice in the manner detailed in this Section 15.

 

16.          Attorneys' Fees; Costs . If any action at law or in equity (including an arbitration) is brought to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement or any obligation owing hereunder, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees and all costs and expenses of suit or arbitration.

 

17.          Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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

 

CONSULTANT   MONSTER DIGITAL, INC.
     
/s/ Jonathan Orban   By: /s/ David H. Clarke
Jonathan Orban   Name:  David H. Clarke
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.23

 

CONSULTING AGREEMENT

 

THIS CONSULTING AGREEMENT (this " Agreement ") is entered into by and between Monster Digital, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Jawahar Tandon, an individual (" Consultant "), on this 6th day of June 2016 .

 

recitals

 

A.          Consultant has extensive experience in providing advisory, consumer marketing and management related services for businesses;

 

B.          On the effective date of the Company’s initial public offering (the " Effective Date "), the Company desires to retain Consultant to advise the Company on conducting its business and to obtain from Consultant such services; and

 

C.          The Company and Consultant desire to memorialize and formalize the terms of their relationship on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

In consideration of the foregoing recitals and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

1.            Engagement as Consultant . The Company agrees to retain Consultant, commencing on the Effective Date, to act as an independent consultant to provide the Company with services as a strategic adviser and consultant to the Company, specifically with respect to maintaining, improving and expanding the Company’s business and strategic relationship with Monster, Inc., including, but not limited to, matters with respect to business development, brand development and guidance, strategic planning and presentations in support thereof (collectively, the “ Services ”), and Consultant agrees to provide such Services.

 

2.            Term . The term (“ Term ”) of this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall continue unless terminated in accordance with Section 5 hereof.

 

3.            Consideration .

 

(a)           Share Compensation. In consideration of the Services to be provided by Consultant, on the Effective Date the Company shall issue to Consultant 125,000 shares of its common stock (which number shall be post any reverse stock split(s) effected by the Company prior to the Effective Date)(the “ Shares ”). One half of the Shares shall vest on the first anniversary date of this Agreement provided that Consultant has not terminated this Agreement prior to such date, and one half of the Shares shall vest on the second anniversary date of this Agreement, provided that Consultant has not terminated this Agreement prior to such date. In addition, the Company shall reimburse Consultant for reasonable travel and other expenses, as pre-approved in writing by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, that Consultant incurs in connection with performing the Services. To obtain reimbursement, Consultant shall submit a pre-approval request to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, receive a written pre-approval from the Chief Executive Officer and thereafter submit an invoice describing expenses incurred under this Agreement. The Company shall pay to Consultant approved invoiced amounts within thirty (30) days after the date of invoice.

 

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(b)           Investment Representations, Acknowledgements and Understandings .

 

(i)          Consultant acknowledges that the purchase of the Shares involves a high degree of risk in that (1) the Company will need additional capital to operate its business but has no assurance of additional necessary capital; (2) an investment in the Company is highly speculative and only investors who can afford the loss of their entire investment should consider investing in the Company; (3) Consultant may not be able to liquidate his investment; (4) transferability of the Shares is extremely limited; (5) Consultant could sustain the loss of his entire investment; and (6) the Company is and will be subject to numerous other risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, significant and material risks relating to the Company’s business and operations, and the industries, markets and geographic regions in which the Company competes;

 

(ii)         Consultant acknowledges that he has prior investment experience, including without limitation, investment in non-listed and non-registered securities, or he has employed the services of an investment advisor, attorney or accountant to read all of the documents furnished or made available by the Company to him and to evaluate the merits and risks of such an investment on his behalf, and that he recognizes the highly speculative nature of this investment.

 

(iii)        Consultant hereby represents that he has been furnished or given access by the Company with or to all information regarding the Company and its financial conditions and results of operations which he had requested or desired to know; that all documents which could be reasonably provided have been made available for his inspection and review; that he has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from duly authorized representatives of the Company which he had requested.

 

(iv)        Consultant acknowledges that the purchase of the Shares involves tax consequences, and that he must retain his own professional advisors to evaluate the tax and other consequences of an investment in the Shares.

 

(v)         Consultant represents that the Shares are being purchased for his own account, for investment and not for distribution or resale to others. Consultant agrees that he will not sell or otherwise transfer any of the Shares unless they are registered under the Act or unless an exemption from such registration is available and, upon the Company’s request, the Company receives an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company confirming that an exemption from such registration is available for such sale or transfer.

 

(vi)        Consultant understands that Rule 144 (the “Rule”) promulgated under the Act requires, among other conditions, a six (6) month holding period prior to the resale (in limited amounts) of securities acquired in a non-public offering without having to satisfy the registration requirements under the Act. Consultant understands that the Company makes no representation or warranty regarding its fulfillment in the future of any reporting requirements under the Exchange Act, or its dissemination to the public of any current financial or other information concerning the Company , as is required by Rule 144 as one of the conditions of its availability.

 

(vii)       Consultant understands that the certificates evidencing the Shares to be issued will bear the following legend:

 

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THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND NEITHER SUCH SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (2) PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, IN WHICH CASE THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE COMPANY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (3) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND BASED ON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S HAVE BEEN SATISFIED.

 

(c)           Limitations on Transfer. Other than as set forth below, the Consultant agrees that until that date which is one year from the Effective Date, he shall not: (a) sell, assign, exchange, transfer, pledge, distribute or otherwise dispose of (i) any of the Shares, or (ii) any interest (including, without limitation, an option to buy or sell) in any of the Shares, in whole or in part, and no such attempted transfer shall be treated as effective for any purpose; or (b) engage in any transaction in respect to any of the Shares or any interest therein, the intent or effect of which is the effective economic disposition of such shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Consultant may transfer Shares to any of the following (a “ Transferee ”): (i) by beneficiary designation, will or intestate succession or (ii) to the Immediate Family (as defined below) of the Consultant or to a trust established by the Consultant for the benefit of the Consultant or the Consultant ’s Immediate Family, provided in either case that the Transferee agrees in writing on a form prescribed by the Company to be bound by all provisions of this Section 3(c) as though such Transferee were the Consultant hereunder. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Immediate Family ” shall mean spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent, father, mother, brother or sister.

 

4.            Nature of Consultant's Relationship to the Company .

 

(a)           Independent Contractor Status . Consultant is an independent contractor and not an employee of the Company for any purpose whatsoever, including state and federal taxes and workers' compensation insurance. Neither this Agreement, the relationship created between the parties hereto pursuant to this Agreement, nor any course of dealing between the parties hereto is intended to create, or shall create, an employment relationship, a joint venture, partnership or any similar relationship. Consultant does not have, nor shall Consultant hold out Consultant as having, any right, power, or authority to create any contract or obligation, either express or implied, on behalf of, in the name of, or binding upon the Company, or to pledge the Company's credit, or to extend credits in the name of the Company.

 

(b)           Taxes . The Company will not withhold any monies for any state, local or federal taxing authorities from compensation earned by Consultant pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(c)           Fringe Benefits . Consultant shall receive no fringe benefits under this Agreement whatsoever, and accordingly, shall receive no insurance benefits, disability income, vacation, holiday pay, sick pay, or any other similar benefits.

 

(d)           Workers' Compensation and Other Insurance Coverage . The Company shall not provide workers' compensation coverage or any other insurance coverage for Consultant. Any and all workers' compensation coverage or other insurance coverage shall be the sole responsibility of Consultant.

 

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(e)           Hours . The time devoted by Consultant to the performance of this Agreement shall be left to the sole discretion of Consultant. Consultant shall not be required to work any specified hours or specified days.

 

5.            Term .

 

(a)          This Agreement shall remain in effect for a term of two (1) years commencing on the Effective Date, unless sooner terminated as hereinafter provided, or unless extended by agreement of the parties.

 

(b)          This Agreement may be terminated by either party, with or without cause, upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the other; provided that if Consultant terminates this Agreement, Consultant shall wind up in an orderly fashion assignments for the Company which Consultant began prior to the date of notice of termination hereunder.

 

6.            Confidential Information .

 

(a)           Definition of Confidential Information . In the course of Consultant's performance of any Services for the Company, Consultant may have access to and there may be disclosed to Consultant, information of a confidential nature and/or trade secrets that have great value to the Company. Such information (" Confidential Information ") includes, but is not limited to, any written, oral and visual information relating to: ideas, concepts, designs, manufacturing or market techniques, know-how, processes, techniques, formulas, data, costs, developments, works in progress, products, trade secrets, computer programs, data bases, software and systems, customer lists, pricing and fee information, suppliers, business plans or financial information; creations and technical information of the Company, or any of its clients, consultants or licensees; or information acquired by Consultant from the Company's employees or agents or from the inspection of the Company's property and information disclosed to the Company by third parties. Except for Consultant's relationship with the Company, Consultant hereby acknowledges that Consultant would not otherwise have access to such Confidential Information.

 

(b)           Protection of Confidential Information . During the Term and at any time thereafter, Consultant will keep all Confidential Information in confidence and will not disclose any Confidential Information to any other person except (i) to the persons designated in writing by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, (ii) to the extent such disclosure may be required by law after consultation with the Company's legal counsel and (iii) if such information at the time is generally known to the public through no breach of this Agreement by Consultant or any breach by Consultant of any contractual or fiduciary duty. Consultant will not use any Confidential Information for the gain or benefit of any party outside the Company or for Consultant's own personal gain or benefit outside the scope of Services to be performed for the Company. Consultant will not cause the transmission, removal or transport of Confidential Information from the Company's premises without prior written approval from the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

 

(c)           Return of Company Property . At the time of termination of this Agreement Consultant will deliver to the Company (and will not keep in Consultant's possession or deliver to anyone else) any and all computer programs, software, files or systems devices, records, data, notes, reports, proposals, lists, correspondence, specifications, drawings, blueprints, sketches, materials, equipment, designs, software, computer disks, photographs, photostats, negatives, undeveloped film, tape recordings or other electronic recordings, other documents or property, or reproductions of any of the aforementioned items, belonging to the Company.

 

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(d)           Representation . Consultant represents that Consultant's performance of all the terms of this Agreement will not breach any agreement to keep in confidence proprietary information acquired by Consultant in confidence or in trust prior to Consultant's engagement by the Company. Consultant has not entered into, and agrees not to enter into, any oral or written agreement in conflict herewith.

 

(e)           Exceptions . Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement, nothing received by Consultant shall be considered to be Confidential Information of the Company, if (i) it has been rightfully received by Consultant from a third party without confidentiality limitations; (ii) it was known to Consultant prior to his first receipt from the Company, as shown by files or other back-up documentation existing at the time of initial disclosure; or (iii) it is required to be disclosed in the context of any administrative or judicial proceeding, provided that prior written notice of such required disclosure and an opportunity to oppose or limit disclosure is given to the Company.

 

7.            Inventions .

 

(a)           Assignment of Inventions . Consultant agrees that he will promptly make full written disclosure to the Company, will hold in trust for the sole right and benefit of the Company, and hereby assigns to the Company, or its designee, all of Consultant’s right, title and interest throughout the world in and to any and all inventions, original works of authorship, developments, concepts, know-how, improvements or trade secrets, whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar laws, which Consultant may solely or jointly conceive or develop or reduce to practice, or cause to be conceived or developed or reduced to practice, during the Term (collectively referred to as “Inventions”), except as provided in Section 7(e) below. Consultant further acknowledges that all Inventions which are made by Consultant (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of and during Term are “works made for hire” (to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law) and are compensated by such amounts paid to Consultant under this Agreement, unless regulated otherwise by the mandatory law of the State of California.

 

(b)           Maintenance of Records . Consultant agrees to keep and maintain adequate and current written records of all Inventions made by Consultant (solely or jointly with others) during the Term. The records may be in the form of notes, sketches, drawings, flow charts, electronic data or recordings, notebooks, and any other format. The records will be available to and remain the sole property of the Company at all times. Consultant agrees not to remove such records from the Company’s place of business except as expressly permitted by Company policy which may, from time to time, be revised at the sole election of the Company for the purpose of furthering the Company’s business.

 

(c)           Patent and Copyright Rights . Consultant agrees to assist the Company or its designee, at its expense, in every proper way to secure the Company’s, or its designee’s, rights in the Inventions and any copyrights, patents, trademarks, mask work rights, moral rights, or other intellectual property rights relating thereto in any and all countries, including the disclosure to the Company or its designee of all pertinent information and data with respect thereto, the execution of all applications, specifications, oaths, assignments, recordations, and all other instruments which the Company or its designee shall deem necessary in order to apply for, obtain, maintain and transfer such rights, or if not transferable, waive such rights, and in order to assign and convey to the Company or its designee, and any successors, assigns and nominees the sole and exclusive rights, title and interest in and to such Inventions, and any copyrights, patents, mask work rights or other intellectual property rights relating thereto. Consultant further agrees that Consultant’s obligation to execute or cause to be executed, when it is in his power to do so, any such instrument or papers shall continue after the termination of this Agreement until the expiration of the last such intellectual property right to expire in any country of the world.

 

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(d)           Power of Attorney . If the Company or its designee is unable because of Consultant’s mental or physical incapacity or unavailability or for any other reason to secure Consultant’s signature to assign any of the Inventions under Section 7(a) hereof, or to apply for or to pursue any application for any United States or foreign patents, copyright, mask works or other registrations covering Inventions or original works of authorship assigned to the Company or its designee under this Agreement, then Consultant hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as Consultant’s agent and attorney in fact, to act for and on Consultant’s behalf and stead to execute and file any such assignments or applications, and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the assignment of the Inventions, or the application for, prosecution, issuance, maintenance or transfer of letters patent, copyright or other registrations thereon with the same legal force and effect as if originally executed by Consultant. Consultant hereby waives and irrevocably quitclaims to the Company or its designee any and all claims, of any nature whatsoever, which Consultant now or hereafter has for infringement of any and all proprietary rights assigned to the Company or such designee.

 

(e)           Exception to Assignments . Consultant understands that the provisions of this Agreement requiring assignment of Inventions to the Company do not apply to any invention that Consultant developed on his own time, without using the Company’s equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret information except for those inventions that either: (i) relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention to the Company’s business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the Company; or (ii) result from any work performed by Consultant for the Company. Consultant will advise the Company promptly in writing of any inventions that Consultant believes meet such provisions.

 

8.            Rights and Remedies Upon Breach . If Consultant breaches, or threatens to breach Sections 6 or 7 of this Agreement, the Company will have the following rights and remedies, each of which rights and remedies shall be independent of the other and severally enforceable, and all of which shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available to the Company under law or in equity:

 

(a)           Specific Performance . The right and remedy to have this Agreement specifically enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach will cause irreparable injury to the Company and that money damages will not provide an adequate remedy to the Company.

 

(b)           Injunctive Relief . The right and remedy to apply to any court of law or equity having jurisdiction for injunctive relief (without the posting of a bond or other security), it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach will cause irreparable injury to the Company and that money damages will not provide an adequate remedy to the Company.

 

9.            Entire Agreement; Interpretation . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof, written or otherwise. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument executed by Consultant and by an authorized representative of the Company.

 

10.          Waiver . Any failure to exercise or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege herein contained, or any failure or delay at any time to require the other party's performance of any obligation under this Agreement, shall not affect the right to subsequently exercise that right, power or privilege, or to require performance of that obligation. A waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall not be deemed, nor shall it constitute, a waiver of any other provision, whether or not similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

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11.          Assignment; Binding Effect . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Company and its successors and assigns; however, this Agreement is personal to Consultant and may not be assigned by Consultant in whole or in part.

 

12.          Severability . If any provision of this Agreement shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, it shall be deemed separable from, and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of, the remaining provisions of this Agreement, and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be enforced to the fullest extent possible.

 

13.          Governing Law . This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

14.          Arbitration . Other than seeking court intervention for injunctive relief, specific performance and the like, all disputes arising out of or relating in any way to Consultant’s performance of the Services hereunder, this Agreement or the termination of this Agreement, shall be adjudicated in binding arbitration as described in more detail in this Section. Any dispute submitted to arbitration pursuant to this Section shall be determined by arbitration in accordance with the rules of the Judicial, Arbitration and Mediation Services (JAMS). The parties shall mutually select a single arbitrator to hear the matter; provided that if the parties are unable to agree, the arbitrator shall be selected by JAMS. The arbitration shall be held in Los Angeles County, California. Any decision made by the arbitrator shall be final, binding and conclusive on the parties and each party to the arbitration shall be entitled to enforce such decision to the fullest extent permitted by law and entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

 

15.          Notices . Unless otherwise provided herein, any notice to be given hereunder by any party to the other shall be in writing and delivered in person or by commercial overnight courier, by facsimile transmission or mailed by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, as follows:

 

To Company:

Monster Digital, Inc.

2655 Park Center Drive, Unit C

Simi Valley, CA 93065

Attn: Chief Executive Officer

   
To Consultant:

Jawahar Tandon

2655 Park Center Drive, Unit C

Simi Valley, CA 93065

 

Any such notice or other communication shall be deemed received and effective upon the earlier of (a) if personally delivered, the date of delivery to the address of the person to receive such notice; (b) if delivered by commercial overnight carrier, one (1) day following the receipt of such communication by such carrier from the sender; (c) if mailed, forty-eight (48) hours after the date of posting by the United States Post Office as shown by the sender's registry or certification receipt, as the case may be; or (d) if given by facsimile, when sent. Notice of change of address shall be given by written notice in the manner detailed in this Section 15.

 

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16.          Attorneys' Fees; Costs . If any action at law or in equity (including an arbitration) is brought to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement or any obligation owing hereunder, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees and all costs and expenses of suit or arbitration.

 

17.          Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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

 

CONSULTANT   MONSTER DIGITAL, INC.
     
/s/ Jawahar Tandon   By: /s/ David H. Clarke
Jawahar Tandon   Name: David H. Clarke
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 23.2

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

We consent to the inclusion in Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (file no. 333-207938) of Monster Digital, Inc. and Subsidiary of our report, which includes an explanatory paragraph related to Monster Digital, Inc.’s ability to continue as a going concern dated April 20 2016, except for the effects of the matter discussed in the last paragraph of Note 11 which are as of June 6, 2016, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of Monster Digital, Inc. and Subsidiary as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 and for the years then ended. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts”.

 

 

 

/s/ CohnReznick LLP

Roseland, New Jersey

June 6, 2016