Issuer CIK | 0001638850 |
Issuer CCC | XXXXXXXX |
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Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing? | ☒ LIVE ☐ TEST |
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E-Mail Address |
Exact name of issuer as specified in the issuer's charter | XTI Aircraft Co |
Jurisdiction of Incorporation / Organization |
DELAWARE
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Year of Incorporation | 2009 |
CIK | 0001638850 |
Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code | AIRCRAFT |
I.R.S. Employer Identification Number | 37-1589087 |
Total number of full-time employees | 0 |
Total number of part-time employees | 0 |
Address 1 | 7395 S. Peoria St. |
Address 2 | SUITE 206 |
City | ENGLEWOOD |
State/Country |
COLORADO
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Mailing Zip/ Postal Code | 80112 |
Phone | 3035035660 |
Name | Sara Hanks |
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Industry Group (select one) | ☐ Banking ☐ Insurance ☒ Other |
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
$
436973.00 |
Investment Securities |
$
0.00 |
Total Investments |
$
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Accounts and Notes Receivable |
$
0.00 |
Loans |
$
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Property, Plant and Equipment (PP&E): |
$
0.00 |
Property and Equipment |
$
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Total Assets |
$
601934.00 |
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities |
$
745437.00 |
Policy Liabilities and Accruals |
$
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Deposits |
$
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Long Term Debt |
$
1281866.00 |
Total Liabilities |
$
2433170.00 |
Total Stockholders' Equity |
$
-1831236.00 |
Total Liabilities and Equity |
$
601934.00 |
Total Revenues |
$
0.00 |
Total Interest Income |
$
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Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues |
$
0.00 |
Total Interest Expenses |
$
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Depreciation and Amortization |
$
0.00 |
Net Income |
$
-3192836.00 |
Earnings Per Share - Basic |
$
0.00 |
Earnings Per Share - Diluted |
$
0.00 |
Name of Auditor (if any) | EKS&H LLLP |
Name of Class (if any) Common Equity | Common Stock |
Common Equity Units Outstanding | 38351590 |
Common Equity CUSIP (if any): | 000000N/A |
Common Equity Units Name of Trading Center or Quotation Medium (if any) | N/A |
Preferred Equity Name of Class (if any) | N/A |
Preferred Equity Units Outstanding | 0 |
Preferred Equity CUSIP (if any) | 000000N/A |
Preferred Equity Name of Trading Center or Quotation Medium (if any) | N/A |
Debt Securities Name of Class (if any) | N/A |
Debt Securities Units Outstanding | 0 |
Debt Securities CUSIP (if any): | 000000N/A |
Debt Securities Name of Trading Center or Quotation Medium (if any) | N/A |
Check this box to certify that all of the following statements are true for the issuer(s)
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Check this box to certify that, as of the time of this filing, each person described in Rule 262 of Regulation A is either not disqualified under that rule or is disqualified but has received a waiver of such disqualification.
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Check this box if "bad actor" disclosure under Rule 262(d) is provided in Part II of the offering statement.
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Check the appropriate box to indicate whether you are conducting a Tier 1 or Tier 2 offering | ☐ Tier1 ☒ Tier2 |
Check the appropriate box to indicate whether the financial statements have been audited | ☐ Unaudited ☒ Audited |
Types of Securities Offered in this Offering Statement (select all that apply) |
☒Equity (common or preferred stock) |
Does the issuer intend to offer the securities on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 251(d)(3)? | ☒ Yes ☐ No |
Does the issuer intend this offering to last more than one year? | ☐ Yes ☒ No |
Does the issuer intend to price this offering after qualification pursuant to Rule 253(b)? | ☐ Yes ☒ No |
Will the issuer be conducting a best efforts offering? | ☒ Yes ☐ No |
Has the issuer used solicitation of interest communications in connection with the proposed offering? | ☒ Yes ☐ No |
Does the proposed offering involve the resale of securities by affiliates of the issuer? | ☐ Yes ☒ No |
Number of securities offered | 15000000 |
Number of securities of that class outstanding | 38351590 |
Price per security |
$
1.5000 |
The portion of the aggregate offering price attributable to securities being offered on behalf of the issuer |
$
22500000.00 |
The portion of the aggregate offering price attributable to securities being offered on behalf of selling securityholders |
$
0.00 |
The portion of the aggregate offering price attributable to all the securities of the issuer sold pursuant to a qualified offering statement within the 12 months before the qualification of this offering statement |
$
0.00 |
The estimated portion of aggregate sales attributable to securities that may be sold pursuant to any other qualified offering statement concurrently with securities being sold under this offering statement |
$
0.00 |
Total (the sum of the aggregate offering price and aggregate sales in the four preceding paragraphs) |
$
22500000.00 |
Underwriters - Name of Service Provider | JumpStart Securities, LLC | Underwriters - Fees |
$
533636.00 |
Sales Commissions - Name of Service Provider | Sales Commissions - Fee |
$
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Finders' Fees - Name of Service Provider | Finders' Fees - Fees |
$
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Audit - Name of Service Provider | EKS&H LLLP | Audit - Fees |
$
5000.00 |
Legal - Name of Service Provider | CrowdCheck Law LLP | Legal - Fees |
$
10000.00 |
Promoters - Name of Service Provider | Promoters - Fees |
$
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Blue Sky Compliance - Name of Service Provider | Blue Sky Compliance - Fees |
$
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CRD Number of any broker or dealer listed: | 156214 |
Estimated net proceeds to the issuer |
$
21951364.00 |
Clarification of responses (if necessary) |
Selected States and Jurisdictions |
ALABAMA
ALASKA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
HAWAII
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
IOWA
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MAINE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
UTAH
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
PUERTO RICO
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None | ☐ |
Same as the jurisdictions in which the issuer intends to offer the securities | ☒ |
Selected States and Jurisdictions |
ALABAMA
ALASKA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
HAWAII
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
IOWA
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MAINE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
UTAH
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
PUERTO RICO
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As to any unregistered securities issued by the issuer of any of its predecessors or affiliated issuers within one year before the filing of this Form 1-A, state:
(a)Name of such issuer | XTI Aircraft Company |
(b)(1) Title of securities issued | Common Stock |
(2) Total Amount of such securities issued | 1274125 |
(3) Amount of such securities sold by or for the account of any person who at the time was a director, officer, promoter or principal securityholder of the issuer of such securities, or was an underwriter of any securities of such issuer. | 0 |
(c)(1) Aggregate consideration for which the securities were issued and basis for computing the amount thereof. | $1,274,125 |
(2) Aggregate consideration for which the securities listed in (b)(3) of this item (if any) were issued and the basis for computing the amount thereof (if different from the basis described in (c)(1)). |
As to any unregistered securities issued by the issuer of any of its predecessors or affiliated issuers within one year before the filing of this Form 1-A, state:
(a)Name of such issuer | XTI Aircraft Company |
(b)(1) Title of securities issued | Convertible Promissory Notes |
(2) Total Amount of such securities issued | 530000 |
(3) Amount of such securities sold by or for the account of any person who at the time was a director, officer, promoter or principal securityholder of the issuer of such securities, or was an underwriter of any securities of such issuer. | 0 |
(c)(1) Aggregate consideration for which the securities were issued and basis for computing the amount thereof. | $530,000 at par |
(2) Aggregate consideration for which the securities listed in (b)(3) of this item (if any) were issued and the basis for computing the amount thereof (if different from the basis described in (c)(1)). |
(e) Indicate the section of the Securities Act or Commission rule or regulation relied upon for exemption from the registration requirements of such Act and state briefly the facts relied upon for such exemption | Regulation A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act |
An Offering Statement pursuant to Regulation A relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Information contained in this Preliminary Offering Circular is subject to completion or amendment. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted before the Offering Statement filed with the Commission is qualified. This Preliminary Offering Circular shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor may there be any sales of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful before registration or qualification under the laws of any such state. We may elect to satisfy our obligation to deliver a Final Offering Circular by sending you a notice within two business days after the completion of our sale to you that contains the URL where the Final Offering Circular or the Offering statement in which such Final Offering Circular was filed may be obtained.
As submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 25, 2018
XTI Aircraft Company
Up to 15,000,000 Shares of Common Stock
Minimum purchase: 300 Shares ($450)
We are offering up to 15,000,000 shares of common stock on a “best efforts” basis. Since there is no minimum amount of securities that must be purchased, all investor funds will be available to the company upon commencement of this Offering upon one or more closings, which may take place at the company’s discretion, and no investor funds will be returned if an insufficient amount of shares are sold to cover the expenses of this Offering and provide net proceeds to the company.
Generally, no sale may be made to you in this Offering if the aggregate purchase price you pay is more than 10% of the greater of your annual income or net worth. Different rules apply to accredited investors and non-natural persons. Before making any representation that your investment does not exceed applicable thresholds, we encourage you to review Rule 251(d)(2)(i)(C) of Regulation A. For general information on investing, we encourage you to refer to www.investor.gov
Sale of these shares will commence after the Offering Statement filed with the Commission is re-qualified. We currently estimate that sale of these shares will recommence on or about August __, 2018.
There is currently no trading market for our common stock.
These are speculative securities. Investing in our shares involves significant risks. You should purchase these securities only if you can afford a complete loss of your investment. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5.
(1) | We do not intend to use commissioned sales agents or underwriters. |
(2) | Does not include expenses of the Offering, including costs of blue sky compliance, fees to be paid to JumpStart Securities, LLC) and costs of posting offering information on StartEngine.com. At the maximum offering, the company estimates it will pay the following fees in cash: between $144,785 and $2,017,785 to JumpStart depending on how many shares each investor purchases (the company has assumed it will pay $649,736 in the “Use of Proceeds to Issuer” below) and between $56,250 and $2,500,000 to StartEngine depending on how many shares each investor purchases (the company has assumed it will pay $897,050, which includes a $25,000 payment for creation of our online campaign page and for marketing consulting services, in the “Use of Proceeds to Issuer” below). The company will also be required to issue warrants to StartEngine based on the number of investors in the Offering. In addition, the company assumes it will pay $1,003,174 to David Brody for the redemption of certain convertible notes and contingent payments at the maximum offering. However, under the Brody Note, the company will not owe anything to Mr. Brody unless and until $5 million is raised in this Offering. At any time after that amount is raised, and at the point when $10 million and $15 million is raised, the company will make payments of $250,000 each, if Mr. Brody does not convert all or part of the Note into shares of the company. See “Plan of Distribution” and “Interest of Management and Others in Certain Transactions”. |
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission does not pass upon the merits of or give its approval to any securities offered or the terms of the Offering, nor does it pass upon the accuracy or completeness of any Offering Circular or other solicitation materials. These securities are offered pursuant to an exemption from registration with the Commission; however, the Commission has not made an independent determination that the securities offered are exempt from registration.
The Offering will terminate at the earlier of: (1) the date at which the maximum Offering amount has been sold, (2) the date which is one year from this Offering Statement being re-qualified by the Commission, or (3) the date at which the Offering is earlier terminated by the company in its sole discretion.
We are following the “Offering Circular” format of disclosure under Regulation A.
Centennial Airport, 7395 S. Peoria St., Suite 206, Englewood, Colorado 80112 (303) 503-5660; www.xtiaircraft.com
The date of this Offering Circular is July 25, 2018
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some of the statements under “Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Our Business” and elsewhere in this Offering Circular constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar matters that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “should,” “will” and “would” or the negatives of these terms or other comparable terminology.
You should not place undue reliance on forward looking statements. The cautionary statements set forth in this Offering Circular, including in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere, identify important factors which you should consider in evaluating our forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things:
· | overall strength and stability of general economic conditions and of the aircraft industry more specifically, both in the United States and globally; | |
· | changes in the competitive environment, including adoption of technologies and products that compete with our products; | |
· | our ability to generate consistent revenues; | |
· | our ability to effectively execute our business plan; | |
· | changes in laws or regulations governing our business and operations; | |
· | our ability to maintain adequate liquidity and financing sources and an appropriate level of debt on terms favorable to our company; | |
· | the number of reservations and cancellations for our aircraft and our ability to deliver on those reservations; | |
· | our ability to maintain quality control over our aircraft; | |
· | costs and risks associated with litigation; | |
· | our ability to obtain and protect our existing intellectual property protections including patents; | |
· | changes in accounting principles, or their application or interpretation, and our ability to make estimates and the assumptions underlying the estimates, which could have an effect on earnings; | |
· | other risks described from time to time in periodic and current reports that we file with the Commission. |
This list of factors that may affect future performance and the accuracy of forward-looking statements is illustrative, but not exhaustive. New risk factors and uncertainties not described here or elsewhere in this Offering Circular, including in the sections of entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” may emerge from time to time. Moreover, because we operate in a competitive and rapidly changing environment, it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. The forward-looking statements are also subject to the risks and uncertainties specific to XTI including but not limited to the fact that we have limited operating history, have not yet begun producing or delivering our first aircraft, have no current revenue, and have limited number of management and other staff. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this Offering Circular may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.
You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assume responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements.
This Offering Circular contains estimates and statistical data that we obtained from industry publications and reports. These publications generally indicate that they have obtained their information from sources believed to be reliable, but do not guarantee the accuracy and completeness of their information, and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such estimates. Although we believe the publications are reliable, we have not independently verified their data. In addition, projections, assumptions and estimates of our future performance and the future performance of the markets in which we operate are necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk.
You should read this Offering Circular and the documents that we reference and have filed as exhibits to the offering statement of which this Offering Circular is a part with the understanding that our actual future results, levels of activity, performance and achievements may be materially different from what we expect.
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Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described in this Offering Circular occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, included in this Offering Circular are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. This cautionary statement should also be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that we or persons acting on our behalf may issue.
Except as otherwise required by applicable law, we disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus.
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2. SUMMARY OF INFORMATION IN OFFERING CIRCULAR
The following summary highlights selected information contained in this Offering Circular. This summary does not contain all the information that may be important to you. You should read the more detailed information contained in this Offering Circular., including, but not limited to, the risk factors beginning on page 5. References to “XTI,” “we,” “us,” “our,” or the “company” mean XTI Aircraft Company.
Our Company
XTI Aircraft Company began operations in 2012. XTI is an aircraft manufacturer that is developing a “vertical takeoff airplane” – the TriFan 600. This first-of-its-kind fixed-wing airplane combines features of a private jet allowing high speed travel over long distances in comfort, with the capability to take off and land like a helicopter. A primary driver of why people choose to fly privately is the time they save traveling versus flying commercially. XTI analyzed the market for a vertical takeoff airplane. It determined that existing aircraft are unable to save as many travel hours as the TriFan 600, which potentially reduces total trip times by as much as half. XTI believes that offering a product that reaches over 20 times the number of U.S. airports than the airlines, over three times the number of airports than business jets can fly into, that departs and lands in remote locations without an airstrip, and translates to significant time savings, could result in a successful business within a multi-billion dollar industry.
This Offering
Securities offered | Maximum of 15,000,000 shares of common stock ($22,500,000) | |
Common stock outstanding before the Offering |
38,351,590 shares |
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Common stock outstanding after a fully-subscribed Offering |
53,351,590 shares |
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Use of proceeds | The use of proceeds from the Offering will be used to fund four key areas: (i) hiring key members of the management team; (ii) pursuing additional funding; (iii) continuing development of the aircraft; and (iv) expanding sales and marketing to enable the company to take refundable customer deposits. | |
Risk factors | Investing in our shares involves a high degree of risk. As an investor you should be able to bear a complete loss of your investment. You should carefully consider the information set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of this Offering Circular. |
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Investing in our shares involves risk. In evaluating XTI Aircraft Company and an investment in the shares, careful consideration should be given to the following risk factors, in addition to the other information included in this Offering Circular. Each of these risk factors could materially adversely affect XTI’s business, operating results or financial condition, as well as adversely affect the value of an investment in our shares. The following is a summary of the most significant factors that make this Offering speculative or substantially risky. The company is still subject to all the same risks that all companies in its industry, and all companies in the economy, are exposed to. These include risks relating to economic downturns, political and economic events and technological developments (such as cyber-security). Additionally, early-stage companies are inherently more risky than more developed companies. You should consider general risks as well as specific risks when deciding whether to invest.
We are an early stage company and have not yet generated any revenues
XTI has had no net income, only a five-year operating history, and no revenues generated since its inception. There is no assurance that XTI will ever be profitable or generate sufficient revenue to pay dividends to the holders of the shares. XTI does not believe it will be able to generate revenues without successfully completing the certification of its proposed TriFan 600 aircraft, which involves substantial risk. As a result, XTI is dependent upon the proceeds of this Offering and additional fund raises to continue the TriFan 600 preliminary design and other operations. Even if XTI is successful in this Offering, XTI’s proposed business will require significant additional capital infusions. Based on XTI’s current estimates, XTI will require a minimum of $175 million in capital to fully implement its proposed business plan. If planned operating levels are changed, higher operating costs encountered, lower sales revenue received, more time is needed to implement the plan, or less funding received from customer deposits or sales, more funds than currently anticipated may be required. Additional difficulties may be encountered during this stage of development, such as unanticipated problems relating to development, testing, and initial and continuing regulatory compliance, vendor manufacturing costs, production and assembly, and the competitive and regulatory environments in which XTI intends to operate. If additional capital is not available when required, if at all, or is not available on acceptable terms, XTI may be forced to modify or abandon its business plan.
The company has realized significant operating losses to date and expects to incur losses in the future
The company has operated at a loss since inception, and these losses are likely to continue. XTI’s net losses for year-end 2017 and 2016 were $3,192,836 and $431,584, respectively. Until the company achieves profitability, it will have to seek other sources of capital in order to continue operations.
There is a possibility that we may not be able to continue as a “going concern”
We have adopted ASU No. 2014-15, “Disclosure of Uncertainties about the Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern.” We have concluded that there is an uncertainty about our ability to continue as a going concern and our independent registered public accountants have incorporated into their opinion accordingly. This opinion could materially limit our ability to raise additional funds by issuing new debt or equity securities or otherwise. If we fail to raise sufficient capital when needed, we will not be able to complete our proposed business plan. As a result, we may have to liquidate our business and investors may lose their investments. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on our ability to successfully accomplish our plan of operations described herein, obtain financing and eventually attain profitable operations. Investors should consider our independent registered accountant’s comments when deciding whether to invest in the company.
We are controlled by our Chairman, whose interests may differ from those of the other shareholders.
As of the date of this Offering Circular, David Brody owns the majority of shares of the company’s common stock, and his majority ownership might continue even after the issuance of the shares. Therefore, Mr. Brody is now and could be in the future in a position to elect or change the members of the board of directors and to control XTI’s business and affairs including certain significant corporate actions, including but not limited to acquisitions, the sale or purchase of assets and the issuance and sale of XTI’ shares. XTI also may be prevented from entering into transactions that could be beneficial to the other holders of the shares without Mr. Brody’s consent. Mr. Brody’s interests might differ from the interests of other shareholders.
The development period for the TriFan 600 will be lengthy
Even if it meets the development schedule, XTI does not expect to deliver certified aircraft until 2022 at the earliest. As a result, the receipt of significant revenues is not anticipated until that time and may occur later than projected. XTI depends on receiving large amounts of capital and other financing to complete its development work, with no assurance that XTI will be successful in completing its development work or becoming profitable.
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The company will face significant market competition
The TriFan 600 potentially competes with a variety of aircraft manufactured in the United States and abroad. Further, XTI could face competition from competitors of whom XTI is not aware that have developed or are developing technologies that will offer alternatives to the TriFan 600. Competitors could develop an aircraft that renders the TriFan 600 less competitive than XTI believes it will become. Many existing potential competitors are well-established, have or may have longer-standing relationships with customers and potential business partners, have or may have greater name recognition, and have or may have access to significantly greater financial, technical and marketing resources. Although XTI is unaware of any other manufacturer developing an FAA-certified, light, fixed-wing, civil VTOL aircraft with performance similar to that of the TriFan 600, it is possible that another aircraft manufacturer is doing so in secret.
Delays in aircraft delivery schedules or cancellation of orders may adversely affect the company’s financial results
As XTI continues its pre-sales program which includes refundable deposits for TriFan 600 aircraft pursuant to its agreements, some or all deposit holders might not transition to non-refundable purchase contracts until prior to aircraft delivery, if at all. Aircraft customers might respond to weak economic conditions by canceling orders, resulting in lower demand for our aircraft and other materials, such as parts, or services, such as training, which the company expects to generate revenue. Such events would have a material adverse effect on XTI’s financial results.
Developing new products and technologies entails significant risks and uncertainties
XTI is currently in the preliminary engineering design phase of the TriFan 600. Delays or cost overruns in the development or certification of the TriFan 600 and failure of the product to meet its performance estimates could affect the company’s financial performance. Delays and increased costs may be caused by unanticipated technological hurdles, changes to design or failure on the part of XTI’s suppliers to deliver components as agreed.
Operations could be adversely affected by interruptions of production that are beyond the company’s control
XTI intends to produce the TriFan 600 and its derivatives using systems, components and parts developed and manufactured by third- party suppliers. XTI’s aircraft development and production could be affected by interruptions of production at such suppliers. Such suppliers may be subject to additional risks such as financial problems that limit their ability to conduct their operations. If any of these third parties experience difficulties, it may have a direct negative impact on XTI.
The company will require FAA certification
Certification by the Federal Aviation Administration will be required for the sale of the TriFan 600 in the civil or commercial market in the United States. The process to obtain such certification is expensive and time consuming and has inherent engineering risks. These include (but are not limited to) ground test risks such as structural strength and fatigue resistance, and structural flutter modes. Flight test risks include (but are not limited to) stability and handling over the desired center-of-gravity range, performance extremes (stalls, balked-landing climb, single-engine climb), and flutter control effectiveness (aircraft roll effectiveness, controllability, various control failure safety). Delays in FAA certification might result in XTI incurring increased costs in attempting to correct any issues causing such delays. Also, the impact of new or changed laws or regulations on the TriFan 600’s certification or the costs of complying with such laws and regulations cannot be predicted. Since XTI will not be permitted to deliver commercially produced aircraft to civilian customers until obtaining certification, no significant revenues will be generated from such sales to fund operations prior to certification.
We depend on key personnel
XTI’s future success depends on the efforts of key personnel, including its senior executive team. XTI does not currently carry any key man life insurance on its key personnel or its senior executive team. However, XTI intends to obtain such insurance at some point after closing this Offering. Regardless of such insurance, the loss of services of any of these or other key personnel may have an adverse effect on XTI. There can be no assurance that XTI will be successful in attracting and retaining the personnel XTI requires to develop and market the proposed TriFan 600 aircraft and conduct XTI’s proposed operations.
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The company’s estimates of market demand may be inaccurate
XTI has projected the market for the TriFan 600 based upon a variety of internal and external market data. The estimates involve significant assumptions, which may not be realized in fact. There can be no assurance that XTI’s estimates for the number of TriFan 600 aircraft that may be sold in the market will be as anticipated. In the event that XTI has not accurately estimated the market size for and the number of TriFan 600 aircraft that may be sold, it could have a material adverse effect upon XTI, its results from operations, and an investment in the shares.
The company will require intellectual property protection and may be subject to the intellectual property claims of others
Although the company has applied for patents to protect its TriFan 600 technology, the issuance of such patents is up to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The company has received one design patent (D741247) and one utility patent (US 9,676,479) for the TriFan 600. However, there is no guarantee that the company will receive one or more of the additional patents for which it has applied. If one or more of such patents are issued and if a third party challenges the validity of the XTI patents or makes a claim of infringement against XTI, the federal courts would determine whether XTI is entitled to patent protection. If XTI fails to successfully enforce its proprietary technology or otherwise maintain the proprietary nature of its intellectual property used in the TriFan 600 aircraft, its competitive position could suffer. Notwithstanding XTI’s efforts to protect its intellectual property, its competitors may independently develop similar or alternative technologies or products that are equal to or superior to XTI’s TriFan 600 technology without infringing on any of XTI’s intellectual property rights or design around our proprietary technologies. There is no guarantee that the USPTO will issue one or more additional patents to XTI or that any court will rule in XTI’s favor in the event of a dispute related to XTI’s intellectual property. In the absence of further patent protection, it may be more difficult for XTI to achieve commercial production of the TriFan 600.
There is no current market for the company’s shares
There is no formal marketplace for the resale of XTI’s common stock. The shares may be traded on the over-the-counter market to the extent any demand exists. However, we do not have plans to apply for or otherwise seek trading or quotation of the company’s shares on an over-the-counter market. Investors should assume that they may not be able to liquidate their investment for some time, or be able to pledge their shares as collateral.
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If you invest in our shares, your interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between the public offering price per share of our common stock and the as adjusted net tangible book value per share of our capital stock after this Offering. The following table demonstrates the dilution that investors in this Offering will experience relative to the company’s net tangible book value as of December 31, 2017 of $(1,930,694). Net tangible book value is the aggregate amount of the company’s tangible assets, less its total liabilities. The table presents three scenarios: a $3 million raise from this Offering, a $11.25 million raise from this Offering and a fully subscribed $22.5 million raise from this Offering.
$3MM
Raise |
$11.25MM
Raise |
$22.5MM
Raise |
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Price per Share | $ | 1.50 | $ | 1.50 | $ | 1.50 | ||||||
Shares Issued | 2,000,000 | 7,500,000 | 15,000,000 | |||||||||
Capital Raised | $ | 3,000,000 | $ | 11,250,000 | $ | 22,500,000 | ||||||
Less: Offering Costs | $ | (232,448 | ) | $ | (1,288,495 | ) | $ | (2,549,960 | ) | |||
Net Offering Proceeds | $ | 2,767,553 | $ | 9,961,505 | $ | 19,950,041 | ||||||
Net Tangible Book Value as of December 31, 2017 | $ | (1,930,694 | ) | $ | (1,930,694 | ) | (1,930,694 | ) | ||||
Net Tangible Book Value Post-Financing | $ | 836,859 | $ | 8,030,811 | $ | 18,019,347 | ||||||
Shares Issued and Outstanding as of December 31, 2017 | 37,445,017 | 37,445,017 | 37,445,017 | |||||||||
Post-Financing Shares Issued and Outstanding* | 39,445,017 | 44,945,017 | 52,445,017 | |||||||||
Net Tangible Book Value per Share as of December 31, 2017 | $ | (0.0516 | ) | $ | (0.0516 | ) | $ | (0.0516 | ) | |||
Increase/(Decrease) per Share Attributable to investors in this Offering | 0.0728 | 0.2302 | 0.3951 | |||||||||
Net Tangible Book Value per Share After Offering | $ | 0.0212 | $ | 0.1787 | $ | 0.3436 | ||||||
Dilution to NBV per Share to investors in this Offering | $ | 1.4788 | $ | 1.3213 | $ | 1.1564 |
* Between January 1, 2018 and June 28, 2018, and additional 906,573 shares were issued. For consistency with the net tangible book value as of December 31, 2017, those shares are being excluded from this illustrative dilution analysis.
The following table summarizes the differences between certain existing shareholders and the new investors with respect to the number of shares of common stock purchased, the total consideration paid, and the average price per share paid, if the maximum offering price is reached based on the company’s capitalization as of June 28, 2018:
Shares Purchased | Total Consideration |
Average
Price |
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Number | Percent | Amount | Percent | Per Share | ||||||||||||||||
Founders Pre-Financing Private Issuances | 37,077,465 | 69.5 | % | $ | 815,096 | 3.3 | % | $ | 0.02 | |||||||||||
Previous Investors Under Regulation A | 1,274,125 | 2.4 | % | $ | 1,274,125 | 5.2 | % | $ | 1.00 | |||||||||||
Investors in this Offering | 15,000,000 | 28.1 | % | $ | 22,500,000 | 91.5 | % | $ | 1.50 | |||||||||||
Total | 53,351,590 | 100.0 | % | $ | 24,589,221 | 100.0 | % | $ | 0.46 |
Another important way of looking at dilution is the dilution that happens due to future actions by the company. The investor’s stake in a company could be diluted due to the company issuing additional shares. In other words, when the company issues more shares, the percentage of the company that you own will go down, even though the value of the company may go up. You will own a smaller piece of a larger company. This increase in number of shares outstanding could result from a stock offering (such as an initial public offering, another crowd funding round, a venture capital round, angel investment), employees exercising stock options, or by conversion of certain instruments (e.g. convertible bonds, preferred shares or warrants) into stock.
If the company decides to issue more shares, an investor could experience value dilution, with each share being worth less than before, and control dilution, with the total percentage an investor owns being less than before. The company has authorized and issued only one class or type of shares, common stock. Therefore, all of the company’s current shareholders and the investors in this Offering will experience the same dilution if the company decides to issue more shares in the future.
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5. PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION AND SELLING SECURITY HOLDERS
We are offering a maximum of 15,000,000 shares of common stock on a “best efforts” basis. The minimum investment is $450, representing 300 shares of the company. All subscribers will be instructed by the company or its agents to transfer funds by wire or ACH transfer directly to the escrow account established for this Offering or deliver checks made payable to the Escrow Agent, which the Escrow Agent shall deposit into such escrow account no later than noon the next business day after receipt. The company may terminate the Offering at any time for any reason at its sole discretion.
After the Offering Statement has been qualified by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company will accept tenders of funds to purchase the shares. The company may close on investments in one or more Closings at its discretion by instructing the Escrow Agent to disburse funds. Closings may take place on a “rolling” basis (so not all investors will receive their shares on the same date). The funds tendered by potential investors will be held by the Escrow Agent, and will be transferred to the company upon Closing. Each time the company accepts funds (either transferred from the Escrow Agent or directly from the investors) is defined as a “Closing”. The fact that the company can set one or more Closings at its discretion means that investor funds will be available to it as soon as this Offering is qualified by the Commission. As mentioned earlier and described in greater detail below, the company has engaged JumpStart Securities, LLC (“JumpStart Securities”), as escrow agent and the escrow agreement can be found in Exhibit 8 to the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular is a part.
StartEngine Posting Agreement
We are not selling the shares through commissioned sales agents or underwriters. We will use our existing website, www.xtiaircraft.com, to provide notification of the Offering. Persons who desire information will be directed to http's://www.startengine.com/startup/xti, a website owned and operated by an unaffiliated third party that provides technology support to issuers engaging in Regulation A offerings. We have entered into a Posting Agreement with StartEngine for its services.
In accordance with the Posting Agreement, we will compensate StartEngine for its services with cash and warrants to acquire our common stock in the future. The compensation is broken down below:
• | $25,000 for build and creation of our campaign page, along with marketing consulting services; |
• | A $50 per investor administration fee upon deposit of funds by the investor into the designated escrow account; |
• | Warrants to acquire our common stock at an exercise price equal to the per share price in this Offering. The number of shares acquirable under the warrant is determined by dividing (i) the product of (a) the number of investors in this Offering and (b) $50 by (ii) 30% of the per share price in this Offering. |
The warrants will be exercisable for up to five years after the date of the closing in this Offering. The warrants include customary adjustment provisions for stock splits, stock dividends, and recapitalizations and other similar transactions.
StartEngine does not directly solicit or communicate with investors with respect to offerings posted on its site, although it does advertise the existence of its platform, which may include identifying a broad selection of issuers listed on the platform.
This Offering Circular will be furnished to prospective investors via download 24 hours per day, 7 days per week on the startengine.com website.
Subscription Procedure
You will be required to complete a subscription agreement in order to invest. The subscription agreement includes a representation by the investor to the effect that, if you are not an “accredited investor” as defined under securities law, you are investing an amount that does not exceed the greater of 10% of your annual income or 10% of your net worth (excluding your principal residence).
We have engaged JumpStart Securities, a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), to perform the following administrative functions in connection with this Offering in addition to acting as the escrow agent:
• | Advise us as to permitted investment limits for investors pursuant to Regulation A, Tier 2: |
• | Communicate with us and/or our agents, if needed, to gather additional information or clarification from investors: |
• | Serve as a registered agent where required for state blue sky requirements, but in no circumstance will JumpStart Securities solicit a securities transaction, recommend our securities, or provide investment advice to any prospective investor: and |
• | Transmit the subscription information data to Computershare, our transfer agent. |
Escrow and Administrative Services
As compensation for the services listed above, we have agreed to pay JumpStart Securities $5 per domestic investor for the anti- money laundering check and a facilitation and technology services fee equal to 0.5% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the shares offered hereby. If we elect to terminate the Offering prior to its completion, we have agreed to reimburse JumpStart Securities for its out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the services provided under this engagement (including costs of counsel and related expenses). In addition, we will pay JumpStart Securities $500 for account set up, $35 per month for so long as the Offering is being conducted, but in no event longer than one years ($420 in total fees), and up to $15 per investor for processing incoming funds. We will pay FundAmerica Technologies LLC, a technology service provider and affiliate of JumpStart Securities, $3 for each subscription agreement executed via electronic signature. If each investor were only to invest the minimum subscription amount of $450 (or 300 shares) per investor, we estimate the maximum fee that could be due to JumpStart Securities and affiliated for the aforementioned internal fees would be $2,017,785 if we achieved the maximum offering proceeds. However, the company estimates that it will pay fees totaling approximately $649,736 to JumpStart Securities if we achieve the maximum offering based on an average subscription amount of $1,290 (or 860 shares) per investor. This average is consistent with results of our previous offering under Regulation A. Additionally, this assumption for the average investment amount was used in estimating the fees due in the “Use of Proceeds to Issuer” below.
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JumpStart Securities is not participating as an underwriter of the Offering and under no circumstance will it solicit any investment in the company, recommend the company’s securities or provide investment advice to any prospective investor. Rather, JumpStart Securities involvement in the Offering is limited to acting as an accommodating broker-dealer. Based upon JumpStart Securities’s limited role in this offering, it has not and will not conduct extensive due diligence of this securities Offering and no investor should rely on JumpStart Securities involvement in this Offering as any basis for a belief that it has done extensive due diligence. JumpStart Securities does not expressly or impliedly affirm the completeness or accuracy of the Offering Circular presented to investors by the issuer in this Offering. All inquiries regarding this Offering or services provided by JumpStart Securities and its affiliates should be made directly to the company.
Transfer Agent
Computershare will serve as transfer agent to maintain stockholder information on a book-entry basis.
Selling Securityholders
There are no selling security holders. No officer, director or employee of the company will participate in the sale of securities pursuant to this Offering.
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We estimate that, at a per share price of $1.50, the net proceeds from the sale of the 15,000,000 shares in this Offering will be approximately $19,950,000, after deducting the estimated offering expenses of approximately $2,550,000. At the maximum offering, the company estimates it will pay the following fees in cash: between $114,785 and $2,017,785 to JumpStart Securities depending on how many shares each investor purchases (the company has assumed it will pay $649,736 in the table below, which reflects a per investor investment that is consistent with our previous Regulation A offering). At the maximum offering, the company estimates it will pay the following fees in cash: between $81,250 and $2,525,000 to StartEngine depending on how many shares each investor purchases (the company has assumed it will pay $897,050 to StartEngine in the table below, which reflects a per investor investment that is consistent with our previous Regulation A offering).
The calculation of net proceeds reflects payments made to Mr. Brody in his capacity as the holder of a convertible promissory note from the company described in “Interest of Management and Others in Certain Transactions” (the “Brody Note”). We have assumed that Mr. Brody will receive cash payments totaling $1,003,174 if the maximum offering is achieved, representing repayment of the convertible note and payment of the consulting agreement. Mr. Brody will not receive any cash payments for the above agreements if the company does not raise at least $5 million.
The net proceeds of this Offering will be used in four key areas: (i) hiring key members of the management team; (ii) pursuing additional funding; (iii) continuing development of the aircraft; and (iv) expanding sales and marketing to enable the company to take refundable customer deposits.
Accordingly, we expect to use the net proceeds, estimated as discussed above, as follows, if we raise the maximum offering amount:
Maximum Offering | ||||||||
Amount | Percentage | |||||||
Engineering | $ | 14,450,000 | 72.4 | % | ||||
Fundraising | $ | 1,000,000 | 5.0 | % | ||||
Sales & Marketing | $ | 2,500,000 | 12.4 | % | ||||
Working Capital (1) | $ | 2,000,000 | 9.9 | % | ||||
Total | $ | 19,950,000 | 100.0 | % |
(1) | A portion of working capital will be used for officers’ salaries. |
Because the Offering is being made on a “best-efforts” basis, without a minimum offering amount, we may close the Offering without sufficient funds for all the intended proceeds set out above.
If the Offering size were to be $3 million, the net proceeds will be approximately $2,760,000 after deducting estimated offering expenses of $240,000. The company estimates that it will pay the following fees in cash in that event: between $23,885 and $273,593 to JumpStart Securities depending on how many shares each investor purchases (the company has assumed it will pay $91,198 for this section), and $141,250 to StartEngine.
In the event of an Offering of that size, we expect to use the net proceeds as follows: Approximately $1,260,000 on engineering, approximately $750,000 on additional fundraising efforts and approximately $750,000 for working capital.
If the Offering were to be less than $3 million, the company plans to use the first approximately $750,000 raised for salaries, travel and the pursuit of additional funding. The next approximately $100,000 would be used to pay vendors. The next approximately $400,000 would be used for engineering expenses and the following approximately $1.5 million would be used for outstanding vendor payments and further engineering.
The foregoing information is an estimate based on our current business plan. We may find it necessary or advisable to re-allocate portions of the net proceeds reserved for one category or another, and we will have broad discretion in doing so. Pending these uses, we intend to invest the net proceeds of this Offering in short-term, interest-bearing securities.
The company reserves the right to change the above use of proceeds if management believes it is in the best interests of the company.
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Background
XTI is an early-stage aircraft manufacturer that is creating a revolutionary solution for the business aviation industry. Based in Denver, Colorado, the company’s mission is to develop innovative solutions to universal business aviation problems by enabling true point-to-point air travel over long distances.
Almost 84% of organizations that use business aircraft identify reducing total trip times or reaching remote locations not served by scheduled airlines as primary reasons for using business aircraft – both dominant features of the TriFan 600.
Our vertical takeoff airplane has unique advantages over existing private airplanes which still require time-consuming trips to and from a limited number of airports, and over helicopters which fly at much slower speeds, significantly shorter distances, and in less comfort than typical business jets. We are rethinking how people travel by developing an aircraft that combines a helicopter’s ability to take off and land from almost anywhere, with the speed and range of a private jet. The TriFan 600 will offer true point-to-point travel over longer distances – greatly reducing total travel time by departing from or arriving into locations that are much closer to the customer’s point of departure and/or destination, including remote locations – almost eliminating time spent driving to and from an airport, with the potential of adding back hours to those whose time is valued by the number of meetings or destinations they can reach in a single day.
TriFan 600
The latest aircraft technology and materials have become available commercially and have advanced tremendously over the past 55 years, including advances in turboshaft engines, which make them lighter, more powerful, more reliable, and more fuel efficient, as well as advanced composite structures making aircraft lighter, and digital computer technology which greatly improves controllability. These advances, combined with the TriFan’s unique hybrid-electric propulsion system, which takes full advantage of advances in battery and electric motor technologies, and the 21st century innovation of XTI, have resulted in a fixed- wing ducted fan VTOL aircraft that the Company believes will be fully functional and practical, with competitive speed, range, and comfort for a pilot plus five passengers, and a substantial payload capability.
In designing the TriFan 600, we identified certain goals and guidelines for the performance and capabilities for the airplane, including:
• | Begin with a proven fixed-wing airplane configuration (not a rotorcraft platform), and develop ducted fan technology for vertical take-off and landing, because: (a) ducted fans are safer and more compact than helicopter rotors, (b) the aircraft will be able to achieve the speed, range, comfort, and the other advantages of a fixed-wing aircraft; and (c) fixed-wing aircraft are safer and easier to operate than conventional rotorcraft. |
• | Use currently available components to create a hybrid-electric drive system that will result in business aircraft performance, low procurement cost, low operating cost. |
• | Create a sleek luxury aircraft which will seat six people, cruise at 350 miles per hour, and will have a range competitive with light turboprop fixed -wing business aircraft on one tank of fuel, and will out-perform any helicopter over distance. |
• | Minimize downwash from the fans so the aircraft can land and take off from existing helipads and driveways, and other paved surfaces. |
• | Design the aircraft with sufficient redundancy in the critical components to maximize safety and increase the likelihood of securing FAA certification. |
• | Incorporate the most advanced technology and materials available, including fly-by-wire, all-composite carbon-fiber airframe, computer-assisted take-off and landing, and the most advanced state- of-the-art pilot- friendly safety technologies available to maximize safety and to provide the ultimate flying experience for the pilot and passengers. |
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• | Design the aircraft to achieve maximum balance, control, and safety during vertical takeoff and landing and during transition to and from VTOL, through the basic location and configuration of the lifting fans and by advanced computer- assisted avionics. |
• | Design the aircraft’s exterior and interior to be physically/aesthetically attractive and to provide maximum comfort, luxury and convenience to the passengers. |
As a result of the advances in materials, computers, engines, batteries and other technologies over the past few decades, combined with our innovative team, we accomplished all of the above objectives in the conceptual design of the TriFan 600 and are now advancing these objectives in preliminary design engineering.
Engineering and Development to Date
XTI expects that the TriFan 600 will be a fully certified, high performance, civilian fixed-wing vertical takeoff airplane. We completed initial configuration and engineering analysis for the TriFan 600 in April 2014, and are currently engaged in preliminary design, including computational fluid dynamics analysis; however, progress here has been affected by constraints on our resources. In the first quarter of 2017, we revised the propulsion system to become a hybrid-electric aircraft, with one smaller turbine engine combined with three generators, two electric motors in each of the three fans and battery power packs which will be charged by the turbine engine. We expect that these development efforts will result in the creation of a flying, 60% scale proof of concept aircraft which we expect to fly by the end of 2018. We intend to fly a full scale proof of concept aircraft within two years of raising the first $25 million from the sale of securities. Following the full scale proof of concept, XTI will seek certification with the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”), which we expect will take an additional 4-5 years to complete. If the company is able to secure FAA certification of the TriFan 600 and completion of all phases up to and including commercial production, we believe that this aircraft will be the first civil, FAA-certified vertical takeoff airplane in aviation history.
Management
XTI is guided by a leadership team with decades of experience, a deep well of expertise in fixed wing and vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, and a successful track record of bringing new aircraft to market. XTI has assembled a management team that includes aviation industry executives and professionals with decades of experience from the largest fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft companies in the world. Charlie Johnson, former president and COO of Cessna Aircraft Company, is an active outside director of the company. David Brody, former CEO and Chairman of AVX Aircraft Company, is Chairman of the board, president and secretary, and the founder of XTI. Robert LaBelle, former CEO of AgustaWestland North America, is CEO and a director of the company. George Bye, founder and Chairman of Bye Aerospace, is the Company’s Chief Engineer.
The company believes that this management team knows what is required to finance, design, certify and launch a program of this magnitude. This management team brings to XTI decades of sound management experience developing and executing strategic business and aircraft development plans, and technical and financial expertise, in enterprises of various scales in both helicopter and airplane markets. In their roles at Cessna, AVX, AgustaWestland, and other companies over the past 30 years, they have each designed, led and championed several new aircraft concepts and programs. Mr. LaBelle and Mr. Johnson have managed and overseen over 25 FAA certifications during their careers at AgustaWestland and Cessna.
Technology
XTI is not developing new technology; rather, the TriFan 600 is an evolution in the application of existing technology. Our proprietary patented design and configuration primarily utilizes advanced technologies, components and systems which are widely in use throughout the civil aviation industry today. As a result, most of the underlying technology is well established and understood, which we expect will reduce the risk associated with manufacturing and certifying the TriFan 600.
Over 50 years ago, the US military funded the development of vertical takeoff and landing airplanes using rotating, ducted fans, much like the TriFan 600. These included the Bell X-22 and the Doak VZ-4, which had fixed wings. Both of these planes were capable of taking off vertically, transitioning to forward flight, and then transitioning to a hover before landing vertically. However, neither of these aircraft went into commercial production because the technology available at the time limited the performance capabilities of the aircraft, making them economically unviable and difficult to operate.
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Over the past 50 years, aircraft technologies and materials have advanced significantly. Current engines are dramatically lighter, more fuel-efficient, and provide greater power performance than prior versions. Composite materials are available that allow aircraft structures to be much lighter and stronger than previously. And finally, advances in software technology allow airplanes to be controlled largely by computers, increasing controllability, reliability, and safety. All of these advanced technologies are widely used in today’s civil aviation market. By combining these technologies with our patented proprietary design in a unique and revolutionary configuration, we believe the TriFan 600 will be a commercially successful product for the business aviation market. In other words, the technology of today has caught up with the long-held idea or concept of a vertical takeoff airplane.
The Market
The business aviation market is a global market that focuses on high net worth individuals and companies as its primary customer base. These users place a significant premium on the value of their time and have demonstrated a willingness to pay for the time-saving features that private aviation can deliver. By avoiding long security lines at commercial airports and eliminating the need to arrive at least one hour prior to departure, often combined with the ability to utilize airports or landing strips that are closer to their ultimate destination, private aircraft users are able to dramatically reduce the total time of a trip. Business aircraft also offer individuals the flexibility to determine their own schedule and travel itinerary.
As a result of these time saving and convenience factors, high net worth individuals and businesses purchased an estimated 6,125 aircraft between 2004 and 2013, valued at over $161 billion according to JetNet iQ. This represents an average annual aircraft volume for light, medium and large private aircraft of approximately 612 aircraft deliveries and an annual market value of over $16 billion. JetNet iQ forecasted that this market will grow by roughly 3%-4% per year over the next twenty years.
XTI attended the National Business Aviation Association (“NBAA”) trade show in October 2017, and the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show in November 2017. As a result of those and other efforts, XTI has executed aircraft order agreements and taken deposits for the delivery of 58 aircraft. These existing aircraft orders represent roughly $380 million of future revenue potential and validate the demand for this revolutionary aircraft.
Total addressable market
We expect that existing owners of business aircraft will be the primary customer for the TriFan 600. While some individuals and businesses that do not currently own an aircraft will be interested in a TriFan 600, we have excluded these new owners from our analysis of the addressable market for conservatism. Among existing owners, a significant number own both airplanes and helicopters. We will focus our initial efforts on these dual owners because they have demonstrated a demand for both vertical lift capabilities and for the speed, range and comfort of a business jet. Because of the way aircraft are generally owned or titled, the number of aircraft owned by dual owners is not readily available at this time.
As reflected in the table below, there are currently over 61,000 business airplanes and helicopters in operation worldwide. North America accounts for more than half of the total existing market and annual aircraft deliveries in the world.
Region |
All Jets & Turboprops |
Helicopters | Total Aircraft | |||
North America | 20,955 | 12,224 | 33,179 | |||
Rest of World | 11,179 | 16,785 | 27,964 | |||
Total | 32,134 | 29,009 | 61,143 |
Source: AvData, Inc. by ARGUS International, 2014
TriFan 600 addresses primary market driver of reducing total trip time
The industry’s leading trade organization, NBAA, often reports that decisions to utilize business aviation depend on a variety of factors, including the unavailability of commercial airline service, both at the site of origin and travel destinations; the number of sites to be visited in a single day; the requirement to move vital assets rapidly; and a host of other considerations focused on traveler time savings. (1) As illustrated in the table below, reducing total transportation time amounts to 84% of reasons for why business aircraft are used. Surveys conducted by other industry sources, such as Business Jet Traveler magazine, have similarly reported that the two most important reasons readers cite for why they choose to fly privately are to save time, and for service to destinations not served by airlines.
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1 Source: 2014 NBAA Business Aviation Fact Book.
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Primary Reason for Use
of Business Aircraft |
Saving Time? |
Other | % of Total | |||||||
Support schedules not met with scheduled airlines | X | 64 | % | |||||||
Reach locations scheduled airlines do not serve | X | 19 | % | |||||||
Make connections with scheduled airline flights | X | 1 | % | |||||||
Industrial or personal security reasons | X | 6 | % | |||||||
Other | X | 10 | % | |||||||
Total | 84 | % | 16 | % | 100 | % |
Source: 2014 NBAA Business Aviation Fact Book.
No traditional airplane or helicopter can fully serve the needs of executive travelers, because neither of them alone or in combination can fly its passengers directly from point A to point B with the same speed, range or operational flexibility as the TriFan 600. With TriFan 600, executive travelers will have the ability to bypass highways and runways, lifting up from any helipad or helipad-sized paved surface, and proceeding directly to their destination, they could potentially save hundreds of hours a year, achieve more, and avoid missing what’s important.
The TriFan 600 will help individuals and business executives reduce total travel time dramatically. The figure below shows how the TriFan 600 can save an executive nearly half his or her total trip time for a 500 nautical mile trip, even compared to a business jet, because of the TriFan 600’s ability to reduce or eliminate time wasted traveling to and from airports. We chose a 500 nautical mile trip as the comparison point because the average trip length for most flights in private aircraft is less than this distance, even if the aircraft is capable of going further without the need to stop to refuel.
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Sample flight illustrating how TriFan 600 enables shorter trip times
Based on the company’s estimates, TriFan 600 will be able to deliver these impressive time savings while still being able to accomplish the vast majority of flight plans flown with private aviation. The table below shows the average flight length flown in private aircraft by class of aircraft. This data was provided by ARGUS International. This clearly illustrates that the TriFan 600 can provide the range capability that most users of private aviation require. While the TriFan 600 won’t be able to accomplish all missions conducted with private aviation, we believe that our ability to cover most requirements while also improving the convenience and time savings of customers will allow us to capture a meaningful share of the existing market of over 60,000 business aircraft.
Aircraft Type |
Average Trip Length (Nautical Miles) |
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Mid-Sized Jet | 538 | |||
Light Jet | 401 | |||
Turboprop | 259 | |||
Turbine Helicopter | 72 | |||
Piston Helicopter | 52 | |||
XTI TriFan 600 Range | 825 |
Tri-Fan is priced competitively with what business aircraft owners are paying
Currently, the only way for individuals using business aircraft to get from one place to another in a shorter period of time is by flying in a faster aircraft. Generally, the larger the size of the aircraft, the faster it can travel, and the more expensive the aircraft. Business jet owners consistently pay millions of dollars more for increased speed (among other features). However, as shown in the figure above, more speed does not always equal more time. True time savings can only be achieved by taking off vertically like a helicopter, cruising at altitudes and speeds of airplanes, and landing vertically near a final destination.
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The TriFan 600 design combines the best aspects of each platform (airplane and helicopter), enabling what the company believes will be a dramatic reduction in total trip time, at a price point that is competitive to market prices. Purchase prices for aircraft in this market can range up to $18 million, with a high correlation between speed and cost. There is a clear connection between the ability to save time through faster transportation and a willingness to pay more for this capability.
Purchase Price Range
($MM) |
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Aircraft Type | Low | High | ||||||
Mid-Sized Jet | $ | 12 | $ | 18 | ||||
Light Jet | $ | 4 | $ | 11 | ||||
Turboprop | $ | 2 | $ | 8 | ||||
Turbine Helicopter | $ | 4 | $ | 10 | ||||
Piston Helicopter | $ | 1 | $ | 4 | ||||
TriFan 600 | $ | 6 | $ | 8 |
Achievable market share
It is difficult to compare the TriFan 600 directly to existing aircraft and historical sales levels of similar aircraft because there is no aircraft with the same performance capabilities as the TriFan 600. In order to estimate the number of aircraft we believe we can sell each year, we conducted a market analysis based on the TriFan 600’s performance characteristics relative to existing alternatives.
To conduct the analysis, we identified the likely objections that buyers of a particular type of aircraft would have when considering the purchase of a TriFan 600. We then estimated what percentage of those buyer segments would object to the TriFan 600 because of each of the considerations (i.e., those that would object because it could not seat enough passengers or because it could not fly a long enough distance, etc.). This resulted in a percentage of each buyer segment that would not object to the TriFan 600 relative to aircraft in that class, leaving the expected portion of each market that we could capture.
With the potential share for each market estimated, we then analyzed market forecast data from Teal Group, an industry leading market forecasting company. This data identified the number of units, by type of aircraft, which are expected to be sold over the next several years. Applying the market share of each aircraft type we expect to capture to the number of aircraft expected to be delivered in each category per year, we estimated that we can expect to sell between 85 – 95 aircraft each year. This analysis only considered sales to civilian users, and does not include military or commercial use forecasts.
After completing our internal analysis, our management team, board of directors, aviation marketing companies and other industry participants all reviewed those findings and provided input as to the reasonableness of the company’s conclusion or expectation of selling 85-95 TriFan 600 aircraft each year. Based on the totality of the data and those conversations, we feel that this estimate is achievable. However, for the purpose of creating our business plan, we have assumed a lower more conservative number of annual aircraft deliveries.
Production Plan and Suppliers
XTI intends to use a horizontally integrated manufacturing strategy whereby the company maintains control of all planning, design and final assembly aspects of the process, but outsources the manufacture of the vast majority of components (i.e., fuselage, engines, transmission, avionics, landing gear, etc.). XTI would only seek to design and manufacture a limited number of certain critical components, if any.
We intend to utilize the professional networks of our executive team, gained from decades of experience in the industry, to secure favorable supply agreements with leading manufactures. These suppliers will design and fabricate components to XTI’s design specifications for incorporation into a final product. The majority of these components will be largely off-the-shelf systems used in other aircraft, with only limited customization or design features that are specifically required for the TriFan 600.
Under this plan, the company intends to focus its efforts on the most critical components for our success, while enjoying cost savings from using specialists in areas that are not as critical or customized. This will also allow the company to choose between multiple suppliers, reducing any potential dependence on a small set of suppliers.
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Research and Development
The company’s primary activity to date has been to conduct research and development associated with our core vertical takeoff and landing configuration for the TriFan 600. This includes the completion of our preliminary design, computational fluid dynamics, executing our patent and IP strategy, developing additional technical capabilities and analysis, and other R&D activities to determine the feasibility of our financial and technical aspects of our aircraft and program. To date, the company has expended over $2.3 million on engineering, marketing, legal, and a variety of other general and administrative costs.
Employees and Consultants
The company has used and continues to use a number of consultants during our history to limit our operating expenses and allow us to scale as necessary. Currently, the company has four full-time consultants and between 10-20 part-time consultants at any given time. It does not have any full time employees. The company intends to hire a number of employees after the Regulation A offering it is currently conducting (the “Offering”) primarily to support our engineering and development efforts.
Aviation Regulations
In the U.S., civil aviation is regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration (the “FAA”), which controls virtually every aspect of flight from pilot licensing to aircraft design and construction. The FAA requires that every civilian aircraft that flies in the U.S. must carry a valid type certificate and airworthiness certificate issued by the FAA or a foreign civil aviation authority.
The company will seek to obtain approval for the design of the TriFan 600 by obtaining a standard Type Certificate under the Federal Aviation Regulations. The FAA will conduct extensive testing and analysis of the company’s TriFan 600 to determine the safety, stability, reliability and performance of the aircraft and that the aircraft complies with the applicable airworthiness standards for the TriFan 600’s category of airplane. If the TriFan 600 is approved by the FAA, XTI will be issued a type certificate for it.
The FAA also issues standard airworthiness certificates to each aircraft that is manufactured in accordance with an approved design or type certificate. Rather than test each aircraft that is built, the FAA allows manufacturers to prove that their manufacturing process and quality control system produces conforming aircraft each time. Only a company that owns a type certificate is entitled to this authorization, called a production certificate. If the FAA approves of XTI’s manufacturing process, the company will be issued a production certificate and each aircraft manufactured by XTI in accordance with the type certificate will receive an airworthiness certificate.
The process of obtaining a valid type certificate, production certificate and airworthiness certificate for the TriFan 600 will take several years. XTI is not permitted to deliver commercially produced aircraft to civilian customers until obtaining FAA certification, which effectively means that no significant revenue will be generated from civilian aircraft sales to fund operations until that time. Any delay in the certification process will negatively impact the company by requiring additional funds to be spent on the certification process and by delaying the company’s ability to sell aircraft.
In addition to the FAA, operation of the TriFan 600 will be regulated by various state, county and municipal agencies. Specifically, flight of the TriFan 600 will be regulated by the FAA, while the ability to take off and land will be governed by the FAA and various zoning restrictions imposed by non-federal agencies in each location where an owner of the TriFan 600 intends to operate. These restrictions will vary by location and may limit the TriFan 600 to landing in already zoned areas. However, there are currently over 5,000 helipads in the U.S. where helicopters are already allowed to land. The company expects that the TriFan 600 will also be able to land legally and safely in these locations and at thousands of other paved areas or grassy areas, as long as it’s safe and legal, as well as smaller general aviation airports unavailable to jets. Unlike jet aircraft, the TriFan 600 is not limited by runway length, clear landing approaches, and the sophistication of the electronic landing aids that serve larger general aviation airports. The TriFan 600 is both VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) capable and STOL (short takeoff and landing capable). It will be able to take off and land from thousands of locations, thereby making the TriFan 600 much more versatile and able to use thousands of privately-owned locations in the U.S. and the world (driveways, lots, job sites, and other paved surfaces) that will not all be limited by local regulations. As a result, the company expects there will be sufficient locations for the TriFan 600 to take off and land.
Intellectual Property
We have sought to protect the intellectual property of the company through the use of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. Protection is supported by patent and copyright laws. Employee and third-party consultants have signed non-disclosure agreements with the company to further protect its proprietary rights. The company is continuing to develop intellectual property, and it intends to aggressively protect its position in key technologies. The company owns several trademarks protecting the company’s name and logo, as well as extensive data, engineering analyses, and other intellectual property.
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The company’s patent and patent applications cover various embodiments of a vertical take-off and landing aircraft. In general terms, a “utility patent” protects the way an article is used and works, while a “design patent” protects the way an article looks. The company is seeking broad patent protection in both respects. We have been granted a design patent titled “VTOL aircraft”, also identifiable as publication number D741247. Also, US Patent 9,676,479 was issued on June 13, 2017. This utility patent covers the engineering and mechanical operation of the aircraft.
Furthermore, the company has filed several foreign patent applications where the aircraft will be sold and widely used. Legal counsel also filed a Patent Cooperation Treaty (“PCT”) application that claims priority back to the filing date for the provisional patent application. The PCT currently covers 141 countries that can be designated for protection, including a European and African patent.
David Brody, founder and Chairman of XTI, developed the TriFan 600 configuration and basic performance objectives, filed for the patents. Dr. Dennis Olcott, XTI’s former Senior Vice President for Engineering and Chief Engineer, is co-inventor on certain patent applications. Mr. Brody and Dr. Olcott have assigned all patents, patent applications and other intellectual property to XTI.
Litigation
The company is involved in one law suit, in which Answer Engineering LLC (“Answer”, partly owned by Dr. Olcott) filed a claim against the company in December 2017 alleging breach of contract for XTI’s failure to pay certain invoices. XTI has filed a counter claim against Answer for Answer’s breach of contract for its failure to perform various engineering services. Management believes that XTI will prevail in this dispute and that the case will not have a material adverse effect on the company.
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The company’s physical property and other physical assets consist of various scale models of the TriFan 600, including a one-third scale model (which includes electric motors and moving parts to demonstrate the TriFan 600 operations), a partially built full-scale mock-up of the TriFan 600, a four-foot wingspan model, the components for the 60% subscale flying prototype presently being fabricated, and many 18-inch wingspan models, as well as some furniture and various physical books and records. No physical or intangible assets of the company are encumbered.
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9. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes included in this Offering Circular. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates, and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.
General Information
The company was incorporated in October 2009. No operations occurred until the fourth quarter of 2012. Since then we have been engaged primarily in developing the design and engineering concepts for the TriFan 600 and seeking funds from investors to fund that development. We are considered to be a development stage company, since we are devoting substantially all of our efforts to establishing our business and planned principal operations have not commenced. We completed the conceptual engineering report for the TriFan 600 in April 2014 and completed our business model in December 2014.
Operating Results
We have not yet generated any revenues and do not expect to do so until after receiving FAA certification for the TriFan 600. Such certification may not come until 2022 or later.
In 2017, we received $575,000 for a combination of deposits and convertible notes that represent orders for 58 aircraft under our Aircraft Reservation Deposit Agreement. These funds will not be recorded as revenue until the orders are delivered.
Year Ended December 31, 2017 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2016. Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2017 was approximately 693% greater than operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2016. The principal drivers of the increase in spending came from an increased spending on conceptual design, sales and marketing and stock compensation expense included within general and administrative expenses. For instance, conceptual design costs to advance development of the TriFan 600 were increased from $114,713 to $635,692 (an increase of approximately 454%). Sales and marketing expense increased from $107,858 to $327,546 (an increase of approximately 204%). General and administrative costs were increased from $175,955 to $2,197,250 (an increase of approximately 1,149%). This increase was the result of issuing 2,230,954 options to members of the executive management team as compensation for services and engaging Bye Aerospace as our engineering firm to continue work on our conceptual design. We continue to prioritize our conceptual design costs to reach the next phase of development of the TriFan 600.
Interest expense for this time period increased from $33,058 to $58,247 as we continued to rely on loan financing from related parties (discussed below).
As a result, our net loss for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $3,192,836 as compared to a net loss of $431,584 for the period ended December 31, 2016, an increase of approximately 639%. Our accumulated deficit at December 31, 2017 was $5,301,896.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
December 31, 2017. As of December 31, 2017, we had cash of $436,973 and a working capital deficit of $1,930,694 as compared to cash of $67,326 and a working capital deficit of $1,478,624 at December 31, 2016. Additional current assets include $65,503 held in escrow from the sale of securities under the Regulation A Offering.
For the year ended December 31, 2017, we funded our operations primarily through the sale of common stock to investors under Regulation A. These sales accounted for net proceeds of $353,196. We also funded operations through the receipt of $75,710 in additional net borrowings under a revolving line of credit of up to $250,000 entered into between the company and our founder, Mr. Brody as of January 1, 2016. Borrowings under the credit revolver accrue interest at a rate of 3.0% per annum. We also issued $530,000 in convertible notes and sold $125,000 of common stock securities outside of the Regulation A offering.
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Included in the current liabilities are convertible notes issued to related parties. Of the $1,281,866 related party note liability, $763,176 is owed to David Brody. The convertible note has a principal amount of $763,176 and accrued interest at a rate of 3.0% per annum. The convertible note has different maturity dates contingent upon the company securing different levels of investment from third parties. Mr. Brody has the right to receive repayment of the note upon maturity in either cash or in shares of common stock of the company. The loan with Mr. Brody is included as Exhibit 6.9 to this Offering Circular. The company also received loans from Jeffrey Pino, who has since passed away. The notes have a principal amount of $97,268 and bear interest at a rate of 3.0% per annum. The loans with Mr. Pino are included in Exhibits 6.10 and 6.11 to this Offering Circular. The company also received a loan from Robert Denehy in exchange for a convertible promissory note. The convertible note has a principal amount of $500,000 and bears interest at a rate of 10.0% per annum. The convertible note with Mr. Denehy is included in Exhibit 6.14 to this Offering Circular and is more fully described below in “Interest of Management and Others in Certain Transactions.” The company also received a loan from Saleem Zaheer, a consultant and shareholder of the company, in exchange for a convertible note. The note has a principal amount of $30,000 and bears interest at a rate of 10.0% per annum. The loan with Mr. Zaheer is included in Exhibit 6.15 to this Offering Circular.
Currently, the company requires additional capital to continue operations. If we do not receive funding from private investors or our Regulation A Offering, we anticipate that the company will run out of funding in the third quarter of 2018 based on our current cash balance and burn rate. Sales to private investors may involve primary sales by the company at different terms than those in this Regulation A Offering and may include secondary resales by affiliates and others in accordance with securities laws.
Plan of Operations
The company has developed a detailed plan to complete its preliminary design phase, hire key members of its management team, expand sales and marketing efforts and complete detailed design and development work to support the production of both a 60% scale and full scale flying proof of concept aircraft. The 60% scale prototype is currently in production and is expected to complete its first flight before the end of 2018. The full scale aircraft is expected to take approximately 2.0 years to produce and the company will require $25 million in total funding during this period. Once the full scale proof of concept has been completed and demonstrated, the company will seek FAA certification for the TriFan 600 and begin preparations for production and manufacturing of the aircraft. The exact time and cost to secure FAA certification and commence production is not known, but we estimate that it will take 4 to 5 years and require at least $175 million in additional funding after completion of the proof of concept.
Investors will note that the above plan is a significant change from our initial plans identified in our first filings for our previous Regulation A offering. Our previous plan called for a 6 to 8 year timeline and a total cost of more than $400 million. The new plan requires half of the total funding and can be accomplished in a shorter timeframe. The switch to a hybrid-electric propulsion system has yielded significant savings in the engineering and development that will be required to build and certify the aircraft. This change has also reduced the expected sale price of the aircraft from approximately $12 million to only $6.5 million. The company will still be able to achieve the same profit margins at this lower price. We believe this change in expected sale price will expand the potential market for our aircraft. We believe the combination of the lower total cost of development and the expanded market potential increases the probability of successfully developing, funding and flying the TriFan 600.
With the receipt of sufficient financing, we will continue to focus our resources on four key areas: (i) hiring key members of the management team; (ii) pursuing additional funding; (iii) continuing development of the aircraft; and (iv) expanding sales and marketing to enable the company to take refundable customer deposits. With the $1,008,196 received during 2017 from the sale of common stock under Regulation A, common stock directly to investors and the issuance of convertible notes combined with the issuance of options to management and key vendors, we moved forward in each effort in 2017.
In January 2017, the company engaged Bye Aerospace to provide engineering services and support to XTI and replace the company’s previous Senior VP of Engineering who resigned in March 2017.
We will continue our design and development efforts by engaging key supply partners to assist in the creation of both the 60% scale and full scale proof of concept aircraft. These aircraft will help to identify and solve potential challenges in certain critical path systems of the aircraft including the engines, batteries, transmission and fly-by- wire system. Key milestones for this process will include:
• | Complete and fly the 60% scale proof of concept aircraft |
• | Initiate dialogue with vendors of key components of the full scale proof of concept aircraft |
• | Commission and complete trade studies |
• | Complete preliminary design of critical path systems |
• | Complete and fly the aircraft |
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We will continue to develop an internal and external sales and marketing capability to increase awareness of the aircraft and position the company to continue taking refundable customer deposits and pre-sales orders. This will be accomplished with the following milestones:
• | Continue existing sales and marketing efforts |
• | Build and fly a subscale airplane |
• | Attend and exhibit at major international trade shows |
• | Receive additional refundable, escrowed deposit orders for the TriFan 600 |
We believe that increasing awareness of the aircraft and demonstrating customer demand through orders will enable the company to raise additional capital in the future more easily. To date, the company has received orders and deposits for 58 aircraft representing almost $380 million of future revenue.
The milestones identified above assume that we are able to raise the full $22.5 million from this Offering. In that event, the company would expect to accomplish all of the above milestones within the first 24 months. However, we have developed our spending plans in each of these areas to be scalable to the amount of money that we raise in this Offering. As a result, we do not anticipate needing to raise additional funds in the six months after the completion of this Offering. We will need additional capital to complete our development of the proof of concept and beyond as discussed above and are pursuing multiple options for such funding, rather than relying on one source. We believe funding will come from a combination of short-term and long-term sources, including potential industry partners and suppliers.
Despite funding levels below our target, the company was able to accomplish several significant milestones in 2017, including:
· | Completed a significant redesign of our aircraft resulting in: |
o | ~50% reduction in the total projected cost to fly and certify the aircraft. |
o | ~50% reduction in the expected sale price for the aircraft, expanding the potential market demand for the TriFan 600 |
o | Significant reduction in the annual operating costs of flying the aircraft that will make it less expensive to operate than most competing aircraft |
· | Exhibited at the Paris Air Show and NBAA’s annual tradeshow to market the TriFan 600 and begin securing orders for the aircraft. |
· | Exhibited at additional tradeshows in Kuwait and at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show |
· | Secured orders for 58 aircraft representing ~$380 million in future revenue. |
· | Closed on funding sufficient to develop and fly a 60% subscale proof of concept aircraft. This aircraft is expected to fly before the end of 2018. |
· | Initiated dialogue with multiple industry participants and potential vendors for key components |
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10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEES
XTI has assembled an experienced management team including aviation industry executives and professionals with decades of experience from the largest fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft companies in the world. Charlie Johnson, former president and COO of Cessna Aircraft Company (from 1997-2003), is an outside director of the company. David Brody, founder and former CEO and Chairman of AVX Aircraft Company (from 2005-2013), is Chairman of the Board, president, secretary, and the founder of XTI. Robert LaBelle, former CEO of AgustaWestland North America (from 2013-2017), is CEO and director.
The table below lists our directors and executive officers, their ages as of February 28, 2018 and the date of their first appointment to such positions. Each position is currently held with an indefinite term of office.
Name | Position | Age |
Date of First Appointment |
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Executive Officers | ||||||
David Brody | Founder, Chairman, President and Secretary | 69 | October, 2009 | |||
Robert J. LaBelle | Chief Executive Officer | 62 | February, 2017 | |||
Andrew Woglom | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer | 40 | December, 2014 | |||
Directors | ||||||
David Brody | Director | 69 | October, 2009 | |||
Charles Johnson | Director | 75 | December, 2014 | |||
Robert J. LaBelle | Director | 62 | February, 2017 | |||
Paul Willard | Director | 48 | June, 2017 | |||
Robert Denehy | Director | 61 | October, 2017 |
Executive Officers
David Brody, founder and Chairman of XTI. Mr. Brody has had a life-long passion for aircraft, science and technology. Beginning in 2012, he developed the Tri-Fan configuration and basic performance objectives, organized XTI as a Delaware corporation, and filed for patents. After developing the company’s basic strategic plan, he recruited XTI’s Board members and executive and engineering team. Mr. Brody was also the founder of an advanced technology helicopter company in 2005 (AVX Aircraft Company), and served as Chairman and CEO of AVX, and remains on the AVX board. He has practiced law in Denver with Hogan Lovells US LLP from January 2013 to the present. Prior to that time he was a partner in Patton Boggs, LLP, another international law firm, for 14 years. He has several patents issued in his name for inventions in aircraft technology and other fields, and has written three books, including a national Book-of-the-Month Club best seller on science and technology, “The Science Class You Wish You Had, The Seven Greatest Scientific Discoveries in History and the People Who Made Them” (Putnam Berkeley, New York 1997, 2nd edition, 2013). The company has not yet determined whether, after the company receives financing under this Offering, Mr. Brody will become a full-time or part-time consultant or employee of the company.
Robert J. LaBelle, Chief Executive Officer. Mr. LaBelle joined XTI as its Chief Executive Officer in February 2017 after spending the prior three years as CEO of AgustaWestland North America. Prior to that, Mr. LaBelle served as President of AgustaWestland Tiltrotor Company, the company supporting development of the AW 609 Tiltrotor. He joined AgustaWestland in 2004 after a career in the U.S. Navy where he was program manager for several aircraft, including the E-2 Hawkeye, C-2 Greyhound, F/A-18 Foreign Military Sales, and S-3B Viking.
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Andrew Woglom, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of XTI. Mr. Woglom has diverse experience in investment banking, private equity and operations. From 2009 to 2013, he was Chief Financial Officer for the NEK group of companies (NEK), an international portfolio of businesses spanning aviation, defense contracting, construction, software development start-ups and real estate holdings. He led NEK’s stockholders through a successful exit in 2012. From 2013 to present, Mr. Woglom has worked as a consultant, assisting clients with strategic planning, operational improvements, M&A transactions and capital raising. Prior to NEK, he was a Vice President at Gallagher Industries from 2004 to 2009, a Denver based private equity firm. Before that, from 2000 to 2004, he spent several years in New York in investment banking at both Tri Artisan Partners and at Lehman Brothers. In addition to his role at XTI, he is currently (and has been for the past two years) the principal of Acuity Advisors, LLC, a CFO and advisory services company offering strategic guidance in accounting and finance to clients. After the company receives financing, it is not yet known whether Mr. Woglom will become a full-time or part-time consultant or employee of the company.
Directors
Charles B. Johnson, Director. Mr. Johnson is an aviation executive and pilot with over 40 years of experience. He served as President and COO of Cessna Aircraft Company from 1997 to 2003. He joined Cessna in 1979 as Manager of Production Flight Test and subsequently held positions as the Senior Vice President of Aircraft Completion and Product Support and Executive Vice President of Operations. Prior to joining Cessna, Mr. Johnson served as Chief of Production Flight Test for Gates Learjet. He began his aviation career after completing U.S. Air Force pilot training in 1968 as an F-105 pilot, and accumulated over 1,000 hours of military flight time in the F-105, serving in combat in Southeast Asia. Previously he was chief pilot for Arnold Palmer. In addition to being a board member of XTI since 2014, for the past two years up to the present he has been the President and COO of Aero Electric Aircraft Corporation. He holds Airline Transport and Instructor Pilot Certificates with type ratings in all Cessna Citation models.
Mr. Paul Willard, Director. Paul Willard is a Founding Partner, Partner, and General Partner at Subtraction Capital. Previously, he was a Partner at the firm since October 15, 2013. At Subtraction Capital, he focuses on mentoring across product, engineering and marketing efforts. Mr. Willard serves as an Advisor at Medlert, Inc. Mr. Willard served as the Chief Marketing Officer at Atlassian, Inc. since November 2012. Previously, he served as Chief Marketing Officer at Practice Fusion, Inc. and Vice President of Marketing since April 22, 2011. At Practice Fusion, he managed all user acquisition and marketing initiatives. He served as Vice President of Marketing at Coupons.com. He joined Practice Fusion from Coupons.com, where he grew it to a top 100 website with tens of millions of monthly visitors. Mr. Willard also held senior management position at NextCard. He has extensive experience in building hyper-growth websites and mobile applications for large-scale markets. He began his career as an Aerodynamics Engineer for more than six years at The Boeing Company, acquiring critical skills in data analysis, testing and research. He has more than 20 years of technology experience in product, design and marketing to the Silicon Valley venture capital community. Mr. Willard holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Iowa State University, a Masters of Science in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Stanford University, and an E.M.B.A. from Singularity University.
Robert Denehy, Director. Mr Denehy is the General Manager of Aerogulf Services, a commercial helicopter operator and maintenance facility located in Dubai. Mr. Denehy has been with Aerogulf Services since July 1995. At Aerogulf, Mr. Denehy oversees all engineering and operations for a company that provides support to offshore oil and gas operations in the United Arab Emirates and throughout North Africa. Prior to Aerogulf, Mr. Denehy served as a US Air Force Intelligence Officer.
Significant Employees
The company has four full-time consultants and many part-time consultants. It does not presently have any full time employees. To conduct its operations to date, XTI has engaged several teams of experienced engineering consulting companies and various other contractors with extensive knowledge and experience in the aerospace industry to assist with development and marketing of the TriFan 600 and to assist with FAA certification issues, as well as financing and strategic planning. The company anticipates that it will hire a number of full-time personnel as employees after completion of the Offering.
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11. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table sets forth information about the annual compensation of each of our three highest-paid persons who were directors or executive officers during our last completed fiscal year.
Name |
Capacities in which
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Cash
($) |
Other
($) |
Total
($) |
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David Brody | Chairman | -0- | -0- | -0- | ||||||||||
Charlie Johnson | Director | -0- | -0- | * | -0- | |||||||||
Robert LaBelle | Director and CEO | 200,000 | -0- | † | 200,000 |
* Mr. Johnson received 250,000 options during 2017, exercisable at $1.00 per share, the fair market value of the shares at the time the options were issued.
† Mr. LaBelle received 1,130,954 options during 2017, exercisable at $1.00 per share, the fair market value of the shares at the time the options were issued.
Compensation of Directors
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, we did not provide any cash compensation to any of our directors. We do not compensate our directors for attendance at meetings. We reimburse our officers and directors for reasonable expenses incurred during the course of their performance. We have no long-term incentive plans. However, such directors have received equity in lieu of compensation for their board service.
Compensation of Mr. LaBelle
Under its consulting agreement with Robert J. LaBelle, the company provided Mr. LaBelle cash compensation of $25,000 per month through December 31, 2017. Mr. LaBelle, has also been granted stock options equal to 3% of the outstanding shares of the company, on a fully-diluted basis. The consulting agreement also includes certain cash and equity bonus provisions tied to the performance of the company and its fundraising activities.
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12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN SECURITYHOLDERS
Set forth below is information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock, our only outstanding class of capital stock, as of April 30, 2018 by (i) each person whom we know owned, beneficially, more than 10% of the outstanding shares of our common stock, and (ii) all of the current officers and directors as a group. We believe that, except as noted below, each named beneficial owner has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares listed. Unless otherwise indicated herein, beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and includes voting or investment power with respect to shares beneficially owned.
Amount and |
Amount and nature of |
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Name and address of beneficial owner (1) |
nature of
ownership (2) |
beneficial
acquirable |
Percent of
(3) |
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David Brody | 25,000,000 | -0- | 65.8 | % | ||||||||
Estate of Jeffrey Pino | 4,347,826 | -0- | 11.4 | % | ||||||||
All directors and officers as a group (6 persons) | 27,355,072 | -0- | 72.0 | % |
(1) | The address of those listed is c/o XTI Aircraft Company, Centennial Airport, 7395 S. Peoria St., Suite 206, Englewood, Colorado 80112. | |
(2) |
Unless otherwise indicated, all shares of common stock are owned directly by the beneficial owner. |
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(3) |
Based on 38,004,240 shares outstanding as of April 30, 2018. |
Investors should note that Mr. Brody, along with two other current shareholders who have each held shares in the company for over three years, are exploring the possibility of undertaking resales of a small portion of their shares in one or more private secondary market sales. If any such sale occurs, the number of shares to be sold by Mr. Brody or the two other shareholders, would not exceed 12 percent of their current ownership. For example, if Mr. Brody sold 12 percent of his shares, he would continue to hold 22,000,000 shares of the company’s common stock.
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13. INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
David Brody’s Consulting Agreement and Convertible Note
Mr. Brody’s consulting agreement with the company provides that if and when the company receives $20 million or more in investments from third parties (excluding further investment from Mr. Brody), he will receive compensation totaling $240,000 in recognition of his services as Chairman, President and Secretary performed between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2015.
In addition, Mr. Brody is the holder of a convertible promissory note from the company (the “Brody Note”) in the principal amount of $763,176. Under the Brody Note, the note will partially or fully mature and shall be due and payable ten days after the company receives investment from investors (excluding investments from Mr. Brody) in this Offering or other offerings as follows:
• | $250,000 matures once the company receives at least $5.0 million from investors; | |
• | $250,000 matures once the company receives at least $10.0 million in total from investors; and | |
• | $263,176 matures once the company receives at least $15.0 million in total from investors. |
Mr. Brody has the option to receive repayment under the note in cash or in common stock of the company. If the note is repaid in stock, the stock will be issued using a pre-money valuation of $35.0 million.
We have assumed that Mr. Brody will receive cash payments totaling $1,003,176 if the maximum offering is achieved, representing repayment of the convertible note and payment of the consulting agreement. Mr. Brody will not receive any cash payments for the above agreements unless we raise at least $5 million.
Robert LaBelle’s Consulting Agreement
Mr. LaBelle’s consulting agreement with the company, effective February 1, 2017, provides for certain bonus payments upon the event of the company raising specific amounts of equity and debt financing, along with regular cash compensation. The compensation terms provide for payments of $25,000 per month through December 31, 2018, which is to be supplemented by bonus payments in the following amounts:
• | $150,000 and additional stock options equal to 1% of the then outstanding shares of the company upon raising $3,000,000 by August 31, 2018; |
• | $150,000 and additional stock options equal to 1% of the then outstanding shares of the company upon raising $3,000,000 above the previously-raised $3,000,000 by December 31, 2018; |
• | $250,000 and additional stock options equal to 1% of the then outstanding shares of the company upon raising $9,000,000 above the previously-raised $6,000,000 by February 28, 2019; |
• | $350,000 and additional stock options equal to 2% of the then outstanding shares of the company upon raising $15,000,000 above the previously-raised $15,000,000 by February 28, 2020; |
David Brody’s Revolving Credit Promissory Note
As of January 1, 2016, the company entered into a revolving line of credit with Mr. Brody. The line of credit provides that the company may draw up to $250,000 from Mr. Brody with monthly interest charged on any unpaid outstanding balance in the amount of 3.0% per annum. As of December 31, 2017, the balance on the revolving line of credit was $180,063.
Jeff Pino’s Convertible Notes
Mr. Pino’s estate is the holder of two convertible demand promissory notes from the company (the “Pino Notes”) in the principal amount of $47,268 and $50,000, respectively. The Pino Notes do not carry a maturity date, but Mr. Pino’s estate can request repayment of the notes at any time. In addition, Mr. Pino’s estate can elect to have all or any portion of the notes repaid in common stock of the company using the good faith estimated value of the company (as agreed between the company and Mr. Pino’s estate) to determine the number of shares to be issued as repayment.
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Consulting Agreement with Acuity Advisors
Mr. Woglom is currently the principal for Acuity Advisors, LLC, a strategy and finance consulting company. The company has engaged Acuity Advisors to provide certain CFO and financial consulting services in support of the company. For the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company paid this vendor $29,370 and $8,100, respectively. The Company owed this vendor $46,000 and $48,420 as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
Robert Denehy’s Consulting Agreement and Convertible Note
Mr. Denehy’s consulting agreement with the company, effective October 25, 2017, provides for certain payments upon the event of the company raising equity and debt financing from investors introduced to the company solely by Mr. Denehy. Mr Denehy will receive compensation based upon the amount of financing actually received from investors introduced by him alone of:
· | Cash compensation equal to 2.0% of the cash received by the company |
· | Options or shares equal to 2.0% of the cash received by the company. The number of shares will be calculated using the same price per share actually paid by the investor. |
In addition, Mr. Denehy is the holder of a convertible promissory note from the company (the “Denehy Note”) in the principal amount of $500,000 and bears an interest rate of 10.0% per annum. Under the Denehy Note, the note will mature and shall be due and payable at the earlier of (i) 60 days after the company flies its 60% scale proof of concept aircraft or (ii) December 31, 2018. Mr Denehy may elect to convert all or a portion of the principal amount of the note into shares of the company at a conversion price of $1.00 per share. The Denehy Note also included warrants for 150,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $1.00 per share.
Future Transactions
All future affiliated transactions will be made or entered into on terms that are no less favorable to us than those that can be obtained from an unaffiliated third party. A majority of the independent, disinterested members of our board of directors will approve future affiliated transactions, and we will maintain at least two independent directors on our board of directors to review all material transactions with affiliates.
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Our authorized capital stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value. As of June 28, 2018, we had 38,351,590 shares of common stock outstanding.
The following is a summary of the rights of our capital stock as provided in our certificate of incorporation, as amended, and bylaws. For more detailed information, please see our articles of incorporation and bylaws, which have been filed as exhibits to the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular is a part.
Common Stock
Voting Rights. The holders of the common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders. Under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws, our stockholders will not have cumulative voting rights. Because of this, the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors can elect all of the directors standing for election, if they should so choose.
Dividends. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any then-outstanding preferred stock (in the event we create preferred stock), holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably those dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the board of directors out of legally available funds.
Liquidation Rights. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of common stock will be entitled to share ratably in the net assets legally available for distribution to stockholders after the payment of all of our debts and other liabilities and the satisfaction of any liquidation preference granted to the holders of any then-outstanding shares of preferred stock that may be created in the future.
Other Rights. Holders of common stock have no preemptive, conversion or subscription rights and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that we may create in the future.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
Computershare is the transfer agent and registrant for our common stock.
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15. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016
The balance sheets of XTI Aircraft Company for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the statements of operations, changes in stockholders' deficit, and cash flows of XTI Aircraft Company for the years then ended have been included in this Offering Circular with the Independent Auditor's Report of EKS&H LLLP, independent certified public accountants, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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XTI AIRCRAFT COMPANY
Financial Statements
and
Independent Auditors’ Report
December 31, 2017 and 2016
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XTI AIRCRAFT COMPANY
Table of Contents
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To the Stockholders
XTI Aircraft Company
Englewood, Colorado
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of XTI Aircraft Company, which are comprised of the balance sheets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders' deficit, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements.
MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
AUDITORS' RESPONSIBILITY
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors' judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditors consider internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
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To the Stockholders
XTI Aircraft Company
Page Two
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
OPINION
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of XTI Aircraft Company as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
EMPHASIS OF OTHER MATTERS
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a net capital deficiency that raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans regarding these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ EKS&H LLLP |
April 27, 2018
Denver, Colorado
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Balance Sheets
December 31, | ||||||||
2017 | 2016 | |||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||
Cash | $ | 436,973 | $ | 67,326 | ||||
Deposits | - | 67,560 | ||||||
Escrow – FundAmerica | 65,503 | 59,274 | ||||||
Prepaids | - | 18,293 | ||||||
Total current assets | 502,476 | 212,453 | ||||||
Non-current assets | ||||||||
Patent, net | 91,940 | 76,745 | ||||||
Trademarks | 7,518 | 7,518 | ||||||
Total non-current assets | 99,458 | 84,263 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 601,934 | $ | 296,716 | ||||
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit | ||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 139,684 | $ | 71,212 | ||||
Accounts payable - related party | 527,809 | 480,781 | ||||||
Accrued interest | 77,944 | 37,843 | ||||||
Customer deposits | 75,000 | - | ||||||
Convertible notes - related party, net | 1,281,866 | 860,444 | ||||||
Revolving line-of-credit - related party | 180,063 | 104,353 | ||||||
Warrant liability | 150,804 | 136,444 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 2,433,170 | 1,691,077 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
Stockholders’ deficit | ||||||||
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2017 and 2016, and 37,455,017 and 36,428,839 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | 37,445 | 36,429 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital - contribution from stockholders | 3,433,215 | 678,270 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (5,301,896 | ) | (2,109,060 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders’ deficit | (1,831,236 | ) | (1,394,361 | ) | ||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit | $ | 601,934 | $ | 296,716 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Operations
For the Years Ended | ||||||||
December 31, | ||||||||
2017 | 2016 | |||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||
Conceptual design | $ | 635,692 | $ | 114,713 | ||||
Sales and marketing | 327,546 | 107,858 | ||||||
General and administrative | 2,197,250 | 175,955 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 3,160,488 | 398,526 | ||||||
Operating loss | (3,160,488 | ) | (398,526 | ) | ||||
Other income (expense) | ||||||||
Decrease in value of warrant | 25,899 | - | ||||||
Interest expense | (58,247 | ) | (33,058 | ) | ||||
Total other expense | (32,348 | ) | (33,058 | ) | ||||
Net loss | $ | (3,192,836 | ) | $ | (431,584 | ) |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit
For the Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016
Common Stock | Additional | Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Paid-In Capital | Deficit | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2015 | 35,869,565 | $ | 35,870 | $ | 350,347 | $ | (1,677,476 | ) | $ | (1,291,259 | ) | |||||||||
Shares sold through Reg A Offering, net | 559,274 | 559 | 327,923 | - | 328,482 | |||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | (431,584 | ) | (431,584 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2016 | 36,428,839 | 36,429 | 678,270 | (2,109,060 | ) | (1,394,361 | ) | |||||||||||||
Shares sold through Reg A Offering, net | 378,178 | 378 | 312,559 | - | 312,937 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for compensation | 513,000 | 513 | 512,487 | - | 513,000 | |||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock | 125,000 | 125 | 124,875 | - | 125,000 | |||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation – stock options | - | - | 1,678,301 | - | 1,678,301 | |||||||||||||||
Warrants issued with convertible debt | - | - | 126,723 | - | 126,723 | |||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | (3,192,836 | ) | (3,192,836 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2017 | 37,445,017 | $ | 37,445 | $ | 3,433,215 | $ | (5,301,896 | ) | $ | (1,831,236 | ) |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended | ||||||||
December 31, | ||||||||
2017 | 2016 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (3,192,836 | ) | $ | (431,584 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities | ||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets | 4,805 | 2,367 | ||||||
Accretion of debt discount to interest expense | 18,145 | - | ||||||
Change in fair value of warrant liability | (25,899 | ) | - | |||||
Stock issuance for compensation | 513,000 | - | ||||||
Stock compensation expense | 1,678,301 | - | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities | ||||||||
Deposits | 67,560 | - | ||||||
Patent | (20,000 | ) | (18,242 | ) | ||||
Prepaids | 18,293 | (18,293 | ) | |||||
Trademarks | - | (462 | ) | |||||
Accounts payable | 68,472 | 24,882 | ||||||
Accounts payable - related party | 47,028 | (30,847 | ) | |||||
Customer deposits | 75,000 | - | ||||||
Accrued interest | 40,101 | 29,500 | ||||||
2,484,806 | (11,095 | ) | ||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (708,030 | ) | (442,679 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
Proceeds from convertible notes | 530,000 | - | ||||||
Proceeds from Reg A offering, net | 353,196 | 464,926 | ||||||
Proceeds held in escrow | (6,229 | ) | (59,274 | ) | ||||
Borrowings on revolving line-of-credit | 101,533 | 181,000 | ||||||
Payments on revolving line-of-credit | (25,823 | ) | (76,647 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 125,000 | - | ||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 1,077,677 | 510,005 | ||||||
Net increase in cash | 369,647 | 67,326 | ||||||
Cash - beginning of year | 67,326 | - | ||||||
Cash - end of year | $ | 436,973 | $ | 67,326 |
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity:
No cash for interest was paid during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.
See notes to financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Note 1 - Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies
XTI Aircraft Company (the “Company,” “XTI,” or “we”) is a privately owned aviation business incorporated in Delaware in 2009 to develop vertical takeoff airplanes. XTI is an early-stage aircraft manufacturer that is creating a revolutionary solution for the business aviation industry. Once developed, this vertical takeoff airplane, the TriFan, will offer point-to-point travel to reduce total travel time by decreasing time spent driving to and from an airport before enjoying the benefits of a private jet.
Since inception, the Company has been engaged primarily in developing the design and engineering concepts for the TriFan and seeking funds from investors to fund that development. The Company is considered to be a development stage company since substantially all of the Company’s efforts to establishing the intended business and planned principal operations have not commenced.
Management’s Plans
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going-concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. As of December 31, 2017, the Company has cash totaling $436,973, current liabilities totaling $2,433,170, and inception-to-date losses totaling $5,301,896, raising significant doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
In order for the Company to continue as a going concern, management’s plan is to expand its financing plans to include potential additional closings under proposed Regulations A+, as set forth in regulations proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Nonetheless, to date the Company has not accomplished a financing of the size needed to put the Company on a stable operating basis. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to secure additional debt or equity financing, will be able to obtain positive cash flow operations, or that, if the Company is successful in any of those actions, those actions will produce adequate cash flow to enable the Company to meet future obligations. If the Company is unable to obtain additional debt or equity financing, operations may need to be reduced or ceased. The inability or failure to secure adequate debt or equity financing could adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Cash
The Company holds cash in checking accounts. The Company continually monitors its positions with, and the credit quality of, the financial institutions with which it holds cash.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Note 1 - Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets are recorded at historical cost. These assets are related to legal costs incurred in pursuing patents and trademarks to protect the Company’s intellectual property. If the Company determines it will abandon these efforts, or if the United States Patent and Trademark Office indicates the patents or trademarks will not be accepted, all capitalized cost would be expensed immediately. The Company amortizes patents over a 15-year life once awarded. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, costs totaling $99,112 and $35,505 associated with patents had been awarded, respectively. Amortization expense of $4,805 and $2,367 has been recorded for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The Company currently has no costs associated with pending patents and trademarks.
Conceptual Design Costs
Conceptual design costs, also referred to as research and development costs, of the Company are expensed as incurred. These costs relate to the design and creation of the TriFan. For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company incurred conceptual design cost expenses of $635,692 and $114,713, respectively.
Advertising and Promotion
The cost of advertising and promotion is expensed as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company incurred advertising and promotion expenses of $327,546 and $107,858, respectively. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had no accrued advertising expense recorded as liabilities in the accompanying balance sheets.
Income Taxes
The Company converted from an S corporation for tax purposes to a C corporation effective September 26, 2016. The Company follows guidance for income taxes and uncertain tax positions. Deferred income taxes are provided for the differences between the bases of assets and liabilities for financial reporting and income tax purposes. Tax positions meeting the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured in accordance with accounting guidance. A valuation allowance is established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. No provision for income taxes was provided for the period from January 1, 2015 through September 25, 2016, as the stockholders of the Company were taxed on their proportionate share of the Company's income.
Interest and penalties associated with tax positions are recorded in the period assessed as general and administrative expenses. However, no interest or penalties have been assessed as of December 31, 2017.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Note 1 - Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived assets principally include intangible assets. The Company evaluates long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable.
An impairment is measured by comparing expected future cash flows (undiscounted and before interest) to the carrying value of the assets. If impairment exists, the amount of impairment is measured as the difference between the net book value of the assets and their estimated fair value. The Company believes that no impairment of any long-lived assets existed at December 31, 2017 and 2016.
Note 2 - Revolving Line-of-Credit – Related Party
On January 1, 2016, the Company entered into a revolving line-of-credit with a stockholder of the Company, which allowed the Company to borrow up to $250,000. Under terms of the agreement, balances drawn on the revolving line-of-credit bear interest of 3% annually. The revolving line-of-credit has a maturity date of January 1, 2018 and through the date the financials were available to be issued has not been repaid by the Company. Effective January 1, 2018 the interest rate per terms of the agreement increases to 10% per annum. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the balance on the revolving line-of-credit was $180,063 and $104,353, respectively.
Note 3 - Convertible Notes – Related Party
In August 2015, the Company entered into a convertible note agreement with a stockholder. The convertible note has a principal amount of $763,176 and accrues interest at a rate of 3% per annum, provided that on and after the maturity dates (noted below) interest shall accrue from and after such date on the unpaid principal and all accrued but unpaid interest of the note at a rate of 10% per annum. The convertible note matures upon the Company securing different levels of investment from third parties as follows:
· | $250,000 matures once the Company receives at least $5.0 million in total from investors; | |
· | $250,000 matures once the Company receives at least $10.0 million in total from investors; and | |
· | $263,176 matures once the Company receives at least $15.0 million in total from investors. |
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Note 3 - Convertible Notes – Related Party (continued)
The stockholder has the right to receive repayment of the note upon maturity in either cash or in shares of common stock of the Company. The terms of the conversion state that the shares to be issued to the stockholder upon a conversion shall be equal to the value of shares based on a $35 million pre-money valuation of the Company. The conversion may occur at any time on or before the third maturity date noted above. The stockholder, at his option, may cause all or any portion of the unpaid principal and any accrued but unpaid interest to be converted into common stock of the Company. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the outstanding balance was $763,176.
During 2015, the Company entered into a convertible note with a consultant and Board member of the Company. The note has a principal amount of $97,268 and bears interest at a rate of 3.0% per annum. The holder of this note may demand repayment of the note at any time and has the option to receive repayment of the note in either cash or in shares of common stock of the Company based on the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of the conversion. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the outstanding balance was $97,268.
During 2017, the Company entered into a convertible note with a consultant and Board member of the Company. The note has a principal amount of $500,000 and accrues interest at a rate of 10.0% per annum, provided that on and after the maturity dates (noted below) interest shall accrue from and after such date on the unpaid principal and all accrued but unpaid interest of the note at a rate of 12.0% per annum.
The holder of this note has the right to receive repayment of the note upon maturity in either cash or in shares of common stock of the Company at a value of $1.00 per share. The conversion may occur at any time on or before the maturity date noted below.
The convertible note matures upon the earlier of:
· | 60 days after the Company flies its first prototype of the TriFan 600; or | |
· | December 31, 2018 |
During 2017, the Company entered into a convertible note with a consultant and stockholder of the Company. The note has a principal amount of $30,000 and accrues interest at a rate of 10.0% per annum, provided that on and after the maturity dates (noted below) interest shall accrue from and after such date on the unpaid principal and all accrued but unpaid interest of the note at a rate of 12.0% per annum.
The holder of this note has the right to receive repayment of the note upon maturity in either cash or in shares of common stock of the Company at a value of $1.00 per share. The conversion may occur at any time on or before the maturity date noted below.
The convertible note matures upon the earlier of:
· | 60 days after the Company flies its first prototype of the TriFan 600; or | |
· | December 31, 2018 |
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Note 4 - Stockholders’ Equity
On September 23, 2016, the Company completed an initial close under its Reg A filing. The Company sold 559,274 shares of common stock at a value of $1.00 per share for gross proceeds of $559,274 to 243 different individual investors. As of December 31, 2016, proceeds of $59,274 were held in escrow and recorded as an asset on the balance sheet. Offering costs totaling $94,348 have been netted against the gross proceeds.
In conjunction with the initial close under its Reg A filing the Company issued 138,667 warrants to a service provider to purchase common stock with an exercise price of $0.30 per warrant. The warrants are exercisable for a period of 10 years. The Company considered accounting guidance and determined that the warrants are liability classified. The fair value of the warrants was determined to be $136,444, with the remaining $328,482 net proceeds from the Reg A filing allocated to equity. The warrant liability will be re-measured at fair value each reporting period. The settlement of the warrant liability will occur once all the warrants have either been exercised or expire and will not require the Company to pay cash. See Note 6 for discussion of fair value.
During 2017, the Company completed additional closings under its Reg A Filing and sold 378,678 shares of common stock at a value of $1.00 per share for gross proceeds of $378,678 to 452 different individual investors. As of December 31, 2017, proceeds of $65,503 were held in escrow and recorded as an asset on the balance sheet. Offering costs totaling $25,482 have been netted against the gross proceeds received during 2017.
The Company issued 50,500 additional warrants to the same service provider during 2017. The Company considered accounting guidance and determined that the warrants are liability classified. The fair value of the warrants was determined to be $40,259, with the remaining $312,937 net proceeds from the Reg A filing allocated to equity. The warrant liability will be re-measured at fair value each reporting period. The settlement of the warrant liability will occur once all the warrants have either been exercised or expire and will not require the Company to pay cash. See Note 6 for discussion of fair value.
Stock Option Plan
During 2017 the Company adopted the 2017 Employee and Consultant Stock Ownership Plan (“2017 Plan”). The Company may issue awards up to a maximum of 6,000,000 common shares in the form of restricted stock units and stock options to employees, directors, and consultants.
On October 21, 2017 the Company issued 2,230,954 stock options to employees and consultants. Each option was fully vested on the date of grant with an exercise price of $1.00 and expire 10 years from the date of grant. The Company valued the stock options using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions: stock price - $1.00; exercise price - $1.00; expected term - 5 years; volatility - 100.6%; risk free yield - 2.03%; dividend rate - 0%. The grant date fair value for the options was $1,678,301 which was recorded as stock based compensation for the year ended December 31, 2017.
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Note 5 - Warrants
The following table summarizes the status of the Company’s common stock warrants at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and changes during the years then ended:
Common Stock Warrants |
Number of
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price per Share |
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Outstanding – December 31, 2015 | 0 | $ | - | |||||
Granted | 138,667 | $ | 1.00 | |||||
Outstanding – December 31, 2016 | 138,667 | $ | 1.00 | |||||
Granted | 209,500 | $ | 1.00 | |||||
Outstanding – December 31, 2017 | 348,167 | $ | 1.00 |
In conjunction with the 2017 convertible notes – related party (Note 3) the Company issued warrants for the purchase of a total of 159,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1. The warrants are exercisable upon the date of grant through the contractual term of 10 years. The Company evaluated the warrants determining the warrants are equity classified. Using the Black-Scholes model, the Company determined the grant-date fair value of the warrants was $126,723 which has been recorded as a debt discount and additional paid-in-capital. The debt discount is being accreted to interest expense through the maturity date of December 31, 2018 or 60 days after the Company flies its first prototype of the TriFan 600. For the year ended December 31, 2017 the Company accreted $18,145 of the debt discount to interest expense.
Note 6 - Related Party Transactions
See Notes 2 and 3 for disclosure of related party revolving line-of-credit and convertible notes.
The Company conducts business with a vendor that is owned by one of the Company’s officers and stockholders and currently provides the Company with consulting CFO work. For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company paid this vendor $29,370 and $8,100, respectively. The Company owed this vendor $46,000 and $48,420 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
The Company engages a stockholder’s firm as a consultant for legal work. For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company paid this vendor $1,000 and $111,500, respectively. The Company owed this vendor $270,146 and $271,146 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
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Note 7 - Fair Value Measurements
Financial assets and liabilities and nonfinancial assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a recurring (annual) basis under a framework of a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs into valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. This hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. Further, financial assets and liabilities should be classified by level in their entirety based upon the lowest level of input that was significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1: Unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that are accessible at the measurement date.
Level 2: Quoted prices in inactive markets for identical assets or liabilities, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, or other observable inputs either directly related to the asset or liability or derived principally from corroborated observable market data.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs due to the fact that there is little or no market activity. This entails using assumptions in models which estimate what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
The following table summarizes the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis at fair value at December 31, 2017 by respective level of the fair value hierarchy:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
At December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
Warrant liability | $ | - | $ | 150,804 | $ | - | $ | 150,804 | ||||||||
$ | - | $ | 150,804 | $ | - | $ | 150,804 |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
At December 31, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
Warrant liability | $ | - | $ | 136,444 | $ | - | $ | 136,444 | ||||||||
$ | - | $ | 136,444 | $ | - | $ | 136,444 |
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Notes to Financial Statements
Note 7 - Fair Value Measurements (continued)
There were no financial assets and liabilities measured on a non-recurring basis as of December 31, 2017 or December 31, 2016.
The warrants were valued at the time of grant using the Black-Scholes model. Key assumptions include a 10 year term, volatility of 133.7%, and no expected dividends.
Note 8 - Commitments and Contingencies
Consulting Agreements
On August 1, 2015, the Company entered into an agreement with a third-party consultant for services relating to the possible Regulation A+ offering (the “Offering”). This agreement was amended and revised on December 5, 2016 and provided for a one-time cash payment to the consultant of $40,000 related to service provided in connection with the Offering.
On July 8, 2015, the Company entered into an agreement with a third-party consultant for services relating to operating a web-based platform for prospective investors. The compensation is an administrative fee equal to $50 per investor. The agreement had an original effective date until July 8, 2016 and was subsequently extended to August 31, 2017 and later extended again to December 31, 2018. For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company paid this consultant $11,450 and $42,500, respectively. No amounts were owed as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 to this consultant.
During 2015, the Company engaged a broker-dealer consultant to perform administrative functions in connection with the 1-A Offering in addition to acting as the escrow agent. Compensation for this consultant is $2 per domestic investor for the anti-money-laundering check and a fee equal to 1.0% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the shares offered. If the Company elects to terminate the 1-A Offering prior to its completion, the Company has agreed to reimburse the consultant for its out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the services provided under the agreement. Additionally, the Company will pay $225 for account set-up and $25 per month for so long as the 1-A Offering is being conducted, but in no event longer than two years ($600 in total fees), and up to $15 per investor for processing incoming funds. The Company will pay an affiliated company of the consultant, a technology service provider, $4 for each subscription agreement executed via electronic signature. The agreement originally terminated on January 21, 2017 but was amended to include a new termination date of December 31, 2018.
During 2016, the Company engaged a broker-dealer to perform certain fundraising efforts targeting investors outside of the Offering. The Company agreed to pay the consultant a retainer of $20,000. All subsequent payments would be based on a percentage of money actually raised by this consultant. To date, the consultant has not raised any funding for the Company.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Note 8 - Commitments and Contingencies (continued)
Litigation
On January 11, 2018, a lawsuit was filed against the Company seeking to recover more than $222,000 in fees for alleged breach of contract related to engineering work performed by the plaintiff, a related party. On March 6, 2018, the Company filed counterclaims seeking more than $100,000 for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty for failure to perform engineering work the plaintiff agreed to perform and refusal to return intellectual property and work product to the Company. The Company has included in accounts payable – related party $141,000 in engineering services related to this case. The Company is unable to determine the likelihood of the final outcome of this lawsuit and therefore has not recorded any additional accruals in excess of the amounts included in accounts payable – related party.
In the event that a court ultimately determines that the Company breached their contract with the plaintiff, the Company may be subject to damages. As of the date the financial statements were available to be issued, the Company cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or damages.
Note 9 - Income Taxes
The income tax provision from operations consists of the following:
December 31, | ||||||||
2017 | 2016 | |||||||
Current | ||||||||
Federal | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
State | - | - | ||||||
- | - | |||||||
Deferred | ||||||||
Federal | $ | (550,157 | ) | $ | 296,984 | |||
State | (121,668 | ) | 25,929 | |||||
Valuation allowance | 671,825 | (322,913 | ) | |||||
- | - |
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Notes to Financial Statements
Note 9 - Income Taxes (continued)
A reconciliation between the expected federal income tax rate and the actual tax rate is as follows:
December 31, | ||||||||
2017 | 2016 | |||||||
Computed income taxes at 21% and 34% | $ | (1,117,493 | ) | $ | (151,054 | ) | ||
Increase in income taxes resulting from: | ||||||||
State and local income taxes, net of federal impact | (97,701 | ) | (13,188 | ) | ||||
Change in valuation allowance | 671,825 | 322,913 | ||||||
Change in tax rate | 540,467 | - | ||||||
Deferred tax assets at date of conversion to C corporation | - | (226,152 | ) | |||||
S corporation loss prior to conversion | - | 66,283 | ||||||
Non-deductibles and other | 2,901 | 1,198 | ||||||
Provision for income taxes | - | - |
A summary of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
December 31, | ||||||||
2017 | 2016 | |||||||
Deferred tax assets | ||||||||
Accrued expenses | $ | 220,819 | $ | 220,780 | ||||
Patents | - | 23,633 | ||||||
Stock compensation | 427,493 | - | ||||||
Loss carryforwards | 346,308 | 78,500 | ||||||
Total deferred tax assets | 994,621 | 322,913 | ||||||
Valuation allowance | (994,621 | ) | (322,913 | ) | ||||
Net deferred tax assets | - | - |
At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company has federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $1,404,000 and $206,000, respectively, for income tax purposes that begin to expire starting in 2037.
There are no significant matters determined to be unrecognized tax benefits taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, in accordance with ASC 740 “Income Taxes”, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial statements and have been recorded on the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. The Company does not anticipate a material change to unrecognized tax benefits in the next twelve months.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Note 10 - Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated all subsequent events through the auditors’ report date, which is the date the financial statements were available for issuance. There were no subsequent events that required recognition or disclosure in the financial statements, except for the litigation matter disclosed in Note 7.
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(1) Filed as an exhibit to the company’s Form 1-A available here,
(2) Filed as an exhibit to the company’s Form 1-A available here,
(3) Filed as an exhibit to the company’s Form 1-A available here,
(4) Filed as an exhibit to the company’s Form 1-A available here,
(5) Included as an exhibit with this Form 1-A.
(6) Filed as an exhibit to the company’s Form 1-A available here,
(7) Filed as an exhibit to the company’s Form 1-A available here,
(8) Filed as an exhibit to the company’s Form 1-A available here,
(9) Filed as an exhibit to the company’s Form 1-A available here,
(10) Filed as an exhibit to the company’s Form 1-A available here,
(11) Filed as an exhibit to the company’s Form 1-A available here,
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(12) Filed as an exhibit to the company’s Form 1-A available here,
(13) Included as an exhibit with this Form 1-A.
(14) Filed as an exhibit to the company’s Form 1-A available here,
(15) Filed as an exhibit to the company’s Form 1-A available here,
(16) Filed as an exhibit to the company’s Form 1-A available here,
(17) Filed as an exhibit to the company’s Form 1-K available here,
(18) Filed as an exhibit to the company’s Form 1-K available here,
(19) Filed as an exhibit to the company’s Form 1-K available here,
(20) Filed as an exhibit to the company’s Form 1-K available here,
(21) Included as an exhibit with this Form 1-A.
(22) Filed as an exhibit to the company’s Form 1-A available here,
(23) Included as an exhibit with this Form 1-A.
(24) Included as an exhibit with this Form 1-A.
(25) To be provided by amendment to this Form 1-A.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, the issuer certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 1-A and has duly caused this Offering statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City and County of Denver, State of Colorado, on July 25, 2018.
XTI Aircraft Company | ||
By David E. Brody, | ||
Signature: | /s/ David E. Brody | |
Chairman of the Board | ||
Date: July 25, 2018 |
This Offering Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
/s/ David E. Brody | |
David E. Brody, President and Chairman | |
Date: July 25, 2018 | |
/s/ Robert J. LaBelle | |
Robert J. LaBelle, CEO and Director | |
Date: July 25, 2018 | |
/s/ Andrew Woglom | |
Andrew Woglom, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer | |
Date: July 25, 2018 | |
/s/ Charles Johnson | |
Charles Johnson, Director | |
Date: July 25, 2018 | |
/s/ Paul Willard | |
Paul Willard, Director | |
Date: July 25, 2018 | |
/s/ Robert Denehy | |
Robert Denehy, Director | |
Date: July 25, 2018 |
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Exhibit 4
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
THIS INVESTMENT INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. THIS INVESTMENT IS SUITABLE ONLY FOR PERSONS WHO CAN BEAR THE ECONOMIC RISK FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME AND WHO CAN AFFORD TO LOSE THEIR ENTIRE INVESTMENT. FURTHERMORE, INVESTORS MUST UNDERSTAND THAT SUCH INVESTMENT IS ILLIQUID AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BE ILLIQUID FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME. NO PUBLIC MARKET EXISTS FOR THE SECURITIES, AND NO PUBLIC MARKET IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FOLLOWING THIS OFFERING.
THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS AND ARE BEING OFFERED AND SOLD IN RELIANCE ON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND STATE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS. ALTHOUGH AN OFFERING STATEMENT HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE “SEC”), THAT OFFERING STATEMENT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE SAME INFORMATION THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT. THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SEC, ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY, NOR HAVE ANY OF THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES PASSED UPON THE MERITS OF THIS OFFERING OR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE TO SUBSCRIBER IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING OVER THE WEB-BASED PLATFORM MAINTAINED BY [PLATFORM] (THE “PLATFORM”) OR THROUGH [BROKER] (THE “BROKER”). ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.
INVESTORS WHO ARE NOT “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 501 OF REGULATION D PROMULGATED UNDER THE ACT) ARE SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS ON THE AMOUNT THEY MAY INVEST, AS SET OUT IN SECTION 4. THE COMPANY IS RELYING ON THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SET FORTH BY EACH SUBSCRIBER IN THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED BY SUBSCRIBER IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING TO DETERMINE THE APPLICABILITY TO THIS OFFERING OF EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT.
PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS MAY NOT TREAT THE CONTENTS OF THE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT, THE OFFERING CIRCULAR OR ANY OF THE OTHER MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON THE PLATFORM [OR PROVIDED BY THE BROKER] (COLLECTIVELY, THE “OFFERING MATERIALS”) OR ANY PRIOR OR SUBSEQUENT COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS (INCLUDING “TESTING THE WATERS” MATERIALS) AS INVESTMENT, LEGAL OR TAX ADVICE. IN MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION EACH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR SHOULD CONSULT THE INVESTOR’S OWN COUNSEL, ACCOUNTANT AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVISOR AS TO INVESTMENT, LEGAL, TAX AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS CONCERNING THE INVESTOR’S PROPOSED INVESTMENT.
THE OFFERING MATERIALS MAY CONTAIN FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION RELATING TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE COMPANY, ITS BUSINESS PLAN AND STRATEGY, AND ITS INDUSTRY. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED ON THE BELIEFS OF, ASSUMPTIONS MADE BY, AND INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY’S MANAGEMENT. WHEN USED IN THE OFFERING MATERIALS, THE WORDS “ESTIMATE,” “PROJECT,” “BELIEVE,” “ANTICIPATE,” “INTEND,” “EXPECT” AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS ARE INTENDED TO IDENTIFY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHICH CONSTITUTE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS. THESE STATEMENTS REFLECT MANAGEMENT’S CURRENT VIEWS WITH RESPECT TO FUTURE EVENTS AND ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES THAT COULD CAUSE THE COMPANY’S ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE CONTAINED IN THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED NOT TO PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE ON THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHICH SPEAK ONLY AS OF THE DATE ON WHICH THEY ARE MADE. THE COMPANY DOES NOT UNDERTAKE ANY OBLIGATION TO REVISE OR UPDATE THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS TO REFLECT EVENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES AFTER SUCH DATE OR TO REFLECT THE OCCURRENCE OF UNANTICIPATED EVENTS.
THE COMPANY MAY NOT BE OFFERING THE SECURITIES IN EVERY STATE. THE OFFERING MATERIALS DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION IN ANY STATE OR JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE SECURITIES ARE NOT BEING OFFERED.
THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THE OFFERING MATERIALS WAS PREPARED BY THE COMPANY SOLELY FOR THE USE BY PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE OFFERING MATERIALS IS OR SHOULD BE RELIED UPON AS A PROMISE OR REPRESENTATION AS TO THE FUTURE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY.
THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION AND FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER TO MODIFY, AMEND AND/OR WITHDRAW ALL OR A PORTION OF THE OFFERING AND/OR ACCEPT OR REJECT IN WHOLE OR IN PART ANY PROSPECTIVE INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES OR TO ALLOT TO ANY PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR LESS THAN THE AMOUNT OF SECURITIES SUCH INVESTOR DESIRES TO PURCHASE. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE INDICATED, THE OFFERING MATERIALS SPEAK AS OF THEIR DATE. NEITHER THE DELIVERY NOR THE PURCHASE OF THE SECURITIES SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE THAT DATE.
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TO: | XTI Aircraft Company |
7395 S. Peoria St, Suite 206
Englewood, CO 80112
Ladies and Gentlemen:
1. Subscription.
(a) The undersigned (“Subscriber”) hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase Common Stock (the “Securities”), of XTI Aircraft Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), at a purchase price of $1.50 per share (the “Per Security Price”), upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. The minimum subscription is $450. The rights of the Common Stock are as set forth in Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, which is available as an Exhibit to the Offering Statement of the Company filed with the SEC (the “Offering Statement”).
(b) Subscriber understands that the Securities are being offered pursuant to an offering circular dated [DATE] (the “Offering Circular”) filed with the SEC as part of the Offering Statement. By executing this Subscription Agreement, Subscriber acknowledges that Subscriber has received this Subscription Agreement, copies of the Offering Circular and Offering Statement including exhibits thereto and any other information required by the Subscriber to make an investment decision.
(c) The Subscriber’s subscription may be accepted or rejected in whole or in part, at any time prior to a Closing Date (as hereinafter defined), by the Company at its sole discretion. In addition, the Company, at its sole discretion, may allocate to Subscriber only a portion of the number of Securities Subscriber has subscribed for. The Company will notify Subscriber whether this subscription is accepted (whether in whole or in part) or rejected. If Subscriber’s subscription is rejected, Subscriber’s payment (or portion thereof if partially rejected) will be returned to Subscriber without interest and all of Subscriber’s obligations hereunder shall terminate.
(d) The aggregate number of Securities sold shall not exceed 15,000,000 (the “Maximum Offering”). The Company may accept subscriptions until [DATE], unless otherwise extended by the Company in its sole discretion in accordance with applicable SEC regulations for such other period required to sell the Maximum Offering (the “Termination Date”). The Company may elect at any time to close all or any portion of this offering, on various dates at or prior to the Termination Date (each a “Closing Date”).
(e) In the event of rejection of this subscription in its entirety, or in the event the sale of the Securities (or any portion thereof) is not consummated for any reason, this Subscription Agreement shall have no force or effect, except for Section 5 hereof, which shall remain in force and effect.
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2. Purchase Procedure.
(a) Payment. The purchase price for the Securities shall be paid simultaneously with the execution and delivery to the Company of the signature page of this Subscription Agreement. Subscriber shall deliver a signed copy of this Subscription Agreement, along with payment for the aggregate purchase price of the Securities by a check for available funds made payable to “XXXX”, by ACH electronic transfer or wire transfer to an account designated by the Company, or by any combination of such methods.
(b) Escrow arrangements. Payment for the Securities shall be received by [ESCROW AGENT] (the “Escrow Agent”) from the undersigned by transfer of immediately available funds, check or other means approved by the Company at least two days prior to the applicable Closing Date, in the amount as set forth [in Appendix A] on the signature page hereto. Upon such Closing Date, the Escrow Agent shall release such funds to the Company. The undersigned shall receive notice and evidence of the digital entry of the number of the Securities owned by undersigned reflected on the books and records of the Company and verified by [STOCK TRANSFER AGENT], (the “Transfer Agent”), which books and records shall bear a notation that the Securities were sold in reliance upon Regulation A.
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Further Instructions |
3. Representations and Warranties of the Company.
The Company represents and warrants to Subscriber that the following representations and warranties are true and complete in all material respects as of the date of each Closing Date, except as otherwise indicated. For purposes of this Agreement, an individual shall be deemed to have “knowledge” of a particular fact or other matter if such individual is actually aware of such fact. The Company will be deemed to have “knowledge” of a particular fact or other matter if one of the Company’s current officers has, or at any time had, actual knowledge of such fact or other matter.
(a) Organization and Standing. The Company is a corporation duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has all requisite power and authority to own and operate its properties and assets, to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement, and any other agreements or instruments required hereunder. The Company is duly qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in all jurisdictions in which the nature of its activities and of its properties (both owned and leased) makes such qualification necessary, except for those jurisdictions in which failure to do so would not have a material adverse effect on the Company or its business.
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(b) Issuance of the Securities. The issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities in accordance with this Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. The Securities, when so issued, sold and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the provisions of this Subscription Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
(c) Authority for Agreement. The execution and delivery by the Company of this Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities) are within the Company’s powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. Upon full execution hereof, this Subscription Agreement shall constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies and (iii) with respect to provisions relating to indemnification and contribution, as limited by considerations of public policy and by federal or state securities laws.
(d) No filings. Assuming the accuracy of the Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 hereof, no order, license, consent, authorization or approval of, or exemption by, or action by or in respect of, or notice to, or filing or registration with, any governmental body, agency or official is required by or with respect to the Company in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Subscription Agreement except (i) for such filings as may be required under Regulation A or under any applicable state securities laws, (ii) for such other filings and approvals as have been made or obtained, or (iii) where the failure to obtain any such order, license, consent, authorization, approval or exemption or give any such notice or make any filing or registration would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder.
(e) Capitalization. The authorized and outstanding securities of the Company immediately prior to the initial investment in the Securities is as set forth “Securities Being Offered” in the Offering Circular. Except as set forth in the Offering Circular, there are no outstanding options, warrants, rights (including conversion or preemptive rights and rights of first refusal), or agreements of any kind (oral or written) for the purchase or acquisition from the Company of any of its securities.
(f) Financial statements. Complete copies of the Company’s financial statements consisting of the balance sheets of the Company as at December 31, 2017 and the related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the two-year period then ended (the “Financial Statements”) have been made available to the Subscriber and appear in the Offering Circular. The Financial Statements are based on the books and records of the Company and fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Company as of the respective dates they were prepared and the results of the operations and cash flows of the Company for the periods indicated. EKS&H LLLP, which has audited the Financial Statements, is an independent accounting firm within the rules and regulations adopted by the SEC.
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(g) Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Securities as set forth in “Use of Proceeds to issuer” in the Offering Circular.
(h) Litigation. Except as set forth in the Offering Circular, there is no pending action, suit, proceeding, arbitration, mediation, complaint, claim, charge or investigation before any court, arbitrator, mediator or governmental body, or to the Company’s knowledge, currently threatened in writing (a) against the Company or (b) against any consultant, officer, manager, director or key employee of the Company arising out of his or her consulting, employment or board relationship with the Company or that could otherwise materially impact the Company.
4. Representations and Warranties of Subscriber. By executing this Subscription Agreement, Subscriber (and, if Subscriber is purchasing the Securities subscribed for hereby in a fiduciary capacity, the person or persons for whom Subscriber is so purchasing) represents and warrants, which representations and warranties are true and complete in all material respects as of such Subscriber’s respective Closing Date(s):
(a) Requisite Power and Authority. Such Subscriber has all necessary power and authority under all applicable provisions of law to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement, the Operating Agreement and other agreements required hereunder and to carry out their provisions. All action on Subscriber’s part required for the lawful execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement and other agreements required hereunder have been or will be effectively taken prior to the Closing Date. Upon their execution and delivery, this Subscription Agreement and other agreements required hereunder will be valid and binding obligations of Subscriber, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except (a) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights and (b) as limited by general principles of equity that restrict the availability of equitable remedies.
(b) Investment Representations. Subscriber understands that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Subscriber also understands that the Securities are being offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from registration contained in the Securities Act based in part upon Subscriber’s representations contained in this Subscription Agreement.
(c) Illiquidity and Continued Economic Risk. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that there is no ready public market for the Securities and that there is no guarantee that a market for their resale will ever exist. Subscriber must bear the economic risk of this investment indefinitely and the Company has no obligation to list the Securities on any market or take any steps (including registration under the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) with respect to facilitating trading or resale of the Securities. Subscriber acknowledges that Subscriber is able to bear the economic risk of losing Subscriber’s entire investment in the Securities. Subscriber also understands that an investment in the Company involves significant risks and has taken full cognizance of and understands all of the risk factors relating to the purchase of Securities.
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(d) Accredited Investor Status or Investment Limits. Subscriber represents that either:
(i) Subscriber is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act. Subscriber represents and warrants that the information set forth in response to question (c) on the signature page hereto concerning Subscriber is true and correct; or
(ii) The purchase price set out in paragraph (b) of the signature page to this Subscription Agreement, together with any other amounts previously used to purchase Securities in this offering, does not exceed 10% of the greater of the Subscriber’s annual income or net worth.
Subscriber represents that to the extent it has any questions with respect to its status as an accredited investor, or the application of the investment limits, it has sought professional advice.
(e) Shareholder information. Within five days after receipt of a request from the Company, the Subscriber hereby agrees to provide such information with respect to its status as a shareholder (or potential shareholder) and to execute and deliver such documents as may reasonably be necessary to comply with any and all laws and regulations to which the Company is or may become subject. Subscriber further agrees that in the event it transfers any Securities, it will require the transferee of such Securities to agree to provide such information to the Company as a condition of such transfer.
(f) Company Information. Subscriber has had such opportunity as it deems necessary (which opportunity may have presented through online chat or commentary functions) to discuss the Company’s business, management and financial affairs with managers, officers and management of the Company and has had the opportunity to review the Company’s operations and facilities. Subscriber has also had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company and its management regarding the terms and conditions of this investment. Subscriber acknowledges that except as set forth herein, no representations or warranties have been made to Subscriber, or to Subscriber’s advisors or representative, by the Company or others with respect to the business or prospects of the Company or its financial condition.
(g) Valuation. The Subscriber acknowledges that the price of the Securities was set by the Company on the basis of the Company’s internal valuation and no warranties are made as to value. The Subscriber further acknowledges that future offerings of Securities may be made at lower valuations, with the result that the Subscriber’s investment will bear a lower valuation.
(h) Domicile. Subscriber maintains Subscriber’s domicile (and is not a transient or temporary resident) at the address shown on the signature page.
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(i) No Brokerage Fees. There are no claims for brokerage commission, finders’ fees or similar compensation in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement or related documents based on any arrangement or agreement binding upon Subscriber.
(j) Foreign Investors. If Subscriber is not a United States person (as defined by Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended), Subscriber hereby represents that it has satisfied itself as to the full observance of the laws of its jurisdiction in connection with any invitation to subscribe for the Securities or any use of this Subscription Agreement, including (i) the legal requirements within its jurisdiction for the purchase of the Securities, (ii) any foreign exchange restrictions applicable to such purchase, (iii) any governmental or other consents that may need to be obtained, and (iv) the income tax and other tax consequences, if any, that may be relevant to the purchase, holding, redemption, sale, or transfer of the Securities. Subscriber’s subscription and payment for and continued beneficial ownership of the Securities will not violate any applicable securities or other laws of the Subscriber’s jurisdiction.
5. Survival of Representations and Indemnity. The representations, warranties and covenants made by the Subscriber herein shall survive the Termination Date of this Agreement. The Subscriber agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its respective officers, directors and affiliates, and each other person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all reasonable attorneys’ fees, including attorneys’ fees on appeal) and expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any false representation or warranty or breach of failure by the Subscriber to comply with any covenant or agreement made by the Subscriber herein or in any other document furnished by the Subscriber to any of the foregoing in connection with this transaction.
6. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Subscription Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
EACH OF THE SUBSCRIBER AND THE COMPANY CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE OF COLORADO AND NO OTHER PLACE AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT MAY BE LITIGATED IN SUCH COURTS. EACH OF SUBSCRIBER AND THE COMPANY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND HIMSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS AND HIS RESPECTIVE PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. EACH OF SUBSCRIBER AND THE COMPANY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS IN THE MANNER AND IN THE ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 8 AND THE SIGNATURE PAGE OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT.
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EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF EITHER PARTY IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT THEREOF, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO ALSO WAIVES ANY BOND OR SURETY OR SECURITY UPON SUCH BOND WHICH MIGHT, BUT FOR THIS WAIVER, BE REQUIRED OF SUCH PARTY. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING, AND THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
7. Notices. Notice, requests, demands and other communications relating to this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if and when (a) delivered personally, on the date of such delivery; or (b) mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, in the third day after the posting thereof; or (c) emailed, telecopied or cabled, on the date of such delivery to the address of the respective parties as follows:
If to the Company, to:
XTI Aircraft Company 7395 S. Peoria St, Suite 206 Englewood, CO 80112 |
with a required copy to:
CrowdCheck Law LLP 1423 Leslie Ave Alexandria, VA 22301 |
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If to a Subscriber, to Subscriber’s address as shown on the signature page hereto |
or to such other address as may be specified by written notice from time to time by the party entitled to receive such notice. Any notices, requests, demands or other communications by telecopy or cable shall be confirmed by letter given in accordance with (a) or (b) above.
8. Miscellaneous.
(a) All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person or persons or entity or entities may require.
(b) This Subscription Agreement is not transferable or assignable by Subscriber.
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(c) The representations, warranties and agreements contained herein shall be deemed to be made by and be binding upon Subscriber and its heirs, executors, administrators and successors and shall inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns.
(d) None of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement may be waived, changed or terminated orally or otherwise, except as specifically set forth herein or except by a writing signed by the Company and Subscriber.
(e) In the event any part of this Subscription Agreement is found to be void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions are intended to be separable and binding with the same effect as if the void or unenforceable part were never the subject of agreement.
(f) The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of one or more of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of this Subscription Agreement in such jurisdiction or the validity, legality or enforceability of this Subscription Agreement, including any such provision, in any other jurisdiction, it being intended that all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
(g) This Subscription Agreement supersedes all prior discussions and agreements between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and contains the sole and entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(h) The terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement are intended solely for the benefit of each party hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and it is not the intention of the parties to confer, and no provision hereof shall confer, third-party beneficiary rights upon any other person.
(i) The headings used in this Subscription Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and do not define or limit the provisions hereof.
(j) This Subscription Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.
(k) If any recapitalization or other transaction affecting the stock of the Company is effected, then any new, substituted or additional securities or other property which is distributed with respect to the Securities shall be immediately subject to this Subscription Agreement, to the same extent that the Securities, immediately prior thereto, shall have been covered by this Subscription Agreement.
(l) No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Subscription Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.
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XTI Aircraft Company
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SIGNATURE PAGE
The undersigned, desiring to purchase Common Stock of XTI Aircraft Company, by executing this signature page, hereby executes, adopts and agrees to all terms, conditions and representations of the Subscription Agreement.
(a) The number of shares of Common Stock the undersigned hereby irrevocably subscribes for is: |
_____________ _ (print number of Securities) |
(b) The aggregate purchase price (based on a purchase price of $1.50 per share for the Common Stock the undersigned hereby irrevocably subscribes for is:
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$_____________ (print aggregate purchase price) |
(c) EITHER (i) The undersigned is an accredited investor (as that term is defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act because the undersigned meets the criteria set forth in the following paragraph(s) of Appendix A attached hereto: |
______________ (print applicable number from Appendix A) |
OR (ii) The amount set forth in paragraph (b) above (together with any previous investments in the Securities pursuant to this offering) does not exceed 10% of the greater of the undersigned’s net worth or annual income. | ______________ |
(d) The Securities being subscribed for will be owned by, and should be recorded on the Company’s books as held in the name of: | |
___________________________________________ (print name of owner or joint owners) |
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* * * * *
This Subscription is accepted | XTI Aircraft Company |
on _____________, 2018 |
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
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APPENDIX A
An accredited investor includes the following categories of investor:
(1) Any bank as defined in section 3(a)(2) of the Act, or any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Act whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity; any broker or dealer registered pursuant to section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; any insurance company as defined in section 2(a)(13) of the Act; any investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company as defined in section 2(a)(48) of that Act; any Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; any plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; any employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in section 3(21) of such act, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment adviser, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors;
(2) Any private business development company as defined in section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;
(3) Any organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000;
(4) Any director, executive officer, or general partner of the issuer of the securities being offered or sold, or any director, executive officer, or general partner of a general partner of that issuer;
(5) Any natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that person's spouse, exceeds $1,000,000.
(i) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(5)(ii) of this section, for purposes of calculating net worth under this paragraph (a)(5):
(A) The person's primary residence shall not be included as an asset;
(B) Indebtedness that is secured by the person's primary residence, up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities, shall not be included as a liability (except that if the amount of such indebtedness outstanding at the time of sale of securities exceeds the amount outstanding 60 days before such time, other than as a result of the acquisition of the primary residence, the amount of such excess shall be included as a liability); and
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(C) Indebtedness that is secured by the person's primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities shall be included as a liability;
(ii) Paragraph (a)(5)(i) of this section will not apply to any calculation of a person's net worth made in connection with a purchase of securities in accordance with a right to purchase such securities, provided that:
(A) Such right was held by the person on July 20, 2010;
(B) The person qualified as an accredited investor on the basis of net worth at the time the person acquired such right; and
(C) The person held securities of the same issuer, other than such right, on July 20, 2010.
(6) Any natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with that person's spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year;
(7) Any trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in §230.506(b)(2)(ii); and
(8) Any entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors.
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Exhibit 6.8
BROKER-DEALER SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Broker-Dealer Services Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of July 18, 2018 by and between JumpStart Securities, LLC (“JumpStart”, “us, “our”, or “we”) and XTI Aircraft Company (“Issuer”, “you” or “your”). JumpStart and Issuer are individually referred to herein as a “Party” collectively referred to as the “Parties”.
WHEREAS, JumpStart is a registered broker-dealer providing capital markets, compliance, and other services for market participants, including issuers conducting private and public offerings of securities pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”); including, but not limited to exemptions such as Regulation D and Regulation S. JumpStart offers proprietary tools and technology, negotiated third-party integrations, and has developed operational services, including limited customer service and compliance, all in an effort to provide certain back-end tools and specific compliance services to issuers raising capital; and,
WHEREAS, Issuer is undertaking a capital raising effort pursuant to Federal and state regulations (“Offering”); and,
WHEREAS, Issuer desires to retain JumpStart and JumpStart desires to be retained by Issuer pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1. | Appointment of JumpStart: |
a. | Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Issuer hereby engages and retains JumpStart, and JumpStart hereby agrees, to serve as broker-dealer of record for the sale of Issuer’s debt or equity securities (the “Securities”) to certain investors, at Issuer’s discretion, who wish to invest and who are not otherwise represented by a registered broker-dealer pursuant to a selling agreement with Issuer. JumpStart shall perform the “Services” set forth in Section 2 below during the Offering period, commencing on the date hereof and until the earlier of the completion or cancellation of the Offering or the termination of this Agreement as provided herein. Issuer acknowledges and agrees that JumpStart is only required to use its “commercially reasonable best efforts” in connection with the Offering and that this Agreement does not constitute a commitment by JumpStart to purchase the Securities or introduce Issuer to prospective investors. |
b. | JumpStart shall serve as the broker-dealer of record for those referred investors participating in the Offering, being conducted directly by Issuer on a “best efforts” basis pursuant to the Act and to render the Services requested by the Issuer and applicable to the Offering. The Issuer agrees to conduct the Offering in a manner intended to comply with the registration or qualification requirements, or available exemptions therefrom, under applicable state securities laws. The Issuer shall be responsible for compliance with the filing requirements of the securities laws of all applicable countries, states of the U.S., and other jurisdictions. The Securities will not be registered under the Act, but will be issued in reliance on the private offering exemption available under the Act. |
c. | JumpStart’s obligations under this Agreement are subject to the completion of its due diligence and Issuer agrees to provide JumpStart with all due diligence materials as JumpStart reasonably requests and any responsive documents to such requests shall be complete and accurate. |
d. | JumpStart is not being engaged to serve as placement agent, financial advisor or underwriter. JumpStart will accept the Offering’s terms and structure as determined solely and exclusively by Issuer and its advisers. Issuer will provide JumpStart with the offering materials and disclosures, including the investor subscription agreement and the offering memorandum/private placement memorandum (if any) (collectively, the “Offering Materials”). Under no circumstances shall any communication, whether oral, written or otherwise, be construed or relied on by Issuer as advice from JumpStart. Issuer unequivocally agrees that JumpStart does not, will not, and has not at any time provided any securities, legal, financial or accounting advice to Issuer, and that any communications related to the Offering and to Issuer’s business in general are deemed to be casual conversation, and Issuer represents that it will only rely on the advice of its legal, tax and financial advisors. Jumpstart will not provide investment, tax and legal advice to the Issuer or any Investor with respect to the Offering nor will JumpStart solicit or recommend the purchase of Securities to any investors. |
2. | Services: Subject to the terms of this Agreement, JumpStart shall provide Issuer with the following services in connection with the Offering (collectively, the “Services”): |
a. | Accept investor subscriptions from Issuer in electronic format as well as via other means as is appropriate from time to time; |
b. | Review investor information, including Know-Your Customer (“KYC”) data, perform anti-money laundering (“AML”) checks, and determine, in our sole and absolute discretion, whether or not to accept any given investor as a customer of JumpStart; |
c. | Review the subscription agreement the investor is entering into to confirm their participation in the Offering and determine, in our sole and absolute discretion, whether or not to accept the use of the subscription agreement for the investors participation; |
d. | Contact Issuer and/or Issuer’s agents, if needed, to gather additional information or clarification with respect to an individual investor or the Offering; |
e. | Provide Issuer with prompt notice for investors and/or transactions we decline to accept; |
f. | Maintain files and records as required by SEC Rules 17a-3 and 17a-4; and |
g. | Keep investor details and data confidential and not disclose to any third-party except as required by regulators, by law or in our performance under this Agreement (e.g. as needed for AML). |
3. | Issuer Responsibilities: Issuer hereby represents and warrants to, and covenants with, JumpStart that as of the date hereof and at each closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (“Closing”): |
a. | Refer investors, at its sole and arbitrary discretion, to become customers of JumpStart; |
b. | Provide prospective investors with the Offering Materials and update such Offering Materials to ensure that there are no misstatements or omissions of material fact. |
c. | Establish internal procedures to educate and orientate all Issuer staff on the purposes and goals of this Agreement and ensure compliance with applicable rules and regulations with respect to the Offering; |
d. | Ensure investors understand they are making a “self-directed” decision, and provide JumpStart with all KYC details and data that we reasonably request and require to meet our regulatory mandated responsibilities and as needed pursuant to our operating policies and procedures; |
e. | Immediately, but not later than within 24 hours, notify JumpStart with details (i) of any notices, requests, complaints or actions of or by any regulators, law enforcement, investors, trade associations or legal counsel regarding the Offering, and (ii) any changes in facts or circumstances that would result in the disclosure provided in the Offering Materials and/or due diligence as no longer being complete and accurate; |
f. | Ensure that every investor participating in a Rule 506(c) offering is “accredited” as the term is defined by Rule 501 of Regulation D; |
g. | Ensure that you and your staff understand that you, as Issuer, will generally have a direct relationship with your investors; |
h. | Establish an escrow account and JumpStart shall be a party to such Escrow Services Agreement; |
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i. | Ensure that all regulatory filings are timely made, including without limitation filing Form D, blue-sky filings and with other authorities as required for the Offering being conducted and the general business of Issuer; |
j. | Ensure that no transaction based fees, commissions or other consideration based upon the amount, sale of securities or success of the Offering are paid to any persons other than those registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Financial Regulatory Authority, as applicable; |
k. | Include language in your investor subscription agreement which discloses that Issuer is paying success and other broker-related fees in the Offering, some of which will be paid out of escrow against net funds due to the issuer upon any closing; |
l. | Offering Materials will at all times be complete, accurate and not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. |
m. | All promotional activities it engages in as related to the Offering shall be balanced and in compliance with all applicable rules and regulatory guidance, as well as industry best practices. Issuer will not compensate any person for directly selling securities unless such person is associated with a FINRA member broker-dealer and is appropriately registered with both the SEC and the state(s) in which the investors reside. |
n. | Promptly notify Jump Start of investments made in the offering directly between the Issuer and investors, including the date and total dollar amount of securities sold. |
4. | Compensation: As compensation for services rendered and to be rendered hereunder by JumpStart shall be entitled to the following compensation: |
a. | Non-Contingent Fees: There are administrative service fees, which include but are not limited to, AML checks of the issuer and its associated persons, AML checks of investors, together with any expenses incurred in providing these services. Non-contingent fees are those which are not conditional upon a specific amount being invested or raised, or the successful closing of the Offering or any other event and are payable to Jumpstart regardless of result. Non-contingent fees are generally charged to Issuer at the time of the service is requested (not completed or acted upon) and are nonrefundable. The fee for anti-money laundering checks will be – US individual investor $2/US legal entity investor $5/ international individual investor $60/international entity investor $75. There will be a fee for exception processing for soliciting additional information from investors in order to complete the AML checks, which will be $5/exception. |
b. | Success Fees: Issuer agrees to pay JumpStart at each Closing, a cash fee payable upon each Closing equal to one percent (1 %) of the gross amount raised by the Issuer on the Offering on trades executed by JumpStart, such fee to be paid at each Closing directly from the escrow account for the Offering. No fees shall be due to JumpStart with respect to (i) any amount raised by the Issuer in the Offering prior to the date of this Agreement, (ii) any amount sourced directly by and raised by the Issuer and (iii) any issuances of the Issuer’s securities other than this Offering. |
c. | Expenses: Issuer shall reimburse JumpStart for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by us in relation to services we provide under this Agreement. Any individual expense in excess of $50.00 shall require the prior written approval of Issuer or its representative, with email considered an acceptable form of writing. Such expenses are non-contingent and due and payable to JumpStart at the time they are incurred. |
d. | Payment Terms: JumpStart will generally charge non-contingent fees directly to Issuer’s bank account via ACH-debit. Your account shall have sufficient funds for the anticipated fees to be incurred at all times. Contingent fees are due upon Closing and will generally be paid directly from escrow at each Closing, and Issuer hereby irrevocably authorizes JumpStart to deduct from escrow any and all unpaid fees, including contingent and non-contingent fees. Issuer further irrevocably authorizes JumpStart to deduct non-contingent fees directly from Issuer’s bank account via ACH-debit. Issuer will be responsible to pay contingent fees due hereunder. JumpStart shall maintain the blotters, books and records of business transacted and amounts due to JumpStart thereunder. |
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e. | Syndication/Selling Partners: In the event that Issuer, either directly or through JumpStart, enters into selling agreements with any other broker-dealer(s) then JumpStart is hereby authorized to remit applicable fees to those parties as needed. Issuer agrees that JumpStart may have fee-sharing agreements with such syndication partners, which in no way affect the compensation that is due to JumpStart under this Agreement. |
f. | Compensation upon Termination: In the event of termination of the Offering by Issuer, which shall not include if the Offering does surpass the minimum amount as defined in the Form 1-A filed with the SEC, as applicable, Issuer agrees to reimburse JumpStart Securities for, or otherwise pay and bear, the full amount of JumpStart’s accountable expenses incurred to such date (which shall include, but shall not be limited to, all fees and disbursements up to an aggregate reimbursement cap of $12,000. |
5. | Non-Exclusivity, No Underwriting: JumpStart is not participating as an underwriter and under no circumstance will it solicit any investment in Issuer, recommend the Issuer 's securities or provide investment advice to any prospective investor, or make any securities recommendations to investors. JumpStart is not distributing any securities offering prospectuses or making any oral representations concerning the securities offering prospectus or the securities offering. All inquiries regarding this Offering should be made directly to Issuer. This Agreement is otherwise non-exclusive and shall not be construed to prevent either Party from engaging in any business activities. |
6. | Limited License of Trademarks: During the term of this Agreement, Issuer is granted a limited non-exclusive and revocable license to use JumpStart’s name, logo and trademarks on its website and other marketing materials to disclose that JumpStart is acting as a registered broker-dealer intermediary, so long as the use of JumpStart’s name, logo or trademarks cannot be construed that the Offering or any transaction is endorsed, recommended, or vetted by JumpStart, or that Issuer or its agents are authorized to act as a securities agent or a representative of JumpStart. Furthermore, it is agreed that JumpStart and Issuer each, have the option to use the name and logo of one another in disclosing the existence of this business relationship. |
7. | Independent Contractor: It is agreed that JumpStart and Issuer are independent contractors for the business and services provided hereunder. Under no circumstances shall this Agreement be deemed to imply or infer that Issuer and JumpStart have anything other than an arm’s length and independent relationship. Both JumpStart and Issuer shall be individually responsible and liable for their own respective federal, state, local and other taxes or fees, as well as all costs associated with their businesses. |
8. | Term and Termination: This Agreement is effective beginning with the date set forth above, and unless terminated shall continue for as long as the Offering remains open and active. |
a. Either Party may terminate their participation in this Agreement without cause by giving 10 days written, email notice to the other at any time. Such termination shall only affect future business and not apply to transactions or other business conducted prior to the date of termination.
b. In the event that JumpStart is unable to complete due diligence either (1) because of lack of cooperation on the part of Issuer (for instance, but not limited to, the Issuer not providing JumpStart with information or documents requested by JumpStart) or (2) because JumpStart uncovers “red flags” about the Issuer that cause JumpStart to be not satisfied that it can in good faith provide services in the Offering, JumpStart may terminate this Agreement (1) without further obligation on the part of JumpStart to proceed with this Offering and (2) without any obligation on the part of JumpStart to reimburse to Issuer any monies advanced by the Issuer to JumpStart. In short, JumpStart’s obligations under this Agreement are expressly conditioned upon “due diligence” on the Issuer that is both complete in the opinion of and satisfactory to JumpStart.
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9. | Indemnification: Issuer will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless each of JumpStart, its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, and every officer, director and employee of such affiliate and agent (collectively, “Indemnified Party”), from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, and liabilities, joint or several, (or actions, including shareholder actions, in respect thereof) (collectively, “Losses”) related to or arising directly or indirectly out of the Offering or services contemplated hereunder, including any and all representations, warranties and covenants of Issuer set forth in this Agreement, the investor subscription agreement and/or in connection with claims arising from or based on any Issuer information provided by Issuer to JumpStart being inaccurate or misleading based on the failure by Company to provide information necessary to make the materials provided by Company to JumpStart not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Issuer will not, however, be responsible for any Losses which are finally judicially determined to have resulted solely from JumpStart’s gross negligence or intentional misconduct. Issuer shall assume the defense of such action, including the employment and fees of counsel (reasonably satisfactory to JumpStart) and payment of reasonable and accountable expenses. If a claim for indemnification pursuant to these indemnification provisions is made but it is found in a final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction (not subject to further appeal) that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case, even though the express provisions hereof provide for indemnification in such case, then the Issuer shall contribute to the Losses to which any Indemnified Party may be subject (i) in accordance with the relative benefits received by the Issuer and its stockholders, subsidiaries and affiliates, on the one hand, and the Indemnified Party, on the other hand, and (ii) if (and only if) the allocation provided in clause (i) of this sentence is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as to reflect not only the relative benefits, but also the relative fault of the Issuer, on the one hand, and the Indemnified Party, on the other hand, in connection with the statements, acts or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any relevant equitable considerations. |
10. | Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure: It is acknowledged that in the performance of this Agreement each party may become aware of and/or in possession of confidential, nonpublic information of the other party. Except as necessary in this Agreement’s performance, or as authorized in writing by a Party or by law, the Parties (and their affiliated persons) shall not disclose or make use of such non-public information. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prohibit the SEC, FINRA, or other government official or entities from obtaining, reviewing, and auditing any information, records, or data. Issuer acknowledges that regulatory record-keeping requirements, as well as securities industry best practices, require JumpStart to maintain copies of practically all data, including communications and Offering materials, regardless of any termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, information which is, or was, in the public domain (including having been published on the internet) is not subject to this section. |
11. | Notices: All notices given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and sent via email to: JumpStart Securities, LLC: jonathan@jumpstartsecurities.com |
12. | Dispute Resolution, Applicable Law and Venue, Attorneys Fees: This Agreement will be governed as to validity, interpretation, construction, effect and in all other respects by the internal law of the State of New York. The Issuer and JumpStart each (i) agree that any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be instituted exclusively in the New York State Supreme Court, County of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, (ii) waives any objection to the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding, and the right to assert that such forum is an inconvenient forum, and (iii) irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of the New York State Supreme Court, County of New York, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in any such suit, action or proceeding. Each of the Issuer and Placement Agents further agrees to accept and acknowledge service of any and all process that may be served in any such suit, action or proceeding in the New York State Supreme Court, County of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and agree that service of process upon it mailed by certified mail to its address shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process in any such suit, action or proceeding. The parties hereby expressly waive all rights to trial by jury in any suit, action or proceeding arising under this Agreement. The prevailing Party in any such litigation shall be entitled to collect from the non-prevailing Party any judgment or settlement sums due plus reasonable attorney’s fees, court costs and other expenses incurred by the prevailing Party for such collection action. |
13. | Entire Agreement, Amendment, Severability and Force Majeure: This Agreement contains the entire agreement between Issuer and JumpStart with respect to the Offering. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. Furthermore, no Party shall be responsible for any failure to perform due to acts beyond its reasonable control, including acts of regulators, acts of God, terrorism, shortage of supply, labor difficulties (including strikes), war, civil unrest, fire, floods, electrical outages, equipment or transmission failures, internet interruptions, vendor failures (including information technology providers), or other similar causes. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement cannot be amended orally. |
Company Name: | XTI Aircraft Company |
Contact: | Andrew Woglom |
Address: | awoglom@xtiaircraft.com |
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14. | SUBSTITUTE FORM W–9 — TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER CERTIFICATION: Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code requires us to provide you with our Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TIN). |
Company Name: | JumpStart Securities, LLC |
Contact: | Jonathan Self |
Address: | 3455 Peachtree Road, NE 5th Floor Atlanta, GA 30326 |
Tax ID Number (EIN): | 274112347 |
[X] | We are exempt from backup withholding. |
Under penalties of perjury, JumpStart Securities hereby certifies that the number shown above is our correct taxpayer identification number, that we are not subject to backup withholding, and that we are a U.S. person.
15. | Electronic Signature and Communications Notice and Consent: Issuer and JumpStart hereby consent and agree that electronically signing this Agreement constitutes each parties signature, acceptance and agreement as if actually signed in writing. Further, all parties agree that no certification authority or other third party verification is necessary to validate any electronic signature; and that the lack of such certification or third party verification will not in any way affect the enforceability of their signature or resulting contract between Issuer and JumpStart. Each Party understands and agrees that their e-signature executed in conjunction with the electronic submission of this Agreement shall be legally binding and such transaction shall be considered authorized by them. Each Party agrees that their electronic signature is the legal equivalent of their manual signature on this Agreement consents to be legally bound by this Agreement’s terms and conditions. Furthermore, Issuer and JumpStart hereby agree that all current and future notices, confirmations and other communications regarding this Agreement specifically, and future communications in general between the Parties, may be made by email, sent to the email addresses of record as set forth above, or as otherwise from time to time is changed or updated and disclosed to the other Party, without necessity of confirmation of receipt, delivery or reading, and such form of electronic communication is sufficient for all matters regarding the relationship between the Parties. If any such electronically sent communication fails to be received for any reason, including but not limited to such communications being diverted to the recipients spam filters by the recipients email service provider, or due to a recipients change of address, or due to technology issues by the recipient’s service provider, the Parties agree that the burden of such failure to receive is on the recipient and not the sender, and that the sender is under no obligation to resend communications via any other means, including but not limited to postal service or overnight courier, and that such communications shall for all purposes, including legal and regulatory, be deemed to have been delivered and received. No physical, paper documents will be sent to Issuer, and if you desire physical documents then you agree to be satisfied by directly and personally printing, at your own expense, the electronically sent communication(s) and maintaining such physical records in any manner or form that you desire. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Agreement as of the date set forth above.
JumpStart Securities, LLC | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
XTI Aircraft Company | ||
By: | ||
Name: David Brody | ||
Title: Chairman and President |
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Exhibit 6.16
POSTING AGREEMENT
THIS POSTING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of this 6/27/2018 day of June, 2018, between StartEngine Crowdfunding, Inc. (“StartEngine”), a Delaware corporation, and XTI Aircraft Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), to act as the Company’s online intermediary technology platform (the “Platform”) in connection with the Company’s proposed offering promulgated under Regulation A (“Reg A+”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), (the “Offering”) of common or preferred stock (the “Securities”).
WHEREAS, StartEngine operates the website www.startengine.com, an intermediary technology platform that permits issuers to independently connect with prospective Investors (as defined below) on the Platform.
WHEREAS, the Company and StartEngine wish to work cooperatively based upon the terms and conditions herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, intending to be legally bound, mutually hereby agree as follows:
1. Appointment. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company hereby engages StartEngine, and StartEngine hereby agrees to provide, the services detailed herein as the Company’s intermediary funding platform in connection with the Offering. The Company will be permitted to make available certain offering documents to prospective Investors (as defined below) on the Platform. The Company acknowledges that StartEngine is not a registered broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or registered as an investment advisor under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisors Act”), and that StartEngine will not perform any activities requiring registration with or membership of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) or the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
2. Services. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, StartEngine agrees to permit the Company to post the Offering on the Platform, which can be utilized by the Company for “testing the waters” and the offering and sale of securities pursuant to Reg A+. The Company’s use of the Platform shall be subject to the terms of use and privacy policy, which may be amended from time to time, posted on the Platform. StartEngine grants the Company a limited and revocable license to use the Platform in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Company agrees to engage a securities attorney or securities compliance company for a review of any and all Test the Waters material appearing on the Platform prior to posting said material on the Platform and the Company shall provide all necessary information and fees to complete the Bad Actor Check for compliance with Reg A Rule 262 prior to appearing on the Platform. StartEngine reserves the right to terminate use of the Platform if it becomes aware of a violation of the requirements of this Agreement or any law. StartEngine also reserves the right to terminate this Agreement if the Company does not file Form 1-A with the SEC within 90 days of posting on the Platform. In the event the Offering is terminated, all funds held in escrow shall be promptly returned to Investors. Furthermore, if the Offering is terminated for any reason the campaign page will be promptly removed, the Company will not be entitled to any data that has accumulated or been collected by StartEngine, and the Company may not appear on a competitor’s platform for 30 days. StartEngine shall offer a Service Level Agreement (“SLA”) during the term of the Company’s campaign attached as Appendix C.
The Company agrees that it shall be required to engage an escrow agent under a separate agreement to provide escrow services for the Offering and that StartEngine will be a party to such agreement, with the authority to order disbursements thereunder. The Company agrees to comply with the broker-dealer registration requirements of any state into which it offers or sells the Securities, including where necessary engaging a registered broker or making appropriate filings by the Company or its employees. The Company shall inform StartEngine with respect to any states that it is not making offerings in.
3. Information and Offering Materials.
(a) The Company recognizes that, in completing its engagement hereunder, StartEngine may be using and relying on both publicly available information and principally on data, material and other information (including non-public information) furnished to StartEngine by the Company. The Company will furnish to prospective Investors any and all information and data concerning the Company, its business, financial condition and plans for the Offering that are required by state and Federal securities regulations (the “Information”), including any “test-the-waters” communications and materials which summarize the opportunity for potential investors to be used in connection with the Offering to the extent such material is made available (collectively, the “Offering Materials”). Any Information and Offering Materials forwarded to prospective investors or made available on the Platform will be in compliance with state and Federal securities laws, rules and regulations. StartEngine and its counsel will have the opportunity to review any offering related materials that name StartEngine and the Company agrees that it will make any changes reasonably requested by StartEngine to any materials that mention StartEngine. The Company represents and warrants that, to its knowledge, all Information and the Offering Materials, including, but not limited to, the Company’s financial statements, will be complete and correct in all material respects and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading. StartEngine will not be obligated to verify the accuracy and/or adequacy of such Information supplied or disclosed to potential investors. If the Offering Materials and/or the Information are required to be amended so as not to be misleading or omit to state such a material fact, and the Offering is still posted on www.startengine.com, the Company shall notify StartEngine immediately in the manner prescribed in Section 11, and any amendment shall be made evident to Investors by the Company. StartEngine grants the Company a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to post the Offering Materials on the Platform for the term of the engagement. StartEngine shall be entitled to rely upon any representations, warranties or covenants made by the Company or any third party disclosed in the Offering Materials to the Company or by the Company to the potential and actual investors and any third party. The Company agrees to cooperate with all reasonable requests from StartEngine public relations and marketing initiatives for the Platform. During the Offering and until this Agreement is terminated, Company may have access to information collected by StartEngine as long as the Company does not violate any privacy policies established by StartEngine.
(b) Until the date that is two years from the date hereof, StartEngine will keep all information obtained from the Company confidential except: (i) Offering Materials which are provided to StartEngine to be made available on the Platform and the Offering Circular filed with the SEC; (ii) Offering information such as the number of reservations, amount reserved, funding goals, etc. (iii) information which is otherwise publicly available, or previously known to or obtained by, StartEngine independently of the Company and without breach of any of StartEngine’s agreements with the Company; (iv) StartEngine may disclose such information to its officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives, and to its other advisors and financial sources on a need to know basis only and will require that all such persons will keep such information strictly confidential. No such obligation of confidentiality shall apply to information that: (x) is in the public domain as of the date hereof or hereafter enters the public domain without a breach by StartEngine, (y) was known or became known by StartEngine prior to the Company’s disclosure thereof to StartEngine as evidenced by written records, (z) becomes known to StartEngine from a source other than the Company, and other than by the breach of an obligation of confidentiality owed to the Company; (v) is disclosed by the Company to a third party without restrictions on its disclosure; (vi) is independently developed by StartEngine as evidenced by written records; or (vii) is required to be disclosed by StartEngine or its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys and to its other advisors and financial sources, pursuant to any order of a court of competent jurisdiction or other governmental body or as may otherwise be required by law.
4. Compensation. For the Platform posting services described in Section 2, X $50 per Investor Fee. StartEngine shall be entitled to receive an administration fee of $50 per Investor upon deposit of funds by each Investor into the designated escrow account (“Platform Fees”). Invoices are sent every two weeks, and shall be paid by the Company within 10 days. In the event any closing is held at a time when any Investor Fee is owing to StartEngine, Company authorizes the escrow agent to reimburse such fees to StartEngine from any funds held in escrow. If a closing is not held at a time when any Investor Fee is owing to StartEngine, Company shall pay StartEngine via ACH deposit. StartEngine will initiate an invitation to pay via ACH through Bill.com. Checks are not accepted. In the event Company cancels the Offering, Platform Fees will still be due to StartEngine on accounts where funds were actually received. In addition, StartEngine shall be entitled to receive warrants to purchase that number of shares determined by dividing (i) the product of (a) the number of individual investors for which StartEngine will receive a Platform Fee times (b) $50 by (ii) 30% of the issue price to the investors (“Warrants”). The form of Warrant is attached as Appendix B to this Agreement. Platform fees and Warrants are earned upon Investor deposit into the designated escrow account and are due regardless of whether the Company cancels its offering.
Company agrees that StartEngine shall design, build and create your campaign page and provide account and marketing consulting services for a fee of $25,000. Payments will be delivered to StartEngine in five equal installments of $5,000 during each of the 5 initial disbursements the Company requests. If the company does not end up disbursing any funds from this Offering the $25,000 is still due to StartEngine. Company will continue to use ComputerShares as its transfer agent. StartEngine shall transmit information about the investors that purchase shares in each closing to ComputerShare as directed by the Company.
5. Term of Engagement. This Agreement will remain in effect for 12 months from the date of this Agreement. Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time by written consent. This Agreement will automatically renew after 12 months.
6. Mutual Indemnification. The Company and StartEngine agree to indemnify and hold each other harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, causes of action, damages, lawsuits, judgments, including attorney’s fees and costs, to the extent caused by or arising out of or relating to the work, errors, omissions and/or operations of the other party. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless StartEngine, its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls StartEngine against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which StartEngine may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement of a material fact or omission of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading in any of the material provided by the Company to appear on StartEngine’s Platform or filed with the SEC, or any amendment or supplement thereof. The Company shall reimburse StartEngine for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigation or defense or loss, claim, damage, liability or action referred to in the previous sentence as such expenses are incurred. The Company will not, however, be responsible for any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, or expenses, which are finally judicially determined to have resulted solely from StartEngine’s gross negligence or intentional misconduct. The Company shall assume the defense of such action, including the employment and fees of counsel (reasonably satisfactory to StartEngine) and payment of reasonable and accountable expenses.
7. Representations and Warranties. Each of the Company and StartEngine represents and warrants that (a) it has full right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform all of its obligations hereunder and (b) this Agreement has been duly authorized and executed and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of such party enforceable in accordance with its terms. The Company represents and warrants that all information posted on the Platform with respect to the Company will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading. The Company acknowledges that StartEngine will not be required to independently verify the accuracy and adequacy of such information supplied or disclosed to potential Investors. The Company represents that it has not taken, and it will not take any action, directly or indirectly, so as to cause the Offering to fail to be entitled to rely upon the exemption from registration afforded by Reg A+ and other applicable rules and regulations, including filing any state “blue sky” filings. The Company agrees that any representations and warranties made by it to any prospective investor in the Offering or placement agent shall be deemed also to be made to StartEngine for its benefit and StartEngine shall be deemed a third party beneficiary to any such agreements. The Company agrees that it will comply with the SEC’s ongoing reporting requirements under Reg A+.
8. Parties; Assignment; Independent Contractor; Governing Law; No Tax Advice. This Agreement has been and is made solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and each of their respective persons, agents, employees, officers, directors and controlling persons and their respective heirs, executors, personal representatives, successors and assigns, and nothing contained in this Agreement will confer any rights upon, nor will this Agreement be construed to create any rights in, any person who is not party to such Agreement, other than as set forth in this section. The rights and obligations of either party under this Agreement may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the other party hereto and any other purported assignment will be null and void. StartEngine has been retained under this Agreement as an independent contractor, and it is understood and agreed that this Agreement does not create a fiduciary relationship between StartEngine and the Company or their respective officers, directors and controlling persons. StartEngine shall have no control over any aspect of the Company and StartEngine shall not be considered to be the agent of the Company for any purpose whatsoever and StartEngine is not granted any right or authority to assume or create any obligation or liability, express or implied, on the Company’s behalf, or to bind the Company in any manner whatsoever. The Company acknowledges that StartEngine does not provide financial, accounting, investment, tax or legal advice. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
9. Legal and Other Compliance. The Company at its own expense, will use its best efforts to obtain any registration, qualification or approval required to sell any Securities under the laws (including U.S. state “blue sky” laws relating to broker registration and the making of notice filings) of any applicable jurisdictions (including any applicable foreign jurisdiction or any instrumentality thereof). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company represents that it is not subject to any disqualifying event as set forth in Rule 262 under the Securities Act. The Company agrees that it is responsible for compliance with the restrictions on investment amounts set out in Reg A+. The Company understands and agrees that there are compliance requirements that pertain to the Offering both on the Platform and off the Platform. The Company further understands and agrees that StartEngine does not purport to make any representation, warranty, or guarantee that any activity by the Company or StartEngine, whether through the Platform or not, is in compliance with applicable state or Federal securities laws or the rules and regulations of any self-regulatory organization. It is expressly understood that none of the services provided by StartEngine should be deemed legal advice. StartEngine makes no representation or warranties that offerings of securities on the Platform comply with state or Federal securities laws. The Company agrees that it shall consult its legal counsel to independently determine whether use of the Platform for the Offering complies with state and Federal laws, rules and regulations.
10. Exclusivity.
(a) It is expressly understood that StartEngine will post other company offerings on the Platform and is not required to operate the Platform as its sole and exclusive function. In addition to operating the Platform, StartEngine and its affiliates may engage in other business activities in the future.
(b) The Company’s engagement with StartEngine pursuant to this Agreement shall be exclusive for the term of this Agreement and it is expressly understood that the Company may not post the Offering Materials on the company’s website or any website, including any other Reg A+ online investment technology platform.
11. Notices. Any notices required by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be addressed, and delivered or mailed postage prepaid, to the other parties hereto at such addresses as such other parties may designate from time to time for the receipt of such notices. Until further notice, the address of each party to this Agreement for this purpose shall be the following:
If to StartEngine:
StartEngine Crowdfunding, Inc.
750 N. San Vicente Blvd
Suite 800W
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Tel: 310-748-7821
Attn: Howard Marks
If to the Company:
XTI Aircraft Company, Inc.
7395 S Peoria Street, Suite 206
Englewood, CO 80112
Tel: (303) 503-5660
Attn: David Brody
12. Disclaimer. The Company acknowledges and agrees that its use of the Platform provided by StartEngine is done at the Company’s own risk. To the fullest extent permissible by law, neither StartEngine nor any other party involved in creating, producing, or delivering the Platform shall be liable to the Company or any third-party for any lost profits or lost opportunity, or for any direct, incidental, consequential, special, indirect or punitive damages arising out of the Company’s access to, or use of, the Platform. In addition, the Company acknowledges that it will be solely accountable for all content on and relating to the Offering on www.startengine.com. Without limiting the foregoing, everything on the Platform is provided to the Company “as is” without warranties or guarantees of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.
13. Validity. In case any term of this Agreement will be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the validity of any of the other terms of this Agreement will not in any way be affected thereby.
14. Entire Agreement Counterparts; Amendments. This Agreement is the final, complete, and exclusive agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and merges all prior or contemporaneous communications and understandings between the parties. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement will be effective unless in writing and signed by the party to be charged. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and each of such counterparts will for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts will together constitute one and the same instrument.
15. Press and Marketing.The Company agrees that StartEngine shall, from and after any closing, have the right to reference the Offering and StartEngine’s role in connection therewith in StartEngine’s marketing materials and on its website and to place advertisements in financial and other newspapers and journals, in each case at its own expense. The Company also acknowledges that StartEngine has the right to utilize the email database of its all users of the Platform for the purposes of marketing and promotion. StartEngine has the right to publish all campaign statistics. Any advertising conducted by the Company must include the StartEngine logo. StartEngine shall provide appropriate placements and sizes and provide a link to the artwork options.
The Company acknowledges that they have the responsibility to provide a brief video testimonial to StartEngine within 14 days of the offering live date. Testimonial logistics will be organized by StartEngine.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the date hereof.
STARTENGINE CROWDFUNDING, INC. |
By: | /s/ Howard Marks | |
Name: | Howard Marks | |
Title: | CEO. |
XTI AIRCRAFT COMPANY |
By: | /s/ Andrew Woglom | |
Name: | Andrew Woglom | |
Title: | CFO |
APPENDIX A
● | Escrow Setup - $500 (one-time fee) |
● | Escrow Account - $35/month account reporting fee (regardless of amount of funds in bank account) |
● | Accounting and Transaction Fee - $15/transaction |
● | API License - $300/month |
● | Funds processing fee - ACH - $1.00, Check $10, Wire $15US/$35/Int’l |
● | ACH Exception - $7/transaction |
● | Bank Surcharges - May apply for check returns, NSF’s, etc. (Fees vary) |
● | Bad Actor Checks (US) - $85 for each offering “covered person” (issuer and each associated person) |
● | Bad Actor Checks (International) - $150/individual, $250/entity |
● | AML for individuals - $5.00 domestic, $10.00 EU/UK, $120 other int’l (only for investments of $2,000 or more) |
● | AML for entities - $5.00 domestic, $75.00 EU/UK, $120 other int’l (only for investments of $2,000 or more) |
● | eSign Subscription Agreements - $1/agreement |
● | StartEngine Secure - $5/investor (This service will renew annually unless either party provides written notice of termination.) |
* Fees are subject to change within a 48 hours written notice.
APPENDIX B
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
[COMPANY]
Initial Warrant Shares: _____________1 Initial Exercise Date: _______ __, 20__
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, StartEngine Crowdfunding, Inc. or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to the close of business on the 5 year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from [COMPANY], a ______________ corporation (the “Company”), up to _________ shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”); provided, however, the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder shall increase by 25% on each 6-month anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date if, prior to such date, a Liquidity Event has not occurred. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section 1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1:
“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.
1 The number of warrant shares shall be determined by dividing (i) the product of (a) the number of individual investors times and (b) $50 by (ii) 30% of the issue price to the investors.
“Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Going Public Date” Such first date whereby the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act or the Common Stock is qualified under Regulation A.
“Liens” means a lien, charge pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
“Liquidity Event” shall mean any one of the following events has occurred: (a) an initial underwritten public offering of Common Stock by a nationally recognized underwriter pursuant to a registration Statement filed in accordance with the Securities Act and pursuant to which at least, $30,000,000 in gross proceeds is raised for the benefit of the Company and pursuant to which the Holder has the right to include the Warrant Shares for inclusion in such offering or (b) a Fundamental Transaction with a valuation to the Company of at least $50,000,000 pursuant to which the Holder has the right to put this Warrant back to the Company for cash equal to the Black Scholes Value pursuant to Section 3(e).
“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.
“Trading Market “ means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
“Transfer Agent” means _____________________, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of ___________________ and a facsimile number of _______________, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
Section 2. Exercise.
a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of a duly executed facsimile copy (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise form annexed hereto. Within three (3) Trading Days following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise form be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within three (3) Business Days of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $ _________ 2, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).
c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering for sale or resale the Warrant Shares, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A) = | the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which Holder elects to exercise this Warrant by means of a “cashless exercise,” as set forth in the applicable Notice of Exercise; | |
(B) = | the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and | |
(X) = | the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise. |
If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised, and the holding period of the Warrants being exercised may be tacked on to the holding period of the Warrant Shares. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).
d) Mechanics of Exercise.
i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is three (3) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised, with payment to the Company of the Exercise Price (or by cashless exercise, if permitted) and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2(d)(vi) prior to the issuance of such shares, having been paid.
2 100% of the issue price paid by investors.
ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. Following the Going Public Date, in addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (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 (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
v. 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 which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.
vi. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.
vii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of 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 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this 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 (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) 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 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of 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 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this 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 2(e), 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 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 the 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 this 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 the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) 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 this Warrant.
Section 3. Certain Adjustments.
a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
b) Subsequent Equity Sales. If the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, as applicable, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall sell or grant any option to purchase, or sell or grant any right to reprice, or otherwise dispose of or issue (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, at an effective price per share less than the Exercise Price then in effect (such lower price, the “Base Share Price” and such issuances collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”) (it being understood and agreed that if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is less than the Exercise Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance at such effective price), then simultaneously with the consummation of each Dilutive Issuance the Exercise Price shall be reduced and only reduced to equal the Base Share Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder shall be increased such that the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder, after taking into account the decrease in the Exercise Price, shall be equal to the aggregate Exercise Price prior to such adjustment. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustments shall be made, paid or issued under this Section 3(b) in respect of an Exempt Issuance. The Company shall notify the Holder, in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance or deemed issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 3(b), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice, the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 3(b), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares based upon the Base Share Price regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Share Price in the Notice of Exercise. If the Company enters into a Variable Rate Transaction, despite the prohibition thereon in the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible conversion or exercise price at which such securities may be converted or exercised.
c) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to 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 exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) 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, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, 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 Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
d) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, 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, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein 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 exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, 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 participation in such Distribution (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
e) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group 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 or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) or Section 2(f)] on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) or Section 2(f)] on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction. “Black Scholes Value” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black and Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg, L.P. (“Bloomberg”) determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the greater of 100% and the 100 day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction and (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such 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 and the other Transaction Documents 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 and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.
f) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
g) Notice to Holder.
i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.
a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Initial Exercise Date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company 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.
d) Transfer Restrictions. If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be either (i) registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws or (ii) eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, provides to the Company an opinion of counsel, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that the transfer of this Warrant does not require registration under the Securities Act.
e) Representation by the Holder. The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3.
b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant.The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
d) Authorized Shares.
The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, 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 of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
e) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of [______________________], without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of this Warrant shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, of Manhattan (the “New York Courts”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such New York Courts, or such New York Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Warrant. If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
g) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination Date. If the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
a) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Exercise, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at the address set forth above Attention: _________________, facsimile number _______________, email address _______________, or such other facsimile number, email address or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company, or if no such facsimile number or address appears on the books of the Company. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
h) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
i) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
j) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
k) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
l) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
m) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
n) Piggyback Registration Rights. If, at any time after date hereof, the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering for its account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act), or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in connection with the stock option or other employee benefit plans, the Company shall send to the Holder a written notice of such determination and if, within 15 calendar days after the date of such notice, the Holder (or any permitted successor or assign) shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement all or any part of the Warrant Shares that such Holder requests to be registered. Further, in the event that the offering is a firm-commitment underwritten offering, the Company may exclude the Warrant Shares if so requested in writing by the lead underwriter of such offering. In the case of inclusion in a firm-commitment underwritten offering, the Holders must sell their Warrant Shares on the same terms set by the underwriters for shares of Common Stock to be sold for the account of the Company.
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(Signature Page Follows)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
[COMPANY]
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO: __________________
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
¨ in lawful money of the United States; or
¨ [if permitted] the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
_______________________________
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity:
________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:
_________________________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory:
___________________________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory:
____________________________________________________________________
Date:
________________________________________________________________________________________
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [____] all of or [_______] shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
_______________________________________________ whose address is
_______________________________________________________________.
_______________________________________________________________
Dated: ______________, _______
Holder’s Signature: | ||
Holder’s Address: | ||
NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.
APPENDIX C
This StartEngine Service Level Agreement (“SLA” or “Agreement”) sets forth our policies and guarantees for the Platform. Please review this SLA together with our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, as found via links at the bottom of our website, which also provide for certain rights and obligations relating to your use of the Platform. Unless otherwise expressly provided below, this SLA is subject at all times to the Terms of Use then in-effect.
StartEngine reserves the right to change the terms of this SLA at any time with written notice.
Service Commitment
StartEngine will use commercially reasonable efforts to make the Platform available with an Annual Uptime Percentage of at least 99.00%, excluding planned service maintenance. In the event that StartEngine does not meet this SLA uptime commitment during the Company campaign, Company will be eligible to receive a Service Credit as follows:
Annual Uptime Percentage & Data Integrity Service Credit
The maximum cumulative credit for any and all applicable Service Credits in a month is 100% of the total fees actually earned by StartEngine in any month so affected.
Threshold | Uptime | |
95.1% to 99.99% | 10% | |
90.1% to 95% | 25% | |
Below 90% | 100% |
Definitions
“Annual Uptime Percentage” is calculated by subtracting from 100% the percentage of 5-minute periods during a Service Year in which StartEngine’s Platform was Unavailable to you. If you have been using our Platform for less than a full 365 days, your Service Year for purposes of submitting a Claim and determining a Service Credit will be deemed to be the preceding 365 days, but any such days prior to your actual use of the service will be deemed to have had 100% Availability. Any Unavailability occurring during your period of use, but prior to submitting a Claim cannot be used as a basis for future submitted Claims. Annual Uptime Percentage measurements exclude Unavailability resulting directly or indirectly from any SLA Exclusion.
“Availability” means the ability to login and perform operations by means of the Platform.
“Claim” means a claim for a Service Credit you submit by opening a support case with StartEngine, on the basis that the Platform has been Unavailable to you during a service period.
“Licensee” refers to the person or entity who is using and paying for services on the Platform.
“Incident” means any set of circumstances resulting in the Unavailability of or data loss in the Platform at any time, consistent with the Service Level commitments under this Agreement. An Incident, for purposes of submitting and determining the validity of a Claim, shall not be based on any SLA Exclusions.
“Service Credit” is a dollar credit, calculated as set forth below and in the table above that we may credit back to you upon your submission of a validated and accepted SLA Claim.
“Service Level” means the amount of time expressed as a percentage during which the Platform is available and accessible to users.
“Service Year” is the 365 day period preceding the date of an SLA claim.
“SLA Exclusion” means an instance or reason for which the Service Level Commitment hereunder does not apply and the associated inability to login and perform operations by means of the Platform does not constitute Unavailability or Data Loss for purposes of a Service Credit.
“Unavailable” or “Unavailability” means each full increment of 5 minutes during your use of the Platform where your access to the Platform has no functionality.
Exhibit 8
ESCROW SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Escrow Services Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of July 20, 2018 by and between Prime Trust, LLC (“Prime Trust” or “Escrow Agent”) and XTI Aircraft Company (“Issuer”) for its offering known as “XTI Aircraft”.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Issuer proposes to offer for sale to investors as disclosed in its offering materials, securities pursuant to either a) Rule 506 promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); b) Regulation A+ promulgated by the SEC as modified by final rules adopted per Title IV of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBs) Act; or c) another federal or state exemption from registration, either directly (“issuer-direct”) and/or through one or more registered broker -dealers as a selling group (“Syndicate”), the equity and/or debt securities of Issuer (the “Securities”) in the amount of at least $450.00 (the “Minimum Amount of the Offering”) up to $22,500,000.00 (the “Maximum Amount of the Offering”).
WHEREAS, Issuer desires to establish an Escrow Account in which funds received from prospective investors (“Subscribers”) will be held during the Offering, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Prime Trust agrees to serve as Escrow Agent (“Escrow Agent”) for the Subscribers with respect to such Escrow Account in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein. This includes, without limitation, that the Escrow Account will be held at an FDIC member bank in a separately named (as defined below) account. For purposes of communications and directives, Escrow Agent shall be the sole administrator of the Escrow Account.
AGREEMENT
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby agreed as follows:
1. | Establishment of Escrow Account. Prior to Issuer initiating the Offering, and prior to the receipt of the first investor funds, Escrow Agent shall establish an account (the “Escrow Account”) at an FDIC insured US bank (the “Bank”). The Escrow Account shall be a segregated, deposit account of Escrow Agent at the Bank. All parties agree to maintain the Escrow Account and escrowed funds in a manner that is compliant with banking and securities regulations. |
2. | Escrow Period. The Escrow Period shall begin with the commencement of the Offering and shall terminate in whole or in part upon the earlier to occur of the following: |
a. | The date upon which the minimum number of securities required to be sold are sold (the “Minimum”) in bona fide transactions that are fully paid for, with cleared funds, which is defined to occur when Escrow Agent has received gross proceeds of at least Minimum Amount of the Offering that have cleared in the Escrow Account and the issuer has triggered a partial or full closing on those funds. Even after a partial close, for min/max and continuous offerings, Escrow shall remain open in order to clear investor funds, and to perform other tasks prior to the issuer selling securities to any investor; or |
b. | June 29, 2019 if the Minimum has not been reached; or |
c. | The date upon which a determination is made by Issuer and/or their authorized representatives, including any lead broker or placement agent, to terminate the Offering prior to closing; or |
d. | Escrow Agent’s exercise of the termination rights specified in Section 14. |
During the Escrow Period, the parties agree that (i) the Escrow Account and escrowed funds will be held for the benefit of the Subscribers, and that (ii) Issuer is not entitled to any funds received into escrow, and that no amounts deposited into the Escrow Account shall become the property of Issuer or any other entity, or be subject to any debts, liens or encumbrances of any kind of Issuer or any other entity, until the contingency has been satisfied by the sale of the Minimum of such Securities to such investors in bona fide transactions that are fully paid for, in accordance with Regulation D and as specified in the offering documents. Even after a sale of securities to investors, the Issuer may elect to continue to leave funds in the Escrow Account in order to protect investors as needed.
In addition, Issuer and Escrow Agent acknowledge that the total funds raised cannot exceed the Maximum Amount of the Offering permitted by the Offering Memorandum. Issuer represents that no funds have yet been raised for XTI Aircraft and that all funds to be raised for XTI Aircraft will be deposited in the Escrow Account established by Escrow Agent.
3. | Deposits into the Escrow Account. All Subscribers will be directed by the Issuer to transmit their data and funds, via Escrow Agent’s technology systems, directly to the Escrow Agent as the “qualified third party” that has agreed to hold the funds for the benefit of investors and Issuer. All Subscribers will transfer funds directly to Escrow Agent (with checks, if any, made payable to “Prime Trust, LLC as Escrow Agent for Investors in XTI Aircraft”) for deposit into the Escrow Account. Escrow Agent shall process all Escrow Amounts for collection through the banking system and shall maintain an accounting of each deposit posted to its ledger, which also sets forth, among other things, each Subscriber’s name and address, the quantity of Securities purchased, and the amount paid. All monies so deposited in the Escrow Account and which have cleared the banking system are hereinafter referred to as the “Escrow Amount.” Issuer shall promptly, concurrent with any new or modified subscription, provide Escrow Agent with a copy of the Subscriber’s subscription and other information as may be reasonably requested by Escrow Agent in the performance of their duties under this Agreement. Escrow Agent is under no duty or responsibility to enforce collection of any funds delivered to it hereunder. Issuer shall assist Escrow Agent with clearing any and all AML and ACH exceptions. |
Funds Hold — clearing, settlement and risk management policy: All parties agree that funds are considered “cleared” as follows:
Wires — 24 hours after receipt of funds
Checks — 10 days after deposit
ACH — As transaction must clear in a manner similar to checks, and as Federal regulations provide investors with 60 days to recall funds, for risk reduction and protection the Escrow Agent will agree to release, starting 10 calendar days after receipt and so long as the offering is closed, the greater of 94% of funds or gross funds less ACH deposits still at risk of recall. Of course, regardless of this operating policy, Issuer remains liable to immediately and without protestation or delay return to Prime Trust any funds recalled pursuant to Federal regulations.
Escrow Agent reserves the right to deny, suspend or terminate participation in the Escrow Account of any Subscriber to the extent Escrow Agent in its sole and absolute discretion deems it advisable or necessary to comply with applicable laws or to eliminate practices that are not consistent with laws, rules, regulations or best practices.
4. | Disbursements from the Escrow Account. In the event Escrow Agent does not receive the Minimum prior to the termination of the Escrow Period, Escrow Agent shall terminate Escrow and make a full and prompt return of cleared funds so that refunds are made to each Subscriber of their principal amounts. |
In the event Escrow Agent receives cleared funds for at least the Minimum prior to the termination of the Escrow Period, and for any point thereafter and Escrow Agent receives a written instruction from Issuer (generally via notification in the API or web dashboard), Escrow Agent shall, pursuant to those instructions, move funds to a Prime Trust Business custodial account in the name of Issuer, the agreement for which is hereby incorporated into this Agreement by reference and will be considered duly signed upon execution of this Agreement, to perform cash management and reconciliation on behalf of Issuer and for Issuers wholly owned funds, to make any investments as directed by Issuer, as well as to make disbursements if and when requested. Issuer acknowledges that there is a 24 hour (one business day) processing time once a request has been received to break Escrow or otherwise move funds into Issuers Prime Trust custodial account.
Issuer hereby irrevocably authorizes Prime Trust to deduct any fees owed to it, as well as to any third parties (and remit funds to such parties) from the Issuers wholly owned gross funds in the custodial account, if and when due. Furthermore, Issuer directs Escrow Agent to accept instructions regarding fees from registered securities brokers in the syndicate, if any, or from the API integrated platform or portal through which this offering is being conducted, if any.
5. | Collection Procedure. Escrow Agent is hereby authorized, upon receipt of Subscriber funds, to promptly deposit them in the Escrow Account. Any Subscriber funds which fail to clear or are subsequently reversed, including but not limited to ACH chargebacks and wire recalls, shall be debited to the Escrow Account, with such debits reflected on the Escrow ledger accessible via Escrow Agents API or dashboard technology. Any and all escrow fees paid by Issuer, including those for funds receipt and processing are non-refundable, regardless of whether ultimately cleared, failed, rescinded, returned or recalled. In the event of any Subscriber refunds, returns or recalls after funds have already been remitted to Issuer, then Issuer hereby irrevocably agrees to immediately and without delay or dispute send equivalent funds to Escrow Agent to cover the refund, return or recall. If Issuer has any dispute or disagreement with its Subscriber then that is separate and apart from this Agreement and Issuer will address such situation directly with said Subscriber, including taking whatever actions Issuer determines appropriate, but Issuer shall regardless remit funds to Escrow Agent and not involve Escrow Agent in any such disputes. |
6. | Investment of Escrow Amount. Escrow Agent may, at its’ discretion, invest any or all of the Escrow Account balance as permitted by banking or trust company regulations. No interest shall be paid to Issuer or Subscribers on balances in the Escrow Account or in Issuers custodial account. |
7. | Escrow Administration Fees, Compensation of Prime Trust. Escrow Agent is entitled to escrow administration fees from Issuer as set forth in Schedule A. |
Issuer agrees without exception that it is liable to Escrow Agent to pay and agrees to pay Escrow Agent, even under circumstances where Issuer has entered an agreement that said fees are to be paid by another party. All fees are charged immediately upon receipt of this Agreement and then immediately as they are incurred in Escrow Agents performance hereunder, and are not contingent in any way on the success or failure of the Offering. Furthermore, Escrow Agent is exclusively entitled to retain as part of its compensation any and all investment interest, gains and other income earned pursuant to item 6 above. No fees, charges or expense reimbursements of Escrow Agent are reimbursable, and are not subject to pro-rata analysis. All fees and charges, if not paid by a representative of Issuer (e.g. funding platform, lead syndicate broker, etc.), may be made via either Issuers credit card or ACH information on file with Escrow Agent. Escrow Agent may also collect its fee(s), at its option, from any custodial funds due to Issuer. It is acknowledged and agreed that no fees, reimbursement for costs and expenses, indemnification for any damages incurred by Issuer or Escrow Agent shall be paid out of or chargeable to the investor funds on deposit in the Escrow Account.
8. | Representations and Warranties. The Issuer covenants and makes the following representations and warranties to Escrow Agent: |
a. | It is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation or organization, and has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. |
b. | This Agreement has been duly approved by all necessary actions, including any necessary shareholder or membership approval, has been executed by its duly authorized officers, and constitutes its valid and binding agreement enforceable in accordance with its terms. |
c. | The execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement is in accordance with the agreements related to the Offering and will not violate, conflict with, or cause a default under its articles of incorporation, bylaws, management agreement or other organizational document, as applicable, any applicable law, rule or regulation, any court order or administrative ruling or decree to which it is a party or any of its property is subject, or any agreement, contract, indenture, or other binding arrangement, including the agreements related to the Offering, to which it is a party or any of its property is subject. |
d. | The Offering shall contain a statement that Escrow Agent has not investigated the desirability or advisability of investment in the Securities nor approved, endorsed or passed upon the merits of purchasing the Securities; and the name of Escrow Agent has not and shall not be used in any manner in connection with the Offering of the Securities other than to state that Escrow Agent has agreed to serve as escrow agent for the limited purposes set forth in this Agreement. |
e. | No party other than the parties hereto has, or shall have, any lien, claim or security interest in the Escrow Funds or any part thereof. No financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code is on file in any jurisdiction claiming a security interest in or describing (whether specifically or generally) the Escrow Funds or any part thereof. |
f. | It possesses such valid and current licenses, certificates, authorizations or permits issued by the appropriate state, federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct its respective businesses, and it has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of, or non-compliance with, any such license, certificate, authorization or permit. |
g. | Its business activities are in no way related to cannabis, gambling, adult entertainment, or firearms. |
h. | The Offering complies in all material respects with the Act and all applicable laws, rules and regulations. |
All of its representations and warranties contained herein are true and complete as of the date hereof and will be true and complete at the time of any disbursement of Escrow Funds.
9. | Term and Termination. This Agreement will remain in full force during the Escrow Period and shall terminate upon the following: |
a. | As set forth in Section 2. |
b. | Termination for Convenience. Any party may terminate this Agreement at any time for any reason by giving at least thirty (30) days’ written notice. |
c. | a. Escrow Agent’s Resignation. Escrow Agent may unilaterally resign by giving written notice to Issuer, whereupon Issuer will immediately appoint a successor escrow agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Escrow Agent may terminate this Agreement and thereby unilaterally resign under the circumstances specified in Section 14. Until a successor escrow agent accepts appointment or until another disposition of the subject matter has been agreed upon by the parties, following such resignation notice, Escrow Agent shall be discharged of all of its duties hereunder save to keep the subject matter whole. | |
Even after this Agreement is terminated, certain provisions will remain in effect, including but not limited to items 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15 of this Agreement. Escrow Agent shall be compensated for the services rendered as of the date of the termination or removal |
10. | Binding Arbitration, Applicable Law, Venue, and Attorney’s Fees. This Agreement is governed by, and will be interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, as applicable, without regard to principles of conflict of laws. Any claim or dispute arising under this Agreement may only be brought in arbitration, pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association, with venue in Clark County, Nevada. The parties consent to this method of dispute resolution, as well as jurisdiction, and consent to this being a convenient forum for any such claim or dispute and waives any right it may have to object to either the method or jurisdiction for such claim or dispute. Furthermore, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover damages plus reasonable attorney’s fees and costs and the decision of the arbitrator shall be final, binding and enforceable in any court. |
11. | Limited Capacity of Escrow Agent. This Agreement expressly and exclusively sets forth the duties of Escrow Agent with respect to any and all matters pertinent hereto, and no implied duties or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against Escrow Agent. Escrow Agent acts hereunder as an escrow agent only and is not associated, affiliated, or involved in the business decisions or business activities of Issuer, Portal, or Subscriber. Escrow Agent is not responsible or liable in any manner whatsoever for the sufficiency, correctness, genuineness, or validity of the subject matter of this Agreement or any part thereof, or for the form of execution thereof, or for the identity or authority of any person executing or depositing such subject matter. Escrow Agent shall be under no duty to investigate or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any document, agreement, instruction, or request furnished to it hereunder, including, without limitation, the authority or the identity of any signer thereof, believed by it to be genuine, and Escrow Agent may rely and act upon, and shall not be liable for acting or not acting upon, any such document, agreement, instruction, or request. Escrow Agent shall in no way be responsible for notifying, nor shall it be responsible to notify, any party thereto or any other party interested in this Agreement of any payment required or maturity occurring under this Agreement or under the terms of any instrument deposited herewith. Escrow Agent’s entire liability and exclusive remedy in any cause of action based on contract, tort, or otherwise in connection with any services furnished pursuant to this Agreement shall be limited to the total fees paid to Escrow Agent by Issuer. |
12. | Indemnity. Issuer agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Escrow Agent and its related entities, directors, employees, service providers, advertisers, affiliates, officers, agents, and partners and third-party service providers (collectively “Escrow Agent Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including attorney’s fees (collectively “Expenses”), made by any third party due to or arising out of (i) this Agreement or a breach of any provision in this Agreement, or (ii) any change in regulation or law, state or federal, and the enforcement or prosecution of such as such authorities may apply to or against Issuer. This indemnity shall include, but is not limited to, all Expenses incurred in conjunction with any interpleader that Escrow Agent may enter into regarding this Agreement and/or third-party subpoena or discovery process that may be directed to Escrow Agent Indemnified Parties. It shall also include any action(s) by a governmental or trade association authority seeking to impose criminal or civil sanctions on any Escrow Agent Indemnified Parties based on a connection or alleged connection between this Agreement and Issuers business and/or associated persons. These defense, indemnification and hold harmless obligations will survive termination of this Agreement. |
13. | Entire Agreement, Severability and Force Majeure. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between Issuer and Escrow Agent regarding the Escrow Account. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. Furthermore, no party shall be responsible for any failure to perform due to acts beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, terrorism, shortage of supply, labor difficulties (including strikes), war, civil unrest, fire, floods, electrical outages, equipment or transmission failures, internet interruptions, vendor failures (including information technology providers), or other similar causes. |
14. | Changes. Escrow Agent may, at its sole discretion, comply with any new, changed, or reinterpreted regulatory or legal rules, laws or regulations, law enforcement or prosecution policies, and any interpretations of any of the foregoing, and without necessity of notice, Escrow Agent may (i) modify either this Agreement or the Escrow Account, or both, to comply with or conform to such changes or interpretations or (ii) terminate this Agreement or the Escrow Account or both if, in the sole and absolute discretion of Escrow Agent, changes in law enforcement or prosecution policies (or enactment or issuance of new laws or regulations) applicable to the Issuer might expose Escrow Agent to a risk of criminal or civil prosecution, and/or of governmental or regulatory sanctions or forfeitures if Escrow Agent were to continue its performance under this Agreement. Furthermore, all parties agree that this Agreement shall continue in full force and be valid, unchanged and binding upon any successors of Escrow Agent. Changes to this Agreement will be sent to Issuer via email. |
15. | Waivers. No waiver by any party to this Agreement of any condition or breach of any provision of this Agreement will be effective unless in writing. No waiver by any party of any such condition or breach, in any one instance, will be deemed to be a further or continuing waiver of any such condition or breach or a waiver of any other condition or breach of any other provision contained in this Agreement. |
16. | Notices. Any notice to Escrow Agent is to be sent to escrow@primetrust.com. Any notices to Issuer will be to rlabelle@xtiaircraft.com. |
Any party may change their notice or email address giving notice thereof in accordance with this Paragraph. All notices hereunder shall be deemed given: (1) if served in person, when served; (2) if sent by facsimile or email, on the date of transmission if before 6:00 p.m. Eastern time, provided that a hard copy of such notice is also sent by either a nationally recognized overnight courier or by U.S. Mail, first class; (3) if by overnight courier, by a nationally recognized courier which has a system of providing evidence of delivery, on the first business day after delivery to the courier; or (4) if by U.S. Mail, on the third day after deposit in the mail, postage prepaid, certified mail, return receipt requested. Furthermore, all parties hereby agree that all current and future notices, confirmations and other communications regarding this Agreement specifically, and future communications in general between the parties, may be made by email, sent to the email address of record as set forth above or as otherwise from time to time changed or updated in Prime Trusts systems, directly by the party changing such information, without necessity of confirmation of receipt, delivery or reading, and such form of electronic communication is sufficient for all matters regarding the relationship between the parties. If any such electronically-sent communication fails to be received for any reason, including but not limited to such communications being diverted to the recipients’ spam filters by the recipients email service provider or technology, or due to a recipients’ change of address, or due to technology issues by the recipients’ service provider, the parties agree that the burden of such failure to receive is on the recipient and not the sender, and that the sender is under no obligation to resend communications via any other means, including but not limited to postal service or overnight courier, and that such communications shall for all purposes, including legal and regulatory, be deemed to have been delivered and received. No physical, paper documents will be sent to Issuer or Portal, including statements, and if such documents are desired then that party agrees to directly and personally print, at their own expense, the electronically-sent communication(s) or dashboard reports and maintaining such physical records in any manner or form that they desire. Your Consent is Hereby Given: By signing this Agreement electronically, you explicitly agree to this Agreement and to receive documents electronically, including your copy of this signed Agreement as well as ongoing disclosures, communications and notices.
17. | Language. It is expressly agreed that it is the will of all parties, including Escrow Agent and Issuer that this Agreement and all related pages, forms, emails, alerts and other communications have been drawn up and/or presented in English. |
18. | Counterparts; Facsimile; Email; Signatures; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which, taken together, will constitute one and the same instrument, binding on each signatory thereto. This Agreement may be executed by signatures, electronically or otherwise, and delivered by email in .pdf format, which shall be binding upon each signing party to the same extent as an original executed version hereof. |
19. | Substitute Form W–9: Taxpayer Identification Number certification and backup withholding statement. |
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT: Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code requires you (Issuer) to provide us with your correct Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN).
Name of Business: XTI Aircraft Company
Tax Identification Number: 371589087
Under penalty of perjury, by signing this Agreement below I certify that: 1) the number shown above is our correct business taxpayer identification number; 2) our business is not subject to backup withholding unless we have informed FundAmerica in writing to the contrary; and 3) our Company is a U.S. domiciled business.
Consent is Hereby Given: By signing this Agreement electronically, Issuer explicitly agrees to receive documents electronically including its copy of this signed Agreement and the Business Custodial Agreement as well as ongoing disclosures, communications, and notices.
Agreed as of the date set forth above by and between:
XTI Aircraft Company, as Issuer
By: | ||
Name: | Robert LaBelle | |
Title: | CEO and Chairmen | |
Company: | XTI Aircraft Company |
Prime Trust | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
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Exhibit 11
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the inclusion in the Offering Circular filed under Regulation A on Form 1-A of our report dated April 27, 2018 with respect to the balance sheets of XTI Aircraft Company as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the years then ended.
EKS&H LLLP
Denver, Colorado
July 25, 2018