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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 20-F

 

 

(Mark One)

REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended                     

OR

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

 

SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of event requiring this shell company report November 6, 2018

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 000-24342

 

 

GRAPH BLOCKCHAIN INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

N/A

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

British Columbia, Canada

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

2161 Yonge Street, Suite 210, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4S 3A6

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

None

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.

 

Title of Each Class

 

Name of each Exchange on which Registered

Common Shares   Canadian Securities Exchange

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.

None

 

 


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Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

138,284,581 as of November 20, 2018.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  ☐ Yes  ☒ No

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  ☐ Yes  ☒ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  ☒ Yes  ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  ☐ Yes  ☒ No

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

Large accelerated filer  ☐                Accelerated filer  ☐                Non-accelerated filer  ☒

                                                                                                  Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

 

U.S. GAAP  ☐

    

International Financial Reporting Standards as issued

by the International Accounting Standards Board  ☒

   Other  ☐

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.  ☐ Item 17  ☐ Item 18

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  ☐ Yes  ☐ No

 

 

 


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Part I

     

Item 1.

   Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers      1  

Item 2.

   Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable      2  

Item 3.

   Key Information      2  

Item 4.

   Information on the Company      11  

Item 4.

   A. Unresolved Staff Comments      18  

Item 5.

   Operating and Financial Review and Prospects      18  

Item 6.

   Directors, Senior Management and Employees      26  

Item 7.

   Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions      33  

Item 8.

   Financial Information      34  

Item 9.

   The Offer and Listing      35  

Item 10.

   Additional Information      36  

Item 11.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk      48  

Item 12.

   Description of Securities Other Than Equity Securities      48  

Part II

     

Item 13.

   Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies      48  

Item 14.

   Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds      48  

Item 15.

   Controls and Procedures      48  

Item 16.

  

A. Audit Committee Financial Experts

     49  

Item 16.

  

B. Code of Ethics

     49  

Item 17.

  

C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

     49  

Item 18.

  

D. Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees

     49  

Item 19.

  

E.  Purchases of Equity Securities by the Company and Affiliated Purchasers

     49  

Item 20.

  

F.  Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant

     49  

Item 21.

  

G. Corporate Governance

     49  

Item 22.

  

H. Mine Safety Disclosure

     49  

Part III

     

Item 23.

   Financial Statements      49  

Item 24.

   Financial Statements      49  

Item 25.

   Exhibits      50  


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Part I

References in this Shell Company Report on Form 20-F to “we,” “our,” the “Company” and the “Issuer” refer to Graph Blockchain Inc. and its predecessor, Reg Technologies Inc., as applicable, individually and collectively with its subsidiaries as the context requires.

Brief Introduction

On November 6, 2018, the Issuer entered into an Amalgamation Agreement (the “ Amalgamation Agreement ”) among Reg Technologies Inc., 2659468 Ontario Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer incorporated pursuant to the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada (“ Subco ”) and Graph Blockchain Limited, a corporation incorporated under the laws of Ontario, Canada (“ Graph ”), whereby Subco and Graph amalgamated under the provisions of the Ontario Business Corporations Act (the “ OBCA ”), with Graph being the surviving entity of the amalgamation (the “ Amalgamation ”) and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reg Technologies Inc. A copy of the Amalgamation Agreement is attached to this Form 20-F as Exhibit 4.3. The Amalgamation was consummated on November 6, 2018, Reg Technologies Inc. changed its name to Graph Blockchain Inc. and began conducting the principal business of Graph (the “ Acquisition ”).

Immediately prior to the Amalgamation, the Issuer did not operate a business and was a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”)). Prior to becoming a shell company, the Issuer was principally a development stage company engaged in the business of developing and commercially exploiting an improved axial vane-type rotary engine known as the RadMax rotary technology used in the design of lightweight and high efficiency engines, compressors and pumps.

In September 2016, the Issuer entered into an asset purchase and sale agreement with REGI U.S., Inc. (“ Regi ”), which was amended and restated on February 14, 2017, pursuant to which the Issuer sold all of its assets, including but not limited to all intellectual property, to Regi (the “ Sale Agreement ”). A copy of the Sale Agreement is attached to this Form 20-F as Exhibit 4.2. The transaction received approval from the TSX Venture Exchange on February 17, 2017. The Issuer’s shares were voluntarily delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange at such time. The Issuer subsequently issued its shareholdings in Regi as a dividend in kind to its shareholders following such delisting and ceased business operations.

As a result of the Amalgamation, the Issuer has consummated a “fundamental change” transaction and has now ceased to be a shell company. The Issuer is required pursuant to Rule 13a-19 under the Exchange Act to disclose the information in this Form 20-F that would be required to be disclosed if it were registering securities under the Exchange Act.

 

Item 1.

Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers

 

A.

Directors and Senior Management

The Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) was reconstituted in conjunction with the closing of the Acquisition.

Immediately prior to the Acquisition, the Company’s directors and senior management constituted the following individuals:

 

Name

  

Position with Company

  

Business Address

Paul Chute    Director, CEO and CFO    Suite 500 – 666 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 3P6,
Susanne Robertson    Director    Suite 500 – 666 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 3P6
Dr. James Slinger    Director    Suite 500 – 666 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 3P6

Upon closing the Acquisition, the directors and officers of the Company who were either not continuing with the Company or who were continuing with the Company in a different capacity delivered their resignations, and the new directors and senior management were appointed and remain in office as set forth below:

 

Name

  

Position

  

Business Address

Peter Kim    Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman    2161 Yonge Street, Suite 210 Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4S 3A6
Steve Kang    Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary    2161 Yonge Street, Suite 210 Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4S 3A6
David Posner    Director    2161 Yonge Street, Suite 210 Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4S 3A6
Todd Shapiro    Director    2161 Yonge Street, Suite 210 Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4S 3A6

 

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B.

Advisers

The Company’s legal counsel is McMillan LLP, Brookfield Place, 181 Bay Street, Suite 4400, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

 

C.

Auditors.

The auditor of Graph is MNP LLP, located at 111 Richmond Street West, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2G4, Canada.

The auditor of the Reg Technologies was Malone Bailey LLP, located at 9801 Westheimer Road, Suite 1100, Houston, Texas 77042, which audited the financials statements of the Issuer for the years ended April 30, 2018 and April 30, 2017. The previous auditor of Reg Technologies was A Chan & Company LLP, located at Unit 114B (2 nd Floor) 8988 Fraserton Court, Burnaby, British Columbia V5J 5H8 Canada, which audited the financial statements of the Issuer for the years ended April 30, 2016 and April 30, 2015.

 

Item 2.

Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable

Not applicable

 

Item 3.

Key Information

 

A.

Selected financial data

Financial Data of the Reg Technologies Inc.

The summary consolidated financial information set forth below should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, (i) the consolidated financial statements of the Issuer, as of and for the years ended April 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016, together with the notes thereto, (ii) the financial statements of Graph for the period from incorporation (November 22, 2017) to July 31, 2018, together with the notes thereto, as well as (iii) the pro forma consolidated statement of the financial position of the Issuer as at July 31, 2018, each of which appear elsewhere in this Form 20-F. The financial statements of the Issuer as of and for the years ended April 30, 2018 and April 30, 2017 were audited by Malone Bailey, LLP. The financial statements of the Issuer as of and for the years ended April 30, 2016 were audited by A Chan and Company, LLP The financial statements of Graph for the period from incorporation (November 22, 2017) to July 31, 2018 were audited by MNP LLP. Each of the financial statements are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“ IFRS ”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

The following table is a summary of selected financial information of the Issuer for each of the past five fiscal years ended April 30 and for the three month period ended July 31, 2018:

 

 

     Fiscal Years Ended April 30,  
     2018
$
    2017
$
    2016
$
    2015
$
    2014
$
 

Accounting Standards

     IFRS       IFRS       IFRS       IFRS       IFRS  

Revenue

     —         —         —         —         —    

Loss from continuing operations

     (69,955     (105,762     (1,646,708     (994,230     (297,653

Net loss

     (69,955     (105,762     (1,646,708     (994,230     (297,653

Loss from continuing operations per share

     (0.01     (0.02     (0.33     (0.20     (0.08

Current assets

     4,357       4,010       3,149       1,524,511       2,407,093  

Total assets

     4,357       4,010       3,149       1,524,511       2,659,180  

Working Capital

     (248,794     (178,839     (264,952     1,381,756       2,097,116  

Capital stock

     13,636,565       13,636,565       13,636,565       13,636,565       13,636,565  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares

     4,954,715       4,937,256       4,932,967       4,932,973       3,713,412  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Three months ended
July 31, 2018
$
 

Accounting Standards

     IFRS  

Revenue

     —  

Loss from continuing operations

     (104,673

Net loss

     (104,673

Loss from continuing operations per share

     (0.02

Current assets

     5,159  

Total assets

     5,159  

Working Capital

     (353,467

Capital stock

     13,636,565  
  

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares

     4,954,715  
  

 

 

 

The consolidated financial statements of the Issuer for each of the past five fiscal years ended April 30 and for the three month period ended July 31, 2018, as well as the pro forma consolidated statement of financial position as at July 31, 2018 is attached starting on page F-1 of this Form 20-F.

Financial Data of Graph

The following table is a summary of selected financial information of Graph for the period from date of incorporation (November 22, 2017) to July 31, 2018 and as at July 31, 2018:

 

     2018
$
 

Accounting Standards

     IFRS  

Revenue

     15,000  

Loss from continuing operations

     (3,772,838

Net loss

     (3,772,838

Loss from continuing operations per share

     (0.04

Current assets

     3,308,950  

Total assets

     3,333,677  

Working Capital

     2,529,505  

Capital stock

     6,251,195  
  

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares

     96,881,395  
  

 

 

 

The audited financial statements of Graph for the period from incorporation (November 22, 2017) to July 31, 2018 is included to the financial statements starting on page F-1 of this Form 20-F.

Currencies and Exchange Rates:

Unless otherwise indicated, all monetary references herein are denominated in Canadian Dollars. References to “$”, “CAD$” or “Dollars” are to Canadian Dollars and references to “US$” or “U.S. Dollars” are to United States Dollars.

The following tables set forth, for the periods indicated, the exchange rates based on the daily bid rates quoted on OANDA. Such rates are the number of Canadian dollars per one (1) U.S. Dollar.

 

     2018
$
     2017
$
     2016
$
     2015
$
     2014
$
 

Average Annual Exchange Rate for year ended April 30:

     1.2777        1.3177        1.3153        1.1491        1.0597  

According to the Bank of Canada on July 31, 2018, the exchange rate was CAD$1.3017 for US$1.00 and the average exchange rate over the three months ended July 31, 2018 was CAD$1.3041 for US$1.00. As of November 20, 2018, the exchange rate was CAD$1.3259 for US$1.00. The high and low exchange rates during the previous six months was CAD$1.3310 and CAD$1.2288 for US$1.00.

 

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The average exchange rate for the period from November 22, 2017 to July 31, 2018 was CAD$1.2822 for US$1.00.

 

B.

Capitalization and Indebtedness

The Issuer’s audited financial statements for fiscal year ended April 30, 2018 as required under Item 18 are attached hereto starting on page F-1 of this Form 20-F. All of the financial information is presented herein in accordance with IFRS, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

Below is a statement of the capitalization and indebtedness (including indirect and contingent indebtedness) of the Company as at July 31, 2018, showing the Issuer’s capitalization on a pro forma basis as if the Acquisition had been completed as of that date. It is important that you read this table together with, and it is qualified by reference to, our audited consolidated financial statements, the Graph audited financial statements and the unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of financial position of the Issuer, each attached hereto starting on page F-1 of this Form 20-F.

As at July 31, 2018

Assets

 

Current assets    Issuer $      Graph $      Pro forma
adjustments $
     Combined $  

Cash and cash equivalents

     802        2,363,978        648,460        3,013,240  

Trade and other receivables

     4,357        179,217        (29,818      153,756  

Inventory

     —          534,392        —          534,392  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     —          231,363        —          231,363  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     5,159        3,308,950        618,642        3,932,751  

Property and equipment, net

     —          24,727        —          24,727  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     5,159        3,333,677        618,642        3,957,478  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

           

Current liabilities

           

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     358,626        245,053        (275,206      328,473  

Contract liabilities

     —          534,392        —          534,392  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     358,626        779,445        (275,206      862,865  

Total liabilities

     358,626        779,445        (275,206      862,865  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

           

Share capital

     13,636,565        6,251,195        (10,485,398      9,402,362  

Reserves

     12,005,421        75,865        (11,713,383      367,903  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     —          10        —          10  

Deficit

     (25,995,453      (3,772,838      23,092,629        (6,675,662
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     (353,467      2,554,232        893,848        3,094,613  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     5,159        3,333,677        618,642        3,957,478  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

For more information and context regarding the pro forma adjustments presented above, please refer to the unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of financial position of the Issuer, attached hereto.

 

C.

Reasons for the offer and use of proceeds

Not Applicable. There is no current offering of securities by the Issuer on the date of this Form 20-F. See Item 4.A for details regarding the Concurrent Financing that closed together with the Acquisition.

 

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D.

Forward-Looking Statement and Risk Factors

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this Form 20-F constitute forward-looking information and forward-looking statements (collectively, “ forward-looking statements ”) pursuant to the applicable securities laws. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this Form 20-F are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding the future financial position, business strategy, proposed acquisitions, budgets, projected costs and plans and objectives of the Issuer. The use of any of the words “anticipate”, “intend”, “continue”, “estimate”, “expect”, “may”, “will”, “plan”, “project”, “should”, “believe” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. Examples of such statements include: (A) expectations regarding the Issuer’s ability to raise capital; (B) the intention to grow the business and operations of the Issuer; and (C) the use of available funds of the Issuer. Actual results and developments are likely to differ, and may differ materially, from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 20-F. Such forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions which may prove to be incorrect, including, but not limited to: the economy generally; obtaining requisite licenses or governmental approvals to conduct business; the revenues from the Issuer’s proposed business relating to Blockchain technology, if any revenues are obtained; consumer interest in the products of the Issuer; competition; and anticipated and unanticipated costs. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Issuer’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this Form 20-F. Although the Issuer has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The factors identified above are not intended to represent a complete list of the factors that could affect the Issuer. Additional factors are noted under “Risk Factors” in this Form 20-F. The forward-looking statements contained in this Form 20-F are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. The forward-looking statements included in this Form 20-F are made as of the date of this Form 20-F and the Issuer does not undertake an obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect new information, subsequent events or otherwise unless required by applicable securities legislation.

Risk Factors

An investment in the Company must be considered highly speculative due to the nature of the Company’s business. The risk and uncertainties below are not the only risks and uncertainties the Company may have. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to the Company or that the Company currently considers immaterial may also impair the business, operations and future prospects of the Company and cause the price of our securities to decline. If any of the following risks actually occur, the business of the Company may be harmed and its financial condition and results of operations may suffer significantly. In addition to the risks described elsewhere and the other information in this Form 20-F, the Company notes the following risk factors:

Limited Operating History of Graph

Graph has a limited operating history. Graph and its business prospects must be viewed against the background of the risks, expenses and problems frequently encountered by companies in the early stages of their development, particularly companies in new and rapidly evolving markets such as the blockchain and business intelligence markets. There is no certainty that the Graph will operate profitably in the future or at all.

Negative Operating Cash Flow

Graph has negative cash flow from operating activities. It is anticipated that the Issuer will continue to have negative cash flow in the short term. Continued losses may have the following consequences:

 

  a)

increasing the Issuer’s vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

 

  b)

limiting the Issuer’s ability to obtain additional financing to fund future working capital, capital expenditures, operating costs and other general corporate requirements; and

 

  c)

limiting the Issuer’s flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in its business and industry.

No Profits to Date

Graph has not made any profits since its incorporation and it may not be profitable for the foreseeable future or at all. Its future profitability will, in particular, depend upon its success in developing its database solution and to the extent to which it is able to generate significant revenues. Because of the limited operating history and the uncertainties regarding the development of blockchain technology, management does not believe that the operating results to date should be regarded as indicators for the Issuer’s future performance.

 

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Additional Requirements for Capital

Substantial additional financing may be required if the Issuer is to successfully develop its Blockchain business. No assurances can be given that the Issuer will be able to raise the additional capital that it may require for its anticipated future development. Any additional equity financing may be dilutive to investors and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictions on financing and operating activities. There is no assurance that additional financing will be available on terms acceptable to the Issuer, if at all. If the Issuer is unable to obtain additional financing as needed, it may be required to reduce the scope of its operations or anticipated expansion.

Expenses May Not Align With Revenues

Unexpected events may materially harm the Issuer’s ability to align incurred expenses with recognized revenues. The Issuer incurs operating expenses based upon anticipated revenue trends. Since a high percentage of these expenses may be relatively fixed, a delay in recognizing revenues from transactions related to these expenses (such a delay may be due to the factors described elsewhere in this risk factor section or it may be due to other factors) could cause significant variations in operating results from quarter to quarter, and such a delay could materially reduce operating income. If these expenses are not subsequently matched by revenues, the Issuer’s business, financial condition, or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Product and Services Not Completely Developed

The Issuer’s bespoke Blockchain solutions are currently in the quality testing phase and are being tested by the internal research and development team. Substantial corporate resources will be expended on developing the Issuer’s Graph Blockchain Solution into a commercialized product. The future success of the Issuer is therefore substantially dependent on a continued research and development effort. In addition to being capital intensive, research and development activities relating to sophisticated technologies, such as those of the Issuer, are inherently uncertain as to future success and the achievement of a desired result. If delays or problems occur during the Issuer’s ongoing research and development process, important financial and human resources may need to be diverted toward resolving such delays or problems. Further, there is a material risk that the Issuer’s research and development activities may not result in a functional, commercially viable product. Failure to successfully commercialize the Issuer’s Graph Blockchain Solution may materially and adversely affect the Issuer’s financial condition and results of operations. Further details regarding the Graph Blockchain solution may be found in Item 4.B “Business Overview”.

Market Acceptance

If the Issuer’s Graph Blockchain Solution does not gain market acceptance, its operating results may be negatively affected. If the markets for the Issuer’s solution fail to develop, develop more slowly than expected or become subject to increased competition, its business may suffer. As a result, the Issuer may be unable to: (i) successfully market its solution; (ii) develop new products or services; or (iii) complete new products and services currently under development. If the Issuer’s solution is not accepted by its customers or by other businesses in the marketplace, the Issuer’s business, operating results and financial condition will be materially affected.

Global Financial Developments

Stress in the global financial system may adversely affect the Issuer’s finances and operations in ways that may be hard to predict or to defend against. Financial developments seemingly unrelated to the Issuer or to its industry may adversely affect the Issuer over the course of time. For example, material increases in any applicable interest rate benchmarks may increase the debt payment costs for any credit facilities. Credit contraction in financial markets may hurt its ability to access credit in the event that the Issuer identifies an acquisition opportunity or require significant access to credit for other reasons. A reduction in credit, combined with reduced economic activity, may adversely affect business. Any of these events may have a material adverse effect on the Issuer’s business, operating results, and financial condition.

Compliance with Complex Domestic and Foreign Laws

The Issuer is subject to a variety of laws and regulations in Canada and South Korea that involve matters central to its business, including Blockchain, user privacy, data protection, intellectual property, distribution, contracts and other communications, consumer protection, and taxation. South Korean laws and regulations may be more restrictive than those in Canada or the United States. South Korean laws and regulations, particularly with respect to Blockchain, are constantly evolving and can be subject to significant change. In addition, the application and interpretation of these laws and regulations are often uncertain, particularly in the new and rapidly evolving industry in which the Issuer operates. Existing and proposed laws and regulations can be and may be costly to comply with and can delay or impede the development of new products, result in negative publicity, increase the Issuer’s operating costs, require significant management time and attention, and subject the Issuer to claims or other remedies, including fines or demands that the Issuer modify or cease existing business practices.

The Issuer may in the future enter into agreements or conduct activities outside of South Korea, which expansion may present additional complexities in terms of the Issuer’s legal compliance, which could adversely affect the results of operations and/or financial condition of the Issuer.

 

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Risks of South Korean Operations and Foreign Operations Generally

A significant portion of the Issuer’s operations are and for the foreseeable future are anticipated to be conducted in South Korea.

As such, the Issuer’s operations may be adversely affected by changes in South Korean government policies and legislation, particularly with respect to Blockchain, or social instability and other factors which are not within the control of Issuer, including, but not limited to, recessions, expropriation, nationalization and limitation or restriction on repatriation of earnings, longer receivables collection periods and greater difficulty in collecting accounts receivable, changes in consumer tastes and trends, renegotiation or nullification of existing contracts or licenses, regulatory requirements or the personnel administering them, currency fluctuations and devaluations, exchange controls, economic sanctions and royalty and tax increases, risk of terrorist activities, revolution, border disputes, especially with North Korea, implementation of tariffs and other trade barriers and protectionist practices, taxation policies, including royalty and tax increases and retroactive tax claims, volatility of financial markets and fluctuations in exchange rates, difficulties in the protection of intellectual property (which is discussed in further detail below under “Protection of Intellectual Property Rights”), labour disputes and other risks arising out of South Korean governmental sovereignty over the areas in which Issuer’s operations are conducted. The Issuer’s operations may also be adversely affected by social, political and economic instability and by laws and policies affecting foreign trade, taxation and investment. If the Issuer’s operations are disrupted and/or the economic integrity of its contracts is threatened for unexpected reasons, its business may be harmed.

In the event of a dispute arising in connection with the Issuer’s operations in South Korea, the Issuer may be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of South Korean courts or may not be successful in subjecting foreign persons to the jurisdictions of the courts of Canada or enforcing Canadian judgments in such other jurisdictions. The Issuer may also be hindered or prevented from enforcing its rights with respect to a governmental instrumentality because of the doctrine of sovereign immunity. Accordingly, the Issuer’s activities in South Korea could be substantially affected by factors beyond the Issuer’s control, any of which could have a material adverse effect on the Issuer.

Management of the Issuer is unable to predict the effect of additional corporate and regulatory formalities which may be adopted in the future including whether any such laws or regulations would materially increase the Issuer’s cost of doing business or affect its operations in South Korea.

The Issuer may in the future enter into agreements and conduct activities outside of South Korea, which expansion may present challenges and risks that the Issuer has not faced in the past, any of which could adversely affect the results of operations and/or financial condition of the Issuer.

Regulatory Risks

Changes in or more aggressive enforcement of laws and regulations, including with respect to Blockchain, could adversely impact the Issuer’s business. Failure or delays in obtaining necessary approvals could have a materially adverse effect on the Issuer’s financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, changes in government, regulations and policies and practices could have an adverse impact on the Issuer’s future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and financial condition. Regulatory agencies could shut down or restrict the use of platforms using Blockchain based technologies. This could lead to a loss of any investment made in the Issuer and may trigger regulatory action by the Ontario Securities Commission, the SEC or other securities regulators.

Internal Controls

The Issuer’s management is based out of Toronto, Canada, the location of the Issuer’s head office. Given that a majority of the activities of the Issuer take place in its South Korea branch office, including sales, research, and development activities, the ability of the Issuer’s executive management to oversee operations may be negatively impacted. While management periodically reviews and analyzes the operations of South Korea branch and has regular consultations with the management of this branch, an operational or financial deficiency that is not prevented or detected in a timely manner due to the nature of the Issuer’s operations may materially and adversely affect the Issuer and results of operations. The Issuer is currently working to enhance the Issuer’s internal controls structure as it relates to its operations in South Korea.

Dependence on Internet Infrastructure; Risk of System Failures, Security Risks and Rapid Technological Change

The success as a developer of Blockchain-based platforms will depend by and large upon the continued development of a stable public infrastructure, with the necessary speed, data capacity and security, and the timely development of complementary products such as high-speed modems for providing reliable internet access and services. It cannot be assured that the infrastructure that supports blockchain-based technologies will continue to be able to support the demands placed upon it by this continued growth or that the performance or reliability of the technology will not be adversely affected by this continued growth. It is further not assured that the infrastructure or complementary products or services necessary to make blockchain-based technologies viable will be developed in a timely manner, or that such development will not result in the requirement of incurring substantial costs in order to adapt the Issuer’s services to changing technologies.

 

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Disruption of its Information Technology Systems

The Issuer relies on information technology in virtually all aspects of its business. A significant disruption or failure of its information technology systems could result in service interruptions, security violations, regulatory compliance failures, and inability to protect information and assets against intruders, and other operational difficulties. Attacks perpetrated against its information systems could result in loss of assets and critical information and exposes it to remediation costs and reputational damage. A significant disruption or cyber intrusion could lead to misappropriation of assets or data corruption and could adversely affect its results of operations, financial condition and liquidity. Additionally, if the Issuer is unable to acquire or implement new technology, it may suffer a competitive disadvantage, which could also have an adverse effect on its results of operations, financial condition and liquidity. Cyber-attacks could further adversely affect the Issuer’s ability to operate information technology and business systems, or compromise confidential customer and employee information.

Risk of Theft and Hacking

Hackers or other groups or organizations may attempt to interfere with the Graph Blockchain Solution or the availability of it in a variety of ways, including without limitation denial of service attacks, Sybil attacks, spoofing, smurfing, malware attacks, or consensus-based attacks.

Errors in Issuer’s Products

The Issuer’s products are highly technical and complex. The Issuer’s products may now or in the future contain undetected errors, bugs, or vulnerabilities. Some errors in the Issuer’s products may only be discovered after they have been released. Any errors, bugs, or vulnerabilities discovered in the Issuer’s products after release could result in damage to the Issuer’s reputation, loss of users, loss of revenue, or liability for damages, any of which could adversely affect the Issuer’s business and financial results.

Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

The Issuer’s strategy to protect any intellectual property rights it may have in the Graph Blockchain Solution is to rely on a combination of intellectual property protections, including patent applications, in the United States and South Korea, and license, employment and confidentiality agreements and software security measures to further protect its technology and brand.

South Korea, where most of the Issuer’s product development has taken place and will take place in the future, has been a World Trade Organization (WTO) member since 1995. WTO member nations must include certain intellectual property protection standards in their national laws, including with respect to patents, copyrights and trademarks. South Korea is also a signatory to a number of international intellectual property agreements.

Nevertheless, the steps the Issuer has taken to protect any rights may not be adequate to avoid the misappropriation of its technology or independent development by others of technologies that may be considered a competitor, particularly if the Issuer’s patent applications in the United States and South Korea are not approved. The Issuer’s intellectual property rights may expire or be challenged, invalidated or infringed upon by third parties. Any misappropriation of the Issuer’s technology or development of competitive technologies could harm its business and could subject it to substantial costs in protecting and enforcing any intellectual property rights, and/or temporarily or permanently disrupt its sales and marketing of the affected products or services.

Violation of Third Party Intellectual Property Rights

The only significant intellectual property rights of the Issuer are certain intellectual property rights the Issuer may obtain in the Graph Blockchain Solution and in other future products and solutions it develops. Although the Issuer is not aware of violating commercial and other proprietary rights of third parties, there can be no assurance that its products do not violate proprietary rights of third parties or that third parties will not assert or claim that such violation has occurred. Although no legal disputes in this respect or perceptible detrimental effects on the Issuer business have arisen to date, any such claims and disputes arising may result in liability for substantial damages which in turn could harm the Issuer’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

Use of Open Source Software

The Issuer’s Graph Blockchain Solution makes use of and incorporates open source software components. These components are developed by third parties over whom the Issuer has no control. There are no assurances that those components do not infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others. The Issuer could be exposed to infringement claims and liability in connection with the use of those open source software components, and the Issuer may be forced to replace those components with internally developed software or software obtained from another supplier, which may increase its expenses. The developers of open source software are usually under no obligation to maintain or update that software, and the Issuer may be forced to maintain or update such software itself or replace such software with internally developed software or software obtained from another supplier, which may increase its expenses. Making such replacements could also delay enhancements to its products.

 

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Certain open source software licenses provide that the licensed software may be freely used, modified and distributed to others provided that any modifications made to such software, including the source code to such modifications, are also made available under the same terms and conditions. As a result, any modifications the Issuer makes to such software may be made available to all downstream users of the software, including its competitors. In addition, certain open source licenses provide that if the Issuer wishes to combine the licensed software, in whole or in part, with its proprietary software, and distribute copies of the resulting combined work, the Issuer may only do so if such copies are distributed under the same terms and conditions as the open source software component of the work was licensed to the Issuer, including the requirement to make the source code to the entire work available to recipients of such copies. The types of combinations of open source software and proprietary code that are covered by the requirement to release the source code to the entire combined work are uncertain and much debated by users of open source software. An incorrect determination as to whether a combination is governed by such provisions will result in non-compliance with the terms of the open source license. Such non-compliance could result in the termination of the Issuer’s license to use, modify and distribute copies of the affected open source software and the Issuer may be forced to replace such open source software with internally developed software or software obtained from another supplier, which may increase its expenses. In addition to terminating the affected open source license, the licensor of such open source software may seek to have a court order that the proprietary software that was combined with the open source software be made available to others, including its competitors, under the terms and conditions of the applicable open source license.

Competition

The markets for Blockchain-based technology and database management systems generally are highly competitive on a local, national and international level.

There are no assurances that established companies in the Blockchain and database management industries, which may have greater financial, technical, and marketing resources than the Issuer does, will not choose to directly enter into the Issuer’s niche market and complete with the Issuer’s products and services. The Issuer’s competitors may also have a larger installed base of users, longer operating histories or greater name recognition than the Issuer will.

Dependence on Third Party Relationships

The Issuer is highly dependent on a number of third party relationships to conduct its business and implement expansion plans, including its relationships with IBM, Rainbow Soft Co. Ltd. (“ Rainbow ”) and the Issuer’s development consultant, Bitnine Global Inc. (“ Bitnine ”), one of two joint venture partners who collectively founded Graph under the Joint Venture Agreement dated November 21, 2017 between Bitnine and Datametrex AI Limited (“ Datametrex ”) establishing Graph as a joint venture (the “ Joint Venture Agreement ”). As of the date hereof, Rainbow is the Issuer’s sole distributor and IBM accounts for materially all revenue contracts obtained to date. Furthermore, Bitnine is the Issuer’s sole external development consultant, and historically the Issuer placed a material reliance on it to fulfill revenue contracts and to perform certain research and development activities. It cannot be assured that these relationships will turn out to be as advantageous as currently anticipated or that other relationships would not have proven to be more advantageous. More specifically, some of the risks include: assurance that such entity will perform their obligations as agreed, each company’s ability to continue as an ongoing concern, and a termination of the relationship with the Issuer.

Key Personnel

The future success of the Issuer will depend, in large part, upon its ability to retain its key management personnel and to attract and retain additional qualified marketing, sales and operational personnel to form part of its technical and customer services support staff. The Issuer may not be able to enlist, train, retain, motivate and manage the required personnel. Competition for these types of personnel is intense. Failure to attract and retain personnel, particularly marketing, sales and operational personnel, could make it difficult for the Issuer to manage its business and meet its objectives.

Failure to manage growth successfully may adversely impact the Issuer’s operating results. The growth of the Issuer’s operations places a strain on managerial, financial and human resources. The Issuer’s ability to manage future growth will depend in large part upon a number of factors, including the ability to rapidly:

 

  a)

build and train development, sales and marketing staff to create an expanding presence in the evolving marketplace for the Issuer’s products;

 

  b)

attract and retain qualified technical personnel in order to administer technical support required for customers located in Canada, the United States and other countries around the world;

 

  c)

develop customer support capacity as sales increase, so that customer support can be provided without diverting resources from product sales efforts; and

 

  d)

expand internal management and financial controls significantly, so that control can be maintained over operations as the number of personnel and size of the Issuer increases.

 

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Inability to achieve any of these objectives could harm the business and operating results of the Issuer.

Failure to Grow at the Rate Anticipated

Graph is a start-up company with a limited history of sales and no record of profitability. If the Issuer is unable to achieve adequate revenue growth, its ability to become profitable may be adversely affected and the Issuer may not have adequate resources to execute its business strategy.

Management of Growth

The Issuer may be subject to growth-related risks including pressure on its internal systems and controls. The Issuer’s ability to manage its growth effectively will require it to continue to implement and improve its operational and financial systems. The inability of the Issuer to deal with this growth could have a material adverse impact on its business, operations and prospects. While management believes that it will have made the necessary investments in infrastructure to process anticipated volume increases in the short term, the Issuer may experience growth in the number of its employees and the scope of its operating and financial systems, resulting in increased responsibilities for the Issuer’s personnel, the hiring of additional personnel and, in general, higher levels of operating expenses. In order to manage its current operations and any future growth effectively, the Issuer will also need to continue to implement and improve its operational, financial and management information systems and to hire, train, motivate and manage its employees. There can be no assurance that the Issuer will be able to manage such growth effectively, that its management, personnel or systems will be adequate to support the Issuer’s operations or that the Issuer will be able to achieve the increased levels of revenue commensurate with the increased levels of operating expenses associated with this growth.

Litigation

The Issuer may become involved in litigation that may materially adversely affect it. From time to time in the ordinary course of the Issuer’s business, it may become involved in various legal proceedings. Such matters can be time-consuming, divert management’s attention and resources and cause the Issuer to incur significant expenses. Furthermore, because litigation is inherently unpredictable, the results of any such actions may have a material adverse effect on the Issuer’s business, operating results or financial condition.

More specifically, the Issuer may face claims relating to information that is retrieved from or transmitted over the Internet or through the solution and claims related to the Issuer’s products. In particular, the nature of the Issuer’s business exposes it to claims related to intellectual property rights, rights of privacy, and personal injury torts.

Conflicts of interest

The directors of the Issuer are required by law to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Issuer and to disclose any interests, which they may have in any project or opportunity of the Issuer. If a conflict of interest arises at a meeting of the board of directors, any director in a conflict will disclose his interest and abstain from voting on such matter. Conflicts, if any, will be subject to the procedures and remedies as provided under the British Columbia Business Corporations Act (the “ BCBCA ”). To the best of the Issuer’s knowledge, and other than disclosed herein, there are no known existing or potential conflicts of interest between the Issuer and its directors and officers except that certain of the directors and officers may serve as directors and/or officers of other companies, and therefore it is possible that a conflict may arise between their duties to the Issuer and their duties as a director or officer of such other companies.

Currency Risk

While the Issuer is headquartered in Canada, has applied to list its Common Shares on a Canadian stock exchange and typically raises funds in Canadian dollars, certain of its operations may be conducted in Asia, the United States and Europe. As such, the Issuer’s results of operations are subject to foreign currency fluctuation risks and such fluctuations may adversely affect the financial position and operating results of the Issuer.

No dividend history

No dividends have been paid by the Issuer to date. The Issuer anticipates that for the foreseeable future it will retain future earnings and other cash resources for the operation and development of its business. Payment of any future dividends will be at the discretion of the Board after taking into account many factors, including the Issuer’s financial condition and current and anticipated cash needs.

Market for Securities and Volatility of Share Price

There can be no assurance that an active trading market in the Issuer’s securities will be established or sustained. The market price for the Issuer’s securities could be subject to wide fluctuations. Factors such as announcements of quarterly variations in operating results and acquisition or disposition of properties, as well as market conditions in the industry, may have a significant adverse impact on the market price of the securities of the Issuer. The stock market has from time to time experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations, which have often been unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies.

 

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Shareholders’ Interest may be Diluted in the Future

The Issuer will require additional funds for its planned activities. If the Issuer raises additional funding by issuing equity securities, which is highly likely, such financing could substantially dilute the interests of the Issuer’s shareholders. Sales of substantial amounts of shares, or the availability of securities for sale, could adversely affect the prevailing market prices for the Issuer’s shares. A decline in the market prices of the Issuer’s shares could impair the ability of the Issuer to raise additional capital through the sale of new common shares should the Issuer desire to do so.

 

Item 4.

Information on the Company

 

A.

History and Development of the Company

Name and Incorporation

The Issuer was incorporated under the name Reg Resources Corp. by Notice of Articles dated October 6, 1982, under the Company Act (British Columbia). The incorporation documents of the Issuer were amended on (i) February 23, 1993, to change the name of the Issuer to Reg Technologies Inc., (ii) April 5, 2005, to affirm that the pre-existing company provisions no longer apply to the Issuer, (iii) November 27, 2012 to increase the authorized share capital of the Issuer; and (iv) November 6, 2018, to change the name of the Issuer to Graph Blockchain Inc.

The head office of the Issuer is located 2161 Yonge Street, Suite 210, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4S 3A6.

The Issuer is a reporting company in British Columbia and Ontario and its shares are listed for trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange (the “ CSE ”).

The Issuer maintains its registered and records office at 1055 West Georgia Street, Royal Centre, Suite 1500, Vancouver, BC, V6E 4N7.

The Issuer also has a sales office at 610-1125 Howe Street, Suite 32, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6Z 2K8 and a branch office in Seoul, Korea at #A504, 401, Yangcheon-ro, Gangseo-gu, South Korea. Additionally, a sales partner and significant shareholder of the Issuer, Bitnine, has a sales office in Silicon Valley, California at 3945 Freedom Circle, Suite 260, Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA.

While management of the Issuer is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a significant portion of the Issuer’s activities as of the date of this Form 20-F, including product development, sales and distribution, occur in South Korea.

South Korean branch office is subject to the laws and regulations of South Korea and is necessary for the Issuer’s operations in South Korea and allows the Issuer to comply with the laws of South Korea, which is conducive to maintaining positive relationships with local entities upon whom the Issuer’s operations are substantively reliant as of the date of this Form 20-F. All books and records of the branch office are located at its office in South Korea.

The Issuer’s wholly owned subsidiary, Graph, will have its head and registered office 2161 Yonge Street, Suite 210, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4S 3A6.

The following chart illustrates the intercorporate relationships that exists among the Issuer and its subsidiaries as at the date hereof.

 

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General Development of the Business

Immediately prior to the Acquisition, the Issuer did not operate a business. Prior to such time, and during the Issuer’s three most recently completed financial years, the Issuer was principally a development stage company engaged in the business of developing and commercially exploiting an improved axial vane-type rotary engine known as the RadMax rotary technology used in the design of lightweight and high efficiency engines, compressors and pumps.

In September 2016, the Issuer entered into the Sale Agreement with Regi, which was amended and restated on February 14, 2017. The consideration received was 51,757,119 common shares of Regi. The Issuer obtained shareholder approval for the transaction by special resolution at a special meeting of the shareholders on November 18, 2016. The transaction received approval from the TSX Venture Exchange on February 17, 2017. The Issuer’s shares were voluntarily delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange at such time. The Issuer subsequently issued its shareholdings in Regi as a dividend in kind to its shareholders following such delisting.

The Board of Directors of the Issuer announced on June 29, 2018 that the Company and Graph entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent (the “ LOI ”) pursuant to which the Issuer would acquire all of the issued and outstanding securities of Graph in a reverse takeover transaction and the resulting issuer would continue the current business of Graph. As described herein, Graph is a Blockchain development company that provides high performance Blockchain solutions that include graphic data analysis and consulting services, implementation of data mining analysis through the use of graph databases and speed enhancements of Blockchain control systems for corporations and government agencies. “ Blockchain ” refers to a distributed ledger technology comprised of blocks that serves as a historical transaction record of all past transactions and can be accessed by anyone with appropriate permissions, whereby the blocks are chained together using cryptographic signatures.

Shareholder approval for the consolidation (the “ Consolidation ”) of the issued and outstanding common shares of Reg Technologies Inc. on the basis of one new common share for every ten (10) common shares of Reg Technologies Inc. and the filing of articles of amendment pursuant to the BCBCA to change the name of the Issuer to “Graph Blockchain Inc.” was obtained at an annual and special meeting of the shareholders of the Issuer on September 17, 2018. The Consolidation was effective as of October 22, 2018

The Acquisition was approved by the shareholders of Graph at a special meeting held on September 4, 2018 and was approved by a majority of the shareholders of the Issuer by way of written resolution on October 17, 2018.

Pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition, each shareholder of Graph would receive one Common Share of the Issuer for each share of Graph held prior to completion of the Acquisition.

On November 6, 2018, Graph commenced a private placement of 3,354,866 units at $0.30 per unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $1,006,460 (each, a “ Financing Unit ”), each comprised of one share (a “ Financing Share ”) and one warrant (a “ Financing Warrant ”) that closed concurrently with the Acquisition (the “ Concurrent Financing ”). The Financing Shares and Financing Warrants issued in connection with the Concurrent Financing were subsequently exchanged for Common Shares and Warrants of the Company on completion of the Acquisition on a one for one basis. The Financing Warrants entitled the holder to acquire one Graph Share for each Financing Warrant held at a price of $0.40 per Graph Share for a period of 18 months from the closing of the Concurrent Financing, which were exchanged for Warrants of the Company with similar terms on a 1:1 basis at the closing of the Acquisition as described below.

In connection with the Acquisition and the Concurrent Financing, a fee equal to 0.5% of the pre-money valuation of Graph in Common Shares was paid to 514 Finance Inc. (the “ Finder’s Fee ” and such shares, the “ Finder’s Fee Shares ”) in accordance with Canadian securities laws.

The Acquisition

On November 6, 2018, the Issuer entered into the Amalgamation Agreement with Subco and Graph to carry out the Acquisition initially announced by the Issuer on June 29, 2018 following the signing of the LOI. The Acquisition was carried out by way of a three-cornered amalgamation in accordance with the provisions of the OBCA, pursuant to which, among other things:

 

  a)

Subco and Graph amalgamated to form an amalgamated corporation pursuant to the OBCA (“ Amalco ”), which retained the name Graph Blockchain Limited, in the manner set out in the Amalgamation Agreement;

 

  b)

Each common share of Graph issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time (the “ Effective Time ”) of the Amalgamation (including the Financing Shares, the “ Graph Shares ”) was exchanged by each Graph shareholder for one fully paid and non-assessable common share of the Issuer (the “ Common Shares ”);

 

  c)

each Graph Share exchanged for 1 fully paid and non-assessable Common Share in accordance with paragraph (b) above was cancelled;

 

  d)

each Subco common share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was exchanged for one share of common shares of Amalco;

 

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  e)

each Subco common share exchanged for one common share of Amalco in accordance with paragraph (d) above was cancelled;

 

  f)

Amalco issued 999,900 common shares of Amalco to the Issuer;

 

  g)

each of the 1,665,818 warrants of Graph issued to certain finders of Graph (“ Graph Finder’s Warrants ”) that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was exchanged for one warrant of the Issuer on economically equivalent terms (the “ Finder’s Warrants ”);

 

  h)

all Graph Finder’s Warrants exchanged for Finder’s Warrants in accordance with Paragraph (g) were cancelled;

 

  i)

each Financing Warrant outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was exchanged for one warrant of the Issuer on economically equivalent terms (“ Warrants ”)

 

  j)

all Financing Warrants exchanged for Warrants of the Issuer in accordance with paragraph (i) were cancelled; AND

 

  k)

Amalco became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer.

The Acquisition of Graph was an arm’s length reverse takeover transaction for the Issuer. No formal valuation was commissioned or received in connection with the Acquisition.

 

B.

Business Overview

Current Operations

Effective on the closing of the Acquisition, the Company has been carrying on the business of Graph.

Graph is a private company incorporated under the laws of the Province of Ontario and is based in Toronto, Ontario. Graph is a Blockchain technology company that develops, markets and implements high performance private Blockchain database management solutions. “Blockchain” as used herein means a distributed ledger comprised of blocks that serves as a historical transaction record of all past transactions and can be accessed by anyone with appropriate permissions. Blocks are chained together using cryptographic signatures.

Graph was established as a joint venture company between Bitnine and Datametrex on November 22, 2017. Datametrex is a reporting issuer in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario listed on the TSX Venture Exchange that is focused primarily on collecting, analyzing and presenting structured and unstructured data using machine learning and artificial intelligence, and engaging in industrial scale cryptocurrency mining. Datametrex was incorporated under the OBCA on March 4, 2011 and is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Bitnine is a private company incorporated in the State of California on November 12, 2015 that specializes in providing graph database management systems and data modelling solutions and is based in San Francisco, California. Most significantly, Bitnine developed the “AgensGraph” solution on which the Graph Blockchain Solution is substantially dependent, as is discussed in further detail below.

Pursuant to the terms of the Joint Venture Agreement, Datametrex was responsible for organizing the corporation and for arranging for its initial financing. Bitnine was in turn responsible for assisting in the development of the Graph Blockchain Solution prototypes and is also responsible for marketing and selling the product in South Korea, a jurisdiction in which Bitnine has a significant customer base.

At a high level, the Company’s business will revolve around its “ Graph Blockchain Solution ”, currently in the quality testing phase for version 1.0. The Graph Blockchain Solution enables users to replicate the full set of transactions of a peer in the Blockchain by modeling them in a graph database. In computing, a graph database is a database that gives equal importance to data and the relationships between data points. A key benefit of the graph structure is the ability to link data from a variety of different sources directly (in this case, separate blocks in the chain), and retrieve them with one operation. Specifically, the graph database modeling provides for a unique and more streamlined way of filtering through Blockchain based data, providing users with querying capabilities, data optimization, and advanced analytics. In addition to enhanced transaction speed, Graph Blockchain solution provides essential benefits such as time-to-market agility, visualization of data flows, and transparent transactions. Since the solution uses a hybrid of both graph and traditional relational databases, it offers flexibility in terms of development in situations where the applicable business environment continuously changes. As a complete end-to-end solution that is designed to integrate fully into an end user’s existing technical infrastructure, Graph offers customized business intelligence applications and dashboards for the end user, according to the client’s needs, giving users enhanced traceability and analytical insights. Please refer to Item 5.C “Research and Development, patents and licenses” for a more detailed breakdown of the existing and planned features and functionalities of the Graph Blockchain Solution.

As of the date hereof, the Company has not entered into any contracts with end users for its Graph Blockchain Solution. Rather, the Company, together with its development partner, Bitnine, has contracted with several large multinational entities to build scaled down prototypes to provide such entities with a proof of concept for the Graph Blockchain Solution. These scaled down prototypes are built on the basis of an earlier version of the Graph Blockchain Solution and provides users with only a fraction of the functionality that the Graph Blockchain Solution will offer. As part of this prototype building process, the Company has gained a considerable amount of feedback and

 

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insight on its product from both Bitnine, who built the scaled down prototype (on the basis of the core Blockchain engine provided by the Company) and from the end users. It is this technical knowledge transfer, insight and feedback that the Company intends to employ as it begins to market its Graph Blockchain Solution.

Despite its involvement in the Blockchain industry, the Company is not a cryptocurrency company and has no intention of holding cryptocurrencies or otherwise accepting cryptocurrencies as a method of payment for its Graph Blockchain Solution

Products and Services

1. Products

The Issuer’s principal product is the Graph Blockchain Solution, which is discussed above.

As of the date hereof, the Issuer already has a number of contracts in respect of the development of customized prototype Blockchain interfaces based on the underlying Graph Blockchain Solution, all of which, with the exception of a contract with Revive Therapeutics Ltd., are with customers in South Korea. With respect to a majority of these contracts, the Issuer has already delivered to the end user a prototype solution which the end user is currently reviewing within the context of their business to ensure it meets their needs. Such contracts are therefore not referenced in Item 5.D “Trend Information and Business Objectives”, which provides additional details on the projected timelines for previously announced contracts for which the prototypes are still in development, such as Samsung. With the exception of the contract for Samsung, which is also referenced in Item 5.D “Trend Information and Business Objectives” above, all of the contracts discussed below have been fulfilled by the Issuer as of the date of this Form 20-F.

These prototype contracts are all independent from any future contracts for the development of the full-scale Graph Blockchain Solution and none of the customers below have any obligation to proceed with the purchase and integration of the Graph Blockchain Solution.

 

   

On December 14, 2017, Graph entered into a Collaboration and Services Agreement with Revive Therapeutics Ltd. in connection with developing a Blockchain solution for Revive’s proprietary patient-focused program enabled by artificial intelligence dedicated to the medical cannabis industry valued at $15,000. Revive is a publicly traded corporation on the TSX Venture Exchange operating in Ontario, Canada that is focused on the research, development and commercialization of novel therapies and technologies for the medical cannabis and pharmaceutical sectors. Pursuant to the agreement, Graph delivered an initial technical assessment (i.e. development plan) and corresponding budget for the development of a Blockchain solution on July 31, 2018 and invoiced Revive $5,000 for the work that was completed. Upon Revive completing their review of the initial technical assessment, it is anticipated that a prototype will be developed in the first quarter of 2019. The balance of the contract will be due and payable once the prototype is completed. However, Revive has no contractual obligation to proceed to the proof of concept prototype phase.

 

   

On February 5, 2018, Graph, through a distribution agreement with Rainbow entered into a definitive agreement in partnership with IBM for Hanhwa, a Korean conglomerate, pursuant to which the Issuer developed a large-scale graph database and Blockchain solution prototype in partnership with IBM for Hanwha’s database management systems. The prototype solution was inspected and certified by Rainbow on or about August 7, 2018. The Issuer has received funds for this prototype contract in the amount of approximately $160,000.

 

   

On March 5, 2018, Graph, through its distribution agreement with Rainbow, entered into a definitive agreement to develop a large-scale graph database and Blockchain solution prototype in partnership with IBM for KB Life Insurance Co, Ltd. (“ KB ”), a leading life insurance company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The prototype solution was inspected and certified by Rainbow on or about August 7, 2018. The Issuer has received funds for this prototype contract in the amount of approximately $400,000.

 

   

On August 3, 2018, Graph, through its distribution agreement with Rainbow, entered into a definitive agreement to develop a private Blockchain Graph Blockchain Solution prototype in partnership with IBM for LG Electronics Inc. (“ LG ”), a multinational electronics manufacturer, headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The solution is to build a private enterprise Blockchain database management system. The prototype solution was inspected and certified by Rainbow on or about October 12, 2018. The Issuer has received funds for this prototype solution in the amount of approximately $300,000.

 

   

On October 2, 2018, Graph, through its distribution agreement with Rainbow, entered into a definitive agreement to develop a private Blockchain solution prototype in partnership with IBM for Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (“ Samsung ”), the world’s largest manufacturer of mobile phones and smart phones, headquartered in Suwon, South Korea. The solution is to build a private enterprise Blockchain database management system. Bitnine has since commenced work on the prototype solution and the Issuer expects to have the prototype completed by January 2019. Pursuant to the terms of the definitive agreement, upon acceptance of the prototype solution, the Issuer anticipates receiving funds for this prototype solution in the amount of approximately $300,000.

 

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Receipt of funds for prototype solutions by the Issuer are initially deferred, and are recognized as revenue upon the acceptance of the prototype solution.

2. Services

While the Graph Blockchain Solution is expected to be simple to install and is not expected to disrupt existing business intelligence systems, the Issuer’s business is anticipated to include an internal customer service team to assist users of the Graph Blockchain Solution with any customer service issues that may arise.

Business Strategy

1. Production

As of the date of this Form 20-F, the Issuer employs five full time research and development employees, who are located in South Korea and who are responsible for building, testing and integrating the Blockchain technology and the graph database that comprise the Graph Blockchain Solution. With the development of version 1.0 of the Graph Blockchain Solution being completed and currently in the quality testing phase, the Issuer is moving all significant research and development activities inhouse to its development team in South Korea, and is expected to gradually phase out its reliance on external technical consulting from Bitnine. With respect to the prototype solutions discussed above, the Issuer relied extensively on the consulting and technical expertise of the development team at Bitnine for the prototypes’ development and outsourced a significant amount of its technical work to them. As a result of this significant outsourcing, the development of these prototypes resulted in prototypes earning the Company minimal operating margins. The Issuer has made significant progress towards, and intends to continue, enhancing the knowledge base of its technical team, largely through knowledge gained during the prototype development undertaken by Bitnine. By early 2019, the Issuer aims to only consult with Bitnine for certain highly technical prototype builds and to perform the remainder of its research and development work in house. The margins on any contracts for the fully integrated Graph Blockchain Solution itself are anticipated by the Issuer to be much higher.

2. Distribution and Target Markets

Under the terms of the Joint Venture Agreement, Bitnine shares responsibility with the Issuer for the marketing and sales of Graph’s products and solutions.

In addition, Graph currently has an agreement with Rainbow, a company with its head office and operations in the Republic Korea, dated February 26, 2018, to act as a non-exclusive distributor in South Korea of its Graph Blockchain Solution (including the prototypes). Pursuant to the terms of the distribution agreement, attached to this Form 20-F as Exhibit 4.5, Rainbow has a non-exclusive right to market and distribute products for the Issuer in South Korea for a period of twenty-four months. This initial twenty-four month period may be renewed for a second twenty-four month period upon the prior mutual agreement of the parties. Under the terms of the agreement, once Rainbow has an order from a customer for the Issuer’s solution, Rainbow shall provide the same order to the Issuer and the Issuer will then prepare an invoice for the work requested and begin modifying the Graph Blockchain Solution according to the specifications requested. Rainbow will be responsible for liaising with the customer, delivering the solution to the customer, remitting all funds received from the customer to the Issuer and providing the Issuer with an inspection certificate once the product is accepted. As compensation for acting as a distributor, Rainbow earns a fee equal to 5% of the value of the contract to the Issuer.

As of the date hereof, almost all of the Issuer’s contracts for the development of prototype solutions have been procured by IBM. As Graph’s Blockchain Solution is based on IBM’s Hyperledger Fabric, IBM is able to offer the Issuer’s solution as a seamless add-on to existing technical solutions it is building for customers in a variety of industries. In other words, IBM is able to offer end users Graph’s Blockchain Solution as an integrated component of the larger software solutions it is building for companies like LG and Samsung.

To reduce its economic dependence on IBM and to initiate direct sales of its customized software solutions, on April 20, 2018, Graph established a South Korea branch office with a sales department. Through its Korean sales team, the Issuer intends to focus its sales efforts on engaging existing clients of Datametrex and Bitnine, including Samsung, LG Electronics and Lotte, and entering into agreements with such companies for the development of bespoke Blockchain solutions. As of the date of this Form 20-F, the Korean sales team has not procured any contracts for the Issuer. The Issuer also intends to build reseller and system integration (“SI”) partner networks, wherein the partners will incorporate the Issuer’s solutions as a complementary offering to their independent products. The ultimate objective is that these partners will conduct an assessment of the client’s needs and customize the Graph Blockchain Solution so that it is effectively integrated and functional for the client’s environment. The Issuer’s marketing and distribution strategy will consist of the combination of selling both directly and through partnerships, which is anticipated to increase the speed of market penetration. Graph has, and the Issuer plans to continue to sponsor trade shows, conferences, and meet-ups to get market recognition among the Blockchain developer community and to generate sales leads. The Issuer also plans to contribute to the Hyperledger open source community. Hyperledger is one of the leading open source frameworks initiated by the Linux Foundation, one of the largest non-profit organizations in the world dedicated to supporting open source technologies, to support the collaborative development of Blockchain-based distributed ledgers. As the Issuer further grows and develops, the Issuer intends to sell its solutions in North America, Europe and Asia through such channels. For greater certainty, the Issuer has no contracts in North America or Europe as of the date hereof.

 

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The principal markets and industries for the solutions offered by the Issuer are expected to include, but are not limited to:

 

   

Public sector infrastructure, including the building of a bespoke secure payment gate solution for electric vehicle charging stations;

 

   

Fintech, including the provision of Blockchain solutions for efficient process of real-time transactions;

 

   

Real estate, including the provision of Blockchain solutions and smart contracts;

 

   

Logistics, including the development of Blockchain solutions for shipping and transport;

 

   

Medical industry, including the provision of solutions to provide secure and manage transactions among highly connected entities;

 

   

Human Resources, including solutions to track and monitor employee work hours, employee productivity and computer utilization hours; and

 

   

Education sector, including solutions to verify and authenticate degree, diploma and transcript information.

3. Sales and Marking

The Graph Blockchain Solution will be custom built and sold on an annual fee basis. This fee bundles costs such as solution, installation, initial setting, configuration, warranties and upgrades. The Issuer is analyzing options for unbundling some of these components, which would allow it to reduce the current sticker price of individual units where economies of scale can be achieved. As of the date of this Form 20-F, the Issuer has a dedicated sales team of 4 full time employees located in its Korean branch and 1 full time employee located in its Canadian head office. The team’s current role includes supporting IBM’s sales proposals, initiating and building relationships with other customers with the goal of closing direct sales, and building the reseller and SI program. As described in the business objectives above, the Issuer also plans on expanding the North American sales team

4. Specialized Skill and Knowledge

The Issuer has a team with significant software development, go-to-market, marketing and Blockchain experience, as is discussed in further detail below. This team is largely comprised of the Issuer’s employees and management, all of whom will be active in the day-to-day operations of the Issuer.

For example, the employee in charge of Graph’s research and development team in Korea is a full-time employee that has developed businesses, planned and managed projects with various organizations such as government agencies and educational institutes in information technology for over 17 years, including with Bitnine. Currently, he is in the process of obtaining his of Information Technology Engineering Ph.D. degree. His primary research includes traversal performance of Blockchain and use cases of Blockchain technology in databases.

Moreover, since South Korean business environment in which the Issuer primarily operates is significantly different from that found in North America, the management of the Issuer has been structured with the appropriate experience and expertise for operating in South Korea. This will assist the board in identifying the specific risks associated with the Issuer in operating in Korea, and will ensure that the board’s governance and oversight responsibilities are properly discharged.

In terms of management experience in South Korea, the geographic focus of the Issuer’s business as of the date of this Form 20-F, Steve Kang, the Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer, was born and educated in Korea and worked as a financial analyst for LG Honeywell in Seoul, South Korea. In addition, both Steve Kang and Peter Kim, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Issuer, are fluent in both English and Korean. The Issuer expects to retain independent certified translators when necessary to overcome any language and cultural barriers. Moreover, senior management of the Issuer has taken multiple trips to Korea over the years and have spent considerable time with customers, partners and local advisors in South Korea in an effort to further understand how business is conducted in South Korea. The Issuer also works with entities like IBM and its distributor, Rainbow, a marketing and distribution company located in Korea, to provide it with further insights on working within these markets. These relationships are on an arm’s length basis and there is no common management between either of these entities and the Issuer. The Issuer further intends to utilize this experience and understanding to orient and train the other members of its board of directors on the differences between the North American and the Korean market. These steps are expected to mitigate some of the risks associated with the language barrier and other cultural differences applicable to operating in Korea.

Accordingly, the Issuer believes that, through their previous experience and involvement with companies operating in South Korea, the Issuer’s management and board have the requisite knowledge of the local business environment to effectively conduct business in South Korea and to develop a governance framework to mitigate the risks of operating in South Korea.

The Issuer’s board consists of individuals with a breadth of expertise, including capital markets, sales and marketing. For example, David Posner acted as Chief Executive Officer of Nutritional High International Inc. from May 2015 to July 2016, which is listed on the CSE. Prior to that, he had a twenty year career running privately held real estate funds both commercial and residential, based in Toronto.

 

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Competition

The Company intends to operate in a niche market segment and focus on developing bespoke blockchain graph database management solutions for companies in a variety of industries.

While the Blockchain and database management markets are generally highly competitive with many established and emerging players, including a number of technology companies that develop private enterprise blockchains such as LeewayHertz, NEM, Quest Global Technologies, and Kaleido, there are few companies focusing on the specific market segment the Company has identified. Further, in the Company’s view, should the intellectual property protections the Company has applied for be approved, it will be difficult for other companies to offer products and services similar to that of the Company.

The Company believes that the Graph Blockchain Solution has the following strengths that differentiate it from the other available Blockchain or database management systems on the market:

Transaction Speed

The Graph Blockchain Solution’s speed and efficiencies make it an ideal Blockchain platform for real-time transactions, specifically in the fintech, logistics, and real estate sectors.

Data Management

Utilizing its graph database platform, the Graph Blockchain Solution presents data to dashboards and user interfaces in real-time. Graph’s technology allows users to filter the data into transactional data and all the related data. This increases the solution efficiencies and is not otherwise available on the market to the Company’s knowledge. The Company’s research and development team will also customize a solution that provides access to data for timely strategic decisions.

Advanced Analytics

The Graph Blockchain Solution provides real-time advanced analytics. Graph’s approach provides access to business insights not available through traditional platforms. Management believes what differentiates this solution from others is its unique method of organizing data. This allows it to generate executable business insights.

Seasonality

Not applicable

Legal Proceedings

There are no legal proceedings to which the Issuer or its subsidiary is, or has been, a party or of which any of their property is, or has been, the subject matter. Additionally, to the reasonable knowledge of the management of the Issuer and its subsidiary, there are no such proceedings contemplated.

Material Effects of Governmental Regulations

As of the date of this Form 20-F, the Issuer operates primarily in South Korea. The Issuer anticipates its operations will be dependent on this emerging market for the near term future.

As part of operating in South Korea, the Issuer is subject to the evolving legal framework in South Korea with respect to Blockchain technology. To the knowledge of management of the Issuer, while cryptocurrency exchanges and other aspects of the digital currency industry have been curtailed by the Korean government and regulators, no restrictions or conditions have been imposed by the Korean government and regulatory authorities on the ability of the Issuer to operate in Korea in the manner in which its business is presently conducted.

While there are risks to the Issuer associated with changes in the existing legal framework with respect to Blockchain, generally, Korea’s legal system, which is a civil law based system, has experienced political and economic stability for many years, despite ongoing military tensions with North Korea. Nevertheless, given the constantly evolving nature of the Issuer’s industry, the Issuer intends to work closely with Korean legal advisors to ensure it is continually able to conduct its business as intended as the legal framework develops. Management and the board of the Issuer will revisit the risks associated with operating in Korea to the extent there are changes to the legislative framework and adjust its business and governance practices accordingly.

 

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Due to the nature of its business, the Issuer is also subject to the legal regime in South Korea with respect to intellectual property. The Issuer’s strategy to protect any intellectual property rights it may have in the Graph Blockchain Solution is to rely on a combination of intellectual property protections, including patent applications, license, employment and confidentiality agreements and software security measures to further protect its technology and brand. South Korea has been a World Trade Organization (WTO) member since 1995. WTO member nations must include certain intellectual property protection standards in their national laws, including with respect to patents, copyrights and trademarks. South Korea is also a signatory to a number of international intellectual property agreements. Management believes the standard of intellectual property protection in such jurisdiction to be of a reasonably high standard and thus does not view intellectual property infringement to be a material risk as it relates to its operations in South Korea.

The Issuer currently owns no real property in South Korea and does not anticipate any local laws and customs regarding rights and ownership to property to impact its business. The Issuer is not aware of any restrictions on the ownership of property which might impact its business.

As the Issuer will use South Korean distributors to facilitate the payment to the Issuer from the sale of its Graph Blockchain Solution to end user customers, the Issuer will also need to rely on and understand banking customs in South Korea. From their prior experience in operating in Korea, management of the Issuer believes that Korea’s banking system and standards for professional services are comparable to that of North American countries. Further, according to the Korea Financial System Stability Assessment by the International Monetary Fund in 2014: “Korea has a well-developed payment, clearing and settlement infrastructure, but there is room to increase compliance with international standards”. In addition, to the knowledge of the Issuer, there is no currency transfer limit in Korea. Korea has liberalized foreign exchange controls in line with OECD benchmarks. Foreign firms may remit profits to Canadian banks provided that the foreign firm complies with the notification requirements of applicable legislation.

In terms of corporate structure, management of the Issuer will engage with and supervise local management of the Korean office. Pursuant to Korean law, a branch office is distinct from a subsidiary and is treated as a separate taxable entity that is able to operate as a revenue generating entity. Sales and manufacturing activities are allowed and there is no minimum capital requirement at establishment. Further, branch offices do not maintain their own board of directors. As such, the Issuer maintains responsibility for overseeing the operations of the employees in Korea.

Finally, management believes that an appropriate legal framework exists for the enforcement of Canadian judgements in South Korea. The enforcement of foreign judgments in Korea is governed by the Korean Civil Procedure Act. A court may enforce a Canadian judgment provided it satisfies certain requirements of that act including that (i) the international jurisdiction of the foreign court is recognized under legislation or treaties, (ii) the defendant has received under a lawful method, service with sufficient time to reply, (iii) the foreign judgment does not violate public policy – being the ‘good morals and other social order’ of Korea and (iv) there is reciprocity between Korean and the foreign jurisdiction in which the judgment was rendered. As of the date hereof, Ontario, where the Issuer’s management and board of director reside, has already been recognized as a reciprocal jurisdiction. However, as Korea is not a party to the HCCH Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters 1971 (Hague Foreign Judgments Convention) or any other bilateral or multinational treaties for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, there is a risk that legislative or judicial changes may prevent the recognition of Canadian judgements in South Korea.

 

C.

Organizational structure

The Company has one wholly-owned subsidiary: Graph Blockchain Limited.

 

D.

Property, plant and equipment.

The Company does not own any real property. The Company leases office space in Seoul, South Korea, measuring approximately 84.44 square meters for sales and technology development and support.

 

Item 4.

A. Unresolved Staff Comments

Not applicable

 

Item 5.

Operating and Financial Review and Prospects

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon and should be read in conjunction with our financial statements for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2018, April 30, 2017 and April 30, 2016 and the financial statements of Graph for the period from incorporation (November 22, 2017) to July 31, 2018. This discussion contains forward looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties. We caution you that our businesses and financial performance are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. See Item 3.D, “Key Information — Forward Looking Statements and Risk Factors”.

 

A.

Operating Results

Issuer

The Issuer incurred a net loss of $104,673 and $19,222 during the three months ended July 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

 

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In the three months ended July 31, 2018, the Issuer recorded foreign exchange loss of $609 compared to foreign exchange loss of $1,292 recorded for the three months ended July 31, 2017, both resulting from the increase in exchange rate on the Issuer’s accounts payable denominated in US dollars.

In the fiscal year ended April 30, 2018, the Issuer was searching for viable business opportunities; since that date, all expenses have generally increased, as the Issuer focused on executing its LOI with Graph and completing the Acquisition. Details of the operating expenses are as follows:

 

     For the three months
ended July 31, 2018
$
     For the three months
ended July 31, 2017
$
 

Professional fees

     24,985        —    

Management fees

     15,000        7,500  

Office and general administration expense

     2,384        —    

Consulting fees

     45,000        7,500  

Transfer agent and filing fees

     15,258        2,930  
     102,627        17,930  

In the three months ended July 31, 2018, the Issuer recorded interest expense of $1,437 on secured promissory note of $21,339 (net of unamortized discount of $8,611). In the fiscal year ended April 30, 2018, it did not have any interest-bearing debt.

Results of Operations for the Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2018 Compared to the Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2017

The Issuer incurred a net loss of $69,955 during the year ended April 30, 2018, compared to a net loss of $105,762 during the year ended April 30, 2017.

In the fiscal year ended April 30, 2017 the Issuer reorganized its operations and executed the Sale Agreement with Regi. In the fiscal year ended April 30, 2018, the Issuer actively searched for a viable business and available financing. All expenses decreased from in the fiscal year ended April 30, 2017 to the fiscal year ended April 30, 2018 as follows due to reduced activities.

 

     For the fiscal year ended
April 30, 2018
$
     For the fiscal year ended
April 30, 2017
$
 

Management and directors’ fees

     30,000        50,000  

Office expenses

     —          3,155  

Professional fees

     30,000        41,812  

Transfer agent and filing fees

     7,430        8,823  

Travel and promotion

     —          3,097  
     67,430        106,887  

During the year ended April 30, 2017 the Issuer recorded foreign exchange gain of $1,125; during the year ended April 30, 2018 the Issuer recorded foreign exchange loss of $2,525.

Summary of Quarterly Results

The following is a summary of the Issuer’s financial results of eight of its most recently completed quarters:

 

Description    Three
months
ended
Jul. 31,
2018
$
    Three
months
ended
Apr. 30,
2018
$
    Three
months
ended
Jan. 31,
2018
$
    Three
months
ended
Oct. 31,
2017
$
    Three
months
ended
Jul. 31,
2017
$
    Three
months
ended
Apr. 30,
2017
$
    Three
months
ended
Jan. 31,
2017
$
    Three
months
ended
Oct. 31,
2016
$
 

Net Revenues

     —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

Loss before other items

                

Total

     (104,673     (19,001     (15,444     (16,288     (19,222     (30,514     (29,845     (32,980

Per share

     (0.02     (0.00     (0.00     (0.00     (0.00     (0.00     (0.00     (0.00

Net loss

                

Total

     (104,673     (19,001     (15,444     (16,288     (19,222     (30,514     (29,845     (32,980

Per share

     (0.02     (0.00     (0.00     (0.00     (0.00     (0.00     (0.00     (0.00

 

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As the Issuer was reorganizing its business during the last eight quarters, variances by quarter reflect our corporate activity and the funds for financing available for its operations.

Operating loss during the three months ended July 31, 2018 was significantly higher than the previous quarters, as the Company focused on completing the Acquisition.

Results of Operations for the Fiscal Year ended April 30, 2017 Compared to the Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2016

We incurred a net loss of $105,762 during the year ended April 30, 2017, compared to a net loss of $1,646,708 during the year ended April 30, 2016. The significant difference was due to loss on a write-off of a receivable from Regi of $1,456,985 recorded during 2016 as the management did not have reasonable expectations for collecting the amount. In 2016, the Issuer also recorded interest income of $304 and gain on debt settlement of $6,586.

Total general and administration expenses decreased from $196,613 in 2016 to $105,762 in 2017. During the year ended April 30, 2017, the Issuer was reorganizing and selling its rights to the technology, resulting in research and development expense reduction from $53,983 in 2016 to $Nil in 2017. The Issuer was completely inactive for part of 2016, therefore management fees were incurred for only part of the year at $42,959, which was increased to $50,000 in 2017 as the Issuer actively worked on reorganizing its business. During 2017, the Issuer’s management streamlined the operations with no supporting staff, therefore office expenses decreased from $26,061 in 2016 to $3,155, rent and utility decreased from $13,950 in 2016 to $Nil in 2017, and wages and benefits decreased from $19,007 in 2016 to $Nil in 2017. Professional fees increased from $28,159 in 2016 to $41,812 in 2017 and travel expenses increased from $Nil in 2016 to $3,097 in 2017 as the Issuer engaged accounting, legal and other consulting services for reorganization and meeting the related regulatory requirements. In 2017, the Issuer did not engage shareholder communication or shareholder relation services, as the Issuer sold its assets and voluntarily delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange. In 2016, the Issuer incurred $21,276 on shareholder communication related services. In 2016 the Issuer incurred more filing fees than in 2017 when the Issuer voluntarily delisted from both the TSX Venture Exchange and OTC, thus transfer agent and filing fees decreased from $15,907 in 2016 to $8,823 in 2017. During the year ended April 30, 2017 the Issuer recorded foreign exchange gain of $1,125, a decrease from $24,689 in 2016.

Graph

Summary of Operations

 

Description    Period from
November 22,
2017 to July 31,
2018
 

Revenue

   $ 15,000  

Net loss

   $ (3,772,838

Net loss per share

   $ (0.04

Revenue

For the period from November 22, 2017 to July 31, 2018, revenue of $15,000 was recognized from blockchain planning and consulting services provided to a Canadian customer in the medical cannabis industry. Graph also recognized contract liabilities, and corresponding inventory, in the amount of $534,392, which will be recognized to revenue and operating expenses subsequent to July 31, 2018 upon their acceptance by the customer as follows:

 

   

$382,074 from delivering a prototype blockchain solution built for a global insurance company; and

 

   

$152,318 from delivering a prototype blockchain solution built for Samsung’s electric vehicle charging division.

The Company has made a number of achievements in their product development and in securing proof of concept (PoC) prototype contracts. The Company has identified key focus areas, including logistics, fintech, and the cannabis sectors, which continue to be high growth areas and are expected to be major contributors in driving the Company’s growth. In addition, our sales team continues to identify new potential clients that will benefit from Graph’s solution offerings.

 

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Expenses

For the period from November 22, 2017 to July 31, 2018, $2,365,742 of share based expenses were included in $3,786,350 of total expenses incurred. Certain significant items are noted:

 

   

Share based consulting fees of $1,934,912 include $1,769,912 that were charged by Datametrex, a shareholder of Graph, for services that include early stage organizational activities, sales channels development, go public readiness, and business growth advisory and support.

 

   

Other operating expenses in the amount of $631,496 comprised of $330,663 of consulting fees, $235,146 of professional fees, $37,299 of direct prototype blockchain development and consulting costs, and other miscellaneous expenses of $28,388.

 

   

Salaries, benefits and management fees of $391,496 and share based compensation of $430,830 were incurred.

 

   

Office and general expenses of $393,288 include $198,118 of travel, $80,395 of meals and entertainment, $33,610 of occupancy related expenditures, $30,545 of sales and marketing, and $50,620 of other office and general expenses.

Summary of Quarterly Results

The following is a summary of the Graph’s quarterly results for the three months ended July 31, 2018:

 

Description    Three months
ended July 31,
2018
$
 

Total Revenue

   $ 15,000  

Net loss

   $ (1,729,393

Net loss per share

   $ (0.02

Segment information

Graph has two operating and reportable segments as defined in note 2 to its financial statements.

Segment information of Graph is summarized as follows:

 

For the period from November 22, 2017 to July 31, 2018    Graph
Canada $
     Graph Korea
$
     Consolidated
totals $
 

Revenue

     15,000        —          15,000  

Segment loss

     (3,770,422      (2,416      (3,772,838

Depreciation and amortization

     3,926        402        4,328  

Finance income

     (485      —          (485

Share based consulting

     1,934,912        —          1,934,912  

Share based compensation

     430,830        —          430,830  

Segment assets

     2,724,266        609,411        3,333,677  

Capital expenditure

     25,127        3,987        29,114  

Segment liabilities

     167,627        611,818        779,445  

Liquidity, Capital Resources, and Cash Flow

Graph has financed its operations to date through the issuance of common shares and warrants. Graph’s financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, which assumed that it would be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future.

 

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For the period from November 22, 2017 to July 31, 2018, net cash used in operating activities was $1,337,333, net cash used in investing activities was $29,114, and net cash provided from financing activities was $3,731,230.

At July 31, 2018, Graph had working capital of $2,529,505 and a net loss of $3,772,838. Graph’s ability to continue as a going concern at such time was dependent upon the ability of Graph to generate revenue and positive cash flows from its operations.

 

B.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of April 30, 2018 and April 30, 2017, we had no cash. As of April 30, 2018 and April 30, 2017, we had a working capital deficit of $248,794 and $178,839, respectively.

The Concurrent Financing raised aggregate gross proceeds of $1,006,460. In conjunction with $2,076,058 in working capital available to the Issuer as of September 30, 2018, the Issuer had aggregate gross funds of $3,082,518 available following completion of the Concurrent Financing. After deducting fees and expenses of approximately $33,000 for the Concurrent Financing and $250,000 in transaction costs associated with the Acquisition (inclusive of legal, accounting, printing costs and various fees associated with the Acquisition), the Issuer has $2,799,518 of estimated funds available upon completion of the Acquisition.

The table set forth below contains a more detailed breakdown of the estimated available funds following completion of the Acquisition:

 

     Estimated available funds
following completion of
Concurrent Financing
($)
 

Estimated consolidated working capital as of September 30, 2018

   $ 2,076,058  

Gross proceeds of Concurrent Financing

   $ 1,006,460  

Concurrent Financing fees and expenses

   $ (33,000
  

 

 

 

Net proceeds from Concurrent Financing

   $ 973,460  

Transaction costs

   $ (250,000
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 2,799,518  

Use of Funds

At a high level, the Issuer intends to use the funds available to it principally to further its business objectives and pursue its growth strategy as follows:

 

   

Continue to grow staff in key areas, including business development, engineering, operations, and human resources, as well as management and executive-level recruitment;

 

   

Accelerating business development growth; and

 

   

Expanding the scope of research and engineering and accelerating progress on existing projects.

Funds that are not immediately committed to the various uses described above will be invested in short-term, investment-grade interest-bearing securities such as money market accounts, certificates of deposit, commercial paper, guaranteed obligations, and bank demand deposits.

The table below provides a more detailed breakdown of the proposed principal uses for the estimated available funds available over the next twelve months.

 

Use of estimated available Funds over the next twelve months

   ($)  

Revenue Growth

   $ 570,490  

Leveraging Client Relationships

   $ 121,663  

Geographic Growth

   $ 372,974  

Research and Development

   $ 454,710  

Unallocated Working Capital

   $ 1,279,681  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 2,799,518  

 

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The above uses of available funds are estimates only. Notwithstanding the proposed uses of available funds as discussed above, there may be circumstances where, for sound business reasons, a reallocation of funds may be necessary, including due to demands for shifting focus or investment in marketing and business development activities, requirements for accelerating, increasing, reducing, or eliminating initiatives in response to changes in market, regulations, and/or developments in research and design, unexpected setbacks, and strategic opportunities, such as partnerships, strategic partners, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and other like opportunities. It is difficult at this time to definitively project the total funds necessary to execute the planned undertakings of the Issuer. For these reasons, management considers it to be in the best interests of the Issuer and its shareholders to permit management a reasonable degree of flexibility as to how the Issuer’s funds are employed among the above uses or for other purposes, as the need may arise.

In the Issuer’s opinion, the working capital is sufficient for its present requirements.

 

C.

Research and Development, patents and licenses.

The Issuer utilizes two open source technologies as the underlying building blocks of its Graph Blockchain Solution. In particular, the Issuer uses Hyperledger Fabric, which was developed by IBM for the Blockchain aspects of its solution and AgensGraph, a technology developed by Bitnine, for the graph modeling aspects of its solution. The unique aspect of the Graph Blockchain Solution relates to the manner in which these two technologies are customized and combined together to model blockchain technologies on a graph database.

This methodology for combining these two technologies was initially developed by an employee of Bitnine. On March 23, 2018, the employee filed two patents with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, in concert with filing two patents with the Korean Intellectual Property Office on March 26, 2018. The patents relate to methodologies, processes and algorithms developed by the employee, which focus on the enhancement of transactional performance for private Blockchains. This includes data gathering and throughput, optimization and presenting the data to a user interface dashboard at rates that are considerably faster than traditional relational based systems. Pursuant to a Combined Declaration and Assignment for Utility Patent and Design Patent Applications dated April 4, 2018, the employee transferred his entire and exclusive right, title and interest to the four patent applications and all letters patent to be obtained with respect to said applications to Graph in consideration for an aggregate payment of $40,000, of which $10,000 has been paid as of the date hereof.

As of the date hereof, an additional two patents are in the process of being prepared by the Issuer for filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. These patents relate to the control system and method for controlling a private blockchain system, including the technical schema of the solution, and the visualization and analysis of the graph data.

The above noted patents are still in the application stage and there can be no guarantees that the Issuer will obtain such patents.

The Issuer also intends to protect any rights it may in hold in the Graph Blockchain Solution by attempting to ensure that any intellectual property rights that may otherwise be owned by or attributable to its developers in South Korea are transferred to the Issuer. More specifically, all developers currently have assignment of intellectual property clauses in their employment contracts.

Finally, the contracts that the Issuer has with its distributors, and will have with the ultimate end-users of its solutions, also provide that the ownership of all intellectual property pertaining to the Issuer or its subsidiary and their products, including trademarks, trade names and copyright, remains with the Issuer or its subsidiary.

For a discussion of the risks relating to the Issuer’s intellectual property, please refer to “ Protection of Intellectual Property Rights ”, “ Violation of Third Party Intellectual Property Rights ” and “ Use of Open Source Software” in Item 3.D Risk Factors.

 

D.

Trend Information and Business Objectives

The Issuer expects to accomplish the following business objectives over the following 12-month period.

Further information on the Samsung contract included in the table below is disclosed in Item 4.B “ Business Overview” as the Issuer has already commenced development of this prototype as of the date of this Form 20-F. The other contracts listed in this section have not been secured as of the date of this Form 20-F and they may not be consummated on terms as described herein or at all.

 

Business Objective

  

Milestones

  

Estimated Timing

Revenue Growth   

Secure contract with Zonetail Inc.

 

Zonetail Inc. is an early-stage hospitality booking platform company. The Issuer is currently in discussions with Zonetail to provide Blockchain data management solutions, which will be used for near real-time reporting

   November 2018

 

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Complete prototype for Samsung

 

On July 16, 2018, Graph announced that it had been engaged to build a prototype solution for Samsung for consideration of approximately $300,000 and has since commenced work. The successful completion of this prototype is expected to be a significant milestone for the Issuer.

   January 2019
  

Secure and announce KTNET contract

 

On August 22, 2018, Graph announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with KTNET to develop and implement a blockchain-based electronic trade services platform. KTNET was established in 1989 by the Korean government and funded by the Korean International Trade Association (KITA).

   March 2019
Leverage Client
Relationships
   Lotte Group Datametrex currently provides services to certain divisions within Lotte Group, an international conglomerate based in Korea that operates in a diverse range of industries including candy manufacturing, beverages, retail, financial services, electronics, publishing and entertainment. As Datametrex is a significant shareholder of the Issuer, the Company intends to seek to leverage the existing relationship Datametrex has with the Lotte Group to offer blockchain solutions to certain Lotte Group divisions.    December 2018
Geographic Growth   

Establish a North American Project Management Team

 

The Issuer intends to seek to establish a project management team that will oversee all aspects of the Issuer’s significant contracts to ensure efficient processes, timely communication and effective project scheduling.

   November 2018
  

Begin establishing dedicated North American Sales Team

 

As described in the sales and marketing section below, the Issuer has a dedicated sales team in South Korea to support IBM and identify new direct sales opportunities. The Issuer’s goal is to expand its sales and marketing efforts in North America.

   January 2019
  

Generate new US and Canada direct sales

 

Subsequent to the establishment of the North American dedicated sales team, the Issuer’s goal is to generate new direct sales in the US and Canada by leveraging solutions that have been made available in the Korean market.

   May 2019

 

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Research and
Development
  

Complete quality testing of Graph Blockchain Solution v1.0

 

As of September 2018, Graph rolled out version 1.0 of the core system.

 

Functionalities and features include:

 

transaction input/output, user and peer information, document history and attachments (including verified links to files that exist outside of the blockchain), blockchain administration capabilities (including dashboard, monitoring and solution configuration settings), and a data integrity validation process.

   December 2018
  

Submit applications for additional patents

 

Apply for new or improved patents that include improved blockchain data anomaly detection, methodologies to minimize the load on the blockchain network when replicating data and including more robust encryption mechanisms in the private blockchain.

   December 2018
  

Complete development of Graph Blockchain Solution v1.1

 

This version is intended to utilize the technology underlying the planned December 2018 patent applications.

 

Functionalities and features include:

 

upgraded technological mechanisms for data flow and data integrity, connectivity of peers in the blockchain, separation between the blockchain administrator and the organization administrator, customized user interface, and increased utilization of space inside the blockchain

   March 2019
  

Complete quality testing of Graph Blockchain Solution v1.1

 

This relates to the completion of quality testing with respect to version 1.1.

   June 2019
  

Complete beta version for Graph Blockchain Solution v1.2

 

The Issuer intends to explore additional experimental features that include better utilization of graph theory, the mathematical concept underlying graph databases, as well as advanced features such as fraud risk detection.

   December 2019

 

E.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company is not a party to any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues, expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

 

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F.

Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations

The following table provides information as of the latest fiscal year end balance sheet date with respect to our known contractual obligations specified below. We expect to fund these obligations from operating income and equity financing:

 

Contractual Obligations

   Total      Less than
1 year
     1-3 years      3-5
years
     More
than
5 years
 

Long-term debt obligations

     Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil  

Capital (Finance) Lease obligations

     Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil  

Operating lease obligations

     16,352        16,352        Nil        Nil        Nil  

Purchase Obligations

     245,053        245,053        Nil        Nil        Nil  

Other Long-term liabilities reflected on the balance sheet under Canadian GAAP

     Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     261,405        261,405        Nil        Nil        Nil  

 

G.

SAFE HARBOR

 

Item 6.

Directors, Senior Management and Employees

 

A.

Directors and Senior Management

The name, municipality of residence, position or office held with the Issuer and principal occupation of each director and executive officer of the Issuer, as well as the number of voting securities beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, or over which each exercises control or direction as of the date of this Form 20-F, are as follows:

 

Name, place of the
residence and
position with Issuer

  

Age

  

Principal occupation

during the last five
(5) years and principal
business activities
outside the Issuer (1)

  

Date of
appointment as
director or
officer

  

Shares Beneficially
Owned, Directly
or Indirectly, or
Controlled or
Directed

Peter Kim (2)

Richmond Hill,

Ontario

 

Chief Executive

Officer and

Chairman

   41    District Vice President, Stone Investment Group, a wealth management advisory services firm.    Closing of the Acquisition    2,421,952 (1.75%)

Steve Kang

Markham, Ontario

 

Chief Financial

Officer and

Corporate Secretary

   52    Vice President, Finance of DataMetrex AI Limited.    Closing of the Acquisition    1,816,464 (1.31%)

David Posner (2)(3)

Toronto, Ontario

Director

   43    Consultant to Quinsam Capital Corp., a merchant bank focused on cannabis-related investments, Chief Executive Officer and President of Nutritional High International Inc., a company that develops, acquires and designs products in the marijuana-infused edible sector.    Closing of the Acquisition    Nil

Todd Shapiro (2)(3)

Toronto, Ontario

Director

   44    Chief Executive Officer, The Todd Shapiro Show—Media Company/Radio Show/Talent Representation.    Closing of the Acquisition    166,667 (0.12%)

 

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Notes:

 

1.

The information as to principal occupation, business or employment and shares beneficially owned or controlled is not within the knowledge of management of the Issuer and has been furnished by the respective individuals.

2.

Member of the audit committee.

3.

Independent director.

Each of our directors will serve until the next annual meeting of our shareholders. None of our directors have service contracts with the Company or any of its subsidiaries providing for benefits upon termination of employment.

The Company’s Audit Committee consists of Peter Kim, David Posner and Todd Shapiro.

The Board may from time to time establish additional committees.

Set forth below is certain biographical information furnished to us by our directors and executive officers. There are no family relationships among any of our current directors or executive officers. No director or executive officer was appointed as a director or executive officer of the Company pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with any major shareholder, customer, supplier or other person.

Peter Kim – Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

Peter has over 18 years of experience in financial services and capital markets, having been licensed to offer investment advice both in the US and Canada. During his tenure serving as head institutional trader at multiple Canadian-based investment banks, demonstrated a history of improving liquidity for small and mid-cap companies, in conjunction with raising capital through equity, debenture and derivative private placements. He is experienced in working with both private and public companies through all stages of financing, including seed rounds to IPO’s, and has developed strong relationships with institutional asset managers, hedge fund managers, as well as wealth management teams and investment advisors at the major Canadian banks.

Mr. Kim intends to devote 100% of his time to the Company. As an employee, Mr. Kim has non-competition, non-solicitation and non-disclosure obligations with respect to the Company pursuant to his employment contract.

Steve Kang – Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

Steve Kang is a seasoned finance and accounting professional. Steve has acquired a wealth of finance expertise and experience over 25 years from working at Honeywell, LG Electronics, and various accounting firms and public companies in Canada. He served as a VP in Finance at Loyalist Group Limited. Most recently, as CFO and VP finance, he spearheaded Datametrex Ltd.’s qualifying transaction with Everfront Ventures Corp. (currently Datametrex AI Limited) in June 2017 and Datametrex is now a listed company on the TSX Venture Exchange. He has attained a B.A. in Economics from Korea University and has obtained Certified Management Accountant (USA) and Chartered Professional Accountant, CGA (Ontario) designations.

Mr. Kang intends to devote approximately 50% of his time to the Company. As an employee, Mr. Kang has non-competition, non-solicitation and non-disclosure obligations with respect to the Company pursuant to his employment contract.

David Posner Director

David Posner has been a consultant to Quinsam Capital Corp. since December 27, 2017. Mr. Posner served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Nutritional High International Inc. (formerly, Sonoma Capital Inc.) from July 7, 2014 until July 25, 2016. Mr. Posner served as an Acquisitions Manager of Stonegate Properties Inc., where he managed real estate properties and brokered deals in Canada and Oklahoma. He served as the Managing Director of Sales & Acquisitions for Maria Chiquita Development Company from 2005 to 2012. From 2004 to 2007, he was a partner in a private investment group involved in the acquisition, re-zoning and re-positioning for sale of land holdings in Costa Rica and Panama. He brought “Hempen Gold”, the first hemp-infused beer to Canada. He imported and created marketing

 

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and branding initiatives for various other alcoholic products in Canada. He has been the Chairman of Nutritional High International Inc. since July 25, 2016. He has been a Director of Nutritional High International Inc. since July 2014. Mr. Posner is a director of The Lineage Grow Company Ltd., Capricorn Business Acquisitions Inc. and Aura Health Corp. He served as a Director at The Tinley Beverage Company Inc. from October 2, 2015 to February 28, 2017. Mr. Posner holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from York University.

Mr. Posner intends to devote approximately 5% of his time to the Company. Mr. Posner has not entered into any non-competition or non-agreement in connection with serving as a director of the Issuer.

Todd Shapiro Director

Todd Shapiro has been a Toronto radio show host and a familiar voice on Canada’s airwaves for over 18 years. Todd has also worked with a range of companies as a brand ambassador, including Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep, Pizza Pizza, Sony Pictures, Subway Restaurants, Huggies Pull-Ups, Intact Insurance, Mene Jewelry and E & J Gallo Winery.

Todd Shapiro currently serves as an Honorary Chair for the Road Hockey To Conquer Cancer for the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation.

Mr. Shapiro intends to devote approximately 5% of his time to the Company. Mr. Shapiro has not entered into any non-competition or non-agreement in connection with serving as a director of the Issuer.

There is no family relationship between directors or officers. Please refer to Item 7.B. – Related Party Transactions.

There are no arrangements or understandings with major shareholders, customers, suppliers or others, pursuant to which any person referred to above was selected as a director or member of senior management.

 

B.

Compensation

The objectives, criteria and analysis of the compensation of the executive officers of the Issuer following the completion of the Acquisition will be determined by the board and are expected to be substantially similar to how Graph currently compensates its executive officers, with the exception that the Issuer intends stock options to be a much more central element of its executive compensation program.

Historical Compensation of Reg Technologies Inc.

During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2018, the Issuer had one NEO being Paul Chute, CEO and CFO.

Named Executive Officer ” or “ NEO ” means: (a) each CEO, (b) each CFO, (c) each of the three most highly compensated executive officers, or the three most highly compensated individuals acting in a similar capacity, other than the CEO and CFO, at the end of the most recently completed financial year whose total compensation was, individually, more than $150,000; and (d) each individual who would be a NEO under (c) above but for the fact that the individual was neither an executive officer of a company, nor acting in a similar capacity, at the end of that financial year.

Prior to the Acquisition, the Issuer’s board of directors consisted of three directors, two of whom were independent non-executive directors. All members of the board of directors are members of the audit committee. The following table provides certain information about the members of the Issuer’s board of directors.

 

Name

  

Position with Issuer

Paul Chute    Director, CEO and CFO
Susanne Robertson    Director
Dr. James Slinger    Director

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2018:

 

  1.

no compensation of any kind was accrued, owing or paid to any of the Issuer’s directors other than John Robertson (see table below) for acting in their capacity as such;

 

  2.

no arrangements of any kind existed with respect to the payment of compensation of any kind to any of the Issuer’s directors other than John Robertson for acting in their capacity as such; and

 

  3.

excluding the NEOs, no compensation of any kind was accrued, owing or paid to any of the directors for services rendered to the Company as consultants or experts; and

 

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  4.

excluding our NEOs, no arrangements of any kind existed with respect to the payment of compensation of any kind to any of our directors for services rendered, or proposed to be rendered, to us as consultants or experts.

There was no stock option-based award granted to the directors that was outstanding at April 30, 2018 or the date of the Acquisition.

The following table provides a summary of the compensation earned by, paid to, or accrued and payable to, each NEO of the Issuer during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016.

 

                                 Non-equity Incentive Plan
Compensation
               

Name and Principal Position

   Year
Ended
Year
Ended
April 30,
     Salary
($)
     Share-
based
Awards
($)
     Option-
based
Awards
($)
     Annual
Incentive
Plans
($)
     Long-
term
Incentive
Plans
($)
     Pension
Value
($)
     All Other
Compensation
($)
     Total
Compensation
($)
 

Paul Chute,

     2018        30,000        Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil        30,000  

CEO and CFO (1)

     2017        50,000        Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil        50,000  
     2016        NA        NA        NA        NA        NA        NA        NA        NA  

John G Robertson,

     2018        NA        NA        NA        NA        NA        NA        NA        NA  

CEO (2)(3)

     2017        Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil  
     2016        22,500        Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil        15,000        37,500  

James

     2018        NA        NA        NA        NA        NA        NA        NA        NA  

Vandeberg,

     2017        NA        NA        NA        NA        NA        NA        NA        NA  

CFO (4)

     2016        Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil  

Notes :

 

(1)

Paul Chute was appointed as director, CEO and CFO of the Company in July 2016.

(2)

John Robertson resigned as the Company’s CEO in July 2016, and was a director of the Company until he passed away in November 2016.

(3)

John Robertson received director fees in addition to his management fees in 2015 and 2016.

(4)

James Vandeberg resigned as the CFO in July 2016.

There were no employment agreements or other compensating plans or arrangements with regard to any of the NEOs that provide for specific compensation in the event of resignation, retirement, other termination of employment or from a change of control of the Company or from a change in NEO’s responsibilities following a change in control. No stock-based or stock option-based awards were granted to the NEOs during the years ended April 30, 2016, 2017 and 2018; no stock options granted to the NEOs were outstanding at April 30, 2018 or the date of the Acquisition. The Company did not offer any pension plan benefits or deferred compensation plans for its NEOs or employees. The Company had no plans or arrangements with respect to remuneration received or that may be received by the NEOs as at April 30, 2018 or the date of the Acquisition in view of compensating such officers in the event of termination of employment (as a result of resignation, retirement, change of control, etc.) or a change in responsibilities following a change of control.

Compensation Policies of Graph Blockchain Limited

Graph’s NEOs for the most recently completed financial year were Andrew Ryu, the former Chief Executive Officer of Graph and Steve Kang, the Chief Financial Officer of Graph.

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Overview, Philosophy and Objectives

Graph does not have a formal compensation program. The board of directors of Graph meet to discuss and determine management compensation, without reference to formal objectives, criteria or analysis. The general objectives of Graph’s compensation strategy were to: (a) compensate management in a manner that encourages and rewards a high level of performance and outstanding results with a view to increasing long-term shareholder value; (b) align management’s interests with the long-term interests of shareholders; (c) provide a compensation package that was commensurate with other Blockchain technology companies to enable Graph to attract and retain talent; and (d) ensure that the total compensation package was designed in a manner that took into account the constraints that the Graph is under by virtue of the fact that it is a technology development company without a history of earnings.

 

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Elements of Compensation Program

The executive compensation program consisted of a combination of base salary and performance bonuses.

Base salary was used to provide the NEOs with a set amount of money during the year with the expectation that each NEO will perform his responsibilities to the best of his ability and in the best interests of Graph.

Base Salary

The base salary review of each NEO takes into consideration the current competitive market conditions, experience, performance, and the particular skills of the NEO. Base salary is not evaluated against a formal “peer group”. The board of directors relied on the general experience of its members in setting base salary amounts.

Performance Bonuses

The bonus for each NEO was determined on a case by case basis. The factors considered in assessing the bonus amounts include, but are not limited to, the position of the NEO and expense control.

Compensation Risk

The board of directors has not proceeded to an evaluation of the implications of the risks associated with Graph’s compensation policies and practices. Graph has not adopted a policy forbidding directors or officers from purchasing financial instruments that are designed to hedge or offset a decrease in market value of Graph’s securities granted as compensation or held, directly or indirectly, by directors or officers. Graph is not, however, aware of any directors or officers having entered into this type of transaction.

Link to Overall Compensation Objectives

Each element of the executive compensation program has been designed to meet one or more objectives of the overall program.

The fixed base salary of each NEO combined with the performance bonuses has been designed to provide total compensation that the Board believes is competitive with that paid by other companies of comparable size engaged in similar business in appropriate regions.

Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth all direct and indirect compensation paid, payable, awarded, granted, given or otherwise provided, directly or indirectly, by Graph to each NEO, in any capacity, including, for greater certainty, all plan and non-plan compensation, direct and indirect pay, remuneration, economic or financial award, reward, benefit, gift or perquisite paid, payable, awarded, granted, given or otherwise provided to the NEO or director for services provided and for services to be provided, directly or indirectly, to Graph, for each of Graph’s two most recently completed financial years:

 

                        

Non-equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation

($)

              

Name and

Principal

Position

  

Year

  

Salary

($)

  

Share-
based
Awards

($) (1)

  

Option-based
Awards

($)

  

Annual
Incentive
Plans

  

Long-
term Incentive
Plans

  

Pension
Value

($)

  

All Other
Compensation

($)

  

Total
Compensation

($)

Andrew Ryu

   2017    Nil    180,000    Nil    Nil    Nil    Nil    Nil    180,000

Chief Executive Officer (2)

                          

Steve Kang,

   2017    Nil    30,000    Nil    Nil    NA    Nil    Nil    30,000

Chief Financial Officer

                          

 

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Notes :

 

(1)

In the financial period ended December 31, 2017, the Graph issued 9,000,000 Graph Shares to Andrew Ryu and 1,500,000 Graph Shares to Steve Kang at a price per share of $0.02 for services rendered to Graph. These services were in part rendered prior to the incorporation of Graph and included: (i) the formulation of the business plan of Graph; (ii) the identification and execution of a capital raising strategy; (iii) the fostering of strategic relationships in Silicon Valley and South Korea; and (iv) overall executive leadership and strategy.

(2)

Andrew Ryu resigned as Chief Executive Officer prior to the closing of the Acquisition.

Incentive Plan Awards

Outstanding Share-Based Awards and Option-Based Awards Table

The following table sets out information concerning all share-based awards and option-based awards outstanding as at the end of the most recently completed financial year to the NEOs:

 

    

Option-based Awards

  

Share-based Awards

Name

  

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Unexercised
Options

(#)

  

Option
Exercise Price

($)

  

Option
Expiration
Date

  

Value of
Unexercised in-
the-money
Options

($)

  

Number of
Shares or units
of shares that
have not vested

(#)

  

Market or
payout value
of share-based
awards that
have not
vested

($)

Andrew Ryu

  

Nil

  

Nil

  

Nil

  

Nil

  

Nil

  

Nil

Steve Kang

  

Nil

  

Nil

  

Nil

  

Nil

  

Nil

  

Nil

Value Vested or Earned

The following table sets out the value vested or earned by the NEOs under our equity and non-equity incentive plans during the most recently completed financial year:

 

Name

  

Option-based awards – Value vested during the
year  ($)

   Share-based awards –
Value vested during
the year
($)
 

Andrew Ryu

   Nil      180,000  

Steve Kang

   Nil      30,000  

Pension Plan Benefits

Graph does not have a defined benefit pension plan or a defined contribution plan and does not at this stage intend to adopt one.

Termination and Change of Control Benefits

During the most recently completed financial year, there were no employment contracts, agreements, plans or arrangements for payments to a NEO, at, following or in connection with any termination (whether voluntary, involuntary or constructive), resignation, retirement, a change in control of Graph or a change in NEO’s responsibilities.

Director Compensation

The following table sets forth information with respect to all amounts of compensation provided to the directors of Graph (other than the NEOs) for the most recently completed financial year:

 

Director

  

Year

  

Fees
earned

($)

  

Share-
based
Awards
($)

  

Option-based
Awards

($)

  

Non-equity
incentive plan
compensation

($)

  

Pension
value

($)

  

Other
Compensation

($)

  

Total

($)

Jeff Stevens

   2017    Nil    Nil    Nil    Nil    Nil    Nil    Nil

Joshua Youngsun Bae

   2017    Nil    Nil    Nil    Nil    Nil    Nil    Nil

 

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C.

Board Practices

Each of the current directors and executive officers of the Issuer were appointed upon the closing of the Acquisition. The term of each director expires on the date of the next annual general meeting in 2019, unless his or her office is earlier vacated or he or she is removed in accordance with the Issuer’s articles and the BCBCA. Each of these executive officers and directors serves in the identical capacity with respect to the Issuer’s wholly owned subsidiary, Graph.

The Board has established an Audit Committee. The Issuer’s audit committee consists of Peter Kim, David Posner and Todd Shapiro, each of whom is a director and financially literate in accordance with Canadian public company requirements. David Posner and Todd Shapiro are independent, as defined under relevant Canadian standards, and Peter Kim is not independent as he is an officer of the Issuer

Audit Committee

The Issuer’s audit committee is responsible for the financial reporting process on behalf of the board of directors and for overseeing the adequacy of the Issuer’s system of internal accounting controls. This includes oversight responsibility for financial reporting and continuous disclosure, oversight of external audit activities, oversight of financial risk and financial management control. As of the date of this Form 20-F, the Issuer’s audit committee is composed of three members, all of whom are financially literate and two of whom are independent. The members of the Issuer’s audit committee have considerable experience reviewing financial statements, including in respect of reporting issuers.

A member of the audit committee is independent if the member has no direct or indirect material relationship with the Company. A material relationship means a relationship which could, in the view of the Board, reasonably interfere with the exercise of a member’s independent judgment.

A member of the audit committee is considered financially literate if he or she has the ability to read and understand a set of financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of the issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Company.

Relevant Education and Experience

Please see above for the biographies of Peter Kim, David Posner and Todd Shapiro.

 

D.

Employees

As of the date of this Form 20-F the Company had the following number of employees:

 

Location

   Full Time Employees      Part-Time Employees  

Toronto, Ontario

     2        2  

Vancouver, British Columbia

     1        0  

South Korea

     10        0  

As the Company expands its activities, it is probable that it will hire additional employees, especially in connection with its operations upon completion of the Acquisition

 

E.

Share Ownership

The following table sets forth, as of the date of this Form 20-F: (a) the names of each beneficial owner of more than five percent (5% ) of our Common Shares known to us, the number of Common Shares beneficially owned by each such person, and (b) the names of each director and officer, the number of Common Shares beneficially owned, and the percentage of our Common Shares so owned, by each such person, and by all of our directors and executive officers as a group. Each person has sole voting and investment power with respect to the Common Shares, except as otherwise indicated. Beneficial ownership consists of a direct interest in the Common Shares, except as otherwise indicated. Individual beneficial ownership also includes Common Shares that a person has the right to acquire within 60 days from the date of this Form 20-F.

 

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Name and Address

  

Number of Shares Held

  

Percentage of class

  

Percentage of Votes Held

Datametrex AI Limited

(address to be inserted)

   36,329,287 Common Shares (1)    26.28%(2)    26.28%

Bitnine Global Inc.

   12,109,763 Common Shares    8.76%    8.76%

Peter Kim

   2,421,952 Common Shares    1.75%    1.75%

Steve Kang

   1,816,464 Common Shares    1.31%    1.31%

David Posner

   0 Common Shares    0%    0%

Todd Shapiro

   166,667 Common Shares    .12%    .12%

Note:

1.

These common shares are held both of record and beneficially. As of the date hereof, there is no controlling shareholder of Datametrex. However, Andrew Ryu, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Datametrex, has direction and control over approximately 10.2% of the issued and outstanding shares of Datametrex.

The directors and executive officers of the Issuer as a group, directly or indirectly, beneficially own or exercise control or direction over 4,405,083 Common Shares, representing 3.19% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares.

The Issuer has established an option plan for the directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Issuer. For a summary of this option plan, see Item 10.A Share Capital—“Options to Purchase Common Shares”.

 

Item 7.

Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions

 

A.

Major Shareholders

Please refer to Item 6.E, “Share Ownership”.

None of the Company’s major shareholders have different voting rights.

 

B.

Related Party Transactions

Reg Technologies Inc.

During the three months ended July 31, 2018, management fees of $15,000 (three months ended July 31, 2017—$7,500) were accrued and not paid to the sole director and officer of the Company.

All related party transactions are in the normal course of operations and have been measured at the agreed to amounts, which is the amount of consideration established and agreed to by the related parties.

At July 31, 2018 and April 30, 2018, the Company owed an aggregate of $114,890 and $90,552, respectively to related parties, as follows:

 

     July 31, 2018
$
     April 30, 2018
$
 

REGI

     8,704        8,704  

Teryl Resources Corp.

     1,848        1,848  

Sole director and officer

     104,338        80,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     114,890        90,552  

During the year ended April 30, 2018, management fees of $30,000 were accrued and not paid to the sole director and officer of the Company.

All related party transactions are in the normal course of operations and have been measured at the agreed to amounts, which is the amount of consideration established and agreed to by the related parties.

 

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At April 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company owed an aggregate of $90,552 and $53,835, respectively to related parties, as follows:

 

     April 30, 2018
$
     April 30, 2017
$
 

REGI

     8,704        1,987  

Teryl Resources Corp.

     1,848        1,848  

Sole director and officer

     80,000        50,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     90,552        53,835  

Graph

Office and general

During the period from November 22, 2017 to July 31, 2018, Graph incurred occupancy costs of $20,000 for rent charged by Datametrex AI Limited, a shareholder company of Graph, and accounting fees of $4,000 charged by a company controlled by a director and officer of Graph, which have been included in “Office and general” in the statement of loss and comprehensive loss included in Graph’s financial statements.

Share based consulting fees

During the period from November 22, 2017 to July 31, 2018, Graph incurred $1,769,912 of management consulting fees charged by a shareholder company of Graph, which has been paid in the form of 24,219,524 Graph Shares. These consulting fees have been included in “Share based consulting fees” in the statement of loss and comprehensive loss included in Graph’s financial statements.

Inventory and other operating expenses

During the period from November 22, 2017 to July 31, 2018, Graph paid $571,691 for direct development, prototype consulting and contract fulfillment costs charged by Bitnine Global Inc., a shareholder company of the Company, and Bitnine Co., Ltd., a parent company of a shareholder company of Graph, of which $534,392 has been included in “Inventory” in the statement of financial position, and $37,299 has been included in “Other operating expenses” in the statement of loss and comprehensive loss included in Graph’s financial statements.

Compensation of key management personnel

Key management includes members of the board and executive officers of the Company. Compensation awarded to key management is listed below:

 

     November 22, 2017 to July 31, 2018  
     Amount $      Graph Shares
awarded
 

Cash based compensation

     174,575        —    

Shares issued

     430,830        20,283,851  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     605,405        20,283,851  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See Note 10 to the Financial Statements of Graph attached to this Form 20-F.

 

C.

Interests of Experts and Counsel.

Not applicable

 

Item 8.

Financial Information

 

A.

Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information

The consolidated financial statements of the Company included with this Form 20-F have been prepared in compliance with IFRS, as adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board. See “Item 18: Financial Statements”.

Legal Proceedings

We are not involved in any legal actions or claims and to our knowledge no such actions or claims are pending.

 

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Dividend Distributions

We did not declare or pay any dividends to our shareholders in 2016 or 2017. The actual timing, payment and amount of dividends paid on our Common Shares is determined by our Board, based upon things such as our cash flow, results of operations and financial condition, the need for funds to finance ongoing operations and such other business considerations as our Board considers relevant.

 

B.

Significant Changes

Please refer to “Item 4: Information on the Company – A. History and Development of the Company” for a discussion of significant events that have occurred after April 30, 2018.

 

Item 9.

The Offer and Listing

 

A.

Offer and Listing Details

As set forth above in Item 4.A – “The Acquisition”, each Graph Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (including the Financing Shares) was exchanged by each Graph shareholder for 1 fully paid and non-assessable Common Share of the Issuer. The Common Shares issued to the Graph shareholders that were outside the United States were issued in “offshore transactions” (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act, and the Common Shares issued to the Graph shareholders that were in the United States were issued to accredited investors in reliance on Rule 506(b) of Regulation D under the Securities Act. The Common Shares issued to Graph shareholders in the United States in connection with the Acquisition were “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act.

Following the completion of the Acquisition, the Company began conducting the principal business of Graph

The Company’s Common Shares are listed for trading on the CSE under the symbol of “GBLC”

Prior to the Acquisition, our Common Shares were traded on the TSX Venture Exchange and OTC.BB. Our common shares were voluntarily delisted from TSX Venture Exchange and OTC.BB in February, 2017 upon the asset sale to Regi.

The ranges of the low and high sales prices (adjusted for the Consolidation effective October 22, 2018) for our shares traded on the TSX.V and OTC.BB for the periods indicated are as follows:

 

    TSX.V   OTC (1)
    High   Low   High   Low

Year Ended April 30,

 

CAD$

 

CAD$

 

US$

 

US$

2017

  0.85   0.10   0.73   0.10

2016

  1.40   0.20   0.73   0.10

2015

  1.40   0.50   1.30   0.40

2014

  1.30   0.70   1.20   0.70

2013

  1.80   0.70   1.90   0.70

 

    TSX.V   OTC (1)
    High   Low   High   Low

Quarter ended

 

CAD$

 

CAD$

 

US$

 

US$

July 31, 2017 to October 31, 2018

  NA   NA   NA   NA

April 30, 2017

  0.85   0.85   0.55   0.35

January 31, 2017

  0.85   0.75   0.73   0.50

October 31, 2016

  0.65   0.40   0.69   0.20

July 31, 2016

  0.25   0.10   0.28   0.10

April 30, 2016

  0.30   0.20   0.20   0.10

January 31, 2016

  0.70   0.20   0.60   0.20

October 31, 2015

  1.40   0.60   1.20   0.40

July 31, 2015

  1.10   0.60   0.90   0.40
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Information provided by the Over the Counter Bulletin Board. The quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, markdown, or commission and may not represent actual transactions.

As a foreign private issuer, our officers, directors and ten percent beneficial owners will not be subject to the reporting obligations of the proxy rules of the Section 14 of the Exchange Act or the insider short-swing profit rules of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

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Determination of Price

The Common Shares of the Issuer were listed on the TSX Venture Exchange but were delisted as of February 17, 2017. Since such date, the Common Shares have not been listed on any Canadian stock exchange and have not been listed on any Canadian stock exchange in the prior twelve months. On November 9, 2018, following the consummation of the Acquisition, the Common Shares were listed on the CSE. On November 20, 2018, the trading price of the Common Shares was $0.0850.

 

B.

Plan of Distribution

Not applicable

 

C.

Markets

The Company’s shares of Common Stock are currently traded on the CSE under the symbol GBLC.

 

D.

Selling Shareholders

Not applicable

 

E.

Dilution

Not Applicable

 

F.

Expense of the Issue

Not Applicable

 

Item 10.

Additional Information

 

A.

Share Capital

Common Shares

The holders of Common Shares will be entitled to receive notice of and to attend all meetings of the shareholders of the Issuer and to one vote per share at meetings of the shareholders of the Issuer. The holders of Common Shares will also be entitled to receive dividends as and when declared by the Board on the Common Shares. The holders of the Common Shares shall be entitled, in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up, whether voluntary or involuntary, or any other distribution of assets among the Issuer’s shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs, (collectively, a “ Liquidation Event ”) to share ratably in such assets of the Issuer as are available for distribution. All Common Shares outstanding after completion of the Transaction are fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to any pre-emptive rights, conversion or exchange rights, redemption, retraction or surrender provisions, sinking or purchase fund provisions, provisions permitting or restricting the issuance of additional securities or provisions requiring a shareholder to contribute additional capital.

As of the date hereof, 138,284,581 Common Shares are outstanding and 5,020,684 Common Shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to the Warrants and Finder’s Warrants.

The following table summarizes the Issuer’s consolidated capitalization as at the date of this Form 20-F:

 

Designation of Security

   Amount Authorized      Outstanding (as of the date hereof)  

Common Shares

     Unlimited        138,284,581  

Warrants

     Unlimited        3,354,866  

Finder’s Warrants

     Unlimited        1,665,818  

The following table summarizes the issuances of securities of the Issuer within 12 months prior to the date of this Form 20-F:

 

Date of Issue

   Number of Securities     Price per Security      Aggregate Price  

November 6, 2018

     128,333,333 Common Shares (1)      $ 0.21      $ 26,949,999  

November 6, 2018

     3,354,866 Common Shares (2)      $ 0.30      $ 1,006,460  

November 6, 2018

     641,666 Common Shares (3)      $ 0.21      $ 134,749.86  

November 5, 2018

     1,000,000 Common Shares (4)      $ 0.21      $ 210,000  

 

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Notes:

 

1.

Issued pursuant to the Amalgamation Agreement to holders of Graph Shares.

2.

Issued pursuant to the Amalgamation Agreement to holders of Graph Shares pursuant to the Concurrent Financing.

3.

Finder’s Fee Shares issued pursuant to the Finder’s Fee.

4.

Issued to settle an aggregate of $210,000 of outstanding debts of Reg Technologies Inc.

Additional details regarding our capitalization is as follows:

Issued Capital

 

     Number of
Common
Shares
(non-diluted)
     Number of
Common
Shares
(fully-diluted)
     % of Issued
(non-diluted)
    % of Issued
(fully diluted)
 

Public Float

          

Total outstanding (A)

     138,284,581        143,305,266        100     100

Held by related persons or employees of the Issuer or related person of the Issuer, or by persons or companies who beneficially own or control, directly or indirectly, more than a 5% voting position in the Issuer (or who would beneficially own or control, directly or indirectly, more than a 5% voting position in the Issuer upon exercise or conversion of other securities held) (B)

     70,346,507        70,513,174        50.87     49.20

Total Public Float (A-B)

     67,938,074        72,792,092        49.13     50.80

Freely-Tradeable Float

          

Number of outstanding Common Shares subject to resale restrictions, including restrictions imposed by pooling or other arrangements or in a shareholder agreement and Common Shares held by control block holders (C)

     54,485,799        54,652,465        39.40     38.14

Total Tradeable Float (A-C)

     83,798,782        88,652,800        60.60     61.86

Public Securityholders (Registered)

 

Size of Holding

   Number of Holders      Total number of Common Shares  

1 – 99 Common Shares

     212        7,276  

100 – 499 Common Shares

     172        27,536  

500 – 999 Common Shares

     25        15,431  

1,000 – 1,999 Common Shares

     17        19,632  

2,000 – 2,999 Common Shares

     11        25,458  

3,000 – 3,999 Common Shares

     5        16,580  

4,000 – 4,999 Common Shares

     6        26,835  

5,000 or more Common Shares

     151        71,271,408  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     599        71,410,156  

 

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Public Securityholders (Beneficial)

 

Size of Holding

   Number of Holders      Total number of Common Shares  

1 – 99 Common Shares

     212        7,276  

100 – 499 Common Shares

     172        27,536  

500 – 999 Common Shares

     25        15,431  

1,000 – 1,999 Common Shares

     17        19,632  

2,000 – 2,999 Common Shares

     11        25,458  

3,000 – 3,999 Common Shares

     5        16,580  

4,000 – 4,999 Common Shares

     6        26,835  

5,000 or more Common Shares

     136        67,916,541  

Unable to confirm

     —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     584        68,055,289  

Non-Public Securityholders (Beneficial)

 

Size of Holding

   Number of Holders      Total number of Common Shares  
     —          —    

1 – 99 Common Shares

     —          —    

100 – 499 Common Shares

     —          —    

500 – 999 Common Shares

     —          —    

1,000 – 1,999 Common Shares

     —          —    

2,000 – 2,999 Common Shares

     —          —    

3,000 – 3,999 Common Shares

     —          —    

4,000 – 4,999 Common Shares

     —          —    

5,000 or more Common Shares

     19        70,346,506  

TOTAL

     19        70,346,506  

Options to Purchase Common Shares

Stock Option Plan

The Board intends to adopt the Issuer’s stock option plan providing for the grant of options to the Issuer’s directors, officers, employees and consultants in accordance with the plan’s provisions and CSE policies (the “ Stock Option Plan ”) in conjunction with the completion of the Acquisition. The Stock Option Plan is being established to provide incentives to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Issuer (the “ Optionees ”). The purpose of the Stock Option Plan is to advance the interests of the Issuer by encouraging equity participation in the Issuer through the acquisition of Common Shares. The Board is of the view that the Stock Option Plan provides the Issuer with the ability to attract and maintain the services of directors, executives, employees and other service providers. The Stock Option Plan is administered by the Board and options are granted at the discretion of the Board to eligible Optionees.

As of the date of this Form 20-F, there are no options issued and outstanding under the Stock Option Plan. No options will be issued by the Issuer until the Stock Option Plan is approved and ratified by the shareholders of the Issuer at the next annual general meeting of the Issuer.

Eligible Optionees

To be eligible to receive a grant of options under the Stock Option Plan, an Optionee must be a director, officer, employee, consultant or an employee of a company providing management or other services to the Issuer at the time the option is granted. Options may be granted only to an individual eligible, or to a non-individual that is wholly-owned by individuals eligible, for an option grant. If the option is granted to a non-individual, the non-individual will not permit any transfer of its securities, nor issue further securities, to any individual or other entity as long as the option remains in effect.

Restrictions

The Stock Option Plan is a 10% rolling plan and the total number of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of options under the Stock Option Plan cannot exceed 10% of the Issuer’s issued and outstanding Common Shares on the date on which an option is granted, less Common Shares reserved for issuance on exercise of options then outstanding under the Stock Option Plan.

The Stock Option Plan is also subject to the following restrictions:

 

  a)

The Issuer must not grant options to any director, officer, employee, consultant, or consultant company (the “Service Provider”) in any 12-month period if that grant would exceed 5% of the outstanding Common Shares of the Issuer being granted to Service Providers, unless the Issuer has obtained approval by a majority of the votes cast by all shareholders of the Issuer at a meeting of shareholders excluding votes attached to Common Shares beneficially owned by Insiders of the Issuer and their associates (“ Disinterested Shareholder Approval ”).

 

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  b)

The aggregate number of options granted to a Service Provider conducting investor relations activities in any 12-month period must not exceed 2% of the outstanding Common Shares calculated at the date of the grant, without prior regulatory approval.

 

  c)

The Issuer must not grant an option to a consultant in any 12-month period that exceeds 2% of the outstanding Common Shares calculated at the date of the grant of the option.

 

  d)

The aggregate number of Common Shares reserved for issuance under options granted to Insiders must not exceed 10% of the outstanding Common Shares (if the Stock Option Plan is amended to reserve for issuance more than 10% of the outstanding Common Shares) unless the Issuer has obtained Disinterested Shareholder Approval to do so.

 

  e)

The number of Common Shares issued to Insiders upon exercise of options in any 12-month period must not exceed 10% of the outstanding Common Shares (if the Stock Option Plan is amended to reserve for issuance more than 10% of the outstanding Common Shares) unless the Issuer has obtained Disinterested Shareholder Approval to do so.

Under the Stock Option Plan, “ Insiders ” is a term defined in the Securities Act (British Columbia) and includes officers and directors of the Issuer, officers and directors of a subsidiary of the Issuer, and persons that have beneficial ownership or control over 10% of the Issuer’s voting securities.

Material Terms of the Stock Option Plan

The following is a summary of the material terms of the Stock Option Plan:

 

  a)

persons who are Service Providers to the Issuer or its affiliates, or who are providing services to the Issuer or its affiliates, are eligible to receive grants of options under the Stock Option Plan;

 

  b)

all options granted under the Stock Option Plan expire on a date not later than 10 years after the issuance of such options. However, should the expiry date for an option fall within a trading Blackout Period (as defined in the Stock Option Plan, generally meaning circumstances where sensitive negotiations or other like information is not yet public), within 10 business days following the expiration of a Blackout Period;

 

  c)

for options granted to Service Providers, the Issuer must ensure that the proposed Optionee is a bona fide Service Provider of the Issuer or its affiliates;

 

  d)

an option granted to any Service Provider will expire within 90 days (or such other time, not to exceed one year, as shall be determined by the Board as at the date of grant or agreed to by the Board and the Optionee at any time prior to expiry of the Option), after the date the Optionee ceases to be employed by or provide services to the Issuer, but only to the extent that such option was vested at the date the Optionee ceased to be so employed by or to provide services to the Issuer;

 

  e)

if an Optionee dies, any vested option held by him or her at the date of death will become exercisable by the Optionee’s lawful personal representatives, heirs or executors until the earlier of one year after the date of death of such Optionee and the date of expiration of the term otherwise applicable to such option;

 

  f)

in the case of an Optionee being dismissed from employment or service for cause, such Optionee’s options, whether or not vested at the date of dismissal, will immediately terminate without right to exercise same;

 

  g)

the exercise price of each option will be set by the Board on the effective date of the option and will not be less than the greater of the closing market price of underlying securities on: (i) the trading day prior to the date of the grant of the stock options and (ii) the date of the grant of the stock options;

 

  h)

vesting of options shall be at the discretion of the Board, and will generally be subject to: (i) the Service Provider remaining employed by or continuing to provide services to the Issuer or its affiliates, as well as, at the discretion of the Board, achieving certain milestones which may be defined by the Board from time to time or receiving a satisfactory performance review by the Issuer or its affiliates during the vesting period or (ii) the Service Provider remaining as a director of the Issuer or its affiliates during the vesting period;

 

  i)

in the event of a take-over bid being made to the shareholders generally, immediately upon receipt of the notice of the take-over bid, the Issuer shall notify each Optionee currently holding any options, of the full particulars of the take-over bid, and all outstanding options may vest, notwithstanding the vesting terms contained in the Stock Option Plan or any vesting requirements subject to regulatory approval; and

 

  j)

the Board reserves the right in its absolute discretion to amend, suspend, terminate or discontinue the Stock Option Plan with respect to all Common Shares reserved under the Stock Option Plan in respect of options which have not yet been granted.

 

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Escrowed Securities

In accordance with CSE rules and policies (the “ CSE Policies ”) and relevant Canadian securities regulations all Common Shares held by certain Principals (as such term is defined in Canada National Instrument 46-201) as of the date of the CSE listing (the “ Listing Date ”) are subject to escrow restrictions (the “ Escrowed Securities ”).

The CSE Policies require that the Escrowed Securities be governed by the form of escrow agreement under applicable law. Pursuant to the Escrow Agreement among the Issuer, Computershare, in its capacity as escrow agent for the Common Shares held in escrow under the Escrow Agreement pursuant to CSE Policies, and the Principals of the Issuer, the Escrowed Securities will be released in accordance with the following release schedule under applicable law, as on listing, the Issuer anticipates being an “Emerging Issuer” (as defined in Canada National Policy 46-201):

 

On the Listing Date   
6 months after the Listing Date    1/6 of the remaining Escrow Securities
12 months after the Listing Date    1/5 of the remaining Escrow Securities
18 months after the Listing Date    1/4 of the remaining Escrow Securities
24 months after the Listing Date    1/3 of the remaining Escrow Securities
30 months after the Listing Date    1/2 of the remaining Escrow Securities
36 months after the Listing Date    The remaining Escrow Securities

The following sets forth particulars of the Escrow Securities that will be subject to Emerging Issuer escrow under the Escrow Agreement on the Listing Date. A copy of the Escrow Agreement is attached to this Form 20-F as Exhibit 4.4.

 

Name and Municipality of Residence

  Number of Common Shares
held in Escrow
    Percentage of Outstanding
Common Shares held in Escrow
 

Datametrex AI Limited

Toronto, ON

    36,329,287       26.27

Bitnine Global Inc.

San Francisco, California

    12,109,763       8.76

Peter Kim

Toronto, ON

    2,421,952       1.75

Steve Kang

Markham, ON

    1,816,464       1.31

If, within 18 months of the Listing Date, the Issuer meets the “Established Issuer” criteria, as set out in Canada National Policy 46-201, the Escrowed Securities will be eligible for accelerated release according to the criteria for Established Issuers. In such a scenario that number of Escrowed Securities that would have been eligible for release from escrow if the Issuer had been an “Established Issuer” on the Listing Date will be immediately released from escrow. The remaining Escrow Securities would be released in accordance with the time release provisions for Established Issuers, with all Escrow Securities being released 18 months from the Listing Date.

Warrants and Convertible Securities

The following are details for any securities convertible or exchangeable into Common Shares:

 

Description of Security (include conversion/exercise terms, including conversion/exercise price)

   Number of
convertible/
exchangeable
securities outstanding
     Number of listed
securities issuable
upon
conversion/exercise
 

Exercise Price

   Expiry Date    Type of Security

C$0.083

   January 10, 2020    Finder’s Warrant      1,665,818        1,665,818  

C$0.40

   May 6, 2020    Warrant      3,354,866        3,354,866  

 

B.

Memorandum and Articles of Association

We are organized under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada and have been assigned the number BC0255438.

 

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Our Articles do not contain a description of our objects and purposes.

Our Articles do not restrict a director’s power to vote on a proposal, arrangement or contract in which the director is materially interested, vote on compensation to themselves or any other members of their body in the absence of an independent quorum or exercise borrowing powers.

There is no mandatory retirement age for our directors and our directors are not required to own securities of our company in order to serve as directors.

Our authorized capital consists of an unlimited number of common shares, an unlimited number of preferred shares with a par value of CAD$1.00 per preferred share and an unlimited number of Class A non-voting shares without par value. Neither the preferred shares nor the Class A non-voting shares have special rights or restrictions attached. The holders of all shares are entitled to vote at all meetings of the Company’s shareholders, to receive dividends, if, as and when declared by the Board, and to participate ratably in any distribution of property or assets upon the liquidation, winding-up, or other dissolution of the Company. The shares are not subject to any future call or assessments and do not have any pre-emptive rights or redemption rights.

There are no limitations specific to the rights of non-Canadians to hold or vote our common shares in our charter documents.

Our Articles provide for the election of directors at each annual general meeting. Each director holds office until the next annual general meeting of our shareholders or until his successor is elected or appointed, unless his office is earlier vacated in accordance with our Articles or with the provisions of the BCBCA.

An annual meeting of shareholders must be held at such time in each year that is not later than 15 months after the last preceding annual meeting and at such place as our Board may from time to time determine. The quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of shareholders is two persons who are entitled to vote at the meeting in person or by proxy and who hold in aggregate at least 5% of the issued shares entitled to be voted at the meeting. Only persons entitled to vote, our directors and auditors and others who, although not entitled to vote, are otherwise entitled or required to be present, are entitled to be present at a meeting of shareholders.

Other than not specifically providing a mechanism for shareholders to call a special meeting, our Articles do not contain any provisions that would have an effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of our Company. Our Articles also do not contain any provisions that would operate only with respect to a merger, acquisition or corporate restructuring of our Company.

Our Articles do not contain any provisions governing the ownership threshold above which shareholder ownership must be disclosed.

 

C.

Material Contracts

Except for contracts entered into by the Issuer in the ordinary course of business, the only material contracts entered into by the Issuer in the previous two (2) years are the following:

 

  (a)

the Sale Agreement; and

 

  (b)

the Amalgamation Agreement.

Graph

Except for contracts entered into by Graph in the ordinary course of business, the only material contracts entered into by Graph in the previous two (2) years are the following:

 

  (a)

the Joint Venture Agreement;

  (b)

the Distribution Agreement; and

  (c)

the Escrow Agreement.

The terms of these material contracts have been summarized in this Form 20-F and they have been attached hereto as exhibits.

 

D.

Exchange Controls

There are no laws, decrees or regulations in Canada relating to restrictions on the export or import of capital, or affecting the remittance of interest, dividends or other payments to non-resident holders of our shares of Common Stock, other than as described below in Item 10.E.

 

E.

Taxation

Canadian Federal Income Tax Information for United States Residents

The following is a discussion of material Canadian federal income tax considerations generally applicable to holders (“ U.S. Residents ”) of our common shares who, for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and the regulations thereunder (the “ Canadian Tax Act ”):

 

   

deal at arm’s length and are not affiliated with us;

 

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hold such shares as capital property;

 

   

do not use or hold (and will not use or hold) and are not deemed to use or hold our common shares, in or in the course of carrying on business in Canada;

 

   

are not insurers who carry on an insurance business or are deemed to carry on an insurance business in Canada and elsewhere;

 

   

have not been at any time residents of Canada or deemed to be residents of Canada;

 

   

are, at all relevant times, residents of the United States under the Canada-United States Income Tax Convention (1980), as amended, (the “ Convention ”) and eligible for benefits under the Convention; and

 

   

is not eligible for benefits under an income tax treaty or convention entered into with Canada other than the Convention.

TAX MATTERS ARE VERY COMPLICATED AND THE CANADIAN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF PURCHASING, OWNING AND DISPOSING OF OUR COMMON SHARES WILL DEPEND UPON THE STOCKHOLDER’S PARTICULAR SITUATION. THE SUMMARY OF MATERIAL CANADIAN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES SET FORTH BELOW IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ONLY A GENERAL SUMMARY AND IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A COMPLETE ANALYSIS OR DESCRIPTION OF ALL POTENTIAL CANADIAN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES.

THIS DISCUSSION DOES NOT INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE TAX LAWS OF ANY PROVINCE OR TERRITORY WITHIN CANADA. ACCORDINGLY, HOLDERS AND PROSPECTIVE HOLDERS OF OUR COMMON SHARES ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN TAX ADVISERS ABOUT THE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM HAVING REGARD TO THEIR OWN PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING ANY CONSEQUENCES OF PURCHASING, OWNING OR DISPOSING OF OUR COMMON SHARES ARISING UNDER CANADIAN FEDERAL, CANADIAN PROVINCIAL OR TERRITORIAL, U.S. FEDERAL, U.S. STATE OR LOCAL TAX LAWS OR TAX LAWS OF JURISDICTIONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA.

This summary is based on the current provisions of the Canadian Tax Act, proposed amendments to the Canadian Tax Act publicly announced by the Minister of Finance (Canada) prior to the date hereof (the “ Proposed Amendments ”), and the provisions of the Convention as in effect on the date hereof. No assurance can be given that the Proposed Amendments will be entered into law in the manner proposed, or at all. No advance income tax ruling has been requested or obtained from the Canada Revenue Agency to confirm the tax consequences of any of the transactions described herein.

This summary is not exhaustive of all possible Canadian federal income tax consequences for U.S. Residents, and other than the Proposed Amendments, does not take into account or anticipate any changes in law, whether by legislative, administrative, governmental or judicial decision or action, nor does it take into account Canadian provincial, U.S. or foreign tax considerations which may differ significantly from those discussed herein. No assurances can be given that subsequent changes in law or administrative policy will not affect or modify the opinions expressed herein.

Sale of Shares

A U.S. Resident who disposes or is deemed to dispose of our common shares will not be liable to tax under the Canadian Tax Act in respect of any capital gain realized on the disposition unless such shares constitute “taxable Canadian property” at the time of disposition for purposes of the Canadian Tax Act and no relief is available under the Convention.

Provided our common shares are not otherwise deemed to be taxable Canadian property of a U.S. Resident and are listed on a “designated stock exchange”, as defined in the Canadian Tax Act (which currently includes the CSE), at the time of disposition, our shares will not constitute taxable Canadian property of a U.S. Resident at that time, unless, at any time in the 60 month period preceding the disposition, the following two conditions were met concurrently: (a) 25% or more of the issued shares of any class of the capital stock of the issuer were owned by any combination of (i) the U.S. Resident, (ii) persons with whom the U.S. Resident did not deal at arm’s length and (iii) partnerships in which persons referred to in (i) or (ii) hold a membership interest (directly or indirectly through one or more partnerships); and (b) more than 50% of the fair market value of our common shares was derived from, directly or indirectly, any combination of (w) real or immovable property situated in Canada, (x) “Canadian resource properties” (as defined in the Canadian Tax Act), (y) “timber resource properties” (as defined in the Canadian Tax Act), and (z) options in respect of, or an interest in, the property described in (w) to (y), whether or not such property exists.

 

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If our common shares constitute taxable Canadian property of a U.S. Resident, a capital gain arising on the disposition of such securities may be exempt from tax in Canada pursuant to the Convention provided that the value of such securities is not derived principally from “real property situated in Canada” within the meaning of the Convention (a “ Treaty Exempt Property ”). The Convention would generally not be available to a holder of our shares that is a U.S. resident limited liability company (a “ LLC ”) which is not subject to tax in the U.S. However, the Convention may apply to exempt from tax in Canada the portion of a capital gain realized on a disposition of Treaty Exempt Property by such a U.S. Resident fiscally transparent LLC that is attributable to one or more members of the LLC that are U.S. Residents. Such U.S. Residents should consult their tax advisors about their particular circumstances.

Dividends

Dividends paid or credited, or deemed to be paid or credited, to a U.S. Resident generally will be subject to Canadian withholding tax at a rate of 25% of the gross amount of the dividend, unless the rate is reduced under the Convention. Currently, under the Convention the rate of Canadian non-resident withholding tax will generally be reduced to: 5% of the gross amount of dividends if the beneficial owner is a company that is resident in the U.S. and that owns at least 10% of our voting shares; or 15% of the gross amount of dividends if the beneficial owner is some other U.S. Resident eligible for benefits under the Convention.

The Convention would generally not be available to a holder of our shares that is a U.S. resident LLC which is not subject to tax in the U.S. However, the Convention may afford reduced withholding tax rates in respect of the portion of the dividends paid on our common shares that are received by a U.S. Resident fiscally transparent LLC to the extent such dividends are attributable to one or more members of the LLC that are U.S. Residents. Such U.S. Residents should consult their tax advisors about their particular circumstances.

United States Federal Income Tax Information for United States Holders

The following is a general discussion of certain material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to a U.S. Holder (as defined below) arising from the ownership and disposition of Common Shares. This discussion is for general information purposes only and does not purport to be a complete analysis or listing of all potential U.S. federal income tax considerations that may apply to a U.S. Holder as a result of the ownership and disposition of Common Shares. In addition, this discussion does not take into account the individual facts and circumstances of any particular U.S. Holder that may affect the U.S. federal income tax consequences to such U.S. Holder, including specific tax consequences to a U.S. Holder under an applicable tax treaty. Accordingly, this discussion is not intended to be, and should not be construed as, legal or U.S. federal income tax advice with respect to any particular U.S. Holder. In addition, this discussion does not address the U.S. federal alternative minimum, U.S. federal estate and gift, U.S. state and local, or non-U.S.tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of Common Shares. Except as specifically set forth below, this discussion does not address applicable tax reporting requirements. Each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding all U.S. federal, U.S. state and local and non-U.S. tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of Common Shares.

No opinion from U.S. legal counsel or ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the “ IRS ”) has been requested, or will be obtained, regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of Common Shares. This discussion is not binding on the IRS, and the IRS is not precluded from taking a position that is different from, and contrary to, any position addressed in this discussion. In addition, because the authorities upon which this discussion is based are subject to various interpretations, the IRS and the U.S. courts could disagree with one or more of the positions addressed in this discussion.

Scope of This Discussion

Authorities

This discussion is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), Treasury Regulations (whether final, temporary, or proposed), published rulings of the IRS, published administrative positions of the IRS, the Canada-U.S. Tax Convention, and U.S. court decisions that are applicable and, in each case, as in effect and available, as of the date hereof. Any of the authorities on which this discussion is based could be changed in a material and adverse manner at any time, and any such change could be applied on a retroactive or prospective basis which could affect the U.S. federal income tax considerations described in this discussion. This discussion does not address the potential effects, whether adverse or beneficial, of any proposed legislation that, if enacted, could be applied on a retroactive or prospective basis.

U.S. Holders

For purposes of this discussion, the term “ U.S. Holder ” means a beneficial owner of Common Shares that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

 

   

an individual who is a citizen or resident of the U.S.;

 

   

a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the U.S., any state thereof or the District of Columbia;

 

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an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

 

   

a trust that (a) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the U.S. and the control of one or more U.S. persons for all substantial decisions or (b) has a valid election in effect under applicable Treasury Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.

Non-U.S. Holders

For purposes of this discussion, a “ non-U.S. Holder ” is a beneficial owner of Common Shares that is not a partnership (or other “pass-through” entity) for U.S. federal income tax purposes and is not a U.S. Holder. This discussion does not address the U.S. federal income tax consequences applicable to non-U.S. Holders arising from the ownership and disposition of Common Shares. Accordingly, a non-U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding all U.S. federal, U.S. state and local, and non-U.S. tax consequences (including the potential application of and operation of any income tax treaties) relating to the ownership and disposition of Common Shares.

U.S. Holders Subject to Special U.S. Federal Income Tax Rules Not Addressed

This discussion does not address the U.S. federal income tax considerations of the ownership and disposition of Common Shares by U.S. Holders that are subject to special provisions under the Code, including, but not limited to, the following: (a) tax-exempt organizations, qualified retirement plans, individual retirement accounts, or other tax-deferred accounts; (b) financial institutions, underwriters, insurance companies, real estate investment trusts, or regulated investment companies; (c) broker-dealers, dealers, or traders in securities or currencies that elect to apply a “mark-to-market” accounting method; (d) U.S. Holders that have a “functional currency” other than the U.S. dollar; (e) U.S. Holders that own Common Shares as part of a straddle, hedging transaction, conversion transaction, constructive sale, or other arrangement involving more than one position; (f) U.S. Holders that acquire Common Shares in connection with the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation for services; (g) U.S. Holders that hold Common Shares other than as a capital asset within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment purposes); and (h) U.S. Holders that own directly, indirectly, or by attribution, 10% or more of the outstanding stock of the Company. This discussion also does not address the U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to U.S. Holders who are U.S. expatriates or former long-term residents of the United States. U.S. Holders that are subject to special provisions under the Code, including U.S. Holders described immediately above, should consult their own tax advisors regarding all U.S. federal, U.S. state and local, and non-U.S. tax consequences (including the potential application and operation of any income tax treaties) relating to the ownership and disposition of Common Shares.

If an entity or arrangement that is classified as a partnership (or other “pass-through” entity) for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds Common Shares, the U.S. federal income tax consequences to such partnership and the partners (or other owners) of such partnership of the ownership and disposition of the Common Shares generally will depend on the activities of the partnership and the status of such partners (or other owners). This discussion does not address the U.S. federal income tax consequences for any such partner or partnership (or other “pass-through” entity or its owners). Owners of entities and arrangements that are classified as partnerships (or other “pass-through” entities) for U.S. federal income tax purposes should consult their own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of Common Shares.

Ownership and Disposition of Common Shares

Distributions on Common Shares

Subject to the “passive foreign investment company” (“ PFIC ”) rules discussed below (see “Tax Consequences if the Company is a PFIC”), a U.S. Holder that receives a distribution, including a constructive distribution, with respect to Common Shares will be required to include the amount of such distribution in gross income as a dividend (without reduction for any Canadian income tax withheld from such distribution) to the extent of the current or accumulated “earnings and profits” of the Company, as computed for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that a distribution exceeds the current and accumulated “earnings and profits” of the Company, such distribution will be treated first as a tax-free return of capital to the extent of a U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Common Shares and thereafter as gain from the sale or exchange of such Common Shares (see “Sale or Other Taxable Disposition of Common Shares” below). Dividends received on the Common Shares generally will not be eligible for the “dividends received deduction” available to U.S. corporate shareholders receiving dividends from U.S. corporations. If the Company is eligible for the benefits of the Canada-U.S. Tax Convention or its shares are readily tradable on an established securities market in the U.S., dividends paid by the Company to non-corporate U.S. Holders generally will be eligible for the preferential tax rates applicable to long-term capital gains, provided certain holding period and other conditions are satisfied, including that the Company not be classified as a PFIC in the tax year of distribution or in the preceding tax year. The dividend rules are complex, and each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding the application of such rules.

Sale or Other Taxable Disposition of Common Shares

Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below, upon the sale or other taxable disposition of Common Shares, a U.S. Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the amount of cash plus the fair market value of any property received and such U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Common Shares sold or otherwise disposed of. Such capital gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if, at the time of the sale or other taxable disposition, the Common Shares have been held

 

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for more than one year. Preferential tax rates apply to long-term capital gains of non-corporate U.S. Holders. There are currently no preferential tax rates for long-term capital gains of a U.S. Holder that is a corporation. Deductions for capital losses are subject to significant limitations under the Code. A U.S. Holder’s tax basis in Common Shares generally will be such U.S. Holder’s U.S. dollar cost for such Common Shares.

PFIC Status of the Company

If the Company is or becomes a PFIC, the preceding sections of this discussion may not describe the U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. Holders of the ownership and disposition of Common Shares. The U.S. federal income tax consequences of owning and disposing of Common Shares if the Company is or becomes a PFIC are described below under the heading “Tax Consequences if the Company is a PFIC.”

A non-U.S. corporation is a PFIC for each tax year in which (i) 75% or more of its gross income is passive income (as defined for U.S. federal income tax purposes) (the “ income test ”) or (ii) on average for such tax year, 50% or more (by value) of its assets either produces or is held for the production of passive income (the “ asset test ”). For purposes of the PFIC provisions, “gross income” generally includes sales revenues less cost of goods sold, plus income from investments and from incidental or outside operations or sources, and “passive income” generally includes dividends, interest, certain rents and royalties, and certain gains from commodities or securities transactions. In determining whether or not it is a PFIC, a non-U.S. corporation is required to take into account its pro rata portion of the income and assets of each corporation in which it owns, directly or indirectly, at least a 25% interest (by value).

Under certain attribution and indirect ownership rules, if the Company is a PFIC, U.S. Holders will generally be deemed to own their proportionate shares of the Company’s direct or indirect equity interests in any company that is also a PFIC (a “Subsidiary PFIC”), and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on their proportionate share of (a) any “excess distributions,” as described below, on the stock of a Subsidiary PFIC and (b) a disposition or deemed disposition of the stock of a Subsidiary PFIC by the Company or another Subsidiary PFIC, both as if such U.S. Holders directly held the shares of such Subsidiary PFIC. In addition, U.S. Holders may be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any indirect gain realized on the stock of a Subsidiary PFIC on the sale or disposition of Common Shares. Accordingly, U.S. Holders should be aware that they could be subject to tax even if no distributions are received and no redemptions or other dispositions of the Company’s Common Shares are made.

There can be no assurance that the Company will or will not be determined to be a PFIC for the current tax year or any prior or future tax year, and no opinion of legal counsel or ruling from the IRS concerning the status of the Company as a PFIC has been obtained or will be requested. U.S. Holders should consult their own U.S. tax advisors regarding the PFIC status of the Company.

Tax Consequences if the Company is a PFIC

If the Company is a PFIC for any tax year during which a U.S. Holder holds Common Shares, special rules may increase such U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability with respect to the ownership and disposition of such shares. If the Company meets the income test or the asset test for any tax year during which a U.S. Holder owns Common Shares, the Company will be treated as a PFIC with respect to such U.S. Holder for that tax year and for all subsequent tax years, regardless of whether the Company meets the income test or the asset test for such subsequent tax years, unless the U.S. Holder elects to recognize any unrealized gain in the Common Shares or makes a timely and effective QEF Election or Mark-to-Market Election.

Under the default PFIC rules:

 

   

any gain realized on the sale or other disposition (including dispositions and certain other events that would not otherwise be treated as taxable events) of Common Shares (including an indirect disposition of the stock of any Subsidiary PFIC) and any “excess distribution” (defined as a distribution to the extent it (together with all other distributions received in the relevant tax year) exceeds 125% of the average annual distributions received during the preceding three years) received on Common Shares or with respect to the stock of a Subsidiary PFIC will be allocated ratably to each day of such U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Common Shares;

 

   

the amount allocated to the current tax year and any year prior to the first year in which the Company was a PFIC will be taxed as ordinary income in the current year;

 

   

the amount allocated to each of the other tax years (the “ Prior PFIC Years ”) will be subject to tax at the highest ordinary income tax rate in effect for the applicable class of taxpayer for that year; and

 

   

an interest charge will be imposed with respect to the resulting tax attributable to each Prior PFIC Year, which interest charge is not deductible by non-corporate U.S. Holders.

A U.S. Holder that makes a timely and effective “mark-to-market” election under Section 1296 of the Code (a “ Mark-to-Market Election ”) or a timely and effective election to treat the Company and each Subsidiary PFIC as a “qualified electing fund” (a “ QEF ”) under Section 1295 of the Code (a “ QEF Election ”) may generally mitigate or avoid the PFIC consequences described above with respect to Common Shares.

 

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A timely and effective QEF Election requires a U.S. Holder to include currently in gross income each year its pro rata share of the Company’s ordinary earnings and net capital gains, regardless of whether such earnings and gains are actually distributed. Thus, a U.S. Holder could have a tax liability with respect to such ordinary earnings or gains without a corresponding receipt of cash from the Company. If the Company is a QEF with respect to a U.S. Holder, the U.S. Holder’s basis in the Common Shares will be increased to reflect the amount of the taxed but undistributed income. Distributions of income that had previously been taxed will result in a corresponding reduction of basis in the Common Shares and will not be taxed again as a distribution to a U.S. Holder. Taxable gains on the disposition of Common Shares by a U.S. Holder that has made a timely and effective QEF Election are generally capital gains. A U.S. Holder must make a QEF Election for the Company and each Subsidiary PFIC if it wishes to have this treatment. To make a QEF Election, a U.S. Holder will need to have an annual information statement from the Company setting forth the ordinary earnings and net capital gains for the year. In general, a U.S. Holder must make a QEF Election on or before the due date for filing its income tax return for the first year to which the QEF Election will apply. Under applicable Treasury Regulations, a U.S. Holder will be permitted to make retroactive elections in particular circumstances, including if it had a reasonable belief that the Company was not a PFIC and filed a protective statement. If a U.S. Holder owns PFIC stock indirectly through another PFIC, separate QEF Elections must be made for the PFIC in which the U.S. Holder is a direct shareholder and the Subsidiary PFIC for the QEF rules to apply to both PFICs.

A Mark-to-Market Election may be made with respect to stock in a PFIC if such stock is “regularly traded” on a “qualified exchange or other market” (within the meaning of the Code and the applicable Treasury Regulations). A class of stock that is traded on one or more qualified exchanges or other markets is considered to be “regularly traded” for any calendar year during which such class of stock is traded in other than de minimis quantities on at least 15 days during each calendar quarter. If the Common Shares are considered to be “regularly traded” within this meaning, then a U.S. Holder generally will be eligible to make a Mark-to-Market Election with respect to its shares. A Mark-to-Market Election may not be made with respect to the stock of any Subsidiary PFIC because such stock is not marketable. Hence, a Mark-to-Market Election will not be effective to eliminate the application of the default rules of Section 1291 of the Code, described above, with respect to deemed dispositions of Subsidiary PFIC stock or excess distributions with respect to a Subsidiary PFIC.

A U.S. Holder that makes a timely and effective Mark-to-Market Election with respect to Common Shares generally will be required to recognize as ordinary income in each tax year in which the Company is a PFIC an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of such shares as of the close of such taxable year over the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in such shares as of the close of such taxable year. A U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Common Shares generally will be increased by the amount of ordinary income recognized with respect to such shares. If the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Common Shares as of the close of a tax year exceeds the fair market value of such shares as of the close of such taxable year, the U.S. Holder generally will recognize an ordinary loss, but only to the extent of net mark-to-market income recognized with respect to such shares for all prior taxable years. A U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in its Common Shares generally will be decreased by the amount of ordinary loss recognized with respect to such shares. Any gain recognized upon a disposition of the Common Shares generally will be treated as ordinary income, and any loss recognized upon a disposition generally will be treated as an ordinary loss to the extent of net mark-to-market income recognized for all prior taxable years. Any loss recognized in excess thereof will be taxed as a capital loss. Capital losses are subject to significant limitations under the Code.

Foreign Tax Credit

A U.S. Holder that pays (whether directly or through withholding) Canadian income tax in connection with the ownership or disposition of Common Shares may be entitled, at the election of such U.S. Holder, to receive either a deduction or a credit for such Canadian income tax paid. Generally, a credit will reduce a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability on a dollar-for-dollar basis, whereas a deduction will reduce a U.S. Holder’s income subject to U.S. federal income tax. This election is made on a year-by-year basis and applies to all creditable foreign taxes paid (whether directly or through withholding) by a U.S. Holder during a year.

Complex limitations apply to the foreign tax credit, including the general limitation that the credit cannot exceed the proportionate share of a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability that such U.S. Holder’s “foreign source” taxable income bears to such U.S. Holder’s worldwide taxable income. In applying this limitation, a U.S. Holder’s various items of income and deduction must be classified, under complex rules, as either “foreign source” or “U.S. source.” Generally, dividends paid by a non-U.S. corporation should be treated as foreign source for this purpose, and gains recognized on the sale of stock of a non-U.S. corporation by a U.S. Holder should be treated as U.S. source for this purpose, except as otherwise provided in an applicable income tax treaty, and if an election is properly made under the Code. However, the amount of a distribution with respect to the Common Shares that is treated as a “dividend” may be lower for U.S. federal income tax purposes than it is for Canadian federal income tax purposes, resulting in a reduced foreign tax credit allowance to a U.S. Holder. In addition, this limitation is calculated separately with respect to specific categories of income. The foreign tax credit rules are complex, and each U.S. Holder should consult its own U.S. tax advisor regarding the foreign tax credit rules.

Special rules apply to the amount of foreign tax credit that a U.S. Holder may claim on a distribution from a PFIC. Subject to such special rules, non-U.S. taxes paid with respect to any distribution in respect of stock in a PFIC are generally eligible for the foreign tax credit. The rules relating to distributions by a PFIC and their eligibility for the foreign tax credit are complex, and a U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding their application to the U.S. Holder.

 

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Receipt of Foreign Currency

The amount of any distribution or proceeds paid in Canadian dollars to a U.S. Holder in connection with the ownership of Common Shares, or on the sale or other taxable disposition of Common Shares, will be included in the gross income of a U.S. Holder as translated into U.S. dollars calculated by reference to the exchange rate prevailing on the date of actual or constructive receipt of the payment, regardless of whether the Canadian dollars are converted into U.S. dollars at that time. If the Canadian dollars received are not converted into U.S. dollars on the date of receipt, a U.S. Holder will have a basis in the Canadian dollars equal to their U.S. dollar value on the date of receipt.

Any U.S. Holder who receives payment in Canadian dollars and engages in a subsequent conversion or other disposition of the Canadian dollars may have a foreign currency exchange gain or loss that would be treated as ordinary income or loss, and generally will be U.S. source income or loss for foreign tax credit purposes. Different rules apply to U.S. Holders who use the accrual method with respect to foreign currency. Each U.S. Holder should consult its own U.S. tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of receiving, owning, and disposing of Canadian dollars.

Information Reporting; Backup Withholding

Under U.S. federal income tax law, certain categories of U.S. Holders must file information returns with respect to their investment in, or involvement in, a non-U.S. corporation. For example, U.S. return disclosure obligations (and related penalties) are imposed on individuals who are U.S. Holders that hold certain specified foreign financial assets in excess of certain threshold amounts. The definition of “specified foreign financial assets” includes not only financial accounts maintained in non-U.S. financial institutions, but also, if held for investment and not in an account maintained by certain financial institutions, any stock or security issued by a non-U.S. person, any financial instrument or contract that has an issuer or counterparty other than a U.S. person and any interest in a non-U.S. entity. A U.S. Holder may be subject to these reporting requirements unless such U.S. Holder’s Common Shares are held in an account at certain financial institutions. Penalties for failure to file certain of these information returns are substantial. U.S. Holders should consult with their own tax advisors regarding the requirements of filing information returns on IRS Form 8938, and, if applicable, filing obligations relating to the PFIC rules, including possible reporting on IRS Form 8621.

Payments made within the U.S. or by a U.S. payor or U.S. middleman of (a) distributions on the Common Shares, and (b) proceeds arising from the sale or other taxable disposition of Common Shares generally will be subject to information reporting. In addition, backup withholding, currently at a rate of 24% for the 2018 to 2025 tax years (increasing to 28% for tax years after 2025), may apply to such payments if a U.S. Holder (a) fails to furnish such U.S. Holder’s correct U.S. taxpayer identification number (generally on IRS Form W-9), (b) furnishes an incorrect U.S. taxpayer identification number, (c) is notified by the IRS that such U.S. Holder has previously failed to properly report items subject to backup withholding, or (d) fails to certify, under penalty of perjury, that such U.S. Holder has furnished its correct U.S. taxpayer identification number and that the IRS has not notified such U.S. Holder that it is subject to backup withholding. Certain exempt persons generally are excluded from these information reporting and backup withholding rules. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the U.S. backup withholding rules will be allowed as a credit against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, or will be refunded, if such U.S. Holder furnishes required information to the IRS in a timely manner. The information reporting and backup withholding rules may apply even if, under the Canada-U.S. Tax Convention, payments are exempt from the dividend withholding tax or otherwise eligible for a reduced withholding rate.

The discussion of reporting requirements set forth above is not intended to constitute an exhaustive description of all reporting requirements that may apply to a U.S. Holder. A failure to satisfy certain reporting requirements may result in an extension of the time period during which the IRS can assess a tax, and, under certain circumstances, such an extension may apply to assessments of amounts unrelated to any unsatisfied reporting requirement. Each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding the information reporting and backup withholding rules.

THE ABOVE DISCUSSION IS NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE ANALYSIS OF ALL U.S. TAX CONSIDERATIONS APPLICABLE TO U.S. HOLDERS WITH RESPECT TO THE OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF COMMON SHARES. U.S. HOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE TAX CONSIDERATIONS APPLICABLE TO THEM IN THEIR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES.

 

F.

Dividends and Paying Agents

There are no restrictions in the Issuer’s organizational documents or elsewhere that could prevent the Issuer from paying dividends. The Issuer does not contemplate paying any dividends in the immediate future, as it anticipates investing all available funds to finance the growth of the Issuer’s business. The board of directors will determine if, and when, to declare and pay dividends in the future from funds properly applicable to the payment of dividends based on the Issuer’s financial position at the relevant time. All of the Common Shares will be entitled to an equal share in any dividends declared and paid on a per share basis. The Issuer has not currently identified a paying agent.

 

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G.

Statements by Experts

Not applicable

 

H.

Documents on Display

We filed a registration statement on Form 20-F filed the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. (Registration No. 000-30084) on June 15, 1994, which became effective August 15, 1994. The Registration Statement contains exhibits and schedules. Any statement in this Form 20-F about any of our contracts or other documents is not necessarily complete. If the contract or document is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, the contract or document is deemed to modify the description contained in this Form 20-F. You must review the exhibits themselves for a complete description of the contract or documents.

We file annual reports and furnish other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any document that we file at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days during the hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the Commission at (http://www.sec.gov). We also file information with the Canadian Securities Administrators via SEDAR (www.sedar.com).

 

I.

Subsidiary Information

The Issuer’s only subsidiary is Graph Blockchain Limited. Refer to Item 4 of this Form 20-F for more information about our subsidiary.

 

Item 11.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Market risk is the risk of loss related to changes in market prices, including interest rates and foreign exchange rates, of financial instruments that may adversely impact our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Inflation-related risks

We do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our revenues or income over the past two fiscal years. However, increases in inflation could result in increases in our expenses, which may not be readily recoverable in the price of goods or services provided to our clients. To the extent that inflation results in rising interest rates and has other adverse effects on capital markets, it could adversely affect our financial position and profitability.

Foreign currency exchange risk

Foreign exchange risk is the risk arising from changes in foreign currency fluctuations. Foreign currency fluctuations have not previously had a material impact on the Company’s financial results. Consequently, the Company does not use any derivative instruments to reduce its exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency rates. It is the opinion of management that the foreign exchange risk to which the Company is exposed is currently minimal.

However, with the completion of the Acquisition, the Company anticipates that the fluctuations of the South Korean won and Canadian dollar may impact the Company’s financial results moving forward. The Company intends to monitor such potential impact and will possibly develop a hedging policy if such fluctuations become material.

 

Item 12.

Description of Securities Other Than Equity Securities

Not applicable.

Part II

 

Item 13.

Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies

Not applicable

 

Item 14.

Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds

Not applicable

 

Item 15.

Controls and Procedures

Not applicable

 

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Item 16.

A. Audit Committee Financial Experts

Not applicable

 

Item 16.

B. Code of Ethics

Not applicable

 

Item 17.

C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not applicable

 

Item 18.

D. Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees

Not applicable

 

Item 19.

E. Purchases of Equity Securities by the Company and Affiliated Purchasers

None

 

Item 20.

F. Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant

Not applicable

 

Item 21.

G. Corporate Governance

Not applicable

 

Item 22.

H. Mine Safety Disclosure

Not applicable.

Part III

 

Item 23.

Financial Statements

In lieu of responding to this item, we have responded to Item 18 of this Form 20-F.

 

Item 24.

Financial Statements

The (i) audited financial statements of the Issuer for the years ended April 30, 2018, April 30, 2017 and April 30, 2016, (ii) the condensed interim consolidated financial statements of the Issuer for the three month period ended July 31, 2018, (iii) the audited financial statements of Graph for the period from incorporation (November 22, 2017) to July 31, 2018) and (iv) the pro forma consolidated statement of the financial position of the Issuer as at July 31, 2018, each as required under Item 18 are attached hereto starting on page F-1 of this Form 20-F. All of the financial information is presented herein in accordance with IFRS, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

 

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Item 25.

Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  

 

1.1    Articles of Incorporation with Bylaws dated October 6, 1982(P)    (1)  
     
1.2    Certificate of Name Change and Special Resolution dated February 23, 1993(P)    (1)  
     
1.3    Memorandum and articles of incorporation amended effective April 5, 2005    (2)  
     
1.4    Certificate of Change of Name, dated November 6, 2018    (3)  
     
4.1    Stock Option Plan of the Issuer dated November 6, 2018    (3)  
     
4.2    Amended and Restated Asset Purchase Agreement, dated February 14, 2017, between REGI U.S. and Reg Technologies Inc.    (3)  
     
4.3    Definitive Agreement (Amalgamation Agreement), dated November 6, 2018, among Reg Technologies Inc., Graph Blockchain Limited and 2659468 Ontario Inc.    (3)  
     
4.4    Escrow Agreement, dated November 6, 2018, among Graph Blockchain Inc., Computershare Investor Services Inc. and each of the securityholders signatory thereto.    (3)  
     
4.5    Agreement for the Appointment of a Graph Blockchain Distribution Partner, dated February 26, 2018, between Graph Blockchain Limited and Rainbow Soft Co., Ltd.    (3)  
     
8.1    The sole subsidiary of the Issuer is Graph Blockchain Limited.   

 

1)

Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 20-F filed on June 15, 1994 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission

2)

Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2006

3)

Exhibits filed herewith.

(P)

Paper exhibits

 

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SIGNATURE

The Registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this registration statement on its behalf.

 

Date: November 21, 2018     GRAPH BLOCKHAIN INC.
        /s/ Peter Kim
        Peter Kim
        Chief Executive Officer

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

April 30, 2018

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Sole Director of

Reg Technologies, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of financial position of Reg Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) as of April 30, 2018 and 2017, and the related statements of operations, changes in equity, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of April 30, 2018 and 2017, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

Going Concern Matter

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 in regard to 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.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and 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 of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/ MaloneBailey, LLP
www.malonebailey.com
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2018.

Houston, Texas

July 27, 2018

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Statements of Financial Position

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

 

     As at     As at  
     April 30,     April 30,  
     2018     2017  
     $     $  

Assets

    

Current

    

HST/GST receivable

     4,357       4,010  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     4,357       4,010  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

    

Current

    

Accounts payable

     87,599       84,014  

Accrued liabilities

     75,000       45,000  

Due to related parties (Note 7)

     90,552       53,835  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     253,151       182,849  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ Deficit

    

Share Capital (Note 6)

     13,636,565       13,636,565  

Warrants (Note 6)

     1,141,249       1,141,249  

Contributed Surplus

     10,864,172       10,864,172  

Deficit

     (25,890,780     (25,820,825
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (248,794     (178,839
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     4,357       4,010  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Nature and Continuance of Operations (Note 1)     
Subsequent event (Note 10)     
On behalf of the Board:     

“Paul Chute”                                                     

  Director   
Paul Chute     

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

 

     For the year ended     For the year ended  
     April 30,     April 30,  
     2018     2017  
     $     $  

Expenses

    

Foreign exchange (gain) loss

     2,525       (1,125

Management and directors’ fees (Note 7)

     30,000       50,000  

Office expenses

     —         3,155  

Professional fees

     30,000       41,812  

Transfer agent and filing fees

     7,430       8,823  

Travel and promotion

     —         3,097  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before other income (expense)

     (69,955     (105,762
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net and comprehensive loss

     (69,955     (105,762
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss per share – basic and diluted

     (0.00     (0.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted

     49,547,092       49,372,559  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Statements of Cash Flows

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

 

     For the year     For the year  
     ended April 30,     ended April 30,  
     2018     2017  
     $     $  

Cash flows used in operating activities

    

Net loss

     (69,955     (105,762

Adjustments to reconcile loss to net cash used by operating activities:

    

Changes in non-cash working capital items:

    

GST Receivable

     (347     (915

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     33,585       51,424  

Due to related parties

     36,717       55,199  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

     —         (54
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in cash

     —         (54

Cash and cash equivalent, beginning

     —         54  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalent, ending

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-cash items

    

Non-controlling interest reclassified to contributed surplus

     —         84,547  

Accounts payable settled by REGI U.S., Inc.

     —         67,800  

Related party balances settled by REGI U.S., Inc.

     —         124,075  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosures

    

Interest paid

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income taxes paid

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Statements of Changes in Equity

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

 

                                       Total     Non-  
     Common      Common      Contributed                   Shareholders’     Controlling  
     Shares
#
     Shares
$
     Surplus
$
     Warrants
$
     Deficit
$
    Equity
$
    interest
$
 

Balance – April 30, 2016

     49,329,670        13,636,565        10,587,750        1,141,249        (25,715,063     (349,499     84,547  

Disposition of assets

     217,422        —          84,547        —            84,547       (84,547

Liabilities settled by REGI U.S., Inc.

     —          —          191,875        —          —         191,875       —    

Net loss

     —          —          —          —          (105,762     (105,762     —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance – April 30, 2017

     49,547,092        13,636,565        10,864,172        1,141,249        (25,820,825     (178,839     —    

Net loss

     —          —          —          —          (69,955     (69,955     —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance – April 30, 2018

     49,547,092        13,636,565        10,864,172        1,141,249        (25,890,780     (248,794     —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2018 and 2017

 

1.

Nature and Continuance of Operations

Reg Technologies Inc. (“Reg Tech” or the “Company”) was a development stage company in the business of developing and commercially exploiting an improved axial vane type rotary engine known as the RandCam TM /Direct Charge Engine and other RandCam TM / RadMax® applications (the “Technology”). The worldwide marketing and intellectual rights, other than in the U.S., were held by the Company. REGI U.S., Inc. (“REGI”) (a U.S. public company) owned the U.S. marketing and intellectual rights. The Company and REGI had a project cost sharing agreement whereby these two companies each funded 50% of the development of the Technology.

Effective February 17, 2017 REGI purchased all of Reg Tech’s assets including all rights to the Technology with the issuance of 51,757,119 shares of REGI’s common stock, which were distributed to the shareholders of the Company as dividend in kind. The Company is currently actively searching for a business.

Asset Sales Agreement

On September 16, 2016, the Company entered into an asset sales/purchase agreement (the “ASA”) with REGI, a public company with a common director and officer and whose common stock is listed on OTC.QB to sell all of the Company’s assets to REGI, with the issuance of 46,173,916 unregistered common shares of REGI. The ASA was amended on February 14, 2017 to increase the consideration shares to an aggregate of 51,757,119 unregistered common shares of REGI and to amend the list of the assets purchased. The shares issued to the Company were distributed to the Company’s shareholders as dividend in kind. The transaction was closed on February 17, 2017 upon TSX Venture Exchange approval.

Upon closing of the ASA, all assets of the Company except GST receivable were transferred from Reg Tech to REGI. In addition, upon closing of the ASA, REGI settled on behalf of Reg Tech the Company’s accounts payable of $67,800 and balances owed to other related parties of $124,075, the total settlement of $191,875 was recorded as addition to contributed surplus during the year ended April 30, 2017.

Going Concern

In a development stage company, management devotes most of its activities to establishing a new business. Planned principal activities have not yet produced any revenues and the Company has incurred recurring operating losses as is normal in development stage companies. The Company has net capital deficiency and has accumulated losses of $25,890,780 since inception. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going-concern. The ability of the Company to emerge from the development stage with respect to its planned principal business activity is dependent upon its successful efforts to raise additional equity financing, receive funding from affiliates and controlling shareholders, and develop a market for its products.

Management is aware that material uncertainties exist, related to current economic conditions, which could adversely affect the Company’s ability to continue to finance its activities. The Company receives interim support from affiliated companies and plans to raise additional capital through debt and/or equity financings. The Company may also raise additional funds through the exercise of warrants and stock options.

There is no certainty that the Company’s efforts to raise additional capital will be successful. These financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue in normal operations.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2018 and 2017

 

2.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements of the Company, including comparatives, have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”).

These financial statements were reviewed by the Audit Committee and approved and authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on July 27, 2018.

 

3.

Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of preparation

These financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, under the historical cost convention, except for the revaluation of certain financial instruments.

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the Company’s accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgment or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements are disclosed in Note 4.

Basis of consolidation and presentation

These financial statements include the accounts of the Company, and its 51% owned subsidiary, Rand Energy Group Inc. (“Rand”) until February 17, 2017 when it was sold to REGI and the related non-controlling interest of $84,547 was reclassified to contributed surplus.

All significant inter-company balances and transactions were eliminated upon consolidation.

Investment in associates

Investments in which the Company had the ability to exert significant influence but did not have control were accounted for using the equity method whereby the original cost of the investment was adjusted annually for the Company’s share of earnings, losses and dividends during the current year.

Cash equivalents

Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to cash with original maturities of three months or less when purchased.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2018 and 2017

 

 

3.

Significant Accounting Policies (Cont’d)

 

Foreign currency translation

The functional currency of an entity is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates. The functional currency of the Company and each of its subsidiaries is the Canadian dollar. The functional currency determinations were conducted through an analysis of the consideration factors identified in IAS 21, The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates.

Transactions in currencies other than the Canadian dollar are recorded at exchange rates prevailing on the dates of the transactions. At the end of each reporting period, monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the year-end exchange rate while non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at historical rates. Revenues and expenses are translated at the exchange rates approximating those in effect on the date of the transactions. Exchange gains and losses arising on translation are included in comprehensive loss.

Income taxes

Income tax expense comprises current and deferred tax. Income tax is recognized in profit or loss except to the extent that it relates to items recognized directly in equity. Current tax expense is the expected tax payable on taxable income for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at period end, adjusted for amendments to tax payable with regards to previous years.

Deferred tax is recorded using the liability method, providing for temporary differences, between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation purposes. Temporary differences are not provided for relating to goodwill not deductible for tax purposes, the initial recognition of assets or liabilities that affect neither accounting nor tax loss, and differences relating to investments in subsidiaries to the extent that they will probably not reverse in the foreseeable future. The amount of deferred tax provided is based on the expected manner of realization or settlement of the carrying amount of assets and liabilities, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date.

A deferred tax asset is recognized only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the asset can be utilized. To the extent that the Company does not consider it probable that a future income tax asset will be recovered, it does not recognize the asset.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2018 and 2017

 

 

3.

Significant Accounting Policies (Cont’d)

 

Loss per share

Basic loss per share is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. The Company uses the treasury stock method for calculating diluted loss per share. Under this method the dilutive effect on loss per share is recognized on the use of the proceeds that could be obtained upon exercise of options, warrants and similar instruments. It assumes that the proceeds would be used to purchase common shares at the average market price during the period. However, diluted loss per share is not presented where the effects of various conversions and exercise of options and warrants would be anti-dilutive. Shares held in escrow, other than where their release is subject to the passage of time, are not included in the calculation of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.

Financial instruments

Initial recognition and measurement

Financial assets and liabilities are initially recognized at fair value. Financial assets are classified at initial recognition as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, loans and receivables, held-to-maturity investments, or available-for-sale financial assets. The Company does not use any hedging instruments. Financial instruments measured at fair value are classified into one of three levels in the fair value hierarchy according to the reliability of the inputs used to estimate the fair values. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are:

Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 - inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3 - inputs that are not based on observable market data.

At April 30, 2018 and 2017, all of the financial instruments measured at fair value are included in Level 1.

The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash, amounts due to related parties, and accounts payable; the fair values of which are considered to approximate their carrying value due to their short-term maturities or ability of prompt liquidation.

Impairment of assets

The carrying amount of the Company’s assets (which includes the exploration and evaluation asset) are reviewed at each reporting date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss. An impairment loss is recognized whenever the carrying amount of an asset or its cash generating unit exceeds its recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognized in the statement of comprehensive loss.

The recoverable amount of assets is the greater of an asset’s fair value less cost to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects the current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. For an asset that does not generate cash inflows largely independent of those from other assets, the recoverable amount is determined for the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. An impairment loss is only reversed if there is an indication that the impairment loss may no longer exist and there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount, however, not to an amount higher than the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized in previous years. Assets that have an indefinite useful life are not subject to amortization and are tested annually for impairment.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2018 and 2017

 

 

3.

Significant Accounting Policies (Cont’d)

Financial instruments (Cont’d)

 

Subsequent measurement

The subsequent measurement of financial assets depends on their classification. Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss includes financial assets held-for-trading which represent assets that are acquired for the purpose of selling or repurchasing in the near term. These financial assets are initially recorded in the statement of financial position at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in the statement of comprehensive loss.

Loans and receivables are financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. After initial measurement at fair value, such financial assets are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method, less impairment. Any amortization of the effective interest rate method and any impairment is recognized in the statement of comprehensive loss.

Held-to-maturity investments represent assets to be held until a specific time period and are initially measured at fair value, including transaction costs. After initial measurement at fair value, such financial assets are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method, less impairment. Any amortization of the effective interest rate method and any impairment is recognized in the statement of comprehensive loss.

Available-for-sale financial assets are investments in equity instruments that are measured at fair value with gains and losses, net of applicable taxes, included in other comprehensive income until the asset is removed from the statement of financial position. Once this occurs, the resultant gains or losses are recognized in comprehensive loss. Any permanent impairment of available-for-sale financial assets is also included in the statement of comprehensive loss.

Financial liabilities are initially recorded at fair value and are designated as fair value through profit or loss or other financial liabilities. Derivative financial liabilities are classified as fair value through profit or loss and are initially recorded in the statement of financial position at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in finance income or finance cost in the statement of comprehensive loss. Non-derivative financial liabilities are recorded at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method. Any amortization of the effective interest rate method is recognized in the statement of comprehensive loss.

Financial assets, others than those at fair value through profit and loss are assessed for indicators of impairment at each period end. Financial assets are impaired when there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows of the investment have been impacted. The amount of impairment loss is recognized in the statement of comprehensive loss. Any subsequent reversals of impairment are also recognized in the statement of comprehensive income (loss), except for those related to available-for-sale financial assets.

New standards and interpretations

IFRS 9 – Financial Instruments (“IFRS 9”) was issued by the IASB in July 2014 and will replace IAS 39 – Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement (“IAS 39”). IFRS 9 uses a single approach to determine whether a financial asset is measured at amortized cost or fair value, replacing the multiple rules in IAS 39. The approach in IFRS 9 is based on how an entity manages its financial instruments in the context of its business model and the contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial assets. Most of the requirements in IAS 39 for classification and measurement of financial liabilities were carried forward unchanged to IFRS 9. The new standard also requires a single impairment method to be used, replacing the multiple impairment methods in IAS 39. IFRS 9 is adopted May 1, 2018.

Other new accounting standards and interpretations are either not applicable or not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2018 and 2017

 

4.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires management to make estimates and assumptions about the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities, and the results of operations. Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates include determination of accrued liabilities, deferred tax assets and stock-based compensation. Actual results could differ from the estimates made.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and further periods if the review affects both current and future periods.

Use of judgements

Critical accounting judgements are accounting policies that have been identified as being complex or involving subjective judgements or assessments with a significant risk of material adjustment in the next year.

 

  (i)

Determination of functional currency

The Company determines the functional currency through an analysis of several indicators such as expenses and cash flow, financing activities, retention of operating cash flows, and frequency of transactions with the reporting entity.

 

  (ii)

Valuation of share-based payments

The Company uses the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model for valuation of share-based payments. Option pricing models require the input of subjective assumptions including expected price volatility, interest rate, and forfeiture rate. Changes in the input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate and the Company’s earnings and equity reserves.

 

  (iii)

Income taxes

In assessing the probability of realizing income tax assets, management makes estimates related to expectations of future taxable income, applicable tax opportunities, expected timing of reversals of existing temporary differences and the likelihood that tax positions taken will be sustained upon examination by applicable tax authorities. In making its assessments, management gives additional weight to positive and negative evidence that can be objectively verified.

 

  (iv)

Going concern

The assessment of the Company’s ability to execute its strategy by funding future working capital requirements involves judgment. The directors monitor future cash requirements to assess the Company’s ability to meet these future funding requirements.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2018 and 2017

 

5.

Financial Instruments and Risk Management

Foreign exchange risk

The Company is primarily exposed to currency fluctuations relative to the Canadian dollar through expenditures that are denominated in US dollars. Also, the Company is exposed to the impact of currency fluctuations on its monetary assets and liabilities.

The operating results and the financial position of the Company are reported in Canadian dollars. Fluctuations in exchange rates will, consequently, have an impact upon the reported operations of the Company and may affect the value of the Company’s assets and liabilities.

The Company currently does not enter into financial instruments to manage foreign exchange risk.

The Company is exposed to foreign currency risk through the following financial assets and liabilities that are denominated in United States dollars:

 

April 30, 2018

   Accounts Payable  
   $ 28,049  
  

 

 

 

At April 30, 2018 with other variables unchanged, a +/-10% change in exchange rates would increase/decrease pre-tax loss by approximately +/- $2,805.

Interest rate and credit risk

As at April 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company has minimal cash balances and no interest-bearing debt. The Company has no significant concentrations of credit risk arising from operations. The Company’s current policy is to invest any significant excess cash in investment-grade short-term deposit certificates issued by reputable financial institutions with which it keeps its bank accounts and management believes the risk of loss to be remote. The Company periodically monitors the investments it makes and is satisfied with the credit ratings of its banks.

Receivables consist of goods and services tax due from the Federal Government. Management believes that the credit risk concentration with respect to receivables is remote.

Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due . The Company manages liquidity risk through the management of its capital structure and financial leverage as outlined in Note 9.

 

6.

Share Capital

Authorized

 

Unlimited

   Common shares without par value

Unlimited

   Preferred shares with a $1 par value, redeemable for common shares on the basis of 1 common share for 2 preferred shares

Unlimited

   Class A non-voting shares without par value. Special rights and restrictions apply.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2018 and 2017

 

6.

Share Capital (Cont’d)

 

Treasury Shares

At April 30, 2016, Rand owns 217,422 shares of the Company that have been deducted from the total shares issued and outstanding as treasury shares. Upon disposition of the Company’s ownership of 51% of Rand on February 17, 2018 the 217,422 ceased to be recorded as treasury shares.

Stock Options

The Company has implemented a stock option plan (the “Plan”) to be administered by the Board of Directors. Pursuant to the Plan, the Board of Directors has discretion to grant options for up to a maximum of 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company at the date the options are granted. The option price under each option shall be not less than the discounted market price on the grant date. The expiry date of an option shall be set by the Board of Directors at the time the option is awarded, and shall not be more than five years after the grant date.

All options granted under the 2000 plan have the following vesting schedule:

 

  i)

Up to 25% of the option may be exercised at any time during the term of the option; such initial exercise is referred to as the “First Exercise”.

 

  ii)

The second 25% of the option may be exercised at any time after 90 days from the date of First Exercise; such second exercise is referred to as the “Second Exercise”.

 

  iii)

The third 25% of the option may be exercised at any time after 90 days from the date of Second Exercise; such third exercise is referred to as the “Third Exercise”.

 

  iv)

The fourth and final 25% of the option may be exercised at any time after 90 days from the date of the Third Exercise.

 

  v)

The options expire 60 months from the date of grant.

All options granted under the 2009 plan have the following vesting schedule:

(i) no more than 25% of an option may be exercised during any 90 day period during the term of the option; and

(ii) each optionee is restricted from selling more than 25% of the shares that may be acquired upon exercise of an option during any 90 day period.

Options granted to consultants engaged in investor relations activities will vest in stages over a minimum of 12 months with no more than 25% of the options vesting in any three-month period.

No options were granted or vested during the years ended April 30, 2018 and 2017. The Company had no option outstanding at April 30, 2018.

The following is a summary of options activities during the years ended April 30, 2018 and 2017:

 

     Number of
options
     Weighted
average
exercise
price
 
            $  

Outstanding at April 30, 2016

     2,550,000        0.11  

Forfeited

     (2,500,000      0.11  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Outstanding at April 30, 2017

     50,000        0.11  

Expired

     (50,000      0.11  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Outstanding at April 30, 2018

     —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2018 and 2017

 

7.

Equity Accounted Investees and Related Party Transactions

REGI

The Company’s investment in REGI was reduced to $nil as the Company’s share of past losses exceeded the carrying value of the investment in REGI. Prior to the Company’s ASA effective on February 17, 2017, the Company owned 2,744,700 shares of REGI’s common stock which were distributed to the Company’s shareholders as dividend in kind during the year ended April 30, 2017, and Rand owned 588,567 shares of REGI’s common stock. As at April 30, 2017 REGI ceased to be recorded as an equity accounted investee of the Company.

Upon closing of the ASA, all assets of the Company except GST receivable were transferred from Reg Tech to REGI. In addition, upon closing of the ASA, the REGI settled on behalf of Reg Tech the Company’s accounts payable of $67,800 and balances owed to other related parties of $124,075, the total settlement of $191,875 was recorded as addition to contributed surplus during the year ended April 30, 2017.

Minewest

Prior to the Company’s ASA with REGI, the Company’s investment of 26.10% ownership in Minewest was recorded at $Nil under equity method. Upon completion of the ASA with REGI Minewest ceased to be recorded as an equity accounted investee of the Company.

Other related parties

During the year ended April 30, 2018, management fees of $30,000 (2017—$50,000) were accrued and not paid to the sole director and officer of the Company.

All related party transactions are in the normal course of operations and have been measured at the agreed to amounts, which is the amount of consideration established and agreed to by the related parties.

At April 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company owed an aggregate of $90,552 and $53,835, respectively to related parties, as follows:

 

     April 30, 2018      April 30, 2017  
     $      $  

REGI

     8,704        1,987  

Teryl Resources Corp.

     1,848        1,848  

Sole director and officer

     80,000        50,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     90,552        53,835  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2018 and 2017

 

8.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense differs from the amount that would result from applying the combined federal and provincial income tax rate to earnings before income taxes. These differences result from the following items:

 

     For the year ended
April 30, 2018
    For the year ended
April 30, 2017
 
     $     $  

Net loss before income taxes

     (69,955     (105,762

Combined federal and provincial income tax rate

     26.00     26.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expected income tax recovery

     (18,188     (27,498

Increase due to:

    

Current and prior tax attributes not recognized

     18,188       27,498  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax expense (recovery)

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The components of deferred tax assets are as follows:

 

     2018      2017  
     $      $  

Non-capital and capital losses

     1,427,617        1,409,429  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,427,617        1,409,429  

Unrecognized deferred tax assets

     (1,427,617      (1,409,429
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

     —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company has non-capital losses of approximately $4,265,526 that may be available to offset future income for income tax purposes. These losses expire as follows:

 

     $  

2026

     402,253  

2027

     316,606  

2028

     432,893  

2029

     529,882  

2030

     396,986  

2031

     412,586  

2032

     391,751  

2033

     355,773  

2034

     280,482  

2035

     334,766  

2036

     235,831  

2037

     105,762  

2038

     69,955  
  

 

 

 
     4,265,526  
  

 

 

 

At April 30, 2018, the net amount which would give rise to a deferred income tax asset has not been recognized as it is not probable that such benefit will be utilized in the future years. The Company is open to examination for tax years 2006 through 2018 due to the carry back of net operating losses.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2018 and 2017

 

9.

Capital Management

The Company’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern in order to maintain the Company’s good standing and to maintain a flexible capital structure for its projects for the benefit of its stakeholders. As the Company currently does not have a business, its principal source of funds is from the issuance of common shares.

In the management of capital, the Company includes the share capital as well as cash and receivables.

The Company manages the capital structure and makes adjustments to it in light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of the underlying assets. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may attempt to issue new shares, acquire or dispose of assets or adjust the amount of cash and short-term investments.

The Company expects its capital resources, which include share offering will be sufficient to carry its operations through its current operating period.

The Company is not subject to externally imposed capital requirements and there were no changes in its approach to capital management during the year ended April 30, 2018.

 

10.

Subsequent Event

On July 26, 2018 the Company issued a secured promissory note of $29,950 at interest rate of 1% per month, secured against the Company’s current and future assets, repayable the earlier of August 31, 2018 and the closing of the next private placement.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

April 30, 2017

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Sole Director of

Reg Technologies, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of financial position of Reg Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) as of April 30, 2017, and the related statements of operations, changes in equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of April 30, 2017, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

Going Concern Matter

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 in regard to 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.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and 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 of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/ MaloneBailey, LLP
www.malonebailey.com

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2018. Houston, Texas

July 27, 2018

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

 

     As at
April 30, 2017
$
    As at
April 30, 2016
$
 

Assets

    

Current

    

Cash and cash equivalent

     —         54  

HST/GST receivable

     4,010       3,095  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     4,010       3,149  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

    

Current

    

Accounts payable

     84,014       116,390  

Accrued liabilities

     45,000       29,000  

Due to related parties (Note 7)

     53,835       122,711  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     182,849       268,101  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ Deficit

    

Share Capital (Note 6)

     13,636,565       13,636,565  

Warrants (Note 6)

     1,141,249       1,141,249  

Contributed Surplus

     10,864,172       10,587,750  

Deficit

     (25,820,825     (25,715,063
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (178,839     (349,499
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-controlling interest

     —         84,547  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     4,010       3,149  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Nature and Continuance of Operations (Note 1)

Subsequent event (Note 10)

  

On behalf of the Board:

  

“Paul Chute”

   Director

Paul Chute

  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

 

     For the year ended
April 30,

2017
$
    For the year ended
April 30,

2016
$
 

Expenses

    

Shareholder communication

     —         21,276  

Foreign exchange gain

     (1,125     (24,689

Management and directors’ fees (Note 7)

     50,000       42,959  

Office expenses

     3,155       26,061  

Professional fees

     41,812       28,159  

Research and development

     —         53,983  

Rent and utilities (Note 7)

     —         13,950  

Transfer agent and filing fees

     8,823       15,907  

Travel and promotion

     3,097       —    

Wages and benefits

     —         19,007  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before other income (expense)

     (105,762     (196,613

Other income (expense)

    

Interest income

     —         304  

Gain on settlement of debt

     —         6,586  

Write-off of receivable from REGI US (Note 7)

     —         (1,456,985
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net and comprehensive loss

     (105,762     (1,646,708
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net and comprehensive loss attributable to:

    

Shareholders of the Company

     (105,762     (1,659,337

Non-controlling interest

     —         12,629  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (105,762     (1,646,708
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss per share – basic and diluted

     (0.00     (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted

     49,372,559       49,329,670  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

 

     For the year
ended April 30,
2017

$
    For the year
ended April 30,
2016

$
 

Cash flows used in operating activities

    

Net loss

     (105,762     (1,646,708

Adjustments to reconcile loss to net cash used by operating activities:

    

Gain on debt settlement

     —         (6,586

Unrealized loss on foreign exchange

     —         8,909  

Write-off of receivable from REGI US

     —         1,456,985  

Changes in non-cash working capital items:

    

GST Receivable

     (915     (1,251

Prepaid expenses

     —         26,416  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     51,424       28,665  

Due to related parties

     55,199       96,681  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

     (54     (36,889
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows used in investing activities

    

Advances to REGI

     —         (138,311
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     —         (138,311
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in cash

     (54     (175,200

Cash and cash equivalent, beginning

     54       175,254  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalent, ending

     —         54  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-cash items

    

Non-controlling interest reclassified to contributed surplus

     84,547       —    

Accounts payable settled by REGI U.S., Inc.

     67,800       —    

Related party balances settled by REGI U.S., Inc.

     124,075       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosures

    

Interest paid

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income taxes paid

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

 

     Common
Shares

#
     Common
Shares

$
     Contributed
Surplus

$
     Warrants
$
     Deficit
$
    Total
Shareholders’
Equity

$
    Non-
Controlling
interest

$
 

Balance – April 30, 2015

     49,329,670        13,636,565        10,587,750        1,141,249        (24,055,726     1,309,838       71,918  

Net loss

     —          —          —          —          (1,659,337     (1,659,337     12,629  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance – April 30, 2016

     49,329,670        13,636,565        10,587,750        1,141,249        (25,715,063     (349,499     84,547  

Disposition of assets

     217,422        —          84,547        —            84,547       (84,547

Liabilities settled by REGI U.S., Inc.

     —          —          191,875        —          —         191,875       —    

Net loss

     —          —          —          —          (105,762     (105,762     —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance – April 30, 2017

     49,547,092        13,636,565        10,864,172        1,141,249        (25,820,825     (178,839     —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2017 and 2016

 

1.

Nature and Continuance of Operations

Reg Technologies Inc. (“Reg Tech” or the “Company”) was a development stage company in the business of developing and commercially exploiting an improved axial vane type rotary engine known as the Rand Cam TM /Direct Charge Engine and other RandCam TM / RadMax ® applications (the “Technology”). The worldwide marketing and intellectual rights, other than in the U.S., were held by the Company. REGI U.S., Inc. (“REGI”) (a U.S. public company) owned the U.S. marketing and intellectual rights. The Company and REGI had a project cost sharing agreement whereby these two companies each funded 50% of the development of the Technology.

Effective February 17, 2017 REGI purchased all of Reg Tech’s assets including all rights to the Technology with the issuance of 51,757,119 shares of REGI’s common stock, which were distributed to the shareholders of the Company as dividend in kind. Currently the Company is actively searching for a business.

Asset Sales Agreement

On September 16, 2016, the Company entered into an asset sales/purchase agreement (the “ASA”) with REGI, a public company with a common director and officer and whose common stock is listed on OTC.QB to sell all of the Company’s assets to REGI, with the issuance of 46,173,916 unregistered common shares of REGI. The ASA was amended on February 14, 2017 to increase the consideration shares to an aggregate of 51,757,119 unregistered common shares of REGI and to amend the list of the assets purchased. The shares issued to the Company were distributed to the Company’s shareholders as dividend in kind. The transaction was closed on February 17, 2017 upon TSX Venture Exchange approval.

Upon closing of the ASA, all assets of the Company except GST receivable were transferred from Reg Tech to REGI. In addition, upon closing of the ASA, REGI settled on behalf of Reg Tech the Company’s accounts payable of $67,800 and balances owed to other related parties of $124,075, the total settlement of $191,875 was recorded as addition to contributed surplus during the year ended April 30, 2017.

Going Concern

In a development stage company, management devotes most of its activities to establishing a new business. Planned principal activities have not yet produced any revenues and the Company has incurred recurring operating losses as is normal in development stage companies. The Company has a net capital deficiency and has accumulated losses of $25,820,825 since inception. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going-concern. The ability of the Company to emerge from the development stage with respect to its planned principal business activity is dependent upon its successful efforts to raise additional equity financing, receive funding from affiliates and controlling shareholders, and develop a market for its products.

Management is aware that material uncertainties exist, related to current economic conditions, which could adversely affect the Company’s ability to continue to finance its activities. The Company receives interim support from affiliated companies and plans to raise additional capital through debt and/or equity financings. The Company may also raise additional funds through the exercise of warrants and stock options.

There is no certainty that the Company’s efforts to raise additional capital will be successful. These financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue in normal operations.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2017 and 2016

 

2.

Statement of compliance

These consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, including comparatives, have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”).

These consolidated financial statements were reviewed by the Audit Committee and approved and authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on July 27, 2018.

 

3.

Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of preparation

These consolidated financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, under the historical cost convention, except for the revaluation of certain financial instruments.

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the Company’s accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgment or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements are disclosed in Note 4.

Basis of consolidation and presentation

These financial statements include the accounts of the Company, and its 51% owned subsidiary, Rand Energy Group Inc. (“Rand”) until February 17, 2017 when it was sold to REGI and the related non-controlling interest of $84,547 was reclassified to contributed surplus.

All significant inter-company balances and transactions were eliminated upon consolidation.

Investment in associates

Investments in which the Company had the ability to exert significant influence but did not have control were accounted for using the equity method whereby the original cost of the investment was adjusted annually for the Company’s share of earnings, losses and dividends during the current year.

Cash equivalents

Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to cash with original maturities of three months or less when purchased.

Research and development costs

The Company carried on various research and development activities to develop its technology. Research costs were expensed in the periods in which they were incurred. Development costs that met all of the criteria to be recognized as an intangible asset, including reasonable expectation regarding future benefits, were to be capitalized and amortized over their expected useful lives. To date the Company did not capitalize any development costs.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2017 and 2016

 

3.

Significant Accounting Policies (Cont’d)

Foreign currency translation

The functional currency of an entity is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates. The functional currency of the Company and each of its subsidiaries is the Canadian dollar. The functional currency determinations were conducted through an analysis of the consideration factors identified in IAS 21, The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates.

Transactions in currencies other than the Canadian dollar are recorded at exchange rates prevailing on the dates of the transactions. At the end of each reporting period, monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the year-end exchange rate while non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at historical rates. Revenues and expenses are translated at the exchange rates approximating those in effect on the date of the transactions. Exchange gains and losses arising on translation are included in comprehensive loss.

Share-based compensation

The Company’s share option plan allows Company employees, directors, officers and consultants to acquire shares of the Company. The fair value of options granted is recognized as share-based compensation expense with a corresponding increase in equity. An individual is classified as an employee when the individual is an employee for legal or tax purposes (direct employee) or provides services similar to those performed by a direct employee.

Fair value is measured at grant date, and each tranche is recognized using the graded vesting method over the period during which the options vest. The fair value of the options granted is measured using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, taking into account the terms and conditions upon which the options were granted. At each financial position reporting date, the amount recognized as an expense is adjusted to reflect the actual number of share options that are expected to vest. In situations where equity instruments are issued to consultants and some or all of the goods or services received by the entity as consideration cannot be specifically identified, they are measured at the fair value of the share-based payment. Otherwise, share-based payments are measured at the fair value of goods or services received.

Income taxes

Income tax expense comprises current and deferred tax. Income tax is recognized in profit or loss except to the extent that it relates to items recognized directly in equity. Current tax expense is the expected tax payable on taxable income for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at period end, adjusted for amendments to tax payable with regards to previous years.

Deferred tax is recorded using the liability method, providing for temporary differences, between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation purposes. Temporary differences are not provided for relating to goodwill not deductible for tax purposes, the initial recognition of assets or liabilities that affect neither accounting nor tax loss, and differences relating to investments in subsidiaries to the extent that they will probably not reverse in the foreseeable future. The amount of deferred tax provided is based on the expected manner of realization or settlement of the carrying amount of assets and liabilities, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date.

A deferred tax asset is recognized only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the asset can be utilized. To the extent that the Company does not consider it probable that a future income tax asset will be recovered, it does not recognize the asset.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2017 and 2016

 

3.

Significant Accounting Policies (Cont’d)

Loss per share

Basic loss per share is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. The Company uses the treasury stock method for calculating diluted loss per share. Under this method the dilutive effect on loss per share is recognized on the use of the proceeds that could be obtained upon exercise of options, warrants and similar instruments. It assumes that the proceeds would be used to purchase common shares at the average market price during the period. However, diluted loss per share is not presented where the effects of various conversions and exercise of options and warrants would be anti-dilutive. Shares held in escrow, other than where their release is subject to the passage of time, are not included in the calculation of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.

Impairment of assets

The carrying amount of the Company’s assets (which includes the exploration and evaluation asset) are reviewed at each reporting date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss. An impairment loss is recognized whenever the carrying amount of an asset or its cash generating unit exceeds its recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognized in the statement of comprehensive loss.

The recoverable amount of assets is the greater of an asset’s fair value less cost to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects the current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. For an asset that does not generate cash inflows largely independent of those from other assets, the recoverable amount is determined for the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. An impairment loss is only reversed if there is an indication that the impairment loss may no longer exist and there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount, however, not to an amount higher than the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized in previous years. Assets that have an indefinite useful life are not subject to amortization and are tested annually for impairment.

Financial instruments

Initial recognition and measurement

Financial assets and liabilities are initially recognized at fair value. Financial assets are classified at initial recognition as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, loans and receivables, held-to-maturity investments, or available-for-sale financial assets. The Company does not use any hedging instruments. Financial instruments measured at fair value are classified into one of three levels in the fair value hierarchy according to the reliability of the inputs used to estimate the fair values. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are:

Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 - inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3 - inputs that are not based on observable market data.

At April 30, 2017 and 2016, all of the financial instruments measured at fair value are included in Level 1.

The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash, amounts due to related parties, and accounts payable; the fair values of which are considered to approximate their carrying value due to their short-term maturities or ability of prompt liquidation.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2017 and 2016

 

3.

Significant Accounting Policies (Cont’d)

Financial instruments (Cont’d)

Subsequent measurement

The subsequent measurement of financial assets depends on their classification. Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss includes financial assets held-for-trading which represent assets that are acquired for the purpose of selling or repurchasing in the near term. These financial assets are initially recorded in the statement of financial position at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in the statement of comprehensive loss.

Loans and receivables are financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. After initial measurement at fair value, such financial assets are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method, less impairment. Any amortization of the effective interest rate method and any impairment is recognized in the statement of comprehensive loss.

Held-to-maturity investments represent assets to be held until a specific time period and are initially measured at fair value, including transaction costs. After initial measurement at fair value, such financial assets are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method, less impairment. Any amortization of the effective interest rate method and any impairment is recognized in the statement of comprehensive loss.

Available-for-sale financial assets are investments in equity instruments that are measured at fair value with gains and losses, net of applicable taxes, included in other comprehensive income until the asset is removed from the statement of financial position. Once this occurs, the resultant gains or losses are recognized in comprehensive loss. Any permanent impairment of available-for-sale financial assets is also included in the statement of comprehensive loss.

Financial liabilities are initially recorded at fair value and are designated as fair value through profit or loss or other financial liabilities. Derivative financial liabilities are classified as fair value through profit or loss and are initially recorded in the statement of financial position at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in finance income or finance cost in the statement of comprehensive loss. Non-derivative financial liabilities are recorded at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method. Any amortization of the effective interest rate method is recognized in the statement of comprehensive loss.

Financial assets, others than those at fair value through profit and loss are assessed for indicators of impairment at each period end. Financial assets are impaired when there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows of the investment have been impacted. The amount of impairment loss is recognized in the statement of comprehensive loss. Any subsequent reversals of impairment are also recognized in the statement of comprehensive income (loss), except for those related to available-for-sale financial assets.

New standards and interpretations

IFRS 9 – Financial Instruments (“IFRS 9”) was issued by the IASB in July 2014 and will replace IAS 39 – Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement (“IAS 39”). IFRS 9 uses a single approach to determine whether a financial asset is measured at amortized cost or fair value, replacing the multiple rules in IAS 39. The approach in IFRS 9 is based on how an entity manages its financial instruments in the context of its business model and the contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial assets. Most of the requirements in IAS 39 for classification and measurement of financial liabilities were carried forward unchanged to IFRS 9. The new standard also requires a single impairment method to be used, replacing the multiple impairment methods in IAS 39. IFRS 9 is adopted May 1, 2018.

Other new accounting standards and interpretations are either not applicable or not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2017 and 2016

 

4.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires management to make estimates and assumptions about the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities, and the results of operations. Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates include determination of accrued liabilities, deferred tax assets and stock-based compensation. Actual results could differ from the estimates made.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and further periods if the review affects both current and future periods.

Use of judgements

Critical accounting judgements are accounting policies that have been identified as being complex or involving subjective judgements or assessments with a significant risk of material adjustment in the next year.

 

  (i)

Determination of functional currency

The Company determines the functional currency through an analysis of several indicators such as expenses and cash flow, financing activities, retention of operating cash flows, and frequency of transactions with the reporting entity.

 

  (ii)

Valuation of share-based payments

The Company uses the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model for valuation of share-based payments. Option pricing models require the input of subjective assumptions including expected price volatility, interest rate, and forfeiture rate. Changes in the input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate and the Company’s earnings and equity reserves.

 

  (iii)

Income taxes

In assessing the probability of realizing income tax assets, management makes estimates related to expectations of future taxable income, applicable tax opportunities, expected timing of reversals of existing temporary differences and the likelihood that tax positions taken will be sustained upon examination by applicable tax authorities. In making its assessments, management gives additional weight to positive and negative evidence that can be objectively verified.

 

  (iv)

Going concern

The assessment of the Company’s ability to execute its strategy by funding future working capital requirements involves judgment. The directors monitor future cash requirements to assess the Company’s ability to meet these future funding requirements.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2017 and 2016

 

5.

Financial Instruments and Risk Management

Foreign exchange risk

The Company is primarily exposed to currency fluctuations relative to the Canadian dollar through expenditures that are denominated in US dollars. Also, the Company is exposed to the impact of currency fluctuations on its monetary assets and liabilities.

The operating results and the financial position of the Company are reported in Canadian dollars. Fluctuations in exchange rates will, consequently, have an impact upon the reported operations of the Company and may affect the value of the Company’s assets and liabilities.

The Company currently does not enter into financial instruments to manage foreign exchange risk.

The Company is exposed to foreign currency risk through the following financial assets and liabilities that are denominated in United States dollars:

 

April 30, 2017

   Accounts Payable  
   $ 28,049  
  

 

 

 

At April 30, 2017 with other variables unchanged, a +/-10% change in exchange rates would increase/decrease pre-tax loss by approximately +/- $2,805.

Interest rate and credit risk

As at April 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company had no cash balance and no interest-bearing debt. The Company has no significant concentrations of credit risk arising from operations. The Company’s current policy is to invest any significant excess cash in investment-grade short-term deposit certificates issued by reputable financial institutions with which it keeps its bank accounts and management believes the risk of loss to be remote. The Company periodically monitors the investments it makes and is satisfied with the credit ratings of its banks.

Receivables consist of goods and services tax due from the Federal Government. Management believes that the credit risk concentration with respect to receivables is remote.

Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due . The Company manages liquidity risk through the management of its capital structure and financial leverage as outlined in Note 9.

 

6.

Share Capital

 

Authorized

  

Unlimited

   Common shares without par value

Unlimited

   Preferred shares with a $1 par value, redeemable for common shares on the basis of 1 common share for 2 preferred shares

Unlimited

   Class A non-voting shares without par value. Special rights and restrictions apply.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2017 and 2016

 

6.

Share Capital (Cont’d)

Treasury Shares

At April 30, 2016, Rand owned 217,422 shares of the Company that had been deducted from the total shares issued and outstanding as treasury shares. Upon disposition of the Company’s ownership of 51% of Rand on February 17, 2017 the 217,422 ceased to be recorded as treasury shares.

Stock Options

The Company has implemented a stock option plan (the “Plan”) to be administered by the Board of Directors. Pursuant to the Plan, the Board of Directors has discretion to grant options for up to a maximum of 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company at the date the options are granted. The option price under each option shall be not less than the discounted market price on the grant date. The expiry date of an option shall be set by the Board of Directors at the time the option is awarded, and shall not be more than five years after the grant date.

All options granted under the 2000 plan have the following vesting schedule:

 

  i)

Up to 25% of the option may be exercised at any time during the term of the option; such initial exercise is referred to as the “First Exercise”.

 

  ii)

The second 25% of the option may be exercised at any time after 90 days from the date of First Exercise; such second exercise is referred to as the “Second Exercise”.

 

  iii)

The third 25% of the option may be exercised at any time after 90 days from the date of Second Exercise; such third exercise is referred to as the “Third Exercise”.

 

  iv)

The fourth and final 25% of the option may be exercised at any time after 90 days from the date of the Third Exercise.

 

  v)

The options expire 60 months from the date of grant.

All options granted under the 2009 plan have the following vesting schedule:

(i) no more than 25% of an option may be exercised during any 90 day period during the term of the option; and

(ii) each optionee is restricted from selling more than 25% of the shares that may be acquired upon exercise of an option during any 90 day period.

Options granted to consultants engaged in investor relations activities will vest in stages over a minimum of 12 months with no more than 25% of the options vesting in any three-month period.

No options were granted or vested during the years ended April 30, 2017 and 2016.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2017 and 2016

 

6.

Share Capital (Cont’d)

Stock Options (Cont’d)

The following is a summary of options activities during the years ended April 30, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Number of
options
     Weighted
average
exercise
price
 
            $  

Outstanding at April 30, 2015

     4,025,000        0.11  

Forfeited

     (725,000      0.11  

Expired

     (750,000      0.14  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Outstanding at April 30, 2016

     2,550,000        0.11  

Forfeited

     (2,500,000      0.11  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Outstanding at April 30, 2017

     50,000        0.11  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following options were outstanding at April 30, 2017:

 

Expiry Date    Exercise
price
$
     Number
of options
    

Remaining
contractual life

(years)

 

April 11, 2018

     0.11        50,000        0.95  
     

 

 

    

Options Outstanding

        50,000     
     

 

 

    

Options Exercisable

        12,500     
     

 

 

    

Share Purchase Warrants

There were no warrants activities during the year ended April 30, 2016.

The following is a summary of warrant activities during the year ended April 30, 2017:

 

     Number of
warrants
     Weighted
average
exercise
price

$
 

Outstanding at April 30, 2015 and 2016

     9,900,000        0.15  

Expired

     (9,900,000      0.15  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Outstanding at April 30, 2017

     —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

No warrants were outstanding at April 30, 2017.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2017 and 2016

 

7.

Equity Accounted Investees and Related Party Transactions

REGI

The Company’s investment in REGI was reduced to $nil as the Company’s share of past losses exceeded the carrying value of the investment in REGI. Prior to the Company’s ASA effective on February 17, 2017, the Company owned 2,744,700 shares of REGI’s common stock which were distributed to the Company’s shareholders as dividend in kind during the year ended April 30, 2017, and Rand owned 588,567 shares of REGI’s common stock. As at April 30, 2017 REGI ceased to be recorded as an equity accounted investee of the Company.

At April 30, 2016, the Company was owed an aggregate of $1,456,985 by REGI. The amounts owed are unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand. As the management did not have reasonable expectations for the recovery of this amount, the balance was written off during the year ended April 30, 2016.

Upon closing of the ASA, all assets of the Company except GST receivable were transferred from Reg Tech to REGI. In addition, upon closing of the ASA, REGI settled on behalf of Reg Tech the Company’s accounts payable of $67,800 and balances owed to other related parties of $124,075, the total settlement of $191,875 was recorded as addition to contributed surplus during the year ended April 30, 2017.

Minewest

Prior to the Company’s ASA with REGI, the Company’s investment of 26.10% ownership in Minewest was recorded at $Nil under equity method. Upon completion of the ASA with REGI Minewest ceased to be recorded as an equity accounted investee of the Company.

Other related parties

During the year ended April 30, 2017 REGI made an additional payment of $1,987 on behalf of the Company, which was recorded as due to REGI as a related party. As at April 30, 2017 the Company had a balance of $1,987 owed to REGI and recorded as due to related parties.

During the year ended April 30, 2017, management fees of $50,000 (2016—$Nil) were accrued and not paid to the sole director and officer of the Company.

During the year ended April 30, 2017, rent and utility of $Nil (2016—$13,950) were incurred with a company controlled by a former director and officer.

During the year ended April 30, 2017, management fees of $Nil (2016—$22,500) were accrued or paid to a company controlled by a former director and officer.

During the year ended April 30, 2017, management fees of $Nil (2016—$5,459) and director fees of $Nil (2016—$15,000) were accrued or paid to officers, directors and companies controlled by former officers and directors for services rendered.

All related party transactions are in the normal course of operations and have been measured at the agreed to amounts, which is the amount of consideration established and agreed to by the related parties.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2017 and 2016

 

7.

Equity Accounted Investees and Related Party Transactions (Cont’d)

At April 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company owed an aggregate of $53,835 and $122,711, respectively to related parties, as follows:

 

     April 30, 2017
$
     April 30, 2016
$
 

KLR Petroleum Inc.

     —          66,672  

Minewest Silve and Gold Corp.

     —          6,253  

SMR Investments Ltd.

     —          29,782  

REGI

     1,987        —    

Teryl Resources Corp.

     1,848        1,848  

Former director and officer

     —          18,156  

Sole director and officer

     50,000        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     53,835        122,711  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

8.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense differs from the amount that would result from applying the combined federal and provincial income tax rate to earnings before income taxes. These differences result from the following items:

 

     For the year ended
April 30, 2017

$
    For the year ended
April 30, 2016

$
 

Net loss before income taxes

     (105,762     (1,646,708

Combined federal and provincial income tax rate

     26.00     26.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expected income tax recovery

     (27,498     (428,144

Increase (decrease) due to:

    

Non-deductible expenses

     —         (306,789

Current and prior tax attributes not recognized

     27,498       734,933  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax expense (recovery)

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The components of deferred tax assets are as follows:

 

     2017
$
    2016
$
 

Non-capital and capital losses

     1,409,429       1,771,143  

Intangible assets and other

     —         81,662  

Equipment

     —         1,229  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,409,429       1,854,034  

Unrecognized deferred tax assets

     (1,409,429     (1,854,034
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2017 and 2016

 

8.

Income Taxes (Cont’d)

The Company has non-capital losses of approximately $4,195,571 that may be available to offset future income for income tax purposes. These losses expire as follows:

 

     $  

2026

     402,253  

2027

     316,606  

2028

     432,893  

2029

     529,882  

2030

     396,986  

2031

     412,586  

2032

     391,751  

2033

     355,773  

2034

     280,482  

2035

     334,766  

2036

     235,831  

2037

     105,762  
  

 

 

 
     4,195,571  
  

 

 

 

At April 30, 2017, the net amount which would give rise to a deferred income tax asset has not been recognized as it is not probable that such benefit will be utilized in the future years. The Company is open to examination for tax years 2006 through 2017 due to the carry back of net operating losses.

 

9.

Capital Management

The Company’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern in order to maintain the Company’s good standing and to maintain a flexible capital structure for its projects for the benefit of its stakeholders. As the Company currently does not have a business, its principal source of funds is from the issuance of common shares.

In the management of capital, the Company includes the share capital as well as cash and receivables.

The Company manages the capital structure and makes adjustments to it in light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of the underlying assets. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may attempt to issue new shares, acquire or dispose of assets or adjust the amount of cash and short-term investments.

The Company expects its capital resources, which include share offering will be sufficient to carry its operations through its current operating period.

The Company is not subject to externally imposed capital requirements and there were no changes in its approach to capital management during the year ended April 30, 2017.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2017 and 2016

 

10.

Subsequent Event

On July 26, 2018 the Company issued a secured promissory note of $29,950 at interest rate of 1% per month, secured against the Company’s current and future assets, repayable the earlier of August 31, 2018 and the closing of the next private placement.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

April 30, 2016

 

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   A C HAN A ND C OMPANY LLP

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

 

To:

the Shareholders of

Reg Technologies Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Reg Technologies Inc. (the “Company”), which comprise the consolidated statements of financial position as at April 30, 2016 and April 30, 2015, and the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, consolidated statements of cash flows and consolidated statements of changes in equity for the years ended April 30, 2016 and April 30, 2015, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained in our audits is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at April 30, 2016 and April 30, 2015, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the years ended April 30, 2016 and April 30, 2015 in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

Emphasis of Matter

Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 1 in the consolidated financial statements which indicates that the Company has incurred losses to date. This condition, along with other matters as set forth in Note 1, indicates the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

“A Chan and Company LLP”

Chartered Professional Accountants

Burnaby, British Columbia

August 26, 2016

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

 

     As at
30 April
2016
$
    As at
30 April
2015
$
 

Assets

    

Current

    

Cash and cash equivalent

     54       175,254  

HST/GST receivable

     3,095       1,844  

Prepaid expenses

     —         26,416  

Prepaid expense—Minewest (Note 7)

     —         2,323  

Advances to REGI US (Note 7)

     —         1,318,674  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     3,149       1,524,511  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

    

Current

    

Accounts payable

     116,390       95,225  

Accrued liabilities

     29,000       21,500  

Due to related parties (Note 7)

     122,711       26,030  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     268,101       142,755  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

    

Share Capital (Note 6)

     13,636,565       13,636,565  

Warrants (Note 6)

     1,141,249       1,141,249  

Contributed Surplus

     10,587,750       10,587,750  

Deficit

     (25,715,063     (24,055,726
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (349,499     1,309,838  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-controlling interest

     84,547       71,918  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     3,149       1,524,511  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nature and Continuance of Operations (Note 1)

Commitments (Note 8)

Subsequent event (Note 11)

On behalf of the Board:

 

  “John Robertson”

  Director     “Paul Chute”   Director

John Robertson

    Paul Chute  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

 

     For the year
ended April 30,
2016
$
    For the year
ended April 30,
2015
$
 

Expenses

    

Shareholder communication

     21,276       17,442  

Foreign exchange gain

     (24,689     (63,988

Management and directors’ fees (Note 7)

     42,959       72,315  

Office expenses

     26,061       46,904  

Professional fees

     28,159       34,238  

Research and development

     53,983       58,402  

Rent and utilities (Note 7)

     13,950       15,034  

Stock-based compensation (Note 6)

     —         26,783  

Transfer agent and filing fees

     15,907       32,634  

Travel and promotion

     —         909  

Wages and benefits

     19,007       34,343  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before other income (expense)

     (196,613     (275,016

Other income (expense)

    

Interest income

     304       4,834  

Gain on settlement of debt (Note 6)

     6,586       —    

Write-off of GST receivable

     —         (761

Loss in equity investment

     —         (77,119

Impairment of equity investment in Minewest (Note 7)

     —         (174,968

Write-off of receivable from REGI US (Note 7)

     (1,456,985     —    

Write-off of assets held for distribution to shareholders (Note 7)

     —         (471,200
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net and comprehensive loss

     (1,646,708     (994,230
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net and comprehensive loss attributable to:

    

Shareholders of the Company

     (1,659,337     (1,027,098

Non-controlling interest

     12,629       32,868  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (1,646,708     (994,230
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss per share – basic and diluted

     (0.03     (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted

     49,329,670       49,329,670  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

 

     For the year
ended April 30
2016
$
    For the year
ended April 30
2015
$
 

Cash flows used in operating activities

    

Net loss

     (1,646,708     (994,230

Adjustments to reconcile loss to net cash used by operating activities:

    

Write-off of GST receivable

     —         761  

Stock-based compensation

     —         26,783  

Gain on debt settlement

     (6,586     —    

Unrealized (gain) loss on foreign exchange

     8,909       (68,052

Loss in equity investment

     —         77,119  

Write-off of assets held for distribution to shareholders

     —         471,200  

Impairment of equity investment in Minewest

     —         174,968  

Write-off of receivable from REGI US

     1,456,985       —    

Changes in non-cash working capital items:

    

HST/GST receivable

     (1,251     3,133  

Prepaid expenses

     26,416       (25,000

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     28,665       (82,790

Due to (from) related parties

     96,681       (65,023
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (36,889     (481,131
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows provided by investing activities

    

Advances (to) from REGI

     (138,311     (263,797
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (138,311     (263,797
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows provided by financing activities

    

Repayment of advance from Minewest

     —         (21,732
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     —         (21,732
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash

     (175,200     (766,660

Cash and cash equivalent, beginning

     175,254       941,914  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalent, ending

     54       175,254  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-cash items

    

Shares issued for debt settlement

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosures

    

Interest paid

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income taxes paid

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

 

     Common
Shares
#
     Common
Shares
$
     Contributed
Surplus
$
     Warrants
$
     Deficit
$
    Total
Shareholders’
Equity
$
    Non-
Controlling
interest
$
 

Balance – April 30, 2014

     49,329,670        13,636,565        10,560,967        1,141,249        (23,028,628     2,310,153       39,050  

Stock-based compensation

     —          —          26,783        —          —         26,783       —    

Net loss

     —          —          —          —          (1,027,098     (1,027,098     32,868  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance – April 30, 2015

     49,329,670        13,636,565        10,587,750        1,141,249        (24,055,726     1,309,838       71,918  

Net loss

     —          —          —          —          (1,659,337     (1,659,337     12,629  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance – April 30, 2016

     49,329,670        13,636,565        10,587,750        1,141,249        (25,715,063     (349,499     84,547  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended 30 April 2016 and 2015

 

1.

Nature and Continuance of Operations

Reg Technologies Inc. (“Reg Tech” or the “Company”) is a development stage company in the business of developing and commercially exploiting an improved axial vane type rotary engine known as the Rand Cam TM /Direct Charge Engine and other Rand Cam TM / RadMax ® applications, such as compressors and pumps (the “Technology”). The worldwide marketing and intellectual rights, other than in the U.S., are held by the Company, which as at April 30, 2016 owns a 10.17% interest in REGI U.S, Inc. (“REGI”) (a U.S. public company). REGI owns the U.S. marketing and intellectual rights. The Company and REGI have a project cost sharing agreement whereby these two companies each fund 50% of the development of the Technology.

On July 6, 2010, Reg Tech incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary Minewest Silver and Gold Inc. (“Minewest”) under the laws of British Columbia. Pursuant to a Plan of Arrangement with Minewest, Reg Tech signed an asset transfer agreement (the “Transfer Agreement”) on August 5, 2010 with Minewest to transfer Reg Tech’s undivided 45% interest in mineral claims in the Liard Mining Division, located in northern British Columbia (the “Silverknife Claims”) to Minewest for consideration of cash payment of $25,000 and issuance of 8,000,000 common shares of the Company.

Effective November 17, 2011 Reg Tech obtained court approval for the Plan of Arrangement. On December 14, 2011, Reg Tech declared Minewest shares as dividend for Reg Tech shareholders on the record date of December 21, 2011, whereby one Minewest share is distributed for seven Reg Tech shares. As a result of the dividend declaration, the Company expects to retain approximately 3,287,737 shares of Minewest.

In a development stage company, management devotes most of its activities to establishing a new business. Planned principal activities have not yet produced any revenues and the Company has incurred recurring operating losses as is normal in development stage companies. The Company has accumulated losses of $25,715,063 since inception. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going-concern. The ability of the Company to emerge from the development stage with respect to its planned principal business activity is dependent upon its successful efforts to raise additional equity financing, receive funding from affiliates and controlling shareholders, and develop a market for its products.

Management is aware that material uncertainties exist, related to current economic conditions, which could adversely affect the Company’s ability to continue to finance its activities. The Company receives interim support from affiliated companies and plans to raise additional capital through debt and/or equity financings. The Company may also raise additional funds through the exercise of warrants and stock options.

There is no certainty that the Company’s efforts to raise additional capital will be successful. These financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue in normal operations.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

2.

Statement of compliance

These consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, including comparatives, have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”).

These consolidated financial statements were reviewed by the Audit Committee and approved and authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on August 26, 2016.

 

3.

Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of preparation

These consolidated financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, under the historical cost convention, except for the revaluation of certain financial instruments.

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the Company’s accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgment or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements are disclosed in Note 4.

Basis of consolidation and presentation

These financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its 80% owned subsidiary Minewest Silver and Gold Inc. (“Minewest”) until November 18, 2011 when the Company lost control (Note 1) and its 51% owned subsidiary, Rand Energy Group Inc. (“Rand”), which owns a 1.80% (2015 – 1.80%) interest in REGI. Reg Tech also owns an 8.37% (2015 – 8.37%) interest in REGI. Prior to April 30, 2008, REGI was considered a controlled subsidiary for consolidation purposes by way of control through an annually renewable voting trusts agreement, with other affiliated companies. This trusts agreement gave the Company 50% control of the voting shares of REGI. The agreement could be cancelled by the President of the 51% owned subsidiary with seven days’ written notice to the affiliated companies. Effective April 30, 2008, the voting trusts agreement was cancelled and consequently the investment in REGI has been accounted for as investment in associates.

Starting from November 18, 2011, the accounts of Minewest ceased to be consolidated as a result of Reg Tech’s loss of control in Minewest and consequently were accounted for as investment in associates.

All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.

Investment in associates

Investments in which the Company has the ability to exert significant influence but does not have control are accounted for using the equity method whereby the original cost of the investment is adjusted annually for the Company’s share of earnings, losses and dividends during the current year.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

3.

Significant Accounting Policies (Cont’d)

 

Cash equivalents

Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to cash with original maturities of three months or less when purchased.

Equipment

Equipment consists of office furniture and equipment, and computer hardware recorded at cost and amortized on a straight-line basis over a five-year and three-year period, respectively.

Research and development costs

The Company carries on various research and development activities to develop its technology. Research costs are expensed in the periods in which they are incurred. Development costs that meet all of the criteria to be recognized as an intangible asset, including reasonable expectation regarding future benefits, are capitalized and are amortized over their expected useful lives. To date the Company has not capitalized any development costs.

Foreign currency translation

The functional currency of an entity is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates. The functional currency of the Company and each of its subsidiaries is the Canadian dollar. The functional currency determinations were conducted through an analysis of the consideration factors identified in IAS 21, The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates.

Transactions in currencies other than the Canadian dollar are recorded at exchange rates prevailing on the dates of the transactions. At the end of each reporting period, monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the year-end exchange rate while non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at historical rates. Revenues and expenses are translated at the exchange rates approximating those in effect on the date of the transactions. Exchange gains and losses arising on translation are included in comprehensive loss.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

3.

Significant Accounting Policies (Cont’d)

 

Share - based compensation

The Company’s share option plan allows Company employees, directors, officers and consultants to acquire shares of the Company. The fair value of options granted is recognized as share-based compensation expense with a corresponding increase in equity. An individual is classified as an employee when the individual is an employee for legal or tax purposes (direct employee) or provides services similar to those performed by a direct employee.

Fair value is measured at grant date, and each tranche is recognized using the graded vesting method over the period during which the options vest. The fair value of the options granted is measured using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, taking into account the terms and conditions upon which the options were granted. At each financial position reporting date, the amount recognized as an expense is adjusted to reflect the actual number of share options that are expected to vest. In situations where equity instruments are issued to consultants and some or all of the goods or services received by the entity as consideration cannot be specifically identified, they are measured at the fair value of the share-based payment. Otherwise, share-based payments are measured at the fair value of goods or services received.

Income taxes

Income tax expense comprises current and deferred tax. Income tax is recognized in profit or loss except to the extent that it relates to items recognized directly in equity. Current tax expense is the expected tax payable on taxable income for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at period end, adjusted for amendments to tax payable with regards to previous years.

Deferred tax is recorded using the liability method, providing for temporary differences, between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation purposes. Temporary differences are not provided for relating to goodwill not deductible for tax purposes, the initial recognition of assets or liabilities that affect neither accounting nor tax loss, and differences relating to investments in subsidiaries to the extent that they will probably not reverse in the foreseeable future. The amount of deferred tax provided is based on the expected manner of realization or settlement of the carrying amount of assets and liabilities, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date.

A deferred tax asset is recognized only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the asset can be utilized. To the extent that the Company does not consider it probable that a future income tax asset will be recovered, it does not recognize the asset.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

3.

Significant Accounting Policies (Cont’d)

 

Loss per share

Basic loss per share is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. The Company uses the treasury stock method for calculating diluted loss per share. Under this method the dilutive effect on loss per share is recognized on the use of the proceeds that could be obtained upon exercise of options, warrants and similar instruments. It assumes that the proceeds would be used to purchase common shares at the average market price during the period. However, diluted loss per share is not presented where the effects of various conversions and exercise of options and warrants would be anti-dilutive. Shares held in escrow, other than where their release is subject to the passage of time, are not included in the calculation of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.

Financial instruments

Initial recognition and measurement

Financial assets and liabilities are initially recognized at fair value. Financial assets are classified at initial recognition as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, loans and receivables, held-to-maturity investments, or available-for-sale financial assets. The Company does not use any hedging instruments. Financial instruments measured at fair value are classified into one of three levels in the fair value hierarchy according to the reliability of the inputs used to estimate the fair values. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are:

Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 - inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3 - inputs that are not based on observable market data.

At April 30, 2016, all of the financial instruments measured at fair value are included in Level 1.

The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash, from and to related parties and Minewest, and accounts payable; the fair values of which are considered to approximate their carrying value due to their short-term maturities or ability of prompt liquidation.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

3.

Significant Accounting Policies (Cont’d)

Financial instruments (Cont’d)

 

Subsequent measurement

The subsequent measurement of financial assets depends on their classification. Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss includes financial assets held-for-trading which represent assets that are acquired for the purpose of selling or repurchasing in the near term. These financial assets are initially recorded in the statement of financial position at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in the statement of comprehensive loss.

Loans and receivables are financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. After initial measurement at fair value, such financial assets are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method, less impairment. Any amortization of the effective interest rate method and any impairment is recognized in the statement of comprehensive loss.

Held-to-maturity investments represent assets to be held until a specific time period and are initially measured at fair value, including transaction costs. After initial measurement at fair value, such financial assets are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method, less impairment. Any amortization of the effective interest rate method and any impairment is recognized in the statement of comprehensive loss.

Available-for-sale financial assets are investments in equity instruments that are measured at fair value with gains and losses, net of applicable taxes, included in other comprehensive income until the asset is removed from the statement of financial position. Once this occurs, the resultant gains or losses are recognized in comprehensive loss. Any permanent impairment of available-for-sale financial assets is also included in the statement of comprehensive loss.

Financial liabilities are initially recorded at fair value and are designated as fair value through profit or loss or other financial liabilities. Derivative financial liabilities are classified as fair value through profit or loss and are initially recorded in the statement of financial position at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in finance income or finance cost in the statement of comprehensive loss. Non-derivative financial liabilities are recorded at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method. Any amortization of the effective interest rate method is recognized in the statement of comprehensive loss.

Financial assets, others than those at fair value through profit and loss are assessed for indicators of impairment at each period end. Financial assets are impaired when there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows of the investment have been impacted. The amount of impairment loss is recognized in the statement of comprehensive loss. Any subsequent reversals of impairment are also recognized in the statement of comprehensive income (loss), except for those related to available-for-sale financial assets.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

3.

Significant Accounting Policies (Cont’d)

 

Mineral property or exploration and evaluation

The Company follows the practice of capitalizing all costs relating to the acquisition of, exploration and development of mineral claims and crediting all proceeds received for farm-out arrangements or recovery of costs against the cost of the related claims. Such costs include, but are not exclusive to, geological, geophysical studies, exploratory drilling and sampling. At such time as commercial production commences, these costs will be charged to operations on a unit-of-production method based on proven and probable reserves. The aggregate costs related to abandoned mineral claims are charged to operations at the time of any abandonment or when it has been determined that there is evidence of a permanent impairment. An impairment charge relating to a mineral property is subsequently reversed when new exploration results or actual or potential proceeds on sale or farm-out of the property result in a revised estimate of the recoverable amount but only to the extent that this does not exceed the original carrying value of the property that would have resulted if no impairment had been recognized.

The recoverability of amounts shown for exploration and evaluation assets is dependent upon the discovery of economically recoverable reserves, the ability of the Company to obtain financing to complete development of the properties, and on future production or proceeds of disposition.

The Company recognizes in income the costs recovered on mineral properties when the amounts received or receivable are in excess of the carrying amount.

Upon transfer of “Exploration and evaluation costs” into “Mine Development”, all subsequent expenditure on the construction, installation or completion of infrastructure facilities is capitalized within “Mine development”. After production starts, all assets included in “Mine development” are transferred to “Producing Mines”.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

3.

Significant Accounting Policies (Cont’d)

Mineral property or exploration and evaluation (Cont’d)

 

All capitalized exploration and evaluation expenditure is monitored for indications of impairment. Where a potential impairment is indicated, assessments are performed for each area of interest. To the extent that exploration expenditure is not expected to be recovered, it is charged to the results of operations. Exploration areas where reserves have been discovered, but require major capital expenditure before production can begin, are continually evaluated to ensure that commercial quantities of reserves exist or to ensure that additional exploration work is underway as planned.

Asset retirement and environmental obligations

The fair value of a liability for an asset retirement or environmental obligation is recognized when a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. The asset retirement or environmental obligation is recorded as a liability with a corresponding increase to the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. Subsequently, the asset retirement or environmental cost is charged to operations using a systematic and rational method and the resulting liability is adjusted to reflect period-to-period changes in the liability resulting from the passage of time and revisions to either the timing or the amount of the original estimate of undiscounted cash flow. As of April 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company does not have any asset retirement or environmental obligations.

Impairment of assets

The carrying amount of the Company’s assets (which includes the exploration and evaluation asset) are reviewed at each reporting date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss. An impairment loss is recognized whenever the carrying amount of an asset or its cash generating unit exceeds its recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognized in the statement of comprehensive loss.

The recoverable amount of assets is the greater of an asset’s fair value less cost to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects the current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. For an asset that does not generate cash inflows largely independent of those from other assets, the recoverable amount is determined for the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. An impairment loss is only reversed if there is an indication that the impairment loss may no longer exist and there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount, however, not to an amount higher than the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized in previous years. Assets that have an indefinite useful life are not subject to amortization and are tested annually for impairment.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

3.

Significant Accounting Policies (Cont’d)

 

New standards and interpretations

The following standard has been issued but is not yet effective:

(i) Financial instruments

The IASB has issued IFRS 9—Financial Instruments (“IFRS 9”) which intends to replace IAS 39 – Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement (“IAS 39”) in its entirety with three main phases. IFRS 9 will be the new standard for the financial reporting of financial instruments. The IASB tentatively decided to defer the mandatory effective date until January 1, 2018 with earlier adoption still permitted. The Company will evaluate the impact the final standard will have on its financial statements based on the characteristics of its financial instruments at the time of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the standard on its financial performance and financial statements disclosures but expects that such impact will not be material.

The Company has adopted the following new accounting standards effective May 1, 2014. These changes were in made in accordance with the applicable transitional provisions and had no impact on the financial statements.

(i) Levies

The IASB issued IFRIC 21—Levies (“IFRIC 21”), an interpretation of IAS 37—Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets (“IAS 37”), on the accounting for levies imposed by governments. IAS 37 sets out criteria for the recognition of a liability, one of which is the requirement for the entity to have a present obligation as a result of a past activity or event (“obligating event”) described in the relevant legislation that triggers the payment of the levy. IFRIC 21 is effective for annual periods commencing on or after January 1, 2014.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

3.

Significant Accounting Policies (Cont’d)

New standards and interpretations (Cont’d)

 

(ii) Impairment of assets

The IASB issued amendments to IAS 36—Impairment of Assets (“amendments to IAS 36”). The amendments to IAS 36 restrict the requirement to disclose the recoverable amount of an asset or CGU to periods in which an impairment loss has been recognized or reversed. The amendments also expand and clarify the disclosure requirements applicable when an asset or CGU’s recoverable amount has been determined on the basis of fair value less cost of disposal. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2014 and should be applied retrospectively.

 

4.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires management to make estimates and assumptions about the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities, and the results of operations. Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates include determination of accrued liabilities, deferred tax assets and stock-based compensation. Actual results could differ from the estimates made.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and further periods if the review affects both current and future periods.

Use of judgements

Critical accounting judgements are accounting policies that have been identified as being complex or involving subjective judgements or assessments with a significant risk of material adjustment in the next year.

(i) Determination of functional currency

The Company determines the functional currency through an analysis of several indicators such as expenses and cash flow, financing activities, retention of operating cash flows, and frequency of transactions with the reporting entity.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

4.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments (Cont’d)

Use of judgements (Cont’d)

 

(ii) Valuation of share-based payments

The Company uses the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model for valuation of share-based payments. Option pricing models require the input of subjective assumptions including expected price volatility, interest rate, and forfeiture rate. Changes in the input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate and the Company’s earnings and equity reserves.

(iii) Income taxes

In assessing the probability of realizing income tax assets, management makes estimates related to expectations of future taxable income, applicable tax opportunities, expected timing of reversals of existing temporary differences and the likelihood that tax positions taken will be sustained upon examination by applicable tax authorities. In making its assessments, management gives additional weight to positive and negative evidence that can be objectively verified.

(iv) Going concern

The assessment of the Company’s ability to execute its strategy by funding future working capital requirements involves judgment. The directors monitor future cash requirements to assess the Company’s ability to meet these future funding requirements.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

5.

Financial Instruments and Risk Management

Foreign exchange risk

The Company is primarily exposed to currency fluctuations relative to the Canadian dollar through expenditures that are denominated in US dollars. Also, the Company is exposed to the impact of currency fluctuations on its monetary assets and liabilities.

The operating results and the financial position of the Company are reported in Canadian dollars. Fluctuations in exchange rates will, consequently, have an impact upon the reported operations of the Company and may affect the value of the Company’s assets and liabilities.

The Company currently does not enter into financial instruments to manage foreign exchange risk.

The Company is exposed to foreign currency risk through the following financial assets and liabilities that are denominated in United States dollars:

 

            Advances to         
            Equity         
            Accounted      Accounts  

April 30, 2016

   Cash      Investee      Payable  
   $ 2      $ 28,051      $ 28,049  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

At April 30, 2016 with other variables unchanged, a +/-10% change in exchange rates would increase/decrease pre-tax loss by approximately +/- $2,805.

Interest rate and credit risk

As at April 30, 2016, the Company has minimal cash balances and no interest-bearing debt. The Company has no significant concentrations of credit risk arising from operations. The Company’s current policy is to invest any significant excess cash in investment-grade short-term deposit certificates issued by reputable financial institutions with which it keeps its bank accounts and management believes the risk of loss to be remote. The Company periodically monitors the investments it makes and is satisfied with the credit ratings of its banks.

Receivables consist of goods and services tax due from the Federal Government. Management believes that the credit risk concentration with respect to receivables is remote.

Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due . The Company manages liquidity risk through the management of its capital structure and financial leverage as outlined in Note 10.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

6.

Share Capital

Authorized

 

Unlimited    Common shares without par value
Unlimited    Preferred shares with a $1 par value, redeemable for common shares on the basis of 1 common share for 2 preferred shares
Unlimited    Class A non-voting shares without par value. Special rights and restrictions apply.

Treasury Shares

At April 30, 2016, Rand owns 217,422 (2015 – 217,422) shares of the Company that have been deducted from the total shares issued and outstanding.

Stock Options

The Company has implemented a stock option plan (the “Plan”) to be administered by the Board of Directors. Pursuant to the Plan, the Board of Directors has discretion to grant options for up to a maximum of 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company at the date the options are granted. The option price under each option shall be not less than the discounted market price on the grant date. The expiry date of an option shall be set by the Board of Directors at the time the option is awarded, and shall not be more than five years after the grant date.

All options granted under the 2000 plan have the following vesting schedule:

 

  i)

Up to 25% of the option may be exercised at any time during the term of the option; such initial exercise is referred to as the “First Exercise”.

 

  ii)

The second 25% of the option may be exercised at any time after 90 days from the date of First Exercise; such second exercise is referred to as the “Second Exercise”.

 

  iii)

The third 25% of the option may be exercised at any time after 90 days from the date of Second Exercise; such third exercise is referred to as the “Third Exercise”.

 

  iv)

The fourth and final 25% of the option may be exercised at any time after 90 days from the date of the Third Exercise.

 

  v)

The options expire 60 months from the date of grant.

All options granted under the 2009 plan have the following vesting schedule:

 

  (i)

no more than 25% of an option may be exercised during any 90 day period during the term of the option; and

 

  (ii)

each optionee is restricted from selling more than 25% of the shares that may be acquired upon exercise of an option during any 90 day period.

Options granted to consultants engaged in investor relations activities will vest in stages over a minimum of 12 months with no more than 25% of the options vesting in any three-month period.

During the year ended April 30, 2016, the Company recorded stock-based compensation of $Nil (2015—$26,783) as a general and administrative expense.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

6.

Share Capital (Cont’d)

 

On July 10, 2014, the Company granted to certain directors and consultants 1,175,000 options exercisable at $0.10 per share into the Company’s common stock up to July 10, 2019. The fair value of options was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following weighted average assumptions: risk free interest rate of 1.18%, expected volatility of 183%, an expected option life of 5 years and no expected dividends. The weighted average fair value of options granted was $0.09 per option.

As at April 30, 2016, as the Company believes that it is not probable that any options would vest except the first 25% of the options that vested immediately at a date of the First Exercise, the fair value of the first 25% of the options that vested were charged to the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss.

The following is a summary of options activities during the years ended April 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Number of
options
     Weighted
average
exercise
price
 
        $  

Outstanding at April 30, 2014

     2,900,000        0.12  

Granted

     1,175,000        0.10  

Expired

     (50,000      0.21  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Outstanding at April 30, 2015

     4,025,000        0.11  

Forfeited

     (725,000      0.11  

Expired

     (750,000      0.14  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Outstanding at April 30, 2016

     2,550,000        0.11  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following options were outstanding at April 30, 2016:

 

Expiry Date    Exercise
price
     Number
of options
     Remaining
contractual life
(years)
 
     $                

April 11, 2018

     0.11        1,350,000        1.95  

August 21, 2018

     0.10        200,000        2.31  

July 10, 2019

     0.10        1,000,000        3.19  
     

 

 

    

Options Outstanding

        2,550,000     
     

 

 

    

Options Exercisable

        637,500     
     

 

 

    

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

6.

Share Capital (Cont’d)

 

Share Purchase Warrants

On June 9, 2013, 1,063,300 warrants exercisable at $0.20 per share into the Company’s common stock expired without being exercised.

On September 10, 2013, 2,115,375 warrants of the Company exercisable at $0.15 per share into the Company’s common stock were extended from September 20, 2013 to September 20, 2014. The fair value of warrant extension was estimated at $112,319 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following weighted average assumptions: risk free interest rate of 1.35%, expected volatility of 225.54%, an expected option life of 1.03 years and no expected dividends.

The following is a summary of warrant activities during the years ended April 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Number of
warrants
     Weighted
average
exercise
price

$
 

Outstanding at April 30, 2014

     12,015,375        0.15  

Expired

     (2,115,375      0.15  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Outstanding at April 30, 2015 and 2016

     9,900,000        0.15  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following warrants were outstanding at April 30, 2016:

 

Expiry Date    Exercise
price

$
     Number
of warrants
 

March 26, 2017

     0.15        2,200,000  

April 30, 2017

     0.15        7,700,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     0.15        9,900,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

7.

Equity Accounted Investees and Related Party Transactions

REGI

The Company’s investment in REGI has been reduced to $nil as the Company’s share of past losses exceeded the carrying value of the investment in REGI.

At April 30, 2016, the Company is owed an aggregate of $1,456,985 (2015 - $1,318,674) by REGI. The amounts owed are unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand. As the management does not have reasonable expectations for the recovery of this amount, the balance is written off during the year ended April 30, 2016.

The following summarizes the consolidated financial information of REGI.

 

     April 30,
2016
     April 30,
2015
 
     US$      US$  

Total current assets and total assets

     42        491  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities and total liabilities

     2,109,628        1,976,419  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Years Ended April 30,  
     2016      2015  
     US$      US$  

Revenue

     —          —    

Loss from operations

     (221,727      (409,806

Other expense

     (1,440      (1,440
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net loss

     (223,167      (411,246
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

7.

Equity Accounted Investees and Related Party Transactions (Cont’d)

REGI (Cont’d)

 

Effective April 30, 2008, the investment in REGI has been accounted for as investment in associates. The Company’s annual and accumulated share of REGI’s losses that were not recognized after the investment was written down to zero is as follows:

 

     Unrecognized share
of loss
 

2008

   US$ 259,682  

2009

     159,115  

2010

     158,645  

2011

     28,104  

2012

     45,575  

2013

     59,471  

2014

     59,989  

2015

     41,824  

2016

     22,696  
  

 

 

 

Accumulated loss

   US$ 835,101  
  

 

 

 

Investment in REGI written off at cost in 2008

   CAD$     215,800  
  

 

 

 

Minewest

On July 20, 2010 the Company signed an asset transfer agreement with its newly incorporated wholly owned subsidiary Minewest for the purpose of acquiring and exploring mineral properties. In accordance with the agreement the Company transfers its 100% ownership in its undivided 45% interest subject to a 5% net smelter return in 33 mining claims situated in the Tootsee River area in the Province of British Columbia for following consideration:

 

   

Cash payment of $25,000 on or before August 15, 2010 (paid);

 

   

Issuance of 8,000,000 shares of Minewest voting common shares (issued).

Effective December 15, 2010 Minewest signed a purchase agreement with Rapitan Resources Inc. (“Rapitan”), wherein Minewest purchased 100% of Rapitan’s 25% interest in the Silverknife property for the following consideration:

 

   

Cash payment of $10,000 (paid);

 

   

Issuance of 2,000,000 shares of common stocks of Minewest (issued).

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

7.

Equity Accounted Investees and Related Party Transactions (Cont’d)

Minewest (Continued)

 

Effective November 18, 2011 Reg Tech obtained court approval for the Plan of Arrangement. On December 14, 2011, Reg Tech declared approximately 4,712,263 Minewest shares to be distributed to as dividend to Reg Tech shareholders on the record date of December 21, 2011, whereby one Minewest share is to be distributed for seven Reg Tech shares of holders. As at April 30, 2016, these shares have not been distributed and are recorded at $nil after $471,200 for Minewest shares held by the Company for its shareholders was written off to statement of operation as a result of uncertainty of Minewest’s future after being ceased traded since January 8, 2014. The distribution is subject to Minewest being listed on the Canadian Stock Exchange.

As a result of the dividend declaration, Reg Tech retains approximately 3,287,737 shares of Minewest, representing approximately 26.10% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Minewest at April 30, 2016 (2015 – 26.10%), and has its controlling interest reduced to significant influence effective November 18, 2011.

During the year ended April 30, 2015 as a result of uncertainty of Minewest’s future after being ceased traded since January 8, 2014, the Company recorded impairment of equity investment in Minewest of $174,968.

As at April 30, 2016 the Company’s investment in Minewest was recorded at $Nil (2015—$Nil) under equity method and held 26.10% ownership in Minewest.

During the year ended April 30, 2014 the Company issued 1,000,000 common shares valued at a fair value of $0.085 per share to settle debt of $120,000 resulting a gain on debt settlement of $35,000.

At April 30, 2016, the Company recorded a balance due to Minewest of $6,253 (2015—$2,323 prepayment to Minewest by the Company). The amounts owed are unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

7.

Equity Accounted Investees and Related Party Transactions (Cont’d)

 

Other related parties

At April 30, 2016, the Company is owed an aggregate of $122,711 (2015—$26,030) to related parties.

During the year ended April 30, 2016, rent and utility of $13,950 (2015—$15,034) incurred with a company having common officers and directors.

During the year ended April 30, 2016, total management fees of $22,500 (2015—$30,000) were accrued or paid to a company having common officers and directors.

During the year ended April 30, 2016, management fees of $5,459 (2015—$11,315) and director fees of $15,000 (2015—$31,000) were accrued or paid to officers, directors and companies controlled by officers and directors for services rendered.

All related party transactions are in the normal course of operations and have been measured at the agreed to amounts, which is the amount of consideration established and agreed to by the related parties.

 

8.

Commitments

 

  a)

In connection with the acquisition of Rand, the Company has the following royalty obligations:

 

  i)

A participating royalty is to be paid based on 5% of all net profits from sales, licenses, royalties or income derived from the patented technology, to a maximum amount of $10,000,000. The participating royalty is to be paid in minimum annual instalments of $50,000 per year beginning on the date the first revenues are derived from the license or sale of the patented technology.

 

  ii)

Pursuant to a letter of understanding dated December 13, 1993, between the Company and REGI (collectively called the grantors) and West Virginia University Research Corporation (“WVURC”), the grantors have agreed that WVURC shall own 5% of all patented technology and will receive 5% of all net profits from sales, licenses, royalties or income derived from the patented technology.

 

  iii)

A 1% net profit royalty will be payable to a former director on all U.S. – based sales.

 

  b)

The Company is committed to fund 50% of the further development of the Rand Cam TM /Direct Charge Engine Technology, with the remaining 50% funded by REGI.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

9.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense differs from the amount that would result from applying the combined federal and provincial income tax rate to earnings before income taxes. These differences result from the following items:

 

     For the year ended     For the year ended  
     April 30, 2016     April 30, 2015  
     $     $  

Net loss before income taxes

     (1,646,708     (994,230

Combined federal and provincial income tax rate

     26.00     26.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expected income tax recovery

     (428,144     (258,500

Increase (decrease) due to:

    

Non-deductible expenses

     (306,789     161,936  

Current and prior tax attributes not recognized

     734,933       96,564  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax expense (recovery)

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The components of deferred tax assets are as follows:

    
     2016     2015  
     $     $  

Non-capital and capital losses

     1,771,143       1,036,437  

Intangible assets and other

     81,662       81,434  

Equipment

     1,229       1,229  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,854,034       1,119,100  

Unrecognized deferred tax assets

     (1,854,034     (1,119,100
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company has non-capital losses of approximately $4,089,809 that may be available to offset future income for income tax purposes. These losses expire as follows:

 

     $  
2026      402,253  
2027      316,606  
2028      432,893  
2029      529,882  
2030      396,986  
2031      412,586  
2032      391,751  
2033      355,773  
2034      280,482  
2035      334,766  
2036      235,831  
  

 

 

 
     4,089,809  
  

 

 

 

At April 30, 2016, the net amount which would give rise to a deferred income tax asset has not been recognized as it is not probable that such benefit will be utilized in the future years.

 

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Reg Technologies Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the Years Ended April 30, 2016 and 2015

 

10.

Capital Management

The Company’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern in order to pursue the development of its technologies and to maintain a flexible capital structure for its projects for the benefit of its stakeholders. As the Company is in the development stage, its principal source of funds is from the issuance of common shares.

In the management of capital, the Company includes the share capital as well as cash, receivables, related party receivables and advances to equity accounted investee.

The Company manages the capital structure and makes adjustments to it in light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of the underlying assets. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may attempt to issue new shares, acquire or dispose of assets or adjust the amount of cash and short-term investments.

The Company expects its capital resources, which include a share offering and the sale of investee shares and warrants, will be sufficient to carry its research and development plans and operations through its current operating period.

The Company is not subject to externally imposed capital requirements and there were no changes in its approach to capital management during the year ended April 30, 2016.

 

11.

Subsequent Event

There has been no significant subsequent event other than normal course of the business operation.

 

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Graph Blockchain Limited

Financial Statements

For the Period from the Date of Incorporation (November 22, 2017) to July 31, 2018

(Expressed in Canadian dollars)

 

Financial Statements

  

Independent Auditors’ Report

     F-65  

Statement of Financial Position

     F-66  

Statement of Loss and Comprehensive Loss

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Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

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Statement of Cash Flows

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Notes to Financial Statements

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Independent Auditors’ Report

To the Shareholders of Graph Blockchain Limited:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Graph Blockchain Limited, which comprise the statement of financial position as at July 31, 2018, and the statement of loss and comprehensive loss, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the period from the date of incorporation (November 22, 2017) to July 31, 2018, and the related notes, comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (collectively referred to as the financial statements).

In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Graph Blockchain Limited as at July 31, 2018, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the period from the date of incorporation (November 22, 2017) to July 31, 2018, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

Basis for Opinion

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as established by the International Accounting Standards Board, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation 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 audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Those standards also require that we comply with ethical requirements, including independence. We are required to be independent with respect to Graph Blockchain Limited in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in Canada, the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We are a public accounting firm registered with PCAOB.

An audit involves performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatements of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures to respond to those risks. Such include obtaining and examining, on a test basis, audit evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud. In making those risk assessments, we 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. Graph Blockchain Limited is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies and principles used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained in our audit is sufficient and appropriate to provide a reasonable basis for our audit opinion.

 

LOGO

Licensed Public Accountants

Chartered Professional Accountants

This is our first year of service as Graph Blockchain Limited’s auditor.

Toronto, Canada

November 15, 2018

 

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Graph Blockchain Limited

Statement of Financial Position

(Expressed in Canadian dollars)

 

 

     July 31,  
     2018  
     $  

Assets

  

Current assets

  

Cash and cash equivalents

     2,363,978  

Trade and other receivables (note 11)

     179,217  

Inventory (note 5)

     534,392  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     231,363  
  

 

 

 

Total current assets

     3,308,950  

Property and equipment, net (note 6)

     24,727  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     3,333,677  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  

Current liabilities

  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     245,053  

Contract liabilities (note 5)

     534,392  
  

 

 

 
     779,445  

Total liabilities

     779,445  
  

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

  

Share capital (note 8)

     6,251,195  

Reserves (note 8)

     75,865  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     10  

Deficit

     (3,772,838
  

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     2,554,232  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     3,333,677  
  

 

 

 

Commitments (note 12)

  

Approved and authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on November 5, 2018.

Signed “Andrew Ryu”     Director                 Signed “Jeff Stevens”     Director

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Loss and Comprehensive Loss

(Expressed in Canadian dollars, except number of common shares)

 

 

     November 22,  
     2017 to July 31,  
     2018  
     $  

Revenue

  

Service revenue (note 5)

     15,000  

Expenses

  

Salaries, benefits and management fees (note 10)

     391,496  

Office and general (note 10)

     393,288  

Other operating expenses (note 10)

     631,496  

Depreciation and amortization

     4,328  

Share based consulting fees (note 10)

     1,934,912  

Share based compensation (notes 8 and 10)

     430,830  
  

 

 

 
     3,786,350  

Loss from operations

     (3,771,350

Finance income

     (485

Foreign exchange loss

     1,973  
  

 

 

 

Net loss

     (3,772,838
  

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

  

Foreign exchange translation adjustment

     10  

Comprehensive loss

     (3,772,828
  

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares (note 9)

     96,881,395  
  

 

 

 

Basic and diluted loss per share (note 9)

     (0.039
  

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

(Expressed in Canadian dollars, except number of common shares)

 

 

     Common Shares                            
                               Accumulated         
                               other         
                               comprehensive         
     Number      Amount     Reserves      Deficit     income      Total  
            $     $      $     $      $  

Balance – November 22, 2017

     —          —         —          —         —          —    

Net loss for the period

     —          —         —          (3,772,838     —          (3,772,838

Shares issued to founders in exchange for cash consideration

     24,219,524        400,000       —          —         —          400,000  

Shares issued to founders in exchange for services rendered

     9,990,553        165,000       —          —         —          165,000  

Shares issued under private placement

     42,803,417        3,455,376       —          —         —          3,455,376  

Share issuance costs for private placement

     —          (124,146     —          —         —          (124,146

Broker warrants issued under private placement

     —          (75,865     75,865        —         —          —    

Shares issued in exchange for management consulting fees

     24,219,524        2,000,000       —          —         —          2,000,000  

Share based compensation

     20,283,851        430,830       —          —         —          430,830  

Foreign exchange translation

     —          —         —          —         10        10  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance – July 31, 2018

     121,516,869        6,251,195       75,865        (3,772,838     10        2,554,232  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statements of Cash Flows

(Expressed in Canadian dollars)

 

 

     November 22,  
     2017 to July 31,  
     2018  
     $  

Cash flows from (used in) operating activities

  

Net loss

     (3,772,838

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to operating cash flow

  

Depreciation of property and equipment

     4,328  

Management consulting fees (notes 8 and 10)

     1,769,912  

Shares issued to founders in exchange for services rendered (note 8)

     165,000  

Share based compensation (notes 8 and 10)

     430,830  

Net change in operating assets and liabilities (note 7)

     65,435  
  

 

 

 
     (1,337,333
  

 

 

 

Cash flows used in investing activities

  

Purchase of property and equipment (note 6)

     (29,114

Cash flows from financing activities

  

Proceeds from issuance of share capital (note 8)

     3,731,230  

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (805

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     2,363,978  

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     —    
  

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

     2,363,978  
  

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian dollars, except share and unit information)

 

1 Description of business and organization

Graph Blockchain Limited (the “Company” or “Graph”) is a privately held company that was founded as a joint venture between Datametrex AI Limited and Bitnine Global Inc. and incorporated in the province of Ontario on November 22, 2017. The Company is domiciled in Canada and the address of its registered office is 2161 Yonge St. Suite 210, Toronto, Ontario, M4S 3A6 Canada.

The Company is a blockchain development company that provides high performance private blockchain solutions that include graphic data analysis and consulting services, implementation of data mining analysis through the use of graph databases and speed enhancements of blockchain control systems for corporations and government agencies.

2 Significant accounting policies

Basis of presentation and statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, International Accounting Standards and Interpretations (collectively “IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”).

The financial statements were approved and authorized for issuance by the Company’s Board of Directors on November 5, 2018. The financial statements are presented in Canadian dollars which is also the Company’s functional currency. The Company has one wholly-owned entity, the South Korean branch of Graph Blockchain Limited with a Korean Won functional currency. The accounting policies have been applied consistently in these financial statements, unless otherwise indicated.

Operating segments

Management has determined that the Company operates in two reportable operating segments based on geographical region. The Company provides blockchain services with a head office located in Canada (“Graph Canada”) and a branch located in South Korea (“Graph Korea”).

Foreign Currency

The financial statements are presented in Canandian dollars. The functional currency of the South Korean branch of the Company is Korean Won. Assets and liabilities of the South Korean branch are translated at the rate of exchange at the reporting period end date. Revenues and expenses are translated at average rates for the period. The resulting foreign currency translation adjustments are recognized in the accumulated other comprehensive income included in shareholders’ equity.

Revenue from contracts with customers

The Company early adopted IFRS 15, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“IFRS 15”). Revenue is measured based on the consideration specified in a contract with a customer and excludes amounts collected on behalf of third parties. The Company recognizes revenue when it transfers control over a product or service to a customer.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian dollars, except share and unit information)

 

 

Nature of goods and services

The following is a description of principal activities – separated by reportable segments – from which the Company generates its revenue. For more detailed information about reportable segments, see note 4.

a) Graph Canada

During the period from November 22, 2017 to July 31, 2018, the Graph Canada segment of the Company principally generated revenue from providing blockchain planning and consulting services for a Canadian customer who is in the process of considering the adoption of blockchain technology in their businesses.

 

Products and service

  

Nature, timing of satisfaction of performance obligations and significant payment terms

Development plan and budget for the blockchain platform    The Company recognizes revenue at the point in time when a customer takes control of the project development plan and budget.

b) Graph Korea

During the period from November 22, 2017 to July 31, 2018, the Graph Korea segment of the Company principally developed prototype blockchain solutions for customers based in the Republic of Korea through its distribution partner located in the region.

 

Products and service

  

Nature, timing of satisfaction of performance obligations and significant payment terms

Prototype blockchain solution services    Under the contracts between a distribution partner and a customer, the Company controls the work in progress as the prototypes are being built. Revenue is recognized at the point
   in time when the customer takes control of the prototype.

Billings or payments received from customers in advance of revenue recognition are recorded as contract liabilities on the statement of financial position, and costs incurred for developing the prototype are recorded as inventory on the statement of financial position.

Revenue and costs to obtain or fulfil contracts with customers

Revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services. The Company follows the below criteria when assessing whether control has been obtained by a customer:

 

  (a)

The Company has a present right to payment; and

 

  (b)

The customer obtains legal title; and

 

  (c)

The Company has transferred physical possession of the goods or services; and

 

  (d)

The customer has the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods or services; and

 

  (e)

The customer has accepted the goods or services.

The Company capitalizes the direct costs incurred to develop the prototype, and records them as inventory in the statement of financial position. Direct costs are those costs that the Company incurs to fulfil the contract that would not have been incurred if the contract had not been obtained.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian dollars, except share and unit information)

 

 

Expenditures that do not meet the above criteria are expensed when incurred.

Financial instruments

The Company adopted IFRS 9, Financial Instruments (“IFRS 9”). IFRS 9 sets out requirements for recognizing and measuring financial assets, financial liabilities and some contracts to buy or sell non-financial items.

The adoption of IFRS 9 did not materially affect the Company’s cash flows from operating, investing, or financing activities, its financial position, or its results from operations.

a) Classification of financial assets

IFRS 9 contains a new classification and measurement approach for financial assets that reflects the business model in which assets are managed and their cash flow characteristics. Financial assets are classified and measured based on the three categories: amortized cost, fair value through other comprehensive income (“FVOCI”) and fair value through profit and loss (“FVTPL”). Financial liabilities are classified and measured in two categories: amortized cost or FVTPL. Under IFRS 9, derivatives embedded in contracts where the host is a financial asset in the scope of the standard are not separated, but the hybrid financial instrument as a whole is assessed for classification.

The following table summarizes the classification of the financial instruments upon the adoption of IFRS 9:

 

     Classification  

Cash and cash equivalents

     FVTPL  

Trade and other receivables

     Amortized cost  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     Amortized cost  

b) Impairment of financial assets

IFRS 9 uses a forward-looking “expected credit loss” (“ECL”) model to measure the impairment loss of financial assets. The ECL model requires judgement, including consideration of how changes in economic factors affect ECLs, which will be determined on a probability-weighted basis. The new impairment model is applied, at each reporting date, to the Company’s financial assets measured at amortized cost. Impairment losses are recorded in office and general expenses with the carrying amount of the financial asset reduced through the use of impairment allowance accounts.

Inventory

The Company’s inventory consists of development costs of software, which are valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost of inventory is accounted for on specific identification basis. Any losses on valuation of inventories are included in profit or loss at the time they are determined.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions are based on management’s historical experience, best knowledge of current events and conditions and activities that the Company may undertake in the future. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates. Areas requiring estimates and judgements include timing of recognizing revenue and valuation of equity instruments issued under share-based payment arrangements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian dollars, except share and unit information)

 

 

Revenue recognition

The Company uses judgment to assess whether contracts contain multiple products and services sold and whether these should be considered distinct and accounted as separate performance obligations or together. Estimates are required when allocating revenue where multiple performance obligations exist in a contract. Judgment is required as to determining when control of the product has been transferred to the customer. The Company currently bases their assessment of the transfer of control on the receipt of inspection certificates from their distributor and with the end customer.

Share-based payment

The Company measures the cost of equity-settled transactions by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments at the date at which they are granted. Estimating fair value for share-based payment transactions requires determining the most appropriate valuation model, which is dependent on the terms and conditions of the grant. This estimate also requires determining the most appropriate inputs to the valuation model including the share price, expected life of the share option, volatility and dividend yield and making assumptions about them.

Estimates

The effect of a change in an accounting estimate is recognized prospectively by including it in comprehensive loss in the year of the change, if the change affects that year only, or in the year of the change and future years, if the changes affects both.

Property and equipment

Property and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated amortization. Assets under capital leases are recorded at the present value of the minimum future lease payments at the time of inception. Gains and losses arising on the disposal of individual assets are recognized in income in the year of disposal. Costs, including financing charges and certain design, construction and installation costs, related to assets that are under construction and are in the process of being readied for their intended use are recorded as construction in progress and are not subject to amortization.

Amortization, which is recorded from the date on which each asset is available for service, is generally provided for on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the property, plant and equipment as follows:

 

Computer equipment

     2 years  

Office equipment and furniture

     5 years  

Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Renewals and betterments, which materially prolong the useful lives of the assets, are capitalized. The cost and related accumulated amortization of property retired or sold are removed from the accounts, and gains or losses are recognized in the statement of loss and comprehensive loss.

Impairment of non-financial assets

At each reporting date, the Company reviews the carrying amounts of its non-financial assets (other than deferred tax assets) to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, then the asset’s recoverable amount is estimated using discounted cash flows.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian dollars, except share and unit information)

 

 

For impairment testing, assets are grouped together into the smallest group of assets that generates cash inflows from continuing use that are largely independent of the cash inflows of other assets or CGUs. The recoverable amount of an asset or CGU is the greater of its value in use and its fair value less costs to sell. Value in use is based on estimated future cash flows, discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset or CGU.

An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of an asset or CGU exceeds its recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognized in profit or loss. They are allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the CGU, and then to reduce the carrying amounts of the other assets in the CGU on a pro rata basis.

An impairment loss in respect of goodwill is not reversed. For any other assets, an impairment loss is reversed only to the extent that the asset’s carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation or amortization, if no impairment loss had been recognized.

Leases

Leases entered into by the Company in which substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership are transferred to the Company are recorded as obligations under capital leases and under the corresponding category of property and equipment. Obligations under capital leases reflect the present value of future lease payments, discounted at an appropriate interest rate, and are reduced by rental payments, net of imputed interest. Property and equipment under capital leases are depreciated based on the effective useful lives of the assets. All other leases are classified as operating leases and leasing costs, including any rent holidays, leaseholds incentives, and rent concessions, are amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Income taxes

Income tax expense (benefit) comprises current and deferred tax. Current tax and deferred tax are recognized in profit or loss except to the extent that they relate to a business combination, or items recognized directly in equity or in other comprehensive income. Current tax is the expected tax payable or receivable on the taxable income or loss for the period, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date, and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous years. Current tax payable also includes any tax liability arising from the declaration of dividends. Deferred tax is recognized in respect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation purposes.

Deferred tax is not recognized for temporary differences on the initial recognition of assets or liabilities in a transaction that is not a business combination and that affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss, temporary differences related to investments in subsidiaries and associates to the extent that it is probable that they will not reverse in the foreseeable future, and taxable temporary differences arising on the initial recognition of goodwill.

Share based compensation

The grant-date fair value of equity-settled share-based payment arrangements granted to employees is generally recognized as share based compensation in the statements of comprehensive loss, with a corresponding increase in equity, over the vesting period of the awards. The amount recognized as an expense is adjusted to reflect the number of awards for which the related service and non-market performance conditions are expected to be met, such that the amount ultimately recognized is based on the number of awards that meet the related service and non-market performance conditions at the vesting date. Share-based payment arrangements granted to non-employees are valued at the fair value of the goods or service received, measured at the date on which the goods are received, or the services are rendered. If the entity cannot estimate reliably the fair value of the goods or services received, the entity shall measure the value and the corresponding increase in equity, indirectly, by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments granted, which the Company does using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian dollars, except share and unit information)

 

 

The increase in equity recognized in connection with a share based payment transaction is presented in the “Reserves” line item on the statements of financial position, as separate component in equity. For share-based payment awards with market conditions, the grant-date fair value of the share-based payment is measured to reflect such conditions and there is no true-up for differences between expected and actual outcomes.

3 Future accounting pronouncements

The IASB has issued the following applicable standard:

IFRS 16, Leases (“IFRS 16”): In January 2016, the IASB issued IFRS 16 which supersedes IAS 17, Leases. This Standard introduces a single lessee accounting model. The new standard will affect the initial present value of unavoidable future lease payments as lease assets and lease liabilities on the statement of financial position, including for most leases which are currently accounted for as operating leases. The Standard is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019. The Company assessed existing operating leases and determined that the adoption of IFRS 16 would not have a material impact on its financial statements.

4 Operating segments

The Company has two geographic segments as defined in note 2 to these financial statements.

Segment information of the Company is summarized as follows:

 

     Graph      Graph      Consolidated  
     Canada      Korea      totals  
     $      $      $  

For the November 22, 2017 to July 31, 2018

        

Revenue

     15,000        —          15,000  

Segment loss

     (3,770,422      (2,416      (3,772,838

Depreciation and amortization

     3,926        402        4,328  

Finance income

     (485      —          (485

Share based consulting

     1,934,912        —          1,934,912  

Share based compensation

     430,830        —          430,830  

Segment assets

     2,724,266        609,411        3,333,677  

Capital expenditure

     25,127        3,987        29,114  

Segment liabilities

     167,627        611,818        779,445  

5 Inventory and contract liabilities

No revenue has been recognized for the prototype blockchain solution services provided in Graph Korea, as the ultimate customer has not taken control of the prototype product as of July 31, 2018. Since the Company’s distributor has made advance payments on behalf of the customer, the consideration net of discounts in the amount of $534,392 was recorded as contract liabilities on the statement of financial position.

 

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Graph Blockchain Limited

Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian dollars, except share and unit information)

 

 

Development costs of $571,691 were incurred to fulfil contracts during the period ended July 31, 2018, of which $534,392 were recognized as inventory on the statement of financial position as of July 31, 2018. The development costs represent amounts paid to a related party for outsourced development services (see note 10). The remaining amount of $37,299 was recognized in other operating expenses in relation to revenue earned in the amount of $15,000 during the period. The inventory is presented at lower of cost and net realizable value.

6 Property and equipment

 

            Office         
     Computer      equipment         
     equipment      and furniture      Total  
     $      $      $  

Cost

        

Balance at November 22, 2017

     —          —          —    

Additions

     26,498        2,616        29,114  

Translation adjustments

     (62      —          (62
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at July 31, 2018

     26,436        2,616        29,052  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation

        

Balance at November 22, 2017

     —          —          —    

Depreciation

     4,154        174        4,328  

Translation adjustments

     (3      —          (3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at July 31, 2018

     4,151        174        4,325  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Carrying amounts

        

Balance at November 22, 2017

     —          —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at July 31, 2018

     22,285        2,442        24,727  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Depreciation of property and equipment was included in “Depreciation and amortization” on the statement of loss and comprehensive loss.

As at July 31, 2018 and November 22, 2017, no property or equipment was under capital lease.

7 Net change in operating assets and liabilities

 

     November 22,  
     2017 to July 31,  
     2018  
     $  

Cash flows provided by (used in)

  

Trade and other receivables

     50,856  

Inventory

     (534,392

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (231,761

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     246,340  

Contract liabilities

     534,392  
  

 

 

 
     65,435  
  

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information

  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian dollars, except share and unit information)

 

 

Non-cash HST receivable of $230,088 on consulting fees was settled by issuance of equity instruments (note 8(a)).

8 Share capital and reserves

a) Common shares

The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares with no par value.

Issuances of common shares are recorded in “Share capital” on the statement of financial position. The effects of a share split effective October 1, 2018 as disclosed in note 15 are reflected below.

The following summarizes transactions involving the common shares of the Company:

 

     Number      Amount  
            $  

Shares issued and outstanding at November 22, 2017

     —          —    

Shares issued to founding companies in exchange for cash consideration

     24,219,524        400,000  

Shares issued to founders in exchange for services rendered

     9,990,553        165,000  

Shares issued from private placements, net of fees

     42,803,417        3,255,365  

Shares issued in exchange for management consulting fees (note 10)

     24,219,524        2,000,000  

Share based compensation

     20,283,851        430,830  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares issued and outstanding at July 31, 2018

     121,516,869        6,251,195  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

On the inception of the Company, 24,219,524 shares were issued to two founding shareholder companies for cash consideration of $400,000. During the period from November 22, 2017 (date of incorporation) to July 31, 2018, 9,990,553 shares were issued to founders for various services rendered. The shares were valued based on recent financing transactions with founders in close proximity to the issuance of the shares for an amount of $165,000, included in “Share based consulting fees” in the statement of loss and comprehensive loss.

On January 10, 2018, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement (the “Private Placement”) for aggregate gross proceeds of $3,455,376. Under the Private Placement, the Company issued 41,843,791 shares in accordance with the terms and conditions of the subscription agreement representing a subscription price of $0.083 per share. In connection with the Private Placement, finder’s fees were paid to arm’s length parties in an amount equal to 8% of the size of the Private Placement. This included cash commissions of $124,146, the grant of 1,665,818 brokers’ warrants and the issuance of 959,626 shares. Each whole broker’s warrant shall be exercisable for one common share of the Company at a price of $0.083 per broker warrant for a period of 24 months from the closing date. As a result of the Private Placement, the Company received in net proceeds of $3,331,230, of which $3,255,365 has been allocated to “Share capital” for the shares issued and $75,865 has been allocated to “Reserves” for the broker warrants issued on the statement of financial position.

On April 1, 2018, the Company issued 2,421,952 common shares in escrow to an officer of the Company, vesting over eight quarterly instalments with April 1, 2018 as the first vesting date. During the period from November 22, 2017 (date of incorporation) to July 31, 2018, 605,488 common shares have vested, resulting in $105,830 of “Share based compensation” recorded in the statement of loss and comprehensive loss. As the unvested shares are subject to claw-back provisions if performance conditions are not met, the remaining 1,816,464 shares held in escrow are not included in the issued and outstanding shares on the statement of changes in shareholders’ equity. In addition, 19,678,363 shares were issued to members of key management and directors to settle financial liability of $325,000 arising from services received, the shares were valued by comparing to recent cash issuance of shares at the time, and included in “Share based compensation” in the statement of loss and comprehensive loss. There was no gain or loss resulted from the settlement of financial liability.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian dollars, except share and unit information)

 

 

During the period from November 22, 2017 (date of incorporation) to July 31, 2018, the Company issued 24,219,524 common shares in the amount of $2,000,000 to a shareholder company of the Company in exchange for management consulting fees, resulting in $1,769,912 (net of HST) being recorded in “Share based consulting fees” in the statement of loss and comprehensive loss. The shares issued were valued by comparing to recent cash issuance of the shares at the time.

b) Warrants

Issuances of warrants are recorded in “Reserves” on the statement of financial position. The following summarizes transactions involving warrants issued by the Company:

 

            Weighted  
            average  
     Number      exercise price  
            $  

Warrants outstanding at November 22, 2017

     —          —    

Brokers’ warrants issued in connection with the Private Placement

     1,665,818        0.083  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Warrants outstanding at July 31, 2018

     1,665,818        0.083  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company uses the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model to value broker warrants issued in connection with private placements. The weighted average assumptions used in the model were as follows:

 

   

Risk-free annual interest rate – 2.05%

 

   

Expected exercise price – $0.083

 

   

Expected life – 2 years

 

   

Annualized volatility – 105%

 

   

Expected dividend yield – 0%

As at July 31, 2018, the outstanding warrants had a remaining useful life of 1.45 years with a reserve balance of $75,865.

9 Loss per share

 

For the period from November 22, 2017 to July 31, 2018

  

Net loss

   $ (3,772,838

Weighted average number of shares outstanding

     96,881,395  
  

 

 

 

Basic and diluted loss per share

   $ (0.039
  

 

 

 

Basic loss per share is calculated by dividing the total loss by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Outstanding warrants as at July 31, 2018 of 1,665,818 have not been factored into the calculation as they are considered anti-dilutive. The effects of a share split effective October 1, 2018 as disclosed in note 15 are reflected below.

 

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Graph Blockchain Limited

Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian dollars, except share and unit information)

 

 

The following table presents the maximum number of shares that would be outstanding if all dilutive and potentially dilutive instruments as described in note 8 were exercised or converted as at July 31, 2018:

 

     Number  

Common shares issued and outstanding

     121,516,869  

Common shares issued and held in escrow

     1,816,464  

Warrants outstanding

     1,665,818  
  

 

 

 
     124,999,151  
  

 

 

 

10 Related party transactions

a) Office and general

During the period from November 22, 2017 to July 31, 2018, the Company incurred occupancy costs of $20,000 for rent charged by a shareholder company of the Company, and accounting fees of $4,000 charged by a company controlled by a director and officer of the Company, which have been included in “Office and general” in the statement of loss and comprehensive loss.

b) Share based consulting fees

During the period from November 22, 2017 to July 31, 2018, the Company incurred $1,769,912 of management consulting fees charged by a shareholder company of the Company, in the form of 24,219,524 common shares of the Company, which has been included in “Share based consulting fees” in the statement of loss and comprehensive loss.

c) Inventory and other operating expenses

During the period from November 22, 2017 to July 31, 2018, the Company paid $571,691 of direct development, prototype consulting and contract fulfillment costs charged by a shareholder company and a parent company of a shareholder company of the Company, of which $534,392 has been included in “Inventory” in the statement of financial position, and $37,299 has been included in “Other operating expenses” in the statement of loss and comprehensive loss.

d) Compensation of key management personnel

Key management includes members of the Board and executive officers of the Company. Compensation awarded to key management is listed below:

 

     November 22, 2017 to July 31, 2018  
     Amount      Shares  
     $      awarded  

Cash based compensation

     174,575        —    

Shares issued

     430,830        20,283,851  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     605,405        20,283,851  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

11 Financial instruments and risk management

In common with all other businesses, the Company is exposed to risks that arise from its use of financial instruments. This note describes the Company’s objectives, policies and processes for managing those risks and the methods used to measure them. Further quantitative information in respect of these risks is presented below.

 

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Graph Blockchain Limited

Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian dollars, except share and unit information)

 

 

General objectives, policies and processes

Management has overall responsibility for the determination of the Company’s risk management objectives and policies and, whilst retaining ultimate responsibility for them, it has delegated the authority for designing and operating processes that ensure the effective implementation of the objectives and policies to the Company’s finance function.

The overall objective of management is to set policies that seek to minimize risk as far as possible without unduly affecting the Company’s competitiveness and flexibility. The Company has established risk management policies and procedures designed to reduce the potentially adverse effects of price volatility on operating results and distributions. Further details regarding these policies are set out below.

Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations. Financial instruments which are potentially subject to credit risk for the Company consists primarily of cash and trade and other receivables.

Credit risk associated with cash is minimized by ensuring these financial assets are maintained with financial institutions of reputable credit and may be redeemed upon demand. The Company applies the simplified approach to providing for expected cresit lossed prescribed by IFRS 9, which permits the use of the lifetime expected loss provision for all trade and other receivables. The management measures the expected credit loss based upon historic default rate of customers and estimates the credit loss over the expected life of trade and other receivables. As at July 31, 2018, the impairment allowance relating to trade and other receivables was $nil.

At July 31, 2018, the Company had a short-term loan receivable balance of $29,818 included in “Trade and other receivables” in the statement of financial position. The remainder of the trade and other receivables balance relates primarily to value added tax positions with Provincial and Federal government entities in Canada.

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they become due. The Company’s approach is to ensure it will have sufficient liquidity to meet operations, tax, capital and regulatory requirements and obligations, under both normal and stressed circumstances. Cash flow projections are prepared and reviewed by management to ensure a sufficient continuity of funding exists. The Company’s financial liabilities are comprised of its accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The payments for the Company’s accounts payable and accrued liabilities are due in less than a year.

The following table sets out the Company’s contractual maturities (representing undiscounted contractual cash flows) of financial liabilities and commitments:

 

     12 months      1 to 2 years      2 to 5 years      Total  
     $      $      $      $  

Accounts payable and accruals

     245,053        —          —          245,053  

Lease commitments

     16,352        —          —          16,352  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

At July 31, 2018

     261,405        —          —          261,405  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Graph Blockchain Limited

Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian dollars, except share and unit information)

 

 

Fair values of financial instruments

IFRS 7—Financial Instruments: Disclosures requires disclosure of a three-level hierarchy (“FV hierarchy”) that reflects the significance of the inputs used in making fair value measurements and disclosures. Fair values of assets and liabilities included in Level 1 are determined by reference to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities. Assets and liabilities in Level 2 include those whose valuations are determined using inputs other than quoted prices for which all significant outputs are observable, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 valuations are those based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.

Cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities have relatively short periods to maturity and the carrying values contained in the statement of financial position approximate their estimated fair value.

12 Commitments

Lease commitments

The total minimum annual operating lease payments are as follows:

 

     Amount  
     $  

2018

     11,680  

2019

     4,672  

2020 and thereafter

     nil  

13 Income taxes

The provision for current income taxes differs from the results that would be obtained by applying Canadian Federal and Provincial (Ontario) statutory income tax rates to profit or loss before income taxes.

This difference results from the following:

 

     November 22,  
     2017 to July 31,  
     2018  
     $  

Loss before income taxes

     (3,772,838

Statutory income tax rates

     26.50

Expected current income tax recovery

     (999,802

Share based compensation and non-deductible expenses

     47,739  

Share based consulting fees

     512,752  

Share issuance costs booked through equity

     (53,897

Change in unrecognized deferred income tax assets

     493,208  
  

 

 

 

Income tax expense (recovery)

     —    
  

 

 

 

 

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Graph Blockchain Limited

Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian dollars, except share and unit information)

 

 

Significant components of the Company’s deferred income taxes are as follows:

 

     July 31, 2018  
     $  

Deferred tax assets

  

Non-capital losses carried forward

     850  
  

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

     850  
  

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

  

Property and equipment

     (850
  

 

 

 

Net deferred income taxes

     —    
  

 

 

 

Deferred taxes are provided as a result of temporary differences that arise due to the differences between the income tax values and the carrying amount of assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets have not been recognized in respect of the following deductible temporary differences:

 

     July 31, 2018  
     $  

Share issuance costs - 20(1)(e)

     290,438  

Non-capital losses carried forward - Canada

     1,570,729  
  

 

 

 
     1,861,167  
  

 

 

 

The Company has the following estimated Canadian carry-forward non-capital losses and corresponding expiry dates:

 

     Amount  
     $  

2038

     1,573,935  
  

 

 

 
     1,573,935  
  

 

 

 

The potential benefits of these carry-forward non-capital losses and deductible temporary differences have not been recognized in these financial statements as it is not considered probable that sufficient future taxable profit will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered.

14 Capital management

The Company defines its capital as its shareholders’ equity. The Company’s objectives when managing capital are to maintain a sufficient capital base in order to meet its short-term obligations and at the same time preserve investors’ confidence required to sustain future development of the business. The Company is not exposed to any externally imposed capital requirements. There were no changes in the Company’s approach to capital management during the period from November 22, 2017 to July 31, 2018.

 

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Graph Blockchain Limited

Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian dollars, except share and unit information)

 

 

15 Subsequent events

Share split

On September 4, 2018, a special resolution of the shareholders of Graph was made to subdivide all of the issued and outstanding common shares on the basis of 1.210976238250372 post-subdivision shares for every one pre-subdivision share with an effective split date of October 1, 2018. Any resulting fractional shares shall be either rounded up or down to the nearest whole number.

Acquisition of Reg Technologies Inc.

On November 6, 2018, the Company entered into a definitive amalgamation agreement (the “Amalgamation Agreement”) to acquire Reg Technologies Inc. (“RegTech”) through a reverse takeover. Pursuant to the terms of the Amalgamation Agreement, RegTech consolidated its outstanding shares on a ten to one basis, and acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Graph pursuant to a three-cornered amalgamation whereby 2659468 Ontario Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of RegTech, and Graph amalgamated (the “Amalgamation”) to form a newly amalgamated company (“Amalco”), and upon the Amalgamation, former shareholders of Graph (“Graph Shareholders”) received one new common share of RegTech for each one common share of Graph held and Amalco became a wholly-owned subsidiary of RegTech (the “RTO Transaction”).

Upon completion of the Amalgamation, RegTech became the parent and the sole shareholder of Amalco and thus indirectly carried on the business of Graph. As a result, RegTech changed its name to “Graph Blockchain Inc.”.

The RTO Transaction is considered to be a reverse takeover by Graph, the accounting acquirer, of RegTech, the accounting acquiree. A reverse takeover transaction involving a non-public operating entity and a non-operating company is considered to be in substance a share based payment transaction and is not a business combination. Any difference in the value of the shares deemed to have been issued by the accounting acquirer and the fair value of the acquiree’s net assets will be expensed in the period of acquisition as a payment for a stock exchange listing.

Private placement

In connection with the acquisition of Reg Technologies Inc., the Company completed a non-brokered private placement on November 6, 2018 of 3,354,866 post-subdivision units to raise gross proceeds of $1,006,460 that closed concurrently with the RTO Transaction. Each unit was at a price of $0.30 and consisted of one common share and one warrant of Graph. Each warrant shall be exercisable into one common share of Graph at a price of $0.40 for a period of 18 months from the date of issuance. Certain dealers and arms-length finders were paid 8% of the gross proceeds. Share issuance costs of $33,000 comprised of $13,000 in respect of cash finders’ fees, together with other cash expenses of $20,000, resulting in net proceeds of $973,460. As a result of the private placement, share capital is adjusted by $681,422 to reflect the common shares issued and reserves are adjusted by $292,038 to reflect the warrants issued. The weighted average assumptions used in calculating the fair value of the warrants include, share price –$0.21, expected life – 1.5 years, annualized volatility – 130%, dividend yield – 0%, and risk-free rate – 2.19%.

 

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Graph Blockchain Limited

Notes to Financial Statements

(Expressed in Canadian dollars, except share and unit information)

 

 

Issuance of shares

Subsequent to July 31, 2018, the Company issued 5,000,000 common shares (post-subdivision) at $0.21 per share to certain employees, officers and directors of Graph and certain employees of a shareholder company who support the Company’s sales efforts. The shares were valued based on financing transactions in close proximity to the issuance of the shares.

 

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Graph Blockchain Inc.

(Formerly Reg Technologies Inc.)

Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)

July 31, 2018

(Expressed in Canadian dollars)

 

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Graph Blockchain Inc. (Formerly Reg Technologies Inc.)

Unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of financial position as at July 31, 2018

(Expressed in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)

 

    

RegTech

$

   

Graph

$

    Notes    

Pro forma
adjustments

$

   

Combined

$

 

Assets

          

Current assets

          

Cash and cash equivalents

     802       2,363,978       4, 5 (d,e     648,460       3,013,240  

Trade and other receivables

     4,357       179,217       4, 5 (c     (29,818     153,756  

Inventory

     —         534,392         —         534,392  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     —         231,363         —         231,363  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     5,159       3,308,950         618,642       3,932,751  

Property and equipment, net

     —         24,727         —         24,727  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

     5,159       3,333,677         618,642       3,957,478  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

          

Current liabilities

          

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     358,626       245,053       4, 5 (b,c     (275,206     328,473  

Contract liabilities

     —         534,392         —         534,392  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
     358,626       779,445         (275,206     862,865  

Total liabilities

     358,626       779,445         (275,206     862,865  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

          

Share capital

     13,636,565       6,251,195       4, 5 (a,b,d,f,g     (10,485,398     9,402,362  

Reserves

     12,005,421       75,865       5 (a,d     (11,713,383     367,903  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     —         10         —         10  

Deficit

     (25,995,453     (3,772,838     4, 5 (a,b,e,f,g     23,092,629       (6,675,662
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     (353,467     2,554,232         893,848       3,094,613  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     5,159       3,333,677         618,642       3,957,478  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this pro forma consolidated statement of financial position.

 

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Graph Blockchain Inc. (Formerly Reg Technologies Inc.)

Notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of financial position as at July 31, 2018

(Expressed in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)

 

1

Basis of presentation

The unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of financial position of Graph Blockchain Inc. (the “ Company ”, formerly Reg Technologies Inc. or “ RegTech ”) as at July 31, 2018 (the “ Pro Forma Financial Statement ”), has been prepared by management based on historical financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“ IFRS ”), for illustrative purposes only, after giving effect to the proposed transaction between the Company and Graph Blockchain Limited (“ Graph ”) on the basis of the assumptions and adjustments described in notes 2, 3, 4 and 5. The unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of financial position has been derived from:

 

  a)

the unaudited statement of financial position of the Company as at July 31, 2018; and

 

  b)

the audited statement of financial position of Graph as at July 31, 2018.

It is management’s opinion that the unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statement includes all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation, in all material respects, of the transactions described in notes 3 and 4 in accordance with IFRS, applied on a basis consistent with Graph’s accounting policies, except as otherwise noted. The unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statement is not necessarily indicative of the financial position that would have resulted if the combination had actually occurred on July 31, 2018.

The unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statement should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements and notes thereto of the Company and Graph, included elsewhere in this Listing Statement.

 

2

Significant accounting policies

This unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statement has been compiled using the significant accounting policies, as set out in the audited consolidated financial statements of Graph as at and for the year ended July 31, 2018. Management has determined that no material pro forma adjustments are necessary to conform the Company’s accounting policies to the accounting policies used by Graph in the preparation of its financial statements.

 

3

The RTO Transaction

Pursuant to the terms of the Amalgamation Agreement, the Company will consolidate its outstanding shares on a ten to one basis, and acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Graph pursuant to a three-cornered amalgamation whereby 2659468 Ontario Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of RegTech, and Graph will amalgamate (the “ Amalgamation ”) to form a newly amalgamated company (“ Amalco ”), and upon the Amalgamation, former shareholders of Graph (“ Graph Shareholders ”) will receive one new common share of RegTech for each one common share of Graph held and Amalco will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of RegTech (the “ RTO Transaction ”).

On September 4, 2018, in connection with the RTO Transaction, a special resolution of the shareholders of Graph was made to subdivide all of the issued and outstanding common shares on the basis of 1.210976238250372 post-subdivision shares for every one pre-subdivision share. Any resulting fractional shares were either rounded up or down to the nearest whole number.

There are currently 4,954,715 post-consolidation RegTech common shares and 121,516,869 post-subdivision Graph common shares issued and outstanding, as well as 1,816,464 post-subdivision Graph common shares held in escrow and excluded from the number of issued and outstanding shares in accordance with IFRS. On closing, there will be approximately 5,954,715 RegTech and 130,816,145 Graph common shares outstanding. As a result of the RTO Transaction, the Company expects to have approximately 136,770,860 issued and outstanding common shares on an undiluted basis. Approximately 4.4% of those shares will be held by shareholders of RegTech and 95.6% will be held by Graph Shareholders. The shares held by new “principals” of RegTech will be subject to such escrow requirements as may be imposed by the securities regulatory authorities.

 

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Graph Blockchain Inc. (Formerly Reg Technologies Inc.)

Notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of financial position as at July 31, 2018

(Expressed in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)

 

Upon completion of the Amalgamation, RegTech will be the parent and the sole shareholder of Amalco and thus will indirectly carry on the business of Graph. As a result, the Company intends to change its name to “Graph Blockchain Inc.” or such other name as is acceptable to the regulators. Further, it is proposed that the management and Board of Directors of RegTech be changed to consist of persons that have experience in the new business to be undertaken by the combined company.

In connection with the RTO Transaction, RegTech will be seeking shareholder approval of the RTO Transaction and Graph will be seeking shareholder approval with respect to the Amalgamation. The Transaction has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of Graph and RegTech and both Boards of Directors recommend that their respective shareholders vote in favour of the RTO Transaction and related matters.

The RTO Transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including receipt of shareholder and regulatory approval, including approval of the CSE. The RTO Transaction will be carried out by parties dealing at arm’s length to one another and therefore will not be considered to be a non-arm’s-length transaction.

 

4

Accounting for the RTO Transaction

The Pro Forma Financial Statement has been accounted for in accordance with IFRS 2, Share Based Payments. The RTO Transaction is considered to be a reverse takeover by Graph, the accounting acquirer, of RegTech, the accounting acquiree. A reverse takeover transaction involving a non-public operating entity and a non-operating company is considered to be in substance a share based payment transaction and is not a business combination. Any difference in the value of the shares deemed to have been issued by the accounting acquirer and the fair value of the acquiree’s net assets should be expensed in the current period as a payment for a stock exchange listing. The pro-forma adjustments and allocations of the purchase price of RegTech by Graph as a reverse takeover are based in part on estimates of the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of completion of the acquisition.

The preliminary allocation of estimated consideration transferred is subject to change and is summarized as follows:

 

     Notes      Amount
$
 

Consideration

     

Deemed issuance of 5,954,715 post-subdivision Graph common shares to former RegTech shareholders and debtholders at $0.21 per common share

     3, 5 (b      1,250,490  

Debt forgiveness for amounts due to Graph from RegTech

     5 (c      29,818  

Issuance of 641,666 post-subdivision Graph common shares in connection with a finder’s fee on the RTO Transaction at $0.21 per common share

     5 (g      134,750  

Other reverse-takeover transaction related costs

     5 (f      325,000  
     

 

 

 
        1,740,058  

Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed

     

Cash

        802  

Trade and other receivables

        4,357  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     5 (b, c      (83,420
     

 

 

 
        (78,261
     

 

 

 

Listing expense

        1,818,319  
     

 

 

 

The amount of accounts payable and accrued liabilities assumed includes adjustments for the debt-to-equity settlement and debt forgiveness (reduction in the amount of $275,206) as disclosed in notes 5 (b) and (c), and the amount of consideration includes adjustments to the fair value of consideration paid as disclosed in note 5 (b), the debt forgiveness of the amounts due from RegTech as disclosed in note 5 (c), the finder’s fee as disclosed in note 5 (g), and the other reverse-takeover transaction related costs as disclosed in note 5 (f) to this Pro Forma Financial Statement.

 

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Graph Blockchain Inc. (Formerly Reg Technologies Inc.)

Notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of financial position as at July 31, 2018

(Expressed in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)

 

5

Pro forma assumptions and adjustments

The Pro Forma Financial Statement reflects the following assumptions and adjustments:

 

a)

Elimination of the Company’s historical equity balances

Adjustments to eliminate the Company’s historical equity balances included a reduction in share capital in the amount of $13,636,565, a reduction in reserves in the amount of $12,005,421, and an adjustment of $25,995,453 to eliminate the Company’s historical deficit, for a net equity elimination of $353,467.

 

b)

Conversion of amounts due to certain RegTech directors and vendors

Adjustments to decrease the accounts payable and accrued liabilities assumed by $245,388 to reflect their conversion to 1,000,000 common shares of RegTech prior to the closing of the RTO Transaction at $0.21 per common share. The difference between the increase in share capital and decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities is recorded in deficit. The increase in the number of RegTech common shares outstanding is reflected in the fair value of consideration paid to former RegTech holders of common shares as disclosed in note 4 to this Pro Forma Financial Statement.

 

c)

Debt forgiveness of amounts due to Graph from RegTech

Adjustments to decrease accounts receivable by $29,818 with a corresponding decrease of the accounts payable and accrued liabilities assumed by $29,818 to reflect the debt forgiveness of amounts due to Graph from RegTech upon the closing of the RTO Transaction. The amounts will be reclassified to intercompany and eliminated on consolidation. The adjustments are separately reflected in the consideration paid and identifiable liabilities assumed as disclosed in note 4 to this Pro Forma Financial Statement.

 

d)

Private placement

Adjustments to increase cash by $973,460 to reflect a non-brokered private placement completed on November 6 , 2018 of 3,354,866 post-subdivision units to raise gross proceeds of $1,006,460. Each unit was at a price of $0.30 and consisted of one common share and one warrant of Graph. Each warrant shall be exercisable into one common share of Graph at a price of $0.40 for a period of 18 months from the date of issuance. Certain dealers and arms-length finders were paid 8% of the gross proceeds. Share issuance costs of $33,000 comprised of $13,000 in respect of cash finders’ fees, together with other cash expenses of $20,000, resulting in net proceeds of $973,460. As a result of the private placement, share capital is adjusted by $681,422 to reflect the common shares issued and reserves are adjusted by $292,038 to reflect the warrants issued. The weighted average assumptions used in calculating the fair value of the warrants include, share price –$0.21, expected life – 1.5 years, annualized volatility – 130%, dividend yield – 0%, and risk-free rate – 2.19%.

 

e)

Other RTO Transaction fees

Adjustments to decrease cash by $325,000 and increase deficit by $325,000 to account for professional, regulatory and other fees with respect to the RTO Transaction, as reflected in note 4 to this Pro Forma Financial Statement.

 

f)

Other share transactions prior to the closing of the RTO Transaction

Adjustments to increase share capital by $1,084,505 with a corresponding increase to deficit by the same amount to reflect the issuance of 5,000,000 post-subdivision Graph common shares to certain employees, officers and directors of Graph and certain employees of a shareholder company who support the Company’s sales efforts at a valuation of $0.21 per common share prior to the closing of the RTO Transaction, as well as recognize the vesting and release from escrow of 302,744 post-subdivision Graph common shares on October 1, 2018 in connection with the share compensation of an officer of Graph.

 

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Graph Blockchain Inc. (Formerly Reg Technologies Inc.)

Notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of financial position as at July 31, 2018

(Expressed in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)

 

g)

Finder’s fee in connection with the RTO Transaction

Adjustments to increase share capital by $134,750 with a corresponding increase to deficit by the same amount to reflect the issuance of 641,666 post-subdivision Graph common shares to an arm’s length party responsible for introducing Graph and RegTech.

 

6

Pro forma share capital

The pro forma share capital is summarized as follows:

 

     Number     

Amount

$

 

RegTech common shares issued and outstanding at July 31, 2018 – pre consolidation

     49,547,090        13,636,565  

Consolidation of RegTech’s common shares at a 10 to 1 ratio

     (44,592,375      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

RegTech common shares issued and outstanding at July 31, 2018 – post consolidation

     4,954,715        13,636,565  

RegTech common shares issued to former RegTech shareholders note 5 (b)

     1,000,000        210,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

RegTech common shares issued and outstanding prior to RTO

     5,954,715        13,846,565  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Graph common shares issued and outstanding at July 31, 2018 – pre subdivision

     100,346,204        6,251,195  

Subdivision of Graph’s common shares at a 1.211 for 1 ratio

     21,170,665        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Graph common shares issued and outstanding prior to RTO

     121,516,869        6,251,195  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Number     

Amount

$

 

RegTech common shares issued and outstanding prior to RTO per above

     5,954,715        13,846,565  

Graph common shares issued and outstanding prior to RTO per above

     121,516,869        6,251,195  

Elimination of RegTech’s pre-acquisition share capital – note 5 (a)

     —          (13,636,565

Deemed issuance of Graph’s common shares to former RegTech shareholders

     —          1,040,490  

Graph common shares issued in connection with the private placement – note 5 (d)

     3,354,866        681,422  

Graph common shares issued in connection with the finder’s fee – note 5 (g)

     641,666        134,750  

Graph common shares issued subsequent to July 31, 2018 – note 5 (f)

     5,302,744        1,084,505  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Pro Forma Shares issued and outstanding at July 31, 2018

     136,770,860        9,402,362  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

7

Pro forma reserves

The pro forma reserves are summarized as follows:

 

     Number     

Amount

$

 

RegTech warrants and options issued and outstanding at July 31, 2018

     —          12,005,421  

Graph warrants issued and outstanding at July 31, 2018

     1,375,600        75,865  

Subdivision of Graph’s warrants at a 1.211 for 1 ratio

     290,218        —    

Elimination of the RegTech’s pre-acquisition reserves

     —          (12,005,421

Graph warrants issued in connection with the private placement – note 5 (d)

     3,354,866        292,038  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Pro Forma Warrants issued and outstanding at July 31, 2018

     5,020,684        367,903  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

8

Pro forma income tax rates

The Company expects to have enacted tax rates as follows: 26.50% for its Canadian operations, and 10% to 25% in the Republic of Korea depending on the tax base for the period.

 

F-90

Exhibit 1.4

 

LOGO

Number: BC0255438
CERTIFICATE
OF
CHANGE OF NAME
BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
I Hereby Certify that REG TECHNOLOGIES INC. changed its name to GRAPH BLOCKCHAIN INC. on November 6, 2018 at 02:52 PM Pacific Time.
Issued under my hand at Victoria, British Columbia
On November 6, 2018
CAROL PREST
Registrar of Companies
Province of British Columbia
Canada
ELECTRONIC CERTIFICATE

Exhibit 4.1

GRAPH BLOCKCHAIN INC.

STOCK OPTION PLAN

DATED FOR REFERENCE

NOVEMBER 6, 2018


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

     1  

1.1

  D EFINITIONS      1  

1.2

  C HOICE OF L AW      7  

1.3

  H EADINGS      7  

SECTION 2 GRANT OF OPTIONS

     7  

2.1

  G RANT OF O PTIONS      7  

2.2

  R ECORD OF O PTION G RANTS      7  

2.3

  E FFECT OF P LAN      8  

SECTION 3 PURPOSE AND PARTICIPATION

     8  

3.1

  P URPOSE OF P LAN      8  

3.2

  P ARTICIPATION IN P LAN      8  

3.3

  L IMITS ON O PTION G RANTS      8  

3.4

  N OTIFICATION OF G RANT      9  

3.5

  C OPY OF P LAN      9  

3.6

  L IMITATION ON S ERVICE      9  

3.7

  N O O BLIGATION TO E XERCISE      9  

3.8

  A GREEMENT      9  

3.9

  N OTICE      10  

3.10

  R EPRESENTATION      10  

SECTION 4 NUMBER OF SHARES UNDER PLAN

     10  

4.1

  B OARD TO A PPROVE I SSUANCE OF S HARES      10  

4.2

  N UMBER OF S HARES      10  

4.3

  F RACTIONAL S HARES      10  

SECTION 5 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS

     11  

5.1

  E XERCISE P ERIOD OF O PTION      11  

5.2

  N UMBER OF S HARES U NDER O PTION      11  

5.3

  E XERCISE P RICE OF O PTION      11  

5.4

  T ERMINATION OF O PTION      12  

5.5

  V ESTING OF O PTION AND A CCELERATION      13  

5.6

  A DDITIONAL T ERMS      13  

SECTION 6 TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS

     13  

6.1

  N ON - TRANSFERABLE      13  

6.2

  D EATH OF O PTION H OLDER      13  

6.3

  D ISABILITY OF O PTION H OLDER      14  

6.4

  D ISABILITY AND D EATH OF O PTION H OLDER      14  

6.5

  V ESTING      14  

6.6

  D EEMED N ON -I NTERRUPTION OF E NGAGEMENT      14  

SECTION 7 EXERCISE OF OPTION

     14  

7.1

  E XERCISE OF O PTION      14  


 

ii

7.2

  I SSUE OF S HARE C ERTIFICATES      15  

7.3

  N O R IGHTS AS S HAREHOLDER      15  

7.4

  T AX W ITHHOLDING AND P ROCEDURES      15  

SECTION 8 ADMINISTRATION

     16  

8.1

  B OARD OR C OMMITTEE      16  

8.2

  P OWERS OF C OMMITTEE      16  

8.3

  A DMINISTRATION BY C OMMITTEE      17  

8.4

  I NTERPRETATION      17  

SECTION 9 APPROVALS AND AMENDMENT

     17  

9.1

  S HAREHOLDER A PPROVAL OF P LAN      17  

9.2

  A MENDMENT OF O PTION OR P LAN      17  

SECTION 10 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO ISSUANCE OF OPTIONS AND SHARES

     18  

10.1

  C OMPLIANCE WITH L AWS      18  

10.2

  R EGULATORY A PPROVALS      18  

10.3

  I NABILITY TO O BTAIN R EGULATORY A PPROVALS      18  

SECTION 11 ADJUSTMENTS AND TERMINATION

     18  

11.1

  T ERMINATION OF P LAN      18  

11.2

  N O G RANT D URING S USPENSION OF P LAN      18  

11.3

  A LTERATION IN C APITAL S TRUCTURE      19  

11.4

  T RIGGERING E VENTS      19  

11.5

  N OTICE OF T ERMINATION BY T RIGGERING E VENT      20  

11.6

  T AKEOVER B IDS      20  

11.7

  D ETERMINATIONS TO BE M ADE B Y C OMMITTEE      20  

 

SCHEDULE A – OPTION CERTIFICATE

   A-1

SCHEDULE B – NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF OPTION

   B-1


STOCK OPTION PLAN

SECTION 1

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.1 Definitions

As used herein, unless there is something in the subject matter or context inconsistent therewith, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

  (a)

Administrator ” means such Executive or Employee of the Company as may be designated as Administrator by the Committee from time to time, or, if no such person is appointed, the Committee itself.

 

  (b)

Associate ” means, where used to indicate a relationship with any person:

 

  (i)

any relative, including the spouse of that person or a relative of that person’s spouse, where the relative has the same home as the person;

 

  (ii)

any partner, other than a limited partner, of that person;

 

  (iii)

any trust or estate in which such person has a substantial beneficial interest or as to which such person serves as trustee or in a similar capacity; and

 

  (iv)

any corporation of which such person beneficially owns or controls, directly or indirectly, voting securities carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to all outstanding voting securities of the corporation.

 

  (c)

Black-Out Period ” means a restriction imposed by the Company on all or any of its directors, officers, employees, related persons or persons in a special relationship whereby they are to refrain from trading in the Company’s securities until the restriction has been lifted by the Company.

 

  (d)

Board ” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

  (e)

Change of Control ” means an occurrence when either:

 

  (i)

a Person or Entity, other than the current “control person” of the Company (as that term is defined in the Securities Act ), becomes a “control person” of the Company; or

 

  (ii)

a majority of the directors elected at any annual or extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Company are not individuals nominated by the Company’s then-incumbent Board.


 

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  (f)

Committee ” means a committee of the Board to which the responsibility of approving the grant of stock options has been delegated, or if no such committee is appointed, the Board itself.

 

  (g)

Company ” means Graph Blockchain Inc.

 

  (h)

Consultant ” means an individual who:

 

  (i)

is engaged to provide, on an ongoing bona fide basis, consulting, technical, management or other services to the Company or any Subsidiary other than services provided in relation to a “distribution” (as that term is described in the Securities Act );

 

  (ii)

provides the services under a written contract between the Company or any Subsidiary and the individual or a Consultant Entity (as defined in clause (h)(i) below);

 

  (iii)

in the reasonable opinion of the Company, spends or will spend a significant amount of time and attention on the affairs and business of the Company or any Subsidiary; and

 

  (iv)

has a relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary that enables the individual to be knowledgeable about the business and affairs of the Company or is otherwise permitted by applicable Regulatory Rules to be granted Options as a Consultant or as an equivalent thereof,

and includes:

 

  (i)

a corporation of which the individual is an employee or shareholder or a partnership of which the individual is an employee or partner (a “ Consultant Entity ”); or

 

  (ii)

an RRSP or RRIF established by or for the individual under which he or she is the beneficiary.

 

  (i)

CSE ” or “ Exchange ” means the Canadian Securities Exchange.

 

  (j)

Disability ” means a medically determinable physical or mental impairment expected to result in death or to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, and which causes an individual to be unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity, or any other condition of impairment that the Committee, acting reasonably, determines constitutes a disability.

 

  (k)

Employee ” means:

 

  (i)

an individual who works full-time or part-time for the Company or any Subsidiary and such other individual as may, from time to time, be


 

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  permitted by applicable Regulatory Rules to be granted Options as an employee or as an equivalent thereto; or

 

  (ii)

an individual who works for the Company or any Subsidiary either full-time or on a continuing and regular basis for a minimum amount of time per week providing services normally provided by an employee and who is subject to the same control and direction by the Company or any Subsidiary over the details and methods of work as an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, but for whom income tax deductions are not made at source,

and includes:

 

  (i)

a corporation wholly-owned by such individual; and

 

  (ii)

any RRSP or RRIF established by or for such individual under which he or she is the beneficiary.

 

  (l)

Executive ” means an individual who is a director or officer of the Company or a Subsidiary, and includes:

 

  (i)

a corporation wholly-owned by such individual; and

 

  (ii)

any RRSP or RRIF established by or for such individual under which he or she is the beneficiary.

 

  (m)

Exercise Notice ” means the written notice of the exercise of an Option, in the form set out as Schedule B hereto, or by written notice in the case of uncertificated Shares, duly executed by the Option Holder.

 

  (n)

Exercise Period ” means the period during which a particular Option may be exercised and is the period from and including the Grant Date through to and including the Expiry Time on the Expiry Date provided, however, that no Option can be exercised unless and until all necessary Regulatory Approvals have been obtained.

 

  (o)

Exercise Price ” means the price at which an Option is exercisable as determined in accordance with section 5.3.

 

  (p)

Expiry Date ” means the date the Option expires as set out in the Option Certificate or as otherwise determined in accordance with sections 5.4, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4 or 11.4.

 

  (q)

Expiry Time ” means the time the Option expires on the Expiry Date, which is 4:00 p.m. local time in Toronto, Ontario on the Expiry Date.

 

  (r)

Grant Date ” means the date on which the Committee grants a particular Option, which is the date the Option comes into effect provided however that no Option


 

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  can be exercised unless and until all necessary Regulatory Approvals have been obtained.

 

  (s)

Investor Relations Activities ” means any activities, by or on behalf of the Company or shareholder of the Company, that promote or reasonably could be expected to promote the purchase or sale of securities of the Company, but does not include:

 

  (i)

the dissemination of information provided, or records prepared, in the ordinary course of business of the Company

 

  (A)

to promote the sale of products or services of the Company, or

 

  (B)

to raise public awareness of the Company, that cannot reasonably be considered to promote the purchase or sale of securities of the Company;

 

  (ii)

activities or communications necessary to comply with the requirements of:

 

  (A)

Applicable Securities Laws;

 

  (B)

CSE requirements or the by-laws, rules or other regulatory instruments of any other self-regulatory body or exchange having jurisdiction over the Company;

 

  (iii)

communications by a publisher of, or writer for, a newspaper, magazine or business or financial publication, that is of general and regular paid circulation, distributed only to subscribers to it for value or to purchasers of it, if:

 

  (A)

the communication is only through the newspaper, magazine or publication, and

 

  (B)

the publisher or writer receives no commission or other consideration other than for acting in the capacity of publisher or writer; or

 

  (iv)

activities or communications that may be otherwise specified by the CSE.

 

  (t)

Market Value ” means the market value of the Shares as determined in accordance with section 5.3.

 

  (u)

Option ” means an incentive share purchase option granted pursuant to this Plan entitling the Option Holder to purchase Shares of the Company.

 

  (v)

Option Certificate ” means the certificate, in substantially the form set out as Schedule A hereto, evidencing the Option.


 

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  (w)

Option Holder ” means a Person or Entity who holds an unexercised and unexpired Option or, where applicable, the Personal Representative of such person.

 

  (x)

Outstanding Issue ” means the number of Shares that are outstanding (on a non-diluted basis) immediately prior to the Share issuance or grant of Option in question.

 

  (y)

Person or Entity ” means an individual, natural person, corporation, government or political subdivision or agency of a government, and where two or more persons act as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities of an issuer, such partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or group shall be deemed to be a Person or Entity.

 

  (z)

Personal Representative ” means:

 

  (i)

in the case of a deceased Option Holder, the executor or administrator of the deceased duly appointed by a court or public authority having jurisdiction to do so; and

 

  (ii)

in the case of an Option Holder who for any reason is unable to manage his or her affairs, the person entitled by law to act on behalf of such Option Holder.

 

  (aa)

Plan ” means this stock option plan as from time to time amended.

 

  (bb)

Pre-Existing Options ” has the meaning ascribed thereto in section 4.1.

 

  (cc)

Regulatory Approvals ” means any necessary approvals of the Regulatory Authorities as may be required from time to time for the implementation, operation or amendment of this Plan or for the Options granted from time to time hereunder.

 

  (dd)

Regulatory Authorities ” means all organized trading facilities on which the Shares are listed, and all securities commissions or similar securities regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over the Company, this Plan or the Options granted from time to time hereunder.

 

  (ee)

Regulatory Rules ” means all corporate and securities laws, regulations, rules, policies, notices, instruments and other orders of any kind whatsoever which may, from time to time, apply to the implementation, operation or amendment of this Plan or the Options granted from time to time hereunder including, without limitation, those of the applicable Regulatory Authorities.

 

  (ff)

Related Entity ” means a person that is controlled by the Company. For the purposes of this Plan, a person (first person) is considered to control another


 

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  person (second person) if the first person, directly or indirectly, has the power to direct the management and policies of the second person by virtue of

 

  (i)

ownership of or direction over voting securities in the second person,

 

  (ii)

a written agreement or indenture,

 

  (iii)

being the general partner or controlling the general partner of the second person, or

 

  (iv)

being a trustee of the second person;

 

  (gg)

Related Person ” means:

 

  (i)

a Related Entity of the Company;

 

  (ii)

a partner, director or officer of the Company or Related Entity;

 

  (iii)

a promoter of or person who performs Investor Relations Activities for the Company or Related Entity; and

 

  (iv)

any person that beneficially owns, either directly or indirectly, or exercises voting control or direction over at least 10% of the total voting rights attached to all voting securities of the Company or Related Entity.

 

  (hh)

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act (British Columbia), RSBC 1996, c.418 as from time to time amended.

 

  (ii)

Share ” or “ Shares ” means, as the case may be, one or more common shares without par value in the capital stock of the Company.

 

  (jj)

Subsidiary ” means a wholly-owned or controlled subsidiary corporation of the Company.

 

  (kk)

Triggering Event ” means:

 

  (i)

the proposed dissolution, liquidation or wind-up of the Company;

 

  (ii)

a proposed merger, amalgamation, arrangement or reorganization of the Company with one or more corporations as a result of which, immediately following such event, the shareholders of the Company as a group, as they were immediately prior to such event, are expected to hold less than a majority of the outstanding capital stock of the surviving corporation;

 

  (iii)

the proposed acquisition of all or substantially all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company by one or more Persons or Entities;

 

  (iv)

a proposed Change of Control of the Company;


 

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  (v)

the proposed sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or

 

  (vi)

a proposed material alteration of the capital structure of the Company which, in the opinion of the Committee, is of such a nature that it is not practical or feasible to make adjustments to this Plan or to the Options granted hereunder to permit the Plan and Options granted hereunder to stay in effect.

 

  (ll)

Vest ” or “ Vesting ” means that a portion of the Option granted to the Option Holder which is available to be exercised by the Option Holder at any time and from time to time.

1.2 Choice of Law

The Plan is established under, and the provisions of the Plan shall be subject to and interpreted and construed solely in accordance with, the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the laws of Canada applicable therein without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof and without reference to the laws of any other jurisdiction. The Company and each Option Holder hereby attorn to the jurisdiction of the Courts of British Columbia.

1.3 Headings

The headings used herein are for convenience only and are not to affect the interpretation of the Plan.

SECTION 2

GRANT OF OPTIONS

2.1 Grant of Options

The Committee shall, from time to time in its sole discretion, grant Options to such Persons or Entities and on such terms and conditions as are permitted under this Plan.

2.2 Record of Option Grants

The Committee shall be responsible to maintain a record of all Options granted under this Plan and such record shall contain, in respect of each Option:

 

  (a)

the name and address of the Option Holder;

 

  (b)

the category (Executive, Employee or Consultant) under which the Option was granted to him, her or it;

 

  (c)

the Grant Date and Expiry Date of the Option;


 

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  (d)

the number of Shares which may be acquired on the exercise of the Option and the Exercise Price of the Option;

 

  (e)

the vesting and other additional terms, if any, attached to the Option; and

 

  (f)

the particulars of each and every time the Option is exercised.

2.3 Effect of Plan

All Options granted pursuant to the Plan shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan notwithstanding the fact that the Option Certificates issued in respect thereof do not expressly contain such terms and conditions but instead incorporate them by reference to the Plan. The Option Certificates will be issued for convenience only and in the case of a dispute with regard to any matter in respect thereof, the provisions of the Plan and the records of the Company shall prevail over the terms and conditions in the Option Certificate, save and except as noted below. Each Option will also be subject to, in addition to the provisions of the Plan, the terms and conditions contained in the schedules, if any, attached to the Option Certificate for such Option. Should the terms and conditions contained in such schedules be inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, such terms and conditions will supersede the provisions of the Plan.

SECTION 3

PURPOSE AND PARTICIPATION

3.1 Purpose of Plan

The purpose of the Plan is to provide the Company with a share-related mechanism to attract, retain and motivate qualified Executives, Employees and Consultants to contribute toward the long term goals of the Company, and to encourage such individuals to acquire Shares of the Company as long term investments.

3.2 Participation in Plan

The Committee shall, from time to time and in its sole discretion, determine those Executives, Employees and Consultants to whom Options are to be granted.

3.3 Limits on Option Grants

The following limitations shall apply to the Plan and all Options thereunder:

 

  (a)

the maximum number of Options which may be granted to any one Option Holder under the Plan within any 12 month period shall be 5% of the Outstanding Issue (unless the Company has obtained disinterested shareholder approval if required by Regulatory Rules);

 

  (b)

if required by Regulatory Rules, disinterested shareholder approval is required to grant to Related Persons, within a 12 month period, of a number of Options which, when added to the number of outstanding incentive stock options granted to


 

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  Related Persons within the previous 12 months, exceeds 10% of the Outstanding Issue;

 

  (c)

if required by Regulatory Rules, disinterested shareholder approval is required to grant to Related Persons a number of Options which, when added to the number of outstanding incentive stock options granted to Related Persons, exceeds 10% of the Outstanding Issue;

 

  (d)

with respect to section 5.1, the Expiry Date of an Option shall be no later than the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date of such Option;

 

  (e)

the maximum number of Options which may be granted to any one Consultant within any 12 month period must not exceed 2% of the Outstanding Issue; and

 

  (f)

the maximum number of Options which may be granted within any 12 month period to Employees or Consultants engaged in investor relations activities must not exceed 2% of the Outstanding Issue.

3.4 Notification of Grant

Following the granting of an Option, the Administrator shall, within a reasonable period of time, notify the Option Holder in writing of the grant and shall enclose with such notice the Option Certificate representing the Option so granted. In no case will the Company be required to deliver an Option Certificate to an Option Holder until such time as the Company has obtained all necessary Regulatory Approvals for the grant of the Option.

3.5 Copy of Plan

Each Option Holder, upon request, shall be provided with a copy of the Plan. A copy of any amendment to the Plan shall be promptly provided by the Administrator to each Option Holder.

3.6 Limitation on Service

The Plan does not give any Option Holder that is an Executive the right to serve or continue to serve as an Executive of the Company or any Subsidiary, nor does it give any Option Holder that is an Employee or Consultant the right to be or to continue to be employed or engaged by the Company or any Subsidiary.

3.7 No Obligation to Exercise

Option Holders shall be under no obligation to exercise Options.

3.8 Agreement

The Company and every Option Holder granted an Option hereunder shall be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan. By accepting an Option granted hereunder, the Option Holder has expressly agreed with the Company to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Plan. In the event that the Option Holder receives his, her or its Options pursuant to an


 

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oral or written agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary, whether such agreement is an employment agreement, consulting agreement or any other kind of agreement of any kind whatsoever, the Option Holder acknowledges that in the event of any inconsistency between the terms relating to the grant of such Options in that agreement and the terms attaching to the Options as provided for in this Plan, the terms provided for in this Plan shall prevail and the other agreement shall be deemed to have been amended accordingly.

3.9 Notice

Any notice, delivery or other correspondence of any kind whatsoever to be provided by the Company to an Option Holder will be deemed to have been provided if provided to the last home address, fax number or email address of the Option Holder in the records of the Company and the Company shall be under no obligation to confirm receipt or delivery.

3.10 Representation

As a condition precedent to the issuance of an Option, the Company must be able to represent to the Exchange as of the Grant Date that the Option Holder is a bona fide Executive, Employee or Consultant of the Company or any Subsidiary.

SECTION 4

NUMBER OF SHARES UNDER PLAN

4.1 Board to Approve Issuance of Shares

The Committee shall approve by resolution the issuance of all Shares to be issued to Option Holders upon the exercise of Options, such authorization to be deemed effective as of the Grant Date of such Options regardless of when it is actually done. The Committee shall be entitled to approve the issuance of Shares in advance of the Grant Date, retroactively after the Grant Date, or by a general approval of this Plan.

4.2 Number of Shares

Subject to adjustment as provided for herein, the number of Shares which will be reserved for issuance pursuant to Options granted pursuant to this Plan, plus any other outstanding incentive stock options of the Company granted pursuant to a previous stock option plan or agreement, will be fixed at 10% of the Outstanding Issue. If any Option expires or otherwise terminates for any reason without having been exercised in full, the number of Shares in respect of such expired or terminated Option shall again be available for the purposes of granting Options pursuant to this Plan.

4.3 Fractional Shares

No fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of any Option and, if as a result of any adjustment, an Option Holder would become entitled to a fractional share, such Option Holder shall have the right to purchase only the next lowest whole number of Shares and no payment or other adjustment will be made for the fractional interest.


 

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SECTION 5

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS

5.1 Exercise Period of Option

Subject to sections 5.4, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4 and 11.4, the Grant Date and the Expiry Date of an Option shall be the dates fixed by the Committee at the time the Option is granted and shall be set out in the Option Certificate issued in respect of such Option. However, should the Expiry Date for an Option fall within a trading Black-Out Period, the Expiry Date shall be ten (10) business days following the expiration of a Blackout Period.

5.2 Number of Shares Under Option

The number of Shares which may be purchased pursuant to an Option shall be determined by the Committee and shall be set out in the Option Certificate issued in respect of the Option.

5.3 Exercise Price of Option

The Exercise Price at which an Option Holder may purchase a Share upon the exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Committee and shall be set out in the Option Certificate issued in respect of the Option. The Exercise Price shall not be less than the Market Value of the Shares as of the Grant Date. The Market Value of the Shares for a particular Grant Date shall be determined as follows:

 

  (a)

for each organized trading facility on which the Shares are listed, Market Value will be the closing trading price of the Shares on the day immediately preceding the Grant Date, and may be less than this price if it is within the discounts permitted by the applicable Regulatory Authorities;

 

  (b)

if the Company’s Shares are listed on more than one organized trading facility, the Market Value shall be the Market Value as determined in accordance with subparagraph (a) above for the primary organized trading facility on which the Shares are listed, as determined by the Committee, subject to any adjustments as may be required to secure all necessary Regulatory Approvals;

 

  (c)

if the Company’s Shares are listed on one or more organized trading facilities but have not traded during the ten trading days immediately preceding the Grant Date, then the Market Value will be, subject to any adjustments as may be required to secure all necessary Regulatory Approvals, such value as is determined by the Committee; and

 

  (d)

if the Company’s Shares are not listed on any organized trading facility, then the Market Value will be, subject to any adjustments as may be required to secure all necessary Regulatory Approvals, such value as is determined by the Committee to be the fair value of the Shares, taking into consideration all factors that the Committee deems appropriate, including, without limitation, recent sale and offer prices of the Shares in private transactions negotiated at arms’ length. Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, in no case will the Market Value


 

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  be less than the minimum prescribed by each of the organized trading facilities that would apply to the Company on the Grant Date in question.

5.4 Termination of Option

Subject to such other terms or conditions that may be attached to Options granted hereunder, an Option Holder may exercise an Option in whole or in part at any time and from time to time during the Exercise Period. Any Option or part thereof not exercised within the Exercise Period shall terminate and become null, void and of no effect as of the Expiry Time on the Expiry Date. The Expiry Date of an Option shall be the earlier of the date so fixed by the Committee at the time the Option is granted as set out in the Option Certificate and the date established, if applicable, in paragraphs (a) or (b) below or sections 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, or 11.4 of this Plan:

 

  (a)

Ceasing to Hold Office— In the event that the Option Holder holds his or her Option as an Executive and such Option Holder ceases to hold such position other than by reason of death or Disability, the Expiry Date of any vested Option shall be, unless otherwise determined by the Committee and expressly provided for in the Option Certificate at the Grant Date or otherwise agreed by the Committee and the Option Holder (such Expiry Date not to exceed one year), the 90th day following the date the Option Holder ceases to hold such position unless the Option Holder ceases to hold such position as a result of:

 

  (i)

ceasing to meet the qualifications set forth in the corporate legislation applicable to the Company;

 

  (ii)

a special resolution having been passed by the shareholders of the Company removing the Option Holder as a director of the Company or any Subsidiary; or

 

  (iii)

an order made by any Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction to so order,

in which case the Expiry Date shall be the date the Option Holder ceases to hold such position and the Option Holder will not have the right to exercise such Options; OR

 

  (b)

Ceasing to be Employed or Engaged - In the event that the Option Holder holds his or her Option as an Employee or Consultant and such Option Holder ceases to hold such position other than by reason of death or Disability, the Expiry Date of any vested Option shall be, unless otherwise determined by the Committee and expressly provided for in the Option Certificate at the Grant Date or otherwise agreed by the Committee and the Option Holder (such Expiry Date not to exceed one year), the 90th day following the date the Option Holder ceases to hold such position, unless the Option Holder ceases to hold such position as a result of:

 

  (i)

termination for cause; or

 

  (ii)

an order made by any Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction to so order,


 

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  in which case the Expiry Date shall be the date the Option Holder ceases to hold such position and the Option Holder will not have the right to exercise such Options.

In the event that the Option Holder ceases to hold the position of Executive, Employee or Consultant for which the Option was originally granted, but comes to hold a different position as an Executive, Employee or Consultant prior to the expiry of the Option, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, choose to permit the Option to stay in place for that Option Holder with such Option then to be treated as being held by that Option Holder in his or her new position and such will not be considered to be an amendment to the Option in question requiring the consent of the Option Holder under section 9.2 of this Plan. Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, in no case will an Option be exercisable later than the Expiry Date of the Option.

5.5 Vesting of Option and Acceleration

The vesting schedule for an Option, if any, shall be determined by the Committee and shall be set out in the Option Certificate issued in respect of the Option. The Committee may elect, at any time, to accelerate the vesting schedule of one or more Options including, without limitation, on a Triggering Event, and such acceleration will not be considered an amendment to the Option in question requiring the consent of the Option Holder under section 9.2 of this Plan.

5.6 Additional Terms

Subject to all applicable Regulatory Rules and all necessary Regulatory Approvals, the Committee may attach additional terms and conditions to the grant of a particular Option, such terms and conditions to be set out in a schedule attached to the Option Certificate. The Option Certificates will be issued for convenience only, and in the case of a dispute with regard to any matter in respect thereof, the provisions of this Plan and the records of the Company shall prevail over the terms and conditions in the Option Certificate, save and except as noted below. Each Option will also be subject to, in addition to the provisions of the Plan, the terms and conditions contained in the schedules, if any, attached to the Option Certificate for such Option. Should the terms and conditions contained in such schedules be inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, such terms and conditions will supersede the provisions of the Plan.

SECTION 6

TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS

6.1 Non-transferable

Except as provided otherwise in this section 6, Options are non-assignable and non-transferable.

6.2 Death of Option Holder

In the event of the Option Holder’s death, any vested Options held by such Option Holder shall pass to the Personal Representative of the Option Holder and shall be exercisable by the Personal Representative on or before the date which is the earlier of one year following the date of death and the applicable Expiry Date.


 

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6.3 Disability of Option Holder

If the employment or engagement of an Option Holder as an Employee or Consultant or the position of an Option Holder as a director or officer of the Company or a Subsidiary is terminated by the Company by reason of such Option Holder’s Disability, any Options held by such Option Holder shall be exercisable by such Option Holder or by the Personal Representative on or before the date which is the earlier of one year following the termination of employment, engagement or appointment as a director or officer and the applicable Expiry Date.

6.4 Disability and Death of Option Holder

If an Option Holder has ceased to be employed, engaged or appointed as a director or officer of the Company or a Subsidiary by reason of such Option Holder’s Disability and such Option Holder dies within one year after the termination of such engagement, any Options held by such Option Holder that could have been exercised immediately prior to his or her death shall pass to the Personal Representative of such Option Holder and shall be exercisable by the Personal Representative on or before the date which is the earlier of one year following the death of such Option Holder and the applicable Expiry Date.

6.5 Vesting

Unless the Committee determines otherwise, Options held by or exercisable by a Personal Representative shall, during the period prior to their termination, continue to vest in accordance with any vesting schedule to which such Options are subject.

6.6 Deemed Non-Interruption of Engagement

Employment or engagement by the Company shall be deemed to continue intact during any military or sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence if the period of such leave does not exceed 90 days or, if longer, for so long as the Option Holder’s right to re-employment or re-engagement by the Company is guaranteed either by statute or by contract. If the period of such leave exceeds 90 days and the Option Holder’s re-employment or re-engagement is not so guaranteed, then his or her employment or engagement shall be deemed to have terminated on the ninety-first day of such leave.

SECTION 7

EXERCISE OF OPTION

7.1 Exercise of Option

An Option may be exercised only by the Option Holder or the Personal Representative of any Option Holder. An Option Holder or the Personal Representative of any Option Holder may exercise an Option in whole or in part at any time and from time to time during the Exercise Period up to the Expiry Time on the Expiry Date by delivering to the Administrator the required Exercise Notice, or by written notice in the case of uncertificated Shares, the applicable Option Certificate and a certified cheque or bank draft or wire transfer payable to the Company or its legal counsel in an amount equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the Shares then being


 

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purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Option. Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, Options may not be exercised during a Black-Out Period unless the Committee determines otherwise.

7.2 Issue of Share Certificates

As soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of the notice of exercise as described in section 7.1 and payment in full for the Optioned Shares being acquired, the Administrator will direct its transfer agent to issue to the Option Holder the appropriate number of Shares in either certificate form or at the election of the Option Holder, on an uncertificated basis pursuant to the instructions given by the Option Holder to the Administrator. If the number of Shares so purchased is less than the number of Shares subject to the Option Certificate surrendered, the Administrator shall also provide a new Option Certificate for the balance of Shares available under the Option to the Option Holder concurrent with delivery of the Shares.

7.3 No Rights as Shareholder

Until the date of the issuance of the certificate for the Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option, no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to such Shares, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option, unless the Committee determines otherwise. In the event of any dispute over the date of the issuance of the Shares, the decision of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding.

7.4 Tax Withholding and Procedures

Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Plan, the Company may, from time to time, implement such procedures and conditions as it determines appropriate with respect to the withholding and remittance of taxes imposed under applicable law, or the funding of related amounts for which liability may arise under such applicable law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, an Option Holder who wishes to exercise an Option must, in addition to following the procedures set out in section 7.1 and elsewhere in this Plan, and as a condition of exercise:

 

  (a)

deliver a certified cheque, wire transfer or bank draft payable to the Company for the amount determined by the Company to be the appropriate amount on account of such taxes or related amounts; or

 

  (b)

otherwise ensure, in a manner acceptable to the Company (if at all) in its sole and unfettered discretion, that the amount will be securely funded;

 

  (c)

and must in all other respects follow any related procedures and conditions imposed by the Company.


 

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SECTION 8

ADMINISTRATION

8.1 Board or Committee

The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator with oversight by the Committee.

8.2 Powers of Committee

The Committee shall have the authority to do the following:

 

  (a)

oversee the administration of the Plan in accordance with its terms;

 

  (b)

appoint or replace the Administrator from time to time;

 

  (c)

determine all questions arising in connection with the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan, including all questions relating to the Market Value;

 

  (d)

correct any defect, supply any information or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan in such manner and to such extent as shall be deemed necessary or advisable to carry out the purposes of the Plan;

 

  (e)

prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the administration of the Plan;

 

  (f)

determine the duration and purposes of leaves of absence from employment or engagement by the Company which may be granted to Option Holders without constituting a termination of employment or engagement for purposes of the Plan;

 

  (g)

do the following with respect to the granting of Options:

 

  (i)

determine the Executives, Employees or Consultants to whom Options shall be granted, based on the eligibility criteria set out in this Plan;

 

  (ii)

determine the terms of the Option to be granted to an Option Holder including, without limitation, the Grant Date, Expiry Date, Exercise Price and vesting schedule (which need not be identical with the terms of any other Option);

 

  (iii)

subject to any necessary Regulatory Approvals and section 9.2, amend the terms of any Options;

 

  (iv)

determine when Options shall be granted; and

 

  (v)

determine the number of Shares subject to each Option;

 

  (h)

accelerate the vesting schedule of any Option previously granted; and


 

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  (i)

make all other determinations necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion, for the administration of the Plan.

8.3 Administration by Committee

All determinations made by the Committee in good faith shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons. The Committee shall have all powers necessary or appropriate to accomplish its duties under this Plan.

8.4 Interpretation

The interpretation by the Committee of any of the provisions of the Plan and any determination by it pursuant thereto shall be final, conclusive and binding and shall not be subject to dispute by any Option Holder. No member of the Committee or any person acting pursuant to authority delegated by it hereunder shall be personally liable for any action or determination in connection with the Plan made or taken in good faith and each member of the Committee and each such person shall be entitled to indemnification with respect to any such action or determination in the

manner provided for by the Company.

SECTION 9

APPROVALS AND AMENDMENT

9.1 Shareholder Approval of Plan

If required by a Regulatory Authority or by the Committee, this Plan may be made subject to the approval of the shareholders of the Company as prescribed by the Regulatory Authority. If shareholder approval is required, any Options granted under this Plan prior to such time will not be exercisable or binding on the Company unless and until such shareholder approval is obtained.

9.2 Amendment of Option or Plan

Subject to any required Regulatory Approvals, the Committee may from time to time amend any existing Option or the Plan or the terms and conditions of any Option thereafter to be granted provided that where such amendment relates to an existing Option and it would:

 

  (a)

materially decrease the rights or benefits accruing to an Option Holder; or

 

  (b)

materially increase the obligations of an Option Holder; then, unless otherwise excepted out by a provision of this Plan, the Committee must also obtain the written consent of the Option Holder in question to such amendment. If at the time the Exercise Price of an Option is reduced the Option Holder is a Related Person of the Company, the Related Person must not exercise the option at the reduced Exercise Price until the reduction in Exercise Price has been approved by the disinterested shareholders of the Company, if required by the Exchange.


 

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SECTION 10

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO ISSUANCE OF OPTIONS AND SHARES

10.1 Compliance with Laws

An Option shall not be granted or exercised, and Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of any Option, unless the grant and exercise of such Option and the issuance and delivery of such Shares comply with all applicable Regulatory Rules, and such Options and Shares will be subject to all applicable trading restrictions in effect pursuant to such Regulatory Rules and the Company shall be entitled to legend the Option Certificates and the certificates for the Shares or the written notice in the case of uncertificated Shares representing such Shares accordingly.

10.2 Regulatory Approvals

In administering this Plan, the Committee will seek any Regulatory Approvals which may be required. The Committee will not permit any Options to be granted without first obtaining the necessary Regulatory Approvals unless such Options are granted conditional upon such Regulatory Approvals being obtained. The Committee will make all filings required with the Regulatory Authorities in respect of the Plan and each grant of Options hereunder. No Option granted will be exercisable or binding on the Company unless and until all necessary Regulatory Approvals have been obtained. The Committee shall be entitled to amend this Plan and the Options granted hereunder in order to secure any necessary Regulatory Approvals and such amendments will not require the consent of the Option Holders under section 9.2 of this Plan.

10.3 Inability to Obtain Regulatory Approvals

The Company’s inability to obtain Regulatory Approval from any applicable Regulatory Authority, which Regulatory Approval is deemed by the Committee to be necessary to complete the grant of Options hereunder, the exercise of those Options or the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares pursuant to such Options, shall relieve the Company of any liability with respect to the failure to complete such transaction.

SECTION 11

ADJUSTMENTS AND TERMINATION

11.1 Termination of Plan

Subject to any necessary Regulatory Approvals, the Committee may terminate or suspend the Plan.

11.2 No Grant During Suspension of Plan

No Option may be granted during any suspension, or after termination, of the Plan. Suspension or termination of the Plan shall not, without the consent of the Option Holder, alter or impair any rights or obligations under any Option previously granted.


 

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11.3 Alteration in Capital Structure

If there is a material alteration in the capital structure of the Company and the Shares are consolidated, subdivided, converted, exchanged, reclassified or in any way substituted for, the Committee shall make such adjustments to this Plan and to the Options then outstanding under this Plan as the Committee determines to be appropriate and equitable under the circumstances, so that the proportionate interest of each Option Holder shall, to the extent practicable, be maintained as before the occurrence of such event. Such adjustments may include, without limitation:

 

  (a)

a change in the number or kind of shares of the Company covered by such Options; and

 

  (b)

a change in the Exercise Price payable per Share provided, however, that the aggregate Exercise Price applicable to the unexercised portion of existing Options shall not be altered, it being intended that any adjustments made with respect to such Options shall apply only to the Exercise Price per Share and the number of Shares subject thereto.

For purposes of this section 11.3, and without limitation, neither:

 

  (c)

the issuance of additional securities of the Company in exchange for adequate consideration (including services); nor

 

  (d)

the conversion of outstanding securities of the Company into Shares

shall be deemed to be material alterations of the capital structure of the Company. Any adjustment made to any Options pursuant to this section 11.3 shall not be considered an amendment requiring the Option Holder’s consent for the purposes of section 9.2 of this Plan.

11.4 Triggering Events

Subject to the Company complying with section 11.5 and 11.6 and any necessary Regulatory Approvals and notwithstanding any other provisions of this Plan or any Option Certificate, the Committee may, without the consent of the Option Holder or Holders in question:

 

  (a)

cause all or a portion of any of the Options granted under the Plan to terminate upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event; or

 

  (b)

cause all or a portion of any of the Options granted under the Plan to be exchanged for incentive stock options of another corporation upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event in such ratio and at such exercise price as the Committee deems appropriate, acting reasonably.

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11.5 Notice of Termination by Triggering Event

Subject to 11.6, in the event that the Committee wishes to cause all or a portion of any of the Options granted under this Plan to terminate on the occurrence of a Triggering Event, it must give written notice to the Option Holders in question not less than 10 days prior to the consummation of a Triggering Event so as to permit the Option Holder the opportunity to exercise the vested portion of the Options prior to such termination. Upon the giving of such notice and subject to any necessary Regulatory Approvals, all Options or portions thereof granted under the Plan which the Company proposes to terminate shall become immediately exercisable notwithstanding any contingent vesting provision to which such Options may have otherwise been subject.

11.6 Takeover Bids

If a bona fide offer for Shares is made to all shareholders of the Corporation generally, which offer, if accepted in whole or part, would result in the offeror exercising control over the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act (British Columbia), then the Company shall, immediately upon receipt of notice of the offer, notify each Option Holder currently holding an Option of the offer, with full particulars thereof, whereupon, subject to any necessary Regulatory Approvals, notwithstanding that such Option may not be fully vested at such time, such Option may be exercised in whole or in part by the Option Holder so as to permit the Option Holder to tender the Shares received upon such exercise pursuant to the offer. If:

(a) the offer is withdrawn by the offeror; or

(b) the Option Holder does not tender the shares pursuant to the Offer; or

(c) all of the shares tendered by the Option Holder pursuant to the Offer are not taken up and paid for by the offeror in respect thereof,

then the shares or, in the case of Section 11.6(c) above, the shares that are not taken up and paid for, shall be returned by the Option Holder and reinstated as authorized but unissued Shares and the terms of the Option as applicable prior to such exercise shall again apply to the Option. If any Optioned Shares are returned to the Company under this Section, the Company shall refund the exercise price to the Option Holder for such shares. In no event shall the Option Holder be entitled to sell the shares otherwise than pursuant to the offer.

11.7 Determinations to be Made By Committee

Adjustments and determinations under this section 11 shall be made by the Committee, whose decisions as to what adjustments or determination shall be made, and the extent thereof, shall be final, binding, and conclusive.


SCHEDULE A

OPTION CERTIFICATE

[Include legends prescribed by Regulatory Authorities, if required.]

GRAPH BLOCKCHAIN INC.

STOCK OPTION PLAN

This Option Certificate is issued pursuant to the provisions of the Stock Option Plan (the “ Plan ”) of Graph Blockchain Inc. (the “ Company ”) and evidences that                 [Name of Option Holder] is the holder (the “ Option Holder ”) of an option (the “ Option ”) to purchase up to                      common shares (the “ Shares ”) in the capital stock of the Company at a purchase price of Cdn.$ per Share (the “ Exercise Price ”). This Option may be exercised at any time and from time to time from and including the following Grant Date through to and including up to 4:00 p.m. local time in Toronto, Ontario (the “ Expiry Time ”) on the following Expiry Date:

 

  (a)

the Grant Date of this Option is              , 20          ; and

 

  (b)

subject to sections 5.4, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4 and 11.4 of the Plan, the Expiry Date of this Option is              , 20          .

To exercise this Option, the Option Holder must deliver to the Administrator of the Plan, prior to the Expiry Time on the Expiry Date, an Exercise Notice, in the form provided in the Plan, or written notice in the case of uncertificated Shares, which is incorporated by reference herein, together with the original of this Option Certificate and a certified cheque or bank draft payable to the Company or its legal counsel in an amount equal to the aggregate of the Exercise Price of the Shares in respect of which this Option is being exercised.

This Option Certificate and the Option evidenced hereby is not assignable, transferable or negotiable and is subject to the detailed terms and conditions contained in the Plan. This Option Certificate is issued for convenience only and in the case of any dispute with regard to any matter in respect hereof, the provisions of the Plan and the records of the Company shall prevail. This Option is also subject to the terms and conditions contained in the schedules, if any, attached hereto.

[ Include legends on the certificate or the written notice in the case of uncertificated shares prescribed by Regulatory Authorities, if required. ]

If the Option Holder is a resident or citizen of the United States of America at the time of the exercise of the Option, the certificate(s) representing the Shares will be endorsed with the following or a similar legend:

 

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“The securities represented hereby have not been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ U.S. Securities Act ”) or the securities laws of any state of the United States. The holder hereof, by purchasing such securities, agrees for the benefit of the Company that such securities may be offered, sold or otherwise transferred only (a) to the Company; (b) outside the United States in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act; (c) in accordance with the exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act provided by Rule 144 thereunder, if available, and in compliance with any applicable state securities laws; or (d) in a transaction that does not require registration under the U.S. Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, and, in the case of paragraph (c) or (d), the seller furnishes to the Company an opinion of counsel of recognized standing in form and substance satisfactory to the Company to such effect.

The presence of this legend may impair the ability of the holder hereof to effect “ good delivery ” of the securities represented hereby on a Canadian stock exchange.”

GRAPH BLOCKCHAIN INC.

by its authorized signatory:

 

 

                                                                                      

[ Name  & Title of Authorized Signatory ]

The Option Holder represents to the Company that the Option Holder is familiar with the terms and conditions of the Plan, and hereby accepts this Option subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan. The Option Holder agrees to execute, deliver, file and otherwise assist the Company in filing any report, undertaking or document with respect to the awarding of the Option and exercise of the Option, as may be required by the Regulatory Authorities. The Option Holder further acknowledges that if the Plan has not been approved by the shareholders of the Company on the Grant Date, this Option is not exercisable until such approval has been obtained.

 

Signature of Option Holder:    

 

 

Signature

   

 

Date signed:

 

Print Name

   

 

Address

   

 

   

 

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OPTION CERTIFICATE – SCHEDULE

[ Complete the following additional terms and any other special terms, if applicable, or remove the inapplicable terms or this schedule entirely. ]

The additional terms and conditions attached to the Option represented by this Option Certificate are as follows:

 

1.

The Options will not be exercisable unless and until they have vested and then only to the extent that they have vested. The Options will vest in accordance with the following:

 

  (a)

             Shares (          %) will vest and be exercisable on or after the Grant Date;

 

  (b)

             additional Shares (          %) will vest and be exercisable on or after              [ date ];

 

  (c)

             additional Shares (          %) will vest and be exercisable on or after              [ date ];

 

  (d)

             additional Shares (          %) will vest and be exercisable on or after              [ date ];

 

2.

Upon the Option Holder ceasing to hold a position with the Company, other than as a result of the events set out in paragraphs 5.4(a) or 5.4(b) of the Plan, the Expiry Date of the Option shall be                      [ Insert date desired that is longer or shorter than the standard 90 days as set out in the Plan ] following the date the Option Holder ceases to hold such position.

 

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SCHEDULE B

NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF OPTION

GRAPH BLOCKCHAIN INC.

STOCK OPTION PLAN

 

TO:

The Administrator, Stock Option Plan

    

                                             

    

                                              [ Address ]

(or such other address as the Company may advise)

The undersigned hereby irrevocably gives notice, pursuant to the Stock Option Plan (the “ Plan ”) of Graph Blockchain Inc. (the “ Company ”), of the exercise of the Option to acquire and hereby subscribes for ( cross out inapplicable item):

 

  (a)

all of the Shares; or

 

  (b)

             of the Shares;

which are the subject of the Option Certificate attached hereto (attach your original Option Certificate) . The undersigned tenders herewith a certified cheque or bank draft ( circle one ) payable to the Company or to                  in an amount equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the aforesaid Shares and directs the Company to issue a certificate OR a written notice in the case of uncertificated Shares evidencing said Shares in the name of the undersigned to be issued to the undersigned as follows ( provide full complete address ) ]:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The undersigned acknowledges the Option is not validly exercised unless this Notice is completed in strict compliance with this form and delivered to the required address with the required payment prior to 4:00 p.m. local time in Toronto, ON on the Expiry Date of the Option.

DATED the day              of              , 20          .

 

 

Signature of Option Holder

 

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Exhibit 4.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT made as of the 14th day of February, 2017.

BETWEEN:

REGI U.S. , a corporation pursuant to the laws of the State of Oregon.

(the “ Purchaser ”)

AND:

REG TECHNOLOGIES INC ., a corporation pursuant to the laws of the Province of British Columbia.

(the “ Vendor ”)

WHEREAS:

 

A.

the Vendor operates a business of developing and building an improved axial vane-type rotary engine known as the RadMax ® rotary technology (the “ Technology ”) used in the design of lightweight and high efficiency engines, compressors and pumps;

 

B.

the Purchaser wishes to acquire and the Vendor wishes to sell, transfer, convey, assign, and deliver, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, all of Vendor’s legal and beneficial rights, title and interests in and to and under all Assets (as defined below) (the “ A cquisition ”), including all past and future income, royalties, damages and payments due (including, rights to damages and payments for past, present or future infringements or misappropriations) with respect thereto, in each case, of the Vendor in all countries relating to such Assets (collectively, the “ Purchased Assets ”), free and clear of all Encumbrances (as defined below); and

 

C.

the Vendor is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (the “ E xchange ) and the Transaction (as defined below) may result in the de-listing of the Vendor from the Exchange.

In consideration of the undertakings of the parties, their mutual promises and covenants, and other valuable consideration as provided, the parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

1. – INTERPRETATION

 

1.1

Definitions

In this Agreement and in the schedules, the following terms and expressions will have the following meanings:

 

  (a)

“A greement means this asset purchase agreement and all instruments amending it; “ hereof ”, “ hereto ” and “ hereunder ” and similar expressions mean and refer to this Agreement and not to any particular Article, Section, or other subdivision; “ A rticle ”, Section ” or other subdivisions of this Agreement followed by a number means and refers to the specified Article, Section or other subdivision of this Agreement;

 

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  (b)

Acquisition ” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals;

 

  (c)

Assets ” means all assets of the Vendor including, but not limited to, the Patents listed in Schedule A hereto and all continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, patent cooperation treaty equivalents, and foreign counterparts of the Patents listed in Schedule A hereto;

 

  (d)

Assessment ” shall include a reassessment or additional assessment and the term “ assessed ” shall be interpreted in the same manner;

 

  (e)

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a statutory holiday in the Province of British Columbia or any other day on which the principal chartered banks located in the City of Vancouver are not open for business during normal banking hours;

 

  (f)

Closing ” means the completion of the Transaction pursuant to this Agreement at the Closing Time;

 

  (g)

Closing Date ” means the date this Agreement is entered into as shown on the first page of the Agreement;

 

  (h)

Closing Time ” means 10:00 am in the City of Vancouver on the Closing Date or such other time on the Closing Date as the Parties may agree upon as the time at which the Closing shall take place;

 

  (i)

Consent ” means a license, permit, approval, consent, certificate, registration or authorization (including, without limitation, those made or issued by a Regulatory Authority, in respect of a Contract, or otherwise);

 

  (j)

Consideration Shares ” has the meaning ascribed in Section 2.2;

 

  (k)

Contract ” means any agreement, understanding, indenture, contract, lease, deed of trust, license, option, instrument or other commitment, whether written of oral;

 

  (l)

Technology ” means the axial vane-type rotary engine known as the RadMax ® rotary technology;

 

  (m)

Disclosure Documents ” has the meaning ascribed in Section 3.2 (10);

 

  (n)

Encumbrances ” means mortgages, charges, pledges, security interests, liens, encumbrances, actions, claims, demands and equities of any nature whatsoever or howsoever arising and any rights or privileges capable of becoming any of the foregoing;

 

  (o)

Exchange ” has the meaning ascribed in the recitals hereto;

 

  (p)

ITA ” means the Income Tax Act (Canada);

 

  (q)

Law ” or “ Laws ” means all requirements imposed by statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, by-laws, decrees, codes, policies, judgments, orders, rulings, decisions, approvals, notices, permits, guidelines or directives of any Regulatory Authority;

 

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  (r)

L icensed Patents” means all Licensed Patents and Know How listed in Schedule B hereto and all continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, patent cooperation treaty equivalents, and foreign counterparts of the Licensed Patents listed in Schedule B hereto;

 

  (s)

L oss” and “ L osses” mean any and all demands, claims, actions or causes of action, assessments, losses, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses, including without limitation, interest, penalties, fines and reasonable attorneys, accountants and other professional fees and expenses, but excluding damages for lost profits or lost business opportunities and excluding any indirect, consequential or punitive damages suffered by the Purchaser or the Vendor;

 

  (t)

Patents ” means any United States, Canadian or foreign patents and applications (including provisional applications), patents issuing from such applications, certificates of invention or any other grants by any court, administrative agency or commission or other federal, state, provincial, county, local or foreign governmental authority, instrumentality, agency commission or subdivision thereof, including the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Canadian Intellectual Property Office and the European Patent Office, for the protection of inventions, or foreign equivalents of any of the foregoing;

 

  (u)

Parties ” means the Vendor and the Purchaser and any other person that may become a party to this Agreement, and Party means any one of them;

 

  (v)

person ” includes any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, joint venture, syndicate, association, trust, government, governmental agency and any other form of entity or organization;

 

  (w)

Purchased Assets” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Recital B;

 

  (x)

Purchase Price” has the meaning ascribed in Section 2.2;

 

  (y)

Transaction ” means the Acquisition and the ancillary transactions contemplated by this Agreement including the Change of Business of the Purchaser;

 

  (z)

Transaction Disclosure Document” means the document describing the Transaction, required to be distributed to the Purchaser’s shareholders and filed with the Exchange pursuant to Exchange Policy 5.2, being either (i) an information circular on Exchange Form 3D1 if approval of the Purchaser’s shareholders is being sought at a special meeting, or (ii) a filing statement on Exchange Form 3D2 if shareholder approval is sought by way of consent resolution;

 

  (aa)

U .S. Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended;

 

  (bb)

R egulatory Authority” means any government, regulatory or administrative authority, agency, commission, utility or board (federal, provincial, municipal or local, domestic or foreign) having jurisdiction in the relevant circumstances and any person acting under the authority of any of the foregoing and any judicial, administrative or arbitral court, authority, tribunal or commission having jurisdiction in the relevant circumstances;

 

  (cc)

R eporting Jurisdictions” means British Columbia and Alberta;

 

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  (dd)

Securities Laws ” means the securities laws, regulations, rules, rulings and orders and the blanket rulings and policies and written interpretations of, and multilateral or national instruments adopted by, the securities regulators and the policies and rules of any applicable stock exchange or quotation or stock reporting system, including the Exchange;

 

  (ee)

SEDAR ” means System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval, the mandatory electronic document filing and retrieval system for Canadian public companies;

 

  (ff)

Special Meeting ” means the meeting of the Purchaser’s shareholders to be called and held to consider the Transaction, if required by the Exchange;

 

  (gg)

Transaction ” means the purchase and sale of the Purchased Assets and all other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and

 

1.2.

Best Knowledge

Any reference herein to “ the best knowledge ” of the Vendor will be deemed to mean the actual knowledge of the directors of the Vendor, together with the knowledge which they would have had if they had conducted a diligent inquiry into the relevant subject matter.

 

1.3.

Currency

Unless otherwise indicated, all references to dollar amounts in this Agreement are expressed in Canadian currency.

 

1.4.

Governing Law

This Agreement shall be exclusively governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of the Canada applicable therein. The Parties hereby irrevocably attorn to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Province of British Columbia with respect to any matter arising under or related to this Agreement.

 

1.5.

Interpretation Not Affected by Headings

The division of this Agreement into articles and sections and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

1.6.

Number and Gender

In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to gender shall include both genders and words importing the singular number shall include the plural and vice-versa.

 

1.7.

Time of Essence

Time is of the essence of this Agreement.

 

1.8.

Severability

Each of the provisions contained in this Agreement is distinct and severable and a declaration of invalidity or unenforceability of any such provision or part thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.

 

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1.9.

Calculation of Time Periods

Where a time period is expressed to begin or end at, on or with a specified day, or to continue to or until a specified day, the time period includes that day. Where a time period is expressed to begin after or to be from a specified day, the time period does not include that day. Where anything is to be done within a time period expressed after, from or before a specified day, the time period does not include that day. If the last day of a time period is not a Business Day, the time period shall end on the next Business Day.

 

1.10.

Statutory Instruments

Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, any reference in this Agreement to any Law shall be construed as a reference to such Law as amended or re-enacted from time to time or as a reference to any successor thereto.

 

1.11.

Incorporation of Schedules

The following are the schedules attached to and incorporated by reference into this Agreement:

Schedule A                     Assets

2. – PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1.

Purchased Assets

On the terms and subject to the fulfilment of the conditions of this Agreement, the Vendor agrees to sell, assign and transfer to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Vendor at the Closing Time on the Closing Date, all of the Purchased Assets.

 

2.2.

Purchase Price

The aggregate purchase price (the “ Purchase Price ) payable by the Purchaser to the Vendor for the Purchased Assets shall be the allotment and issuance of 54,501,819 common shares in the capital of the Purchaser (collectively, the “C onsideration Shares ”) .

 

2.3.

Payment of Purchase Price

At the Closing Time, the Purchaser will issue 54,501,819 Consideration Shares to the Vendor.

 

2.4.

Transfer Taxes

The Purchaser shall be liable for and shall pay all federal and provincial sales taxes and all other taxes, duties, fees or other like charges of any jurisdiction properly payable in connection with the transfer of the Purchased Assets by the Vendor to the Purchaser.

 

2.5.

Securities Laws Compliance

 

(1)

The Parties hereto acknowledge that the issuance of the Consideration Shares by the Purchaser to the Vendor as contemplated herein is being made pursuant to an exemption from the registration and prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws pursuant to the U.S. Securities Act.

 

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(2)

The Vendor confirms to and covenants with the Purchaser that:

 

  (a)

it will comply with all requirements of applicable securities laws in connection with the issuance to it of the Consideration Shares and the resale of any of the Consideration Shares;

 

  (b)

the Consideration Shares have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 or the securities laws of any State of the United States and that the Purchaser does not intend to register the Consideration Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, or the securities laws of any State of the United States and has no obligation to do so; and

 

  (c)

the Vendor is not a U.S. Person and is acquiring the Consideration Shares for its own account and not with a view to its distribution within the meaning of Section 2(11) the U.S. Securities Act. The Vendor is either an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D of the U.S. Securities Act, or is acquiring the Consideration Shares pursuant to section 4(2) of the U.S. Securities Act in a “private” offering and has the ability to bear the economic risk in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including a complete loss of future revenue related to the Consideration Shares.

 

(3)

Upon the issuance of the Consideration Shares to the Vendor and until such time as is no longer required under applicable securities laws, the certificates representing the Consideration Shares will bear legends in substantially the following form:

“UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT TRADE THIS SECURITY BEFORE [THE DATE THAT IS 4 MONTHS AND A DAY AFTER THE DISTRIBUTION DATE]”

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “U.S. SECURITIES ACT”). THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY ACQUIRING SUCH SECURITIES, AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CORPORATION THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A) TO THE CORPORATION, (B) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATIONS UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT IF APPLICABLE, (C) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES (1) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER, IF AVAILABLE, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (2) IN A TRANSACTION THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE OFFER AND SALE OF SECURITIES, AND THE HOLDER, PRIOR TO SUCH SALE PURSUANT TO (C)(1) OR (2), HAS FURNISHED TO THE CORPORATION AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF EXEMPTION IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION. PROVIDED THAT IF THE CORPORATION IS A “FOREIGN ISSUER” AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED BY REGULATIONS OF THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT AT THE TIME OF SALE, A NEW CERTIFICATE BEARING NO RESTRICTIVE LEGEND, DELIVERY OF WHICH WILL CONSTITUTE “GOOD DELIVERY”, MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRANSFER AGENT, UPON DELIVERY OF THIS CERTIFICATE AND A DULY EXECUTED DECLARATION, IN FORM SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION AND ITS TRANSFER AGENT, TO THE EFFECT THAT THE SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATIONS UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT. IN ADDITION, HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE 1933 ACT.

 

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(4)

The Vendor acknowledges that the Exchange may impose an escrow or voluntary pooling requirement on the Consideration Shares held by the Vendor and the Vendor agrees to escrow or pool any shares required by the Exchange.

3. – REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1.

Representations and Warranties of the Vendor

The Vendor hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchaser and acknowledges that the Purchaser is relying on such representations and warranties in entering into this Agreement and completing the Transaction:

 

(1)

Incorporation and Existence of the Vendor. The Vendor is a corporation incorporated and existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia.

 

(2)

Corporate Power. The Vendor has the corporate power and authority to own or lease its property and to carry on its business as now being conducted by it.

 

(3)

Options. Except for the Purchaser’s right in this Agreement and as disclosed in the Purchaser’s public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, no person has any option, warrant, right, call, commitment, conversion right, right of exchange or other agreement or any right or privilege (whether by law, pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an option, commitment, conversion right, right of exchange or other agreement for the purchase from the Vendor of any of the Purchased Assets.

 

(4)

Validity of Agreement.

 

  (a)

The Vendor has all necessary corporate power to own the Purchased Assets and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and the Vendor has all necessary corporate power to enter into and perform its obligations under any other agreements or instruments to be delivered or given by it pursuant to this Agreement.

 

  (b)

The Vendor’s execution and delivery of, and performance of its obligations under, this Agreement and the consummation of the Transaction have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Vendor.

 

  (c)

This Agreement or any other agreements entered into pursuant to this Agreement to which the Vendor is a party constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Vendor enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and except that equitable remedies may be granted only in the discretion of a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

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(5)

No Violation. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Vendor, the consummation of the Transaction and the fulfilment by the Vendor of the terms, conditions and provisions hereof will not (with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both):

 

  (a)

contravene or violate or result in a material breach or a material default under or give rise to a right of termination, amendment or cancellation or the acceleration of any obligations of the Vendor under:

 

  (i)

any applicable law;

 

  (ii)

any judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree of any Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction over the Vendor;

 

  (iii)

its Articles of Incorporation or any resolutions of the board of directors or shareholders of the Vendor;

 

  (iv)

any Consent held by the Vendor or necessary to the ownership of the Purchased Assets; or

 

  (v)

the provisions of any Contract to which the Vendor is a party or by which it is, or any of its properties or assets are, bound; or

 

  (b)

result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on any of the Purchased Assets.

 

(6)

Regulatory and Contractual Consents. To the knowledge of the Vendor, there is no requirement to make any filing with, give any notice to or obtain any Consent from any Regulatory Authority as a condition to the lawful consummation of the Transaction. There is no requirement under any Contract to which the Vendor is a party or by which the Vendor is bound to make any filing with, give any notice to, or to obtain the Consent of, any party to such Contract relating to the Transaction.

 

(7)

No Material Adverse Change. Since the Annual Statement Date, no material adverse change has occurred in any of the assets, business, financial condition, earnings, results of operations or prospects of the Business nor has any other event, condition, or state of facts occurred or arisen which might have a material adverse effect on the assets, business, financial condition, earnings, results of operations or prospects of the Business.

 

(8)

Compliance with Laws. The Vendor has complied, in all material respects, with all Laws applicable to the Purchased Assets.

 

(9)

Assets. Schedule A is a complete and accurate list of all Assets, pertaining to the Technology, underlying the Purchased Assets;

 

(10)

Licensed Patents. Schedule B is a complete and accurate list of all Licensed Patents, pertaining to the Technology.

 

(11)

Title to Assets and Licensed Patents. The Vendor has good and marketable title to the Assigned and Licensed Patents. The Assets and Licensed Patents are free and clear of all Encumbrances and restrictions of transfer. There are no actions, suits, claims or proceedings threatened, pending or in progress on the part of any named inventor of the Patents relating in any way to the Assets and Vendor has not received notice of (and Vendor is not aware of any facts or circumstances which could reasonably be expected to give rise to) any other actions, suits, investigations, claims or proceedings threatened, pending or in progress relating in any way to the Patents.

 

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(12)

Full Disclosure. No representation or warranty by the Vendor in this Agreement and no statement contained in any certificate or other document furnished or to be furnished to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading.

 

(13)

Reporting Issuer. The Vendor is a reporting issuer in good standing in the Reporting Jurisdictions and its common shares are posted and listed for trading on the Exchange. The Purchaser is not in material default under the Securities Laws of the Reporting Jurisdictions. No orders suspending the sale or ceasing the trading of any securities issued by the Purchaser have been issued by any Regulatory Authority, and no proceedings for such purpose are pending or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened.

 

(14)

Consents. Other than the Exchange Approval and Shareholder Approval, there is no requirement for the Vendor to make any filing with, give any notice to or obtain any Consent from any Regulatory Authority as a condition to the lawful consummation of the Transaction.

 

3.2.

Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser

The Purchaser hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Vendor and acknowledges that the Vendor is relying on such representations and warranties in entering into this Agreement and completing the Transaction:

 

(1)

Incorporation and Existence. The Purchaser has been duly incorporated and organized and is a valid and subsisting company under the laws of the State of Oregon, and is duly qualified to carry on business in the State of Oregon and in each other jurisdiction, if any, wherein the carrying out of the activities contemplated makes such qualifications necessary.

 

(2)

Capitalization. As at the date of this Agreement, the Purchaser has 32,779,298 common shares and no common share purchase warrants issued and outstanding exempt as disclosed in the Purchaser’s public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission as of the date of this Agreement.

 

(3)

Reporting Issuer. The Purchaser is a reporting issuer in good standing in the United States and its common shares are posted and quoted for trading on the OTCQB. The Purchaser is not in material default under the Securities Laws of the United States. No orders suspending the sale or ceasing the trading of any securities issued by the Purchaser have been issued by any Regulatory Authority, and no proceedings for such purpose are pending or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened.

 

(4)

Validity of Agreement.

 

  (a)

The Purchaser has all necessary corporate power to own the Purchased Assets. The Purchaser has all necessary corporate power to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and any other agreements or instruments to be delivered or given by it pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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  (b)

The execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transaction have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Purchaser.

 

  (c)

This Agreement or any other agreements entered into pursuant to this Agreement to which the Purchaser is a party constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and except that equitable remedies may be granted only in the discretion of a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(5)

No Violation. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Purchaser, the consummation of the Transaction and the fulfilment by the Purchaser of the terms, conditions and provisions hereof will not (with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both):

 

  (a)

contravene or violate or result in a breach or a default under or give rise to a right of termination, amendment or cancellation or the acceleration of any obligations of the Purchaser, under:

 

  (i)

any applicable Law;

 

  (ii)

any judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree of any Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction over the Purchaser;

 

  (iii)

the Articles, Notice of Articles or any resolutions of the board of directors or shareholders of the Purchaser;

 

  (iv)

any Consent held by the Purchaser; or

 

  (v)

the provisions of any Contract to which the Purchaser is a party or by which it is, or any of its properties or assets are, bound.

 

(6)

Brokers. Except for finders that may receive finder’s fees in connection with the Post-Closing Financing in accordance with Exchange policies, the Purchaser has not engaged any broker or other agent in connection with the Transaction and, accordingly, there is no commission, fee or other remuneration payable to any broker or agent who purports or may purport to have acted for the Purchaser.

 

(7)

Consideration Shares. The Consideration Shares to be issued hereunder will, upon issue and delivery, be validly issued as fully-paid and non-assessable shares in the capital of the Purchaser, free of all restrictions on trading other than those required by applicable securities law or by the Exchange as set out in Section 2.5 hereof.

 

(8)

Exchange Listing. The Purchaser shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the listing on the Exchange of the common shares in the capital of the Purchaser for a period of at least 24 months after the Closing Date.

 

(9)

Public Disclosure. The Purchaser has filed all forms, reports, documents and information required to be filed by it, whether pursuant to applicable securities laws or otherwise, with the Exchange (or one of its predecessors) or the applicable securities regulatory authorities (the “ D isclosure Documents ”) . As of the time the Disclosure Documents were filed with the applicable securities regulators and on EDGAR: (i) each of the Disclosure Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the applicable securities laws; and (ii) none of the Disclosure Documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

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(10)

Financial Statements. The financial statements of the Purchaser contained in the Disclosure Documents: (i) complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations under the applicable securities laws; (ii) were reported in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles or International Financial Reporting Standards, as the case may be; and (iii) present fairly the consolidated financial position of the Purchaser and its subsidiaries, if any, as of the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations of the Purchaser for the periods covered thereby.

 

(11)

Material Change/Material Fact. There is no “material fact” or “material change” (as those terms are defined in applicable securities legislation) in the affairs of the Corporation that has not been generally disclosed to the public.

 

3.3.

Survival of Covenants, Representations and Warranties of the Vendor

To the extent that they have not been fully performed at or prior to the Closing Time, and unless otherwise provided, the covenants, representations and warranties of the Vendor contained in this Agreement and any agreement, instrument, certificate or other document executed or delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Closing and shall continue for the benefit of the Purchaser for a period of 2 years notwithstanding such Closing, nor any investigation made by or on behalf of the Purchaser or any knowledge of the Purchaser, except that the representations and warranties set out in Section 3.1(1) to and including 3.1(4) and the corresponding representations and warranties set out in the certificates to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.1, shall survive the Closing and continue in full force and effect without limitation of time.

 

3.4.

Survival of Covenants, Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser

To the extent that they have not been fully performed at or prior to the Closing Time, and unless otherwise provided, the covenants, representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement and in any agreement, instrument, certificate or other document delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Closing and shall continue for the benefit of the Vendor for a period of 2 years notwithstanding such Closing, nor any investigation made by or on behalf of the Vendor or any knowledge of the Vendor, except that the representations and warranties set out in Sections 3.2(1) and 3.2(4), and the corresponding representations and warranties set out in the certificates to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2, shall survive the Closing and shall continue in full force and effect without limitation of time.

4. – COVENANTS

 

4.1.

Exchange Approval

The Purchaser shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the Exchange Approval. If requested by the Purchaser, the Vendor shall assist the Purchaser with obtaining such approval by providing additional information or documentation as may be required by the Exchange.

 

4.2.

Shareholder Approval and Transaction Document

If required pursuant to the Exchange Approval, the Vendor shall convene and conduct a special meeting of the Vendor’s shareholders as soon as reasonably practicable for the purpose of considering and approving the Transaction (the “ Special Meeting ”). Whether or not the Vendor is required to hold the Special Meeting, the Vendor shall prepare and complete, in consultation with the Purchaser, the Transaction Document required by the Exchange, and the Vendor shall cause the Transaction Document to be filed and sent to shareholders of the Vendor in accordance with applicable Law in order to obtain the approval of the Vendor’s shareholders at the Special Meeting or by way of consent resolution, as may be permitted by the Exchange. Each of the Vendor and the Purchaser will:

 

  (a)

ensure that all information provided by it or on its behalf that is contained in the Transaction Document does not contain any misrepresentation or any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated in the Transaction Document and necessary to make any statement that it contains not misleading in light of the circumstances in which it is made; and

 

  (b)

promptly notify the other party if, at any time before Closing, it becomes aware that the Transaction Document contains a misrepresentation, an untrue statement of material fact, omits to state a material fact required to be stated in those documents that is necessary to make any statement it contains not misleading in light of the circumstances in which it is made or that otherwise requires an amendment or a supplement to those documents.

 

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4.3.

Maintenance of Corporate Status

Prior to Closing and for a period of a least 24 months after the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to remain a corporation validly subsisting under the laws of its jurisdiction of existence, licensed, registered or qualified as an extra-provincial or foreign corporation in all jurisdictions where the character of its properties owned or leased or the nature of the activities conducted by it make such licensing, registration or qualification necessary and shall carry on its business in the ordinary course and in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of each such jurisdiction.

5. – CONDITIONS

 

5.1

Mutual Conditions Precedent

The respective obligations of the parties hereto to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Time, of the following conditions any of which may be waived by the mutual consent of such parties without prejudice to their rights to rely on any other or others of such conditions:

 

  (a)

the Exchange shall have conditionally accepted the Transaction and the Transaction shall have been approved by the shareholders of the Purchaser in accordance with the requirements of the Exchange; and

 

  (b)

the Consideration Shares to be issued upon the completion of the Transaction shall have been accepted for listing by the Exchange, subject only to the Purchaser fulfilling the Exchange’s listing requirements.

 

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5.2

Conditions to the Obligations of the Purchaser

Notwithstanding anything herein contained, the obligation of the Purchaser to complete the transactions provided for herein will be subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions at or prior to the Closing Time:

 

  (a)

The representations and warranties of the Vendor contained in this Agreement shall be true and accurate on the date hereof and at the Closing Time with the same force and effect as though such representations and warranties had been made as of the Closing Time (regardless of the date as of which the information in this Agreement or in any Schedule or other document made pursuant hereto is given).

 

  (b)

The Vendor shall have complied with all covenants and agreements herein agreed to be performed or caused to be performed by them at or prior to the Closing Time.

 

  (c)

The Vendor shall have delivered to the Purchaser a certificate in a form satisfactory to the Purchaser confirming that the facts with respect to each of the representations and warranties of the Vendor are as set out herein and remain true at the Closing Time and that the Vendor has performed each of the covenants required to be performed by it hereunder.

 

  (d)

No order, decision or ruling of any court, tribunal or regulatory authority having jurisdiction will have been made, and no action or proceeding will be pending or threatened which, in the opinion of counsel to the Purchaser, is likely to result in an order, decision or ruling:

 

  (i)

to disallow, enjoin, prohibit or impose any limitations or conditions on the Transaction or the transactions contemplated hereby; or

 

  (ii)

to impose any limitations or conditions which may have an adverse effect on the Purchased Assets.

 

  (e)

All consents, approvals authorizations of any governmental or regulator authority or person whose consent to the Transaction is required to be obtained in order to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby in compliance with all laws and agreements binding upon the parties hereto will have been obtained.

The conditions contained in this Section 5.2 are inserted for the exclusive benefit of the Purchaser and may be waived in whole or in part by the Purchaser at any time. The Vendor acknowledges that the waiver by the Purchaser of any condition or any part of any condition will constitute a waiver only of such condition or such part of such condition, as the case may be, and will not constitute a waiver of any covenant, agreement, representation or warranty made by the Vendor herein that corresponds or is related to such condition or such part of such condition, as the case may be. If any of the conditions contained in this Section 5.2 are not fulfilled or complied with in all material respects as herein provided, the Purchaser may, at or prior to the Closing Time at its option, rescind this Agreement by notice in writing to the Vendor and in such event the Purchaser will be released from all obligations hereunder and, unless the condition or conditions which have not been fulfilled are reasonably capable of being fulfilled or caused to be fulfilled by the Vendor, then the Vendor will also be released from all obligations hereunder.

 

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5.3

Conditions to the Obligations of the Vendor

Notwithstanding anything herein contained, the obligations of the Vendor to complete the transactions provided for herein will be subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions at or prior to the Closing Time:

 

  (a)

The representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement or in any documents delivered in order to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby will be true and accurate on the date hereof and at the Closing Time with the same force and effect as though such representations and warranties had been made as of the Closing Time (regardless of the date as of which the information in this Agreement or any such Schedule or other document made pursuant hereto is given).

 

  (b)

The Purchaser shall have complied with all covenants and agreements herein agreed to be performed or caused to be performed by it at or prior to the Closing Time.

 

  (c)

The Purchaser shall have delivered to the Vendor a certificate confirming that the facts with respect to each of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser are as set out herein at the Closing Time and that the Purchaser has performed each of the covenants required to be performed by it hereunder.

 

  (d)

There shall have been no material adverse change in the business of the Purchaser.

 

  (e)

No order, decision or ruling of any court, tribunal or regulatory authority having jurisdiction will have been made, and no action or proceeding will be pending or threatened which, in the opinion of counsel to the Vendor, is likely to result in an order, decision or ruling:

 

  (i)

to disallow, enjoin, prohibit or impose any limitations or conditions on the Transaction or the transactions contemplated hereby; or

 

  (ii)

to impose any limitations or conditions which may have an adverse effect on the business of the Purchaser.

 

  (f)

All consents, approvals and authorizations of any governmental or regulatory authority or person whose consent to the Transaction is required to be obtained in order to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby in compliance with all laws and agreements binding upon the parties hereto will have been obtained.

 

  (g)

The Purchaser shall issue and deliver to the Vendor the Consideration Shares in compliance with all applicable securities laws.

The conditions contained in this Section 5.3 hereof are inserted for the exclusive benefit of the Vendor and may be waived in whole or in part by the Vendor at any time. The Purchaser acknowledges that the waiver by the Vendor of any condition or any part of any condition will constitute a waiver only of such condition or such part of such condition, as the case may be, and will not constitute a waiver of any covenant, agreement, representation or warranty made by the Vendor herein that corresponds or is related to such condition or such part of such condition, as the case may be. If any of the conditions contained in this Section 5.3 hereof are not fulfilled or complied with as herein provided, the Vendor may, at or prior to the Closing Time at its option, rescind this Agreement by notice in writing to the Purchaser and in such event the Vendor will be released from all obligations hereunder and, unless the condition or conditions which have not been fulfilled are reasonably capable of being fulfilled or caused to be fulfilled by the Purchaser, then the Purchaser will also be released from all obligations hereunder.

 

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6. – CLOSING

 

6.1.

Vendor Deliveries

At the Closing Time, the Vendor shall deliver to the Purchaser the following in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser:

 

  (a)

the certificate of the Vendor contemplated in Section 5.2;

 

  (b)

an opinion from the Vendor’s IP legal counsel addressed to the Purchaser in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, relating to the Purchased Assets;

 

  (c)

certified copy of the resolution of the directors and the shareholders of the Vendor authorizing the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by the Vendor of the terms of the Agreement;

 

  (d)

all documentation and other evidence reasonably requested by the Purchaser in order to establish the due authorization and consummation of the Transaction, including the taking of all corporate proceedings by the boards of directors and shareholders of the Vendor required to effectively carry out the obligations of the Vendor pursuant to this Agreement; and

 

  (e)

a duly completed and executed patent assignment and any other documentation necessary or reasonably required to transfer the Purchased Assets to the Purchaser with a good and marketable title, free and clear of all Encumbrances whatsoever.

 

6.2.

Purchaser Deliveries

At the Closing Time, the Purchaser shall deliver to the Vendor the following in form and substance satisfactory to the Vendor:

 

  (a)

the certificate of the Purchaser contemplated in Section 5.3;

 

  (b)

certificates representing the Consideration Shares;

 

  (c)

if necessary, a copy of a letter from the Exchange approving the Transaction;

 

  (d)

a certified copy of the resolution of the directors of the Purchaser authorizing the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by the Purchaser of the terms of the Agreement including without limitation the allotment and issuance of the Consideration Shares; and

 

  (e)

all documentation and other evidence reasonably requested by the Vendor in order to establish the due authorization and consummation of the Transaction, including the taking of all corporate proceedings by the boards of directors and shareholders of the Purchaser required to effectively carry out the obligations of the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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6.3.

Place of Closing

The Closing shall take place at the Closing Time at the offices of the Purchaser or at such other place as the Purchaser and the Vendor may agree upon in writing.

7. – INDEMNIFICATION

 

7.1.

Purchaser Indemnity

The Purchaser will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Vendor from, against, for, and in respect of any and all Losses asserted against, relating to, imposed upon, or incurred by the Vendor by reason of, resulting from, based upon or arising out of (i) any misrepresentation, misstatement or breach of warranty of the Purchaser contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement; or (ii) the breach or partial breach by the Purchaser of any covenant or agreement of the Purchaser made in or pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement.

 

7.2.

Vendor Indemnity

The Vendor will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Purchaser from, against, for, and in respect of any and all Losses asserted against, relating to, imposed upon, or incurred by the Purchaser by reason of, resulting from, based upon or arising out of (i) any misrepresentation, misstatement or breach of warranty of Vendor contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement; or (ii) the breach or partial breach by the Vendor of any covenant or agreement of the Vendor made in or pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement.

8. – ARBITRATION

 

8.1.

Reasonable Commercial Efforts to Settle Disputes

If any controversy, dispute, claim, question or difference (a “ D ispute ”) arises with respect to this Agreement or its performance, enforcement, breach, termination or validity, the Parties to the Dispute will use all commercially reasonable efforts to settle the Dispute. To this end, they will consult and negotiate with each other in good faith and understanding of their mutual interests to reach a just and equitable solution satisfactory to all such Parties.

 

8.2.

Arbitration

Except as is expressly provided in this Agreement, if the Parties do not reach a solution pursuant to Section 8.1 within a period of 15 Business Days following the first notice of the Dispute by any Party to the other party(ies) to the Dispute, then upon written notice by any Party to the other party(ies) to the Dispute, the Dispute will be submitted to non-binding arbitration in accordance with the provisions of the Commercial Arbitration Act (British Columbia), based upon the following:

 

(1)

the arbitration tribunal will consist of one arbitrator appointed by mutual agreement of such Parties, or in the event of failure to agree within 10 Business Days following delivery of the written notice to arbitrate, any such Party may apply to a judge of the British Columbia Supreme Court to appoint an arbitrator. The arbitrator will be qualified by education and training to pass upon the particular matter to be decided;

 

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(2)

the arbitrator will be instructed that time is of the essence in the arbitration proceeding and, in any event, the arbitration award must be made within 30 days of the appointment of the arbitrator;

 

(3)

after written notice is given to refer any Dispute to arbitration, the Parties to the Dispute will meet within 15 Business Days of delivery of the notice to arbitrate and will negotiate in good faith to agree upon the rules and procedures for the arbitration, in an effort to expedite the process and otherwise ensure that the process is appropriate given the nature of the Dispute and the values at risk, failing which, the rules and procedures for the arbitration will be finally determined by the arbitrator;

 

(4)

the arbitration will take place in Vancouver, British Columbia;

 

(5)

except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or otherwise decided by the arbitrator, the fees and other costs associated with the arbitrator will be shared equally by the Parties to the Dispute and each Party to the Dispute will be responsible for its own costs;

 

(6)

the arbitration award will be given in writing, will provide reasons for the decision, and will be final and binding on the Parties, not subject to any appeal, and will deal with the question of costs of arbitration and all related matters;

 

(7)

judgment upon any award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction or application may be made to the Court for a judicial recognition of the award or an order of enforcement, as the case may be;

 

(8)

all Disputes referred to arbitration (including without limitation the scope of the agreement to arbitrate, any statute of limitations, conflict of laws rules, tort claims and interest claims) will be governed by the substantive law of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein; and

 

(9)

the Parties to the Dispute agree that the arbitration will be kept confidential and that the existence of the proceeding and any element of it (including any pleadings, briefs or other documents submitted or exchanged, any testimony or other oral submissions and any awards) will not be disclosed beyond the arbitrator, the Parties to the Dispute, their counsel and any person necessary to the conduct of the proceeding, except as may lawfully be required in judicial proceedings relating to the arbitration or otherwise.

9. – GENERAL

 

9.1.

Confidentiality

The Purchaser covenants and agrees that, except as otherwise authorized by the Vendor and until the Closing, neither the Purchaser nor its representatives, agents or employees will disclose to third parties, directly or indirectly, any confidential information or confidential data relating to the Vendor or the Business discovered or received by the Purchaser or its representatives, agents or employees as a result of the Vendor making available to the Purchaser and its representatives, agents or employees the information requested by them in connection with the Transaction.

 

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9.2.

Collection of Personal Information

The Vendor acknowledges and consents to the fact that the Purchaser may be required to collect its personal information which may be disclosed by the Purchaser to:

 

  (a)

the Exchange or securities regulatory authorities;

 

  (b)

the Purchaser’s registrar and transfer agent;

 

  (c)

Canadian tax authorities; and

 

  (d)

authorities pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada) .

By executing this Agreement, the Vendor is deemed to be consenting to the foregoing collection, use and disclosure of such personal information and to the retention of such personal information for as long as permitted or required by law or business practice. The Vendor hereby consents to the foregoing collection, use and disclosure of such personal information for such purposes only. The Vendor also consents to the filing of copies or originals of any of the documents described herein as may be required to be filed with the Exchange or any securities regulatory authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. An officer of the Purchaser is available to answer questions about the collection of personal information by the Purchaser.

 

9.3.

Notices

 

(1)

Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered in person, transmitted by facsimile or similar means of recorded electronic communication or sent by registered mail, charges prepaid, addressed as follows:

 

  (a)

if to the Vendor:

Reg Technologies Inc.

Suite 500 – 666 Burrard Street

Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3P6

Attention: Paul Chute

Email: pwci@regtech.com

 

  (b)

if to the Purchaser:

REGI U. S.

7520 N Market St. #10

Spokane, WA, 99217

Attention: Paul Chute

Email: pchute@radmaxtech.com

Any such notice or other communication shall be deemed to have been given and received on the day on which it was delivered or transmitted (or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next following Business Day) or, if mailed, on the third Business Day following the date of mailing; provided, however, that if at the time of mailing or within three Business Days thereafter there is or occurs a labour dispute or other event that might reasonably be expected to disrupt the delivery of documents by mail, any notice or other communication hereunder shall be delivered or transmitted by means of recorded electronic communication as described.

 

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(2)

Any Party may at any time change its address for service from time to time by giving notice to the other Parties in accordance with this Section 9.3.

 

9.4.

Public Announcements and Disclosure

The Parties shall consult with each other before issuing any press release or making any other public announcement with respect to this Agreement or the Transaction and, except as required by any applicable Law or stock exchange having jurisdiction, no Party shall issue any such press release or make any such public announcement without the prior written consent of the others, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Prior to any such press release or public announcement, none of the Parties shall disclose this Agreement or any aspect of the Transaction except to its board of directors, its senior management, its legal, accounting, financial or other professional advisors, any financial institution contacted by it with respect to any financing required in connection with the Transaction and counsel to such institution, or as may be required by any applicable Law or stock exchange having jurisdiction.

 

9.5.

Assignment

The rights of the Purchaser hereunder are not assignable without the written consent of the Vendor. The rights of the Vendor hereunder are not assignable without the written consent of the Purchaser.

 

9.6.

Commercially Reasonable Efforts

The Parties acknowledge and agree that, for all purposes of this Agreement, an obligation on the part of any Party to use its “commercially reasonable efforts” to obtain any waiver, Consent or other document shall not require such Party to make any payment to any person for the purpose of procuring the same, other than payments for amounts due and payable to such person, payments for incidental expenses incurred by such person and payments required by any applicable law or regulation.

 

9.7.

Expenses

Unless otherwise provided, each of the Vendor and the Purchaser shall be responsible for the expenses (including fees and expenses of legal advisers, accountants and other professional advisers) incurred by them, respectively, in connection with the negotiation and settlement of this Agreement and the completion of the Transaction. In the event of termination of this Agreement, the obligation of each Party to pay its own expenses will be subject to any rights of such Party arising from a breach of this Agreement by another Party.

 

9.8.

Further Assurances

Each of the Parties shall promptly do, make, execute, deliver, or cause to be done, made, executed or delivered, all such further acts, documents and things as the other Parties may reasonably require from time to time after Closing at the expense of the requesting Party for the purpose of giving effect to this Agreement and shall use reasonable efforts and take all such steps as may be reasonably within its power to implement to their full extent the provisions of this Agreement.

 

9.9.

Entire Agreement

This Agreement, including all Schedules, constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether written or oral including without limitation, the Letter of Intent. There are no conditions, covenants, agreements, representations, warranties or other provisions, express or implied, collateral, statutory or otherwise, relating to the subject matter except provided in this Agreement. No reliance is placed by any Party on any warranty, representation, opinion, advice or assertion of fact made by any Party or its directors, officers, employees or agents, to any other Party or its directors, officers, employees or agents, except to the extent that it has been reduced to writing and included in this Agreement.

 

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9.10.

Waiver, Amendment

Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, no amendment or waiver of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the Party to be bound. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any other provision, nor shall any waiver of any provision of this Agreement constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.

 

9.11.

Rights Cumulative

The rights and remedies of the Parties are cumulative and not alternative.

 

9.12.

Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and/or by facsimile or e-mail transmission of Adobe Acrobat files, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any Party executing this Agreement by fax or Adobe Acrobat file shall, immediately following a request by any other Party, provide an originally executed counterpart of this Agreement provided, however, that any failure to so provide shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been executed by the Parties.

 

REGI U.S.
Per:   /s/ Paul Chute, President
  Paul Chute, President
REG TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Per:   /s/ Paul Chute, President
  Paul Chute, President

 

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SCHEDULE A

THE ASSETS

 

[    ]

Canadian Patent No. 2,496,157 for VANE-TYPE ROTARY APPARATUS WITH SPLIT VANES

 

[    ]

Canadian Patent No. 2,672,332 for A ROTARY DEVICE

 

[    ]

2,744,700 common shares of REGI U.S., Inc.

 

[    ]

1,530,000 common shares of Rand Energy Group Inc.; Rand Energy Group Inc. owns 588,567 common shares of REGI U.S., Inc.

 

[    ]

3,287,737 common shares of Minewest Silver & Gold, Inc.

 

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Exhibit 4.3

DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

among

REG TECHNOLOGIES INC.

and

GRAPH BLOCKCHAIN LIMITED

and

2659468 ONTARIO INC.

November 6, 2018


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Article 1 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

     7  

Section 1.1

  Definitions      7  

Section 1.2

  Certain Rules of Interpretation      12  

Section 1.3

  Governing Law      12  

Section 1.4

  Entire Agreement      12  

Section 1.5

  Knowledge      13  

Section 1.6

  Schedules      13  

Article 2 THE AMALGAMATION

     13  

Section 2.1

  Amalgamation      13  

Section 2.2

  Effect of Amalgamation      13  

Article 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF REGTECH

     14  

Section 3.1

  Corporate Existence      14  

Section 3.2

  Capacity to Enter Agreement      15  

Section 3.3

  Binding Obligation      15  

Section 3.4

  Absence of Conflict      15  

Section 3.5

  No Business Operations      15  

Section 3.6

  Constating Documents      16  

Section 3.7

  Capacity and Power      16  

Section 3.8

  Authorized and Issued Capital      16  

Section 3.9

  Pre-Emptive Rights      16  

Section 3.10

  Due Registration and Compliance      16  

Section 3.11

  Prior Issuances of Securities, Foreign Registration, Cease Trade Orders      17  

Section 3.12

  Non-Arm’s Length Loans, Loans to Insiders, etc.      17  

Section 3.13

  Books and Records      17  

Section 3.14

  Financial Statements      17  

Section 3.15

  Tax Matters      18  

Section 3.16

  Absence of Changes      18  

Section 3.17

  Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities      18  

Section 3.18

  Title to Assets      18  

Section 3.19

  Absence of Unusual Transactions      18  

Section 3.20

  Management Contracts      19  


Section 3.21

  Litigation      19  

Section 3.22

  No Expropriation      19  

Section 3.23

  Finder’s Fees      19  

Section 3.24

  Full and Complete Disclosure      19  

Section 3.25

  Subco Share Capital      19  

Article 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SUBCO

     20  

Section 4.1

  Corporate Existence      20  

Section 4.2

  Capacity to Enter Agreement      20  

Section 4.3

  Binding Obligation      20  

Section 4.4

  Absence of Conflict      21  

Section 4.5

  No Business Operations      21  

Section 4.6

  Authorized and Issued Capital      21  

Article 5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF GRAPH

     21  

Section 5.1

  Corporate Existence      21  

Section 5.2

  Capacity to Enter Agreement      21  

Section 5.3

  Binding Obligation      22  

Section 5.4

  Absence of Conflict      22  

Section 5.5

  No Limitation On Business Operations      22  

Section 5.6

  Regulatory Approvals      22  

Section 5.7

  Consents      23  

Section 5.8

  Subsidiaries and Investments      23  

Section 5.9

  Constating Documents      23  

Section 5.10

  Capacity and Power      23  

Section 5.11

  Jurisdictions      23  

Section 5.12

  Authorized and Issued Capital      23  

Section 5.13

  Pre-Emptive Rights      23  

Section 5.14

  Prior Issuances of Securities, No Registration, No Cease Trade Orders      24  

Section 5.15

  No Voting Trust, etc.      24  

Section 5.16

  Non-Arm’s Length Loans, Loans to Insiders, etc.      24  

Section 5.17

  Books and Records      24  

Section 5.18

  Financial Statements      25  

Section 5.19

  Tax Matters      25  

Section 5.20

  Absence of Changes      25  

Section 5.21

  Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities      25  


Section 5.22

  Absence of Unusual Transactions      25  

Section 5.23

  Title to Assets      26  

Section 5.24

  Employees      26  

Section 5.25

  Management Contracts      26  

Section 5.26

  Material Contracts      26  

Section 5.27

  Litigation      26  

Section 5.28

  No Expropriation      27  

Section 5.29

  Finder’s Fees      27  

Section 5.30

  Full Disclosure      27  

Article 6 COVENANTS

     27  

Section 6.1

  Covenants of Graph      27  

Section 6.2

  Covenants of RegTech      29  

Section 6.3

  Access to Information and Confidentiality      32  

Article 7 CLOSING CONDITIONS

     32  

Section 7.1

  Mutual Conditions      32  

Section 7.2

  RegTech Conditions      33  

Section 7.3

  Graph Conditions      34  

Section 7.4

  Consents-Merger      37  

Article 8 SURVIVAL

     37  

Section 8.1

  Survival      37  

Article 9 CLOSING

     37  

Article 10 TERM AND TERMINATION

     37  

Section 10.1

  Term      37  

Section 10.2

  Termination      37  

Section 10.3

  Expenses      38  

Article 11 GENERAL

     38  

Section 11.1

  Costs and Expenses      38  

Section 11.2

  Time of Essence      38  

Section 11.3

  Notices      38  

Section 11.4

  Further Assurances      39  

Section 11.5

  No Broker      40  

Section 11.6

  Public Notice      40  

Section 11.7

  Independent Legal Advice      40  

Section 11.8

  Amendment and Waiver      40  


Section 11.9

  Assignment and Enurement      40  

Section 11.10

  Severability      41  

Section 11.11

  Counterparts      41  

Section 11.12

  Facsimile Signatures      41  


DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is dated the 6 th day of November, 2018.

AMONG:

REG TECHNOLOGIES INC. , a corporation existing under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia),

(“ RegTech ”)

AND:

GRAPH BLOCKCHAIN LIMITED. a corporation existing under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario),

(“ Graph ”)

AND:

2659468 ONTARIO INC. , a corporation existing under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario),

(“ Subco ”)

WHEREAS:

 

A.

RegTech and Graph entered into a letter of intent dated May 29, 2018 (the “ Letter of Intent ”) concerning a proposed transaction to combine the businesses, operations and assets of RegTech and Graph (the “ Transaction ”);

 

B.

Subco is a newly incorporated, wholly-owned subsidiary of RegTech;

 

C.

It is intended that Graph and Subco will amalgamate under the provisions of the OBCA and the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Amalgamation Agreement (the “ Amalgamation ”) to form one corporation, which will continue under the name “Graph Blockchain Limited” (“ Amalco ”);

 

D.

Upon the Amalgamation Effective Date, among other things, the outstanding Graph Common Shares will be exchanged for Resulting Issuer Common Shares (as defined herein) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Amalgamation Agreement; and

 

E.

The completion of the Transaction is intended to, among other things, result in the listing of the Resulting Issuer Common Shares on the Canadian Securities Exchange (“ CSE ”).


NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the Parties, the Parties covenant and agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

Section 1.1 Definitions

In this Agreement, the following words and terms have the meanings ascribed to them below:

Agreement ” means this agreement, including all Schedules, as it may be supplemented or amended by written agreement among the Parties;

Amalco ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals above;

Amalco Common Shares ” means the common shares in the capital of Amalco;

Amalgamation ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals above;

Amalgamation Agreement ” means the agreement between RegTech, Graph and Subco to formally give effect to the Amalgamation attached as Schedule “A” hereto;

Amalgamation Effective Date ” means the effective date of the Amalgamation as set forth in the Certificate of Amalgamation issued to Amalco;

Articles of Amalgamation ” means the articles of amalgamation entered into as a result of the Amalgamation Agreement;

BCBCA ” means the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia);

Books and Records ” means books, ledgers, files, minute books, lists, reports, plans, logs, deeds, surveys, correspondence, operating records, Tax Returns and other data and information, including all data and information stored on computer-related or other electronic media, maintained with respect to RegTech, Subco and Graph, as applicable;

Business Day ” means any day excluding a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday in the Province of Ontario;

Claim ” means any claim, demand, action, cause of action, suit, arbitration, investigation, proceeding, complaint, grievance, charge, prosecution, assessment or reassessment, including any appeal or application for review;

Closing ” means the closing of the Transaction;

 

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Closing Date ” means the date, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Parties agree that the closing of the Transaction will occur prior to the issuance of the Final Exchange Bulletin;

Closing Time ” means the time, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Parties agree that the closing of the Transaction will occur on the Closing Date;

Concurrent Financing ” means the private placement of a minimum of 3,333,333 Financing Units and a maximum of 13,333,333 Financing Units at $0.30 per Financing Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of a minimum of $1,000,000 and a maximum of $4,000,000 that shall close immediately before the Amalgamation;

Confidential Information ” means information, whether in written or electronic form, or committed to memory, that is of a proprietary or confidential nature, or not generally available to the public, relating to the business of Graph or RegTech;

Consolidation ” means the consolidation of the issued and outstanding RegTech Common Shares on the basis of one New RegTech Common Share for every ten (10) RegTech Common Shares issued and outstanding on the effective date of the Consolidation;

Contract ” means any agreement, understanding, undertaking, commitment, license or lease, whether written or oral;

CSE ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals above;

Encumbrance ” means any security interest, mortgage, charge, pledge, hypothec, lien, encumbrance, restriction, option, adverse claim, right of others or other encumbrance of any kind (other than in respect of Taxes not yet due and payable);

Final Exchange Bulletin ” means the bulletin issued by the CSE evidencing final CSE acceptance of the Transaction to be issued following the Closing Date;

Financing Common Share ” means the Graph Common Shares issued pursuant to the Concurrent Financing;

Financing Warrant ” means warrants of Graph that entitle the holder to acquire one Graph Common Share for each Financing Warrant held at a price of $0.40 per Graph Common Share for a period of 18 months from the closing of the Concurrent Financing;

Financing Unit ” means a unit of Graph that is comprised of one Financing Common Share and one Financing Warrant;

Finder’s Fee ” means the finder’s fee payable at the Closing to 514 Finance Inc. in shares of the Resulting Issuer at $0.30 per share, which shall be equal to 0.5% of the pre-money valuation of Graph, subject to a maximum fee of $196,000;

 

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Governmental Entity ” means any federal, provincial, state, local, municipal, regional, territorial, aboriginal, or other government, governmental or public department, branch, ministry, or court, domestic or foreign, including any district, agency, commission, board, arbitration panel or authority exercising or entitled to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, ministerial, prerogative, legislative, regulatory or taxing authority or power of any nature as well as any quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory, expropriation or taxing authority under or for the account of any of them, and any subdivision of any of them;

Graph ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals above;

Graph Common Shares ” means common shares in the capital of Graph;

Graph Financial Statements ” means the audited financial statements of Graph prepared in accordance with IFRS for the financial period from incorporation (November 22, 2017) to July 31, 2018;

Graph Finder’s Warrants ” means the 1,665,818 finder’s warrants issued and outstanding on the date hereof, with each Graph Finder’s Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Graph Common Share at a price of $0.083 until January 10, 2020;

Graph Share Split ” means the stock split of Graph Common Shares on the basis of 1.210976238250372 post-split Graph Common Shares for each pre-split Graph Common Share, with the result that there will be 123,333,333 Graph Common Shares issued and outstanding following completion of the Graph Share Split;

IFRS ” means International Financial Reporting Standards;

Intellectual Property ” means all domestic and foreign (a) inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), all improvements thereto and all patents, patent applications, patent disclosures and industrial designs, together with all re-issuances, continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions, extensions and re-examinations thereof, (b) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trading styles, logos, trade names and business names, together with all translations, adaptations, derivations and combinations thereof and including all goodwill associated therewith and all applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith, (c) copyrightable works, copyrights and applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith, (d) trade secrets and confidential business information (including ideas, research and development, know-how, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost information and business and marketing plans and proposals), (e) computer systems, software, data and related documentation, (f) other proprietary rights, (g) right, title and interest as licensee or authorized user of any of the aforementioned intellectual property, and (h) copies and tangible embodiments thereof in whatever form or medium whether now known or hereafter developed;

 

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Law ” or “ Laws ” means all laws, statutes, codes, ordinances, decrees, rules, regulations, by-laws, statutory rules, principles of law, published policies and guidelines, judicial or arbitral or administrative or ministerial or departmental or regulatory judgments, orders, decisions, rulings or awards, including general principles of common and civil law, and the terms and conditions of any grant of approval, permission, authority or licence of any Governmental Entity, and the term “applicable” with respect to Laws and in a context that refers to one or more Persons, means that the Laws apply to the Person or Persons, or its or their business, undertaking, property or securities, and emanate from a Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over the Person or Persons or its or their business, undertaking, property or securities;

Letter of Intent ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals above;

Loss ” means any loss, liability, damage, cost, expense, charge, fine, penalty or assessment including the costs and expenses of any action, suit, proceeding, demand, assessment, judgment, settlement or compromise and all interest, punitive damages, fines, penalties and all reasonable professional fees and disbursements on a 100 percent, complete indemnity basis, excluding loss of profits;

Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on the business or financial position, condition, assets or properties of Graph;

Material Contract ” means a Contract considered a material contract under applicable securities laws and regulations;

Name Change ” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.1(a);

New RegTech Common Shares ” means the new RegTech Common Shares issued to shareholders of RegTech pursuant to the Consolidation;

Notice ” means any notice, demand, request, consent, approval or other communication which is required or permitted by this Agreement to be given or made by a Party;

OBCA ” means the Business Corporations Act (Ontario);

Parties ” means Graph, RegTech and Subco;

Person ” means an individual, body corporate, sole proprietorship, partnership, trust, unincorporated association, unincorporated syndicate, unincorporated organization, or another entity, and a natural person acting in his or her individual capacity or in his or her capacity as executor, trustee, administrator or legal representative, and any Governmental Entity;

RegTech ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals above;

RegTech Common Shares ” means the common shares in the capital of RegTech;

 

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RegTech Disclosure Documents ” means documents filed by or on behalf of RegTech that are publicly available in electronic form on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval, commonly known as “SEDAR”, at www.sedar.com or on Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval, commonly known as “EDGAR” on https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar / companysearch.html ;

RegTech Financial Statements ” means the audited financial statements of RegTech for the financial years ended April 30, 2018, April 30, 2017 and April 30, 2016;

Resulting Issuer ” means RegTech upon completion of the Amalgamation;

Resulting Issuer Common Shares ” means common shares in the capital of Resulting Issuer;

Resulting Issuer Finder’s Warrants ” means finder’s warrants to acquire Resulting Issuer Common Shares;

Resulting Issuer Warrants ” means share purchase warrants to acquire Resulting Issuer Common Shares;

Securities Authorities ” means any applicable securities regulatory authority in Canada;

Subco ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals above;

Subco Common Shares ” means common shares in the capital of Subco;

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to a specified body corporate, any body corporate of which the specified body corporate is entitled to elect a majority of the directors thereof and will include any body corporate, partnership, joint venture or other entity over which it exercises direction or control or which is in a like relation to such a body corporate, excluding any body corporate in respect of which such direction or control is not exercised by the specified body corporate as a result of existing contracts, agreements and commitments, and, in the case of RegTech, includes Subco;

Tax ” means all taxes, duties, fees, premiums, assessments, imposts, levies, rates, withholdings, dues, government contributions and other charges of any kind whatsoever, whether direct or indirect, together with all interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or other additional amounts, imposed by any Governmental Entity;

Tax Law ” means any Law that imposes Taxes or that deals with the administration or enforcement of liabilities for Taxes;

Tax Return ” means any return, report, declaration, designation, election, undertaking, waiver, notice, filing, information return, statement, form, certificate or any other document or materials relating to Taxes, including any related or supporting information with respect to any of the foregoing, filed or to be filed with any Governmental Entity in connection with the determination, assessment, collection or administration of Taxes;

 

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Transaction ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals above;

Transfer Agent ” means Computershare Investor Services Inc.;

Section 1.2 Certain Rules of Interpretation

 

(a)

In this Agreement, words signifying the singular number include the plural and vice versa, and words signifying gender include all genders. Every use of the word “including” in this Agreement is to be construed as meaning “including, without limitation”.

 

(b)

The division of this Agreement into Articles and Sections, the insertion of headings and the provision of a table of contents are for convenience of reference only and do not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

(c)

References in this Agreement to an Article, Section, or Schedule are to be construed as references to an Article, Section, or Schedule of or to this Agreement.

 

(d)

Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, time periods within which or following which any payment is to be made or act is to be done will be calculated by excluding the day on which the period begins and including the day on which the period ends. If the last day of a time period is not a Business Day, the time period will end on the next Business Day.

 

(e)

Unless otherwise specified, any reference in this Agreement to any statute includes all regulations made under or in connection with that statute from time to time, and is to be construed as a reference to that statute as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time.

 

(f)

In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the statements in the body of the Agreement and the Schedules, the statements in the body of this Agreement will prevail.

Section 1.3 Governing Law

This Agreement is governed by, and is to be construed and interpreted exclusively in accordance with, the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein. The Parties hereto irrevocably attorn to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ontario to resolve any disputes arising hereunder.

Section 1.4 Entire Agreement

This Agreement, together with the agreements and other documents to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties pertaining to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, of the Parties, including the Letter of Intent, and there are no representations, warranties or other

 

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agreements among the Parties in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement except as specifically set out in this Agreement or the other agreements and documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement. No Party has been induced to enter into this Agreement in reliance on, and there will be no liability assessed, either in tort or contract, with respect to, any warranty, representation, opinion, advice or assertion of fact, except to the extent it has been reduced to writing and included as a term in this Agreement or in one of the other agreements and documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 1.5 Knowledge

Where the phrase “to the knowledge of Graph” or “to the knowledge of RegTech” is used, such phrase will mean, in respect of each representation and warranty or other statement which is qualified by such phrase, that such representation and warranty or other statement is being made based upon, in the case of Graph, the collective knowledge of the directors and officers of Graph and in the case of RegTech, the collective knowledge of the directors and officers of RegTech and in all cases, “knowledge” means the actual knowledge of such directors and officers after due inquiry.

Section 1.6 Schedules

Schedule “A”, Form of Amalgamation Agreement, is attached to and incorporated by reference into this Agreement.    

ARTICLE 2

THE AMALGAMATION

Section 2.1 Amalgamation

RegTech, Subco, and Graph will effect the Amalgamation on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Agreement and the Amalgamation Agreement.

Section 2.2 Effect of Amalgamation

 

(a)

The Amalgamation will become effective on the Amalgamation Effective Date and at such time, Subco and Graph will amalgamate to form Amalco pursuant to the OBCA in the manner set out in the Amalgamation Agreement;

 

(b)

immediately upon the Amalgamation pursuant to Section 2.2(a):

 

  (i)

each shareholder of Graph, including holders of Financing Common Shares, will receive, instead of Amalco Common Shares, one (1) fully paid and non-assessable Resulting Issuer Common Share in exchange for each issued and outstanding Graph Common Share held by such shareholder and the Graph Common Shares thus exchanged will be cancelled without reimbursement of the capital represented by such shares;

 

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  (ii)

the Resulting Issuer will receive one (1) fully paid and non-assessable Amalco Common Share in exchange for each issued and outstanding Subco Common Share held by RegTech and the Subco Common Shares thus exchanged will be cancelled without reimbursement of the capital represented by such shares;

 

  (iii)

holders of the Financing Warrants will receive, in exchange for each Financing Warrant held, one Resulting Issuer Warrant, with each Resulting Issuer Warrant having the same terms as the Financing Warrant being exchanged therefor, and thereafter all of the outstanding Financing Warrants will be cancelled;

 

  (iv)

holders of the Graph Finder’s Warrants will receive, in exchange for each Graph Finder’s Warrant held, one Resulting Issuer Finder’s Warrant, with each Resulting Issuer Finder’s Warrant having the same terms as the Graph Finder’s Warrant being exchanged therefor, and thereafter all of the outstanding Graph Finder’s Warrants will be cancelled;

 

  (v)

in consideration of the issuance of Resulting Issuer Common Shares pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(i), Amalco will issue to the Resulting Issuer 999,900 fully paid and non-assessable Amalco Common Shares for the Resulting Issuer Common Shares so issued;

 

  (vi)

the current officers and directors of RegTech will resign and the board of directors of the Resulting Issuer will be reconstituted to consist of a minimum of three and a maximum of ten directors, all of whom shall be nominated by Graph. The senior management of the Resulting Issuer will include Peter Kim as President and Chief Executive Officer and Steve Kang as Chief Financial Officer.

ARTICLE 3

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF REGTECH

RegTech hereby represents and warrants to Graph and Subco as follows, and acknowledges that Graph and Subco are relying upon such representations and warranties in connection with the transactions contemplated herein. The statements contained in this Article 3 are true and correct as of the date hereof, and RegTech covenants, represents and warrants with and in favour of Graph and Subco that all of the representations and warranties set forth in this Article 3 will be true and correct at the time of Closing as if made on the Closing Date.

Section 3.1 Corporate Existence

RegTech is a company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of British Columbia. No proceedings have been taken or authorized by RegTech in respect of the bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, dissolution or winding up of RegTech.

 

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Section 3.2 Capacity to Enter Agreement

RegTech has the requisite corporate power and authority and capacity to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement.

Section 3.3 Binding Obligation

The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by RegTech and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby has been or, by the Closing Date, will be duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no further consent or authorization of the board of directors or shareholders of RegTech is or will be required.

This Agreement constitutes or will, by the Closing Date, constitute a valid and binding obligation of RegTech, enforceable against RegTech in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship, receivership or other laws of general application limiting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by the fact that equitable remedies, including specific performance, are discretionary and may not be ordered in respect of certain defaults.

Section 3.4 Absence of Conflict

None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of the obligations of RegTech under this Agreement, or the completion of the Transaction will:

 

(a)

result in or constitute a breach of any terms or provision of, or constitute a default under, the notice of articles or articles of RegTech, or any agreement or other commitment to which RegTech is a party or by which RegTech is bound;

 

(b)

constitute an event which would permit any party to any material Contract with RegTech to terminate such material Contract; or

 

(c)

result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on the RegTech Common Shares.

Section 3.5 No Business Operations

Except for transfer agent fees and escrow agent fees pursuant to agreements with the Transfer Agent, as well as legal, accounting, and other fees and expenses in connection with remaining as a reporting issuer in British Columbia and Alberta, and as a company incorporated under the BCBCA, RegTech does not have any agreements, contracts, undertakings or commitments whatsoever of any kind, and RegTech is not a party to, or bound or affected by, any Contract containing any covenant expressly limiting its respective abilities to compete in any line of business, or transfer or move any of its assets or operations.

 

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Section 3.6 Constating Documents

The certificate of incorporation, notice of articles and articles of RegTech constitute all of the constating documents of RegTech and are in full force and effect, and no actions have been taken and no changes are planned to further amend such constating documents.

Section 3.7 Capacity and Power

RegTech has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to own or lease its assets and carry on its business as currently being conducted.

Section 3.8 Authorized and Issued Capital

The authorized share capital of RegTech consists of an unlimited number of RegTech Common Shares, an unlimited number of preferred shares with a par value of $1.00 and an unlimited number of Class “A” non-voting shares without par value, of which, as of the date hereof, following completion of the Consolidation, 5,954,715 New RegTech Common Shares are validly issued and outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable shares in the capital of RegTech.

Section 3.9 Pre-Emptive Rights

 

(a)

No shareholder of RegTech is entitled to pre-emptive rights or registration rights and there are no outstanding options, warrants, rights to subscribe for, call or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into any RegTech Common Shares;

 

(b)

There are no Contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which RegTech is or may become bound to issue additional RegTech Common Shares or options, securities or rights convertible into RegTech Common Shares;

 

(c)

RegTech is not a party to any agreement granting registration or anti-dilution rights to any person with respect to any of its equity or debt securities; and

 

(d)

RegTech is not a party to, and RegTech does not have any knowledge of, any agreement restricting the voting or transfer of RegTech Common Shares.

Section 3.10 Due Registration and Compliance

Except as disclosed to Graph, RegTech is a “reporting issuer” in good standing in Alberta and British Columbia. RegTech is in compliance with all continuous disclosure and other applicable Laws and the RegTech Disclosure Documents are free from any misrepresentation. No securities commission or other authority of any government or self-regulatory organization, has issued any order preventing the Transaction or the trading of any securities of RegTech.

 

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Section 3.11 Prior Issuances of Securities, Foreign Registration, Cease Trade Orders

 

(a)

The offer and sale of all RegTech Common Shares, convertible securities, rights, warrants or options of RegTech issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement have complied with all applicable Laws;

 

(b)

RegTech’s securities are registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and RegTech is required to file periodic reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(c)

No order ceasing or suspending trading in any securities of RegTech, prohibiting the sale of securities of RegTech or the trading of RegTech’s issued securities is issued and outstanding and, to the knowledge of RegTech, no proceedings for such purpose are pending, threatened or contemplated.

Section 3.12 Non-Arm’s Length Loans, Loans to Insiders, etc.

RegTech has made no payment or loan to, or borrowed any funds from or is otherwise indebted to, any officer, director, employee, shareholder or any other person not dealing at arm’s length with RegTech, other than as disclosed in the RegTech Financial Statements. RegTech is not a party to any Contract with any officer, director, employee, shareholder or any other person not dealing at arm’s length with RegTech, other than as disclosed in the RegTech Financial Statements as “related party transactions”.

Section 3.13 Books and Records

The Books and Records and minute books of RegTech are maintained substantially in accordance with all applicable Laws and the minute books are complete and accurate in all material respects.

Section 3.14 Financial Statements

The RegTech Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS and present fairly the assets and liabilities (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) and the financial condition of RegTech as at the respective dates of such financial statements and have been maintained in accordance with good business practices on a basis consistent with prior years.

 

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Section 3.15 Tax Matters

RegTech has filed or will file, by the Closing Date, all Tax Returns, and has withheld or collected and remitted or will withhold or collect and remit all amounts to be withheld or collected and remitted with respect to any Taxes as required under all applicable Tax Laws. There are no actions, suits or proceedings, in progress, pending, or, to the knowledge of RegTech threatened, in connection with any Taxes. The provisions for Taxes shown on the RegTech Financial Statements are sufficient for the payment of all accrued and unpaid Taxes for all periods up to the end of the most recent financial period addressed in the RegTech Financial Statements.

Section 3.16 Absence of Changes

Since the most recent balance sheet and statement of loss included in the RegTech Financial Statements, there has not been:

 

(a)

any change in the financial condition, operations, results of operations, or business of RegTech that has had a Material Adverse Effect nor has there been any occurrence or circumstances which, with the passage of time might reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(b)

any damage, destruction or loss, labour trouble, or other event, development or condition of any character (whether or not covered by insurance) suffered by RegTech which has had, or may reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.17 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities

RegTech does not have any outstanding indebtedness or any liabilities or obligations (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise), including under any guarantee of any debt except to the extent reflected or reserved in the RegTech Financial Statements.

Section 3.18 Title to Assets

Subject to the security interest granted to Graph, RegTech owns, possesses and has good and marketable title to all of its undertaking, property and assets including all the undertaking, property and assets to be reflected in the most recent balance sheet included in the RegTech Financial Statements, free and clear of all Encumbrances. The undertaking, property and assets of RegTech comprise all of the undertaking, assets and property necessary for it to carry on its business as it is currently operated.

Section 3.19 Absence of Unusual Transactions

Since the most recent balance sheet and statement of loss included in the RegTech Financial Statements:

 

(a)

RegTech has conducted its business only in the usual, ordinary and regular course and consistent with past practice;

 

(b)

no liability or obligation of any nature, other than those related to the Amalgamation and the Transaction, whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise that has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, has been incurred; and

 

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(c)

no event that has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect has occurred.

Section 3.20 Management Contracts

RegTech is not a party to any written management contract or employment agreement, including without limitation, any contract which provides for a right of payment in the event of a change of control of RegTech.

Section 3.21 Litigation

There are no actions, suits, grievances or proceedings, whether judicial, arbitral or administrative, and whether or not purportedly on behalf of RegTech, pending, commenced, or, to the knowledge of RegTech, pending, threatened or contemplated. There is no outstanding judgment, decree, order, ruling or injunction involving RegTech or relating in any way to the Transaction.

Section 3.22 No Expropriation

No property or asset of RegTech has been taken or expropriated by any Governmental Entity and no notice or proceeding in respect of any such expropriation has been given or commenced nor is there any intent or proposal to give any such notice or commence any such proceeding.

Section 3.23 Finder’s Fees

Except for the Finder’s Fee, no person or corporation is entitled to a finder’s fee or other form of compensation from the Resulting Issuer with respect to the Transaction.

Section 3.24 Full and Complete Disclosure

None of the foregoing representations, warranties and statements of fact and none of the RegTech Disclosure Documents contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make such statement or representation not misleading to a prospective purchaser of RegTech Common Shares who is seeking full information concerning RegTech and its properties, businesses and affairs. RegTech further represents and warrants that all public disclosures and filings required to be made by RegTech by applicable securities legislation in Canada or the United States have been made and filed by RegTech as of the date hereof.

Section 3.25 Subco Share Capital

RegTech is the registered and beneficial owner of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Subco and does not otherwise own or hold, directly or indirectly, any securities of, or have any interest in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity.

 

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ARTICLE 4

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SUBCO

Subco hereby represents and warrants to RegTech and Graph as follows, and acknowledges that RegTech and Graph are relying upon such representations and warranties in connection with the transactions contemplated herein. The statements contained in this Article 4 are true and correct as of the date hereof, and Subco covenants, represents and warrants with and in favour of Graph and RegTech that all of the representations and warranties set forth in this Article 4 will be true and correct at the time of Closing as if made on the Closing Date.

Section 4.1 Corporate Existence

Subco is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Province of Ontario. No proceedings have been taken or authorized by Subco in respect of the bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Subco.

Section 4.2 Capacity to Enter Agreement

Subco has the requisite corporate power and authority and capacity to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement.

Section 4.3 Binding Obligation

The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Subco and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been or will be, as of the Closing Date, duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no further consent or authorization of the board of directors or shareholders of Subco is or will be required.

This Agreement constitutes or, by the Closing Date, will constitute a valid and binding obligation of Subco, enforceable against Subco in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship, receivership or other laws of general application limiting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by the fact that equitable remedies, including specific performance, are discretionary and may not be ordered in respect of certain defaults.

 

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Section 4.4 Absence of Conflict

None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of Subco’s obligations under this Agreement, or the completion of the Transaction will:

 

(a)

result in or constitute a breach of any term or provision of, or constitute a default under, the articles or by-laws of Subco, or any agreement or other commitment to which Subco is a party or by which Subco is bound;

 

(b)

constitute an event which would permit any party to any material contract with Subco to terminate that agreement, or to accelerate the maturity of any indebtedness of Subco, or other obligation of Subco; or

 

(c)

result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on the Subco assets or the Subco Common Shares.

Section 4.5 No Business Operations

Subco has no agreements, liabilities (including in respect of Taxes), Contracts, undertakings or commitments whatsoever of any kind other than this Agreement and does not carry out any active business and has been formed for the sole purpose of carrying out the Amalgamation. Subco does not own or hold, directly or indirectly, any securities of, or have any interest in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity.

Section 4.6 Authorized and Issued Capital

The authorized share capital of Subco consists of an unlimited number of Subco Common Shares. There is 100 Subco Common Shares issued and outstanding.

ARTICLE 5

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF GRAPH

Graph hereby represents and warrants to RegTech and Subco as follows, and acknowledges that RegTech and Subco are relying upon such representations and warranties in connection with the transactions contemplated herein. The statements contained in this Article 5 are true and correct as of the date hereof, and Graph covenants, represents and warrants with and in favour of RegTech and Subco that all of the representations and warranties set forth in this Article 5 will be true and correct at the time of Closing as if made on the Closing Date.

Section 5.1 Corporate Existence

Graph is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Province of Ontario. No proceedings have been taken or authorized by Graph in respect of the bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Graph.

Section 5.2 Capacity to Enter Agreement

Graph has the requisite corporate power and authority and capacity to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

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Section 5.3 Binding Obligation

The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Graph and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been or will be, by the Closing Date, duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action and no further consent or authorization of the board of directors or shareholders of Graph is or will be required.

This Agreement constitutes or, by the Closing Date, will constitute a valid and binding obligation of Graph, enforceable against Graph in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship, receivership or other laws of general application limiting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by the fact that equitable remedies, including specific performance, are discretionary and may not be ordered in respect of certain defaults.

Section 5.4 Absence of Conflict

None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of Graph’s obligations under this Agreement, or the completion of the Transaction will:

 

(a)

result in or constitute a breach of any term or provision of, or constitute a default under, the constating documents of Graph or any agreement or other commitment to which Graph is a party or by which Graph is bound;

 

(b)

constitute an event which would permit any party to any Material Contract to terminate that agreement, or to accelerate the maturity of any indebtedness of Graph, or other obligation of Graph; or

 

(c)

result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on the Graph Common Shares.

Section 5.5 No Limitation On Business Operations

Graph is not a party to, or bound or affected by, any Contract containing any covenant expressly limiting its respective abilities to compete in any line of business, or transfer or move any of its assets or operations.

Section 5.6 Regulatory Approvals

Other than with respect to the Concurrent Financing, no authorization, approval, order, consent of, or filing with, any Governmental Entity is or will be, to the knowledge of Graph, required on the part of Graph in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or any other documents and agreements to be delivered under this Agreement.

 

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Section 5.7 Consents

There is no requirement to obtain any consent, approval or waiver of a party under any Material Contract to which Graph is a party in order to complete the Transaction.

Section 5.8 Subsidiaries and Investments

Graph does not own or hold, directly or indirectly, any securities of, or have any interest in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity.

Section 5.9 Constating Documents

The articles of incorporation and bylaws of Graph constitute all of the constating documents of Graph and are in full force and effect; no action has been taken and no changes are planned to amend the articles or by-laws of Graph other than in conjunction with the Graph Share Split and the Amalgamation.

Section 5.10 Capacity and Power

Graph has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to own or lease its assets and carry on its business as currently being conducted.

Section 5.11 Jurisdictions

Graph is duly licensed, registered and qualified as a corporation to do business, is up-to-date in the filing of all required corporate returns and other notices and filings and is otherwise in good standing in all material respects, in each jurisdiction in which : (i) it owns or leases property, or (ii) the nature or conduct of its business or any part thereof, or the nature of the property of Graph or any part thereof, makes such qualification necessary to enable the business to be carried on as now conducted, to enable the property and assets of Graph to be owned, leased and operated by it, except where failure to be so licensed, registered and qualified or to make such filings would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Graph.

Section 5.12 Authorized and Issued Capital

Graph is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Graph Common Shares. As of the date hereof, 128,333,333 Graph Common Shares are issued and outstanding (which excludes, for greater certainty, the Financing Common Shares).

Section 5.13 Pre-Emptive Rights

 

(a)

No shareholder of Graph is entitled to pre-emptive rights or registration rights and there are no outstanding options, warrants, rights to subscribe for, call or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any Graph Common Shares, other than the Graph Finder’s Warrants, the Financing Warrants and the Financing Broker Warrants;

 

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(b)

there are no contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which Graph is or may become bound to issue additional Graph Common Shares or options, securities or rights convertible into Graph Common Shares, other than the Graph Finder’s Warrants, the Financing Warrants and the Financing Broker Warrants;

 

(c)

Graph is not a party to any agreement granting registration or anti-dilution rights to any person with respect to any of its equity or debt securities, other than the Graph Finder’s Warrants, the Financing Warrants and the Financing Broker Warrants; and

 

(d)

Graph is not a party to, and Graph does not have any knowledge of, any agreement restricting the voting or transfer of any Graph Common Shares.

Section 5.14 Prior Issuances of Securities, No Registration, No Cease Trade Orders

The offer and sale of all Graph Common Shares issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement have complied with all applicable Laws. Graph’s securities are not registered with any securities commission or with any securities regulator in Canada or other foreign jurisdiction. Graph is not required to file periodic reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. No order ceasing or suspending trading in any securities of Graph, prohibiting the sale of securities of Graph or the trading of any of Graph’ issued securities has been issued and, to the best of Graph’ knowledge, no proceedings for such purpose are pending, threatened or contemplated.

Section 5.15 No Voting Trust, etc.

None of the issued and outstanding Graph Common Shares are, to the knowledge of Graph, subject to escrow restrictions, pooling arrangements or voting trusts, whether voluntary or involuntary.

Section 5.16 Non-Arm’s Length Loans, Loans to Insiders, etc.

Graph has not made any payment or loan to, or borrowed any funds from or is otherwise indebted to, any officer, director, employee, shareholder or any other person not dealing at arm’s length with Graph except with respect to reasonable and bona fide expenses incurred by such persons relating to the business and affairs of Graph. Graph is not a party to any contract with any officer, director, employee, shareholder or any other person not dealing at arm’s length with Graph.

Section 5.17 Books and Records

The Books and Records and minute books of Graph are maintained substantially in accordance with all applicable Laws and are complete and accurate in all respects.

 

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Section 5.18 Financial Statements

The Graph Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with IFRS and present fairly the assets, liabilities (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) and the financial condition of Graph as at the respective dates of such financial statements.

Section 5.19 Tax Matters

Graph has withheld or collected and remitted all amounts to be withheld or collected and remitted with respect to any Taxes as required under all applicable Tax Laws. There are no actions, suits or proceedings, in progress, pending, or, to the knowledge of Graph, threatened against Graph, in connection with any Taxes. The provisions for Taxes shown on the Graph Financial Statements are sufficient for the payment of all accrued and unpaid Taxes for all periods up to the end of the most recent financial period addressed in the Graph Financial Statements.

Section 5.20 Absence of Changes

Since the most recent balance sheet and statement of income included in the Graph Financial Statements, there has not been:

 

(a)

any change in the financial condition, operations, results of operations, or business of Graph that has had a Material Adverse Effect nor has there been any occurrence or circumstances which, with the passage of time might reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(b)

any damage, destruction or loss, labour trouble, or other event, development or condition of any character suffered by Graph which has had, or may reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.21 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities

Except to the extent reflected or reserved in the Graph Financial Statements or incurred in the ordinary course of Graph’s business consistent with past practice, Graph does not have any outstanding indebtedness or any liabilities or obligations (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise), including under any guarantee of any debt.

Section 5.22 Absence of Unusual Transactions

Since the most recent balance sheet and statement of loss included in the Graph Financial Statements, except as contemplated in this Agreement:

 

(a)

Graph has conducted its business only in the usual, ordinary and regular course and consistent with past practice;

 

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(b)

no liability or obligation of any nature, whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise that has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, has been incurred; and

 

(c)

no event that has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect has occurred.

Section 5.23 Title to Assets

Graph owns, possesses and has good and marketable title to all of its undertaking, property and assets including all the undertaking, property and assets to be reflected in the most recent balance sheet included in the Graph Financial Statements, free and clear of all Encumbrances. The undertaking, property and assets of Graph comprise all of the undertaking, assets and property necessary for it to carry on its business as it is currently operated.

Section 5.24 Employees

There are no outstanding amounts payable to employees other than in the ordinary course of business or as disclosed in the Graph Financial Statements.

Section 5.25 Management Contracts

Graph is not a party to any written management contract, including without limitation, any contract which provides for a right of payment in the event of a change in control of Graph.

Section 5.26 Material Contracts

Graph is not in default or breach of any Material Contract, and to the knowledge of Graph, there exists no state of facts which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default or breach. To the knowledge of Graph, no counterparty to any Material Contract is in default of any of its obligations under any Material Contract, Graph is entitled to all benefits under each Material Contract, as applicable, and Graph has not received any notice of termination of any Material Contract and, to the best of Graph’s knowledge, no such terminations are pending, threatened or contemplated.

Section 5.27 Litigation

There are no actions, suits, grievances or proceedings, whether judicial, arbitral or administrative, and whether or not purportedly on behalf of Graph, pending, commenced, or, to the knowledge of Graph, threatened or contemplated that would have a Material Adverse Effect on the business and operations of Graph. There is no outstanding judgment, decree, order, ruling or injunction involving Graph or relating in any way to the Transaction.

 

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Section 5.28 No Expropriation

To the knowledge of Graph, no property or asset of Graph has been taken or expropriated by any Governmental Entity and no notice or proceeding in respect of any such expropriation has been given or commenced or is there any intent or proposal to give any such notice or commence any such proceeding.

Section 5.29 Finder’s Fees

No person or corporation is entitled to a finder’s fee or other form of compensation from Graph with respect to the Transaction.

Section 5.30 Full Disclosure

None of the foregoing representations, warranties and statements of fact contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make such statement or representation not misleading to a prospective purchaser of Graph Common Shares who is seeking full information as to Graph and its properties, businesses and affairs.

ARTICLE 6

COVENANTS

Section 6.1 Covenants of Graph

Graph covenants and agrees that, until the earlier of the Closing Date and the time that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, it shall:

 

(a)

not solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage, cooperate with or facilitate (including by way of furnishing any non-public information or entering into any form of agreement, arrangement or understanding) the submission, initiation or continuation of any oral or written inquiries or proposals or expressions of interest regarding, constituting or that may reasonably be expected to lead to any activity, arrangement or transaction or propose any activities or solicitations in opposition to or in competition with the Transaction, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, not to induce or attempt to induce any other person to initiate any shareholder proposal or “takeover bid,” exempt or otherwise, within the meaning of the Securities Act (Ontario), for securities or assets of Graph, nor to undertake any transaction or negotiate any transaction which would be or potentially could be in conflict with the Transaction, including, without limitation, allowing access to any third party to conduct due diligence, nor to permit any of its officers or directors to authorize such access, except as required by statutory obligations. In the event Graph, including any of its officers or directors, receives any form of offer or inquiry, Graph shall forthwith (in any event within one business day following receipt) notify RegTech of such offer or inquiry and provide RegTech with such details as it may request;

 

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(b)

prepare and complete the financial statements required by the CSE in connection with the completion of the Transaction, which includes the Graph Financial Statements;

 

(c)

not take any action contrary to, or in opposition of the Amalgamation and the Transaction;

 

(d)

use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary waivers, consents and approvals required to be obtained from, and to deliver all notices required to be delivered to, other parties to any of its Material Contracts in connection with this Agreement, the Amalgamation or any of the other transactions contemplated herein;

 

(e)

use commercially reasonable efforts to comply promptly with all requirements imposed by applicable Law with respect to the Amalgamation and any other transactions contemplated herein;

 

(f)

not knowingly take any action, refrain from taking any commercially reasonable action, or permit any action to be taken or not taken, which is inconsistent with this Agreement or which is or could reasonably be expected to impede or delay the completion of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement except as specifically permitted by this Agreement;

 

(g)

use commercially reasonable efforts to fulfill all conditions to closing contained in this Agreement that are within its power and satisfy all provisions of this Agreement and the Amalgamation applicable to Graph;

 

(h)

conduct its business in a prudent and business-like manner and, except for transactions contemplated herein, in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice;

 

(i)

not issue any debt, equity or other securities without the prior written approval of RegTech, except in connection with the Concurrent Financing or with respect to any options, warrants or other rights outstanding as of the date hereof;

 

(j)

not borrow money or incur any indebtedness for money borrowed, except as agreed to by RegTech in writing;

 

(k)

not make loans, advances or other payments, excluding ordinary course compensation and routine advances to employees of Graph for expenses incurred in the ordinary course, except as agreed to by RegTech in writing;

 

(l)

not declare or pay any dividends or distribute any of Graph’s properties or assets;

 

(m)

not amend Graph’s articles or by-laws in any manner which may adversely affect the success of the Transaction, except as agreed by RegTech in writing or as required to give effect to the matters contemplated herein;

 

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(n)

except as permitted or contemplated herein, not enter into any transaction or Material Contract not in the ordinary course of business and not engage in any business enterprise or activity different from that carried on as of the date hereof, unless written approval of RegTech is obtained;

 

(o)

subject to the provisions hereof, to cooperate fully with RegTech and to use all reasonable commercial efforts to assist RegTech in its efforts to complete the Transaction, unless such cooperation and efforts would subject Graph to liability or would be in breach of applicable statutory and regulatory requirements; and

 

(p)

promptly deliver written notice to RegTech of any circumstance or development that, to the knowledge of Graph, is or could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Graph.

Section 6.2 Covenants of RegTech

RegTech covenants and agrees that, until the earlier of the Closing Date and the time that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, it shall:

 

(a)

not solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage, cooperate with or facilitate (including by way of furnishing any non-public information or entering into any form of agreement, arrangement or understanding) the submission, initiation or continuation of any oral or written inquiries or proposals or expressions of interest regarding, constituting or that may reasonably be expected to lead to any activity, arrangement or transaction or propose any activities or solicitations in opposition to or in competition with the Transaction, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, not to induce or attempt to induce any other person to initiate any shareholder proposal or “takeover bid,” exempt or otherwise, within the meaning of the Securities Act (Ontario), for securities or assets of RegTech, nor to undertake any transaction or negotiate any transaction which would be or potentially could be in conflict with the Transaction, including, without limitation, allowing access to any third party to conduct due diligence, nor to permit any of its officers or directors to authorize such access, except as required by statutory obligations. In the event RegTech, including any of its officers or directors, receives any form of offer or inquiry, RegTech shall forthwith (in any event within one business day following receipt) notify Graph of such offer or inquiry and provide Graph with such details as it may request;

 

(b)

apply for and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all regulatory approvals relating to RegTech and Subco required in connection with this Agreement, the Transaction or any of the other transactions contemplated herein, and, in doing so, keep Graph fully informed as to the status of the proceedings related to obtaining the regulatory approvals, including providing Graph promptly with copies of all related applications and notifications (other than with respect to confidential information contained in such applications and notifications), in a draft form prior to such applications and notifications being submitted, in order for Graph to provide its reasonable comments thereon;

 

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(c)

prepare and complete the financial statements required by the CSE in connection with the completion of the Transaction, which includes the RegTech Financial Statements;

 

(d)

use its reasonable commercial efforts to cause all shareholders of RegTech to vote in favour of the Transaction and all ancillary matters thereto, and not take any action contrary to, or in opposition of the Amalgamation and the Transaction;

 

(e)

use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary waivers, consents and approvals required to be obtained from, and to deliver all notices required to be delivered to, other parties to any of its Material Contracts in connection with this Agreement, the Transaction or any of the other transactions contemplated herein;

 

(f)

use commercially reasonable efforts to comply promptly with all requirements imposed by applicable Law with respect to the Amalgamation and any other transactions contemplated herein;

 

(g)

not knowingly take any action, refrain from taking any commercially reasonable action, or permit any action to be taken or not taken, which is inconsistent with this Agreement or which is or could reasonably be expected to impede or delay the completion of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement except as specifically permitted by this Agreement;

 

(h)

use commercially reasonable efforts to fulfill all conditions to closing contained in this Agreement that are within its power and satisfy all provisions of this Agreement and the Transaction applicable to RegTech;

 

(i)

conduct its business in a prudent and business-like manner and, except for transactions contemplated herein, in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice;

 

(j)

not issue any debt, equity or other securities without the prior written approval of Graph, except in connection with any options, warrants or other rights outstanding as of the date hereof;

 

(k)

not split, divide, consolidate, combine, exchange or reclassify any of its equity securities or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in lieu of or in substitution for, any of its equity securities, except with respect to the Consolidation;

 

(l)

not redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any of its outstanding securities, unless otherwise required by the terms of such securities;

 

(m)

not alter or amend the terms of any of its outstanding securities;

 

(n)

not adopt a plan of liquidation or resolution providing for the liquidation or dissolution of RegTech;

 

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(o)

not borrow money or incur any indebtedness for money borrowed, except as agreed to by Graph in writing;

 

(p)

not make loans, advances or other payments, excluding routine advances to directors and officers of RegTech for expenses incurred in the ordinary course, except as agreed to by Graph in writing;

 

(q)

not (A) grant to any officer or director of RegTech an increase in compensation in any form; (B) grant any general salary increase to any officer or director of RegTech; (C) take any action with respect to the grant of any severance or termination pay; (D) enter into any employment agreement with any officer or director of RegTech; or (E) increase any benefits payable to any officer or director of RegTech under their current severance or termination pay policies;

 

(r)

not settle or compromise, without the prior written consent of Graph,: (A) any action, claim or proceeding brought against RegTech that is or could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on RegTech; or (B) any action, claim or proceeding brought by any present, former or purported holder of its securities in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Amalgamation;

 

(s)

not declare or pay any dividends or distribute any of RegTech’s properties or assets;

 

(t)

not amend RegTech’s articles or notice of articles in any manner which may adversely affect the success of the Transaction, except as agreed by Graph in writing or as required to give effect to the matters contemplated herein, including giving effect to the Name Change and Consolidation;

 

(u)

except as permitted or contemplated herein, not enter into any transaction or Material Contract not in the ordinary course of business and not engage in any business enterprise or activity different from that carried on as of the date hereof, unless the written approval of Graph is obtained;

 

(v)

subject to the provisions hereof, to cooperate fully with Graph and to use all reasonable commercial efforts to assist Graph in its efforts to complete the Transaction, unless such cooperation and efforts would subject RegTech to liability or would be in breach of applicable statutory and regulatory requirements; and

 

(w)

promptly deliver written notice to Graph of any circumstance or development that, to the knowledge of RegTech, is or could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on RegTech.

 

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Section 6.3 Access to Information and Confidentiality

Each Party will allow the other and its respective authorized representatives, including legal counsel and consultants, access to all information, books or records relevant for the purpose of the Transaction contemplated herein. Each party hereto agrees that all information and documents so obtained will be kept confidential and the contents thereof will not be disclosed to any person without the prior written consent of the disclosing party, except as otherwise provided for below, or as are required to be disclosed by applicable Law provided that the disclosing party is given prior notice thereof.

The foregoing does not apply to information that:

 

(a)

becomes generally available to the public absent any breach of the foregoing;

 

(b)

was available on a non-confidential basis to a party prior to its disclosure pursuant to this Agreement; or

 

(c)

becomes available on a non-confidential basis from a third party who, to the knowledge of the recipient after enquiry, is not bound to keep such information confidential.

ARTICLE 7

CLOSING CONDITIONS

Section 7.1 Mutual Conditions

The respective obligations of RegTech, Graph and Subco to complete the Transaction are subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions on or before the Closing Date or such earlier date as specified herein:

 

(a)

RegTech shareholders having approved the Transaction and all related matters, including the Consolidation and the amendment of RegTech’s constating documents to change its name to “Graph Blockchain Inc.” or such other name as may be determined by the board (the “ Name Change ”);

 

(b)

receipt of all required regulatory, shareholder and third party approvals including CSE approval, and compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements and conditions necessary to complete the Transaction;

 

(c)

there will not be in force any Law, ruling, order or decree, and there will not have been any action taken under any Law or by any Governmental Entity or other regulatory authority, that makes it illegal or otherwise directly or indirectly restrains, enjoins or prohibits the consummation of the Amalgamation in accordance with the terms hereof or results or could reasonably be expected to result in a judgment, order, decree or assessment of damages, directly or indirectly, relating to the Amalgamation which has, or could have, a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(d)

the Articles of Amalgamation to be filed with the Director in accordance with the Amalgamation, shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Graph and RegTech, acting reasonably;

 

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(e)

the board of directors of the Resulting Issuer shall consist of a minimum of three and a maximum of ten directors, all of whom shall be nominated by Graph;

 

(f)

all other consents, waivers, permits, exemptions, orders and approvals of, and any registrations and filings with, any Governmental Entity, the failure of which to obtain or the expiry of which would or could have a Material Adverse Effect or materially impede the completion of the Transaction, will have been obtained or received on terms that are reasonably satisfactory to each Party hereto; and

 

(g)

this Agreement will not have been terminated pursuant to Article 10 hereof.

The foregoing conditions are for the mutual benefit of the Parties hereto and may be waived in respect of a Party hereto, in whole or in part, by such Party hereto in writing at any time. If any of such conditions will not be complied with or waived as aforesaid on or before the Closing Date or, if earlier, the date required for the performance thereof, then, subject to Article 10 hereof, any Party hereto may terminate this Agreement by written notice to the other Parties in circumstances where the failure to satisfy any such condition is not the result, directly or indirectly, of a breach of this Agreement by such rescinding Party hereto.

Section 7.2 RegTech Conditions

The obligation of RegTech to complete the Transaction contemplated herein is subject to the fulfillment of the following additional conditions on or before the Closing Date or such other time as is specified below:

 

(a)

no material adverse change having occurred in the business, results of operations, assets, liabilities, financial condition or affairs of Graph, financial or otherwise, between the date hereof and the Closing Date;

 

(b)

satisfactory completion of due diligence by RegTech, its counsel and representatives on the business, assets, financial condition and corporate records of Graph, acting reasonably;

 

(c)

there being no legal proceedings or regulatory actions or proceedings against Graph as of the Closing Date which may have a Material Adverse Effect on Graph, its business, assets or financial condition;

 

(d)

there being no inquiry or investigation (whether formal or informal) in relation to Graph or its directors or officers commenced or threatened by any securities commission or official of the CSE or regulatory body having jurisdiction such that the outcome of such inquiry or investigation could have a Material Adverse Effect on Graph, its business, assets or financial condition;

 

(e)

all representations and warranties of Graph under this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of an earlier date, in which event such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such

 

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  earlier date, or except as affected by transactions contemplated or permitted by this Agreement), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, would not result, or would not reasonably be expected to result, in a material adverse change in respect of Graph and would not, or would not reasonably be expected to, materially delay completion of the Amalgamation and the transactions otherwise contemplated hereby;

 

(f)

all covenants of Graph under this Agreement to be performed on or before the Closing Date shall have been performed by Graph in all material respects;

 

(g)

there being no other issued and outstanding securities in the capital of Graph other than as disclosed herein;

 

(h)

the directors and shareholders of Graph will have adopted and passed all necessary resolutions and all other necessary corporate action will have been taken by Graph to permit the consummation of this Agreement and the Transaction;

 

(i)

relevant principals and shareholders of Graph shall have entered into such escrow agreements as required by the CSE and shall have delivered such documents as required by the CSE including, without limitation, duly completed personal information forms acceptable to the CSE; and

 

(j)

Graph will have executed and delivered, or cause to be executed and delivered, at the closing of the Transaction, such customary agreements, legal opinions, certificates, resolutions and other closing documents as may be required by the other Parties hereto, all in form satisfactory to the other Parties, acting reasonably.

The foregoing conditions are for the benefit of RegTech and may be waived, in whole or in part, by RegTech in writing at any time. If any of such conditions will not be complied with or waived by RegTech on or before the Closing Date or, if earlier, the date required for the performance thereof, then, subject to Article 10 hereof, RegTech may terminate this Agreement by written notice to Graph and Subco in circumstances where the failure to satisfy any such condition is not the result, directly or indirectly, of a breach of this Agreement by RegTech.

Section 7.3 Graph Conditions

The obligation of Graph to complete the Transaction contemplated herein is subject to the fulfillment of the following additional conditions on or before the Closing Date or such other time as is specified below:

 

(a)

RegTech being up to date and in good standing with respect to all of its filings obligations with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission;

 

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(b)

RegTech providing Graph with all of its Books and Records from 2016 to the Effective Date at no cost to Graph. For greater certainty, this subsection shall include RegTech’s full legal minute books and constating documents from incorporation to the present as well as full balance sheet subledgers, reconciliations and underlying supporting documentation from each item on the balance sheet as of the date of Closing;

 

(c)

the Transaction, the Consolidation and the Name Change shall have been approved by the RegTech shareholders and the articles of RegTech shall have been amended so as to effect the Consolidation and the Name Change;

 

(d)

RegTech, as the sole shareholder of Subco, shall have approved the Amalgamation;

 

(e)

the directors of RegTech and Subco will have adopted all necessary resolutions and all other necessary corporate action will have been taken by RegTech and Subco to permit the consummation of the Transaction;

 

(f)

no material adverse change having occurred in the business, results of operations, assets, liabilities, financial condition or affairs of RegTech, financial or otherwise, between the date hereof and the Closing Date, except for a decrease in RegTech’s working capital position reasonably necessary to facilitate the Transaction and to meet its customary obligations as a “reporting issuer” in Alberta and British Columbia;

 

(g)

satisfactory completion of due diligence by Graph, its counsel and representatives on the business, assets, financial condition and corporate records of RegTech, acting reasonably;

 

(h)

there being no legal proceedings or regulatory actions or proceedings against RegTech as of the Closing Date which may have a Material Adverse Effect on RegTech, its business, assets or financial condition;

 

(i)

there being no inquiry or investigation (whether formal or informal) in relation to RegTech or its directors or officers commenced or threatened by any securities commission or official of the CSE or regulatory body having jurisdiction such that the outcome of such inquiry or investigation could have a Material Adverse Effect on RegTech, its business, assets or financial condition;

 

(j)

all representations and warranties of RegTech and Subco under this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of an earlier date, in which event such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, or except as affected by transactions contemplated or permitted by this Agreement), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, would not result, or would not reasonably be expected to result, in a material adverse change in respect of RegTech or Subco, as applicable, and would not, or would not reasonably be expected to, materially delay completion of the Amalgamation and the transactions otherwise contemplated hereby;

 

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(k)

all covenants of RegTech under this Agreement to be performed on or before the Closing Date shall have been performed by RegTech in all material respects;

 

(l)

all consents, waivers and approvals required to be obtained by RegTech from a counter-party to a Material Contract of RegTech required in connection with, or to permit the consummation of, the Amalgamation or any transaction otherwise contemplated hereby, shall have been obtained on terms and conditions satisfactory to Graph, acting reasonably;

 

(m)

the Resulting Issuer Common Shares issued as consideration for the Graph Common Shares being issued as fully paid and non-assessable common shares in the capital of the Resulting Issuer, free and clear of any and all encumbrances, liens, charges and demands of whatsoever nature, except those imposed pursuant to the escrow restrictions of the CSE and those arising under applicable securities laws;

 

(n)

RegTech will, prior to Closing Time, make all applicable filings with the CSE and any Governmental Entities;

 

(o)

receipt of duly executed resignations and mutual releases of each director and officer of RegTech who is no longer serving as a director or officer of the Resulting Issuer;

 

(p)

there being no debts owing to RegTech by any of its directors, officers, employees or consultants or any former directors, officers, employees or consultants or any other person with whom RegTech does not deal at arm’s length, except for amounts advanced to such persons for expenses incurred on behalf of RegTech in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise disclosed either in writing to Graph or in the RegTech Disclosure Documents;

 

(q)

there being no debts owing by RegTech to any of its directors, officers, employees or consultants or any former directors, officers, employees or consultants or any other person with whom RegTech does not deal at arm’s length, except as otherwise disclosed in writing and agreed to by Graph;

 

(r)

all management, consulting, lease and rental contracts to which RegTech is a party having been terminated and there not being any termination rights, payments or other fees payable pursuant to any such agreements as a result of such terminations;

 

(s)

there being no other issued and outstanding securities in the capital of RegTech or Subco other than as disclosed herein; and

 

(t)

RegTech will have executed and delivered, at the Closing of the Transaction, such customary agreements, legal opinions, certificates, resolutions and other closing documents as may be required by the other Parties hereto, all in form satisfactory to the other Parties hereto, acting reasonably.

 

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The foregoing conditions are for the benefit of Graph and may be waived, in whole or in part, by Graph in writing at any time. If any of such conditions will not be complied with or waived by Graph on or before the Closing Date or, if earlier, the date required for the performance thereof, Graph may terminate this Agreement by written notice to RegTech and Subco in circumstances where the failure to satisfy any such condition is not the result, directly or indirectly, of a breach of this Agreement by Graph.

Section 7.4 Consents-Merger

The obligations of RegTech, Subco and Graph to obtain the consents referred to in this Article 7 will not survive the completion of the Transaction, and will merge without recourse between the Parties upon such completion.

ARTICLE 8

SURVIVAL

Section 8.1 Survival

The covenants, representations and warranties of each of RegTech, Graph, and Subco as set out herein shall survive from the Closing Date for a period of 18 months.

ARTICLE 9

CLOSING

The Closing will take place on the Closing Date in the offices of McMillan LLP, counsel to Graph, or at any other place as the Parties may agree.

ARTICLE 10

TERM AND TERMINATION

Section 10.1 Term

This Agreement shall be effective from the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing Date and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms.

Section 10.2 Termination

 

(a)

This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date:

(i) by mutual written agreement of the Parties;

(ii) by Graph, if a breach of any representation or warranty or failure to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of RegTech or Subco set forth in this Agreement shall have occurred that would cause the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 or Section 7.3 not to be satisfied, or render such conditions incapable of being satisfied by the Closing Date, as reasonably determined by Graph; provided, however, that Graph is not then in breach of this Agreement so as to cause any condition in Section 7.1 or Section 7.3 not to be satisfied; or

 

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(iv) by RegTech, if a breach of any representation or warranty or failure to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of Graph set forth in this Agreement shall have occurred that would cause the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 or Section 7.2 not to be satisfied, or render such conditions incapable of being satisfied by the Closing Date as reasonably determined by RegTech; provided, however, that RegTech is not then in breach of this Agreement so as to cause any condition in Section 7.1 or Section 7.2 not to be satisfied.

 

(b)

For greater certainty, this Agreement may not be terminated unilaterally by Subco.

Section 10.3 Expenses

 

(a)

It is understood by the Parties that all costs incurred in connection with pursuing and implementing the transactions contemplated herein will be borne by the Party incurring the costs.

ARTICLE 11

GENERAL

Section 11.1 Costs and Expenses

Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, all costs and expenses (including the fees and disbursements of accountants, legal counsel and other professional advisers) incurred in connection with this Agreement and the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are to be paid by the Party incurring those costs and expenses. If this Agreement is terminated, the obligation of each Party to pay its own costs and expenses is subject to each Party’s respective rights arising from a breach or termination.

Section 11.2 Time of Essence

Time is of the essence in all respects of this Agreement.

Section 11.3 Notices

Any Notice must be in writing and either:

 

(a)

personally delivered;

 

(b)

sent by prepaid, registered mail; or

 

(c)

sent by facsimile, e-mail or functionally equivalent electronic means of communication, charges (if any) prepaid.

 

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Any Notice must be sent to the intended recipient at its address as follows:

to RegTech and Subco at:

Suite 500 – 666 Burrard Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

V6C 3P6

Attention: Paul Chute

email: pwchute@gmail.com

to Graph at:

2161 Yonge Street, Suite 210

Toronto, Ontario

M4S 3A6

Attention: Peter Kim

email: pkim@graphblockchain.com

or at any other address as any Party may from time to time advise the other by Notice given in accordance with this Section 11.3. Any Notice delivered to the Party to whom it is addressed will be deemed to have been given and received on the day it is so delivered at that Party’s address, provided that if that day is not a Business Day then the Notice will be deemed to have been given and received on the next Business Day. Any Notice transmitted by facsimile or other form of electronic communication will be deemed to have been given and received on the day on which it was transmitted (but if the Notice is transmitted on a day which is not a Business Day or after 4:00 p.m. (local time of the recipient), the Notice will be deemed to have been received on the next Business Day). Any Notice given by registered mail will be deemed to have been received on the fifth Business Day after which it is so mailed. If a strike or lockout of postal employees is then in effect, or generally known to be impending, every Notice must be effected by personal delivery, or by facsimile, e-mail or functionally equivalent electronic means.

Section 11.4 Further Assurances

Each Party will execute and deliver any further agreements and documents and provide any further assurances as may be reasonably required by the other Party to give effect to this Agreement and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, will do or cause to be done all acts and things, execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all agreements and documents and provide any assurances, undertakings and information as may be required from time to time by all Governmental Entities or stock exchanges having jurisdiction or as may be required from time to time under applicable securities legislation.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Paul Chute agrees to assist Graph and the Resulting Issuer for a period of six months following completion of the Transaction in responding to any inquiries, requests for information or any other matter from any securities regulator with jurisdiction over RegTech as of the date of this Agreement at such additional cost to be agreed to between the parties, acting reasonably. This includes, but is not limited to, responding to phone and email inquiries from Graph or the Resulting and its directors and officers and providing historical data and documents in their knowledge or possession.

 

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Section 11.5 No Broker

Each Party represents and warrants to the other Parties that all negotiations relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been carried on between them directly, without the intervention of any other Person on behalf of any Party in such manner as to give rise to any valid claim against any Party for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or other similar payment, except as otherwise payable in accordance with this Agreement.

Section 11.6 Public Notice

All public notices to third parties and all other announcements, press releases and publicity concerning this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement must be jointly planned and co-ordinated by the Parties, and no Party to this Agreement will act unilaterally in this regard without the prior consent of the other Parties unless, and only to the extent that, disclosure is required to meet the timely disclosure obligations of any Party under securities laws or stock exchange rules in circumstances where prior consultation with the other Parties is not practicable, or the disclosure is to the Party’s board of directors, senior management and its legal, accounting, financial or other professional advisers.

Section 11.7 Independent Legal Advice

Each of the Parties hereby acknowledges that it has carefully read and considered and fully understands the provisions of this Agreement and, having done so, agrees that the provisions set forth in this Agreement are fair and reasonable. Each party further acknowledges that it has had an opportunity to obtain independent advice in respect of the contents of this Agreement and it has either obtained such independent advice or waives all further rights in this respect.

Section 11.8 Amendment and Waiver

No supplement, modification, amendment, waiver, discharge or termination of this Agreement is binding unless it is executed in writing by the Party to be bound. No waiver of, failure to exercise or delay in exercising, any provision of this Agreement constitutes a waiver of any other provision (whether or not similar) nor does any waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.

Section 11.9 Assignment and Enurement

Neither this Agreement nor any right or obligation under this Agreement may be assigned by any Party without the prior consent of the other Parties. This Agreement enures to the benefit of and is binding upon the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

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Section 11.10 Severability

Each provision of this Agreement is distinct and severable. If any provision of this Agreement, in whole or in part, is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of that provision will not affect the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, or the legality, validity or enforceability of that provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 11.11 Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed and delivered by the Parties in one or more counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered will be an original, and those counterparts will together constitute one and the same instrument.

Section 11.12 Facsimile Signatures

Delivery of this Agreement by facsimile, e-mail or functionally equivalent electronic transmission constitutes valid and effective delivery.

[signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been executed as of the date first written above.

 

REG TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Per:    
Name:    Paul Chute
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

2659468 ONTARIO INC.
Per:    
Name:    Paul Chute
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

GRAPH BLOCKCHAIN LIMITED
Per:    
Name:    Andrew Ryu
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

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Signature of Witness     Paul Chute

 

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SCHEDULE “A”

AMALGAMATION AGREEMENT


THIS AMALGAMATION AGREEMENT made as of the 6 th day of November, 2018,

AMONG:

REG TECHNOLOGIES INC.

(“RegTech”)

AND:

GRAPH BLOCKCHAIN LIMITED

(“Graph”)

AND:

2659468 ONTARIO INC.

(“Subco”)

WHEREAS Graph and Subco wish to amalgamate pursuant to Section 174 of the OBCA upon the terms and conditions hereinafter described and for such purpose the Resulting Issuer has agreed to issue Resulting Issuer Common Shares, Resulting Issuer Warrants and Resulting Issuer Finder’s Warrants as hereinafter provided.

AND WHEREAS as of the date hereof, there are 5,954,715 RegTech Shares issued and outstanding;

AND WHEREAS as of the date hereof, there are 128,333,333 Graph Common Shares (excluding, for greater certainty, the Financing Common Shares) issued outstanding and 1,665,818 Graph Finder’s Warrants issued and outstanding;

AND WHEREAS , as of the date hereof, there are 100 Subco Common Shares issued and outstanding;

AND WHEREAS , the Concurrent Financing shall close immediately before the Amalgamation;

NOW THEREFORE for good and valuable consideration the parties agree as follows:

Section 1.1. In this Agreement:

 

(a)

Agreement ” means this Amalgamation Agreement;

 

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(b)

Amalco ” means the continuing corporation constituted upon the Amalgamation becoming effective;

 

(c)

Amalco Common Shares ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(d);

 

(d)

Amalgamating Corporations ” means Graph and Subco;

 

(e)

Amalgamation ” means the amalgamation of the Amalgamating Corporations as contemplated in this Agreement;

 

(f)

Articles of Amalgamation ” means the articles of amalgamation entered into as a result of this Agreement;

 

(g)

Certificate of Amalgamation ” means the certificate of amalgamation to be issued pursuant to the OBCA giving effect to the Articles of Amalgamation;

 

(h)

Concurrent Financing ” means the private placement of a minimum of 3,333,333 Financing Units and a maximum of 13,333,333 Financing Units at $0.30 per Financing Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of a minimum of $1,000,000 and a maximum of $4,000,000 that shall close immediately before the Amalgamation;

 

(i)

Definitive Agreement ” means the agreement entered into between Graph, RegTech and Subco of even date herewith and which further governs the details of the Amalgamation;

 

(j)

Effective Date ” means the effective date of the Amalgamation as set forth in the Certificate of Amalgamation issued to Amalco;

 

(k)

Graph Common Shares ” means the common shares in the capital of Graph as the same are constituted on the date hereof;

 

(l)

Graph Finder’s Warrants ” means the 1,665,818 finder’s warrants issued and outstanding on the date hereof, with each Graph Finder’s Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Graph Common Share at a price of $0.083 until January 10, 2020;

 

(m)

Financing Common Share ” means the Graph Common Shares issued pursuant to the Concurrent Financing;

 

(n)

Financing Warrant ” means warrants of Graph that entitle the holder to acquire one Graph Common Share for each Financing Warrant held at a price of $0.40 per Graph Common Share for a period of 18 months from the closing of the Concurrent Financing;

 

(o)

Financing Unit ” means a unit of Graph that is comprised of one Financing Common Share and one Financing Warrant;

 

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(p)

ITA ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.5(h);

 

(q)

OBCA ” means the Business Corporations Act (Ontario); and

 

(r)

RegTech Common Shares ” means the common shares in the capital of RegTech as the same are constituted on the Effective Date immediately prior to the Amalgamation;

 

(s)

Resulting Issuer ” means RegTech upon completion of the Amalgamation;

 

(t)

Resulting Issuer Common Shares ” means common shares in the capital of Resulting Issuer;

 

(u)

Resulting Issuer Finder’s Warrants ” means finder’s warrants to acquire Resulting Issuer Common Shares;

 

(v)

Resulting Issuer Warrants ” means share purchase warrants to acquire Resulting Issuer Common Shares;

 

(w)

Subco Common Shares ” means the common shares in the capital of Subco;

Capitalized terms used, but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Definitive Agreement.

Section 1.2. Amalgamation

Subject to Section 1.5 hereof, the Amalgamating Corporations hereby agree to amalgamate pursuant to the provisions of the OBCA and to continue as one corporation on the terms and conditions herein set forth.

Section 1.3. On the Effective Date:

 

  (a)

The Amalgamating Corporations are amalgamated and continue as Amalco under the terms and conditions prescribed in this Agreement;

 

  (b)

All liabilities and amounts receivable owed by each Amalgamating Corporation to each other, and any related security, will be cancelled;

 

  (c)

Subject to Subsection 1.3(b), Amalco will possess all the property, rights, assets, privileges and franchises and will be subject to all of the contracts, liabilities, debts and obligations of each of the Amalgamating Corporations;

 

  (d)

Subject to Subsection 1.3(b), all rights of creditors against the properties, rights, assets, privileges and franchises of each Amalgamating Corporation and all liens upon their respective properties, rights, assets, privileges and franchises, will be unimpaired by the Amalgamation and all debts, contracts, liabilities and duties of each Amalgamating Corporation will, from and after the date upon which the Amalgamation becomes effective, attach to Amalco and may be enforced against it; and

 

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  (e)

No action or proceeding by or against any of the Amalgamating Corporations will abate or be affected by the Amalgamation, and any conviction against, or ruling under, a judgment in favour of or against, an Amalgamating Corporation may be enforced by or against Amalco.

Section 1.4. Amalgamated Corporations

 

  (a)

The name of Amalco will be “Graph Blockchain Limited”;

 

  (b)

There will be no restrictions on the business that Amalco may carry on or on the powers it may exercise;

 

  (c)

The head office of Amalco will be located at 2161 Yonge Street, Suite 210 Toronto, Ontario M4S 3A6;

 

  (d)

The capital of Amalco will be an unlimited number of common shares (each, an “ Amalco Common Share ”);

 

  (e)

no securities of Amalco, other than non-convertible debt securities, will be transferred without either:

 

  a.

the consent of the directors of Amalco expressed by a resolution passed by the board of directors; or

 

  b.

the consent of the holders of a majority of the voting shares of Amalco for the time being outstanding expressed by a resolution passed by the shareholders;

 

  (f)

The board of directors of Amalco will, until otherwise changed in accordance with the OBCA, consist of not less than one and not more than 10 directors;

 

  (f)

The directors of Amalco will be Peter Kim, Todd Shapiro and David Posner;

 

  (g)

Such directors will hold office until the first annual meeting of Amalco or until their successors are duly elected or appointed;

 

  (g)

The by-laws of Amalco until repealed, amended or altered will be the by-laws of Graph; and

 

  (h)

The fiscal year-end of Amalco shall be April 30.

 

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Section 1.5. Issuance of Resulting Issuer Common Shares Upon Amalgamation

On the Effective Date:

 

  (a)

each shareholder of Graph, including holders of Financing Common Shares, will receive, instead of Amalco Common Shares, one (1) fully paid and non-assessable Resulting Issuer Common Share in exchange for each issued and outstanding Graph Common Share held by such shareholder and the Graph Common Shares thus exchanged will be cancelled without reimbursement of the capital represented by such shares.

 

  (b)

the Resulting Issuer will receive one (1) fully paid and non-assessable Amalco Common Share in exchange for each issued and outstanding Subco Common Share held by RegTech prior to the Amalgamation and the Subco Common Shares thus exchanged will be cancelled without reimbursement of the capital represented by such shares;

 

  (c)

holders of the Financing Warrants will receive, in exchange for each Financing Warrant held, one Resulting Issuer Warrant, with each Resulting Issuer Warrant having the same terms as the Financing Warrant being exchanged therefor, and thereafter all of the outstanding Financing Warrants will be cancelled;

 

  (d)

holders of the outstanding Graph Finder’s Warrants will receive, in exchange for each Graph Finder’s Warrant held, one Resulting Issuer Finder’s Warrant, with each Resulting Issuer Finder’s Warrant having the same terms as the Graph Finder’s Warrant being exchanged therefor, and thereafter all of the outstanding Graph Finder’s Warrants will be cancelled;

 

  (e)

in consideration of the issuance of Resulting Issuer Common Shares pursuant to Section 1.5(a), Amalco will issue to the Resulting Issuer 999,900 fully paid and non-assessable Amalco Common Shares for the Resulting Issuer Common Shares so issued;

 

  (f)

no certificates representing fractional shares of Amalco or the Resulting Issuer will be issued pursuant to the Amalgamation, but rather each fractional interest in a Resulting Issuer Common Share or in an Amalco Common Share will be rounded down to the nearest whole number of Resulting Issuer Common Shares or Amalco Common Shares, as the case may be;

 

  (g)

the Resulting Issuer shall add to the stated capital maintained in respect of the Resulting Issuer Common Shares an amount equal to the aggregate paid-up capital for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “ ITA ”) of the Graph Common Shares immediately prior to the Amalgamation; and

 

  (h)

Amalco shall add an amount to the stated capital maintained in respect of the Amalco Common Shares an amount equal to the aggregate paid-up capital for purposes of the ITA of the Subco Common Shares and Graph Common Shares immediately prior to the Amalgamation.

 

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Section 1.6. Modification or Termination of Amalgamation

 

  (a)

The Amalgamating Corporations may, by resolution of their respective boards of directors, assent to any modification of this Agreement that the Director under the OBCA may require and this Agreement will be deemed to include such modification.

 

  (b)

This Agreement may, prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Amalgamation, be terminated by either of the Amalgamating Corporations by resolution of their respective board of directors, notwithstanding the approval of the shareholders of the Amalgamating Corporations on the terms and conditions hereof.

Section 1.7. Articles of Amalgamation

Upon each of the Amalgamating Corporations approving this Agreement in accordance with the OBCA, the Amalgamating Corporations will execute and deliver to the Director under the OBCA, the Articles of Amalgamation, in duplicate, and apply for a Certificate of Amalgamation for the purpose of bringing this Amalgamation into effect.

Section 1.8. Covenants of Graph

Graph covenants and agrees with RegTech and Subco that it will:

 

  (a)

use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 1.15 to be complied with; and

 

  (b)

subject to the approval of RegTech as the sole shareholder of Subco being obtained for the completion of the Amalgamation, thereafter jointly with RegTech and Subco file with the Director under the OBCA the Articles of Amalgamation and such other documents as may be required to give effect to the Amalgamation upon and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Section 1.9. Covenants of RegTech

RegTech covenants and agrees with Graph and Subco that it will:

 

  (a)

sign a resolution as sole shareholder of Subco in favour of the approval of the Amalgamation, this Agreement, and the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with the OBCA;

 

  (b)

use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 1.15 hereof to be complied with; and

 

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  (c)

issue that number of Resulting Issuer Common Shares as required by Section 1.5 hereof.

Section 1.10. Covenants of Subco

Subco covenants and agrees with Graph and RegTech that it will not, from the date of execution hereof to the Effective Date, except with the prior written consent of RegTech and Graph, conduct any business which would prevent Graph or RegTech from performing any of their respective obligations hereunder.

Section 1.11. Further Covenants of Subco

Subco further covenants and agrees with Graph and RegTech that it will:

 

  (a)

use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 1.15 hereof to be complied with; and

 

  (b)

jointly with Graph file the Articles of Amalgamation and such other documents as may be required to give effect to the Amalgamation upon and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Section 1.12. Representation and Warranty of RegTech

RegTech represents and warrants to and in favour of Graph (and acknowledges that Graph is relying upon such representation and warranty) that RegTech is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement and this Agreement is a valid and binding agreement, enforceable against RegTech in accordance with its terms.

Section 1.13. Representation and Warranty of Graph

Graph represents and warrants to and in favour of RegTech and Subco (and acknowledges that RegTech and Subco are relying upon such representation and warranty) that Graph is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement and this Agreement is a valid and binding agreement, enforceable against Graph in accordance with its terms.

Section 1.14. Representation and Warranty of Subco

Subco represents and warrants to and in favour of Graph and RegTech (and acknowledges that Graph and RegTech are relying upon such representation and warranty) that Subco is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement and this Agreement is a valid and binding agreement, enforceable against Subco in accordance with its terms.

 

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Section 1.15. Conditions Precedent

The respective obligations of the parties hereto to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and in particular the Amalgamation, are subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Effective Date, of the following conditions, any of which may be waived (subject to applicable law) by the consent of each of the parties without prejudice to their rights to rely on any other or others of such conditions:

 

  (a)

this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, in particular, the Amalgamation, shall be approved by the sole shareholder of Subco;

 

  (b)

this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, in particular, the Amalgamation, shall be approved by the shareholders of Graph; and

 

  (c)

there shall not be in force any order or decree restraining or enjoining the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement including, without limitation, the Amalgamation.

Section 1.16. Governing Law

This Agreement is governed by, and is to be construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.

Section 1.17. Amendment and Waiver

No supplement, modification, amendment, waiver, discharge or termination of this Agreement is binding unless the party to be bound executes it in writing. No waiver of, failure to exercise or delay in exercising, any provision of this Agreement constitutes a waiver of any other provision (whether or not similar) nor does such waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.

Section 1.18. Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed and delivered by the parties in one or more counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered will be an original, and those counterparts will together constitute one and the same instrument.

Section 1.19. Delivery

Delivery of this Agreement by facsimile transmission or functionally equivalent electronic means constitutes valid and effective delivery.

Section 1.20. Further Assurances

Each party will execute and deliver any further agreements and documents and provide any further assurances as may be reasonably required by the other party to give effect to this Agreement and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, will do or cause to be done all acts and things, execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all agreements and documents and provide all assurances, undertakings and information as may be required from time to time by all regulatory or governmental bodies or stock exchanges having jurisdiction over the affairs of a party or as may be required from time to time under applicable securities legislation.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Amalgamation Agreement has been executed by the parties hereto as of the date first written above.

 

REG TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Per:    
Name:   Paul Chute
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

2659468 ONTARIO INC.
Per:    
Name:   Paul Chute
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

GRAPH BLOCKCHAIN LIMITED
Per:    
Name:   Andrew Ryu
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 4.4

ESCROW AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the 6 th day of November, 2018

AMONG:

GRAPH BLOCKCHAIN INC.

(the “Issuer”)

AND:

COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES INC.

(the “Escrow Agent”)

AND:

EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED SECURITYHOLDERS OF THE ISSUER

(a “Securityholder” or “you”)

(collectively, the “Parties”)

This Agreement is being entered into by the Parties under National Policy 46-201 Escrow for Initial Public Offerings (the “Policy”) in connection with the proposed listing of common shares on the Canadian Securities Exchange (the “Listing”) by the Issuer, an “emerging issuer” as defined in section 3.3 of the Policy.

For good and valuable consideration, the Parties agree as follows:

PART 1 ESCROW

1.1 Appointment of Escrow Agent

The Issuer and the Securityholders appoint the Escrow Agent to act as escrow agent under this Agreement. The Escrow Agent accepts the appointment.

1.2 Deposit of Escrow Securities in Escrow

(1) You are depositing the securities (“escrow securities”) listed opposite your name in Schedule “A” with the Escrow Agent to be held In escrow under this Agreement. You will immediately deliver or cause to be delivered to the Escrow Agent any share certificates or other evidence of these securities which you have or which you may later receive.

 

(2)

If you receive any other securities (“additional escrow securities”):

 

  (a)

as a dividend or other distribution on escrow securities;

 

  (b)

on the exercise of a right of purchase, conversion or exchange attaching to escrow securities, including securities received on conversion of special warrants;

 

  (c)

on a subdivision, or compulsory or automatic conversion or exchange of escrow securities; or

 

  (d)

from a successor issuer in a business combination, if Part 6 of this Agreement applies,

you will deposit them in escrow with the Escrow Agent. You will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Escrow Agent any share certificates or other evidence of those additional escrow securities. When this Agreement refers to escrow securities, it includes additional escrow securities.


(3) You will immediately deliver to the Escrow Agent any replacement share certificates or other evidence of additional escrow securities issued to you.

 

1.3

Direction to Escrow Agent

The Issuer and the Securityholders direct the Escrow Agent to hold the escrow securities in escrow until they are released from escrow under this Agreement.

PART 2 RELEASE OF ESCROW SECURITIES

2.1 Release Schedule for an Established Issuer

2.1.1 Usual case

If the Issuer is an established issuer (as defined in section 3.3 of the Policy) and you have not sold any escrow securities in a permitted secondary offering, your escrow securities will be released as follows:

 

On November 9, 2018, the date the Issuer’s securities are listed on a Canadian exchange (the “ listing date ”)

   1/4 of your escrow securities

6 months after the listing date

   1/3 of your remaining escrow securities

12 months after the listing date

   1/2 of your remaining escrow securities

18 months after the listing date

   your remaining escrow securities

 

*

ln the simplest case, where there are no changes to the escrow securities initially deposited and no additional escrow securities, then the release schedule outlined above results in the escrow securities being released in equal tranches of 25%.

2.1.2 Additional escrow securities

If you acquire additional escrow securities, those securities will be added to the securities already In escrow, to increase the number of remaining escrow securities. After that, all of the escrow securities will be released in accordance with the applicable release schedule in the tables above.

 

2.2

Release Schedule for an Emerging Issuer

2.2.1 Usual case

If the Issuer is an emerging issuer (as defined in section 3.3 of the Policy) and you have not sold any escrow securities in a permitted secondary offering, your escrow securities will be released as follows:

 

On November 9, 2018, the date the Issuer’s securities are listed on a Canadian exchange (the “listing date”)

   1/10 of your escrow securities

6 months after the listing date

   1/6 of your remaining escrow securities

12 months after the listing date

   1/5 of your remaining escrow securities

18 months after the listing date

   1/4 of your remaining escrow securities

24 months after the listing date

   1/3 of your remaining escrow securities

30 months after the listing date

   1/2 of your remaining escrow securities

36 months after the listing date

   your remaining escrow securities

 

*

ln the simplest case, where there are no changes to the escrow securities initially deposited and no additional escrow securities, the release schedule outlined above results in the escrow securities being released in equal tranches of 15% after completion of the release on the listing date.


2.2.2 Additional escrow securities

If you acquire additional escrow securities, those securities will be added to the securities already in escrow, to increase the number of remaining escrow securities. After that, all of the escrow securities will be released in accordance with the applicable release schedule in the table above.

2.3 Delivery of Share Certificates for Escrow Securities

The Escrow Agent will send to each Securityholder any share certificates or other evidence of that Securityholder’s escrow securities in the possession of the Escrow Agent released from escrow as soon as reasonably practicable after the release.

2.4 Replacement Certificates

If, on the date a Securityholder’s escrow securities are to be released, the Escrow Agent holds a share certificate or other evidence representing more escrow securities than are to be released, the Escrow Agent will deliver the share certificate or other evidence to the Issuer or its transfer agent and request replacement share certificates or other evidence. The Issuer will cause replacement share certificates or other evidence to be prepared and delivered to the Escrow Agent. After the Escrow Agent receives the replacement share certificates or other evidence, the Escrow Agent will send to the Securityholder or at the Securityholder’s direction, the replacement share certificate or other evidence of the escrow securities released. The Escrow Agent and Issuer will act as soon as reasonably practicable.

2.5 Release upon Death

(1) If a Securityholder dies, the Securityholder’s escrow securities will be released from escrow. The Escrow Agent will deliver any share certificates or other evidence of the escrow securities in the possession of the Escrow Agent to the Securityholder’s legal representative.

(2) Prior to delivery the Escrow Agent must receive;

(a) a certified copy of the death certificate; and

(b) any evidence of the legal representative’s status that the Escrow Agent may reasonably require.

PART 3 EARLY RELEASE ON CHANGE OF ISSUER STATUS

3.1 Becoming an Established Issuer

If the Issuer is an emerging issuer on the date of this Agreement and, during this Agreement, the Issuer:

(a) lists its securities on the Toronto Stock Exchange Inc. or Aequitas NEO Exchange Inc.;

(b) becomes a TSX Venture Exchange Inc. (“TSX Venture”) Tier 1 issuer; or

(c) lists or quotes its securities on an exchange or market outside Canada that its “principal regulator” under National Policy 43-201 Mutual Reliance Review System for Prospectuses and Annual Information Forms (in Quebec under Staff Notice, Mutual Reliance Review System for Prospectuses and Annual Information Forms) or, if the Issuer has only filed its IPO prospectus in one jurisdiction, the securities regulator in that jurisdiction, is satisfied has minimum listing requirements at least equal to those of TSX Venture Tier 1,

then the Issuer becomes an established issuer.

3.2 Release of Escrow Securities

(1) When an emerging issuer becomes an established issuer, the release schedule for its escrow securities changes.


(2) If an emerging issuer becomes an established issuer 18 months or more after its listing date, all escrow securities will be released immediately.

(3) If an emerging issuer becomes an established issuer within 18 months after its listing date, all escrow securities that would have been released to that time, if the Issuer was an established issuer on its listing date, will be released immediately. Remaining escrow securities will be released in equal installments on the day that is 6 months, 12 months and 18 months after the listing date.

 

3.3

Filing Requirements

Escrow securities will not be released under this Part until the Issuer does the following:

(a) at least 20 days before the date of the first release of escrow securities under the new release schedule, files with the securities regulators in the jurisdictions in which it is a reporting issuer

(i) a certificate signed by a director or officer of the Issuer authorized to sign stating

(A) that the Issuer has become an established issuer by satisfying one of the conditions in section 3.1 and specifying the condition, and

(B) the number of escrow securities to be released on the first release date under the new release schedule, and

(ii) a copy of a letter or other evidence from the exchange or quotation service confirming that the Issuer has satisfied the condition to become an established issuer; and

(b) at least 10 days before the date of the first release of escrow securities under the new release schedule, issues and files with the securities regulators in the jurisdictions in which it is a reporting issuer a news release disclosing details of the first release of the escrow securities and the change in the release schedule, and sends a copy of such filing to the Escrow Agent.

 

3.4

Amendment of Release Schedule

The new release schedule will apply 10 days after the Escrow Agent receives a certificate signed by a director or officer of the Issuer authorized to sign

(a) stating that the Issuer has become an established issuer by satisfying one of the conditions in section 3.1 and specifying the condition;

(b) stating that the release schedule for the Issuer’s escrow securities has changed;

(c) stating that the Issuer has issued a news release at least 10 days before the first release date under the new release schedule and specifying the date that the news release was issued; and

(d) specifying the new release schedule.

PART 4 DEALING WITH ESCROW SECURITIES

 

4.1

Restriction on Transfer, etc.

Unless it is expressly permitted in this Agreement, you will not sell, transfer, assign, mortgage, enter into a derivative transaction concerning, or otherwise deal in any way with your escrow securities or any related share certificates or other evidence of the escrow securities. If a Securityholder is a private company controlled by one or more principals (as defined in section 3.5 of the Policy) of the Issuer, the Securityholder may not participate in a transaction that results in a change of its control or a change in the economic exposure of the principals to the risks of holding escrow securities.


4.2

Pledge, Mortgage or Charge as Collateral for a Loan

You may pledge, mortgage or charge your escrow securities to a financial institution as collateral for a loan, provided that no escrow securities or any share certificates or other evidence of escrow securities will be transferred or delivered by the Escrow Agent to the financial institution for this purpose. The loan agreement must provide that the escrow securities will remain in escrow if the lender realizes on the escrow securities to satisfy the loan.

 

4.3

Voting of Escrow Securities

You may exercise any voting rights attached to your escrow securities.

 

4.4

Dividends on Escrow Securities

You may receive a dividend or other distribution on your escrow securities, and elect the manner of payment from the standard options offered by the Issuer. If the Escrow Agent receives a dividend or other distribution on your escrow securities, other than additional escrow securities, the Escrow Agent will pay the dividend or other distribution to you on receipt.

 

4.5

Exercise of Other Rights Attaching to Escrow Securities

You may exercise your rights to exchange or convert your escrow securities in accordance with this Agreement.

PART 5 PERMITTED TRANSFERS WITHIN ESCROW

 

5.1

Transfer to Directors and Senior Officers

(1) You may transfer escrow securities within escrow to existing or, upon their appointment, incoming directors or senior officers of the Issuer or any of its material operating subsidiaries, if the Issuer’s board of directors has approved the transfer.

(2) Prior to the transfer the Escrow Agent must receive:

(a) a certified copy of the resolution of the board of directors of the Issuer approving the transfer;

(b) a certificate signed by a director or officer of the Issuer authorized to sign, stating that the transfer is to a director or senior officer of the Issuer or a material operating subsidiary and that any required approval from the Canadian exchange the Issuer is listed on has been received;

(c) an acknowledgment in the form of Schedule “B” signed by the transferee;

(d) copies of the letters sent to the securities regulators desoribed in subsection (3) accompanying the acknowledgement; and

(e) a transfer power of attorney, completed and executed by the transferor in accordance with the requirements of the Issuer’s transfer agent.

(3) At least 10 days prior to the transfer, the Issuer will file a copy of the acknowledgement with the securities regulators in the jurisdictions in which it is a reporting issuer.


5.2

Transfer to Other Principals

(1) You may transfer escrow securities within escrow:

(a) to a person or company that before the proposed transfer holds more than 20% of the voting rights attached to the Issuer’s outstanding securities; or

(b) to a person or company that after the proposed transfer

(i) will hold more than 10% of the voting rights attached to the Issuer’s outstanding securities, and

(ii) has the right to elect or appoint one or more directors or senior officers of the Issuer or any of its material operating subsidiaries.

(2) Prior to the transfer the Escrow Agent must receive;

(a) a certificate signed by a director or officer of the Issuer authorized to sign stating that

(i) the transfer is to a person or company that the officer believes, after reasonable investigation, holds more than 20% of the voting rights attached to the Issuer’s outstanding securities before the proposed transfer, or

(ii) the transfer is to a person or company that

(A) the officer believes, after reasonable investigation, will hold more than 10% of the voting rights attached to the Issuer’s outstanding securities, and

(B) has the right to elect or appoint one or more directors or senior officers of the Issuer or any of its material operating subsidiaries

after the proposed transfer, and

(iii) any required approval from the Canadian exchange the Issuer is listed on has been received;

(b) an acknowledgment in the form of Schedule “B” signed by the transferee;

(c) copies of the letters sent to the securities regulators accompanying the acknowledgement; and

(d) a transfer power of attorney, executed by the transferor in accordance with the requirements of the Issuer’s transfer agent.

(3) At least 10 days prior to the transfer, the Issuer will file a copy of the acknowledgement with the securities regulators in the jurisdictions in which it is a reporting issuer.

 

5.3

Transfer upon Bankruptcy

(1) You may transfer escrow securities within escrow to a trustee in bankruptcy or another person or company entitled to escrow securities on bankruptcy.

(2) Prior to the transfer, the Escrow Agent must receive;

(a) a certified copy of either

(i) the assignment in bankruptcy filed with the Superintendent of Bankruptcy, or

(ii) the receiving order adjudging the Securityholder bankrupt;

(b) a certified copy of a certificate of appointment of the trustee in bankruptcy;

(c) a transfer power of attorney, completed and executed by the transferor in accordance with the requirements of the Issuer’s transfer agent; and


(d) an acknowledgment in the form of Schedule “B” signed by:

(i) the trustee in bankruptcy, or

(ii) on direction from the trustee, with evidence of that direction attached to the acknowledgment form, another person or company legally entitled to the escrow securities.

(3) Within 10 days after the transfer, the transferee of the escrow securities will file a copy of the acknowledgment with the securities regulators in the jurisdictions in which the Issuer is a reporting issuer.

 

5.4

Transfer Upon Realization of Pledged, Mortgaged or Charged Escrow Securities

(1) You may transfer within escrow to a financial institution the escrow securities you have pledged, mortgaged or charged under section 4.2 to that financial institution as collateral for a loan on realization of the loan.

(2) Prior to the transfer the Escrow Agent must receive;

(a) a statutory declaration of an officer of the financial institution that the financial institution is legally entitled to the escrow securities;

(b) a transfer power of attorney, executed by the transferor in accordance with the requirements of the Issuer’s transfer agent; and

(c) an acknowledgement in the form of Schedule “B” signed by the financial institution.

(3) Within 10 days after the transfer, the transferee of the escrow securities will file a copy of the acknowledgment with the securities regulators in the jurisdictions in which the Issuer is a reporting issuer.

 

5.5

Transfer to Certain Plans and Funds

(1) You may transfer escrow securities within escrow to or between a registered retirement savings plan (RRSP), registered retirement income fund (RRIF) or other similar registered plan or fund with a trustee, where the annuitant of the RRSP or RRIF, or the beneficiaries of the other registered plan or fund are limited to you and your spouse, children and parents, or, if you are the trustee of such a registered plan or fund, to the annuitant of the RRSP or RRIF, or a beneficiary of the other registered plan or fund, as applicable, or his or her spouse, children and parents.

(2) Prior to the transfer the Escrow Agent must receive:

(a) evidence from the trustee of the transferee plan or fund, or the trustee’s agent, stating that, to the best of the trustee’s knowledge, the annuitant of the RRSP or RRIF, or the beneficiaries of the other registered plan or fund do not include any person or company other than you and your spouse, children and parents;

(b) a transfer power of attorney, executed by the transferor in accordance with the requirements of the Issuer’s transfer agent; and

(c) an acknowledgement in the form of Schedule “B” signed by the trustee of the plan or fund.

(3) Within 10 days after the transfer, the transferee of the escrow securities will file a copy of the acknowledgment with the securities regulators in the jurisdictions in which the Issuer is a reporting issuer.


5.6

Effect of Transfer Within Escrow

After the transfer of escrow securities within escrow, the escrow securities will remain in escrow and released from escrow under this Agreement as if no transfer has occurred on the same terms that applied before the transfer. The Escrow Agent will not deliver any share certificates or other evidence of the escrow securities to transferees under this Part 5.

PART 6 BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

 

6.1

Business Combinations

This Part applies to the following (business combinations):

(a) a formal take-over bid for all outstanding equity securities of the Issuer or which, if successful, would result in a change of control of the Issuer

(b) a formal issuer bid for all outstanding equity securities of the Issuer

(c) a statutory arrangement

(d) an amalgamation

(e) a merger

(f) a reorganization that has an effect similar to an amalgamation or merger

 

6.2

Delivery to Escrow Agent

You may tender your escrow securities to a person or company in a business combination. At least five business days prior to the date the escrow securities must be tendered under the business combination, you must deliver to the Escrow Agent:

(a) a written direction signed by you that directs the Escrow Agent to deliver to the depositary under the business combination any share certificates or other evidence of the escrow securities and a completed and executed cover letter or similar document and, where required, transfer power of attorney completed and executed for transfer in accordance with the requirements of the depositary, and any other documentation specified or provided by you and required to be delivered to the depositary under the business combination; and

(b) any other information concerning the business combination as the Escrow Agent may reasonably request.

 

6.3

Delivery to Depositary

As soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event no later than three business days after the Escrow Agent receives the documents and information required under section 6.2, the Escrow Agent will deliver to the depositary, in accordance with the direction, any share certificates or other evidence of the escrow securities, and a letter addressed to the depositary that

(a) identifies the escrow securities that are being tendered;

(b) states that the escrow securities are held in escrow;

(c) states that the escrow securities are delivered only for the purposes of the business combination and that they will be released from escrow only after the Escrow Agent receives the information described in section 6.4;

(d) if any share certificates or other evidence of the escrow securities have been delivered to the depositary, requires the depositary to return to the Escrow Agent, as soon as practicable, any share certificates or other evidence of escrow securities that are not released from escrow into the business combination; and

(e) where applicable, requires the depositary to deliver or cause to be delivered to the Escrow Agent, as soon as practicable, any share certificates or other evidence of additional escrow securities that you acquire under the business combination.


6.4

Release of Escrow Securities to Depositary

The Escrow Agent will release from escrow the tendered escrow securities when the Escrow Agent receives a declaration signed by the depositary or, if the direction identifies the depositary as acting on behalf of another person or company in respect of the business combination, by that other person or company, that:

(a) the terms and conditions of the business combination have been met or waived; and

(b) the escrow securities have either been taken up and paid for or are subject to an unconditional obligation to be taken up and paid for under the business combination.

 

6.5

Escrow of New Securities

If you receive securities (“ new securities ”) of another issuer (“ successor issuer ”) in exchange for your escrow securities, the new securities will be subject to escrow in substitution for the tendered escrow securities if, immediately after completion of the business combination:

(a) the successor issuer is not an exempt issuer (as defined in section 3.2 of the Policy);

(b) you are a principal (as defined in section 3.5 of the Policy) of the successor issuer; and

(c) you hold more than 1 % of the voting rights attached to the successor issuer’s outstanding securities (In calculating this percentage, include securities that may be issued to you under outstanding convertible securities in both your securities and the total securities outstanding.)

 

6.6

Release from Escrow of New Securities

(1) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Escrow Agent receives:

(a) a certificate from the successor issuer signed by a director or officer of the successor issuer authorized to sign

(i) stating that it is a successor issuer to the Issuer as a result of a business combination and whether it is an emerging issuer or an established issuer under the Policy, and

(ii) listing the Securityholders whose new securities are subject to escrow under section 6.5,

the escrow securities of the Securityholders whose new securities are not subject to escrow under section 6.5 will be released, and the Escrow Agent will send any share certificates or other evidence of the escrow securities in the possession of the Escrow Agent in accordance with section 2.3.

(2) If your new securities are subject to escrow, unless subsection (3) applies, the Escrow Agent will hold your new securities in escrow on the same terms and conditions, including release dates, as applied to the escrow securities that you exchanged.

(3) If the Issuer is

(a) an emerging issuer, the successor issuer is an established issuer, and the business combination occurs 18 months or more after the Issuer’s listing date, all escrow securities will be released immediately; and

(b) an emerging issuer, the successor issuer is an established issuer, and the business combination occurs within 18 months after the Issuer’s listing date, all escrow securities that would have been released to that time, if the Issuer was an established issuer on its listing date, will be released immediately. Remaining escrow securities will be released in equal instalments on the day that is 6 months, 12 months and 18 months after the Issuer’s listing date.


PART 7

RESIGNATION OF ESCROW AGENT

 

7.1

Resignation of Escrow Agent

(1) If the Escrow Agent wishes to resign as escrow agent, the Escrow Agent will give written notice to the Issuer.

(2) If the Issuer wishes to terminate the Escrow Agent as escrow agent, the Issuer will give written notice to the Escrow Agent.

(3) If the Escrow Agent resigns or is terminated, the Issuer will be responsible for ensuring that the Escrow Agent is replaced not later than the resignation or termination date by another escrow agent that is acceptable to the securities regulators having jurisdiction in the matter and that has accepted such appointment, which appointment will be binding on the Issuer and the Securityholders.

(4) The resignation or termination of the Escrow Agent will be effective, and the Escrow Agent will cease to be bound by this Agreement, on the date that is 60 days after the date of receipt of the notices referred to above by the Escrow Agent or Issuer, as applicable, or on such other date as the Escrow Agent and the Issuer may agree upon (the “resignation or termination date”), provided that the resignation or termination date will not be less than 10 business days before a release date.

(5) if the Issuer has not appointed a successor escrow agent within 60 days of the resignation or termination date, the Escrow Agent will apply, at the Issuer’s expense, to a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor escrow agent, and the duties and responsibilities of the Escrow Agent will cease immediately upon such appointment.

(6) On any new appointment under this section, the successor Escrow Agent will be vested with the same powers, rights, duties and obligations as if it had been originally named herein as Escrow Agent, without any further assurance, conveyance, act or deed. The predecessor Escrow Agent, upon receipt of payment for any outstanding account for its services and expenses then unpaid, will transfer, deliver and pay over to the successor Escrow Agent, who will be entitled to receive, all securities, records or other property on deposit with the predecessor Escrow Agent in relation to this Agreement and the predecessor Escrow Agent will thereupon be discharged as Escrow Agent.

(7) If any changes are made to Part 8 of this Agreement as a result of the appointment of the successor Escrow Agent, those changes must not be inconsistent with the Policy and the terms of this Agreement and the Issuer to this Agreement will file a copy of the new Agreement with the securities regulators with jurisdiction over this Agreement and the escrow securities.

 

PART 8

OTHER CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS

 

8.1

Escrow Agent Not a Trustee

The Escrow Agent accepts duties and responsibilities under this Agreement, and the escrow securities and any share certificates or other evidence of these securities, solely as a custodian, bailee and agent. No trust is intended to be, or is or will be, created hereby and the Escrow Agent shall owe no duties hereunder as a trustee.

 

8.2

Escrow Agent Not Responsible for Genuineness

The Escrow Agent will not be responsible or liable in any manner whatsoever for the sufficiency, correctness, genuineness or validity of any escrow security deposited with it.

 

8.3

Escrow Agent Not Responsible for Furnished Information

The Escrow Agent will have no responsibility for seeking, obtaining, compiling, preparing or determining the accuracy of any information or document, including the representative capacity in which a party purports to act, that the Escrow Agent receives as a condition to a release from escrow or a transfer of escrow securities within escrow under this Agreement.


8.4

Escrow Agent Not Responsible after Release

The Escrow Agent will have no responsibility for escrow securities that it has released to a Securityholder or at a Securityholder’s direction according to this Agreement.

 

8.5

Indemnification of Escrow Agent

The Issuer and each Securityholder hereby jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Escrow Agent, its affiliates, and their current and former directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, penalties, costs, expenses, fees and liabilities, including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, directly or indirectly arising out of, in connection with, or in respect of, this Agreement, except, subject to section 8.7, where same result directly and principally from gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on the part of the Escrow Agent. This indemnity survives the release of the escrow securities, the resignation or termination of the Escrow Agent and the termination of this Agreement.

 

8.6

Additional Provisions

(1) The Escrow Agent will be protected in acting and relying reasonably upon any notice, direction, instruction, order, certificate, confirmation, request, waiver, consent, receipt, statutory declaration or other paper or document (collectively referred to as Documents ”) furnished to it and purportedly signed by any officer or person required to or entitled to execute and deliver to the Escrow Agent any such Document in connection with this Agreement, not only as to its due execution and the validity and effectiveness of its provisions, but also as to the truth or accuracy of any information therein contained, which it in good faith believes to be genuine.

(2) The Escrow Agent will not be bound by any notice of a claim or demand with respect thereto, or any waiver, modification, amendment, termination or rescission of this Agreement unless received by it in writing, and signed by the other Parties and approved by the securities regulators with jurisdiction as set out in section 10.6, and, if the duties or indemnification of the Escrow Agent in this Agreement are affected, unless it has given its prior written consent.

(3) The Escrow Agent may consult with or retain such legal counsel and advisors as it may reasonably require for the purpose of discharging its duties or determining its rights under this Agreement and may rely and act upon the advice of such counsel or advisor. The Escrow Agent will give written notice to the Issuer as soon as practicable that it has retained legal counsel or other advisors. The Issuer will pay or reimburse the Escrow Agent for any reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of such counsel or advisors.

(4) In the event of any disagreement arising under the terms of this Agreement, the Escrow Agent will be entitled, at its option, to refuse to comply with any and all demands whatsoever until the dispute is settled either by a written agreement among the Parties or by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(5) The Escrow Agent will have no duties or responsibilities except as expressly provided in this Agreement and will have no duty or responsibility under the Policy or arising under any other agreement, including any agreement referred to in this Agreement, to which the Escrow Agent is not a party.

(6) The Escrow Agent will have the right not to act and will not be liable for refusing to act unless it has received clear and reasonable documentation that complies with the terms of this Agreement. Such documentation must not require the exercise of any discretion or independent judgment.

(7) The Escrow Agent is authorized to cancel any share certificate delivered to it and hold such Securityholder’s escrow securities in electronic or uncertificated form only, pending release of such securities from escrow.

(8) The Escrow Agent will have no responsibility with respect to any escrow securities in respect of which no share certificate or other evidence or electronic or uncertificated form of these securities has been delivered to it or otherwise received by it.


(9) Any entity resulting from the merger, amalgamation or continuation of Computershare or succeeding to all or substantially all of its transfer agency business (by sale of such business or otherwise), shall thereupon automatically become the Escrow Agent hereunder without further act or formality. This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their successors and assigns.

 

8.7

Limitation of Liability of Escrow Agent

The Escrow Agent will not be liable to any of the Parties hereunder for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it under or in connection with this Agreement, except for losses directly, principally and immediately caused by its bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence. Under no circumstances will the Escrow Agent be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, consequential, exemplary, aggravated or punitive losses or damages hereunder, including any loss of profits, whether foreseeable or unforeseeable. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, in no event will the collective liability of the Escrow Agent under or in connection with this Agreement to any one or more Parties, except for losses directly caused by its bad faith or willful misconduct, exceed the amount of Its annual fees under this Agreement or the amount of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00), whichever amount shall be greater.

 

8.8

Remuneration of Escrow Agent

The Issuer will pay the Escrow Agent reasonable remuneration for its services under this Agreement, which fees are subject to revision from time to time on 30 days’ written notice. The Issuer will reimburse the Escrow Agent for its expenses and disbursements. Any amount due under this section and unpaid 30 days after request for such payment, will bear interest from the expiration of such period at a rate per annum equal to the then current rate charged by the Escrow Agent, payable on demand.

In the event the Issuer or the Securityholders fail to pay the Escrow Agent any amounts owing to the Escrow Agent hereunder, the Escrow Agent shall have the right not to act (including the right not to release any additional securities from escrow) and will not be liable for refusing to act until it has been fully paid all amounts owing to it hereunder. Further, in the event the Issuer fails to pay the Escrow Agent its reasonable remuneration for its services hereunder, the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to charge the Securityholders for any further release of escrowed securities and shall have the right not to act (including the right not to release any additional securities from escrow) until the Securityholders have paid such amounts to the Escrow Agent.

In the event the Issuer or the Securityholders have failed to pay the amounts owing the Escrow Agent hereunder, the Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any loss caused by a delay in the release of the escrowed securities.

 

8.9

Notice to Escrow Agent

The Issuer shall forthwith provide a copy of the Exchange Bulletin, confirmation of listing and posting for trading of the subject escrowed shares or such other relevant document to the Escrow Agent as It shall require in order to make the required releases. No duty shall rest with the Escrow Agent to obtain this information independently nor shall it be held liable for any loss, claim, suit or action, howsoever caused by any delay In providing this information to it.

 

PART 9

NOTICES

 

9.1

Notice to Escrow Agent

Documents will be considered to have been deiivered to the Escrow Agent on the next business day following the date of transmission, if delivered by fax, the date of delivery, if delivered by hand during normal business hours or by prepaid courier, or 5 business days after the date of mailing, if delivered by mail, to the following:

Name: Computershare Investor Services Inc.

Attention: Manager – Client Services

Address: 510 Burrard Street, 3 rd Floor

Vancouver, BC V6C 3B9

Telephone number: (604)661-9400


9.2

Notice to Issuer

Documents will be considered to have been delivered to the Issuer on the next business day following the date of transmission, if delivered by fax, the date of delivery, if delivered by hand during normal business hours or by prepaid courier, or 5 business days after the date of mailing, if delivered by mail, to the following:

Name: Graph Blockchain Inc.

Attention: Peter Kim – Chief Executive Officer

Address: 2161 Yonge Street, Suite 210

Toronto, ON M4S 3A6

Email: pkim@graphblockchain.com

 

9.3

Deliveries to Securityholders

Documents will be considered to have been delivered to a Securityholder on the date of delivery, if delivered by hand or by prepaid courier, or 5 business days after the date of mailing, if delivered by mail, to the address on the Issuer’s share register.

Any share certificates or other evidence of a Securityholder’s escrow securities will be sent to the Securityholder’s address on the Issuer’s share register unless the Securityholder has advised the Escrow Agent in writing otherwise at least ten business days before the escrow securities are released from escrow. The Issuer will provide the Escrow Agent with each Securityholder’s address as listed on the Issuer’s share register.

 

9.4

Change of Address

(1) The Escrow Agent may change its address for delivery by delivering notice of the change of address to the issuer and to each Securityholder.

(2) The Issuer may change its address for delivery by delivering notice of the change of address to the Escrow Agent and to each Securityholder.

(3) A Securityholder may change that Securityholder’s address for delivery by delivering notice of the change of address to the Issuer and to the Escrow Agent.

 

9.5

Postal Interruption

A Party to this Agreement will not mail a document it is required to mail under this Agreement if the Party is aware of an actual or impending disruption of postal service.

 

PART 10

GENERAL

 

10.1

Interpretation—“holding securities”

When this Agreement refers to securities that a Securityholder “holds”, it means that the Securityholder has direct or indirect beneficial ownership of, or control or direction over, the securities.

 

10.2

Further Assurances

The Parties will execute and deliver any further documents and perform any further acts reasonably requested by any of the Parties to this Agreement which are necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement.

 

10.3

Time

Time is of the essence of this Agreement.


10.5

Governing Laws

The laws of the Province of British Columbia (the Principal Regulator ) and the applicable laws of Canada will govern this Agreement.

 

10.6

Jurisdiction

The securities regulator in each jurisdiction where the Issuer is a reporting issuer has jurisdiction over this Agreement and the escrow securities.

 

10.7

Consent of Securities Regulators to Amendment

Except for amendments made under Part 3, the securities regulators with jurisdiction must approve any amendment to this Agreement and will apply mutual reliance principles in reviewing any amendments that are filed with them. Therefore, the consent of the Principal Regulator will evidence the consent of all securities regulators with jurisdiction.

 

10.8

Counterparts

The Parties may execute this Agreement by fax and in counterparts, each of which will be considered an original and all of which will be one agreement.

 

10.9

Singular and Plural

Wherever a singular expression is used in this Agreement, that expression is considered as including the plural or the body corporate where required by the context.

 

10.10

Language

This Agreement has been drawn up in the English language at the request of all Parties. Cette convention a été rédigé en anglais à la demande de toutes les Parties.

 

10.11

Benefit and Binding Effect

This Agreement will benefit and bind the Parties and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns and all persons claiming through them as if they had been a Party to this Agreement.

 

10.12

Entire Agreement

This is the entire agreement among the Parties concerning the subject matter set out in this Agreement and supersedes any and all prior understandings and agreements.

 

10.13

Successor to Escrow Agent

Any corporation with which the Escrow Agent may be amalgamated, merged or consolidated, or any corporation succeeding to the business of the Escrow Agent will be the successor of the Escrow Agent under this Agreement without any further act on its part or on the part or any of the Parties, provided that the successor is recognized as a transfer agent by the Canadian exchange the Issuer is listed on (or if the Issuer is not listed on a Canadian exchange, by any Canadian exchange) and notice is given to the securities regulators with jurisdiction.


The Parties have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date set out above.

 

COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES INC.
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Authorized signatory
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Authorized signatory

 

GRAPH BLOCKCHAIN INC.
/s/ Steve Kang
Authorized signatory
/s/ Peter Kim
Authorized signatory


Signed, sealed and delivered by    )     

/s/ Peter Kim                                                 

Peter Kim

Peter Kim in the presence of:    )
   )
/s/ Joshua Freedman    )
Signature of Witness    )
   )
Joshua Freedman    )
Name of Witness    )
   )

 

Signed, sealed and delivered by    )     

/s/ Steve Kang                                                 

Steve Kang

Steve Kang in the presence of:    )
   )
/s/ Joshua Freedman    )
Signature of Witness    )
   )
Joshua Freedman    )
Name of Witness    )
   )


Datametrex AI Limited
/s/ Andrew Ryu
Authorized signatory
/s/ Jeff Stevens
Authorized signatory


Bitnine Global Inc.
/s/ Cheolsun Kang
Authorized signatory


Schedule “A” to Escrow Agreement

Securityholder

Name: Datametrex Al Limited

Securities:

 

Class or description

   Number      Certificate(s) (if applicable)

Common shares

     36,329,287     

Name: Bitnine Global Inc.

Securities:

 

Class or description

   Number      Certificate(s) (if applicable)

Common shares

     12,109,763     

Name: Peter Kim

Securities:

 

Class or description

   Number      Certificate(s) (if applicable)

Common shares

     2,421,952     

Name: Steve Kang

Securities:

 

Class or description

   Number      Certificate(s) (if applicable)

Common shares

     1,816,464     


Schedule “B” to Escrow Agreement

Acknowledgment and Agreement to be Bound

I acknowledge that the securities listed in the attached Schedule “A” (the “escrow securities”) have been or will be transferred to me and that the escrow securities are subject to an Escrow Agreement dated

__________________________ (the “Escrow Agreement”).

For other good and valuable consideration, I agree to be bound by the Escrow Agreement in respect of the escrow securities, as if I were an original signatory to the Escrow Agreement.

Dated at                      on                     

Where the transferee is an individual:

 

Signed, sealed and delivered by    )   
[Transferee] in the presence of: )    )   
   )   
     )   
Signature of Witness    )                                                     
   )   

[Transferee]

   )   
     )   
Name of Witness    )   
   )   

Where the transferee is not an individual:

[Transferee]

 

 

 

Authorized signatory
 

 

Authorized signatory

Exhibit 4.5

 

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AGREEMENT FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A GRAPH BLOCKCHAINDISTRIBUTION PARTNERThis Agreement for the Appointment of a GRAPH BLOCKCHAIN DISTRIBUTION Partner (“Agreement”) is entered into by and betweenGRAPH BLOCKCHAIN LIMITED 2161 Yonge Street Suite 210 Toronto, ON M4S 3A6 (“Graph”)andRAINBOW SOFT CO., L TO. S07, Nonhyeon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 06312 (“Partner”)WHEREAS:Graph has the right to license the distribution of certain software products defined below (“Software Products”) and Partner wishes to be granted a non-exclusive right to market and distribute the Software Products throughout the territory also defined below (“Territory”), Graph accordingly agrees to authorise Partner for the period of this Agreement (“Term”) on a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable basis, to market and distribute the Software Products, throughout the Territory, in object code form, subject to the provisions of this Agreement.TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.GENERAL TERMS for the Appointment of a Graph Premier PartnerAGREED for and on behalf of    ACCEPTED for and on behalf ofName: Giha Park Name: Andrew RyuTitle:    CEO Title:    CEODate:    26th Feb 2018 Date: 26th Feb 2018


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General Terms for the Appointment of a Graph Premier Partner(“General Terms”)1.    DEFINITIONS AND APPOINTMENT OF PARTNERSoftware Products. The Software Products to which this Agreement relates are those software products and signed by both parties. Such Software Products are defined in their associated user documentation (‘Documentation”) and include, without limitation, and production elements associated therewith.Territory. Republic of KoreaAppointment of Partner. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, Graph hereby authorises Partner to market and distribute the Software Products to third parties throughout the Territory for use only within the Territory. The Software Products will be distributed in object code form together with their Documentation.Partner Acts as an lnd«pendent Contractor.Partner will act at all times as an independent contractor. Partner will not act on Graph’ behalf, nor purport to represent Graph in any way nor incur any liability nor make any contractual or other obligations for or on behalf of Graph.Partner agrees to maintain the highest standards of quality, service and business ethics in performing its obligations hereunder.1.5 TermsThis Agreement will commence on the effective date set out on the first page of this Agreement or, if not so set out, on the date that this Agreement has been agreed to and accepted by both Partner and Graph (the “Effective Date”).Subject to any earlier termination as provided for in Clauses 2.1 and 5.4 of this Agreement, the Term will continue for a period of 24 months from the Effective Date (“Initial Term”) and may be renewed thereafter for successive twenty-four (24) month periods only by prior mutual agreement in writing. In the absence of any such agreement in writing to renew this Agreement for a twenty-four (24) month period or of written notice from one party to the other, at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the then current term, specifying an intention not to renew this Agreement this Agreement will automatically continue in all respects upon the same terms and conditions for a maximum additional period of twenty-four (24) months save that either party may, notwithstanding any contrary provision contained herein, terminate the Agreement at any time upon at least thirty (30) days prior written notice for any reason or for no reason.Partner understands and agrees that any supply of the Software Products or other products by Graph to Partner after this Agreement has been terminated by either party in accordance with this Agreement will not be subject to the provisions of this Agreement but will instead be subject to then current Graph For Single Transactions terms, a copy of which is available from Graph on request2. MARKETING OF THE SOFTWARE PRODUCTS2.1.    Marketing and Distribution of the Software Products


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2.1.1 End User Customer Licenses This Agreement does not give Partner the right to grant sub-licenses for the Software Products, Graph will license the Software Products distributed hereunder directly to Partner’s end user customers through Graph’ then current End User License Agreement (“EULA”) as made available by Graph to Partner as part of the program package in which each Software Product is supplied to Partner. Partner will ensure that Partner’s end user customers agree that with respect to the licensing of the Software Products that they will be bound only by the EULA and that Graph will license the Software Products distributed hereunder directly to Partner’s end user customers through such EULA. In particular, but without limitation, Partner will ensure that Graph is a named beneficiary in the contract for sale of the Software Products between the end user customer and Partner such as to confer on Graph the rights and obligations contained In the EULA by including words substantially as follows in such contract for sale: “Customer agrees to use the software products only in accordance with the.end user software license supplied with the software product and agrees that Graph will have the right to enforce the terms of such end user software license directly against customer despite not being a party to this contract for sale “.2.1.2 Distribution through Agency. Partner may permit Agency (“Agency”) to distribute object code copies of the Software Products to end user customers provided however that Partner will at all times be responsible for the observance of this Agreement by such Agency and will Indemnify Graph and hold it harmless from any action by such Agency which causes a breach of this Agreement; and provided further that that Partner may not provide any Software Products to any Agency for distribution to end user customers unless such Agency executes, or has already executed, a written Agency agreement with Partner that(i)    protects Graph’ proprietary rights in the Software Products to at least the same degree as the terms andconditions of this Agreement;(ii) requires that such Agency does not reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the object code for theSoftware Products;(iii) requires such Agency to comply fully with all applicable laws and regulations in any of its dealings withrespect to the Software Products;(iv) makes no representations or warranties on behalf of Graph;(v) precludes the use of the Software Products by the Agency whether for internal purposes, in a servicebureau, time sharing basis or otherwise; and(vi) does not permit distribution or sublicensing of the Software Products beyond the Term and scope ofthis Agreement.2.2    Supply of Software Products.Graph will provide copies of the Software Products upon receipt of order, on Graph’ standard media. And Partner may at its discretion download the Software Products on to different format media In which case the original supplied media must acPartner the Software Products at all times.Graph will use all reasonable efforts to (i) fulfil orders placed hereunder by Partner and (ii) provide Software Products complying with Graph’ published specifications. In the event of shortages in the availability of Software Products or Documentation, Graph reserves the right to allocate available materials among Partner and Graph’ other distributors and customers as Graph deems appropriate to meet Graph’ business objectives, Delivery of orders, under normal operating circumstances, should take no longer than ten (10) working days from date of receipt of order, Graph cannot be held responsible for delays incurred including without limitation for reasons beyond its control such as flight disruptions and customs authority activities. Orders will comply with Graph’ ordering guidelines from time to time in force and which on the Effective Date are as set forth hereto.


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2.2.3 Graph will provide the Partner with one copy of each of the Software Produces) purchased under the terms of this Agreement only for support purposes during the Term. Graph may at its discretion provide additional copies upon request by the Partner.3.    PRICES AND PAYMENTS3.1 Fees, prices and discounts To be the subject of a separate agreementPayment Terms. Partner agrees to pay all invoices to Graph, less any credits given in writing by Graph, by Telegraphic Transfer to Graph’ bank such that the funds are credited to Graph’ account no later than thirty (30) days from date of invoice or within such other period, if any, signed by both parties. Any credit given by Graph must be approved by Graph Finance Department in writing and only following receipt by Graph of the applicable items from Partner, unopened, unused and in the condition in which they were despatched to Partner.Taxes and Duties. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all duties and taxes arising out of or in connection with Graph’s performance of this Agreement will be paid by Graph. The parties agree that the prices or rates stated herein include all such charges and that such prices or rates will not be changed hereafter as a result of Graph’s failure to include therein any applicable Taxes. Graph shall indemnify and hold Partner harmless from its failure to make payment of such Taxes.Currency. Payments will be made to Graph in the currency and In the amounts invoiced by Graph. Graph will make any applicable currency conversion on the date of invoice by reference to the rate in force on the last working day of the immediately preceding business month as specified in the Canada Bank In the event of any delay in payment of such invoice. Graph reserves the right to adjust the amount payable under the invoice to reflect any change in the conversion rate beneficial to Graph,Letter of Credit Payment. Graph reserves the right in the circumstances set out in the second sentence of this Clause 3.7 to require Partner to cause to be issued by a bank acceptable to Graph, and confirmed by a bank designated by Graph, one or more irrevocable letters of credit to be equal to the aggregate prices and license fees of the Software Products ordered (plus any applicable taxes, shipping and other charges) and which will provide for payment at sight upon presentation of Graph’ invoices and receipted sNpping documents evidencing delivery of the invoiced Software Products to the earner or freight forwarder. Graph will be entitled to exercise its right under this Clause 3.8 in any of the following circumstances: (i) Partner submits to Graph an order or series of orders during any thirty (30) day period pursuant to this Agreement with a value in respect of Per Copy Licence Fees, Maintenance Fees and any other fees due to Graph of one hundred thousand UK Pounds Sterling or more, or (ii) Partner does not pay any correct invoice issued pursuant to this Agreement by the due date thereof, or (iii) Partner does not make any other payment due under any other agreement with Graph or a Graph group Partner from time to time, on the agreed payment date or within the agreed payment period.Graph’s Partner Price List and Pricing. Graph reserves the right to provide its Partner Price List applicable to the Territory and to the Software Products in Graph Canada Dollars or local currency and to alter such Partner Price List, and the relevant currency upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Partner. It is agreed, however, that any new prices will not apply to proposals made by Partner prior to receiving such notice provided that (i) Partner notifies Graph in writing of the names, addresses and proposal details within five (5) days of receiving such notice, and (ii) the previous prices will apply for a maximum period of three (3) months from the date of such notice from Graph. Although Graph may publish or provide to Partner price lists for the Software Products, these are suggestions only and Partner will be entirely free to determine the actual prices at which Partner will distribute the Software Products in accordance with this Agreement.4. CONFIDENTIALITY AND PROPRIETARY RIGHTS


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Ownership. Partner acknowledges and agrees that title to and ownership of the Software Products, Documentation and all items and information provided by Graph under this Agreement, together with the copyright and other intellectual property rights therein, associated trademarks and trade names and the goodwill pertaining thereto (including without limitation all trade secrets, patents, patentable inventions and confidential and proprietary information) are and will remain vested in Graph or a third party from whom Graph has obtained the right to license Partner hereunder.Nondisclosure. Partner and Graph each agree to maintain in strict confidence all confidential and proprietary information and trade secrets relating to the business interests of the other including, without limitation, contemplated new products, internal documentation, protection and computer security schemes, identifiers, business plans, pricing and end user customer lists.Non-solicitation. During the Term each party agrees not to engage the services, whether as an employee or subcontractor, of any employee of the other without the other’s prior written consent. It is understood and agreed that this restriction will automatically terminate upon termination of this Agreement.Publicity. Either Party may publicise the existence of this Agreement but not the contents hereof without the other Party’s prior written consent.S. GENERAL PROVISIONS5.1    General ProvisionsChoice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Singapore and the parties hereby agree to resolve the dispute (if any) at Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) in Singapore.Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except in writing signed by both parties. No purchase order, invoice, or similar document will affect this Agreement even if acted upon by the receiving party.Force Majeure. No default, delay or failure to perform on the part of either party will be considered a breach of this Agreement if such default delay or failure to perform is shown to be due entirely to causes beyond the reasonable control of the defaulting party including without limitation strikes, lockouts or other labour disputes, shortages of or inability to obtain labour, fuel, raw materials or supplies, war, riot insurrection, epidemic, act of God or governmental action. In any such event the time for performance will be extended for any period during which performance is so prevented save that the non-defaulting party may terminate this Agreement by written notice if such non-performance continues for more than ninety (90) days.5.1.4    Severability. If any term or condition of this Agreement is held to be invalid illegal or unenforceable, the remainingterms and conditions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect and such invalid, illegal or unenforceableterm or condition will be deemed not to be part of this Agreement.5.1.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties concerning the subject matterhereof and supersedes all prior statements, representations, discussions, negotiations and agreements, both oral and written and further supersedes any terms and conditions submitted by Partner in an order for the Software Products.5.1.6 Notices. Any notice, report request or other communication required or permitted hereunder will be In writing andwill be deemed given when either: (i) delivered personally, (ii) sent by telefax with proof of sending, (iii) sent bycommercial overnight courier with written verification of receipt or (iv) sent by registered or certified mail, postageprepaid — in each case to the receiving party’s address on the front page of this Agreement or to any other addressthat the receiving party may have given for such purposes in the manner specified in this clause.


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Assignment Graph may assign this Agreement to any person to whom Graph transfers all or substantially all of its rights in the Software Products and/or to any Partner within the Graph group of companies, In all other circumstances neither party may assign or otherwise transfer any rights or obligations under this Agreement without the other party’s prior written consent and any attempt to do so will be void. This Agreement will bind and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.Compliance with Laws Partner agrees to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. Partner will not export, re-export or import directly or indirectly, the Software Products to any country or jurisdiction for which any government or agency may require a licence or other governmental approval at the time of export, re-export or import without first obtaining such license or approval.ENDS