UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-Q

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015

 

or

 

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

 

For the Transition Period from  ___________ to ___________.

   

Commission File Number 333-163290

 

VAPE HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   90-0436540
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

21822 Lassen Street, Suite A, Chatsworth, CA 91311

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

1 (877) 827-3959

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files).  Yes ☒    No ☐

 

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

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐    No ☒

 

Number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at August 14, 2015:

 

Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share   11,967,595
(Class)   (Number of Shares)

  

 

 

 
 

 

VAPE HOLDINGS INC.

FORM 10-Q

June 30, 2015

 

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

 

  PAGE
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Financial Statements 1
  Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) at June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 2
  Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 3
  Consolidated Statements of Stockholder’s Deficit (unaudited) for the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2015 4
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 5
  Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements 6
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 30
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 43
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 43
     
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 44
Item 1A. Risk Factors 44
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 45
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 45
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 45
Item 5. Other Information 45
Item 6. Exhibits 46

 

 
 

 

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Certain information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other filings of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as well as information communicated orally or in writing between the dates of such filings, contains or may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including without limitation, statements related to our plans, strategies, objectives, expectations, intentions and adequacy of resources, are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results. Among these risks, trends and uncertainties are the availability of working capital to fund our operations, the competitive market in which we operate, the efficient and uninterrupted operation of our computer and communications systems, our ability to generate a profit and execute our business plan, the retention of key personnel, our ability to protect and defend our intellectual property, the effects of governmental regulation and other risks identified in the Registrant’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.

 

In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Although the Registrant believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, the Registrant cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither the Registrant, nor any other person, assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of such statements. The Registrant is under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements contained herein after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

 
 

 

PART I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.    Financial Statements

 

Certain information and footnote disclosures required under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted from the following consolidated financial statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).   It is suggested that the following consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the annual financial statements included on Form 10-K for Vape Holdings, Inc. for the year ended September 30, 2014.

 

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VAPE HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

    June 30,
2015
    September 30,
2014
 
ASSETS            
Current assets:            
Cash   $ 134,059     $ 48,370  
Accounts receivable     52,973       16,771  
Inventory     490,184       227,530  
Prepaid inventory     41,738       246,491  
Other current assets     64,596       44,100  
Deferred financing costs     34,211       -  
Total current assets     817,761       583,262  
                 
Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation     121,282       106,377  
Trademarks     123,150       119,575  
Pending patents     20,420       14,890  
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 1,082,613     $ 824,104  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT                
Current liabilities:                
Accounts payable   $ 131,068     $ 216,388  
Accrued expenses     121,918       169,513  
Customer deposits     1,275       -  
Convertible notes payable, net of unamortized discount of $261,717 and $32,333, respectively     1,034,949       187,667  
Related party convertible notes payable, net of unamortized discount of $4,168 at September 30, 2014     -       45,832  
Total current liabilities     1,289,210       619,400  
                 
Long term liabilities:                
Convertible notes payable, long-term, net of unamortized discount of $19,800 at September 30, 2014     46,667       178,200  
Related party convertible notes payable, long-term, net of unamortized discount of $125,480 at September 30, 2014     -       199,115  
Related party notes payable, long-term     265,000       341,290  
Warrant liability     308,029       2,464,232  
Total liabilities     1,908,906       3,802,237  
                 
Commitments and contingencies                
                 
Stockholders' deficit:                
Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value - 100,000,000 authorized;                
500,000 outstanding at June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014     -       -  
Common stock, $0.00001 par value - authorized 1,000,000,000;                
12,145,079 issued at June 30, 2015, 11,704,454 outstanding at June 30, 2015, and 10,032,436 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2014     117       100  
Additional paid-in capital     24,690,014       22,402,662  
Treasury stock, 440,625 at June 30, 2015     (367,531 )     -  
Accumulated deficit     (25,148,893 )     (25,380,895 )
Total stockholders' deficit     (826,293 )     (2,978,133 )
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT   $ 1,082,613     $ 824,104  

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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VAPE HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

    For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
  For the Nine Months Ended
June 30,
    2015   2014   2015   2014
Revenue   $ 282,331     $ 361,781     $ 1,084,233     $ 392,540  
                                 
Cost of revenue [A]     157,140       356,166       604,668       365,787  
                                 
Gross profit     125,191       5,615       479,565       26,753  
                                 
Operating expenses:                                
Sales and Marketing [B]     188,925             554,263        
Research and development     91,428       109,540       143,481       138,627  
General and administrative [C]     488,980       1,058,660       1,862,030       1,266,511  
Total operating expenses     769,333       1,168,200       2,559,774       1,405,138  
                                 
Operating loss     (644,142 )     (1,162,585 )     (2,080,209 )     (1,378,385 )
                                 
Other income (expense):                                
Interest expense     (112,690 )     (112,812 )     (284,168 )     (164,471 )
Interest expense - related party     (4,020 )     (82,390 )     (156,170 )     (91,451 )
Change in warrant liability     331,724             2,156,203       (29,528,844 )
Gain on settlement                 625,461        
Loss on debt modification     (6,924 )           (26,905 )      
Total other income (expense), net     208,090       (195,202 )     2,314,421       (29,784,766 )
                                 
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes     (436,052 )     (1,357,787 )     234,212       (31,163,151 )
                                 
Provision for income taxes           800       2,210       800  
                                 
Net income (loss)   $ (436,052 )   $ (1,358,587 )   $ 232,002     $ (31,163,951 )
                                 
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders:                                
Earnings (loss) per common share - basic   $ (0.04 )   $ (0.17 )   $ 0.06     $ (4.41 )
Earnings (loss) per common share - diluted   $ (0.04 )   $ (0.17 )   $ 0.05     $ (4.41 )
                                 
Weighted average shares - basic     11,925,400       8,490,049       11,253,868       7,059,138  
Weighted average shares - diluted     11,925,400       8,490,049       13,874,926       7,059,138  

  

[A] Stock-based compensation was $2,075 and $0, and $41,408 and $0 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

[B] Stock-based compensation was $15,200 and $0, and $110,167 and $0 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

[C] Stock-based compensation was $126,250 and $437,312, and $529,799 and $437,312 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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VAPE HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
(Unaudited)

   

 

Series A

                Additional                 Total  
    Preferred Stock     Common Stock     Paid-in     Accumulated     Treasury     Stockholders'  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Capital     Deficit     Stock     Deficit  
Balance at September 30, 2014     500,000     $ -       10,032,436     $ 100     $ 22,402,662     $ (25,380,895 )   $ -     $ (2,978,133 )
                                                                 
Conversion of related party notes payable and accrued interest     -       -       625,478       6       341,741       -       -       341,747  
Conversion of notes payable and accrued interest     -       -       728,713       5       460,228       -       -       460,233  
Conversion of unpaid wages     -       -       158,175       2       96,485       -       -       96,487  
Common stock issued for services     -       -       60,277       1       36,768       -       -       36,769  
Common stock issued for bonuses     -       -       440,000       6       288,196       -       -       288,203  
Stock issued for settlement of accounts payable     -       -       100,000       1       99,999       -       -       100,000  
Discount on convertible note payable at 10%     -       -       -       -       252,079       -       -       252,079  
Discount on related party convertible note payable at 6%     -       -       -       -       5,410       -       -       5,410  
Extinguishment of related party accrued interest     -       -       -       -       1,625       -       -       1,625  
Modification of convertible notes payable     -       -       -       -       23,443       -       -       23,443  
Stock-based compensation - employee options     -       -       -       -       606,362       -       -       606,362  
Stock-based compensation - non-employee options     -       -       -       -       75,012       -       -       75,012  
Treasury stock     -       -       (440,625 )     (4 )     4       -       (367,531 )     (367,531 )
Net income     -       -       -       -       -       232,002       -       232,002  
Balance at June 30, 2015     500,000     $ -       11,704,454     $ 117     $ 24,690,014     $ (25,148,893 )   $ (367,531 )   $ (826,292 )

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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VAPE HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

    For the Nine Months
Ended June 30,
    2015   2014
Cash flows from operating activities:                
Net income (loss)   $ 232,002     $ (31,163,951 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:                
Depreciation     49,990        
Accretion of debt discounts     159,071       199,715  
Interest expense     147,632        
Gain on change in warrant liability     (2,156,203 )     29,528,844  
Gain on settlement     (625,461 )      
Loss on debt modification     19,981        
Fair value of officer services           15,000  
Common stock issued for services     36,769       122,800  
Stock-based compensation     969,577       437,312  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable     (36,202 )     (24,865 )
Inventory     (57,901 )     (352,900 )
Other assets     (20,496 )     23,641  
Accounts payable     209,680       183,436  
Accrued expenses     134,873       150,623  
Customer deposits     1,275        
Net cash used in operating activities     (935,413 )     (880,345 )
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:                
Capital expenditures     (64,895 )      
Purchase of trademarks and pending patents     (9,105 )     (128,245 )
Net proceeds from settlement     62,930        
Net cash used in investing activities     (11,070 )     (128,245 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:                
Net proceeds from issuance of convertible note payable     1,195,000       428,000  
Net proceeds from issuances of related party convertible notes payable           324,419  
Net proceeds from issuances of related party notes payable           328,463  
Repayments on convertible notes payable     (40,000 )      
Repayments on related party convertible notes payable     (50,000 )      
Repayments on related party notes payable     (72,828 )      
Net cash provided by financing activities     1,032,172       1,080,882  
                 
Net change in cash     85,689       72,292  
Cash, beginning of period     48,370       568  
Cash, end of period   $ 134,059     $ 72,860  
                 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information                
Cash paid during the period for:                
Interest   $ 18,788     $  
Taxes   $ 2,209     $  
                 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:                
Conversion of notes payable and accrued interest   $ 460,233     $  
Conversion of related party notes payable and accrued interest   $ 341,747     $ 64,951  
Issuance of convertible note payable for services   $     $ 100,000  
Issuance of convertible note payable for  former officer services   $     $ 50,000  
Issuance of common stock in connection with warrant settlement   $     $ 98,822  
Beneficial conversion feature recorded with convertible notes payable   $ 252,079     $  
Beneficial conversion feature recorded with related party convertible note payable   $ 5,410     $  
Original issue discount recorded with convertible notes payable   $ 257,489     $  

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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VAPE HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE 1.   DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

BUSINESS  

 

Vape Holdings, Inc. (“VAPE,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “our company”) is a holding company with its primary focus in the manufacturing and distribution of healthy and sustainable vaporization products. The Company designs, markets and distributes ceramic vaporization products under a unique brand. The Company has introduced a nonporous, non-corrosive, chemically inert medical-grade ceramic vaporization element as a healthy, sustainable alternative to traditional titanium and quartz vaporization materials, as well as lower-grade ceramic found in traditional electronic cigarettes and vaporizers. This material can be used for a wide range of applications, including stand-alone vaporization products and "E-cigs." Electronic cigarettes come in a variety of designs ranging from those that look vastly like traditional cigarettes, to larger vaporizer units which are capable of vaporizing liquid with varying viscosity. The process of vaporization is believed to eliminate the smoke, tar, ash, and other byproducts of traditional smoking by utilizing lower temperatures in a controlled electronic environment.

 

HIVE

 

HIVE Ceramics (“HIVE”) is the premier brand under the VAPE umbrella. HIVE manufactures and distributes a proprietarily blended ceramic vaporization element for torched, electronic and portable vaporizers with countless design and product crossover capabilities in existing and emerging markets. HIVE is dedicated to bringing the healthiest and cleanest vaporization experience possible to the market. The HIVE product line currently consists of over 15 distinct ceramic elements, including the 2 piece domeless, domeless direct inject, and HIVE’s signature domeless elements covering 10mm, 14mm and 18mm applications as well as regular elements, the HIVE Flower Cup, the HIVE Carb Cap, HIVE Stinger Dabber, the 14mm HIVE x Quave - Club Banger, and the HIVE x D-Nail 16mm and 20mm attachments.

 

The Company has recently launched ‘HIVE Glass.’ HIVE Glass is VAPE’s newest line of products under the HIVE brand name. The HIVE GLASS line is precision made using state of the art manufacturing processes and techniques, and exclusively uses German Schott glass caliber and fittings through all production phases. The aim with HIVE Glass is to create an affordable, high quality glass product that is both aesthetically pleasing and a highly functional vaporization product. VAPE’s existing customer base and distribution network will be the catalyst for expansion of this new HIVE product line. Under HIVE Glass, the Company also buys and sells high-end collector pieces.

 

VAPE has also recently launched ‘HIVE Supply.’ HIVE Supply is a packaging and sourcing division of VAPE designed to serve as a competitively priced, comprehensive “one-stop shop” for all medical and recreational marijuana packaging needs. As with all of VAPE’s products, HIVE Supply will operate in full compliance with all federal laws and the laws of each individual state in which it does business. HIVE Supply will focus on providing much-needed support to cannabis businesses in regards to sourcing consumer products, brand management and marketing services. HIVE Supply is currently operated out of three (3) locations: HIVE Supply in Southern California, HIVE Supply Washington in Spokane and HIVE Supply Oregon in Portland. Under HIVE Supply, the Company also buys and sells high-end manufacturing machines.

 

In connection with its launch of HIVE Supply and HIVE Glass, the Company opened ‘THE HIVE’ retail store and gallery in Los Angeles, an end-user experience to showcase the complete line of HIVE Ceramics and HIVE Glass products, while introducing HIVE Supply and all the new products being tested and developed through each vertical.

 

The Company intends to rely on a combination of trademark, copyright, trade secret and patent laws in the United States as well as confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions to protect future proprietary technology and its brands, as they are developed.  The Company has created or acquired and continues in the process of creating and/or acquiring proprietary vaporizers and e-cigarettes, and various trademarks, patents and copyrights for brands which are developed or in development.  The Company is actively engaged in improving and expanding lines of branded products through business alliances and acquisitions, as well as developing its branded retail business expansion.  VAPE and its business units are organized and directed to operate strictly in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

 

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Management’s Plans

 

VAPE’s consolidated financial statements reflect net loss from operations of $2,080,209 during the nine months ended June 30, 2015. As of June 30, 2015, we had cash of $134,059 and a working capital deficit of $471,449. Management has subsequently obtained funding for operations described below. We believe our current liquidity will be sufficient to continue operating as a going concern through June 2016.

 

If current and projected revenue growth does not meet our estimates, we may choose to raise additional capital through debt and/or equity transactions, renegotiate current convertible debt obligations, reduce certain overhead costs through the deferral of salaries and other means, and settle liabilities through negotiation. Currently, we cannot provide assurance that such financing will be available to us on favorable terms, or at all. If, after utilizing the existing sources of capital available to us, further capital needs are identified and if we are not successful in obtaining the financing, we may be forced to curtail our existing or planned future operations.

 

Offset

 

On January 22, 2015, the Company created a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Offset, LLC (“Offset”), which is in the business of branding, marketing, and merchandising services. Offset will serve as VAPE’s creative marketing, branding and merchandising vehicle working synergistically with VAPE’s existing product lines, sales and distribution channels, HIVE Supply retail development while expanding into unique branding, marketing and merchandising avenues both inside and outside of the cannabis industry. 

 

nouveau

 

On April 6, 2015, the Company created a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Nouveau, LLC (“Nouveau”), which is in the business of branding, marketing, and web design services. Nouveau will serve as VAPE’s creative marketing, branding, and web design vehicle working synergistically with VAPE’s existing product lines, sales and distribution channels, HIVE Supply retail development while expanding into unique branding, marketing and merchandising avenues both inside and outside of the cannabis industry.

 

BETTERCHEM

 

On July 1, 2015, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with BetterChem Consulting, Inc. (“BetterChem”), a Pennsylvania corporation, and its sole shareholder and the Company’s current Chief Science Officer Dr. Mark Scialdone (“Dr. Scialdone”), whereby the Company acquired a controlling 80% interest in BetterChem from Dr. Scialdone in exchange for up to 400,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock. In consideration for the issuance of the shares to Dr. Scialdone, the Company acquired 80 shares of the common stock of BetterChem which represents 80% of the issued and outstanding shares of BetterChem. Dr. Scialdone retained a 20% interest in BetterChem. The Share Exchange Agreement transaction closed concurrently with its execution on July 1, 2015 and was approved by Unanimous Written Consent of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company on the same date. At closing, the Company issued 250,000 shares of its common stock valued at $67,500 to BetterChem. The Company acquired an 80% controlling interest of the business in order to expand its science consulting segment and research and development. BetterChem had no assets and $8,500 of accounts payable, in which the Company assumed upon closing.


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An additional up to 150,000 shares of common stock to be issued to Dr. Scialdone will be subject to the following terms:

 

  1. Due to the uncertain nature of the valuation of BetterChem, a privately held consulting business, the parties have agreed that Dr. Scialdone shall have a nonassignable contingent contractual right to receive additional shares contingent on the future gross revenues of BetterChem as follows:

 

  a. On the one year anniversary of the closing, Dr. Scialdone shall be entitled to an additional 75,000 shares if BetterChem has generated at least $100,000 in gross revenues beginning on the date of closing and up to the one year anniversary of the closing. The additional stock issuance will be calculated on a pro rata basis (i.e. If BetterChem only generates $50,000 in gross revenues in the first year then Dr. Scialdone will be entitled to only 37,500 shares).

 

  b. On the two year anniversary of the closing, Dr. Scialdone shall be entitled to an additional 75,000 shares if BetterChem has generated at least $100,000 in gross revenues beginning on the one year anniversary of the closing up to the two year anniversary of the closing. The additional stock issuance will be calculated on a pro rata basis (i.e. If BetterChem only generates $50,000 in gross revenues in the second year then Dr. Scialdone will be entitled to only 37,500 shares).

 

  2 . In the event of a change in control of BetterChem or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of BetterChem during the two year period, the additional 150,000 shares shall automatically vest and be payable in full to Dr. Scialdone and any salary compensation due Dr. Scialdone under the 2 year term of his employment agreement with the Company dated May 1, 2015, or extensions of that Employment Agreement which the parties may thereafter execute, shall be accelerated and shall be due and payable in full within 30 days of the event of change in control of BetterChem.

 

In connection with the Share Exchange Agreement, on July 1, 2015, Dr. Scialdone and the Company entered into an Intellectual Property Rights Transfer Agreement (the “I.P. Agreement”) whereby Dr. Scialdone agreed to transfer and assign to Company the entire right, title and interest in and to any and all intellectual property in which Dr. Scialdone has a right to convey an interest, including intellectual property conceived, developed, reduced to practice, assigned or acquired by Dr. Scialdone prior to the date of the I.P. Agreement as well as intellectual property held, conceived, developed, reduced to practice, assigned or acquired by BetterChem.

 

Management Services and Real Estate Solutions    

 

VAPE also plans to leverage its management team’s vast experience in the cannabis concentrate industry to provide management, consulting, branding, real estate and compliant packaging solutions to lawfully operating participants in the cannabis industry. Although the Company plans to provide services to the industry, it does not grow, transport, harvest, or sell cannabis. Furthermore, it does not currently maintain an ownership interest in any extraction laboratories or concentrate facilities. As for its real estate services, the Company plans to hold properties in strategic locations deemed to be susceptible for large scale manufacturing and extraction of concentrates. VAPE plans to purchase this real estate, build the full-scale infrastructure needed for these cultivation and extraction laboratories and then lease the real estate, equipment and infrastructure to these compliant cultivators. The Company also plans to provide property management and leasing services to legally compliant cannabis facilities. The Company plans to provide guidance and expertise to assist in the development of standardized labs, processes and packaging. To that end, the Company plans to work closely with the leaders in cultivation, extraction and lab testing in the most relevant markets to form a positive working group to set the standard for how these products are made, packaged and responsibly advertised. VAPE plans to forge strategic relationships in the concentrate industry, develop intellectual property and standardize the build-out and process of concentrate manufacturing facilities. VAPE has already begun deploying management and consultants into areas of interest to evaluate opportunities in this rapidly growing industry. At this time, VAPE currently has not executed on any of these plans. VAPE is still evaluating opportunities in this area and plans to execute on these plans on a case-by-case basis based on the Company’s capital reserves available for such projects as well as the risks inherent in each project due to the current regulatory environment surrounding the cannabis industry.  

 

VAPE is organized and directed to operate strictly in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

 

NOTE 2.   ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Certain information and disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, all adjustments and disclosures necessary for a fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements have been included. Such adjustments consist of normal recurring adjustments. The current results are not an indication of the full year.

 

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CONSOLIDATION

 

The consolidated financial statements include the assets, liabilities, and operating results of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries,    Offset and Nouveau after elimination of all material inter-company accounts and transactions. 

 

USE OF ESTIMATES

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates and assumptions include losses for warrant contingencies and the valuation of conversion features in notes. 

 

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date. Applicable accounting guidance provides an established hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

  Level 1 - Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
  Level 2 - Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.
  Level 3 - Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.

  

The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Derivative instruments include the warrant liability (Level 2). Derivative instruments are valued using standard calculations/models that are primarily based on observable inputs, including volatilities and interest rates. Therefore, derivative instruments are included in Level 2.

 

Fair-value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management as of June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014. The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair values. These financial instruments include cash, prepaid expenses, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and notes payable. Fair values for these items were assumed to approximate carrying values because of their short-term nature or they are payable on demand.

 

The following table presents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2015:

 

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets                        
Cash  and cash equivalents   $ 134,059     $ -     $ -     $ 134,059  
Total assets measured at fair value   $ 134,059     $ -     $ -     $ 134,059  
                                 
Liabilities                                
Derivative instruments   $ -     $ 308,029     $ -     $ 308,029  
Total liabilities measured at fair value   $ -     $ 308,029     $ -     $ 308,029  

 

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The following table presents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2014:

   

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets                        
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 48,370     $ -     $ -     $ 48,370  
Total assets measured at fair value   $ 48,370     $ -     $ -     $ 48,370  
                                 
Liabilities                                
Derivative instruments   $ -     $ 2,464,232     $ -     $ 2,464,232  
Total liabilities measured at fair value   $ -     $ 2,464,232     $ -     $ 2,464,232  

 

CONCENTRATION

 

Credit Risk

 

At times, the Company maintains cash balances at a financial institution in excess of the FDIC insurance limit. In addition, at we extend credit to customers in the normal course of business, after we evaluate the credit worthiness. The Company does not expect to take any unnecessary credit risks causing significant write-offs of potentially uncollectible accounts. 

 

Customers

 

Two (2) customers accounted for 40% of our accounts receivable as of June 30, 2015. The loss of these customers would have a significant impact on the Company’s financial results.

 

Suppliers

 

Two (2) suppliers accounted for 68% of our purchases during the three months ended June 30, 2015. We purchased $60,000 in high-end glass from Kyle Tracey for HIVE Glass, which accounted for 36% of purchases during the three months ended June 30, 2015. Two (2) suppliers accounted for 70% of our purchases during the nine months ended June 30, 2015. Kyle Tracey brokered $60,000 of HIVE Glass purchases, which accounted for 11% of total purchases during the nine months ended June 30, 2015. As of June 30, 2015, $60,000 is owed to Kyle Tracey for brokering HIVE Glass sales. The loss of these suppliers would have a significant impact on the Company’s financial results.

 

REVENUE RECOGNITION

 

The Company recognizes revenues from product sales when (a) persuasive evidence that an agreement exists; (b) the products have been delivered; (c) the prices are fixed and determinable and not subject to refund or adjustment; and (d) collection of the amounts due is reasonably assured. Revenue is recorded when sales orders are shipped.

 

INVENTORY

 

Inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market, as determined primarily by the average cost inventory method, and are stated using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. Management will record a provision for loss for obsolete or slow moving inventory to reduce carrying amounts to net realizable value.

 

We purchase product sourced from China which we are required to pay 50% upon placing the order. Amounts paid for products, which have not been received, are recorded as prepaid inventory. There are no amounts paid which are in dispute or considered impaired.

 

FIXED ASSETS

 

Fixed assets are recorded at cost and depreciation is provided over the estimated useful lives of the related assets using the straight-line method for financial statement purposes. The estimated life of tooling related to our ceramic products is three (3) years. The estimated life of our leasehold improvements is the lesser of the term of the related lease and useful life. 

 

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IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND PURCHASED INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

The Company has adopted Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350 “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other.” The Statement requires that long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles held and used by the Company be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Events relating to recoverability may include significant unfavorable changes in business conditions, recurring losses, or a forecasted inability to achieve break-even operating results over an extended period. The Company evaluates the recoverability of long-lived assets based upon forecasted undercounted cash flows. Should impairment in value be indicated, the carrying value of intangible assets will be adjusted, based on estimates of future discounted cash flows resulting from the use and ultimate disposition of the asset. ASC 350 also requires assets to be disposed of be reported at the lower of the carrying amount or the fair value less costs to sell.

 

Long-lived assets, such as fixed assets and purchased intangibles subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of the asset is measured by comparison of its carrying amount to undiscounted future net cash flows the asset is expected to generate. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair market value. Estimates of expected future cash flows represent management's best estimate based on currently available information and reasonable and supportable assumptions. Any impairment recognized is permanent and may not be restored. During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company did not record any impairment of its trademarks and pending patents as its expected future cash flows are in excess of their carrying amounts.

 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

 

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. The costs of materials and equipment that will be acquired or constructed for research and development activities, and that have alternative future uses, both in research and development, marketing or sales, will be classified as fixed assets and depreciated over their estimated useful lives. To date, research and development costs include the research and development expenses related to prototypes of the Company’s products. During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, research and development costs were $91,428 and $109,540, and $143,481 and $138,627, respectively.

 

CONVERTIBLE DEBT

 

Convertible debt is accounted for under the guidelines established by ASC 470-20 “Debt with Conversion and Other Options.” ASC 470-20 governs the calculation of an embedded beneficial conversion, which is treated as an additional discount to the instruments where derivative accounting (explained below) does not apply. The amount of the value of warrants and beneficial conversion feature may reduce the carrying value of the instrument to zero, but no further. The discounts relating to the initial recording of the derivatives or beneficial conversion features are accreted over the term of the debt.  Many    of the conversion features embedded in the Company's convertible notes are variable and are adjusted based on a discount to market prices which could cause an unlimited number of common stock to be issued.  The management and board of directors currently have the ability to authorize additional shares of common stock primarily through their super voting rights under the Series A Preferred stock (See “NOTE 8 - STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT”).

 

When applicable, the Company calculates the fair value of warrants and conversion features issued with the convertible instruments using the Black-Scholes valuation method, using the same assumptions used for valuing employee options for purposes of ASC 718 “Compensation - Stock Compensation”, except that the contractual life of the warrant or conversion feature is used. Under these guidelines, the Company allocates the value of the proceeds received from a convertible debt transaction between the conversion feature and any other detachable instruments (such as warrants) on a relative fair value basis. The allocated fair value is recorded as a debt discount or premium and is amortized over the expected term of the convertible debt to interest expense. If the fair value exceeds the carrying value of the debt, an immediate charge to operations is recorded by management.  Each reporting period, the Company will compute the estimated fair value of derivatives and record changes to operations. Currently no instruments are being recorded as such.

 

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The Company accounts for modifications of its BCF’s in accordance with ASC 470-50 “Modifications and Extinguishments.” ASC 470-50 requires the modification of a convertible debt instrument that changes the fair value of an embedded conversion feature and the subsequent recognition of interest expense or the associated debt instrument when the modification does not result in a debt extinguishment.

 

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

Derivative financial instruments, as defined in ASC 815, “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities”, consist of financial instruments or other contracts that contain a notional amount and one or more underlying (e.g. interest rate, security price or other variable), require no initial net investment and permit net settlement. Derivative financial instruments may be free-standing or embedded in other financial instruments. Further, derivative financial instruments are initially, and subsequently, measured at fair value and recorded as liabilities or, in rare instances, assets.

 

The Company does not use derivative financial instruments to hedge exposures to cash-flow, market or foreign-currency risks. However, the Company has issued financial instruments including senior convertible notes payable and freestanding stock purchase warrants with features that are either (i) not afforded equity classification, (ii) embody risks not clearly and closely related to host contracts, or (iii) may be net-cash settled by the counterparty. As required by ASC 815, in certain instances, these instruments are required to be carried as derivative liabilities, at fair value, in our consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company estimates the fair values of derivative financial instruments using various techniques (and combinations thereof) that are considered to be consistent with objectively measuring fair values. In selecting the appropriate technique, consideration is given to, among other factors, the nature of the instrument, the market risks that it embodies and the expected means of settlement. For less complex derivative instruments, such as free-standing warrants, the Company generally uses the Black-Scholes option valuation technique because it embodies all of the requisite assumptions (including trading volatility, estimated terms and risk free rates) necessary to fair value these instruments. Estimating fair values of derivative financial instruments requires the development of significant and subjective estimates that may, and are likely to, change over the duration of the instrument with related changes in internal and external market factors. In addition, option-based techniques are highly volatile and sensitive to changes in the trading market price of our common stock, which has a high-historical volatility. Since derivative financial instruments are initially and subsequently carried at fair values, the Company's operating results will reflect the volatility in these estimate and assumption changes.

 

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

 

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the combination of dilutive common share equivalents, comprised of shares issuable under the Company’s share-based compensation plans and the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Dilutive common share equivalents include the dilutive effect of in-the-money share equivalents, which are calculated, based on the average share price for each period using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the exercise price of an award, if any, the amount of compensation cost, if any, for future service that the Company has not yet recognized, and the estimated tax benefits that would be recorded in paid-in capital, if any, when an award is settled are assumed to be used to repurchase shares in the current period.

 

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The following is a summary of outstanding securities which have been included in the calculation of diluted net income per share and reconciliation of net income to net income available to common stock holders:

 

    For the Nine Months Ended
    June 30,
2015
Weighted average common shares outstanding used in calculating basic earnings per share     11,253,868  
Effect of preferred stock     500,000  
Effect of convertible notes payable     1,924,046  
Effect of options and warrants     197,012  
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares used in calculating diluted earnings per share     13,874,926  
         
Net income as reported   $ 232,002  
Add - interest on convertible notes payable     427,240  
Net income available to common stockholders   $ 659,242  

 

The Company excluded 110,000 options from the computation for the nine months ended June 30, 2015, as their exercise prices were in excess of the average closing market price of the Company’s common stock, causing their effects to be anti-dilutive using the treasury stock method. 

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2015, no options would have been included had the Company generated net income in the computation of dilutive shares outstanding using the treasury-stock method since the exercise prices exceeded the average market value of the Company's common stock.

 

The following is a summary of outstanding securities that would have been included in the calculation of diluted shares outstanding since the exercise prices did not exceed the average market value of the Company’s common stock if the Company generated net income for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2014:

 

    For the Three Months Ended   For the Nine Months Ended
    June 30,   June 30,
    2014   2014
Series A Preferred stock     5,000,000       5,000,000  
Common stock options     642,400       780,976  
Common stock warrants     30,701       18,804  
Convertible notes     901,228       901,228  
      6,574,329       6,701,008  

 

The Company would have excluded 125,000 options from the computation for the periods presented, as their exercise prices were in excess of the average closing market price of the Company’s common stock, causing their effects to be anti-dilutive using the treasury stock method. 

 

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

ASC 718, “Share-Based Payment” requires that compensation cost related to share-based payment transactions be recognized in the consolidated financial statements. Share-based payment transactions within the scope of ASC 718 include stock options, restricted stock plans, performance-based awards, stock appreciation rights, and employee share purchase plans.

 

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The Company adopted ASC 718, which requires disclosure of the fair value and other characteristics of stock options and more prominent disclosure about the effects of an entity’s accounting policy decisions with respect to stock-based compensation on reported net loss. The Company has reflected the expense of such stock based compensation based on the fair value at the grant date for awards consistent with the provisions of ASC 718.

 

In connection with the adoption of ASC 718, the fair value of our share-based compensation has been determined utilizing the Black-Scholes pricing model. The fair value of the options granted is amortized as compensation expense on a straight line basis over the requisite service period of the award, which is generally the vesting period. The fair value calculations involve significant judgments, assumptions, estimates and complexities that impact the amount of compensation expense to be recorded in current and future periods. Upon option exercise, the Company issues new shares of stock.

 

The following weighted average variables were used in the Black Scholes model for all option issuances valued during the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014:

 

Nine Months
Ended
June 30,
    Stock Price at
Grant Date
    Dividend
Yield
    Exercise
Price
    Risk Free
Interest Rate
    Volatility     Average
Life
 
  2015     $ 0.73       -%     $ 0.73       2.2 %     380 %     10.0  
  2014     $ 1.66       n/a     $ 1.66       2.5 %     400 %     10.0  

 

The Company's accounting policy for equity instruments issued to consultants and vendors in exchange for goods and services follows the provisions of Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) 96-18, “Accounting for Equity Instruments That are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services”, codified into ASC 505-50.  The measurement date for the fair value of the equity instruments issued is determined at the earlier of (i) the date at which a commitment for performance by the consultant or vendor is reached or (ii) the date at which the consultant or vendor's performance is complete.  In the case of equity instruments issued to consultants, the fair value of the equity instrument is recognized over the term of the consulting agreement.

  

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”, which supersedes most of the current revenue recognition requirements. The core principle of the new guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for these goods or services. New disclosures about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers are also required. This guidance is effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 and early application is not permitted. Entities must adopt the new guidance using one of two retrospective application methods. The Company is currently evaluating the standard but does not expect it to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, which provides guidance on determining when and how to disclose going-concern uncertainties in the financial statements. The new standard requires management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date the financial statements are issued.2 An entity must provide certain disclosures if “conditions or events raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.” The ASU applies to all entities and is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted.

 

The Financial Accounting Standards Board issues Accounting Standard Updates (“ASUs”) to amend the authoritative literature in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”). There have been a number of ASUs to date that amend the original text of ASC. The Company believes those issued to date either (i) provide supplemental guidance, (ii) are technical corrections, (iii) are not applicable to the Company or (iv) are not expected to have a significant impact on the Company.

 

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RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

 

Although forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report reflect our good faith judgment, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known by us. Consequently, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties and actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in or anticipated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences in results and outcomes include without limitation those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” below, as well as those discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of this Quarterly Report. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made in this Quarterly Report, which attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

 

NOTE 3.   FIXED ASSETS

 

The following is a summary of fixed assets as of June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014:

 

    June 30,
2015
    September 30,
2014
 
Molds and Tooling   $ 157,655     $ 122,555  
Leasehold improvements     29,795       -  
Accumulated depreciation     (66,168 )     (16,178 )
    $ 121,282     $ 106,377  

 

During the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, depreciation expense included in cost of revenue were $49,990 and $0, respectively.

 

NOTE 4.   ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

The following is a summary of accrued expenses as of June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014:

 

    June 30,
2015
    September 30,
2014
 
Accrued interest   $ 24,747     $ 16,300  
Accrued interest - related party     20,480       18,325  
Accrued wages and taxes     48,561       108,374  
Other     28,130       26,514  
    $ 121,918     $ 169,513  

 

NOTE 5.   THIRD PARTY DEBT

 

CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

  

Beginning on February 11, 2014, the Company issued 6% Convertible Notes (the “6% Notes”) pursuant to subscription agreements to ten (10) accredited investors (the “Holders”) with the aggregate principal amount of $230,000. The 6% Notes are not secured by any collateral or any assets pledged to the Holders. The maturity dates are from February 28, 2015 to March 31, 2015, and the annual rate of interest is six percent (6%). Subject to certain limitations, the Holders can, at their sole discretion, convert the outstanding and unpaid principal and interest of their notes into fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price of these 6% Notes is the average of the fifteen (15) lowest daily VWAP’s occurring during the twenty (20) consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date each Holder elects convert all of their 6% Note minus a discount of 40%. In no event will the conversion price be less than $1.00 per share or greater than $3.00 per share. The Company had a preexisting relationship with each of the Holders, and no general solicitation or advertising was used in connection with the issuance of the 6% Notes. We recorded a discount totaling $92,000 related to the beneficial conversion feature embedded in the notes upon issuance and amortized $0 and $33,235 of the discount to interest expense during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015, respectively.

 

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On March 12, 2015, the Company offered to pay accrued interest and modify the terms of the six (6) Holders’ outstanding 6% Notes, decreasing the conversion floor from $1.00 to $0.50 in order to encourage the noteholders to convert their promissory notes. The Company recorded a loss on debt modification of $23,443 as a result of the fair value in excess of the modified conversion floor. In March 2015, the Company paid all accrued interest on the 6% notes of $17,200. Five (5) of the six (6) holders converted in full a total of $80,000 of 6% Notes into 160,000 shares of common stock. The remaining note holder partially converted $20,000 of 6% Notes into 40,000 of common shares and extended the terms on the remaining $30,000 for six (6) months. As of June 30, 2015, there is $550 in accrued interest expense related to the one (1) remaining note and the Company recorded $2,705 and $3,607 in interest expense related to the 6% notes during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015, respectively. 

 

On December 3, 2014, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with an accredited investor (the “Investor”)   pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell, and the Investor agreed to purchase, an unsecured convertible promissory note (the “Note”) in the principal amount of $560,000 less an original issue discount (“OID”) of $50,000 and transaction expenses of $10,000 for a total purchase price of $500,000. The Company also paid a finder’s fee in the amount of $25,000 in connection with this transaction, which was recorded as a discount to the note as it was paid from the proceeds. The closing under the Securities Purchase Agreement occurred on December 3, 2014. The Company received $475,000 net proceeds after transactions costs. We amortized $8,333 and $19,444 of the discount to interest expense during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015. In addition, the Company recorded $45,940 in deferred financing costs and amortized $7,657 and $17,866 to interest expense during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015, respectively. As of June 30, 2015, the Company capitalized $28,074 as current deferred financing costs.

 

The Note bears interest at the rate of 10% per annum and is convertible into common stock of the Company at a conversion price per share of 70% of the average of the three (3) lowest Closing Sale Prices in the ten (10) Trading Days immediately preceding the applicable Conversion (subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits, stock dividends, and similar transactions, and in the event of subsequent sales of common stock at a lower purchase price (subject to certain exceptions))(the “Conversion Price”). In no event will the Conversion Price be less than $0.50 per share . Repayment of principal on the Note, together with accrued interest thereon, is due in twelve monthly installments, commencing six months from issuance. The Company may make such payments in cash (in which event the Company will pay a 25% premium) or, subject to certain conditions, in shares of common stock valued at the lower of the Conversion Price or 70% of the average of the three (3) lowest Closing Sale Prices in the ten (10) Trading Days immediately preceding the applicable payment date (the “Amortization Conversion Rate”). The Maturity Date of the Note is seventeen months from the date of issuance. We recorded a discount totaling $168,000 related to the beneficial conversion feature embedded in the note upon issuance. We amortized $28,000 and $65,333 of the discount to interest expense during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015.

 

On June 4, 2015, the Company issued Investor common stock as an amortization payment for principal and accrued interest of $46,667 and $28,871 in the form of 220,949 shares of common stock at a per share price of $0.34 and in connection the Company recorded $14,435 to interest expense for the excess fair value over accrued interest. Subsequently on July 4, 2015, Company issued Investor common stock as an amortization payment for principal and accrued interest of $46,667 and $4,295 in the form of 263,141 shares of common stock at a per share price of $0.19. As a result, as of June 30, 2015, $333,444 and $46,667, net of total unamortized discounts of $226,556 and $0 are classified as current and long-term on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. As of June 30, 2015, there is $3,640 in accrued interest expense related to this note and the Company recorded $14,156 and $32,511 in interest expense related to this note during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015.

 

$2M Securities Purchase Agreement

 

On February 10, 2015, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “February 2015 Securities Purchase Agreement”) wit h an accredited investor pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell, and the investor agreed to purchase, an unsecured convertible promissory note (the “$2M Note”) in the principal amount of $2,000,000 less an OID of $182,000 and transaction expenses of $10,000 for a total purchase price of $1,808,000. The closing under the February 2015 Securities Purchase Agreement occurred on February 10, 2015.

 

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The $2M Note bears interest at the rate of 10% per annum and is immediately convertible into common stock of the Company at a conversion price per share of 70% of the lowest daily VWAP in the ten (10) Trading Days immediately preceding the applicable Conversion (subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits, stock dividends, and similar transactions, and in the event of subsequent sales of common stock at a lower purchase price (subject to certain exceptions))(the “Conversion Price”). In no event will the Conversion Price be less than $0.50 per share. Repayment of principal on the $2M Note, together with accrued interest thereon, is due in twelve bi-monthly installments, commencing approximately six months from issuance. The Company may make such payments in cash (in which event the Company will pay a 25% premium) or, subject to certain conditions, in shares of common stock valued at the lower of the Conversion Price or 70% of the lowest daily VWAP in the ten (10) Trading Days immediately preceding the applicable payment date (the “Amortization Conversion Rate”). The Maturity Date of the $2M Note is twelve months from the date of issuance.

 

During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015, the Company received $400,000 and $800,000 toward the $2M Note with an original issue discount of $38,400 and $76,800 for net proceeds of $361,600 and $723,200, respectively. We amortized $17,600 and $22,400 of the discount to interest expense during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015. In addition, we recorded a discount totaling $108,641 related to the beneficial conversion feature embedded in the note upon issuance. We amortized $25,113 and $36,349 of the discount to interest expense during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015. As of June 30, 2015, $673,308, net of total unamortized discounts of $126,692 are classified as current on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. As of June 30, 2015, there is $14,500 in accrued interest expense related to the $2M Note and the Company recorded $10,111 and $14,500 in interest expense related to this note during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015. Subsequent to June 30, 2015, the investor has failed to provide any further proceeds beyond the initial $800,000 funded. See Note 11 for Subsequent Events for Waiver and Modification Agreement on February 2015 Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

The Company has the ability to increase the authorized common stock of the Company in the event that the convertible notes require more shares than available.

 

CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE, LONG-TERM

 

On March 19, 2014, the Company issued an 8% Convertible Note to an accredited investor in exchange for the contribution of capital to the Company in the amount of $198,000 (the “Investor Note”). Per the terms of the Investor Note, the principal balance is $198,000, and is not secured by any collateral or any assets pledged to the holder. The maturity date is November 19, 2014 and interest accrues at 8% per annum. Subject to certain limitations, the holder can, at its sole discretion, convert the outstanding and unpaid principal and interest into fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price for the Investor Note is eighty percent (80%) of the average of the three (3) lowest daily closing bid prices (the 3 lowest prices will be calculated on a VWAP basis) occurring during the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the applicable conversion date on which the holder elects to convert. In no event shall the conversion price be less than $1.00 or greater than $3.00. We recorded a discount totaling $158,400 related to the beneficial conversion feature embedded in the notes upon issuance. On June 2, 2014, the Investor Note was assigned in its entirety to a third party free of any liens or encumbrances. On October 28, 2014, the Company received a Notice of Conversion for the Investor Note. The noteholder converted principal of $198,000 and outstanding accrued and unpaid interest of $9,764 into 207,764 shares of restricted common stock of the Company at a per share conversion price of $1.00 in accordance with the terms of the convertible note payable. The conversion of this note was in full satisfaction of the note payable. The shares of common stock under the conversion were issued by the Company on November 7, 2014. Upon conversion, we expensed the unamortized discount of $19,800 to interest expense.

 

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NOTE 6.   RELATED PARTY DEBT

 

RELATED PARTY NOTES PAYABLE, LONG-TERM

 

The Company had outstanding accounts payable balance to a related party (shareholder of the Company) in the amount of $15,000 as of September 30, 2013. This payable was converted into a note payable on December 7, 2013. The note payable bears interest of 6% per annum with a maturity date of December 1, 2016. As of June 30, 2015, there is $1,417 in accrued interest expense related to this note and the Company recorded $228 and $685 in interest expense related to this note during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015. 

 

On December 7, 2013, the Company issued a note payable to a shareholder of the Company in the amount of $23,462 for monies previously borrowed from shareholder.  The note is unsecured and bears interest of 6% per annum and matures on December 1, 2016. On January 22, 2015, the Company settled and paid the note and accrued interest of $1,504 for $20,000 and recorded a gain on extinguishment of the note of $3,462.

 

On February 28, 2014, the Company issued a note payable to HIVE (the “HIVE Note”) for the principal amount of $250,000 in connection with the Hive asset acquisition. Per the terms of the HIVE Note, the maturity date is February 27, 2016 and the annual rate of interest is six percent (6%). No prepayment penalty exists. The HIVE Note is unsecured. As of June 30, 2015, there is $19,062 in accrued interest expense related to this note and the Company recorded $3,792 and $11,377 in interest expense related to this note during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015, respectively.

 

On May 12, 2014, the Company issued a note payable to its President, Joseph Andreae in the amount of $40,000 for monies previously borrowed during the three and six months ended March 31, 2014 (the “Andreae Note”).  The note was unsecured and bears interest of 6% per annum and matures on May 1, 2016. On December 4, 2014, the Company repaid the principal balance of $40,000 and accrued interest of $1,348 in full satisfaction on the Andreae Note.

 

On August 11, 2014, the Company issued a 6% note payable to its President, Joseph Andreae, for monies borrowed from Mr. Andreae to cover outstanding accounts payable in the amount of $12,828 (the “Andreae Note II”). Per the terms of the Andreae Note, the original principal balance   was $12,828, and was not secured by any collateral or any assets pledged to the holder. The maturity date is November 30, 2014, and the annual rate of interest is six percent (6%). The monies were funded during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2014. On December 4, 2014, the Company repaid principal balance of $12,828 and accrued interest of $240 in full satisfaction of the Andreae Note II.

 

RELATED PARTY CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

 

On February 18, 2014, the Company issued 8% Convertible Notes to two third parties to cover outstanding accounts payable in the amount of $20,000.  Per the terms of the notes, the aggregate principal balance is $20,000, and was not secured by any collateral or any assets pledged to the holders. The maturity date is February 18, 2016, and the annual rate of interest is eight percent (8%).  Subject to certain limitations, the holders can, at their sole discretion, convert the outstanding and unpaid principal and interest into fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price for the notes was the lowest market closing price per share within the previous twenty (20) market days of the date of conversion minus a discount of forty percent (40%). We recorded a discount totaling $8,000 related to the beneficial conversion feature embedded in the notes upon issuance.  We amortized $1,000 and $1,667 of the discount to interest expense during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. On October 28, 2014, the Company received a Notice of Conversion on two (2) 8% Convertible Notes issued to third parties on February 18, 2014 to cover expenses of the Company. The noteholders converted aggregate principal of $20,000 and aggregate outstanding accrued and unpaid interest of $1,100 into an aggregate of 42,370 shares of restricted common stock of the Company at a per share conversion price of $0.498 in accordance with the terms of their convertible notes payable. The conversion of these notes was in full satisfaction of the notes payable. The shares of common stock under the conversion were issued by the Company on November 7, 2014. Upon conversion, we expensed the unamortized discount of $5,333 to interest expense.

 

On March 17, 2014, the Company issued an 8% Convertible Note to Jerome Kaiser, former CEO, CFO and Director of the Company for services rendered to the Company in the amount of $50,000 (the “Kaiser Note”) which was charged to expense during the three months March 31, 2014. Per the terms of the Kaiser Note, the principal balance is $50,000, and is not secured by any collateral or any assets pledged to the holders. The maturity date is March 17, 2015, and the annual rate of interest is eight percent (8%). Subject to certain limitations, the holder can, at his sole discretion, convert the outstanding and unpaid principal and interest into fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price for the Kaiser Note is the market closing price of the market day immediately preceding the date of conversion minus twenty percent (20%). We recorded a discount totaling $10,000 related to the beneficial conversion feature embedded in the notes upon issuance. We amortized $1,667 and $4,167 of the discount to interest expense during the three and six months ended March 31, 2015. In March 2015, the Company paid the outstanding principal and accrued interest in satisfaction on the note of $50,000 and $4,000, respectively.

 

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RELATED PARTY CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE, LONG-TERM

 

On February 18, 2014, the Company issued an 8% Convertible Note to Kyle Tracey for monies borrowed from Mr. Tracey to cover outstanding accounts payable in the amount of $10,612 (the “Tracey Note”). Per the terms of the Tracey Note, the original principal balance is $10,612, and was not secured by any collateral or any assets pledged to the holder. The maturity date was February 18, 2016, and the annual rate of interest is eight percent (8%). Subject to certain limitations, the holder can, at its sole discretion, convert the outstanding and unpaid principal and interest into fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price for the Tracey Note was the lowest market closing price per share within the previous twenty (20) market days of the date of conversion minus a discount of forty percent (40%). We recorded a discount totaling $4,245 related to the beneficial conversion feature embedded in the notes upon issuance. We amortized $1,415 of the discount to interest expense during the year ended September 30, 2014. On October 28, 2014, the Company received a Notice of Conversion the Tracey Note. Mr. Tracey converted principal of $10,612 and outstanding accrued and unpaid interest of $584 into 22,481 shares of restricted common stock of the Company at a per share conversion price of $0.498 in accordance with the terms of the convertible note payable. The conversion of the Tracey Note was in full satisfaction of the note payable. The shares of common stock under the conversion were issued by the Company on November 7, 2014. Upon conversion, we expensed the unamortized discount of $2,830 to interest expense. 

 

On May 12, 2014, in connection with the 6% Notes, the Company issued a note for $40,000 to Kyle Tracey, which was recorded as a related party convertible note payable. We recorded a discount totaling $16,000 related to the beneficial conversion feature embedded in the 6% note to Mr. Tracey upon issuance. We amortized $6,667 of the discount to interest expense during the year ended September 30, 2014. On October 28, 2014, the Company received a Notice of Conversion on the 6% Convertible Note issued on May 13, 2014 to Mr. Tracey (the “Tracey PPM Note”) as part of a private placement transaction in exchange for capital of $40,000. Mr. Tracey converted principal of $40,000 and outstanding accrued and unpaid interest of $1,098 into 41,098 shares of restricted common stock of the Company at a per share conversion price of $1.00 in accordance with the terms of the convertible note. The conversion of the Tracey PPM Note was in full satisfaction of the note. The shares of common stock under the conversion were issued by the Company on November 7, 2014. Upon conversion, we expensed the unamortized discount of $13,333 to interest expense. 

  

On May 12, 2014, the Company issued an 8% Convertible Note to Kyle Tracey for monies borrowed from Mr. Tracey to cover outstanding accounts payable in the amount of $11,042 (the “Tracey Note II”). Per the terms of the Tracey Note II, the original principal balance is $11,042, and was not secured by any collateral or any assets pledged to the holder. The maturity date was May 12, 2016, and the annual rate of interest is eight percent (8%). Subject to certain limitations, the holder can, at its sole discretion, convert the outstanding and unpaid principal and interest into fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price for the Tracey Note II was the lowest market closing price per share within the previous twenty (20) market days of the date of conversion minus a discount of forty percent (40%). We recorded a discount totaling $4,417 related to the beneficial conversion feature embedded in the notes upon issuance. We amortized $920 of the discount to interest expense during the year ended September 30, 2014. On October 28, 2014, the Company received a Notice of Conversion on the Tracey Note II. Tracey converted principal of $11,042 and outstanding accrued and unpaid interest of $407 into 22,989 shares of restricted common stock of the Company at a per share conversion price of $0.498 in accordance with the terms of the convertible note payable. The conver s ion of the Tracey Note II was in full satisfaction of the note payable. The shares of common stock under the conversion were issued by the Company on November 7, 2014. Upon conversion, we expensed the unamortized discount of $3,497 to interest expense. 

 

On May 12, 2014, the Company issued an 8% Convertible Note to its Director of Business Development, Michael Cook, for monies borrowed from Mr. Cook to cover outstanding accounts payable in the amount of $11,825 (the “Cook Note”). Per the terms of the Cook Note, the original principal balance was $11,825, and was not secured by any collateral or any assets pledged to the holder. The maturity date is May 12, 2016, and the annual rate of interest is eight percent (8%). Subject to certain limitations, the holder can, at its sole discretion, convert the outstanding and unpaid principal and interest into fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price for the Cook Note was the lowest market closing price per share within the previous twenty (20) market days of the date of conversion minus a discount of forty percent (40%). We recorded a discount totaling $4,730 related to the beneficial conversion feature embedded in the notes upon issuance. We amortized $985 of the discount to interest expense during the year ended September 30, 2014. On October 28, 2014, the Company received a Notice of Conversion on the “Cook Note. Mr. Cook converted principal of $11,825 and outstanding accrued and unpaid interest of $435 into 24,619 shares of restricted common stock of the Company at a per share conversion price of $0.498 in accordance with the terms of the convertible note payable. The conversion of the Cook Note was in full satisfaction of the note payable. The shares of common stock under the conversion were issued by the Company on November 7, 2014. Upon conversion, we expensed the unamortized discount of $3,745 to interest expense.

 

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On August 11, 2014, the Company issued a second 8% Convertible Note to Mr. Cook for monies borrowed from Mr. Cook to cover outstanding accounts payable in the amount of $15,115 (the “Cook Note II”). Per the terms of the Cook Note II, the original principal balance was $15,115, and is was secured by any collateral or any assets pledged to the holder. The maturity date is August 11 2016, and the annual rate of interest is eight percent (8%). Subject to certain limitations, the holder can, at its sole discretion, convert the outstanding and unpaid principal and interest into fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price for the Cook Note II was the lowest market closing price per share within the previous twenty (20) market days of the date of conversion minus a discount of forty percent (40%). We recorded a discount totaling $6,046 related to the beneficial conversion feature embedded in the notes upon issuance. On October 28, 2014, the Company received a Notice of Conversion on the Cook Note II. Mr. Cook converted principal of $15,115 and outstanding accrued and unpaid interest of $255 into 30,864 shares of restricted common stock of the Company at a per share conversion price of $0.498 in accordance with the terms of the convertible note payable. The conversion of the Cook Note II was in full satisfaction of the note payable. The shares of common stock under the conversion were issued by the Company on November 7, 2014. Upon conversion, we expensed the unamortized discount of $5,542 to interest expense.

 

On August 11, 2014, the Company issued an 8% Convertible Note to Mr. Tracey for monies borrowed from Mr. Tracey to cover outstanding accounts payable in the amount of $216,001 (the “Tracey Note III”). Per the terms of the Tracey Note III, the original principal balance was $216,001, and is not secured by any collateral or any assets pledged to the holder. The maturity date was August 11, 2016, and the annual rate of interest is eight percent (8%). Subject to certain limitations, the holder can, at its sole discretion, convert the outstanding and unpaid principal and interest into fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price for the Tracey Note III was the lowest market closing price per share within the previous twenty (20) market days of the date of conversion minus a discount of forty percent (40%). We recorded a discount totaling $86,401 related to the beneficial conversion feature embedded in the notes upon issuance. On October 28, 2014, the Company received a Notice of Conversion on the Tracey Note III. Mr. Tracey converted principal of $216,001 and outstanding accrued and unpaid interest of $3,645 into 441,057 shares of restricted common stock of the Company at a per share conversion price of $0.498 in accordance with the terms of the convertible note payable. The shares of common stock under the conversion were issued by the Company on November 7, 2014. Upon conversion, we expensed the unamortized discount of $79,200 to interest expense. 

  

NOTE 7.   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Warrant Liability   

 

The Company recorded the estimated settlement liability as of March 31, 2014 for the Warrant Shares issued and the Warrants that remain outstanding and unexercised that would be entitled to the same settlement based on the number of shares expected to be issued and the market price of the Company’s common stock on the dates of the actual settlements from $4.72 per share to $7.25 per share, and market price of the first settlement of $7.25 for the unsettled claims. We believe the issuance of convertible notes in the three months ended March 31, 2014 triggered the full ratchet anti-dilution adjustment; before the provision was triggered, the fair value of the warrant liability was not significant as the exercise was so far out of the money. As a result of the above settlements with warrant holders, the Company recorded a loss on settlement of warrants of $29,528,844 during the six months ended March 31, 2014 and a long-term warrant liability of $29,430,022 as of March 31, 2014 based on 4,407,200 shares of common stock under the settlement at the Company’s closing stock prices discussed above. As of June 30, 2015, the estimated settlement liability is $308,029 based on the fair market value of 1,184,727 remaining warrants and therefore the Company recorded a gain on the change in warrant liability of $2,156,203 during the nine months ended June 30, 2015.

 

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Settlement of Company Legal Claims

 

On December 15, 2014, the Company recorded a gain on settlement of $257,930 for a confidential settlement by and between the Company and certain shareholders and related parties as settlement for certain potential legal claims held by the Company. As a result of the settlement, the Company received net proceeds of $62,930 and vendor credits of $200,000 during the three months ended December 31, 2014. A total of $325,000 in vendor credits has been received in connection with the settlement and no further credits will be given. In January 2015, the Company received 440,625 shares from the settlement that was assigned to officers of the Company. The officers decided it was in the best interest of the Company to return these shares to the Company to be used for future strategic issuances. Accordingly, the 440,625 shares valued at $367,531 were recorded as treasury stock as of March 31, 2015, and the Company recorded a gain on settlement of $625,461 during the nine months ended June 30, 2015.    

 

Chief Science Officer

 

On May 1, 2015, the Company appointed Dr. Mark A. Scialdone to the newly-created executive officer position of Chief Science Officer.

 

Dr. Scialdone’s Executive Employment Agreement is for a period of two (2) years. Dr. Scialdone shall receive an annual salary of $102,000, he shall be eligible for any benefits made generally available by the Company, he shall be eligible to receive any bonuses made generally available by the Company, and he shall be reimbursed for any reasonable expenses incurred while performing his duties as the Company’s Chief Science Officer. Additionally, Dr. Scialdone is entitled to receive severance equal to six (6) months base salary if terminated without cause by the Company.

 

The Chief Science Officer will also receive bonus compensation associated with revenue generated from consulting services revenues generated over the term of this Agreement such bonus compensation to be calculated in accordance with the schedule below.    

 

Gross Consulting Revenue* Earned:         Industry Related

 

Year 1 (from May 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016)

 

Up to $200,000 gross revenue   2.5%
From $200,000—$400,000 gross revenue   5.0%
From $400,000—$600,000 gross revenue   7.5%
Above $600,000 gross revenue   10.0%
     
Year 2 (from May 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017)    
     
Up to $200,000 gross revenue   2.5%
From $200,000—$400,000 gross revenue   5.0%
From $400,000—$600,000 gross revenue   7.5%
Above $600,000 gross revenue   10.0%
     
Gross Revenue Earned Non Industry Related (including Legacy Business Relationships)
     
50/50 share (payable monthly based on actual net revenue collections.

 

* Gross Consulting Revenue is defined herein to exclude specific reimbursable vendor costs, travel expenses including airfare.

 

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The Company agrees that in the event that revenue is realized by the Company or one of the Company's wholly owned or partially owned subsidiaries ("VAPE Affiliates"), as applicable, from the exploitation of intellectual property that is developed with Executive as the inventor or co-inventor, then the Company will pay Executive as follows:

 

  i. For licenses to parties other than the Company or VAPE Affiliates, fifteen percent (15%) of Net Royalties received by the Company and/or applicable VAPE Affiliate on all such licenses and extensions thereof in perpetuity;
     
  ii. For licenses to or other exploitation by the Company or a VAPE Affiliate, 5% of Net Profit received by the Company or applicable VAPE Affiliate from the sales of products incorporating the intellectual property in perpetuity.
     
  iii. For purposes of these payments:

 

  (1) "Net Royalties" shall be calculated by determining gross royalties received and subtracting any unrecouped out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Company and/or applicable VAPE Affiliate for filing, prosecution, licensing and patent defense directly related to the specific rights that are licensed.
     
  (2) "Net Profit" shall be calculated by determining the net profit received by the Company or applicable VAPE Affiliate from the sales of the product incorporating the invention starting with the gross revenue from sales and subtracting the costs incurred by the Company, and any returns, sales allowances and sales discounts.

  

Officer & Director Appointments and Related Matters

 

Pursuant to Board consent on May 11, 2015, the Company made several changes to its management structure.

 

The Company confirmed the appointment of Dr. Mark Scialdone to the newly-created officer position of Chief Science Officer which was announced by Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 5, 2015 which is incorporated by reference herein. See above in this section for more information about Dr. Scialdone.

 

The Company also appointed Benjamin Beaulieu, the Corporation’s current Operations Manager, to the newly-created officer position of Chief Operating Officer.

 

Benjamin Beaulieu, 29, delivers valued experience in the implementation and integration of operational and sales systems to the VAPE Holdings executive team.

 

Mr. Beaulieu has owned operated several multi-million-dollar retail garden supply and technology businesses. With a focus on automation and functionality, Mr. Beaulieu has successfully expanded those companies from brick and mortar locations to E-commerce superstores with global sales and partnerships with the industry’s top distributors in the United States and Canada. Mr. Beaulieu’s experience operating various companies in the ancillary MMJ markets has already improved Hive Ceramics and VAPE Holdings employee management and development. With a focus on streamlining operations Mr. Beaulieu will allow Vape Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries to rapidly grow while combating the associated costs responsibly.

 

The Company also decided to refocus Michael Cook, the Company's Director of Business Development, to the role of HIVE Sales and Product Development Manager in order to more effectively utilize his industry connections and streamline his involvement with product design and aggressively drive the sales department to market its various segments, such as HIVE Ceramics, HIVE Supply, and HIVE Glass. Mr. Cook’s position will report to the newly appointed Chief Operating Officer. The Company has determined that Mr. Cook’s new position will no longer result in him being considered an “Executive Officer” under the SEC’s rules and regulations. Mr. Cook was never formally appointed as an officer of the Company, but was previously determined to qualify as an executive officer under SEC rules and regulations.

 

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In addition to the officer appointments and changes above, the Board of formally appointed current CFO Allan Viernes and newly-appointed COO Benjamin Beaulieu as new members of the Board. Messrs. Viernes and Beaulieu will join CEO Kyle Tracey and President Joe Andreae on the four-person board. In connection with the appointments of Messrs. Viernes and Beaulieu to the Board, the Company increased its Board size to seven (7) members. Messrs. Viernes and Beaulieu have contributed substantially to the existing operations of the company as well as the successful launch and day-to-day oversight of new business segments.

 

Messrs. Viernes and Beaulieu have existing employment agreements with the Company. No changes have been made to their existing compensation at this time.

 

Enactment of Corporate Governance Measures

 

Also on May 11, 2015, the Board reaffirmed its commitment to good corporate governance and the related disciplines of organizational excellence and enhanced transparency by commencing several new organizational initiatives. The Board believes that it is now at the proper stage in its development to support this expanded organizational structure to accelerate the Company’s future growth.

 

Following the increase of the Board size to seven (7) members (as set forth above), the Board determined that it would take steps to fill the currently vacant positions on the Board by identifying and appointing three seasoned independent directors with a mix of finance and business, legal, applied sciences credentials and experience. The Company is searching for qualified candidates and will announce appointments as they occur. VAPE management believes the Company and its shareholders will benefit greatly from the expansion of the Company’s leadership team with the addition of new, independent directors with dynamic and diverse visions and areas of expertise.

 

In order to properly attract the requisite Board talent, the Company previously approved a Board Compensation Plan on March 12, 2015. Concurrently with the approval of the Board Compensation Plan, 100,000 shares each were issued to Kyle Tracey and Joe Andreae as members of the Board. On May 11, 2015, the Board amended the terms of the Board Compensation Plan. Pursuant to the amended terms of the Board Compensation Plan, the Board shall issue to outside directors only, a total of 100,000 shares of restricted common stock of the Company per fiscal year of service which shares vest quarterly (i.e. 25,000 shares per quarter), As of June 30, 2015, no shares have been issued under the amended Board Compensation Plan.

 

The Company intends to further support its existing management team with the establishment of an advisory board (the “Advisory Board”) which will consist of a wide array of outside industry experts presenting different viewpoints and areas of expertise to support the growth of existing management and the Companies expansion of new and existing business segments.   

 

In addition, the Board has authorized the creation of Audit and Compensation Committees (the “Audit Committee” and “Compensation Committee), a Company Code of Ethics, and an Insider Trading Policy to voluntarily meet advanced corporate governance guidelines. Appointments to these committees and the Advisory Board will be announced when available.

 

Copies of the Audit Committee Charter (Ex. 99.1), Compensation Committee Charter (Ex. 99.2), Code of Ethics (Ex. 14.1) and Insider Trading Policy (Ex. 99.3) are attached as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and are incorporated by reference herein.

 

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NOTE 8.   STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

COMMON STOCK

 

On November 27, 2013, the Board and shareholders approved an increase in the authorized number of shares of common and preferred stock which may be issued by the Company to 1,000,000,000 shares and 100,000,000 shares, respectively.  On December 3, 2013, the certificate of amendment was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware to reflect the increase in authorized.

 

PREFERRED STOCK  

 

On April 1, 2014, the Board formally approved the filing of a Preferred Stock Designation in connection with the commitment of 500,000 Series A Shares to HIVE on March 27, 2014 pursuant to its authority to issue blank check preferred stock as provided in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation.  Per the Certificate of Designation (the “Designation”), there are 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized by the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation. The Company is authorized to issue 500,000 shares of Series A Shares pursuant to the Designation.  As provided in the Designation (and as set forth in the HIVE Asset Purchase Agreement), Series A Shares are entitled to vote at a 15-1 ratio to Common Stock.  Each share of preferred stock shall initially be convertible into one share of common stock (500,000 shares of common stock in the aggregate).  On the two year anniversary of the transaction of HIVE, the preferred stock conversion ratio shall be adjusted as follows: a one-time pro rata adjustment of up to ten-for-one (10-1) based upon the Company generating aggregate gross revenues over the two years of at least $8,000,000 (e.g. If the Company generates only $4,000,000 in aggregate gross revenues over the two year period then the convertible ratio will adjust to 5-1). In no event will the issuance convert into more than 5,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company.

 

On June 19, 2014, the Company formally issued the 500,000 Series A Shares to HIVE.

 

The value ascribed to the Series A Shares was based on the historical costs of the assets acquired on March 27, 2014 from HIVE since the transfer of assets was made among entities under common control.

   

COMMON STOCK ISSUED FOR BONUSES   

 

On March 12, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors issued bonus stock grants of 30,000 shares of restricted common stock each to Kyle Tracey, Joseph Andreae, and Allan Viernes. In addition, a total of 60,000 shares were granted to three (3) employees. These issuances were based on the fair market value on the date of issuance immediately vested and resulted in $9,150, $9,150, and $195,200 being charged to cost of revenue, sales and marketing, and general and administrative expense during the nine months ended June 30, 2015, respectively. 

 

COMMON STOCK ISSUED FOR SERVICES

 

On March 12, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors issued a bonus stock grant of 60,277 shares of restricted common stock to an outside sales consultant for services performed. This issuance based on the fair market value on the date of issuance immediately vested resulting in $36,769 being charged to sales and marketing expense during the nine months ended June 30, 2015.

 

COMMON STOCK ISSUED FOR ACCRUED WAGES

 

On March 12, 2015, Kyle Tracey converted $59,718 of accrued wages into 97,898 shares of immediately vested restricted common stock based on the fair market value on the date of issuance.

 

On March 12, 2015, Michael Cook converted $36,769 of accrued wages into 60,277 shares of immediately vested restricted common stock based on the fair market value on the date of issuance.

 

COMMON STOCK ISSUED AS DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

 

On March 12, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors issued 100,000 shares of restricted common stock each were granted to Kyle Tracey and Joseph Andreae for serving on the Board of Directors.

  

COMMON STOCK ISSUED FOR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

 

On June 1, 2015, the Board issued 100,000 shares of restricted common stock at $1.00 per share for payment of $82,648 of accrued legal services and in connection, the Company recorded prepaid legal expense of $17,352 as of June 30, 2015. This $100,000 issuance was based on the fair market value of $50,000 and additional consideration of $50,000 given on the date of issuance.

 

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WARRANTS

 

The table below summarizes the Company’s warrant activity during the nine month period ended June 30, 2015:

 

    Shares     Weighted Average
Price
    Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term     Aggregate Intrinsic
Value
 
Warrants outstanding at September 30, 2014     1,184,726     $ 0.114       1.6     $ 7,217,234  
Warrants issued     -       -                  
Warrants exercised     -       -                  
Cancelled/forfeited/expired     -       -                  
Warrants outstanding at June 30, 2015     1,184,726     $ 0.114       0.9     $ 739,812  

 

The Company’s warrants above are accounted for as derivative liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

 

OPTIONS

 

On June 27, 2014, the Company authorized the “2014 Incentive and Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan” (the “Plan”) whereby a maximum of 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock could be granted in the form of incentive and nonstatutory stock options. If any shares of common stock subject to an award under the Plan are forfeited, expire, are settled for cash or are tendered by the participant or withheld by us to satisfy any tax withholding obligation, then, in each case, the shares subject to the award may be used again for awards under the Plan to the extent of the forfeiture, expiration, cash settlement or withholding.  The stock option awards issuable under the Plan can be made up of any combination of incentive and nonstatutory stock options.  The stock options will be granted at fair market value on the date of grant and will vest as directed by the Board.  Incentive stock options are available to employees only whereas nonstatutory stock options are available to independent contractors and consultants of the Company.

 

On June 27, 2014, concurrent with the formal adoption of the Plan, the Company’s Board granted a total of 1,000,000 stock options to certain employees, consultants and/or independent contractors of the Company (the “Option Grant”). The Option Grant includes options to purchase 520,000 shares granted to employees, consultants and/or independent contractors of the Company that are not executive officers.  In addition, the Board determined that executive officer Michael Cook, Director of Business Development, should receive options to purchase 100,000 shares and that Kyle Tracey, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, and Joseph Andreae, President and member of the Board, should receive options to purchase 190,000 shares each.  The options were granted at the market price of the Company’s common stock at close of business ($1.66 per share) on June 27, 2014, pursuant to the Company’s standard form stock option agreements under the Plan.  The options vest 25% at grant and 25% each subsequent six (6) months from the date of grant. The aggregate value of the 1,000,000 options on the grant date was $1,660,000 and the amount expensed upon the grant date was $415,000 as result of 250,000 options immediately vested. On September 30, 2014 an additional $22,312 was expensed due to the revaluing 212,500 non-employee options.

 

The description of the incentive and nonstatutory stock options herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement and Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement, which are attached as Exhibits 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 3, 2014.

 

Additional Option Grants Under 2014 Stock Option Plan

 

On October 20, 2014, the Board granted a total of 20,000 stock options to certain employees and canceled 20,000 options previously allocated (but not issued) to employees. The options were granted at the market price of the Company’s common stock at close of business ($0.83 per share). The options vest 25% at grant and 25% each subsequent six (6) months from the date of grant. The aggregate value of the 20,000 options on the grant date was $16,600 and the amount expensed upon the grant date was $4,150 as result of 5,000 options immediately vested.

 

On December 22, 2014, the Company’s Board granted a total of 775,000 stock options to certain employees. The option grant includes options to purchase 225,000 shares granted to employees that are not executive officers. In addition, the Board determined that executive officer Michael Cook, Director of Business Development, should receive options to purchase 25,000 shares and that Kyle Tracey, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, and Joseph Andreae, President and member of the Board, and Allan Viernes, Chief Financial Officer should receive options to purchase 175,000 shares each. The options were granted at the market price of the Company’s common stock at close of business ($0.70 per share). The options vest 25% at grant and 25% each subsequent six (6) months from the date of grant. The aggregate value of the 775,000 options on the grant date was $542,500 and the amount expensed upon the grant date was $135,625 as result of 193,750 options immediately vested.

 

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Consulting Agreements

 

On October 20, 2014, the Company entered into consulting agreements with two consultants to provide business development and acquisition services to the Company. The consultants were each issued 100,000 options to purchase common stock of the Company by the Board as consideration for consulting services. The options were granted at the market price of the Company’s common stock at close of business ($0.83 per share). The options vest 25% at grant and 25% each subsequent six (6) months from the date of grant. The aggregate value of the 200,000 options on the grant date was $166,000 and the amount expensed upon the grant date was $41,500 as result of 50,000 options immediately vested. On December 31, 2014 an additional $3,000 was expensed due to the revaluing the 200,000 non-employee options.

 

Surrender of Stock Options

 

Collectively, officers, employees, and consultants of the Company decided to surrender 1,125,000 options   to purchase the Company’s common stock granted from the 2014 Plan for the purpose of making options available for future strategic grants. The Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chief Operating Officer decided to forfeit 190,000 incentive statutory options each with an exercise price of $1.66. The former Business Development Officer decided to forfeit 100,000 incentive statutory options with an exercise price of $1.66. Three employees of the Company collectively decided to forfeit 117,500 incentive statutory options with an exercise price of $1.66. Consultants of the Company collectively decided to forfeit 237,500 incentive statutory options for benefit of the Company with an exercise price of $1.66. The Company cancelled these options on May 11, 2015. As of June 30, 2015, 1,005,000 options are available for issuance under the Plan. 

 

Option activity during the nine months ended June 30, 2015, was as follows:

 

    Shares     Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
    Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
    Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Options outstanding at September 30, 2014     1,150,000     $ 2.92       8.7     $ 4,648,294  
Options granted     995,000     $ 0.73       10.0          
Options exercised     -     $ -       -          
Options cancelled/forfeited/expired     (1,150,000 )   $ 2.92       9.2          
Options outstanding at June 30, 2015     995,000     $ 0.73       9.4     $ 29,805  
Options exercisable at June 30, 2015     497,500     $ 0.73       9.4     $ 14,902  

 

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the aggregate difference between the closing stock prices of VAPE’s common stock at the specified dates and the exercise prices for in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders if all in-the-money options had been exercised on the specified dates.

 

The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model, consistent with the provisions of ASC 718. Because option-pricing models require the use of subjective assumptions, changes in these assumptions can materially affect the fair value of the options. VAPE has limited relevant historical information to support the expected exercise behavior because no exercises have taken place.

 

During the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, $681,375 and $437,312 were recorded as stock-based compensation related to options, respectively. As of June 30, 2015, stock compensation expense and future stock compensation expense related to options for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2015 and 2016 is expected to be $681,375 and $283,300, respectively.

 

NOTE 9.   INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

 

The Company plans to rely on a combination of trademark, copyright, trade secret and patent laws in the United States as well as confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions to protect future proprietary technology and its brands, as they are developed.  The Company has begun to execute on this plan with the acquisition of the patent pending HIVE Ceramic vaporization product and the HIVE trademark as well as several pending trademark applications.  The Company intends to continue to create or acquire proprietary vaporizers and e-cigarettes, and various trademarks, patents and/or copyrights for brands which are developed.

 

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TRADEMARKS

 

On March 27, 2014, the Company and Stone Arch Studio, LLC entered into a Trademark Assignment Agreement whereby the Company acquired all right, title, priority and interest to the HIVE trademark U.S. Registration No. 44513069 as registered with the U.S. Patent and Trade Office (“USPTO”). This acquisition further protects the Company’s HIVE Ceramics brand vaporization line. In addition, the Company has filed for trademark protection with the USPTO on several additional trademarks and tradenames to be utilized by the Company in the future as the marks register. As of June 30, 2015, the Company has capitalized $123,150 in costs related to the trademarks.

 

PATENTS

 

On March 27, 2014, the Company formally closed its acquisition of the patent pending HIVE Ceramics vaporization technology. The Company has already begun exploiting this technology and intends to prosecute the patent application to completion. As of June 30, 2015, the Company has capitalized $20,420 in costs related to the pending patents.

 

The Company is engaged in developing proprietary rights of the type that may be awarded patents for enhancements to its core HIVE product line as well as proprietary rights in related product lines. The Company also expects that from time to time it is in discussions to acquire additional patented technology from third parties to further grow and develop branded product lines in the vaporization market. Additionally, the Company has recently appointed Mark Scialdone, PhD as its Chief Science Officer to further expand the Company’s patent portfolio in various areas related to the Company’s industry. See Note 11 on Subsequent Events.

 

NOTE 10.   SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

The Company reports information about operating segments, as well as disclosures about products and services and major customers. Operating segments are defined as revenue-producing components of the enterprise, which are generally used internally for evaluating segment performance. Management has determined that the corporate, business development, and science consulting operations of VAPE (“VAPE”), HIVE Ceramics and its product lines of HIVE Glass and HIVE Supply (shall be referred to herein collectively as “HIVE”), and Offset and Nouveau’s marketing, merchandising, and web-design operations (“MARKETING”) should be disclosed separately as management reviews consolidated financial statements for these entities separately and makes decisions independently of the other entities included within the Company’s consolidated financial statements. All intercompany transactions between the reportable segments are eliminated upon consolidation of the Company. As of June 30, 2015, the HIVE and MARKETING segments are the only revenue producing segments of the Company and are based in California.

 

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The Company evaluates the performance of its segments based on net income (loss) from operations. Certain income and charges are not allocated to segments in the Company’s management reports because they are not considered in evaluating the segments’ operating performance. The following is a summary of information about profit or loss and assets by segment:

 

Vape Holdings, Inc.

Segment Information

(Unaudited)

 

    For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015     For the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2015  
    VAPE     HIVE     MARKETING     Consolidated     VAPE     HIVE     MARKETING     Consolidated  
Revenue                                                
Ceramics   $ -     $ 175,590     $ -     $ 175,590     $ -     $ 958,333     $ -     $ 958,333  
Supply     -       10,382       -       10,382       -       10,382       -       10,382  
Glass     -       67,000       -       67,000       -       67,000       -       67,000  
Merchandise     -       -       26,857       26,859       -       -       46,018       46,018  
Services     -       -       2,500       2,500       -       -       2,500       2,500  
Total revenue     -       252,972       29,359       282,331       -       1,035,715       48,518       1,084,233  
                                                                 
Cost of revenue                                                                
Ceramics     -       58,736       -       58,736       -       489,450       -       489,450  
Supply     -       10,370       -       10,370       -       10,370       -       10,370  
Glass     -       60,000       -       60,000       -       60,000       -       60,000  
Merchandise     -       -       28,034       28,035       -       -       44,848       44,848  
Services     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total cost of revenue     -       129,106       28,034       157,140       -       559,820       44,848       604,668  
                                                                 
Gross profit (loss)     -       123,866       1,325       125,191       -       475,895       3,670       479,565  
                                                                 
Operating expense:                                                                
Sales and Marketing     10,125       121,206       57,594       188,925       15,903       462,779       75,581       554,263  
Research and development     -       91,428       -       91,428       -       143,481       -       143,481  
General and administrative     223,183       234,715       31,082       488,980       898,853       872,888       90,289       1,862,030  
Total operating expenses     233,308       447,349       88,676       769,333       914,756       1,479,148       165,870       2,559,774  
                                                                 
Operating loss   $ (233,308 )   $ (323,483 )   $ (87,351 )   $ (644,142 )   $ (914,756 )   $ (1,003,253 )   $ (162,200 )   $ (2,080,209 )
                                                                 
Other income (expense):                                                                
Interest expense                             (112,690 )                             (284,168 )
Interest expense - related party                             (4,020 )                             (156,170 )
Change in derivative liability                             331,724                               2,156,203  
Gain on settlement                             -                               625,461  
Loss on debt modification                             (6,924 )                             (26,905 )
Total other income, net                             208,090                               2,314,421  
                                                                 
Income before provision for income taxes                             (436,052 )                             234,212  
                                                                 
Provision for income taxes                             -                               2,210  
                                                                 
Net income                           $ (436,052 )                           $ 232,002  

 

During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2014, all results of operations were attributed to the HIVE segment.

 

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NOTE 11.   SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

BetterChem

 

See Note 1 regarding the acquisition of 80% of BetterChem.

 

Convertible Note Financing

 

On August 5, 2015, the Company entered into a series of convertible note financings with several accredited investors totaling an aggregate of $517,000 in aggregate proceeds raised less certain fees and costs as set forth in the financing documents. The financing was disclosed on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 11, 2015 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

On August 12, 2015, the Company entered into an additional convertible note financing transaction with an accredited investor in the principal amount of $105,000 less fees and costs. The closing under the financing occurred concurrently with the execution of the financing documents on August 12, 2015. The convertible note bears interest at the rate of 8% per annum and is convertible into common stock of the Company at any time after 180 days from issuance of the note at a conversion price per share equal to 58% of the average of the lowest trading price of the common stock in the thirteen (13) trading days immediately preceding the applicable conversion date. The Company has the option to prepay the convertible note in the first 180 days from closing subject to a prepayment penalty of 150% of principal plus interest. The maturity date of the convertible note is June 12, 2016 subject to the noteholder’s right to extend maturity an additional nine(9) month period.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the August 12, 2015 note financing and related documentation do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the documents, which are filed as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Entry into Waiver & Modification Agreement  

  

On August 13, 2015, the Company entered into an Amendment, Waiver and Modification Agreement (the “Amendment”) to its $2M Securities Purchase Agreement and related Transaction Documents with Redwood Management, LLC including any designees and or assignees thereto.  Under the terms of the Amendment, the parties agreed to reduce the $2,000,000 outstanding balance of the $2M Note to $800,000 to reflect the total amount funded under the note, to terminate the offsetting investor note securing the additional unfunded balance and to waive any past claims of default or offsetting interest on the $2M Note or investor note. See Note 5 regarding $2M Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

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Item 2.     Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The Company has provided below information about VAPE’s financial condition and results of operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. This information should be read in conjunction with VAPE’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2014 and period from March 26, 2013 (“Inception”) to September 30, 2013, including the related notes thereto, which begin on page 1 of this report. The following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that reflect the Company’s plans, estimates and beliefs. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.

 

Background

 

On August 9, 2013, PeopleString Corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, RewardString Corporation (“RewardString”), and Vape Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Private Company”), entered into a Merger and Reorganization Agreement (the “Agreement”) whereby the Private Company merged with RewardString, with the Private Company being the surviving entity (the “Merger”). In consideration for the merger, the shareholders of the Private Company received a total of approximately 4,684,538 shares of common stock of the merged company on a pro rata basis in exchange for 8,875 shares of the Private Company’s common stock, representing 100% of the outstanding common stock of the Private Company. The total shares of the merged company issued on a pro rata basis to the Private Company shareholders represented approximately 74.95% of the total issued and outstanding common stock of the merged company.

 

The merger among PeopleString, RewardString and the Private Company was accounted for as a reverse acquisition and change in reporting entity, whereby the Private Company was the accounting acquirer. The Merger was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805 “Business Combinations”, whereby the estimated purchase was allocated to tangible net assets acquired based upon preliminary fair values at the date of acquisition. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of PeopleString and RewardString were recorded at fair value; the assets of PeopleString Corporation were not significant. The historical results of operations and cash flows of the Private Company are being reported beginning in the quarter ended December 31, 2013 in this Quarterly Report. The Merger closed on September 30, 2013.   On September 30, 2013, the Company approved a change in fiscal year end of the Company from December 31st to September 30th. The Company’s decision to change the fiscal year end was related to the Merger.

 

On March 27, 2014, the Company formally closed its asset purchase of the HIVE Ceramics LLC ("HIVE") vaporization product and related intellectual property and has begun distributing the HIVE products through various wholesale distribution channels. HIVE had been in development of a ceramic product for use in the vaporization market.  The development for one product line was completed in 2014.  No sales of this product line were made prior to VAPE’s acquisition of the HIVE ceramic product line on March 27, 2014.  We determined that HIVE's assets acquired were not deemed a business prior to being acquired by the Company under Rule 11-01(d) of Regulation S-X since there were no significant revenue activities. 

 

Overview    

 

General

 

Vape Holdings, Inc. (“VAPE,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “our company”) is a holding company with its primary focus in the manufacturing and distribution of healthy and sustainable vaporization products. The Company designs, markets and distributes ceramic vaporization products under a unique brand. The Company has introduced a nonporous, non-corrosive, chemically inert medical-grade ceramic vaporization element as a healthy, sustainable alternative to traditional titanium and quartz vaporization materials, as well as lower-grade ceramic found in traditional electronic cigarettes and vaporizers. This material can be used for a wide range of applications, including stand-alone vaporization products and "E-cigs." Electronic cigarettes come in a variety of designs ranging from those that look vastly like traditional cigarettes, to larger vaporizer units which are capable of vaporizing liquid with varying viscosity. The process of vaporization is believed to eliminate the smoke, tar, ash, and other byproducts of traditional smoking by utilizing lower temperatures in a controlled electronic environment.

 

HIVE

 

HIVE Ceramics (“HIVE”) is the premier brand under the VAPE umbrella. HIVE manufactures and distributes a proprietarily blended ceramic vaporization element for torched, electronic and portable vaporizers with countless design and product crossover capabilities in existing and emerging markets. HIVE is dedicated to bringing the healthiest and cleanest vaporization experience possible to the market. The HIVE product line currently consists of over 15 distinct ceramic elements, including the 2 piece domeless, domeless direct inject, and HIVE’s signature domeless elements covering 10mm, 14mm and 18mm applications as well as regular elements, the HIVE Flower Cup, the HIVE Carb Cap, HIVE Stinger Dabber, the 14mm HIVE x Quave - Club Banger, and the HIVE x D-Nail 16mm and 20mm attachments.

 

The Company has recently launched ‘HIVE Glass.’ HIVE Glass is VAPE’s newest line of products under the HIVE brand name. The HIVE GLASS line is precision made using state of the art manufacturing processes and techniques, and exclusively uses German Schott caliber glass and fittings through all production phases. The aim with HIVE Glass is to create an affordable, high quality glass product that is both aesthetically pleasing and a highly functional vaporization product. VAPE’s existing customer base and distribution network will be the catalyst for expansion of this new HIVE product line.

 

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VAPE has also recently launched ‘HIVE Supply’. HIVE Supply is a packaging and sourcing division of VAPE designed to serve as a competitively priced, comprehensive “one-stop shop” for all medical and recreational marijuana packaging needs. As with all of VAPE’s products, HIVE Supply will operate in full compliance with all federal laws and the laws of each individual state in which it does business. HIVE Supply will focus on providing much-needed support to cannabis businesses in regards to sourcing consumer products, brand management and marketing services. HIVE Supply is currently operated out of three (3) locations: HIVE Supply in Southern California, HIVE Supply Washington in Spokane and HIVE Supply Oregon in Portland.

 

In connection with its launch of HIVE Supply and HIVE Glass, the Company opened ‘THE HIVE’ retail store and gallery in Los Angeles; an end-user experience to showcase the complete line of HIVE Ceramics and HIVE Glass products, while introducing HIVE Supply and all the new products being tested and developed through each vertical.

 

The Company has expanded its distribution network to include several distributors throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and South America to pair with its existing e-commerce website at www.HiveCeramics.com and its wholesale authorized dealer network of over 1,100 authorized shops.

 

The Company intends to rely on a combination of trademark, copyright, trade secret and patent laws in the United States as well as confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions to protect future proprietary technology and its brands, as they are developed. The Company has created or acquired and continues in the process of creating and/or acquiring proprietary vaporizers and e-cigarettes, and various trademarks, patents and copyrights for brands which are developed or in development. The Company is actively engaged in improving and expanding lines of branded products through business alliances and acquisitions, as well as developing its branded retail business expansion.  VAPE and its business units are organized and directed to operate strictly in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

  

Offset

 

On January 22, 2015, the Company created a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Offset, LLC (“Offset”), which is in the business of branding, marketing, and merchandising services. Offset will serve as VAPE’s creative marketing, branding and merchandising vehicle working synergistically with VAPE’s existing product lines, sales and distribution channels, HIVE Supply retail development while expanding into unique branding, marketing and merchandising avenues both inside and outside of the cannabis industry.

 

nouveau

 

On April 6, 2015, the Company created a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Nouveau, LLC (“Nouveau”), which is in the business of branding, marketing, and web design services. Nouveau will serve as VAPE’s creative marketing, branding, and web design vehicle working synergistically with VAPE’s existing product lines, sales and distribution channels, HIVE Supply retail development while expanding into unique branding, marketing and merchandising avenues both inside and outside of the cannabis industry.

 

BETTERCHEM

 

On July 1, 2015, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with BetterChem Consulting, Inc. (“BetterChem”), a Pennsylvania corporation, and its sole shareholder and the Company’s current Chief Science Officer Dr. Mark Scialdone (“Dr. Scialdone”), whereby the Company acquired a controlling 80% interest in BetterChem from Dr. Scialdone in exchange for up to 400,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock. In consideration for the issuance of the shares to Dr. Scialdone, the Company acquired 80 shares of the common stock of BetterChem which represents 80% of the issued and outstanding shares of BetterChem. Dr. Scialdone retained a 20% interest in BetterChem. The Share Exchange Agreement transaction closed concurrently with its execution on July 1, 2015 and was approved by Unanimous Written Consent of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company on the same date. At closing, the Company issued 250,000 shares   of   its common stock to BetterChem. BetterChem had no assets and $8,500 of accounts payable, in which the Company assumed upon closing.

 

An additional up to 150,000 shares of common stock to be issued to Dr. Scialdone will be subject to the following terms:

 

  1. Due to the uncertain nature of the valuation of BetterChem, a privately held consulting business, the parties have agreed that Dr. Scialdone shall have a nonassignable contingent contractual right to receive additional shares contingent on the future gross revenues of BetterChem as follows:

 

  a. On the one year anniversary of the closing, Dr. Scialdone shall be entitled to an additional 75,000 shares if BetterChem has generated at least $100,000 in gross revenues beginning on the date of closing and up to the one year anniversary of the closing. The additional stock issuance will be calculated on a pro rata basis (i.e. If BetterChem only generates $50,000 in gross revenues in the first year then Dr. Scialdone will be entitled to only 37,500 shares).

 

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  b. On the two year anniversary of the closing, Dr. Scialdone shall be entitled to an additional 75,000 shares if BetterChem has generated at least $100,000 in gross revenues beginning on the one year anniversary of the closing up to the two year anniversary of the closing. The additional stock issuance will be calculated on a pro rata basis (i.e. If BetterChem only generates $50,000 in gross revenues in the second year then Dr. Scialdone will be entitled to only 37,500 shares).

 

  2. In the event of a change in control of BetterChem or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of BetterChem during the two year period, the additional 150,000 shares shall automatically vest and be payable in full to Dr. Scialdone and any salary compensation due Dr. Scialdone under the 2 year term of his employment agreement with the Company dated May 1, 2015, or extensions of that Employment Agreement which the parties may thereafter execute, shall be accelerated and shall be due and payable in full within 30 days of the event of change in control of BetterChem.

 

In connection with the Share Exchange Agreement, on July 1, 2015, Dr. Scialdone and the Company entered into an Intellectual Property Rights Transfer Agreement (the “I.P. Agreement”) whereby Dr. Scialdone agreed to transfer and assign to Company the entire right, title and interest in and to any and all intellectual property in which Dr. Scialdone has a right to convey an interest, including intellectual property conceived, developed, reduced to practice, assigned or acquired by Dr. Scialdone prior to the date of the I.P. Agreement as well as intellectual property held, conceived, developed, reduced to practice, assigned or acquired by BetterChem.

 

Management Services and Real Estate Solutions  

 

VAPE also plans to leverage its management team’s vast experience in the cannabis concentrate industry   to provide management, consulting, branding, real estate and compliant packaging solutions to lawfully operating participants in the cannabis industry. Although the Company plans to provide services to the industry, it does not grow, transport, harvest, or sell cannabis. Furthermore, it does not currently maintain an ownership interest in any extraction laboratories or concentrate facilities. As for its real estate services, the Company plans to hold properties in strategic locations deemed to be susceptible for large scale manufacturing and extraction of concentrates. VAPE plans to purchase this real estate, build the full-scale infrastructure needed for these cultivation and extraction laboratories and then lease the real estate, equipment and infrastructure to these compliant cultivators. The Company also plans to provide property management and leasing services to legally compliant cannabis facilities. The Company plans to provide guidance and expertise to assist in the development of standardized labs, processes and packaging. To that end, the Company plans to work closely with the leaders in cultivation, extraction and lab testing in the most relevant markets to form a positive working group to set the standard for how these products are made, packaged and responsibly advertised. VAPE plans to forge strategic relationships in the concentrate industry, develop intellectual property and standardize the build-out and process of concentrate manufacturing facilities. VAPE has already begun deploying management and consultants into areas of interest to evaluate opportunities in this rapidly growing industry. At this time, VAPE currently has not executed on any of these plans. VAPE is still evaluating opportunities in this area and plans to execute on these plans on a case-by-case basis based on the Company’s capital reserves available for such projects as well as the risks inherent in each project due to the current regulatory environment surrounding the cannabis industry.

 

VAPE is organized and directed to operate strictly in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

 

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Distribution Channels

 

HIVECERAMICS.COM is the Company’s e-commerce site for its premier HIVE Ceramics product line. A beta version of the e-commerce site was successfully launched in April 2014 with a limited product line and no paid or formal advertising. The e-commerce site has since become fully operational since July 1, 2014 with a full product line and is taking orders daily with same or next day shipping available direct to the consumer on all orders.

 

The Company’s AUTHORIZED DEALER NETWORK has grown to over 1,100 authorized shops for the Company’s wholesale distribution platform. The Company and its principals have relied on their industry reputation and contacts to rapidly expand this vast wholesale distribution network in a matter of months. The Company has already funneled the HIVE Ceramics product line through these channels and anticipates parlaying this expansive network into the success of future product lines and related ventures.

 

GOTVAPE.COM is an Orange County, California based online distributor that boasts the top online vaporizer retail site in the world and sells a full range of vaporization products for shipment nationwide. The Company has partnered with GotVAPE.com for the U.S. distribution of its HIVE Ceramics product line through its expansive nationwide distribution chain.

 

DNA GENETICS is a world-renowned name in cannabis genetics with a global reach and trusted brand poised to assist the Company with its expansion into the emerging European markets. DNA Genetics will serve as the Company’s European distributor assisting the Company in reaching the European market from its base in Amsterdam.

 

PURE DNA is DNA Genetics’ South American distributor based in Chile which will partner with the Company to distribute HIVE products throughout the South American Market. Pure DNA is backed by DNA Genetics’ brand which can be found throughout the world.

 

PUFF PIPES is a Vancouver, B.C. Canada based distributor and one of two Canadian distributors partnering with the Company to blanket the Canadian market. Puff Pipes is one of Canada's leading suppliers of high quality glass works for over 20 years and a trusted name in the vaporizer industry.

 

WEST COAST GIFTS is also based in Vancouver, B.C. Canada and is known for having an excellent reputation as one of the longest-running distributors of nationally recognized brands of vaporizers and related accessories in Canada.

 

Competition

 

VAPE’s brands and retail and online distribution channels compete for customers and sales with many different companies and products that are competitive today and likely to be even more competitive in the future. Accordingly, it is essential that VAPE and its premier HIVE Ceramics brand product line continue to innovate, expand, develop and refine its product and the underlying value proposition offered to consumers. Competition in the retail and wholesale vaporizer and e-cigarette industries is significant and we expect that in the future there will be additional competing shops, manufacturers and distributors.

 

The competition for the Company’s premier HIVE Ceramics product line, which offers a nonporous, non-corrosive, chemically inert medical-grade ceramic vaporization element that can be used for a range of applications exists in the form of traditional quartz and titanium vaporization products and other lesser grade ceramic vaporizers.

 

With regard to our Company’s size relative to its competition, that is difficult to gauge as most of our competition is privately held and does not publicly report their earnings. We do know of several competitors who own and operate larger online retail vaporizer and e-cigarette stores than we currently do, but, like our Company, many are in their initial stages of development and are focusing on different areas of this industry.

 

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While our management believes that we have the opportunity to be an innovative group of industry professionals focused on providing the most relevant and effective products to our consumers, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in accomplishing our business initiatives, or that we will be able to maintain significant levels of revenues, or recognize net income, from the sale of our products and services.

 

Intellectual Property and Proprietary Rights

 

Our intellectual property consists of our brands and their related trademarks and websites, expansive customer lists and affiliations, product know-how and technology and related marketing intangibles plus our pending patent applications on our ceramic vaporizer line of products.

 

The Company intends to prosecute all of its pending patent applications to completions as well as its current and planned brand names for which the Company has applied for federal trademark protection. The Company also expects to be proactive in asserting and prosecuting additional patent rights in the future.

 

We have a policy of entering into confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements with our employees and some of our vendors and customers as we deem necessary. These agreements and policies are intended to protect our intellectual property, but we cannot ensure that these agreements or the other steps we have taken to protect our intellectual property will be sufficient to prevent theft, unauthorized use or adverse infringement claims. We cannot prevent piracy of our methods and features, and we cannot fully determine the extent to which our methods and features are being pirated.

 

Employees

 

As of June 30, 2015 we had 14 employees. Since inception, we have never had a work stoppage, and our employees are not represented by a labor union. We consider our relationship with our employees to be positive.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

VAPE’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon VAPE’s consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these unaudited consolidated financial statements requires VAPE to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. VAPE evaluated its estimates, including but not limited to those related to such items as costs to complete performance contracts, accruals, depreciable/useful lives, revenue recognition and valuation allowances for deferred tax assets. VAPE based its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that were believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that were not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

   

CONVERTIBLE DEBT

 

Convertible debt is accounted for under the guidelines established by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 470-20 “Debt with Conversion and Other Options”. ASC 470-20 governs the calculation of an embedded beneficial conversion, which is treated as an additional discount to the instruments where derivative accounting (explained below) does not apply. The amount of the value of warrants and beneficial conversion feature may reduce the carrying value of the instrument to zero, but no further. The discounts relating to the initial recording of the derivatives or beneficial conversion features are accreted over the term of the debt.  Many of the conversion features embedded in the Company's convertible notes are variable and are adjusted based on a discount to market prices which could cause an unlimited number of common stock to be issued.  The management and board of directors currently have the ability to authorize additional shares of common stock through their voting power in the Series A Preferred Stock.

 

When applicable, the Company calculates the fair value of warrants and conversion features issued with the convertible instruments using the Black-Scholes valuation method, in lieu of a lattice model for simplicity, using the same assumptions used for valuing employee options for purposes of ASC 718 “Compensation - Stock Compensation”, except that the contractual life of the warrant or conversion feature is used. Under these guidelines, the Company allocates the value of the proceeds received from a convertible debt transaction between the conversion feature and any other detachable instruments (such as warrants) on a relative fair value basis. The allocated fair value is recorded as a debt discount or premium and is amortized over the expected term of the convertible debt to interest expense.  If the fair value exceeds the carrying value of the debt, an immediate charge to operations is recorded by management.

 

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The Company accounts for modifications of its debt in accordance with ASC 470-50 “Modifications and Extinguishments.” ASC 470-50 requires the modification of a convertible debt instrument that changes the fair value of an embedded conversion feature and the subsequent recognition of interest expense or the associated debt instrument when the modification does not result in a debt extinguishment.

 

The Company has the ability to increase the authorized common stock of the Company in the event that the convertible notes require additional shares to be issued, thus the Company recorded beneficial conversion features related to its convertible debt instead of derivative liabilities. However, in the event we do not increase the authorized shares outstanding, may be required to record the fair value of the embedded conversion feature as a derivative liability in our consolidated financial statements as defined ASC 815, “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities” below.

 

REVENUE RECOGNITION

 

The Company recognizes revenues from product sales when (a) persuasive evidence that an agreement exists; (b) the products have been delivered; (c) the prices are fixed and determinable and not subject to refund or adjustment; and (d) collection of the amounts due is reasonably assured.  Sales tax is charged on retail sales in the applicable district. Products are warrantied 24 hours of delivery if they are damaged during the shipping.

 

INVENTORY

 

Inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market, as determined primarily by the retail inventory method, and are stated using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. The Company records an adjustment each quarter, if necessary, for the projected annual effect of inflation or deflation, and these estimates are adjusted to actual results determined at year-end, when actual inflation rates and inventory levels for the year have been determined.

 

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

Derivative financial instruments, as defined in ASC 815, “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities”, consist of financial instruments or other contracts that contain a notional amount and one or more underlying (e.g. interest rate, security price or other variable), require no initial net investment and permit net settlement. Derivative financial instruments may be free-standing or embedded in other financial instruments. Further, derivative financial instruments are initially, and subsequently, measured at fair value and recorded as liabilities or, in rare instances, assets.

 

The Company does not use derivative financial instruments to hedge exposures to cash-flow, market or foreign-currency risks. However, the Company has issued financial instruments including senior convertible notes payable and freestanding stock purchase warrants with features that are either (i) not afforded equity classification, (ii) embody risks not clearly and closely related to host contracts, or (iii) may be net-cash settled by the counterparty. As required by ASC 815, in certain instances, these instruments are required to be carried as derivative liabilities, at fair value, in our consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company estimates the fair values of derivative financial instruments using various techniques (and combinations thereof) that are considered to be consistent with objectively measuring fair values. In selecting the appropriate technique, consideration is given to, among other factors, the nature of the instrument, the market risks that it embodies and the expected means of settlement. For less complex derivative instruments, such as free-standing warrants, the Company generally uses the Black-Scholes option valuation technique because it embodies all of the requisite assumptions (including trading volatility, estimated terms and risk free rates) necessary to fair value these instruments. Estimating fair values of derivative financial instruments requires the development of significant and subjective estimates that may, and are likely to, change over the duration of the instrument with related changes in internal and external market factors. In addition, option-based techniques are highly volatile and sensitive to changes in the trading market price of our common stock, which has a high-historical volatility. Since derivative financial instruments are initially and subsequently carried at fair values, the Company's operating results will reflect the volatility in these estimate and assumption changes.

 

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

The Company recorded the estimated settlement liability as of March 31, 2014 for the Warrant Shares issued and the Warrants that remain outstanding and unexercised that would be entitled to the same settlement based on the number of shares expected to be issued and the market price of the Company’s common stock on the dates of the actual settlements from $4.72 per share to $7.25 per share, and market price of the first settlement of $7.25 for the unsettled claims. We believe the issuance of convertible notes in the three months ended March 31, 2014 triggered the full ratchet anti-dilution adjustment; before the provision was triggered, the fair value of the warrant liability was not significant as the exercise was so far out of the money. As a result of the above settlements with warrant holders, the Company recorded a loss on settlement of warrants of $29,528,844 during the six months ended March 31, 2014 and a long-term warrant liability of $29,430,022 as of March 31, 2014 based on 4,407,200 shares of common stock under the settlement at the Company’s closing stock prices discussed above. As of June 30, 2015, the estimated settlement liability is $308,029 based on the fair market value of 1,184,727 remaining warrants and therefore the Company recorded a gain on the change in warrant liability of $331,724 and $2,156,203 during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015, respectively.

 

Results of Operations

 

The results of operations information below provides details on net loss and general and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses provide details on continuing operations and include items such as management compensation, SEC compliance, insurance, office and other general expenses.

 

Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

Net Loss. For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, net loss was $436,052 and $1,358,587, respectively.

 

Revenue. For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, revenue was $282,331 and $361,781, respectively. Revenue was much greater in 2014 as it was HIVE Ceramics’ first full quarter with its new products. However, in 2015, the Company now derives its revenue from the sale of ceramics, supplies, glass, merchandise, and services. Its new revenue streams are in its infant stages and are expected to produce at least consistent revenue. Ceramics revenue is expected to return to 2014 levels as new products are released in the first quarter of fiscal 2016.

 

Cost of Revenue. For the three months ended June, 2015 and 2014, cost of revenue was $157,140 and $356,166, respectively. In 2015, cost of revenue includes approximately $59,000 of ceramic products costs, $10,000 of supply costs, $60,000 of glass costs, and $28,000 of merchandise costs. In 2014, the recorded costs were ceramic product costs.

 

Gross Profit. For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, gross profit was $125,191 or 44% and $5,615 or 2%, respectively. Gross profit increased due to normalization of inventory and becoming fully operational over multiple revenue streams.

 

Sales and Marketing.  For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, sales and marketing expenses were $188,925 and $0, respectively. In 2015, sales and marketing expenses included approximately $16,000 of general advertising, $18,000 of outside sales expense, $43,000 of payroll expenses, $15,000 of stock-based compensation, and $24,000 of trade show expenses. The company has subsequently taken steps to reduce outside sales expense to a minimal level and trade show expenses by at least 25%

 

Research and Development. For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, research and development costs for product design prototypes and research equipment were $91,428 and $109,540, respectively.

 

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General and Administrative. For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, general and administrative expenses were $488,980 and $1,058,660, respectively. In 2015, general and administrative expenses included approximately $12,000 of insurance expense, $20,000 of office expense, $120,000 of payroll expenses, $11,000 of accounting fees, $45,000 of business development expense, $23,000 of legal fees, $126,000 of stock-based compensation, and $47,000 of travel expense. It 2014, it mostly consisted of approximately $164,000 of advertising and marketing, $65,000 of investor relations, $248,000 of payroll expenses, $78,000 of accounting fees, and $437,000 of stock based compensation. The company has subsequently taken steps to reduce business development expenses to a minimal level and office and travel expense by at least 20%.

 

Interest Expense. For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, interest expense was $112,690 and $112,812, respectively. In 2015, interest expense included approximately $57,000 of accretion of debt discounts, $10,000 of amortization of deferred financing costs, and $45,000 of interest expense. In 2014, interest expense on convertible notes payable was $112,812.

 

Interest Expense - related party. For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, related party interest expense on convertible notes was $4,020 and $82,390, respectively.

 

Change in Warrant Liability. For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the gain on change in warrant liability was $331,724 and $0, respectively due to the fluctuation in the stock price.

 

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Segment Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

The following should be read in conjunction with the quarterly financial results of fiscal 2015 for each reporting segment. See “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 10. Segment Information.” The Company evaluates the performance of its segments based on net income from continuing operations. Certain income and charges are not allocated to segments in the Company’s management reports because they are not considered in evaluating the segments’ operating performance. The following is a summary of information about profit or loss by segment:

 

Vape Holdings, Inc.

Segment Information

(Unaudited)

 

   

    For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015  
    VAPE     HIVE     MARKETING     Consolidated  
Revenue                        
Ceramics   $ -     $ 175,590     $ -     $ 175,590  
Supply     -       10,382       -       10,382  
Glass     -       67,000       -       67,000  
Merchandise     -       -       26,859       26,859  
Services     -       -       2,500       2,500  
Total revenue     -       252,972       29,359       282,331  
                                 
Cost of revenue                                
Ceramics     -       58,736       -       58,736  
Supply     -       10,370       -       10,370  
Glass     -       60,000       -       60,000  
Merchandise     -       -       28,034       28,035  
Services     -       -       -       -  
Total cost of revenue     -       129,106       28,034       157,140  
                                 
Gross profit (loss)     -       123,866       1,325       125,191  
                                 
Operating expense:                                
Sales and Marketing     10,125       121,206       57,594       188,925  
Research and development     -       91,428       -       91,428  
General and administrative     223,183       234,715       31,082       488,980  
Total operating expenses     233,308       447,349       88,676       769,333  
                                 
Operating loss   $ (233,308 )   $ (323,483 )   $ (87,351 )   $ (644,142 )
                                 
Other income (expense):                                
Interest expense                             (112,690 )
Interest expense - related party                             (4,020 )
Change in derivative liability                             331,724  
Gain on settlement                             -  
Loss on debt modification                             (6,924 )
Total other income, net                             208,090  
                                 
Income before provision for income taxes                             (436,052 )
                                 
Provision for income taxes                             -  
                                 
Net income                           $ (436,052 )

 

VAPE

 

There was no segment information for the three months ended June 30, 2014. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, all results of operations were attributed to the HIVE segment.

 

Revenue . There is no revenue generated by this segment for the period presented.

 

Sales and Marketing.  For the three months ended June 30, 2015, sales and marketing expenses were $10,125. In 2015, sales and marketing expenses included approximately $10,000 of investor relations.

 

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General and Administrative. For the three months ended June 30, 2015, general and administrative expenses were $223,183. In 2015, general and administrative expenses included approximately $51,000 of payroll expenses, $45,000 of business development, $4,000 of insurance expense, $9,000 of office expense, $5,000 of accounting fees, $12,000 of legal fees, and $23,000 of travel expense.

 

HIVE

 

Revenue. For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, revenue was $252,972 and $361,781, respectively. Revenue was much greater in 2014 as it was HIVE Ceramics’ first full quarter with its new products. However, in 2015, the segment derives its revenue from the sale of ceramics, supplies, glass, merchandise, and services. Its new revenue streams are in its infant stages and are expected to produce at least consistent revenue. Ceramics revenue is expected to return to 2014 levels as new products are released in the first quarter of fiscal 2016.

 

 Cost of Revenue. For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, cost of revenue was $129,106 and $356,166, respectively. In 2015, cost of revenue includes approximately $59,000 of ceramic products costs, $10,000 of supply costs, and $60,000 of glass costs. In 2014, costs were ceramic product costs.

 

Gross Profit. For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, gross profit was $123,866 or 49% and $5,615 or 2%, respectively. Gross profit increased due to added costs necessary to become fully operational with its full array of new products.

 

Sales and Marketing.  For three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, sales and marketing expenses were $121,206 and $0, respectively. In 2015, sales and marketing expenses included approximately $15,000 of general advertising, $18,000 of outside sales expense, $21,000 of payroll expenses, $49,000 of stock-based compensation, and $24,000 of trade show expenses. The company has subsequently taken steps to reduce outside sales expense to a minimal level and trade show expenses by at least 25%.

 

Research and Development. For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, research and development costs were $91,428 and $109,540 of product design prototypes and research equipment.

 

General and Administrative. For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, general and administrative expenses were $234,715 and $1,058,660, respectively. In 2015, general and administrative expenses included approximately $4,000 of insurance expense, $9,000 of office expense, $40,000 of payroll expenses, $5,000 of accounting fees, $11,000 of legal fees, and $23,000 of travel expense. In 2014, it mostly consisted of approximately $164,000 of advertising and marketing, $65,000 of investor relations, $248,000 of payroll expenses, $78,000 of accounting fees, and $437,000 of stock based compensation.   The company has subsequently taken steps to reduce business development expenses to a minimal level and office and travel expense by at least 20%.

 

MARKETING  

 

There was no segment information for the three months ended June 30, 2014. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, all results of operations were attributed to the Hive segment.

 

Revenue. For the three months ended June 30, 2015, revenue was $29,359.

 

Cost of Revenue. For the three months ended June 30, 2015, cost of revenue was $28,034. In 2015, cost of revenue includes approximately $28,000 of merchandise costs.

 

Gross Profit. For three months ended June 30, 2015, gross profit was $1,325. The initial revenue was derived from one customer with a small quantity compared to the normal volume projected as a test run for its merchandise and royalty model. In addition, logistics were being set up for future larger scale projects. The Company expects to gross margins to increase to an average of 40% on merchandise sales due to greater economies of scale and cost of revenue control and through streamlining with our strategic suppliers.

 

Sales and Marketing.  For the three months ended June 30, 2015, sales and marketing expenses were $57,594. In 2015, sales and marketing expenses included approximately $42,000 of payroll.

 

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General and Administrative. For the three months ended June 30, 2015, general and administrative expenses were $31,082. In 2015, general and administrative expenses included approximately $9,000 of payroll expense, $8,000 of stock-based compensation, and $1,000 of legal fees.

 

Results for the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

Net Income (Loss). For the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, net income and loss was $232,002 and ($31,163,951), respectively.

 

Revenue. For the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, revenue was $1,084,233 and $392,540, respectively. Revenue was much greater in 2015 as it was HIVE Ceramics’ first full nine months along with its new products. The Company now derives its revenue from the sale of ceramics, supplies, glass, merchandise, and services. Its new revenue streams are in its infant stages and are expected to produce at least consistent revenue. Ceramics revenue is expected to return to 2014 levels on a monthly extrapolated basis as new products are released in the first quarter of fiscal 2016.

 

Cost of Revenue. For the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, cost of revenue was $604,668 and $365,787, respectively. In 2015, cost of revenue includes approximately $489,000 of ceramic products costs, $10,000 of supply costs, $60,000 of glass costs, and $45,000 of merchandise costs. In 2014, the recorded costs were ceramic product costs.

 

Gross Profit. For the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, gross profit was $479,565 or 44% and $26,753 or 7%, respectively. Gross profit increased due to normalization of inventory and becoming fully operational over multiple revenue streams.

 

Sales and Marketing.  For the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, sales and marketing expenses were $554,263 and $0, respectively. In 2015, sales and marketing expenses included approximately $21,000 of general advertising, $43,000 of outside sales expense, $123,000 of payroll expenses, $156,000 of stock-based compensation, and $59,000 of trade show expenses. The company has subsequently taken steps to reduce outside sales expense to a minimal level and trade show expenses by at least 25%.

 

Research and Development. For the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, research and development costs for product design prototypes and research equipment were $143,481 and $138,627, respectively.

 

General and Administrative. For the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, general and administrative expenses were $1,862,030 and $1,266,511, respectively. In 2015, general and administrative expenses included approximately $34,000 of insurance expense, $96,000 of office expense, $346,000 of payroll expenses, $56,000 of accounting fees, $87,000 of business development expense, $148,000 of legal fees, $629,000 of stock-based compensation, and $118,000 of travel expense. It 2014, it mostly consisted of approximately $164,000 of advertising and marketing, $65,000 of investor relations, $248,000 of payroll expenses, $78,000 of accounting fees, and $800,000 of stock based compensation. The company has subsequently taken steps to reduce business development expenses to a minimal level and office and travel expense by at least 20%.

 

Interest Expense. For the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, interest expense was $284,168 and $164,471, respectively. In 2015, interest expense included approximately $159,000 of accretion of debt discounts, $22,000 of amortization of deferred financing costs, and $107,000 of interest expense. In 2014, interest expense on convertible notes payable was $164,471.

 

Interest Expense - related party. For the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, related party interest expense on convertible notes was $156,170 and $91,451, respectively.

 

Change in Warrant Liability. For the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the gain on change in warrant liability was $2,156,203 and $0, respectively due to the fluctuation in the stock price.

 

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Gain on Settlement. For the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the gain on settlement was $625,461 and $0, respectively due to a confidential settlement by and between the Company and certain shareholders. On December 15, 2014, the Company recorded a gain on settlement of $257,930 for a confidential settlement by and between the Company and certain shareholders and related parties as settlement for certain potential legal claims held by the Company. As a result of the settlement, the Company received net proceeds of $62,930 and vendor credits of $200,000 during the three months ended December 31, 2014. A total of $325,000 in vendor credits has been received in connection with the settlement and no further credits will be given. In January 2015, the Company received 440,625 shares from the settlement that was to be assigned to the officers of the Company. The officers decided it was in the best interest to return these shares to the Company to be used for future strategic issuances. Accordingly, the 440,625 shares were recorded as treasury stock and a gain on settlement valued at $367,531.

 

Segment Results for the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

The following should be read in conjunction with the quarterly financial results of fiscal 2015 for each reporting segment. See “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 10. Segment Information.” The Company evaluates the performance of its segments based on net income from continuing operations. Certain income and charges are not allocated to segments in the Company’s management reports because they are not considered in evaluating the segments’ operating performance. The following is a summary of information about profit or loss by segment:  

 

Vape Holdings, Inc.

Segment Information

(Unaudited)

    For the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2015  
    VAPE     HIVE     MARKETING     Consolidated  
Revenue                        
Ceramics   $ -     $ 958,333     $ -     $ 958,333  
Supply     -       10,382       -       10,382  
Glass     -       67,000       -       67,000  
Merchandise     -       -       46,018       46,018  
Services     -       -       2,500       2,500  
Total revenue     -       1,035,715       48,518       1,084,233  
                                 
Cost of revenue                                
Ceramics     -       489,450       -       489,450  
Supply     -       10,370       -       10,370  
Glass     -       60,000       -       60,000  
Merchandise     -       -       44,848       44,848  
Services     -       -       -       -  
Total cost of revenue     -       559,820       44,848       604,668  
                                 
Gross profit (loss)     -       475,895       3,670       479,565  
                                 
Operating expense:                                
Sales and Marketing     15,903       462,779       75,581       554,263  
Research and development     -       143,481       -       143,481  
General and administrative     898,853       872,888       90,289       1,862,030  
Total operating expenses     914,756       1,479,148       165,870       2,559,774  
                                 
Operating loss   $ (914,756 )   $ (1,003,253 )   $ (162,200 )   $ (2,080,209 )
                                 
Other income (expense):                                
Interest expense                             (284,168 )
Interest expense - related party                             (156,170 )
Change in derivative liability                             2,156,203  
Gain on settlement                             625,461  
Loss on debt modification                             (26,905 )
Total other income, net                             2,314,421  
                                 
Income before provision for income taxes                             234,212  
                                 
Provision for income taxes                             2,210  
                                 
Net income                           $ 232,002  

 

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VAPE

 

There was no segment information for the nine months ended June 30, 2014. During the nine months ended June 30, 2014, all results of operations were attributed to the HIVE segment.

 

Revenue . There is no revenue generated by this segment for the period presented.

 

Sales and Marketing.  For the nine months ended June 30, 2015, sales and marketing expenses were $15,903. In 2015, sales and marketing expenses included approximately $16,000 of investor relations.

 

General and Administrative. For the nine months ended June 30, 2015, general and administrative expenses were $898,853. In 2015, general and administrative expenses included approximately $151,000 of payroll expenses, $87,000 of business development, $15,000 of insurance expense, $46,000 of office expense, $28,000 of accounting fees, $74,000 of legal fees, and $59,000 of travel expense.  

 

HIVE

 

Revenue. For the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, revenue was $1,035,715 and $392,540, respectively. Revenue was much greater in 2015 as it was HIVE Ceramics’ first full nine months along with its new products. Ceramics revenue is expected to return to 2014 levels on a monthly extrapolated basis as new products are released in the first quarter of fiscal 2016.

   

Cost of Revenue. For the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, cost of revenue was $559,820 and $365,787, respectively. In 2015, cost of revenue includes approximately $489,000 of ceramic products costs, $10,000 of supply costs, and $60,000 of glass costs. In 2014, costs were ceramic product costs.

 

Gross Profit. For the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, gross profit was $475,895 or 46% and $26,753 or 7%, respectively. Gross profit increased due to added costs necessary to become fully operational with its full array of new products.

 

Sales and Marketing.  For nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, sales and marketing expenses were $462,779 and $0, respectively. In 2015, sales and marketing expenses included approximately $20,000 of general advertising, $43,000 of outside sales expense, $43,000 of E-commerce costs, $68,000 of payroll expenses, $156,000 of stock-based compensation, and $59,000 of trade show expenses. The company has subsequently taken steps to reduce outside sales expense to a minimal level and trade show expenses by at least 25%.

 

Research and Development. For the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, research and development costs were $143,481 and $138,627 of product design prototypes and research equipment.

 

General and Administrative. For the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, general and administrative expenses were $872,888 and $1,266,511, respectively. In 2015, general and administrative expenses included approximately $15,000 of insurance expense, $46,000 of office expense, $116,000 of payroll expenses, $25,000 of accounting fees, $67,000 of legal fees, and $59,000 of travel expense. In 2014, it mostly consisted of approximately $164,000 of advertising and marketing, $65,000 of investor relations, $248,000 of payroll expenses, $78,000 of accounting fees, and $437,000 of stock based compensation.   The company has subsequently taken steps to reduce business development expenses to a minimal level and office and travel expense by at least 20%.

 

MARKETING  

 

There was no segment information for the nine months ended June 30, 2014. During the nine months ended June 30, 2014, all results of operations were attributed to the Hive segment.

 

Revenue. For the nine months ended June 30, 2015, revenue was $48,518.

 

Cost of Revenue. For the nine months ended June 30, 2015, cost of revenue was $44,848. In 2015, cost of revenue includes approximately $45,000 of merchandise costs.

 

Gross Profit. For nine months ended June 30, 2015, gross profit was $3,670 or 8%. The initial revenue was derived from one customer with a small quantity compared to the normal volume projected as a test run for its merchandise and royalty model. In addition, logistics were being set up for future larger scale projects. The Company expects to gross margins to increase to an average of 40% on merchandise sales due to greater economies of scale and cost of revenue control and through streamlining with our strategic suppliers.

 

Sales and Marketing.  For the nine months ended June 30, 2015, sales and marketing expenses were $75,581. In 2015, sales and marketing expenses included approximately $56,000 of payroll.

 

General and Administrative. For the nine months ended June 30, 2015, general and administrative expenses were $90,289. In 2015, general and administrative expenses included approximately $23,000 of payroll expense, $41,000 of stock-based compensation, and $7,000 of legal fees.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of June 30, 2015, we had cash of $134,059 and a working capital deficit of $471,449 as compared to cash of $48,370 and a working capital deficit of $36,138 as of September 30, 2014. See Note 11 for subsequent funding. We believe our current liquidity and securities purchase commitments will be sufficient to continue operating as a going concern through June 2016.

 

We had total liabilities of $1,908,906 as of June 30, 2015, including current liabilities of $131,068 of accounts payable, $121,918 of accrued expenses, customer deposits of $1,275, and $1,034,949 of convertible notes payable, and long-term liabilities of $46,667 of convertible notes payable, $265,000 of related party notes payable, and $308,029 of warrant liability. We had total liabilities of $3,802,237 as of September 30, 2014, including current liabilities of $216,388 of accounts payable, $169,513 of accrued expenses, $187,667 of convertible notes payable, $45,832 of related party convertible notes payable, and long-term liabilities of $178,200 convertible notes payable, $199,115 of related party convertible notes payable, $341,290 of related party notes payable, and $2,464,232 of warrant liability.

 

We had a total stockholders’ deficit of $826,293 and an accumulated deficit of $25,148,893 as of June 30, 2015.

 

We used $935,413 of cash in operating activities during the nine months ended June 30, 2015, which was attributable to our net income of $232,002, which was offset by $49,990 of depreciation, $2,156,203 gain on change in warrant liability, $625,461 gain on settlement, $159,071 of accretion of debt discounts, $147,632 of non-cash interest expense, $969,577 of stock-based compensation, and $231,229 of net cash provided by change in operating assets and liabilities. We used $880,345 of cash in operating activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2014, which was attributable primarily to our net loss of $31,163,951, which was offset by $29,528,844 loss on settlement of stock, $199,715 in accretion of debt discounts, fair value of officer services of $15,000, common stock issued for services of $122,800, and net use in the change in operating assets and liabilities of $1,279.

 

Investing activities used $11,070 during the nine months ended June 30, 2015 consisting of $62,930 of net proceeds from settlement offset by $64,895 of capital expenditures and $9,105 for trademarks and pending patents. In 2014, investing activities were $128,245 of trademarks and pending patents.

 

We had $1,032,172 of net cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended June 30, 2015 consisting of $1,195,000 of net proceeds from issuance of a convertible notes payable and repayments on convertible notes payable of $40,000, repayments on related party convertible notes payable of $50,000, and repayments on related party notes payable of $72,828. In 2014, we had $1,080,882 of net cash provided by financing activities consisting of $428,000 from convertible notes payable, $328,463 from related party notes payable, and $324,419 from related party convertible notes payable, offset by $137,236 of net repayments to related parties. The repayments and conversions of notes payable in 2015 combined with expected proceeds from the subsequent financing agreements will provide additional liquidity.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

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

 

Item 3.     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

VAPE is a smaller reporting company and is therefore not required to provide this information.

 

Item 4.     Controls and Procedures

 

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.

 

Management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.

 

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Based on management’s evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2015, our disclosure controls and procedures are designed at a reasonable assurance level and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting.

 

We review our system of internal control over financial reporting and make changes to our processes and systems to improve controls and increase efficiency, while ensuring that we maintain an effective internal control environment. Changes may include such activities as implementing new, more efficient systems, consolidating activities, and migrating processes.

 

(c) Management’s report on internal control over financial reporting.

 

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate control over financial reporting for VAPE. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.  Internal controls over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of VAPE; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of VAPE are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of VAPE; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of VAPE’s assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluations of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

Management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of VAPE’s internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of June 30, 2015.

 

 

PART II.   OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.     Legal Proceedings

 

VAPE is not currently a party to, and none of its property is the subject of, any pending legal proceedings. To VAPE’s knowledge, no governmental authority is contemplating any such proceedings.

 

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

 

VAPE is a smaller reporting company and is therefore not required to provide this information.

 

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Item 2.     Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

On February 10, 2015, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “February 2015 Securities Purchase Agreement”) with an accredited investor pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell, and the investor agreed to purchase, an unsecured convertible promissory note (the “$2M Note”) in the principal amount of $2,000,000 less an original issue discount (“OID”) of $182,000 and transaction expenses of $10,000 for a total purchase price of $1,808,000. The closing under the February 2015 Securities Purchase Agreement occurred on February 10, 2015. See Note 5 regarding $2M Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

On March 12, 2015, the Board issued bonus stock grants of 30,000 shares of restricted common stock each to Kyle Tracey, Joseph Andreae, and Allan Viernes. An additional 100,000 shares of restricted common stock each were granted to Kyle Tracey and Joseph Andreae for serving on the Board. In addition, a total of 60,000 shares were granted to three (3) employees. These immediately vested issuances resulted in $9,150, $9,150, and $195,200 being charged to cost of revenue, sales and marketing, and general and administrative expense during the three and six months ended March 31, 2015, respectively.

 

On March 12, 2015, the Board issued a bonus stock grant of 60,277 shares of restricted common stock to an outside sales consultant for services performed. This immediately vested issuance resulted in $36,769 being charged to sales and marketing expense during the three and six months ended March 31, 2015.

  

On March 12, 2015, Kyle Tracey converted $59,718 of accrued wages into 97,898 shares of immediately vested restricted common stock.

 

On March 12, 2015, Michael Cook converted $36,769 of accrued wages into 60,277 shares of immediately vested restricted common stock.

 

On March 12, 2015, the Company offered to pay accrued interest and modify the terms of the six (6) Holders’ outstanding 6% Notes, decreasing the conversion floor from $1.00 to $0.50 in order to entice the noteholders to convert their promissory notes. The Company recorded a loss on debt modification of $23,443 as a result of the fair value in excess of the modified conversion floor. In March 2015, the Company paid all accrued interest on the 6% notes of $17,200. Five (5) of the six (6) holders converted in full a total of $80,000 of 6% Notes into 160,000 shares of common stock. The remaining note holder partially converted $20,000 of 6% Notes into 40,000 of common shares and extended the terms on the remaining $30,000 for six (6) months. See Note 5 regarding Convertible Notes Payable.

 

On June 1, 2015, the Board issued 100,000 shares of restricted common stock at $0.50 per share for payment of $82,648 of accrued legal services.

 

On December 3, 2014, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with an accredited investor (the “Investor”)  pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell, and the Investor agreed to purchase, an unsecured convertible promissory note (the “Note”) in the principal amount of $560,000 less an original issue discount (“OID”) of $50,000 and transaction expenses of $10,000 for a total purchase price of $500,000. Repayment of principal on the Note, together with accrued interest thereon, is due in twelve monthly installments, commencing six months from issuance.

 

On June 4, 2015, the Company issued 220,949 shares of common stock at a per share price of $0.34 to Investor as a first monthly amortization payment for accrued principal and interest on the Note.

 

Subsequently on July 4, 2015, the Company issued 263,141 shares of common stock at a per share price of $0.19 to Investor as a second monthly amortization payment for accrued principal and interest on the Note. See Note 5 regarding $560,000 Note.

 

On July 1, 2015, the Company issued 250,000 shares of common stock to its Chief Science Officer Dr. Mark Scialdone in exchange for 80% of the outstanding common stock of BetterChem Consulting, Inc. See Note 1 regarding the acquisition of 80% of BetterChem.

 

On August 5, 2015, and August 12, 2015, the Company issued convertible notes totaling an aggregate of $622,000 pursuant to a series of convertible note financings with several accredited investors. See Note 11 regarding convertible note financings.

 

In connection with the above stock sales, we did not pay any underwriting discounts or commissions. None of the sales of securities described or referred to above was registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). We had or one of our affiliates had a prior business relationship with each of the purchasers, and no general solicitation or advertising was used in connection with the sales. In making the sales without registration under the Securities Act, we relied upon the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. 

 

Item 3.     Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4.     Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 5.     Other Information

 

None.

 

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Item 6.     Exhibits

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibit
10.1   Executive Employment agreement, dated May 1, 2015, by and between Dr. Mark Scialdone and the Company (1)
10.2   Stock Surrender Agreement, dated May 11, 2015 (2)
10.3   Form of Option Surrender Agreement, dated May 11, 2015 (2)
10.4   Securities Purchase Agreement, dated August 12, 2015, by and between Darling Capital LLC and the Company *
10.5   8% Convertible Promissory Note, dated August 12, 2015, by and between Darling Capital LLC and the Company *
10.6   Amendment, Waiver and Modification Agreement, dated August 13, 2015, by and among the Company and Redwood Management, LLC including any designees or assignees thereto *
14.1   Code of Ethics, dated May 11, 2015 (2)
31.1   Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer *
31.2   Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer *
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 **
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 **
99.1   Audit Committee Charter, dated May 11, 2015 (2)
99.2   Compensation Committee Charter, dated May 11, 2015 (2)
99.3   Insider Trading Policy, dated May 11, 2015 (2)
101.INS   XBRL Instance Document ***
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Schema ***
101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase ***
101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase ***
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase ***
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase ***

 

* Filed concurrently herewith
   
** The certifications attached as Exhibit 32.1 and Exhibit 32.2 accompanying this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Vape Holdings, Inc., under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.
   
*** Furnished herewith. XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.
   
(1) Incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 5, 2015.
   
(2) Incorporated by reference from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 15, 2015.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  Vape Holdings, Inc.
  Registrant
   
Dated:    August 14, 2015 /s/ Kyle Tracey
  Kyle Tracey
  Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)
   
Dated:    August 14, 2015 /s/ Allan Viernes
  Allan Viernes
  Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.4

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of August 12, 2015, by and between VAPE HOLDINGS, INC. , a Nevada corporation, with headquarters located at 21822 Lassen Street, Suite Chatsworth, CA 91311 (the "Company") , and DARLING CAPITAL, LLC, a New York limited liability company, with its address at 767 3rd Avenue Suite 25-1A New York, NY 10017 (the "Buyer").

 

WHEREAS:

 

A.           The Company and the Buyer are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by the rules and regulations as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the " 1933 Act");

 

B.           Buyer desires to purchase and the Company desires to issue and se ll , upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, (i) a 8 % convertible note of the Company , in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, in the aggregate principal amount of $105,000.00 (which is includes $100,000 of principal and $5,000 for due diligence and other transaction expenses) (together with any note(s) issued in replacement thereof or as a dividend thereon or otherwise with respect thereto in accordance with the terms thereof, the "Note " ), convertible into s hares of common stock, $0.001 par value per shar e, of the Company (the "Common Stock") (as converted, collectively, the "Conversion Shares"), upon the terms and subject to the limita tions and conditions set forth in such Note.

 

C.           The Note and the Conversion Shares are collectively referred to herein as the "Securities . "

 

D.           The Buyer wishes to purchase, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, such principal amount of Notes is set forth immediately below its name on the signature pages hereto; and

 

NOW THEREFORE, the Company and the Buyer severally (and not jointly) hereby agree as follows:

 

1.          Purchase and Sale of Note .

 

a)           Purchase of Note . On the Closing Date (as defined below), the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer and the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Company such principal amount of Note as is set forth immediately below the Buyer's name on the signature pages hereto.

 

 
 

 

b)           Form of Payment . On the Closing Date (as defined below) , (i) the Buyer shall pay the purchase price for the Note to be issued and sold to it at the Closing (as defined below) (the "Purchase Price") by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company, in accordance with the Company's written wiring instructions, against delivery of the Note in the principal amount equal to the Purchase Price as is set forth immediately below the Buyer's name on the signature pages hereto, and (ii) the Company shall deliver such duly executed Note on behalf of the Company, to the Buyer, against delivery of such Purchase Price. The Purchase Price is $100,000.00.

 

c)           Closing Date . Subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver) of the conditions thereto set forth in Section 6 and Section 7 below, the date and time of the issuance and sale of the Note pursuant to this Agreement (the "Closing Date") shall be 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time on or about August 12, 2015, or such other mutually agreed upon time. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the "Closing") shall occur on the Closing Date at such location as may be agreed to by the parties.

 

2.          Buyer's Representations and Warranties . The Buyer represents and warrants to the Company that:

 

a)           Investment Purpose . Buyer (i) is acquiring the Note for its own account and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof in violation of applicable securities laws, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the 1933 Act; provided, however, by making the representations herein, such Buyer does not agree, or make any representation or warranty, to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the 1933 Act. Such Buyer is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. Such Buyer does not presently have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the Securities in violation of applicable securities laws

 

b)           Accredited Investor Status . The Buyer is an "accredited investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D (an "Accredited Investor").

 

c)           Reliance on Exemptions . The Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Buyer's compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Buyer to acquire the Securities.

 

d)           Information . The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been, and for so long as the Securities remain outstanding will continue to be, furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been reasonably requested by the Buyer or its advisors. The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been, and for so long as the Securities remain outstanding will continue to be, afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company has not disclosed to the Buyer any material nonpublic information and will not disclose such information unless such information is disclosed to the public prior to or promptly following such disclosure to the Buyer. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation conducted by Buyer or any of its advisors or representatives shall modify, amend or affect Buyer's right to rely on the Company's representations and warranties contained in Section 3 below. The Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves a significant degree of risk. The Buyer is not aware of any facts that may constitute a breach of any of the Company's representations and warranties made herein.

 

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e)            Governmental Review . The Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities.

 

t)           Transfer or Re-sale . The Buyer understands that (i) the sale or re-sale of the Securities has not been and is not being registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws, and the Securities may not be transferred unless (a) the Securities are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, (b) the Buyer shall have delivered to the Company an acceptable opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions to the effect that the securities to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, (c) the Securities are sold or transferred to an "affiliate" (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule) ("Rule 144")) of the Buyer who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the Securities only in accordance with this Section 2(t) and who is an Accredited Investor, (d) the Securities are sold pursuant to Rule 144, or (e) the Securities are sold pursuant to Regulation S under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule) ("Regulation S"), and the Buyer shall have delivered to the Company an acceptable opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in corporate transactions; (ii) any sale of such Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of said Rule and further, if said Rule is not applicable, any re-sale of such Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register such Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder (in each case). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else contained herein to the contrary, the Securities may be pledged \as collateral in connection with a bona fide margin account or other lending arrangement.

 

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g)           Legends . The Buyer understands that the Securities have been issued (or will be issued in the case of the Conversion Shares and Interest Shares) pursuant to an exemption from registration or qualification under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws, and except as set forth below, the Securities shall bear any legend as required by the "blue sky" laws of any state and a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock certificates):

 

"NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER (IF REQUESTED BY THE COMPANY), IN A FORM REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD OR ELIGIBLE TO BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES."

 

The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of any Security upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by applicable state securities laws, (a) such Security is registered for sale under an effective registration statement filed under the 1933 Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, or (b) such holder provides the Company with an acceptable opinion of counsel, in the form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Security may be made without registration under the 1933 Act. The Buyer agrees to sell all Securities, including those represented by a certificate(s) from which the legend has been removed, in compliance with applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any. In the event that the Company does not accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Buyer with respect to the transfer of Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration, such as Rule 144 or Regulation S, at the Deadline, it will be considered an Event of Default pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Note.

 

h)           Authorization; Enforcement . This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer, and this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

i)           Residency . The Buyer is a resident of (or, in the case of an entity, organized in, the jurisdiction set forth immediately below the Buyer's name on the signature pages hereto.

 

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3.          Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that:

 

a)           Organization and Qualification . The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (as defined below), if any, is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, with full power and authority (corporate and other) to own, lease, use and operate its properties and to carry on its business as and where now owned, leased, used, operated and conducted. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership or use of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. "Material Adverse Effect" means any material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, financial condition or prospects of the Company or its Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole, or on the transactions contemplated hereby or by the agreements or instruments to be entered into in connection herewith. "Subsidiaries" means any corporation or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, any equity or other ownership interest.

 

b)          Authorization; Enforcement . (i) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and the Note and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the Securities, in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Note by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including without limitation, the issuance of the Note and the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion thereof) have been duly authorized by the Company's Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors, or its shareholders is required, (iii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company by its authorized representative, and such authorized representative is the true and official representative with authority to sign this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection herewith and bind the Company accordingly, and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery by the Company of the Note and each of such instruments will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.

 

c)          Capitalization . All of the outstanding shares of capital stock are, or upon issuance will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. No shares of capital stock of the Company are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights of the shareholders of the Company or any liens or encumbrances imposed through the actions or failure to act of the Company. As of the effective date of this Agreement, and except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe for, puts, calls, rights of first refusal, agreements, understandings, claims or other commitments or rights of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) there are no anti dilution or price adjustment provisions contained in any security issued by the Company (or in any agreement providing rights to security holders) that will be triggered by the issuance of the Note or the Conversion Shares. At its option, Buyer has had the opportunity to review true and correct copies of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof ("Certificate of Incorporation"}, the Company's By-laws, as in effect on the date hereof (the "By-laws"), and the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock of the Company and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.

 

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d)           Issuance of Shares . The Conversion Shares are duly authorized and reserved for issuance and, upon conversion of the Note, as the case may be, in accordance with their respective terms, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Company and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.

 

e)           Acknowledgment of Dilution . The Company's executive officers and directors understand the nature of the Securities being sold hereby and recognize that the issuance of the Securities will have a potential dilutive effect on the equity holdings of other holders of the Company's equity or rights to receive equity of the Company. The board of directors of the Company has concluded, in its good faith business judgment that the issuance of the Securities is in the best interests of the Company. The Company specifically acknowledges that its obligation to issue the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Notes is binding upon the Company and enforceable regardless of the dilution such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other stockholders of the Company or parties entitled to receive equity of the Company.

 

f)            No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Note by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares) will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, or (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, patent, patent license or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party and that is not filed as an SEC Document, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and regulations of any self regulatory organizations to which the Company or its securities are subject) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect). To the Company's knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of its Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws or other organizational documents and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default (and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both could put the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in default) under, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action or failed to take any action that would give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except for possible defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, are not being conducted, and shall not be conducted so long as the Buyer owns any of the Securities, in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the 1933 Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act") and any applicable state securities laws, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court, governmental agency, regulatory agency, self regulatory organization or stock market or any third party in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement and the Note in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof or to issue and sell the Note in accordance with the terms hereof and to issue the Conversion Shares. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof. The Company is not in violation of the listing requirements of the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (the "OTCQB") and does not reasonably anticipate that the Common Stock will be delisted by the OTCQB in the foreseeable future. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.

 

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g)          SEC Documents: Financial Statements . As of March 31, 2015 The Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits to such documents) incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the "SEC Documents"). The Buyer has made available via the EDGAR system maintained by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, true and complete copies of the SEC Documents. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the statements made in any such SEC Documents is, or has been, required to be amended or updated under applicable law (except for such statements as have been amended or updated in subsequent filings prior the date hereof). As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). Except as set forth in the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents, the Company has no liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than (i) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) obligations under contracts and commitments incurred in the ordinary course of business and not required under generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in such financial statements, which, individually or in the aggregate, are not material to the financial condition or operating results of the Company.

 

h)           Absence of Certain Changes . Since August 7, 2015 there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the assets, liabilities, business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations, prospects or 1934 Act reporting status of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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i)            Absence of Litigation . There is no action, suit, claim, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or their officers or directors in their capacity as such, that could have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

j)            Patents, Copyrights, etc . The Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses the requisite licenses or rights to use all patents, patent applications, patent rights, inventions, know-how, trade secrets, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service names, trade names and copyrights ("Intellectual Property") necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, as presently contemplated to be operated in the future); there is no claim or action by any person pertaining to, or proceeding pending, or to the Company's knowledge threatened, which challenges the right of the Company or of a Subsidiary with respect to any Intellectual Property necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, as presently contemplated to be operated in the future); to the best of the Company' s knowledge, the Company's or its Subsidiaries' current and intended products, services and processes do not infringe on any Intellectual Property or other rights held by any person; and the Company is unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of their Intellectual Property.

 

k)          No Materially Adverse Contracts . Etc. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the judgment of the Company's officers has or is expected in the future to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any contract or agreement, which in the judgment of the Company's officers has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

l)           Tax Status . The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or filed all federal, state and foreign income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and only to the extent that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim. The Company has not executed a waiver with respect to the statute of limitations relating to the assessment or collection of any foreign, federal, state or local tax. None of the Company's tax returns is presently being audited by any taxing authority.

 

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m)          Certain Transactions . Except for arm's length transactions pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes payments in the ordinary course of business upon terms no less favorable than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries could obtain from third parties and other than the grant of stock options set forth in the SEC Documents, none of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than for services as employees, officers and directors}, including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.

 

n)           Disclosure . All information relating to or concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries set forth in this Agreement and provided to the Buyer pursuant to Section 2(d) hereof and otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby is true and correct in all material respects and the Company has not omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their business, properties, prospects, operations or financial conditions, which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed (assuming for this purpose that the Company's reports filed under the 1934 Act are being incorporated into an effective registration statement filed by the Company under the 1933 Act).

 

o)           Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer' Purchase of Securities . The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of arm's length purchasers with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that the Buyer is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and any statement made by the Buyer or any of its respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is not advice or a recommendation and is merely incidental to the Buyer' purchase of the Securities.

 

m)          No Integrated Offering . Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or sales in any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would require registration under the 1933 Act of the issuance of the Securities to the Buyer. The issuance of the Securities to the Buyer will not be integrated with any other issuance of the Company's securities (past, current or future) for purposes of any shareholder approval provisions applicable to the Company or its securities.

 

n)           No Brokers . The Company has taken no action, which would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, transaction fees or similar payments relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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o)           Permits; Compliance . The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exemptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted (collectively, the "Company Permits''), and there is no action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened regarding suspension or cancellation of any of the Company Permits. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in conflict with, or in default or violation of, any of the Company Permits, except for any such conflicts, defaults or violations which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Since August 6, 2015, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notification with respect to possible conflicts, defaults or violations of applicable laws, except for notices relating to possible conflicts, defaults or violations, which conflicts, defaults or violations would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

i.               Environmental Matters . There are, to the Company's knowledge, with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessor of the Company, no past or present violations of Environmental Laws (as defined below), releases of any material into the environment, actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events, incidents, or contractual obligations which may give rise to any common law environmental liability or any liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 or similar federal, state, local or foreign laws and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice with respect to any of the foregoing, nor is any action pending or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened in connection with any of the foregoing. The term "Environmental Laws" means all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, "Hazardous Materials'') into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.

 

ii.             Other than those that are or were stored, used or disposed of in compliance with applicable law, no Hazardous Materials are contained on or about any real property currently owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and no Hazardous Materials were released on or about any real property previously owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries during the period the property was owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except in the normal course of the Company's or any of its Subsidiaries' business.

 

iii.            There are no underground storage tanks on or under any real property owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are not in compliance with applicable law.

 

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p)           Title to Property . The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects or such as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

q)           Insurance . The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Upon written request the Company will provide to the Buyer true and correct copies of all policies relating to directors' and officers' liability coverage, errors and omissions coverage, and commercial general liability coverage.

 

r)            Internal Accounting Controls . Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient, in the judgment of the Company's board of directors, to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management' s general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

 

s)           Foreign Corrupt Practices . Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary has, in the course of his actions for, or on behalf of, the Company, used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.

 

t)            Reserved .

 

u)           No Investment Company . The Company is not, and upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated by this Agreement will not be an "investment company" required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (an "Investment Company''). The Company is not controlled by an Investment Company.

 

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v)           Breach of Representations and Warranties by the Company . If the Company breaches any of the representations or warranties set forth in this Section 3, and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, it will be considered an Event of Default under Section 3.4 of the Note.

 

4.          COVENANTS .

 

a)          Best Efforts . The parties shall use their best efforts to satisfy timely each of the conditions described in Section 6 and 7 of this Agreement.

 

b)           Reserved .

 

c)          Use of Proceeds . The Company shall use the proceeds for general working capital purposes.

 

d)           Financial Information . Upon written request the Company agrees to send or make available via the EDGAR system maintained by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the following reports to the Buyer until the Buyer transfers, assigns, or sells all of the Securities: (i) within ten (10) days after the filing with the SEC, a copy of its Annual Report on Form 10-K its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any Current Reports on Form 8-K; (ii) within one (1) day after release, copies of all press releases issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and (iii) contemporaneously with the making available or giving to the shareholders of the Company, copies of any notices or other information the Company makes available or gives to such shareholders.

 

e)           Reserved .

 

f)            Corporate Existence . So long as the Buyer beneficially owns any Note, the Company shall maintain its corporate existence and shall not sell all or substantially all of the Company's assets, except in the event of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets, where the surviving or successor entity in such transaction (i) assumes the Company's obligations hereunder and under the agreements and instruments entered into in connection herewith and (ii) is a publicly traded corporation whose Common Stock is listed for trading on the OTCPINK, OTCQB, Nasdaq, Nasdaq SmallCap, NYSE or AMEX.

 

g)           No Integration . The Company shall not make any offers or sales of any security (other than the Securities) under circumstances that would require registration of the Securities being offered or sold hereunder under the 1933 Act or cause the offering of the Securities to be integrated with any other offering of securities by the Company for the purpose of any stockholder approval provision applicable to the Company or its securities.

 

h)           Breach of Covenants . If the Company breaches any of the covenants set forth in this Section 4, and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, it will be considered an event of default under Section 3.4 of the Note.

 

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i)            Failure to Comply with the 1934 Act . So long as the Buyer beneficially owns the Note, the Company shall comply with the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act applicable to the Company.

 

j)            Trading Activities . Neither the Buyer nor its affiliates has an open short position in the common stock of the Company and the Buyer agree that it shall not, and that it will cause its affiliates not to, engage in any short sales of or hedging transactions with respect to the common stock of the Company.

 

5.          Transfer Agent Instructions . Upon receipt of a duly executed Notice of Conversion, the Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent to issue certificates, registered in the name of the Buyer or its nominee, for the Conversion Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time by the Buyer to the Company upon conversion of the Note in accordance with the terms thereof (the "Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions"). In the event that the Borrower proposes to replace its transfer agent, the Borrower shall provide, prior to the effective date of such replacement, a fully executed Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in a form as initially delivered pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserve shares of Common Stock in the Reserved Amount) signed by the successor transfer agent to Borrower and the Borrower. Prior to registration of the Conversion Shares under the 1933 Act or the date on which the Conversion Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of Securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, all such certificates shall bear the restrictive legend specified in Section 2(g) of this Agreement. The Company warrants that: (i) no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5, and stop transfer instructions to give effect to Section 2(f) hereof (in the case of the Conversion Shares, prior to registration of the Conversion Shares under the 1933 Act or the date on which the Conversion Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of Securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold), will be given by the Company to its transfer agent and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the Note; (ii) it will not direct its transfer agent not to transfer or delay, impair, and/or hinder its transfer agent in transferring (or issuing)(electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for Conversion Shares to be issued to the Buyer upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note as and when required by the Note and this Agreement; and (iii) it will not fail to remove (or directs its transfer agent not to remove or impairs, delays, and/or hinders its transfer agent from removing) any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop transfer instructions in respect thereof) on any certificate for any Conversion Shares issued to the Buyer upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note as and when required by the Note and this Agreement. Nothing in this Section shall affect in any way the Buyer's obligations and agreement set forth in Section 2(g) hereof to comply with all applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any, upon re-sale of the Securities. If the Buyer provides the Company with (i) an acceptable opinion of counsel in form, substance and scope customary for opinions in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Securities may be made without registration under the 1933 Act and such sale or transfer is effected or (ii) the Buyer provides reasonable assurances that the Securities can be sold pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall permit the transfer, and, in the case of the Conversion Shares, promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates, free from restrictive legend, in such name and in such denominations as specified by the Buyer. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transactions contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5 may be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

 

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6.          Injunction Posting of Bond . In the event the Buyer shall elect to convert a Note or part thereof, the Company may not refuse conversion or exercise based on any claim that Subscriber or anyone associated or affiliated with Subscriber has been engaged in any violation of law, or for any other reason, unless, a final non-appealable injunction :from a court made on notice to Buyer, restraining and or enjoining conversion of all or part of such Note shall have been sought and obtained by the Company or the Company has posted a surety bond for the benefit of the Buyer in the amount of 120% of the greater of the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest of the Note, or aggregate purchase price of the Conversion Shares, which are sought to be subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to Subscriber to the extent the judgment or decision is in Buyer's favor.

 

7.          Delivery of Unlegended Shares . Within three (3) business days (such third business day being the "Unlegended Shares Delivery Date") after the business day on which the Company has received (i) a notice that Conversion Shares, or any other Common Stock held by the Buyers has been sold pursuant to a registration statement or Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, (ii) a representation that the prospectus delivery requirements, or the requirements of Rule 144, as applicable and if required, have been satisfied, (iii) the original share certificates representing the shares of Common Stock that have been sold, and (iv) in the case of sales under Rule 144, customary representation letters of the Buyer and, ifrequired, Buyer's broker regarding compliance with the requirements of Rule 144, the Company at its expense, (y) shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel selected by the Company to deliver to its transfer agent (with copies to Subscriber) an appropriate instruction and opinion of such counsel, directing the delivery of shares of Common Stock without any legends including the legend set forth in Section 4(h) above (the "Unlegended Shares"); and (z) cause the transmission of the certificates representing the Unlegended Shares together with a legended certificate representing the balance of the submitted Common Stock certificate, if any, to the Buyer at the address specified in the notice of sale, via express courier, by electronic transfer or otherwise on or before the Unlegended Shares Delivery Date.

 

a)          The Company understands that a delay in the delivery of the Unlegended Shares pursuant to Section 11 hereof later than the Unlegended Shares Delivery Date could result in economic loss to the Buyer. As compensation to Buyer for such loss, the Company agrees to pay late payment fees (as liquidated damages and not as a penalty) to the Buyer for late delivery of Unlegended Shares in the amount of $2000 per business day after the Delivery Date for the Unlegended Shares subject to the delivery default. If during any three hundred and sixty (360) day period, the Company fails to deliver Unlegended Shares as required by this Section for an aggregate of thirty (30) days, then each Subscriber or assignee holding Securities subject to such default may, at its option, require the Company to redeem all or any portion of the Shares subject to such default at a price per share equal to the greater of (i) 175%, or (ii) a fraction in which the numerator is the highest closing price of the Common Stock during the aforedescribed thirty (30) day period and the denominator of which is the lowest conversion price during such thirty (30) day period, multiplied by the price paid by Subscriber for such Common Stock ("Unlegended Redemption Amount The Company shall pay any payments incurred under this Section in immediately available funds upon demand.

 

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b)          Conditions to the Company's Obligation to Sell. The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Note to the Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date of each of the following conditions thereto, provided that these conditions are for the Company's sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion:

 

c)          The Buyer shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Company. The Buyer shall have delivered the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 1(b) above.

 

d)          The representations and warranties of the Buyer shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date.

 

e)          No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

8.          Conditions to The Buyer' s Obligation to Purchase . The obligation of the Buyer hereunder to purchase the Note at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Buyer's sole benefit and may be waived by the Buyer at any time in its sole discretion:

 

a)          The Company shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Buyer.

 

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The Buyer shall have delivered the Purchase Price in accordance with Section l(b) above.

 

b)          The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer the duly executed Note (in such denominations as the Buyer shall request) in accordance with Section l(b) above.

 

c)          The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form and substance satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the Buyer, shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company's Transfer Agent.

 

d)          The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at such time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date.

 

e)          No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

f)           No event shall have occurred which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company including but not limited to a change in the 1934 Act reporting status of the Company or the failure of the Company to be timely in its 1934 Act reporting obligations.

 

9.          Governing Law; Miscellaneous .

 

a)           Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of laws thereof or any other State. Any action brought by any party against any other party hereto concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of New York or in the federal courts located in the state and county of New York. The parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. The parties executing this Agreement and other agreements referred to herein or delivered in connection herewith on behalf of the Company agree to submit to the in personam jurisdiction of such courts and hereby irrevocably waive trial by jury. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule oflaw, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

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b)           Removal of Restrictive Legends . In the event that any Buyer has any shares of the Company's Common Stock bearing any restrictive legends, and such Buyer, through its counsel or other representatives, submits to the Transfer Agent any such shares for the removal of the restrictive legends thereon, whether in connection with a sale of such shares pursuant to any exemption to the registration requirements under the Securities Act, or otherwise, and the Company and or its counsel refuses or fails for any reason (except to the extent that such refusal or failure is based solely on applicable Law that would prevent the removal of such restrictive legends) to render an opinion of counsel or any other documents or certificates required for the removal of the restrictive legends, then the Company hereby agrees and acknowledges that such Buyer is hereby irrevocably and expressly authorized to have counsel to such Buyer render any and all opinions and other certificates or instruments which may be required for purposes of removing such restrictive legends, and the Company hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Transfer Agent to, without any further confirmation or instructions from the Company, issue any such shares without restrictive legends as instructed by such Buyer, and surrender to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the address as specified by such Buyer, certificates, registered in the name of such Buyer or its designees, representing the shares of Common Stock to which such Buyer is entitled, without any restrictive legends and otherwise freely transferable on the books and records of the Company.

 

c)           Filing Requirements . From the date of this Agreement and until the Note is no longer outstanding, the Company will (A) comply in all respects with its reporting and filing obligations under the 1934 Act, (B) voluntarily comply with all reporting requirements that are applicable to an issuer with a class of shares registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the 1934 Act, if the Company is not subject to such reporting requirements, and (C) comply with all requirements related to any registration statement filed pursuant to this Agreement.

 

d)           Reserved .

 

e)           Headings . The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.

 

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

 

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g)           Entire Agreement; Amendments . This Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the majority in interest of the Buyer.

 

h)           Notices . All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be:

 

Buyer; Darling Capital, LLC
Yehuda Marrus

757 3rd Avenue #2104

New York, NY

Office: 212-641-0374

Email: Yehuda@darlingcapital.net

 

Company;  
   

  VAPE HOLDINGS, INC.

21822 Lassen Street, Suite A

Chatsworth, CA 91311

Cell:

Office: (877) 827-3959

Email: Kylet@vapeholdings.com

 

Each party shall provide notice to the other party of any change in address.

 

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i)            Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns. Neither the Company nor the Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to Section 2(f), the Buyer may assign its rights hereunder to any person that purchases Securities in a private transaction from the Buyer or to any of its "affiliates," as that term is defined under the 1934 Act, without the consent of the Company.

 

j)            Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.

 

k)           Survival . The representations and warranties of the Company and the agreements and covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive the closing hereunder notwithstanding any due diligence investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Buyer. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and all their officers, directors, employees and agents for loss or damage arising as a result of or related to any breach or alleged breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement or any of its covenants and obligations under this Agreement, including advancement of expenses as they are incurred.

 

l)            Publicity. The Company, and the Buyer shall have the right to review a reasonable period of time before issuance of any press releases, SEC, OTCQB or FINRA filings, or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the Buyer, to make any press release or SEC, OTCQB (or other applicable trading market) or FINRA filings with respect to such transactions as is required by applicable law and regulations (although the Buyer shall be consulted by the Company in connection with any such press release prior to its release and shall be provided with a copy thereof and be given an opportunity to comment thereon).

 

m)          Further Assurances . Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

n)           No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

 

o)           Remedies . The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Agreement will be inadequate and agrees, inthe event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Agreement, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Buyer and the Company have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

VAPE HOLDINGS, INC.

 

By:    
  Name: Kyle Tracey  
  Title: CEO  

 

DARLING CAPITAL, LLC

 

By:     
Name: Yehuda Manus  
Title: Managing Member  

 

AGGREGATE SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT: $105,000

 

Aggregate Principal Amount of Note: $105,000

 

Aggregate Purchase Price: $105,000

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.5

 

NEITHER THE ISSUANCE NOR SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.

 

Principal Amount: $105,000.00 Issue Date: August 12, 2015
Purchase Price: $100,000.00  

  

8% CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED , VAPE HOLDINGS, INC. a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of DARLING CAPITAL, LLC a New York limited liability company, or registered assigns (the “Holder”) the sum of One Hundred and Five Thousand ($105,000.00) as set forth herein, on June 12, 2016 (the “Maturity Date”), and to pay interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof at the rate of eight percent (8%) (the “Interest Rate”) per annum from August 12, 2015 until the Note plus any and all accrued interest is paid in full. The Holder will have the option to extend the Maturity Date an additional nine (9) months. The Holder must inform the Borrower, in writing, within thirty (30) days from the original Maturity Date of its intent to extend the Maturity Date. Interest shall commence accruing on the date that the Note is fully paid and shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed. Any amount of principal or interest on this Note which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of twenty two percent (22%) per annum or the maximum rate permitted under applicable law from the due date thereof until the same is paid (“Default Interest”). All payments due hereunder (to the extent not converted into common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) in accordance with the terms hereof) shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America. All payments shall be made at such address as the Holder shall hereafter give to the Borrower by written notice made in accordance with the provisions of this Note. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Note is due on any day which is not a business day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a business day and, in the case of any interest payment date which is not the date on which this Note is paid in full, the extension of the due date thereof shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining the amount of interest due on such date. As used in this Note, the term “business day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in the city of New York, New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed.

 

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This Note is free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Borrower and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.

 

The following terms shall apply to this Note:

 

ARTICLE I. CONVERSION RIGHTS

 

1.1.           Conversion Right . The Holder shall have the right at any time after 180 days from issuance of the note to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal amount of this Note into fully paid and non- assessable shares of Common Stock, as such Common Stock exists on the Issue Date, or any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Borrower into which such Common Stock shall hereafter be changed or reclassified at the conversion price (the “Conversion Price”) determined as provided herein (a “Conversion”); provided , however , that in no event shall the Holder be entitled to convert any portion of this Note in excess of that portion of this Note upon conversion of which the sum of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates (other than shares of Common Stock which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of the unconverted portion of the Notes or the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other security of the Borrower subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitations contained herein) and (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the portion of this Note with respect to which the determination of this proviso is being made, would result in beneficial ownership by the Holder and its affiliates of more than 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. For purposes of the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Regulations 13D-G thereunder, except as otherwise provided in clause (1) of such proviso, provided , further , however , that the limitations on conversion may be waived by the Holder upon, at the election of the Holder, not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Borrower, and the provisions of the conversion limitation shall continue to apply until such 61st day (or such later date, as determined by the Holder, as may be specified in such notice of waiver). The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon each conversion of this Note shall be determined by dividing the Conversion Amount (as defined below) by the applicable Conversion Price then in effect on the date specified in the notice of conversion, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notice of Conversion”), delivered to the Borrower by the Holder in accordance with Section 1.4 below; provided that the Notice of Conversion is submitted by facsimile or e-mail (or by other means resulting in, or reasonably expected to result in, notice) to the Borrower before 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time on such conversion date (the “Conversion Date”). The term “Conversion Amount” means, with respect to any conversion of this Note, the sum of (1) the principal amount of this Note to be converted in such conversion plus (2) at the Holder’s option, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on such principal amount at the interest rates provided in this Note to the Conversion Date, plus (3) at the Holder’s option, Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (1) and/or (2) plus (4) at the Holder’s option, any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof.

 

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1.2.          Conversion Price .

 

a)           Calculation of Conversion Price . The conversion price (the “Conversion Price”) shall equal the Variable Conversion Price (as defined herein) (subject to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends or rights offerings by the Borrower relating to the Borrower’s securities or the securities of any subsidiary of the Borrower, combinations, recapitalization, reclassifications, extraordinary distributions and similar events). The "Variable Conversion Price" shall mean the 58% multiplied by the Market Price (as defined herein) “Market Price” means the lowest closing bid Price (as defined below) for the Common Stock during the Thirteen (13) Trading Day period immediately preceding the Conversion Date (the “Look Back Period”). “Trading Price” means, for any security as of any date, the closing stock price on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, or applicable trading market (the “OTCPink”) as reported by a reliable reporting service (“Reporting Service”) designated by the Holder (i.e. Bloomberg); provided that if the Closing Bid Price for the common stock on the Clearing date (defined below) is lower than the Closing Bid Price, then the purchase price shall be adjusted such that the Discount shall be taken from the closing bid price on the Clearing Date, and the company shall issue additional shares to Purchaser to reflect such adjusted Purchase Price. For purposes of this Agreement, the Clearing Date shall be the latest date on which (i) the conversion shares are transferred to and deposited into the Buyer's brokerage account by the Company’s representatives or transfer agent and (ii) Buyer's broker has confirmed with Buyer that the Buyer may execute trades of the conversion shares. If such events occur after 5:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, the events shall be deemed to have occurred on the next trading day. Upon the exercise of any conversion, the Holder shall duly notify the Borrower whether principal or interest is being converted. If the Borrower’s Common stock is chilled for deposit at DTC, becomes chilled at any point while this Agreement remains outstanding or deposit otherwise additional fees due to a Yield Sign, Stop Sign or other trading restrictions, an additional 10% discount will be attributed to the Conversion Price defined hereof. For purposes of this agreement, “Trading Day” shall mean any day on which the Common Stock is tradable for any period on the OTCPink, or on the principal securities exchange or other securities market on which the Common Stock is then being traded. The company shall bear any and all miscellaneous expenses that may arise as a result of conversion of the replacement note and the delivery of shares of common stock thereunder including but not limited to transfer agent fees, rule 144 legal opinion fees and deposit fees. All accrued conversion expenses paid by the holder shall be added to the amount being converted under the note. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractions of shares will be issued on conversion, but the number of shares issuable shall be rounded up or down, as the case may be, to the nearest whole share.

 

b)          The Borrower acknowledges that it will take all reasonable steps necessary or appropriate to issue and deliver the common stock upon conversion, including providing a board of directors resolution authorizing the issuance of common stock. Without in any way limiting the Holder’s right to pursue other remedies, including actual damages and/or equitable relief, the parties agree that if delivery of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note is not delivered by the Deadline (3 Trading days) the Borrower shall pay to the Holder $2,000.00 per day in cash, for each day beyond the Deadline that the Borrower fails to deliver such Common Stock. Such cash amount shall be paid to Holder by the fifth day of the month following the month in which it has accrued or, at the option of the Holder (by written notice to the Borrower by the first day of the month following the month in which it has accrued), shall be added to the principal amount of this Note, in which event interest shall accrue thereon in accordance with the terms of this Note and such additional principal amount shall be convertible into Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Note. The Borrower agrees that the right to convert is a valuable right to the Holder. The damages resulting from a failure, attempt to frustrate, interfere with such conversion right are difficult if not impossible to qualify. Accordingly the parties acknowledge that the liquidated damages provision contained in this Section are justified.

 

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c)           Conversion Price During Major Announcements . Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 1.2(a) to the contrary, in the event the Borrower (i) makes a public announcement that it intends to consolidate or merge with any other corporation (other than a merger in which the Borrower is the surviving or continuing corporation and its capital stock is unchanged) or sell or transfer all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower or (ii) any person, group or entity (including the Borrower) publicly announces a tender offer to purchase 50% or more of the Borrower’s Common Stock (or any other takeover scheme) (the date of the announcement referred to in clause (i) or (ii) is hereinafter referred to as the “Announcement Date”), then the Conversion Price shall, effective upon the Announcement Date and continuing through the Adjusted Conversion Price Termination Date (as defined below), be equal to the lower of (x) the Conversion Price which would have been applicable for a Conversion occurring on the Announcement Date and (y) the Conversion Price that would otherwise be in effect. From and after the Adjusted Conversion Price Termination Date, the Conversion Price shall be determined as set forth in this Section 1.2(a). For purposes hereof, “Adjusted Conversion Price Termination Date” shall mean, with respect to any proposed transaction or tender offer (or takeover scheme) for which a public announcement as contemplated by this Section 1.2(b) has been made, the date upon which the Borrower (in the case of clause (i) above) or the person, group or entity (in the case of clause (ii) above) consummates or publicly announces the termination or abandonment of the proposed transaction or tender offer (or takeover scheme) which caused this Section 1.2(b) to become operative.

 

1.3.           Authorized Shares . The Borrower covenants that during the period the conversion right exists, the Borrower will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares, free from preemptive rights, to provide for the issuance of Common Stock upon the full conversion of this Note issued. The Borrower is required at all times to have authorized and reserved one and one half times the number of shares that is actually issuable upon full conversion of the Note (based on the Conversion Price of the Notes in effect from time to time)(the “Reserved Amount”). The Reserved Amount shall be increased from time to time in accordance with the Borrower’s obligations. Initially, the Company shall reserve Seven Million (7,000,000) shares of common stock in the name of the Holder. The Borrower represents that upon issuance, such shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. In addition, if the Borrower shall issue any securities or make any change to its capital structure which would change the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Notes shall be convertible at the then current Conversion Price, the Borrower shall at the same time make proper provision so that thereafter there shall be a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, for conversion of the outstanding Notes. The Borrower (i) acknowledges that it has irrevocably instructed its transfer agent to issue certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, and (ii) agrees that its issuance of this Note shall constitute full authority to its officers and agents who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Note. If, at any time the Borrower does not maintain the Reserved Amount it will be considered an Event of Default under Section 3.2 of the Note

 

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Method of Conversion .

 

a)           Mechanics of Conversion . Subject to Section 1.1, this Note may be converted by the Holder in whole or in part at any time from time to time after 180 days from Issue Date, by (A) submitting to the Borrower a Notice of Conversion (by facsimile, e-mail or other reasonable means of communication dispatched on the Conversion Date prior to 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time) and (B) subject to Section 1.4(b), surrendering this Note at the principal office of the Borrower.

 

b)           Surrender of Note Upon Conversion . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Borrower unless the entire unpaid principal amount of this Note is so converted. The Holder and the Borrower shall maintain records showing the principal amount so converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Borrower, so as not to require physical surrender of this Note upon each such conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, such records of the Borrower shall, prima facie, be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any portion of this Note is converted as aforesaid, the Holder may not transfer this Note unless the Holder first physically surrenders this Note to the Borrower, whereupon the Borrower will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Note of like tenor, registered as the Holder (upon payment by the Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may request, representing in the aggregate the remaining unpaid principal amount of this Note. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of a portion of this Note, the unpaid and unconverted principal amount of this Note represented by this Note may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

c)           Payment of Taxes . The Borrower shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of shares of Common Stock or other securities or property on conversion of this Note in a name other than that of the Holder (or in street name), and the Borrower shall not be required to issue or deliver any such shares or other securities or property unless and until the person or persons (other than the Holder or the custodian in whose street name such shares are to be held for the Holder’s account) requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Borrower the amount of any such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Borrower that such tax has been paid.

 

d)           Delivery of Common Stock Upon Conversion . Upon receipt by the Borrower from the Holder of a facsimile transmission or e-mail (or other reasonable means of communication) of a Notice of Conversion meeting the requirements for conversion as provided in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall issue and deliver or cause to be issued and delivered to or upon the order of the Holder certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion within three (3) business days after such receipt (the “Deadline”) (and, solely in the case of conversion of the entire unpaid principal amount hereof, surrender of this Note) in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

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e)           Obligation of Borrower to Deliver Common Stock . Upon receipt by the Borrower of a duly and properly executed Notice of Conversion, the Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, the outstanding principal amount and the amount of accrued and unpaid interest on this Note shall be reduced to reflect such conversion, and, unless the Borrower defaults on its obligations under this Article I, all rights with respect to the portion of this Note being so converted shall forthwith terminate except the right to receive the Common Stock or other securities, cash or other assets, as herein provided, on such conversion. If the Holder shall have given a Notice of Conversion as provided herein, the Borrower’s obligation to issue and deliver the certificates for Common Stock shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the absence of any action by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision thereof, the recovery of any judgment against any person or any action to enforce the same, any failure or delay in the enforcement of any other obligation of the Borrower to the holder of record, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder of any obligation to the Borrower, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Borrower to the Holder in connection with such conversion. The Conversion Date specified in the Notice of Conversion shall be the Conversion Date so long as the Notice of Conversion is received by the Borrower before 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time, on such date.

 

f)           Delivery of Common Stock by Electronic Transfer . In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Common Stock issuable upon conversion, provided the Borrower is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer (“FAST”) program, upon request of the Holder and its compliance with the provisions contained in Section 1.1 and in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall use its best efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable upon conversion to the Holder by crediting the account of Holder’s Prime Broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”) system.

 

g)          Failure to Deliver Common Stock Prior to Deadline. Without in any way limiting the Holder’s right to pursue other remedies, including actual damages and/or equitable relief, the parties agree that if delivery of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note is not delivered by the Deadline (other than a failure due to the circumstances described in Section

 

h)          1.3 above, which failure shall be governed by such Section) the Borrower shall pay to the Holder

 

i)           $2,000.00 per day in cash, for each day beyond the Deadline that the Borrower fails to deliver such Common Stock through willful acts designed to hinder the delivery of Common Stock to the Holder. Such cash amount shall be paid to Holder by the fifth day of the month following the month in which it has accrued or, at the option of the Holder (by written notice to the Borrower by the first day of the month following the month in which it has accrued), shall be added to the principal amount of this Note, in which event interest shall accrue thereon in accordance with the terms of this Note and such additional principal amount shall be convertible into Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Note. The Borrower agrees that the right to convert is a valuable right to the Holder. The damages resulting from a failure, attempt to frustrate, interference with such conversion right are difficult if not impossible to qualify. Accordingly the parties acknowledge that the liquidated damages provision contained in this Section 1.4(g) are justified.

 

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1.4.           Concerning the Shares . The shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note may not be sold or transferred unless (i) such shares are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or (ii) the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have been furnished with an opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that the shares to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration or (iii) such shares are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act (or a successor rule) (“Rule 144”) or (iv) such shares are transferred to an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Borrower who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the shares only in accordance with this Section 1.5 and who is an Accredited Investor. (and subject to the removal provisions set forth below), until such time as the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note have been registered under the Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, each certificate for shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note that has not been so included in an effective registration statement or that has not been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption that permits removal of the legend, shall bear a legend substantially in the following form, as appropriate:

 

“NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”

 

legend set forth above shall be removed and the Borrower shall issue to the Holder a new certificate therefore free of any transfer legend if (i) the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have received an opinion of counsel form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Common Stock may be made without registration under the Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company so that the sale or transfer is or (ii) in the case of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, such security is registered for sale by the Holder under an effective registration statement filed under the Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold. In the event that the Company does not accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Buyer with respect to the transfer of Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration, such as Rule 144 or Regulation S, at the Deadline, it will be considered an Event of Default pursuant to Section 3.2 of this Note.

 

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1.5.          Effect of Certain Events .

 

a)           Effect of Merger, Consolidation, Etc . At the option of the Holder, the sale, conveyance or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the effectuation by the Borrower of a transaction or series of related transactions in which more than 50% of the voting power of the Borrower is disposed of, or the consolidation, merger or other business combination of the Borrower with or into any other Person (as defined below) or Persons when the Borrower is not the survivor shall either: (i) be deemed to be an Event of Default (as defined in Article III) pursuant to which the Borrower shall be required to pay to the Holder upon the consummation of and as a condition to such transaction an amount equal to the Default Amount (as defined in Article III) or (ii) be treated pursuant to Section 1.6(b) hereof. “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity or organization.

 

b)           Adjustment Due to Merger, Consolidation, Etc . If, at any time when this Note is issued and outstanding and prior to conversion of all of the Notes, there shall be any merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization, or other similar event, as a result of which shares of Common Stock of the Borrower shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of another class or classes of stock or securities of the Borrower or another entity, or in case of any sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower other than in connection with a plan of complete liquidation of the Borrower, then the Holder of this Note shall thereafter have the right to receive upon conversion of this Note, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified herein and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore issuable upon conversion, such stock, securities or assets which the Holder would have been entitled to receive in such transaction had this Note been converted in full immediately prior to such transaction (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth herein), and in any such case appropriate provisions shall be made with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder of this Note to the end that the provisions hereof (including, without limitation, provisions for adjustment of the Conversion Price and of the number of shares issuable upon conversion of the Note) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as may be practicable in relation to any securities or assets thereafter deliverable upon the conversion hereof. The Borrower shall not affect any transaction described in this Section 1.6(b) unless (a) it first gives, to the extent practicable, thirty (30) days prior written notice (but in any event at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice) of the record date of the special meeting of shareholders to approve, or if there is no such record date, the consummation of, such merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar event or sale of assets (during which time the Holder shall be entitled to convert this Note) and (b) the resulting successor or acquiring entity (if not the Borrower) assumes by written instrument the obligations of this Section 1.6(b). The above provisions shall similarly apply to successive consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or share exchanges.

 

c)           Adjustment Due to Distribution . If the Borrower shall declare or make any distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock as a dividend, stock repurchase, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including any dividend or distribution to the Borrower’s shareholders in cash or shares (or rights to acquire shares) of capital stock of a subsidiary (i.e., a spin-off)) (a “Distribution”), then the Holder of this Note shall be entitled, upon any conversion of this Note after the date of record for determining shareholders entitled to such Distribution, to receive the amount of such assets which would have been payable to the Holder with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion had such Holder been the holder of such shares of Common Stock on the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to such Distribution.

 

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d)           Purchase Rights . If, at any time when any Notes are issued and outstanding, the Borrower issues any convertible securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property (the “Purchase Rights”) pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock, then the Holder of this Note will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such Holder could have acquired if such Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Note (without regard to any limitations on conversion contained herein) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

 

e)           Protection Period. In the event that the Borrower issues at any time when this Note is issued and outstanding to any person, group or entity (during the period that there remains an outstanding balance on the note), subsequent convertible securities bearing a greater conversion discount and / or longer look back period than that which is stated in this note, then the conversion discount and / or the look back period will be adjusted to equal the conversion discount and / or look back period of the subsequent convertible securities. Additionally, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note, in the event that the borrower issues any subsequent convertible securities that would allow for conversion that would result in beneficial ownership by the Holder of the subsequent convertible securities (and / or its affiliates) of up to 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, then this note shall allow for conversion that would result beneficial ownership by the Holder (and its affiliates) of up to 9.99%. 

 

f)            Notice of Adjustments . Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price as a result of the events described in this Section 1.5, the Borrower, at its expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment and prepare and furnish to the Holder a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Borrower shall, upon the written request at any time of the Holder, furnish to such Holder a like certificate setting forth (i) such adjustment or readjustment, (ii) the Conversion Price at the time in effect and (iii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities or property which at the time would be received upon conversion of the Note.

 

1.6.          Intentionally left blank.

 

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1.7.         Status as Shareholder . Upon submission of a Notice of Conversion by a Holder, (i)   the shares covered thereby (other than the shares, if any, which cannot be issued because their issuance would exceed such Holder’s allocated portion of the Reserved Amount or Maximum Share Amount) shall be deemed converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the Holder’s rights as a Holder of such converted portion of this Note shall cease and terminate, excepting only the right to receive certificates for such shares of Common Stock and to any remedies provided herein or otherwise available at law or in equity to such Holder because of a failure by the Borrower to comply with the terms of this Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Holder has not received certificates for all shares of Common Stock prior to the tenth (10th) business day after the expiration of the Deadline with respect to a conversion of any portion of this Note for any reason, then (unless the Holder otherwise elects to retain its status as a holder of Common Stock by so notifying the Borrower) the Holder shall regain the rights of a Holder of this Note with respect to such unconverted portions of this Note and the Borrower shall, as soon as practicable, return such unconverted Note to the Holder or, if the Note has not been surrendered, adjust its records to reflect that such portion of this Note has not been converted. In all cases, the Holder shall retain all of its rights and remedies (including, without limitation, (i) the right to receive Conversion Default Payments pursuant to Section 1.3 to the extent required thereby for such Conversion Default and any subsequent Conversion Default and (ii) the right to have the Conversion Price with respect to subsequent conversions determined in accordance with Section 1.3) for the Borrower’s failure to convert this Note.

 

1.8.          Prepayment . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note, at any time during the period beginning on the Issue Date the Borrower shall have the right, exercisable on not less than three (3) Trading Days prior written notice to the Holder of the Note to prepay the outstanding Note (principal and accrued interest), in full, in accordance with this Section 1.9.  Any notice of prepayment hereunder (an “Optional Prepayment Notice”) shall be delivered to the Holder of the Note at its registered addresses and shall state: (1) that the Borrower is exercising its right to prepay the Note, and (2) the date of prepayment which shall be not more than three (3) Trading Days from the date of the Optional Prepayment Notice. On the date fixed for prepayment (the “Optional Prepayment Date”), the Borrower shall make payment of the Optional Prepayment Amount (as defined below) to or upon the order of the Holder as specified by the Holder in writing to the Borrower at least one (1) business day prior to the Optional Prepayment Date. If the Borrower exercises its right to prepay the Note, the Borrower shall make payment to the Holder of an amount in cash (the “Optional Prepayment Amount”) equal to 150%, multiplied by the sum of: (w) the then outstanding principal amount of this Note plus (x) accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note to the Optional Prepayment Date plus (y) Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in clauses (w) and (x) plus (z) any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof. If the Borrower delivers an Optional Prepayment Notice and fails to pay the Optional Prepayment Amount due to the Holder of the Note within two (2) business days following the Optional Prepayment Date, the Borrower shall forever forfeit its right to prepay the Note pursuant to this Section 1.8

 

After the expiration of one hundred eighty (180) following the date of the Note, the Borrower shall have no right of prepayment.

 

ARTICLE II. CERTAIN COVENANTS 

 

2.1.          Restriction on Stock Repurchases . So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not without the Holder’s written consent redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire (whether for cash or in exchange for property or other securities or otherwise) in any one transaction or series of related transactions any shares of capital stock of the Borrower or any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire any such shares. 

 

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2.2.          Sale of Assets . So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any significant portion of its assets outside the ordinary course of business. Any consent to the disposition of any assets may be conditioned on a specified use of the proceeds of disposition.

 

2.3.          Timely reporting obligation. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note the borrower shall remain currant in its fillings with the SEC, as required under the Exchange act.

 

ARTICLE III. EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

If any of the following events of default (each, an “Event of Default”) shall occur:

 

3.1.          Failure to Pay Principal or Interest . The Borrower fails to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due on this Note, whether at maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise.

 

3.2.          Conversion and the Shares . The Borrower fails to issue shares of Common Stock to the Holder (or announces or threatens in writing that it will not honor its obligation to do so) upon exercise by the Holder of the conversion rights of the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Note, fails to transfer or cause its transfer agent to transfer (issue) (electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, the Borrower directs its transfer agent not to transfer or delays, impairs, and/or hinders its transfer agent in transferring (or issuing) (electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, or fails to remove (or directs its transfer agent not to remove or impairs, delays, and/or hinders its transfer agent from removing) any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop transfer instructions in respect thereof) on any certificate for any shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note (or makes any written announcement, statement or threat that it does not intend to honor the obligations described in this paragraph) and any such failure shall continue uncured (or any written announcement, statement or threat not to honor its obligations shall not be rescinded in writing) for three (3) business days after the Holder shall have delivered a Notice of Conversion. It is an obligation of the Borrower to remain current in its obligations to its transfer agent. It shall be an event of default of this Note, if a conversion of this Note is delayed, hindered or frustrated due to a balance owed by the Borrower to its transfer agent. If at the option of the Holder, the Holder advances any funds to the Borrower’s transfer agent in order to process a conversion, such advanced funds shall be paid by the Borrower to the Holder within forty eight (48) hours of a demand from the Holder.

 

3.3.          Breach of Covenants . The Borrower breaches any material covenant or other material term or condition contained in this Note and any collateral documents and such breach continues for a period of ten (10) days after written notice thereof to the Borrower from the Holder.

 

3.4.          Breach of Representations and Warranties . Any representation or warranty of the Borrower made herein or in any agreement, statement or certificate given in writing pursuant hereto or in connection herewith, shall be false or misleading in any material respect when made and the breach of which has (or with the passage of time will have) a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note.

 

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3.5.          Receiver or Trustee . The Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver or trustee for it or for a substantial part of its property or business, or such a receiver or trustee shall otherwise be appointed.

 

3.6.          Judgments . Any money judgment, writ or similar process shall be entered or filed against the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower or any of its property or other assets for more than $30,000, and shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of twenty (20) days unless otherwise consented to by the Holder, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld

 

3.7.          Bankruptcy . Bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings, voluntary or involuntary, for relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower.

 

3.8.          Delisting of Common Stock . The Borrower shall fail to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on at least one of the OTCPink or an equivalent replacement exchange, the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the American Stock Exchange.

 

3.9.          Failure to Comply with the Exchange Act . The Borrower shall fail to comply in any material respect with the reporting requirements or obligations of the Exchange Act; and/or the Borrower shall cease to be subject to the reporting requirements or obligations of the Exchange Act.

 

3.10.        Liquidation . Any dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of Borrower or any substantial portion of its business.

 

3.11.        Cessation of Operations . Any cessation of operations by Borrower or Borrower admits it is otherwise generally unable to pay its debts as such debts become due, provided, however, that any disclosure of the Borrower’s ability to continue as a “going concern” shall not be an admission that the Borrower cannot pay its debts as they become due.

 

3.12.        Maintenance of Assets . The failure by Borrower to maintain any material intellectual property rights, personal, real property or other assets which are necessary to conduct its business (whether now or in the future).

 

3.13.        Financial Statement Restatement . The restatement of any financial statements filed by the Borrower with the SEC for any date or period from two years prior to the Issue Date of this Note and until this Note is no longer outstanding, if the result of such restatement would, by comparison to the unrestated financial statement, have constituted a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note.

 

3.14.        Reverse Splits . The Borrower effectuates a reverse split of its Common Stock without twenty (20) days prior written notice to the Holder.

 

3.15.        Reserve Increase and Replacement of Transfer Agent . In the event that the Borrower proposes to replace its transfer agent, the Borrower fails to provide, prior to the effective date of such replacement, a fully executed Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in a form as initially delivered pursuant to section 1.3 on the note (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserve shares of Common Stock in the Reserved Amount) signed by the successor transfer agent to Borrower and the Borrower. Additionally, In the event that the Share Reserve has been depleted and Borrower Fails to cause the increase of the number of shares within 3 business days of the reserve being depleted.

 

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3.16.        Cross-Default . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note or the other related or companion documents, a breach or default by the Borrower of any covenant or other term or condition contained in any of the Other Agreements, after the passage of all applicable notice and cure or grace periods, shall, at the option of the Holder, be considered a default under this Note and the Other Agreements, in which event the Holder shall be entitled (but in no event required) to apply all rights and remedies of the Holder under the terms of this Note and the Other Agreements by reason of a default under said Other Agreement or hereunder. “Other Agreements” means, collectively, all agreements and instruments between, among or by: (1) the Borrower, and, or for the benefit of, (2) the Holder and any affiliate of the Holder, including, without limitation, promissory notes; provided, however, the term “Other Agreements” shall not include the related or companion documents to this Note. Each of the loan transactions will be cross-defaulted with each other loan transaction and with all other existing and future debt of Borrower to the Holder.

 

Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default specified in Section 3.1 (solely with respect to failure to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due at the Maturity Date), the Note shall become immediately due and payable and the Borrower shall pay to the Holder, in full satisfaction of its obligations hereunder, an amount equal to the Default Sum (as defined herein). UPON THE OCCURRENCE AND DURING THE CONTINUATION OF ANY EVENT OF DEFAULT SPECIFIED IN SECTION 3.2, THE NOTE SHALL BECOME IMMEDIATELY DUE AND PAYABLE AND THE BORROWER SHALL PAY TO THE HOLDER, IN FULL SATISFACTION OF ITS OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO: (Y) THE DEFAULT SUM (AS DEFINED HEREIN); MULTIPLIED BY (Z) TWO (2). Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default specified in Sections 3.1 (solely with respect to failure to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due on this Note upon a Trading Market Prepayment Event pursuant to Section 1.7 or upon acceleration), 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.8, 3.9, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, and/or 3. 15 exercisable through the delivery of written notice to the Borrower by such Holders (the “Default Notice”), and upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified the remaining sections of Articles III (other than failure to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon at the Maturity Date specified in Section 3,1 hereof), the Note shall become immediately due and payable and the Borrower shall pay to the Holder, in full satisfaction of its obligations hereunder, an amount equal to the greater of (i) 150% times the sum of (w) the then outstanding principal amount of this Note plus (x) accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note to the date of payment (the “Mandatory Prepayment Date”) plus (y) Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in clauses (w) and/or (x) plus (z) any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof (the then outstanding principal amount of this Note to the date of payment plus the amounts referred to in clauses (x), (y) and (z) shall collectively be known as the “Default Sum”) or (ii)    the “parity value” of the Default Sum to be prepaid, where parity value means (a) the highest number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to such Default Sum in accordance with Article I, treating the Trading Day immediately preceding the Mandatory Prepayment Date as the “Conversion Date” for purposes of determining the lowest applicable Conversion Price, unless the Default Event arises as a result of a breach in respect of a specific Conversion Date in which case such Conversion Date shall be the Conversion Date), multiplied by (b) the highest Closing Price for the Common Stock during the period beginning on the date of first occurrence of the Event of Default and ending one day prior to the Mandatory Prepayment Date (the “Default Amount”) and all other amounts payable hereunder shall immediately become due and payable, all without demand, presentment or notice, all of which hereby are expressly waived, together with all costs, including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, of collection, and the Holder shall be entitled to exercise all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity.

 

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If the Borrower fails to pay the Default Amount within five (5) business days of written notice that such amount is due and payable, then the default amount shall be added to the principal balance of the note and the Holder shall have the right at any time, so long as the Borrower remains in default (and so long and to the extent that there are sufficient authorized shares), to require the Borrower, upon written notice, to immediately issue, in lieu of the Default Amount, the number of shares of Common Stock of the Borrower equal to the Default Amount divided by the Conversion Price then in effect. Upon an Event of Default, interest shall be accrue at a default interest rate of 24% per annum or, if such rate is usurious or not permitted by current law, then at the highest rate of interest permitted by law.

 

ARTICLE IV. MISCELLANEOUS

 

4.1.          Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver . No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privileges. All rights and remedies existing hereunder are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.

 

4.2.          Notices . All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be: If to the Borrower, to: Vape Holdings, Inc. 21822 Lassen Street, Suite A Chatsworth, CA 91311 Email: Kylet@vapeholdings.com Darling Capital, LLC, 767 3rd Avenue, Suite 25-1A, New York, NY 10017. Email: Yehuda@darlingcapital.net

 

4.3.          Amendments . This Note and any provision hereof may only be amended by an instrument in writing signed by the Borrower and the Holder. The term “Note” and all reference thereto, as used throughout this instrument, shall mean this instrument as originally executed, or if later amended or supplemented, then as so amended or supplemented.

 

4.4.          Assignability . This Note shall be binding upon the Borrower and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to be the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns. Each transferee of this Note must be an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of the 1933 Act). Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, this Note may be pledged as collateral in connection with a bona fide margin account or other lending arrangement.

 

4.5.          Cost of Collection . If default is made in the payment of this Note, the Borrower shall pay the Holder hereof costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.

 

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4.6.          Governing Law . This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflicts of laws principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement must be brought only in the civil or state courts of New York or in the federal courts located in the State and county of New York. Both parties and the individual signing this Agreement on behalf of the Borrower agree to submit to the jurisdiction of such courts. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Note is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or unenforceability of any other provision of this Note. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or operate to preclude the Holder from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Borrower in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Borrower’s obligations to Holder, to realize on any collateral or any other security for such obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other decision in favor of the Holder. This Note shall be deemed an unconditional obligation of Borrower for the payment of money and, without limitation to any other remedies of Holder, may be enforced against Borrower by summary proceeding pursuant to New York Civil Procedure Law and Rules Section 3213 or any similar rule or statute in the jurisdiction where enforcement is sought. For purposes of such rule or statute, any other document or agreement to which Holder and Borrower are parties or which Borrower delivered to Holder, which may be convenient or necessary to determine Holder’s rights hereunder or Borrower’s obligations to Holder are deemed a part of this Note, whether or not such other document or agreement was delivered together herewith or was executed apart from this Note.

 

4.7.          Certain Amounts . Whenever pursuant to this Note the Borrower is required to pay an amount in excess of the outstanding principal amount (or the portion thereof required to be paid at that time) plus accrued and unpaid interest plus Default Interest on such interest, the Borrower and the Holder agree that the actual damages to the Holder from the receipt of cash payment on this Note may be difficult to determine and the amount to be so paid by the Borrower represents stipulated damages and not a penalty and is intended to compensate the Holder in part for loss of the opportunity to convert this Note and to earn a return from the sale of shares of Common Stock acquired upon conversion of this Note at a price in excess of the price paid for such shares pursuant to this Note. The Borrower and the Holder hereby agree that such amount of stipulated damages is not plainly disproportionate to the possible loss to the Holder from the receipt of a cash payment without the opportunity to convert this Note into shares of Common Stock.

 

4.8.          Disclosure . Upon receipt or delivery by the Company of any notice in accordance with the terms of this Note, unless the Company has in good faith determined that the matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company shall within one (1) Trading Day after any such receipt or delivery, publicly disclose such material, non-public information on a Current Report on Form 8-K or otherwise. In the event that the Company believes that a notice contains material, non- public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company so shall indicate to such Holder contemporaneously with delivery of such notice, and in the absence of any such indication, the Holder shall be allowed to presume that all matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, non-public information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

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4.9.          Notice of Corporate Events . Except as otherwise provided below, the Holder of this Note shall have no rights as a Holder of Common Stock unless and only to the extent that it converts this Note into Common Stock. The Borrower shall provide the Holder with prior notification of any meeting of the Borrower’s shareholders (and copies of proxy materials and other information sent to shareholders). In the event of any taking by the Borrower of a record of its shareholders for the purpose of determining shareholders who are entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution, any right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire (including by way of merger, consolidation, reclassification or recapitalization) any share of any class or any other securities or property, or to receive any other right, or for the purpose of determining shareholders who are entitled to vote in connection with any proposed sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower or any proposed liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Borrower, the Borrower shall mail a notice to the Holder, at least twenty (20) days prior to the record date specified therein (or thirty (30) days prior to the consummation of the transaction or event, whichever is earlier), of the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, right or other event, and a brief statement regarding the amount and character of such dividend, distribution, right or other event to the extent known at such time. The Borrower shall make a public announcement of any event requiring notification to the Holder hereunder substantially simultaneously with the notification to the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.9.

 

4.10.        Remedies . The Borrower acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Borrower acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Note will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Borrower of the provisions of this Note, that the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Note and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions thereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

  

[signature on following page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be signed in its name by its duly authorized officer this day of August 12, 2015. 

 

  VAPE HOLDINGS, INC.
     
  By:  
    Name: Kyle Tracey
    Title:   CEO.

  

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EXHIBIT A

 

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

TO: VAPE HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

VIA EMAIL Attn: CFO or President

 

 

 

 

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by the PROMISSORY NOTE dated as of August 12, 2015 issued by VAPE HOLDINGS, INC.(the " Note ") to convert $___ principal plus accrued interest equal to $___ into shares (" Conversion Shares ") of the Common Stock, $0.001 par value (" Common Stock ").

 

Dated:

 

Holder's Signature:

 

____________________________________

By: Yehuda Marrus, Director

 

Holder’s Address:

Darling Capital, LLC

767 3 rd Avenue,
25 th Floor New York, NY 10017

 

 

Please send shares to:

 

TBD

 

 

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Exhibit 10.6

 

AMENDMENT, WAIVER AND MODIFICATION TO

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND RELATED TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS

 

This Amendment, Waiver and Modification Agreement to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) and the Transaction Documents (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), dated as of February 10, 2015, is entered into by and between VAPE Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) and the Redwood Management, LLC, including any designees and assignees thereto identified on Exhibit A to this Agreement (the “ Investor ”) as of the date set forth on the signature page hereto.

 

BACKGROUND

 

(A) On February 10, 2105, the Company and the Investor entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (as amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, the “ Securities Purchase Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Investor, and the Investor agreed to purchase from the Company, pursuant to a certain Unsecured Convertible Note (the “ Note ”) in several Closings for an aggregate subscription amount of $2,000,000, on the terms and conditions set forth therein.

 

(B) At Closing of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Investor paid the Initial Cash Purchase Price of $200,000 (less original issue discount (“ OID ”) and certain transaction expenses) and issued to the Company an offsetting “ Investor Note ” in the principal amount of $1,627,200 (the sum of the initial principal amount of the Investor Note together with the Initial Cash Purchase Price, the “ Purchase Price ”).

 

(C) The Investor funded three (3) additional Tranches (as defined in the Note) of the Note totaling $600,000 for an aggregate funding of $800,000 under the Note. As a result of the funding, the Investor Note balance was reduced down to $1,084,800.

 

(D) As set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Note and the Investor Note, interest began accruing at Closing on the full $2,000,000 principal balance of the Note and the full principal balance of the Investor Note at a rate of ten percent (10.0%) per annum.

 

(E) Section 2.2 of the Note defines the Company’s Amortization Payment Obligations.

 

 
 

 

(F) Section A.10 of the Note defines “ Equity Conditions ” as, …”during the period in question, (a) Borrower shall have duly honored all conversions and redemptions scheduled to occur or occurring by virtue of one or more Notices of Conversion of Lender, if any, (b) Borrower shall have paid all liquidated damages and other amounts owing to Lender in respect of this Note, (c) all of the Conversion Shares issuable pursuant to the Transaction Documents (and shares issuable in lieu of cash payments of interest) may be resold pursuant to Rule 144 without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions as determined by the counsel to Borrower as set forth in a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and Lender, (d) the Common Stock is trading on a Trading Market and all of the shares issuable pursuant to the Transaction Documents are listed or quoted for trading on such Trading Market (and Borrower believes, in good faith, that trading of the Common Stock on a Trading Market will continue uninterrupted for the foreseeable future), (e) there is a sufficient number of authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved shares of Common Stock for the issuance of all of the shares then issuable pursuant to the Transaction Documents, (f) there is no existing Event of Default and no existing event which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, would constitute an Event of Default, (g) the issuance of the shares in question to Lender would not violate the limitations set forth in Section 10 herein, (h) there has been no public announcement of a pending or proposed Fundamental Transaction or Change of Control Transaction that has not been consummated, (i) the applicable Lender is not in possession of any information provided by Borrower that constitutes, or may constitute, material non-public information, (j) for each Trading Day in a period of 10 consecutive Trading Days prior to the applicable date in question, the daily dollar trading volume for the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market exceeds $20,000 per Trading Day, (i) Borrower’s Common Stock must be DTC and DWAC Eligible and not subject to a “DTC Chill” and (j) Borrower has timely filed (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by Borrower after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act.”

 

(G) The parties now wish to enter into this Agreement in order to restructure the existing Transaction Documents to define the Parties’ future rights and obligations.

 

AGREED TERMS

 

1. Definitions and interpretation

 

1.1 Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

1.2 The Outstanding Balance shall be defined as $800,000 plus accrued but unpaid interest. Any reference to $2,000,000 or calculations derived therefrom are hereby replaced with $800,000 and such future calculations must be derived from this new Outstanding Balance.

 

2. Modification to Sections 2.2 and 2.3 of the Note

 

2.1 Section 2.2 is deleted in its entirety.

 

2.2 Section 2.3 is deleted in its entirety.

 

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3. Modification to Section 3.1 of the Note

 

3.1 Section 3.1 of the Note shall be amended by replacing:

 

Conversion Price . Subject to the adjustments set forth herein, the conversion price for each Conversion (the “ Conversion Price ”) shall be 70% (the “ Conversion Factor ”) of the lowest daily VWAP (as defined below) in the ten (10) Trading Days immediately preceding the applicable Conversion. Additionally, if at any time after the Effective Date, the Conversion Shares are not DTC Eligible, then the then-current Conversion Factor will automatically be reduced by 5% for all future Conversions. Finally, in addition to the Default Effect, if any Major Default occurs after the Effective Date, the Conversion Factor shall automatically be reduced for all future Conversions by an additional 5% for each of the first three (3) Major Defaults that occur after the Effective Date (for the avoidance of doubt, each occurrence of any Major Default shall be deemed to be a separate occurrence for purposes of the foregoing reductions in Conversion Factor, even if the same Major Default occurs three (3) separate times). For example, the first time the Conversion Shares are not DTC Eligible, the Conversion Factor for future Conversions thereafter will be reduced from 70% to 65% for purposes of this example. If, thereafter, there are three (3) separate occurrences of a Major Default pursuant to Section 4.1 (i) for purposes of this example the Conversion Factor would be reduced by 5% for the first such occurrence, and so on for each of the second and third occurrences of such Major Default. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Conversion Factor be less than 50% or the Conversion Price be less than $0.50 (the “ Conversion Price Floor ”);

 

    For:

 

Conversion Price . Subject to the adjustments set forth herein, the conversion price for each Conversion (the “ Conversion Price ”) shall be 55% (the “ Conversion Factor ”) of the lowest traded price in the fifteen (15) Trading Days immediately preceding the applicable Conversion. Additionally, if at any time after the Effective Date, the Conversion Shares are not DTC Eligible, then the then-current Conversion Factor will automatically be reduced by 5% for all future Conversions. Finally, in addition to the Default Effect, if any Major Default occurs after the Effective Date, the Conversion Factor shall automatically be reduced for all future Conversions by an additional 5% for each of the first three (3) Major Defaults that occur after the Effective Date (for the avoidance of doubt, each occurrence of any Major Default shall be deemed to be a separate occurrence for purposes of the foregoing reductions in Conversion Factor, even if the same Major Default occurs three (3) separate times). For example, the first time the Conversion Shares are not DTC Eligible, the Conversion Factor for future Conversions thereafter will be reduced from 55% to 50% for purposes of this example. If, thereafter, there are three (3) separate occurrences of a Major Default pursuant to Section 4.1(i), then for purposes of this example the Conversion Factor would be reduced by 5% for the first such occurrence, and so on for each of the second and third occurrences of such Major Default.

 

4. Waiver of Certain Accrued Interest

 

The Company and Investor acknowledge and agree that any offsetting interest previously accrued on the unfunded $2,000,000 principal sum of the Note and the unfunded $1,627,200 principal sum of the Investor Note is hereby waived due to offsetting interest claims and is of no further force and effect. For avoidance of doubt, the Investor expressly waives claims to interest on the unpaid balance of the Note up to and including the date of this Agreement.

 

5. Termination of the Investor Note

 

The Company and Investor agree that, due to the reduction of the Outstanding Balance on the Note from $2,000,000 to $800,000 and the waiver of offsetting interest claims by the parties, the Investor Note serves no additional purpose and is hereby terminated in in its entirety. Any reference to the Investor Note is hereby stricken throughout the Transaction Documents; provided, however, that both parties agree that the Note and the Investor Note are two separate and distinct instruments and the termination of the Investor Note has no impact, force or effect on the Note.

 

6. Waiver of Past Claims for Default

 

The Company and Investor acknowledge that each party has certain claims against each other for default under their various obligations under the Transaction Documents and each party desires to waive past claims of default and set forth new terms upon which to continue their contractual relationship. It is understood and agreed by both parties that this waiver addresses only past defaults up to the date of this Agreement and does not apply to events which may trigger default provisions in the Transaction Documents in the future.

 

7 . Representations and Warranties

 

The Company represents and warrants to the Investor as of the date of this Agreement that:

 

  (a) it has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

  (b) it has taken all necessary corporate actions to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s stockholders in connection therewith; and

 

  (c) the obligations assumed by the Company in this Agreement are legal, valid, and enforceable obligations binding on it in accordance with its terms.

 

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8 . Counterparts and delivery

 

This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

 

9 . Governing law

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under the Securities Purchase Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Holder have caused this Amendment, Waiver and Modification to Securities Purchase Agreement to be signed by their duly authorized officers.

 

VAPE HOLDINGS, INC.
     
Dated: __________________ By:  
    Name:   
    Title:
     
REDWOOD MANAGEMENT, LLC
     
Dated: __________________ By:  
    Name:  John DeNobile
    Title:    Manager and Member

 

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Exhibit A

 

Redwood Management LLC

RDW Capital LLC

Redwood Fund III, Ltd.

Old Main Capital, LLC (assignee)

 

 

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EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Kyle Tracey, certify that:

 

1.      I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Vape Holdings, Inc.;

 

2.      Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.      Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.      The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)         Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiary, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)         Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)         Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)         Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.      The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)         All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)         Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Dated:  August 14, 2015 /s/ Kyle Tracey     
  Kyle Tracey
  Chief Executive Officer

 


EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Allan Viernes, certify that:

 

1.      I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Vape Holdings, Inc.;

 

2.      Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.      Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.      The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)         Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiary, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)         Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)         Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)         Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.      The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)         All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)         Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Dated:  August 14, 2015 /s/ Allan Viernes     
  Allan Viernes
  Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

 


EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Vape Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2015 (the “Report”), I, Kyle Tracey, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

 

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of §13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. §78m or 78o(d), and,

 

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Dated:  August 14, 2015 /s/ Kyle Tracey     
  Kyle Tracey
  Chief Executive Officer

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

EXHIBIT 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Vape Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2015 (the “Report”), I, Allan Viernes, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

 

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of §13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. §78m or 78o(d), and,

 

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Dated:  August 14, 2015 /s/ Allan Viernes     
  Allan Viernes
  Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.