UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

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

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2018

 

   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 000-54218

 

EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   37-1615850
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)

 

8285 West Lake Pleasant Parkway

Peoria, AZ 85382

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 877-973-9191

  

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 (Exchange Act) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒  No ☐ 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, 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, smaller reporting company, or emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. 

 

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer    (do not check if smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company      

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

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

 

As of August 17, 2018, there were 2,571,068 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.0001, outstanding.

  

 

 

 

 

 

EVO TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

 

INDEX

 

  Page No.
   
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION 1
   
Item 1. Financial Statements 1
   
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. 31
   
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. 49
   
Item 4. Controls and Procedures. 49
   
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION 50
   
Item 1. Legal Proceedings. 50
   
Item 1A. Risk Factors. 50
   
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. 50
   
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities. 50
   
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures. 50
   
Item 5. Other Information. 50
   
Item 6. Exhibits. 53
   
SIGNATURES 54
   
EXHIBIT INDEX 55

   

 

 

EVO TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

    June 30,     December 31,  
    2018     2017  
      (Unaudited)          
Assets                
Current assets                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 213,300     $ 83,867  
Accounts receivable, net     2,184,676       150,419  
Alternative fuels tax credit receivable     580,316       648,029  
Accounts receivable other     75,005       -  
Inventory     1,445       1,675  
Prepaid assets     53,675       -  
Total current assets     3,108,417       883,990  
                 
Non-current assets                
Property, equipment and land, net     7,702,507       7,740,423  
Assets available for sale     240,000       240,000  
Goodwill and intangibles     8,490,908       345,284  
Deposits and other long-term assets     339,413       132,940  
Total non-current assets     16,772,828       8,458,647  
Total assets   $ 19,881,245     $ 9,342,637  
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit                
Current liabilities                
Lines-of-credit   $ 421,739     $ -  
Accounts payable     2,015,053       1,784,049  
Accounts payable - related party     485,279       409,838  
Advance from related parties     370,359       370,359  
Accrued interest - related party     772,213       927,421  
Accrued expenses     1,713,348       1,168,721  
Factored accounts receivable     1,263,475       -  
Current portion of fuel advance     11,000       -  
Derivative liability     25,960       32,186  
Subordinated convertible senior notes payable to stockholders     800,000       1,421,556  
Promissory note - stockholder     2,498,348       -  
Current portion of long-term debt     1,051,693       1,093,691  
Series A Preferred stock dividend accrual     5,129       -  
Working capital notes - related party     -       250,000  
Total current liabilities     11,433,596       7,457,821  
Non-current liabilities                
Long term subordinated convertible notes payable to stockholders     -       1,166,373  
Convertible promissory note - related parties less unamortized discount of $4,023,008 (2018) and $4,257,358 (2017)     5,476,992       5,242,642  
Senior promissory note - related party     3,800,000       3,800,000  
Promissory note - related party     4,000,000       4,000,000  
Convertible promissory notes - stockholders     463,928       437,505  
Long term debt, less current portion     144,966       -  
Fuel advance, less current portion     989,000       -  
Deferred rent     -       2,206  
Derivative liability, less current portion     -       11,420  
Total non-current liabilities     14,874,886       14,660,146  
Total liabilities     26,308,482       22,117,967  
                 
Series A Preferred stock, $.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, 100,000 (2018) and 0 (2017) shares issued and outstanding     10       -  
                 
Commitments and contingencies                
                 
Stockholders’ deficit                
Common stock, $.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 2,571,068 (2018) and 429,308 (2017) shares issued and outstanding     257       43  
Additional paid-in capital     10,198,708       1,299,980  
Accumulated deficit     (16,626,212 )     (14,075,353 )
Total stockholders’ deficit     (6,427,237 )     (12,775,330 )
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit   $ 19,881,245     $ 9,342,637  

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

 

    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
Revenue                        
Trucking   $ 1,976,932     $ -     $ 1,976,932     $ -  
CNG     376,224       593,487       697,020       1,070,714  
Total revenue     2,353,156       593,487       2,673,952       1,070,714  
                                 
Cost of sales                                
 Trucking     1,971,859       -       1,971,859       -  
 CNG     289,857       284,248       496,251       554,084  
Total cost of goods sold     2,261,716       284,248       2,468,110       554,084  
                                 
Gross profit     91,440       309,239       205,842       516,630  
                                 
Operating expenses                                
General and administrative     1,744,834       358,127       2,007,722       918,716  
Depreciation and amortization     245,969       221,055       409,602       351,286  
Total operating expense     1,990,803       579,182       2,417,324       1,270,002  
                                 
Other expense                                
Interest expense     (400,843 )     (353,932 )     (770,185 )     (634,874 )
Realized and unrealized gain on derivative liability, net     7,483       62,731       11,551       34,724  
Warrant expense     (355,813 )     (77,500 )     (390,532 )     (77,500 )
Gain on extinguishment of related party interest     -       -       157,330       -  
Gain on extinguishment of liabilities     (1 )     -       657,498       -  
Total other expense     (749,174 )     (368,701 )     (334,338 )     (677,650 )
                                 
Net loss   $ (2,648,537 )   $ (638,644 )   $ (2,545,820 )   $ (1,431,022 )
                                 
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding     1,924,457       423,264       1,443,972       447,895  
Basic loss per common share   $ (1.38 )   $ (1.51 )   $ (1.76 )   $ (3.19 )
                                 
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding     1,924,457       423,264       1,443,972       447,895  
Diluted loss per share   $ (1.38 )   $ (1.51 )   $ (1.76 )   $ (3.19 )

  

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

 

    Six Months Ended  
    June 30,  
    2018     2017  
             
Cash flows from operating activities                
Net loss   $ (2,545,820 )   $ (1,431,022 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities                
Allowance for doubtful accounts     (37,007 )     -  
Depreciation and amortization     409,602       351,286  
Deferred rent     (2,206 )     (6,617 )
Realized loss on derivative liability     (6,095 )     (51,684 )
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative liability     (11,551 )     8,480  
Interest expense converted to promissory notes - related party     26,423       7,262  
Accretion of debt discount     234,350       205,692  
Series A Preferred Stock issued for services     300,000       -  
Warrant expenses     390,532       77,500  
Stock based compensation     383,223       -  
Gain on extinguishment of liabilities     (657,498 )     -  
Gain on extinguishment of related party interest     (157,330 )     -  
Common stock issued for debt     -       13,187  
Changes in assets and liabilities                
Accounts receivable     54,264       (301,434 )
Alternative fuels tax credit receivable     67,713       15,214  
Accounts receivable other     (6,931 )     -  
Inventory     230       (1,325 )
Deposits and other assets     26,934       (14,616 )
Accounts payable     371,129       397,010  
Accounts payable - related party     75,441       104,285  
Accrued expenses     (1,020,337 )     1,233  
Accrued interest related party     267,009       226,491  
      707,895       1,031,964  
Net cash used in operating activities     (1,837,925 )     (399,058 )
                 
Cash flows from investing activities                
Cash deficit acquired from Thunder Ridge Transport, Inc.     (229,738 )     -  
Construction in progress     -       (144,828 )
Net cash used in investing activities     (229,738 )     (144,828 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities                
Advances from related parties     -       130,612  
Proceeds from sale of common stock and issuance of warrants     2,500,000       310,000  

Payment on promissory note – stockholder

    (1,652 )     -  
Payments of principal on long-term debt     (84,048 )     (49,536 )
Payment on working capital notes - related party     (250,000 )     -  

Advances from factoring

    32,796          
Promissory notes - related party     -       (7,765 )
Subordinated convertible senior notes payable to stockholders     -       400,000  
Net cash provided by financing activities     2,197,096       783,311  
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents     129,433       239,425  
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year     83,867       24,944  
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year   $ 213,300     $ 264,369  

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

Cash paid for interest for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 was $159,782 and $170,780, respectively.

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity:

 

On June 1, 2018, the Company acquired Thunder Ridge Transport, Inc. to further its strategy to acquire existing companies with highway contract routes operated for the United States Postal Service (“USPS”). The following is the allocation of the assets and liabilities as of June 1, 2018:

 

Cash   $ (229,738 )
Accounts receivable, net     2,051,514  
Accounts receivable other     68,074  
Prepaids     81,969  
Goodwill and other intangibles     8,307,491  
Property and equipment     209,819  
Deposits and other assets     205,113  
Lines-of-credit     (421,739 )
Accounts payable     (797,573 )
Other accrued liabilities     (1,564,964 )
Factored accounts receivable     (1,230,679 )
Fuel advance     (1,000,000 )
Long-term debt     (187,016 )
Promissory notes – stockholder     (2,500,000 )
Common stock issued     (1,250,000 )
Warrants     (1,742,271 )

 

On February 1, 2017, the Company acquired EVO CNG, LLC to further its business model to acquire existing CNG stations. The following is the allocation of the assets and liabilities as of February 1, 2017:

 

Prepaid   $ 32,118  
Goodwill and other intangibles     4,606,730  
Property and equipment     8,154,667  
Deposits and other long-term assets     152,117  
Derivative liability     (5,821 )
Derivative liability, less current portion     (76,811 )
Promissory note - related party     (8,050,000 )
Convertible promissory note - related parties     (9,500,000 )
Debt discount     4,687,000  

  

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company converted $688,958 of Senior Bridge notes and related interest into 275,583 shares of common stock.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company converted $1,363,858 of Junior Bridge notes and related interest into 272,777 shares of common stock

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company converted $280,200 of accounts payable into 93,400 shares of common stock.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company declared a Series A Preferred Stock dividend in the amount of $5,129.

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Basis of Presentation and Securities Exchange

 

These financial statements represent the condensed consolidated financial statements of EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc., formerly Minn Shares Inc. (“EVO Inc.” or the “Company”), its wholly owned subsidiaries, Titan CNG LLC (“Titan”), Thunder Ridge Transport, Inc. (“Thunder Ridge”) and Environmental Alternative Fuels, LLC (“EAF”), Titan’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Titan El Toro LLC (“El Toro”), Titan Diamond Bar LLC (“Diamond Bar”), and Titan Blaine, LLC (“Blaine”), Thunder Ridge’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Thunder Ridge Logistics, LLC, and EAF’s wholly-owned subsidiary, EVO CNG, LLC (“EVO CNG”).

 

The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows included in this report have been prepared by the Company. In our opinion, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position at June 30, 2018 and results of operations and cash flows for all periods have been made.

 

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. The results of operations for the period ended June 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

On June 1, 2018, the Company entered into an equity purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Billy (Trey) Peck Jr. (“Peck”) pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares (the “TRT Shares”) in Thunder Ridge, a Missouri corporation from Peck, and Thunder Ridge became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Thunder Ridge is based in Springfield, Missouri and is engaged in the business of fulfilling government contracts for freight trucking services. 

 

Going Concern

 

The Company is an early stage company in the process of acquiring several businesses with highway contract routes operated for the USPS and CNG fuel stations. As of June 30, 2018, the Company has a working capital deficit of approximately $8.3 million and negative equity of approximately $6.4 million. In addition, the Company is in violation of its bank covenants. Management anticipates rectifying these covenants with additional public and private offerings. Also, the Company is evaluating certain cash flow improvement measures. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in these efforts.

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern; however, the above conditions raise doubt about the Company’s ability to do so. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

To meet its current and future obligations, the Company has taken the following steps to capitalize the business and successfully achieve its business plan during 2018:

 

On March 2, 2018, the Company issued 1,000,000 Units (the “Units”) at a price of $2.50 per Unit for an aggregate purchase price of $2,500,000 pursuant to the terms of a subscription agreement between the Company and an investor. Each Unit consists of (i) one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), and (ii) a warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share exercisable for five years from the date of issuance. The Company did not pay any commissions in connection with the sale of these Units.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

During April 2018, the Company paid the working capital notes - related party of $250,000 in full.

 

On April 2, 2018, the Company and a related party note holder agreed to extend the maturity date of the $3,800,000 promissory note through July 2019.

 

On April 13, 2018, the Company consummated the following transactions:

 

  The Company issued 275,583 common shares in exchange for certain subordinated convertible senior notes payable to stockholders in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $689,000, with the per share price for shares of common stock equal to $2.50.
   
  The Company issued 272,777 common shares in exchange for the subordinated convertible junior notes payable to stockholders in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $1,363,858, with the per share price for shares of common stock equal to $5.00.

 

On May 14, 2018, the Company issued 93,400 common shares in exchange for accounts payable and related party accounts payable of approximately $280,200, with the per share price of shares of common stock equal to $3.00.

 

On July 20, 2018, the Company entered into a Secured Convertible Promissory Note Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with a Minnesota limited liability company (the “Holder”), pursuant to which the Company sold a secured convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $3,000,000 to the Holder.

 

On July 29, 2018, Thunder Ridge, won three new four-year transportation services contracts with the USPS, under which Thunder Ridge will provide domestic surface transportation services to the USPS at its offices located in Santa Clarita, California, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Flint, Michigan.

 

On July 31, 2018, the Company agreed to pay approximately $1,072,000 of principle and interest to the subordinated convertible senior notes payable to stockholders (Note 12).

 

During August 2018, the Company entered into subscription agreements effective as of July 31, 2018 to issue 187,462 units (the “Units”) at a price of $2.50 per Unit in exchange for the promissory notes – stockholders in the aggregate principal amount of $468,655. Each Unit consists of (i) one share of the Company’s common stock and (ii) a warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share exercisable for ten years from the date of issuance.

 

Note 1 - Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

The Company is a holding company based in Peoria, Arizona that owns three operating subsidiaries; Titan, Thunder Ridge and EAF, which are in the businesses of compressed natural gas (“CNG”) service stations or fulfilling government contracts for freight trucking services.

 

Titan is the management company that oversaw operations of the El Toro, Diamond Bar, and Blaine CNG service stations. Blaine and Diamond Bar were formed in 2015. In March 2016, Diamond Bar began operations of its CNG station under a lease agreement with the State of California South Coast Air Quality Management District (“SCAQMD”) in Diamond Bar, California. As of June 30, 2017, El Toro ceased operations. The Company discontinued construction of Blaine during the fourth quarter of 2017. During February 2018, the Company entered into a management agreement with a third-party to operate Diamond Bar, and the Company is currently negotiating with the third party for the sale of the station.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

EAF was originally organized on March 28, 2012 under the name Clean-n-Green Alternative Fuels, LLC” in the State of Delaware. Effective May 1, 2012, EAF changed its name to “Environmental Alternative Fuels, LLC.” EVO CNG LLC, EAF’s wholly owned subsidiary, was originally organized in the State of Delaware on April 1, 2013 under the name “EVO Trillium, LLC” and subsequently changed its name to “EVO CNG, LLC” effective March 1, 2016. Together, EAF and EVO CNG LLC operate six compressed natural gas fueling stations located in California, Texas, Arizona and Wisconsin.

 

Thunder Ridge was founded in Missouri in 2000. Its primary business is interstate highway contract routes operated for the United States Postal Service (“USPS”).

 

The Company was incorporated in the State of Delaware on October 22, 2010.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of EVO, Inc. and its subsidiaries Titan, Thunder Ridge, and EAF, Titan’s wholly owned subsidiaries, El Toro, Diamond Bar and Blaine, Thunder Ridge’s wholly owned subsidiary Thunder Ridge Logistics, LLC and EAF’s wholly owned subsidiary, EVO CNG. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements include some amounts that are based on management’s best estimates and judgments. The most significant estimates relate to revenue recognition, goodwill along with long-lived intangible asset valuations and impairment assessments, debt discount, purchase price allocation related to the Thunder Ridge acquisition, contingencies and going concern. These estimates may be adjusted as more current information becomes available, and any adjustment could be significant.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Accounts Receivable

 

The Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts equal to the estimated uncollectible amounts. The Company’s estimate is based on historical collection experience and a review of the current status of the accounts receivable. It is reasonably possible that the Company’s estimate of the allowance for doubtful accounts will change and that losses ultimately incurred could differ materially from the amounts estimated in determining the allowance. For the six months ended June 30, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company has recorded an allowance of $36,000 and $37,007, respectively.

 

Federal Alternative Fuels Tax Credit Receivable

 

Federal Alternative Fuels Tax Credit (“AFTC”) (formerly known as Volumetric Excise Tax Credit) receivable are the excise tax refunds to be received from the Federal Government for CNG fuel sales.

 

For 2017, the AFTC credit was $0.50 per gasoline gallon equivalent of CNG that is sold as a vehicle fuel. This incentive originally expired on December 31, 2016 but was retroactively extended through December 31, 2017 as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

 

Concentrations of Credit Risk

 

The Company grants credit in the normal course of business to customers in the United States. The Company periodically performs credit analysis and monitors the financial condition of its customers to reduce credit risk. As of June 30, 2018 and 2017, one and four customers accounted for 94% and 83% of the Company’s total accounts receivable, and one and five customers accounted for and 71% and 91% of the Company’s total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

 

Thunder Ridge generated revenues from three different contract locations, which represent approximately 33%, 13%, and 11%, respectively, of total revenues for the one month ended June 30, 2018.

 

For the one month ended June 30, 2018, Thunder Ridge had one vendor accounting for 16% of total accounts payable.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Goodwill and Intangibles

 

Goodwill

 

The Company evaluates goodwill on an annual basis in the fourth quarter or more frequently if management believes indicators of impairment exist. Such indicators could include but are not limited to 1) a significant adverse change in legal factors or in business climate, 2) unanticipated competition, or 3) an adverse action or assessment by a regulator. The Company first assesses qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill. If management concludes that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, management conducts a two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. The first step of the impairment test involves comparing the fair value of the applicable reporting unit with its carrying value. The Company estimates the fair values of its reporting units using a combination of the income or discounted cash flows approach and the market approach, which utilizes comparable companies’ data. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, management performs the second step of the goodwill impairment test. The second step of the goodwill impairment test involves comparing the implied fair value of the affected reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying value of that goodwill. The amount by which the carrying value of the goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, if any, is recognized as an impairment loss. For the year ended December 31, 2017 the Company’s evaluation of goodwill resulted in an impairment of $3,993,730. The Company’s evaluation of goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 2018 resulted in no impairment.

 

Intangibles

 

Intangible assets consist of finite lived and indefinite lived intangibles. The Company’s finite lived intangibles include favorable leases, customer relationships and the trade names. Finite lived intangibles are amortized over their estimated useful lives. For the Company’s lease related intangibles, the estimated useful life is based on the agreement of a one-time payment of $1 and the term of the mortgages, of the properties owned by the Company of approximately five years. For the Company’s trade names and customer list the estimated lives are based on life cycle of a customer of approximately 5 years, The Company evaluates the recoverability of the finite lived intangibles whenever an impairment indicator is present. For the year ended December 31, 2017 the test results indicated an impairment of $106,270 to customer lists. The Company’s evaluation of intangibles for the six months ended June 30, 2018 resulted in no impairment.

 

Assets Held for Sale

 

The Company classifies assets as being held for sale when the following criteria are met: management has committed to a plan to sell the asset; the asset is available for immediate sale in its present condition; an active program to locate a buyer and other actions required to complete the plan to sell the asset have been initiated; the sale of the asset is highly probable, and transfer of the asset is expected to qualify for recognition as a completed sale, within one year; the asset is being actively marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value; and actions required to complete the plan indicate that it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn.

 

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EVO TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SERVICES, INC

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Deposits

 

Deposits consist of security deposits for leases on trucks, trailers and property, repairs and maintenance, and other deposits which are contractually required and of a long-term nature.

 

Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company evaluates the recoverability of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that an asset’s carrying amount may not be recoverable. Such circumstances could include but are not limited to (1) a significant decrease in the market value of an asset, (2) a significant adverse change in the extent or manner in which an asset is used, or (3) an accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition of an asset. The Company measures the carrying amount of the asset against the estimated undiscounted future cash flows associated with it. Should the sum of the expected future net cash flows be less than the carrying value of the asset being evaluated, an impairment loss would be recognized. The impairment loss would be calculated as the amount by which the carrying value of the asset exceeds its fair value. The fair value is measured based on quoted market prices, if available. If quoted market prices are not available, the estimate of fair value is based on various valuation techniques, including the discounted value of estimated future cash flows. The evaluation of asset impairment requires the Company to make assumptions about future cash flows over the life of the asset being evaluated. These assumptions require significant judgment and actual results may differ from assumed and estimated amounts. The Company assess the useful lives and possible impairment of the fixed assets when an event occurs that may trigger such review. Factors considered important which could trigger a review include:

 

● Significant under-performance of the stations or transportation service contracts relative to historical or projected future operating results;

 

● Significant negative economic trends in the CNG industry or freight trucking services industry; and

 

● Identification of other impaired assets within a reporting unit.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded asset impairment charges of $806,217 related to El Toro. No triggering events occurred during the six months ended June 30, 2018 that required an impairment analysis for long-lived assets. Accordingly, no impairment loss was recorded.

 

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EVO TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SERVICES, INC

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Hedging Activities

 

The Company periodically enters into commodity derivative contracts to manage its exposure to gas price volatility.

 

GAAP requires recognition of all derivative instruments on the balance sheets as either assets or liabilities measured at fair value. Subsequent changes in a derivative’s fair value are recognized currently in earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met. Gains and losses on derivative hedging instruments must be recorded in either other comprehensive income or current earnings, depending on the nature and designation of the instrument.

 

Management of the Company has determined that the administrative effort required to account for derivative instruments as cash flow hedges is greater than the financial statement presentation benefit. As a result, the Company marks its derivative instruments to fair value and records the changes in fair value as a component of other income and expense. Cash settlements from the Company’s price risk management activities are likewise shown as a component of other income and expense and as a component of operating cash flows on the statements of cash flows.

 

Net Loss per Share of Common Stock

 

Basic net loss per share of common stock attributable to common stockholders is calculated by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Potentially dilutive shares, which are based on the weighted-average shares of common stock underlying outstanding stock-based awards, warrants and convertible senior notes using the treasury stock method or the if-converted method, as applicable, are included when calculating diluted net loss per share of common stock attributable to common stockholders when their effect is dilutive.

 

The following table presents the potentially dilutive shares that were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share of common stock attributable to common stockholders, because their effect was anti-dilutive:

 

   

Three Months Ended

June 30,

   

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
                         
Stock-based awards     4,100,000          -       4,100,000       -  
Warrants     999,999       -       2,239,999       103,334  

 

Adoption of the New Revenue Recognition

 

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606) (“Topic 606” or “new guidance”) retrospectively. The adoption of Topic 606 did not have a material impact to our condensed consolidated financial statements. The new guidance has no impact on the timing or classification of the Company’s cash flows as reported in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations in future periods. The Company did not record any adjustments applying Topic 606.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue for CNG when control of the promised goods is transferred to its customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration to which it expects to be entitled in exchange for the goods. The Company is generally the principal in its customer contracts as it has control over the goods prior to them being transferred to the customer, and as such, revenue is recognized on a gross basis. The Company disaggregates revenue by station, as we believe this best depicts the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of our revenues and cash flows are affected by economic factors.

 

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EVO TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SERVICES, INC

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good to the customer and is the unit of account in Topic 606. The performance obligations that comprise a majority of the Company’s total CNG revenue consist of sale of fuel to a customer. The primary method used to estimate the standalone selling price for fuel is observable standalone sales, and is the primary method used to estimate the standalone selling.

 

The Company’s CNG is sold pursuant to contractual commitments. These contracts typically include a stand-ready obligation to supply natural gas daily. The Company recognizes revenue over time for the fuel sales because the customer receives and consumes the benefits provided by the Company’s performance as the stand-ready obligations are being performed.

 

Payment terms and conditions vary by contract type. For substantially all the Company’s contracts under which it receives volume-related revenue, the timing of revenue recognition does not differ from the timing of invoicing. As a result, the Company has determined these contracts generally do not include a significant financing component.

 

There was no impairment loss recognized on any of the CNG receivables arising from customer contracts for the six months ended June 30, 2018.

 

Thunder Ridge generates revenue from transportation services under contracts with customers, generally on a rate per mile basis from the point of origin to the destination of the delivery. The Company’s performance obligation arises from the annualized contract to transport a customer’s freight and is satisfied upon delivery. The transaction price is based on the awarded agreement for the multi-year contract that adjusts monthly for fuel pricing indexes. Each delivery represents a distinct service that is a separately identified performance obligation for each contract. The Company often provides additional deliveries for customers outside of the annual contract. That revenue is recognized upon delivery on a rate per mile basis.

 

Revenues are recognized over time as satisfaction of the promised contractual delivery agreement is completed, in an amount that reflects the rate per mile set in the contract. The revenue recognition methods described align with the recognition of our associated expenses contained in the statement of operations.

 

Gain on Extinguishment of Liabilities and Interest

 

Gain on extinguishment of liabilities consists of the gain the Company recognized on the extinguishment of accounts payable that were incurred for which the Company deemed the probability of collection to be remote or that management has negotiated a settlement. The Company recognized a gain on extinguishment of liabilities and related party interest in the amounts of $657,498 and $157,330, respectively for the six months ended June 30, 2018.

 

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EVO TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SERVICES, INC

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company recognizes deferred tax liabilities and assets based on the differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in future years. The Company’s temporary differences result primarily from depreciation and amortization.

 

The Company evaluates its tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Company’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions will more likely than not be sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are not recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Interest and penalties, if applicable, are recorded in the period assessed as general and administrative expenses. No interest or penalties have been assessed for the six months ended June 30, 2018 or the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities. Deferred taxes are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of the enactment.

 

In evaluating the ultimate realization of deferred income tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that the deferred income tax assets will be realized. Management establishes a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred income tax assets will not be utilized.  The ultimate realization of deferred income tax assets is dependent on the generation of future taxable income, which must occur prior to the expiration of the net operating loss carryforwards.

 

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”) was signed into law on December 22, 2017. The Tax Act includes significant changes to the U.S. corporate income tax system, including limitations on the deductibility of interest expense and executive compensation, eliminating the corporate alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) and changing how existing AMT credits can be realized, changing the rules related to uses and limitations of net operating loss carryforwards created in tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, and the transition of U.S. international taxation from a worldwide tax system to a territorial tax system. The Company’s accounting for the following elements of the Tax Act is incomplete, and it is not yet able to make reasonable estimates of the effects. Therefore, no provisional adjustments were recorded.

 

The Company must assess whether valuation allowances assessments are affected by various aspects of the Tax Act. Since, as discussed above, the Company has recorded no amounts related to certain portions of the Tax Act, any corresponding determination of the need for or change in a valuation allowance has not been completed and no changes to valuation allowances as a result of the Tax Act have been recorded.

 

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EVO TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SERVICES, INC

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In March 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Boards (FASB) issued ASU 2018-05, “Income Taxes (Topic 740) which provides for amendments to the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB 118”), which provides guidance on accounting for tax effects of the Tax Act. ASU 2018-05 and SAB 118 provides a measurement period that should not extend beyond one year from the Tax Act enactment date for companies to complete the accounting under ASC 740. In accordance with ASU 2018-05 and SAB 118, a company must reflect the income tax effects of those aspects of the Tax Act for which the accounting under ASC 740 is complete. To the extent that a company’s accounting for certain income tax effects of the Tax Act is incomplete but it is able to determine a reasonable estimate, it must record a provisional estimate to be included in the financial statements. If a company cannot determine a provisional estimate to be included in the financial statements, it should continue to apply ASC 740 on the basis of the provision of the tax laws that were in effect immediately before the enactment of the Tax Act. Management has evaluated the relevant provisions of the Tax Act to the Company and accounted for the federal impacts in the financial statements as of June 30, 2018. The state tax provisional amount is subject to change based on how states conform to the Tax Act, as that information is not readily available for certain states at this time. Any revisions to the estimated impacts of the Tax Act will be recorded quarterly until the computations are complete, which is expected to be no later than the fourth quarter of 2018.

 

In July 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2017-11, “Earnings Per Share (Topic 260); Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480); Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): (Part 1) Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features, (Part II) Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Non-controlling Interests with a Scope Exception” (“ASU 2017-11”). Part I relates to the accounting for certain financial instruments with down round features in Subtopic 815-40, which is considered in determining whether an equity-linked financial instrument qualifies for a scope exception from derivative accounting. Down round features are features of certain equity-linked instruments (or embedded features) that result in the strike price being reduced based on the pricing of future equity offerings. An entity still is required to determine whether instruments would be classified as equity under the guidance in Subtopic 815-40 in determining whether they qualify for that scope exception. If they do qualify, freestanding instruments with down round features are no longer classified as liabilities. ASU 2017-11 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted, including in an interim period. The Company does not plan early adoption of this update and does not expect the adoption of the update to materially change its current accounting methods and therefore the Company does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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EVO TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SERVICES, INC

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) (“ASU 2017-04”), Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. To simplify the subsequent measurement of goodwill, the amendments eliminate Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. The annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test is performed by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An impairment charge should be recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. In addition, income tax effects from any tax-deductible goodwill on the carrying amount of the reporting unit should be considered when measuring the goodwill impairment loss, if applicable. The guidance is effective for annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company does not plan early adoption of this update and does not expect the adoption of the update to materially change its current accounting methods and therefore the Company does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases” (“ASU 2016-02”), which will require lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases that are not short-term in nature. For a lessor, the accounting applied is also largely unchanged from previous guidance. The new rules will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2019. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact the amendment will have on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

Subsequent Events

 

The Company has evaluated all subsequent events through the auditors’ report date, which is the date the financial statements were available for issuance. With the exception of those matters discussed in Notes 1, 7, 8, 11, 12,and 14, there were no material subsequent events that required recognition or additional disclosure in these financial statements.

 

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EVO TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SERVICES, INC

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 2 – Business Combination

 

EAF

 

On February 1, 2017, the Company entered into a securities exchange agreement (the “EAF Exchange Agreement”) with Environmental Alternative Fuels, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“EAF”), EVO CNG, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of EAF (“EVO”), pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the membership interests in EAF (the “EAF Interests”) from the EAF Members. EAF, together with EVO, is a compressed natural gas fueling station company with six fueling stations in California, Texas, Arizona and Wisconsin. The EAF Exchange Agreement further aligns the Company’s business model to acquire existing CNG stations.

 

As consideration for the EAF Interests, the Company issued a promissory note to an EAF member in the principal amount of $3.8 million (the “Senior Promissory Note”) that bears interest at 7.5%, with a default interest rate of 12.5% per year and has a maturity date of the earlier of (a) the date that is ten days after the initial closing of a private offering of capital stock of the Company in an amount not less than $10 million (a “Private Offering”); (b) December 31, 2017 or a (c) declaration by the noteholder of an event of default under the Senior Promissory Note. During April 2018 the promissory note’s maturity was extended until July 2019.

 

Also, as consideration for the EAF Interests, the Company issued convertible promissory notes to the EAF Members in the aggregate principal amount of $9.5 million (the “Convertible Notes”). The Convertible Notes bear interest at 1.5% per year and have a maturity date of February 1, 2026.

 

In connection with the closing of the EAF Exchange Agreement, on February 1, 2017, the Company issued promissory notes to the EAF Members in the aggregate principal amount of $250,000 that bear interest at 6% per annum. During April 2018 the notes were paid in full.

 

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EVO TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SERVICES, INC

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Thunder Ridge

 

On June 1, 2018, pursuant to the Thunder Ridge Purchase Agreement, The Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Thunder Ridge for total consideration of $5,492,271 as outlined below. Thunder Ridge is based in Springfield, Missouri and is engaged in the business of fulfilling government contracts for freight trucking services and includes operations in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Tennessee, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas. With the acquisition, Thunder Ridge became a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVO, Inc.

 

The Company expects the acquisition to increase the Company’s scale and improve margins due to combined revenues and operations, which will produce operational synergies with the CNG stations and the freight trucking services, which is the basis for the acquisition and comprises the resulting recording of goodwill. In addition, acquired intangible assets include USPS contracts and the trademark. While the Company expects its financial condition to improve after the acquisition, Thunder Ridge has a history of operating losses as well, and the Company has incurred additional debt for this transaction.

 

As consideration for the Thunder Ridge shares, the Company issued a promissory note dated June 1, 2018 in the principal amount of $2,500,000 to Peck (the “TR Note”). The TR Note bears interest at 6% per year with a default interest rate of 9% per year and has a maturity date of the earlier of (a) the date the Company raises $40,000,000 in public or private offerings of debt or equity; (b) December 31, 2018 and (c) termination of Peck’s employment with the Company by the Company without cause or by Peck for good reason. The TR Note is secured by all of the assets of Thunder Ridge pursuant to a security agreement dated June 1, 2018 between the Company, Thunder Ridge, and Peck and is also secured by the Thunder Ridge Shares (“TR Shares”).

 

The Company also agreed to repay a $450,000 line of credit on behalf of Thunder Ridge to the Bank of Missouri, Thunder Ridge’s lender, within ten business days following such time as the Company raises at least $40,000,000 in a public or private debt or equity offering. In addition, approximately $2.8 million of Thunder Ridge’s working capital deficit remained outstanding following completion of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement. The line of credit had a balance of $421,739 on June 1, 2018.

 

If the Company fails to repay the amounts outstanding under the TR Note or the $450,000 on or before December 31, 2018, Peck has the right to require the Company to return the TR Shares and effectively rescind the sale of the TR Shares to the Company.

 

As additional consideration for the TR Shares and pursuant to a subscription agreement with Peck, on June 1, 2018, the Company issued to Peck (a) 500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”) and (b) the following warrants: (i) a warrant to purchase 333,333 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.00 per share (the “$3.00 Warrant”), (ii) a warrant to purchase 333,333 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share (the “$5.00 Warrant”), and (iii) a warrant to purchase 333,333 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $7.00 per share (the “$7.00 Warrant,” and together with the $3.00 Warrant and $5.00 Warrant, the “Warrants”). The Warrants are exercisable as follows: (a) for the $3.00 Warrant, for five years from the first anniversary of the date of issuance, (b) for the $5.00 Warrant, for five years from the second anniversary of the date of issuance, and (c) for the $7.00 Warrant, for five years from the third anniversary of the date of issuance. The common stock issued was valued at $1,250,000 and the warrants’ estimated fair value using the Black Scholes pricing model was $1,742,271.

 

The fair value of the warrants is estimated on the date of issuance using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which requires the input of subjective assumptions, including the expected 5-year term of the warrants, expected stock price volatility, and expected dividends. These estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. Expected volatilities used in the valuation model are based on the average volatility of the Company’s stock. The risk-free rate for the expected term of the option is based on the United States Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

 

The Company is evaluating but expects the goodwill and other intangibles will likely be deductible for income tax purposes.

 

The Company has not provided the allocation of intangible assets as required under ASC 805-10-50-2 because the accounting for this business combination was incomplete at the time the financial statements were issued.

 

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EVO TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SERVICES, INC

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

The following unaudited table summarizes the preliminary fair value allocation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date which were based on the best information available at the time the financial statements were issued and is subject to change.

 

Cash   $ (229,738 )
Accounts receivable, net     2,051,514  
Accounts receivable other     68,074  
Prepaids     81,969  
Goodwill and other intangibles     8,307,491  
Property and equipment     209,819  
Deposits and other assets     205,113  
Line-of-credit     (421,739 )
Accounts payable     (797,573 )
Other accrued liabilities     (1,564,964 )
Factored accounts receivable     (1,230,679 )
Fuel advance     (1,000,000 )
Long-term debt     (187,016 )
Promissory notes – stockholder     (2,500,000 )
Common stock issued     (1,250,000 )
Warrants     (1,742,271 )

 

The following unaudited pro forma summary presents consolidated information of the Company as if the business combination had occurred on January 1, 2017. The pro forma information is presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved had the acquisition been consummated as of that time or that may result in the future. Following the acquisition, management is evaluating segment accounting for the Company.

 

    Three months ended
June 30,
    Six months ended
June 30,
 
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Revenues                        
As reported   $ 2,353,156     $ 593,487     $ 2,673,952     $ 1,070,714  
Pro forma   $ 6,307,020     $ 4,763,619     $ 12,995,672     $ 9,410,977  
                                 
Net loss                                
As reported   $ (2,648,537 )   $ (638,644 )   $ (2,545,820 )   $ (1,431,022 )
Pro forma   $ (3,379,520 )   $ (1,528,874 )   $ (2,367,132 )   $ (2,321,252 )
                                 
Basic loss per share                                
As reported   $ (1.38 )   $ (1.51 )   $ (1.76 )   $ (3.19 )
Pro forma   $ (2.34 )   $ (1.61 )   $ (1.64 )   $ (2.45 )

 

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EVO TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SERVICES, INC

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 3 - Balance Sheet Disclosures

 

Accounts receivable are summarized as follows:

 

    June 30,     December 31,  
    2018     2017  
    (Unaudited)          
Accounts receivable   $ 2,220,676     $ 187,426  
Allowance for doubtful accounts     (36,000 )     (37,007 )
    $ 2,184,676     $ 150,419  

 

Property, equipment and land are summarized as follows:

 

    June 30,
2018
    December 31, 2017  
    (Unaudited)        
Equipment   $ 3,919,589     $ 3,919,589  
Buildings     3,259,179       3,259,179  
Land     975,899       975,899  
Transportation equipment     129,051       -  
Vehicles     58,866       -  
Computer equipment     37,627       37,627  
Trailers     21,454       -  
Equipment     448       -  
      8,402,113       8,192,294  
Less accumulated depreciation     (699,606 )     (451,871 )
    $ 7,702,507     $ 7,740,423  

 

Depreciation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 was $247,734 and $298,786, respectively.

 

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EVO TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SERVICES, INC

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Intangible assets consist of the following:

 

    June 30,     December 31,  
    2018     2017  
    (Unaudited)          
Goodwill   $ 8,307,491     $ 3,993,730  
Favorable lease     307,000       307,000  
Customer relationships     113,730       113,730  
Trade names     86,000       86,000  
      8,814,221       4,500,460  
Less impairment     -       (4,100,000 )
Less amortization     (323,313 )     (55,176 )
    $ 8,490,908     $ 345,284  

 

Amortization expense for the six ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 was $161,868 and $52,500, respectively. Future amortization expense will be approximately as follows:

 

At June 30,      
2018 (remainder of the year)   $ 75,900  
2019     111,100  
2020     106,000  
2021     10,200  
    $ 303,200  

 

The Company will include Thunder Ridge future amortization expense with the completion of the accounting for the business combination.

 

Accrued expenses consist of the following:

 

    June 30,     December 31,  
    2018     2017  
  (Unaudited)        
Compensation and related payroll taxes   $ 809,922     $ 72,420  
Federal alternative fuels tax credit     507,007       562,513  
Professional fees     237,343       479,890  
Interest     82,621       -  
Other     34,093       28,138  
Credit cards     28,550       12,527  
Deferred rent     8,822       13,233  
Excise tax     4,990       -  
    $ 1,713,348     $ 1,168,721  

 

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EVO TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SERVICES, INC

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 4 - Related Party Transactions

 

Accounts Payable - Related Party

 

The Company’s accounts payable - related party consist of guaranteed payments and expense reimbursement to members. Accounts payable - related party was $485,279 and $409,838 as of June 30, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017, respectively.

 

Advance From Related Party

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017, an EVO CNG member advanced $370,359 to the Company.

 

Accrued Interest - Related Party

 

The Company’s accrued interest - related party is the accrued interest payments on stockholders’ and related party debt. Accrued interest - related party was $772,213 and $927,421 at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. During April 2018, the Company converted subordinated convertible junior and senior notes payable to stockholders and related interest of $2,052,816 into 548,360 shares of common stock. As a result of the conversion, the Company realized a gain on the extinguishments of accrued interest of $157,330, which was recognized the six months ended June 30, 2018.

 

Note 5 - Fuel Advance

 

The Company signed an agreement with a supplier on August 31, 2017 in which $1,000,000 was advanced and received by the Company in 2017. The advance bears interest at 8.5% and is collateralized by substantially all of the Company assets. As the Company purchases fuel from the supplier’s station, the Company reduces its fuel advance liability by $0.25 per gallon. Purchases made during the six months ended June 30, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017 were nominal. With the acquisition, the agreement terms were extended from December 31, 2018 to June 2021.

 

Note 6 - Factored Accounts Receivable  

 

Thunder Ridge has entered into an agreement to factor a portion of its accounts receivable. This agreement allows the Company, from time to time, to pledge accounts receivable in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000. This agreement provides the Company an initial advance of ninety-five percent of the gross amount of each receivable pledged. Upon collection of the receivable, the Company receives an additional residual payment net of fixed and variable financing charges. The Company has $1,263,475 of its accounts receivable pledged that remained uncollected for the six months ended June 30, 2018, as shown in the current liability section of the balance sheet as Factored accounts receivable.

 

Note 7 - Lines-of-Credit

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company had two line-of-credit agreements with a bank that provided for a borrowing capacity of approximately $425,000. Amounts outstanding bear interest at 6.75% and are secured by equipment. Subsequently, the Company extended the maturity from July 2018 to October 2018. As of June 30, 2018, the outstanding balance was $421,739.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 8 - Long-Term Debt

 

Long-term debt consists of:

 

    June 30,     December 31,  
    2018     2017  
    (Unaudited)        
$1,300,000 SBA note payable issued December 31, 2014, with interest at 5.50% for the first five years, then adjusted to the SBA LIBOR base rate, plus 2.35% for the remaining five years. The note required interest only payments for the first twelve months and commencing during January 2016 calls for monthly principle and interest payments of $15,288. The note matures March 2024, is secured by substantially all of Titan’s business assets and is personally guaranteed by certain stockholders. The note is a co-borrower arrangement between Titan and El Toro with the proceeds received by El Toro. The Company issued 35,491 units (equivalent to 31,203 common shares) in Titan as compensation for the guarantee. The Company was in violation of the note’s covenants as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.   $ 1,014,089     $ 1,093,691  
Six subordinated convertible senior notes payable to stockholders (“Senior Bridge Notes”) with interest at 16%. During April 2018, $621,556 of the Senior Bridge Notes and related interest of $67,402 were converted into 275,583 shares of common stock, with interest forgiveness of $73,741. On July 31, 2018 the remaining Senior Bridge notes were paid in full.     800,000       1,421,556  
Nine subordinated convertible junior notes payable to stockholders (“Junior Bridge Notes”) with interest at 12%. During April 2018, $1,166,373 of the Junior Bridge Notes and related interest of $197,485 were converted into 272,777 shares of common stock, with interest forgiveness of $83,589.     -       1,166,373  
Three convertible promissory notes to stockholders with interest at 12%, with maturity on or after November 2019. At the next equity financing the holder at their discretion may elect to convert the principal and interest at a conversion price equal to the price per security issued in such offering. These notes are also subject to mandatory conversion in the event that the Senior Bridge Notes and Junior Bridge Notes discussed above convert to equity, and any mandatory conversion will be on the same terms as those received by the holders of the Senior Bridge Notes and Junior Bridge Notes. The promissory notes are unsecured. In August 2018, these notes were exchanged for 187,462 units, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and a warrant to purchase one share of common stock.     463,928       437,505  
A promissory note to a former EAF member with interest at 7.5%, with an original maturity of December 2017, ten days after the initial closing of a private offering of capital stock of the Company in an amount not less than $10 million or at discretion of the member.  Subsequent to year end the promissory note’s maturity date was extended to July 2019.     3,800,000       3,800,000  
A promissory note to a former EAF member with interest at 7.5%, with maturity during February 2020, the note is guaranteed by substantially all the assets of the Company.     4,000,000       4,000,000  
Four promissory notes to former EAF members paid in full during April 2018.     -       250,000  
Four promissory notes to former EAF members with interest at 1.5%, with maturity during February 2026.  The promissory notes are convertible into 1,400,000 shares. These convertible promissory notes are secured by substantially all of the assets of EAF. The Company imputed an interest rate of 5.1% on the promissory notes. The discount is accreted over the period from the date of issuance to the date the promissory notes are due using the effective interest rate method.     9,500,000       9,500,000  
Five notes payable to banks with interest ranging from 2.99% to 6.75%, with monthly payments of principal and interest ranging between $716 and $4,345, and maturity dates between June 2020 and January 2023.  The notes are collateralized by equipment.     182,570       -  
$2,500,000 promissory note - stockholder with interest at 6% and a maturity date of the earlier of (a) the date the Company raises $40,000,000 in public or private offerings of debt or equity; (b) December 31, 2018 and (c) termination of Peck’s employment with the Company by the Company without cause or by Peck for good reason. The note is collateralized by all of the assets of Thunder Ridge.     2,498,348       -  
Total debt     22,258,935       21,669,125  
Debt discount     (4,023,008 )     (4,257,358 )
      18,235,927       17,411,767  
Less current portion*     (4,350,041 )     (2,765,247 )
Long term portion   $ 13,885,886     $ 14,646,520  

 

* Of our total indebtedness of approximately $22,300,000 as of June 30, 2018, $4,350,041 is classified as current debt. We are in violation of the covenants related to the SBA loan. We have not received a waiver with respect to those covenant violations for the six months ended June 30, 2018 or December 31, 2017.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Maturities of long-term obligations are as follows:

 

    Related Party Notes     Other Notes     Total  
At June 30,                  
2018   $ 3,298,348     $ 1,051,693     $ 4,350,041  
2019     4,263,928       69,780       4,333,708  
2020     4,000,000       50,712       4,050,712  
2021     -       17,338       17,338  
2022     -       7,136       7,136  
2023     -       -       -  
Thereafter     9,500,000       -       9,500,000  
    $ 21,062,276     $ 1,196,659     $ 22,258,935  

 

Note 9 - Derivative Instruments

 

The Company periodically enters into various commodity hedging instruments to mitigate a portion of the effect of natural gas price fluctuations, as summarized in the table below. Open derivative positions are accounted for on a fair value basis at the consolidated balance sheet date, and any unrealized gain or loss is included in other expense on the consolidated statement of operations. Gains and losses from settled transactions are also recorded in other expense on the consolidated statement of operations. The Company does not have any derivative contracts designated as cash flow hedges.

 

The following table summarizes the fair value of the derivatives recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, by category.

 

    Fair Value at
June 30,
 
   

2018

(unaudited)

 
Current commodity derivative liability   $ 25,960  

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

As of June 30, 2018, the Company was party to one open derivative position outstanding summarized below:

 

Type   Term   Volume
Hedged (Dth)
    Index   Fixed Price
($/Dth)
 
Swap   March 2015 - February 2019     95,000     NYM-LDS   $ 3.82  

 

Note 10 - Fair Value Measurements

 

Authoritative guidance defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The guidance establishes a 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 pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on the reliability of the inputs as follows:

 

Level 1: Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

Level 2: Quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities that are observable for the asset or liability; or

 

Level 3: Unobservable pricing inputs that are generally less observable from objective sources, such as discounted cash flow models or valuations

 

The following assets are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Derivative liability   $ -     $ 25,960     $ -     $ 25,960  

 

The fair value of these derivative swap contracts is based on market prices posted on the New York Mercantile Exchange for natural gas. The Company determines the fair value of its derivative instruments under the income approach using a discounted cash flow model. The valuation model requires a variety of inputs, including contractual terms, projected natural gas prices, discount rates, and credit risk adjustments, as appropriate. The Company’s estimates of fair value of derivatives include consideration of the counterparty’s creditworthiness, the Company’s creditworthiness, and the time value of money. The consideration of these factors results in an estimated exit price for each derivative asset or liability under a marketplace participant’s view. All of the significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly; therefore, the Company’s derivative instruments are included within the Level 2 fair value hierarchy.

 

Note 11 - Stockholders’ Equity

 

On March 2, 2018, the Company issued 1,000,000 Units (the “Units”) at a price of $2.50 per Unit for an aggregate purchase price of $2,500,000 pursuant to the terms of a subscription agreement between the Company and an investor. Each Unit consists of (i) one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), and (ii) a detachable warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share exercisable for five years from the date of issuance. The Company estimated the value of the warrants to be approximately $1,088,000 through the Black Scholes Pricing Model. The Company did not pay any commissions in connection with the sale of these Units.

 

During March 2018, the Company entered into a Share Escrow Agreement (the “Escrow Agreement”) with certain of the Company’s stockholder’s, including entities affiliated with a director of the Company, and the Company’s former president. Pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement, the stockholders party to the agreement placed an aggregate of 240,000 shares of Common Stock in escrow, to be held by the Company until such time as one or more third parties offer to purchase the escrowed shares and the Company approves such purchase or purchases. 75% of the proceeds of the sale or sales of the escrowed shares will be paid to the Company and will be used by the Company first to repay any amounts outstanding under the SBA loan, and the remaining 25% of the proceeds will be paid pro rata to the stockholders party to the Escrow Agreement. In connection with the Escrow Agreement, the Company issued 240,000 warrants to purchase Common Stock to the stockholders party to the Escrow Agreement, which warrants have an exercise price of $6.11 per share and are exercisable for a period of five years.

  

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

  

On October 9, 2017, management of the Company terminated the employment of the Company’s president. In connection with his termination, the Company and former president entered into a Mutual Separation Agreement dated October 9, 2017 (the “Separation Agreement”). Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, the Company and former president agreed that (i) his last day of employment with the Company was October 9, 2017, (ii) he will be paid an aggregate of $97,069 within ten business days after the Company raises an aggregate of $2 million in any combination of public or private debt or equity securities offerings, and (iii) in satisfaction of $240,276 of deferred compensation, the Company will issue 89,092 shares of its common stock within ten business days after the Company raises an aggregate of $2 million in any combination of public or private debt or equity securities offerings. The stock has not been issued as of June 30, 2018 and the $97,069 payment has not been rendered. The balance is included in accounts payable – related party.

 

Series A Preferred Stock

 

On April 13, 2018, the Company issued 100,000 shares of Series A Preferred stock (“Preferred Stock”) to a related party in return for advisory services rendered to the Company. The fair value of the services rendered was assessed at $300,000.

 

Dividends

Generally, the holders of the Preferred Stock are entitled to receive if, when, and as declared by the board of directors, an annual non-compounding dividend, payable at the rate of eight percent (8.0%) and payable quarterly in arrears in cash, or, at the Company’s option, an annual non-compounding dividend of twelve percent (12.0%), payable quarterly in arrears in the form of shares of Preferred Stock at a rate of $3.00 per share. Such dividends will begin to accrue as of the date on which the Preferred Stock is issued and will accrue whether or not declared and whether or not there will be funds legally available for the payment of dividends. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company accrued $5,129 in dividends.

 

Accrued and unpaid dividends upon conversion will automatically be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”). An assumed value of $3.00 per share of common stock will be used to determine the number of shares of common stock to be issued for such accrued and unpaid dividends.

 

Liquidation Preference

In the event of any liquidation the holders of record of shares of Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distributions of any assets of the Company to the holders of the common stock out of the assets of the Company legally available therefore, three dollars ($3.00) per share of Preferred Stock, plus accrued and unpaid dividends on each share of Preferred Stock.

 

Redemption

At the option of the holder and upon written notice to the Company, the Preferred Stock will be redeemable at any time after August 1, 2018 at the liquidation price plus all declared and unpaid dividends. In addition, the Company will have an ongoing right to purchase all or any portion of the outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock.

 

Voting Rights

Generally, holders of shares of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote with the holders of common stock as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders and are entitled to fifteen (15) votes for each share of Preferred Stock held on the record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to vote or, if no record date is established, on the date the vote is taken.

 

Conversion Rights

Each share of Preferred Stock will convert to one fully paid and nonassessable share of the Company’s common stock at any time at the option of the holder or the Company, subject to adjustments for stock dividends, splits, combinations and similar events. If the closing price on all domestic securities exchanges on which the Common Stock may at the time be listed exceeds six dollars ($6.00) per share for thirty (30) consecutive trading days and the daily trading volume of the common stock is at least twenty thousand (20,000) shares for that same period, each share of Preferred Stock will automatically convert to one share of the Company’s common stock. The conversion rights require the Company to present the Preferred Stock in the mezzanine level of the accompanying balance sheet.

  

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Stock Options

 

On April 12, 2018, the Company’s board of directors approved the EVO Transportation and Energy Services, Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”) pursuant to which a total of 4,250,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance to eligible employees, consultants, and directors of the Company. Further, on August 13, 2018, the Board approved the Company’s Amended and Restated 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Amended 2018 Plan”), which amends and restates the Company’s 2018 Stock Incentive Plan. The Amended 2018 Plan increased options available for grant from 4,250,000 to 6,250,000.

 

The 2018 Plan provides for awards of non-statutory stock options, incentive stock options, and restrictive stock awards within the meaning of Section 422 of the IRC and stock purchase rights to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

The 2018 Plan is administered by the board of directors, which has the authority to select the individuals to whom awards will be granted and to determine whether and to what extent stock options and stock purchase rights are to be granted, the number of shares of common stock to be covered by each award, the vesting schedule of stock options (generally straight-line over a period of four years), and all other terms and conditions of each award. Stock options have a maximum term of ten years, and it is the Company’s practice to grant options to employees with exercise prices equal to or greater than the estimated fair market value of its common stock.

 

The board of directors may suspend or terminate the 2018 Plan or any portion thereof at any time, and may amend the 2018 Plan from time to time in such respects as the board of directors may deem advisable in order that incentive awards under the 2018 Plan will conform to any change in applicable laws or regulations or in any other respect the board of directors may deem to be in the best interests of the Company; provided, however, that no amendments to the 2018 Plan will not be effective without approval of the stockholders of the Company if stockholder approval of the amendment is then required pursuant to Section 422 of the Code or the rules of any stock exchange or Nasdaq or similar regulatory body. No termination, suspension or amendment of the 2018 Plan may adversely affect any outstanding incentive award without the consent of the affected participant.

 

Restricted stock awards are made by the issuance to the participant of the actual shares represented by that grant. Any shares of restricted stock issued are registered in the name of the participant and bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to the award. Shares of restricted stock granted under the 2018 Plan may not be sold, transferred, pledged, or assigned until the termination of the applicable period of restriction. After the last day of the period of restriction, shares of restricted stock become freely transferable by the participant. During the period of restriction, a participant holding shares of restricted stock granted under the 2018 Plan may exercise full voting rights with respect to those shares, unless otherwise specified in the applicable award agreement. As of June 30, 2018, there were no shares of restricted stock outstanding.

 

The fair value of each award is estimated on the date of grant. Stock option values are estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which requires the input of subjective assumptions, including the expected term of the option award, expected stock price volatility, and expected dividends. These estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. For purposes of estimating the expected term of options granted, the Company aggregates option recipients into groups that have similar option exercise behavioral traits. Expected volatilities used in the valuation model are based on the average volatility of the Company’s stock. The risk-free rate for the expected term of the option is based on the United States Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The valuation model assumes no dividends. The forfeiture rate has been estimated at 25%. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company has recorded stock-based compensation expense of $383,223 associated with stock options. As of June 30, 2018, the Company has estimated approximately $7,664,468 of future compensation costs related to the unvested portions of outstanding stock options.

 

The following table presents the activity for options outstanding:

 

    Incentive     Weighted  
    Stock     Average  
    Options     Exercise Price  
Outstanding - December 31, 2017     -     $ -  
Granted     4,100,000       2.50  
Forfeited/canceled     -       -  
Exercised     -       -  
Outstanding - June 30, 2018     4,100,000     $ 2.50  

 

The following table presents the composition of options outstanding and exercisable:

 

    Options Outstanding     Options Exercisable  
Range of Exercise Prices   Number     Price*     Life*     Number     Price*  
$2.50     4,100,000     $ 2.50       9.78       -     $ -  
Total - June 30, 2018     4,100,000     $ 2.50       -       -     $ -  

 

*Price and Life reflect the weighted average exercise price and weighted average remaining contractual life, respectively.

  

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used:

 

    June 30,  
    2018  
Approximate risk-free rate     2.67 %
Average expected life     5 years  
Dividend yield     - %
Volatility     103.75 %
Estimated fair value of total options granted   $ 7,664,468  

  

Warrants

 

The fair value of the warrants is estimated on the date of issuance using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which requires the input of subjective assumptions, including the expected 5-year term of the warrants, expected stock price volatility, and expected dividends. These estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. Expected volatilities used in the valuation model are based on the average volatility of the Company’s stock. The risk-free rate for the expected term of the option is based on the United States Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

 

The following table presents the activity for warrants outstanding:

 

          Weighted  
    Number of     Average Exercise  
    Warrants     Price  
Outstanding - December 31, 2016     -     $ -  
Issued     103,334       3.00  
Forfeited/canceled     -       -  
Exercised     -       -  
Outstanding - December 31, 2017     103,334       -  
Issued     2,239,999       3.62  
Forfeited/canceled     -       -  
Exercised     -       -  
Outstanding - June 30, 2018     2,343,333     $ 3.59  

 

All of the outstanding warrants are exercisable and have a weighted average remaining contractual life of 5.60.

  

    June 30,  
    2018  
Approximate risk-free rate     2.67 %
Average expected life     5 years  
Dividend yield     - %
Volatility     103.75 %
Estimated fair value of total warrants granted   $ 3,220,400  

 

Note 12 - Commitments and Contingencies

 

Operating Leases

 

The Company leased office space in Minnesota on a month to month basis with payments of $977 per month through June 2017.

 

Titan entered into an operating lease agreement which expires in February 2019, with an option to extend to February 2024. In November 2014, the lease was amended to add El Toro as a co-lessee. The monthly payments range from $10,000 to $11,604. The lease calls for rent increases over the term of the lease. The Company records rent expense on a straight-line basis using average rent for the term of the lease. The excess of the expense over cash rent paid is shown as deferred rent.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

    

Titan rent expense for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 was approximately $63,000 and $69,000, respectively.

 

Thunder Ridge leases equipment and vehicles under monthly and non-cancelable operating leases. Payments on these leases range between $50 and $3,000 and mature between 2018 and August 2024. Total lease expense for the month ending June 30, 2018 was approximately $312,800.

  

Future minimum lease payments under these leases are approximately as follows:

 

2018 (remainder of the year)   $ 949,500  
2019     1,076,000  
2020     573,000  
2021     130,000  
2022     68,000  
2023     106,000  
    $ 2,902,500  

 

Litigation

 

In the normal course of business, the Company is party to litigation from time to time. The Company maintains insurance to cover certain actions and believes that resolution of such litigation will not have a material adverse effect on the Company.

 

On January 22, 2018, certain holders of Senior Bridge Notes initiated a lawsuit in the District Court of Hennepin County, Minnesota against the Company, certain of its subsidiaries and certain stockholders. The complaint alleges breach of contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, fraud/fraudulent misrepresentation, successor liability, unjust enrichment, and breach of fiduciary duty, and seeks money damages, interest, costs, disbursements, attorneys’ fees and other equitable relief. On July 31, 2018 the lawsuit was settled for approximately $1,072,000.

 

On March 19, 2018, the owners of the property leased by El Toro for the Company’s El Toro station, initiated a lawsuit in the Superior Court of Orange County, California, related to the lease agreement for the El Toro station. The complaint alleges breach of co ntract and seeks money damages, costs, attorneys’ fees and other appropriate relief.

 

Long-Term Take-or-Pay Natural Gas Supply Contracts

 

At June 30, 2018, the Company had commitments to purchase CNG on a take-or-pay basis of approximately $545,000. It is anticipated these are normal purchases that will be necessary for sales, and no cash settlements will be made related to the purchase commitments.

 

Note 13 - Employee Benefit Plan

 

Thunder Ridge maintains a Health, Welfare, and Pension plan for eligible employees in accordance with the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. These payments are earned on all eligible hours up to the maximum of 40 hours per week and are determined based on the hourly rates set by the Department of Labor depending on the employee’s work location and specific vehicle type. Employer contributions for the one month ended June 30, 2018 were $97,553. These amounts are included in cost of labor on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

Note 14 - Subsequent Events

 

Settlement Agreement

 

On July 31, 2018, the Company entered into a Confidential Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release (the “Settlement Agreement”) with certain Senior Bridge Note holders. The Settlement Agreement provides for the withdrawal of any and all allegations in the lawsuit alleging fraud and fraudulent misrepresentation and the dismissal with prejudice of all claims in the Lawsuit, along with a satisfaction of judgment. The Settlement Agreement also provides for various releases among the parties to the Settlement Agreement and their respective representatives, heirs, successors, and assigns. Under the Settlement Agreement, the Company agreed to pay approximately $1,072,000 to the Plaintiffs and to cause all equity owed to the plaintiffs under Senior Bridge Notes to be issued to Plaintiffs. As a result of the Settlement Agreement, the Senior Bridge Notes were terminated.

   

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note Purchase Agreement

 

On July 20, 2018, the Company entered into a Secured Convertible Promissory Note Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company sold a secured convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $3,000,000 (the “Note”) to the holder. The Company paid commissions of $375,856 in connection with the Purchase Agreement and sale of the Note. The Note bears interest at 9%, compounded quarterly, and has a maturity date of July 31, 2019. The Note is secured by all the assets of the Company. The Holder may agree, at its discretion, to add accrued interest to the principal balance of the Note on the first day of each calendar quarter. The Note may not be prepaid prior to the first anniversary of the date of issuance and may be prepaid without penalty after the first anniversary of the date of issuance.

 

The Note is convertible into shares (the “Note Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) at a conversion rate of $2.50 per share of Common Stock at the Holder’s option: 1) at any time after the first anniversary of the date of issuance or 2) at any time within 90 days after a “triggering event,” including a sale, reorganization, merger, or similar transaction where the Company is not the surviving entity. The Note is also subject to mandatory conversion at any time after the first anniversary of the date of issuance if the average volume of shares of Common Stock traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market, NYSE American Market or a higher tier of either exchange is 100,000 or more for the 10 trading days prior to the applicable date.

 

The Purchase Agreement also provides that the Company will prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as promptly as reasonably practical following the issuance date of the Note but in no event later than 45 days following the issuance date, a registration statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”) covering the resale of the Note Shares and the Warrant Shares and as soon as reasonably practical thereafter effect such registration. The Company will be required to pay liquidated damages of 1% of the outstanding principal amount of the Note each 30 days if the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the SEC within 180 days of the filing date of the Registration Statement.

 

As additional consideration for the Note, the Company issued a warrant (the “Warrant”) to the Holder to purchase 1,200,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares”) at an exercise price of $2.50 per share, exercisable for ten years from the date of issuance.

 

Amendment of the Stock Option Plan

 

On August 13, 2018, the Board approved the Company’s Amended 2018 Plan, which amends and restates the Company’s 2018 Stock Incentive Plan. The Amended 2018 Plan increased options available for grant from 4,250,000 to 6,250,000.

 

The Amended 2018 Plan provides that the Administrator may grant awards to eligible participants in any of the following forms, subject to such terms, conditions and provisions as the Administrator may determine to be necessary or desirable:

 

(1) stock options, including both incentive stock options (“ISOs”) and non-qualified stock options;
(2) stock appreciation rights;
(3) restricted stock;
(4) performance awards; and
(5) stock bonuses.

  

Option Grants

 

On August 13, 2018, the Company granted 500,000 ten-year non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Amended 2018 Plan.

 

The options are exercisable at a price of $2.50 per share, which the Board determined was the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. 25% of the options vested on the grant date, and the remaining options vest in equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversary of the grant date. However, all unvested options vest immediately upon the Company’s closing on an aggregate of at least $30,000,000 in any combination of public and private equity and debt financings after the grant date.

 

During August 2018, the Company entered into subscription agreements effective as of July 31, 2018 to issue 187,462 units (the “Units”) at a price of $2.50 per Unit in exchange for the promissory notes – stockholders in the aggregate principal amount of $468,655. Each Unit consists of (i) one share of the Company’s common stock and (ii) a warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share exercisable for ten years from the date of issuance.

 

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

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Item 1 of Part I of this report and the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto and the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. Some of the statements in this report may contain forward-looking statements that reflect management’s current view about future events, future business, industry and other conditions, our future performance, and our plans and expectations for future operations and actions. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “will,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “plan” and similar expressions or the negative of these terms. Many of these forward-looking statements are located in this report under “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” but they may appear in other sections as well. The forward-looking statements in this report generally relate to: (i) our growth strategy and potential acquisition candidates; (ii) management’s expectations regarding market trends and competition in the vehicle fuels industry, gasoline, diesel, and natural gas prices, government tax credits and other incentives, and environmental and safety considerations; (iii) our beliefs regarding the sufficiency of working capital and cash flows, and our continued ability to renew or obtain financing on reasonable terms when necessary; (iv) the impact of recently issued accounting pronouncements; (v) our intentions and beliefs relating to our costs, business strategies, and future performance; (vi) our expected financial results; and (vii) our expectations concerning our primary capital and cash flow needs.

 

Forward-looking statements are based on information available to management at the time the statements are made and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current view of management with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors (including the risks contained in the section entitled “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017) relating to the Company’s industry, its operations and results of operations, and any businesses that may be acquired by it. These factors include, among other factors:

 

supply, demand, usage and pricing of natural gas, gasoline, diesel and other alternative vehicle fuels;
   
market trends for natural gas and natural gas vehicles;
   
new technologies and improvements to existing technologies in the vehicle fuels markets;
   
competitive bids on transportation contracts;

  

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the availability of federal, state and local grants, rebates, tax credits, and other incentives to promote natural gas usage;
   
the impacts of environmental laws on the vehicle fuels and transportation industry;
   
our ability to grow through the identification and execution of future acquisitions;
   
driver shortages and increases in driver compensation rates;
   
our ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of recent and future acquisitions;
   
our ability to generate sufficient cash to service our indebtedness; and
   
our ability to raise additional capital.

 

Although management believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, the Company does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

 

Background and Recent Developments

 

EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly named Minn Shares Inc. (“EVO Inc.,” “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company”), was incorporated on October 22, 2010.  EVO Inc. was incorporated to effect the re-domestication of Minn Shares Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“Minn Shares Minnesota”), to the State of Delaware. From December 2001 until November 22, 2016, the Company and its predecessor entity, Minn Shares Minnesota, did not engage in any business activities other than for the purpose of collecting and distributing its assets, paying, satisfying and discharging any existing debts and obligations and doing other acts required to liquidate and wind up its business and affairs. The business purpose of EVO Inc. was to seek the acquisition of or merger with an existing company.

 

Securities Exchanges with Titan CNG and Environmental Alternative Fuels, LLC

 

On November 22, 2016, Titan and its members entered into an Agreement and Plan of Securities Exchange with the Company whereby the Company acquired all of the equity interests of Titan and Titan became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Securities Exchange”). El Toro, Diamond Bar and Blaine are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Titan. The Company issued 248,481 shares of its Common Stock to acquire Titan, which resulted in the former Titan equity holders owning approximately 91.25% of the outstanding Common Stock after the consummation of the Securities Exchange.

  

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At the closing of the Securities Exchange, all of the units issued and outstanding for Titan immediately prior to the closing of the Securities Exchange were converted into 248,481 shares of Common Stock of the Company. Titan did not have any stock options or warrants to purchase its membership interests outstanding at the time of the Securities Exchange.

 

On June 1, 2018, the Company entered into an equity purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Billy (Trey) Peck Jr. (“Peck”) pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares (the “TRT Shares”) in Thunder Ridge Transport, Inc., a Missouri corporation (“Thunder Ridge”), from Peck and Thunder Ridge became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Thunder Ridge is based in Springfield, Missouri and is engaged in the business of fulfilling government contracts for freight trucking services

 

The following discussion highlights our plan of operations and the principal factors that have affected our financial condition as well as our liquidity and capital resources for the periods described. This discussion contains forward-looking statements. The following discussion and analysis are based on our financial statements, which we have prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. You should read the discussion and analysis together with such financial statements and the related notes thereto.

 

The following discussion and analysis provide information which management believes is relevant for an assessment and understanding of the statements of financial condition and results of operations presented herein. The discussion should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and related notes and the other financial information included elsewhere in this Annual Report.

 

General Overview

  

The Company was incorporated in the State of Delaware on October 22, 2010, and is a holding company based in Peoria, Arizona that owns three operating subsidiaries, Titan, Thunder Ridge and EAF that are in the businesses of compressed natural gas (“CNG”) service stations and fulfilling government contracts for freight trucking services. Titan is the management company that oversees operations of the El Toro, Diamond Bar, and Blaine CNG service stations. As of June 30, 2017, El Toro ceased operations. Blaine and Diamond Bar were formed in 2015. In March 2016, Diamond Bar began operations of its CNG station under a lease agreement with the State of California South Coast Air Quality Management District (“SCAQMD”) in Diamond Bar, California. In February 2018, the Company entered into a management agreement with a third party to operate Diamond Bar, and the Company is currently negotiating with the third party for the sale of the station. The Company discontinued construction of Blaine during the fourth quarter of 2017. EAF was originally organized on March 28, 2012 under the name Clean-n-Green Alternative Fuels, LLC” in the State of Delaware. Effective May 1, 2012, EAF changed its name to “Environmental Alternative Fuels, LLC.” EVO CNG, EAF’s wholly owned subsidiary, was originally organized in the State of Delaware on April 1, 2013 under the name “EVO Trillium, LLC” and subsequently changed its name to “EVO CNG, LLC” effective March 1, 2016. Together, EAF and EVO CNG operate six compressed natural gas fueling stations located in California, Texas, Arizona and Wisconsin.

 

Thunder Ridge was founded in Missouri during 2000 and its primary business is interstate highway contract routes operated for the United States Postal Service (“USPS”).

  

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Although we plan to continue to operate our existing CNG fueling stations, we are also expanding our operations into interstate contract trucking routes operated for the United States Postal Service (“USPS”). We plan to accomplish our expansion into the trucking industry, which we view as complementary to our CNG fueling operations, by acquiring existing trucking companies.

 

Going Concern

 

The Company is an early stage company in the process of acquiring several businesses with highway contract routes operated for the USPS and CNG fuel stations. As of June 30, 2018, the Company has a working capital deficit of approximately $8.3 million and negative equity of approximately $6.4 million. In addition, the Company is in violation of its bank covenants. Management anticipates rectifying these covenant violations with additional public and private offerings. Also, the Company is evaluating certain cash flow improvement measures. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in these efforts.

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern . However, the above conditions raise doubt about the Company’s ability to do so. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

To meet its current and future obligations, the Company has taken the following steps to capitalize the business and successfully achieve its business plan during 2018:

 

On March 2, 2018, the Company issued 1,000,000 Units (the “Units”) at a price of $2.50 per Unit for an aggregate purchase price of $2,500,000 pursuant to the terms of a subscription agreement between the Company and an investor. Each Unit consists of (i) one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), and (ii) a warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share exercisable for ten years from the date of issuance. The Company did not pay any commissions in connection with the sale of these Units.

 

During April 2018, the Company paid the working capital notes - related party of $250,000 in full.

 

On April 2, 2018, the Company and a related party note holder agreed to extend the maturity date of the $3,800,000 promissory note through July 2019.

 

On April 13, 2018, the Company consummated the following transactions:

 

  The Company issued 275,583 common shares in exchange for certain subordinated convertible senior notes payable to stockholders in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $689,000, with the per share price for shares of common stock equal to $2.50.
   
  The Company issued 272,777 common shares in exchange for the subordinated convertible junior notes payable to stockholders in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $1,363,858, with the per share price for shares of common stock equal to $5.00.

 

On May 14, 2018, the Company issued 93,400 common shares in exchange for accounts payable and related party accounts payable of approximately $280,200, with the per share price of shares of common stock equal to $3.00.

 

On July 20, 2018, the Company entered into a Secured Convertible Promissory Note Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with a Minnesota limited liability company (the “Holder”), pursuant to which the Company sold a secured convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $3,000,000 to the Holder.

 

On July 29, 2018, Thunder Ridge, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, won three new four-year transportation services contracts with the USPS, under which Thunder Ridge will provide domestic surface transportation services to the USPS at its offices located in Santa Clarita, California, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Flint, Michigan.

 

During August 2018, the Company entered into subscription agreements effective as of July 31, 2018 to issue 187,462 units (the “Units”) at a price of $2.50 per Unit in exchange for the promissory notes – stockholders in the aggregate principal amount of $468,655. Each Unit consists of (i) one share of the Company’s common stock and (ii) a warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share exercisable for ten years from the date of issuance.

   

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On July 31, 2018, the Company agreed to pay approximately $1,072,000 of principle and interest to the subordinated convertible senior notes payable to stockholders.  

 

Sources of Revenue

 

Titan was founded in 2012 and for the first four years only had management fee revenues. Beginning in 2016 Titan generated revenues from its CNG stations El Toro and Diamond Bar, and with the acquisition of EAF, the Company generated revenue from six stations beginning February 2017. Starting on June 1, 2018, with the acquisition of Thunder Ridge, the Company has begun to recognize revenue from highway contract routes. The transportation services include operations in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Tennessee, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Louisiana, Michigan and California. As of June 30, 2017, our El Toro station has ceased operations.

 

Key Trends

 

CNG

 

In general, CNG has become the primary alternative fueling choice for truck and bus fleets operating in the $134 billion fleet fueling market. Natural gas is sold on a gas gallon equivalent (“GGE”) basis and as of December 2017 was selling at an average price nationally of approximately $2.17 per GGE versus average prices of gasoline and diesel of $2.49 and $2.90 per gallon, respectively. We expect this price advantage to remain intact for the foreseeable future, which creates a strong economic incentive for vehicle operators to switch to CNG. In addition, CNG is a significantly cleaner fuel than is gasoline or diesel. With increased focus on the environment, the benefits from natural gas-powered vehicles have an immediate positive impact on the issues of air quality, U.S. energy security and public health. Using renewable CNG can result in greater than 95% less greenhouse gases than traditional petroleum products, and because CNG fuel systems are completely sealed, CNG vehicles produce no evaporative emissions, which are a common hazard when using liquid fuel. Also, CNG creates less engine wear, thereby making its use even more desirable. As of December 2017, there are fewer than 1,700 public CNG stations in the United States, compared to over 124,000 gasoline stations across the country.

 

During 2017, lower oil prices decreased the pricing advantage of CNG compared to diesel and gasoline. As a result, the adoption of natural gas as a fuel choice for fleets has slowed relative to previous periods, especially amongst smaller fleets. However, this impact is partially offset by a general decrease in the cost of natural gas as well as ongoing adoption of new CNG trucks by larger fleets. In addition, public companies and municipalities in particular are continuing to adopt the use of CNG as a vehicle fuel source for environmental reasons.

 

The natural gas vehicle industry is the beneficiary of federal and state incentives promoting the use of natural gas as a vehicle fuel choice. Titan received $450,000 of state grants to assist in the development of our El Toro station which was completed for approximately $2 million and during 2016, EVO CNG received $400,000 to complete the construction of the San Antonio station. In addition, during December 2017 and 2016, we received a $0.50 per GGE federal tax credit for each GGE sold. In some cases, we share this credit with our customers.

 

Interstate Highway Contracts

 

The USPS has for more than 100 years contracted with third parties for the transportation of mail. The contractors competitively bid on transportation contracts that detail the movement of mail between processing facilities and destination post offices. The USPS evaluates the bids based on price, past performance, operational plans, financial resources, and the use of innovation or alternative fuels. The contracts are generally two to four years and are renewable for additional terms, usually indefinitely. As of September 30, 2017, there were 6,059 routes contracted with the USPS, utilizing 2,718 contractors with contracts totaling $3.1 billion.

 

Thunder Ridge was awarded three Dynamic Route Optimization (DRO) contracts with the USPS. These awards expand Thunder Ridge’s operations into three new states—California, Louisiana and Michigan. This is in addition to the nine other states it services through 13 contracts with the USPS. Under the three contracts, operations will include locations in Santa Clarita, CA, Flint, MI, and Baton Rouge, LA. It is estimated that the three contracts will produce revenue of $9 million annually. Operations commenced on July 29, 2018. Additionally, the new contracts will provide a larger network for the development of new transportation opportunities.

  

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Anticipated Future Trends

 

Although natural gas continues to be less expensive than gasoline and diesel in most markets, the price of natural gas has been significantly closer to the prices of gasoline and diesel in recent years as a result of declining oil prices, thereby reducing the price advantage of natural gas as a vehicle fuel. We anticipate that, over the long term, the prices for gasoline and diesel will continue to be higher than the price of natural gas as a vehicle fuel and will increase overall, which would improve the cost savings of natural gas as a vehicle fuel compared to diesel and gasoline. However, the amount of time needed for oil prices to recover from their recent decline is uncertain and we expect that adoption of natural gas as a vehicle fuel, growth in our customer base and gross revenue will be negatively affected until oil prices increase and this price advantage increases. Our belief that natural gas will continue, over the long term, to be a cheaper vehicle fuel than gasoline or diesel is based in large part on the growth in United States natural gas production in recent years.

 

We believe natural gas fuels are well-suited for use by vehicle fleets that consume high volumes of fuel, refuel at centralized locations or along well-defined routes and/or are increasingly required to reduce emissions. As a result, we believe there will be growth in the consumption of natural gas as a vehicle fuel among vehicle fleets, and our goal is to capitalize on this trend, if and to the extent it materializes, and to enhance our leadership position in these markets. Our business plan calls for expanding our sales of natural gas fuels in the markets in which we operate, including heavy-duty trucking, waste haulers, airports, public transit, industrial and institutional energy users and government fleets, and pursuing additional markets as opportunities arise. If our business grows as we anticipate, our operating costs and capital expenditures may increase, primarily from the anticipated expansion of our station network, as well as the logistics of delivering natural gas fuel to our customers on-site.

 

We expect competition in the market for natural gas vehicle fuel to remain steady in the near-term. To the extent competition increases, we would be subject to greater pricing pressure, reduced operating margins and potentially fewer expansion opportunities.

 

In addition, the Company expects to further expand into the transportation industry by owning and operating transportation companies. The Company intends to acquire additional transportation companies that have been awarded contracts to provide trucking services for the USPS.

 

In 2014, the USPS announced plans to significantly reduce their number of contractors from over 4,000 in 2014 to less 1,000 by 2022. The USPS goal is to manage fewer relationships and work with larger prime contractors. The USPS is in the process of taking all of the contracts in a defined geographical area and consolidating them into one contract. It is estimated that over $1 billion in USPS contracts will become available in the next five years, which affords the opportunity for the Company to grow organically in addition to growing through acquisitions.

  

If we are successful in acquiring additional trucking companies, we will competitively bid on transportation contracts that detail the movement of mail between processing facilities and destination post offices. Those contracts typically provide for an initial four-year term and are often renewed to the incumbent service provider if appropriate services have been performed. The contracts are bid and performed in accordance with various requirements, including but not limited to requirements under the Service Contract Act, Department of Transportation regulations (federal and state), and other applicable local and state regulations.

 

We believe the Company’s expansion into interstate contract routes will complement our CNG business and develop efficiency within the interstate contract routes through the consolidation of routes.

 

Sources of Liquidity and Anticipated Capital Expenditures and Other Uses of Cash

 

Historically, our principal sources of liquidity have consisted of cash on hand, cash provided by financing activities, and cash provided by investors.

 

Of our total indebtedness of approximately $22,300,000 as of June 30, 2018, approximately $4,350,000 is classified as current debt. We are in violation of the covenants related to the SBA loan. We did not receive a waiver with respect to those covenant violations for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Our total consolidated interest payment obligations relating to our indebtedness for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was approximately $770,000, which included the debt discount of $234,350.

 

We may also elect to invest additional amounts in companies, assets, or joint ventures in the natural gas fueling infrastructure, interstate contract routes, or use capital for other activities or pursuits. We will need to raise additional capital to fund any capital expenditures, investments, or debt repayments that we cannot fund through available cash or cash generated by operations or that we cannot fund through other sources, such as with the sale of our stock. We may not be able to raise capital when needed on terms that are favorable to us, or at all. Any inability to raise capital may impair our ability to build new stations, develop natural gas fueling infrastructure, invest in strategic transactions or acquisitions or repay our outstanding indebtedness and may reduce our ability to grow our business and generate sustained or increased revenues. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below. 

 

Business Risks and Uncertainties

 

Our business and prospects are exposed to numerous risks and uncertainties. For more information, see “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.

  

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Results from Operations

 

Three months ended June 30, 2018 as compared with the three months ended June 30, 2017

  

Revenue. EVO Inc. has devoted substantially all of its efforts towards establishing the business and has generated minimal revenues from the core business; to build and operate public and private CNG filling stations.

 

Sales for the CNG stations were $376,224 and $593,487 for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. EVO CNG stations’ sales have decreased from prior year due to a Tolleson station’s customer’s discontinuation of its CNG truck fleet. During 2017, that customer generated approximately $500,000 in CNG revenue. No revenue was generated at the Diamond Bar or El Toro stations during the quarter. In addition, the Company experienced an overall downward trend in CNG demand over the past year.

 

Thunder Ridge’s June revenue of $1,976,932 was slightly below its first five months’ average revenue.

  

Cost of goods sold. CNG cost of goods sold is comprised of natural gas, electricity, federal excise tax, vendor use fuel tax, and credit cards fees. The margins were 23% and 52% for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The decrease in margin rate was primarily attributable to the fall-off of activity at Diamond Bar since that station has typically achieved a 50% margin in the past as a result of its lower cost of electricity purchased from SCAQMD. The margin decrease is also a result of EVO CNG’s fixed station costs’ not commensurately decreasing in step with decreased CNG demand.

 

Thunder Ridge’s cost of goods sold is primarily comprised of labor and subcontractor costs, fuel, leasing and rental of trucks and trailers, repairs and maintenance, and insurance. Thunder Ridge’s June margin was 0%. Over the past two and a half years, Thunder Ridge has been growing through awards of new USPS mail hauling contracts. This growth has caused cost and operational inefficiencies in the areas of fleet management and labor. In addition, Thunder Ridge’s infrastructure has required expansion to support the revenue growth.

 

Operating expenses. Operating expenses increased for the three months ended June 30, 2018 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2017 by approximately $1,412,000. The acquisition of Thunder Ridge contributed $132,000 of the increase, $383,000 is from stock option expense, and $300,000 of the increase was related to advisory services rendered. The remainder of this increase is from the timing of professional fees and public company expenses. The $25,000 increase in depreciation and amortization expense was a result of $82,000 from the Thunder Ridge offset by a $52,000 reduction due to the closure of El Toro.

 

Interest Expense . The $47,000 increase in interest expense was a result of an addition of $35,000 from Thunder Ridge and $87,000 from a promissory note to a former EAF member, offset by a $50,000 reduction as a result of conversion of Junior and Senior Bridge Notes in April 2018 and a $22,000 reduction from debt discount.

 

Warrant expense. Warrant expense increased for the three months ended June 30, 2018 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2017 by approximately $278,000. The warrant expense is connected to the issuance of stock and represents the estimated fair value calculated on the date of issuance of the warrant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which requires the input of subjective assumptions, including the expected 5-year term of warrants, expected stock price volatility, and expected dividends. These estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment.

 

Six months ended June 30, 2018 as compared with the six months ended June 30, 2017

 

Revenue. EVO Inc. has devoted substantially all of its efforts towards establishing the business and has generated minimal revenues from the core business; to build and operate public and private CNG filling stations.

 

Sales for the CNG stations were $697,020 and $1,070,714, for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The decrease resulted from the closure of El Toro during 2017, and in 2018, a Tolleson’s customer’s discontinuation of its CNG fleet. In addition, the Company experienced an overall downward trend in CNG sales over the past year.

  

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Thunder Ridge’s June revenue of $1,976,932 was slightly below its first five months’ average revenue.

 

Cost of goods sold. CNG cost of goods sold is comprised of natural gas, electricity, federal excise tax, vendor use fuel tax, and credit cards fees. The margins were 29% and 48% for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The decrease in margin rate was primarily attributable to the fall-off of activity at Diamond Bar as of the end of January 2018 since that station has typically achieved a 50% margin in the past as a result of its lower cost of electricity purchased from SCAQMD. In addition, the Company experienced an overall downward trend in CNG demand over the past year.

 

Thunder Ridge’s cost of goods sold is primarily comprised of labor and subcontractor costs, fuel, leasing and rental of trucks and trailers, repairs and maintenance, and insurance. Thunder Ridge’s June margin was 0%. Over the past two and a half years, Thunder Ridge has been growing through awards of new USPS mail hauling contracts. This growth has caused cost and operational inefficiencies in the areas of fleet management and labor. In addition, Thunder Ridge’s infrastructure has required expansion to support the revenue growth.

 

Operating expenses. Operating expenses increased for the six months ended June 30, 2018 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2017 by approximately $1,147,000. The acquisition of Thunder Ridge contributed $132,000 of the increase, $383,000 is from stock option expense, and $300,000 of the increase was related to advisory services rendered. These increases in expense are offset with decreased professional fees related to public company expenses, along with a decrease in member payments and overall decrease in general and administrative expenses. The $58,000 increase in depreciation and amortization expense was a result of $82,000 from the Thunder Ridge and $80,000 resulting from the completion of the purchase price allocation for EVO CNG offset by a $103,000 reduction due to the closure of El Toro.

 

Interest expense. The $135,000 increase in interest expense was a result of an addition of $35,000 from Thunder Ridge, $183,000 from a promissory note to a former EAF member, and $28,000 from debt discount offset by a $107,000 reduction as a result of conversion of Junior and Senior Bridge Notes in April 2018.

 

Warrant expense. Warrant expense increased for the six months ended June 30, 2018 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2017 by approximately $313,000. The warrant expense is connected to the issuance of stock and is the estimated fair value calculated on the date of issuance of the warrant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which requires the input of subjective assumptions, including the expected 5-year term of the warrants, expected stock price volatility, and expected dividends. These estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment.

 

Gain extinguishment related party interest. As a result of the conversion of related party debt during April 2018, the company realized a gain on the extinguishment of related party interest.

 

Gain on extinguishment of liabilities. We recorded a gain of $657,498 on the extinguishment of accounts payable that no longer represented our obligation or that management negotiated a settlement. The liabilities consisted of professional fees and other expenses.

  

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The Company had cash and cash equivalents of $213,300 and $83,867 at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, net cash used in operations was $1,837,925 and $399,058, respectively. We have historically funded our operating losses primarily from the issuance of equity, convertible notes payable, stockholder debt, and SBA debt.

 

Changes in Liquidity

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents . Cash and cash equivalents were $213,300 at June 30, 2018, compared to $83,867 at December 31, 2017. The increase is primarily attributable to the issuance of common stock for $2,500,000 during 2018.

 

Operating Activities . Net cash used in operations was $1,837,925 and $399,058 as of June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company had a net loss of $2,545,820 and $1,431,022, respectively. Significant changes in working capital during these periods included:

 

Accounts receivable increase by $355,798, from the addition of Thunder Ridge accounts receivable.

 

Accounts payable, accounts payable-related party, advances from related parties, accrued interest and accrued liabilities increased in aggregate by $1,035,777 primarily due to the acquisition of Thunder Ridge.

 

Non-cash transactions included a $234,350 add-back from the accretion of the debt discount, $409,602 from depreciation and amortization, and $300,000 of Series A Preferred Stock issued in exchange for advisory services, offset by the gains in extinguishment of related party interest and liabilities for a total of $814,828.

 

Investing Activities . Net cash used in investing was ($229,738) and ($144,828) for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. With the acquisition of Thunder Ridge in 2018, the cash contribution was negative. In 2017, the cash was used to purchase construction in progress assets during 2017.

 

Financing Activities . Net cash provided by financing activities was $2,197,096 and $783,311 for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The cash provided by financing activities in 2018 was from the $2,500,000 sale of common stock offset by $84,048 in payments on the SBA and equipment loans, and the $250,000 payment in full on the working capital notes – related party. During the six months ended June 30, 2017 financing activities consisted of $400,000 from subordinated notes payable, $310,000 from the sale of common stock, and $130,612 in advances from stockholders, offset by payments on the SBA loan and related party promissory note.

 

Our future liquidity and capital requirements will be influenced by numerous factors, including the extent and duration of future operating losses, the level and timing of future sales and expenditures, working capital required to support our sales growth, the level of our outstanding indebtedness and principal and interest we are obligated to pay on our indebtedness, our capital expenditure requirements (which consist primarily of station construction), the continuing acceptance of our product in the marketplace, competing technologies, market and regulatory developments, ongoing facility requirements, and potential strategic transactions.

 

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Debt Compliance

 

Of our total indebtedness of approximately $22,300,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2018, approximately $4,350,000 is classified as current debt. We are in violation of the covenants related to the SBA loan. We have not received a waiver for current violations of these covenants as of June 30, 2018. Our total consolidated interest payment obligations relating to our indebtedness was approximately $770,000 which included the debt discount of $234,350 for the six months ended June 30, 2018.

  

Existing Indebtedness

 

On December 31, 2014, Titan entered into a co-borrower arrangement for a $1,300,000 U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) note with El Toro. The proceeds from the note were received by El Toro and the note payable is recorded by El Toro. The note is a ten-year term note with interest fixed at 5.50% for the first five years, then adjusted to the SBA LIBOR Base Rate, plus 2.35% for the remaining five years. The note requires monthly principal and interest payments of $15,288. The note is secured by substantially all of Titan’s business assets and is personally guaranteed by certain former members of Titan. Titan issued 35,491 (equivalent to 31,203 common shares) Class A Membership Units to those members as compensation for the guarantee. The note was obtained pursuant to a loan agreement with a bank dated December 31, 2014 (the facility governed by the loan agreement is hereinafter referred to as the “SBA Facility”). Titan was, as of December 31, 2017, and currently is, in violation of certain covenants under our SBA Facility. We have not received a waiver to remedy the technical non-compliance under our SBA Facility as of June 30, 2018.

 

In addition to the SBA Facility, on January 1, 2016, Titan issued 64,387 (equivalent to 56,608 common shares) Class A Membership Units and Junior Bridge Notes in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $876,000 to eight accredited investors in exchange for mezzanine debt in El Toro plus approximately 80% of the membership interest in El Toro. Titan issued an additional Junior Bridge Note to a ninth accredited investor on January 1, 2016 for approximately $99,000 to evidence pre-existing indebtedness. The Junior Bridge Notes bear interest at the annual rate of 12% and mature on December 31, 2020. The Junior Bridge Notes are secured by a subordinate security interest on substantially all of Titan’s assets, including accounts receivable and rights to payment, which will remain in effect until such notes are repaid. The holders of the Junior Bridge Notes are the Alpeter Family Limited Partnership, Brian and Renae Clark, Falcon Capital LLC, Honour Capital LP, James Jackson, John Honour, Kirk Honour, Keith and Janice Clark, and Stephen and Jayne Clark. On April 12, 2018, the Company converted the eight Junior Bridge Notes and related interest totaling $1,363,858 into common stock at a price per share of $5.00 for a total of 272,777 shares.

 

On February 29, 2016, Titan issued five promissory notes payable to members (the “Senior Bridge Notes”) with an original maturity date of June 28, 2016 for approximately $672,000, as well as 16,791 (equivalent to 14,762 common shares) Class A Membership Units. The Senior Bridge Notes originally bore interest at 12% per year with a default interest rate of 15% per year. Two of the Senior Bridge Notes were originally long-term debt of Titan outstanding at December 31, 2015 and converted into Senior Bridge Notes. In the event of a default under the Senior Bridge Notes, Titan is required to pay the holder a stated number of Class A Membership Units on the date of default and each 90-day interval thereafter until all amounts due have been paid in full. Effective July 2016, the maturity date of the Senior Bridge Notes was extended to September 30, 2016 and effective March 14, 2016 the interest rate was increased from 12% to 16%. The default interest rate was increased from 15% to 18%. As part of that first amendment, the note holders received 3,359 (equivalent to 2,953 common shares) Class A Membership Units in Titan. In September 2016, the Senior Bridge Notes were amended to extend the maturity date to January 31, 2017 and Titan paid a fee for the extension of 1% of the outstanding principal balance to the note holders. The Company subsequently extended the maturity date of the notes to October 31, 2017. The Company paid a fee of 1% of the outstanding principal balance on the notes on or around each of January 31, 2017, April 30, 2017, and July 31, 2017 to extend the maturity date of the notes. The notes are secured by a subordinate security interest on substantially all of the Company’s assets and are personally guaranteed by Scott Honour and Kirk Honour. The notes were not extended at maturity.

 

On April 12, 2018, the Company converted four of the Senior Bridge Notes in the aforementioned paragraph and the Senior Bridge Note issued on July 26, 2016 along with related interest totaling $688,958 into common stock at a price per share of $2.50 for a total of 275,583 shares. The remaining Senior Bridge Note and related interest was paid in full on July 31, 2018.

  

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On July 26, 2016, we issued an additional Senior Bridge Note for $200,000 with 16% interest and an original maturity date of October 2016. In September 2016, this Senior Bridge Note was amended to extend the maturity date to January 31, 2017 and Titan paid a fee for the extension of 1% of the outstanding principal balance to the note holder. The Company paid a 1% fee on or around each of January 31, 2017, April 30, 2017, and July 31, 2017 to extend the due date of this Senior Bridge Note to October 31, 2017. In the event of default, the holder is entitled to receive 1,000 (equivalent to 879 common shares) Class A Membership Units. Titan issued 5,000 (equivalent to 4,396 common shares) Class A Membership Units to this noteholder in connection with the issuance of this Senior Bridge Note. The note is secured by a subordinate security interest on substantially all of the Company’s assets and are personally guaranteed by Scott Honour and Kirk Honour. The note was not extended at maturity. On April 12, 2018, the Company converted the Senior Bridge Note issued on July 26, 2016 and four of the Senior Bridge Notes issued on February 29, 2016 along with related interest totaling $688,958 into common stock at a price per share of $2.50 for a total of 272,777 shares.

 

On September 26, 2016, Titan issued an additional Senior Bridge Note for $150,000 with 16% interest and an original maturity date of January 2017. Titan issued 3,750 (equivalent to 3,297 common shares) Class A Membership Units to this noteholder in connection with the issuance of this Senior Bridge Note and received the proceeds from this note in October 2016. Subsequent to March 31, 2017, the Company paid a 1% fee to extend the maturity date of this note to July 31, 2017 and paid an additional 1% fee to extend the maturity date to October 31, 2017. In the event of default, the holder of this Senior Bridge Note is entitled to receive 750 (equivalent to 659 common shares) Class A Membership Units. The note is secured by a subordinate security interest on substantially all of the Company’s assets. The note was not extended at maturity. On July 31, 2018 the Senior Bridge note was paid in full.

 

On November 22, 2016, EVO, Inc. issued Minn Shares Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $463,928 to Joseph H. Whitney, The Globe Resources Group, LLC and Richard E. Gilbert. The Minn Shares notes bear interest at the rate of 12% per annum and mature in November 2019 unless earlier converted. Each Minn Shares Note is convertible at the holder’s option as follows: (i) upon the sale by EVO, Inc. of not less than $7,500,000 of its equity securities at a conversion price equal to the price per security issued in such offering, (ii) upon a corporate transaction such as a merger, consolidation or asset sale involving either the sale of all or substantially all of the EVO, Inc. assets or the transfer of at least 50% of EVO, Inc.’s equity securities at a conversion price equal to the enterprise value of EVO, Inc.’s, as established by the consideration payable in the corporate transaction or (iii) on or after the maturity date at a conversion price equal to the quotient of $20 million divided by the number of shares of EVO, Inc.’s stock outstanding on a fully diluted basis. The Minn Shares Notes are subject to mandatory conversion upon the conversion into equity securities of the Junior Bridge Notes and Senior Bridge Notes upon the same conversion terms as the Junior Bridge Notes and Senior Bridge Notes.

 

On January 31, 2017, Titan issued an additional Senior Bridge Note in the principal amount of $400,000. This Senior Bridge Note bears interest at 16% per year with a default interest rate of 18% per year and matures on April 30, 2017. In the event of a default under this Senior Bridge Note, EVO, Inc. is required to issue 1,758 shares of Common Stock to the holder on the date of default and each 90-day interval thereafter until all amounts due have been paid in full. This Senior Bridge Note is secured by a subordinate security interest on substantially all of the EVO, Inc.’s assets. In connection with this Senior Bridge Note, on January 31, 2017, EVO, Inc. issued 8,792 shares of Common Stock. Subsequent to March 31, 2017, the Company paid a 1% fee to extend the maturity date of this note to July 31, 2017 and paid an additional 1% fee to extend the maturity date to October 31, 2017. The note is secured by a subordinate security interest on substantially all of the Company’s assets. The note was not extended at maturity. On July 31, 2018 the Senior Bridge note was paid in full.

  

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On February 1, 2017, EVO, Inc. issued the Senior Promissory Note in the principal amount of $3.8 million to Danny Cuzick and Convertible Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $9.5 million to the EAF Members. The Senior Promissory Note bears interest at 7.5% per year with a default interest rate of 12.5% per year and has a maturity date of the earlier of (a) the date that is ten days after the initial closing of a private offering of capital stock of EVO, Inc. in an amount not less than $10 million (a “Private Offering”); (b) December 31, 2017 and (c) declaration by Danny Cuzick of an event of default under the Senior Promissory Note. The Convertible Notes bear interest at 1.5% per year and have a maturity date of February 1, 2026. During April 2018 the Senior Promissory Note’s maturity was extended to June 2019 from December 31, 2017.  

 

The Convertible Notes are convertible into 1,400,000 shares (the “Transaction Shares”) of EVO, Inc.’s Common Stock, subject to adjustment for any stock splits, combinations or similar transactions, representing approximately 81.1% of EVO, Inc.’s total outstanding shares of Common Stock on a post-transaction basis at the time of the transaction. Accordingly, the conversion of the Convertible Notes would result in a change in control of the Company. The number of Transaction Shares will be increased to equal 70% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock if the issuance of Common Stock pursuant to a private offering of Common Stock of up to $2 million and the conversion into Common Stock of the Company’s subordinated notes payable to members, Senior Bridge Notes, convertible promissory notes, and certain accounts payable would otherwise cause the Transaction Shares to represent less than 70% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock. Pursuant to the terms of the EAF Exchange Agreement, the EAF Members are entitled to demand registration rights and piggyback registration rights with respect to the Transaction Shares upon customary terms, limitations, exceptions and conditions. The Convertible Notes are secured by all of the assets of EAF and the EAF interests which the Company pledged to the EAF members as security for the Convertible Notes.

 

Each Convertible Note is convertible at the applicable holder’s option beginning on the first anniversary of the date of issuance of the Convertible Notes, including at any time within 90 days after the holder’s receipt of notice of consummation of (1) a reorganization, merger or similar transaction where EVO, Inc. is not the surviving or resulting entity or (2) the sale of all or substantially all of EVO, Inc. assets, subject to customary restrictions. Each holder’s conversion option is subject to a monthly limit of the number of shares of Common Stock equal to 10% of the thirty-day average trading volume of shares of Common Stock during the prior calendar month. The Convertible Notes are also subject to mandatory conversion at the Company’s option beginning on the first anniversary of the date of issuance of the Convertible Notes if: (i) the closing price of the Common Stock is greater than (A) 150% of the price at which a share of Common Stock is sold in a Private Offering or (B) $10.00 if a Private Offering has not occurred by December 31, 2017 and (ii) the average daily trading volume of shares of Common Stock has equaled 100,000 or more for the 30 days prior to the applicable date. Upon a conversion of the Convertible Notes, accrued interest may also be converted at the greater of (i) the amount of interest to be converted divided by the exchange ratio of 0.1357, subject to adjustment for stock splits or combinations, or (ii) the amount of interest to be converted divided by the closing price of the Common Stock on the trading day preceding the conversion date.

 

On June 1, 2018, as part of the acquisition of Thunder Ridge, a $2,500,000 promissory note – stockholder was issued.  The promissory note - stockholder bears interest at 6% and has a maturity date of the earlier of (a) the date the Company raises $40,000,000 in public or private offerings of debt or equity; (b) December 31, 2018 and (c) termination of Peck’s employment with the Company by the Company without cause or by Peck for good reason. The note is collateralized by all of the assets of Thunder Ridge.

 

The Company had two line-of-credit agreements with a bank that provided for a borrowing capacity of approximately $425,000. Amounts outstanding bear interest at 6.75% and are secured by equipment. Subsequently, the Company extended the maturity from July 2018 to October 2018.

 

Five notes payable to banks with interest ranging from 2.99% to 6.75%, with monthly payments of principal and interest ranging between $716 and $4,345, and maturity dates between June 2020 and January 2023.  The notes are collateralized by equipment.

  

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In connection with the closing of the EAF Exchange Agreement, on February 1, 2017, the Company issued promissory notes to the EAF Members in the aggregate principal amount of $250,000 that bear interest at 6% per annum with a default rate of 11% per annum and a maturity date of the earlier of (a) the closing of a Private Offering; (b) 180 days from the date of the notes and (c) declaration by a holder of an event of default under the holder’s note (the “Working Capital Notes”). During April 2018, the Working Capital Notes were paid in full.

 

In connection with the closing of the EAF Exchange Agreement, on February 1, 2017, the Company guaranteed a note from EAF to an EAF member dated January 30, 2017 in the principal amount of $4 million (the “EAF Note”). The EAF Note is secured by all assets of EAF and is guaranteed by EAF. The EAF Note bears interest at 7.5% per annum with a default rate of 12.5% per annum and has a maturity date of the earlier of (a) February 1, 2020 and (b) declaration by the noteholder of an event of default under the EAF Note.

 

Stockholders’ Deficit

 

On March 2, 2018, the Company issued 1,000,000 Units (the “Units”) at a price of $2.50 per Unit for an aggregate purchase price of $2,500,000 pursuant to the terms of a subscription agreement between the Company and an investor. Each Unit consists of (i) one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), and (ii) a detachable warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share exercisable for ten years from the date of issuance. The Company estimated the value of the warrants to be approximately $1,088,000 through the Black Scholes Pricing Model. The Company did not pay any commissions in connection with the sale of these Units.

 

During March 2018, the Company entered into a Share Escrow Agreement (the “Escrow Agreement”) with certain of the Company’s shareholders, including entities affiliated with a director of the Company, and the Company’s former president. Pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement, the shareholders party to the agreement placed an aggregate of 240,000 shares of Common Stock in escrow, to be held by the Company until such time as one or more third parties offer to purchase the escrowed shares and the Company approves such purchase or purchases. 75% of the proceeds of the sale or sales of the escrowed shares will be paid to the Company and will be used by the Company first to repay any amounts outstanding under the SBA loan, and the remaining 25% of the proceeds will be paid pro rata to the shareholders party to the Escrow Agreement. In connection with the Escrow Agreement, the Company issued 240,000 warrants to purchase Common Stock to the shareholders party to the Escrow Agreement, which warrants have an exercise price of $6.11 per share and are exercisable for a period of five years.

 

On October 9, 2017, management of the Company terminated the employment of the Company’s president. In connection with his termination, the Company and former president entered into a Mutual Separation Agreement dated October 9, 2017 (the “Separation Agreement”). Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, the Company and former president agreed that (i) his last day of employment with the Company was October 9, 2017, (ii) he will be paid an aggregate of $97,069 within ten business days after the Company raises an aggregate of $2 million in any combination of public or private debt or equity securities offerings, and (iii) in satisfaction of $240,276 of deferred compensation, the Company will issue 89,092 shares of its common stock within ten business days after the Company raises an aggregate of $2 million in any combination of public or private debt or equity securities offerings. The stock has not been issued as of June 30, 2018 and the $97,069 payment has not been rendered. The balance is included in accounts payable – related.

 

Series A Preferred Stock

 

On April 13, 2018, the Company issued 100,000 shares of Series A Preferred stock (“Preferred Stock”) to a related party in return for advisory services rendered to the Company. The fair value of the services rendered was assessed at $300,000.

 

Dividends

 

Generally, the holders of the Preferred Stock are entitled to receive if, when and as declared by the board of directors, an annual non-compounding dividend, payable at the rate of eight percent (8.0%) and payable quarterly in arrears in cash, or, at the Company’s option, an annual non-compounding dividend of twelve percent (12.0%), payable quarterly in arrears in the form of shares of Preferred Stock at a rate of $3.00 per share. Such dividends will begin to accrue as of the date on which the Preferred Stock is issued and will accrue whether or not declared and whether or not there will be funds legally available for the payment of dividends.

 

Accrued and unpaid dividends upon conversion will automatically be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”). An assumed value of $3.00 per share of common stock will be used to determine the number of shares of common stock to be issued for such accrued and unpaid dividends.

    

Liquidation Preference

 

In the event of any liquidation the holders of record of shares of Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distributions of any assets of the Company to the holders of the common stock out of the assets of the Company legally available therefore, three dollars ($3.00) per share of Preferred Stock, plus accrued and unpaid dividends on each share of Preferred Stock.

   

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Redemption

 

At the option of the holder and upon written notice to the Company, the Preferred Stock will be redeemable at any time after August 1, 2018 at the liquidation Price plus all declared and unpaid dividends. In addition, the Company will have an ongoing right to purchase all or any portion of the outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock.

 

Voting Rights

 

Generally, holders of shares of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote with the holders of common stock as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders and are entitled to fifteen (15) votes for each share of Preferred Stock held on the record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to vote or, if no record date is established, on the date the vote is taken.

 

Conversion Rights

 

Each share of Preferred Stock will convert to one fully paid and nonassessable share of the Company’s common stock at any time at the option of the holder or the Company, subject to adjustments for stock dividends, splits, combinations and similar events. If the closing price on all domestic securities exchanges on which the Common Stock may at the time be listed exceeds six dollars ($6.00) per share for thirty (30) consecutive trading days and the daily trading volume of the common stock is at least twenty thousand (20,000) shares for that same period, each share of Preferred Stock will automatically convert to one share of the Company’s common stock. The conversion rights require the Company to present the Preferred Stock in the mezzanine level of the accompanying balance sheet.

 

Stock Options

 

The Company’s board of directors approved the EVO Transportation and Energy Services, Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”) pursuant to which a total of 4,250,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance to eligible employees, consultants, and directors of the Company. Further, on August 13, 2018, the Board approved the Company’s Amended 2018 Plan, which amends and restates the Company’s 2018 Stock Incentive Plan. The Amended 2018 Plan increased options available for grant from 4,250,000 to 6,250,000.

 

The 2018 Plan provides for awards of non-statutory stock options, incentive stock options, and restrictive stock awards within the meaning of Section 422 of the IRC and stock purchase rights to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

The 2018 Plan is administered by the board of directors, which has the authority to select the individuals to whom awards will be granted and to determine whether and to what extent stock options and stock purchase rights are to be granted, the number of shares of common stock to be covered by each award, the vesting schedule of stock options (generally straight-line over a period of four years), and all other terms and conditions of each award. Stock options have a maximum term of ten years, and it is the Company’s practice to grant options to employees with exercise prices equal to or greater than the estimated fair market value of its common stock.

 

The board of directors may suspend or terminate the 2018 Plan or any portion thereof at any time, and may amend the 2018 Plan from time to time in such respects as the board of directors may deem advisable in order that incentive awards under the 2018 Plan will conform to any change in applicable laws or regulations or in any other respect the board of directors may deem to be in the best interests of the Company; provided, however, that no amendments to the 2018 Plan will not be effective without approval of the stockholders of the Company if stockholder approval of the amendment is then required pursuant to Section 422 of the Code or the rules of any stock exchange or Nasdaq or similar regulatory body. No termination, suspension or amendment of the 2018 Plan may adversely affect any outstanding incentive award without the consent of the affected participant.

  

Restricted stock awards are made by the issuance to the participant of the actual shares represented by that grant. Any shares of restricted stock issued are registered in the name of the participant and bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to the award. Shares of restricted stock granted under the 2018 Plan may not be sold, transferred, pledged, or assigned until the termination of the applicable period of restriction. After the last day of the period of restriction, shares of restricted stock become freely transferable by the participant. During the period of restriction, a participant holding shares of restricted stock granted under the 2018 Plan may exercise full voting rights with respect to those shares, unless otherwise specified in the applicable award agreement. As of June 30, 2018, there were no shares of restricted stock outstanding.

 

The fair value of each award is estimated on the date of grant. Stock option values are estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which requires the input of subjective assumptions, including the expected term of the option award, expected stock price volatility, and expected dividends. These estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. For purposes of estimating the expected term of options granted, the Company aggregates option recipients into groups that have similar option exercise behavioral traits. Expected volatilities used in the valuation model are based on the average volatility of the Company’s stock. The risk-free rate for the expected term of the option is based on the United States Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The valuation model assumes no dividends. The forfeiture rate has been estimated at 25%. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company has recorded stock-based compensation expense of $383,223 associated with stock options. As of June 30, 2018, the Company has estimated approximately $7,664,468 of future compensation costs related to the unvested portions of outstanding stock options.

 

Warrants

 

The fair value of the warrants is estimated on the date of issuance using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which requires the input of subjective assumptions, including the expected 5-year term of the warrants, expected stock price volatility, and expected dividends. These estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. Expected volatilities used in the valuation model are based on the average volatility of the Company’s stock. The risk-free rate for the expected term of the option is based on the United States Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

  

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

  

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“US GAAP”). The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements, and revenues and expenses recorded during the reporting periods.

 

On a periodic basis, we evaluate our estimates based on historical experience and various other assumptions we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions. For further information on our significant accounting policies, see Note 1 to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report.

 

We believe the following critical accounting policies involve the most significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

These financial statements represent the condensed consolidated financial statements of EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc., formerly Minn Shares Inc. (“EVO Inc.” or the “Company”), its wholly owned subsidiaries, Titan CNG LLC (“Titan”), Thunder Ridge Transportation, Inc. (“Thunder Ridge”) and Environmental Alternative Fuels, LLC (“EAF”), Titan’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Titan El Toro LLC (“El Toro”), Titan Diamond Bar LLC (“Diamond Bar”), and Titan Blaine, LLC (“Blaine”), Thunder Ridge’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Thunder Ridge Logistics, LLC, and EAF’s wholly-owned subsidiary, EVO CNG, LLC (“EVO CNG”).

 

On June 1, 2018, the Company entered into an equity purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Billy (Trey) Peck Jr. (“Peck”) pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares (the “TRT Shares”) in Thunder Ridge Transport, Inc., a Missouri corporation (“Thunder Ridge”), from Peck and Thunder Ridge became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Thunder Ridge is based in Springfield, Missouri and is engaged in the business of fulfilling government contracts for freight trucking services.

  

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Going Concern

  

The Company is an early stage company in the process of acquiring several businesses with highway contract routes operated for the USPS and CNG fuel stations. As of June 30, 2018, the Company has a working capital deficit of approximately $8.3 million and negative equity of approximately $6.4 million. In addition, the Company is in violation of its bank covenants. Management anticipates rectifying these covenant violations with additional public and private offerings. Also, the Company is evaluating certain cash flow improvement measures. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in these efforts.

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern; however, the above conditions raise doubt about the Company’s ability to do so. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

To meet its current and future obligations the Company has taken the following steps to capitalize the business and successfully achieve its business plan during 2018:

 

On March 2, 2018, the Company issued 1,000,000 Units (the “Units”) at a price of $2.50 per Unit for an aggregate purchase price of $2,500,000 pursuant to the terms of a subscription agreement between the Company and an investor. Each Unit consists of (i) one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), and (ii) a warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share exercisable for ten years from the date of issuance. The Company did not pay any commissions in connection with the sale of these Units.

 

During April 2018, the Company paid the working capital notes - related party of $250,000 in full.

 

On April 2, 2018, the Company and a related party note holder agreed to extend the maturity date of the $3,800,000 promissory note through July 2019.

 

On April 13, 2018, the Company consummated the following transactions:

 

  The Company issued 275,583 common shares in exchange for certain subordinated convertible senior notes payable to stockholders in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $689,000, with the per share price for shares of common stock equal to $2.50.
   
  The Company issued 272,777 common shares in exchange for the subordinated convertible junior notes payable to stockholders in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $1,363,858, with the per share price for shares of common stock equal to $5.00.

 

On May 14, 2018, the Company issued 93,400 common shares in exchange for accounts payable and related party accounts payable of approximately $280,200, with the per share price of shares of common stock equal to $3.00.

 

On July 20, 2018, the Company entered into a Secured Convertible Promissory Note Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with a Minnesota limited liability company (the “Holder”), pursuant to which the Company sold a secured convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $3,000,000 to the Holder.

 

On July 29, 2018, Thunder Ridge a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, won three new four-year transportation services contracts with the USPS, under which Thunder Ridge will provide domestic surface transportation services to the USPS at its offices located in Santa Clarita, California, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Flint, Michigan.

 

On July 31, 2018, the Company agreed to pay approximately $1,072,000 of principal and interest to the subordinated convertible senior notes payable to stockholders.

 

During August 2018, the Company entered into subscription agreements effective as of July 31,2018 to issue 187,462 units (the “Units”) at a price of $2.50 per Unit in exchange for the promissory notes – stockholders in the aggregate principal amount of $468,655. Each Unit consists of (i) one share of the Company’s common stock and (ii) a warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share exercisable for ten years from the date of issuance.

  

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Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements include some amounts that are based on management’s best estimates and judgments. The most significant estimates relate to revenue recognition, goodwill, business combinations, and long-lived intangible asset valuations and impairment assessments, debt discount, purchase price allocation related to the Thunder Ridge acquisition, and contingencies. These estimates may be adjusted as more current information becomes available, and any adjustment could be significant.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

The Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts equal to the estimated uncollectible amounts. The Company’s estimate is based on historical collection experience and a review of the current status of the accounts receivable. It is reasonably possible that the Company’s estimate of the allowance for doubtful accounts will change and that losses ultimately incurred could differ materially from the amounts estimated in determining the allowance. For the six months ended June 30, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company has recorded an allowance of $36,000 and $37,007, respectively.

 

Goodwill and Intangibles

 

Goodwill

 

The Company evaluates goodwill on an annual basis in the fourth quarter or more frequently if management believes indicators of impairment exist. Such indicators could include but are not limited to 1) a significant adverse change in legal factors or in business climate, 2) unanticipated competition, or 3) an adverse action or assessment by a regulator. The Company first assesses qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill. If management concludes that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, management conducts a two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. The first step of the impairment test involves comparing the fair value of the applicable reporting unit with its carrying value. The Company estimates the fair values of its reporting units using a combination of the income or discounted cash flows approach and the market approach, which utilizes comparable companies’ data. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, management performs the second step of the goodwill impairment test. The second step of the goodwill impairment test involves comparing the implied fair value of the affected reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying value of that goodwill. The amount by which the carrying value of the goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, if any, is recognized as an impairment loss. For the year ended December 31, 2017 the Company’s evaluation of goodwill resulted in an impairment of $3,993,730. The Company’s evaluation of goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 2018 resulted in no impairment.

 

Intangibles

 

Intangible assets consist of finite lived and indefinite lived intangibles. The Company’s finite lived intangibles include favorable leases, customer relationships and trade names. Finite lived intangibles are amortized over their estimated useful lives. For the Company’s lease related intangibles, the estimated useful life is based on the agreement of a one-time payment of $1 and the term of the mortgages, of the properties owned by the Company of approximately five years. For the Company’s trade names and customer list the estimated lives are based on the life cycle of a customer of approximately 5 years, The Company evaluates the recoverability of the finite lived intangibles whenever an impairment indicator is present. For the year ended December 31, 2017 the test results indicated an impairment of $106,270 to customer lists. The Company’s evaluation of intangibles for the six months ended June 30, 2018 resulted in no impairment.

  

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Long-Lived Assets

  

The Company evaluates the recoverability of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that an asset’s carrying amount may not be recoverable. Such circumstances could include but are not limited to (1) a significant decrease in the market value of an asset, (2) a significant adverse change in the extent or manner in which an asset is used, or (3) an accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition of an asset. The Company measures the carrying amount of the asset against the estimated undiscounted future cash flows associated with it. Should the sum of the expected future net cash flows be less than the carrying value of the asset being evaluated, an impairment loss would be recognized. The impairment loss would be calculated as the amount by which the carrying value of the asset exceeds its fair value. The fair value is measured based on quoted market prices, if available. If quoted market prices are not available, the estimate of fair value is based on various valuation techniques, including the discounted value of estimated future cash flows. The evaluation of asset impairment requires the Company to make assumptions about future cash flows over the life of the asset being evaluated. These assumptions require significant judgment and actual results may differ from assumed and estimated amounts. The Company assesses the useful lives and possible impairment of the fixed assets when an event occurs that may trigger such review. Factors considered important which could trigger a review include:

 

  Significant under performance of the stations relative to historical or projected future operating results;

 

  Significant negative economic trends in the CNG industry or freight trucking services; and

 

  Identification of other impaired assets within a reporting unit.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded asset impairment charges of $806,217 related to El Toro. No triggering events occurred during the six months ended June 30, 2018 that required an impairment analysis for long-lived assets. Accordingly, no impairment loss was recorded.

 

Adoption of the New Revenue Standard

 

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606) (“Topic 606” or “new guidance”) retrospectively. The adoption of Topic 606 did not have a material impact to our condensed consolidated financial statements. The adoption of the new guidance does not impact revenue recognition. The new guidance has no impact on the timing or classification of the Company’s cash flows as reported in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations in future periods. The Company did not record any adjustments applying Topic 606.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue for CNG when control of the promised goods is transferred to its customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration to which it expects to be entitled in exchange for the goods. The Company is generally the principal in its customer contracts as it has control over the goods prior to their being transferred to the customer, and as such, revenue is recognized on a gross basis. The Company disaggregates revenue by station, as we believe this best depicts the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of our revenues and cash flows are affected by economic factors.

 

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A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good to the customer and is the unit of account in Topic 606. The performance obligations that comprise a majority of the Company’s total CNG revenue consist of sale of fuel to a customer. The primary method used to estimate the standalone selling price for fuel is observable standalone sales, and the primary method used to estimate the standalone selling.

 

The Company’s CNG revenue is sold pursuant to contractual commitments. These contracts typically include a stand-ready obligation to supply natural gas daily. The Company recognizes revenue over time for the fuel sales because the customer receives and consumes the benefits provided by the Company’s performance as the stand-ready obligations are being performed.

 

Payment terms and conditions vary by contract type. For substantially all the Company’s contracts under which it receives volume-related revenue, the timing of revenue recognition does not differ from the timing of invoicing. As a result, the Company has determined these contracts generally do not include a significant financing component.

 

There was no impairment loss recognized on any of the CNG receivables arising from customer contracts for the six months ended June 30, 2018.

 

Thunder Ridge generates revenue from transportation services under contracts with customers, generally on a rate per mile basis from the point of origin to the destination of the delivery. The Company’s performance obligation arises from the annualized contract to transport a customer’s freight and is satisfied upon delivery. The transaction price is based on the awarded agreement for the multi-year contract that adjusts monthly for fuel pricing indexes. Each delivery represents a distinct service that is a separately identified performance obligation for each contract. The Company often provides additional deliveries for customers outside the annual contract. That revenue is recognized upon delivery on a rate per mile basis.

 

Revenues are recognized over time as satisfaction of the promised contractual delivery agreement is completed, in an amount that reflects the rate per mile set in the contract. The revenue recognition methods described align with the recognition of our associated expenses contained in the statement of operations.

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Changes and Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Standards

 

See Note 1 to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report.

 

Seasonality and Inflation

 

To some extent, we experience seasonality in our results of operations. Natural gas vehicle fuel amounts consumed by some of our customers tend to be higher in summer months when buses and other fleet vehicles use more fuel to power their air conditioning systems. Natural gas commodity prices tend to be higher in the fall and winter months due to increased overall demand for natural gas for heating during these periods.

 

Since our inception, inflation has not significantly affected our operating results. However, costs for construction, repairs, maintenance, electricity and insurance are all subject to inflationary pressures, which could affect our ability to maintain our stations adequately, build new stations, expand our existing facilities or pursue additional CNG production projects, or could materially increase our operating costs.

  

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide disclosure under this item.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

The Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive and principal financial officers, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e), as of the end of the period subject to this Report based on the framework in “Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013)” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officer, has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of June 30, 2018 due to the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described in Item 9A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 filed with the SEC on April 17, 2018. Notwithstanding the material weaknesses that existed as of December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2018, management believes that the financial statements included in this report present fairly in all material respects our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the period presented.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Management intends to implement certain remediation steps to address the material weaknesses described above as disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. However, management has not yet implemented those remediation steps and expects remediation efforts to continue through the remainder of fiscal year 2018.

  

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

 

On January 22, 2018, certain holders of Senior Bridge Notes initiated a lawsuit in the District Court of Hennepin County, Minnesota against the Company, certain of its subsidiaries and Scott Honour, Kirk Honour, and John Yeros. The complaint alleged breach of contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, fraud/fraudulent misrepresentation, successor liability, unjust enrichment, and breach of fiduciary duty, and sought money damages, interest, costs, disbursements, attorneys’ fees and other equitable relief. On July 31, 2018, the Company agreed to pay approximately $1,072,000 of principal and interest to the subordinated convertible Senior Bridge Notes payable to stockholders.

 

On March 19, 2018, Whisler Holdings, LLC, Mitesh Kalthia, and Jean M. Noutary, the owners of the property leased by El Toro for the Company’s El Toro station, initiated a lawsuit in the Superior Court of Orange County, California, related to the lease agreement for the El Toro station. The complaint alleges breach of contract and seeks money damages, costs, attorneys’ fees and other appropriate relief.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

For a detailed discussion of certain risk factors that could affect the Company’s operations, financial condition or results for future periods, see Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.

 

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

 

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None that have not been previously reported.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable .

 

Item 5. Other Information.

  

Appointment of Directors

 

On August 13, 2018, Arthur B. Laffer, Ph.D., R. Scott Wheeler, and Scott Smith were elected as members of the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company. Mr. Smith is expected to serve as chair of the compensation committee of the Board upon formation of the compensation committee. Simultaneously with the appointment of Messrs. Laffer, Wheeler, and Smith, the Board took action to increase the number of directors constituting the entire board to seven directors pursuant to the Company’s bylaws. There are no related party transactions involving Messrs. Laffer, Wheeler, or Smith that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

 

In connection with their appointment to the Board, the Company granted stock options to purchase 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock as described in greater detail below to each of Messrs. Laffer, Wheeler, and Smith.

 

Stock Option Plan and Option Grants

 

On August 13, 2018, the Board approved the Company’s Amended and Restated 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Amended 2018 Plan”), which amends and restates the Company’s 2018 Stock Incentive Plan. The principal provisions of the Amended 2018 Plan are summarized below. This summary is not a complete description of all the Amended 2018 Plan’s provisions, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended 2018 Plan, which is filed as an exhibit to this quarterly report. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein will be as defined in the Amended 2018 Plan.

 

Administration

 

The Board will initially be the administrator of the Amended 2018 Plan, but the Board may delegate the administration of the Amended 2018 Plan to a committee of the Board. The Board and any Committee to which it may delegate the administration of the Amended 2018 Plan are collectively referred to in the Amended 2018 Plan as the “Administrator.”

 

The Administrator may delegate to one or more Committees and/or sub-Committees, or to one or more officers of the Company such administrative duties or powers as it may deem advisable. The Administrator may, by resolution, authorize one or more officers of the Company to do one or both of the following on the same basis as the Administrator: (i) designate employees to be recipients of awards under the Amended 2018 Plan and (ii) determine the size of any such awards; provided, however, that the Committee may not delegate such responsibilities to any such officer for awards granted to an employee who is an officer or director of the Company or the beneficial owner of more than 10% of the Company’s common stock; the resolution providing such authorization sets forth the total number of awards such officer(s) may grant; and the officer(s) must report periodically to the Administrator regarding the nature and scope of the awards granted pursuant to the authority delegated.

  

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Except as otherwise provided in the Amended 2018 Plan, the Administrator will have all of the powers vested in it under the provisions of the Amended 2018 Plan, including but not limited to exclusive authority to determine, in its sole discretion, whether an award will be granted; the individuals to whom, and the time or times at which, awards will be granted; the number of shares subject to each award; the exercise price of Options granted hereunder; and the performance criteria, if any, and any other terms and conditions of each award. The Administrator will have full power and authority to administer and interpret the Amended 2018 Plan, to make and amend rules, regulations and guidelines for administering the Amended 2018 Plan, to prescribe the form and conditions of the respective Agreements evidencing each award (which may vary from Participant to Participant), to amend or revise Agreements evidencing any award (to the extent the amended terms would be permitted by the Amended 2018 Plan and provided that no such revision or amendment, except as is authorized in Section 14 of the Amended 2018 Plan, may impair the terms and conditions of any award that is outstanding on the date of such revision or amendment to the material detriment of the Participant in the absence of the consent of the Participant), and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Amended 2018 Plan (including to correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Amended 2018 Plan or any Agreement, to the extent permitted by law and the Amended 2018 Plan). The Administrator’s interpretation of the Amended 2018 Plan, and all actions taken and determinations made by the Administrator pursuant to the power vested in it under the Amended 2018 Plan will be conclusive and binding on all parties concerned.

 

Eligibility

 

Any employee, director, or consultant may participate in the Amended 2018 Plan; provided, however, that only employees are eligible to receive incentive stock options. Additionally, the Company may grant certain performance-based awards to “covered employees” in compliance with Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. These covered employees include our executive officers. Section 162(m) generally limits the corporate tax deduction for compensation paid to executive officers that is not “performance-based” to $1,000,000 per executive officer. “Performance-based” compensation meeting certain requirements is not counted against the $1,000,000 limit and generally remains fully deductible for tax purposes.

  

Shares Available for Awards

 

The stock to be awarded or optioned under the Plan (the “share authorization”) will consist of authorized but unissued or reacquired shares of common stock. The maximum aggregate number of shares of common stock reserved and available for awards under the Amended 2018 Plan is 6,250,000 shares, subject to adjustment for any reorganization, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, rights offering, divestiture or extraordinary dividend (including a spin-off) or any other similar change in the corporate structure or shares of the Company. Any adjustment determination made by the Administrator will be final, binding and conclusive.

 

Type of Awards and Terms and Conditions

 

The Amended 2018 Plan provides that the Administrator may grant awards to eligible participants in any of the following forms, subject to such terms, conditions and provisions as the Administrator may determine to be necessary or desirable:

 

stock options, including both incentive stock options (“ISOs”) and non-qualified stock options;

stock appreciation rights;

restricted stock;

performance awards; and
stock bonuses.

 

Options . Options may either be incentive stock options, which are specifically designated as such for purposes of compliance with Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code, or non-qualified stock options. Options vest as determined by the Administrator, subject to applicable performance objectives and statutory limitations regarding the maximum term of ISOs and the maximum value of ISOs that may vest in one year. The exercise price of each share subject to an ISO will be equal to or greater than the fair market value of a share on the date of the grant of the ISO, except in the case of an ISO grant to a stockholder who owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or its parent or any subsidiary, the exercise price will be equal to or greater than 110% of the fair market value of a share on the grant date. Non-qualified stock options vest as determined by the Administrator, subject to applicable performance objectives and statutory limitations regarding the maximum term of non-qualified stock options. The exercise price of each share subject to a non-qualified stock option will be determined by the Administrator at the time of grant but must be equal to or greater than the fair market value of a share on the date of grant. Recipients of options have no rights as stockholders with respect to any shares covered by the award until the award is exercised and a stock certificate or book entry evidencing such shares is issued or made, respectively.

 

Restricted Stock Awards . Restricted stock awards consist of shares granted to a participant that are subject to one or more risks of forfeiture. Restricted stock awards may be subject to risk of forfeiture based on the passage of time or the satisfaction of other criteria, such as continued employment or Company performance. Recipients of restricted stock awards are entitled to vote and receive dividends attributable to the shares underlying the awards beginning on the grant date, but have no other rights as stockholders with respect to such shares.

  

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Performance Awards . Performance awards, which may be denominated in cash or shares, are earned upon achievement of performance objectives during a performance period established by the Administrator. Recipients of performance awards have no rights as stockholders with respect to any shares covered by the awards until the date a stock certificate or book entry evidencing such shares is issued or made, respectively.

 

Stock Appreciation Rights . A stock appreciation right may be granted independent of, or in tandem with, a previously or contemporaneously granted stock option, as determined by the Administrator. Generally, upon exercise of a stock appreciation right, the recipient will receive cash, shares of Company stock, or a combination of cash and stock, with a value equal to the excess of: (i) the fair market value of a specified number of shares of Company stock on the date of the exercise, over (ii) a specified exercise price. Stock appreciation rights vest as determined by the Administrator, subject to applicable performance objectives and statutory limitations regarding the maximum term of stock appreciation rights. Recipients of stock appreciation rights have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by the award until the date a stock certificate or book entry evidencing such shares is issued or made, respectively. 

 

Stock Bonuses . Stock bonuses consist of awards of shares granted to a participant subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator. Recipients of stock bonuses have all rights of stockholders with respect to such shares, provided that the Administrator may impose restrictions on the assignment or transfer of stock bonuses.

 

Amendm ents of the Amended 2018 Plan

 

The Board may from time to time, insofar as permitted by law, suspend or discontinue the Amended 2018 Plan or revise or amend it in any respect. However, to the extent required by applicable law or regulation or as except as provided under the Amended 2018 Plan itself, the Board may not, without stockholder approval, revise or amend the Amended 2018 Plan to (i) materially increase the number of shares subject to the Amended 2018 Plan, (ii) change the designation of participants, including the class of employees, eligible to receive awards, (iii) decrease the price at which options or stock appreciation rights may be granted, (iv) cancel, regrant, repurchase for cash, or replace options or stock appreciation rights that have an exercise price in excess of the fair market value of the common stock with other awards, or amend the terms of outstanding options or stock appreciation rights to reduce their exercise price, (v) materially increase the benefits accruing to participants under the Amended 2018 Plan, or (vi) make any modification that will cause incentive stock options to fail to meet the requirements of Internal Revenue Code Section 422.

 

Term

 

The Administrator may grant awards pursuant to the Amended 2018 Plan until it is discontinued or terminated; provided, however, that ISOs may not be granted after August 13, 2028.

 

Change of Control

 

Unless otherwise provided in the terms of an award, upon a change of control of the Company, as defined in the Amended 2018 Plan, the Administrator may provide for one or more of the following: (i) the acceleration of the exercisability, vesting, or lapse of the risks of forfeiture of any or all awards (or portions thereof); (ii) the complete termination of the Amended 2018 Plan and the cancellation of any or all awards (or portions thereof) that have not been exercised, have not vested, or remain subject to risks of forfeiture, as applicable in each case as of the effective date of the change of control; (iii) that the entity succeeding the Company by reason of such change of control, or the parent of such entity, must assume or continue any or all awards (or portions thereof) outstanding immediately prior to the change of control or substitute for any or all such awards (or portions thereof) a substantially equivalent award with respect to the securities of such successor entity, as determined in accordance with applicable laws and regulations; or (iv) that participants holding outstanding awards will become entitled to receive, with respect to each share of common stock subject to such award (whether vested or unvested, as determined by the Administrator pursuant to the Amended 2018 Plan) as of the effective date of any such change of control, cash in an amount equal to (1) for participants holding options or stock appreciation rights, the excess of the fair market value of such common stock on the date immediately preceding the effective date of such change of control over the exercise price per share of options or stock appreciation rights, or (2) for participants holding awards other than options or stock appreciation rights, the fair market value of such common stock on the date immediately preceding the effective date of such change of control. The Administrator need not take the same action with respect to all awards (or portions thereof) or with respect to all participants.

 

Payment

 

Upon exercise of an option granted under the Amended 2018 Plan, and as permitted in the Administrator’s discretion, the option holder may pay the exercise price in cash (or cash equivalent), by surrendering previously-acquired unencumbered shares of Company common stock, by withholding shares of Company common stock from the number of shares that would otherwise be issuable upon exercise of the option (e.g., a net share settlement), through broker-assisted cashless exercise (if compliant with applicable securities laws and any insider trading policies of the Company), another form of payment authorized by the Administrator, or a combination of any of the foregoing. If the exercise price is paid, in whole or in part, with Company common stock, the then-current fair market value of the stock delivered or withheld will be used to calculate the number of shares required to be delivered or withheld. 

    

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Transfer Restrictions

 

Unless permitted by law and expressly permitted by the Amended 2018 Plan or underlying award agreement, no award will be transferable, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. The Administrator may permit a recipient of a non-qualified stock option to transfer the award by gift to his or her “immediate family” or to certain trusts or partnerships (as defined and permitted by applicable federal securities law).

 

Forms of Agreement

 

The Administrator has approved forms of agreement to govern incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units. The foregoing summaries of the Amended 2018 Plan and the forms of the agreements do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of the Amended 2018 Plan and to the text of the forms of agreement, all of which are filed as exhibits to this quarterly report.

 

Option Grants

 

On August 13, 2018, the Company granted 10-year non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Amended 2018 Plan as follows:

 

Name   Options Granted  
Michael Zientek   200,000  
Arthur B. Laffer, Ph.D.   100,000  
R. Scott Wheeler   100,000  
Scott Smith   100,000  

 

The options are exercisable at a price of $2.50 per share, which the Board determined was the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. 25% of the options vested on the grant date, and the remaining options vest in equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversary of the grant date. However, all unvested options vest immediately upon the Company’s closing on an aggregate of at least $30,000,000 in any combination of public and private equity and debt financings after the grant date. 

 

Exchange of Convertible Promissory Notes

 

On August 20, 2018, the Company entered into subscription agreements effective as of July 31, 2018 to issue 187,462 units (the “Units”) at a price of $2.50 per Unit in exchange for 12% Convertible Promissory Notes in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $468,655 held by Joseph H. Whitney, The Globe Resources Group, LLC, and Richard E. Gilbert. Each Unit consists of (i) one share of the Company’s common stock and (ii) a warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share exercisable for ten years from the date of issuance. The Company did not pay any commissions in connection with the sale of these Units.

 

The Units were offered and sold as part of a private placement solely to “accredited investors” as that term is defined under Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act afforded by Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder.

 

The foregoing summary of the material terms of the subscription agreement and warrant is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of subscription agreement and form of warrant included as exhibits to this quarterly report.

   

Item 6. Exhibits.

 

See the Exhibit Index immediately following the signature page to this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

  

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  EVO TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
   
Date: August 24, 2018 By: /s/ John P. Yeros
    John P. Yeros
    Chief Executive Officer
    Principal Executive Officer
     
Date: August 24, 2018 By: /s/ Michael Zientek
    Michael Zientek
    Chief Financial Officer
    Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

   

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EVO TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended JUNE 30, 2018

 

Exhibit   Description
2.1   Equity Purchase Agreement dated June 1, 2018 between EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc. and Billy (Trey) Peck Jr.(1)
10.1   Promissory Note dated June 1, 2018 between EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc. and Billy (Trey) Peck Jr. (1)
10.2   Stock Pledge Agreement dated June 1, 2018 between EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc. and Billy (Trey) Peck Jr. (1)
10.3   Security Agreement dated June 1, 2018 between EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc., Thunder Ridge Transport, Inc., and Billy (Trey) Peck Jr. (1)
10.4   Employment Agreement dated June 1, 2018 between EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc. and Billy (Trey) Peck Jr. (1)
10.5   Subscription Agreement dated June 1, 2018 between EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc. and Billy (Trey) Peck Jr. (1)
10.6   Warrant dated June 1, 2018 issued to Billy (Trey) Peck Jr. ($3.00) (1)
10.7   Warrant dated June 1, 2018 issued to Billy (Trey) Peck Jr. ($5.00) (1)
10.8   Warrant dated June 1, 2018 issued to Billy (Trey) Peck Jr. ($7.00) (1)
10.9   Confidential Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release dated July 31, 2018 by and among Red Ocean Consulting, LLC, Brenton Hayden, Richard H. Enrico Revocable Trust dated June 9, 1998, Richard H. Enrico, Titan CNG, LLC, Titan El Toro, LLC, Titan Diamond Bar, LLC, Titan Blaine, LLC, Kirk Honour, Scott Honour, and EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc.(1)
10.10   Note Purchase Agreement dated July 20, 2018 between EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc. and Dan Thompson II LLC. (2)
10.11   Security Agreement dated June 1, 2018 between EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc. and Dan Thompson II LLC. (2)
10.12   Warrant dated July 20, 2018 issued to Dan Thompson II LLC ($2.50) (2)
10.13   Employment Agreement dated July 25, 2018 between EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc. and Michael Zientek. (2)
10.14   Form of Subscription Agreement (3)
10.15  

Form of EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc. Option Agreement*

10.16  

EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan*

10.17   Form of Subscription Agreement (Convertible Note Conversion)*
10.18   Form of Warrant*
31.1   Certification of the Company’s Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
31.2   Certification of the Company’s Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
32.1   Certification of the Company’s Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002*
32.2   Certification of the Company’s Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002*
101.INS   XBRL INSTANCE DOCUMENT
101.SCH   XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION SCHEMA DOCUMENT
101.CAL   XBRL TAXONOMY CALCULATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT
101.LAB   XBRL TAXONOMY LABEL LINKBASE DOCUMENT
101.PRE   XBRL TAXONOMY PRESENTATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT

 

* Filed herewith

 

(1) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 7, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.
(2) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 6, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.
(3) Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 18, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

  

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Exhibit 10.15

 

Disclaimer: This is a form document. It is incomplete and has not been prepared to address a particular situation or a particular set of facts. It is intended to be used as a starting point and should not be relied upon as a final document.

 

EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc.

AMENDED AND RESTATED

2018 Stock Incentive Plan

 

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

THIS STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (“ Option Agreement ”) is entered into as of the “ Grant Date ” set forth below, by and between EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) and the person named below (the “ Optionee ”). The Option granted hereby is granted under the EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc. Amended and Restated 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used in this Option Agreement that are defined in the Plan will have the meanings given to them in the Plan.

 

1.  Grant of Option . The Company hereby grants to the Optionee an option (the “ Option ”) to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “ Shares ”) set forth below, at the exercise price per Share set forth below (the “ Exercise Price ”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Option Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan will prevail.

 

Grant Number:

______________
   
Optionee: ______________________________________
   
Grant Date: _______________, 20__
   
Vesting Commencement Date: _______________, 20__
   
Total Number of Shares of Stock Subject to the Option:

 

______________ Shares

   
Exercise Price per Share: $_____ per Share
   
Total Exercise Price: $______________
   
Type of Option (check one):

_____Incentive Stock Option

_____Non-Statutory Stock Option

   
Term/Expiration Date: _______________, 20__
   
Earlier Expiration: See Section 6.

 

2.  Vesting Schedule . This Option may be exercised, in whole or in part, in accordance with the following schedule:

 

(a)  Time-Based Vesting . This Option will vest and become exercisable with respect to one-fourth (1/4th) of the Shares subject to the Option on the Vesting Commencement Date, and with respect to an additional one-fourth of the Shares on the one (1) year anniversary thereafter until fully vested; provided , however , that if the Optionee ceases to be employed by the Company or to provide services to the Company as a director, consultant or independent contractor before this Option has become exercisable with respect to all of the Shares, no additional Shares will vest after the termination of such services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all unvested Shares subject to the Option shall vest immediately upon the Company’s closing on an aggregate of at least $30,000,000 in any combination of public and private equity and debt financings after the date hereof. This Option may be exercised, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time after it vests and until this Option expires pursuant Section 6 of this Option Agreement.

 

 

 

 

(b)  Treatment Upon a Change in Control . In the event of a Change in Control of the Company, the Committee administering the Plan may take any of the actions described in Section 14 of the Plan with respect to this Option.

 

3.  Type of Option . If designated above as an Incentive Stock Option (“ ISO ”), this Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code. However, if this Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option, to the extent that it exceeds the $100,000 rule of Code Section 422(d) or otherwise fails to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 422, it will be treated as a Non-Statutory Stock Option (“ NSO ”).

 

4.  Exercise of Option .

 

(a)  Right to Exercise . This Option will be exercisable during its term in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in Section 2 of this Option Agreement and with the applicable provisions of the Plan and this Option Agreement. This Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share. No portion of the Option which has not become vested and exercisable at the date of the Optionee’s termination of service to the Company will thereafter become vested and exercisable, except as may be set forth in a written agreement between the Company and the Optionee.

 

(b)  Duration of Exercisability . The installments provided in the vesting schedule set forth in Section 2 of this Option Agreement are cumulative. Each such installment which becomes vested and exercisable pursuant to the vesting schedule set forth in Section 2 of this Option Agreement will remain vested and exercisable until this Option expires pursuant Section 6 of this Option Agreement.

 

(c)  Method of Exercise . This Option will be exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Exercise Notice ”), stating the election to exercise the Option and the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised (the “ Exercised Shares ”), and containing such other representations and agreements as may be required by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. The Exercise Notice must be accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised Shares. The Optionee will also be required to make adequate provision for all withholding taxes relating to the exercise as a condition to the exercise of the Option. This Option will be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied by the aggregate Exercise Price and arrangement for the adequate provision for the withholding taxes relating to the exercise.

 

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(d)  Issuance of Shares . No Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of the Option unless such issuance and exercise complies with applicable laws. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Shares will be considered transferred to the Optionee on the date on which the Option is exercised with respect to such Exercised Shares.

 

(e)  Restrictions on Exercise . This Option may not be exercised if the issuance of Shares upon such exercise or the method of payment of consideration for such shares would constitute a violation of any applicable law.

 

(f)  Investment Representations . Unless the Shares have been registered under the Securities Act, at the time this Option is exercised, the Exercise Notice delivered to the Company by the Optionee will, if required by the Company, contain the investment representations included in the form of Exercise Notice attached hereto as Exhibit A .

 

5.  Method of Payment . The aggregate Exercise Price may be paid by any of the following methods, or a combination thereof, at the election of the Optionee:

 

(a) cash or check; or

 

(b) surrender of other shares of Common Stock which (i) in the case of shares acquired from the Company, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months on the date of surrender, and (ii) have a Fair Market Value on the date of the exercise equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the Exercised Shares.

 

6.  Expiration of Option . This Option will expire and may not be exercised to any extent by anyone after the first to occur of the following events:

 

(a)  Expiration of Term of Option . The Term/Expiration Date set forth in Section 1 of this Option Agreement;

 

(b)  Termination of Service without Cause . The expiration of three months from the date of the Optionee’s voluntary or involuntary termination of service to the Company, unless the Optionee’s service is terminated for Cause or such termination occurs by reasons of the Optionee’s death or Disability;

 

(c)  Cause . The date of the Optionee’s termination of service if the Optionee’s service is terminated for Cause, or the date of written notice from the Company to the Optionee of a material breach of any confidentiality or non-compete agreement entered into with the Company, if the Optionee commits such a material breach either during or after the Optionee’s period of service to the Company;

 

(d)  Death or Disability . The expiration of one year from the date of the Optionee’s death, either during or after the Optionee’s period of service to the Company, or of termination of the Optionee’s service by reason of the Optionee’s Disability; or

 

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(e)  Cancellation upon Change in Control . The cancellation of this Option by action of the Committee pursuant to Section 14 of the Plan, in connection with a Change in Control of the Company.

 

7.  Non-Transferability of Option . This Option may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee. The terms of the Plan and this Option Agreement will be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Optionee.

 

8.  Lock-Up Period . The Optionee hereby agrees that, if so requested by the Company or the representative of the underwriters (the “ Managing Underwriter ”) in connection with an underwritten public offering of Common Stock of the Company under the Securities Act, the Optionee will not sell, offer to sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company held by the Optionee (other than those included in the registration) for such period of time after execution of an underwriting agreement in connection with such offering for which all of the Company’s then directors and executive officers agree to be similarly bound (the “ Market Standoff Period ”). The Optionee agrees to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company or the Managing Underwriter which are consistent with the foregoing or which are necessary to give further effect thereto; but the Optionee will be bound by the provisions of this Section whether or not the Optionee executes such other agreements requested by the Company or the Managing Underwriter. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the shares of Common Stock (or other securities) subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of such Market Standoff Period. The Optionee agrees that any transferee of the Option or shares acquired pursuant to the Option will be bound by this Section.

 

9.  Tax Obligations .

 

(a)  Withholding Taxes . The Optionee agrees to make appropriate arrangements with the Company (or the Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining the Optionee) for the satisfaction of all Federal, state, local and foreign income and employment tax withholding requirements applicable to the Option exercise. The Optionee acknowledges and agrees that the Company may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.

 

(b)  Notice of Disqualifying Disposition of ISO Shares . If the Option granted to the Optionee herein is an ISO, and if the Optionee sells or otherwise disposes of any of the Shares acquired pursuant to the ISO on or before the later of (i) the date two years after the Date of Grant, or (ii) the date one year after the date of exercise, the Optionee must immediately notify the Company in writing of such disposition. The Optionee acknowledges and agrees that the Optionee may be subject to income tax withholding by the Company on the compensation income recognized by the Optionee.

 

10.  NO GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED SERVICE . THE OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS AN EMPLOYEE, DIRECTOR, OR CONSULTANT AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED AN OPTION OR PURCHASING SHARES HEREUNDER). THE OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS AN EMPLOYEE, DIRECTOR, OR CONSULTANT FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE OPTIONEE’S RIGHT OR THE COMPANY’S RIGHT TO TERMINATE THE OPTIONEE’S RELATIONSHIP (A) AS AN EMPLOYEE AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE; (B) AS A CONSULTANT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE OPTIONEE’S AGREEMENT WITH THE COMPANY OR AN AFFILIATE; OR (C) AS A DIRECTOR PURSUANT TO THE BYLAWS OF THE COMPANY AND ANY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CORPORATE LAW OF THE STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE COMPANY IS DOMICILED, AS THE CASE MAY BE.

 

11.  Entire Agreement; Governing Law . The Plan is incorporated herein by reference. The Plan and this Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties regarding the acquisition of stock in the Company and supersede in their entirety all prior oral and written undertakings and agreements of the Company and the Optionee on that subject, with the exception of any other options previously granted and delivered to the Optionee under the Plan or any similar plan maintained by the Company or its Affiliates. This agreement may not be modified adversely to the Optionee’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and the Optionee. This Option Agreement is governed by the internal substantive laws but not the choice of law rules of the State of Minnesota.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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Disclaimer: This is a form document. It is incomplete and has not been prepared to address a particular situation or a particular set of facts. It is intended to be used as a starting point and should not be relied upon as a final document.

 

By the Optionee’s signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below, the Optionee and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement. The Optionee has reviewed the Plan and this Option Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Option Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Option Agreement. The Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Board of Directors (or any Committee to whom the Board has delegated administration of the Plan) upon any questions relating to the Plan and this Option Agreement.

 

The Optionee further agrees to notify the Company of any change in the Optionee’s residence address indicated below.

 

OPTIONEE:

  EVO TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
       

  By:

(Signature)   Title:  
       

 

     

(Print Name)

 

Address:

   

(Print Name)

 

Address: 8285 West Lake Pleasant Parkway, Peoria, AZ 85382

 

     
       
       

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc.

2018 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

EXERCISE NOTICE

 

EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc.

 

1.  Exercise of Option . Effective as of the Exercise Date set forth below, the undersigned (the “ Purchaser ”) hereby elects to exercise the Purchaser’s Option to purchase shares of the Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) of EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc. (the “ Company ”) under and pursuant to the EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc. Amended and Restated 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) and the Stock Option Agreement bearing the Grant Number and Grant Date set forth below (the “ Option Agreement ”). The Option is being exercised with respect to the number of Shares stated below (the “ Exercised Shares ”).

 

Exercise Date:

_______________, 20__
   
Purchaser: ______________________________________
   
Grant Number: ______________
   
Grant Date: _______________, 20__
   
Number of Exercised Shares: ______________ Shares
   
Exercise Price per Share: $_____ per Share
   
Total Exercise Price: $______________

 

2.  Delivery of Payment . The Purchaser herewith delivers to the Company the total Exercise Price for the Shares, and any and all withholding taxes due in connection with the exercise of the Option, in the form of (check one or more):

 

Cash or check; or

 

Surrender of other shares of Common Stock that, in the case of shares acquired from the Company, have been owned by the Purchaser for more than six (6) months on the date of surrender.

 

3.  Representations of Purchaser . In connection with the purchase of the Shares, the Purchaser represents to the Company as follows:

 

(a) The Purchaser (i) acknowledges that the Purchaser has received, read and understood the Plan and the Option Agreement, (ii) agrees that the Shares are being acquired in accordance with and subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Plan and the Option Agreement, and (iii) agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.

 

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(b) The Purchaser agrees (i) to provide such additional documents as the Company may require pursuant to the terms of the Plan, (ii) to provide for the payment by the Purchaser to the Company (in the manner designated by the Company) of the Company’s withholding obligation, if any, relating to the exercise of the Option, and (iii) if this exercise relates to an Incentive Stock Option, to notify the Company in writing promptly after the date of any disposition of any of the shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of the Option that occurs within two (2) years after the date of grant of the Option or within one (1) year after such shares of Common Stock are issued upon exercise of the Option.

 

(c) The Purchaser is aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition and has acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire the Shares.

 

(d) The Purchaser is acquiring these Shares for investment for the Purchaser’s own account only and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any “distribution” thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”).

 

(e) The Purchaser acknowledges and understands that the Shares constitute “restricted securities” under the Securities Act and have not been registered under the Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Purchaser’s investment intent as expressed herein. The Purchaser further understands that the Shares must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. The Purchaser further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to register the Shares.

 

(f) The Purchaser understands that the certificate evidencing the Shares will be imprinted with a legend that prohibits the transfer of the Shares unless they are registered or such registration is not required in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company and any other legend required under applicable state securities laws.

 

4.  Rights as Stockholder . Until the issuance of the Shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder will exist with respect to the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares will be issued to the Purchaser as soon as practicable after the Option is exercised in accordance with the Option Agreement. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance of the Shares.

 

5.  Tax Consultation . The Purchaser understands that the Purchaser’s purchase or disposition of the Shares will have certain tax consequences, some of which may be adverse tax consequences. The Purchaser represents that the Purchaser has consulted with any tax consultants the Purchaser deems advisable in connection with the purchase or disposition of the Shares and that the Purchaser is not relying on the Company for any tax advice.

 

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6.  Restrictive Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders .

 

(a)  Legends . The Purchaser understands and agrees that the Company will cause the legends set forth below or legends substantially equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership of the Shares together with any other legends that may be required by the Company or by state or federal securities laws:

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “ACT”) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF COMPANY COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.

 

THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND ANY TRANSFER THEREOF ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL HELD BY THE COMPANY OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH IN THE EXERCISE NOTICE BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDERS OF THESE SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE COMPANY. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.

 

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER FOR A MARKET STANDOFF PERIOD FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE UNDERWRITTEN PUBLIC OFFERING OF THE COMPANY’S SECURITIES AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF BY THE HOLDER WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE COMPANY OR THE MANAGING UNDERWRITER.

 

(b)  Stop-Transfer Notices . The Purchaser agrees that, in order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the Company may issue appropriate “stop transfer” instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.

 

(c)  Refusal to Transfer . The Company will not be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Exercise Notice or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares are transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Exercise Notice.

 

7.  Binding Effect . Subject to the restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Exercise Notice will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Purchaser and his or her heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

 

8.  Entire Agreement; Governing Law . The Plan and Option Agreement are incorporated herein by reference. This Exercise Notice, the Plan and the Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and the Purchaser with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Purchaser’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and the Purchaser. This Option Agreement is governed by the internal substantive laws but not the choice of law rules, of the State of Minnesota.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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[ To be signed upon the exercise of the Option ]

 

Submitted by:

  Accepted by:
     
PURCHASER:   EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc.
       
    By:

(Signature)

  Title:

       

 

   

(Print Name)

 

Address:

   

(Print Name)

 

Address:

 

 

       
       
       
       
     

(Date Received)

 

[Signature Page to Exercise Notice]

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EVO TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

2018 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adopted August 13, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

      Page
       
1. Purpose of Plan 1
2. Definitions 1
3. Effective Date and Duration of the Plan 4
  3.1 Effective Date and Duration 4
  3.2 Stockholder Approval 4
4. Shares Available for Issuance 4
  4.1 Maximum Number of Shares Available 4
  4.2 Accounting for Incentive Awards 4
  4.3 Adjustments to Shares and Incentive Awards 4
5. Plan Administration 5
  5.1 The Committee 5
  5.2 Authority of the Committee 5
6. Participation 6
7. Options 7
  7.1 Grant 7
  7.2 Exercise Price 7
  7.3 Exercisability and Duration 7
  7.4 Payment of Exercise Price 7
  7.5 Manner of Exercise 7
  7.6 Aggregate Limitation of Stock Subject to Incentive Stock Options 7
8. Stock Appreciation Rights 8
  8.1 Grant 8
  8.2 Exercise Price 8
  8.3 Exercisability and Duration 8
9. Restricted Stock Awards 8
  9.1 Grant 8
  9.2 Rights as a Stockholder; Transferability 8
  9.3 Dividends and Distributions 9
  9.4 Enforcement of Restrictions 9
10. Performance Units 9
11. Stock Bonuses 9
12. Effect of Termination of Employment or Other Service 10
  12.1 Termination Due to Death, Disability or Retirement 10
  12.2 Termination for Reasons Other than Death, Disability or Retirement 10
  12.3 Modification of Rights Upon Termination 11
  12.4 Exercise of Incentive Stock Options Following Termination 11
  12.5 Date of Termination of Employment or Other Service 11
13. Payment of Withholding Taxes 11
  13.1 General Rules 11
  13.2 Special Rules 12
14. Action upon Change in Control 12
15. Rights of Eligible Recipients and Participants; Transferability 12
  15.1 Employment or Service 12
  15.2 Rights as a Stockholder 13
  15.3 Restrictions on Transfer 13
  15.4 Breach of Confidentiality or Non-Compete Agreements 13
  15.5 Non-Exclusivity of the Plan 13
16. Securities Law and Other Restrictions 13
17. Plan Amendment, Modification and Termination 14
18. Miscellaneous 14
  18.1 Governing Law 14
  18.2 Successors and Assigns 14

 

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EVO TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED 2018 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

1. Purpose of Plan .

 

The purpose of the EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc. Amended and Restated 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) is to advance the interests of EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) and its stockholders by enabling the Company and its Subsidiaries to attract and retain persons of skill and ability to perform services for the Company and its Subsidiaries by providing an incentive to such individuals through equity participation in the Company and by rewarding such individuals who contribute to the achievement by the Company of its economic objectives.

 

2. Definitions .

 

The following terms will have the meanings set forth below, unless the context clearly otherwise requires:

 

2.1. “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

2.2. “ Broker Exercise Notice ” means a written notice pursuant to which a Participant, upon exercise of an Option, irrevocably instructs a broker or dealer to sell a sufficient number of shares or lend a sufficient amount of money to pay all or a portion of the exercise price of the Option and/or any related withholding tax obligations and remit such sums to the Company and directs the Company to deliver stock certificates to be issued upon such exercise directly to such broker or dealer.

 

2.3. “ Cause ” means:

 

(a) “Cause” as defined in any employment or other agreement or policy applicable to the Participant; or

 

(b) If no such agreement or policy exists, (i) dishonesty, fraud, misrepresentation, embezzlement or deliberate injury or attempted injury, in each case related to the Company or any Subsidiary, (ii) substantial failure on the part of the Participant to perform his or her duties to the Company or any Subsidiary or gross negligence on the part of the Participant in the performance of such duties, (iii) any unlawful or criminal activity of a serious nature, or (iv) any material breach of any employment, service, confidentiality or non-compete agreement entered into with the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

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2.4. “ Change in Control ” of the Company means the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(a) the sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (in one transaction or in a series of related transactions) except where such sale, lease, exchange or other transfer is to an entity controlled by the Company;

 

(b) the approval by the stockholders of the Company of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

 

(c) any person becomes after the effective date of the Plan the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities ordinarily having the right to vote at elections of directors; or

 

(d) a merger or consolidation to which the Company is a party if the persons who are the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to effective date of such merger or consolidation have “beneficial ownership” (as defined in Rule l3d-3 under the Exchange Act), immediately following the effective date of such merger or consolidation, of securities of the surviving corporation representing 50% or less of the combined voting power of the surviving corporation’s then outstanding securities ordinarily having the right to vote at elections of directors.

 

To the extent required, the determination of whether a Change in Control has occurred shall be made in accordance with Code Section 409A and the regulations, notices and other guidance of general applicability issued thereunder.

 

2.5. “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

2.6. “ Committee ” means the group of individuals administering the Plan, as provided in Section 5 of the Plan.

 

2.7. “ Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, $0.0001 par value, or the number and kind of shares of stock or other securities into which such common stock may be changed in accordance with Section 4.3 of the Plan.

 

2.8. “ Disability ” means the disability of the Participant such as would entitle the Participant to receive disability income benefits pursuant to the long-term disability plan of the Company or Subsidiary then covering the Participant or, if no such plan exists or is applicable to the Participant, the permanent and total disability of the Participant within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for all Incentive Stock Options, “disability” means the permanent and total disability of the Participant within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

 

2.9. “ Effective Date ” shall mean August 13, 2018, the date this Plan was adopted by the Board.

 

2.10. “ Eligible Recipient ” means any employee of the Company or any Subsidiary and any non-employee director, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

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

 

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2.12. “ Fair Market Value ” means, with respect to the Common Stock, as of any date: (i) the last reported sale price of a share of Common Stock as of such date during the regular daily trading session on the Nasdaq Stock Market or on any national exchange (or, if no shares were traded or quoted on such date, as of the next preceding date on which there was such a trade or quote); or (ii) if the Common Stock is publicly traded but is not so listed, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such date, as reported by The Wall Street Journal, in the over-the-counter market (or, if no shares were quoted on such date, as of the next preceding date on which there was such a quote); or (iii) if the Common Stock is not so listed or reported, such price as the Committee determines in good faith in the exercise of its reasonable discretion, taking into account all available information material to the value of the Common Stock, and consistent with the definition of “fair market value” under Section 409A of the Code.

 

2.13. “ Incentive Award ” means an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Performance Unit or Stock Bonus granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to the Plan.

 

2.14. “ Incentive Stock Option ” means a right to purchase Common Stock granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan that qualifies as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

 

2.15. “ Non-Statutory Stock Option ” means a right to purchase Common Stock granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan that does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

 

2.16. “ Option ” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Statutory Stock Option.

 

2.17. “ Participant ” means an Eligible Recipient who receives one or more Incentive Awards under the Plan.

 

2.18. “ Performance Unit ” means a right granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 10 of the Plan to receive a payment from the Company, in the form of stock, cash or a combination of both, upon the achievement of established employment, service, performance or other goals.

 

2.19. “ Previously Acquired Shares ” means shares of Common Stock that are already owned by the Participant or, with respect to any Incentive Award, that are to be issued upon the grant, exercise or vesting of such Incentive Award.

 

2.20. “ Restricted Stock Award ” means an award of Common Stock granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan that is subject to the restrictions on transferability and the risk of forfeiture imposed by the provisions of such Section 9.

 

2.21. “ Retirement ” means termination of employment or service pursuant to and in accordance with the regular (or, if approved by the Board for purposes of the Plan, early) retirement/pension plan or practice of the Company or Subsidiary then covering the Participant, provided that if the Participant is not covered by any such plan or practice, the Participant will be deemed to be covered by the Company’s plan or practice for purposes of this determination.

 

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

 

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2.23. “ Stock Appreciation Right ” means a right granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan to receive a payment from the Company at the time of exercise, in the form of stock, cash or a combination of both, equal to the difference between the Fair Market Value of one or more shares of Common Stock and the exercise price of such shares under the terms of such Stock Appreciation Right.

 

2.24. “ Stock Bonus ” means an award of Common Stock granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan.

 

2.25. “ Subsidiary ” means any entity that is directly or indirectly controlled by the Company or any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, as determined by the Committee.

 

2.26. “ Tax Date ” means the date any withholding tax obligation arises under the Code or other applicable tax statute for a Participant with respect to an Incentive Award.

 

3. Effective Date and Duration of the Plan .

 

3.1. Effective Date and Duration . The Plan is effective as of the Effective Date. The Plan will terminate at midnight on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date and may be terminated prior to such time by Board action, and no Incentive Award may be granted after such termination. Incentive Awards outstanding upon termination of the Plan may continue to be exercised, or become free of restrictions, in accordance with their terms.

 

3.2. Stockholder Approval . The Plan shall be submitted to the stockholders of the Company for approval within twelve (12) months before or after the Effective Date. Incentive Awards may be granted prior to the date this Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company; provided, however, that any incentive stock options granted after adoption of the Plan by the Board shall be treated as nonqualified stock options if stockholder approval is not obtained within such twelve-month period.

 

4. Shares Available for Issuance .

 

4.1. Maximum Number of Shares Available . Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3 of the Plan or by amendment, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that will be available for issuance under the Plan will be Six Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand (6,250,000); provided, that all shares of Common Stock reserved and available under the Plan shall constitute the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued through Incentive Stock Options.

 

4.2. Accounting for Incentive Awards . Shares of Common Stock that are issued under the Plan or that are subject to outstanding Incentive Awards will be applied to reduce the maximum number of shares of Common Stock remaining available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares of Common Stock that are subject to an Incentive Award that lapse, expire, are forfeited or for any reason are terminated unexercised or unvested and any shares of Common Stock that are subject to an Incentive Award that is settled or paid in cash or any form other than shares of Common Stock will automatically again become available for issuance under the Plan.

 

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4.3. Adjustments to Shares and Incentive Awards . In the event of any reorganization, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, rights offering, divestiture or extraordinary dividend (including a spin-off) or any other similar change in the corporate structure or shares of the Company, the Committee (or, if the Company is not the surviving corporation in any such transaction, the board of directors of the surviving corporation) will make appropriate adjustment (which determination will be conclusive) as to the number and kind of securities or other property (including cash) available for issuance or payment under the Plan and, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants, (a) the number and kind of securities or other property (including cash) subject to outstanding Options, and (b) the exercise price of outstanding Options.

 

5. Plan Administration .

 

5.1. The Committee . The Plan will be administered by the Board or by a committee of the Board. So long as the Company has a class of its equity securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, any committee administering the Plan will consist solely of two or more members of the Board who are “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and, if the Board so determines in its sole discretion, who are “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. Such a committee, if established, will act by majority approval of the members (but may also take action with the written consent of a majority of the members of such committee), and a majority of the members of such a committee will constitute a quorum. As used in the Plan “Committee” will refer to the Board or to such a committee, if established. To the extent consistent with corporate law, the Committee may delegate to any officers of the Company the duties, power and authority of the Committee under the Plan pursuant to such conditions or limitations as the Committee may establish; provided , however , that only the Committee may exercise such duties, power and authority with respect to Eligible Recipients who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. The Committee may exercise its duties, power and authority under the Plan in its sole and absolute discretion without the consent of any Participant or other party, unless the Plan specifically provides otherwise. Each determination, interpretation or other action made or taken by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan will be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and on all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the stockholders of the Company, the participants and their respective successors-in-interest. No member of the Committee will be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Incentive Award granted under the Plan.

 

5.2. Authority of the Committee .

 

(a) In accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee will have the authority to determine all provisions of Incentive Awards as the Committee may deem necessary or desirable and as consistent with the terms of the Plan, including, without limitation, the following: (i) the Eligible Recipients to be selected as Participants; (ii) the nature and extent of the Incentive Awards to be made to each Participant (including the number of shares of Common Stock to be subject to each Incentive Award, any exercise price, the manner in which Incentive Awards will vest or become exercisable and whether Incentive Awards will be granted in tandem with other Incentive Awards) and the form of written agreement, if any, evidencing such Incentive Award; (iii) the time or times when Incentive Awards will be granted; (iv) the duration of each Incentive Award; and (v) the restrictions and other conditions to which the payment or vesting of Incentive Awards may be subject. In addition, the Committee will have the authority under the Plan in its sole discretion to pay the economic value of any Incentive Award in the form of cash, Common Stock or any combination of both.

 

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(b) The Committee will have the authority under the Plan to amend or modify the terms of any outstanding Incentive Award in any manner, including, without limitation, the authority to modify the number of shares or other terms and conditions of an Incentive Award, extend the term of an Incentive Award, accelerate the exercisability or vesting or otherwise terminate any restrictions relating to an Incentive Award, accept the surrender of any outstanding Incentive Award or, to the extent not previously exercised or vested, authorize the grant of new Incentive Awards in substitution for surrendered Incentive Awards; provided , however , that the amended or modified terms are permitted by the Plan as then in effect, that such amendment or modification does not cause the Incentive Award to become subject to Section 409A of the Code, and that any Participant adversely affected by such amended or modified terms has consented to such amendment or modification. No amendment or modification to an Incentive Award, however, whether pursuant to this Section 5.2 or any other provisions of the Plan, will be deemed to be a re-grant of such Incentive Award for purposes of the Plan.

 

(c) In the event of (i) any reorganization, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, rights offering, extraordinary dividend or divestiture (including a spin-off) or any other similar change in corporate structure or shares, (ii) any purchase, acquisition, sale or disposition of a significant amount of assets or a significant business, (iii) any change in accounting principles or practices, or (iv) any other similar change, in each case with respect to the Company or any other entity whose performance is relevant to the grant or vesting of an Incentive Award, the Committee (or, if the Company is not the surviving corporation in any such transaction, the board of directors of the surviving corporation) may, without the consent of any affected Participant, amend or modify the vesting criteria of any outstanding Incentive Award that is based in whole or in part on the financial performance of the Company (or any Subsidiary or division thereof) or such other entity so as equitably to reflect such event, with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating such financial performance of the Company or such other entity will be substantially the same (in the sole discretion of the Committee or the board of directors of the surviving corporation) following such event as prior to such event; provided , however , that the amended or modified terms are permitted by the Plan as then in effect.

 

6. Participation .

 

Participants in the Plan will be those Eligible Recipients who, in the judgment of the Committee, have contributed, are contributing or are expected to contribute to the achievement of economic objectives of the Company or its Subsidiaries. Eligible Recipients may be granted from time to time one or more Incentive Awards, singly or in combination or in tandem with other Incentive Awards, as may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Incentive Awards will be deemed to be granted as of the date specified in the grant resolution of the Committee, which date will be the date of any related agreement with the Participant.

 

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7. Options .

 

7.1. Grant . An Eligible Recipient may be granted one or more Options under the Plan, and such Options will be subject to such terms and conditions, consistent with the other provisions of the Plan, as may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee may designate whether an Option is to be considered an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Statutory Stock Option. To the extent that any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan ceases for any reason to qualify as an “incentive stock option” for purposes of Section 422 of the Code, such Incentive Stock Option will continue to be outstanding for purposes of the Plan but will thereafter be deemed to be a Non-Statutory Stock Option.

 

7.2. Exercise Price . The per share price to be paid by a Participant upon exercise of an Option will be determined by the Committee in its discretion at the time of the Option grant; provided , however , that such price will not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the date of grant (or, with respect to an Incentive Stock Option, one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value if, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, the Participant owns, directly or indirectly, more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation of the Company).

 

7.3. Exercisability and Duration . An Option will become exercisable at such times and in such installments as may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion at the time of grant; provided , however , that no Incentive Stock Option may be exercisable after ten (10) years from its date of grant (five (5) years from its date of grant if, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, the Participant owns, directly or indirectly, more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation of the Company).

 

7.4. Payment of Exercise Price . The total purchase price of the shares to be purchased upon exercise of an Option will be paid entirely in cash (including check, bank draft or money order); provided , however , that the Committee, in its sole discretion and upon terms and conditions established by the Committee, may allow such payments to be made, in whole or in part, by tender of a Broker Exercise Notice, Previously Acquired Shares, a promissory note (on terms acceptable to the Committee in its sole discretion) or a combination of such methods, or by any other form of payment the Committee may authorize.

 

7.5. Manner of Exercise . An Option may be exercised by a Participant in whole or in part from time to time, subject to the conditions contained in the Plan and in the agreement evidencing such Option, by delivery in person, by facsimile or electronic transmission or through the mail of written notice of exercise to the Company (Attention: Chief Financial Officer) at its principal executive office, and by paying in full the total exercise price for the shares of Common Stock to be purchased in accordance with Section 7.4 of the Plan.

 

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7.6. Aggregate Limitation of Stock Subject to Incentive Stock Options . To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date an Incentive Stock Option is granted) of the shares of Common Stock with respect to which incentive stock options (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code) are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year (under the Plan and any other incentive stock option plans of the Company or any subsidiary or parent corporation of the Company (within the meaning of the Code)) exceeds $100,000 (or such other amount as may be prescribed by the Code from time to time), such excess Options will be treated as Non-Statutory Stock Options. The determination will be made by taking incentive stock options into account in the order in which they were granted. If such excess only applies to a portion of an Incentive Stock Option, the Committee, in its discretion, will designate which shares will be treated as shares to be acquired upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option.

 

8. Stock Appreciation Rights .

 

8.1. Grant . An Eligible Recipient may be granted one or more Stock Appreciation Rights under the Plan, and such Stock Appreciation Rights will be subject to such terms and conditions, consistent with the other provisions of the Plan, as may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee will have the sole discretion to determine the form in which payment of the economic value of Stock Appreciation Rights will be made to a Participant (i.e., cash, Common Stock or any combination thereof) or to consent to or disapprove the election by a Participant of the form of such payment.

 

8.2. Exercise Price . The exercise price of a Stock Appreciation Right will be determined by the Committee, in its discretion, at the date of grant but may not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the date of grant.

 

8.3. Exercisability and Duration . A Stock Appreciation Right will become exercisable at such time and in such installments as may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion at the time of grant; provided , however , that no Stock Appreciation Right may be exercisable after ten (10) years from its date of grant. A Stock Appreciation Right will be exercised by giving notice in the same manner as for Options, as set forth in Section 7.5 of the Plan.

 

9. Restricted Stock Awards .

 

9.1. Grant . An Eligible Recipient may be granted one or more Restricted Stock Awards under the Plan, and such Restricted Stock Awards will be subject to such terms and conditions, consistent with the other provisions of the Plan, as may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee may impose such restrictions or conditions, such as forfeiture or a repurchase option, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, to the vesting of or the lapse of restrictions or conditions for any such Restricted Stock Awards as it deems appropriate, including, without limitation, that the Participant remain in the continuous employ or service of the Company or a Subsidiary for a certain period or that the Participant or the Company (or any Subsidiary or division thereof) satisfy certain performance goals or criteria.

 

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9.2. Rights as a Stockholder; Transferability . Except as provided in Sections 9.1, 9.3 and 15.3 of the Plan, a Participant will have all voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights with respect to shares of Common Stock issued to the Participant as a Restricted Stock Award under this Section 9 upon the Participant becoming the holder of record of such shares as if such Participant were a holder of record of shares of unrestricted Common Stock.

 

9.3. Dividends and Distributions . Unless the Committee determines otherwise in its sole discretion (either in the agreement evidencing the Restricted Stock Award at the time of grant or at any time after the grant of the Restricted Stock Award), any dividends or distributions (including regular quarterly cash dividends) paid with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to the unvested portion of a Restricted Stock Award will be subject to the same restrictions as the shares to which such dividends or distributions relate. In the event the Committee determines not to pay dividends or distributions currently, the Committee will determine in its sole discretion whether any interest will be paid on such dividends or distributions. In addition, the Committee in its sole discretion may require such dividends and distributions to be reinvested (and in such case the Participant consents to such reinvestment) in shares of Common Stock that will be subject to the same restrictions as the shares to which such dividends or distributions relate.

 

9.4. Enforcement of Restrictions . To enforce the restrictions referred to in this Section 9, the Committee may place a legend on the stock certificates referring to such restrictions and may require the Participant, until the restrictions have lapsed, to keep the stock certificates, together with duly endorsed stock powers, in the custody of the Company or its transfer agent or to maintain evidence of stock ownership, together with duly endorsed stock powers, in a certificateless book-entry stock account with the Company’s transfer agent.

 

10. Performance Units .

 

An Eligible Recipient may be granted one or more Performance Units under the Plan, and such Performance Units will be subject to such terms and conditions, consistent with the other provisions of the Plan, as may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee may impose such restrictions or conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, to the vesting of such Performance Units as it deems appropriate, including, without limitation, that the Participant remain in the continuous employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary for a certain period or that the Participant or the Company (or any Subsidiary or division thereof) satisfy certain performance goals or criteria. The Committee will have the sole discretion to determine the form in which payment of the economic value of Performance Units will be made to a Participant (i.e., cash, Common Stock or any combination thereof) or to consent to or disapprove the election by a Participant of the form of such payment.

 

11. Stock Bonuses .

 

An Eligible Recipient may be granted one or more Stock Bonuses under the Plan, and such Stock Bonuses will be subject to such terms and conditions, consistent with the other provisions of the Plan, as may be determined by the Committee. The Participant will have all voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights with respect to the shares of Common Stock issued to a Participant as a Stock Bonus under this Section 11 upon the Participant becoming the holder of record of such shares; provided , however , that the Committee may impose such restrictions on the assignment or transfer of a Stock Bonus as it deems appropriate.

 

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12. Effect of Termination of Employment or Other Service .

 

12.1. Termination Due to Death, Disability or Retirement . Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in its sole discretion in the agreement evidencing an Incentive Award:

 

(a) In the event a Participant’s employment or other service with the Company and all Subsidiaries is terminated by reason of death or Disability:

 

(i) all outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights then held by the Participant will become immediately exercisable in full and remain exercisable for a period of six (6) months after such termination (but in no event after the expiration date of any such Option or Stock Appreciation Right);

 

(ii) all Restricted Stock Awards then held by the Participant will become fully vested; and

 

(iii) all Performance Units and Stock Bonuses then held by the Participant will vest and/or continue to vest in the manner determined by the Committee and set forth in the agreement evidencing such Performance Units or Stock Bonuses.

 

(b) In the event a Participant’s employment or other service with the Company and all Subsidiaries is terminated by reason of Retirement:

 

(i) all outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights then held by the Participant will remain exercisable, to the extent exercisable as of the date of such termination, for a period of six (6) months after such termination (but in no event after the expiration date of any such Option or Stock Appreciation Right);

 

(ii) all Restricted Stock Awards then held by the Participant that have not vested as of such termination will be terminated and forfeited; and

 

(iii) all Performance Units and Stock Bonuses then held by the Participant will vest and/or continue to vest in the manner determined by the Committee and set forth in the agreement evidencing such Performance Units or Stock Bonuses.

 

12.2. Termination for Reasons Other than Death, Disability or Retirement . Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in its sole discretion in the agreement evidencing an Incentive Award, in the event a Participant’s employment or other service with the Company and all Subsidiaries is terminated for any reason other than death, Disability or Retirement, or a Participant is in the employ or service of a Subsidiary and the Subsidiary ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Company (unless the Participant continues in the employ or service of the Company or another Subsidiary), all rights of the Participant under the Plan and any agreements evidencing an Incentive Award will immediately terminate without notice of any kind, and no Options or Stock Appreciation Rights then held by the Participant will thereafter be exercisable, all Restricted Stock Awards then held by the Participant that have not vested will be terminated and forfeited, and all Performance Units and Stock Bonuses then held by the Participant will vest and/or continue to vest in the manner determined by the Committee and set forth in the agreement evidencing such Performance Units or Stock Bonuses; provided , however , that if such termination is due to any reason other than voluntary termination by the Participant or termination by the Company or any Subsidiary for “Cause,” all outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights then held by such Participant will remain exercisable, to the extent exercisable as of such termination, for a period of ninety (90) days after such termination (but in no event after the expiration date of any such Option or Stock Appreciation Right).

 

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12.3. Modification of Rights Upon Termination . Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 12, upon a Participant’s termination of employment or other service with the Company and all Subsidiaries, the Committee may, in its sole discretion (which may be exercised at any time on or after the date of grant, including following such termination), cause Options and Stock Appreciation Rights (or any part thereof) then held by such Participant to become or continue to become exercisable and/or remain exercisable following such termination of employment or service and Restricted Stock Awards, Performance Units and Stock Bonuses then held by such Participant to vest and/or continue to vest or become free of transfer restrictions, as the case may be, following such termination of employment or service, in each case in the manner determined by the Committee; provided , however , that no Incentive Award may remain exercisable or continue to vest beyond its expiration date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no extension to exercise will be permitted if such extension would cause the Award to become subject to Section 409A of the Code.

 

12.4. Exercise of Incentive Stock Options Following Termination . Any Incentive Stock Option that remains exercisable pursuant to an agreement with the Company following termination of employment and is unexercised more than one (1) year following termination of employment by reason of death or Disability or more than three (3) months following termination for any reason other than death or Disability will thereafter be deemed to be a Non-Statutory Stock Option.

 

12.5. Date of Termination of Employment or Other Service . Unless the Committee otherwise determines in its sole discretion, a Participant’s employment or other service will, for purposes of the Plan, be deemed to have terminated on the date recorded on the personnel or other records of the Company or the Subsidiary for which the Participant provides employment or other service, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion based upon such records.

 

13. Payment of Withholding Taxes .

 

13.1. General Rules . The Company is entitled to (a) withhold and deduct from future wages of the Participant (or from other amounts that may be due and owing to the Participant from the Company or a Subsidiary), or make other arrangements for the collection of, all legally required amounts necessary to satisfy any and all foreign, federal, state and local withholding and employment-related tax requirements attributable to an Incentive Award, including, without limitation, the grant, exercise or vesting of, or payment of dividends with respect to, an Incentive Award or a disqualifying disposition of stock received upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option, or (b) require the Participant promptly to remit the amount of such withholding to the Company before taking any action, including issuing any shares of Common Stock, with respect to an Incentive Award.

 

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13.2. Special Rules . The Committee may, in its sole discretion and upon terms and conditions established by the Committee, permit or require a Participant to satisfy, in whole or in part, any withholding or employment-related tax obligation described in Section 13.1 of the Plan by electing to tender Previously Acquired Shares, a Broker Exercise Notice or a promissory note (on terms acceptable to the Committee in its sole discretion), or by a combination of such methods.

 

14. Action upon Change in Control .

 

If a Change in Control of the Company occurs or is about to occur, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may provide for one or more of the following:

 

(a) the partial or full acceleration of the exercisability of outstanding Incentive Awards held by some or all Participants, provided that the Committee, in its sole discretion, may condition such acceleration (or the Participant’s receipt of any securities or payments with respect to such acceleration) upon the Participant’s continued service to the Company or to the successor person in the Change in Control;

 

(b) the complete termination of the Plan and cancellation of outstanding Incentive Awards not exercised prior to a date specified by the Committee;

 

(c) the continuance of the Plan with respect to outstanding Incentive Awards;

 

(d) replacement or exchange of the Incentive Awards for options to purchase similar securities of the successor person in the Change in Control;

 

(e) the substitution for outstanding Incentive Awards of shares of common stock of the person acquiring control of the Company or a related corporation; or

 

(f) the receipt by some or all Participants holding outstanding Incentive Awards with respect to some or all of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Incentive Awards, as of the effective date of any such Change in Control of the Company, of cash in an amount equal to the excess of the per share price paid in connection with the Change in Control of the Company over the exercise price per share of such Incentive Awards, multiplied by the number of shares subject to such Incentive Awards.

 

15. Rights of Eligible Recipients and Participants; Transferability .

 

15.1. Employment or Service . Nothing in the Plan will interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate the employment or service of any Eligible Recipient or Participant at any time, nor confer upon any Eligible Recipient or Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

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15.2. Rights as a Stockholder . As a holder of Incentive Awards (other than Restricted Stock Awards and Stock Bonuses), a Participant will have no rights as a stockholder unless and until such Incentive Awards are exercised for, or paid in the form of, shares of Common Stock and the Participant becomes the holder of record of such shares. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, no adjustment will be made for dividends or distributions with respect to such Incentive Awards as to which there is a record date preceding the date the Participant becomes the holder of record of such shares, except as the Committee may determine in its discretion.

 

15.3. Restrictions on Transfer . Except pursuant to testamentary will or the laws of descent and distribution or as otherwise expressly permitted by the Plan, unless approved by the Committee in its sole discretion, no right or interest of any Participant in an Incentive Award prior to the exercise or vesting of such Incentive Award will be assignable or transferable, or subjected to any lien, during the lifetime of the Participant, either voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise. A Participant will, however, be entitled to designate a beneficiary to receive an Incentive Award upon such Participant’s death, and in the event of a Participant’s death, payment of any amounts due under the Plan will be made to, and exercise of any Options (to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 12 of the Plan) may be made by, the Participant’s legal representatives, heirs and legatees.

 

15.4. Breach of Confidentiality, Assignment of Inventions or Non-Compete Agreements . Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, in the event that a Participant materially breaches the terms of any confidentiality, assignment of inventions or non-compete agreement entered into with the Company or any Subsidiary, whether such breach occurs before or after termination of such Participant’s employment or other service with the Company or any Subsidiary, the Committee in its sole discretion may immediately terminate all rights of the Participant under the Plan and any agreements evidencing an Incentive Award then held by the Participant without notice of any kind.

 

15.5. Non-Exclusivity of the Plan . Nothing contained in the Plan is intended to modify or rescind any previously or subsequently approved compensation plans or programs of the Company or create any limitations on the power or authority of the Board to adopt such additional or other compensation arrangements as the Board may deem necessary or desirable.

 

16. Securities Law and Other Restrictions .

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any agreements entered into pursuant to the Plan, the Company will not be required to issue any shares of Common Stock under the Plan, and a Participant may not sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to Incentive Awards granted under the Plan, unless (a) there is in effect with respect to such shares a registration statement under the Securities Act and any applicable state or foreign securities laws or an exemption from such registration under the Securities Act and applicable state or foreign securities laws, and (b) there has been obtained any other consent, approval or permit from any other regulatory body which the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or advisable. The Company may condition such issuance, sale or transfer upon the receipt of any representations or agreements from the parties involved, and the placement of any legends on certificates representing shares of Common Stock, as may be deemed necessary or advisable by the Company in order to comply with such securities law or other restrictions.

 

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17. Plan Amendment, Modification and Termination .

 

The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time, and may amend the Plan from time to time in such respects as the Board may deem advisable in order that Incentive Awards under the Plan will conform to any change in applicable laws or regulations or in any other respect the Board may deem to be in the best interests of the Company; provided , however , that no amendments to the Plan will be effective without approval of the stockholders of the Company if shareholder approval of the amendment is then required pursuant to Section 422 of the Code or the rules of any stock exchange or Nasdaq or similar regulatory body. No termination, suspension or amendment of the Plan may adversely affect any outstanding Incentive Award without the consent of the affected Participant; provided , however , that this sentence will not impair the right of the Committee to take whatever action it deems appropriate under Sections 5.2, 4.3 and 14 of the Plan.

 

To the extent applicable, the Plan and all any agreements entered into pursuant to the Plan shall be interpreted to be exempt from or comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A and, if applicable, to comply with Code Section 422, in each case including the regulations, notices, and other guidance of general applicability issued thereunder. Furthermore, notwithstanding anything in the Plan or any agreements entered into pursuant to the Plan to the contrary, the Board may amend the Plan or any agreements entered into pursuant to the Plan to the extent necessary or desirable to comply with such requirements without the consent of the Participant.

 

18. Miscellaneous .

 

18.1. Governing Law . The validity, construction, interpretation, administration and effect of the Plan and any rules, regulations and actions relating to the Plan will be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, notwithstanding the conflicts of laws principles of any jurisdictions.

 

18.2. Successors and Assigns . The Plan will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the Participants.

 

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Exhibit 10.17

 

EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc.

 

SUBSCRIPTION DOCUMENTS AND NOTE CONVERSION INSTRUCTIONS

 

NOTE CONVERSION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The following documents must be completed in accordance with the instructions set forth below and must be executed in order to determine whether you are an accredited investor and, if accredited, in order to subscribe for the conversion purchase of “Units” consisting of one share of common stock (the “ Common Stock ”) and one attached warrant (“ Warrant ”) to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share of Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) of EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”).

 

PLEASE PRINT THE ANSWERS TO ALL QUESTIONS .

 

1. Enclosed are the Following Documents :

 

(a) Subscription Agreement. Be sure to carefully and fully read the Subscription Agreement, and execute the signature page which is applicable to you. On the appropriate signature page of the Subscription Agreement, the Subscriber must sign, print his, her or its name, address and social security or tax identification number where indicated, and indicate the dollar amount of Units subscribed for, the date of execution and the manner in which title to the Units will be held.

 

(b) Investor Questionnaire. Be sure to carefully and fully read the Investor Questionnaire, which can be found as Appendix A attached to the Subscription Agreement. On the signature page of the Investor Questionnaire, the Subscriber must sign and print his, her or its name where indicated.

 

A PROSPECTIVE SUBSCRIBER MUST BE SURE TO CAREFULLY AND FULLY READ THE ACCOMPANYING CONFIDENTIAL TERM SHEET, INCLUDING THE COMPANY’S SEC FILINGS REFERENCED THEREIN, PRIOR TO RETURNING THE SIGNED SUBSCRIPTION DOCUMENTS. THIS SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGE IS NOT TO BE REPRODUCED OR DISTRIBUTED TO OTHERS AT ANY TIME, AND ALL RECIPIENTS AGREE THEY WILL KEEP CONFIDENTIAL ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN AND WILL USE THIS AGREEMENT ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF EVALUATING A POTENTIAL INVESTMENT IN THE UNITS.

 

2. Payment . Payment of the purchase price will be made pursuant to Section 1 of the Subscription Agreement.

 

3. Return of Documents . Copies of the signed Subscription Agreement, Investor Questionnaire and other subscription-related documents should be delivered to the Company at:

 

EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc.

8285 West Lake Pleasant Parkway

Peoria, AZ 85382

 

NAME OF SUBSCRIBER : ___________ SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT: $ ___________

 

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SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

This Subscription Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is being delivered to you in connection with your investment in “Units” consisting of one share of common stock (the “ Common Stock ”) and one attached warrant (“ Warrant ”) to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share of Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) of EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”). For purposes of this Agreement, Units, Warrants and Common Stock may be collectively referred to as “ Securities .” The form of Warrant is attached hereto as Exhibit A . The Offering is being conducted on a “best efforts,” no minimum basis.

 

1 . Subscription and Purchase Price

 

(a) Subscription . Subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2 and Section 4 hereof, the undersigned Subscriber hereby subscribes for and agrees to convert $_______________ of Subscriber’s Company 12% Convertible Promissory Note into _______________ Units, at a conversion purchase price equivalent of $2.50 per Unit, for an aggregate conversion purchase price of $_______________ (the “ Aggregate Conversion Purchase Price ”).

 

(b) Purchase of Units . The undersigned’s delivery of this Agreement to the Company shall be accompanied by the original Subscriber’s Note issued on November 22, 2016 for the Units subscribed for hereunder, contemporaneously with the undersigned’s delivery of this Agreement to the Company in accordance with Section 3A(e) hereof. The undersigned understands and agrees that, subject to Section 2, Section 4, and applicable laws, by executing this Agreement, he, she or it is entering into a binding agreement.

 

2. Acceptance, Offering Term and Closing Procedures

 

The obligation of the undersigned to purchase the Shares shall be irrevocable, and the undersigned shall be legally bound to the Note conversion purchase of Shares subject to the terms set forth in this Agreement. The undersigned understands and agrees that the Company reserves the right to reject this subscription for the Shares in whole or part in any order at any time prior to the Company’s acceptance of such subscription. If, in the event of rejection of this subscription by the Company in accordance with this Section 2, or if the sale of the Units is not consummated for any reason, this Agreement and any other agreement entered into between the undersigned and the Company relating to this subscription shall thereafter have no force or effect, and the Company shall promptly return the original Company Note without deduction therefrom.

 

3. Investor’s Representations, Warranties and Agreements

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges, agrees with and represents and warrants to the Company and its affiliates, as follows:

 

(a) The undersigned has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement, the execution and delivery of which has been duly authorized, if applicable, and this Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the undersigned.

 

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(b) The undersigned acknowledges his, her or its understanding that the Offering and sale of the Units is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and the provisions of Regulation D promulgated thereunder (“ Regulation D ”). In furtherance thereof, the undersigned represents and warrants to the Company and its affiliates as follows:

 

(i) The undersigned is acquiring the Units solely for the undersigned’s own beneficial account, for investment purposes, and not with view to, or resale in connection with, any distribution of the Units;

 

(ii) The undersigned has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of his, her or its investment, has adequate means for providing for their current needs and contingencies, and has no need for liquidity with respect to the investment in the Company;

 

(iii) The undersigned and the undersigned’s attorney, accountant, purchaser representative and/or tax advisor, if any (collectively, “ Advisors ”), have received the Term Sheet dated August 2018, together with all appendices thereto and documents referenced therein (as such documents may be amended or supplemented) (the “ Term Sheet ”), relating to the private placement by the Company of the Units (the “ Offering ”), and all other documents requested by the undersigned or Advisors, if any, have carefully reviewed them and understand the information contained therein, prior to the execution of this Agreement; and

 

(iv) The undersigned (together with his, her or its Advisors, if any) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Units. If other than an individual, the undersigned also represents it has not been organized solely for the purpose of acquiring the Shares.

 

(c) The information in the Investor Questionnaire (attached as Appendix A ) completed and executed by the undersigned (the “ Investor Questionnaire ”) is true and accurate in all respects, and the undersigned is an “accredited investor,” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D.

 

(d) The undersigned has been furnished with a copy of the Term Sheet.

 

(e) The undersigned has relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, only his, her or its Advisors. Each Advisor, if any, is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Units as such are described in the Term Sheet, and each Advisor, if any, has disclosed to the undersigned in writing (a copy of which is annexed to this Agreement) the specific details of any and all past, present or future relationships, actual or contemplated, between the Advisor and the Company or any affiliate thereof.

 

(f) The undersigned represents, warrants and agrees that he, she or it will not sell or otherwise transfer the Securities without registration under the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom, and fully understands and agrees that the undersigned must bear the economic risk of his, her or its purchase because, among other reasons, the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or under the securities laws of any state and, therefore, cannot be resold, pledged, assigned or otherwise disposed of unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act and under the applicable securities laws of such states, or an exemption from such registration is available. In particular, the undersigned is aware that the Securities are “restricted securities,” as such term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (“ Rule 144 ”), and they may not be sold pursuant to Rule 144 unless all of the conditions of Rule 144 are met. The undersigned also understands that, except as described in Section 6 of this Agreement, the Company is under no obligation to register the Securities on his, her or its behalf or to assist them in complying with any exemption from registration under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws. The undersigned understands that any sales or transfers of the Securities are further restricted by state securities laws.

 

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(g) No representations or warranties have been made to the undersigned by the Company, other than any representations of the Company contained herein and in the Term Sheet, and in subscribing for the Securities the undersigned is not relying upon any representations other than those contained herein or in the Term Sheet.

 

(h) The undersigned understands and acknowledges that his, her or its purchase of the Securities is a speculative investment that involves a high degree of risk and the potential loss of their entire investment and has carefully read and considered the matters set forth in the Term Sheet and in the Company’s reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“ SEC ”), including in particular the matters under the caption “Risk Factors” contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 17, 2018 and the risk factors set forth in the Term Sheet .

 

(i) The undersigned’s overall commitment to investments that are not readily marketable is not disproportionate to the undersigned’s net worth, and an investment in the Units will not cause such overall commitment to become excessive.

 

(j) The undersigned understands and agrees that the Securities may bear substantially the following legend until (i) such Securities shall have been registered under the Securities Act and effectively disposed of in accordance with a registration statement that has been declared effective or (ii) in the opinion of counsel for the Company such Securities may be sold without registration under the Securities Act, as well as any applicable “blue sky” or state securities laws:

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. SUCH SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, DELIVERED AFTER SALE, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED BY THE ISSUER WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION COVERING SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

 

(k) Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved the Units or passed upon or endorsed the merits of the Offering or confirmed the accuracy or determined the adequacy of the Term Sheet. Neither the Term Sheet nor this Offering has been reviewed by any Federal, state or other regulatory authority.

 

(l) The undersigned and his, her or its Advisors, if any, have had a reasonable opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from a person or persons acting on behalf of the Company concerning the Offering of the Units and the business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects of the Company, and all such questions have been answered to the full satisfaction of the undersigned and his, her or its Advisors, if any.

 

(m) The undersigned is unaware of, is in no way relying on, and did not become aware of the Offering of the Units through or as a result of, any form of general solicitation or general advertising including, without limitation, any article, notice, advertisement or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio, or electronic mail over the Internet, in connection with the Offering and sale of the Units and is not subscribing for Units and did not become aware of the Offering of the Units through or as a result of any seminar or meeting to which the undersigned was invited by, or any solicitation of a subscription by, a person not previously known to the undersigned in connection with investments in securities generally.

 

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(n) The undersigned has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, finders’ fees or the like relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (other than commissions to be paid by the Company or as otherwise described in the Term Sheet).

 

(o) The undersigned is not relying on the Company with respect to the legal, tax, economic and related considerations of an investment in the Units, and the undersigned has relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, only his, her or its own Advisors.

 

(p) The undersigned acknowledges that any estimates or forward-looking statements or projections included in the Company’s filings with the SEC were prepared by the management of the Company in good faith, but that the attainment of any such projections, estimates or forward-looking statements cannot be guaranteed by the Company or its management and should not be relied upon.

 

(q) No oral or written representations have been made, or oral or written information furnished, to the undersigned or his, her or its Advisors, if any, in connection with the Offering of the Units which are in any way inconsistent with the information contained in the Term Sheet.

 

(r) The undersigned agrees, acknowledges and understands that during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of (i) the Company’s public announcement of the Offering and (ii) the date that is six months after the date hereof, the undersigned will not directly or indirectly, through related parties, affiliates or otherwise, purchase, sell “short” or “short against the box” (as those terms are generally understood) any equity security of the Company.

 

(s) The foregoing representations, warranties and agreements will survive the completion of the Offering.

 

4. Conditions to Subscription

 

The Company’s right to accept the subscription of the undersigned, and the undersigned’s obligation to purchase the Shares hereunder, is conditioned upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on or before the date the Company accepts such subscription (any or all of which may be waived by the undersigned in his, her or its sole discretion):

 

(a) No legal action, suit or proceeding is pending which seeks to restrain or prohibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(b) The representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement must have been true and correct on the date of this Agreement.

 

5. Notices to Subscribers

 

(a) THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND ARE BEING OFFERED AND SOLD IN RELIANCE ON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SEC, ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY, NOR HAVE ANY OF THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THIS OFFERING OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE TERM SHEET. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.

 

(b) THE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. SUBSCRIBERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY MAY BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.

 

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6. Miscellaneous Provisions

 

(a) Piggy-Back Registration . If at any time on or after July 1, 2018, the Company proposes to file any registration statement (other than any registration on Form S-4, S-8 or any other similarly inappropriate form, or any successor forms thereto) under the Securities Act covering a public offering of the Company’s Common Stock, including shares underlying the Warrants, it will notify the Subscriber at least ten (10) days prior to each such filing and will use its best efforts to include in such Registration Statement (to the extent permitted by applicable regulation), the Shares purchased by the Subscriber to the extent requested by the Subscriber within five (5) days after receipt of notice of such filing (which request shall specify the Shares intended to be sold or disposed of by the Subscriber and describe the nature of any proposed sale or other disposition thereof); provided , however , that if a greater number of shares of the Company’s common stock is offered for participation in the proposed offering than in the reasonable opinion of the managing underwriter (if any) of the proposed offering can be accommodated without adversely affecting the proposed offering, then the amount of Shares proposed to be offered by the Subscriber for registration, as well as the number of securities of any other selling stockholders participating in the registration, will be proportionately reduced to a number deemed satisfactory by the managing underwriter. The Company will bear all expenses and fees incurred in connection with the preparation, filing, and amendment of the registration statement with the SEC, except that the Subscriber shall pay all fees, disbursements and expenses of any counsel or expert retained by the Subscriber and all underwriting discounts and commissions, filing fees and any transfer or other taxes relating to the Shares included in the registration statement. The Subscriber agrees to cooperate with the Company in the preparation and filing of any registration statement, and in the furnishing of information concerning the Subscriber for inclusion therein, or in any efforts by the Company to establish that the proposed sale is exempt under the Securities Act as to any proposed distribution.

 

(b) Modification . Neither this Agreement, nor any provisions hereof, may be waived, modified, discharged or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom any waiver, modification, discharge or termination is sought.

 

(c) Survival . The undersigned’s representations and warranties made in this Subscription Agreement survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the delivery of the Units.

 

(d) Notices . Any party may send any notice, request, demand, claim or other communication hereunder to the undersigned at the address set forth on the signature page of this Agreement or to the Company at the address set forth above using any means (including personal delivery, expedited courier, messenger service, fax, ordinary mail or email), but no such notice, request, demand, claim or other communication will be deemed to have been duly given unless and until it actually is received by the intended recipient. Any party may change the address to which notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other parties written notice in the manner herein set forth.

 

(e) Binding Effect . Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement is binding upon, and inures to the benefit of, the parties to this Agreement and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and assigns. If the undersigned is more than one person or entity, the obligation of the undersigned is joint and several and the agreements, representations, warranties and acknowledgments contained herein are deemed to be made by, and are binding upon, each such person or entity and his, her or its heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and assigns. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the parties as to the subject matter thereof and merges and supersedes all prior discussions, agreements and understandings of any and every nature among them.

 

(f) Assignability . This Agreement is not transferable or assignable by the undersigned.

 

(g) Governing Law and Venue . This Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles. Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts of the State of Minnesota or the United States District Court located in the State of Minnesota, in each case located in Hennepin County, Minnesota, for the purpose of any action between the parties arising in whole or in part under or in connection with this Agreement.

 

(h) Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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ALL SUBSCRIBERS MUST COMPLETE THIS PAGE

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Agreement on the ____ day of _______ , 2018.

 

       $           
No. Units subscribed for   Aggregate Purchase Price

 

Manner in which Title is to be held (Please Check One ):

 

1. ¨ Individual 7. ¨

Trust/Estate/Pension or Profit Sharing Plan

Date Opened:______________

 

2. ¨ Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship 8. ¨

As a Custodian for

________________________________

Under the Uniform Gift to Minors Act of the State of

________________________________

 

3. ¨ Community Property 9. ¨

Married with Separate Property

 

4. ¨ Tenants in Common 10. ¨

Keogh

 

5. ¨ Corporation/Partnership/ Limited Liability Company 11. ¨

Tenants by the Entirety

 

 

6. ¨ IRA      

 

ALTERNATIVE DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION

 

To direct distribution to a party other than the registered owner, complete the information below. YOU MUST COMPLETE THIS SECTION IF THIS IS AN IRA INVESTMENT.

 

Name of Firm (Bank, Brokerage, Custodian): ______________________________________________________________

 

Account Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________

 

Account Number: _________________________________________________________________________________

 

Representative Name: ______________________________________________________________________________

 

Representative Phone Number: _______________________________________________________________________

 

Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________

 

City, State, Zip: ___________________________________________________________________________________

 

IF MORE THAN ONE SUBSCRIBER, EACH SUBSCRIBER MUST SIGN.
INDIVIDUAL SUBSCRIBERS MUST COMPLETE THE NEXT PAGE.
SUBSCRIBERS WHICH ARE ENTITIES MUST COMPLETE THE PAGE THEREAFTER.

 

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EXECUTION BY NATURAL PERSONS

 

 

 

Exact Name in Which Title is to be Held

 

     
Name (Please Print)   Name of Additional Purchaser
     
     
Residence: Number and Street   Address of Additional Purchaser
     
     
City, State and Zip Code   City, State and Zip Code
     
     
Social Security Number   Social Security Number
     
     
Telephone Number   Telephone Number
     
     
Fax Number (if available)   Fax Number (if available)
     
     
E-Mail   E-Mail (if available)
     
     
(Signature)   (Signature of Additional Purchaser)

 

ACCEPTED this ______ day of _________, 2018, on behalf of the Company.

 

  By:                
    Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXECUTION BY SUBSCRIBER WHICH IS AN ENTITY

(e.g., corporation, partnership, LLC, trust, etc.)

 

 

 

Name of Entity (Please Print)

 

Date of Incorporation or Organization:

 

State of Principal Office:

  

Federal Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

   
Office Address  
   
   
City, State and Zip Code  
   
   
Telephone Number  
   
   
Fax Number (if available)  
   
   
E-Mail (if available)  

 

  By:       
    Name:
    Title:
   
   
   
   
  Address 
   
ACCEPTED this _______ day of, 2018, on behalf of the Company.
  By:        
    Chief Executive Officer

 

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Appendix A

 

INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE

 

Instructions: Check all boxes below which correctly describe you.

 

I am a ( i ) a bank, as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), ( ii ) a savings and loan association or other institution, as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act, whether acting in an individual or fiduciary capacity, ( iii ) a broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), ( iv ) an insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act, ( v ) an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ Investment Company Act ”), ( vi ) a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act, ( vii ) a Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301 (c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended, ( viii ) a plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or an agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees and you have total assets in excess of $5,000,000, or ( ix ) an employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”) and ( 1 ) the decision that you shall subscribe for and purchase the Units, is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment adviser, (2) you have total assets in excess of $5,000,000 and the decision that you shall subscribe for and purchase the Units is made solely by persons or entities that are accredited investors, as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act (“ Regulation D ”) or ( 3 ) you are a self-directed plan and the decision that you shall subscribe for and purchase the Units is made solely by persons or entities that are accredited investors.

 

I am a private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

 

I am an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), a corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust or a partnership, in each case not formed for the specific purpose of making an investment in the Units and with total assets in excess of $5,000,000.

 

I am a director or executive officer of the Company.

 

I am a natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with my spouse, exceeds $1,000,000 at the time of my subscription for and purchase of the Units. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “net worth” means the excess of total assets at fair market value, including real and personal property, but excluding the value of your primary residence, over total liabilities. Total liabilities excludes any mortgage on the primary residence in an amount of up to the home’s estimated fair market value, but includes (i)any mortgage amount in excess of the home’s fair market value and (ii) any mortgage amount that was borrowed during the 60-day period before the closing date for the sale of Units for the purpose of investing in the Units.

 

I am a natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with my spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of the two most recent years, and who has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year.

 

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I am a trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Units, whose subscription for and purchase of the Units is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation D.

 

I am an entity in which all of the equity owners are persons or entities described in one of the preceding paragraphs. Note: For Subscribers attempting to qualify under this item, each equity owner must complete, sign and return to the Company a separate copy of this Questionnaire).

 

I do NOT meet any of the foregoing categories.

 

The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that all of its answers to this Investor Questionnaire are true as of the date of its execution of the Subscription Agreement pursuant to which it purchased Units of the Company.

 

     
Name of Conversion Purchaser [please print]   Name of Conversion Co-Purchaser [please print]
     
     
Signature of Purchaser (Entities please provide signature of Purchaser’s duly authorized signatory.)   Signature of Co-Purchaser
     
     
Name of Signatory (Entities only)   Date
     
     
Title of Signatory (Entities only)    

 

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Exhibit A

 

Form of Warrant

 

See attached.

 

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Exhibit 10.18

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF EITHER AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE COMPANY THAT SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

W-____

EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc.,

a Delaware corporation

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

Original Issue Date: ______________, 2018
Warrant Holder: _______________
No. of Shares: _______________ shares of Common Stock

  

This Common Stock Purchase Warrant (this “ Warrant ”) certifies that, for value received, the Warrant Holder named above is entitled to purchase from EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), during the period specified in this Warrant, ______________ fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (“ Warrant Stock ”), at the purchase price per share provided in Section 1.2 of this Warrant (the “ Warrant Exercise Price ”), all subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Warrant. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in Section 5 below. This Warrant is issued in connection with the Company’s private offering of up to _______________ units, with each unit consisting of one share of Common Stock and one warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock (the “ Offering ”).

 

Section 1. Period for Exercise and Exercise Price.

 

1.1 Period for Exercise. The right to purchase shares of Warrant Stock represented by this Warrant may be exercised during the period commencing on the Original Issue Date listed above and expiring on the tenth anniversary of such date (the “ Expiration Date ”). From and after the Expiration Date this Warrant shall be null and void and of no further force or effect.

 

1.2 Warrant Exercise Price. The Warrant Exercise Price shall be $2.50 per share, subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided.

 

Section 2. Exercise of Warrant.

 

2.1 Manner of Exercise. The Warrant Holder may exercise this Warrant on or after the date hereof, but not later than the Expiration Date, during normal business hours on any business day by surrendering this Warrant to the Company at the principal office of the Company or the principal office of its transfer agent (the “ Transfer Agent ”), together with an executed Notice of Exercise attached hereto as Annex A. The Notice of Exercise shall be accompanied by payment of the Warrant Exercise Price for the number of shares of Warrant Stock for which this Warrant is then exercised, by cash or by certified or official bank check.

   

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2.2 When Exercise Effective. Each exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have been effected on the day on which all requirements of Section 2.1 shall have been met with respect to such exercise. At such time the Person in whose name any certificate for shares of Warrant Stock shall be issuable upon such exercise shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of such shares, regardless of the actual delivery of certificates evidencing such shares.

 

2.3 Issuance of Stock. As soon as practicable after each exercise of this Warrant, the Company at its expense will cause to be issued via book-entry in the name of the Warrant Holder or as the Warrant Holder may direct, the number of shares of Warrant Stock to which the Warrant Holder shall be entitled upon such exercise.

 

2.4 Partial Exercise. This Warrant may be exercised in part, and the Warrant Holder shall be entitled to receive a new warrant, which shall be dated as of the date of this Warrant, covering the number of shares in respect of which this Warrant shall not have been exercised.

 

Section 3. Warrant Adjustments. Warrant and the Warrant Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the occurrence of certain events as follows:

 

3.1 Reclassification or Merger. In case of any capital reclassification or reorganization (other than a result of a subdivision, combination or dividend as described below), or in case of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a merger with another corporation in which the Company is a continuing corporation and which does not result in any reclassification or change of outstanding securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant), or in case of any sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, the Company, or such successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, shall execute and deliver to the Warrant Holder a new Warrant (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Warrant Holder) providing that the Warrant Holder shall have the right to exercise such new Warrant and upon such exercise to receive, in lieu of the shares of the Common Stock theretofore issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, the kind and amount of shares of stock, other securities, money and property receivable upon such reclassification, change or merger had the Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such event. Such new Warrant shall provide for adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Section 3 to pursue the economic benefit intended to be conferred upon the Warrant Holder by this Warrant. The provisions of this Section 3.1 shall similarly apply to any successive reclassification, changes, mergers and transfers.

 

3.2 Subdivisions or Combination of Shares. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant remains outstanding and unexpired, shall subdivide or combine its Common Stock or in the event of any dividend payable on the Common Stock in shares of the Common Stock, the number of shares of the Warrant Stock issuable upon exercise hereof shall be proportionately adjusted and the Warrant Exercise Price shall be increased or decreased, as the case may be, so that the aggregate Warrant Exercise Price of this Warrant shall at all times remain unchanged.

 

3.3 Notice of Adjustment Events. Whenever the Company engages in an event which would give rise to adjustments under this Section 3, the Company shall mail to the Warrant Holder, at least ten (10) days prior to the record date with respect to such event or, if no record date shall be established, at least ten (10) days prior to such event, a notice specifying (i) the nature of the contemplated event, and (ii) the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such event, and (iii) the date on which such event is expected to become effective, and (iv) the time, if any is to be fixed, when the holders of record of Common Stock (or other securities) shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock (or other securities) for securities or other property deliverable in connection with such event.

  

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3.4 Notice of Adjustments. Whenever the Warrant Exercise Price shall be adjusted pursuant to the provisions hereof, the Company shall within thirty (30) days of such adjustment deliver a certificate signed by its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary or Assistant Secretary to the Warrant Holder as the registered holder hereof setting forth, in reasonable detail, the event requiring the adjustment, the amount of the adjustment, the method by which such adjustment was calculated, and the Warrant Exercise Price after giving effect to such adjustment.

 

Section 4. Ownership, Transfer and Substitution of Warrants.

 

4.1 Transfer and Exchange of Warrants. The Warrant Holder, by acceptance hereof, agrees to give written notice to the Company before transferring this Warrant or transferring any Warrant Stock issuable or issued upon the exercise hereof of such Warrant Holder’s intention to do so, describing briefly the manner of any proposed transfer of this Warrant or such Warrant Holder’s intention as to the disposition to be made of shares of Warrant Stock issuable or issued upon the exercise hereof. For any proposed transfer other than a transfer to an affiliate (as defined by Rule 405 of Regulation C under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) of the Warrant Holder, such Warrant Holder shall also provide the Company with an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that the proposed transfer of this Warrant or disposition of shares may be effected without registration or qualification (under any Federal or State law) of this Warrant or the shares of Warrant Stock issuable or issued upon the exercise hereof. Upon receipt by the Company of such written notice and, for transfers to non-affiliates, opinion of counsel, such Warrant Holder shall be entitled to transfer this Warrant, or to exercise this Warrant in accordance with its terms and dispose of the shares received upon such exercise or to dispose of shares of Warrant Stock received upon the previous exercise of this Warrant, all in accordance with the terms of the notice delivered by the Warrant Holder to the Company, provided that an appropriate legend respecting the aforesaid restrictions on transfer and disposition may be endorsed on this Warrant or the certificates for such shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon registration of the Warrant Shares under the Securities Act, no such opinion shall be required.

 

4.2 Transfers; Registered Holder as Owner. Subject to the provisions of Section 4.1 hereof, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, at the principal office of the Company by the Warrant Holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant properly endorsed. Each taker and holder of this Warrant, by taking or holding the same, consents and agrees that the bearer of this Warrant, when endorsed, may be treated by the Company and all other persons dealing with this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for any purpose and as the person entitled to exercise the rights represented by this Warrant, or to the transfer hereof on the books of the Company, any notice to the contrary notwithstanding; but until such transfer on such books, the Company may treat the registered holder hereof as the owner for all purposes.

 

Section 5. Definitions.

 

As used in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to such terms below.

 

5.1 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

5.2 “Common Stock” means the Company’s Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share.

  

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5.3 “ Fair Market Value ” means, as of any particular date: (a) the volume weighted average of the closing sales prices of the Common Stock for such day on all domestic securities exchanges on which the Common Stock may at the time be listed; (b) if there have been no sales of the Common Stock on any such exchange on any such day, the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices for the Common Stock on all such exchanges at the end of such day; (c) if on any such day the Common Stock is not listed on a domestic securities exchange, the closing sales price of the Common Stock as quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink OTC Markets or similar quotation system or association for such day; or (d) if there have been no sales of the Common Stock on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink OTC Markets or similar quotation system or association on such day, the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices for the Common Stock quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink OTC Markets or similar quotation system or association at the end of such day; in each case, averaged over twenty (20) consecutive business days ending on the business day immediately prior to the day as of which “Fair Market Value” is being determined; provided , that if the Common Stock is listed on any domestic securities exchange, the term “business day” as used in this sentence means business days on which such exchange is open for trading. If at any time the Common Stock is not listed on any domestic securities exchange or quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink OTC Markets or similar quotation system or association, or if the Board determines in its discretion that the closing prices or bid and asked prices, as applicable, do not accurately reflect the “Fair Market Value” of the Common Stock due to insufficient trading volume, then the “Fair Market Value” of the Common Stock shall be the fair market value per share as determined in good faith by the Board.

 

5.4 “ OTC Bulletin Board ” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority OTC Bulletin Board electronic inter-dealer quotation system.

 

5.5 “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, business trust, limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, or other entity of whatever nature.

 

5.6 “ Pink OTC Markets ” means the OTC Markets Group Inc. electronic inter-dealer quotation system, including OTCQX, OTCQB and OTC Pink.

 

5.7 “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Section 6. No Rights or Liabilities as Shareholder.

 

Nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as conferring upon the Warrant Holder any rights as a Shareholder of the Company or as imposing any liabilities on the Warrant Holder to purchase any securities or as a Shareholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

Section 7. Miscellaneous.

 

7.1 Amendment and Waiver. This Warrant may be amended with, and any term, covenant, agreement or condition contained in this Warrant may be waived with, the written consent of the Company and the Warrant Holder. Any waiver of any term, covenant, agreement or condition contained in this Warrant shall not be deemed a waiver of any other term, covenant, agreement or condition, and any waiver of any default in any such term, covenant, agreement or condition shall not be deemed a waiver of any later default thereof or of any default of any other term, covenant, agreement or condition.

 

7.2 Representations and Warranties to Survive Closing. All representations, warranties and covenants contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Warrant and the issuance of any Warrant Stock upon the exercise hereof.

 

7.3 Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions hereof in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder hereof in such jurisdiction or the validity, legality or enforceability hereof, including any such provision, in any other jurisdiction, it being intended that all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

  

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7.4 Successors and Assigns. All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the parties contained in this Warrant or made in writing in connection herewith, shall, except as otherwise provided herein, be binding upon and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

7.5 Notices. All communications in connection with this Warrant shall be in writing and shall be deemed properly given if hand delivered or sent by telecopier (provided that such communication is confirmed by same-day deposit in the United States mail first class postage prepaid) or overnight courier with adequate evidence of delivery or sent by registered or certified mail return receipt requested and, if to the Warrant holder, addressed to such Warrant Holder at his or its address as shown on the books of the Company or its Transfer Agent, and if to the Company, at its offices at:

 

EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc.

8285 West Lake Pleasant Parkway

Peoria, AZ 85382

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

  

or such other addresses or Persons as the recipient shall have designated to the sender by a written notice given in accordance with this Section 7.5. Any notice called for hereunder shall be deemed delivered when sent in accordance with this Section 7.5.

 

7.6 Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Warrant Stock will be issued in connection with any exercise hereunder, but in lieu of such fractional shares the Company shall make a cash payment to the Warrant Holder equal to the fractional share issuable times the fair market value of one share of Common Stock, as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

7.7 Governing Law. The validity and construction of this Warrant and all matters pertaining hereto are to be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without reference to the conflict of law principles of that state.

 

7.8 Headings. The headings used herein are solely for the convenience of the parties and shall not serve to modify or interpret the text of the Sections at the beginning of which they appear.

 

7.9 Signatures. This Warrant may be executed by facsimile or electronic signature.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed as of the day first above written.

  

 

  EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc. ,
  a Delaware corporation
   
  By:  
    Name: John P. Yeros
    Its: Chief Executive Officer

  

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Annex A to Common Stock Purchase Warrant

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

(Complete and sign only upon exercise of the

Common Stock Purchase Warrant in whole or in part.)

 

To: EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc.

 

The undersigned, the holder of the attached Common Stock Purchase Warrant to which this Notice of Exercise applies (the “ Warrant ”), hereby irrevocably elects to exercise pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Warrant and to purchase _________ shares of Common Stock, from EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc. and herewith makes payment of $____________________________ therefor in cash or by certified or official bank check.

 

The undersigned hereby requests that such securities be issued in the name(s) and delivered to the address(es) as follows:

 

Name: ________________________________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________________________

Social Security Number: __________________________________________________________

Deliver to: _____________________________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________________________

 

If the foregoing evidences an exercise of the Warrant to purchase fewer than all of the shares of Common Stock to which the undersigned is entitled under such warrant, please issue a new warrant, of like tenor, relating to the remaining portion of the securities issuable upon exercise of such warrant in the name(s), and deliver the same to the address(es), as follows:

 

Name: ________________________________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________________________

Dated: ________________________________________________________________________

  

   
(Name of Warrant Holder) (Social Security or Taxpayer Identification
Number of Warrant Holder, if applicable)
 

 

SIGN HERE :

The undersigned and any recipient of Common Stock or a new Warrant hereunder are “accredited investors” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

   

       
(Signature of Warrant Holder or Authorized Signatory)   Date  

 

___________________________________________________

(Type or Print Name of Warrant Holder or Authorized Signatory)

 

NOTE: The above name and signature should correspond exactly with the name on the first page of this Warrant or with the name of the assignee appearing in the form of assignment attached as Annex B to the Warrant.

  

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Annex B to Common Stock Purchase Warrant

 

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT

 

(To be executed upon transfer of Common Stock Purchase Warrant)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to ____________________ the right represented by the within Warrant, as such right may apply to _________ shares of Common Stock which are the subject of the within Warrant, together with all rights, title and interest therein, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ____________________ attorney to transfer such Warrant on the warrant register of the within named Company, with full power of substitution.

 

DATED: _________________.

  

  Signature:
   
   

 

(Signature must conform in all respects to name of Holder as specified on the face of the Warrant)

  

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Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 17 CFR 240.13(a)-14(a)

(SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION)

 

I, John P. Yeros, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of EVO Transportation & Energy Services, 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 subsidiaries, 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 controls over financial reporting.

 

  EVO TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
   
Date: August 24, 2018 By: /s/ John P. Yeros
    John P. Yeros
    Chief Executive Officer
    Principal Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 17 CFR 240.13(a)-14(a)

(SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION)

 

I, Michael Zientek, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of EVO Transportation & Energy Services, 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 subsidiaries, 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 controls over financial reporting.

 

  EVO TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
   
Date: August 24, 2018 By: /s/ Michael Zientek
   

Michael Zientek

Chief Financial Officer

Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

 

Exhibit 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION 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 on Form 10-Q of EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc. (the “Company”) for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, John P. Yeros, as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

  1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

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

 

  EVO TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
   
Date: August 24, 2018 By: /s/ John P. Yeros
    John P. Yeros
    Chief Executive Officer
    Principal Executive Officer

 

Exhibit 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION 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 on Form 10-Q of EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc. (the “Company”) for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Michael Zientek, as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

  1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

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

 

  EVO TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
   
Date: August 24, 2018 By: /s/ Michael Zientek
   

Michael Zientek

Chief Financial Officer

Principal Financial and Accounting Officer