UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  July 16, 2019

 

MassRoots, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   000-55431   46-2612944
(State or other jurisdiction 
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

7083 Hollywood Blvd, Office 4084 Los Angeles, CA   90028

(Address of principal

executive offices)

  (Zip Code)

 

(833) 467-6687
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

  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.  

 

 

 

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Effective July 16, 2019, each of Graham Farrar, Charles Blum and Cecil Kyte resigned as members of MassRoots, Inc.’s (the “Company’s”) Board of Directors (the “Board”). Messrs. Farrar, Blum and Kyte’s resignations were not the result of any dispute or disagreement with the Company, any matter related to the Company’s operations, policies or practices, the Company’s management or the Board.

 

Effective July 16, 2019, each of Messrs. Farrar, Blum and Kyte entered into separation agreements (the “Separation Agreements”) with the Company pursuant to which each of Messrs. Farrar, Blum and Kyte received monetary compensation, shares of the Company’s common stock and TOKES for prior services rendered. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Separation Agreements, each of Messrs. Farrar, Blum and Kyte entered into a Mutual Release and Non-Disparagement Agreement.

 

The foregoing description of the Separation Agreements is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Separation Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

On July 16, 2019, the Board approved the issuance of 1,000 shares (the “Shares”) of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series C Preferred Stock”), to Isaac Dietrich, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, for his service associated with the merger (the “Merger”) of MassRoots Supply Chain, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, with and into Cowa Science Corporation (“Cowa”), with Cowa surviving the Merger as previously disclosed on a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 2019 (the “Cowa 8-K”). The Shares will automatically be issued to Mr. Dietrich upon closing of the Merger which is subject to various conditions as set forth in the Cowa 8-K.

 

In connection with the foregoing, on July 18, 2019, the Company filed a Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of the Series C Preferred Stock (the “Series C COD”) with the Delaware Secretary of State. The Series C Preferred Stock have the following rights, preferences, powers, privileges and restrictions, qualifications and limitations.

 

Dividends . The holders of Series C Preferred Stock shall have no dividend rights except as may be declared by the Board.

 

Ranking . The Series C Preferred Stock rank (i) senior to the Company’s common stock and (ii) senior to or on parity with all other classes and series of the Company’s preferred stock, unless otherwise specified with respect to the payment of dividends and distributions of the assets of the Company upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

 

Voting . Except as otherwise required by law, holders of Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote, together as a class with the holders of common stock, on all matters submitted to stockholders of the Company. Each share of Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to such number of votes equal to 40% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock.

 

Automatic Conversion . Each share of Series C Preferred Stock shall automatically convert into 1,000 shares of the Company’s common stock upon the earlier of (i) the listing of the Company’s securities on a national securities exchange and (ii) a Change in Control (as defined in the Series C COD).

 

The foregoing description of the Series C COD is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Series C COD, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference.

 

 

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits .

 

Exhibit No.   Description
3.1   Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of the Series C Preferred Stock
10.1   Form of Separation Agreement

 

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

  MassRoots, Inc.
     
Date: July 22, 2019 By: /s/ Isaac Dietrich
    Isaac Dietrich
    Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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Exhibit 3.1

 

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Delaware

The First State

 

I, JEFFREY W. BULLOCK, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF “MASSROOTS, INC.”, FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JULY, A.D. 2019, AT 3:39 O’CLOCK P.M.

 

A FILED COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE KENT COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS.

 

 

 

 

 

  /s/ Jeffrey W. Bullock
  Jeffrey W. Bullock, Secretary of State

 

5325528 8100

SR# 20196043731

 

Authentication: 203248780

Date: 07-19-19

 

 

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS OF THE
SERIES C CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK OF

MASSROOTS, INC.

 

I, Isaac Dietrich, hereby certify that I am the Chief Executive Officer of MassRoots, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), and further do hereby certify:

 

That pursuant to the authority expressly conferred upon the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) by the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), the Board on July 16, 2019, adopted the following resolutions creating a series of convertible shares of Preferred Stock designated as Series C Preferred Stock, none of which shares have been issued:

 

RESOLVED, that the Board designates the Series C Preferred Stock and the number of shares constituting such series, and fixes the rights, powers, preferences, privileges and restrictions relating to such series in addition to any set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation as follows:

 

TERMS OF SERIES C PREFERRED STOCK

 

1.    Designation and Number of Shares. There shall hereby be created and established by this Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights (this “Certificate of Designations”) a series of preferred stock of the Corporation designated as “Series C Preferred Stock” (the “Series C Preferred Stock”). The authorized number of Preferred Shares shall be 1,000 shares. Each share of Series C Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.001 per share (the “Par Value”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 15 hereof.

 

2.    Dividends. The holders of shares of Series C Preferred Stock shall have no dividend rights except as may be declared by the Board of Directors, in its sole and absolute discretion, out of funds legally available for such purpose.

 

3.    Liquidation, Dissolution and Winding Up. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary (as applicable), or in the event of its insolvency, whether under the laws of the State of Delaware, federal bankruptcy laws or other applicable federal or state laws (any, a “Liquidation”), the holders of outstanding shares of the Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to holders of the Corporation’s capital stock of all classes, whether such assets are capital, surplus or earnings (“Available Assets”), before any distribution or payment is made to any holders of Common Stock or any class or series of the Corporation’s capital stock which is, with respect to the Junior Stock, an amount per share of Series C Preferred Stock equal to the sum of (1) the Applicable Per Share Stated Value for such share of Series C Preferred Stock, plus (2) declared and unpaid dividends, if any, thereon (the “Series C Liquidation Preference”). The purchase or redemption by the Corporation of shares of any class, in any manner permitted by law, or an Acquisition Transaction shall not, for the purposes hereof, be regarded as a Liquidation. If the Available Assets include assets other than cash, then the value of such non-cash Available Assets shall be determined in good faith by a majority of the entire Board as of the date of the Liquidation.

 

State of Delaware
Secretary of State
Division of Corporations
Delivered 03:39 PM 07/18/2019
FILED 03:39 PM 07/18/2019
SR 20196043731 - File Number 5325528
   

 

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The Corporation shall notify in writing the holders of Series C Preferred Stock as to the Board’s determination of the value of the non-cash Available Assets not later than thirty (30) calendar days prior to such Liquidation. After payment in full of the Series C Liquidation Preference and payment in full on any class or series of the Corporation’s capital stock that is entitled to payment prior to the holders of Common Stock, the remaining Available Assets, if any, shall be distributed among the holders of Common Stock in proportion to the number of shares of Common Stock then held by holders of Common Stock.

 

4.    Voting Rights. Except as otherwise expressly required by law, the holder of Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote on all matters submitted to shareholders of the Corporation and each share of Series C Preferred Stock held shall be entitled to sufficient shares to equal 40% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock. Except as otherwise required by law, the holders of shares of Series C Preferred Stock shall vote together with the holders of Common Stock on all matters and shall not vote as a separate class.

 

5.    Automatic Conversion. Each share of Series C Preferred Stock shall automatically, and without any further action on the part of the holder, convert into one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Corporation upon the earlier to occur of: (i) the listing the Corporation’s securities on a national securities exchange (which, for purposes of this Section 5 shall include the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE AMEX and the NASDAQ Stock Market) and (ii) a “Change in Control” of the Corporation. If there is no listing on a national exchange and if there is no change of control, the Series C Preferred Stock shall not convert into common stock. Change in Control ” means the sale of the Corporation to an un-affiliated person or entity or group of un-affiliated persons or entities pursuant to which such party or parties acquire (i) shares of capital stock of the Corporation representing at least fifty percent (50%) of outstanding capital stock or sufficient to elect a majority of the Board of the Corporation (whether by merger, consolidation, sale or transfer of shares (other than a merger where the Corporation is the surviving corporation and the shareholders and directors of the Corporation prior to the merger constitute a majority of the shareholders and directors, respectively, of the surviving corporation (or its parent)) or (ii) all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets determined on a consolidated basis.

 

6.    Restriction and Limitations. Except as expressly provided herein or as required by law, so long as any shares of Series C Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the vote or written consent of the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Series C Preferred Stock, take any action which would adversely and materially affect any of the preferences, limitations or relative rights of the Series C Preferred Stock.

 

a.    Certain Adjustments. Stock Dividends and Stock Splits. If the Corporation, at any time while the Series C Preferred Stock is outstanding: (A) shall pay a stock dividend or otherwise make a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation pursuant to the conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock), (B) subdivide outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (C) combine (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (D) issue by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, each share of Series C Preferred Stock shall receive such consideration as if such number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock had been, immediately prior to such foregoing dividend, distribution, subdivision, combination or reclassification, the holder of the number of shares of Common Stock into which it could convert at such time. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification.

 

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7.    Intentionally Omitted.

 

8.    Intentional Omitted.

 

9.    Lost or Stolen Certificates. Upon receipt by the Corporation of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any share certificates representing the shares of Series C Preferred Stock, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of an indemnification undertaking by the holder of such Series C Preferred Stock to the Corporation in customary form without submitting a bond or other security and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of the share certificate(s), the Corporation shall execute and deliver new share certificate(s) of like tenor and date; provided, however, the Corporation shall not be obligated to re-issue share certificates if such holder contemporaneously requests the Corporation to convert such shares of Series C Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock.

 

10.    No Dilution or Im ailment. The Corporation will not, by amendment of this Certificate of Designations or the Certificate of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of capital stock or assets, consolidation, merger, recapitalization, share exchange, dissolution, Issue of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of the Series C Preferred Stock set forth herein, but will at all times in good faith assist in carrying out all of such terms.

 

11.    Notices of Record Date. In the event of (a) any taking by the Corporation of a record of the holders of any class or series of the Corporation’s capital stock or other securities for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who are entitled to receive any dividends or other distribution, or any right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of any class or series or any other securities or property, or to receive any other right; (b) any capital reorganization, any reclassification of the capital stock of the Corporation or other change in the capital stock of the Corporation, any merger, consolidation or reorganization, or share exchange involving the Corporation or any Subsidiary, or any sale, conveyance, disposition, exclusive license, lease or other transfer, whether pursuant to a single transaction or series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation or any Subsidiary; or (c) any Liquidation; then and in each such event the Corporation shall deliver notice to each holder of Series C Preferred Stock specifying (i) the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or right and a description of such dividend, distribution or right, (ii) the date on which any such reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, sale, conveyance, disposition, exclusive license, lease, transfer, consolidation, merger, or Liquidation is expected to become effective, and (iii) the time, if any, that is to be fixed, as to when the holders of record of any such capital stock or other securities shall be entitled to exchange their shares of any such capital stock or other securities for cash, securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, sale, conveyance, disposition, exclusive license, lease, transfer, consolidation, merger, share exchange or Liquidation. Such notice shall be sent at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the date specified in such notice on which action is being taken.

 

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12.    Reservation Of Capital Stock. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of the Series C Preferred Stock, such number of its shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of the Series C Preferred Stock (including any shares of Series C Preferred Stock represented by any warrants, options, subscription or purchase rights for Series C Preferred Stock). If at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding shares of the Series C Preferred Stock (including any shares of Series C Preferred Stock represented by any warrants, options, subscriptions or purchase rights for such Series C Preferred Stock), the Corporation shall take such action as may be necessary and use its best efforts to increase its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purpose. Upon request of a Holder, the Corporation shall provide confirmation from the Corporation’s transfer agent that the share reservation required under this Section 13 has been met. If the share reservation required is not met under this Section 13, the Company agrees to take all necessary corporate actions in order to obtain shareholder approval and file an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation as expeditiously as possible to increase its authorized shares of Common Stock to a number that satisfies such requirement. If after 75 days from initial issuance of Series C Preferred Stock, the Corporation at any time fails to meet the share reservation requirement, it shall pay the Holders as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty a sum equal to $6.25 per day for each share of Series C Preferred Stock held by the Holders until the share reservation requirement has been met. Nothing herein shall limit Holder’s right to pursue actual damages for failing to meet the requirements under this Section 13.

 

13.     Notices. Whenever written notice is required to be given by the Corporation or any stockholder to holders of Series C Preferred Stock, or by any stockholder to the Corporation, such notice shall be in writing and unless otherwise required by this Certificate of Designations or Delaware law, shall be deemed sufficient upon receipt when delivered personally, by courier, or by electronic mail (to the extent notification by electronic mail has previously been consented to), if such notice is sent to the party at the most recent address or email address as shown on the books of the Corporation or to the Corporation at the address of its principal place of business.

 

14.     Definitions. For purposes of this Certificate of Designations, the following terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed below:

 

a.    “Acquisition Transaction” means: (a) any sale, conveyance, disposition, exclusive license, lease or other transfer, whether pursuant to a single transaction or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and/or its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis; (b) the acquisition of the Corporation by another Person by means of any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, any consolidation, merger, reorganization, sale of stock, recapitalization, share exchange, or other transaction involving the Corporation or any Subsidiary), that results in the holders of the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock immediately prior to any such transaction not holding (by virtue of such securities issued solely pursuant to such transaction), immediately after such transaction, securities representing at least a majority of the voting power of the Person surviving or resulting from such transaction or, if the surviving or resulting Person is a subsidiary of the Corporation or another Person immediately after such transaction, the entity whose securities are issued pursuant to such transaction or series of transactions; or (c) the effectuation by the Corporation or by any of the holders of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock of a transaction or series of related transactions that results in the holders of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock immediately prior to any such transaction not holding (by virtue of such securities issued solely pursuant to such transaction) immediately after such transaction, securities representing at least a majority of the voting power of the Corporation.

 

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b.     “Applicable Per Share Stated Value” means with respect to the Series C Preferred Stock, $1,250 per share, subject to appropriate and proportionate adjustment for stock dividends, stock splits and other subdivisions and combinations of, and recapitalizations and like occurrences.

 

c.     “Available Assets” has the meaning as set forth in Section 3.

 

d.     “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

 

e.     “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to close.

 

f.     “Common Stock” means shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share of the Corporation.

 

g.     “Conversion Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(h).

 

h.     “Conversion Price” has the meaning as set forth in Section 5.

 

i.     “Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of Common Stock pursuant to the conversion of the Corporation’s Series C Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock.

 

j.    “Issue” or “Issuance” in any of its forms, means to sell, grant or otherwise issue in any manner.

 

k.    “Junior Stock” means, with respect to any particular class or series of the Corporation’s capital stock, any other class or series of the Corporation’s capital stock (a) specifically ranking by its terms to be junior to Series C Preferred Stock or (b) not specifically ranking by its terms senior to or on parity with Series C Preferred Stock, in each case, as to distribution of assets upon a Liquidation or otherwise.

 

1.    “Liquidation” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.

 

m.    “Person” means any natural person, corporation, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, proprietorship, joint venture, trust, association, union, entity or other form of business organization or any governmental or regulatory authority whatsoever.

 

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n.     [Reserved]

 

o.     “Series C Issue Date” means, with respect to a share of Series C Preferred Stock, the date upon which such share of Series C Preferred Stock was Issued by the Corporation.

 

p.    “Series C Liquidation Preference” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.

 

q.    “Series C Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.

 

r.    “Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” means any Person of which the Corporation, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries owns or controls at the time at least fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting equity or similar interests or the right to receive at least fifty percent (50%) of the profits or earnings or aggregate equity value.

 

s.    “Trading Day” means a day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for business.

 

15.     Series C Preferred Stock Register. The Corporation shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Corporation as it may designate by notice to the Holders), a register for the Series C Preferred Stock, in which the Corporation shall record the name, address and email address of the persons in whose name the shares of Series C Preferred Stock have been issued, as well as the name and address of each transferee. The Corporation may treat the person in whose name any Series C Preferred Stock is registered on the register as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, but in all events recognizing any properly made transfers.

 

16.     Shareholder Matters. Any shareholder action, approval or consent required, desired or otherwise sought by the Corporation pursuant to the laws of the State of Delaware, this Certificate of Designation or otherwise with respect to the issuance of Series C Preferred Stock or the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof may be effected by written consent of the Corporation’s shareholders or at a duly called meeting of the Corporation’s shareholders, all in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

17.     Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Certificate of Designation shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Designations of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of MassRoots, Inc. to be signed by its Chief Executive Officer on this 16 th day of July, 2019.

 

  MASSROOTS, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Isaac Dietrich
    Name:  Isaac Dietrich
    Title:    Chief Executive Officer

 

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MASSROOTS, INC.

CONVERSION NOTICE

 

Reference is made to the Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designations”) of MassRoots, Inc. (the “Corporation”). In accordance with and pursuant to the Certificate of Designations, and only if pursuant to Section 5 of the Certificate of Designation, the undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock of the Corporation indicated below into shares of common stock of the Corporation, as of the date specified below.

 

Date of Conversion: _____________________________________________________________

 

Number of Preferred Shares to be converted:___________________________________________

 

Share certificate no(s). of Preferred Shares to be converted:________________________________

 

Tax ID Number (If applicable):______________________________________________________

 

Conversion Price: _______________________________________________________________

 

Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued:  _______________________________________

 

Please issue the shares of Common Stock into which the Preferred Shares are being converted in the following name and to the following address:

 

Issue to: _______________________________________

 

                _______________________________________

 

Address:_________________________________________

 

Telephone Number:________________________________

 

Facsimile Number:________________________________

 

Holder:_________________________________________

 

By:____________________________

 

Title:___________________________

 

Dated:__________________________

 

Account Number (if electronic book entry transfer): ______________________________________________

 

Transaction Code Number (if electronic book entry transfer): _______________________________________

 

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

SEPARATION AGREEMENT

 

This Separation Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into by and between MassRoots, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MassRoots” or the “Company”) and [ ] (“[ ]”) effective as of July 16, 2019. The Company and [ ] may also sometimes be referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”

 

The purpose of this Agreement is to acknowledge [ ]’s resignation, and to provide [ ] with compensation for his valuable services to the Company in his capacity as a director on the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

The Parties, therefore, agree as follows:

 

1. Upon tendering his resignation pursuant to the resignation letter (the “Resignation Letter”) attached hereto as Exhibit A , effective immediately, on July 16, 2019, [ ] resigned as a director of the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

2. Concurrently with the delivery of the Resignation Letter, the Board determined (i) to pay the sum of [ ] to [ ] as compensation for his services as a director of the Board of Directors of the Company, (ii) to issue to[ ], as compensation for his services as a director of the Board of Directors of the Company, [ ] shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 (“Common Stock”), pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2017 Employee Stock Option Plan and a Stock Award Agreement thereunder, which Stock Award Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “SAA”), and (iii) to reaffirm and ratify the issuance of [ ] TOKES of the Company to [ ] (collectively, the “[ ] Compensation”);

 

3. Concurrently with the delivery of the Resignation Letter, the Company and [ ] shall enter into a Mutual Release and Non-Disparagement Agreement, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit C .

 

4. The executed Resignation Letter, Mutual Release and Non-Disparagement Agreement and this Agreement (collectively, the “Definitive Documents”) shall be deposited with the law firm of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, c/o Andrea Cataneo, Esq., 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112-0015 (the “Document Custodian”). Upon receipt of all of the Definitive Documents, the Document Custodian shall instruct the Company to: (i) wire [ ] to [ ], (ii) execute and deliver to [ ] the SAA and any accompanying documents and (iii) release and deliver the Definitive Documents to the Parties, as applicable.

 

5. At such time as required by applicable securities laws and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the Company shall file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Form 8-K and any other required regulatory filing, if any, relating to the actions and transactions provided for under this Agreement.

 

6. With the exception of the Company’s required regulatory filings, prior to the Company’s disclosure of this Agreement its shareholders at its next annual meeting of shareholders, the Parties agree to keep the existence and the terms of this Agreement confidential and, with the exception of the Parties’ legal and financial advisors, agree not to disclose any information concerning this Agreement or its terms to anyone unless compelled to do so by court order or other lawful authority.

 

 

 

 

7. Neither this Agreement nor the performance of this Agreement shall be construed as an admission of liability by any Party, nor as an admission against interest by any Party, nor as an admission by any Party that the Party acted wrongly or violated any law, or the rights of any other Party, or acted in violation of any duty owed by a Party to any other Party, nor as a waiver of any defense, including, without limitation, any statute of limitations, laches or other equitable defense based on the lapse of time that exists or may exist as of the date of this Agreement. Each Party specifically disclaims any liability to any other Party for any matter addressed by this Agreement.

 

8. The laws of the State of Delaware shall govern the terms of this Agreement without regard to choice of law principles.

 

9. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between the Parties hereto, and fully supersedes any and all prior agreements or understanding between the Parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and may only be modified by a subsequent written agreement that is signed by the Parties hereto.

 

10. If any provision of this Agreement is invalid, that will not affect the validity of the other provisions.

 

11. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts. If this Agreement is executed in counterparts, each counterpart shall be deemed an original, and all counterparts so executed shall constitute one binding agreement on all parties hereto, notwithstanding that all of the parties are not a signatory to the same counterpart.

 

[ Signatures follow on next page ]

 

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IN WITNESS HEREOF , the Parties have executed this Separation Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

 

[ ]

 

MASSROOTS, INC., a Delaware corporation

 

 

 

By: Isaac Dietrich

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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