UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2020

 

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

 

For the transition period from ______ to ______

 

Commission File No. 000-53361

 

  Ecoark Holdings, Inc.  
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   30-0680177
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

303 Pearl Parkway Suite 200, San Antonio, TX 78215

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(800) 762-7293

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which
registered
None        

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the 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 at least the past 90 days. Yes ☒     No ☐

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions 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 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 registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐     No ☒

 

There were 22,470,401 shares of the Registrant’s $0.001 par value common stock outstanding as of February 12, 2021.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ecoark Holdings, Inc.

 

INDEX

 

    Page No.
Part I. Financial Information 1
     
Item 1. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 1
  Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 2
  Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations 3
  Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) 4
  Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 5
  Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 6
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 45
     
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 55
     
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 55
     
Part II. Other Information 56
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 56
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors 56
     
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 56
     
Item 3. Default Upon Senior Securities 56
     
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 56
     
Item 5. Other Information 56
     
Item 6. Exhibits 57
     
Signatures 58

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

Table of Contents

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 2
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations 3
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) 4
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 5
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 6 - 44

 

1

 

 

ECOARK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 (in thousands, except per share data)

 

    December 31,     March 31,  
    2020     2020  
    (Unaudited)        
ASSETS            
CURRENT ASSETS            
Cash ($85 and $85 pledged as collateral for credit as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively and $250 and $50 restricted at December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively)   $ 7,981     $ 406  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $709 and $500 as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively     417       172  
Note receivable, net of allowance of $0 and $25 as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively     -       -  
Inventories – Crude Oil     129       -  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     1,512       676  
Total current assets     10,039       1,254  
                 
NON-CURRENT ASSETS                
Property and equipment, net     3,921       3,965  
Intangible assets, net     2,136       2,350  
Oil and gas properties, full cost-method     11,795       6,135  
Goodwill     10,225       10,225  
Right of use assets – financing leases     480       589  
Right of use assets – operating leases     480       142  
Non-current assets of discontinued operations     249       249  
Other assets     -       7  
Total non-current assets     29,286       23,662  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 39,325     $ 24,916  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                
                 
CURRENT LIABILITIES                
Accounts payable   $ 1,867     $ 751  
Accrued liabilities     1,738       3,036  
Due to prior owners     814       2,358  
Warrant derivative liabilities     6,343       2,775  
Current portion of long-term debt     789       6,401  
Notes payable – related parties     772       2,172  
Current portion of lease liability – financing leases     140       137  
Current portion of lease liability – operating leases     204       85  
Current liabilities of discontinued operations     228       228  
Total current liabilities     12,895       17,943  
                 
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES                
Lease liability – financing leases, net of current portion     331       436  
Lease liability – operating leases, net of current portion     321       74  
Long-term debt, net of current portion     1,488       421  
Asset retirement obligations     431       295  
Total liabilities     15,466       19,169  
                 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES                
                 
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Numbers of shares rounded to thousands)                
      -       -  
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000 shares authorized; none and 1(Series C) issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively     -       -  
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 30,000 shares authorized, 22,470 shares issued and 22,353 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2020, and 40,000 shares authorized, 17,175 shares issued and 17,058 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2020     22       17  
Additional paid-in-capital     165,195       135,424  
Accumulated deficit     (139,687 )     (128,023 )
Treasury stock, at cost     (1,671 )     (1,671 )
Total stockholders’ equity     23,859       5,747  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY   $ 39,325     $ 24,916  

 

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

 

2

 

 

ECOARK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2020     2019     2020     2019  
                         
CONTINUING OPERATIONS:                        
REVENUES   $ 4,465     $ 140     $ 10,056     $ 219  
COST OF REVENUES     3,218       67       6,644       128  
GROSS PROFIT     1,247       73       3,412       91  
OPERATING EXPENSES:                                
Selling, general and administrative     4,710       2,232       11,970       5,464  
Depreciation, amortization, depletion and accretion     509       68       1,133       216  
Research and development     264       424       630       2,109  
Total operating expenses     5,483       2,724       13,733       7,789  
Loss from continuing operations before other income (expense)     (4,236 )     (2,651 )     (10,321 )     (7,698 )
                                 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):                                
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities     481       (2,376 )     (15,901 )     (2,392 )
Gain (loss) on exchange of warrants for common stock     2,755       (220 )     19,338       (1,059 )
Loss on conversion of long-term debt and accrued expenses     -       -       (3,969 )     -  
Forgiveness of debt     1,850       -       1,850       -  
Gain (loss) on disposal of fixed assets     -       16       (105 )     16  
Loss on abandonment of oil and gas property     -       -       (83 )     -  
Interest expense, net of interest income     (318 )     (188 )     (2,473 )     (323 )
Total other income (expenses)     4,768       (2,768 )     (1,343 )     (3,758 )
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES     532       (5,419 )     (11,664 )     (11,456 )
                                 
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS:                                
Loss from discontinued operations     -       -       -       -  
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations     -       -       -       2  
Total discontinued operations     -       -       -       2  
                                 
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES     -       -       -       -  
NET INCOME (LOSS)   $ 532     $ (5,419 )   $ (11,664 )   $ (11,454 )
                                 
NET EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE                                
Basic: Continuing operations   $ 0.02     $ (0.40 )   $ (0.58 )   $ (0.93 )
Discontinued operations     -       -       -       -  
Total   $ 0.02     $ (0.40 )   $ (0.58 )   $ (0.93 )
                                 
Diluted: Continuing operations   $ 0.02     $ (0.40 )   $ (0.58 )   $ (0.93 )
Discontinued operations     -       -       -       -  
Total   $ 0.02     $ (0.40 )   $ (0.58 )   $ (0.93 )
                                 
SHARES USED IN CALCULATION OF NET EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE                                
Basic     21,300       13,508       19,950       12,268  
Diluted     24,192       13,508       19,950       12,268  

 

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

 

3

 

 

ECOARK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) (UNAUDITED)

NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019

(in thousands)

 

    Preferred     Common     Additional
Paid-In-
    Accumulated     Treasury        
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Capital     Deficit     Stock     Total  
Balances at March 31, 2019     -     $ -       10,515     $ 11     $ 113,352     $ (115,886 )   $ (1,671 )   $ (4,194 )
                                                                 
Shares issued in acquisition of Trend Holdings     -       -       1,100       1       3,235       -       -       3,236  
Share-based compensation     -       -       -       -       582       -       -       582  
Net loss for the period     -       -       -       -       -       (1,646 )     -       (1,646 )
                                                                 
Balances at June 30, 2019     -       -       11,615       12       117,169       (117,532 )     (1,671 )     (2,022 )
                                                                 
Shares issued in exchange for warrants     -       -       855       1       3,292       -       -       3,293  
Shares issued for services rendered     -       -       60       -       211       -       -       211  
Preferred stock issuance     2       -       -       -       404       -       -       404  
Share-based compensation     -       -       -       -       630       -       -       630  
Net loss for the period     -       -       -       -       -       (4,389 )     -       (4,389 )
                                                                 
Balances at September 30, 2019     2       -       12,530       13       121,706       (121,921 )     (1,671 )     (1,873 )
Preferred shares converted to common stock     (2 )     -       752       1       (1 )     -       -       -  
Shares issued in exchange for warrants     -       -       448       -       2,186       -       -       2,186  
Shares issued for services rendered     -       -       50       -       253       -       -       253  
Shares issued for services to be rendered     -       -       50       -       247       -       -       247  
Preferred shares issued for cash     1       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Share-based compensation     -       -       -       -       1,345       -       -       1,345  
Net loss for the period     -       -       -       -       -       (5,419 )     -       (5,419 )
                                                                 
Balances at December 31, 2019     1     $ -       13,830     $ 14     $ 125,736     $ (127,340 )   $ (1,671 )   $ (3,261 )
                                                                 
Balances at March 31, 2020     1     $ -       17,175     $ 17     $ 135,424     $ (128,023 )   $ (1,671 )   $ 5,747  
                                                                 
Shares issued in the conversion of long-term debt and accrued interest     -       -       525       1       3,941       -       -       3,942  
Shares issued in the conversion of accounts payable and accrued expenses     -       -       93       -       677       -       -       677  
Preferred shares converted into common shares     (1 )     -       308       -       (- )     -       -       -  
Shares issued in the exercise of warrants, net of expenses     -       -       1,532       2       6,674       -       -       6,676  
Shares issued in the exercise of stock options     -       -       89       -       349       -       -       349  
Share-based compensation     -       -       -       -       1,114       -       -       1,114  
Net loss for the period     -       -       -       -       -       (21,181 )     -       (21,181 )
                                                                 
Balances at June 30, 2020     -       -       19,722       20       148,179       (149,204 )     (1,671 )     (2,676 )
                                                                 
Shares issued in the conversion of long-term debt and accrued interest     -       -       192       -       2,635       -       -       2,635  
Shares issued for services rendered     -       -       30       -       485       -       -       485  
Shares issued in acquisition of oil and gas reserves and fixed assets     -       -       171       -       2,750       -       -       2,750  
Shares issued in the exercise of warrants     -       -       1,088       1       5,575       -       -       5,576  
Shares issued in the exercise of cash less stock options     -       -       1       -       -       -       -       -  
Share-based compensation     -       -       -       -       36       -       -       36  
Net income for the period     -       -       -       -       -       8,985       -       8,985  
                                                                 
Balances at September 30, 2020     -       -       21,204       21       159,660       (140,219 )     (1,671 )     17,791  
Shares issued in the exercise of warrants     -       -       376       -       2,106       -       -       2,106  
Common share issued for cash (net of expenses and allocation to derivative liability)     -       -       889       1       3,010       -       -       3,011  
Share-based compensation     -       -       -       -       419       -       -       419  
Share adjustment – reverse split     -       -       1       -       -       -       -       -  
Net income for the period     -       -               -       -       532       -       532  
                                                                 
Balances at December 31, 2020     -     $ -       22,470     $ 22     $ 165,195     $ (139,687 )   $ (1,671 )   $ 23,859  

 

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

 

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ECOARK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands)

 

    Nine Months Ended  
    December 31,  
    2020     2019  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
Cash flows from operating activities:            
Net loss   $ (11,664 )   $ (11,454 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:                
Depreciation, amortization, depletion and accretion     1,133       216  
Share-based compensation     1,569       2,556  
Common stock issued for services     485       463  
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities     15,901       2,392  
Interest expense on warrant derivative liabilities     -       107  
Forgiveness of debt     (1,850 )     -  
Bad debt     209       -  
(Gain) loss on exchange of warrants     (19,338 )     1,059  
Commitment fees on credit facility advances     -       38  
Gain (loss) on sale of fixed assets     105       (16 )
Loss on abandonment of oil and gas property     83       -  
Warrants granted for interest expense     2,042       -  
Warrants granted for commissions     308       -  
Recovery of bad debt     (25 )     -  
Loss on conversion of debt and liabilities to common stock     3,969       -  
Amortization of debt discount     149       -  
Gain on sale of discontinued operations     -       (2 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable     (454 )     424  
Inventories     (129 )     -  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     (562 )     760  
Amortization of right of use asset – financing leases     109       -  
Amortization of right of use assets – operating leases     104       -  
Other assets     (4 )     3  
Interest on lease liability – financing leases     (102 )     -  
Interest on lease liability – operating leases     (76 )     -  
Accounts payable     1,116       (1,048 )
Accrued liabilities     (906 )     (90 )
Net cash used in operating activities of continuing operations     (7,828 )     (4,592 )
Net cash used in discontinued operations     -       (- )
Net cash used in operating activities     (7,828 )     (4,592 )
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:                
Cash received in acquisition of Trend Holdings     -       3  
Advance of note receivable     (275 )     -  
Purchases of oil and gas properties     (3,335 )     -  
Proceeds from the sale of fixed assets     43       16  
Proceeds received from sale of Magnolia     -       5  
Purchases of fixed assets     (241 )     (- )
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities of continuing operations     (3,808 )     24  
Net cash used in investing activities of discontinued operations     -       (- )
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities     (3,808 )     24  
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:                
Proceeds from exercise of warrants, net of fees     14,359       -  
Proceeds from exercise of stock options     349       -  
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of fees     7,666       -  
Proceeds from notes payable – related parties     604       403  
Proceeds from long-term debt     1,869       -  
Repayment of long-term debt     (3,891 )     -  
Repayment to prior owners     (316 )     -  
Repayment of notes payable – related parties     (1,429 )     -  
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock, net of fees     -       2,980  
Proceeds from credit facility     -       1,047  
Net cash provided by financing activities     19,211       4,430  
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH     7,575       (138 )
Cash and restricted cash - beginning of period     406       244  
Cash and restricted cash - end of period   $ 7,981     $ 106  
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:                
Cash paid for interest   $ 404     $ -  
Cash paid for income taxes   $ -     $ -  
                 
SUMMARY OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Exchange of common stock for warrants   $ -     $ 5,479  
Issuance of shares for prepaid expenses   $ -     $ 247  
Preferred stock converted into common stock   $ 2     $ -  
Conversion of long-term debt and notes payable and accrued interest into common stock   $ 6,577     $ -  
Conversion of accounts payable and accrued expenses into common stock   $ 677     $ -  
Shares issued for acquisition of oil and gas reserves and fixed assets, net of asset retirement obligations   $ 2,750     $ -  
Note receivable offset against oil and gas reserves in acquisition of Rabb   $ 304     $ -  
Lease liability recognized for ROU asset   $ 442     $ -  
                 
Assets acquired via acquisition of Trend Holdings.:                
Current assets   $ -     $ 12  
Goodwill   $ -     $ 3,222  

 

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

 

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ECOARK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

NOTE 1: ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Ecoark Holdings Inc. (“Ecoark Holdings” or the “Company”) is a diversified holding company, incorporated in the state of Nevada on November 19, 2007. Through Ecoark Holdings wholly owned subsidiaries, the Company has operations in three areas: (i) oil and gas, including exploration, production and drilling operations on over 20,000 cumulative acres of active mineral leases in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi and transportation services, (ii) post-harvest shelf-life and freshness food management technology, and (iii) financial services including investments in a select number of early stage startups each year. Since the acquisition of Banner Midstream Corp. on March 27, 2020, which currently comprises the exploration, production and drilling operations, the Company has focused its efforts to a considerable extent on expanding its exploration and production footprint and capabilities by acquiring real property and working interests in oil and gas mineral leases. The Company’s subsidiaries consist of Ecoark, Inc. (“Ecoark”), a Delaware corporation which is the parent of Zest Labs, Inc. (“Zest Labs”), 440IoT Inc., a Nevada corporation (“440IoT”), Banner Midstream Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Banner Midstream”) and Trend Discovery Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Trend Holdings”).

 

On March 27, 2020, the Company and Banner Energy Services Corp., a Nevada corporation (“Banner Parent”), entered into a Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Banner Purchase Agreement”) to acquire Banner Midstream Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Banner Midstream”). Pursuant to the acquisition, Banner Midstream became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and Banner Parent received shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding shares of Banner Midstream.

 

Banner Midstream has four operating subsidiaries: Pinnacle Frac Transport LLC (“Pinnacle Frac”), Capstone Equipment Leasing LLC (“Capstone”), White River Holdings Corp. (“White River”), and Shamrock Upstream Energy LLC (“Shamrock”). Pinnacle Frac provides transportation of frac sand and logistics services to major hydraulic fracturing and drilling operations. Capstone procures and finances equipment to oilfield transportation service contractors. These two operating subsidiaries of Banner Midstream are revenue producing entities. White River and Shamrock are engaged in oil and gas exploration, production, and drilling operations on over 10,000 cumulative acres of active mineral leases in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

 

On June 11, 2020, the Company acquired certain energy assets from SR Acquisition I, LLC for $1 as part of the ongoing bankruptcy reorganization of Sanchez Energy Corporation. The transaction includes the transfer of 262 total wells in Mississippi and Louisiana, approximately 9,000 acres of active mineral leases, and drilling production materials and equipment. The 262 total wells include 57 active producing wells, 19 active disposal wells, 136 shut-in with future utility wells, and 50 shut-in pending plugging wells. Included in the assignment are 4 wells in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale formation. One of the leases acquired in this transaction was sold in November 2020.

 

On June 18, 2020, the Company acquired certain energy assets from SN TMS, LLC for $1 as part of the ongoing bankruptcy reorganization of Sanchez Energy Corporation. The transaction includes the transfer of wells, active mineral leases, and drilling production materials and equipment.

 

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ECOARK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

On August 14, 2020, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement by and among the Company, White River E&P LLC, a Texas Limited Liability Company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company Rabb Resources, LTD. and Claude Rabb, the sole owner of Rabb Resources, LTD. Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company completed the acquisition of certain assets of Rabb Resources, LTD. The acquired assets consisted of certain real property and working interests in oil and gas mineral leases. The Company in June 2020 previously provided for bridge financing to Rabb Resources, LTD under the $225 Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note. As consideration for entering into the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Rabb Resources, LTD. A total of $3,500 consisting of (i) $1,500 in cash, net of $304 in outstanding amounts related to the note receivable and accrued interest receivable, and (ii) $2,000 payable in common stock of the Company, which based on the closing price of the common stock as of the date of the Asset Purchase Agreement equaled 103 shares. The Company accounted for this acquisition as an asset acquisition under ASC 805 and that the Company has early adopted the amendments of Regulation S-X dated May 21, 2020 and has concluded that this acquisition was not significant. Accordingly, as a result of the amendment, the presentation of the Rabb Resources, LTD historical financial statements under Rule 3-05 and related pro forma information under Article 11 of Regulation S-X, respectively, were not required to be presented.

 

On September 4, 2020, White River SPV 3, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Banner Midstream entered into an Agreement and Assignment of Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease with a privately held limited liability company (the “Assignor”). Under the Lease Assignment, the Assignor assigned a 100% working interest (75% net revenue interest) in a certain oil and gas lease covering in excess of 1,600 acres (the “Lease”), and White River paid $1,500 in cash to the Assignor. The Company accounted for this acquisition as an asset acquisition under ASC 805 and that the Company has early adopted the amendments of Regulation S-X dated May 21, 2020 and has concluded that this acquisition was not significant. Accordingly, as a result of the amendment, the presentation of the historical financial statements under Rule 3-05 and related pro forma information under Article 11 of Regulation S-X, respectively, were not required to be presented.

 

On October 9, 2020, the Company and White River SPV, entered into a Participation Agreement (the “Participation Agreement”) by and among the Company, White River SPV, BlackBrush Oil & Gas, L.P. (“BlackBrush”) and GeoTerre, LLC, an unrelated privately-held limited liability company (the “Assignor”), to conduct drilling of wells in the Austin Chalk formation.

 

Pursuant to the Participation Agreement, the Company and White River SPV have agreed, among other things, to fund 100% of the cost, estimated to be approximately $4,700, associated with the drilling and completion of an initial deep horizontal well in the Austin Chalk formation. The Participation Agreement requires the estimated amount of the drilling costs to be paid into a designated escrow account by the commencement of the drilling in January 2021. BlackBrush has agreed to assign to the other parties to the Participation Agreement, subject to certain exceptions and limitations specified therein, specified portions of its leasehold working interest in certain Austin Chalk formation units. The Participation Agreement provides for an initial allocation of the working interests and net revenue interests among the assignor, BlackBrush and the Company and then a re-allocation upon payout or payment of drilling and completion costs for each well drilled. Following payout, the Company will own 70% of working interest and 52.5% net revenue interest in each well. BlackBrush also agreed to share with the Company certain seismic information relating to other wells in which the Company has no interests.

 

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ECOARK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

The Parties to the Participation Agreement, except for the Company, had previously entered into a Joint Operating Agreement, dated September 4, 2020 (the “Operating Agreement”) establishing an area of mutual interest, including the Austin Chalk formation, and governing the parties’ rights and obligations with respect to drilling, completion and operation of wells therein. The Participation Agreement and the Operating Agreement require, among other things, that White River SPV and the Company drill and complete at least one horizontal Austin Chalk well with a certain minimum lateral each calendar year.

 

In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Participation Agreement, on October 12, 2020 White River SPV entered into an Agreement and Assignment of Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease (the “Lease Assignment”) with the Assignor. Under the Lease Assignment, the Assignor assigned to White River SPV a 100% working interest (75% net revenue interest) in a certain oil and gas lease covering in excess of 400 acres (the “Lease”), and White River SPV paid approximately $600 to the Assignor. White River SPV had previously entered into an agreement with the Assignor for the assignment to White River SPV of a 100% working interest in a certain oil and gas lease covering in excess of 1,600 acres in exchange for $1,500.

 

On September 30, 2020, the Company and White River Energy, LLC (“White River Energy”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company entered into three Asset Purchase Agreements (the “Asset Purchase Agreements”) with privately-held limited liability companies to acquire working interests in the Harry O’Neal oil and gas mineral lease (the “O’Neal OGML”), the related well bore, crude oil inventory and equipment. Immediately prior to the acquisition, White River Energy owned an approximately 61% working interest in the O’Neal OGML oil well and a 100% working interest in any future wells.

 

The purchase prices of these leases were $126, $312 and $312, respectively, totaling $750. The consideration paid to the Sellers was in the form of 68 shares of common stock. The Company accounted for this acquisition as an asset acquisition under ASC 805 and that the Company has early adopted the amendments of Regulation S-X dated May 21, 2020 and has concluded that this acquisition was not significant. Accordingly, as a result of the amendment, the presentation of the historical financial statements under Rule 3-05 and related pro forma information under Article 11 of Regulation S-X, respectively, were not required to be presented.

 

Effective with the opening of trading on December 17, 2020, the Company effected a one-for-five reverse split of its issued and outstanding common stock and a simultaneous proportionate reduction of its authorized common stock. The reverse stock split was implemented without obtaining stockholder approval as permitted by Nevada law, and the authorized common stock was proportionately reduced to 40,000 shares. All share and per share figures are reflected on a post-split basis herein.

 

Effective December 29, 2020, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to reduce the authorized common stock from 40,000 shares to 30,000 shares.

 

On December 31, 2020, the Company completed a registered direct offering, whereby the Company issued 889 shares of common stock and 889 accompanying warrants to one institutional investor under the effective Form S-3 at $9.00 per share and accompanying warrant for a total of $8,000 in gross proceeds, before placement agent fees and other offering expenses. The warrants are exercisable for a two-year term at a strike price of $10.00 per share. The Company granted 62 warrants to the placement agent as compensation in addition to the $560 cash commission received by the placement agent. The placement agent warrants are exercisable at $11.25 per share and expire on January 2, 2023.

 

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ECOARK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements of Ecoark Holdings and its subsidiaries and the accompanying notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the condensed consolidated financial statements have been included. Such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature.

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, and the accompanying notes, are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) and do not contain certain information included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020. Therefore, the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with that Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

In May 2018, the Ecoark Holdings Board approved a plan to sell key assets of Pioneer (including the assets of Sable) and Magnolia Solar. Both of these subsidiaries were sold in May 2019.

 

On May 31, 2019, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Trend Discovery Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Trend Holdings”) for the Company to acquire 100% of Trend Holdings pursuant to a merger of Trend Holdings with and into the Company (the “Merger”). The Merger was completed, and Trend Holdings is now included in the consolidated financial statements.

 

On March 27, 2020, the Company and Banner Parent, entered into the Banner Purchase Agreement to acquire Banner Midstream. Pursuant to the acquisition, Banner Midstream became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and Banner Parent received shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding shares of Banner Midstream.

 

The Company applies the guidance of Topic 810 Consolidation of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) to determine whether and how to consolidate another entity. Pursuant to ASC Paragraph 810-10-15-10 all majority-owned subsidiaries—all entities in which a parent has a controlling financial interest—are consolidated except when control does not rest with the parent. Pursuant to ASC Paragraph 810-10-15-8, the usual condition for a controlling financial interest is ownership of a majority voting interest, and, therefore, as a general rule ownership by one reporting entity, directly or indirectly, of more than 50 percent of the outstanding voting shares of another entity is a condition pointing toward consolidation. The power to control may also exist with a lesser percentage of ownership, for example, by contract, lease, agreement with other stockholders, or by court decree.

 

Reclassifications

 

The Company has reclassified certain amounts in the December 31, 2019 unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements to be consistent with the December 31, 2020 presentation. Reclassifications relating to the discontinued operations are described in Note 2. The reclassifications had no impact on net loss or net cash flows for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

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ECOARK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. These estimates include, but are not limited to, management’s estimate of provisions required for uncollectible accounts receivable, fair value of assets held for sale and assets and liabilities acquired, impaired value of equipment and intangible assets, including goodwill, asset retirement obligations, estimates of discount rates in lease, liabilities to accrue, fair value of derivative liabilities associated with warrants, cost incurred in the satisfaction of performance obligations, permanent and temporary differences related to income taxes and determination of the fair value of stock awards.

 

Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

The estimates of proved, probable and possible oil and gas reserves are used as significant inputs in determining the depletion of oil and gas properties and the impairment of proved and unproved oil and gas properties. There are numerous uncertainties inherent in the estimation of quantities of proven, probable and possible reserves and in the projection of future rates of production and the timing of development expenditures. Similarly, evaluations for impairment of proved and unproved oil and gas properties are subject to numerous uncertainties including, among others, estimates of future recoverable reserves and commodity price outlooks. Actual results could differ from the estimates and assumptions utilized.

 

Oil and Gas Properties

 

The Company uses the full cost method of accounting for its investment in oil and natural gas properties. Under the full cost method of accounting, all costs associated with acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas reserves, including directly related overhead costs are capitalized. General and administrative costs related to production and general overhead are expensed as incurred.

 

All capitalized costs of oil and gas properties, including the estimated future costs to develop proved reserves, are amortized on the unit of production method using estimates of proved reserves. Disposition of oil and gas properties are accounted for as a reduction of capitalized costs, with no gain or loss recognized unless such adjustment would significantly alter the relationship between capitalized costs and proved reserves of oil and gas, in which case the gain or loss is recognized in operations. Unproved properties and development projects are not amortized until proved reserves associated with the projects can be determined or until impairment occurs. If the results of an assessment indicate that the properties are impaired, the amount of the loss from operations before income taxes and the adjusted carrying amount of the unproved properties is amortized on the unit-of-production method.

 

There was $380 and $0 in depreciation, depletion and amortization expense for the Company’s oil and gas properties for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $254 and $0, for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

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ECOARK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

Limitation on Capitalized Costs

 

Under the full-cost method of accounting, we are required, at the end of each reporting period, to perform a test to determine the limit on the book value of our oil and gas properties (the “Ceiling” test). If the capitalized costs of our oil and natural gas properties, net of accumulated amortization and related deferred income taxes, exceed the Ceiling, the excess or impairment is charged to expense. The expense may not be reversed in future periods, even though higher oil and gas prices may subsequently increase the Ceiling. The Ceiling is defined as the sum of: (a) the present value, discounted at 10% and assuming continuation of existing economic conditions, of (1) estimated future gross revenues from proved reserves, which is computed using oil and gas prices determined as the unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for each month within the 12-month hedging arrangements pursuant to SAB 103, less (2) estimated future expenditures (based on current costs) to be incurred in developing and producing the proved reserves; plus, (b) the cost of properties being amortized; plus, (c) the lower of cost or estimated fair value of unproven properties included in the costs being amortized; net of (d) the related tax effects related to the difference between the book and tax basis of our oil and natural gas properties. A ceiling test was performed as of December 31, 2020 and there was no indication of impairment on the oil and gas properties.

 

Oil and Gas Reserves

 

Reserve engineering is a subjective process that is dependent upon the quality of available data and interpretation thereof, including evaluations and extrapolations of well flow rates and reservoir pressure. Estimates by different engineers often vary sometimes significantly. In addition, physical factors such as results of drilling, testing and production subsequent to the date of an estimate, as well as economic factors such as changes in product prices, may justify revision of such estimates. Because proved reserves are required to be estimated using recent prices of the evaluation, estimated reserve quantities can be significantly impacted by changes in product prices.

 

Inventories

 

Crude oil, products and merchandise inventories are carried at the lower of cost (LIFO) or net realizable value. Inventory costs include expenditures and other charges directly and indirectly incurred in bringing the inventory to its existing condition and location.

 

Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligation

 

Asset retirement obligations (“ARO”) primarily represent the estimated present value of the amount the Company will incur to plug, abandon and remediate its producing properties at the projected end of their productive lives, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Company determined its ARO by calculating the present value of the estimated cash flows related to the obligation. The retirement obligation is recorded as a liability at its estimated present value as of the obligation’s inception, with an offsetting increase to proved properties.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company accounts for revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

 

The Company accounts for a contract when it has been approved and committed to, each party’s rights regarding the goods or services to be transferred have been identified, the payment terms have been identified, the contract has commercial substance, and collectability is probable. Revenue is generally recognized net of allowances for returns and any taxes collected from customers and subsequently remitted to governmental authorities.

 

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ECOARK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

Revenue recognition for multiple-element arrangements requires judgment to determine if multiple elements exist, whether elements can be accounted for as separate units of accounting, and if so, the fair value for each of the elements.

 

Revenue from software license agreements of Zest Labs is recognized over time or at a point in time depending on the evaluation of when the customer obtains control of the promised goods or services over the term of the agreement. For agreements where the software requires continuous updates to provide the intended functionality, revenue is recognized over the term of the agreement. For software as a service (“SaaS”) contracts that include multiple performance obligations, including hardware, perpetual software licenses, subscriptions, term licenses, maintenance and other services, the Company allocates revenue to each performance obligation based on estimates of the price that would be charged to the customer for each promised product or service if it were sold on a standalone basis. For contracts for new products and services where standalone pricing has not been established, the Company allocates revenue to each performance obligation based on estimates using the adjusted market assessment approach, the expected cost plus a margin approach or the residual approach as appropriate under the circumstances. Contracts are typically on thirty-day payment terms from when the Company satisfies the performance obligation in the contract. The Company did not have material revenue from software license agreements in the nine months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

Revenue under master service agreements is recorded upon the performance obligation being satisfied. Typically, the satisfaction of the performance obligation occurs upon the frac sand load being delivered to the customer site and this load being successfully invoiced and accepted by the Company’s factoring agent.

 

The Company recognizes revenue under ASC 606 when: (i) the Company receives notification of the successful sale of a load of crude oil to a buyer; (ii) the buyer will provide a price based on the average monthly price of crude oil in the most recent month; and (iii) cash is received the following month from the crude oil buyer.

 

The Company accounts for contract costs in accordance with ASC Topic 340-40, Contracts with Customers. The Company recognizes the cost of sales of a contract as expense when incurred or at the time a performance obligation is satisfied. The Company recognizes an asset from the costs to fulfil a contract only if the costs relate directly to a contract, the costs generate or enhance resources that will be used in satisfying a performance obligation in the future and the costs are expected to be recovered. The incremental costs of obtaining a contract are capitalized unless the costs would have been incurred regardless of whether the contract was obtained.

 

Cost of sales for Pinnacle Frac includes all direct expenses incurred to produce the revenue for the period. This includes, but is not limited to, direct employee labor, direct contract labor and fuel.

 

Accounts Receivable and Concentration of Credit Risk

 

The Company considers accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, to be fully collectible. The allowance is based on management’s estimate of the overall collectability of accounts receivable, considering historical losses, credit insurance and economic conditions. Based on these same factors, individual accounts are charged off against the allowance when management determines those individual accounts are uncollectible. Credit extended to customers is generally uncollateralized, however credit insurance is obtained for some customers. Past-due status is based on contractual terms.

 

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ECOARK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

For Pinnacle Frac, accounts receivable is comprised of unsecured amounts due from customers that have been conveyed to a factoring agent without recourse. Pinnacle Frac receives an advance from the factoring agent of 98% of the amount invoiced to the customer within one business day. The Company recognizes revenue for 100% of the gross amount invoiced, records an expense for the 2% finance charge by the factoring agent, and realizes cash for the 98% net proceeds received. The Company has recognized an allowance for doubtful accounts of $709 and $500 as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with GAAP, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. ASC 820 classifies these inputs into the following hierarchy:

 

Level 1 inputs: Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

 

Level 2 inputs: Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

 

Level 3 inputs: Instruments with primarily unobservable value drivers.

 

Segment Information

 

The Company follows the provisions of ASC 280-10 Segment Reporting. This standard requires that companies disclose operating segments based on the manner in which management disaggregates the Company in making internal operating decisions. The Company and its chief operating decision makers determined that the Company’s operations effective with the May 31, 2019, acquisition of Trend Holdings and the March 27, 2020 acquisition of Banner Midstream now consist of three segments, Trend Holdings (Finance), Banner Midstream (Commodities) and Zest Labs (Technology).

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. Management evaluates all of the Company’s financial instruments, including warrants, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. The Company generally uses a Black-Scholes model, as applicable, to value the derivative instruments at inception and subsequent valuation dates when needed. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is remeasured at the end of each reporting period. The Black-Scholes model is used to estimate the fair value of the derivative liabilities.

 

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ECOARK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2020-06, Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40), Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contract’s in an Entity’s Own Equity. The ASU simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. Consequently, more convertible debt instruments will be reported as a single liability instrument with no separate accounting for embedded conversion features. The ASU removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, which will permit more equity contracts to qualify for it. The ASU simplifies the diluted net income per share calculation in certain areas. The ASU is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 31, 2021, and early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that this new guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company does not discuss recent pronouncements that are not anticipated to have an impact on or are unrelated to its financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.

 

Liquidity

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had a net loss of $11,664 and $11,454, respectively, has a working capital deficit of $2,856 as of December 31, 2020, and has an accumulated deficit as of December 31, 2020 of $139,687. As of December 31, 2020, the Company has $7,981 in cash and cash equivalents. The Company alleviated the substantial doubt regarding this uncertainty as of March 31, 2020 which continues to be alleviated at December 31, 2020 as a result of the Company’s acquisition of Banner Midstream on March 27, 2020 which bring revenue generating subsidiaries with reserves of oil properties over $6,000 and existing customer relationships over $2,000, coupled with the raising of $14,359 in the exercise of warrants, $349 in the exercise of options and $7,666 in a registered direct offering, net of fees of $334 in the nine months ended December 31, 2020.

 

If the Company raises additional funds by issuing equity securities, its stockholders would experience dilution. Additional debt financing, if available, may involve covenants restricting its operations or its ability to incur additional debt. Any additional debt financing or additional equity that the Company raises may contain terms that are not favorable to it or its stockholders and require significant debt service payments, which diverts resources from other activities. If the Company is unable to obtain additional financing, it may be required to significantly scale back its business and operations. The Company’s ability to raise additional capital will also be impacted by the recent outbreak of COVID-19.

 

The Company believes that the current cash on hand and anticipated cash from operations is sufficient to conduct planned operations for one year from the issuance of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Impact of COVID-19

 

The recent outbreak of COVID-19, which has been declared by the World Health Organization to be a pandemic, has spread across the globe and is impacting worldwide economic activity. The COVID-19 public health epidemic prevented the Company from conducting business activities at full capacity for an indefinite period of time, including due to risk of spread of the disease within these groups or due to shutdowns requested or mandated by governmental authorities.

 

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ECOARK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

COVID-19 did not have a material effect on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations or the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets included in this Form 10-Q. However, it did have a material impact on our management’s ability to operate effectively and meet some of our filing deadlines. The impact included the difficulties of working remotely from home including slow Internet connection, the inability of our accounting and financial officers to collaborate as effectively as they would otherwise have in an office environment and issues arising from mandatory state quarantines.

 

While it is not possible at this time to estimate with sufficient certainty the impact that COVID-19 could have on the Company’s business, the continued spread of COVID-19 and the measures taken by federal, state, local and foreign governments could disrupt the operation of the Company’s business. The COVID-19 outbreak and mitigation measures have also had and may continue to have an adverse impact on global and domestic economic conditions, which could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business and financial condition, including on its potential to conduct financings on terms acceptable to the Company, if at all. In addition, the Company has taken temporary precautionary measures intended to help minimize the risk of the virus to its employees, including temporarily requiring employees to work remotely, and discouraging employee attendance at in-person work-related meetings, which could negatively affect the Company’s business. These measures are continuing. The extent to which the COVID-19 outbreak impacts the Company’s results will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information that may emerge concerning the severity of the virus and the actions to contain its impact.

 

The CARES Act includes, among other things, provisions relating to payroll tax credits and deferrals, net operating loss carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credits and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property. The CARES Act also established a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), whereby certain small business are eligible for a loan to fund payroll expenses, rent and related costs.

 

In April 2020, the Company and one of its subsidiaries entered into PPP loans with financial institutions, See Notes 11 (u) and (v). Of the $1,869 in PPP loans obtained this fiscal year, the Company was informed that $1,850 (including $11 in accrued interest) has been forgiven in the three months ended December 31, 2020. The remaining $30 with accrued interest of $2 will be converted into a loan that is due in May 2022, with payments of $2 per month that commenced December 19, 2020.

 

NOTE 2: DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

Pursuant to ASC 205-20, Presentation of Financial Statements – Discontinued Operations, ASC-20-45-1B, paragraph 360-10-45-15, Pinnacle Vac will be disposed of other than by sale via an abandonment and termination of operations with no intent to classify the entity or assets as Available for Sale. Pursuant to ASC 205-20-45-3A, the results of operations of Pinnacle Vac from inception to discontinuation of operations will be reclassified to a separate component of income, below Net Income/(Loss), as a Loss on Discontinued Operations.

 

All of the equipment assets of Pinnacle Vac and the related loan liabilities will be subsequently transitioned into Capstone to continue servicing the debt. The remaining current assets of Pinnacle Vac will be used to settle any outstanding current liabilities of Pinnacle Vac. A loss contingency will be recorded if any of the outstanding liabilities or obligations of Pinnacle Vac resulting from this abandonment are reasonably estimable and likely to be incurred.

 

Banner Midstream made the decision to discontinue the operations of its wholly owned subsidiary, Pinnacle Vac Service LLC (“Pinnacle Vac”), effective October 31, 2018 due to the inability of Pinnacle Vac’s management to develop a sustainable, profitable business model. The managerial staff of Pinnacle Vac was terminated on November 15, 2018 and Pinnacle Vac’s rental facility at Sligo Rd. was vacated on November 15, 2018.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

Carrying amounts of major classes of assets and liabilities included as part of discontinued operations in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 for Pinnacle Vac consisted of the following:

 

Current asset      
Cash   $ -  
Total current assets   $ -  
         
Property and equipment, net   $ 249  
Non-current assets   $ 249  
         
Accounts payable   $ 228  
Current liabilities   $ 228  

 

There was no income (loss) from discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

After consideration of all the evidence, both positive and negative, management has recorded a full valuation allowance due to the uncertainty of realizing income tax benefit for all periods presented, and the income tax provision for all periods presented was considered immaterial. Thus, no separate tax provision or benefit relating to discontinued operations is included here or on the face of the consolidated statements of operations.

 

NOTE 3: REVENUE 

 

The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue by major source for the nine and three months ended December 31:

 

    Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
    2020     2019     2020     2019  
Revenue:                        
Software as a Service (“SaaS”)   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 28  
Professional Services     -       140       -       191  
Financial Services     165       -       359       -  
Oil and Gas Production     641       -       1,317       -  
Transportation Services     3,541       -       8,090       -  
Fuel Rebate     80       -       157       -  
Equipment Rental     38       -       133       -  
    $ 4,465     $ 140     $ 10,056     $ 219  

 

There were no significant contract asset or contract liability balances for all periods presented. The Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for (i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less, and (ii) contracts for which we recognize revenue at the amount to which we have the right to invoice for services performed.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

Subsequent to the acquisitions of Trend Discovery and Banner Midstream, the Company in 2020 recorded revenues for financial services and oil and gas services and production. For both of these entities, revenues are billed upon the completion of the performance obligations.

 

Collections of the amounts billed are typically paid by the customers within 30 to 60 days.

 

NOTE 4: INVENTORIES

 

The Company’s inventories of $129 consisted of crude oil of approximately 5,324 barrels of unsold crude oil using the lower of cost (LIFO) or net realizable value.

 

NOTE 5: NOTE RECEIVABLE

 

The Company entered into a $225 senior secured convertible promissory note on June 18, 2020 with Rabb Resources, LTD. The Company had an existing note in the amount of $25 that had not been secured, and rolled an additional $200 into Rabb Resources, LTD, whereby the entire amount became secured. The note was non-interest bearing if paid or converted within forty-five days of the issuance date of June 18, 2020 (August 2, 2020, which is the maturity date). If not paid or converted, the note bore interest at 11% per annum, paid in cash on a quarterly basis.

 

This note was convertible into shares of Rabb Resources, LTD. based on a valuation of Rabb Resources, LTD. into shares of that company at a value of the $225. The Company advanced an additional $50 on July 8, 2020 and $25 on August 7, 2020 to bring the total note receivable to $300. This amount plus the accrued interest receivable of $4 was due as of August 14, 2020.

 

On August 14, 2020, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Rabb Resources, LTD. which included the acquisition of real property. The purchase price for this acquisition was $3,500, of which $1,196 was paid in cash (after applying the outstanding principal of the note receivable and accrued interest receivable against the $1,500 agreed upon cash consideration) and the balance was paid in common stock of the Company. The Company accounted for this acquisition as an asset purchase (see Note 16). There are no amounts outstanding as of September 30, 2020.

 

NOTE 6: PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property and equipment consisted of the following as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020:

 

    December 31,
2020
    March 31,
2020
 
Zest Labs freshness hardware   $ 2,493     $ 2,493  
Computers and software costs     222       222  
Land     140       -  
Buildings     236       -  
Leasehold improvements – Pinnacle Frac     18       18  
Machinery and equipment - Technology     200       200  
Machinery and equipment – Commodity     3,458       3,405  
Total property and equipment     6,767       6,338  
Accumulated depreciation and impairment     (2,846 )     (2,373 )
Property and equipment, net   $ 3,921     $ 3,965  

 

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

As of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020, the Company performed an evaluation of the recoverability of these long-lived assets. The analysis resulted in no impairment as of related to these assets.

 

The Company acquired $3,423 in property and equipment on March 27, 2020 in the acquisition of Banner Midstream. In addition, $376 of land and buildings were acquired in the Rabb Resources acquisition.

 

Depreciation expense for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was $513 and $216, respectively, and $172 and $68 for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. During the nine months ended December 31, 2020, the Company disposed of $188 worth of equipment that had a net value of $148 for cash proceeds of $43, resulting in a loss on disposal of $105.

 

NOTE 7: INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL

 

Intangible assets consisted of the following as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020: 

 

    December 31,
2020
    March 31,
2020
 
Patents   $ 1,013     $ 1,013  
Customer relationships     2,100       2,100  
Non-compete agreements – Banner Midstream     250       250  
Outsourced vendor relationships     1,017       1,017  
Non-compete agreements – Zest Labs     340       340  
Total intangible assets     4,720       4,720  
Accumulated amortization and impairment     (2,584 )     (2,370 )
Intangible assets, net   $ 2,136     $ 2,350  

 

All intangible assets prior to the acquisition of Banner Midstream were fully impaired as of March 31, 2019. Those intangible assets related to the outsourced vendor relationships and non-compete agreements were recorded as part of the acquisition of 440labs.

 

In the acquisition of Banner Midstream, the Company acquired the customer relationships and non-compete agreements valued at $2,350. The estimated useful lives of the customer relationships is ten years based on the estimated cash flows from those customer contracts, and the estimated useful lives of the non-compete agreement is five years amortized over a straight-line method.

 

Amortization expense for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was $214 and $0, respectively, and $72 and $0 for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

The following is the future amortization of the intangibles as of December 31:

 

2021   $ 333  
2022     280  
2023     263  
2024     263  
2025     230  
Thereafter     767  
    $ 2,136  

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

In addition to the statutory based intangible assets noted above, the Company incurred $10,225 of goodwill in the purchase of Trend and Banner Midstream as follows:

 

Acquisition – Trend Discovery   $ 3,223  
Acquisition – Banner Midstream     7,002  
Goodwill – December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020   $ 10,225  

 

The Company assessed the criteria for impairment, and there were no indicators of impairment present as of December 31, 2020, and therefore no impairment is necessary. 

 

NOTE 8: ACCRUED LIABILITIES

 

Accrued liabilities consisted of the following:

 

    December 31,
2020
    March 31,
2020
 
Professional fees and consulting costs   $ 67     $ 106  
Vacation and paid time off     114       126  
Legal fees     24       503  
Compensation     86       865  
Interest     383       673  
Insurance     631       548  
Other     433       215  
Total   $ 1,738     $ 3,036  

 

On March 27, 2020, the Company assumed $2,362 of liabilities in the acquisition of Banner Midstream, and in addition, assumed $2,362 of liabilities in amounts that are due to prior owners of Banner Midstream and their subsidiaries. These amounts are non-interest bearing and due on demand. As of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020, $814 and $2,358 of the amounts due to prior owners is currently due. The Company converted $1,228 of amounts due to prior owners into shares of common stock which resulted in a loss on conversion of $1,248 in the nine months ended December 31, 2020. The remaining $814 was paid in January 2021.

 

NOTE 9: WARRANT DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES

 

The Company issued common stock and warrants in several private placements in March 2017, May 2017, March 2018 and August 2018. The March and May 2017 and March and August 2018 warrants (collectively the “Derivative Warrant Instruments”) are classified as liabilities. The Derivative Warrant Instruments have been accounted for utilizing ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging.” The Company has incurred a liability for the estimated fair value of Derivative Warrant Instruments. The estimated fair value of the Derivative Warrant Instruments has been calculated using the Black-Scholes fair value option-pricing model with key input variables provided by management, as of the date of issuance, with changes in fair value recorded as gains or losses on revaluation in other income (expense).

 

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

The Company identified embedded features in the March and May 2017 warrants which caused the warrants to be classified as a liability. These embedded features included the implicit right for the holders to request that the Company settle the warrants in registered shares. Since maintaining an effective registration of shares is potentially outside the control of the Company, these warrants were classified as liabilities as opposed to equity. The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments requires that the Company treat the whole instrument as liability and record the fair value of the instrument as derivatives as of the inception date of the instrument and to adjust the fair value of the instrument as of each subsequent balance sheet date.

 

On October 28, 2019, the Company issued 449 shares of the Company’s common stock to investors in exchange for the March and May 2017 warrants. Upon the issuance of the 449 shares, the March and May 2017 warrants were extinguished. The fair value of the shares issued was $2,186, and the fair value of the warrants was $1,966 resulting in a loss of $220 that was recognized on the exchange.

 

The Company identified embedded features in the March and August 2018 warrants which caused the warrants to be classified as a liability. These embedded features included the right for the holders to request that the Company cash settle the warrant instruments from the holder by paying to the holder an amount of cash equal to the Black-Scholes value of the remaining unexercised portion of the Derivative Warrant Instruments on the date of the consummation of a fundamental transaction. The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments requires that the Company treat the whole instrument as liability and record the fair value of the instrument as derivatives as of the inception date of the instrument and to adjust the fair value of the instrument as of each subsequent balance sheet date.

 

On July 12, 2019, the March and August 2018 warrants were exchanged for 855 shares of Company common stock, and all of those warrants were extinguished. The fair value of the shares issued was $3,293, and the fair value of the warrants was $2,454 resulting in a loss of $839 that was recognized on the exchange.

 

As described further in Note 13 below, on August 22, 2019 the Company issued warrants that can be exercised in exchange for 784 shares of Company common stock to investors that invested in shares of Company preferred stock. The fair value of those warrants was estimated to be $1,576 at inception and on January 26, 2020, the Company entered into letter agreements with accredited institutional investors holding the warrants issued with the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock on August 21, 2019.

 

Pursuant to the letter agreements, the investors agreed to a cash exercise of 784 warrants at a price of $2.55 per share. The Company additionally, granted 1,176 warrants at $4.50. On January 27, 2020, the Company received approximately $2,000 in cash from the exercise of the August 2019 warrants and issued the January 2020 warrants to the investors, which have an exercise price of $4.50 and may be exercised within five years of issuance. This transaction resulted in a loss on extinguishment of $1,038.

 

On November 11, 2019, the Company issued warrants that can be exercised to purchase a number of shares of common stock of the Company equal to the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock purchased by the investors.

 

The fair value of those warrants was estimated to be $1,107 at inception and $543 as of March 31, 2020. The Company recognized $107 of interest expense related to the fair value of the warrants at inception that exceeded the proceeds received for the preferred stock on November 11, 2019.

 

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

On April 15, 2020, the Company granted 40 warrants with an exercise price of $3.65 per share to extend the maturity date of the Senior Secured Debt acquired in the Banner Midstream acquisition to May 31, 2020. The Company does not believe this transaction constitutes an accounting extinguishment of debt due to a material modification of the debt instrument. The fair value of those warrants was estimated to be $84 at inception and $357 as of September 30, 2020. These warrants were exercised in the three months ended December 31, 2020.

 

On April 15, 2020, the Company granted 10 warrants with an exercise price of $3.65 to extend the maturity date of the Senior Secured Debt acquired in the Banner Midstream acquisition to May 31, 2020. The Company does not believe this transaction constitutes an accounting extinguishment of debt due to a material modification of the debt instrument. The fair value of those warrants was estimated to be $21 at inception and $89 as of September 30, 2020. These warrants were exercised in the three months ended December 31, 2020.

 

On April 15 and 16, 2020, the Company received $438 in proceeds in a loan provided by Trend Discovery SPV I. Since they were the borrower and responsible for repayment of these amounts the Company granted 200 warrants at $3.65 for collateral for the loan. The fair value of those warrants was estimated to be $419 at inception and $2,753 as of June 30, 2020. These warrants were exercised in the three months ended September 30, 2020.

 

On May 10, 2020, the November 2019 and January 2020 warrants were exchanged for 1,452 shares of Company common stock, and all of those warrants were extinguished resulting in a gain on extinguishment of $1,630.

 

On May 10, 2020, the Company issued warrants that can be exercised to purchase a number of shares of common stock of the Company. The fair value of those warrants was estimated to be $6,115 at inception and $15,620 as of June 30, 2020.

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2020, 881 of the May 10, 2020 of the warrants were exchanged for 881 shares of common stock of the Company for $4,847 cash. The fair value of the 295 warrants that remain as of September 30, 2020 is $2,493. In addition, on September 1, 2020, 200 April 16, 2020 warrants were exercised into 200 shares of the Company’s common stock for $730 in cash.

 

On September 24, 2020, the Company granted 250 warrants, for the early conversion of the April 15, 2020 warrants at a strike price of $9.65 with a term of two-years. The fair value of those warrants was estimated to be $1,265 at inception and $1,425 as of September 30, 2020. As a result of the November 14, 2020 warrant grant, the strike price was recalculated to $7.75 as there were price protections included in the warrant agreement. As a result of the closing of the registered direct offering on December 29, 2020, the grantee of the warrants waived the lowering of the strike price and the strike price reverted back to $9.65.

 

On November 14, 2020, the Company granted 60 warrants, for the early conversion of a portion of the September 24, 2020 warrants, with a strike price of $7.75 with a term of two-years. The fair value of those warrants was estimated to be $251 at inception and $350 as of December 31, 2020.

 

On December 30, 2020, the Company granted 889 warrants, in the direct registered offering under the effective Form S-3, with a strike price of $10.00 with a term of two-years (maturity January 2, 2023). The fair value of those warrants was estimated to be $4,655 at inception and $4,653 as of December 31, 2020.

 

On December 30, 2020, the Company granted 62 warrants to the placement agent as additional compensation in connection with the registered direct offering closed December 31, 2020, exercisable at a strike price of $11.25 for a term of two-years (expiring January 2, 2023). The fair value of those warrants was estimated to be $308 at inception and $308 as of December 31, 2020.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

During the three months ended December 31, 2020, the remaining May 10, 2020 warrants were exchanged for 295 shares of common stock of the Company for $1,623 cash. In addition, on November 13, 2020, 50 September 24, 2020 warrants were exercised into 50 shares of the Company’s common stock for $483 in cash, and on November 23, 2020, 50 April 15, 2020 warrants were exercised under a cashless exercise provision. The fair value of the 200 warrants that remain as of December 31, 2020 is $1,032.

 

The Company determined our derivative liabilities to be a Level 3 fair value measurement and used the Black-Scholes pricing model to calculate the fair value as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020. The Black-Scholes model requires six basic data inputs: the exercise or strike price, time to expiration, the risk-free interest rate, the current stock price, the estimated volatility of the stock price in the future, and the dividend rate.

 

Changes to these inputs could produce a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement. The fair value of each warrant is estimated using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The following assumptions were used on December 31, 2020, March 31, 2020 and at inception: 

 

    Nine Months Ended     Year Ended        
    December 31,
2020
    March 31,
2020
    Inception  
Expected term     4.58 - 5 years       4.67-4.83 years       5.00 years  
Expected volatility     94 - 101 %     95 %     91% - 107 %
Expected dividend yield     -       -       -  
Risk-free interest rate     0.61 - 0.73 %     0.70 %     1.50% -2.77 %

 

The Company’s derivative liabilities associated with the warrants are as follows: 

 

    December 31,
2020
    March 31,
2020
    Inception  
Fair value of 276 November 11, 2019 warrants   $ -     $ 543     $ 1,107  
Fair value of 1,176 January 27, 2020 warrants     -       2,232       3,701  
Fair value of 40 April 15, 2020 warrants     -       -       84  
Fair value of 10 April 15, 2020 warrants     -       -       21  
Fair value of 200 April 16, 2020 warrants     -       -       419  
Fair value of 1,176 May 10, 2020 warrants     -       -       6,115  
Fair value of 250 September 24, 2020 warrants     1,032       -       1,265  
Fair value of 60 November 14, 2020 warrants     350       -       251  
Fair value of 889 December 31, 2020 warrants     4,653       -       4,655  
Fair value of 62 December 31, 2020 warrants     308       -       308  
    $ 6,343     $ 2,775          

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 the Company recognized changes in the fair value of the derivative liabilities of $(15,901) and $(2,392), respectively, and $481 and ($2,376) for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The March and May 2017 warrants, March and August 2018 warrants, the August and November 2019 warrants, and the January 2020, April 16, 2020 and May 10, 2020 warrants were exchanged and thus were no longer outstanding as of December 31, 2020.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

Activity related to the warrant derivative liabilities for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 is as follows:

 

Beginning balance as of March 31, 2020   $ 2,775  
Issuances of warrants – derivative liabilities     13,118  
Warrants exchanged for common stock     (25,451 )
Change in fair value of warrant derivative liabilities     15,901  
Ending balance as of December 31, 2020   $ 6,343  

 

NOTE 10: OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES

 

The Company’s holdings in oil and gas mineral lease (“OGML”) properties as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

    December 31,
2020
    March 31,
2020
 
Property acquired from Banner Midstream   $ 5,895     $ 6,135  
Asset purchase – June 2020     1       -  
Properties acquired from Rabb Resources     3,002       -  
Purchase – September 4, 2020     1,500       -  
Purchase – September 30, 2020     760       -  
Purchase – October 1, 2020     22       -  
Purchase – October 9, 2020     615       -  
Total OGML Properties   $ 11,795     $ 6,135  

 

The Company acquired the following from Banner Midstream on March 27, 2020:

 

Cherry et al OGML including shallow drilling rights was acquired by Shamrock from Hartoil Company on July 1, 2018.

 

O’Neal Family OGML and Weyerhaeuser OGML including shallow drilling rights were acquired by White River on July 1, 2019 from Livland, LLC and Hi-Tech Onshore Exploration, LLC respectively in exchange for a $125 drilling credit to be applied by Livland, LLC on subsequent drilling operations.

 

Taliaferro Family OGML including shallow drilling rights was acquired by White River on June 10, 2019 from Lagniappe Operating, LLC.

 

Kingrey Family OGML including both shallow and deep drilling rights was entered into by White River and the Kingrey Family on April 3, 2019.

 

Peabody Family OGML including both shallow and deep drilling rights was acquired by White River on June 18, 2019 from SR Acquisition I, LLC, a subsidiary of Sanchez Energy Corporation, for a 1% royalty retained interest in conjunction with White River executing a lease saving operation in June 2019.

 

As discussed in Note 16, the Company acquired certain leases on June 11, 2020 and June 18, 2020 in Mississippi and Louisiana valued at $2. These assets were paid entirely in cash. In addition, the Company impaired $83 of property as it let certain leases lapse.

 

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DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

As discussed in Note 16, on August 14, 2020, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Rabb Resources, LTD which included the acquisition of real property. The purchase price for this acquisition was $3,500. Of this amount, $3,224, is reflected as Oil and Gas Properties.

 

As discussed in Note 16, on September 4, 2020, the Company entered into a Lease Assignment agreement. The purchase price for this acquisition was $1,500. Of this amount, $1,500, is reflected as Oil and Gas Properties.

 

As discussed in Note 16, on September 30, 2020, the Company entered into three Asset Purchase Agreements. The purchase prices for these acquisitions were $750. Of this amount, $760, is reflected as Oil and Gas Properties.

 

As discussed in Note 16, on October 1, 2020, the Company entered into three Asset Purchase Agreements. The purchase price for these acquisitions were $22. Of this amount, $22, is reflected as Oil and Gas Properties.

 

As discussed in Note 16, on October 9, 2020, the Company entered into three Asset Purchase Agreements. The purchase price for these acquisitions were $615. Of this amount, $615, is reflected as Oil and Gas Properties.

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s oil and gas activities by classification for the nine months ended December 31, 2020. There was no activity for the nine months ended December 31, 2019:

 

Activity Category   March 31,
2020
    Adjustments (1)     December 31,
2020
 
Proved Developed Producing Oil and Gas Properties                  
Cost   $ 167     $ 520     $ 687  
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization     -       (37 )     (37 )
                         
Total   $ 167     $ 483     $ 650  
                         
Undeveloped and Non-Producing Oil and Gas Properties                        
Cost   $ 5,968     $ 5,520     $ 11,488  
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization     -       (343 )     (343 )
                         
Total   $ 5,968     $ 5,177     $ 11,145  
                         
Grand Total   $ 6,135     $ 5,660     $ 11,795  

 

(1) Relates to acquisitions and impairments of reserves.

 

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DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

NOTE 11: LONG-TERM DEBT

 

Long-term debt consisted of the following as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020:

 

    December 31,
2020
 
    March 31,
2020
 
 
Credit facility – Trend Discovery SPV 1, LLC (a)   $ -     $ -  
Senior secured bridge loan – Banner Midstream (b)     -       2,222  
Note payable – LAH 1 (c)     -       110  
Note payable – LAH 2 (d)     -       77  
Note payable – Banner Midstream 1 (e)     -       303  
Note payable – Banner Midstream 2 (f)     -       397  
Note payable – Banner Midstream 3 (g)     -       500  
Merchant Cash Advance (MCA) loan – Banner Midstream 1 (h)     -       361  
MCA loan – Banner Midstream 2 (i)     -       175  
MCA loan – Banner Midstream 3 (j)     -       28  
Note payable – Banner Midstream – Alliance Bank (k)     1,090       1,239  
Commercial loan – Pinnacle Frac – Firstar Bank (l)     705       952  
Auto loan 1 – Pinnacle Vac – Firstar Bank (m)     31       40  
Auto loan 2 – Pinnacle Frac – Firstar Bank (n)     40       52  
Auto loan 3 – Pinnacle Vac – Ally Bank (o)     36       42  
Auto loan 4 – Pinnacle Vac – Ally Bank (p)     38       47  
Auto loan 5 – Pinnacle Vac – Ally Bank (q)     37       44  
Auto loan 7 – Capstone – Ally Bank (r)     77       97  
Tractor loan 6 – Capstone – Tab Bank (s)     194       235  
Equipment loan – Shamrock – Workover Rig (t)     -       50  
Ecoark – PPP Loan (u)     29       -  
Pinnacle Frac Transport – PPP Loan (v)     -       -  
Total long-term debt     2,277       6,971  
Less: debt discount       (- )       (149 )
Less: current portion     (789 )     (6,401 )
Long-term debt, net of current portion   $ 1,488     $ 421  

  

(a) On December 28, 2018, the Company entered into a $10,000 credit facility that includes a loan and security agreement (the “Agreement”) where the lender agreed to make one or more loans to the Company, and the Company may make a request for a loan or loans from the lender, subject to the terms and conditions. The Company is required to pay interest biannually on the outstanding principal amount of each loan calculated at an annual rate of 12%. The loans are evidenced by demand notes executed by the Company. The Company is able to request draws from the lender up to $1,000 with a cap of $10,000, including the $1,000 advanced on December 28, 2018 and an additional $350 advanced through March 31, 2019, resulting in a balance of $1,350 at March 31, 2019.

 

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

An additional $1,137 was advanced during the year ended March 31, 2020; and $38 of commitment fees, to bring the balance of the notes payable to $2,525 at March 31, 2020. Loans made pursuant to the Agreement are secured by a security interest in the Company’s collateral held with the lender and guaranteed by the Company’s subsidiary, Zest Labs.

 

The Company pays to the lender a commitment fee on the principal amount of each loan requested thereunder in the amount of 3.5% of the amount thereof. The Company also paid an arrangement fee of $300 to the lender which was paid upon execution of the Agreement. The aforementioned fees were and are netted from proceeds advanced and are recorded as interest expense. Zest Labs is a plaintiff in a litigation styled as Zest Labs, Inc. vs Walmart, Inc., Case Number 4:18-cv-00500 filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (the “Zest Litigation”). The Company agrees that within five days of receipt by Zest Labs or the Company of any settlement proceeds from the Zest Litigation, the Company will pay or cause to be paid over to lender an additional fee in an amount equal to (i) 0.50 multiplied by (ii) the highest aggregate principal balance of the loans over the life of the loans through the date of the payment from settlement proceeds; provided, however, that such additional fee shall not exceed the amount of the settlement proceeds.

 

Subject to customary carve-outs, the Agreement contains customary negative covenants and restrictions for agreements of this type on actions by the Company including, without limitation, restrictions on indebtedness, liens, investments, loans, consolidation, mergers, dissolution, asset dispositions outside the ordinary course of business, change in business and restriction on use of proceeds. In addition, the Agreement requires compliance by the Company of covenants including, but not limited to, furnishing the lender with certain financial reports and protecting and maintaining its intellectual property rights. The Agreement contains customary events of default, including, without limitation, non-payment of principal or interest, violation of covenants, inaccuracy of representations in any material respect and cross defaults with certain other indebtedness and agreements.

 

Interest expense on the note for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was $0 and $193, respectively.

 

On March 31, 2020, the Company converted all principal and interest in the Trend Discovery SPV I, LLC credit facility into shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion of $2,525 of principal and $290 of accrued interest resulted in the issuance of 771 shares of common stock at a value of $2.95 per share. This transaction resulted in a gain on conversion of $541. As a result of the conversion, there are no amounts outstanding as of March 31, 2020.

 

(b) Senior secured bridge loan of $2,222, containing a debt discount of $132 as of March 31, 2020. This was assumed in the Banner Midstream acquisition, and fully repaid in May 2020, and was secured by machinery and equipment of Pinnacle Frac.

 

(c) Unsecured note payable previously issued April 2, 2018 which was assumed by Banner Midstream in the acquisition of a previous entity. The amount was past due and bears interest at 10% per annum. This amount along with accrued interest of $22 was assumed on March 27, 2020 in the acquisition of Banner Midstream. Amount was paid off in May 2020, and $24 of accrued interest remains at December 31, 2020.
   
(d) Unsecured note payable previously issued April 2, 2018 which was assumed by Banner Midstream in the acquisition of a previous entity. The amount was past due and bears interest at 10% per annum. This amount along with accrued interest of $22 was assumed on March 27, 2020 in the acquisition of Banner Midstream. Amount was paid off in May 2020, and $24 of accrued interest remains at December 31, 2020.

 

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

(e) Junior secured note payable issued January 16, 2019 to an unrelated third party at 10% interest. This amount along with accrued interest of $39 was assumed on March 27, 2020 in the acquisition of Banner Midstream. This note along with the accrued interest was repaid in May 2020.

 

(f) Unsecured notes payable issued in June and July 2019 to an unrelated third party at 10% interest. There are three notes to this party in total. This amount along with accrued interest of $29 was assumed on March 27, 2020 in the acquisition of Banner Midstream. These notes were converted in May 2020.
   
(g) Unsecured note payable issued October 2019 to an unrelated third party at 10% interest. This amount along with accrued interest of $23 was assumed on March 27, 2020 in the acquisition of Banner Midstream. The balance of this note and remaining accrued interest was converted into 86 shares of common stock in the Company’s fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2020.

 

(h) Merchant cash advance loan on Banner Midstream. The Company assumed $368 of this note along with accrued interest of $144. This note along with the accrued interest was repaid in May 2020.

 

(i) Merchant cash advance loan on Banner Midstream. The Company assumed $181 of this note along with accrued interest of $70. This note along with the accrued interest was repaid in May 2020.

 

(j) Merchant cash advance loan on Banner Midstream. The Company assumed $69 of this note along with accrued interest of $21. This note along with the accrued interest was repaid in May 2020.

 

(k) Original loan date of June 14, 2019 with an original maturity date of April 14, 2020. The Company extended this loan for $1,239 at 4.95% with a new maturity date of April 14, 2025. This loan and discount was assumed in the Banner Midstream acquisition.

 

(l) Original loan date of February 28, 2018, due February 28, 2021 at the Wall Street Prime Journal Rate interest. This loan was assumed in the Banner Midstream acquisition.

 

(m) On July 20, 2018, Pinnacle Vac Service entered into a long-term secured note payable for $56 for a service truck maturing July 20, 2023. The note is secured by the collateral purchased and accrued interest annually at 6.50% with principal and interest payments due monthly. There is no accrued interest as of December 31, 2020. This note was assumed in the acquisition of Banner Midstream on March 27, 2020.

 

(n) On August 3, 2018, Pinnacle Frac Transport entered into a long-term secured note payable for $73 for a service truck maturing August 3, 2023. The note is secured by the collateral purchased and accrued interest annually at 6.50% with principal and interest payments due monthly. There is no accrued interest as of December 31, 2020. This note was assumed in the acquisition of Banner Midstream on March 27, 2020.

 

(o) On July 18, 2018, Pinnacle Vac Service entered into a long-term secured note payable for $56 for a service truck maturing August 17, 2024. The note is secured by the collateral purchased and accrued interest annually at 9.00% with principal and interest payments due monthly. There is no accrued interest as of December 31, 2020. This note was assumed in the acquisition of Banner Midstream on March 27, 2020.

 

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

(p) On July 26, 2018, Pinnacle Vac Service entered into a long-term secured note payable for $54 for a service truck maturing September 9, 2024. The note is secured by the collateral purchased and accrued interest annually at 7.99% with principal and interest payments due monthly. There is no accrued interest as of December 31, 2020. This note was assumed in the acquisition of Banner Midstream on March 27, 2020.

 

(q) On July 26, 2018, Pinnacle Vac Service entered into a long-term secured note payable for $54 for a service truck maturing September 9, 2024. The note is secured by the collateral purchased and accrued interest annually at 7.99% with principal and interest payments due monthly. There is no accrued interest as of December 31, 2020. This note was assumed in the acquisition of Banner Midstream on March 27, 2020.

 

(r) On November 5, 2018, Capstone Equipment Leasing entered into four long-term secured notes payable for $140 maturing on November 5, 2021. The notes are secured by the collateral purchased and accrued interest annually at rates ranging between 6.89% and 7.87% with principal and interest payments due monthly. There is no accrued interest as of December 31, 2020. These notes were assumed in the acquisition of Banner Midstream on March 27, 2020.

 

(s) On November 7, 2018, Capstone Equipment Leasing entered into a long-term secured note payable for $301 maturing on November 22, 2023. The note is secured by the collateral purchased and accrued interest annually at 10.25% with principal and interest payments due monthly. There is no accrued interest as of December 31, 2020. This note was assumed in the acquisition of Banner Midstream on March 27, 2020.
   
(t) Equipment loan assumed in the acquisition of Banner Midstream on March 27, 2020, and repaid with accrued interest in June 2020.
   
(u) PPP loan received by Ecoark Holdings Inc. in April 2020. Loan bears interest at 1% per annum and matures April 2022. On November 19, 2020, the Company received confirmation that $356 in principal and $2 in accrued interest has been forgiven, and this amount has been reflected in forgiveness of debt. The remaining $29, will be due in monthly installments of $2 through maturity in May 2022.
   
(v) PPP loan received by Pinnacle Frac Transport in April 2020. Loan bears interest at 1% per annum and matures April 2022. On November 27, 2020, the entire loan balance of $1,483 and accrued interest of $9 was forgiven and this amount has been reflected as forgiveness of debt.

 

The following is a list of maturities as of December 31:

 

2021   $ 789  
2022     723  
2023     380  
2024     293  
2025     92  
    $ 2,277  

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2020, the Company received proceeds of $1,869 in new long-term debt, repaid $3,891 in existing long-term debt, converted $830 in existing long-term debt that resulted in a loss on conversion of $1,337, and had $1,850 forgiven in long-term debt and accrued interest. In addition, the Company converted $65 of accrued interest and paid $361 in accrued interest during this period. The Company recognized a loss of $146 on conversion of the accrued interest to common stock in the nine months ended December 31, 2020.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

NOTE 12: NOTES PAYABLE - RELATED PARTIES

 

Notes payable to related parties consisted of the following as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020:

 

    December 31,
2020
    March 31,
2020
 
Ecoark Holdings Board Member (a)   $ 578     $ 578  
Ecoark Holdings Officers (b)     61       1,242  
Banner Midstream Officers (c)     133       152  
Ecoark Holdings – common ownership (d)     -       200  
Total Notes Payable – Related Parties     772       2,172  
Less: Current Portion of Notes Payable – Related Parties     (772 )     (2,172 )
Long-term debt, net of current portion   $ -     $ -  

 

(a) A board member advanced $328 to the Company through March 31, 2020, under the terms of a note payable that bears 10% simple interest per annum, and the principal balance along with accrued interest is payable upon demand. Interest expense on the note for the nine and three months ended December 31, 2020 was $53 and $18, respectively, and $80 is accrued as of December 31, 2020. In addition, the Company assumed $250 in notes entered into in March 2020 via the acquisition of Banner Midstream from the same board member at 15% interest. In addition, another board member advanced $4 in the six months ended September 30, 2020 which is non-interest bearing and due on demand, and has been repaid in the quarter ended September 30, 2020.

  

(b) William B. Hoagland, Chief Financial Officer, advanced $30 to the Company in May 2019 pursuant to a note with the same terms as the note with the board member. Randy May, CEO, advanced $45 to the Company in August 2019 pursuant to a note with the same terms as the note with the board member. Interest expense on both of these notes was $5. Both of these amounts, along with the accrued interest, was repaid during the year ended March 31, 2020. In addition, Randy May advanced $1,242 in five separate notes to Banner Midstream and its subsidiaries prior to the acquisition by the Company. These amounts are due at various times through December 2020 and bear interest at 10-15% interest per annum. Accrued interest on these notes as of December 31, 2020 is $241. $1,181 of these notes were repaid through December 31, 2020. This note was repaid on January 5, 2021.

 

(c) An officer of Banner Midstream who remains an officer of this subsidiary advanced $152 in three separate notes to Banner Midstream and its subsidiaries prior to the acquisition by the Company and an additional $180 in four separate advances in the nine months ended December 31, 2020. These amounts are due at various times through December 2020 and bear interest at 10-15% interest per annum. Accrued interest on these notes as of December 31, 2020 is $15. $187 of these notes were repaid through December 31, 2020. This note was repaid on January 5, 2021.
   
(d) A company controlled by an officer of the Company advanced $200 to Banner Midstream and its subsidiaries prior to the acquisition by the Company. These amounts were due April 15, 2020 and bears interest at 14% interest per annum. These notes were converted in May 2020.

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2020, the Company received proceeds of $604 in notes payable – related parties, repaid $1,429 in existing notes payable – related parties, and converted $575 in existing notes payable – related parties that resulted in a loss on conversion of $1,239. In addition, the Company converted $15 of accrued interest during this period.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

NOTE 13: STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

Ecoark Holdings Preferred Stock

 

On March 18, 2016, the Company created 5,000 shares of “blank check” preferred stock, par value $0.001. On August 21, 2019 (the “Effective Date”), the Company and two accredited investors entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement pursuant to which the Company sold and issued to the investors an aggregate of 2 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share at a price of $5,000 per share.

 

Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company issued to each investor a warrant (a “Warrant”) to purchase a number of shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), equal to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock purchased by the investor. Each Warrant has an exercise price equal to $2.55, subject to full ratchet price anti-dilution provisions in accordance with the terms of the Warrants (the “Exercise Price”) and is exercisable for five years after the Effective Date. In addition, if the market price of the Common Stock on the 11 month anniversary of the closing date of the offering is less than $2.55, holder of the warrants shall be entitled to receive additional shares of common stock based on the number of shares of common stock that would have been issuable upon conversion of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock had the initial conversion price been equal to the market price at such time (but not less than $1.25) less the number of shares of common stock issued or issuable upon exercise of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock based on the $2.55 conversion price.

 

The Company also agreed to amend the current exercise price of the warrants that the investors received in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreements dated March 14, 2017 (the “March Warrants”) and May 22, 2017 (the “May Warrants” and, together with the March Warrants, the “Existing Securities”). The Existing Securities have a current exercise price of $2.95, which was amended from $12.50 on July 12, 2019. The current exercise price for the Existing Securities shall be amended to reduce the exercise price to $2.55 on August 21, 2019, subject to adjustment pursuant to the provisions of the Existing Securities.

 

Each share of the Series B Preferred Stock has a par value of $0.001 per share and a stated value equal to $5,000 (the “Stated Value”) and is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into the number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the stated value by the conversion price of $2.55, subject to certain limitations and adjustments (the “Conversion Price”).

 

The Company received gross proceeds from the Private Placement of $2,000, before deducting transaction costs, fees and expenses payable by the Company. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Private Placement to support the Company’s general working capital requirements.

 

On August 21, 2019, the Company issued 60 shares of common stock to advisors that assisted with the securities purchase agreement and exchange agreement.

 

On October 15, 2019, nearly all the Series B Preferred Stock shares were converted into 752 shares of Common Stock.

 

On November 11, 2019, the Company and two accredited investors entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company sold and issued to the investors an aggregate of 1 share of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series C Preferred Stock”), at a price of $5,000 per share (the “Private Placement”).

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

 

Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company issued to each investor a warrant (a “Warrant”) to purchase a number of shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), equal to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock purchased by the Investor. Each Warrant has an exercise price equal to $3.65, subject to full ratchet price anti-dilution provisions in accordance with the terms of the Warrants (the “Exercise Price”) and is exercisable for five years after the Effective Date. In addition, if the market price of the Common Stock for the five trading days prior to July 22, 2020 is less than $3.65, holder of the warrants shall be entitled to receive additional shares of common stock based on the number of shares of common stock that would have been issuable upon conversion of the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock had the initial conversion price been equal to the market price at such time (but not less than $1.25) less the number of shares of common stock issued or issuable upon exercise of the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock based on the $3.65 conversion price.

 

Each share of the Series C Preferred Stock has a par value of $0.001 per share and a stated value equal to $5,000 (the “Stated Value”) and is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into the number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the stated value by the conversion price of $3.65, subject to certain limitations and adjustments (the “Conversion Price”).

 

The Company received gross proceeds from the Private Placement of $1,000. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Private Placement to support the Company’s general working capital requirements.

  

In April 2020, the remaining shares of preferred stock in these transactions were converted into 308 shares of common stock.

 

On November 12, 2020, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, a Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A-1 Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 (“Series A-1 Preferred Stock”). The Certificate of Designation of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock was effective upon the filing to the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada. The Company has authorized one share of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, and this share was issued on November 12, 2020. On November 27, 2020, the one share of Series A-1 Preferred Stock was redeemed. After the redemption, the Company filed a Certificate of Withdrawal with the State of Nevada, which was effective upon this filing and had the effect of amending the Company’s articles of incorporation to eliminate all references to the Series A-1 Preferred Stock.

 

The material terms of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock prior to the withdrawal was as follows:

 

Voting Rights

 

The Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall have the right to vote and/or consent solely on a proposal to amend the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock, that the Company is authorized to issue and to ratify the issuance of certain shares issued by the Company in excess of 100,000 shares or other issuances authorized by the stockholders voting together with the common stockholders as one class. With respect to any regular or special meeting of the stockholders to consider the Proposals, the holder of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the same notice of any regular or special meeting of the stockholders as may or shall be given to holders of Common Stock entitled to vote at such meetings. Solely with respect to such proposals, the Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall have voting power equal to 51% of the number of votes eligible to vote on the proposals at any special or annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders (with the power to take action by written consent in lieu of a stockholders meeting). The Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall not have the right to vote and/or consent on any matter other than the proposals.

 

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

Automatic Cancellation

 

Any Series A-1 Preferred Stock issued and outstanding on the record date fixed by the Board of Directors or determined in accordance with the bylaws of the Company to vote and/or consent to the proposals shall be automatically surrendered to the Company and cancelled for no consideration upon the earlier of (i) the effectiveness of the amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation that is authorized by stockholder approval of such Authorized Share Increase Proposal or (ii) the approval of the Ratification Proposal. Upon such surrender and cancellation, all rights of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall cease and terminate, and the Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall be retired and shall not be reissued.

 

Ecoark Holdings Common Stock

 

The Company is authorized to issue 30,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001. Effective with the opening of trading on December 17, 2020, the Company implemented a one-for-five reverse split of its issued and outstanding common stock and a simultaneous proportionate reduction of its authorized common stock. All share and per share figures are reflected on a post-split basis herein. Effective December 29, 2020, the Company amended its articles of incorporation to reduce its authorized common stock from 40,000 shares to 30,000 shares.

 

On May 31, 2019, the Company acquired Trend Discovery Holdings, Inc. for 1,100 shares of common stock. The value of this transaction was $3,237.

 

In the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued 308 shares of common stock in April and May 2020 to convert the remaining shares of preferred B and C shares; 1,531 shares of common stock in the exercise of warrants; 89 shares in the exercise of stock options; 93 shares of common stock in the conversion of accounts payable and accrued expenses; and 524 shares of common stock in the conversion of long-term debt, notes payable – related parties and accrued interest.

 

In the three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company issued 1,088 shares of common stock in the exercise of warrants; 1 shares in the exercise of stock options; 31 shares of common stock for services rendered; 171 shares of common stock to acquire assets; and 192 shares of common stock in the conversion of long-term debt, notes payable – related parties and accrued interest.

 

In the three months ended December 31, 2020, the Company issued 376 shares of common stock in the exercise of warrants.

 

On December 31, 2020, the Company completed a registered direct offering, whereby the Company issued 889 shares of common stock and 889 accompanying warrants to purchase common stock to one institutional investor under the effective Form S-3 at $9.00 per share and accompanying warrant for a total of $8,000 in gross proceeds, before placement agent fees and other offering expenses. The warrants are exercisable for a two-year term at a strike price of $10.00 per share. The Company granted 62 warrants to the placement agent as compensation in addition to the $560 cash commission received by the placement agent. The placement agent warrants are exercisable at $11.25 per share and expire on January 2, 2023.

 

As of December 31, 2020, 22,470 shares of common stock were issued and 22,353 shares of common stock were outstanding, net of 117 treasury shares. As of March 31, 2020, 17,175 shares of common stock were issued and 17,058 shares of common stock were outstanding, net of 117 treasury shares.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

 

Share-based Compensation

 

Share-based compensation expense is included in selling, general and administrative expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as follows: 

 

    2013
Incentive Stock Plan
    2017
Omnibus Incentive Plan
    Non-Qualified Stock Options    

Common

Stock

    Total  
Nine months ended December 31, 2020                              
Employees/Directors   $       -     $ 277     $ 1,069     $ 479     $ 1,825  
Services     -       25       198       6       229  
    $ -     $ 302     $ 1,267     $ 485     $ 2,054  
                                         
Nine months ended December 31, 2019                                        
Employees/Directors   $ -     $ 700     $ 1,529     $ -     $ 2,229  
Amortization of services cost     -       175       152       463       790  
    $ -     $ 875     $ 1,681     $ 463     $ 3,019  

 

NOTE 14: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Legal Proceedings

 

We are presently involved in the following legal proceedings in Arkansas and Florida. To the best of our knowledge, no governmental authority is contemplating any proceeding to which we are a party or to which any of our properties or businesses are subject, which would reasonably be likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

 

  On August 1, 2018, Ecoark Holdings, Inc. and Zest Labs, Inc. filed a complaint against Walmart Inc. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Western Division. The complaint includes claims for violation of the Arkansas Trade Secrets Act, violation of the Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act, breach of contract, unfair competition, unjust enrichment, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, conversion and fraud. Ecoark Holdings and Zest Labs are seeking monetary damages and other related relief to the extent it is deemed proper by the court. The Company does not believe that expenses incurred in pursuing the complaint have had a material effect on the Company’s net income or financial condition for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 or any individual fiscal quarter. On October 22, 2018, the Court issued an order initially setting a trial date of June 1, 2020, which has been delayed due to COVID-19. The trial date has been rescheduled to March 29, 2021.

 

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(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

  On December 12, 2018, a complaint was filed against the Company in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit in Sarasota County, Florida by certain investors who invested in the Company before it was public. The complaint alleges that the investment advisors who solicited the investors to invest into the Company made omissions and misrepresentations concerning the Company and the shares. The Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint which is pending.

 

On January 15, 2021, Simon Abrahms filed a notice of dismissal without prejudice of the class action lawsuit which was filed in the United States District Court of the District of Nevada on November 9, 2020 against the Company and members of its Board of Directors. This lawsuit is discussed in more detail in the Company’s revised definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed on December 11, 2020. The Company’s stockholders ratified the corporate action giving rise to this litigation at a special meeting that was held on December 29, 2020. As a result, the Company expects that its sole remaining liability is to reimburse the plaintiff for his reasonable attorneys’ fees.

 

In the opinion of management, there are no legal matters involving us that would have a material adverse effect upon the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Joint Participation Agreement

 

On October 9, 2020, the Company and White River SPV, entered into a Participation Agreement (the “Participation Agreement”) by and among the Company, White River SPV, BlackBrush Oil & Gas, L.P. (“BlackBrush”) and GeoTerre, LLC, an unrelated privately-held limited liability company (the “Assignor”), to conduct drilling of wells in the Austin Chalk formation.

 

Pursuant to the Participation Agreement, the Company and White River SPV have agreed, among other things, to fund 100% of the cost, estimated to be approximately $4,700, associated with the drilling and completion of an initial deep horizontal well in the Austin Chalk formation. The Participation Agreement requires the estimated amount of the drilling costs to be paid into a designated escrow account by the commencement of drilling in January 2021. BlackBrush has agreed to assign to the other parties to the Participation Agreement, subject to certain exceptions and limitations specified therein, specified portions of its leasehold working interest in certain Austin Chalk formation units. The Participation Agreement provides for an initial allocation of the working interests and net revenue interests among the assignor, BlackBrush and the Company and then a re-allocation upon payout or payment of drilling and completion costs for each well drilled. Following payout, the Company will own 70% of working interest and 52.5% net revenue interest in each well. BlackBrush also agreed to share with the Company certain seismic information relating to other wells in which the Company has no interests.

 

The Parties to the Participation Agreement, except for the Company, had previously entered into a Joint Operating Agreement, dated September 4, 2020 (the “Operating Agreement”) establishing an area of mutual interest, including the Austin Chalk formation, and governing the parties’ rights and obligations with respect to drilling, completion and operation of wells therein. The Participation Agreement and the Operating Agreement require, among other things, that White River SPV and the Company drill and complete at least one horizontal Austin Chalk well with a certain minimum lateral each calendar year.

 

In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Participation Agreement, on October 12, 2020 White River SPV entered into an Agreement and Assignment of Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease (the “Lease Assignment”) with the Assignor. Under the Lease Assignment, the Assignor assigned to White River SPV a 100% working interest (75% net revenue interest) in a certain oil and gas lease covering in excess of 400 acres (the “Lease”), and White River SPV paid approximately $600 to the Assignor. White River SPV had previously entered into an agreement with the Assignor for the assignment to White River SPV of a 100% working interest in a certain oil and gas lease covering in excess of 1,600 acres in exchange for $1,500.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

NOTE 15: CONCENTRATIONS

 

Four and two customers, all in the commodity segment accounted for more than 10% of the accounts receivable balance at December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020 for a total of 58% and 63% of accounts receivable, respectively. In addition, one customer represents approximately 61% and 64% of total revenues for the Company for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and three customers and one customer represents approximately 87% and 63% of total revenues for the Company for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

Supplier Concentration. Certain of the raw materials, components and equipment used by the Company in the manufacture of its products are available from single-sourced vendors. Shortages could occur in these essential materials and components due to an interruption of supply or increased demand in the industry. If the Company were unable to procure certain materials, components or equipment at acceptable prices, it would be required to reduce its manufacturing operations, which could have a material adverse effect on its results of operations. In addition, the Company may make prepayments to certain suppliers or enter into minimum volume commitment agreements. Should these suppliers be unable to deliver on their obligations or experience financial difficulty, the Company may not be able to recover these prepayments.

 

The Company occasionally maintains cash balances in excess of the FDIC insured limit. The Company does not consider this risk to be material.

 

Commodity price risk

 

We are exposed to fluctuations in commodity prices for oil and natural gas. Commodity prices are affected by many factors, including but not limited to, supply and demand.

 

NOTE 16: ACQUISITIONS

 

Trend Discovery Holdings, Inc.

 

On May 31, 2019, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Trend Discovery Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Trend Holdings”) for the Company to acquire 100% of Trend Holdings pursuant to a merger of Trend Holdings with and into the Company (the “Merger”). The Merger was completed as agreed in the Merger Agreement, the Company is the surviving entity in the Merger and the separate corporate existence of Trend Holdings has ceased to exist. Pursuant to the Merger, each of the 1,000 issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Trend Holdings was converted into 1,100 shares of the Company’s common stock. No cash was paid relating to the acquisition.

 

The Company acquired the assets and liabilities noted below in exchange for the 1,100 shares and accounted for the acquisition in accordance with ASC 805. Based on the fair values at the effective date of acquisition the purchase price was recorded as follows:

 

Cash   $ 3  
Receivables     10  
Other assets     1  
Goodwill     3,223  
    $ 3,237  

 

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ECOARK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

 

The Acquisition has been accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the total acquisition consideration price was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their preliminary estimated fair values. The fair value measurements utilize estimates based on key assumptions of the Acquisition, and historical and current market data. The excess of the purchase price over the total of estimated fair values assigned to tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recognized as goodwill. In order to ultimately determine the fair values of tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed for Trend Holdings, we have engaged a third-party independent valuation specialist. The Company has recognized the purchase price allocations based on historical inputs and data as of May 31, 2019.

 

The allocation of the purchase price is based on the best information available, amongst other things: (i) the valuation of the fair values and useful lives of tangible assets acquired; (ii) valuations and useful lives for intangible assets; (iii) valuation of accounts payable and accrued expenses; and (iv) the fair value of non-cash consideration.

 

The Company had an independent valuation consultant confirm the valuation of Trend Holdings and the allocation of the intangible assets.

 

The goodwill is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

 

Banner Midstream

 

On March 27, 2020, the Company and Banner Parent, entered into the Banner Purchase Agreement to acquire Banner Midstream. Pursuant to the acquisition, Banner Midstream became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and Banner Parent received shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding shares of Banner Midstream.

 

The Company issued 1,789 shares of common stock (which Banner Parent issued to certain of its noteholders) and assumed $11,774 in debt and lease liabilities of Banner Midstream. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and another director recused themselves from all board discussions on the acquisition of Banner Midstream as they are stockholders and/or noteholders of Banner Midstream. The transaction was approved by all of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Company. The Chairman and CEO of Banner Parent is a former officer of the Company and is currently the Principal Accounting Officer of the Company and Chief Executive Officer and President of Banner Midstream.

 

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ECOARK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

The Company acquired the assets and liabilities noted below in exchange for the 1,789 shares and accounted for the acquisition in accordance with ASC 805. Based on the fair values at the effective date of acquisition the purchase price was recorded as follows (subject to adjustment):

 

Cash (including restricted cash)   $ 205  
Accounts receivables     110  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     585  
Machinery and equipment     3,426  
Oil and gas properties     6,135  
Customer relationships     2,100  
Trade name     250  
Right of use assets     731  
Assets of discontinued operations     249  
Goodwill     7,002  
Intercompany advance     (1,000 )
Accounts payable     (268 )
Accrued liabilities     (2,362 )
Due to prior owners     (2,362 )
Lease liabilities     (732 )
Liabilities of discontinued operations     (228 )
Asset retirement obligation     (295 )
Notes payable – related parties     (1,844 )
Long-term debt     (6,836 )
    $ 4,866  

 

The consideration paid for Banner Midstream was in the form of 1,789 shares of stock at a fair value of $2.72 per share or $4,866. The Company had an independent valuation consultant perform a valuation of Banner Midstream.

 

The Acquisition has been accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the total acquisition consideration price was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their preliminary estimated fair values. The fair value measurements utilize estimates based on key assumptions of the Acquisition, and historical and current market data. The excess of the purchase price over the total of the estimated fair values assigned to tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recognized as goodwill. In order to determine the fair values of tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed for Banner Midstream, we have engaged a third-party independent valuation specialist. The Company has estimated the preliminary purchase price allocations based on historical inputs and data as of March 27, 2020. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price is based on the best information available and is pending, amongst other things: (i) the finalization of the valuation of the fair values and useful lives of tangible assets acquired; (ii) the finalization of the valuations and useful lives for the reserves and intangible assets acquired; (iii) finalization of the valuation of accounts payable and accrued expenses; and (iv) finalization of the fair value of non-cash consideration.

 

During the measurement period (which is the period required to obtain all necessary information that existed at the acquisition date, or to conclude that such information is unavailable, not to exceed one year), additional assets or liabilities may be recognized, or there could be changes to the amounts of assets or liabilities previously recognized on a preliminary basis, if new information is obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date that, if known, would have resulted in the recognition of these assets or liabilities as of that date.

 

The goodwill is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

The following table shows the unaudited pro-forma results for the nine months ended December 31, 2019, as if the acquisitions had occurred on April 1, 2019. These unaudited pro forma results of operations are based on the historical financial statements and related notes of Trend Holdings, Banner Midstream (which includes White River and Shamrock) and the Company.

 

    Nine Months Ended
December 31,
2019
 
    (Unaudited)  
Revenues   $ 7,788  
Net loss   $ (15,540 )
Net loss per share   $ (1.27 )

 

Energy Assets

 

On June 11, 2020, the Company acquired certain energy assets from SR Acquisition I, LLC for $1 as part of the ongoing bankruptcy reorganization of Sanchez Energy Corporation. The transaction includes the transfer of 262 total wells in Mississippi and Louisiana, approximately 9,000 acres of active mineral leases, and drilling production materials and equipment. The 262 total wells include 57 active producing wells, 19 active disposal wells, 136 shut-in with future utility wells, and 50 shut-in pending plugging wells. Included in the assignment are 4 wells in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale formation.

 

On June 18, 2020, the Company acquired certain energy assets from SN TMS, LLC for $1 as part of the ongoing bankruptcy reorganization of Sanchez Energy Corporation. The transaction includes the transfer of wells, active mineral leases, and drilling production materials and equipment.

 

Rabb Resources

 

On August 14, 2020, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement by and among the Company, White River E&P LLC, a Texas Limited Liability Company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company Rabb Resources, LTD. and Claude Rabb, the sole owner of Rabb Resources, LTD. Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company completed the acquisition of certain assets of Rabb Resources, LTD. The acquired assets consisted of certain real property and working interests in oil and gas mineral leases. The Company in June 2020 previously provided for bridge financing to Rabb Resources, LTD under the $225 Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note. As consideration for entering into the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Rabb Resources, LTD. A total of $3,500 consisting of (i) $1,500 in cash, net of $304 in outstanding amounts related to the note receivable and accrued interest receivable, and (ii) $2,000 payable in common stock of the Company, which based on the closing price of the common stock as of the date of the Asset Purchase Agreement equaled 103 shares. The Company accounted for this acquisition as an asset acquisition under ASC 805 and that the Company has early adopted the amendments of Regulation S-X dated May 21, 2020 and has concluded that this acquisition was not significant. Accordingly, as a result of the amendment, the presentation of the Rabb Resources, LTD. historical financial statements under Rule 3-05 and related pro forma information under Article 11 of Regulation S-X, respectively, were not required to be presented.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

Building   $ 236  
Land     140  
Oil and Gas Properties     3,224  
Asset retirement obligation     (100 )
    $ 3,500  

 

Unrelated Third Party

 

On September 4, 2020, White River SPV 3, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Banner Midstream entered into an Agreement and Assignment of Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease with GeoTerre Operating, LLC, a privately held limited liability company (the “Assignor”). Under the Lease Assignment, the Assignor assigned a 100% working interest (75% net revenue interest) in a certain oil and gas lease covering in excess of 1,600 acres (the “Lease”), and White River paid $1,500 in cash to the Assignor. The Company accounted for this acquisition as an asset acquisition under ASC 805 and that the Company has early adopted the amendments of Regulation S-X dated May 21, 2020 and has concluded that this acquisition was not significant. Accordingly, as a result of the amendment, the presentation of the historical financial statements under Rule 3-05 and related pro forma information under Article 11 of Regulation S-X, respectively, were not required to be presented.

 

O’Neal Family

 

On September 30, 2020, the Company and White River Energy, LLC entered into three asset purchase agreements (the “Asset Purchase Agreements”) with privately-held limited liability companies to acquire working interests in the Harry O’Neal oil and gas mineral lease (the “O’Neal OGML”), the related well bore, crude oil inventory and equipment. Immediately prior to the acquisition, White River Energy owned an approximately 61% working interest in the O’Neal OGML oil well and a 100% working interest in any future wells.

 

The purchase prices of these leases were $126, $312 and $312, respectively, totaling $750. The consideration paid to the Sellers was in the form of 68 shares of common stock. The Company accounted for this acquisition as an asset acquisition under ASC 805 and that the Company has early adopted the amendments of Regulation S-X dated May 21, 2020 and has concluded that this acquisition was not significant. Accordingly, as a result of the amendment, the presentation of the historical financial statements under Rule 3-05 and related pro forma information under Article 11 of Regulation S-X, respectively, were not required to be presented.

 

Oil and Gas Properties   $ 760  
Asset retirement obligation     (10 )
    $ 750  

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

NOTE 17: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Company measures and discloses the estimated fair value of financial assets and liabilities using the fair value hierarchy prescribed by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The fair value hierarchy has three levels, which are based on reliable available inputs of observable data. The hierarchy requires the use of observable market data when available. The three-level hierarchy is defined as follows:

 

Level 1 – quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets;

 

Level 2 – quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model derived valuations in which significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and

 

Level 3 – fair value measurements derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

 

Financial instruments consist principally of cash, accounts receivable and other receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, notes payable, and amounts due to related parties. The fair value of cash is determined based on Level 1 inputs. There were no transfers into or out of “Level 3” during the nine months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. The recorded values of all other financial instruments approximate their current fair values because of their nature and respective relatively short maturity dates or durations.

 

Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information and information about the financial instrument. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and therefore cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates. The Company records the fair value of the of the warrant derivative liabilities disclosed in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. The fair values of the derivatives were calculated using the Black-Scholes Model. The fair value of the derivative liabilities is revalued on each balance sheet date with corresponding gains and losses recorded in other income (expense) in the consolidated statement of operations. The following table presents assets and liabilities that are measured and recognized at fair value on a recurring basis as of:

 

December 31 2020   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total Gains and (Losses)  
Warrant derivative liabilities     -       -     $ 6,343     $ (15,901 )
                                 
March 31, 2020                                
Warrant derivative liabilities     -       -     $ 2,775     $ (369 )

 

NOTE 18: SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

The Company follows the provisions of ASC 280-10 Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information. This standard requires that companies disclose operating segments based on the manner in which management disaggregates the Company in making operating decisions. As of December 31, 2020, and for the nine months ended December 31, 2020, the Company operated in three segments. The segments are Financial Services (Trend Holdings), Technology (Zest Labs (which includes the operations of 440IoT Inc.)), and Commodities (Banner Midstream). As of December 31, 2019 and for the nine months ended December 31, 2019, the Company operated in two segments only (Technology and Financial).

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2020   Commodities     Financial     Technology     Total  
Segmented operating revenues   $ 9,697     $ 359     $ -     $ 10,056  
Cost of revenues     6,644       -       -       6,644  
Gross profit     3,053       359       -       3,412  
Total operating expenses net of depreciation, amortization, depletion and accretion     9,916       331       2,353       12,600  
Depreciation, amortization, depletion and accretion     945       -       188       1,133  
Other (income) expense     1,501       (26 )     (132 )     1,343  
Income (loss) from continuing operations   $ (9,309 )   $ 54     $ (2,409 )   $ (11,664 )

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2020   Commodities     Financial     Technology     Total  
Segmented operating revenues   $ 4,300     $ 165     $ -     $ 4,465  
Cost of revenues     3,218       -       -       3,218  
Gross profit     1,082       165       -       1,247  
Total operating expenses net of depreciation, amortization, depletion and accretion     3,965       137       872       4,974  
Depreciation, amortization, depletion and accretion     447       -       62       509  
Other (income) expense     (3,769 )     (166 )     (833 )     (4,768 )
Income (loss) from continuing operations   $ 439     $ 194     $ (101 )   $ 532  
                                 
Segmented assets as of December 31, 2020                                
Property and equipment, net   $ 3,567     $ -     $ 354     $ 3,921  
Oil and Gas Properties   $ 11,795     $ -     $ -     $ 11,795  
Intangible assets, net   $ 9,138     $ 3,223     $ -     $ 12,361  
Capital expenditures   $ 617     $ -     $ -     $ 617  

 

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2019   Commodities     Financial     Technology     Total  
Segmented operating revenues   $          -     $ 95     $ 124     $ 219  
Cost of revenues     -       -       128       128  
Gross profit (loss)     -       95       (4 )     91  
Total operating expenses net of depreciation, amortization, depletion and accretion     -       406       7,167       7,573  
Depreciation, amortization, depletion and accretion     -       -       216       216  
Other (income) expense     -       -       3,758       3,758  
Loss from continuing operations   $ -     $ (311 )   $ (11,145 )   $ (11,456 )

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2019   Commodities     Financial     Technology     Total  
Segmented operating revenues   $         -     $ 44     $ 96     $ 140  
Cost of revenues     -       -       67       67  
Gross profit     -       44       29       73  
Total operating expenses net of depreciation, amortization, depletion and accretion     -       206       2,450       2,656  
Depreciation, amortization, depletion and accretion     -       -       68       68  
Other (income) expense     -       -       2,768       2,768  
Loss from continuing operations   $ -     $ (162 )   $ (5,257 )   $ (5,419 )
                                 
Segmented assets as of December 31, 2019                                
Property and equipment, net   $ -     $ -     $ 608     $ 608  
Oil and Gas Properties   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Intangible assets, net   $ -     $ 3,223     $ -     $ 3,223  
Capital expenditures   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  

 

NOTE 19: LEASES

 

The Company has adopted ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), as of April 1, 2019 and will account for their leases in terms of the right of use assets and offsetting lease liability obligations under this pronouncement. The Company had had only short-term leases up through the acquisition of Banner Midstream. The Company acquired a right of use asset and lease liability of $731 and $732, respectively on March 27, 2020. The Company recorded these amounts at present value, in accordance with the standard, using discount rates ranging between 2.5% and 6.8%. The right of use asset is composed of the sum of all lease payments, at present value, and is amortized straight line over the life of the expected lease term. For the expected term of the lease the Company used the initial terms ranging between 42 and 60 months. Upon the election by the Company to extend the lease for additional years, that election will be treated as a lease modification and the lease will be reviewed for remeasurement. This lease will be treated as an operating lease under the new standard. In addition, the Company entered into a new thirty-nine month operating lease for office space in September 2020 which also is included in the right of use asset and lease liabilities.

 

The Company has chosen to implement this standard using the modified retrospective model approach with a cumulative-effect adjustment, which does not require the Company to adjust the comparative periods presented when transitioning to the new guidance. The Company has also elected to utilize the transition related practical expedients permitted by the new standard. The modified retrospective approach provides a method for recording existing leases at adoption and in comparative periods that approximates the results of a modified retrospective approach. Adoption of the new standard did not result in an adjustment to retained earnings for the Company.

 

The Company’s portfolio of leases contains both finance and operating leases that relate primarily to the commodity segment. As of December 31, 2020, the value of the unamortized lease right of use asset is $960, of which $480 is from financing leases (through maturity at June 30, 2024) and $480 is from operating leases (through maturity at November 30, 2023). As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s lease liability was $996, of which $471 is from financing leases and $525 is from operating leases.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

Maturity of lease liability for the operating leases for the period ended December 31,
2021   $ 204  
2022   $ 184  
2023   $ 139  
2024   $ -  
Imputed interest   $ (2 )
         
Total lease liability   $ 525  

 

Disclosed as:
Current portion   $ 204  
Non-current portion   $ 321  

 

Maturity of lease liability for the financing leases for the period ended December 31,  
2021     $ 145  
2022     $ 150  
2023     $ 153  
2024     $ 41  
Imputed interest     $ (18 )
           
Total lease liability     $ 471  

 

Disclosed as:
Current portion   $ 140  
Non-current portion   $ 331  

 

Amortization of the right of use asset for the period ended December 31,  
2021     $ 332  
2022     $ 313  
2023     $ 263  
2024     $ 52  
2025     $ -  
           
Total     $ 960  

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND SHARES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31, 2020

 

Total Lease Cost 

 

Individual components of the total lease cost incurred by the Company is as follows:

 

    Three months ended
December 31,
2020
    Nine months ended
December 31,
2020
 
Operating lease expense   $    54     $ 106  
                 
Finance lease expense                
Depreciation of capitalized finance lease assets     34       103  
Interest expense on finance lease liabilities     3       11  
                 
Total lease cost   $ 91     $ 220  

 

NOTE 20: ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

 

In conjunction with the approval permitting the Company to resume drilling in the existing fields, the Company has recorded an asset retirement obligation based upon the plan submitted in connection with the permit. The following table summarizes activity in the Company’s ARO for the periods ended December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020:

 

    December 31,
2020
    March 31,
2020
 
Balance, beginning of period   $ 295     $ -  
Accretion expense     26       -  
ARO liability acquired in Banner Midstream acquisition     -       295  
Reclamation obligations settled     -       -  
Additions and changes in estimates     110       -  
Balance, end of period   $ 431     $ 295  

 

NOTE 21: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Subsequent to December 31, 2020, the Company had the following transactions:

 

In January 2021, the Company paid $814 in amounts due to Shamrock sellers that were owed from March 27, 2020, and repaid $194 in notes payable to related parties.

 

On January 15, 2021, Simon Abrahms filed a notice of dismissal without prejudice of the class action lawsuit which was filed in the United States District Court of the District of Nevada on November 9, 2020 against the Company and members of its Board of Directors. This lawsuit is discussed in more detail in the Company’s revised definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed on December 11, 2020. The Company’s stockholders ratified the corporate action giving rise to this litigation at a special meeting that was held on December 29, 2020. As a result, the Company expects that its sole remaining liability is to reimburse the plaintiff for his reasonable attorneys’ fees.

 

On January 15, 2021, the Company commenced the drilling of an oil well (“JV Drill”) with a budgeted authority for expenditure (“AFE”) totaling $4,640.

 

On February 12, 2021, the Company executed an agreement to acquire an 80% working interest in an additional 1,218 acres of oil and gas mineral leases in the leasehold area contiguous to the current JV Drill project. On February 12, 2021, the Company made a payment of $225 to fund the portion of the lease to be recorded in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. The Company owes a final payment of $353 on March 15, 2021 for the portion of the lease to be recorded in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Dollar amounts and number of shares below are expressed in thousands, except per share amounts.

 

OVERVIEW

 

Ecoark Holdings Inc. (“Ecoark Holdings” or the “Company”) is a diversified holding company, incorporated in the state of Nevada on November 19, 2007. Through Ecoark Holdings wholly owned subsidiaries, the Company has operations in three areas: (i) oil and gas, including exploration, production and drilling operations on over 20,000 cumulative acres of active mineral leases in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi and transportation services, (ii) post-harvest shelf-life and freshness food management technology, and (iii) financial services including investing in a select number of early stage startups each year. The Company’s subsidiaries consist of Ecoark, Inc. (“Ecoark”), a Delaware corporation which is the parent of Zest Labs, Inc. (“Zest Labs”), 440IoT Inc., a Nevada corporation (“440IoT”), Banner Midstream Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Banner Midstream”) and Trend Discovery Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Trend Holdings”). 

 

See Note 16 to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the information regarding the merger with Trend Discovery Holdings Inc. in May 2019 and the acquisition of Banner Midstream Corp. (“Banner Midstream”) in March 2020.

  

Banner Midstream has four operating subsidiaries: Pinnacle Frac Transport LLC (“Pinnacle Frac”), Capstone Equipment Leasing LLC (“Capstone”), White River Holdings Corp. (“White River”), and Shamrock Upstream Energy LLC (“Shamrock”). Pinnacle Frac provides transportation of frac sand and logistics services to major hydraulic fracturing and drilling operations. Capstone procures and finances equipment to oilfield transportation service contractors. These two operating subsidiaries of Banner Midstream are revenue producing entities.

 

White River and Shamrock are engaged in oil and gas exploration, production, and drilling operations on over 10,000 cumulative acres of active mineral leases in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

 

Since the acquisition of Banner Midstream on March 27, 2020, which currently comprises the exploration, production and drilling operations, the Company has focused its efforts to a considerable extent on expanding its exploration and production footprint and capabilities by acquiring real property and working interests in oil and gas mineral leases.

 

On June 11, 2020, the Company acquired certain energy assets from SR Acquisition I, LLC for $1 as part of the ongoing bankruptcy reorganization of Sanchez Energy Corporation. The transaction includes the transfer of 262 total wells in Mississippi and Louisiana, approximately 9,000 acres of active mineral leases, and drilling production materials and equipment. The 262 total wells include 57 active producing wells, 19 active disposal wells, 136 shut-in with future utility wells, and 50 shut-in pending plugging wells. Included in the assignment are 4 wells in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale formation.

 

On June 18, 2020, the Company acquired certain energy assets from SN TMS, LLC for $1 as part of the ongoing bankruptcy reorganization of Sanchez Energy Corporation. The transaction includes the transfer of wells, active mineral leases, and drilling production materials and equipment.

 

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On August 14, 2020, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) by and among the Company, White River E&P LLC, a Texas Limited Liability Company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company Rabb Resources, LTD. and Claude Rabb, the sole owner of Rabb Resources, LTD. Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company completed the acquisition of certain assets of Rabb Resources, LTD. The acquired assets consisted of certain real property and working interests in oil and gas mineral leases. The Company in June 2020 previously provided for bridge financing to Rabb Resources, LTD under the $225 Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note. As consideration for entering into the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Rabb Resources, LTD. A total of $3,500 consisting of (i) $1,500 in cash, net of $304 in outstanding amounts related to the note receivable and accrued interest receivable, and (ii) $2,000 payable in common stock of the Company, which based on the closing price of the common stock as of the date of the Asset Purchase Agreement equaled 103 shares. The Company accounted for this acquisition as an asset acquisition under ASC 805 and that the Company has early adopted the amendments of Regulation S-X dated May 21, 2020 and has concluded that this acquisition was not significant. Accordingly, as a result of the amendment, the presentation of the Rabb Resources, LTD historical financial statements under Rule 3-05 and related pro forma information under Article 11 of Regulation S-X, respectively, were not required to be presented.

 

On September 4, 2020, White River SPV 3, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Banner Midstream entered into an Agreement and Assignment of Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease with a privately held limited liability company (the “Assignor”). Under the Lease Assignment, the Assignor assigned a 100% working interest (75% net revenue interest) in a certain oil and gas lease covering in excess of 1,600 acres (the “Lease”), and White River paid $1,500 in cash to the Assignor. The Company accounted for this acquisition as an asset acquisition under ASC 805 and that the Company has early adopted the amendments of Regulation S-X dated May 21, 2020 and has concluded that this acquisition was not significant. Accordingly, as a result of the amendment, the presentation of the historical financial statements under Rule 3-05 and related pro forma information under Article 11 of Regulation S-X, respectively, were not required to be presented.

 

On October 9, 2020, the Company and White River SPV, entered into a Participation Agreement (the “Participation Agreement”) by and among the Company, White River SPV, BlackBrush Oil & Gas, L.P. (“BlackBrush”) and GeoTerre, LLC, an unrelated privately-held limited liability company (the “Assignor”), to conduct drilling of wells in the Austin Chalk formation.

 

Pursuant to the Participation Agreement, the Company and White River SPV have agreed, among other things, to fund 100% of the cost, estimated to be approximately $4,700, associated with the drilling and completion of an initial deep horizontal well in the Austin Chalk formation. The Participation Agreement requires the estimated amount of the drilling costs to be paid into a designated escrow account by the commencement of drilling in January 2021. BlackBrush has agreed to assign to the other parties to the Participation Agreement, subject to certain exceptions and limitations specified therein, specified portions of its leasehold working interest in certain Austin Chalk formation units. The Participation Agreement provides for an initial allocation of the working interests and net revenue interests among the assignor, BlackBrush and the Company and then a re-allocation upon payout or payment of drilling and completion costs for each well drilled. Following payout, the Company will own 70% of working interest and 52.5% net revenue interest in each well. BlackBrush also agreed to share with the Company certain seismic information relating to other wells in which the Company has no interests.

 

The Parties to the Participation Agreement, except for the Company, had previously entered into a Joint Operating Agreement, dated September 4, 2020 (the “Operating Agreement”) establishing an area of mutual interest, including the Austin Chalk formation, and governing the parties’ rights and obligations with respect to drilling, completion and operation of wells therein. The Participation Agreement and the Operating Agreement require, among other things, that White River SPV and the Company drill and complete at least one horizontal Austin Chalk well with a certain minimum lateral each calendar year.

 

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In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Participation Agreement, on October 12, 2020 White River SPV entered into an Agreement and Assignment of Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease (the “Lease Assignment”) with the Assignor. Under the Lease Assignment, the Assignor assigned to White River SPV a 100% working interest (75% net revenue interest) in a certain oil and gas lease covering in excess of 400 acres (the “Lease”), and White River SPV paid approximately $600 to the Assignor. White River SPV had previously entered into an agreement with the Assignor for the assignment to White River SPV of a 100% working interest in a certain oil and gas lease covering in excess of 1,600 acres in exchange for $1,500.

 

On September 30, 2020, the Company and White River Energy, LLC (“White River Energy”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company entered into three asset purchase agreements (the “Asset Purchase Agreements”) with privately-held limited liability companies to acquire working interests in the Harry O’Neal oil and gas mineral lease (the “O’Neal OGML”), the related well bore, crude oil inventory and equipment. Immediately prior to the acquisition, White River Energy owned an approximately 61% working interest in the O’Neal OGML oil well and a 100% working interest in any future wells.

 

The purchase prices of these leases were $126, $312 and $312, respectively, totaling $750. The consideration paid to the Sellers was in the form of 68 shares of common stock. The Company accounted for this acquisition as an asset acquisition under ASC 805 and that the Company has early adopted the amendments of Regulation S-X dated May 21, 2020 and has concluded that this acquisition was not significant. Accordingly, as a result of the amendment, the presentation of the historical financial statements under Rule 3-05 and related pro forma information under Article 11 of Regulation S-X, respectively, were not required to be presented.

 

Reverse Stock Split

 

Effective with the opening of trading on December 17, 2020, the Company implemented a one-for-five reverse split of its issued and outstanding common stock and a simultaneous proportionate reduction of its authorized common stock. The reverse stock split was effected without obtaining stockholder approval as permitted by Nevada law, and the authorized common stock was proportionately reduced to 40,000 shares. All share and per share figures are reflected on a post-split basis herein.

 

Ratification of Authorized Capital Increase

 

At the special meeting held on December 29, 2020, the stockholders of the Company ratified the previously approved increase of the number of shares of common stock the Company is authorized to issue from 20,000 shares to 40,000 shares.

 

Authorized Capital Reduction

 

Effective December 29, 2020, the Company amended its articles of incorporation to reduce its authorized common stock from 40,000 to 30,000.

 

Registered Direct Offering of Common Stock and Warrants

 

On December 30, 2020, the Company completed a registered direct offering, whereby the Company issued 889 shares of common stock and 889 accompanying warrants to purchase common stock to one institutional investor under the effective Form S-3 at $9.00 per share and accompanying warrant for a total of $8,000 in gross proceeds, before placement agent fees and other offering expenses. The warrants are exercisable for a two-year term at a strike price of $10.00 per share. The Company granted 62 warrants to the placement agent as compensation in addition to the $560 cash commission received by the placement agent. The placement agent warrants are exercisable at $11.25 per share and expire on January 2, 2023.

 

Our principal executive offices are located at 303 Pearl Parkway, Suite 200, San Antonio, TX 78215, and our telephone number is (800) 762-7293. Our website address is http://ecoarkusa.com/. Our website and the information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in and are not considered part of this report.

 

Impact of COVID-19

 

The recent outbreak of COVID-19, which has been declared by the World Health Organization to be a pandemic, has spread across the globe and is impacting worldwide economic activity. The COVID-19 public health epidemic prevented the Company from conducting business activities at full capacity for an indefinite period of time, including due to risk of spread of the disease within these groups or due to shutdowns requested or mandated by governmental authorities. 

 

COVID-19 did not have a material effect on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations or the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets included in this Form 10-Q. However, it did have a material impact on our management’s ability to operate effectively. The impact included the difficulties of working remotely from home including slow Internet connection, the inability of our accounting and financial officers to collaborate as effectively as they would otherwise have in an office environment and issues arising from mandatory state quarantines.

 

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While it is not possible at this time to estimate with sufficient certainty the impact that COVID-19 could have on the Company’s business, the continued spread of COVID-19 and the measures taken by federal, state, local and foreign governments could disrupt the operation of the Company’s business. The COVID-19 outbreak and mitigation measures have also had and may continue to have an adverse impact on global and domestic economic conditions, which could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business and financial condition, including on its potential to conduct financings on terms acceptable to the Company, if at all. In addition, the Company has taken temporary precautionary measures intended to help minimize the risk of the virus to its employees, including temporarily requiring employees to work remotely, and discouraging employee attendance at in-person work-related meetings, which could negatively affect the Company’s business. These measures are continuing. The extent to which the COVID-19 outbreak impacts the Company’s results will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information that may emerge concerning the severity of the virus and the actions to contain its impact.

 

The CARES Act includes, among other things, provisions relating to payroll tax credits and deferrals, net operating loss carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credits and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property. The CARES Act also established a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), whereby certain small business are eligible for a loan to fund payroll expenses, rent and related costs. We had received funding under the PPP, and a majority of that as indicated in our Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Operations has been forgiven.

 

Critical Accounting Policies, Estimates and Assumptions

 

In reading and understanding the Company’s discussion of results of operations, liquidity and capital resources, one should be aware of key policies, judgments and assumptions that are important to the portrayal of financial conditions and results. The Company has recently entered into the commodity business through its acquisition of Banner Midstream. The Company has included several new accounting policies related to this segment of this business.

 

Our revenues from periods prior to fiscal 2020 were generated principally from the sale of hardware. In the nine months ended December 31, 2020, revenues were principally from professional services from our financing segment as well as oil and gas services related to our production, transportation and logistics service business contained in Banner Midstream.

 

A significant percentage of our operating expenses results from non-cash share-based compensation, which is typical of technology companies as well as costs related to our exploration and driver costs.

 

For the share-based compensation, we have granted shares, options and warrants to employees, consultants and investors as incentives to generate success for the Company instead of making cash payments. The accounting calculations for this type of compensation can be complex and are derived from models like the Black-Scholes option pricing model that requires judgment in making assumptions and developing estimates.

 

We have also invested heavily in research and development expenses. Those investments have required cash payments principally for the development of our software solutions and the testing of those solutions in our labs and on some customer projects. We have not capitalized any of that development effort, so there are no research and development costs to amortize in the future.

 

We have been conservative in our treatment of income taxes. Our historical losses have resulted in net operating losses for tax purposes. Applying accounting policies, we have recorded a “valuation allowance” against both current and future tax benefits of the losses. We will not recognize any benefits until such time as we are assured that we will generate taxable income.

 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Overview

 

The discussion below addresses the Company’s operations and liquidity which were impacted by the acquisition of Trend Holdings in May 2019 and Banner Midstream in March 2020 as described above.

 

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

Revenues

 

Revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2020 were $4,465 as compared to $140 for the three months ended December 31, 2019, an increase of $4,325. The increase was primarily due to the addition of the oil and gas operations as the result of the Banner Midstream acquisition on March 27, 2020. Revenues were comprised of $165 and $44 in the financing segment; $0 and $96 in the technology segment; and $4,300 and $0 in the commodity segment for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

Cost of Revenues and Gross Profit

 

Cost of revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was $3,218 as compared to $67 for the three months ended December 31, 2019, an increase of $3,151. The increase was primarily due to the addition of the oil and gas operations as the result of the Banner Midstream acquisition on March 27, 2020. Cost of Revenues was comprised of $0 and $0 in the financing segment; $0 and $67 in the technology segment; and $3,218 and $0 in the commodity segment for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Gross margins decreased from 52% for the three months ended December 31, 2019 to 28% for the three months December 31, 2020 due to changes in inventory of crude oil.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Operating expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2020 were $5,483 as compared to $2,724 for the three months ended December 31, 2019, an increase of $2,759. Operating expenses were comprised of $137 and $206 in the financing segment; $934 and $2,518 in the technology segment; and $4,412 and $0 in the commodity segment for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The $2,759 increase was due principally to the expenses, including wages and consulting fees, related to the addition of the oil and gas operations as the result of the Banner Midstream acquisition on March 27, 2020 and the depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion for Banner Midstream in 2020, partially offset by the reduction in the Zest Labs selling expenses.

 

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Selling, General and Administrative

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2020 were $4,710 compared with $2,232 for the three months ended December 31, 2019. Cost reduction initiatives were focused on salary related and professional fees for the technology segment offset by the costs incurred for Banner Midstream as this was acquired in March 2020. These were offset by changes in share-based compensation which for the three month period ended December 31, 2020 were not comparable to 2019.

 

Depreciation, Amortization, Depletion and Accretion

 

Depreciation, amortization, depletion and accretion expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2020 were $509 compared to $68 for the three months ended December 31, 2019. Depreciation, amortization, depletion and accretion expenses were comprised of $0 and $0 in the financing segment; $62 and $68 in the technology segment; and $447 and $0 in the commodity segment for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The $441 increase resulted primarily from the acquisition of Banner Midstream and the depletion and accretion is the result of the oil and gas properties maintained by Banner Midstream. The technology and financing segment do not have depletion or accretion.

 

Research and Development

 

Research and development expense decreased 38% to $264 in the three months ended December 31, 2020 compared with $424 in the three months ended December 31, 2019. The $160 reduction in costs related primarily to the maturing of development of the Zest Labs freshness solutions.

 

Other Income (Expense)

 

Change in fair value of derivative liabilities for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was a non-cash gain of $481 as compared to a non-cash loss of ($2,376) for the three months ended December 31, 2019. The $2,857 increase was a result of the fluctuation in the stock price in the three months ended December 31, 2020 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2019. In addition, there was a non-cash gain in the three months ended December 31, 2020 from the extinguishment of the derivative liabilities that when converted to shares of common stock of $2,755 compared to ($220) in the three months ended December 31, 2019. In the period ended December 31, 2020, there was a forgiveness of debt related to the PPP loans in the amount of $1,850.

 

Interest expense, net of interest income, for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was $318 as compared to $188 for the three months ended December 31, 2019. The increase was the result of the interest incurred on the debt assumed in the Banner Midstream acquisition as well as the value related to the granting of warrants for interest of $252.

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

Net income from continuing operations for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was $532 as compared to a net loss of ($5,419) for the three months ended December 31, 2019. The $5,951 increase in net income was primarily due to the non-cash changes in the fair value of the derivative liability and the non-cash losses incurred on the conversion of debt to equity, offset by the non-cash gain on the exchange of warrants for common stock described herein as well as the forgiveness of debt on the PPP loans. The net income (loss) was comprised of $194 and ($162) in the financing segment; ($101) and ($5,257) in the technology segment; and net income of $439 and $0 in the commodity segment for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

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Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

Revenues

 

Revenues for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 were $10,056 as compared to $219 for the nine months ended December 31, 2019, an increase of $9,837. The increase was primarily due to the addition of the oil and gas operations as the result of the Banner Midstream acquisition on March 27, 2020. Revenues were comprised of $359 and $96 in the financing segment; $0 and $123 in the technology segment; and $9,697 and $0 in the commodity segment for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

Cost of Revenues and Gross Profit

 

Cost of revenues for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 was $6,644 as compared to $128 for the nine months ended December 31, 2019, an increase of $6,516. The increase was primarily due to the addition of the oil and gas operations as the result of the Banner Midstream acquisition on March 27, 2020. Cost of Revenues was comprised of $0 and $0 in the financing segment; $0 and $128 in the technology segment; and $6,644 and $0 in the commodity segment for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Gross margins decreased from 42% for the nine months ended December 31, 2019 to 34% for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 due to costs involved with executing the projects and changes in inventory of crude oil.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Operating expenses for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 were $13,733 as compared to $7,789 for the nine months ended December 31, 2019, an increase of $5,944. Operating expenses were comprised of $331 and $406 in the financing segment; $2,541 and $7,383 in the technology segment; and $10,861 and $0 in the commodity segment for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The $5,944 increase was due principally to the expenses, including wages and consulting fees, related to the addition of the oil and gas operations as the result of the Banner Midstream acquisition on March 27, 2020 and the depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion for Banner Midstream in 2020, partially offset by the reduction in the Zest Labs selling expenses.

 

Selling, General and Administrative

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 were $11,970 compared with $5,464 for the nine months ended December 31, 2019. Cost reduction initiatives were focused on salary related and professional fees for the technology segment offset by the costs incurred for Banner Midstream as this was acquired in March 2020.

 

Depreciation, Amortization, Depletion and Accretion

 

Depreciation, amortization, depletion and accretion expenses for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 were $1,133 compared to $216 for the nine months ended December 31, 2019. Depreciation, amortization, depletion and accretion expenses were comprised of $0 and $0 in the financing segment; $188 and $216 in the technology segment; and $945 and $0 in the commodity segment for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The $917 increase resulted primarily from the acquisition of Banner Midstream and the depletion and accretion is the result of the oil and gas properties maintained by Banner Midstream. The technology and financing segment do not have depletion or accretion.

 

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Research and Development

 

Research and development expense decreased 70% to $630 in the nine months ended December 31, 2020 compared with $2,109 in the nine months ended December 31, 2019. The $1,479 reduction in costs related primarily to the maturing of development of the Zest Labs freshness solutions.

 

Other Income (Expense)

 

Change in fair value of derivative liabilities for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 was a non-cash loss of ($15,901) as compared to a non-cash loss of ($2,392) for the nine months ended December 31, 2019. The $13,509 decrease was a result of the fluctuation in the stock price in the nine months ended December 31, 2020 compared to the nine months ended December 31, 2019. In addition, there was a non-cash gain in the nine months ended December 31, 2020 from the extinguishment of the derivative liabilities that when converted to shares of common stock of $19,338 compared to ($1,059) in the prior year period. In the period ended December 31, 2020, there was a non-cash loss on the conversion of debt and other liabilities to shares of common stock of $3,969, a gain on forgiveness of debt of PPP loans of $1,850 and a loss on the sale of fixed assets and abandonment of oil and gas properties of $105 and $83, respectively.

 

Interest expense, net of interest income, for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 was $2,473 as compared to $323 for the nine months ended December 31, 2019. The increase was the result of the interest incurred on the debt assumed in the Banner Midstream acquisition as well as the value related to the granting of warrants for interest of $2,042 and the amortization of debt discount of $149.

 

Net Loss

 

Net loss from continuing operations for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 was $11,664 as compared to $11,456 for the nine months ended December 31, 2019. The $208 decrease in net loss was primarily due to the non-cash changes in the fair value of the derivative liability and the non-cash losses incurred on the conversion of debt to equity, offset by the non-cash gain on the exchange of warrants for common stock and forgiveness of debt of the PPP loans described herein. The net income (loss) was comprised of $54 and ($311) in the financing segment; ($2,409) and ($11,145) in the technology segment; and net loss of ($9,309) and $0 in the commodity segment for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity is the ability of a company to generate funds to support its current and future operations, satisfy its obligations, and otherwise operate on an ongoing basis. Significant factors in the management of liquidity are funds generated by operations, levels of accounts receivable and accounts payable and capital expenditures.

 

Net cash used in operating activities was ($7,828) for the nine months ended December 31, 2020, as compared to net cash used in operating activities of ($4,592) for the nine months ended December 31, 2019. Cash used in operating activities is related to the Company’s net loss partially offset by non-cash expenses, including share-based compensation and the change in the fair value of the derivative liability and net losses incurred in the conversion of debt and liabilities to shares of common stock as well as losses on the sale of fixed assets and abandonment of oil and gas properties.

 

Net cash used in investing activities was ($3,808) for the nine months ended December 31, 2020, as compared to $24 net cash provided for the nine months ended December 31, 2019. Net cash used in investing activities in 2020 related to the advancement of a note receivable of $275, and the net purchases of fixed assets and oil and gas properties.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 was $19,211 that included $22,374 (net of fees) raised via issuance of common stock in a direct registered offering, stock for the exercise of warrants and stock options, offset by proceeds and repayments of long-term debt and notes payable including related parties of $3,163. This compared with the nine months ended December 31, 2019 amounts of $4,430 provided by financing that included $1,047 provided through the credit facility, $2,980 from proceeds received from the sale of preferred stock and $403 from proceeds from advances from related parties.

 

To date we have financed our operations through sales of common stock and the issuance of debt.

 

In addition to these transactions, the Company in the period from April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020, entered into the following transactions:

 

  (a) On April 16, 2020, the Company received $386 in Payroll Protection Program funding related to Ecoark Holdings, and the Company also received on April 13, 2020, $1,482 in Payroll Protection Program funds for Pinnacle Frac LLC, a subsidiary of Banner Midstream. All but $29 has been forgiven as of December 31, 2020.
     
  (b) On May 1, 2020, an institutional investor elected to convert its remaining shares of Series B Preferred shares into 32 common shares.

 

  (c) On April 1 and May 5, 2020, two institutional investors elected to convert their 1 Series C Preferred share into 276 common shares.

 

  (d) On May 10, 2020, the Company received approximately $6,294 from accredited institutional investors holding 276 warrants issued on November 13, 2019 with an exercise price of $3.65 and holding 1,176 warrants with an exercise price of $4.50. The Company agreed to issue to these investors an additional number of warrants as a condition of their agreement to exercise the November 2019 warrants. 
     
  (e) On December 31, 2020, the Company completed a registered direct offering, whereby the Company issued 889 shares of common stock and 889 accompanying warrants to purchase common stock to one institutional investor under the effective Form S-3 at $9.00 per share and accompanying warrant for a total of $8,000 in gross proceeds, before placement agent fees and other offering expenses. The warrants are exercisable for a two-year term at a strike price of $10.00 per share. The Company granted 62 warrants to the placement agent as compensation in addition to the $560 cash commission received by the placement agent The placement agent warrants are exercisable at $11.25 per share and expire on January 2, 2023.

 

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At December 31, 2020 we had cash (including restricted cash) of $7,981, and $3,955 as of February 1, 2021. We had a working capital deficit of $2,856 and $16,689 as of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively. The decrease in the working capital deficit is the result of the non-cash change in the fair value of the derivative liabilities offset by the repayment and conversion of debt and liabilities to shares of common stock. These liabilities were assumed in the Banner Midstream in March 2020. The Company believes it has adequate capital resources to meet its cash requirements during the next 12 months.

 

The Company raised approximately $14,359 in warrant exercises in the nine months ended December 31, 2020 as well as $8,001 in a registered direct offering. We expect that the revenue generating operations of Banner Midstream will continue to improve the liquidity of the Company moving forward. However, going forward, the effect of the pandemic on the capital markets may limit our ability to raise additional capital on the terms acceptable to us at the time we need it, if at all. As disclosed in Note 1, COVID-19 has had an impact on our management’s ability to operate effectively. The challenges related to remote work and travel restrictions that we as a smaller company have faced in striving to meet our disclosure obligations in a timely manner while taking the steps to protect the health and safety of our employees have impacted, and may continue to further impact, our ability to raise additional capital.

 

The Company has agreed to fund 100% of the cost, estimated to be approximately $4,700, associated with the drilling and completion of an initial deep horizontal well in the Austin Chalk formation as part of their Participation Agreement with Blackbrush Oil & Gas, L.P. The Company paid the amount of the drilling costs into a designated escrow account by the commencement of the drilling, which occurred in January 2021.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

 

This report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including expected increase in revenues from oil and gas operations and future liquidity. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including: any projections of earnings, revenues or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning proposed new products, services or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements of belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. The words “believe,” “may,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should,” “plan,” “could,” “target,” “potential,” “is likely,” “will,” “expect” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs.

 

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The results anticipated by any or all of these forward-looking statements might not occur. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from those in the forward-looking statements include, among other things, volatility of oil prices, the risks arising from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including its future effect on the U.S. and global economies and on our Company, competition, government regulation or action, the costs and results of drilling activities, risks inherent in drilling operations, availability of equipment, services, resources and personnel required to conduct operating activities, ability to replace reserves and uncertainties related to reserve estimates, the Company’s ability to raise additional capital on acceptable terms when needed, uncertainties related to ongoing litigation, risks related to potential impact of natural disasters, and cybersecurity risks. Further information on our risk factors is contained in our filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2020 and registration statement on Form S-3 filed on October 16, 2020, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on December 22, 2020, and Amendment No. 2 filed on December 28, 2020. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officers, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, our principal executive and financial officers have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this report the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in Company reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer), as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

During the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2020, we remediated our previously identified material weakness. This material weakness related to improper segregation of duties. We addressed our lack of segregation of duties by hiring additional personnel in our accounting and financing departments to ensure that proper controls are adhered to. With the changes in force, we believe that there is effective internal control over financial reporting.

 

Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures

 

In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.

 

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

Except as set forth below, during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q there have been no material changes to the description of legal proceedings set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2020.

 

On August 1, 2018, the Company and Zest Labs filed a complaint against Walmart Inc. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Western Division. The complaint includes claims for violation of the Arkansas Trade Secrets Act, violation of the Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act, breach of contract, unfair competition, unjust enrichment, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, conversion and fraud. The Company and Zest Labs are seeking monetary damages and other related relief to the extent it is deemed proper by the court. The Company does not believe that expenses incurred in pursuing the complaint have had a material effect on the Company’s net income or financial condition for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 or any individual fiscal quarter. On October 22, 2018, the Court issued an order initially setting a trial date of June 1, 2020, which has been delayed due to COVID-19. The trial date has been rescheduled to March 29, 2021.

 

On January 15, 2021, Simon Abrahms filed a notice of dismissal without prejudice of the class action lawsuit which was filed in the United States District Court of the District of Nevada on November 9, 2020 against the Company and members of its Board of Directors. This lawsuit is discussed in more detail in the Company’s revised definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed on December 11, 2020. The Company’s stockholders ratified the corporate action giving rise to this litigation at a special meeting that was held on December 29, 2020. As a result, the Company expects that its sole remaining liability is to reimburse the plaintiff for his reasonable attorneys’ fees.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

See risk factors included in the registration statement on Form S-3 filed on October 16, 2020, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on December 22, 2020 and Amendment No. 2 filed on December 28, 2020, and the prospectus supplement filed on December 30, 2020.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

On November 16, 2020, the Company issued to Randy May, the Chief Executive Officer, one share of the newly designated Series A-1 Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A-1 Preferred Stock”) in exchange for one dollar. The issuance of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock was exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506(b) promulgated thereunder.

 

On November 27, 2020, the one share of Series A-1 Preferred Stock was redeemed. After the redemption, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada a Certificate of Withdrawal with respect to the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, which was effective upon filing.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS 

 

Exhibit       Incorporated by Reference    

Filed or

Furnished

No.   Exhibit Description   Form   Date   Number   Herewith
3.1   Articles of Incorporation, as amended               Filed
3.2   Amended and Restated Bylaws   8-K   4/28/17   3.1    
4.1   Form of Warrant   8-K   12/30/20   4.1    
4.2   Form of Placement Agent Warrant   8-K   12/30/20   4.2    
10.1   Agreement and Assignment of Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease dated September 3, 2020               Filed
10.2   Agreement and Assignment of Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease dated October 12, 2020               Filed
10.3   Participation Agreement, dated October 9, 2020, by and among the Company, BlackBrush Oil & Gas, LP, White River SPV 3 LLC and GeoTerre Operating, LLC               Filed
10.4   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated December 29, 2020, by and between the Company and the Purchaser*   8-K   12/30/20   10.1    
10.5   Engagement Agreement dated December 23, 2020 by and between the Company and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC   8-K   12/30/20   10.2    
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002               Filed
31.2   Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002               Filed
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002               Furnished**
32.2   Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002               Furnished**
101.INS   XBRL Instance Document               Filed
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document               Filed
101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document               Filed
101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document               Filed
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document               Filed
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document               Filed

 

* Certain schedules and exhibits to this agreement have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company undertakes to furnish to the SEC a copy of any omitted schedule and/or exhibit upon request.

 

** This exhibit is being furnished rather than filed and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing, in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

  

Copies of this report (including the financial statements) and any of the exhibits referred to above will be furnished at no cost to our stockholders who make a written request to our Corporate Secretary at Ecoark Holdings, Inc., 303 Pearl Parkway Suite #200, San Antonio, Texas 78215.

 

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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.

 

  Ecoark Holdings, Inc.
     
Date: February 12, 2021 By: /s/ RANDY MAY
    Randy May
    Chief Executive Officer
     
Date: February 12, 2021 By: /s/ WILLIAM B. HOAGLAND
    William B. Hoagland
    Chief Financial Officer 

 

 

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Exhibit 3.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

ecoark holdings, inc.

 

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES,

RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS

OF

SERIES C CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 78.1955 of the nevada revised statutes

 

The undersigned, Randy May, does hereby certify that:

 

1. He is the President of Ecoark Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”).

 

2. The Corporation is authorized to issue 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, 10,000 of which have been designated.

 

3. The following resolutions were duly adopted by the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”):

 

WHEREAS, the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation provides for a class of its authorized stock known as preferred stock, consisting of 5,000,000 shares, $0.001 par value per share, issuable from time to time in one or more series;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors is authorized to fix the dividend rights, dividend rate, voting rights, conversion rights, rights and terms of redemption and liquidation preferences of any wholly unissued series of preferred stock and the number of shares constituting any series and the designation thereof, of any of them; and

 

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WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Directors, pursuant to its authority as aforesaid, to fix the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to a series of the preferred stock, which shall consist of, except as otherwise set forth in the Purchase Agreement, up to 5,000 shares of the preferred stock which the Corporation has the authority to issue, as follows:

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors does hereby provide for the issuance of a series of preferred stock for cash or exchange of other securities, rights or property and does hereby fix and determine the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to such series of preferred stock as follows:

 

TERMS OF PREFERRED STOCK

 

Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

 

Alternate Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e).

 

Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).

 

Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

Buy-In” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c)(iv).

 

Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Purchase Agreement.

 

Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto and all conditions precedent to (i) each Holder’s obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Corporation’s obligations to deliver the Securities have been satisfied or waived.

 

Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Common Stock” means the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and stock of any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Corporation or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

Conversion Amount” means the sum of the Stated Value at issue.

 

Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

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Conversion Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

 

Conversion Shares” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

Conversion Shares Registration Statement” means a registration statement that registers the resale of all Conversion Shares of the Holders, who shall be named as “selling stockholders” therein and meets the requirements of the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Effective Date” means the date that the Conversion Shares Registration Statement filed by the Corporation pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement is first declared effective by the Commission.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Fundamental Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e).

 

GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Holder” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.

 

Liquidation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.

 

New York Courts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(d).

 

Notice of Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

Original Issue Date” means the date of the first issuance of any shares of the Preferred Stock regardless of the number of transfers of any particular shares of Preferred Stock and regardless of the number of certificates which may be issued to evidence such Preferred Stock.

 

Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.

 

Purchase Agreement” means the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the Original Issue Date, among the Corporation and the original Holders, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

 

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Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date of the Purchase Agreement, among the Corporation and the original Holders, in the form of Exhibit B attached to the Purchase Agreement.

 

Registration Statement” means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and covering the resale of the Underlying Shares by each Holder as provided for in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

 

Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

Securities” means the Preferred Stock, the Warrants, the Warrant Shares and the Underlying Shares.

 

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

 

Share Delivery Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

 

Stated Value” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2, as the same may be increased pursuant to Section 3.

 

Subscription Amount” shall mean, as to each Holder, the aggregate amount to be paid for the Preferred Stock purchased pursuant to the Purchase Agreement as specified below such Holder’s name on the signature page of the Purchase Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.

 

Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Corporation as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) of the Purchase Agreement and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation formed or acquired after the date of the Purchase Agreement.

 

Successor Entity” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e).

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for business.

 

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Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the OTCQB or the OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

Transaction Documents” means this Certificate of Designation, the Purchase Agreement, the Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

Transfer Agent” means Philadelphia Stock Transfer, Inc., the current transfer agent of the Corporation with a mailing address of 2320 Haverford Rd., Suite 230, Ardmore, PA  19003, and a facsimile number of 484-416-3597, and any successor transfer agent of the Corporation.

 

Underlying Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued and issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

Warrants” means, collectively, the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Holder at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a) of the Purchase Agreement, which Warrants shall be exercisable immediately and have a term of exercise equal to five (5) years, in the form of Exhibit C attached to the Purchase Agreement.

 

Warrant Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

Section 2. Designation, Amount and Par Value. The series of preferred stock shall be designated as its Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) and the number of shares so designated shall be up to 5,000 (which shall not be subject to increase without the written consent of all of the holders of the Preferred Stock (each, a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”)). Each share of Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.001 per share and a stated value equal to $1,000, subject to increase set forth in Section 3 below (the “Stated Value”).

 

Section 3. Dividends. Except for stock dividends or distributions for which adjustments are to be made pursuant to Section 7, Holders shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay, dividends on shares of Preferred Stock equal (on an as-if-converted-to-Common-Stock basis) to and in the same form as dividends actually paid on shares of the Common Stock when, as and if such dividends are paid on shares of the Common Stock. No other dividends shall be paid on shares of Preferred Stock.

 

Section 4. Voting Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein or as otherwise required by law, the Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights. However, as long as any shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the affirmative vote of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, (a) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Preferred Stock or alter or amend this Certificate of Designation, (b) amend its certificate of incorporation or other charter documents in any manner that adversely affects any rights of the Holders, (c) increase the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock, or (d) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

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Section 5. Liquidation. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary (a “Liquidation”), the Holders shall be entitled to receive out of the assets, whether capital or surplus, of the Corporation an amount equal to the par value, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, for each share of Preferred Stock before any distribution or payment shall be made to the holders of the Common Stock, and if the assets of the Corporation shall be insufficient to pay in full such amounts, then the entire assets to be distributed to the Holders shall be ratably distributed among the Holders in accordance with the respective amounts that would be payable on such shares if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full. The Corporation shall mail written notice of any such Liquidation, not less than 45 days prior to the payment date stated therein, to each Holder.

 

Section 6. Conversion.

 

a) Conversions at Option of Holder. Each share of Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at any time and from time to time from and after the Original Issue Date at the option of the Holder thereof, into that number of shares of Common Stock (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6(d)) determined by dividing the Stated Value of such share of Preferred Stock by the Conversion Price. Holders shall effect conversions by providing the Corporation with the form of conversion notice attached hereto as Annex A (a “Notice of Conversion”). Each Notice of Conversion shall specify the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be converted, the number of shares of Preferred Stock owned prior to the conversion at issue, the number of shares of Preferred Stock owned subsequent to the conversion at issue and the date on which such conversion is to be effected, which date may not be prior to the date the applicable Holder delivers by facsimile such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation (such date, the “Conversion Date”). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation is deemed delivered hereunder. No ink-original Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Conversion form be required. The calculations and entries set forth in the Notice of Conversion shall control in the absence of manifest or mathematical error. To effect conversions of shares of Preferred Stock, a Holder shall not be required to surrender the certificate(s) representing the shares of Preferred Stock to the Corporation unless all of the shares of Preferred Stock represented thereby are so converted, in which case such Holder shall deliver the certificate representing such shares of Preferred Stock promptly following the Conversion Date at issue. Shares of Preferred Stock converted into Common Stock or redeemed in accordance with the terms hereof shall be canceled and shall not be reissued.

 

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b) Conversion Price. The conversion price for the Preferred Stock shall equal $0.725, subject to adjustment herein (the “Conversion Price”).

 

c) Mechanics of Conversion

 

i. Delivery of Conversion Shares Upon Conversion. Not later than the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined below) after each Conversion Date (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Corporation shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the converting Holder (A) Conversion Shares which, on or after the earlier of (i) the six month anniversary of the Original Issue Date or (ii) the Effective Date, shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions (other than those which may then be required by the Purchase Agreement) representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock, and (B) a bank check in the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends, if any. On or after the earlier of (i) the six month anniversary of the Original Issue Date or (ii) the Effective Date, the Corporation shall use its best efforts to deliver the Conversion Shares required to be delivered by the Corporation under this Section 6 electronically through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Conversion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Notice(s) of Conversion delivered by 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Original Issue Date, the Corporation agrees to deliver the Conversion Shares subject to such notice(s) by 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Original Issue Date.

 

ii. Failure to Deliver Conversion Shares. If, in the case of any Notice of Conversion, such Conversion Shares are not delivered to or as directed by the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the Holder shall be entitled to elect by written notice to the Corporation at any time on or before its receipt of such Conversion Shares, to rescind such Conversion, in which event the Corporation shall promptly return to the Holder any original Preferred Stock certificate delivered to the Corporation and the Holder shall promptly return to the Corporation the Conversion Shares issued to such Holder pursuant to the rescinded Notice of Conversion.

 

iii. Obligation Absolute; Partial Liquidated Damages. The Corporation’s obligation to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by a Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by such Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Corporation or any violation or alleged violation of law by such Holder or any other person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Corporation to such Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares; provided, however, that such delivery shall not operate as a waiver by the Corporation of any such action that the Corporation may have against such Holder. In the event a Holder shall elect to convert any or all of the Stated Value of its Preferred Stock, the Corporation may not refuse conversion based on any claim that such Holder or any one associated or affiliated with such Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to Holder, restraining and/or enjoining conversion of all or part of the Preferred Stock of such Holder shall have been sought and obtained, and the Corporation posts a surety bond for the benefit of such Holder in the amount of 150% of the Stated Value of Preferred Stock which is subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the underlying dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Holder to the extent it obtains judgment. In the absence of such injunction, the Corporation shall issue Conversion Shares and, if applicable, cash, upon a properly noticed conversion. If the Corporation fails to deliver to a Holder such Conversion Shares pursuant to Section 6(c)(i) by the Share Delivery Date applicable to such conversion, the Corporation shall pay to such Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $5,000 of Stated Value of Preferred Stock being converted, $50 per Trading Day (increasing to $100 per Trading Day on the third Trading Day and increasing to $200 per Trading Day on the sixth Trading Day after such damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after the Share Delivery Date until such Conversion Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such conversion. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages for the Corporation’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein and such Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit a Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.

 

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iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Conversion Shares Upon Conversion. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Corporation fails for any reason to deliver to a Holder the applicable Conversion Shares by the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 6(c)(i), and if after such Share Delivery Date such Holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Holder of the Conversion Shares which such Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a “Buy-In”), then the Corporation shall (A) pay in cash to such Holder (in addition to any other remedies available to or elected by such Holder) the amount, if any, by which (x) such Holder’s total purchase price (including any brokerage commissions) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that such Holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed (including any brokerage commissions) and (B) at the option of such Holder, either reissue (if surrendered) the shares of Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares of Preferred Stock submitted for conversion (in which case, such conversion shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Corporation had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 6(c)(i). For example, if a Holder purchases shares of Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of shares of Preferred Stock with respect to which the actual sale price of the Conversion Shares (including any brokerage commissions) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Corporation shall be required to pay such Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Corporation written notice indicating the amounts payable to such Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Corporation, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Corporation’s failure to timely deliver Conversion Shares upon conversion of the shares of Preferred Stock as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

v. Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion. The Corporation covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Preferred Stock as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (and the other holders of the Preferred Stock), not less than such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement) be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 7) upon the conversion of the then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock. The Corporation covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and, if the Conversion Shares Registration Statement is then effective under the Securities Act, shall be registered for public resale in accordance with such Conversion Shares Registration Statement (subject to such Holder’s compliance with its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement).

 

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vi. Fractional Shares. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such conversion, the Corporation shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price or round up to the next whole share. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but consistent with the provisions of this subsection with respect to fractional Conversion Shares, nothing shall prevent any Holder from converting fractional shares of Preferred Stock.

 

vii. Transfer Taxes and Expenses. The issuance of Conversion Shares on conversion of this Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to any Holder for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such Conversion Shares, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such Conversion Shares upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holders of such shares of Preferred Stock and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver such Conversion Shares unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid. The Corporation shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Conversion and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Conversion Shares.

 

d) Beneficial Ownership Limitation. The Corporation shall not effect any conversion of the Preferred Stock, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of the Preferred Stock, to the extent that, after giving effect to the conversion set forth on the applicable Notice of Conversion, such Holder (together with such Holder’s Affiliates, and any Persons acting as a group together with such Holder or any of such Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below).  For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining, unconverted Stated Value of Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Corporation subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein (including, without limitation, the Preferred Stock or the Warrants) beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties.  Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 6(d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 6(d) applies, the determination of whether the Preferred Stock is convertible (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of how many shares of Preferred Stock are convertible shall be in the sole discretion of such Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Conversion shall be deemed to be such Holder’s determination of whether the shares of Preferred Stock may be converted (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and how many shares of the Preferred Stock are convertible, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. To ensure compliance with this restriction, each Holder will be deemed to represent to the Corporation each time it delivers a Notice of Conversion that such Notice of Conversion has not violated the restrictions set forth in this paragraph and the Corporation shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 6(d), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (i) the Corporation’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Corporation or (iii) a more recent written notice by the Corporation or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.  Upon the written or oral request (which may be via email) of a Holder, the Corporation shall within one Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding.  In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Corporation, including the Preferred Stock, by such Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Preferred Stock held by the applicable Holder. A Holder, upon notice to the Corporation, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 6(d) applicable to its Preferred Stock provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Preferred Stock held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 6(d) shall continue to apply. Any such increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Corporation and shall only apply to such Holder and no other Holder. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 6(d) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation contained herein or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of Preferred Stock.

 

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Section 7. Certain Adjustments.

 

a) Stock Dividends and Stock Splits. If the Corporation, at any time while this Preferred Stock is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock on shares of Common Stock or any other Common Stock Equivalents (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation upon conversion of, or payment of a dividend on, this Preferred Stock), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) outstanding immediately before such event, and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 7(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

b) RESERVED.

 

c) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 7(a) above, if at any time the Corporation grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder of will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of such Holder’s Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

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d) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Preferred Stock is outstanding, if the Corporation declares or makes any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Preferred Stock, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on conversion hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder's right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

e) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Preferred Stock is outstanding, (i) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another Person, (ii) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Corporation or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent conversion of this Preferred Stock, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 6(d) on the conversion of this Preferred Stock), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Corporation, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Preferred Stock is convertible immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 6(d) on the conversion of this Preferred Stock). For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Corporation shall apportion the Conversion Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of this Preferred Stock following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Corporation or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall file a new Certificate of Designation with the same terms and conditions and issue to the Holders new preferred stock consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holders’ right to convert such preferred stock into Alternate Consideration. The Corporation shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Corporation is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Designation and the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the holder of this Preferred Stock, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Preferred Stock a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Preferred Stock which is convertible for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon conversion of this Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of this Preferred Stock) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with a conversion price which applies the conversion price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such conversion price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Preferred Stock immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Certificate of Designation and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Corporation” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Corporation and shall assume all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Designation and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Corporation herein.

 

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f)   Calculations. All calculations under this Section 7 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 7, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) issued and outstanding.

 

g) Notice to the Holders.

 

i. Adjustment to Conversion Price. Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 7, the Corporation shall promptly deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

ii. Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder. If (A) the Corporation shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Corporation shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Corporation shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Corporation shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Corporation is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property or (E) the Corporation shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, then, in each case, the Corporation shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Preferred Stock, and shall cause to be delivered to each Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the stock books of the Corporation, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Corporation or any of the Subsidiaries, the Corporation shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to convert the Conversion Amount of this Preferred Stock (or any part hereof) during the 20-day period commencing on the date of such notice through the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

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Section 8. Miscellaneous.

 

a) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Corporation, at the address set forth above Attention: Chief Executive Officer, facsimile number 646-838-1314, e-mail address RMay@ecoarkusa.com or such other facsimile number, e-mail address or address as the Corporation may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders delivered in accordance with this Section 11. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Corporation hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Corporation, or if no such facsimile number or address appears on the books of the Corporation, at the principal place of business of such Holder, as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.

 

b) Absolute Obligation. Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Certificate of Designation shall alter or impair the obligation of the Corporation, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay liquidated damages and accrued dividends, as applicable, on the shares of Preferred Stock at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 

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c) Lost or Mutilated Preferred Stock Certificate. If a Holder’s Preferred Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated certificate, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, a new certificate for the shares of Preferred Stock so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate, and of the ownership hereof reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation.

 

d) 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 Nevada without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. All legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan (the “New York Courts”). The Corporation and each Holder hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such New York Courts, or such New York Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. The Corporation and each Holder hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Certificate of Designation and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. The Corporation and each Holder hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Certificate of Designation or the transactions contemplated hereby. If the Corporation or any Holder shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Certificate of Designation, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

e) Waiver. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder of a breach of any provision of this Certificate of Designation shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Certificate of Designation or a waiver by any other Holders. The failure of the Corporation or a Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Certificate of Designation on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party (or any other Holder) of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Certificate of Designation on any other occasion. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder must be in writing.

 

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f)   Severability. If any provision of this Certificate of Designation is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Certificate of Designation shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law.

 

g) Next Business Day. Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

h) Headings. The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designation and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

i)   Status of Converted or Redeemed Preferred Stock. Shares of Preferred Stock may only be issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. If any shares of Preferred Stock shall be converted, redeemed or reacquired by the Corporation, such shares shall resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock and shall no longer be designated as Series C Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

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RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the Chairman, the chief executive officer, the president or any vice-president, and the secretary or any assistant secretary, of the Corporation be and they hereby are authorized and directed to prepare and file this Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations in accordance with the foregoing resolution and the provisions of Nevada law.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Certificate this 12th day of November 2019.

 

/s/ Randy May  
Name: Randy May  
Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

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ANNEX A

 

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

(To be Executed by the Registered Holder in order to Convert Shares of Preferred Stock)

 

The undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock indicated below into shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Ecoark, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”), according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If shares of Common Stock are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as may be required by the Corporation in accordance with the Purchase Agreement. No fee will be charged to the Holders for any conversion, except for any such transfer taxes.

 

Conversion calculations:

 

Date to Effect Conversion: _____________________________________________

 

Number of shares of Preferred Stock owned prior to Conversion: _______________

 

Number of shares of Preferred Stock to be Converted: ________________________

 

Stated Value of shares of Preferred Stock to be Converted: ____________________

 

Number of shares of Common Stock to be Issued: ___________________________

 

Applicable Conversion Price:____________________________________________

 

Number of shares of Preferred Stock subsequent to Conversion: ________________

 

Address for Delivery: ______________________

or

DWAC Instructions:

Broker no: _________

Account no: ___________

 

  [HOLDER]
     
  By:             
    Name:
    Title:

 

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CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES,

RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS

OF

SERIES A-1 PREFERRED STOCK

 

OF

 

ECOARK HOLDINGS, INC.

 

It is hereby certified that:

 

1. The name of the Corporation (hereinafter called the “Corporation”) is Ecoark Holdings, Inc. a Nevada corporation.

 

2. The Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation authorize the issuance of 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share, none of which are outstanding, and the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation expressly vest in the Board of Directors of the Corporation the authority to issue any or all of said shares in one or more classes or series and to fix the designations, powers, preferences and rights, the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including dividend rights, dividend rates, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, redemption prices, liquidation preferences and the number of shares constituting any class or series, without further vote or action by the stockholders.

 

3. The Board of Directors of the Corporation, pursuant to the authority expressly vested in it as aforesaid, has adopted the following resolutions creating a Series A-1issue of preferred stock:

 

RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors hereby designates the Series A-1 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 Articles of Incorporation as follows:

 

Section 1Designation and Authorized Shares. The series of preferred stock designated by this Certificate shall be designated as the Corporation’s Series A-1 Preferred Stock (the “Series A-1 Preferred Stock”) and the number of shares so designated shall be 1.

 

Section 2Voting Rights. The Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall have the right to vote and/or consent solely on a proposal to amend the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), that the Corporation is authorized to issue (an “Authorized Share Increase Proposal”) and to ratify the issuance of certain shares issued by the Corporation in excess of 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock or other issuances authorized by the stockholders (any, a “Ratification Proposal” and the Authorized Share Proposal and the Ratification Proposal, collectively, the “Proposals”), voting together with the Common Stock as one class. With respect to any regular or special meeting of the stockholders to consider the Proposals, the holder of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the same notice of any regular or special meeting of the stockholders as may or shall be given to holders of Common Stock entitled to vote at such meetings. Solely with respect to such Proposals, the Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall have voting power equal to 51% of the number of votes eligible to vote on the Proposals at any special or annual meeting of the Corporation’s stockholders (with the power to take action by written consent in lieu of a stockholders meeting). The Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall not have the right to vote and/or consent on any matter other than the Proposals.

 

Section 3Liquidation. The Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to participate in any distribution of assets or rights upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation.

 

Section 4Conversion. The Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall not be convertible into Common Stock or any other security of the Corporation.

 

Section 5No Dividend Rights. The Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any dividends or distributions.

 

Section 6No Preemptive Rights. No holder of Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall be entitled to rights to subscribe for, purchase or receive any part of any new or additional shares of any class, whether now or hereinafter authorized, or of bonds or debentures, or other evidences of indebtedness convertible into or exchangeable for shares of any class.

 

Section 7Automatic Cancellation. Any Series A-1 Preferred Stock issued and outstanding on the record date fixed by the Board of Directors or determined in accordance with the bylaws of the Corporation to vote and/or consent to the Proposals shall be automatically surrendered to the Corporation and cancelled for no consideration upon the earlier of (i) the effectiveness of the amendment to the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation that is authorized by stockholder approval of such Authorized Share Increase Proposal or (ii) the approval of the Ratification Proposal. Upon such surrender and cancellation, all rights of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall cease and terminate, and the Series A-1 Preferred Stock shall be retired and shall not be reissued.

 

[Signature page follows.]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate of Designation has been executed by a duly authorized officer of the Corporation as of this 12th day of November, 2020.

 

  /s/ Randy May
  Randy May, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

AGREEMENT AND ASSIGNMENT OF OIL, GAS AND MINERAL LEASE

 

STATE OF LOUISIANA

 

PARISH OF AVOYELLES

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that for and in consideration of the sum of Ten and No/100 ($10.00) Dollars and other good and valuable considerations, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged and full acquittance granted therefor,

 

PERSONALLY CAME AND APPEARED:

 

GEOTERRE OPERATING, LLC “Assignee”, a Louisiana Limited Liability Company, represented herein by its duly authorized Manager, Roland F. Dugas, III, whose mailing address is Post Office Box 80016, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70898; (TAX ID# XX-XXX-6760), as “ASSIGNEE,”

 

which has bargained, sold, transferred, assigned, set over and delivered and does by these presents BARGAIN, SELL, TRANSFER, ASSIGN, SET OVER and DELIVER unto

 

WHITE RIVER SPV 3, LLC., “Assignee”, a Texas Corporation, represented herein by its duly authorized CFO and Manager, Jason “Jay” Puchir, whose mailing address is 5899 Preston Road, Suite 505 Frisco, Texas 75034, Frisco, Texas 75034; (TAX ID# XX-XXX_____), as “ASSIGNEE,”

 

the following described oil, gas and mineral leases, to-wit:

 

That certain Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease in Avoyelles Parish by and Between DANNY DESHOTELS AND JANE BACQUE DESHOTELS, dated August 24, 2020 but effective December 1, 2020 containing 1,658.30 acres; also described in that certain Memorandum of Oil, Gas and Mineral lease, dated August 24, 2020, but effective December 1, 2020, containing 1,658.30 acres described and attached hereto as Exhibit “A”.

 

Assignor agrees to assign 100% or 100% of 8/8ths right, title and interest of Assignor in and to the Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease described above, to Assignee, its successors or assigns, for the purpose of investigation, exploration and production of minerals from the above described lease.

 

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said interests above assigned unto the said Assignee,

 

Assignor and Assignee agree to the following terms and conditions of the aforementioned assignment as well as any additional acreage contemplated in this agreement:

 

1. This act of assignment shall be effective as of September 4, 2020.

 

2. Assignee, its successors and assigns, agree to indemnify and hold Assignor, its successors and assigns, harmless from and against any and all liability or responsibility for injury to (including death of) persons or damage to property assigned herein, or third persons of any kind arising out of or in connection with the operations of Assignee on the leased premises.

 

3. Assignee, its successors and assigns, agree to fund and be responsible for the compliance of all State of Louisiana Department of Conservation rules and regulations associated with the Assignee’s operations on the leased premises, including but not necessarily limited to Plugging and Abandonment of any well(s).

 

4. Assignor, its successors and assigns, agree to assign a 100% working interest (75% net revenue interest) to Assignee.

 

Assignor agrees to assign 100% right, title and interest of Assignor in and to the Oil, Gas and Mineral lease described above. Assignee, its successors or assigns, shall have the right of use of the leased premises for the purpose of investigation, exploration and production of minerals from the above described horizon.

 

 

 

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Louisiana with original venue and jurisdiction in the State Court of Louisiana, Avoyelles Parish, and may he amended only in writing by the parties hereto.

 

THUS DONE AND PASSED by Assignor before me, a Notary Public duly

 

Commissioned and qualified in and for the Parish of E. Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, and in the presence of the undersigned competent witnesses on this 3rd day of September, 2020.

 

WITNESSES:   ASSIGNOR:
     
    GOETERRE OPERATING, L.L.C
     
/s/ Jessica Oropesa   /s/ Roland F. Dugas, III
Printed Name: Jessica Oropesa   BY: ROLAND F. DUGAS, III, Manager

 

_____________________________

Printed Name: ______________________

 

/s/ Marilyn Summers

NOTARY PUBLIC

 

Printed Name: Marilyn Summers

Notary/Bar Roll No: 64784

 

LIFETIME COMMISSION

 

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THUS DONE AND PASSED by Assignor before me, a Notary Public duly

 

Commissioned and qualified in and for the Parish/County of Collin, State of Texas, and in the presence of the undersigned competent witnesses on this 4th day of September, 2020.

 

WITNESS   ASSIGNEE
     
    WHITE RIVER SPV 3, L.L.C.
/s/ Jake Helgeson    
Printed Name: Jake Helgeson    
     
    /s/ Jason Puchir
    By: JASON “JAY” PUCHIR, CFO & Manager
     
/s/ Kane Snachez    
Printed Name: Kane Sanchez    

 

/s/ Jake Helgeson

NOTARY PUBLIC

 

Printed Name: Jake Helgeson

Notary/Bar Roll No: 131225164

 

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EXHIBIT “A”

 

STATE OF LOUISIANA

 

PARISH OF AVOYELLES

 

MEMORANDUM OF OIL, GAS AND MINERAL LEASE

 

Notice is hereby given that as of December 1, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), an Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease the “Lease”) was made and entered into by and between DANNY DESHOTELS AND JANIE BACQUE DESHOTELS, whose address is 18567 Highway 15, Lettsworth, LA (hereinafter referred to as “Lessor”), and GEOTERRE OPERATING, L.L.C. (TAX ID# XX-XXX-6760), a Louisiana Limited Liability Company. represented herein by its duly authorized Manager, ROLAND F. DUGAS, III, whose mailing address is Post Office Box 80016, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70398-0016 (hereinafter referred to as “Lessee”), wherein Lessor granted, leased and let unto Lessee the exclusive right to explore for and produce oil, gas, condensate and other hydrocarbons and by-products produced with or contained in any of the foregoing, together with the use of the surface of the land for all purposes incident thereto to the extent permitted by the Lease, and to own, possess, treat, process, store and transport the minerals produced from or attributable to the following described land, containing 1,658.30 acres, more or less, in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, and more particularly described in Exhibit “A”, which is attached hereto and hereby made a part hereof.

 

The Lease provides for an initial term of four (4) years and zero (0) months commencing on the Effective Date, (the “Primary Term”), and as long thereafter as oil and gas or either of them is produced in paying quantities from said land or acreage pooled therewith. The Lease provides that at and after the end of the Primary Term, unit operations or production shall maintain the Lease in effect only as to the land included in the unit and then only as to certain depths, all as is more particularly prescribed therein. Except for the right to extend the term of the Lease by the payment of delay rentals, the Lease does not contain an option, right of first refusal or other agreement of the lessor to transfer all or any part of the leased premises. The Lease contains such other provisions with respect to the conduct of operations, payment of royalties, offset provisions, partial releases, notice and other such terms and conditions as are usual and customary in the industry.

 

The purpose of this Memorandum is to apprise and give notice to all parties of the existence of the Lease in accordance with R.S. 9:2742 and is not intended in any way to modify, amend or supplement the terms and provisions of the Lease. Both Lessor and Lessee have possession of a fully executed original of the Lease, which is open for examination and investigation by any party of interest during reasonable business hours in the offices of Lessee.

 

This Memorandum and all of its terms, conditions, covenants and provisions as well as those of the Lease shall extend to and be binding upon the successors and assigns of Lessor and Lessee.

 

This Memorandum may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and shall be binding upon the parties executing same whether or not executed by all parties hereto. Lessor and Lessee hereby agree that the counterpart signature and acknowledgment pages of this Memorandum may be detached and attached to one identical counterpart for the purposes of recordation, which instrument as so constructed shall constitute an original instrument as if executed by all the parties hereto.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument is executed as of the date first above written.

 

WITNESS:   LESSOR:
     
/s/ Shauntelle Adams   /s/ Danny Deshotels
Printed Name: Shauntelle Adams   DANNY DESHOTELS
     
/s/ Becky Sellers    
Printed Name: Becky Sellers    

 

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WITNESS:   LESSOR:
     
/s/ Becky Sellers   /s/ Janie Bacque Deshotels
Printed Name: Becky Sellers   JANIE BACQUE DESHOTELS
     
/s/ Shauntelle Adams    
Printed Name: Shauntelle Adams    

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARISH OF AVOYELLES

 

On this 24 day of August, 2020, before me appeared DANNY DESHOTELS AND JANIE BACQUE DESHOTELS to me personally known, who, being by me duly sworn, did say that the above and foregoing Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease was signed and acknowledged as free act and deed.

 

/s/ Britni G. Lacour  
Notary Public  
Printed Name: Britni G. Lacour  
Bar Roll / Notary License No. 65263  
My Commission expires: Commissioned for Life  

 

WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument is executed as of the date first above written.

 

WITNESSES:   LESSEE:
     
/s/ Becky Sellers   GEOTERRE OPERATING, L.L.C
Printed Name: Becky Sellers    
     
/s/ Shauntelle Adams   By: /s/ Roland F. Dugas, III
Printed Name: Shauntelle Adams   Print Name: ROLAND F. DUGAS, III
    Title: MANAGER

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

STATE OF LOUISIANA

 

PARISH OF AVOYELLES

 

On this 24 day of August 2020, before me, the undersigned Notary Public in and for the Parish and State of aforesaid, appeared Roland F. Dugas, Ill, to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn did say that he is the Manager of Geoterre Operating, LLC and that the above and foregoing Memorandum of Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease was signed on behalf of said company as its free and voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein set forth.

 

  /s/ Britni G. Lacour
  Notary Public
   
  Printed Name: Britni G. Lacour
  Bar Roll / Notary License No. 65263
  My Commission expires: Commissioned for Life

 

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EXHIBIT “A”

 

ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THAT CERTAIN MEMORANDUM OF OIL, GAS AND MINERAL LEASE, DATE DECEMBER 1, 2020. BY AND BETWEEN DANNY DESHOTELS AND JANIE BACQUE DESHOTELS as LESSORS, AND GEOTERRE OPERATING, LLC AS LESSEE.

 

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

 

A certain tract containing 1,658,30 acres, more or less, forming portions of Sections 22, 23, 26, and 27, T2SR5E Ward 8, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, and Ward 4, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, and more particularly described as follows:

 

To reach the point of beginning, beginning at a point common to Sections 14, 15, 22 and 23, T2SR5E, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, which point was previously marked by 1 ½” pipe and 2” pipe; thence South 89 degrees 35 minutes 26 seconds West 439.50 feet to a point on the Western Toe of the West Atchafalaya Floodway West Guide Line Levee which point is marked by 2” pipe; and which point is 333.50 feet east of the northwest corner of the tract herein described; and which point is the POINT Of BEGINNING; thence North 89 degrees 35 minutes 26 seconds East 5,729.32 feet (previous call from Survey of October 12, 1999, North 89 degrees, 32 minutes, 29 seconds East South, Range 5 East and is the northeast corner of the tract herein described; thence South 00 degrees 09 minutes 07 seconds West across the parish line into St. Landry Parish 9,568.67 feet to a point marked by ½ inch iron rod set on April 25, 2005; which point is on the centerline of a private road known as the Levee Field Road in Section 26, Township 2 South, Range 5 East, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; thence along the centerline of Levee Field Road on the following calls: North 88 degrees 52 minutes 35 seconds West 39.73 feet; North 71 degrees 45 minutes 49 seconds West 75.08 feet; North 55 degrees 49 minutes 03 seconds West 354.40 feet; North 55 degrees 01 minute 18 seconds West 2,664.21 feet; South 69 degrees 28 minutes 14 seconds West 90.89 feet; South 75 degrees 37 minutes 30 seconds West 613.41 feet; South 69 degrees 25 minutes 22 seconds West 74.65 feet; South 56 degrees 28 minutes 53 seconds West 67.65 feet; South 44 degrees 11 minutes 29 seconds West 90.32 feet; South 36 degrees 34 minutes 30 seconds West 881.79 feet; South 46 degrees 46 minutes 58 seconds West 77.92 feet; South 56 degrees 00 minutes 24 seconds West 816.04 feet; South 56 degrees 20 minutes 14 seconds West 708.89 feet; South 55 degrees 17 minutes 37 seconds West 381.75 feet; and South 62 degrees 34 minutes 30 seconds West 640.28 feet to a point marked by 1/2 inch iron rod set; thence leaving the centerline of Levee field Road proceed South 50 degrees 22 minutes 44 seconds West 353.88 feet; thence North 54 degrees 00 minutes 27 seconds West 143.96 feet; thence North 31 degrees 12 minutes 22 seconds West 78.13 feet; thence North 48 degrees 44 minutes 21 seconds East 103.87 feet; thence North 02 degrees 45 minutes 42 seconds West 102.92 feet; thence North 38 degrees 17 minutes 29 seconds West 60.36 feet; thence North 52 degrees 15 minutes 03 seconds West 62.44 feet, thence North 67 degrees 38 minutes 45 seconds West 68.81 feet; thence South 88 degrees 19 minutes 21 seconds West 92.45 feet; thence North 75 degrees 12 minutes 29 seconds West 227.64 feet; thence South 88 degrees 42 minutes 05 seconds West 87.09 feet; thence South 80 degrees 31 minutes 02 seconds West 155.75 feet; thence South 72 degrees 27 minutes 32 seconds West 63.33 feet; thence South 24 degrees 14 minutes 37 seconds West 36.25 feet; thence South 02 degrees 25 minutes 56 seconds East 125.66 feet; thence South 21 degrees 57 minutes 31 seconds East 272.36 feet; thence South 26 degrees 23 minutes 52 seconds East 188.70 feet; thence South 89 degrees 26 minutes 32 seconds West 346.95 feet; thence North 73 degrees 11 minutes 46 seconds West 499.83 feet; thence North 76 degrees 57 minutes 24 seconds West 576.69 feet; thence South 24 degrees 33 minutes 25 seconds West 407.09 feet; thence North 75 degrees 09 minutes 44 seconds West 1,189.18 feet to a point in the center line of the Bayou des Glaises Diversion Channel, which point is the Southwest corner of the tract herein described; thence along the center line of the Diversion Channel on the following calls: North 21 degrees 59 minutes 28 seconds East 979.48 feet to a point; thence across the parish line into Avoyelles Parish North 21 degrees 49 minutes 33 seconds East 1,253.30 feet to a point; thence North 20 degrees 35 minutes 27 seconds East 1,859.40 feet to a point; thence North 21 degrees 10 minutes 08 seconds East 1,169.70 feet to a point; thence North 21 degrees 08 minutes 48 seconds East 885.40 feet to a point; thence North 20 degrees 40 minutes 24 seconds East 1,011.40 feet to a point; thence North 21 degrees 01 minutes 42 seconds East 904.40 feet to a point; thence North 21 degrees 34 minutes 23 seconds East 1,269.30 feet to a point; thence North 16 degrees 18 minutes 45 seconds East 370.70 feet to a point; thence North 89 degrees 43 minutes 01 seconds West 96.50 feet to a point on the west side of the Diversion Channel thence North 17 degrees 36 minutes 22 seconds East 1,372.70 feet (previous call from Survey of October 12, 1999, North 17 degrees, 40 minutes, 26 seconds East 1,372.70 feet) to a point; which point is the northwest corner of the tract herein; thence North 89 degrees 05 minutes 01 seconds East 335.50 feet (previous call from Survey of October 12, 1999, North 89 degrees, 32 minutes, 29 seconds East 333.50 feet (actually 773 feet back to the common section corner)) back to the point of beginning; and being bounded now or formerly North by Estate of Charles G. McDonald and Deshotels Plantation, L.L.C.; East by THISCO, et al; South by Tract 2 (518.83 acres) of the hereinafter referenced survey, and West by west side of and centerline of Bayou des Glaises Diversion Channel; and more particularly identified as Tract 1 - 1,658.30 acres, on plat of survey by Ronald Landreneau, Professional Land Surveyor, dated April 25, 2005, and recorded on May 19, 2005 in Plat Book 29, page 477, Records of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana; and in Conveyance Book F-41, page 377 under Original Entry #944160 and in Map File _____, Records of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; and being a portion of the property acquired by Southern Trace Plantation, L.C. from W.A. Moncrief, Jr. Trust in Act of Cash Sale dated November 23, 1999 and recorded November 23, 1999, in Conveyance Book A-460, page 49 under Original Entry #99-9251, Records of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, and being a portion of the property acquired by Southern Trace Plantation Partnership from Southern Trace Plantation, L.L.C. by Act of Cash Sale with Assumption dated December 31, 1999 and recorded April 4, 2020, in Conveyance Book A-463, page 256, and Mortgage Book 460, page 454, Original Entry #00-002487, Records of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, and recorded April 6, 2000 in Conveyance Book Y-37, page 164, and Mortgage Book 1030, page 285, Original Entry #854418, Records of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana;

 

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

AGREEMENT AND ASSIGNMENT OF OIL, GAS AND MINERAL LEASE

 

STATE OF LOUISIANA

 

PARISH OF AVOYELLES

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that for and in consideration of the sum of Ten and No/100 ($10.00) Dollars and other good and valuable considerations, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged and full acquittance granted therefor,

 

PERSONALLY CAME AND APPEARED:

 

GEOTERRE OPERATING, LLC “Assignee”, a Louisiana Limited Liability Company, represented herein by its duly authorized Manager, Roland F. Dugas, III, whose mailing address is Post Office Box 80016, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70898; (TAX ID# XX-XXX-6760), as “ASSIGNEE,”

 

which has bargained, sold, transferred, assigned, set over and delivered and does by these presents BARGAIN, SELL, TRANSFER, ASSIGN, SET OVER and DELIVER unto

 

WHITE RIVER SPV 3, LLC., “Assignee”, a Texas Corporation, represented herein by its duly authorized CFO and Manager, Jason “Jay” Puchir, whose mailing address is 5899 Preston Road, Suite 505 Frisco, Texas 75034, Frisco, Texas 75034; (TAX ID# XX-XXX-2193), as “ASSIGNEE,”

 

the following described oil, gas and mineral leases, to-wit:

 

That certain Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease in Avoyelles Parish by and Between DESHOTELS PLANTATION, LLC and GEOTERRE OPERATING, LLC, dated August 24, 2020 but effective December 1, 2020 containing 457.45 acres; also described in that certain Memorandum of Oil, Gas and Mineral lease, dated August 24, 2020, but effective December 1, 2020, containing 457.45 acres described and attached hereto as Exhibit “A”.

 

Assignor agrees to assign 100% or 100% of 8/8ths right, title and interest of Assignor in and to the Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease described above, to Assignee, its successors or assigns, for the purpose of investigation, exploration and production of minerals from the above described lease.

 

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said interests above assigned unto the said Assignee,

 

Assignor and Assignee agree to the following terms and conditions of the aforementioned assignment as well as any additional acreage contemplated in this agreement:

 

1. This act of assignment shall be effective as of October 1, 2020.

 

2. Assignee, its successors and assigns, agree to indemnify and hold Assignor, its successors and assigns, harmless from and against any and all liability or responsibility for injury to (including death of) persons or damage to property assigned herein, or third persons of any kind arising out of or in connection with the operations of Assignee on the leased premises.

 

3. Assignee, its successors and assigns, agree to fund and be responsible for the compliance of all State of Louisiana Department of Conservation rules and regulations associated with the Assignee’s operations on the leased premises, including but not necessarily limited to Plugging and Abandonment of any well(s).

 

4. Assignor, its successors and assigns, agree to assign a 100% working interest (75% net revenue interest) to Assignee.

 

Assignor agrees to assign 100% right, title and interest of Assignor in and to the Oil, Gas and Mineral lease described above. Assignee, its successors or assigns, shall have the right of use of the leased premises for the purpose of investigation, exploration and production of minerals from the above described horizon.

 

 

 

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Louisiana with original venue and jurisdiction in the State Court of Louisiana, Avoyelles Parish, and may he amended only in writing by the parties hereto.

 

THUS DONE AND PASSED by Assignor before me, a Notary Public duly

 

Commissioned and qualified in and for the Parish of E. Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, and in the presence of the undersigned competent witnesses on this 12th day of October, 2020.

 

WITNESSES:   ASSIGNOR:
     
    GOETERRE OPERATING, L.L.C
     
/s/ Jessica Oropesa   /s/ Roland F. Dugas, III
Printed Name: Jessica Oropesa   BY: ROLAND F. DUGAS, III, Manager
     
/s/ McCall Taylor    
Printed Name: McCall Taylor    

 

/s/ Marilyn Summers

NOTARY PUBLIC

 

Printed Name: Marilyn Summers

Notary/Bar Roll No: 64784

 

LIFETIME COMMISSION

 

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THUS DONE AND PASSED by Assignor before me, a Notary Public duly

 

Commissioned and qualified in and for the Parish/County of Collin, State of Texas, and in the presence of the undersigned competent witnesses on this13th day of September, 2020.

 

WITNESS   ASSIGNEE
     
    WHITE RIVER SPV 3, L.L.C.
/s/ Jake Helgeson    
Printed Name: Jake Helgeson    
     
    /s/ Jason Puchir
    By: JASON “JAY” PUCHIR, CFO & Manager
     
/s/ Trevor Parrish    
Printed Name: Trevor Parrish    

 

/s/ Jake Helgeson

NOTARY PUBLIC

 

Printed Name: Jake Helgeson

Notary/Bar Roll No: 131225164

 

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EXHIBIT “A”

 

STATE OF LOUISIANA

 

PARISH OF AVOYELLES

 

MEMORANDUM OF OIL, GAS AND MINERAL LEASE

 

Notice is hereby given that as of December 1, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), an Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease the “Lease”) was made and entered into by and between DESHOTELS PLANTATION, LLC, a Louisiana limited liability company, represented herein by its Manager DANNY DESHOTELS, whose address is 18567 Highway 15, Lettsworth, LA (hereinafter referred to as “Lessor”), and GEOTERRE OPERATING, L.L.C. (TAX ID# XX-XXX-6760), a Louisiana Limited Liability Company. represented herein by its duly authorized Manager, ROLAND F. DUGAS, III, whose mailing address is Post Office Box 80016, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70398-0016 (hereinafter referred to as “Lessee”), wherein Lessor granted, leased and let unto Lessee the exclusive right to explore for and produce oil, gas, condensate and other hydrocarbons and by-products produced with or contained in any of the foregoing, together with the use of the surface of the land for all purposes incident thereto to the extent permitted by the Lease, and to own, possess, treat, process, store and transport the minerals produced from or attributable to the following described land, containing 457.45 acres, more or less, in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, and more particularly described in Exhibit “A”, which is attached hereto and hereby made a part hereof.

 

The Lease provides for an initial term of four (4) years and zero (0) months commencing on the Effective Date, (the “Primary Term”), and as long thereafter as oil and gas or either of them is produced in paying quantities from said land or acreage pooled therewith. The Lease provides that at and after the end of the Primary Term, unit operations or production shall maintain the Lease in effect only as to the land included in the unit and then only as to certain depths, all as is more particularly prescribed therein. Except for the right to extend the term of the Lease by the payment of delay rentals, the Lease does not contain an option, right of first refusal or other agreement of the lessor to transfer all or any part of the leased premises. The Lease contains such other provisions with respect to the conduct of operations, payment of royalties, offset provisions, partial releases, notice and other such terms and conditions as are usual and customary in the industry.

 

The purpose of this Memorandum is to apprise and give notice to all parties of the existence of the Lease in accordance with R.S. 9:2742 and is not intended in any way to modify, amend or supplement the terms and provisions of the Lease. Both Lessor and Lessee have possession of a fully executed original of the Lease, which is open for examination and investigation by any party of interest during reasonable business hours in the offices of Lessee.

 

This Memorandum and all of its terms, conditions, covenants and provisions as well as those of the Lease shall extend to and be binding upon the successors and assigns of Lessor and Lessee.

 

This Memorandum may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and shall be binding upon the parties executing same whether or not executed by all parties hereto. Lessor and Lessee hereby agree that the counterpart signature and acknowledgment pages of this Memorandum may be detached and attached to one identical counterpart for the purposes of recordation, which instrument as so constructed shall constitute an original instrument as if executed by all the parties hereto.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument is executed as of the date first above written.

 

WITNESS:   LESSOR:
     
/s/ Becky Sellers   /s/ Danny Deshotels
Printed Name: Becky Sellers   DESHOTELS PLANTATION, LLC, by
    DANNY DESHOTELS, MANAGER
     
/s/ Shauntelle Adams    
Printed Name: Shauntelle Adams    

 

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARISH OF AVOYELLES

 

On this 24 day of August, 2020, before me appeared DANNY DESHOTELS to me personally known, who, being by me duly sworn, did say that he is duly authorized manager of DESHOTELS PLANTATION, LLC AND that he signed the above and foregoing Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease on behalf of said company as its free act and deed.

 

/s/ Britni G. Lacour  
Notary Public  
Printed Name: Britni G. Lacour  
Bar Roll / Notary License No. 65263  
My Commission expires: Commissioned for Life  

 

WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument is executed as of the date first above written.

 

WITNESSES:   LESSEE:
     
/s/ Becky Sellers   GEOTERRE OPERATING, L.L.C
Printed Name: Becky Sellers    
     
/s/ Shauntelle Adams   By: /s/ Roland F. Dugas, III
Printed Name: Shauntelle Adams   Print Name: ROLAND F. DUGAS, III
    Title: MANAGER

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

STATE OF LOUISIANA

 

PARISH OF AVOYELLES

 

On this 24 day of August 2020, before me, the undersigned Notary Public in and for the Parish and State of aforesaid, appeared Roland F. Dugas, Ill, to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn did say that he is the Manager of Geoterre Operating, LLC and that the above and foregoing Memorandum of Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease was signed on behalf of said company as its free and voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein set forth.

 

  /s/ Britni G. Lacour
  Notary Public
   
  Printed Name: Britni G. Lacour
  Bar Roll / Notary License No. 65263
  My Commission expires: Commissioned for Life

 

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EXHIBIT “A”

 

ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THAT CERTAIN MEMORANDUM OF OIL, GAS AND MINERAL LEASE, DATED DECEMBER 1, 2020, BY AND BETWEEN DESHOTELS PLANTATION, LLC, AS LESSOR, AND GEOTERRE OPERATING, LLC AS LESSEE.

 

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

 

A certain tract or parcel of land, containing 457.45 acres, more or less, forming portions of Sections 11 and 14 Township 2 South, Range 5 East, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, and Ward 4, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, and more particularly described as follows:

 

The tract described in Conveyance Book A459, Folio 419, recorded June 17, 2005, in the records Avoyelles Parish Clerk of Court, LESS AND EXCEPT: That portion of the tract lying within the boundary of AUS RA SU AA Deshotels Plantation et al 13-H # 1, prepared by Virgil T. Collins, RLS dated April 7, 2011 and described as the AUS RA SU AA Deshotels Plantation et al 13-H # 1 unit.

 

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

 

GeoTerre, LLC (“G”), Ecoark Holdings, Inc. (“E”), BlackBrush Oil & Gas, L.P. (“BBOG”), and White River SPV 3 LLC (“WR”) (collectively the “Parties”, and each individually a “Party”) enter into this Participation Agreement effective at noon central time on October 9, 2020. The Participation Agreement (the “PA”) replaces and supersedes the Letter of Intent between all of the Parties except WR dated August 25, 2020 (“the LOI”).

 

WHEREAS, on or before September 4, 2020, E purchased from G the “New Deshotels Lease #1” (attached as part of Exhibit B), for approximately $1.5 million, a portion of which is located within the AUS RA SU DD unit (attached as part of Exhibit E).

 

A. Initial Provisions

 

1. Escrow and other issues. E/WR and G have entered into an “Escrow Agreement” (being the letter agreement dated September 4, 2020 attached as Exhibit D which binds the parties thereto and to which the Parties hereto agree to be bound) setting up the “Escrow Account” (being “the Account” described and defined in the September 4, 2020 letter agreement). The Escrow Agreement provides for the conditions for, and shall govern and control, the release of funds from the Escrow Account. On or before 5:00 p.m. central time on December 1, 2020, E/WR shall fund the Escrow Account with the “Estimated Initial Well Costs” defined below in Section B(3).

 

On or before 5:00 p.m. on October 9, 2020, E will purchase from G the “New Deshotels Lease #2” (attached as part of Exhibit B), for an amount not to exceed $700,000. The New Deshotels Lease #1 and New Deshotels Lease #2 have been assigned to WR.

 

E, WR, and G shall be solely responsible and liable for the payment of any “Liquidated Damages” required under the New Deshotels Lease #1 or New Deshotels Lease #2 (as defined in those leases). BBOG shall not be responsible or liable for any such Liquidated Damages under the New Deshotels Lease #1 or New Deshotels Lease #2. This obligation shall survive termination of this PA.

 

E, WR, AND G SHALL DEFEND AND INDEMNIFY BBOG FROM AND AGAINST ANY CLAIMS FOR ANY SUCH LIQUIDATED DAMAGES ARISING UNDER THE NEW DESHOTELS LEASE #1 OR NEW DESHOTELS LEASE #2. THIS INDEMNITY OBLIGATION SHALL SURVIVE TERMINATION OF THIS PA.

 

E, WR, and G shall be solely responsible and liable for paying any lease bonuses payable pursuant to the New Deshotels Lease #1 and New Deshotels Lease #2 that are due and payable during calendar year 2020; any such lease bonuses shall be split between E, WR and G as agreed to by them. BBOG shall not be responsible or liable for paying any such bonuses that are due in 2020.

 

 

 

 

2. Certain Conditions. The LOI and the transactions contemplated thereby were or are subject to certain conditions:

 

a. Documentation. E, WR, and G have negotiated and executed the Escrow Agreement and other appropriate documentation;

 

b. Approvals. Approval by the respective boards of E and BBOG and by BBOG’s general partner have been obtained;

 

c. Escrow. E/WR will timely deposit the Estimated Initial Wells Costs into the Escrow Account on or before December 1, 2020 (this is now an obligation of E/WR); and

 

d. BBOG successfully obtained a release of all liens, mortgages, and deeds of trusts, if any, covering any interest that this PA would or could require BBOG to assign to E, WR, or G.

 

B. Additional Provisions

 

1. Term and Termination. The period after the Parties have executed this PA before its termination as set forth below is the “Term” of this PA. This PA shall terminate unless otherwise agreed by the Parties upon occurrence of any of the following:

 

a. Mutual consent of the Parties;

 

b. E/WR not funding the Escrow Account in full in accordance with Paragraph A(2)(c) above;

 

c. Termination of the Joint Operating Agreement dated September 4, 2020 entered into by G, WR, and BBOG (“the JOA”) for any reason; or

 

d. E/WR not commencing actual drilling of the Initial Well on or before January 30, 2021, unless delayed by governmental or other regulatory agency, or applicable law, rule or regulation,, or failing to diligently prosecute drilling of the first 2,500 feet of the lateral length in such well.

 

In the event of a conflict between the JOA and this PA, the terms of the JOA shall govern; provided, however, that the Parties affirm that Paragraphs B (3-5) of the August 25, 2020 LOI and of this PA are incorporated into the JOA.

 

Upon termination of this PA, except as set forth in this PA or in the JOA, neither Party shall thereafter have any further rights or claims against, or obligations to, the other Parties under or by virtue of this PA. Nevertheless, upon termination of this PA, E/WR, G, and BBOG shall maintain all of their then existing ownership rights in the New Deshotels Lease #1 or New Deshotels Lease #2 leases.

 

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2. Lumina Agreement. BBOG may continue to pursue and participate in a prospective transaction(s) under “the Lumina Agreement” which was disclosed to G at the meeting with BBOG in San Antonio on July 15, 2020. As to the three “Producing Units” listed below (as more particularly described and depicted on Exhibits A and/or B; the “Producing Units”, subject to certain conditions, Lumina Geophysical and Star of Texas will have the right until December 31, 2022 to drill and complete prospects that are stratigraphically above the Austin Chalk formation under the Lumina Agreement once finalized. G/E/WR shall have no interest in any wells drilled pursuant to the Lumina Agreement on the Producing Units. E/G/WR shall not be entitled to any interest in any well drilled under the Lumina Agreement.

 

E/G/WR under this agreement will be allowed to have access to the updated processing data over the Producing Units and south of the Producing Units, plus a half mile halo around those lands if such halo exists, at no cost other than normal charges to provide the digital data, when the processing is completed. E/G/WR will not have any rights to transfer this new updated processed data to any other third parties. The Producing Units are the AUS RA SU AA, AUS RA SU CC, and AUS RA SU GG more particularly described and depicted on Exhibits A and/or B. BBOG shall have the obligation to respond to reasonable questions from E/G/WR related to the aforementioned seismic data.

 

3. E/WR will fund 100% of the cost associated with the drilling and completion of an “Initial Well” (the “Initial Well Costs”) on the prospect from an existing well pad. AFE costs are estimated to be $4.7 million “the Estimated Initial Well Costs”.

 

A balance equal to but not to exceed $4.7 million (less Estimated Initial Well Costs funded by E/WR before December 1, 2020) will be due and payable by E/WR into the Escrow Account on or before December 1, 2020.

 

E or WR will drill the Initial Well to a bottom hole location in the unit designated AUS RA SU DD to be named the Deshotels 24-H #1. After E/WR:

 

(a) so funds the drilling and completion costs of such Initial Well (by timely depositing same in the Escrow Account subject to release of funds only upon the terms of the Escrow Agreement and by paying the remaining Initial Well costs if any);

 

(b) drills such Initial Well to total depth, and drills a minimum of 2,500 feet of the lateral length in such Initial Well (out of an estimated 4,500 feet total lateral length); and

 

(c) comply with their obligations under Sections 4 and 5 of this PA,

 

BBOG will assign to G/E/WR an assignment of leases covering 90% of the leasehold working interest in the leases in the AUS RA SU DD unit and a 50% of the working interest in the leases in BBOG’s AUS RA SU AA Unit both as depicted and described in Exhibits A and/or B.

 

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The assignment of leases in BBOG’s AUS RA SU AA Unit shall be limited to depths below the top of the Austin Chalk formation. In the assignment, BBOG shall also retain and reserve: (a) all interests in all depths above the top of the Austin Chalk formation in the leases in BBOG’s AUS RA SU AA Unit; (b) a 50% working interest and 50% of its net revenue interest in the producing well(s) on the AUS RA SU AA unit and in that unit insofar as it covers that well(s) and in the leases in that unit; (c) 50% of all rights in all acreage, all depths below the top of the Austin Chalk, all infrastructure, and all facilities located on that unit necessary or desirable to operate, conduct operations on, and produce that well(s) and the unit; and (d) a carried 10% working interest (and a 7.5% net revenue interest) in the leases currently owned by BBOG in or to be included in the AUS RA SU DD Unit (G/E/WR shall bear the costs of such carried interest). Any replacement, renewal, extension, top, or other lease, any lease maintained or obtained by exercising an option, any other lease taken or maintained, and any ratification or amendment, covering any lands or interests which BBOG currently has leased (including but not limited to those described or depicted on Exhibits A and/or B) shall not be a New Lease but shall instead be a “Replacement Lease.”

 

4. G has negotiated a new lease with Danny Deshotels that includes acreage outside of the current BBOG leasehold. Approximately 200 acres of this new lease is or will be included in AUS RA SU DD with the remainder outside this unit. G will assign this new lease to E/WR. E/WR will assign to BBOG a 10% carried working interest (and a 7.5% net revenue interest) in the approximate 200 acres of this lease that is to be included in the AUS RA SU DD unit shown on Exhibit A. As to the remaining portion of the new lease, BBOG has the right but not the obligation to purchase from E/WR, at cost, a 10% interest in the remaining acreage that falls outside of the AUS RA SU DD Unit. As additional consideration of this new lease, all BBOG leases described or depicted in Exhibits A and/or B not currently held by production shall be extended by G/E/WR 60 days beyond the completion date of the Initial Well. “Completion Date” is defined as the first date of production through the BBOG/G/E production facilities for the Initial Well. Should the Initial Well be completed and producing, G/E/WR agree to maintain the current leasehold position of BBOG in the AMI set forth in the JOA as affirmed herein that is not part of an existing producing unit (as depicted and described on Exhibits A and/or B) either by timely exercising and paying for any options available when due (any lease so acquired shall be a Replacement Lease), or, when no option rights exist or the Parties mutually agree not to exercise an option, acquiring Replacement Leases. G/E/WR shall pay 100% of the cost to exercise such options or to acquire any such Replacement Leases, and BBOG shall not be required to pay any part of such cost. G will have the exclusive right to purchase any New Lease within the AMI. BBOG shall have the right but not the obligation to purchase a 10% working interest in any New Lease taken by G in the AMI. BBOG shall have 30 days beyond the Completion Date of the initial well drilled and completed as a producer on any such New Lease to determine whether to exercise such option on any such New Lease and to pay for it.

 

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5. The Parties except E have entered into the JOA. The Parties affirm that the JOA includes an area of mutual interest covering the lands depicted on Exhibit B (“the AMI”). To the extent necessary, the Parties hereby amend the JOA to include the AMI that includes the terms of this PA. The JOA provides that G/WR shall drill and complete at least one (1) horizontal Austin Chalk well with a minimum of 2500’ of lateral each calendar year commencing with the year 2020, and that is also an obligation of E. The required 2020 well is the Initial Well. The JOA provides that WR is obligated to complete drilling of the lateral in the Initial Well (estimated to be 4,500 feet) and to complete the well as a producer or a dry hole, and that is also an obligation of E. On these and other wells drilled and completed as a producer after the Initial Well is so drilled and completed, that are drilled from a surface location on one of BBOG’s existing Producing Units, in the assignment to E/WR/G, which as to the Producing Units shall be limited to depths below the top of the Austin Chalk, BBOG will reserve 50% of its working interest (and the corresponding net revenue interest) in the existing wells and leases and 50% of all rights in all acreage, all depths below the top of the Austin Chalk formation, all infrastructure, and all facilities located on that unit necessary or desirable to operate, conduct operations on, and produce that well(s) and the unit leases attributed to and in the Producing Unit on which the surface location of such new well is located. BBOG will also reserve a 10% carried working interest (and a 7.5% net revenue interest) in the new drilling unit, leases, and interests being assigned to the well and proposed producing unit. E/WR/ and G shall pay all costs attributable to BBOG’s interest in proportion to their ownership in such wells. The BBOG carried 10% working interest shall apply to all wells and new drilling units drilled utilizing the existing Producing Units for surface locations that extend laterals into units AUS RA SU DD, AUS RA SU EE, and AUS RA SU FF and which contain a portion or all of a BBOG lease. The carried 10% working interest to be proportionately reduced based on the percentage of BBOG lease attributed to the unit. E/WR/G shall pay all costs attributable to that interest in proportion to their ownership in such wells. In depths below the top of the Austin Chalk formation, BBOG will assign to E/WR/G 50% of BBOG’s remaining working interest in the appropriate new drilling unit once the earning well is completed as defined. Once the earning well on a new drilling unit is completed as defined, ownership before Payout in that new well and its new drilling unit shall be as follows: WR will own 90% of the working interest and a 67.5% net revenue interest; BBOG will own a 10% carried working interest and a 7.5% net revenue interest.

 

“Payout” is defined as: Separately as to each earning well, the point at which all costs associated with the drilling and completing of the “Initial Well” (as to the earning well for the AUS RA SU DD unit being the Deshotels 24-H-#1) or the initial well (as to subsequent earning wells) is received by E/WR from its share and G’s share of net revenue (being a 67.5% net revenue interest) of Oil and Gas sales (BBOG being entitled to its 7.5% net revenue interest from first sales). After Payout, in an earning well, ownership in such earning well and its drilling unit shall be as follows:

 

WR will own 70% of the working interest and 52.5% net revenue interest;

 

G will own 20% of the working interest and 15% net revenue interest.

 

BBOG will own 10% of the working interest and 7.5% net revenue interest.

 

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6. Confidentiality. The Parties agree that, except as set forth below, the provisions of this PA shall be kept confidential. Except as set forth below, each Party agrees that no information pertaining to the PA or the transactions covered by it will be disclosed to a third person or entity without the consent of the other Parties. E intends to issue a press release to be approved by all parties herein, for public distribution in the form and content as shown in Exhibit C herein as required by E’s corporate policy. This release will be “general” in nature and not disclose any confidential information addressed herein. Information pertaining to the PA or the transactions covered by it may be disclosed by a Party to its affiliates and to its and their employees, officers, partners, representatives, consultants, and advisors (collectively, “a Party’s Representatives”) provided, however, that involvement of such Party’s Representatives will be kept at the minimal level which is reasonably necessary to accomplish the objectives of this PA. A Party disclosing to its Representatives information pertaining to this PA or the transactions covered by it will inform such Representatives of the confidential nature of the PA and the transactions covered by it and will instruct such Representatives to abide by the terms of this Section B(6). A Party shall be responsible and liable for any use or disclosure of information pertaining to the PA or the transactions covered by it by such Party’s Representatives in violation of this PA. In the event that a Party (or any of such Party’s Representatives) is requested or becomes legally compelled by external legal demand (such as, without limitation, interrogatories, governmental request for information or documents, subpoena, summons, criminal or civil investigative demand, or similar process, but specifically excluding any requirement resulting from any elective act or conduct of the Receiving Party) to disclose any information pertaining to the PA or the transactions covered by it, such Party, unless prohibited by law, will provide the other Parties with prompt written notice so that the other Parties may seek (at their sole, respective, expense, but with such Party’s reasonable cooperation if so requested by the other Parties) a protective order or other appropriate remedy should any of the other Parties choose to do so. In the event that such protective order or other remedy is not obtained, or that the other Parties waive compliance with this Section B.6, such Party will furnish only such information pertaining to the PA or the transactions covered by it which is legally required to be disclosed, and will exercise reasonable efforts to obtain reasonable assurances that the same will be accorded confidential treatment. The foregoing obligations of confidentiality shall survive for 1 year following termination of this PA.

 

7. Costs. Each Party will pay its own costs, including legal fees, in connection with this PA or the transactions covered by it.

 

8. LOI. The terms and provisions of the JOA and this PA shall supersede the terms and provisions included in the LOI. In the event of a conflict, the provisions of this PA and the LOI, the provisions of this PA will control.

 

9. Other Provisions. This PA shall be governed by, and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to any conflict of laws rule or principle that would apply the laws of another jurisdiction. The Parties hereby irrevocably agree that all actions or proceedings in any way related to this PA or the transactions covered by it shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Bexar County, Texas, and each Party waives any defense of forum non conveniens and agrees to be bound by any judgment rendered by such courts in connection with this PA, subject to any applicable right of appeal. In construing this PA, no consideration shall be given to the fact or presumption that one Party had a greater or less hand in its drafting. Should a Party breach any provision of this PA and should the non-breaching Party employ an attorney to enforce such provision and/or collect damages for such breach, then the breaching Party agrees to pay the non-breaching Party such reasonable and necessary attorneys’ fees, expenses, and costs of litigation as the non-breaching Party incurred with respect thereto.

 

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10. Assignment/Counterparts. Neither Party may assign its rights hereunder, except to an affiliate, parent, or subsidiary, without the prior written consent of the other Parties. This PA may be executed in any number of counterparts, which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument. The Parties agree that electronic representations of a Party’s original signature (including, without limitation, facsimile, scanned, or pdf representations of a signature) shall be sufficient for all purposes, and that such signatures, and this PA, may be transmitted or circulated to the Parties electronically or in electronic form by any reasonable means including, without limitation, fax or email. The Parties agree that such execution and delivery shall have the same force and effect as delivery of an original document with original signatures, and that each Party may use such signatures as evidence of the execution and delivery of this PA by the Parties to the same extent that an original signature could be used.

 

The Parties hereof have caused this PA to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the date indicated below.

 

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BlackBrush Oil & Gas, L.P.   Ecoark Holdings, Inc.
         
By: /s/ Mark A. Norville   By: /s/ Randy May
  Mark A. Norville     Randy May
         
Title: President   Title: CEO
         
Date: 10/9/20   Date: 10/9/20
         
         
GeoTerre, LLC   White River SPV 3 LLC
         
By: /s/ Craig J. Sceroler   By: /s/ Jay Puchir
  Craig J. Sceroler     Jay Puchir
         
Title: Member Manager   Title: Manager
         
Date: 10/9/20   Date: 10/9/20

 

 

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Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

I, Randy May, certify that:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Date: February 12, 2021

 

/s/Randy May  
Randy May  
Chief Executive Officer  
(Principal Executive Officer)  

 

Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

 

I, William B. Hoagland, certify that:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Date: February 12, 2021

 

/s/ William B. Hoagland  
William B. Hoagland  

Chief Financial 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 of Ecoark Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Randy May, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

 

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and

 

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

 

/s/Randy May  
Randy May  
Chief Executive Officer  
(Principal Executive Officer)  
Dated: February 12, 2021  

 

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 of Ecoark Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, William B. Hoagland, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

 

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and

 

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

 

/s/ William B. Hoagland  
William B. Hoagland  

Chief Financial Officer

 
Dated: February 12, 2021