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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 22, 2021

 

Datchat, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   001-40729   47-2502264
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

65 Church Street
2nd Floor

New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(Address of principal executive offices, including ZIP code)

 

(732) 354-4766
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock. $0.0001 par value   DATS   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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


Emerging growth company

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On September 22, 2021, the Company entered into a managed services contract (the “Agreement”) with IZEA Worlwide, Inc. (“IZEA”), a provider of influencer marketing technology, data and services, pursuant to which IZEA will execute a celebrity influencer online dating campaign for DatChat Messenger to a targeted age group for an agreed upon period of time in consideration of the Company paying IZEA a low seven figure fee.

 

The foregoing summary of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference.

  

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On September 22, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the Agreement. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

The exhibit listed in the following Exhibit Index is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibit
10.1 #   Statement of Work by and between, Datchat, Inc. and IZEA Worldwide, Inc.
99.1   Press release dated September 22, 2021

 

# Pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K, certain confidential portions of this exhibit were omitted by means of marking such portions with an asterisk because the identified confidential portions (i) are not material and (ii) would be competitively harmful if publicly disclosed.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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

 

Dated: September 24, 2021

 

  Datchat, Inc.
   
  /s/ Darin Myman
  Darin Myman
  Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

[*] CERTAIN INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN OMITTED FROM THIS EXHIBIT BECAUSE IT IS BOTH (I) NOT MATERIAL AND (II) WOULD BE COMPETITIVELY HARMFUL IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.

 

Statement of Work
IZEA Worldwide, Inc.
501 N. Orlando Ave
Ste 313, PMB 247
Winter Park, FL 32789
Phone: 1.877.525.IZEA

 

Quote Number: 00022991

Quote Expiration Date: September 30, 2021

 

Quote Name: [*] Dat Chat Influencer Campaign Prepared By: Yadia Suarez
Target Start Date: [*] Target Vertical: Ages 18-50
Target End Date: [*]  

 

Customer Information

 

Account Name: DatChat Inc. Phone:
Contact Name: Darin Myman Email: dmyman@datchats.com

 

Billing Information

 

Payment Terms: Net 30 Bill to Customer Name: DatChat, Inc.
Invoice Terms: See Special Terms Bill To: 65 Church Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901
Purchase Order:  
Accounts Payable Email: dmyman@datchats.com  
Payable Contact: Darin Myman  

 

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Quote Line Items

 

Product   Quantity       Description  
Custom Tier TikTok Video   [*]       [*]  
Celebrity Instagram Photo   [*]       [*]  
Celebrity Social Share   [*]       [*]  
Celebrity Instagram Story Frame   [*]       [*]  
Promoted Posts   [*]       [*]  
Promoted Posts   [*]       [*]  
Promoted Posts | Impressions   [*]       [*]  
Comprehensive Review   [*]       [*]  
ContentMine®   [*]       [*]  
Earned Reach   [*]       [*]  
Managed Services   [*]       [*]  

 

Totals

 

Total Deliverables: [*]

 

Total Price: [*]

 

IZEA will invoice Customer for taxes due with regard to the Services provided, as applicable. Taxes will be invoiced and must be paid in accordance with the Payment Terms of this Agreement. Customer is responsible for paying all taxes associated with its purchases hereunder, excluding taxes based on IZEA’s income or property. If IZEA is obligated to collect taxes, then the appropriate amount will be determined and added to the Customer invoice based on the laws and regulations of the taxing authority(ies) governing the “Bill To” location of the Customer at the time of invoicing. If IZEA does not invoice Customer for applicable taxes, Customer remains responsible for the calculation and remittance of such taxes to the applicable government authority, now or at any time in the future.

 

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Terms and Signature

 

1. Standard Terms for All Services:

 

a. Master Services Agreement. Customer agrees to the terms and conditions of any outstanding Master Services Agreement between IZEA and the Customer, or if no Agreement exists between the parties, then Customer agrees to the Managed Service Terms found on the IZEA website at https://izea.com/managed-service-terms (https://izea.com/managed-service-terms).
     
b. The “Campaign Term” shall be the period between the Target Start Date and Target End Date, unless otherwise agreed to by both parties in writing. The Campaign Term may not be paused or extended without the mutual agreement of the parties. Should Customer place a campaign on hold or become non-responsive for a period of four (4) or more weeks, IZEA may, at its discretion, cease providing services and issue an invoice for the remaining unpaid total campaign fee, which will be due and payable net thirty (30) days from issuance.
     
c. Invoices shall be issued upon launch, unless otherwise indicated on page 1 of the SOW. “Launch” shall be defined as the first date that any Content goes live or the first date of event attendance for sponsored social Content opportunities, or as the start date of production for any owned Content production opportunities. Fees due shall be paid by Customer in a form accepted by IZEA (which may include company check, ACH, or, if approved by IZEA, via Customer’s valid and authorized credit card account).
     
d. Non-Refundable Management Deposit. Fifteen Percent (15%) of the Total Price shall be invoiced immediately upon signature of the SOW and due net thirty (30) days from receipt. This amount is non-refundable but shall be applied toward the total amount due under the SOW provided that the SOW is not cancelled by Customer or its Client and the campaign runs to completion. However, in the event of a cancellation, this deposit shall not be applied to outstanding amounts due and shall continue to be non-refundable.
     
  e. Effects of a Termination. In the event of a termination of the SOW, in whole or in part, by Customer or its Client, the following amounts will be due within thirty (30) days: (i) payments due to Creator(s) contracted to provide services under the SOW; (ii) amounts due under any non- cancellable contracts entered into by IZEA in relation to the SOW; and (iii) amounts due for any Content created as of the date of the cancellation of the campaign. In no event will the fees charged in connection with a termination exceed the Total Price indicated in an SOW.
     
  f. Modifications and amendments to the Agreement or this SOW, including exhibits, schedules, SOWs and other attachments regarding terms including, but not limited to additional fees shall be enforceable only if they are in writing and are signed by both IZEA and Customer.

 

2. Additional Terms for Sponsored Social® Services:

 

  a. Campaign Ideation and Setup. IZEA will provide a Questionnaire for Customer to complete in full. Once the Questionnaire is completed based on the deliverables guaranteed in the SOW, IZEA will translate those details into Creator Instructions. The Creator Instructions will be uploaded into the IZEAx platform, once mutually agreed upon by IZEA and Customer, and used by the Creators as the requirements to create their Content.

 

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b. Approval of Creator(s) and Outreach. IZEA will reference the Target Vertical to select Creators for campaign outreach and onboarding. If indicated under Campaign Line Items that Comprehensive Review for Customer’s approval of Creators is included in the deliverables, IZEA will send Customer a total of two (2) lists of Creator options for the campaign (as defined below), delivered using the Delegated Review feature in the IZEAx platform or an Excel sheet export. The lists will include a link to the Creator’s channel, follower counts, and rationale as to why IZEA is suggesting the Creators for the campaign. Customer will have forty-eight (48) hours to review each list and either accept the Creators for outreach or provide specific, actionable feedback as to why any Creators are rejected. Lists will be sent as follows:

 

i. Sample List. The first Sample List will contain 25% of the total number of Creators needed for the campaign to gauge Customer feedback. Customer’s detailed feedback on each Creator will help guide IZEA when making selections for the final Full Ranking List.

 

ii. Full Ranking List. Using Customer’s feedback from the Sample List, IZEA will provide a Full Ranking List containing 2-3 times the total number of Creators needed for the campaign. Once IZEA receives Customer’s detailed feedback, IZEA will outreach to the approved Creators to gauge interest and availability. For the avoidance of doubt, IZEA cannot guarantee Creator participation.

 

  c. Approval of Content. IZEA will reference the mutually approved Creator Instructions to review and approve Content for the campaign. If indicated under Campaign Line Items that Comprehensive Review for Customer’s approval of Content is included in the deliverables, IZEA will send Customer content to review in place of IZEA’s internal review. Customer will have two (2) rounds of revisions per piece of Content and twenty-four (24) hours to review each round, unless a different time period is agreed to by IZEA in writing. At the end of the twenty-four (24) hours, Customer will either accept the Content or provide specific, actionable feedback to help guide Creators when making revisions. Feedback must be delivered using the Annotations feature in the IZEAx platform or Track Changes in a Word document export. Requests for additional rounds of revisions, should the Creator agree to perform the same, will result in an additional charge at the rate indicated by IZEA at the time of the request. If Customer fails to request revisions within the twenty-four (24) hour period, Customer forfeits its right to any revisions, and the Content will be deemed approved, pending IZEA review. For the avoidance of doubt, revisions that conflict with any relevant Creator Instructions that have been mutually approved by both parties at the time of Content creation would be outside of this scope.

 

d. Campaign Optimization. Throughout the Campaign, IZEA’s Managed Services team will provide recommendations to optimize the campaign for performance and participation, as needed. Recommendations may include replacement Creators, adjustments to the Creator Instructions for future Creator offers, modifications to the number of creators selected for a Campaign, and/or adjustments to Promoted Post spend.

 

  i. NOTE: All post quantities are estimates based on the target provided and the length and timing of the campaign. Changes in the target, Content theme or campaign launch date, or delayed approval of Creators or Content, may result in a change of scope in the SOW including but not limited to post quantities and reach, and/or may trigger a cancellation fee.

 

  e. Analytics Reporting and Campaign Wrap Report. IZEA will provide Analytics Reporting on a mutually agreed upon cadence delivered from the IZEAx platform. Where applicable, Analytics Reporting will include Live Links, Users/Followers, Time Spent (for blogs only), and Engagements relevant to the platform and type of Content (such as Comments, Shares, Clicks, CTR, Views and/or positive Reactions [such as Likes, Loves, Hahas, and Wows but excluding Sad and Angry reactions]). IZEA’s recommendation regarding the cadence of delivery is as follows based on the campaign duration:
     
1 month (or less) - 3 months: Weekly Reporting

 

3 months - 6 months: Bi-Weekly Reporting

 

6 months+: Monthly Reporting

 

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Following campaign completion, IZEA will provide Customer with a Campaign Wrap Report in PDF format which will contain final metrics (consistent with Analytics Reporting) and select screenshots of published Content from the Campaign.

 

i. NOTE: IZEA delivers blog reach based on Google Analytics’ Users and Social Package Reach in campaigns (the ratio of users to social reach may vary); followers or subscribers for sponsored social Content posts; and impressions, engagements, or video views based on minimum platform measurements for Promoted Posts.

 

Special Terms: Customer is to be invoiced 50% Upon Signature (inclusive of the 15% non-refundable managed services deposit defined in Section 1.d) and 50% Upon Launch. Payment is to be due Net 30 per invoice.

 

IZEA does not offer any refunds or make-goods on sponsored social posts that may be flagged or removed from any third party social media platforms due to non-compliance with platform terms.

 

Promoted Posts estimates are subject to change based on targeting.

 

Each party represents and warrants that the persons signing this SOW below are duly authorized to bind their respective principals to the terms of this contract.

 

Name:   Name:
     
Signature:   Signature:
     
Title:   Title:
     
Date:   Date:
     
Email:   Email:

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

DatChat Announces Partnership and Influencer Campaign with IZEA

 

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Sept. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DatChat, Inc. (“DatChat” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: DATS), a communications and social media company that gives users the ability to communicate with privacy and protection, today announced that it has awarded a $1M managed services contract to IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (“IZEA”) (NASDAQ: IZEA), a provider of influencer marketing technology, data, and services for the world’s leading brands, to execute a celebrity influencer online dating campaign for DatChat Messenger.

 

The campaign is intended to highlight DatChat’s messaging platform capabilities and its focus on personal privacy and data protection. IZEA plans to leverage its roster of influencer talent to drive awareness of the messaging platform and the benefits of the technology as a dating app, and more broadly, as a messaging ecosystem.

 

“Individuals that use online dating platforms are all potential DatChat users who we feel would find our privacy-focused features especially useful,” said Darin Myman, founder and CEO of DatChat. “IZEA is a natural fit as a partner for the social media space, and we believe that this campaign is an exciting opportunity to grow the DatChat Messenger brand. Online dating has seen significant technological advancement but has yet to address the inherent data privacy risks in meeting strangers online and sharing information without any data protection. Users deserve protection, safety, and privacy, and we aim to provide the best privacy with the DatChat technology that protects users’ information and pictures after they hit send, share or post.”

 

The campaign is expected to launch in Q4 2021 and will run through the end of the year across Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. DatChat is available as a free download for iOS and Android.

 

About DatChat, Inc.

 

DatChat Inc. is a blockchain, cybersecurity, and social media company that not only focuses on protecting privacy on personal devices, but also protects user information after it is shared with others. The DatChat Messenger & Private Social Network presents technology that allows users to change how long their messages can be viewed before or after users send them, prevents screenshots, and hides encrypted photos in plain sight on camera rolls. DatChat’s patented technology offers users a traditional texting experience while providing control and security for their messages. With DatChat Messenger, a user can decide how long their messages last on a recipient’s device, while feeling secure that, at any time, they can delete individual messages or entire message threads, making it like the conversation never happened.

 

 

 

 

About IZEA Worldwide, Inc

 

IZEA is a marketing technology company providing software and professional services that enable brands to collaborate and transact with the full spectrum of today’s top social influencers and content creators. The company serves as a champion for the growing Creator Economy, enabling individuals to monetize their content, creativity, and influence. IZEA launched the industry’s first-ever influencer marketing platform in 2006 and has since facilitated nearly 4 million transactions between online buyers and sellers. Leading brands and agencies partner with IZEA to increase digital engagement, diversify brand voice, scale content production, and drive measurable return on investment.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements,” including with respect to the Company’s initial public offering. No assurance can be given that the offering will be completed on the terms described, or at all. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s registration statement and preliminary prospectus for the offering filed with the SEC. Copies are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

 

Contacts:

 

Investor Relations contact:

Alex Thompson, John Yi

Gateway Group, Inc.

(949) 574-3860

DATS@gatewayir.com

 

Press contact:

 

Natalie Balladarsch

Gateway Group, Inc.

(949) 574-3860

DATS@gatewayir.com

 

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