Form 1-A Issuer Information |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 1-A REGULATION A OFFERING STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | OMB APPROVAL |
FORM 1-A | OMB Number: 3235-0286 Estimated average burden hours per response: 608.0 |
Issuer CIK | 0000915661 |
Issuer CCC | XXXXXXXX |
DOS File Number | |
Offering File Number | |
Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing? | ☒ LIVE ☐ TEST |
Would you like a Return Copy? | ☐ |
Notify via Filing Website only? | ☐ |
Since Last Filing? | ☐ |
Name | |
Phone | |
E-Mail Address |
Exact name of issuer as specified in the issuer's charter | GREEN LEAF INNOVATIONS INC |
Jurisdiction of Incorporation / Organization |
FLORIDA
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Year of Incorporation | 1993 |
CIK | 0000915661 |
Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code | TOBACCO PRODUCTS |
I.R.S. Employer Identification Number | 87-2290605 |
Total number of full-time employees | 10 |
Total number of part-time employees | 0 |
Address 1 | 15800 PINES BLVD |
Address 2 | SUITE #3200 |
City | PEMBROKE PINES |
State/Country |
FLORIDA
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Mailing Zip/ Postal Code | 33027 |
Phone | 800-303-6268 |
Name | Jeff Turner, Esq. |
Address 1 | |
Address 2 | |
City | |
State/Country | |
Mailing Zip/ Postal Code | |
Phone |
Industry Group (select one) | ☐ Banking ☐ Insurance ☒ Other |
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
$
39.00 |
Investment Securities |
$
0.00 |
Total Investments |
$
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Accounts and Notes Receivable |
$
0.00 |
Loans |
$
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Property, Plant and Equipment (PP&E): |
$
0.00 |
Property and Equipment |
$
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Total Assets |
$
39.00 |
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities |
$
218636.00 |
Policy Liabilities and Accruals |
$
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Deposits |
$
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Long Term Debt |
$
798289.00 |
Total Liabilities |
$
1016925.00 |
Total Stockholders' Equity |
$
-1016886.00 |
Total Liabilities and Equity |
$
39.00 |
Total Revenues |
$
0.00 |
Total Interest Income |
$
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Costs and Expenses Applicable to Revenues |
$
263643.00 |
Total Interest Expenses |
$
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Depreciation and Amortization |
$
0.00 |
Net Income |
$
409248.00 |
Earnings Per Share - Basic |
$
0.00 |
Earnings Per Share - Diluted |
$
0.00 |
Name of Auditor (if any) |
Name of Class (if any) Common Equity | Common Stock |
Common Equity Units Outstanding | 5149887086 |
Common Equity CUSIP (if any): | na |
Common Equity Units Name of Trading Center or Quotation Medium (if any) | OTC Markets Pink Sheets |
Preferred Equity Name of Class (if any) | Preferred A Stock |
Preferred Equity Units Outstanding | 41000000 |
Preferred Equity CUSIP (if any) | na |
Preferred Equity Name of Trading Center or Quotation Medium (if any) | na |
Debt Securities Name of Class (if any) | |
Debt Securities Units Outstanding | 0 |
Debt Securities CUSIP (if any): | |
Debt Securities Name of Trading Center or Quotation Medium (if any) |
Check this box to certify that all of the following statements are true for the issuer(s)
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Check this box to certify that, as of the time of this filing, each person described in Rule 262 of Regulation A is either not disqualified under that rule or is disqualified but has received a waiver of such disqualification.
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Check this box if "bad actor" disclosure under Rule 262(d) is provided in Part II of the offering statement.
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Check the appropriate box to indicate whether you are conducting a Tier 1 or Tier 2 offering | ☒ Tier1 ☐ Tier2 |
Check the appropriate box to indicate whether the financial statements have been audited | ☒ Unaudited ☐ Audited |
Types of Securities Offered in this Offering Statement (select all that apply) |
☒Equity (common or preferred stock) |
Does the issuer intend to offer the securities on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 251(d)(3)? | ☒ Yes ☐ No |
Does the issuer intend this offering to last more than one year? | ☐ Yes ☒ No |
Does the issuer intend to price this offering after qualification pursuant to Rule 253(b)? | ☐ Yes ☒ No |
Will the issuer be conducting a best efforts offering? | ☒ Yes ☐ No |
Has the issuer used solicitation of interest communications in connection with the proposed offering? | ☐ Yes ☒ No |
Does the proposed offering involve the resale of securities by affiliates of the issuer? | ☐ Yes ☒ No |
Number of securities offered | 100000000 |
Number of securities of that class outstanding | 0 |
Price per security |
$
0.1000 |
The portion of the aggregate offering price attributable to securities being offered on behalf of the issuer |
$
10000000.00 |
The portion of the aggregate offering price attributable to securities being offered on behalf of selling securityholders |
$
0.00 |
The portion of the aggregate offering price attributable to all the securities of the issuer sold pursuant to a qualified offering statement within the 12 months before the qualification of this offering statement |
$
0.00 |
The estimated portion of aggregate sales attributable to securities that may be sold pursuant to any other qualified offering statement concurrently with securities being sold under this offering statement |
$
0.00 |
Total (the sum of the aggregate offering price and aggregate sales in the four preceding paragraphs) |
$
10000000.00 |
Underwriters - Name of Service Provider | Underwriters - Fees |
$
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Sales Commissions - Name of Service Provider | Sales Commissions - Fee |
$
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Finders' Fees - Name of Service Provider | Finders' Fees - Fees |
$
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Audit - Name of Service Provider | Audit - Fees |
$
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Legal - Name of Service Provider | JDT Legal, PLLC | Legal - Fees |
$
15000.00 |
Promoters - Name of Service Provider | Promoters - Fees |
$
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Blue Sky Compliance - Name of Service Provider | Various | Blue Sky Compliance - Fees |
$
10000.00 |
CRD Number of any broker or dealer listed: | |
Estimated net proceeds to the issuer |
$
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Clarification of responses (if necessary) |
Selected States and Jurisdictions |
ALABAMA
ALASKA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
HAWAII
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
IOWA
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MAINE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
UTAH
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING
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None | ☒ |
Same as the jurisdictions in which the issuer intends to offer the securities | ☐ |
Selected States and Jurisdictions |
None ☒
(e) Indicate the section of the Securities Act or Commission rule or regulation relied upon for exemption from the registration requirements of such Act and state briefly the facts relied upon for such exemption |
SEC File No. _______ |
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 1-A
Dated: June 14, 2022
REGULATION A OFFERING CIRCULAR UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Green Leaf Innovations, Inc.
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
Florida
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
15800 Pines Blvd.
Suite #3200
Pembroke Pines, FL 33027
(800) 303-6268
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code of issuer’s principal executive office)
Jeff Turner
897 W Baxter Dr.
South Jordan, UT 84095
801-810-4465
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
2100 |
| 87-2290605 |
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |
| (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
This Preliminary Offering Circular shall only be qualified upon order of the Commission, unless a subsequent amendment is filed indicating the intention to become qualified by operation of the terms of Regulation A.
This Offering Circular is following the Offering Circular format described in Part II (a)(1)(ii) of Form 1-A.
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PART II - PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR - FORM 1-A: TIER I
An Offering statement pursuant to Regulation A relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Information contained in this Preliminary Offering Circular is subject to completion or amendment. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted before the Offering statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is qualified. This Preliminary Offering Circular shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor may there be any sales of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful before registration or qualification under the laws of any such state. We may elect to satisfy our obligation to deliver a Final Offering circular by sending you a notice within two business days after the completion of our sale to you that contains the URL where the Final Offering Circular or the Offering statement in which such Final Offering Circular was filed may be obtained.
PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR
Dated: June 14, 2022
Subject to Completion
PURSUANT TO REGULATION A OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Green Leaf Innovations, Inc.
15800 Pines Blvd.
Suite #3200
Pembroke Pines, FL 33027
100,000,000 Shares of Series B Preferred Stock
at a price of $0.10 per Share
Including 50,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock
Minimum Investment: $1,000
Maximum Offering: $10,000,000
See The Offering - Page 9 and Securities Being Offered - Page 31 For Further Details. None of the Securities Offered Are Being Sold By Present Security Holders. This Offering Will Commence Upon Qualification of this Offering by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Will Terminate 365 days from the date of qualification by the Securities And Exchange Commission, Unless Extended or Terminated Earlier By The Issuer.
PLEASE REVIEW ALL RISK FACTORS ON PAGES 10 THROUGH PAGE 18 BEFORE MAKING AN INVESTMENT IN THIS COMPANY. AN INVESTMENT IN THIS COMPANY SHOULD ONLY BE MADE IF YOU ARE CAPABLE OF EVALUATING THE RISKS AND MERITS OF THIS INVESTMENT AND IF YOU HAVE SUFFICIENT RESOURCES TO BEAR THE ENTIRE LOSS OF YOUR INVESTMENT, SHOULD THAT OCCUR.
THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OF OR GIVE ITS APPROVAL TO ANY SECURITIES OFFERED OR THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING, NOR DOES IT PASS UPON THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY OFFERING CIRCULAR OR OTHER SELLING LITERATURE. THESE SECURITIES ARE OFFERED PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION WITH THE COMMISSION; HOWEVER, THE COMMISSION HAS NOT MADE AN INDEPENDENT DETERMINATION THAT THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREUNDER ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION.
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Because these securities are being offered on a “best efforts” basis, the following disclosures are hereby made:
| Price to Public | Commissions(1) | Proceeds to Company(2) | Proceeds to Other Persons(3) |
Per Share | $0.10 | $0 | $0.10 | None |
Minimum Investment | $1,000 | $0 | $1,000 | None |
Maximum Offering | $10,000,000 | $0 | $10,000,000 | None |
(1)The Company has not presently engaged an underwriter for the sale of securities under this Offering.
(2)Does not reflect payment of expenses of this Offering, which are estimated to not exceed $25,000.00 and which include, among other things, legal fees, accounting costs, reproduction expenses, due diligence, marketing, consulting, administrative services other costs of blue-sky compliance, and actual out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Company selling the Shares. This amount represents the proceeds of the offering to the Company, which will be used as set out in “USE OF PROCEEDS TO ISSUER.”
(3)There are no finder’s fees or other fees being paid to third parties from the proceeds. See “PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION.”
This Offering (the “Offering”) consists of 100,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, including 50,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock into which they may be converted (the “Shares” or individually, each a “Share”) that is being offered on a “best efforts” basis, which means that there is no guarantee that any minimum amount will be sold. The Shares are being offered and sold by Green Leaf Innovations, Inc., a Florida Corporation (the “Company”). We are offering up to 100,000,000 Shares at a price of $0.10 per Share. This Offering has a minimum purchase of $1,000 per investor. We may waive the minimum purchase requirement on a case-by-case basis in our sole discretion. The Shares are being offered only by the Company on a best-efforts basis to an unlimited number of accredited investors and to an unlimited number of non-accredited investors subject to the limitations of Regulation A. Under Rule 251(d)(2)(i)(C) of Regulation A+, non-accredited, non-natural investors are subject to the investment limitation and may only invest funds which do not exceed 10% of the greater of the purchaser’s revenue or net assets (as of the purchaser’s most recent fiscal year end). A non-accredited, natural person may only invest funds which do not exceed 10% of the greater of the purchaser’s annual income or net worth (please see below on how to calculate your net worth). The maximum aggregate amount of the Shares that will be offered is 100,000,000 Shares of Series B Preferred Stcok with a Maximum Offering Price of $10,000,000. There is no minimum number of Shares that needs to be sold in order for funds to be released to the Company and for this Offering to close.
The Series B Preferred Stock is not listed on any exchange, and will not be listed on any exchange. Our Common Stock is currently quoted on the OTC Pink tier of the OTC Market Group, Inc. under the symbol “GRLF”. On May June 10, 2022, the last reported sale price of our common stock was $0.00035.
The Shares are being offered pursuant to Regulation A of Section 3(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for Tier 1 offerings. The Shares will only be issued to purchasers who satisfy the requirements set forth in Regulation A. The offering is expected to expire on the first of: (i) all of the Shares offered are sold; or (ii) the close of business 365 days from the date of qualification by the Commission, unless sooner terminated or extended by the Company’s CEO. Pending each closing, payments for the Shares will be paid directly to the Company. Funds will be immediately transferred to the Company where they will be available for use in the operations of the Company’s business in a manner consistent with the “USE OF PROCEEDS TO ISSUER” in this Offering Circular.
THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS CONCERNING THE COMPANY OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR, AND IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH OTHER INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON.
PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS ARE NOT TO CONSTRUE THE CONTENTS OF THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR, OR OF ANY PRIOR OR SUBSEQUENT COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR AFFILIATES, AS INVESTMENT, LEGAL, FINANCIAL OR TAX ADVICE.
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GENERALLY, NO SALE MAY BE MADE TO YOU IN THIS OFFERING IF THE AGGREGATE PURCHASE PRICE YOU PAY IS MORE THAN 10% OF THE GREATER OF YOUR ANNUAL INCOME OR NET WORTH. DIFFERENT RULES APPLY TO ACCREDITED INVESTORS AND NON-NATURAL PERSONS. BEFORE MAKING ANY REPRESENTATION THAT YOUR INVESTMENT DOES NOT EXCEED APPLICABLE THRESHOLDS, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REVIEW RULE 251(d)(2)(i)(C) OF REGULATION A. FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ON INVESTING, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REFER TO WWW.INVESTOR.GOV (WHICH IS NOT INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR).
This Offering is inherently risky. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 10.
Sales of these securities will commence within two calendar days of the qualification date and the filing of a Form 253(g)(2) Offering Circular AND it will be a continuous Offering pursuant to Rule 251(d)(3)(i)(F).
The Company is following the “Offering Circular” format of disclosure under Regulation A.
AN OFFERING STATEMENT PURSUANT TO REGULATION A RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED BEFORE THE OFFERING STATEMENT FILED WITH THE COMMISSION IS QUALIFIED. THIS PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR MAY THERE BE ANY SALES OF THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL BEFORE REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE. THE COMPANY MAY ELECT TO SATISFY ITS OBLIGATION TO DELIVER A FINAL OFFERING CIRCULAR BY SENDING YOU A NOTICE WITHIN TWO BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE COMPANY’S SALE TO YOU THAT CONTAINS THE URL WHERE THE FINAL OFFERING CIRCULAR OR THE OFFERING STATEMENT IN WHICH SUCH FINAL OFFERING CIRCULAR WAS FILED MAY BE OBTAINED.
NASAA UNIFORM LEGEND
FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL STATES: THE PRESENCE OF A LEGEND FOR ANY GIVEN STATE REFLECTS ONLY THAT A LEGEND MAY BE REQUIRED BY THAT STATE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED TO MEAN AN OFFER OR SALE MAY BE MADE IN A PARTICULAR STATE. IF YOU ARE UNCERTAIN AS TO WHETHER OR NOT OFFERS OR SALES MAY BE LAWFULLY MADE IN ANY GIVEN STATE, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO CONTACT THE COMPANY. THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED IN THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS (COMMONLY CALLED ‘BLUE SKY’ LAWS).
IN MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION INVESTORS MUST RELY ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OF THE PERSON OR ENTITY CREATING THE SECURITIES AND THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING, INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED. THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN RECOMMENDED BY ANY FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR REGULATORY AUTHORITY. FURTHERMORE, THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THE ACCURACY OR DETERMINED THE ADEQUACY OF THIS DOCUMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
NOTICE TO FOREIGN INVESTORS
IF THE PURCHASER LIVES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, IT IS THE PURCHASER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO FULLY OBSERVE THE LAWS OF ANY RELEVANT TERRITORY OR JURISDICTION OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PURCHASE OF THE SECURITIES, INCLUDING OBTAINING REQUIRED GOVERNMENTAL OR OTHER CONSENTS OR OBSERVING ANY OTHER REQUIRED LEGAL OR OTHER FORMALITIES. THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DENY THE PURCHASE OF THE SECURITIES BY ANY FOREIGN PURCHASER.
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PATRIOT ACT RIDER
The Investor hereby represents and warrants that Investor is not, nor is it acting as an agent, representative, intermediary or nominee for, a person identified on the list of blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of Treasury. In addition, the Investor has complied with all applicable U.S. laws, regulations, directives, and executive orders relating to anti-money laundering , including but not limited to the following laws: (1) the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56, and (2) Executive Order 13224 (Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism) of September 23, 2001.
NO DISQUALIFICATION EVENT (“BAD ACTOR” DECLARATION)
NONE OF THE COMPANY, ANY OF ITS PREDECESSORS, ANY AFFILIATED ISSUER, ANY DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, OTHER OFFICER OF THE COMPANY PARTICIPATING IN THE OFFERING CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, ANY BENEFICIAL OWNER OF 20% OR MORE OF THE COMPANY’S OUTSTANDING VOTING EQUITY SECURITIES, CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF VOTING POWER, NOR ANY PROMOTER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN RULE 405 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933) CONNECTED WITH THE COMPANY IN ANY CAPACITY AT THE TIME OF SALE (EACH, AN “ISSUER COVERED PERSON”) IS SUBJECT TO ANY OF THE “BAD ACTOR” DISQUALIFICATIONS DESCRIBED IN RULE 506(D)(1)(I) TO (VIII) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (A “DISQUALIFICATION EVENT”), EXCEPT FOR A DISQUALIFICATION EVENT COVERED BY RULE 506(D)(2) OR (D)(3) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. THE COMPANY HAS EXERCISED REASONABLE CARE TO DETERMINE WHETHER ANY ISSUER COVERED PERSON IS SUBJECT TO A DISQUALIFICATION EVENT.
Continuous Offering
Under Rule 251(d)(3) to Regulation A, the following types of continuous or delayed Offerings are permitted, among others: (1) securities offered or sold by or on behalf of a person other than the issuer or its subsidiary or a person of which the issuer is a subsidiary; (2) securities issued upon conversion of other outstanding securities; or (3) securities that are part of an Offering which commences within two calendar days after the qualification date. These may be offered on a continuous basis and may continue to be offered for a period in excess of 30 days from the date of initial qualification. They may be offered in an amount that, at the time the Offering statement is qualified, is reasonably expected to be offered and sold within one year from the initial qualification date. No securities will be offered or sold “at the market.” The Shares will be sold at the fixed price of $0.10 per share.
Sale of these shares will commence within two calendar days of the qualification date, and it will be a continuous Offering pursuant to Rule 251(d)(3)(i)(F).
Subscriptions are irrevocable and the purchase price is non-refundable as expressly stated in this Offering Circular. The Company, by determination of the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, may issue the Securities under this Offering for cash, promissory notes, services, and/or other consideration without notice to subscribers. All proceeds received by the Company from subscribers for this Offering will be available for use by the Company upon acceptance of subscriptions for the Securities by the Company.
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Forward Looking Statement Disclosure
This Form 1-A, Offering Circular, and any documents incorporated by reference herein or therein contain forward-looking statements and are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact or relating to present facts or current conditions included in this Form 1-A, Offering Circular, and any documents incorporated by reference are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements give the Company’s current reasonable expectations and projections relating to its financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance, and business. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements may include words such as ‘anticipate,’ ‘estimate,’ ‘expect,’ ‘project,’ ‘plan,’ ‘intend,’ ‘believe,’ ‘may,’ ‘should,’ ‘can have,’ ‘likely’ and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature of future operating or financial performance or other events. The forward-looking statements contained in this Form 1-A, Offering Circular, and any documents incorporated by reference herein or therein are based on reasonable assumptions the Company has made in light of its industry experience, perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate under the circumstances. As you read and consider this Form 1-A, Offering Circular, and any documents incorporated by reference, you should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results. They involve risks, uncertainties (many of which are beyond the Company’s control) and assumptions. Although the Company believes that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could affect its actual operating and financial performance and cause its performance to differ materially from the performance anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of these assumptions prove incorrect or change, the Company’s actual operating and financial performance may vary in material respects from the performance projected in these forward- looking statements. Any forward-looking statement made by the Company in this Form 1-A, Offering Circular or any documents incorporated by reference herein speaks only as of the date of this Form 1-A, Offering Circular or any documents incorporated by reference herein. Factors or events that could cause our actual operating and financial performance to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict all of them. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
About This Form 1-A and Offering Circular
In making an investment decision, you should rely only on the information contained in this Form 1-A and Offering Circular. The Company has not authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained in this Form 1-A and Offering Circular. We are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy the Shares only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. You should assume that the information contained in this Form 1-A and Offering Circular is accurate only as of the date of this Form 1-A and Offering Circular, regardless of the time of delivery of this Form 1-A and Offering Circular. Our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects may have changed since that date. Statements contained herein as to the content of any agreements or other documents are summaries and, therefore, are necessarily selective and incomplete and are qualified in their entirety by the actual agreements or other documents.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | 18 |
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INVESTOR ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE OFFERING | 25 |
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OFFERING CIRCULAR SUMMARY, PERKS AND RISK FACTORS
The following summary is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed information appearing elsewhere in this Offering Circular and/or incorporated by reference in this Offering Circular. For full offering details, please (1) thoroughly review this Form 1-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (2) thoroughly review this Offering Circular and (3) thoroughly review any attached documents to or documents referenced in, this Form 1-A and Offering Circular.
Unless otherwise indicated, the terms “Green Leaf Innovations,” “GRLF,” “the Company,” we,” “our,” and “us” are used in this Offering Circular to refer to Green Leaf Innovations, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
Business Overview
Green Leaf Innovations, Inc., a Florida corporation, is an emerging growth company engaged in the manufacturing of handmade premium cigars from our factory in Esteli Nicaragua.The company strategically imports and distributes handmade Premium Cigars to cigar lounges, smoke shops, C-stores and vape shops across the United States. The company is also engaged in tobacco commodity pre-industry procuring and resale, financing, processing, packing, storing, and shipping of loose leaf tobacco to manufacturers of consumer tobacco products. For further information about the Company and its plan of operations, see the section entitled “Description of Business” beginning on page 23.
Issuer: | Green Leaf Innovations, Inc. |
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Type of Stock Offering: | Series B Preferred Stock |
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Price Per Share: | $0.10 |
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Minimum Investment: | $1,000 per investor. We may waive the minimum purchase requirement on a case-by-case basis in our sole discretion. |
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Maximum Offering: | $10,000,000. The Company will not accept investments that would be, in aggregate, greater than the Maximum Offering amount. |
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Maximum Shares Offered: | 100,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, including 50,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock into which they may be converted |
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Investment Amount Restrictions: | Generally, no sale may be made to you in this offering if the aggregate purchase price you pay is more than 10% of the greater of your annual income or net worth. Different rules apply to accredited investors and non-natural persons. Before making any representation that your investment does not exceed applicable thresholds, we encourage you to review Rule 251(d)(2)(i)(c) of Regulation A. For general information on investing, we encourage you to refer to www.investor.gov. |
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Method of Subscription: | After the qualification by the SEC of the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular is a part, investors can subscribe to purchase the Shares by completing the Subscription Agreement and sending payment by check, wire transfer, ACH, credit card, or any other payment method accepted by the Company. Upon the approval of any subscription, the Company shall immediately deposit said proceeds into the bank account of the Company and may dispose of the proceeds in accordance with the Use of Proceeds. Subscriptions are irrevocable and the purchase price is non-refundable. |
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Use of Proceeds: | See the description in the section entitled “USE OF PROCEEDS TO ISSUER” on page 21 herein. |
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Voting Rights: | The Shares have no voting rights. |
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Trading Symbols: | Our common stock is directly quoted on the OTC Pink tier of the OTC Market Group, Inc. under the symbol “GRLF”. The Series B Preferred Stock is not listed on any exchange. |
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Transfer Agent and Registrar: | Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company is our transfer agent and registrar in connection with the Offering. |
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Length of Offering: | Shares will be offered on a continuous basis until either (1) the maximum number of Shares are sold; (2) 365 days from the date of qualification by the Commission; (3) the Company in its sole discretion extends the offering beyond 365 days from the date of qualification by the Commission, or (4) the Company in its sole discretion withdraws this Offering. |
Series B Preferred Stock Outstanding | 0 Shares |
Series B Preferred Stock in this Offering | 100,000,000 Shares |
Series B Preferred Stock to be outstanding after the Offering | 100,000,000 Shares |
(1)As of the date of this Offering Circular.
(2)The total number of Shares of Series B Preferred Stock assumes that the maximum number of Shares are sold in this Offering. The Company may not be able to sell the Maximum Offering Amount. The Company will conduct one or more closings on a rolling basis as funds are received from investors.
There is no assurance the Company will be profitable, or that management’s opinion of the Company’s future prospects will not be outweighed by the unanticipated losses, adverse regulatory developments and other risks. Investors should carefully consider the various risk factors below before investing in the Shares.
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The purchase of the Shares involves substantial risks. You should carefully consider the following risk factors in addition to any other risks associated with this investment. The Shares offered by the Company constitute a highly speculative investment and you should be in an economic position to lose your entire investment. The risks listed do not necessarily comprise all those associated with an investment in the Shares and are not set out in any particular order of priority. Additional risks and uncertainties may also have an adverse effect on the Company’s business and your investment in the Shares. An investment in the Company may not be suitable for all recipients of this Offering Circular. You are advised to consult an independent professional adviser or attorney who specializes in investments of this kind before making any decision to invest. You should consider carefully whether an investment in the Company is suitable in the light of your personal circumstances and the financial resources available to you.
The discussions and information in this Offering Circular may contain both historical and forward- looking statements. To the extent that the Offering Circular contains forward-looking statements regarding the financial condition, operating results, business prospects, or any other aspect of the Company’s business, please be advised that the Company’s actual financial condition, operating results, and business performance may differ materially from that projected or estimated by the Company in forward-looking statements. The Company has attempted to identify, in context, certain of the factors it currently believes may cause actual future experience and results may differ from the Company’s current expectations.
Before investing, you should carefully read and carefully consider the following risk factors:
Risks Related to the Company and Its Business
We have a limited operating history.
Our operating history is limited. There can be no assurance that our proposed plan of business can be realized in the manner contemplated and, if it cannot be, shareholders may lose all or a substantial part of their investment. There is no guarantee that we will ever realize any significant operating revenues or that our operations will ever be profitable.
We are dependent upon management, key personnel, and consultants to execute our business plan.
Our success is heavily dependent upon the continued active participation of our current management team, especially our current executive officer. Loss of this individual could have a material adverse effect upon our business, financial condition, or results of operations. Further, our success and the achievement of our growth plans depends on our ability to recruit, hire, train, and retain other highly qualified technical and managerial personnel. Competition for qualified employees among companies in our industry, and the loss of any of such persons, or an inability to attract, retain, and motivate any additional highly skilled employees required for the expansion of our activities, could have a materially adverse effect on our business. If we are unable to attract and retain the necessary personnel, consultants, and advisors, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or operations.
Although we are dependent upon certain key personnel, we do not have any key man life insurance policies on any such people.
We are dependent upon management in order to conduct our operations and execute our business plan; however, we have not purchased any insurance policies with respect to those individuals in the event of their death or disability. Therefore, should any of those key personnel, management, or founders die or become disabled, we will not receive any compensation that would assist with any such person’s absence. The loss of any such person could negatively affect our business and operations.
We are subject to income taxes as well as non-income-based taxes, such as payroll, sales, use, value-added, net worth, property, and goods and services taxes.
Significant judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes and other tax liabilities. In the ordinary course of our business, there are many transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. Although we believe that our tax estimates will be reasonable: (i) there is no assurance that the final determination of tax audits or tax disputes will not be different from what is reflected in our income tax provisions,
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expense amounts for non-income based taxes and accruals and (ii) any material differences could have an adverse effect on our financial position and results of operations in the period or periods for which determination is made.
We are not subject to Sarbanes-Oxley regulation and lack the financial controls and safeguards required of public companies.
We do not have the internal infrastructure necessary, and are not required to complete an attestation about our financial controls that would be required under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. There can be no assurances that there are no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the quality of our financial controls. We expect to incur additional expenses and diversion of management’s time if and when it becomes necessary to perform the system and process evaluation, testing, and remediation required in order to comply with the management certification and auditor attestation requirements.
We have engaged in certain transactions with related persons.
Please see the section of this offering circular entitled “Interest of Management and Others in Certain Transactions”.
Changes in employment laws or regulation could harm our performance.
Various federal and state labor laws govern the Company’s relationship with our employees and affect operating costs, including labor laws of non-USA jurisdictions, specifically Canadian federal and provincial statutes. These laws may include minimum wage requirements, overtime pay, healthcare reform and the implementation of various federal and state healthcare laws, unemployment tax rates, workers’ compensation rates, citizenship requirements, union membership and sales taxes. A number of factors could adversely affect our operating results, including additional government-imposed increases in minimum wages, overtime pay, paid leaves of absence and mandated health benefits, mandated training for employees, changing regulations from the National Labor Relations Board and increased employee litigation including claims relating to the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Our bank accounts will not be fully insured.
The Company’s regular bank accounts and the escrow account for this Offering each have federal insurance that is limited to a certain amount of coverage. It is anticipated that the account balances in each account may exceed those limits at times. In the event that any of the Company’s banks should fail, we may not be able to recover all amounts deposited in these bank accounts.
Our business plan is speculative.
Our present business and planned business are speculative and subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. There is no assurance that the Company will generate significant revenues or profits.
The Company will likely incur debt.
The Company has incurred debt in the past and expects to incur future debt in order to fund operations. Complying with obligations under such indebtedness may have a material adverse effect on the Company and on your investment.
Our expenses could increase without a corresponding increase in revenues.
Our operating and other expenses could increase without a corresponding increase in revenues, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial results and on your investment. Factors which could increase operating and other expenses include, but are not limited to (1) increases in the rate of inflation, (2) increases in taxes and other statutory charges, (3) changes in laws, regulations or government policies which increase the costs of compliance with such laws, regulations or policies, (4) significant increases in insurance premiums, and (5) increases in borrowing costs.
Increased costs could negatively affect our business.
An increase in the cost of raw materials could affect the Company’s profitability. Commodity and other price changes may result in unexpected increases in the cost of raw materials. To date, the sourcing and availability of raw
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materials has not been problematic and does not pose a significant risk to the Company, but the Company may be adversely affected by shortages of raw materials and/or an increase in their cost. In addition, energy cost increases could result in higher transportation, freight and other operating costs. We may not be able to increase our prices to offset these increased costs without suffering reduced volume, sales and operating profit, and this could have an adverse effect on your investment.
We may be unable to maintain or enhance our product image.
It is important that we maintain and enhance the image of our existing and new products. The image and reputation of the Company’s products may be impacted for various reasons, including litigation. Such concerns, even when unsubstantiated, could be harmful to the Company’s image and the reputation of its products. From time to time, the Company may receive complaints from customers regarding products purchased from the Company. The Company may in the future receive correspondence from customers requesting reimbursement. Certain dissatisfied customers may threaten legal action against the Company if no reimbursement is made. The Company may become subject to product liability lawsuits from customers alleging injury because of a purported defect in products sold by the Company, claiming substantial damages and demanding payments from the Company. The Company is in the chain of title when it manufactures, supplies or distributes products, and therefore is subject to the risk of being held legally responsible for them. These claims may not be covered by the Company’s insurance policies. Any resulting litigation could be costly for the Company, divert management attention, and could result in increased costs of doing business, or otherwise have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, and financial condition. Any negative publicity generated as a result of customer complaints about the Company’s products could damage the Company’s reputation and diminish the value of the Company’s brand, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, and financial condition, as well as your investment. Deterioration in the Company’s brand equity (brand image, reputation and product quality) may have a material adverse effect on its financial results as well as your investment.
If we are unable to protect our Intellectual Property effectively, we may be unable to operate our business.
Our success will depend on our ability to obtain and maintain meaningful Intellectual Property Protection for any such Intellectual Property. The names and/or logos of Company brands (whether owned by the Company or licensed to us) may be challenged by holders of trademarks who file opposition notices, or otherwise contest trademark applications by the Company for its brands. Similarly, domains owned and used by the Company may be challenged by others who contest the ability of the Company to use the domain name or URL. Such challenges could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial results as well as your investment.
Computer, website, or information system breakdown could negatively affect our business.
Computer, website and/or information system breakdowns as well as cyber security attacks could impair the Company’s ability to service its customers leading to reduced revenue from sales and/or reputational damage, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial results as well as your investment.
Changes in the economy could have a detrimental impact on the Company.
Changes in the general economic climate could have a detrimental impact on consumer expenditure and therefore on the Company’s revenue. It is possible that recessionary pressures and other economic factors (such as declining incomes, future potential rising interest rates, higher unemployment and tax increases) may adversely affect customers’ confidence and willingness to spend. Any of such events or occurrences could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial results and on your investment.
Additional financing may be necessary for the implementation of our growth strategy.
The Company may require additional debt and/or equity financing to pursue our growth and business strategies. These include, but are not limited to enhancing our operating infrastructure and otherwise respond to competitive pressures. Given our limited operating history and existing losses, there can be no assurance that additional financing will be available, or, if available, that the terms will be acceptable to us. Lack of additional funding could force us to curtail substantially our growth plans. Furthermore, the issuance by us of any additional securities pursuant to any future fundraising activities undertaken by us would dilute the ownership of existing shareholders and may reduce the price of our Shares.
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Our operating plan relies in large part upon assumptions and analyses developed by the Company. If these assumptions or analyses prove to be incorrect, the Company’s actual operating results may be materially different from our forecasted results.
Whether actual operating results and business developments will be consistent with the Company’s expectations and assumptions as reflected in its forecast depends on a number of factors, many of which are outside the Company’s control, including, but not limited to:
·whether the Company can obtain sufficient capital to sustain and grow its business
·our ability to manage the Company’s growth
·whether the Company can manage relationships with key vendors and advertisers
·demand for the Company’s products and services
·the timing and costs of new and existing marketing and promotional efforts and/or competition
·the Company’s ability to retain existing key management, to integrate recent hires and to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel
·the overall strength and stability of domestic and international economies
·consumer spending habits
Unfavorable changes in any of these or other factors, most of which are beyond the Company’s control, could materially and adversely affect its business, results of operations and financial condition.
Our operations may not be profitable.
The Company may not be able to generate significant revenues in the future. In addition, we expect to incur substantial operating expenses in order to fund the expansion of our business. As a result, we may experience substantial negative cash flow for at least the foreseeable future and cannot predict when, or even if, the Company might become profitable.
We may be unable to manage our growth or implement our expansion strategy.
We may not be able to expand the Company’s product and service offerings, the Company’s markets, or implement the other features of our business strategy at the rate or to the extent presently planned. The Company’s projected growth will place a significant strain on our administrative, operational and financial resources. If we are unable to successfully manage our future growth, establish and continue to upgrade our operating and financial control systems, recruit and hire necessary personnel or effectively manage unexpected expansion difficulties, our financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
Our business model is evolving.
Our business model is unproven and is likely to continue to evolve. Accordingly, our initial business model may not be successful and may need to be changed. Our ability to generate significant revenues will depend, in large part, on our ability to successfully market our products to potential users who may not be convinced of the need for our products and services or who may be reluctant to rely upon third parties to develop and provide these products. We intend to continue to develop our business model as the Company’s market continues to evolve.
The Company Needs To Increase Brand Awareness
Due to a variety of factors, our opportunity to achieve and maintain a significant market share may be limited. Developing and maintaining awareness of the Company’s brand name, among other factors, is critical. Further, the importance of brand recognition will increase as competition in the Company’s market increases. Successfully promoting and positioning our brand, products and services will depend largely on the effectiveness of our marketing efforts. Therefore, we may need to increase the Company’s financial commitment to create and maintain brand awareness. If we fail to successfully promote our brand name or if the Company incurs significant expenses promoting and maintaining our brand name, it will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations.
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We face competition from a number of large and small companies, some of which have greater financial, research and development, production, and other resources than we do.
In many cases, our competitors have longer operating histories, established ties to the market and consumers, greater brand awareness, and greater financial, technical and marketing resources. Our ability to compete depends, in part, upon a number of factors outside of our control, including the ability of our competitors to develop alternatives that are superior. If we fail to successfully compete in the relevant markets, or if we incur significant expenses in order to compete, it could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations.
Our employees may engage in misconduct or improper activities.
The Company, like any business, is exposed to the risk of employee fraud or other misconduct. Misconduct by employees could include intentional failures to comply with laws or regulations, provide accurate information to regulators, comply with applicable standards, report financial information or data accurately or disclose unauthorized activities to the Company. In particular, sales, marketing and business arrangements are subject to extensive laws and regulations intended to prevent fraud, misconduct, kickbacks, self-dealing and other abusive practices. These laws and regulations may restrict or prohibit a wide range of pricing, discounting, marketing and promotion, sales commission, customer incentive programs and other business arrangements. Employee misconduct could also involve improper or illegal activities which could result in regulatory sanctions and serious harm to our reputation.
Limitation on director liability.
The Company may provide for the indemnification of directors to the fullest extent permitted by law and, to the extent permitted by such law, eliminate or limit the personal liability of directors to the Company and its shareholders for monetary damages for certain breaches of fiduciary duty. Such indemnification may be available for liabilities arising in connection with this Offering.
Our business is dependent upon suppliers.
While we have only recently begun developing and manufacturing our own products, we still heavily use other suppliers and other manufacturers to obtain our products. We have supply agreements with these suppliers and manufacturers. We continue to develop relationships and enter into agreements with manufacturers and suppliers. Nevertheless, we remain dependent upon a limited number of suppliers for our products and the dependability of these suppliers and manufacturers directly impact our ability to maintain inventory and distribute our products. Although we do not anticipate difficulty in obtaining adequate inventory at competitive prices, we can offer no assurance that such difficulties will not arise. The extent to which supply disruption will affect us remains uncertain. Our inability to obtain sufficient quantities of raw materials at competitive prices would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Risks Related to this Offering and Investment
We may undertake additional equity or debt financing that would dilute the shares in this offering.
The Company may undertake further equity or debt financing, which may be dilutive to existing shareholders, including you, or result in an issuance of securities whose rights, preferences and privileges are senior to those of existing shareholders, including you, and also reducing the value of Shares subscribed for under this Offering.
An investment in the Shares is speculative and there can be no assurance of any return on any such investment.
An investment in the Company’s Shares is speculative, and there is no assurance that investors will obtain any return on their investment. Investors will be subject to substantial risks involved in an investment in the Company, including the risk of losing their entire investment.
The Shares are offered on a “Best Efforts” basis and we may not raise the Maximum Amount being offered.
Since we are offering the Shares on a “best efforts” basis, there is no assurance that we will sell enough Shares to meet our capital needs. If you purchase Shares in this Offering, you will do so without any assurance that we will raise enough money to satisfy the full Use Of Proceeds To Issuer which we have outlined in this Offering Circular or to meet our working capital needs.
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If the maximum offering is not raised, it may increase the amount of long-term debt or the amount of additional equity we need to raise.
There is no assurance that the maximum number of Shares in this Offering will be sold. If the maximum Offering amount is not sold, we may need to incur additional debt or raise additional equity in order to finance our operations. Increasing the amount of debt will increase our debt service obligations and make less cash available for distribution to our shareholders. Increasing the amount of additional equity that we will have to seek in the future will further dilute those investors participating in this Offering.
We have not paid dividends in the past and do not expect to pay dividends in the future, so any return on investment may be limited to the value of our shares.
We have never paid cash dividends on our Shares and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends on our Shares will depend on earnings, financial condition and other business and economic factors affecting it at such time that management may consider relevant. If we do not pay dividends, our Shares may be less valuable because a return on your investment will only occur if its stock price appreciates.
We may not be able to obtain additional financing.
Even if we are successful in selling the maximum number of Shares in the Offering, we may require additional funds to continue and grow our business. We may not be able to obtain additional financing as needed, on acceptable terms, or at all, which would force us to delay our plans for growth and implementation of our strategy which could seriously harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. If we need additional funds, we may seek to obtain them primarily through additional equity or debt financings. Those additional financings could result in dilution to our current shareholders and to you if you invest in this Offering.
The offering price has been arbitrarily determined.
The offering price of the Shares has been arbitrarily established by us based upon our present and anticipated financing needs and bears no relationship to our present financial condition, assets, book value, projected earnings, or any other generally accepted valuation criteria. The offering price of the Shares may not be indicative of the value of the Shares or the Company, now or in the future.
The management of the Company has broad discretion in application of proceeds.
The management of the Company has broad discretion to adjust the application and allocation of the net proceeds of this offering in order to address changed circumstances and opportunities. As a result of the foregoing, our success will be substantially dependent upon the discretion and judgment of the management of the Company with respect to the application and allocation of the net proceeds hereof.
An investment in our Shares could result in a loss of your entire investment.
An investment in the Company’s Shares offered in this Offering involves a high degree of risk and you should not purchase the Shares if you cannot afford the loss of your entire investment. You may not be able to liquidate your investment for any reason in the near future.
There is no assurance that we will be able to pay dividends to our Shareholders.
While we may choose to pay dividends at some point in the future to our shareholders, there can be no assurance that cash flow and profits will allow such distributions to ever be made.
Sales of a substantial number of shares of our stock may cause the price of our stock to decline.
If our shareholders sell substantial amounts of our Shares in the public market, Shares sold may cause the price to decrease below the current offering price. These sales may also make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity related securities at a time and price that we deem reasonable or appropriate.
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We have made assumptions in our projections and in Forward-Looking Statements that may not be accurate.
The discussions and information in this Offering Circular may contain both historical and “forward- looking statements” which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology including the terms “believes,” “anticipates,” “continues,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “should,” or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include matters that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances. Forward-looking statements contained in this Offering Circular, based on past trends or activities, should not be taken as a representation that such trends or activities will continue in the future. To the extent that the Offering Circular contains forward-looking statements regarding the financial condition, operating results, business prospects, or any other aspect of our business, please be advised that our actual financial condition, operating results, and business performance may differ materially from that projected or estimated by us. We have attempted to identify, in context, certain of the factors we currently believe may cause actual future experience and results to differ from our current expectations. The differences may be caused by a variety of factors, including but not limited to adverse economic conditions, lack of market acceptance, reduction of consumer demand, unexpected costs and operating deficits, lower sales and revenues than forecast, default on leases or other indebtedness, loss of suppliers, loss of supply, loss of distribution and service contracts, price increases for capital, supplies and materials, inadequate capital, inability to raise capital or financing, failure to obtain customers, loss of customers, the risk of litigation and administrative proceedings involving the Company or its employees, loss of government licenses and permits or failure to obtain them, higher than anticipated labor costs, the possible acquisition of new businesses or products that result in operating losses or that do not perform as anticipated, resulting in unanticipated losses, the possible fluctuation and volatility of the Company’s operating results and financial condition, adverse publicity and news coverage, inability to carry out marketing and sales plans, loss of key executives, changes in interest rates, inflationary factors, and other specific risks that may be referred to in this Offering Circular or in other reports issued by us or by third-party publishers.
You should be aware of the long-term nature of this investment.
Because the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or under the securities laws of any state or non-United States jurisdiction, the Shares may have certain transfer restrictions. It is not currently contemplated that registration under the Securities Act or other securities laws will be effected. Limitations on the transfer of the Shares may also adversely affect the price that you might be able to obtain for the Shares in a private sale. You should be aware of the long-term nature of your investment in the Company. You will be required to represent that you are purchasing the Securities for your own account, for investment purposes and not with a view to resale or distribution thereof.
The Shares in this Offering have no protective provisions.
The Shares in this Offering have no protective provisions. As such, you will not be afforded protection by any provision of the Shares or as a Shareholder in the event of a transaction that may adversely affect you, including a reorganization, restructuring, merger or other similar transaction involving the Company. If there is a ‘liquidation event’ or ‘change of control’ the Shares being offered do not provide you with any protection. In addition, there are no provisions attached to the Shares in the Offering that would permit you to require the Company to repurchase the Shares in the event of a takeover, recapitalization or similar transaction.
You will not have significant influence on the management of the Company.
Substantially all decisions with respect to the management of the Company will be made exclusively by the officers, directors, managers or employees of the Company. You will have a very limited ability, if at all, to vote on issues of Company management and will not have the right or power to take part in the management of the Company and will not be represented on the board of directors or by managers of the Company. Accordingly, no person should purchase Shares unless he or she is willing to entrust all aspects of management to the Company.
There is no guarantee of any return on your investment.
There is no assurance that you will realize a return on your investment or that you will not lose your entire investment. For this reason, you should read this Offering Circular and all exhibits and referenced materials carefully and should consult with your own attorney and business advisor prior to making any investment decision.
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Our Subscription Agreement identifies the state of Florida for purposes of governing law.
The Company’s Subscription Agreement for shares issued under this Offering contains a choice of law provision stating, “all questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Offering Circular, including, without limitation, this [Subscription] Agreement, shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.” As such, excepting matters arising under federal securities laws, any disputes arising between the Company and shareholders acquiring shares under this offering shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the state of Florida. Furthermore, the Subscription Agreement establishes the state and federal courts located in Florida as having jurisdiction over matters arising between the Company and shareholders.
These provisions may discourage shareholder lawsuits or limit shareholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum in disputes with the Company and its directors, officers, or other employees.
IN ADDITION TO THE RISKS LISTED ABOVE, BUSINESSES ARE OFTEN SUBJECT TO RISKS NOT FORESEEN OR FULLY APPRECIATED BY THE MANAGEMENT. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO FORESEE ALL RISKS THAT MAY AFFECT THE COMPANY. MOREOVER, THE COMPANY CANNOT PREDICT WHETHER THE COMPANY WILL SUCCESSFULLY EFFECTUATE THE COMPANY’S CURRENT BUSINESS PLAN. EACH PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER IS ENCOURAGED TO CAREFULLY ANALYZE THE RISKS AND MERITS OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES AND SHOULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN MAKING SUCH ANALYSIS, AMONG OTHER FACTORS, THE RISK FACTORS DISCUSSED ABOVE.
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DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE
The Offering Price will be determined after qualification pursuant to Rule 253(b). The Offering Price will be arbitrarily determined and is not meant to reflect a valuation of the Company.
The term ‘dilution’ refers to the reduction (as a percentage of the aggregate Shares outstanding) that occurs for any given share of stock when additional Shares are issued. If all the Shares in this Offering are fully subscribed and sold, the Shares offered herein will constitute approximately 100% of the total Shares of Series B Preferred Stock of the Company. The Company anticipates that, subsequent to this Offering, the Company may require additional capital and such capital may take the form of Common Stock, other stock or securities or debt convertible into stock. Such future fund raising will further dilute the percentage ownership of the Shares sold herein in the Company.
If you purchase shares in this Offering, your economic interest in the Series B Preferred Stock will be diluted immediately, to the extent of the difference between the price to the public charged for each share in this Offering and the net tangible book value per share of the Series B Preferred Stock after this Offering.
Our historical net tangible book value as of December 31, 2021 was $(1,016,886). Historical net tangible book value equals the amount of our total tangible assets, less total liabilities, divided by the total number of shares of our Series B Preferred Stock outstanding, all as of the date specified. Net tangible book value per share is an estimate based on the net tangible book value as of December 31, 2021 and 0 shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding as of the date of this Offering Circular.
The following table illustrates the per share dilution to new investors discussed above, assuming the sale of, respectively, 100%, 75%, 50% and 25% of the Shares offered for sale in this Offering (before deducting our estimated offering expenses of $25,000):
| 100% |
| 75% |
| 50% |
| 25% | ||||
Funding Level | $ | 10,000,000 |
| $ | 750,000 |
| $ | 500,000 |
| $ | 250,000 |
Offering Price | $ | 0.10 |
| $ | 0.10 |
| $ | 0.10 |
| $ | 0.10 |
Net tangible book value per share of Series B Preferred Stock before this Offering | $ | N/A |
| $ | N/A |
| $ | N/A |
| $ | N/A |
Increase in net tangible book value per share attributable to new investors in this Offering | $ | 0.0898 |
| $ | 0.0864 |
| $ | 0.0797 |
| $ | 0.0593 |
Net tangible book value per share of Series B Preferred Stock, after this Offering | $ | 0.0898 |
| $ | 0.0864 |
| $ | 0.0797 |
| $ | 0.0593 |
Dilution per share to investors in the Offering | $ | 0.0102 |
| $ | 0.0136 |
| $ | 0.0203 |
| $ | 0.0407 |
(1)Based on net tangible shareholders equity book value as of December 31, 2021 of $(1,016,886) and 0 outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock as of the date of this Offering Circular.
There is no material disparity between the price of the Shares in this Offering and the effective cash cost to officers, directors, promoters and affiliated persons for shares acquired by them in a transaction during the past year, or that they have a right to acquire.
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We are offering a Maximum Offering of up to $10,000,000 in Shares of Series B Preferred Stock. The offering is being conducted on a best-efforts basis without any minimum number of shares or amount of proceeds required to be sold. There is no minimum subscription amount required (other than a per investor minimum purchase) to distribute funds to the Company. The Company will not initially sell the Shares through commissioned broker-dealers, but may do so after the commencement of the offering. Any such arrangement will add to our expenses in connection with the offering. If we engage one or more commissioned sales agents or underwriters, we will supplement this Form 1-A to describe the arrangement. Subscribers have no right to a return of their funds. The Company may terminate the offering at any time for any reason at its sole discretion, and may extend the Offering past the termination date of 365 days from the date of qualification by the Commission in the absolute discretion of the Company and in accordance with the rules and provisions of Regulation A of the JOBS Act. None of the Shares being sold in this Offering are being sold by existing securities holders.
After the Offering Statement has been qualified by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the Company will accept tenders of funds to purchase the Shares. No escrow agent is involved and the Company will receive the proceeds directly from any subscription. You will be required to complete a subscription agreement in order to invest.
All subscription agreements and checks received by the Company for the purchase of shares are irrevocable until accepted or rejected by the Company and should be delivered to the Company as provided in the subscription agreement. A subscription agreement executed by a subscriber is not binding on the Company until it is accepted on our behalf by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or by specific resolution of our board of directors. Any subscription not accepted within 30 days will be automatically deemed rejected. Once accepted, the Company will deliver a stock certificate to a purchaser within five days from request by the purchaser; otherwise, purchasers’ shares will be noted and held on the book records of the Company.
The Company, by determination of the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, may issue the Securities under this Offering for cash, promissory notes, services, and/or other consideration without notice to subscribers.
At this time no broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), is being engaged as an underwriter or for any other purpose in connection with this Offering. This Offering will commence on the qualification of this Offering Circular, as determined by the Securities and Exchange Commission and continue for a period of 365 days. The Company may extend the Offering for an additional time period unless the Offering is completed or otherwise terminated by us, or unless we are required to terminate by application of Regulation A of the JOBS Act. Funds received from investors will be counted towards the Offering only if the form of payment, such as a check or wire transfer, clears the banking system and represents immediately available funds held by us prior to the termination of the subscription period, or prior to the termination of the extended subscription period if extended by the Company.
This is an offering made under “Tier 1” of Regulation A, and the shares will not be listed on a registered national securities exchange upon qualification. Therefore, the shares will be sold only to a person if the aggregate purchase price paid by such person is no more than 10% of the greater of such person’s annual income or net worth, not including the value of his primary residence, as calculated under Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In the case of sales to fiduciary accounts (Keogh Plans, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and Qualified Pension/Profit Sharing Plans or Trusts), the above suitability standards must be met by the fiduciary account, the beneficiary of the fiduciary account, or by the donor who directly or indirectly supplies the funds for the purchase of the shares. Investor suitability standards in certain states may be higher than those described in this Form 1-A and/or Offering Circular. These standards represent minimum suitability requirements for prospective investors, and the satisfaction of such standards does not necessarily mean that an investment in the Company is suitable for such persons. Different rules apply to accredited investors.
Each investor must represent in writing that he/she/it meets the applicable requirements set forth above and in the Subscription Agreement, including, among other things, that (i) he/she/it is purchasing the shares for his/her/its own account and (ii) he/she/it has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he/she/it is capable of evaluating without outside assistance the merits and risks of investing in the shares, or he/she/it and his/her/its purchaser representative together have such knowledge and experience that they are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investing in the shares. Broker-dealers and other persons participating in the offering must
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make a reasonable inquiry in order to verify an investor’s suitability for an investment in the Company. Transferees of the shares will be required to meet the above suitability standards.
The shares may not be offered, sold, transferred, or delivered, directly or indirectly, to any person who (i) is named on the list of “specially designated nationals” or “blocked persons” maintained by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) at www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/sdn or as otherwise published from time to time, (ii) an agency of the government of a Sanctioned Country, (iii) an organization controlled by a Sanctioned Country, or (iv) is a person residing in a Sanctioned Country, to the extent subject to a sanctions program administered by OFAC. A “Sanctioned Country” means a country subject to a sanctions program identified on the list maintained by OFAC and available at www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/sdn or as otherwise published from time to time. Furthermore, the shares may not be offered, sold, transferred, or delivered, directly or indirectly, to any person who (i) has more than fifteen percent (15%) of its assets in Sanctioned Countries or (ii) derives more than fifteen percent (15%) of its operating income from investments in, or transactions with, sanctioned persons or Sanctioned Countries.
OTC Markets Considerations
The OTC Markets is separate and distinct from the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq stock market or other national exchange. Neither the New York Stock Exchange nor Nasdaq has a business relationship with issuers of securities quoted on the OTC Markets. The SEC’s order handling rules, which apply to New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq-listed securities, do not apply to securities quoted on the OTC Markets.
Although other national stock markets have rigorous listing standards to ensure the high quality of their issuers and can delist issuers for not meeting those standards; the OTC Markets has no listing standards. Rather, it is the market maker who chooses to quote a security on the system, files the application, and is obligated to comply with keeping information about the issuer in its files.
Investors may have greater difficulty in getting orders filled than if we were on Nasdaq or other exchanges. Trading activity in general is not conducted as efficiently and effectively on OTC Markets as with exchange-listed securities. Also, because OTC Markets stocks are usually not followed by analysts, there may be lower trading volume than New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq-listed securities.
The Use of Proceeds is an estimate based on the Company’s current business plan. We may find it necessary or advisable to reallocate portions of the net proceeds reserved for one category to another, or to add additional categories, and we will have broad discretion in doing so.
The maximum gross proceeds from the sale of the Shares in this Offering are $10,000,000 The net proceeds from the offering, assuming it is fully subscribed, are expected to be approximately $9,975,000 after the payment of offering costs such as printing, mailing, marketing, legal and accounting costs, and other compliance and professional fees that may be incurred. The estimate of the budget for offering costs is an estimate only and the actual offering costs may differ from those expected by management.
Management of the Company has wide latitude and discretion in the use of proceeds from this Offering. Ultimately, management of the Company intends to use substantially all of the net proceeds for general working capital and acquisitions. At present, management’s best estimate of the use of proceeds, at various funding milestones, is set out in the chart below. However, potential investors should note that this chart contains only the best estimates of the Company’s management based upon information available to them at the present time, and that the actual use of proceeds is likely to vary from this chart based upon circumstances as they exist in the future, various needs of the Company at different times in the future, and the discretion of the Company’s management at all times.
A portion of the proceeds from this Offering may be used to compensate or otherwise make payments to officers or directors of the issuer. The officers and directors of the Company may be paid salaries and receive benefits that are commensurate with similar companies, and a portion of the proceeds may be used to pay these ongoing business expenses.
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Assuming $0.001 Offering Price (Max): | 10% | 25% | 50% | 75% | 100% |
Administrative Expenses | $150,000 | $375,000 | $750,000 | $1,125,000 | $1,500,000 |
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Marketing | $150,000 | $375,000 | $750,000 | $1,125,000 | $1,500,000 |
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Cigar Inventory | $300,000 | $750,000 | $1,500,000 | $2,250,000 | $3,000,000 |
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Raw Materials | $300,000 | $750,000 | $1,500,000 | $2,250,000 | $3,000,000 |
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Acquisition Expenses | $100,000 | $250,000 | $500,000 | $750,000 | $1,000,000 |
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Total | $1,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $5,000,000 | $7,500,000 | $10,000,000 |
The expected use of net proceeds from this Offering represents our intentions based upon our current plans and business conditions, which could change in the future as our plans and business conditions evolve and change. The amounts and timing of our actual expenditures, specifically with respect to working capital, may vary significantly depending on numerous factors. The precise amounts that we will devote to each of the foregoing items, and the timing of expenditures, will vary depending on numerous factors. As a result, our management will retain broad discretion over the allocation of the net proceeds from this Offering.
In the event we do not sell all the shares being offered, we may seek additional financing from other sources in order to support the intended use of proceeds indicated above. If we secure additional equity funding, investors in this Offering would be diluted. In all events, there can be no assurance that additional financing would be available to us when wanted or needed and, if available, on terms acceptable to us.
The allocation of the use of proceeds among the categories of anticipated expenditures represents management’s best estimates based on the current status of the Company’s proposed operations, plans, investment objectives, capital requirements, and financial conditions. No assurances can be provided that any milestone represented herein will be achieved. Future events, including changes in economic or competitive conditions of our business plan or the completion of less than the total Offering amount, may cause the Company to modify the above-described allocation of proceeds. The Company’s use of proceeds may vary significantly in the event any of the Company’s assumptions prove inaccurate. We reserve the right to change the allocation of net proceeds from the Offering as unanticipated events or opportunities arise. Additionally, the Company may from time to time need to raise more capital to address future needs.
The Company reserves the right to change the use of proceeds set out herein based on the needs of the ongoing business of the Company and the discretion of the Company’s management. The Company may reallocate the estimated use of proceeds among the various categories or for other uses if management deems such a reallocation to be appropriate.
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Corporate History
Green Leaf Innovations, Inc. (the Company) was originally incorporated in the State of Delaware in August 1993 as T. J. Cinnamons, Inc. T.J. Cinnamons, Inc. changed its name to Paramark Enterprises, Inc. in August 1996. In November 2001, the Company changed its name to Raptor Investments, Inc. The Company was reincorporated in the State of Florida on December 1, 2001. In July 2005, the Company changed its name to Snap ‘N’ Sold Corp. In August 2006, the Company changed its name to Hot Web, Inc. In July 2009, the Company changed its name to Gold Coast Mining Corporation. In March 2015, the Company changed its name to Green Leaf Innovations, Inc.
Subsidiaries
None.
Plan of Operations
Our primary business is the manufacturing of handmade premium cigars from our factory in Esteli Nicaragua. The company strategically imports and distributes its brands and private label brands to cigar lounges, smoke shops, C-stores and vape shops across the United States. In addition to it also procuring, financing, processing, packing, storing, and shipping leaf tobacco for sale to manufacturers of consumer tobacco products. Procuring leaf tobacco involves contracting with, providing agronomy support to and financing farmers in many origins. We do not manufacture cigarettes or other than certain “roll-your-own” and handmade cigars for consumer tobacco products. We support consumer product manufacturers such as handmade cigar factories by selling them processed leaf tobacco and performing related services for them. Through various operating subsidiaries and unconsolidated affiliates located in tobacco-growing origins around the world, we contract, purchase, process and sell dark air-cured tobaccos, these are used mainly in the manufacture of cigars, natural wrapped cigars, cigarillos, loose leaf, smokeless, and pipe tobacco products.
Several important operating factors characterize our company and our primary business, including:
·Experience dealing with large numbers of farmers and cigar distribution channels,
·Expertise in delivering a sustainable supply of compliant, traceable, competitively-priced cigars and leaf tobacco,
·Capability to meet unique customer requirements for style, volume and quality,
·Longstanding customer, farmer and community relationships, and
·Presence in all major leaf tobacco sourcing areas.
In addition to our leaf tobacco business, we are are continually evaluating prospects for the acquisition of other smaller-scale tobacco and agribusiness opportunities. We can utilize our assets and capabilities and deliver value to our shareholders. We consider adjacencies to be industries and markets where we can leverage our strengths such as country knowledge, agricultural expertise, and complex grower and logistic network management. A potential investment might involve high-value, non-commodity, or crop-based agricultural products requiring value added handling or processing.
With respect to our handmade cigar and leaf tobacco business, we generate our revenues from product sales of high quality cigars and wrapper leaf individually selected, sealed and packed to be distributed to the Cigar Lounges, C-Store Market and gas station category in the U.S and other countries, in addition to it we also source and cure process dark air tobacco and sell it from our Nicaraguan facility to cigar factories and distributors in Nicaragua, Dominican republic and Honduras in bail units packed tobacco. We plan to engage in the processing of flue-cured and burley tobaccos in the near future.
We conduct our business in varying degrees in a number of countries, including Brazil, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Indonesia and the United States.
Because unprocessed, or “green,” leaf tobacco is a perishable product, timely processing is an essential service to our customers. Our processing of leaf tobacco includes grading at the processing plant, removal of non-tobacco material, separation of leaf from the stems, drying, packing to precise moisture targets for proper aging, as well as temporary storage. This generally requires investments in personal and machinery. Processed tobacco that has been
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properly packed can be stored by customers for a number of years prior to use, but most processed tobacco is used within two to three years.
We believe that our leading position in the leaf tobacco industry will be based on our quality control and volumes handled, our operating presence in all of the six major sourcing areas, our ability to meet customer style, volume, and quality requirements, our expertise in dealing with large numbers of farmers, our long-standing relationships with customers, our development of processing equipment and technologies and our financial position. The efficiencies that we offer our customers, due to our established network of operational expertise and infrastructure on the ground and our ability to market most styles and grades of leaf to a diverse customer base, are also key to our success.
Sales are made by our sales force and, to a much smaller degree, through the use of commissioned agents. Most customers are long-established tobacco product manufacturers. Customer contract arrangements vary around the world and include negotiated pricing as well as cost plus arrangements. Discussions of a customer’s longer-term needs may begin as early as one to two years in advance of a particular crop purchase. These discussions are key to our future crop production planning. Prior to planting each year, we use early customer indications for type, style, processing, and volume requirements for the upcoming season’s crop to help us determine our farmer contracting and grower input needs in our origins. We work with our farmers and customers continually throughout the crop season. As crops progress through the growing season, customers will inspect the crop, and a customer’s early indications may be refined based upon emerging crop qualities and quantities and market pricing expectations. Ultimately, purchase agreements specifying quantity, quality, grade and price are executed, leading to inventory allocations of harvested green or processed leaf that we have acquired.
In the majority of the countries where we operate, we contract directly with tobacco farmers or tobacco farmer cooperatives.
In most countries outside the United States, we advance seed or seedlings, fertilizer, and other agricultural inputs to farmers. These advances are repaid by farmers with the tobacco they produce. We are dedicated to promoting a sustainable farmer base and provide our farmers with agronomy support. Our Good Agricultural Practices programs educate farmers in such matters as the reduction of non-tobacco related materials, product traceability, environmental sustainability, agricultural labor standards, and social responsibility.
Our foreign operations are subject to international business risks, including unsettled political conditions, expropriation, import and export restrictions, exchange controls, and currency fluctuations. During the tobacco season in many of the countries listed above, we advance funds, guarantee local loans, or do both, each in substantial amounts, for the eventual purchase of tobacco.
The majority of these seasonal advances and loan guarantees mature in one year or less upon the farmers’ delivery of contracted tobaccos. Most advances to farmers are denominated in local currency, which is a source of foreign currency exchange rate risk.
Most tobacco sales are effected in U.S. dollars, which reduces our foreign currency exchange risk after the tobacco has been purchased.
Seasonality
Our operations are seasonal in nature. Tobacco in Brazil is usually purchased from January through July, while buying in Ecuador would be November, December.
We normally operate each of our processing plants for seven to nine months of the year. During this period for each region, inventories of green tobacco, inventories of processed tobacco, and trade accounts receivable normally reach peak levels in succession.
We normally finance this expansion of current assets with cash, short-term borrowings from banks, and customer advances, and these funding sources normally reach their peak usage in each region during its respective purchasing or processing period. Our balance sheet at our fiscal year end reflects seasonal expansions in working capital in South America and Central America. Our financial performance is also impacted by the seasonality of our business. Due to global tobacco growing cycles, as well as customer shipment preferences, we typically ship a larger portion
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of our volumes in the second half of our fiscal year. Changes in customer shipment schedules or changes in crop timing in a season can shift recognition of revenue in a given fiscal year or between fiscal years.
Customers
A material part of our business is dependent upon quite a few customers such as cigar lounges around the world and also cigar factories in three different countries and a few distributors for handmade cigars and bulk tobacco purchasing, also tens of thousands of C-store and gas station outlets in the U.S and other countries for cigars and individually packaged leaves in a carton.
Employees
As of the date of this Offering Circular, the Company has 10 employees, including its officers, of which 10 are full time. There is no collective agreement between the Company and its employees. The employment relationship between employees and the Company are individual and standard for the industry.
Property
Our corporate offices are located at 15800 Pines Blvd. Suite #3200 Pembroke Pines, FL 33027. At this address, the Company occupies a modern shared-use office premises within reasonable proximity of management, consultants, and service providers.
Government Regulation, Environmental Matters, and Other Matters
Our business is subject to general governmental regulation in the United States and in foreign jurisdictions where we conduct business. Such regulation includes, but is not limited to, matters relating to environmental protection. To date, governmental provisions regulating the discharge of material into the environment have not had a material effect upon our capital expenditures, earnings, or competitive position.
Child Labor
GreenLeaf Innovations, Inc. does not condone or employ child labour. We seek to ensure that:
·The welfare, health and safety of children are paramount at all times;
·Practices undertaken by children for the development of vocational skills (e.g. in agricultural employment) do not conflict with or impede their educational development, including school attendance;
·The development of children, their communities and countries is best served through education. Forced Labour: Bonded or involuntary labour is completely unacceptable, as is the requirement to surrender identity papers or pay deposits as a condition of employment. Where national legislation or employment procedures require the use of identity documents, these will be used strictly in accordance with the local legislation and procedures. We do not condone exploitation or the unlawful use of immigrant labour.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements, other than purely historical information, including estimates, projections, statements relating to our business plans, objectives, and expected operating results, and the assumptions upon which those statements are based, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words believes, project, expects, anticipates, estimates, intends, strategy, plan, may, will, would, will be, will continue, will likely result, and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on our operations and future prospects on a consolidated basis include, but are not limited to: changes in economic conditions, legislative/regulatory changes, availability of capital, interest rates, competition, and generally accepted accounting principles. These risks and uncertainties should also be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements.
Results of Operations
Year ended December 31, 2021 compared to Year ended December 31, 2020
For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, our business had no revenues. Operating costs for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 totaled $263,643 and $223,340, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company generated net losses of $(409,248) and $(242,503), respectively.
Net cash used in operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was $302,661 and $0, respectively.
Net cash provided in financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was $302,700 and $0, respectively.
As of December 31, 2021, the Company had $39 in cash to fund its operations.
Going Concern
The financial statements attached to this Offering Circular have been prepared assuming that the company will continue as a going concern which contemplates, among other things, the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. Additional financing is needed for the successful completion of the company’s contemplated plan of operations and its transition, ultimately, to the attainment of profitable operations. The company’s ability to raise additional equity or debt financing is unknown. An inability to resolve these factors would raise substantial doubts about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of the aforementioned uncertainties.
Critical Accounting Policies
The discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations are based upon the Company’s condensed financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. In consultation with the Company’s Board of Directors, management has identified in the accompanying financial statements the accounting policies that it believes are key to an understanding of its financial statements. These are important accounting policies that require management’s most difficult, subjective judgments.
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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
The Company does not believe that any other recently issued effective pronouncements, or pronouncements issued but not yet effective, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of the date of this Offering Circular, there were no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Subsequent Material Events
The Company evaluated subsequent events that have occurred after the balance sheet date of June 30, 2021 and up through the date of this Offering Circular. There are two types of subsequent events: (i) recognized, or those that provide additional evidence with respect to conditions that existed at the date of the balance sheet, including the estimates inherent in the process of preparing financial statements, and (ii) non-recognized, or those that provide evidence with respect to conditions that did not exist at the date of the balance sheet but arose subsequent to that date. The Company has determined that there are no additional events that would require adjustment to or disclosure in the attached financial statements.
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEES
Directors and Executive Officers
The following table sets forth regarding our executive officers, directors and significant employees, including their ages as of the date of this Offering Circular:
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Roberto Mederos |
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Roberto Mederos, CEO/Director
Mr. Mederos has been at the helm of Tobacco and Distribution operations for over 15 years, ensuring avid cigar aficionados get their prodcuts made by professionals with high standards, attention to detail and great family values that show character, discipline and authenticity. He believes tobacco is a living product and composing its flavor is an art. Mr. Mederos and his team have created complex and controlled premium cigar blends to guarantee life to the beatufil Cuban tradition reignited with the rich soil of Nicaraguan tobacco.
Board of Directors
Our board of directors currently consists of one director, and he is not considered “independent” as defined in Rule 4200 of FINRA’s listing standards. We may appoint additional independent directors to our board of directors in the future, particularly to serve on committees should they be established.
We have no formal policy regarding board diversity. In selecting board candidates, we seek individuals who will further the interests of our stockholders through an established record of professional accomplishment, the ability to contribute positively to our collaborative culture, knowledge of our business and understanding of our prospective markets.
Committees of the Board of Directors
We may establish an audit committee, compensation committee, a nominating and governance committee and other committees to our Board of Directors in the future, but have not done so as of the date of this Offering Circular. Until such committees are established, matters that would otherwise be addressed by such committees will be acted upon by the Board of Directors.
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Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers
Executive and Director Compensation
We have no standard arrangement to compensate our directors for their services in their capacity. Directors are not paid for meetings attended. However, we intend to review and consider future proposals regarding board and executive compensation. All travel and lodging expenses associated with corporate matters are reimbursed by us, if and when incurred.
On August 23, 2022, the Company entered into an employment agreement with its Chief Executive Officer, Roberto Mederos, for an initial term of five years, entitling Mr. Mederos to $150,000 annual compensation and a bonus of up to 150% of his base salary based on the Company’s performance.
Summary Compensation Table
The following table represents information regarding the total compensation of our officers and directors for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Name & Principal Position | Fiscal Year ended December 31, | Salary ($) | Bonus ($) | Stock Awards ($) | Option Awards ($) | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) | Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) | All Other Compensation ($) | Total ($) |
Roberto Mederos, | 2021 | 146,116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146,116 |
CEO/Director | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
There are no other employment agreements between the Company and its executive officers or directors. Our executive officers and directors have the responsibility of determining the timing of remuneration programs for key personnel based upon such factors as positive cash flow, shares sales, product sales, estimated cash expenditures, accounts receivable, accounts payable, notes payable, and cash balances. At this time, management cannot accurately estimate when sufficient revenues will occur to implement this compensation, or the exact amount of compensation.
Stock Incentive Plan; Options; Equity Awards
We have not adopted any long-term incentive plan that provides compensation intended to serve as incentive for performance. None of our executive officers or directors received, nor do we have any arrangements to pay out, any bonus, stock awards, option awards, non-equity incentive plan compensation, or non-qualified deferred compensation
Limitation of Liability and Indemnification of Officers and Directors
Our Bylaws limit the liability of directors and officers of the Company to the maximum extent permitted by Florida law. The Bylaws state that the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or an officer of the Company or such director or officer is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, partner, member, manager, trustee, employee or agent of another company or of a partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.
The Company believes that indemnification under our Bylaws covers at least negligence and gross negligence on the part of indemnified parties. The Company also may secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director, employee or other agent for any liability arising out of his or her actions in connection with their services to us, regardless of whether our Bylaws permit such indemnification.
The Company may also enter into separate indemnification agreements with its directors and officers, in addition to the indemnification provided for in our Bylaws. These agreements, among other things, may provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers for certain expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by a director or executive officer in any action or proceeding arising out of such person’s services
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as one of our directors or officers, or rendering services at our request, to any of its subsidiaries or any other company or enterprise. We believe that these provisions and agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.
There is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors or officers as to which indemnification is required or permitted, and we are not aware of any threatened litigation or proceeding that may result in a claim for indemnification.
For additional information on indemnification and limitations on liability of our directors and officers, please review the Company’s Bylaws, which are attached to this Offering Circular.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN SECURITYHOLDERS
The following table sets forth information regarding beneficial ownership of our Stock as of the date of this Offering Circular.
Beneficial ownership and percentage ownership are determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and includes voting or investment power with respect to Shares of stock. This information does not necessarily indicate beneficial ownership for any other purpose.
Unless otherwise indicated and subject to applicable community property laws, to our knowledge, each Shareholder named in the following table possesses sole voting and investment power over their Shares of Stock. Percentage of beneficial ownership before the offering is based on 5,149,887,086 Shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the date of this Offering Circular. Percentage of beneficial ownership after the Offering assumes the sale of the Maximum Offering Amount.
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Roberto Mederos, CEO/Director |
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INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
During the last two full fiscal years and the current fiscal year, there are no transactions or proposed transactions involving the Company and a related party, in which the amount involved exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of the Company’s total assets at year-end for its last three fiscal years.
Common Stock
The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders. The holders of the common stock have the sole right to vote, except as otherwise provided by law, by our articles of incorporation, or in a statement by our board of directors in a Preferred Stock Designation.
In addition, such holders are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors out of legally available funds, subject to the payment of preferential dividends or other restrictions on dividends contained in any Preferred Stock Designation, including, without limitation, the Preferred Stock Designation establishing a series of preferred stock described above. In the event of the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of Green Leaf Innovations, Inc., the holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of all our liabilities, subject to the preferential distribution rights granted to the holders of any series of our preferred stock in any Preferred Stock Designation, including, without limitation, the Preferred Stock Designation establishing a series of our preferred stock described above.
The holders of the common stock do not have cumulative voting rights or preemptive rights to acquire or subscribe for additional, unissued or treasury shares in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida. Accordingly, excluding any voting rights granted to any series of our preferred stock, the holders of more than 50 percent of the issued and outstanding shares of the common stock voting for the election of directors can elect all of the directors if they choose to do so, and in such event, the holders of the remaining shares of the common stock voting for the
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election of the directors will be unable to elect any person or persons to the board of directors. All outstanding shares of the common stock are fully paid and nonassessable.
The laws of the State of Florida provide that the affirmative vote of a majority of the holders of the outstanding shares of our common stock and any series of our preferred stock entitled to vote thereon is required to authorize any amendment to our articles of incorporation, any merger or consolidation of Green Leaf Innovations, Inc. with any corporation, or any liquidation or disposition of any substantial assets of Green Leaf Innovations, Inc.
Preferred Stock
The Company has authorized a total of 100,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, of which 41,000,000 shares are outstanding. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock can be converted into 500 shares of Common Stock at any time at the option of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock.
The Company has also authorized 100,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, of which 0 shares are outstanding. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible at the holders’ option into 100 shares of Common Stock. Holders of Series B Preferred Stock have no preemptive, voting, subscription, or redemption rights.
The Company is offering Shares of Series B Preferred Stock. The Series B Preferred Shares have no preemptive, voting, subscription, or redemption rights. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible, at the holders’ option, into 500 shares of Common Stock of the Company.
The Company does not expect to declare dividends for holders of Series B Preferred Stock in the foreseeable future. Dividends will be declared, if at all (and subject to rights of holders of additional classes of securities, if any), in the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors. Dividends, if ever declared, may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock of the Company, subject to the provisions of law, the Company’s Bylaws and the Certificate of Incorporation. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Company available for dividends such sums as the Board of Directors, in its absolute discretion, deems proper as a reserve for working capital, to meet contingencies, for equalizing dividends, for repairing or maintaining any property of the Company, or for such other purposes as the Board of Directors shall deem in the best interests of the Company.
Because this is a best-efforts offering, there is no minimum number of Shares that needs to be sold in order for funds to be released to the Company and for this Offering to hold its first closing.
The minimum subscription that will be accepted from an investor $1,000 (the ‘Minimum Subscription’).
A subscription for $1,000 or more in the Shares may be made only by tendering to the Company the executed Subscription Agreement (electronically or in writing) delivered with the subscription price in a form acceptable to the Company, via check, wire, credit or debit card, or ACH. The execution and tender of the documents required, as detailed in the materials, constitutes a binding offer to purchase the number of Shares stipulated therein and an agreement to hold the offer open until the Expiration Date or until the offer is accepted or rejected by the Company, whichever occurs first.
The Company reserves the unqualified discretionary right to reject any subscription for Shares, in whole or in part. The Company reserves the unqualified discretionary right to accept any subscription for Shares, in an amount less than the Minimum Subscription. If the Company rejects any offer to subscribe for the Shares, it will return the subscription payment, without interest or reduction. The Company’s acceptance of your subscription will be effective when an authorized representative of the Company issues you written or electronic notification that the subscription was accepted.
There are no liquidation rights, preemptive rights, redemption provisions, sinking fund provisions, impacts on classification of the Board of Directors where cumulative voting is permitted or required related to the Series B Preferred Stock, provisions discriminating against any existing or prospective holder of the Series B Preferred Stock as a result of such Shareholder owning a substantial amount of securities, or rights of Shareholders that may be modified otherwise than by a vote of a majority or more of the shares outstanding, voting as a class defined in any corporate document as of the date of filing. The Series B Preferred Stock will not be subject to further calls or assessment by the Company. There are no restrictions on alienability of the Series B Preferred STock in the
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corporate documents other than those disclosed in this Offering Circular. The Company has engaged Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company to serve as the transfer agent and registrant for the Shares. For additional information regarding the Shares, please review the Company’s Bylaws, which are attached to this Offering Circular.
Excepting matters arising under federal securities laws, any disputes between the Company and shareholders shall be governed in reliance on the laws of the state of Florida. Furthermore, the Subscription Agreement for this Regulation A offering appoints the state and federal courts located in the state of Florida as having jurisdiction over any disputes related to this Regulation A offering between the Company and shareholders.
Transfer Agent
Our transfer agent is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 1 State Street Plaza, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10004. The transfer agent is registered under the Exchange Act and operates under the regulatory authority of the SEC and FINRA.
DISQUALIFYING EVENTS DISCLOSURE
Recent changes to Regulation A promulgated under the Securities Act prohibit an issuer from claiming an exemption from registration of its securities under such rule if the issuer, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer participating in the offering of the interests, general partner or managing member of the issuer, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the voting power of the issuer’s outstanding voting equity securities, any promoter connected with the issuer in any capacity as of the date hereof, any investment manager of the issuer, any person that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with such sale of the issuer’s interests, any general partner or managing member of any such investment manager or solicitor, or any director, executive officer or other officer participating in the offering of any such investment manager or solicitor or general partner or managing member of such investment manager or solicitor has been subject to certain “Disqualifying Events” described in Rule 506(d)(1) of Regulation D subsequent to September 23, 2013, subject to certain limited exceptions. The Company is required to exercise reasonable care in conducting an inquiry to determine whether any such persons have been subject to such Disqualifying Events and is required to disclose any Disqualifying Events that occurred prior to September 23, 2013 to investors in the Company. The Company believes that it has exercised reasonable care in conducting an inquiry into Disqualifying Events by the foregoing persons and is aware of the no such Disqualifying Events.
It is possible that (a) Disqualifying Events may exist of which the Company is not aware and (b) the SEC, a court or other finder of fact may determine that the steps that the Company has taken to conduct its inquiry were inadequate and did not constitute reasonable care. If such a finding were made, the Company may lose its ability to rely upon exemptions under Regulation A, and, depending on the circumstances, may be required to register the Offering of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock with the SEC and under applicable state securities laws or to conduct a rescission offer with respect to the securities sold in the Offering.
Trustees and other fiduciaries of qualified retirement plans or IRAs that are set up as part of a plan sponsored and maintained by an employer, as well as trustees and fiduciaries of Keogh Plans under which employees, in addition to self-employed individuals, are participants (together, “ERISA Plans”), are governed by the fiduciary responsibility provisions of Title 1 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). An investment in the Shares by an ERISA Plan must be made in accordance with the general obligation of fiduciaries under ERISA to discharge their duties (i) for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to participants and their beneficiaries; (ii) with the same standard of care that would be exercised by a prudent man familiar with such matters acting under similar circumstances; (iii) in such a manner as to diversify the investments of the plan, unless it is clearly prudent not do so; and (iv) in accordance with the documents establishing the plan. Fiduciaries considering an investment in the Shares should accordingly consult their own legal advisors if they have any concern as to whether the investment would be inconsistent with any of these criteria.
Fiduciaries of certain ERISA Plans which provide for individual accounts (for example, those which qualify under Section 401(k) of the Code, Keogh Plans and IRAs) and which permit a beneficiary to exercise independent control over the assets in his individual account, will not be liable for any investment loss or for any breach of the prudence or diversification obligations which results from the exercise of such control by the beneficiary, nor will the
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beneficiary be deemed to be a fiduciary subject to the general fiduciary obligations merely by virtue of his exercise of such control. On October 13, 1992, the Department of Labor issued regulations establishing criteria for determining whether the extent of a beneficiary’s independent control over the assets in his account is adequate to relieve the ERISA Plan’s fiduciaries of their obligations with respect to an investment directed by the beneficiary. Under the regulations, the beneficiary must not only exercise actual, independent control in directing the particular investment transaction, but also the ERISA Plan must give the participant or beneficiary a reasonable opportunity to exercise such control, and must permit him to choose among a broad range of investment alternatives.
Trustees and other fiduciaries making the investment decision for any qualified retirement plan, IRA or Keogh Plan (or beneficiaries exercising control over their individual accounts) should also consider the application of the prohibited transactions provisions of ERISA and the Code in making their investment decision. Sales and certain other transactions between a qualified retirement plan, IRA or Keogh Plan and certain persons related to it (e.g., a plan sponsor, fiduciary, or service provider) are prohibited transactions. The particular facts concerning the sponsorship, operations and other investments of a qualified retirement plan, IRA or Keogh Plan may cause a wide range of persons to be treated as parties in interest or disqualified persons with respect to it. Any fiduciary, participant or beneficiary considering an investment in Shares by a qualified retirement plan IRA or Keogh Plan should examine the individual circumstances of that plan to determine that the investment will not be a prohibited transaction. Fiduciaries, participants or beneficiaries considering an investment in the Shares should consult their own legal advisors if they have any concern as to whether the investment would be a prohibited transaction.
Regulations issued on November 13, 1986, by the Department of Labor (the “Final Plan Assets Regulations”) provide that when an ERISA Plan or any other plan covered by Code Section 4975 (e.g., an IRA or a Keogh Plan which covers only self-employed persons) makes an investment in an equity interest of an entity that is neither a “publicly offered security” nor a security issued by an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the underlying assets of the entity in which the investment is made could be treated as assets of the investing plan (referred to in ERISA as “plan assets”). Programs which are deemed to be operating companies or which do not issue more than 25% of their equity interests to ERISA Plans are exempt from being designated as holding “plan assets.” Management anticipates that we would clearly be characterized as “operating” for the purposes of the regulations, and that it would therefore not be deemed to be holding “plan assets.”
Classification of our assets as “plan assets” could adversely affect both the plan fiduciary and management. The term “fiduciary” is defined generally to include any person who exercises any authority or control over the management or disposition of plan assets. Thus, classification of our assets as plan assets could make the management a “fiduciary” of an investing plan. If our assets are deemed to be plan assets of investor plans, transactions which may occur in the course of its operations may constitute violations by the management of fiduciary duties under ERISA. Violation of fiduciary duties by management could result in liability not only for management but also for the trustee or other fiduciary of an investing ERISA Plan. In addition, if our assets are classified as “plan assets,” certain transactions that we might enter into in the ordinary course of our business might constitute “prohibited transactions” under ERISA and the Code.
Under Code Section 408(i), as amended by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, IRA trustees must report the fair market value of investments to IRA holders by January 31 of each year. The Service has not yet promulgated regulations defining appropriate methods for the determination of fair market value for this purpose. In addition, the assets of an ERISA Plan or Keogh Plan must be valued at their “current value” as of the close of the plan’s fiscal year in order to comply with certain reporting obligations under ERISA and the Code. For purposes of such requirements, “current value” means fair market value where available. Otherwise, current value means the fair value as determined in good faith under the terms of the plan by a trustee or other named fiduciary, assuming an orderly liquidation at the time of the determination. We do not have an obligation under ERISA or the Code with respect to such reports or valuation although management will use good faith efforts to assist fiduciaries with their valuation reports. There can be no assurance, however, that any value so established (i) could or will actually be realized by the IRA, ERISA Plan or Keogh Plan upon sale of the Shares or upon liquidation of us, or (ii) will comply with the ERISA or Code requirements.
The income earned by a qualified pension, profit sharing or stock bonus plan (collectively, “Qualified Plan”) and by an individual retirement account (“IRA”) is generally exempt from taxation. However, if a Qualified Plan or IRA earns “unrelated business taxable income” (“UBTI”), this income will be subject to tax to the extent it exceeds $1,000 during any fiscal year. The amount of unrelated business taxable income in excess of $1,000 in any fiscal year will be taxed at rates up to 36%. In addition, such unrelated business taxable income may result in a tax preference, which may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. It is anticipated that income and gain from an
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investment in the Shares will not be taxed as UBTI to tax exempt shareholders, because they are participating only as passive financing sources.
Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any then-outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, if any, and any other restrictions, holders of Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to receive ratably those dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors out of legally available funds. We and our predecessors have not declared any dividends in the past. Further, we do not presently contemplate that there will be any future payment of any dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock.
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
Upon completion of this Offering, assuming the maximum amount of shares of Series B Preferred Stock offered in this Offering are sold, there will be 100,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding. Our Series B Preferred Stock is not currently listed on any exchange, nor do we expect it to be listed on any exchange. Assuming the full conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock, there will be 55,149,887,086 shares of Common Stock outstanding.
Prior to this Offering, there has been a limited market for our Common Stock on the OTC Markets. Future sales of substantial amounts of our Common Stock, or securities or instruments convertible into our Common Stock, in the public market, or the perception that such sales may occur, could adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock prevailing from time to time. Furthermore, because there will be limits on the number of shares available for resale shortly after this Offering due to contractual and legal restrictions described below, there may be resales of substantial amounts of our Common Stock in the public market after those restrictions lapse. This could adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock prevailing at that time.
Rule 144
In general, a person who has beneficially owned restricted shares of our Common Stock for at least twelve months, in the event we are a reporting company under Regulation A, or at least six months, in the event we have been a reporting company under the Exchange Act for at least 90 days before the sale, would be entitled to sell such securities, provided that such person is not deemed to be an affiliate of ours at the time of sale or to have been an affiliate of ours at any time during the 90 days preceding the sale. A person who is an affiliate of ours at such time would be subject to additional restrictions, by which such person would be entitled to sell within any three-month period only a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of the following:
·1% of the number of shares of our Common Stock then outstanding; or
·the average weekly trading volume of our Common Stock during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing by such person of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale;
provided that, in each case, we are subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for at least 90 days before the sale. Rule 144 trades must also comply with the manner of sale, notice and other provisions of Rule 144, to the extent applicable.
INVESTOR ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE OFFERING
Investment Limitations
Generally, no sale may be made to you in this Offering if the aggregate purchase price you pay is more than 10% of the greater of your annual income or net worth (please see below on how to calculate your net worth). Different rules apply to accredited investors and non-natural persons. Before making any representation that your investment does not exceed applicable thresholds, we encourage you to review Rule 251(d)(2)(i)(C) of Regulation A+. For general information on investing, we encourage you to refer to www.investor.gov.
Because this is a Tier 1, Regulation A+ offering, most investors must comply with the 10% limitation on investment in the Offering. The only investor in this Offering exempt from this limitation is an “accredited investor” as defined
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under Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act. If you meet one of the following tests you should qualify as an accredited investor:
(i)You are a natural person who has had individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years, or joint income with your spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of these years, and have a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year;
(ii)You are a natural person and your individual net worth, or joint net worth with your spouse, exceeds $1,000,000 at the time you purchase Shares (please see below on how to calculate your net worth);
(iii)You are an executive officer or general partner of the issuer or a manager or executive officer of the general partner of the issuer;
(iv)You are an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, a corporation, a Massachusetts or similar business trust or a partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000;
(v)You are a bank or a savings and loan association or other institution as defined in the Securities Act, a broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Exchange Act, an insurance company as defined by the Securities Act, an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Investment Company Act), or a business development company as defined in that act, any Small Business Investment Company licensed by the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 or a private business development company as defined in the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;
(vi)You are an entity (including an Individual Retirement Account trust) in which each equity owner is an accredited investor;
(vii)You are a trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, your purchase of Shares is directed by a person who either alone or with his purchaser representative(s) (as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment, and you were not formed for the specific purpose of investing in the Shares; or
(viii)You are a plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has assets in excess of $5,000,000.
Offering Period and Expiration Date
This Offering will start on the date on which the SEC initially qualifies this Offering Statement (the Qualification Date) and will terminate on the Termination Date.
Procedures for Subscribing
If you decide to subscribe for our Series B Preferred Stock in this Offering, you should:
1.Electronically receive, review, execute and deliver to us a Subscription Agreement; and
2.Deliver funds directly to the Company’s designated bank account via bank wire transfer (pursuant to the wire transfer instructions set forth in our Subscription Agreement) or electronic funds transfer via wire transfer.
Any potential investor will have ample time to review the subscription agreement, along with their counsel, prior to making any final investment decision. We shall only deliver such subscription agreement upon request after a potential investor has had ample opportunity to review this Offering Circular.
Right to Reject Subscriptions. After we receive your complete, executed subscription agreement and the funds required under the subscription agreement have been transferred to our designated account, we have the right to
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review and accept or reject your subscription in whole or in part, for any reason or for no reason. We will return all monies from rejected subscriptions immediately to you, without interest or deduction.
Acceptance of Subscriptions. Upon our acceptance of a subscription agreement, we will countersign the subscription agreement and issue the shares subscribed at closing. Once you submit the subscription agreement, you may not revoke or change your subscription or request your subscription funds. All submitted subscription agreements are irrevocable.
Under Rule 251 of Regulation A+, non-accredited, non-natural investors are subject to the investment limitation and may only invest funds which do not exceed 10% of the greater of the purchaser’s revenue or net assets (as of the purchaser’s most recent fiscal year end). A non-accredited, natural person may only invest funds which do not exceed 10% of the greater of the purchaser’s annual income or net worth (please see below on how to calculate your net worth).
NOTE: For the purposes of calculating your net worth, it is defined as the difference between total assets and total liabilities. This calculation must exclude the value of your primary residence and may exclude any indebtedness secured by your primary residence (up to an amount equal to the value of your primary residence). In the case of fiduciary accounts, net worth and/or income suitability requirements may be satisfied by the beneficiary of the account or by the fiduciary, if the fiduciary directly or indirectly provides funds for the purchase of the Shares.
In order to purchase the Series B Preferred Stock and prior to the acceptance of any funds from an investor, an investor will be required to represent, to the Company’s satisfaction, that such investor is either an accredited investor or is in compliance with the 10% of net worth or annual income limitation on investment in this Offering.
Certain legal matters with respect to the shares of Series B Preferred Stock offered hereby will be passed upon by Jeff Turner, JDT Legal, PLLC.
Following this Tier 1, Regulation A offering, we will be required to comply with certain ongoing disclosure requirements under Rule 257 of Regulation A, in addition to our reporting requirements under the OTC Pink Basic Disclosure Guidelines.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a Regulation A Offering Statement on Form 1-A under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of Series B Preferred Stock offered hereby. This Offering Circular, which constitutes a part of the Offering Statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the Offering Statement or the exhibits and schedules filed therewith. For further information about us and the Series B Preferred Stock offered hereby, we refer you to the Offering Statement and the exhibits and schedules filed therewith. Statements contained in this Offering Circular regarding the contents of any contract or other document that is filed as an exhibit to the Offering Statement are not necessarily complete, and each such statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the full text of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the Offering Statement. Upon the completion of this Offering, we will be required to file periodic reports, proxy statements, and other information with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. You may read and copy this information at the SEC’s Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, including us, that file electronically with the SEC. The address of this site is www.sec.gov.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, the issuer certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 1-A and has duly caused this Offering statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on June 14, 2022.
GREENLEAF INNOVATIONS, INC.
By: /s/ Roberto Mederos
Roberto Mederos
CEO
June 14, 2022
This Offering statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: /s/ Roberto Mederos
Roberto Mederos
Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, Sole Director
June 14, 2022
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ADOPTING TYPED SIGNATURES
The undersigned hereby authenticate, acknowledge, and otherwise adopt the typed signatures above and as otherwise appear in this filing and Offering.
By: /s/ Roberto Mederos
Roberto Mederos
CEO
June 14, 2022
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Index to Exhibits
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| Incorporated by Reference | ||
Exhibit No. |
| Description |
| Filed Herewith (*) |
| Filing Type |
| Date Filed |
| Articles of Incorporation, as amended |
| * |
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| Bylaws (Included with Exhibit 2.1) |
| * |
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| Series A Preferred Stock Designation (Included with Exhibit 2.1) |
| * |
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| Series B Preferred Stock Designation (Included with Exhibit 2.1) |
| * |
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| Subscription Agreement |
| * |
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| Roberto Mederos Employment Agreement |
| * |
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| Convertible Promissory Note issued to J.P. Carey Limited Partners L.P. on January 26, 2022 |
| * |
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| Legal Opinion and Consent of JDT Legal, PLLC |
| * |
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PART F/S: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GREEN LEAF INNOVATIONS, INC.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
(Unaudited)
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GREEN LEAF INNOVATIONS, INC.
|
| December 31, 2021 |
| December 31, 2020 | ||
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ASSETS |
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Cash |
| $ | 39 |
| $ | - |
Total assets |
| $ | 39 |
| $ | - |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIENCY) |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accrued Interest Payable |
| $ | 72,520 |
| $ | 50,628 |
Accrued Salary Payable |
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| 146,116 |
|
| 1,090,334 |
Total Current liabilities |
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| 218,636 |
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| 1,140,962 |
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Shareholder advance |
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| 2,700 |
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| - |
Convertible notes payable |
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| 388,001 |
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| 88,001 |
Derivative liability |
|
| 407,588 |
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| 197,171 |
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Total Liabilities |
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| 1,016,925 |
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| 1,426,134 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Preferred stock Series A, $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 authorized; 41,000,000 issued |
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| 110,000 |
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| 110,000 |
Preferred stock Series B, $0.10 par value; 50,000,000 authorized; none issued |
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| - |
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| - |
Common stock, $0.00001 par value; 20,000,000,000 authorized; 3,598,867,086 shares issued and outstanding |
|
| 44,948,871 |
|
| 44,948,871 |
Additional paid in capital |
|
| (29,043,209 |
|
| (29,043,209 |
Accumulated deficit |
|
| (17,032,548) |
|
| (17,441,796) |
Total stockholders’ equity (deficiency) |
|
| (1,016,886) |
|
| (1,065,362) |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficiency) |
| $ | 39 |
| $ | - |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
F-1
GREEN LEAF INNOVATIONS, INC.
| Years Ended December 31, | ||||
| 2021 |
| 2020 | ||
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Revenues | $ | - |
| $ | - |
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Costs and expenses |
| 263,643 |
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| 223,349 |
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Net operating loss | $ | (263,643) |
| $ | (223,349) |
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Other income / (expense) |
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|
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|
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Interest expense |
| (21,892) |
|
| (8,800) |
Gain on debt extinguishment |
| 869,642 |
|
| - |
Change in derivative valuation |
| (210,417) |
|
| (128,623) |
Total other income / (expense) |
| 637,333 |
|
| (137,423) |
Net loss | $ | 409,248 |
| $ | (360,772) |
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|
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Net loss per common share - basic and diluted | $ | 0.00 |
| $ | 0.00 |
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|
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Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted |
| 3,598,867,086 |
|
| 3,598,867,086 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
F-2
GREEN LEAF INNOVATIONS, INC.
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
Year Ended December 31, 2021
| Preferred Stock Series A |
| Common Stock |
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| Shares | Value |
| Shares | Value |
| Additional Paid in Capital |
| Accumulated Deficit |
| Stockholders’ Equity (Deficiency) | |||
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Balance, December 31, 2019 | 41,000,000 | 110,000 |
| 3,598,867,086 | 44,948,871 |
| $ | (29,043,209) |
| $ | (16,838,521) |
| $ | (1,065,362) |
Net loss | - | - |
| - | - |
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| - |
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| (360,772) |
|
| (360,772) |
Balance, December 31, 2020 | 41,000,000 | 110,000 |
| 3,598,867,086 | 44,948,871 |
| $ | (29,043,209) |
| $ | (17,441,796) |
| $ | (1,426,134) |
Net loss | - | - |
| - | - |
|
| - |
|
| 409,248 |
|
| 409,248 |
Balance, December 31, 2021 | 41,000,000 | 110,000 |
| 3,598,867,086 | 44,948,871 |
| $ | (29,043,209) |
| $ | (17,032,548) |
| $ | (1,016,886) |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
F-3
GREEN LEAF INNOVATIONS, INC.
| Years Ended December 31, | ||||
| 2021 |
| 2020 | ||
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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|
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|
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Net loss | $ | 409,248 |
| $ | (242,503) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Change in derivative liability |
| 210,417 |
|
| 20,990 |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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|
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|
|
(Decrease) / Increase in accrued expenses |
| (922,326) |
|
| 221,149 |
Net cash used in operating activities |
| (302,661) |
|
| - |
|
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Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
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Issuance of convertible note payable |
| 300,000 |
|
| - |
Shareholder advance |
| 2,700 |
|
| - |
Net cash provided by financing activities |
| 302,700 |
|
| - |
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|
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Cash: |
|
|
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Net increase |
| 39 |
|
| - |
Balance at beginning of year |
| - |
|
| - |
Balance at end of year | $ | 39 |
| $ | - |
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: |
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Cash paid for: |
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Interest | $ | - |
| $ | - |
Income taxes | $ | - |
| $ | - |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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GREEN LEAF INNOVATIONS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
1. Organization and Basis of Presentation
Organization and Combination
Green Leaf Innovations, Inc. (the Company) was originally incorporated in the State of Delaware in August 1993 as T. J. Cinnamons, Inc. T.J. Cinnamons, Inc. changed its name to Paramark Enterprises, Inc. in August 1996. In November 2001, the Company changed its name to Raptor Investments, Inc. The Company was reincorporated in the State of Florida on December 1, 2001. In July 2005, the Company changed its name to Snap ‘N’ Sold Corp. In August 2006, the Company changed its name to Hot Web, Inc. In July 2009, the Company changed its name to Gold Coast Mining Corporation. In March 2015, the Company changed its name to Green Leaf Innovations, Inc.
Basis of Presentation
The Financial Statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of OTC Markets, Inc. (“OTC”).
Business Operations
The Company is a development stage company targeting acquisition opportunities with recurring revenue streams to maximize shareholder value.
Going Concern
The Company’s financial statements have been presented on the basis that the Company is a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As reflected in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has no assets on hand, has had no operating revenues, and has had no operating cash flows. During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 the Company had no operations and had an accumulated deficit of $17,032,548 as of December 31, 2021.
As a result, management has concluded that there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date that the accompanying financial statements are issued. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company’s ability to raise additional funds and implement its business plan, and to ultimately achieve sustainable operating revenues and profitability. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
If cash resources are insufficient to satisfy the Company’s ongoing cash requirements, the Company would be required to obtain funds, if available, although there can be no certainty, from its shareholders or officers.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Management regularly evaluates the key factors and assumptions used to develop the estimates utilizing currently available information, changes in facts and circumstances, historical experience and reasonable assumptions. After such evaluations, if deemed appropriate, those estimates are adjusted accordingly. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates are
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expected to include those related to assumptions used in calculating accruals for potential liabilities, valuing equity instruments issued for services, and the realization of deferred tax assets.
Concentration of Risk
The Company may periodically contract with consultants and vendors to provide services related to the Company’s business development activities. Agreements for these services may be for a specific time period or for a specific project or task. The Company did not have any agreements at December 31, 2021 or 2020.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Accordingly, the Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected impact of differences between the financial statements and the tax basis of assets and liabilities.
The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce its deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. In the event the Company was to determine that it would be able to realize its deferred tax assets in the future in excess of its recorded amount, an adjustment to the deferred tax assets would be credited to operations in the period such determination was made. Alternatively, should the Company determine that it would not be able to realize all or part of its deferred tax assets in the future, an adjustment to the deferred tax assets would be charged to operations in the period such determination was made.
The Company is subject to U.S. federal income taxes and income taxes of the State of Florida. The Company’s operations during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were nominal.
As the Company’s net operating losses in the respective jurisdictions in which it operates have yet to be utilized, all previous tax years remain open to examination by the taxing authorities in which the Company currently operates. The Company had no unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 and does not anticipate any material amount of unrecognized tax benefits within the next 3 months.
The Company accounts for uncertainties in income tax law under a comprehensive model for the financial statement recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in income tax returns as prescribed by GAAP. The tax effects of a position are recognized only if it is “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the taxing authority as of the reporting date. If the tax position is not considered “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained, then no benefits of the position are recognized. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had not recorded any liability for uncertain tax positions. In subsequent periods, any interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions will be recognized as a component of income tax expense.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company issues common stock and intends to issue stock options to officers, directors and consultants for services rendered. Options will vest and expire according to terms established at the issuance date of each grant. Stock grants, which are generally time vested, will be measured at the grant date fair value and charged to operations ratably over the vesting period.
The fair value of stock options granted as stock-based compensation will be determined utilizing the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, and can be affected by several variables, the most significant of which are the life of the equity award, the exercise price of the stock option as compared to the fair market value of the common stock on the grant date, and the estimated volatility of the common stock. Estimated volatility will be based on the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock over an appropriate calculation period, or, if not available, by reference to the volatility of a representative sample of comparable public companies. The risk-free interest rate will be based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The fair market value of the common stock will be determined by reference to the quoted market price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date, or, if not available, by reference to an appropriate alternative valuation methodology.
The Company will recognize the fair value of stock-based compensation awards in general and administrative costs or in software development costs, as appropriate, in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The Company will issue new shares of common stock to satisfy stock option exercises.
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As of December 31, 2021, the Company did not have any outstanding stock options.
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
The Company’s computation of earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) includes basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS is measured as the income (loss) attributable to common stockholders divided by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is similar to basic EPS but presents the dilutive effect on a per share basis of potential common shares (e.g., convertible notes payable, convertible preferred stock, warrants and stock options) as if they had been converted at the beginning of the periods presented, or issuance date, if later. Potential common shares that have an anti-dilutive effect (i.e., those that increase income per share or decrease loss per share) are excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS.
Loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the respective periods. Basic and diluted loss per common share is the same for all periods presented because there is no convertible debt, convertible preferred stock, warrants or stock options outstanding.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The authoritative guidance with respect to fair value established a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three levels and requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value be classified and disclosed in one of three categories, as presented below. Disclosure as to transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2, and activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, is also required.
Level 1. Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for an identical asset or liability that the Company has the ability to access as of the measurement date. Financial assets and liabilities utilizing Level 1 inputs include active-exchange traded securities and exchange-based derivatives.
Level 2. Inputs, other than quoted prices included within Level 1, which are directly observable for the asset or liability or indirectly observable through corroboration with observable market data. Financial assets and liabilities utilizing Level 2 inputs include fixed income securities, non-exchange-based derivatives, mutual funds, and fair-value hedges.
Level 3. Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data for the asset or liability which requires the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions. Financial assets and liabilities utilizing Level 3 inputs include infrequently-traded non-exchange-based derivatives and commingled investment funds and are measured using present value pricing models.
The Company will determine the level in the fair value hierarchy within which each fair value measurement falls in its entirety, based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. In determining the appropriate levels, the Company will perform an analysis of the assets and liabilities at each reporting period end.
The carrying value of financial instruments (consisting of cash and accounts payable and accrued expenses) is considered to be representative of their respective fair values due to the short-term nature of those instruments.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment is recorded at cost. Major improvements are capitalized, while maintenance and repairs that do not improve or extend the useful life of the respective assets are charged to expense as incurred. Gains and losses from disposition of property and equipment are included in income and expense when realized. Depreciation of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line method over an estimated useful life of three years.
The Company recognizes depreciation of property and equipment in general and administrative costs in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.
Leases
Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”), which requires a lessee to record a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability at the inception
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of the lease initially measured at the present value of the lease payments. ASU 2016-02 requires recognition in the statement of operations of a single lease cost that is calculated as a total cost of the lease allocated over the lease term, generally on a straight-line basis. The Company did not have any leases within the scope of ASU 2016-02 at December 31, 2020.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 13, 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”). ASU 2016-13 significantly changes how entities measure credit losses for most financial assets, including accounts and notes receivables. ASU 2016-13 will replace the current “incurred loss” approach with an “expected loss” model, under which companies will recognize allowances based on expected rather than incurred losses. Entities will apply the provisions of ASU 2016-13 as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which ASU 2016-13 is effective. As small business filer, ASU 2016-13 will be effective for the Company for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2022. Management is currently in the process of assessing the impact of adopting ASU-2016-13 on the Company’s financial statements and related disclosures.
Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future financial statements and related disclosures.
3. Convertible notes payable
Notes payable consists of the following:
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| 2021 | 2020 |
Noninterest-bearing convertible note payable, dated May 2, 2014. The note is convertible into the common stock of the Company at the average closing price of the Company’s common stock in the three days prior to conversion. The due of the note was May 31, 2014. The default rate of interest on the note is 10% per annum. |
| $28,001 | $28,001 |
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Convertible note payable, dated August 20, 2015, bearing interest at 10% per annum. The note is convertible into the common stock of the Company at 50% of the average closing price of the Company’s common stock in the twenty trading days prior to conversion. The due of the note was August 20, 2016. |
| 60,000 | 60,000 |
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Convertible note payable, dated August 20, 2021, bearing interest at 12% per annum. The note is convertible into the common stock of the Company at 50% of the lowest closing price of the Company’s common stock in the twenty trading days prior to conversion. The due of the note is August 20, 2022. |
| 300,000 | - |
Total convertible notes payable |
| $388,001 | $88,001 |
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4. Derivative liability
The Company has issued convertible note agreements with a variable conversion feature that gives rise to an embedded derivative instrument (see Note 3). The derivative feature has been valued using a binomial lattice-based option valuation model using holding period assumptions developed from the Company’s business plan and management assumptions and expected volatility from the Company’s stock . Increases or decreases in the Company’s share price, the volatility of the share price, changes in interest rates in general, and the passage of time will all impact the value of the derivative instrument. The Company re-values the derivative instrument at the end of each reporting period and any changes are reflected as changes in derivative liabilities in the consolidated statements of operations. The assumptions used during the year ending December 31, 2021 are as follows:
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| December 31, 2021 |
Market value of common stock on measurement date (1) |
| $0.0021- $0.0003 |
Adjusted conversion price (2) |
| $0.00105 - $0.00015 |
Risk free interest rate (3) |
| 3.5% |
Life of the note in months |
| 0 months |
Expected volatility (4) |
| 0.01% - 0.03% |
Expected dividend yield (5) |
| - |
(1)The market value of common stock is based on closing market price as of initial valuation date and the period end re-measurement.
(2)The adjusted conversion price is calculated based on conversion terms described in the note agreement.
(3)The risk-free interest rate was determined by management using the 2-year Treasury Bill as of the respective Offering or measurement date.
(4)The volatility factor was estimated by management using the historical volatilities of the Company’s stock.
(5)Management determined the dividend yield to be 0% based upon its expectation that it will not pay dividends for the foreseeable future.
The derivative liability related to these notes was $407,588 and $68,548 at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company recognized a Loss on the change in value of the derivative of $210,417 and $128,626 during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
5. Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred Stock
The Company has authorized a total of 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock Series A, $0.01 value assigned. 41,000,000 shares of preferred shares are outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.
On September 15, 2021, the Company authorized the issuance of up to 50,000,000 preferred stock Series B shares with a par value of $0.10. Each share can be converted into 2 shares of the Company’s common stock at the holders’ option. No series B shares have been issued as of December 31, 2021.
Common Stock
The Company is authorized to issue up to 20,000,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had 3,598,867,086 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
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6. Related Party Transactions
Salary and Fees to Directors, Consultants and Professionals
During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company incurred salary and fees to officers in the amount of $260,982 and $223,349, respectively, as follows:
Schedule of related party transactions
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Robert Mederos |
| $ | 146,116 |
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Joseph C. Canouse |
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| $ | 260,982 |
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| $ | 223,349 |
As of December 31, 2021, the former chief executive officer of the Company agreed to forgo $869,642 in accrued salary, which was recorded as a gain on debt extinguishment during the year ended December 31, 2021.
As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, accrued salary of $146,116 and $1,090,334, respectively, was due to officers.
7. Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Contingencies
The Company has no known commitments and contingencies.
Impact of COVID-19 on the Company
The global outbreak of COVID-19 has led to severe disruptions in general economic activities, as businesses and governments have taken broad actions to mitigate this public health crisis. Although the Company has not experienced any significant disruption to its business to date, these conditions could significantly negatively impact the Company's business in the future.
The extent to which the COVID-19 outbreak ultimately impacts the Company's business, future revenues, results of operations and financial condition will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including, but not limited to, the duration and spread of the outbreak, its severity and longevity, the actions to curtail the virus and treat its impact (including an effective vaccine), and how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating conditions can resume. Even after the COVID-19 outbreak has subsided, the Company may be at risk of experiencing a significant impact to its business as a result of the global economic impact, including any economic downturn or recession that has occurred or may occur in the future.
Currently, capital markets have been disrupted by the crisis, as a result of which the availability, amount and type of financing available to the Company in the near future is uncertain and cannot be assured and is largely dependent upon evolving market conditions and other factors.
The Company intends to continue to monitor the situation and may adjust its current business plans as more information and guidance become available.
8. Subsequent Events
The Company performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date on which these consolidated financial statements were issued. There were no material subsequent events which affected, or could affect, the amounts or disclosures in the financial statements.
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GREEN LEAF INNOVATIONS, INC.
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
REGULATION A SHARES
THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT made as of the ____ day of ____________, 2022, between GREEN LEAF INNOVATIONS, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Florida, (the “Company”), and the undersigned (the “Subscriber” and together with each of the other subscribers in the Offering (defined below), the “Subscribers”).
WHEREAS, the Company desires to sell registered Regulation A shares of its Series B Preferred Stock (collectively, the “Shares”), at a purchase price of $0.10 per Share and per the terms set forth in the Company’s Form 1-A (as amended) which was filed on June 2, 2022, and declared effective by the SEC on [DATE] (the “Offering”).
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:
1.1. Subscription for Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the Subscriber hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase from the Company such aggregate amount of Shares as is set forth upon the signature page hereof; and the Company agrees to sell such Shares to the Subscriber for said purchase price subject to the Company’s right to sell to the Subscriber such lesser number of Shares as the Company may, in its sole discretion, deem necessary or desirable. The purchase price is payable by wire transfer, or certified or bank checks made payable to “GREEN LEAF INNOVATIONS, INC.” and delivered contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement to the Company’s address set forth in the FORM 1-A.
1.2. Form 1-A Registered Shares. The Subscriber acknowledges that the Shares being purchased herein are shares of Series B Preferred Stock registered in the Company’s Form 1-A (as amended) which was filed on [DATE].
1.3. Investment Purpose. The Subscriber represents that the Shares (the “Securities”) are being purchased for his or her or its own account, for investment purposes only and not for distribution or resale to others in contravention of the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. The Subscriber agrees that it will not sell or otherwise transfer the Securities unless they are registered under the 1933 Act or unless an exemption from such registration is available.
1.4. Accredited Investor. The Subscriber represents and warrants that he, she, or it is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the 1933 Act, and that it can bear the economic risk of any investment in the Shares.
1.5. Domicile. Subscriber represents and warrants that his, her, or its Domicile matches the address listed on the signature page of this Agreement. For individuals, Domicile means actual state of residency. For corporate entities, Domicile means (i) state of incorporation/organization; or (ii) principal place of business.
1.6. RISK OF INVESTMENT. THE SUBSCRIBER RECOGNIZES THAT THE PURCHASE OF THE SHARES INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY AND ALL RISKS DISCUSSED IN THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. AN INVESTMENT IN THE COMPANY AND THE SHARES MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF A SUBSCRIBER’S ENTIRE INVESTMENT.
(a) Risk of Loss of Investment. An investment in the Company and the Shares offered hereby involve a high degree of risk. An investment in the Shares is suitable only for investors who can bear a loss of their entire investment.
(b) Value of Shares is Speculative. The terms of this offering have been determined arbitrarily by
the Company. There is no relationship between such terms and the Company’s assets, earnings, book value and/or any other objective criteria of value.
(c) Dependence on Net Proceeds; No Minimum Offering. The Company is dependent upon the net proceeds of this Offering to fund its operations, as more specifically described elsewhere in this Subscription Agreement. There is no commitment by any person to purchase Shares and there is no assurance that any number of Shares will be sold. Additionally, there is no minimum amount of funds that are required to be raised in order for the Company to accept subscriptions received from investors and the Company’s may terminate this Offering prior to the expiration of the Offering Period. There is no assurance that the Company will sell a sufficient number of Shares in this Offering on a timely basis or that the net proceeds after payment of debts and other obligations will be adequate for the Company’s needs.
(d) Need for Additional Capital; Additional Private Placement. The net proceeds raised by the Company from this Offering will be used immediately to fund the Company’s current operations. The Company will therefore require significant additional financing shortly after this Offering, regardless of the net proceeds received, in order to satisfy its cash requirements. The Company may seek to raise additional funds in private placement transactions. However, there is no assurance that it will be able to do so in a timely manner or on terms that will enable it to enter its proposed business on a reasonable basis.
1.7 Information. The Subscriber acknowledges receipt and full and careful review and understanding of this Subscription Agreement and of the Form 1-A (as amended) which was filed on January 3, 2022.
1.8 No Representations or Warranties. The Subscriber hereby represents that, except as expressly set forth in the Form 1-A, no representations or warranties have been made to the Subscriber by the Company or any agent, employee, or affiliate of the Company and in entering into this transaction the Subscriber is not relying on any information other than that contained in the Form 1-A and the results of independent investigation by the Subscriber.
1.9 Tax Consequences. The Subscriber acknowledges that this Offering of the Shares may involve tax consequences and that the contents of the Form 1-A does not contain tax advice or information. The Subscriber acknowledges that it must retain its own professional advisors to evaluate the tax and other consequences of an investment in the Shares.
1.10 Transfer or Resale. The Subscriber understands that the Shares purchased herein were qualified in the Form 1-A under the Securities Act of 1933 Act, but that Subscriber will be required by the transfer agent or Subscriber’s brokerage firm to obtain a legal opinion from securities counsel to deposit and sell the Shares.
2.1 Organization and Registration. The Company and its “Subsidiaries” (which for purposes of this Subscription Agreement means any entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns capital stock and holds a majority or similar interest) are duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they were organized, and have the requisite power and authorization to own their properties and to carry on their business as now being conducted.
2.2 Authorization; Enforcement; Validity. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Form 1-A.
3.1 Closing and Termination of Offering. Provided that the required conditions to closing set forth herein have been satisfied or waived, a closing (the “Initial Closing”) shall take place at the offices of the Company as set forth herein or at such place as may otherwise be agreed to by the Company within 30 days of the receipt of the first cleared subscriber’s funds. The Company may consummate subsequent closings of the Offering, upon mutual agreement only, each of which shall be subject to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to closing set forth herein, and each of which shall be deemed a “Closing” hereunder.
4.1 The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell Shares to the Subscriber at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion
by providing the Subscriber with prior written notice thereof:
4.2 Execution and Delivery. The Subscriber shall have executed this Subscription Agreement and delivered the same to the Company.
4.3 Purchase Price. The Subscriber shall have paid the purchase price for the Shares being purchased by the Subscriber at the Closing in the manner set forth in Section 1.1.
4.4 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Subscriber shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing as though made at that time, and the Subscriber shall have performed, satisfied, and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied, or complied with by the Subscriber at or prior to the Closing.
4.5 Other Matters. All opinions, certificates and documents and all proceedings related to this Offering shall be in form and content reasonably satisfactory to the Company and its legal counsel.
4.6 Notice. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Subscription Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (a) upon receipt, when delivered personally, (b) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party), or (c) one (1) business day after deposit with an overnight courier service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
If to the Company at the address set forth in the Form 1-A, Attn. Roberto Mederos, CEO.
If to the Subscriber, to its address and email or facsimile number set forth at the end of this Subscription Agreement, or to such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other person as specified by written notice given to the Company five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change.
Written confirmation of receipt (a) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (b) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission, or (c) provided by an overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from an overnight courier service in accordance with clauses (a), (b) or (c) above, respectively.
4.7 Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Subscription Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the Subscriber, the Company, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Subscription Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Subscriber makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters.
4.8 Severability. If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Subscription Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Subscription Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
4.9 Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed solely in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Florida with respect to contracts executed, delivered and to be fully performed therein, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. The parties hereto hereby expressly and irrevocably agree that any suit or proceeding arising under this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be brought solely in a federal or state court located in the State of Florida. By its execution hereof, Company and Subscriber hereby expressly and irrevocably submits to the in personam jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of Florida and agree that any process in any such action
may be served upon him or her personally, or by certified mail or registered mail upon such party or such agent, return receipt requested, with the same full force and effect as if personally served upon such party in Florida. The parties hereto each waive any claim that any such jurisdiction is not a convenient forum for any such suit or proceeding and any defense or lack of in personam jurisdiction with respect thereto. In the event of any such action or proceeding, the party prevailing therein shall be entitled to payment from the other party hereto of its reasonable counsel fees and disbursements.
4.10 Headings. The headings of this Subscription Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Subscription Agreement.
4.11 Successors and Assigns. This Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any purchasers of the Shares. The Company shall not assign this Subscription Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder. Subscriber may assign some or all of its rights hereunder without the consent of the Company, provided, however, that any such assignment shall not release the Subscriber from its obligations hereunder unless such obligations are assumed by such assignee and the Company has consented to such assignment and assumption, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
4.12 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Subscription Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.
4.13 Survival. The representations and warranties of the Company and the Subscriber contained in herein shall survive the Closing for a period of twelve (12) months.
4.14 Legal Representation. The Subscriber acknowledges that: (a) it has read this Subscription Agreement and the exhibits hereto; (b) it understands that the Company has been represented in the preparation, negotiation, and execution of this Subscription Agreement by counsel to the Company; (c) it has either been represented in the preparation, negotiation, and execution of this Subscription Agreement by legal counsel of its own choice, or has chosen to forego such representation by legal counsel after being advised to seek such legal representation; and (d) it understands the terms and consequences of this Subscription Agreement and is fully aware of its legal and binding effect.
4.15 Confidentiality. The Subscriber agrees that it shall keep confidential and not divulge, furnish, or make accessible to anyone, the confidential information concerning or relating to the business or financial affairs of the Company contained in the Form 1-A to which it has become privy by reason of this Subscription Agreement.
4.16 Counterparts. This Subscription Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party; provided that a facsimile signature shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original, not a facsimile signature.
[Signature Page Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Subscriber(s) have executed this Green Leaf Innovations, Inc. Subscription Agreement for Regulation A Shares as of the date first written above. The Company’s acceptance of such subscription is as of the date shown below.
SUBSCRIBER**
Date: _____________
__________________________________________ Signature of Subscriber
__________________________________________ Name of Subscriber [Please Print]
__________________________________________ Address of Subscriber
__________________________________________ SSN or Tax ID of Subscriber | CO-SUBSCRIBER**
Date: _____________
__________________________________________ Signature of Co-Subscriber
__________________________________________ Name of Co-Subscriber [Please Print]
__________________________________________ Address of Co-Subscriber
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GREEN LEAF INNOVATIONS, INC.
Date: ______________ | By: _________________________________ |
| Roberto Mederos, CEO |
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of August 23, 2022 by and between GREENLEAF INNOVATIONS, INC., a Corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida (the “Company”), and Roberto Mederos (“Executive”).
RECITALS
Executive developed or co-developed the concept, strategy, direction, and management team for and on behalf of the Company. Executive desires to continue his employment with the Company, and the Company desires to continue Executive’s employment, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
In consideration of the mutual promises set forth in this Agreement the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Term of Employment
1.01Subject to the provisions of Article V, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company will employ Executive for the period beginning August 23, 2022 (the “Commencement Date”) and ending on August 23, 2027, (the “Initial Term”). The Initial Term shall be automatically renewed for successive consecutive one- (1-) year periods (each, a “Renewal Term” and the Initial Term and Renewal Term are collectively referred to as the “term of employment”) thereafter unless either party sends notice to the other party, not more than 270 days and not less than 180 days before the end of the then-existing term of employment, of such party’s desire to terminate the Agreement at the end of the then-existing term, in which case this Agreement will terminate at the end of the then-existing term. Executive will serve the Company during the term of employment.
ARTICLE II
Duties
2.1(a) During the term of employment, Executive will:
(i)Promote the interests, within the scope of his duties, of the Company and devote a reasonable working time and efforts to the Company’s business and affairs;
(ii)Serve as the President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, reporting directly to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company;
(iii)Perform the duties and services consistent with the title and function of such office, including without limitation, those set forth in the By-Laws of the Company; and
(iv)Serve on the Company’s Board of Directors as ex-officio.
(b)Executive shall serve at the Company’s principal headquarters located in its current offices or those within a twenty (20) mile radius as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors.
(c)Notwithstanding anything contained in clause 2.01(a)(i) above to the contrary, nothing contained herein or under law shall be construed as preventing Executive from (i) investing Executive’s personal assets in such form or manner as will not require any services on the part of Executive in the operation or the affairs of the companies in which such investments are made and in which his participation is solely that of an investor; (ii) engaging (whether or not during normal business hours) in
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any other professional, civic, or philanthropic activities provided that Executive’s engagement does not result in a violation of his covenants under this Section or Article VI hereof; or (iii) accepting appointments to the boards of directors of other companies provided that the Board of Directors of the Company reasonably approves of such appointments and Executive’s performance of his duties on such boards does not result in a violation of his covenants under this Section or Article VI hereof.
ARTICLE III
Base Compensation
3.1The Company will compensate Executive for the duties performed by him hereunder by payment of a base salary at the rate of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) per annum (the “Base”), payable in equal semi-monthly installments, subject to customary withholding for federal, state, and local taxes and other normal and customary withholding items. The Base will be increased on January 1 of each year by five percent (5%) per annum (which figure shall act as a surrogate for the service cost of living increases) over the then-existing Base.
3.2If the Company is unable to make a semi-monthly installment within two months of the date upon which it is due, then interest shall accrue and be paid on such semi-monthly installment at a rate of 12% per annum. It is further agreed that the Executive may elect to receive such compensation in the form of an issuance of securities by the Company which will be recorded appropriately at the time of any such occurrence.
3.3Bonus. In addition to the Base, the Company shall pay to the Executive a bonus determined by the relationship between the Company’s annual performance and an annual target performance set each year by mutual agreement between the Company and the Executive as follows:
% of Target | >150% | 149-120% | 119-100% | 99-80% | 79-60% | Under 60% |
% of Base Salary | 150% | 149-120% | 119-100% | 60% | 30% | 0% |
ARTICLE IV
Reimbursement and Employment Benefits
4.1Health and Other Medical. Executive shall be eligible to participate in all health, medical, dental, and life insurance employee benefits as are available from time to time to other key executive employees (and their families) of the Company, including a Life Insurance Plan, Medical and Dental Insurance Plan, and a Long Term Disability Plan (the “Plans”), the terms of which are set forth on Schedule 4.01. The Company shall pay all premiums with respect to such Plans. To the extent that such reimbursement is deemed to be includable in Executive’s gross income, the Company shall pay to the Executive the Tax Effect (as defined herein) of such sum (e.g., if the reimbursement is $1000.00, then the Company would pay to the Executive the sum of $666.67, which is $1000 divided by the Tax Effect (assuming a 40% rate), and subtracting the amount reimbursed). “Tax Effect” shall mean the quotient of the amount reimbursed divided by 0.54.
4.2Vacation. Executive shall be entitled to five (5) weeks of vacation and twelve (12) personal days per year, to be taken in such amounts and at such times as shall be mutually convenient for Executive and the Company. Any time not taken by Executive in one year shall be carried forward to subsequent years. If all such vacation and personal time to which Executive is entitled is not taken by Executive before the termination of this Agreement, Executive shall be entitled to be reimbursed upon termination (for any reason) for such lost time in accordance with the Base then in effect.
4.3Performance-Enhancing Items. Executive shall be entitled to receive from the Company (a) an annual car allowance up to Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000.00) per annum, and (b) reimbursement by the Company for home office expenses including without limitation the purchase and maintenance of a home computer with linkup facilities to the Company, a home facsimile, printer and
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scanner, interconnection of two telephone or cable connections to the Internet, laptop computer, portable mobile phone, together with any charges for the use thereof. To the extent that any and all such reimbursements or payments by the Company are includable in Executive’s gross income, then the Company shall, on or before April 1 of the year after the payment is made, pay the Tax Effect thereof to the Executive.
4.4Reimbursable Expenses. The Company shall in accordance with its standard policies in effect from time to time reimburse Executive for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred by him in the conduct of the business of the Company including business class air travel for flights of 4 hours or more, quality hotels and rental cars, entertainment and similar executive expenditures provided that Executive submits all substantiation of such expenses to the Company on a timely basis in accordance with such standard policies.
4.5Savings Plan. Executive will be eligible to enroll and participate, and be immediately vested in, all Company savings and retirement plans, including any 401(k) plans. To the extent permissible by law, the Company shall match in cash fifty percent (50%) of all of Executive’s contributions to such plan or plans. To the extent that any and all such reimbursements or payments by the Company are includable in Executive’s gross income, then the Company shall, on or before April 1 of the year after the payment is made, pay the Tax Effect thereof to the Executive.
4.6Life Insurance. The Company shall pay all premiums for Executive to receive on his life (a) term life insurance premiums paid by Executive on his own life, provided that the life insurance proceeds do not exceed 300% of Executive’s previous year’s Base and Bonus and (b) split dollar life insurance in the face amount of $1 million, it being understood that Executive may designate the beneficiary (or beneficiaries) of such policies. To the extent that any and all such reimbursements or payments by the Company are includable in Executive’s gross income, then the Company shall, on or before April 1 of the year after the payment is made, pay the Tax Effect thereof to the Executive.
4.7Directors and Officers Liability Insurance. The Company will provide liability insurance coverage protecting Executive and his estate, to the extent permitted by law against suits by fellow employees, shareholders and third parties and criminal and regulatory investigations arising out of any alleged act or omission occurring with the course and scope of Executive’s employment with the Company. Such insurance will be in an amount not less than two million dollars.
4.8Financial Planning. The Company shall reimburse Executive for all legal, and accounting costs, fees, and expenses incurred each year by Executive in connection with (a) income tax preparation and (b) estate planning, provided that the aggregate annual expenses to be reimbursed shall not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). To the extent that any and all such reimbursements or payments by the Company are includable in Executive’s gross income, then the Company shall, on or before April 1 of the year after the payment is made, pay the Tax Effect thereof to the Executive.
4.9Legal Costs. The Company shall reimburse Executive for all of his reasonable legal costs, fees, and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement, such reimbursable sum of fees not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). To the extent that any and all such reimbursements or payments by the Company are includable in Executive’s gross income, then the Company shall, on or before April 1 of the year after the payment is made, pay the Tax Effect thereof to the Executive.
4.10Outplacement. In the event of the termination of this Agreement for any reason except for Cause, the Company shall pay the reasonable costs of an outplacement agency designated by Executive for a one- (1-) year period.
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ARTICLE V
Termination
5.1Automatic. This Agreement shall be automatically terminated upon the first to occur of the following (a) the Company’s termination pursuant to section 5.02, (b) the Executive’s termination pursuant to section 5.03 or (c) the Executive’s death.
5.2By the Company. This Agreement may be terminated by the Company upon written notice to the Executive upon the first to occur of the following:
(a)Disability. Upon the Executive’s Disability (as defined herein). The term “Disability” shall mean the Executive’s absence from work due to a physical or mental illness or disability for a consecutive period of one hundred eighty (180) days in any one (1) year period.
(b)Cause. Upon the Executive’s commission of Cause (as defined herein). The term “Cause” shall mean the following:
(i)Any willful violation by Executive of any material provision of this Agreement (including without limitation Sections 6.01 and 6.02 hereof) causing demonstrable and serious injury to the Company, upon written notice of same by the Company describing in detail the breach asserted and stating that it constitutes notice pursuant to this Section 5.02(b)(i), which breach, if capable of being cured, has not been cured within sixty (60) days after such notice or such longer period of time if Executive proceeds with due diligence not later than ten (10) days after such notice to cure such breach;
ii)Embezzlement by Executive of funds or property of the Company;
(iii)Fraud or willful misconduct on the part of Executive in the performance of his duties as an employee of the Company, or gross negligence on the part of Executive in the performance of his duties as an employee of the Company causing demonstrable and serious injury to the Company, provided that the Company has given written notice of such breach which notice describes in detail the breach asserted and stating that it constitutes notice pursuant to this Section 5.02(b)(iii), and which breach, if capable of being cured, has not been cured within sixty (60) days after such notice or such longer period of time if Executive proceeds with due diligence not later than ten (10) days after such notice to cure such breach; or
(iv)A felony conviction of Executive under the laws of the United States or any state (except for any conviction based on a vicarious liability theory and not the actual conduct of the Executive).
Upon a termination for Cause, the Company shall pay Executive his Base and benefits including vacation pay through the date of termination of employment; and Executive shall receive no severance under this Agreement.
5.3By the Executive. This Agreement may be terminated by the Executive upon written notice to the Company upon the first to occur of the following:
(a)Change in Control. Upon the occurrence of a “Change in Control” (as defined herein) of the Company. The term “Change in Control” shall mean any of the following: (i) a replacement of more than one half of the Board of Directors of the Company, (ii) a sale of more than one half of the voting securities of the Company (or the entity ultimately owning or controlling such Company) or the sale or exchange of all or substantially all of the assets of either such Company, (iii) a merger or consolidation involving either such entity where the entity is not the survivor in such merger or consolidation (or the entity ultimately owning or controlling such entity), (iv) a liquidation, winding up, or dissolution of either such entity or (v) an assignment for the benefit of creditors, foreclosure sale, voluntary filing of a petition
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under the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, or an involuntary filing under such act which filing is not stayed or dismissed within 45 days of filing.
(b)Constructive Termination. Upon the occurrence of a “Constructive Termination” (as defined herein) by the Company. The term “Constructive Termination” shall mean any of the following:
(i)Any breach by the Company of any material provision of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the assignment to the Executive of duties inconsistent with his position specified in Section 2.01 hereof or any breach by the Company of such Section, which is not cured within 60 days after written notice of same by Executive, describing in detail the breach asserted and stating that it constitutes notice pursuant to this Section 5.03;
(ii)Relocation of Executive’s offices in excess of 20 miles from its current headquarters office location; or
(iii)A substantial and continued reduction in the level of support, services, staff, secretarial resources, office space, and accoutrements below that which is reasonably necessary for the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder, consistent with that of other key executive employees.
5.4Consequences of Termination. Upon ANY termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, even for Cause, the Executive shall be entitled to (a) a payment equal to the greater of (i) three (3) years or (ii) the length of the remaining term hereof worth of the then-existing Base and the last year’s Bonus (the “Severance”) and (b) retain the benefits set forth in Article IV for the balance of the term. If the Severance is equal to the amount set forth in clause (ii), the Company shall also pay to Executive in a timely fashion any excise and other penalties and taxes as a result of section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended (or such replacement or successor provision and applicable state law counterpart). The Severance shall be paid, at Executive’s option, either (x) in a lump sum upon termination with such payments discounted by the U.S. Treasury rate most closely comparable to the applicable time period left in the Agreement or (y) as and when normal payroll payments are made (except in the case of the Bonus which shall be payable in a lump sum between January 1 and January 10 of each year).
ARTICLE VI
Covenants
6.1Executive shall treat as confidential and keep secret the affairs of the Company and shall not at any time during the term of employment or for a period of five years thereafter, without the prior written consent of the Company, divulge, furnish, or make known or accessible to, or use for the benefit of, anyone other than the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates any information of a confidential nature relating in any way to the business of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or their clients and obtained by him in the course of his employment hereunder; provided, however, that confidential information of the Company shall not include any information known or available generally to the public (other than as a result of unauthorized disclosure by Executive).
6.2All records, papers, and documents kept or made by Executive relating to the business of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates or their clients shall be and remain the property of the Company.
6.3Following the termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for any reason except for those set forth in section 5.03 in which event this section is inapplicable, Executive shall not for a period of twelve (12) months from such termination, solicit any employee of the Company to leave such employ to enter the employ of Executive or of any person, firm, or Company with which Executive is then associated (except solicitation by general means such as newspapers).
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6.4If at the time of enforcement of any provision of this Agreement, a court shall hold that the duration, scope, or area restriction of any provision hereof is unreasonable under circumstances now or then existing, the parties hereto agree that the maximum duration, scope, or area reasonable under the circumstances shall be substituted by the court for the stated duration, scope, or area.
6.5Executive acknowledges that any breach by him of the provisions of this Article VI of this Agreement shall cause irreparable harm to the Company and that a remedy at law for any breach or attempted breach of Article VI of this Agreement will be inadequate, and agrees that, notwithstanding Article VIII hereof, the Company shall be entitled to exercise all remedies available to it, including specific performance and injunctive and other equitable relief, in the case of any such breach or attempted breach.
6.6The Company represents and warrants that this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered on behalf of the Company and that this Agreement represents the legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Company and does not conflict with any other agreement binding on the Company.
ARTICLE VII
Assignment
7.1This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company without relieving the Company of its obligations hereunder. Neither this Agreement nor any rights hereunder shall be assignable by Executive and any such purported assignment by him shall be void.
ARTICLE VIII
Entire Agreement
8.1This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the Company and Executive concerning his employment by the Company or subsidiaries and supersedes any and all previous agreements between Executive and the Company or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries concerning such employment, and/or any compensation, bonuses or incentives. Each party hereto shall pay its own costs and expenses (including legal fees) except as otherwise expressly provided herein incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, and execution of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be changed orally, but only in a written instrument signed by both parties hereto.
ARTICLE IX
Applicable Law; Miscellaneous
9.1This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia. All actions brought to interpret or enforce this Agreement shall be brought in courts located in Fulton County, Georgia.
9.2In addition to all other rights and benefits under this Agreement, each party agrees to reimburse the other for, and indemnify and hold harmless such party against, all costs and expenses (including attorney’s fees) incurred by such party (whether or not during the term of this Agreement or otherwise), if and to the extent that such party prevails on or is otherwise successful on the merits with respect to any action, claim, or dispute relating in any manner to this Agreement or to any termination of this Agreement or in seeking to obtain or enforce any right or benefit provided by or claimed under this Agreement, taking into account the relative fault of each of the parties and any other relevant considerations.
9.3The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Executive to the full extent authorized or permitted by law with respect to any claim, liability, action, or proceeding instituted or threatened
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against or incurred by Executive or his legal representatives and arising in connection with Executive’s conduct or position at any time as a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Company or any subsidiary thereof. The Company shall not change, modify, alter, or in any way limit the existing indemnification and reimbursement provisions relating to and for the benefit of its directors and officers without the prior written consent of the Executive, including any modification or limitation of any directors and officers liability insurance policy.
9.4No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a continuing waiver or a waiver of any similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party hereto which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement.
9.5The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.
9.6This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
9.7The section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
GREENLEAF INNOVATIONS, INC.
By: Roberto Mederos
Chairman
/s/ Roberto Mederos
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NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT.
THE ISSUE PRICE OF THIS NOTE IS $60,000.00
THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT IS $8,000.00
Principal Amount: $60,000.00 | Issue Date: January 26, 2022 |
Purchase Price: $52,000.00 |
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SECURED CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Green Leaf Innovations, Inc., a Florida corporation (hereinafter called the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of J.P. CAREY LIMITED PARTNERS L.P., a Georgia limited partnership, or registered assigns (the “Holder”) the sum of $60,000.00 together with any interest as set forth herein, on January 26, 2023 (the “Maturity Date”), and to pay interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof at the rate of ten percent (10%) (the “Interest Rate”) per annum from the date hereof (the “Issue Date”) until the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or upon acceleration or otherwise. Nothwithstanding anything contained herein to contrary, in the event of a Qualified Offering prior to the Maturity Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, $0.50 of each dollar received in the Qualifed Offering after the initial $200,000.00 of proceeds (in the aggregate) which shall be utilized to pay the principal, interest and any other amounts due pursuant to this Note. A “Qualified Offering” shall mean any offering of the common stock of the Company following the date of this Note in an aggregate amount of at least $300,000.00 pursuant to Regulation A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), Regulation D of the Act; or pursuant to a Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Act. This Note may not be prepaid in whole or in part except as otherwise explicitly set forth herein. Any amount of principal or interest on this Note which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of sixteen percent (16%) per annum (or the highest amount of interest allowed by law if such amount is lower) from the due date thereof until the same is paid (“Default Interest”). Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 365 day year and the actual number of days elapsed. Interest shall commence accruing on the Issue Date but shall not be payable until the Note becomes payable (whether at Maturity Date or upon acceleration). All payments due hereunder (to the extent not converted into common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) in accordance with the terms hereof) shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America. All payments shall be made at such address as the Holder shall hereafter give to the Borrower by written notice made in accordance with the provisions of this Note. Each capitalized term used herein, and not otherwise defined, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated the date hereof, pursuant to which this Note was originally issued (the “Purchase Agreement”).
This Note is free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Borrower and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.
The following terms shall apply to this Note:
ARTICLE I. CONVERSION RIGHTS
1.1 Conversion Right. The Holder shall have the right from time to time, and at any time during the period wherein this Note remains outstanding, each in respect of the remaining outstanding principal amount of this Note to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal, interest and default (if any) amount of this Note into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock, as such Common Stock exists on the Issue Date, or any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Borrower into which such Common Stock shall hereafter be changed or reclassified at the conversion price (the “Conversion Price”) determined as provided herein (a “Conversion”);
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provided, however, that in no event shall the Holder be entitled to convert any portion of this Note in excess of that portion of this Note upon conversion of which the sum of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates (other than shares of Common Stock which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of the unconverted portion of the Notes or the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other security of the Borrower subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitations contained herein) and (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the portion of this Note with respect to which the determination of this proviso is being made, would result in beneficial ownership by the Holder and its affiliates of more than 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. For purposes of the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Regulations 13D-G thereunder, except as otherwise provided in clause (1) of such proviso. The beneficial ownership limitations on conversion as set forth in the section may NOT be waived by the Holder. The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon each conversion of this Note shall be determined by dividing the Conversion Amount (as defined below) by the applicable Conversion Price then in effect on the date specified in the notice of conversion, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notice of Conversion”), delivered to the Borrower by the Holder in accordance with Section 1.4 below; provided that the Notice of Conversion is submitted by facsimile or e-mail (or by other means resulting in, or reasonably expected to result in, notice) to the Borrower before 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time on such conversion date (the “Conversion Date”); however, if the Notice of Conversion is sent after 6:00pm, New York, New York time the Conversion Date shall be the next business day. The term “Conversion Amount” means, with respect to any conversion of this Note, the sum of (1) the principal amount of this Note to be converted in such conversion plus (2) at the Holder’s option, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on such principal amount at the interest rates provided in this Note to the Conversion Date, plus (3) at the Holder’s option, Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (1) and/or (2) plus (4) at the Holder’s option, any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.4 hereof.
1.2 Conversion Price. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Conversion Price shall be the lesser of: (i) the Variable Conversion Price (as defined herein) and (ii) the Fixed Conversion Price (subject, in each case, to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends or rights offerings by the Borrower relating to the Borrower’s securities or the securities of any subsidiary of the Borrower, combinations, recapitalization, reclassifications, extraordinary distributions and similar events). The "Variable Conversion Price" shall mean 60% multiplied by the Market Price (as defined herein) (representing a discount rate of 40%). “Market Price” means the the average of the one (1) lowest Trading Prices (as defined below) for the Common Stock during the fifteen (15) Trading Day period ending on the latest complete Trading Day prior to the Conversion Date. “Trading Price” means, for any security as of any date, the closing bid price on the OTCQB, OTCQX, Pink Sheets electronic quotation system or applicable trading market (the “OTC”) as reported by a reliable reporting service (“Reporting Service”) designated by the Holder (i.e. Bloomberg) or, if the OTC is not the principal trading market for such security, the closing bid price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded. “Trading Day” shall mean any day on which the Common Stock is tradable for any period on the OTC, or on the principal securities exchange or other securities market on which the Common Stock is then being traded. “Fixed Conversion Price” shall mean $0.0003.
1.3 Authorized Shares. The Borrower covenants that during the period the conversion right exists, the Borrower will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares, free from preemptive rights, to provide for the issuance of Common Stock upon the full conversion of this Note and Warrant to purchase common stock of the Borrower issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The Borrower is required at all times to have authorized and reserved four times the number of shares that is actually issuable upon full conversion of the Note (based on the Conversion Price of the Note in effect from time to time initially 555,555,555 shares)(the “Reserved Amount”). The Reserved Amount shall be increased from time to time in accordance with the Borrower’s obligations hereunder. The Borrower represents that upon issuance, such shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. In addition, if the Borrower shall issue any securities or make any change to its capital structure which would change the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Notes shall be convertible at the then current Conversion Price, the Borrower shall at the same time make proper provision so that thereafter there shall be a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, for conversion of the outstanding Note. The Borrower (i) acknowledges that it has irrevocably instructed its transfer agent to issue certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, and (ii) agrees that its issuance of this Note shall constitute full authority to its officers and agents who are charged with
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the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Note.
If, at any time the Borrower does not maintain the Reserved Amount it will be considered an Event of Default under Section 3.2 of the Note.
1.4 Method of Conversion.
(a) Mechanics of Conversion. As set forth in Section 1.1 hereof, from time to time, and at any time during the period beginning on the date which is one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of this Note and ending on the later of: (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) the date of payment of the Default Amount, this Note may be converted by the Holder in whole or in part at any time from time to time after the Issue Date, by (A) submitting to the Borrower a Notice of Conversion (by facsimile, e-mail or other reasonable means of communication dispatched on the Conversion Date prior to 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time) and (B) subject to Section 1.4(b), surrendering this Note at the principal office of the Borrower (upon payment in full of any amounts owed hereunder).
(b) Surrender of Note Upon Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Borrower unless the entire unpaid principal amount of this Note is so converted. The Holder and the Borrower shall maintain records showing the principal amount so converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Borrower, so as not to require physical surrender of this Note upon each such conversion.
(c) Delivery of Common Stock Upon Conversion. Upon receipt by the Borrower from the Holder of a facsimile transmission or e-mail (or other reasonable means of communication) of a Notice of Conversion meeting the requirements for conversion as provided in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall issue and deliver or cause to be issued and delivered to or upon the order of the Holder certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion within three (3) business days after such receipt (the “Deadline”) (and, solely in the case of conversion of the entire unpaid principal amount hereof, surrender of this Note) in accordance with the terms hereof and the Purchase Agreement. Upon receipt by the Borrower of a Notice of Conversion, the Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, the outstanding principal amount and the amount of accrued and unpaid interest on this Note shall be reduced to reflect such conversion, and, unless the Borrower defaults on its obligations hereunder, all rights with respect to the portion of this Note being so converted shall forthwith terminate except the right to receive the Common Stock or other securities, cash or other assets, as herein provided, on such conversion. If the Holder shall have given a Notice of Conversion as provided herein, the Borrower’s obligation to issue and deliver the certificates for Common Stock shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the absence of any action by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision thereof, the recovery of any judgment against any person or any action to enforce the same, any failure or delay in the enforcement of any other obligation of the Borrower to the holder of record, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder of any obligation to the Borrower, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Borrower to the Holder in connection with such conversion.
(d) Delivery of Common Stock by Electronic Transfer. In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Common Stock issuable upon conversion, provided the Borrower is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer (“FAST”) program, upon request of the Holder and its compliance with the provisions set forth herein, the Borrower shall use its best efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable upon conversion to the Holder by crediting the account of Holder’s Prime Broker with DTC through its Deposit and Withdrawal at Custodian (“DWAC”) system.
(e) Failure to Deliver Common Stock Prior to Deadline. Without in any way limiting the Holder’s right to pursue other remedies, including actual damages and/or equitable relief, the parties agree that if delivery of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note is not delivered by the Deadline due to action and/or inaction of the Borrower, the Borrower shall pay to the Holder $2,000 per day in cash, for each day beyond the Deadline that the Borrower fails to deliver such Common Stock (the “Fail to Deliver Fee”); provided; however that
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the Fail to Deliver Fee shall not be due if the failure is a result of a third party (i.e., transfer agent; and not the result of any failure to pay such transfer agent) despite the best efforts of the Borrower to effect delivery of such Common Stock. Such cash amount shall be paid to Holder by the fifth day of the month following the month in which it has accrued or, at the option of the Holder (by written notice to the Borrower by the first day of the month following the month in which it has accrued), shall be added to the principal amount of this Note, in which event interest shall accrue thereon in accordance with the terms of this Note and such additional principal amount shall be convertible into Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Note. The Borrower agrees that the right to convert is a valuable right to the Holder. The damages resulting from a failure, attempt to frustrate, interference with such conversion right are difficult if not impossible to qualify. Accordingly, the parties acknowledge that the liquidated damages provision contained in this Section 1.4(e) are justified.
1.5 Concerning the Shares. The shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note may not be sold or transferred unless: (i) such shares are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or (ii) the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have been furnished with an opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that the shares to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration (such as Rule 144 or a successor rule) (“Rule 144”); or (iii) such shares are transferred to an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Borrower who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the shares only in accordance with this Section 1.5 and who is an Accredited Investor (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).
Any restrictive legend on certificates representing shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note shall be removed and the Borrower shall issue to the Holder a new certificate therefore free of any transfer legend if the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have received an opinion of counsel from Holder’s counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that (i) a public sale or transfer of such Common Stock may be made without registration under the Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company so that the sale or transfer is effected; or (ii) in the case of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, such security is registered for sale by the Holder under an effective registration statement filed under the Act; or otherwise may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration. In the event that the Company does not reasonably accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Holder with respect to the transfer of Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration (such as Rule 144), at the Deadline, it will be considered an Event of Default pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Note.
1.6 Effect of Certain Events.
(a) Effect of Merger, Consolidation, Etc. At the option of the Holder, the sale, conveyance or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the effectuation by the Borrower of a transaction or series of related transactions in which more than 50% of the voting power of the Borrower is disposed of, or the consolidation, merger or other business combination of the Borrower with or into any other Person (as defined below) or Persons when the Borrower is not the survivor shall be deemed to be an Event of Default (as defined in Article III) pursuant to which the Borrower shall be required to pay to the Holder upon the consummation of and as a condition to such transaction an amount equal to the Default Amount (as defined in Article III). “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity or organization.
(b) Adjustment Due to Merger, Consolidation, Etc. If, at any time when this Note is issued and outstanding and prior to conversion of all of the Note, there shall be any merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization, or other similar event, as a result of which shares of Common Stock of the Borrower shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of another class or classes of stock or securities of the Borrower or another entity, or in case of any sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower other than in connection with a plan of complete liquidation of the Borrower, then the Holder of this Note shall thereafter have the right to receive upon conversion of this Note, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified herein and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore issuable upon conversion, such stock, securities or assets which the Holder would have been entitled to receive in such transaction had this Note been converted in full immediately prior to such transaction (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth herein), and in any such case appropriate provisions shall be made with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder of this Note to the end that the provisions hereof (including, without limitation, provisions for
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adjustment of the Conversion Price and of the number of shares issuable upon conversion of the Note) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as may be practicable in relation to any securities or assets thereafter deliverable upon the conversion hereof. The Borrower shall not affect any transaction described in this Section 1.6(b) unless (a) it first gives, to the extent practicable, ten (10) days prior written notice (but in any event at least five (5) days prior written notice) of the record date of the special meeting of shareholders to approve, or if there is no such record date, the consummation of, such merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar event or sale of assets (during which time the Holder shall be entitled to convert this Note) and (b) the resulting successor or acquiring entity (if not the Borrower) assumes by written instrument the obligations of this Note. The above provisions shall similarly apply to successive consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or share exchanges.
(c) Adjustment Due to Distribution. If the Borrower shall declare or make any distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock as a dividend, stock repurchase, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including any dividend or distribution to the Borrower’s shareholders in cash or shares (or rights to acquire shares) of capital stock of a subsidiary (i.e., a spin-off)) (a “Distribution”), then the Holder of this Note shall be entitled, upon any conversion of this Note after the date of record for determining shareholders entitled to such Distribution, to receive the amount of such assets which would have been payable to the Holder with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion had such Holder been the holder of such shares of Common Stock on the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to such Distribution.
ARTICLE II. CERTAIN COVENANTS
2.1 Sale of Assets. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any significant portion of its assets outside the ordinary course of business. Any consent to the disposition of any assets may be conditioned on a specified use of the proceeds of disposition.
2.2 Seniority; Security Interest. (a) The indebtedness evidenced by this Note and the payment of the Principal Amount and Interest shall be Senior (as hereinafter defined) to, and have priority in right of payment over, all indebtedness of Borrower now outstanding. “Senior,” as used herein, shall be deemed to mean that, in the event of any default in the payment of the obligations represented by this Note (after giving effect to “cure” provisions, if any) or of any liquidation, insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceedings relating to the Borrower, all sums payable on this Note shall first be paid in full, with Interest, if any, before any payment is made upon any other indebtedness, now outstanding or hereinafter incurred, and, in any such event, any payment or distribution of any character which shall be made in respect of any other indebtedness of Borrower shall be paid over to Holder for application to the payment hereof, unless and until the obligations under this Note (which shall mean the Principal Amount, Interest and any costs and expenses payable under this Note) shall have been paid and satisfied in full.
(b) This Note is secured by a first lien and security interest in all of the assets of the Borrower pursuant to the terms of a certain Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “Security Agreement”), by and between the Borrower and the Holder.
ARTICLE III. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
If any of the following events of default (each, an “Event of Default”) shall occur:
3.1 Failure to Pay Principal and Interest. The Borrower fails to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due on this Note, whether at maturity or upon acceleration and such breach continues for a period of five (5) days after written notice from the Holder.
3.2 Conversion and the Shares. The Borrower fails to issue shares of Common Stock to the Holder (or announces or threatens in writing that it will not honor its obligation to do so) upon exercise by the Holder of the conversion rights of the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Note, fails to transfer or cause its transfer agent to transfer (issue) (electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, the Borrower directs its transfer agent not to transfer or delays, impairs, and/or hinders its transfer agent in transferring (or issuing)
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(electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, or fails to remove (or directs its transfer agent not to remove or impairs, delays, and/or hinders its transfer agent from removing) any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop transfer instructions in respect thereof) on any certificate for any shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note (or makes any written announcement, statement or threat that it does not intend to honor the obligations described in this paragraph) and any such failure shall continue uncured (or any written announcement, statement or threat not to honor its obligations shall not be rescinded in writing) for three (3) business days after the Holder shall have delivered a Notice of Conversion. It is an obligation of the Borrower to remain current in its obligations to its transfer agent. It shall be an event of default of this Note, if a conversion of this Note is delayed, hindered or frustrated due to a balance owed by the Borrower to its transfer agent. If at the option of the Holder, the Holder advances any funds to the Borrower’s transfer agent in order to process a conversion, such advanced funds shall be paid by the Borrower to the Holder within forty-eight (48) hours of a demand from the Holder.
3.3 Breach of Covenants. The Borrower breaches any material covenant or other material term or condition contained in this Note and any collateral documents including but not limited to the Purchase Agreement, the Warrant, the Security Agreement and such breach continues for a period of ten (10) days after written notice thereof to the Borrower from the Holder.
3.4 Breach of Representations and Warranties. Any representation or warranty of the Borrower made herein or in any agreement, statement or certificate given in writing pursuant hereto or in connection herewith (including, without limitation, the Purchase Agreement and the Security Agreement), shall be false or misleading in any material respect when made and the breach of which has (or with the passage of time will have) a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note, the Purchase Agreement or the Security Agreement.
3.5 Receiver or Trustee. The Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver or trustee for it or for a substantial part of its property or business, or such a receiver or trustee shall otherwise be appointed.
3.6 Bankruptcy. Bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings, voluntary or involuntary, for relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower.
3.7 Delisting of Common Stock. The Borrower shall fail to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on at least one of the OTC (which specifically includes the quotation platforms maintained by the OTC Markets Group) or an equivalent replacement exchange.
3.8 Failure to Comply with the Disclosure Requirements. The Borrower shall fail to comply with the reporting requirements of the OTCMarkets and fail to maintain the Pink check mark, current information, disclosure status.
3.9 Liquidation. Any dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of Borrower or any substantial portion of its business.
3.10 Cessation of Operations. Any cessation of operations by Borrower or Borrower admits it is otherwise generally unable to pay its debts as such debts become due, provided, however, that any disclosure of the Borrower’s ability to continue as a “going concern” shall not be an admission that the Borrower cannot pay its debts as they become due.
3.11 Financial Statement Restatement. The restatement of any financial statements filed by the Borrower with the SEC at any time after 180 days after the Issuance Date for any date or period until this Note is no longer outstanding, if the result of such restatement would, by comparison to the un-restated financial statement, have constituted a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note or the Purchase Agreement.
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3.12 Replacement of Transfer Agent. In the event that the Borrower proposes to replace its transfer agent, the Borrower fails to provide, prior to the effective date of such replacement, a fully executed Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in a form as initially delivered pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserve shares of Common Stock in the Reserved Amount) signed by the successor transfer agent to Borrower and the Borrower.
3.13 Cross-Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note or the other related or companion documents, a breach or default by the Borrower of any covenant or other term or condition contained in any of the Other Agreements, after the passage of all applicable notice and cure or grace periods, shall, at the option of the Holder, be considered a default under this Note and the Other Agreements, in which event the Holder shall be entitled (but in no event required) to apply all rights and remedies of the Holder under the terms of this Note and the Other Agreements by reason of a default under said Other Agreement or hereunder. “Other Agreements” means, collectively, all agreements and instruments between, among or by: (1) the Borrower, and, or for the benefit of, (2) the Holder and any affiliate of the Holder, including, without limitation, promissory notes; provided, however, the term “Other Agreements” shall not include the related or companion documents to this Note. Each of the loan transactions will be cross-defaulted with each other loan transaction and with all other existing and future debt of Borrower to the Holder.
UPON THE OCCURRENCE AND DURING THE CONTINUATION OF ANY EVENT OF DEFAULT SPECIFIED IN SECTION 3.2, THE NOTE SHALL BECOME IMMEDIATELY DUE AND PAYABLE AND THE BORROWER SHALL PAY TO THE HOLDER, IN FULL SATISFACTION OF ITS OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO: (Y) THE DEFAULT AMOUNT (AS DEFINED HEREIN); MULTIPLIED BY (Z) TWO (2). Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default specified in this Article III (other than Section 3.2) exercisable through the delivery of written notice to the Borrower by such Holders (the “Default Notice”), and upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified the remaining sections of Articles III (other than failure to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon at the Maturity Date specified in Section 3,1 hereof), the Note shall become immediately due and payable and the Borrower shall pay to the Holder, in full satisfaction of its obligations hereunder, an amount equal to 150% times the sum of (w) the then outstanding principal amount of this Note plus (x) accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note to the date of payment plus (y) Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in clauses (w) and/or (x) plus (z) any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof (the then outstanding principal amount of this Note to the date of payment plus the amounts referred to in clauses (x), (y) and (z) shall collectively be known as the “Default Amount”) and all other amounts payable hereunder shall immediately become due and payable, all without demand, presentment or notice, all of which hereby are expressly waived, together with all costs, including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, of collection, and the Holder shall be entitled to exercise all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity.
If the Borrower fails to pay the Default Amount within five (5) business days of written notice that such amount is due and payable, then the Holder shall have the right at any time, so long as the Borrower remains in default (and so long and to the extent that there are sufficient authorized shares), to require the Borrower, upon written notice, to immediately issue, in lieu of the Default Amount, the number of shares of Common Stock of the Borrower equal to the Default Amount divided by the Conversion Price then in effect.
ARTICLE IV. MISCELLANEOUS
4.1 Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privileges. All rights and remedies existing hereunder are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.
4.2 Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or
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other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Borrower, to:
Green Leaf Innovations, Inc.
18851 NE 29th Ave Suite 700
Aventura, FL 33180
Attn: Roberto Mederos, Chief Executive Officer
Email: robert@grabbawrapee.com
If to the Holder:
J.P. CAREY LIMITED PARTNERS L.P.
800 Cooper Sandy Cove
Alpharetta GA 30004
Attn: Joseph Canouse, Manager of the General Partner
e-mail: joe@thinkpink.com
4.3 Amendments. This Note and any provision hereof may only be amended by an instrument in writing signed by the Borrower and the Holder. The term “Note” and all reference thereto, as used throughout this instrument, shall mean this instrument (and the other Notes issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement) as originally executed, or if later amended or supplemented, then as so amended or supplemented.
4.4 Most Favored Nation. During the period where any monies are owed to the Holder pursuant to this Note, if the Borrower engages in any future financing transactions with a third party investor, the Borrower will provide the Holder with written notice (the “MFN Notice”) thereof promptly but in no event less than 10 days prior to closing any financing transactions. Included with the MFN Notice shall be a copy of all documentation relating to such financing transaction and shall include, upon written request of the Holder, any additional information related to such subsequent investment as may be reasonably requested by the Holder. In the event the Holder determines that the terms of the subsequent investment are preferable to the terms of the securities of the Borrower issued to the Holder pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Holder will notify the Borrower in writing. Promptly after receipt of such written notice from the Holder, the Borrower agrees to amend and restate the Securities (which may include the conversion terms of this Note), to be identical to the instruments evidencing the subsequent investment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.4 shall not apply in respect of (i) an Exempt Issuance, or (ii) an underwritten public offering of Common Stock. “Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of: (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers, consultants, advisors or directors of the Borrower pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of directors established for such purpose, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of this Note and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date hereof, and (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Borrower, provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company in a business synergistic with the business of the Borrower and in which the Borrower receives benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Borrower is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities.
4.5 Assignability. This Note shall be binding upon the Borrower and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to be the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns. Each transferee of this Note must be an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of the Securities and Exchange Commission). Notwithstanding
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anything in this Note to the contrary, this Note may be pledged as collateral in connection with a bona fide margin account or other lending arrangement; and may be assigned by the Holder without the consent of the Borrower.
4.6 Cost of Collection. If default is made in the payment of this Note, the Borrower shall pay the Holder hereof costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys’ fees. 4.7 Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Note shall be brought only in the state courts of Florida or in the federal courts located in Florida. The parties to this Note hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. The Borrower and Holder waive trial by jury. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Note or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Note, any agreement or any other document delivered in connection with this Note 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 Note and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
4.8 Purchase Agreement. By its acceptance of this Note, each party agrees to be bound by the applicable terms of the Purchase Agreement and the Security Agreement.
4.9 Remedies. The Borrower acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Borrower acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Note will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Borrower of the provisions of this Note, that the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Note and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions thereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be signed in its name by its duly authorized officer this on January 26, 2022
Green Leaf Innovations, Inc.
By: /s/ Roberto Mederos
Roberto Mederos
Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT A -- NOTICE OF CONVERSION
The undersigned hereby elects to convert $_________________ principal amount of the Note (defined below) into that number of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the conversion of the Note (“Common Stock”) as set forth below, of Green Leaf Innovations, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Borrower”) according to the conditions of the convertible note of the Borrower dated as of January 26, 2022 (the “Note”), as of the date written below. No fee will be charged to the Holder for any conversion, except for transfer taxes, if any.
Box Checked as to applicable instructions:
[ ]The Borrower shall electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Notice of Conversion to the account of the undersigned or its nominee with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system (“DWAC Transfer”).
Name of DTC Prime Broker:
Account Number:
[ ]The undersigned hereby requests that the Borrower issue a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock set forth below (which numbers are based on the Holder’s calculation attached hereto) in the name(s) specified immediately below or, if additional space is necessary, on an attachment hereto:
J.P. CAREY LIMITED PARTNERS L.P.
800 Cooper Sandy Cove
Alpharetta GA 30004
Attn: Joseph Canouse, Manager of the General Partner
e-mail: joe@thinkpink.com
Date of conversion:_____________
Applicable Conversion Price:$_____________
Number of shares of common stock to be issued
pursuant to conversion of the Notes:______________
Amount of Principal Balance due remaining
under the Note after this conversion:______________
J.P. CAREY LIMITED PARTNERS L.P.
By:_____________________________
Joseph Canouse, Manager of the General Partner
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Exhibit 12.1
Jeffrey Turner - Attorney at Law
897 Baxter Drive
So. Jordan, Utah 84095
(801) 810-4465
Admitted in the State of Utah
June 14, 2022
Roberto Mederos
Chief Executive Officer
Green Leaf Innovations, Inc.
15800 Pines Blvd.
Suite #3200
Pembroke Pines, FL 33027
Dear Mr. Mederos:
I have acted, at your request, as special counsel to Green Leaf Innovations, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), for the purpose of rendering an opinion as to the legality of 100,000,000 shares of Company Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.10, offered and distributed by the Company at a price of $0.10 per share (the “Shares”), pursuant to a Tier 1 Offering Statement filed under Regulation A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on Form 1-A, for the purpose of registering the offer and sale of the Shares (“Offering Statement”).
In rendering this opinion, I have reviewed (a) statutes of the State of Florida, to the extent I deem relevant to the matter opined upon herein; (b) true copies of the Articles of Incorporation of Company and all amendments thereto; (c) the By-Laws of Company; (d) selected proceedings of the board of directors of Company authorizing the issuance of the Shares; (e) certificates of officers of Company and of public officials; (f) and such other documents of Company and of public officials as I have deemed necessary and relevant to the matter opined upon herein.
I have assumed (a) the Offering Statement filed on Form 1-A and all corresponding exhibits (collectively, the “Documents”) have been duly authorized and executed (except as it relates to the Company in which case the Documents have in fact been duly authorized and executed); (b) the persons who executed the Documents had the legal capacity to do so; and (c) the persons identified as officers are actually serving as such and that any shares issued under and pursuant to the Offering Statement will be properly authorized by one or more such persons.
Based upon my review described herein, it is my opinion the Shares are duly authorized and when/if issued and delivered by Company against payment therefore, as described in the offering statement, will be validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable.
I have not been engaged to examine, nor have I examined, the Offering Statement for the purpose of determining the accuracy or completeness of the information included therein or the compliance and conformity thereof with the rules and regulations of the SEC or the requirements of Form 1-A, and I express no opinion with respect thereto. The forgoing opinion is strictly limited to matters of Florida corporation law; and, I do not express an opinion on the federal law of the United States of America or the law of any state or jurisdiction therein other than Florida, as specified herein.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 12.1 to the Offering Statement and to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Offering Circular constituting a part of the Offering Statement. We assume no obligation to update or supplement any of the opinion set forth herein to reflect any changes of law or fact that may occur following the date hereof.
Sincerely,
JDT LEGAL, PLLC
/s/ Jeffrey Turner
Jeffrey Turner