UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


                                        


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT


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


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 1, 2019


GENERAL CANNABIS CORP

 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Colorado

000-54457

90-1072649

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)


6565 E. Evans Avenue
Denver, Colorado

 

80224

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 759-1300


(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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on which registered

N/A

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Item 1.01.

 

Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On November 1, 2019, General Cannabis Corp (the “Company”) and SBI Investments LLC, 2014-1 (the “Purchaser”) entered into a Letter Agreement, dated November 1, 2019 (“Note Amendment No. 2”), pursuant to which the Company and the Purchaser extended the maturity date of that certain Promissory Note, dated July 18, 2019 (the “Original Note”), as amended by that certain Letter Agreement, dated October 18, 2019 (“Note Amendment No. 1” and, together with the Original Note and Note Amendment No. 2, the “Note”), between the Company and the Purchaser, from a maturity date, as extended by Note Amendment No. 1, of November 1, 2019 to November 15, 2019 (the “Maturity Date”). All other terms of the Original Note remain unchanged, and were previously disclosed on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on July 24, 2019 and is incorporated by reference.


The foregoing description of the Note, Note Amendment No. 1 and Note Amendment No. 2 does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of the Note and the Note Amendment, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.


Item 2.03.

 

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation.


The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.


Item 9.01.

 

Financial Statements and Exhibits.


(d)     Exhibits


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


Exhibit No.

 

Description

10.1

 

Form of Promissory Note (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 24, 2019).

10.2

 

Letter Agreement, dated October 18, 2019, by and between the Company and the Purchaser (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 24, 2019).

10.3

 

Letter Agreement, dated November 1, 2019, by and between the Company and the Purchaser. (1)


(1)   Filed herewith





SIGNATURES


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


Dated: November 7, 2019


 

GENERAL CANNABIS CORP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Feinsod

 

Name:

Michael Feinsod

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer





Exhibit 10.3

GENERAL CANNABIS CORP


LETTER AGREEMENT


November 1, 2019


Reference is made to the Promissory Note (the “Note”) dated July 18, 2019, issued by General Cannabis Corp (the “Company”) to SBI Investments LLC, 2014-1. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note.


For good and valuation consideration, the parties hereby agree, effective as of the first date above, as follows:


(a)

Extension of Maturity Date.  The Maturity Date of the Note shall be extended to November 15, 2019.


(b)

Governing Law.  This letter agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of law principles.


(c)

Full Force and Effect.  Except as modified hereby, the Note remains in full force and effect.


(d)

Counterparts.  This letter agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement.  A signed copy of this letter agreement delivered by e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this letter agreement.


 

GENERAL CANNABIS CORP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

Michael Feinsod

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer



Agreed and approved:


SBI INVESTMENTS LLC, 2014-1



By:

 

Name:

 

Title: