As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 7, 2023
Registration No. 333-_______
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Black Bird Biotech, Inc. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Nevada | 3990 | 98-0521119 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
11961 Hilltop Road, Suite 22
Argyle, Texas 76226
(833) 223-4204
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Fabian G. Deneault
President
Black Bird Biotech, Inc.
11961 Hilltop Road, Suite 22
Argyle, Texas 76226
(833) 223-4204
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
With copies to:
Eric Newlan, Esq. Newlan Law Firm, PLLC 2201 Long Prairie Road, Suite 107-762 Flower Mound, Texas 75022 Phone: (940) 367-6154 |
| Chad Friend, Esq., LL.M. Anthony L.G., PLLC 625 N. Flagler Drive, Suite 600 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Phone: 561-514-0936 |
Approximate date of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an “emerging growth company”. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933. ☐
The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to Section 8(a) may determine. |
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The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until this registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Registration No. 333-________
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED FEBRUARY ___, 2023
581,468,572 Shares of Common Stock
BLACK BIRD BIOTECH, INC.
This Prospectus relates to the offer and sale of up to 581,468,572 shares of common stock (the “Shares”) of Black Bird Biotech, Inc., a Nevada corporation, by the selling stockholders listed on page 15 of this Prospectus (the “Selling Stockholders”). See “Selling Stockholders.”
The resale of the 581,468,572 Shares by the Selling Stockholders pursuant to this Prospectus is referred to as the “Offering.”
The Selling Stockholders, or their respective transferees, pledgees, donees or other successors-in-interest, may sell their Shares from time to time at prevailing market prices, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices. The Selling Stockholders may sell any, all or none of the Shares offered by this Prospectus, and we do not know when or in what amount the Selling Stockholders may sell their Shares hereunder following the effective date of the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part (the “Registration Statement”).
400,000,000 of the Shares are issuable under an equity line (the “Mast Hill Equity Line”) established by the Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Mast Hill Agreement”) entered into on December 13, 2022, between our company and Mast Hill Fund, L.P. (“Mast Hill”), one of the Selling Stockholders. We may draw on the Mast Hill Equity Line from time to time, as and when we determine appropriate, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Mast Hill Agreement. For a more complete discussion of the terms and conditions of the Mast Hill Equity Line, see “Prospectus Summary—Mast Hill Equity Line” and “Selling Stockholders.”
170,000,000 of the Shares are issuable upon the exercise of certain outstanding common stock purchase warrants owned by Mast Hill (the “Mast Hill EPA Warrants”).
11,468,572 of the Shares are issuable upon the exercise of outstanding common stock purchase warrants owned by J.H. Darbie & Co. (the “Darbie Warrants”), a FINRA-registered broker who acted as a finder in connection with the execution and delivery of the Mast Hill Agreement, pursuant to a finder’s fee agreement.
We are not selling any securities under this Prospectus and will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares by the Selling Stockholders.
The Selling Stockholders are “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholders may sell the Shares described in this Prospectus in a number of different ways and at varying prices. See “Plan of Distribution” for more information about how the Selling Stockholders may sell the Shares being offered pursuant to this Prospectus.
We will pay the expenses incurred in registering the Shares, including legal and accounting fees. See “Plan of Distribution.”
Our common stock is currently quoted on the OTC Market Group, Inc.’s OTC PINK tier under the symbol “BBBT.” On February 6, 2023, the last reported sale price of our Common Stock was $0.0075.
Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 6 of this Prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this Prospectus is ____________, 2023
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You should rely only on the information contained in this Prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different from that contained in this Prospectus. This Prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted. The information in this Prospectus is complete and accurate only as of the date on the front cover regardless of the time of delivery of this Prospectus or of any sale of our securities.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights material information concerning our business and this offering. This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider before making your investment decision. You should carefully read the entire prospectus and the information incorporated by reference into this prospectus, including the information presented under the section entitled “Risk Factors” and the financial data and related notes, before making an investment decision. This summary contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ significantly from future results contemplated in the forward-looking statements as a result of factors such as those set forth in “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
In this Prospectus, unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms “Black Bird Biotech,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” and “ours” refer and relate to Black Bird Biotech, Inc., a Nevada corporation, including its wholly-owned subsidiaries: Black Bird Potentials Inc., a Wyoming corporation (“BB Potentials”); Big Sky American Dist., LLC, a Montana limited liability company (“Big Sky American”); and Black Bird American Hemp Manager, LLC, a Montana limited liability company.
Overview
We were incorporated in the State of Nevada in 2006 under the name “Cyprium Resources Inc.”, which was changed in August 2009 to “Digital Development Partners, Inc.” Our corporate name was changed to “Black Bird Biotech, Inc.,” effective June 14, 2021. Through 2014, our company was involved, first, in the mining industry and, then, in the communications industry. From 2015 until the January 2020 acquisition of Black Bird Potentials Inc., a Wyoming corporation (BB Potentials), our company was a “shell company,” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
We are the exclusive worldwide manufacturer and distributor of MiteXstream, an EPA-registered plant-based biopesticide effective in the eradication of mites and similar pests, including spider mites, a pest that destroys crops, especially cannabis, hops, coffee, and house plants, as well as molds and mildew. We manufacture and sell CBD products, including CBD Oils, gummies and pet treats, and CBD-infused personal care products, under the Grizzly Creek Naturals brand name. Big Sky American currently distributes an array of consumer products, including the Grizzly Creek Naturals products, to retail locations in Western Montana. (See “Business”).
Risk Factors
There are numerous risks and uncertainties associated with an investment in our common stock, including those presented under “Risk Factors” herein. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following:
| · | our history of losses; |
| · | we operate in industries that are highly competitive; |
| · | we have limited experience marketing and selling our MiteXstream biopesticide; |
| · | we face the risk of product liability claims; |
| · | we are highly dependent upon our current management team; |
| · | our MiteXstream biopesticide is subject to government regulation at the federal and state levels, as well as abroad; |
| · | we may seek capital that would result in shareholder dilution or that would result in our issuing securities having rights senior to those of our common stock; and |
| · | our Common Stock is a “penny stock,” which may impair trading liquidity. |
In addition, the report of our independent registered public accounting firm for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, contains a statement with respect to substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern as a result of our accumulated deficit, net losses, and negative cash flows from operations.
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Mast Hill Equity Line
On December 13, 2022, we entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement (the Mast Hill Agreement) with Mast Hill Fund, L.P. (Mast Hill, one of the Selling Stockholders), pursuant to which, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, Mast Hill is committed to purchase, on an unconditional basis, up to 400,000,000 shares of our common stock (the Purchase Shares) over the course of its term. The term of the Mast Hill Agreement will end on the earlier of (a) the date on which Mast Hill has purchased all of the 400,000,000 Shares pursuant to the Mast Hill Agreement, (b) December 13, 2024, (c) written notice of termination by us, (d) the date the Registration Statement is no longer effective, or (e) the date that, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, we commence a voluntary case or any person commences a proceeding against us, a custodian is appointed for us or for all or substantially all of our property or we make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors.
From time to time over the term of the Mast Hill Agreement, commencing on the date the Registration Statement registering the Shares becomes effective, we may, in our sole discretion, provide Mast Hill with a purchase notice (each a “Purchase Notice”) to purchase a specified number of Purchase Shares (each a “Purchase Amount Requested”) subject to the limitations discussed below and contained in the Mast Hill Agreement. Upon delivery of a Purchase Notice, we must deliver the Purchase Amount Requested as Deposit Withdrawal at Custodian (DWAC) shares to Mast Hill within one trading day.
The actual amount of proceeds we receive pursuant to each Purchase Notice (each, the “Purchase Amount”) is determined by multiplying the Purchase Amount Requested by the applicable purchase price. The Purchase Price for each of the Put Shares equals 90% of the average of the two (2) lowest volume weighted average prices of the common stock for seven trading days (the Valuation Period) following the clearing date associated with the relevant put notice. The minimum amount of each put shall be $20,000 and the maximum shall be the lower of 150% of the average daily trading volume and $500,000.
In order to deliver a Purchase Notice, certain conditions set forth in the Mast Hill Agreement must be met. In addition, we are prohibited from delivering a Purchase Notice if the sale of Purchase Shares pursuant to such Purchase Notice would cause us to issue and sell to Mast Hill, or Mast Hill to acquire or purchase, a number of shares of our common stock that would result in Mast Hill beneficially owning more than 4.99% of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock.
By the terms of the Mast Hill Agreement, we agreed to file a registration statement to register the resale of the Purchase Shares. We agreed to (A) file the Registration Statement, (B) use reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, and (C) use our reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until all of the Shares have been sold thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144.
Use of Proceeds
We intend to use the proceeds, if any, from the Mast Hill Agreement for marketing and advertising, lab studies/testing, inventory, research and development, regulatory compliance, professional fees, general corporate purposes and working capital requirements. (See “Use of Proceeds”).
In the future, we intend to raise additional capital through equity and debt financings as needed, though there cannot be any assurance that such funds will be available to us on acceptable terms, on an acceptable schedule, or at all.
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Corporate Information
Our principal executive office is located at 11961 Hilltop Road, Building 7 – Suite 22, Argyle, Texas 76226; our telephone number is 833-223-4204; our corporate website is located at: www.blackbirdbiotech.com. No information found on, or connected to, our company’s website is incorporated by reference into, any you must not consider the information to a part of, this Prospectus.
The Offering
Securities Offered by the Selling Shareholder |
| 581,468,572 shares of common stock (the Shares), 400,000,000 of which are issuable pursuant to the Mast Hill Agreement, 170,000,000 of which underlie the Mast Hill EPA Warrants and 11,468,572 of which underlie the Darbie Warrants. |
Common Stock Outstanding Before Offering |
| 396,237,330 shares of common stock. |
Common Stock Outstanding After Offering |
| 977,705,902 shares of common stock, assuming all 400,000,000 Shares are sold to Mast Hill under the Mast Hill Agreement, all 170,000,000 Shares are issued pursuant to the Mast Hill EPAWarrants and all 11,468,572 Shares are issued pursuant to the Darbie Warrants. |
Use of Proceeds |
| We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares registered hereunder. We will, however, receive proceeds from our sales of common stock to Mast Hill under the Mast Hill Agreement. We intend to use such proceeds, if any, for marketing and advertising, lab studies/testing, inventory, research and development, regulatory compliance, professional fees, general corporate purposes and working capital requirements. |
Risk Factors |
| An investment in the Shares involves a high degree of risk and could result in a loss of your entire investment. Further, the issuance to, or sale by, Mast Hill of a significant amount of shares being registered in the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part at any given time could cause the market price of our common stock to decline and to be highly volatile and we do not have the right to control the timing and amount of any sales by Mast Hill of such shares. Prior to making an investment decision, you should carefully consider all of the information in this Prospectus and, in particular, you should evaluate the risk factors set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” beginning on page 6. |
Trading Symbol |
| BBBT |
SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
We have made some statements in this Prospectus, including some under “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Business” and elsewhere, which constitute forward-looking statements. These statements may discuss our future expectations or contain projections of our results of operations or financial condition or expected benefits to us resulting from acquisitions or transactions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things, those listed under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Prospectus. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.
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RISK FACTORS
An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before you invest in our securities, you should give careful consideration to the following risk factors, in addition to the other information included in this prospectus, including our financial statements and related notes, before deciding whether to invest in our securities. The occurrence of any of the adverse developments described in the following risk factors could materially and adversely harm our business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
Risks Related to Our Company
The report of our independent auditors indicates uncertainty concerning our ability to continue as a going concern and this may impair our ability to raise capital to fund our business. In its opinion on our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, our independent auditors raised substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We cannot assure you that this will not impair our ability to raise capital on attractive terms. Additionally, we cannot assure you that we will ever achieve significant revenues and therefore remain a going concern. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
There is doubt about our ability to develop as a viable business, and it is expected that we will need additional funding. Our current efforts are focused on developing sales of: (a) our MiteXstream biopesticide product; and (b) our Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD and other products. In addition, and assuming the availability of capital, of which there is no assurance, our parallel long-term efforts are focused on the establishment of a hemp processing facility under our Black Bird American Hemp division. To date, we have derived a modest level of revenues. We must obtain capital, in order to exploit the business potential our products, in general, and, in particular, MiteXstream. There can be no assurance that any one of our business activities will prove to be successful.
We have incurred significant losses in prior periods, and losses in the future could cause the quoted price of our common stock to decline or have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, our ability to pay our debts as they become due, and on our cash flows. We have incurred significant losses in prior periods. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we incurred a net loss of $1,417,745 (unaudited), had net cash used in operating activities of $918,331 (unaudited), and, as of that date, we had an accumulated deficit of $4,038,928 (unaudited). For the year ended December 31, 2021, we incurred a net loss of $1,811,302, had net cash used in operating activities of $992,428 (unaudited), and, as of that date, we had an accumulated deficit of $2,621,183. Any losses in the future could cause the quoted price of our common stock to decline or have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, our ability to pay our debts as they become due, and on our cash flows.
We have a limited operating history, which may make it difficult for investors to predict future performance based on current operations. We have a limited operating history upon which investors may base an evaluation of our potential future performance. In particular, we have not proven that we can manufacture and sell our MiteXstream biopesticide product in a manner that enables us to be profitable and meet customer requirements, raise sufficient capital in the public and/or private markets or respond effectively to competitive pressures. As a result, there can be no assurance that we will be able to develop or maintain consistent revenue sources, or that our operations will be profitable and/or generate positive cash flows.
Any forecasts we make about our operations may prove to be inaccurate. We must, among other things, determine appropriate risks, rewards, and level of investment in our product lines, respond to economic and market variables outside of our control, respond to competitive developments and continue to attract, retain, and motivate qualified employees. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in meeting these challenges and addressing such risks and the failure to do so could have a materially adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition. Our prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses, and difficulties frequently encountered by companies in the early stage of development. As a result of these risks, challenges, and uncertainties, the value of your investment could be significantly reduced or completely lost.
If we fail to secure the required additional financing on acceptable terms and in a timely manner, our ability to implement our business plan will be compromised and we may be unable to sustain our operations. We have limited capital resources and operations. To date, our operations have been funded from the proceeds of equity sales and debt financings. We will require substantial additional capital in the near future to accomplish our business objectives. We may be unable to obtain additional financing on terms acceptable to us, or at all.
Even if we obtain financing for our near-term operations, we expect that we will require additional capital thereafter. Our capital needs will depend on numerous factors including: (a) our profitability; (b) the release of competitive products and services by our competition; (c) the level of our investment in research and development; and (d) the amount of our capital expenditures, including acquisitions. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain capital in the future to meet our needs.
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If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity or convertible debt securities, the percentage ownership held by our existing shareholders will be reduced and our shareholders may experience significant dilution. In addition, new securities may contain rights, preferences, or privileges that are senior to those of our common stock. If we raise additional capital by incurring debt, this will result in increased interest expense. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of securities, market fluctuations in the price of our shares of common stock could limit our ability to obtain equity financing.
We cannot give any assurance that any additional financing will be available to us, or if available, will be on terms favorable to us. If we are unable to raise capital when needed, our business, financial condition, and results of operations would be materially adversely affected, and we could be forced to reduce or discontinue our operations.
We may be unable to obtain sufficient capital to pursue our growth strategy. We do not possess sufficient financial resources to implement our complete business plan, including the commercial exploitation of MiteXstream. We are currently seeking available sources of capital. There is no assurance that we will obtain needed capital, nor is there any assurance that our business will be able to generate revenues that are sufficient to sustain our operations. We are not able to offer assurance that we will be able to obtain needed sources of financing to satisfy our working capital needs.
We do not have a successful operating history. We are without a history of successful business operations, which makes a purchase of Offered Shares speculative in nature. Because of this lack of operating history, it is difficult to forecast our future operating results. Additionally, our operations are subject to risks inherent in the establishment of a new business, including, among other factors, efficiently deploying our capital, developing and implementing our marketing campaigns and strategies and developing awareness and acceptance of our products.
We have limited experience marketing and selling our MiteXstream biopesticide, and, if we are unable to expand, manage and maintain our sales and marketing organization we may not be able to generate revenue growth. Our company as limited experience in marketing and selling products like our MiteXstream biopesticide. We currently sell MiteXstream directly to customers through our website, through our Amazon Store page and through distributors. Our operating results will be directly dependent upon the efforts of our employees. If our direct sales efforts fail adequately to promote, market and sell our MiteXstream products our revenue may be adversely affected.
There are risks and uncertainties encountered by early-stage companies. As an early-stage company, we are unable to offer assurance that we will be able to overcome the lack of recognition for the MiteXstream and Grizzly Creek Naturals brand names and, later, the Black Bird American Hemp brand name, and our lack of capital.
We may not be successful in establishing our business model. We are unable to offer assurance that we will be successful in bringing our products to market and earning a profit from such efforts. Should we fail to implement successfully our business plan, you can expect to lose your entire investment in the Shares.
We may never earn a profit. Because we lack a successful operating history, we are unable to offer assurance that we will ever earn a profit from our operations.
If we are unable to manage future expansion effectively, our business may be adversely impacted. In the future, we may experience rapid growth in our business, which could place a significant strain on our operations, in general, and our internal controls and other managerial, operating and financial resources, in particular. If we are unable to manage future expansion effectively, our business would be harmed. There is, of course, no assurance that we will enjoy rapid development in our business.
If we choose to acquire new and complementary businesses, products or technologies, we may be unable to complete these acquisitions or to successfully integrate them in a cost-effective and non-disruptive manner. Our success depends, in part, on our ability to continually enhance and broaden our product offerings in response to changing customer demands, competitive pressures and advances in technologies. Accordingly, although we have no current commitments with respect to any acquisition or investment, we may in the future pursue the acquisition of, or joint ventures relating to, complementary businesses, products or technologies instead of developing them ourselves. We do not know if we will be able to successfully complete any future acquisitions or joint ventures, or whether we will be able to successfully integrate any acquired business, product or technology or retain any key employees related thereto. Integrating any business, product or technology we acquire could be expensive and time-consuming, disrupt our ongoing business and distract our management. If we are unable to integrate any acquired businesses, products or technologies effectively, our business will be adversely affected. In addition, any amortization or charges resulting from the costs of acquisitions could increase our expenses.
We currently depend on the efforts of our executive officers’ serving without current compensation; the loss of these officers could disrupt our operations and adversely affect the development of our business. Our success in establishing our business operations will depend, primarily, on the continued service of our President, Fabian G. Deneault, and our Vice President, Eric Newlan. We have not yet entered into employment agreements with Messrs. Deneault and Newlan, although we expect to do so in the near future. (See “Executive Compensation”). However, the loss of service of either of such persons, for any reason, could seriously impair our ability to execute our business plan, which could have a materially adverse effect on our business and future results of operations. We have not purchased any key-man life insurance.
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If we are unable to recruit and retain key personnel, our business may be harmed. If we are unable to attract and retain key personnel, our business may be harmed. Our failure to enable the effective transfer of knowledge and facilitate smooth transitions with regard to our key employees could adversely affect our long-term strategic planning and execution.
Our business plan is not based on independent market studies. We have not commissioned any independent market studies concerning the market for MiteXstream, any of our Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD and other products or for our planned other industrial hemp products. Rather, our plans for implementing our business strategy and achieving profitability are based on the experience, judgment and assumptions of our executive officers. If these assumptions prove to be incorrect, we may not be successful in establishing our business.
Unfavorable global economic conditions could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. Our results of operations could be adversely affected by general conditions in the global economy and in the global financial markets. A severe or prolonged economic downturn, such as a global financial crisis, could result in a variety of risks to our business, including weakened demand for our MiteXstream biopesticide, and our ability to raise additional capital when needed on acceptable terms, if at all. A weak or declining economy could also strain our third-party manufacturer or suppliers, possibly resulting in supply disruption, or cause our customers to delay making payments for our products. Any of the foregoing could harm our business and we cannot anticipate all of the ways in which the economic climate and financial market conditions could adversely affect our business.
Failure of a key information technology system, process or site could have an adverse effect on our business. We rely extensively on information technology systems to conduct our business. These systems affect, among other things, ordering and managing materials from suppliers, shipping products to customers, processing transactions, summarizing and reporting results of operations, complying with regulatory, legal or tax requirements, data security and other processes necessary to manage our business. If our systems are damaged or cease to function properly due to any number of causes, ranging from catastrophic events to power outages to security breaches, and our business continuity plans do not effectively compensate on a timely basis, we may experience interruptions in our operations, which could have an adverse effect on our business.
In addition, we accept payments for many of our sales through credit and debit card transactions, which are handled through a third-party payment processor. As a result, we are subject to a number of risks related to credit and debit card payments. As a result of these transactions, we pay interchange and other fees, which may increase over time and could require us to either increase the prices we charge for our products or experience an increase in our costs and expenses. In addition, as part of the payment processing process, we transmit our customers’ credit and debit card information to our third-party payment processor. We may in the future become subject to lawsuits or other proceedings for purportedly fraudulent transactions arising out of the actual or alleged theft of our customers’ credit or debit card information if the security of our third-party credit card payment processor is breached. We and our third-party credit card payment processor are also subject to payment card association operating rules, certification requirements and rules governing electronic funds transfers, which could change or be reinterpreted to make it difficult or impossible for us to comply. If we or our third-party credit card payment processor fail to comply with these rules or requirements, we may be subject to fines and higher transaction fees and lose our ability to accept credit and debit card payments from our customers, and there may be an adverse effect on our business.
Because we do not have an audit committee, shareholders will have to rely on the directors, who are not independent, to perform these functions. We do not have an audit or compensation committee comprised of independent directors. These functions are performed by the board of directors as a whole. The members of the Board of Directors are not independent directors. Thus, there is a potential conflict in that the board members are also engaged in management and participate in decisions concerning management compensation and audit issues that may affect management performance.
Failure to protect our proprietary technology and intellectual property rights could substantially harm our business and results of operations. Our success depends to a significant degree on our ability to protect our proprietary technology, methodologies, know-how and our brand. We will rely on a combination of contractual restrictions, and other intellectual property laws and confidentiality procedures to establish and protect our proprietary rights. However, the steps we will take to protect our intellectual property may be inadequate. We will not be able to protect our intellectual property if we are unable to enforce our rights or if we do not detect unauthorized use of our intellectual property. If we fail to protect our intellectual property rights adequately, our competitors may gain access to our technology and our business may be harmed. In addition, defending our intellectual property rights might entail significant expense. We may be unable to prevent third parties from acquiring domain names or trademarks that are similar to, infringe upon, or diminish the value of our trademarks and other proprietary rights.
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As we expand our business, our plan is to enter into confidentiality and invention assignment agreements with our employees and consultants and enter into confidentiality agreements with other parties. No assurance can be given that these agreements will be effective in controlling access to and distribution of our proprietary information. Further, these agreements may not prevent our competitors from independently developing technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to our products.
In order to protect our intellectual property rights, we may be required to spend significant resources to monitor and protect our intellectual property rights. Litigation may be necessary in the future to enforce our intellectual property rights and to protect our trade secrets. Litigation brought to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights could be costly, time-consuming, and distracting to management, and could result in the impairment or loss of portions of our intellectual property. Further, our efforts to enforce our intellectual property rights may be met with defenses, counterclaims, and countersuits attacking the validity and enforceability of our intellectual property rights. Our inability to protect our proprietary technology against unauthorized copying or use, as well as any costly litigation or diversion of our management’s attention and resources, could delay further sales or the implementation of our products, impair the functionality of our products, delay introductions of new products, result in our substituting inferior or more costly technologies into our products, or injure our reputation.
We could incur substantial costs as a result of any claim of infringement of another party’s intellectual property rights. We do not currently have a patent portfolio, which could prevent us from deterring patent infringement claims through our own patent portfolio, and our competitors and others may now and in the future have significantly larger and more mature patent portfolios than we have. The risk of patent litigation has been amplified by the increase in the number of a type of patent holder, which we refer to as a non-practicing entity, whose sole business is to assert such claims and against whom our own intellectual property portfolio may provide little deterrent value. We could incur substantial costs in prosecuting or defending any intellectual property litigation. If we sue to enforce our rights or are sued by a third party that claims that our solution infringes its rights, the litigation could be expensive and could divert our management resources. As of the date of this Prospectus, we have not received any written notice of an infringement claim, invitation to license, or other intellectual property infringement action.
Any intellectual property litigation to which we might become a party, or for which we are required to provide indemnification, may require us to do one or more of the following:
| · | Cease selling or using products that incorporate the intellectual property that we allegedly infringe; |
| · | Make substantial payments for legal fees, settlement payments or other costs or damages; |
| · | Obtain a license, which may not be available on reasonable terms or at all, to sell or use the relevant technology; or |
| · | Redesign the allegedly infringing products to avoid infringement, which could be costly, time-consuming or impossible. |
If we are required to make substantial payments or undertake any of the other actions noted above as a result of any intellectual property infringement claims against us or any obligation to indemnify our customers for such claims, such payments or actions could harm our business.
Our Bylaws and certain provisions of Nevada law make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us and make a takeover more difficult to complete, even if such a transaction were in the stockholders’ interest. Our Bylaws and certain provisions of Nevada State law could have the effect of making it more difficult or more expensive for a third party to acquire, or from discouraging a third party from attempting to acquire, control of the Company, even when these attempts may be in the best interests of our stockholders. In general, a public Nevada corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. A “business combination” includes mergers, asset sales or other transactions resulting in a financial benefit to the stockholder. An “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns, or within three years, did own, fifteen percent (15%) or more of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock. These provisions may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in our control.
Our Board of Directors may change our policies without shareholder approval. Our policies, including any policies with respect to investments, leverage, financing, growth, debt and capitalization, will be determined by our Board of Directors or officers to whom our Board of Directors delegate such authority. Our Board of Directors will also establish the amount of any dividends or other distributions that we may pay to our shareholders. Our Board of Directors or officers to which such decisions are delegated will have the ability to amend or revise these and our other policies at any time without shareholder vote. Accordingly, our shareholders will not be entitled to approve changes in our policies, which policy changes may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
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Risks Related to Our Business
We may not be able to compete effectively in our intended markets. None of our products enjoys name recognition and many of our competitors possess substantially greater resources, financial and otherwise, than does our company. There is no assurance that we will be able to establish our business and compete successfully in this environment.
We may suffer sluggish or negative sales growth as a result of the Coronavirus, or similar, pandemic. It is possible that the negative economic impact caused by the Coronavirus pandemic will result in long-term economic weakness in the United States and/or globally and our ability to establish our business would be severely negatively impacted. It is possible that our company would not be able to survive as a going business during any such long-term economic weakness.
Introduction of new products by competitors could harm our competitive position and results of operations. The respective markets for our products – MiteXstream, our Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD – are characterized by severe competition, evolving industry standards, evolving business and distribution models, price cutting, with resulting downward pressure on gross margins, and price sensitivity on the part of customers. In particular, with respect to our CBD products, we face the risk that there exist minimal barriers to the entry of competitors into the market segment.
Our future success will depend on our ability to gain product name recognition and customer loyalty, as well as our being able to anticipate and respond to emerging standards and other unforeseen changes. If we fail to satisfy such standards of operation, our operating results could suffer. Further, intra-industry consolidations may result in stronger competitors and may, therefore, also harm our future results of operations.
If we fail to maintain a positive reputation with consumers concerning our products, we may not be able to develop loyalty to our products, and our operating results may be adversely affected. We believe a positive reputation with customers to be highly important in developing loyalty to our products. To the extent our products are perceived as low quality or otherwise not compelling to potential customers, our ability to establish and maintain a positive reputation and product loyalty may be adversely impacted.
We are subject to payment processing risk. A portion of purchases of our products are made online by customers using credit/debit cards. For the foreseeable future, we intend to rely on third parties to process payment. Acceptance and processing of these payment methods are subject to certain rules and regulations and require payment of interchange and other fees. To the extent there are disruptions in our payment processing systems, our revenue, operating expenses and results of operation could be adversely impacted.
Laws and regulations affecting the regulated industrial hemp industry are in a constant state of flux, which could negatively affect our business, and we cannot predict the impact that future regulations may have on us. Local, state and federal industrial hemp laws and regulations are broad in scope and subject to evolving interpretations, which could require us to incur substantial costs associated with compliance or alter our business. In addition, violations of these laws, or allegations of such violations, could disrupt our business and result in a material adverse effect on our business operations. In addition, it is likely that regulations may be enacted in the future that will be directly applicable to our CBD business. We are unable to predict the nature of any future laws, regulations, interpretations or applications, nor are we able to determine the effect any such additional governmental regulations or administrative policies and procedures, when and if promulgated, could have on our CBD business.
FDA regulation of industrial hemp and industrial-hemp-derived CBD could negatively affect the industrial hemp industry, which could adversely affect our financial condition. While the 2018 Farm Bill recently legalized industrial hemp, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to regulate it under the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act of 1938. Additionally, the FDA is in the process of issuing rules and regulations, including CGMPs (certified good manufacturing practices) related to the licensing of growth, cultivation, harvesting and processing of industrial hemp. Companies may need to perform clinical trials to verify efficacy and safety, which could prove costly and delay production and profits. It appears likely the FDA will require that facilities where hemp is grown be registered and comply with certain federally prescribed regulations which have not yet been released. In the event that some or all of these regulations are imposed, we are unable to predict what the impact would be on the industrial hemp industry, what costs, requirements and possible prohibitions may be enforced. If we are unable to comply with the regulations and or registration as may be prescribed by the FDA, we may be unable to continue to operate our business in its current form or at all, to the extreme detriment to our financial operating results and condition.
Because we manufacture and sell CBD products, it is possible that, in the future, we may have difficulty accessing the service of banks. While industrial hemp cultivation was legalized by the 2018 Farm Bill, the FDA is choosing to regulate certain hemp products, including CBD. It is possible that the circumstances surrounding the FDA’s handling of CBD-related issues could cause us to have difficulty securing services from banks, in the future.
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If our trademarks and other proprietary rights are not adequately protected to prevent use or appropriation by competitors, the value of our brands may be diminished, and our business adversely affected. We rely, and expect to continue to rely, on a combination of confidentiality and license agreements with employees, consultants and third parties with whom we have relationships, as well as trademark protection laws, to protect our proprietary rights. If the protection of our intellectual property rights is inadequate to prevent use or misappropriation by third parties, the value of our brands, including MiteXstream, Grizzly Creek Naturals and Black Bird American Hemp, may be diminished, and the perception of our products may become confused in the marketplace. In such circumstance, our business could be adversely affected.
Our operating results can be expected to be seasonal. With respect to MiteXstream, sales can be expected to be seasonal in nature, with greater sales volumes occurring during the warmer months of the growing season. However, because our business is only in its nascent stage, we are unable to predict how our operating results will be affected by such seasonality.
Pests, disease, severe weather, natural disasters and other conditions could result in substantial losses to our planned industrial hemp crops and weaken our financial condition. Pests, crop disease, severe weather conditions, such as floods, droughts and windstorms, and natural disasters could adversely affect our ability to produce our planned industrial hemp crops. Should any such adverse event occur, it can be expected that we would lose our investment in the affected industrial hemp crops.
We could be subject to product liability claims. The sale of MiteXstream biopesticide and Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD and other products involves, and will involve, the risk of injury to customers and others. There can be no assurance that the use or consumption of any of one of our products will not cause a health-related illness or that it will not be subject to claims or lawsuits relating to such matters. We intend to purchase product liability insurance during February 2022. Any claims or liabilities might not be covered by our insurance, once obtained. Thus, there is no assurance that we would not incur claims or liabilities for which we are not insured or that exceed the amount of our insurance coverage, resulting in cash outlays that could, if significant enough in nature, materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
Environmental and other regulation could adversely impact our planned industrial hemp farming business, by increasing production costs. Because our planned industrial hemp farming business can be expected to use fertilizers, pesticides and other agricultural products, we will be subject to regulations relating to their use and disposal. A decision by a regulatory agency to restrict significantly the use of such products that have traditionally been used in the production of hemp could have an adverse impact on us. In addition, if a regulatory agency were to determine our company not to be in compliance with a regulation in that agency’s jurisdiction, this could result in substantial penalties.
Risks Related to Our Organization and Structure
Our holding company structure makes us dependent on our subsidiaries for our cash flow and could serve to subordinate the rights of our shareholders to the rights of creditors of our subsidiaries, in the event of an insolvency or liquidation of any such subsidiary. Our company acts as a holding company and, accordingly, substantially all of our operations are conducted through our subsidiaries. Such subsidiaries will be separate and distinct legal entities. As a result, substantially all of our cash flow will depend upon the earnings of our subsidiaries. In addition, we will depend on the distribution of earnings, loans or other payments by our subsidiaries. No subsidiary will have any obligation to provide our company with funds for our payment obligations. If there is an insolvency, liquidation or other reorganization of any of our subsidiaries, our shareholders will have no right to proceed against their assets. Creditors of those subsidiaries will be entitled to payment in full from the sale or other disposal of the assets of those subsidiaries before our company, as a shareholder, would be entitled to receive any distribution from that sale or disposal.
Risks Related to a Purchase of the Offered Shares
The outstanding shares of our Series A Preferred Stock preclude current and future owners of our common stock from influencing any corporate decision. Our outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock possess superior voting rights, which preclude current and future owners of our common stock, including the Shares, from influencing any corporate decision. The Series A Preferred Stock has the following voting rights: the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall, as a class, have rights in all matters requiring shareholder approval to a number of votes equal to two (2) times the sum of: (a) the total number of shares of common stock which are issued and outstanding at the time of any election or vote by the shareholders; plus (b) the number of votes allocated to shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding of any other class that shall have voting rights. Our directors own all of the outstanding shares of our Series A Preferred Stock and will, therefore, be able to control the management and affairs of our company, as well as matters requiring the approval by our shareholders, including the election of directors, any merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets, and any other significant corporate transaction. (See “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management”).
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We may seek capital that may result in shareholder dilution or that may have rights senior to those of our common stock, including the Offered Shares. From time to time, we may seek to obtain additional capital, either through equity, equity-linked or debt securities. The decision to obtain additional capital will depend on, among other factors, our business plans, operating performance and condition of the capital markets. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity, equity-linked or debt securities, those securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to the rights of our common stock, which could negatively affect the market price of our common stock or cause our shareholders to experience dilution.
We do not intend to pay dividends on our common stock. We intend to retain earnings, if any, to provide funds for the implementation of our business strategy. We do not intend to declare or pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. Therefore, there can be no assurance that holders of our common stock will receive cash, stock or other dividends on their shares of our common stock, until we have funds which our Board of Directors determines can be allocated to dividends.
Because our common stock is considered a “penny stock,” any investment in our common stock is considered to be a high-risk investment and is subject to restrictions on marketability. Our common stock is considered a “penny stock” because it is quoted on the OTC PINK and it trades for less than $5.00 per share. The OTC PINK is generally regarded as a less efficient trading market than the NASDAQ Capital or Global Markets or the New York Stock Exchange. The SEC has rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in “penny stocks.” Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 per share (other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the NASDAQ system, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or system). The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the SEC, which specifies information about penny stocks and the nature and significance of risks of the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and any salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account statements indicating the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. In addition, the penny stock rules require that, prior to effecting a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for our common stock. Since our common stock is subject to the regulations applicable to penny stocks, the market liquidity for our common stock could be adversely affected because the regulations on penny stocks could limit the ability of broker-dealers to sell our common stock and thus your ability to sell our common stock in the secondary market in the future. We can provide no assurance that our common stock will be quoted or listed on any trading platform of higher quality than the OTC PINK, including the OTCQB, NASDAQ or any exchange, even if eligible, in the future.
It is possible that our common stock will continue to be thinly traded and its market price highly volatile. Our common stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market under the symbol “BBBT” in the OTC Pink marketplace of OTC Link. For over the past five years, our common stock has traded sporadically and has been extremely limited in nature. A limited market is characterized by a relatively limited number of shares in the public float, relatively low trading volume and a small number of brokerage firms acting as market makers. The market for low-priced securities is generally less liquid and more volatile than securities traded on national stock markets. Wide fluctuations in market prices are not uncommon. No assurance can be given that the market for our common stock will become robust or less volatile.
The price of our common stock may be subject to wide fluctuations in response to factors such as the following, some of which are beyond our control:
| · | quarterly variations in our operating results; |
| · | operating results that vary from the expectations of investors; |
| · | changes in expectations as to our future financial performance, including financial estimates by investors; |
| · | reaction to our periodic filings, or presentations by executives at investor and industry conferences; |
| · | changes in our capital structure; |
| · | changes in market valuations of other pesticide companies; |
| · | announcements of innovations or new products by us or our competitors; |
| · | announcements by us or our competitors of significant contracts, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments; |
| · | lack of success in the expansion of our business operations; |
| · | announcements by third parties of significant claims or proceedings against our company or adverse developments in pending proceedings; |
| · | additions or departures of key personnel; |
| · | asset impairment; |
| · | temporary or permanent inability to offer products or services; and |
| · | rumors or public speculation about any of the above factors. |
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Future sales of our common stock, or the perception in the public markets that these sales may occur, could reduce the market price of our common stock. Our current shareholders, including our management, hold shares of our restricted common stock, and are able to sell their shares in the market. In general, our officers and directors and 10% shareholders, as affiliates, under Rule 144 may not sell more than one percent of the total issued and outstanding shares in any 90-day period, and must resell the shares in an unsolicited brokerage transaction at the market price. The availability for sale of substantial amounts of our common stock under Rule 144 or otherwise could reduce prevailing market prices for our common stock.
As of the date of this Prospectus, there is a total of approximately 2,000,000,000 shares of our common stock reserved for issuance upon conversion of the currently convertible portions of convertible debt instruments and pursuant to agreements. All such shares constitute an overhang on the market for our common stock and, if and when issued, will be issued without transfer restrictions, pursuant to certain exemptions from registration, and could reduce prevailing market prices for our common stock. Also, in the future, we may also issue securities in connection with our obtaining needed capital or an acquisition transaction. The amount of shares of our common stock issued in connection with any such transaction could constitute a material portion of our then-outstanding shares of common stock.
Future issuances of debt securities and equity securities could negatively affect the market price of shares of our common stock and, in the case of equity securities, may be dilutive to existing shareholders. In the future, we may issue debt or equity securities or incur other financial obligations, including stock dividends. Upon liquidation, it is possible that holders of our debt securities and other loans and preferred stock would receive a distribution of our available assets before common shareholders. We are not required to offer any such additional debt or equity securities to existing shareholders on a preemptive basis. Therefore, additional common stock issuances, directly or through convertible or exchangeable securities, warrants or options, would dilute the holdings of our existing common shareholders and such issuances, or the perception of such issuances, could reduce the market price of shares of our common stock.
Our future results may vary significantly which may adversely affect the price of our common stock. It is possible that our quarterly revenues and operating results may vary significantly in the future and that period-to-period comparisons of our revenues and operating results are not necessarily meaningful indicators of the future. You should not rely on the results of one quarter as an indication of our future performance. It is also possible that in some future quarters, our revenues and operating results will fall below our expectations or the expectations of market analysts and investors. If we do not meet these expectations, the price of our common stock may decline significantly.
Our internal controls may be inadequate, which could cause our financial reporting to be unreliable and lead to misinformation being disseminated to the public. Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over our financial reporting. As defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f), internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the principal executive and principal financial officer and effected by the Board of Directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:
| · | pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of our company; |
| · | provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and that receipts and expenditures of our company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and/or directors of our company; and |
| · | provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. |
Our internal controls may be inadequate or ineffective, which could cause financial reporting to be unreliable and lead to misinformation being disseminated to the public. Investors relying upon this misinformation may make an uninformed investment decision.
FINRA sales practice requirements may limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our common stock. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low-priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, the FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low-priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our Common Stock, which may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in our common stock. As a result, fewer broker-dealers may be willing to make a market in our common stock, reducing a stockholder’s ability to resell shares of our common stock.
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State securities laws may limit secondary trading, which may restrict the states in which you can sell the shares offered by this Prospectus. If you purchase shares of our common stock sold in this Offering, you may not be able to resell the shares in any state unless and until the shares of our common stock are qualified for secondary trading under the applicable securities laws of such state or there is confirmation that an exemption, such as listing in certain recognized securities manuals, is available for secondary trading in such state. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in registering or qualifying our common stock for secondary trading, or identifying an available exemption for secondary trading in our common stock in every state. If we fail to register or qualify, or to obtain or verify an exemption for the secondary trading of, our common stock in any particular state, our common stock could not be offered or sold to, or purchased by, a resident of that state. In the event that a significant number of states refuse to permit secondary trading in our common stock, the market for our common stock will be limited which could drive down the market price of our common stock and reduce the liquidity of the shares of our common stock and a stockholder’s ability to resell shares of our common stock at all or at current market prices, which could increase a stockholder’s risk of losing some or all of his, her or its investment.
As an issuer of penny stock, the protection provided by the federal securities laws relating to forward-looking statements does not apply to us. Although federal securities laws provide a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by a public company that files reports under the federal securities laws, this safe harbor is not available to issuers of penny stocks. As a result, we will not have the benefit of this safe harbor protection, in the event of any legal action based upon a claim that the material provided by us contained a material misstatement of fact or was misleading in any material respect because of our failure to include any statements necessary to make the statements not misleading. Such an action could hurt our financial condition.
USE OF PROCEEDS
This Prospectus relates to up to the 400,000,000 Shares that may be sold to Mast Hill pursuant to the Mast Hill Agreement and that may be offered and sold from time to time by Mast Hill. We will receive no proceeds from the sale of the Shares by the Selling Stockholders in this Offering. The proceeds from the sales will belong to the Selling Stockholders. However, we will receive proceeds from the sale of the Purchase Shares to Mast Hill pursuant to the Mast Hill Agreement.
We intend to use such proceeds, if any, for marketing and advertising, lab studies/testing, inventory, research and development, regulatory compliance, professional fees, general corporate purposes and working capital requirements. There can be no assurance that we will sell any of the Purchase Shares.
We cannot provide any assurance that we will be able to sell any of the Purchase Shares, such that the proceeds received would be a source of financing for us.
We intend to raise additional capital through equity and debt financing, as needed, though there cannot be any assurance that such funds will be available to us on acceptable terms, on an acceptable schedule, or at all.
DETERMINATION OF THE OFFERING PRICE
The Selling Stockholders will offer the Shares at the prevailing market prices or privately negotiated prices. The offering price of the Shares does not necessarily bear any relationship to our book value, assets, past operating results, financial condition or any other established criteria of value. Our common stock may not trade at the market prices in excess of the offering prices for the Shares in any public market, will be determined in the marketplace and may be influenced by many factors, including the depth and liquidity of the market for our common stock.
MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Market Information
Our common stock is currently quoted on the OTC PINK tier of the OTC Markets under the symbol “BBBT.” Trading in OTC PINK stocks can be volatile, sporadic and risky, as thinly traded stocks tend to move more rapidly in price than more liquid securities. Such trading may also depress the market price of our common stock and make it difficult for our stockholders to resell their common stock.
The following table reflects the high and low closing price for our common stock for the periods indicated. The information was obtained from the OTC Markets Group, Inc. and reflects inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, markdown or commission, and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.
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June 30, 2022 |
| $ | 0.0131 |
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September 30, 2022 |
| $ | 0.0068 |
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| $ | 0.0042 |
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December 31, 2022 |
| $ | 0.0056 |
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March 31, 2021 |
| $ | 0.062 |
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June 30, 2021 |
| $ | 0.0398 |
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September 30, 2021 |
| $ | 0.066 |
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December 31, 2021 |
| $ | 0.027 |
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On February 6, 2023, the closing price of our Common Stock was $0.00075.
Shareholders of Record
As of February 6, 2023, we had 396,237,330 outstanding shares of common stock and there were approximately 78 record holders of our common stock. The number of record holders does not include persons who hold our common stock in nominee or “street name” accounts through brokers.
Dividends
We have never declared or paid a cash dividend. At this time, we do not anticipate paying dividends in the future. We are under no legal or contractual obligation to declare or to pay dividends, and the timing and amount of any future cash dividends and distributions is at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend, among other things, on our future after-tax earnings, operations, capital requirements, borrowing capacity, financial condition and general business conditions. We plan to retain any earnings for use in the operation of our business and to fund future growth. You should not purchase our common stock on the expectation of future dividends.
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
On December 13, 2022, we entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement (the Mast Hill Agreement) with Mast Hill Fund, L.P. (Mast Hill, the Selling Stockholder), pursuant to which, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, Mast Hill is committed to purchase, on an unconditional basis, up to 400,000,000 shares of our common stock (the Purchase Shares) over the course of its term. The term of the Mast Hill Agreement will end on the earlier of (a) the date on which Mast Hill has purchased all of the 400,000,000 Shares pursuant to the Mast Hill Agreement, (b) December 13, 2024, (c) written notice of termination by us, (d) the date the Registration Statement is no longer effective, or (e) the date that, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, we commence a voluntary case or any person commences a proceeding against us, a custodian is appointed for us or for all or substantially all of our property or we make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors.
From time to time over the term of the Mast Hill Agreement, commencing on the date the Registration Statement registering the Shares becomes effective, we may, in our sole discretion, provide Mast Hill with a purchase notice (each a “Purchase Notice”) to purchase a specified number of Purchase Shares (each a “Purchase Amount Requested”) subject to the limitations discussed below and contained in the Mast Hill Agreement. Upon delivery of a Purchase Notice, we must deliver the Purchase Amount Requested as Deposit Withdrawal at Custodian (DWAC) shares to Mast Hill within one trading day.
The actual amount of proceeds we receive pursuant to each Purchase Notice (each, the “Purchase Amount”) is determined by multiplying the Purchase Amount Requested by the applicable purchase price. The Purchase Price for each of the Put Shares equals 90% of the average of the two (2) lowest volume weighted average prices of the common stock for seven trading days (the Valuation Period) following the clearing date associated with the relevant put notice. The minimum amount of each put shall be $20,000 and the maximum shall be the lower of 150% of the average daily trading volume and $500,000.
In order to deliver a Purchase Notice, certain conditions set forth in the Mast Hill Agreement must be met. In addition, we are prohibited from delivering a Purchase Notice if the sale of Purchase Shares pursuant to such Purchase Notice would cause us to issue and sell to the Selling Stockholder, or the Selling Stockholder to acquire or purchase, a number of shares of our common stock that would result in Selling Stockholder beneficially owning more than 4.99% of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock.
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By the terms of the Mast Hill Agreement, we agreed to file a registration statement to register the resale of the Purchase Shares. We agreed to (A) file the Registration Statement, (B) use reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, and (C) use our reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until all of the Shares have been sold thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144.
J.H. Darbie & Co., a FINRA-registered broker, acted as a finder in connection with the execution and delivery of the Mast Hill Agreement. We will pay J.H. Darbie & Co. a finder’s fee equal to 3% of the gross proceeds from sales of Purchase Shares under the Mast Hill Agreement.
The issuance and sale of the Shares by us to Mast Hill under the Mast Hill Agreement was made without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), or the securities laws of the applicable state, in reliance on the exemptions provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D promulgated thereunder, and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state law, based on the offering of such securities to one investor, the lack of any general solicitation or advertising in connection with such issuance, the representations of Mast Hill to us that, among others, it was an accredited investor (as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D), and that it was purchasing the shares for its own account and without a view to distribute them.
The Selling Stockholders may dispose of the Shares covered by this Prospectus from time to time at such prices as they may choose. The following table provides as of the date of this Prospectus, information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock held by the Selling Stockholders and the percentage owned by the Selling Stockholders. Assuming all of the Shares are sold by the Selling Stockholders, the Selling Stockholders will not own one percent or more or our common stock.
(1) | Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with SEC rules and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to shares of common stock. Shares of common stock subject to options, warrants and convertible debentures currently exercisable or convertible, or exercisable or convertible within 60 days, are counted as outstanding. The actual number of shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of the convertible debentures is subject to adjustment depending on, among other factors, the future market price of our common stock, and could be materially less or more than the number estimated in the table. |
(2) | Patrick Hassani, the Chief Investment Officer of Mast Hill Fund, L.P., has voting and dispositive power over the shares of our common stock held by, or issuable to, Mast Hill Fund, L.P. The principal business address of Mast Hill Fund, L.P. is 48 Parker Road, Wellesley, Massachusetts 02482. |
(3) | These shares have not been issued but underlie currently convertible instruments held by this Selling Stockholder. |
(4) | 400,000,000 of these shares of our common stock are to be sold by this Selling Stockholder pursuant to the Mast Hill Agreement; 170,00,000 of these shares of our common stock underlie the Mast Hill EPA Warrants. |
(5) | Because this Selling Stockholder may offer and sell all or only some portion of the 570,000,000 shares of our common stock being offered pursuant to this Prospectus and may acquire additional shares of our common stock in the future, we can only estimate the number and percentage of shares of our common stock that this Selling Stockholder will hold upon termination of the offering. |
(6) | Xavier Vicuna, Vice President of J.H. Darbie & Co., has voting and dispositive power over the shares of our common stock held by, or issuable to, J.H. Darbie & Co. The principal business address of J.H. Darbie & Co. is 40 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005. |
(7) | These shares have not been issued but underlie currently convertible instruments held by this Selling Stockholder. |
(8) | These shares of our common stock underlie the Darbie Warrants. |
(9) | Because this Selling Stockholder may offer and sell all or only some portion of the 11,468,572 shares of our common stock being offered pursuant to this Prospectus and may acquire additional shares of our common stock in the future, we can only estimate the number and percentage of shares of our common stock that this Selling Stockholder will hold upon termination of the offering. |
The Selling Stockholder has not had a material relationship with us or any of our affiliates, other than as a stockholder, at any time within the past three years.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Selling Stockholders and any of their respective pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their Shares covered hereby on any trading market, stock exchange or other trading facility on which our common stock is traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The Selling Stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling securities:
| · | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; |
| · | block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; |
| · | purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; |
| · | an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; |
| · | privately negotiated transactions; |
| · | settlement of short sales; |
| · | in transactions through broker-dealers that agree with the Selling Stockholder to sell a specified number of such securities at a stipulated price per security; |
| · | through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether trough an options exchange or otherwise; |
| · | a combination of any such methods of sale; or |
| · | any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
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The Selling Stockholders may also sell securities under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this Prospectus.
Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of securities, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this Prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with FINRA IM-2440.
In connection with the sale of the Shares covered hereby, the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may, in turn, engage in short sales of our common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Stockholders may also sell our common stock short and deliver the Shares to close out its short positions, or loan or pledge the securities to broker-dealers that, in turn, may sell these Shares. The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or create one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of the Shares offered by this Prospectus, which Shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this Prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the Shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the Shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. We are requesting that the Selling Stockholders inform us that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Shares. We will pay certain fees and expenses incurred by us incident to the registration of the Shares.
Because the Selling Stockholders may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, it will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, including Rule 172 thereunder. In addition, any of the Shares covered by this Prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than under this Prospectus. We are requesting that the Selling Stockholders confirm that there is no underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with the proposed sale of the resale Shares by the Selling Stockholders.
We intend to keep this Prospectus effective until the earlier of (a) the date on which the Shares may be resold by the Selling Stockholders without registration and without regard to any volume or manner-of-sale limitations by reason of Rule 144, without the requirement for us to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (b) all of the Shares have been sold pursuant to this Prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The resale Shares will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale Shares covered hereby may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.
Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the resale Shares may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to our common stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Selling Stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of the Shares by the Selling Stockholders or any other person. We will make copies of this Prospectus available to the Selling Stockholders and are informing the Selling Stockholders of the need to deliver a copy of this Prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
General
There are no pending legal proceedings to which our company is a party or in which any director, officer or affiliate of our company, any owner of record or beneficially of more than 5% of any class of voting securities of our company, or shareholder is a party adverse to us or has a material interest adverse to us.
BUSINESS
Background
Our company was incorporated in the State of Nevada in 2006 under the name “Cyprium Resources Inc.”, which was changed in August 2009 to “Digital Development Partners, Inc.” Our corporate name was changed to “Black Bird Biotech, Inc.,” effective June 14, 2021. Through 2014, our company was involved, first, in the mining industry and, then, in the communications industry. From 2015 until the January 2020 acquisition of Black Bird Potentials Inc., a Wyoming corporation (BB Potentials), our company was a “shell company,” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our Board of Directors has adopted the business plan of BB Potentials and our ongoing operations now include those of BB Potentials.
Our principal executive office is located at 11961 Hilltop Road, Building 7 – Suite 22, Argyle, Texas 76226; our telephone number is 833-223-4204; our corporate website is located at: www.blackbirdbiotech.com. No information found on our company’s website is part of this Prospectus.
Preliminary Statements Regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic had a discernable short-term negative impact on the ability of our company to obtain capital needed to accelerate the development of our business, as well as to obtain needed inventory, due to supply chain delays. While these limitations have eased, we are unable to predict when such limitations will be entirely resolved.
Overall, our company is not of a size that required us to implement “company-wide” policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, our product manufacturing operations have experienced no negative consequences attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic, inasmuch as these operations involve a limited number of persons.
For purposes of the discussion below, except where otherwise indicated, the descriptions of our business, our strategies, our risk factors and any other forward-looking statements, including regarding us, our business and the market generally, do not reflect the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or our responses thereto.
Our Company After Acquiring Black Bird Potentials Inc.
With the January 2020 acquisition of Black Bird Potentials Inc. (BB Potentials), our company emerged from its long-standing status as a “shell company.” Our Board of Directors has adopted the business plan of BB Potentials and our company’s ongoing operations now include those of BB Potentials.
Business Overview
MiteXstream. BB Potentials is the exclusive worldwide manufacturer and distributor of MiteXstream, an EPA-registered plant-based biopesticide effective in the eradication of mites and similar pests, including spider mites, a pest that destroys crops, especially cannabis, hops, coffee, and house plants, as well as molds and mildew.
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CBD and Other Products. Through BB Potentials, we manufacture and sell CBD products, including CBD Oils, gummies and pet treats, and CBD-infused personal care products, under the Grizzly Creek Naturals brand name. Big Sky American currently distributes an array of consumer products, including the Grizzly Creek Naturals products, to retail locations in Western Montana.
MiteXstream
Worldwide Exclusivity. At the present time, our future success is primarily dependent upon our ability to achieve market penetration of MiteXstream.
Pursuant to a February 2021 Manufacturing, Sales and Distribution License Agreement (the “New MiteXstream Agreement”) with Touchstone Enviro Solutions, Inc. (“Touchstone”), a company owned by three of our directors, Fabian G. Deneault, L. A. Newlan, Jr. and Eric Newlan, BB Potentials possesses the exclusive rights, even as to Touchstone, to manufacture, sell and distribute MiteXstream, an EPA-registered biopesticide (EPA Reg. No. 95366-1). The exclusivity granted would be reduced to a status of non-exclusivity, should we fail to manufacture at least 2,500 gallons of concentrate in any year during the term of the New MiteXstream Agreement; provided, however, that such minimum required is deemed to have been satisfied through December 31, 2022. We are required to pay Touchstone a royalty of $10 per gallon of MiteXstream manufactured by us or by any sublicensee of ours. For no further consideration, we were granted the rights to use the “MiteXstream” trademark and the “Harnessing the Power of Water” trademark.
The New MiteXstream Agreement replaced a prior similar agreement with Touchstone (the “Original MiteXstream Agreement”) and served to expand our company’s rights with respect to MiteXstream. The New MiteXstream Agreement contains the following important provisions as compared to the Original MiteXstream Agreement:
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Term | December 31, 2080 | Initial terms of 10 years, with one 10-year renewal term | |
Territory | Worldwide Exclusive (1) | United States and Canada | |
Royalty | $10.00 per gallon manufactured | Effective royalty of an estimated $50 per gallon | |
Minimums | 2,500 gallons of concentrate manufactured per year (2) | $20,000 of product per year | |
Sublicensing | Right to sublicense granted | No right to sublicense | |
Trademarks | For no extra consideration, rights granted to use “MiteXstream” and “Harnessing the Power of Water” | For no extra consideration, rights granted to use “MiteXstream” |
(1) | Exclusivity ends and becomes non-exclusive, if the minimum of 2,500 gallons per year is not met. | ||||
(2) | The minimum (2,500 gallons per year) is deemed to have been satisfied through December 31, 2022. |
The disinterested Directors of our Company approved the New MiteXstream Agreement.
Approval as Biopesticide. Effective December 16, 2020, MiteXstream was approved as a biopesticide by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA Reg. No. 95366-1). MiteXstream has been approved for sale in 44 states, with applications pending in the remaining states, except for California, the application for which is in the final stage of preparation. In addition, we intend to seek approval of MiteXstream in countries around the world, although no specific time for such actions has been set.
Sales and Distribution.
Online. We sell MiteXstream directly to customers though our website, MiteXstream.com. Our marketing efforts during the remainder of 2022 will be centered around driving customer traffic to the website for purchases MiteXstream, as well as to our Amazon page. Spire+ is focused on these efforts.
Spire+. In March 2022, our company launched the first major initiative in marketing our MiteXstream biopesticide on a national basis, when we entered into a consulting agreement with Spire+, a Cornelius, North Carolina-based leading sales and marketing agency that specializes in brand building, marketing, communications and business development. Spire+ has begun work to implement a comprehensive go-to-market strategy for MiteXstream, including e-commerce, traditional retail and a category-specific distribution model. Spire+, an affiliate of Spire Sports + Entertainment, LLC, has a long history of building and executing successful sales and marketing programs for brands, such as Toyota, 5-hour ENERGY, Auto-Owners Insurance, ENEOS Motor Oil, Petro-Canada, STP and Parker Hannifin.
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Other Opportunities. In March 2021, we entered into a distribution agreement with IFC Fulfillment Company (“IFC”), a Los Angeles-based export firm, whereby IFC was appointed the exclusive distributor for MiteXstream in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. One of our Directors, Jack Jie Qin, facilitated the signing of the IFC Agreement. As of the date of this Annual Report, IFC has not made a sale of MiteXstream.
The Genesis of MiteXstream. Our President, Fabian G. Deneault, was, from 2017 through 2019, a licensed dispenser of medical marijuana (MMJ) in the State of Montana and, as such, was permitted to grow marijuana plants for use in his MMJ dispensary business. As a licensed medical marijuana grower, Mr. Deneault encountered infestations of spider mites on his plants. To combat the spider mites, Mr. Deneault developed the MiteXstream formulation (see “Product Effectiveness” below).
Mr. Deneault soon came to understand that the spider mite issue is a cannabis-industry-wide issue. In fact, all types of mites and similar pests are a significant pest in the production of a wide array of agricultural crops worldwide, including coffee, hops and strawberries, among other agricultural crops.
Product Effectiveness and Independent Testing. In original testing done by our company, we determined that, when mixed with water at the prescribed dilution rate, MiteXstream is effective in eliminating mites, including spider mites, and similar pests and their eggs, with no risk of plant damage. Additionally, MiteXstream eliminates molds and mildews on all types of plants.
Honey Bee Testing - Contact Toxicity and Oral Toxicity. Independent lab testing has proven MiteXstreamTM to be “NOT TOXIC” to honey bees when contacted topically or when ingested.
Performing Lab: | STILLMEADOW, Inc., Sugar Land, Texas. |
Study Director: | Cole Younger, PhD., Entomologist, STILLMEADOW, Inc. |
MiteXstream: Honey bee, Apis mellifera, Acute Contact Toxicity Limit Test | MiteXstream: Honey Bee, Apis mellifera, Acute Oral Toxicity Limit Test |
Conclusion: With a mortality of 0% after 48 hours, MiteXstream was non-toxic when administered by contact to honey bees. | Conclusion: With a mortality of 0% after 48 hours, MiteXstream was non-toxic when ingested by honey bees. |
BRIM Efficacy Testing. In February 2022, British Columbia, Canada-based laboratory Botanical Research in Motion (BRIM) published its Efficacy Testing Report on MiteXstream. The BRIM Report was authored by Dr. Fawzia Afreen, who, in addition to holding three international patents, publishing over 40 articles in peer-reviewed international journals and publishing two books, possesses nearly 20 years of experience in plant horticulture, plant tissue culture and plant production.
The BRIM Report, entitled “MiteXstream - a new, safe, environmentally friendly and the most effective biopesticide for controlling pests in Cannabis,” details the extensive testing procedures undertaken and ends with the following summary assessment:
“To summarize, the major findings of the study are: MiteXstream biopesticide can be a safe alternative of chemical pesticides and to achieve the maximum benefit the use of full-strength full strength concentration without any addition of surfactant is recommended. It can effectively control or eradicate the spider mites and powdery mildew as well as work as a preventative measure when applied at the appropriate dose, time, and stage. The use of MiteXstream is not limited to Cannabis it can be used to control pest infestation in a wide range of plants.”
Cannabis-Specific Independent Lab Testing. Based on independent lab testing, users of MiteXstream are able to treat their cannabis (marijuana) plants through the day of harvest and still satisfy state-level pesticide testing standards.
In January 2019, Stillwater Labs, an Olney, Montana-based medical marijuana testing facility, concluded its testing of a cannabis sample treated only with MiteXstream. In addition to testing for pesticides prohibited by the State of Montana, Stillwater Labs also tested for pesticides prohibited by the State of Oregon, the most stringent state-level marijuana testing standard. The results of this testing, presented as being measured in parts per billion (PPB), are set forth below.
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Montana Pesticide Testing Standard
Analyte | Montana Allowable Limit (PPB) | MiteXstream Treated Sample (PPB) |
Analyte | Montana Allowable Limit (PPB) | MiteXstream Treated Sample (PPB) |
Abamectin | 500 | 0 | Imidacloprid | 400 | 0 |
Acequinocy | 2000 | 0 | Myclobutanil | 200 | 0 |
Bifenazate | 200 | 0 | Paclobutrazol | 400 | 0 |
Bifenthrin | 200 | 0 | Pyrethrin I | 1000 | 0 |
Chlormequat Chloride | 1000 | 0 | Spinosyn A | 200 | 0 |
Cyfluthrin | 1000 | 0 | Spinosyn D | 200 | 0 |
Daminozide | 1000 | 0 | Spiromefesin | 200 | 0 |
Etoxazole | 200 | 0 | Spirotetramat | 200 | 0 |
Fenoxycarb | 200 | 0 | Trifloxystrobin | 200 | 0 |
Imazalil | 200 | 0 |
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Oregon Pesticide Testing Standard
Analyte | Oregon Allowable Limit (PPB) | MiteXstream Treated Sample (PPB) |
Analyte | Oregon Allowable Limit (PPB) | MiteXstream Treated Sample (PPB) |
Abamectin | 0 | 0 | Clofentezine | 200 | 0 |
Acequinocy | 0 | 0 | Cypermethrin | 1000 | 0 |
Bifenazate | 0 | 0 | Diazinon | 200 | 0 |
Bifenthrin | 0 | 0 | Dichlorvos | 100 | 0 |
Chlormequat Chloride | 0 | 0 | Dimethoate | 200 | 0 |
Cyfluthrin | 0 | 0 | Etofenprox | 400 | 0 |
Daminozide | 0 | 0 | Fenpyroximate | 400 | 0 |
Etoxazole | 0 | 0 | Fipronil | 400 | 0 |
Fenoxycarb | 0 | 0 | Flonicamid | 1000 | 0 |
Imazalil | 0 | 0 | Fludioxonil | 400 | 0 |
Imidacloprid | 0 | 0 | Hexythiazox | 1000 | 0 |
Myclobutanil | 0 | 0 | Kresoxym-methyl | 400 | 0 |
Paclobutrazol | 0 | 0 | Malathion | 200 | 0 |
Pyrethrin I | 0 | 0 | Metalaxyl | 200 | 0 |
Spinosyn A | 0 | 0 | Methiocarb | 200 | 0 |
Spinosyn D | 0 | 0 | Methomyl | 400 | 0 |
Spiromefesin | 0 | 0 | Oxamyl | 1000 | 0 |
Spirotetramat | 0 | 0 | Permethrins | 200 | 1* |
Trifloxystrobin | 0 | 0 | Phosmet | 200 | 0 |
Acephate | 0 | 0 | Piperonyl Butoxide | 2000 | 0 |
Acetamiprid | 0 | 0 | Prallethrin | 200 | 0 |
Aldicarb | 0 | 0 | Propiconazole | 400 | 0 |
Azoxystrobin | 0 | 0 | Pyridaben | 200 | 0 |
Boscalid | 0 | 0 | Spiroxamine | 400 | 0 |
Carbaryl | 0 | 0 | Tebuconazole | 400 | 0 |
Carbofuran | 0 | 0 | Thiacloprid | 200 | 0 |
Chloantraniliprole | 0 | 0 | Thiamethoxam | 200 | 0 |
Chlorpyrifos | 0 | 0 |
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* Noted in the report of Stillwater Labs as possible ambient environmental contamination.
Competition. The pesticide industry is characterized by severe competition, evolving industry standards, evolving business and distribution models, price cutting, with resulting downward pressure on gross margins, and price sensitivity on the part of customers. Many of our competitors possess substantially greater resources, financial and otherwise, than does our company. In addition, MiteXstream lacks name recognition. Our future success will depend on our ability to gain product name recognition and customer loyalty, as well as our being able to anticipate and respond to emerging standards and other unforeseen changes. If we fail to satisfy such standards of operation, our operating results could suffer. Further, intra-industry consolidations may result in stronger competitors and may, therefore, also harm our future results of operations. There is no assurance that we will ever overcome these challenges.
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Regulation. Field testing, production and marketing of pesticide products are regulated by federal, state, local and foreign governments. The EPA regulates pesticides in the U.S. under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, as amended (“FIFRA”). Pesticides also are regulated by the states. MiteXstream is registered under FIFRA and, prior to sale in any state, will be approved by such state.
CBD and Other Products
CBD Products. We have created “Grizzly Creek Naturals” as the brand name for our CBD-related products, which are manufactured by our company using CBD purchased from third parties. Our line of Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD products are currently manufactured by BB Potentials. The Grizzly Creek Naturals product line includes CBD Oils, CBD Body Butter, CBD Lip Balm, CBD Sports Roll-on and CBD Bath Bombs. In addition, we sell CBD gummies on a private-label basis.
Other Products. Since Big Sky American started its distribution efforts, we have distributed a wide array of non-CBD consumer items to retail locations in Western Montana. These products include food items, clothing items and items associated with outdoor activities.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we began the manufacture and sale of our Grizzly Creek Naturals hand sanitizer to distributors, directly to retail customers and directly to consumers through our website, after completed our FDA product listing in March 2020. We determined recently to cease the production of our hand sanitizer products.
Distribution.
In-House Distribution. Since it began to manufacture and sell its CBD products in mid-2019, BB Potentials has self-distributed its products. In December 2020, these distribution efforts we formalized with the formation of Big Sky American. Big Sky American currently distributes an array of consumer products, including the Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD products, to retail locations in Western Montana. In December 2020, Big Sky American entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Big Sky APA”), whereby it purchased certain distribution-related assets associated with approximately 200 retail locations in Western Montana for $200,000 in cash. These assets became available for purchase, due their owner’s determination to terminate its distribution business in such locations. The closing of under the Big Sky APA occurred in February 2021.
Online. Our Grizzly Creek Naturals products are sold to consumers through our website, GrizzlyCreekNaturals.com.
Third-Party Distributors. In 2020, we entered into a letter agreement with Las Vegas, Nevada-based Hope Botanicals LLC (the “Hope Distributor”), with respect to its selling our products primarily in the Las Vegas area and the Hope Distributor continues to purchase small amounts of products from us.
We continue to seek additional distributors who are able to demonstrate, to our management’s satisfaction, an ability to develop sales for our Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD products.
Perceived Benefits of CBD. The recent growth in sales of CBD products is primarily due to perceived benefits expressed by those who have used CBD products. While our company does not make any claims as to the effectiveness or potential benefits of CBD, the following perceived benefits expressed by those who have used CBD products include, among others:
Competitive Strengths and Weaknesses. With respect to our Grizzly Creek Naturals products, we believe our company possesses the following competitive strengths and weaknesses:
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Competition. The competition for customers in the CBD market is highly competitive and highly fragmented, with no significant barriers to entry. We expect competitive conditions to increase over time. There is no assurance that our Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD products will achieve profitability in the face of such competition.
Regulation. Under the 2018 Farm Bill, CBD products may be sold legally, if and only if the hemp from which the CBD is derived is produced in a manner consistent with the 2018 Farm Bill, associated federal regulations, associated state regulations and by a licensed grower. Our CBD products are in compliance with the provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill.
Industrial Hemp-Related Activities
In 2020, we formed a division of our company that was to focus on industrial hemp-related business opportunities under the “Black Bird American Hemp” brand name. During 2020 and early 2021, Black Bird American Hemp sought to develop industrial hemp processing operations in the State of Montana. However, during 2021, our management determined that market conditions, especially as it relates to attracting investors, related to the industrial hemp industry had waned, and we suspended our industrial hemp activities for the foreseeable future.
During 2020 and 2021, BB Potentials was a licensed hemp grower in Montana under the Montana Hemp Pilot Program. BB Potentials did not grow commercial quantities of hemp during either year. No 2022 application for a license was submitted by BB Potentials.
Insurance
We have not yet purchased product liability or other insurance. However, our management intends to secure a commercially reasonable product liability insurance policy in February 2022.
Intellectual Property
In General. We regard our rights to intellectual property pertaining to “MiteXstream” and “Grizzly Creek Naturals” and our business know-how as having significant value and as being an important factor in the marketing of our products. Our policy is to establish, enforce and protect our intellectual property rights using the intellectual property laws.
Patents. Currently, we own no interest in any patent or patent application. None of the products that we sell in our business is the subject of any patent or patent application. Due to such lack of patent protection, neither our company nor our licensor may be able to defend our or its rights to such intellectual property.
Trademarks. We are the owner of the “Grizzly Creek Naturals” and “Black Bird American Hemp” trademarks and have the exclusive right to the use of the “MiteXstream” trademark. In addition, we have the right to use the “Harnessing the Power of Water” trademark, in associated with MiteXstream. We have filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office with respect to “MiteXstream.” It is intended that, in the near future, filings for the registration of our other trademarks will be made with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be made.
Property
From 2014 through May 2020, our current Director and former CEO, Jack Jie Qin, provided office space to our company at no cost.
In May 2020, BB Potentials entered into a facility lease with Grizzly Creek Farms, LLC, an entity owned by one our Directors, Fabian G. Deneault, with respect to approximately 2,000 square feet of manufacturing space located in Ronan, Montana. Monthly rent under such lease was $1,500 and the initial term of such lease expired in December 2025. This lease was terminated effective April 1, 2021. Since such date, Mr. Deneault permits BB Potentials to utilize the previously-leased facility for storage, at no charge.
The following sets forth information concerning the sole operating lease for the facility maintained by us as of the date of this Prospectus.
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11961 Hilltop Road Building 7 – Suite 22 Argyle, Texas 76226 |
| Office/Warehouse (1,500 sq. ft.) |
| Administrative/ Warehousing |
| $ | 8,700 | * |
| January 31, 2025 |
* | We are a co-lessee under the lease agreement by which we rent this facility. Our co-lessee is Petro X Solutions, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Accredited Solutions, Inc., a publicly-traded company (symbol: GHMP), an affiliate our company. By agreement with Petro X Solutions, we are each responsible for 50% of the rent and all tenancy-related expenses. However, should Petro X Solutions default in its rent obligations, our company would be responsible for paying the entire monthly rental amount of $1,450. |
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We own no real property.
Employees
We currently have four employees, in addition to our current executive officers. Upon our obtaining adequate funding, we expect that we would hire a small number of additional employees. We have used, and, in the future, expect to use, the services of certain outside consultants and advisors as needed on a consulting basis.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of our operations together with our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus. This discussion contains forward-looking statements reflecting our current expectations, whose actual outcomes involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from those stated in or implied by these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those discussed in the sections entitled “Risk Factors,” “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and elsewhere in this Prospectus. Please see the notes to our Financial Statements for information about our Critical Accounting Policies and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements.
Effects of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic had a discernable short-term negative impact on the ability of our company to obtain capital needed to accelerate the development of our business, as well as to obtain needed inventory, due to supply chain delays. While these limitations have eased, we are unable to predict when such limitations will be entirely resolved.
Overall, our company is not of a size that required us to implement “company-wide” policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, our product manufacturing operations have experienced no negative consequences attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic, inasmuch as these operations involve a limited number of persons.
For purposes of the discussion below, except where otherwise indicated, the descriptions of our business, our strategies, our risk factors and any other forward-looking statements, including regarding us, our business and the market generally, do not reflect the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or our responses thereto.
Basis of Presentation
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section includes financial results of our company, Black Bird Biotech, Inc., including its subsidiaries, Black Bird Potentials Inc. (BB Potentials), Big Sky American Dist., LLC (Big Sky American) and Black Bird Hemp Manager, LLC, for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Cautionary Statement
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes, beginning on page F-1 of this Offering Circular.
Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in the following discussion, as a result of a variety of risks and uncertainties, including those described herein under “Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” We assume no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements included herein.
Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company
We qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act. As a result, we are permitted to, and intend to, rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements. For so long as we are an emerging growth company, we will not be required to:
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| · | have an auditor report on our internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; |
| · | comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (i.e., an auditor discussion and analysis); |
| · | submit certain executive compensation matters to shareholder advisory votes, such as “say-on-pay” and “say-on-frequency;” and |
| · | disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the CEO’s compensation to median employee compensation. |
In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period. Our financial statements may therefore not be comparable to those of companies that comply with such new or revised accounting standards.
We will remain an “emerging growth company” for up to five years, or until the earliest of (i) the last day of the first fiscal year in which our total annual gross revenues exceed $1.07 billion, (ii) the date that we become a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which would occur if the market value of our ordinary shares that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter or (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt during the preceding three year period.
Critical Accounting Policies
In General. Our accounting policies are discussed in detail in the footnotes to our financial statements beginning on page F-1. We consider our critical accounting policies related to revenue recognition, inventory and fair value of financial instruments.
Change in Accounting Principle. In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06-Debt-Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging- Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40)-Accounting For Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity. The ASU simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. Consequently, more convertible debt instruments will be reported as a single liability instrument with no separate accounting for embedded conversion features. The ASU removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, which will permit more equity contracts to qualify for it. The ASU also simplifies the diluted net income per share calculation in certain areas. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2021, and early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Our company has early-adopted ASU 2020-06 for the year beginning January 1, 2021.
Overview and Outlook
With the acquisition of BB Potentials effective January 1, 2020, BB Potentials’ operations became the operations of our company.
Through BB Potentials, our company is the exclusive worldwide manufacturer and distributor of MiteXstream, an EPA-registered plant-based biopesticide (EPA Reg. No. 95366-1) effective in the eradication of mites and similar pests, including spider mites, a pest that destroys crops, especially cannabis, hops, coffee, and house plants, as well as molds and mildew. Also through BB Potentials, we manufacture and sell CBD products, including CBD Oils, gummies and pet treats, and CBD-infused personal care products, under the Grizzly Creek Naturals brand name. Big Sky American distributes our Grizzly Creek Naturals products, as well as an array of other consumer retail products, in Western Montana. In addition, for 2020 and 2021, BB Potentials was a licensed grower of industrial hemp under the Montana Hemp Pilot Program and, in connection therewith, established “Black Bird American Hemp” as the brand name under which these efforts were to be conducted. For the foreseeable future, we have suspended our hemp-related efforts.
Principal Factors Affecting Our Financial Performance
Following our acquisition of BB Potentials, our future operating results can be expected to be primarily affected by the following factors:
| · | our ability to establish and maintain the value proposition of our MiteXstream biopesticide, vis-a-vis other available pest control products; |
| · | our ability to generate sales channels for MiteXstream; and |
| · | our ability to contain our operating costs. |
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Results of Operations
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 (“Interim 2022”) and 2021 (“Interim 2021”). Our purchase of certain distribution-related assets pursuant to the Big Sky APA was made with an expectation that an immediately accessible larger number of retail locations would allow us to increase more quickly sales of our CBD products. Big Sky American, since beginning its consumer product distribution operations in Northwest Montana in April 2021, has had a positive impact on our operating results, when compared to our prior operating results. However, our anticipated increase in sales of our CBD products has not yet occurred. Rather, sales of non-CBD consumer products, in large measure, accounted for the overall increase in our product sales for Interim 2022. During Interim 2022, sales of MiteXstream improved from Interim 2022, but were not significant.
During Interim 2022, our business operations generated $70,484 (unaudited) in revenues from product sales with a cost of goods sold of $38,984 (unaudited), resulting in a gross profit of $31,500 (unaudited). During Interim 2021, our business operations generated $81,906 (unaudited) in revenues from product sales with a cost of goods sold of $63,239 (unaudited), resulting in a gross profit of $18,667 (unaudited). Our reduced revenues is attributable primarily to a significant reduction in Summer tourism in Western Montana, due to high gasoline prices. However, we had a higher gross profit for Interim 2022, due to higher sales of Mitexstream that carries a greater per-unit margin than other products we sell.
During Interim 2022, we incurred operating expenses of $1,105,533 (unaudited), which were comprised of $286,630 (unaudited) in consulting services, $4,358 (unaudited) in website expenses, $12,597 (unaudited) in legal and professional services, $3,600 (unaudited) in rent, $221,800 (unaudited) in advertising and marketing expense, $16,998 (unaudited) in license fee and $559,550 (unaudited) in general and administrative expense, resulting in a net operating loss of $(1,074,033) (unaudited). In addition, we incurred amortization expense of $84,444 (unaudited), interest expense of $255,913 (unaudited) and depreciation expense of $3,355 (unaudited), resulting in a net loss for Interim 2022 of $(1,417,745) (unaudited).
During Interim 2021, we incurred operating expenses of $738,632 (unaudited), which were comprised of $241,426 (unaudited) in consulting services $119,650 (unaudited) of which was paid by the issuance of common stock), $11,355 (unaudited) in website expenses, $48,872 (unaudited) in legal and professional services, $24,008 (unaudited) for product license, $8,250 (unaudited) in rent, $5,195 (unaudited) in advertising and marketing expense and $399,256 (unaudited) in general and administrative expense, resulting in a net operating loss of $(719,965) (unaudited). In addition, we incurred amortization expense of $73,889 (unaudited), interest expense of $128,790 (unaudited) and depreciation expense of $3,080 (unaudited), resulting in a net loss for Interim 2021 of $(925,724) (unaudited).
We expect that our revenues will increase from quarter to quarter beginning with the first quarter of 2023, as sales of MiteXstream and Grizzly Creek Naturals products are expected to increase from our recently-initiated marketing efforts. There is no assurance that such will be the case, and we expect to incur operating losses through at least June 30, 2023. Further, because of our relative current lack of capital and the current lack of brand name awareness of MiteXstream, we cannot predict the levels of our future revenues.
Further, because of our relative current lack of capital and the current lack of brand name awareness of MiteXstream and Grizzly Creek Naturals, we cannot predict the levels of our future revenues. However, our management believes that MiteXstream will become the most dynamic, fastest growing part of our business.
Years Ended December 31, 2021 (“Fiscal 2021”) and 2020 (“Fiscal 2020”). Our purchase of certain distribution-related assets pursuant to the Big Sky APA was made with an expectation that an immediately accessible larger number of retail locations would allow us to increase more quickly sales of our CBD products. Big Sky American, since beginning its consumer product distribution operations in Northwest Montana in April 2021, has had a positive impact on our operating results, when compared to our prior operating results. However, our anticipated increase in sales of our CBD products has not yet occurred. Rather, sales of non-CBD consumer products, in large measure, accounted for the overall increase in our product sales for Fiscal 2021. During Fiscal 2021, sales of MiteXstream were insignificant.
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During Fiscal 2021, our business operations generated $104,458 in revenues from sales with a cost of goods sold of $84,871, resulting in a gross profit of $19,587. During Fiscal 2020, our business operations generated $57,604 in revenues with a cost of goods sold of $28,245, resulting in a gross profit of $29,359.
During Fiscal 2021, we incurred operating expenses of $1,549,061, which were comprised of $725,240 in consulting services ($573,348 of which was paid by the issuance of common stock), $12,328 in website expenses, $84,457 in legal and professional services, $10,320 in rent, $5,234 in advertising and marketing expense and $601,825 in general and administrative expense, resulting in a net operating loss of $1,529,474. In addition, we incurred interest expense of $281,828, resulting in a net loss for Fiscal 2021 of $1,811,302.
During Fiscal 2020, we incurred operating expenses of $714,162, which were comprised of $266,640 in consulting services ($23,000 of which was paid by the issuance of common stock), $17,899 in website expenses, $143,310 in legal and professional services, $23,280 for product license, $17,200 in rent, $1,918 in advertising and marketing expense, $4,461 in bad debt expense, $29,788 in beneficial conversion expense and $209,666 in general and administrative expense, resulting in a net operating loss of $684,803. In addition, we incurred net other expense of $5,355, resulting in a net loss for Fiscal 2020 of $690,158.
We expect that our revenues will increase from quarter to quarter beginning with the third quarter of 2022, as sales of MiteXstream are expected to increase from our recently-initiated marketing efforts. There is no assurance that such will be the case, and we expect to incur operating losses through at least December 31, 2022. Further, because of our relative current lack of capital and the current lack of brand name awareness of MiteXstream, we cannot predict the levels of our future revenues.
Further, because of our relative current lack of capital and the current lack of brand name awareness of MiteXstream and Grizzly Creek Naturals, we cannot predict the levels of our future revenues. However, our management believes that MiteXstream will become the most dynamic, fastest growing part of our business.
Plans for 2023
Substantially all of our available capital, financial and human, will be devoted to increasing sales of MiteXstream. Through our agreement with Spire+, we will implement a comprehensive go-to-market strategy for MiteXstream, including e-commerce, traditional retail and a category-specific distribution model. In addition, our internal efforts will be focused on developing sales channels outside the scope of the Spire+ efforts. There is no assurance that we will be successful in increasing sales of MiteXstream.
Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources
September 30, 2022. At September 30, 2022, our company had $66,176 (unaudited) in cash and a working capital deficit of $665,905 (unaudited), compared to $499,766 in cash and working capital of $574,165 at December 31, 2021. The change in our working capital position from December 31, 2021, to September 30, 2022, is attributable primarily our repayment of $200,000 in debt, the payment of significantly increased marketing expenses and the payment of operating expenses.
Our company’s current cash position of approximately $75,000 is not adequate for our company to maintain its present level of operations through the first quarter of 2023. We must obtain additional capital from third parties to implement our full business plans. There is no assurance that we will be successful in obtaining such additional capital.
December 31, 2021. At December 31, 2021, our company had $499,766 in cash and working capital of $574,165, compared to $52,974 in cash and working capital of $7,609at December 31, 2020. The significant change in our working capital position from December 31, 2020, to December 31, 2021, is attributable primarily to $1,711,150 in proceeds from sales of our common stock in the Reg A #1 and the Reg A #2 remaining after our repayment of $914,000 in debt and the payment of operating expenses.
Capital Sources. We have derived capital from sales of our common stock and from loans. Our capital sources are described below.
Regulation A Offerings. In May 2020, our company filed an Offering Statement on Form 1-A (File No. 054-11215) (the “Reg A #1”) with the SEC with respect to 70,000,000 shares of common stock, as amended, which was qualified by the SEC on August 4, 2020. During the year ended December 31, 2021, we sold a total of 4,875,000 shares of common stock for a total of $195,000 in cash, under the Reg A #1, which expired by its terms on August 4, 2021. At the end of August 2021, our company filed a second Offering Statement on Form 1-A (File No. 024-11621) (the “Reg A #2”) with the SEC with respect to 100,000,000 shares of common stock, as amended, which was qualified by the SEC on September 9, 2021. During the year ended December 31, 2021, we sold a total of 93,033,333 shares of common stock for a total of $1,395,500 in cash, under the Reg A #2.
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Third-Party Loans.
Tri-Bridge Ventures LLC. In April 2020, the Company obtained a loan in the amount of $25,000 from Tri-Bridge Ventures LLC. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $25,000 face amount convertible promissory note (the “Tri-Bridge Note”) bearing interest at 10% per annum, with principal and interest due in January 2021. Tri-Bridge Note is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the rate of one share for each $.001 of debt converted anytime after August 30, 2020.
In May 2022, the Tri-Bridge Note #1 was partially repaid through conversion into shares of the Company’s common stock, as follows:
Amount Converted |
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| Conversion Price Per Share |
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| Number Shares |
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$ | 15,146 |
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| $ | 0.001 |
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| 15,146,188 |
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Total Converted: $15,146 |
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| Total Shares: 15,146,188 |
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In July 2022, the Tri-Bridge Note #1 was repaid in full through conversion into shares of the Company’s common stock, as follows:
Amount Converted |
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| Conversion Price Per Share |
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| Number Shares |
| |||
$ | 9,854 |
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| $ | 0.001 |
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| 9,853,810 |
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Total Converted: $9,854 |
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| Total Shares: 9,853,810 |
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At September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, accrued interest on the Tri-Bridge Note was $-0- and $4,178, respectively.
EMA Financial, LLC. In December 2020, the Company obtained a loan from EMA Financial, LLC which netted us $50,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $58,600 face amount convertible promissory note (the “EMA Note”), with OID of $4,100, bearing interest at 10% per annum, with principal and interest due in September 2021. The Company had the right to repay the EMA Note at a premium ranging from 120% to 145% of the face amount. The EMA Note was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 60% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of the EMA Note and the date of conversion, any time after June 15, 2021.
In June 2021, the EMA Note was repaid in full in the amount of $93,697.70, as follows: $58,600 in principal; $3,499.30 in interest; and $31,598.40 as a prepayment premium.
Power Up Lending Group Ltd. In January 2021, the Company obtained a loan from Power Up Lending Group Ltd. which netted the Company $52,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $55,500 face amount convertible promissory note (“Power Up Note #1”) bearing interest at 12% per annum, with principal and interest due in January 2022. The Company had the right to repay the Power Up Note #1 at a premium ranging from 125% to 145% of the face amount. The Power Up Note #1 was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 61% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of the Power Up Note #1 and the date of conversion, any time after July 14, 2021.
During July 2021, the Power Up Note #1 was repaid in full through conversion into shares of the Company’s common stock, as follows:
Amount Converted |
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| Conversion Price Per Share |
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| Number Shares |
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$ | 15,000 |
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| $ | 0.0162 |
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| 925,926 |
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$ | 20,000 |
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| $ | 0.0143 |
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| 1,398,601 |
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$ | 20,500 |
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| $ | 0.0143 |
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| 1,666,434 |
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Total Converted: $55,500 |
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| Total Shares: 3,990,961 |
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SE Holdings, LLC. In February 2021, the Company obtained a loan from SE Holdings LLC which netted the Company $106,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $121,000 face amount promissory note (the “SE Holdings Note”), with OID of $15,000, bearing interest at 9% per annum, with principal and interest payable in eight equal monthly payments of $15,125 beginning in July 2021. The Company had the right to repay the SE Holdings Note at any time. Should the Company have been in default on SE Holdings Note, the SE Holdings Note would have become convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lesser of the lowest closing bid price of the Company’s commons stock for the trading day immediately preceding either (a) the delivery of a notice of default, (b) the delivery of a notice of conversion resulting from such default or (c) the issue date of the SE Holdings Note. In addition, the Company issued 2,000,000 shares of its common stock to SE Holdings as a commitment fee, which shares were valued at $0.065 with a 50% discount per share, or $65,000, in the aggregate. Through September 2021, the Company had repaid $45,375 of the SE Holdings Note, in accordance with the terms of the SE Holdings Note. In October 2021, the remaining balance of the SE Holdings Note, $75,625, was repaid by the Company.
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Power Up Lending Group Ltd. In February 2021, the Company obtained a loan from Power Up Lending Group Ltd. which netted the Company $43,500 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $43,500 face amount convertible promissory note (“Power Up Note #2”) bearing interest at 12% per annum, with principal and interest due in January 2022. The Company had the right to repay the Power Up Note #2 at a premium ranging from 125% to 145% of the face amount. The Power Up Note #2 was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 61% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of the Power Up Note #2 and the date of conversion, any time after August 17, 2021.
During August and September 2021, the Power Up Note #2 was repaid in full through conversion into shares of the Company’s common stock, as follows:
Power Up Lending Group Ltd. In April 2021, the Company obtained a loan from Power Up Lending Group Ltd. which netted the Company $68,750 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $68,750 face amount convertible promissory note (“Power Up Note #3”) bearing interest at 12% per annum, with principal and interest due in April 2022. The Company had the right to repay the Power Up Note #3 at a premium ranging from 125% to 145% of the face amount. The Power Up Note #3 was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 61% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of the Power Up Note #3 and the date of conversion, any time after October 22, 2021.
In September 2021, the Power Up Note #3 was repaid in full by the Company, as follows: $68,750.00 in principal, $27,500.00 in additional principal as a prepayment premium and $5,063.01 in interest, a total repayment amount of $101,313.01.
Power Up Lending Group Ltd. In August 2021, the Company obtained a loan from Power Up Lending Group Ltd. which netted the Company $78,750 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $78,750 face amount convertible promissory note (“Power Up Note #4”) bearing interest at 12% per annum, with principal and interest due in August 2022. The Company had the right to repay the Power Up Note #4 at a premium ranging from 125% to 145% of the face amount. The Power Up Note #3 was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 61% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of the Power Up Note #4 and the date of conversion, any time after October 22, 2021.
In September 2021, the Power Up Note #4 was repaid in full by the Company, as follows: $78,750.00 in principal, $15,750.00 in additional principal as a prepayment premium and $5,393.84 in interest, a total repayment amount of $99,893.84.
FirstFire Global Opportunities Fund LLC. In September 2021, the Company obtained a loan from FirstFire Global Opportunities Fund LLC which netted the Company $125,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $250,000 face amount convertible promissory note (“FirstFire Note”), with OID of $125,000, due in September 2022. The Company had the right to repay the FirstFire Note at anytime, with a 20%, or $50,000, reduction in principal owed if repaid in full on or before November 30, 2021. The FirstFire Note was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to $.015 per share, any time after December 1, 2021.
Prior to November 30, 2021, the FirstFire Note was repaid in full by the Company, in the amount of $200,000 (which included a $50,000 reduction in principal owed, due to the FirstFire Note’s being repaid in full on or before November 30, 2021).
Tiger Trout Capital Puerto Rico, LLC. In September 2021, the Company obtained a loan from Tiger Trout Capital Puerto Rico, LLC which netted the Company $250,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $500,000 face amount convertible promissory note (“Tiger Trout Note”), with OID of $250,000, with principal due in September 2022. The Company has the right to repay the Tiger Trout Note at anytime, with a 10%, or $50,000, reduction in principal owed if repaid in full on or before November 30, 2021. The Tiger Trout Note is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to $.015 per share, any time after December 1, 2021.
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At December 31, 2021, $300,000 of the Tiger Trout Note had been repaid by the Company. The remaining balance of the Tiger Trout Note, $200,000, was repaid by the Company in March 2022.
1800 Diagonal Lending LLC. In March 2022, the Company obtained a loan from Sixth Street Lending LLC, who later assigned the loan to an affiliated company, 1800 Diagonal Lending LLC, which netted the Company $200,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $228,200 face amount promissory note (the “1800 Diagonal Note #1”), with OID of $24,450 and a one-time interest charge of $25,102, with principal and interest payable in 10 equal monthly payments of $25,330.20 beginning in May 2022. The Company has the right to repay the 1800 Diagonal Note #1 at any time, without penalty. Should the Company become in default on the 1800 Diagonal Note #1, the 1800 Diagonal Note #1 becomes convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 75% multiplied by the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 10 trading days prior to the applicable conversion date.
As of September 30, 2022, the Company was current in its repayment obligations under the 1800 Diagonal Note #1 and the 1800 Diagonal Note #1 had a remaining balance of $126,651 at September 30, 2022.
Talos Victory Fund, LLC. In May 2002, the Company obtained a loan from Talos Victory Fund, LLC which netted the Company $107,780 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $135,000 face amount promissory note (the “Talos Note #1”), with OID of $13,500, commissions of $9,720 and legal fees of $4,000. The Talos Note #1 is due in May 2023 and is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time at a conversion price of $.005 per share, subject to a 4.99% equity blocker. In connection with the Talos Note #1, we issued to Talos Victory Fund 7,593,750 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $.008 per share. Additionally, we issued 1,215,000 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $0.008 per share to J.H. Darbie & Co. (“Darbie”), as a placement agent fee, in connection with the Talos Note #1.
In August 2022, $7,000 in accrued interest on the Talos Note #1 was repaid through conversion into shares of the Company’s common stock, as follows:
Amount Converted |
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| Conversion Price Per Share |
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| Number Shares |
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$ | 7,000 |
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| $ | 0.001 |
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| 7,000,000 |
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Total Converted: $7,000 |
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| Total Shares: 7,000,000 |
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At September 30, 2022, the Talos Note #1 had a remaining balance of $135,000.
Mast Hill Fund, L.P. In May 2022, the Company obtained a loan from Mast Hill Fund, L.P. which netted the Company $200,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $250,000 face amount promissory note (the “Mast Hill Note #1”), with OID of $25,000, commissions of $18,000 and legal fees of $7,000. The Mast Hill Note #1 is due in May 2023 and is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time at a conversion price of $.005 per share, subject to a 4.99% equity blocker. In connection with the Mast Hill Note #1, we issued to Mast Hill Fund 14,062,500 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $.008 per share. Additionally, we issued 2,250,000 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $0.008 per share to Darbie, as a placement agent fee, in connection with the Mast Hill Note #1.
At September 30, 2022, the Mast Hill Note #1 had a remaining balance of $250,000. In December 2022, $100,000 in principal was added to the Mast Hill Note #1. Also in December 2022, we repaid $100,000 of the Mast Hill Note #1.
GS Capital Partners, LLC. In June 2022, we obtained a loan from GS Capital Partners, LLC which netted our company $63,650 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, we issued a $70,000 face amount promissory note (the “GS Capital Note #1”), with OID of $6,500, a finder’s fee of $4,900 and legal fees of $3,000, with principal and interest payable in 10 equal monthly payments of $7,840 beginning in September 2022. The Company has the right to repay the GS Capital Note #1 at any time, without penalty. Should the Company become in default on the GS Capital Note #1, the GS Capital Note #1 becomes convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 70% multiplied by the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 10 trading days prior to the applicable conversion date. In connection with the GS Capital Note #1, we issued to GS Capital 4,000,000 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $.008 per share.
As of September 30, 2022, the Company was current in its repayment obligations under the GS Capital Note #1 and the GS Capital Note #1 had a remaining balance of $70,560 at September 30, 2022.
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Boot Capital, LLC. In August 2022, the Company obtained a loan from Boot Capital, LLC which netted the Company $56,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $61,600 face amount promissory note (the “Boot Capital Note #1”), with OID of $5,600, commissions of $3,360 and legal fees of $2,500. The Boot Capital Note #1 is due in August 2023 and is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time after 180 days of issuance at a conversion price at a 40% discount to the then-market price of the Company’s common stock, subject to a 4.99% equity blocker.
At September 30, 2022, the Boot Capital Note #1 had a remaining balance of $61,600.
Mast Hill Fund, L.P. In September 2022, the Company obtained a loan from Mast Hill Fund, L.P. which netted the Company $130,500 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $145,000 face amount senior secured promissory note (the “Mast Hill Note #2”), with OID of $14,500, commissions of $10,440 and legal fees of $3,000. The Mast Hill Note #2 is due in September 2023 and is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time at a conversion price of $.0025 per share, subject to a 4.99% equity blocker. In connection with the Mast Hill Note #2, we issued to Mast Hill 40,000,000 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $.0055 per share. Additionally, we issued 2,130,613 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $0.0049 per share to Darbie, as a placement agent fee, in connection with the Mast Hill Note #2.
At September 30, 2022, the Mast Hill Note #2 had a remaining balance of $145,000.
1800 Diagonal Lending LLC. Subsequent to September 30, 2022, in November 2022, the Company obtained a loan from 1800 Diagonal Lending LLC which netted the Company $100,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $103,750 face amount convertible promissory note (“1800 Diagonal Note #2”) bearing interest at 10% per annum, with principal and interest due in November 2023. The Company has the right to repay the 1800 Diagonal Note #2 at a premium ranging from 120% to 125% of the face amount. The 1800 Diagonal Note #2 is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 65% multiplied by the average of the two lowest trading prices of the Company’s common stock during the 15 trading days prior to the applicable conversion date, any time after May 7, 2023.
Mast Hill Fund, L.P. Subsequent to September 30, 2022, in December 2022, the Company obtained a loan from Mast Hill Fund, L.P. which netted the Company $179,650 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $200,700 face amount senior secured promissory note (the “Mast Hill Note #3”), with OID of $22,300, commissions of $16,050 and legal fees of $5,000. The Mast Hill Note #3 is due in December 2023 and is convertible into shares of our common stock at any time at a conversion price of $.001 per share, subject to a 4.99% equity blocker. In connection with the Mast Hill Note #3, we issued to Mast Hill 223,000,000 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $.001 per share. Additionally, we issued 11,468,572 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $0.0014 per share to Darbie, as a placement agent fee, in connection with the Mast Hill Note #3.
1800 Diagonal Lending, LLC. Subsequent to September 30, 2022, in January 2023, we obtained a loan from 1800 Diagonal Lending LLC, which netted the Company $100,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $144,569.20 face amount promissory note (the “1800 Diagonal Note #3”), with OID of $15,489 and a one-time interest charge of $17,348.30, with principal and interest payable in 10 equal monthly payments of $16,191.75 beginning in February 2023. The Company has the right to repay the 1800 Diagonal Note #3 at any time, without penalty. Should the Company become in default on the 1800 Diagonal Note #3, the 1800 Diagonal Note #3 becomes convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 75% multiplied by the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 10 trading days prior to the applicable conversion date.
Related Party Loans. During the year ended December 31, 2021, we obtained an advance from one of our officers and directors, Eric Newlan, as follows:
In June 2021, Mr. Newlan advanced the sum of $93,732.70 to the Company. The funds were used to repay the EMA Financial Note (the total repayment amount was $93,697.70: $58,600 in principal; $3,499.30 in interest; and $31,598.40 as a prepayment premium). Such funds were obtained as a loan on open account, accrue no interest and are due on demand. At December 31, 2021, such loan had been repaid in full, in the amount of $93,697.70.
During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, advances of $772 and $6,670 were received from Astonia LLC. The amounts due Astonia LLC bear interest at 5% per year and have a maturity of one year. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company owed Astonia LLC $5,242 and $4,470 in principal, respectively, and $268 and $391 in accrued and unpaid interest, respectively.
Our company’s current cash position of approximately $100,000 is not adequate for our company to maintain its present level of operations through the remainder 2022. However, we must obtain additional capital from third parties to implement our full business plans. There is no assurance that we will be successful in obtaining such additional capital.
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Transactions Relating to the BB Potentials Acquisition. In connection with our acquisition of BB Potentials in January 2020, we consummated a stock cancellation agreement with a related party and three separate debt forgiveness agreements with related parties, as follows:
Stock Cancellation Agreement. We entered into this agreement with our former majority shareholder, EFT Holdings, Inc., whereby we cancelled all 79,265,000 shares of common stock then owned by EFT Holdings, Inc. The total stated capital and additional paid-in capital associated with such shares is $79,265 (unaudited), and is a reduction of our shareholders’ equity.
Debt Forgiveness Agreements. We entered into three separate debt forgiveness agreements with related parties:
EFT Holdings, Inc. We issued 18,221,906 shares of common stock to our former majority shareholder, EFT Holdings, Inc., in payment of $886,108 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest.
EF2T, Inc. We issued 2,240,768 shares of common stock to a related party, EF2T, Inc., in payment of $109,992 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest.
Astonia LLC. We issued 2,831,661 shares of common stock to a related party, Astonia LLC, in payment of $136,997 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest.
Inflation
Our management believes economic conditions point toward significant inflationary pressures arising in the near future. However, no prediction can be made in this regard and, further, no prediction can be made with respect to how the potential impact any inflation would affect our results of operations.
Seasonality
For the foreseeable future, we expect that our operating results with respect to MiteXstream will be impacted, in an indeterminate measure, by the seasonality of farming operations, including cannabis grow operations. However, we are currently unable to predict the level to which such seasonality will impact our MiteXstream business.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, there were no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Contractual Obligations
In May 2020, BB Potentials entered into a facility lease with Grizzly Creek Farms, LLC, an entity owned by one our Directors, Fabian G. Deneault, with respect to approximately 2,000 square feet of manufacturing space located in Ronan, Montana. Monthly rent under such lease was $1,500 and the initial term of such lease expired in December 2025. This lease was terminated effective April 1, 2021. Since such date, Mr. Deneault permits BB Potentials to utilize the previously-leased facility for storage, at no charge.
The following sets forth information concerning the sole operating lease for the facility maintained by us as of the date of this Prospectus.
Address |
| Description |
| Use |
| Yearly Rent |
|
| Expiration Date | ||
11961 Hilltop Road Building 7 – Suite 22 Argyle, Texas 76226 |
| Office/Warehouse (1,500 sq. ft.) |
| Administrative/ Warehousing |
| $ | 8,700 | * |
| January 31, 2025 |
* | We are co-lessees under the lease agreement by which we rent this facility. Our co-lessee is Petro X Solutions, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Accredited Solutions, Inc., a publicly-traded company (symbol: GHMP), an affiliate our company. By agreement with Petro X Solutions, we are each responsible for 50% of the rent and all tenancy-related expenses. However, should Petro X Solutions default in its rent obligations, our company would be responsible for paying the entire monthly rental amount of $1,450. |
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Capital Expenditures
We made no capital expenditures during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. We made capital expenditures of $185,702 during the year ended December 31, 2021, which included the purchase of distribution assets used by Big Sky American and the purchase of other distribution-related assets. Without obtaining additional capital, we will not be able to make any capital expenditures.
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS
Directors and Executive Officers
The following table sets forth the names and ages of our company’s current directors and executive officers.
Name |
|
Age |
|
Position(s) |
Fabian G. Deneault |
| 55 |
| Director, Chairman of the Board, President |
Eric Newlan |
| 60 |
| Director, Vice President, Secretary |
William E. Sluss |
| 67 |
| Director, Vice President–Finance, Chief Financial Officer |
William J. LoBell |
| 74 |
| Executive Vice President of Sales and Development |
Jack Jie Qin |
| 63 |
| Director |
L. A. Newlan, Jr. |
| 88 |
| Director |
Our Directors serve until the earlier occurrence of the election of his successor at the next meeting of shareholders, death, resignation or removal by the Board of Directors. Officers serve at the discretion of our Board of Directors. Eric Newlan is the son of L. A. Newlan, Jr. There exist no other family relationships among our officers and directors.
Certain information regarding the backgrounds of each of our officers and directors is set forth below.
Fabian G. Deneault became our company’s President and a Director upon our acquisition of Black Bird, January 2020. Mr. Deneault is a founder of Black Bird and has served as President and as a Director since its inception in October 2018. Since May 2022, Mr. Deneault has served as Executive Vice President and a Director of Accredited Solutions, Inc., a publicly-traded company (symbol: GHMP) engaged in the distribution of environmentally sensitive cleaning products and Diamond Creek high alkaline water. Since 2017, Mr. Deneault has been an insurance representative for Montana Unified School Trust. From January 2017 through December 2019, Mr. Deneault owned and operated Grizzly Creek Medical Cannabis, a proprietorship licensed as a medical marijuana dispensary in the State of Montana. Since June 2016, Mr. Deneault has been President of Touchstone Enviro Solutions, Inc., a purveyor of environmentally-friendly products and an affiliate of our company. From 2014 through April 2016, Mr. Deneault owned and operated PetroXg3 LLC, a purveyor of environmentally-friendly products. For more than 10 years prior to that, Mr. Deneault was engaged in petrochemical sales.
Eric Newlan became our company’s Vice President and a Director upon our acquisition of Black Bird, January 2020. Mr. Newlan is a founder of Black Bird and has served as Vice President, Secretary and as a Director since its inception in October 2018. Since May 2022, Mr. Newlan has served as Vice President, Secretary and a Director of Accredited Solutions, Inc., a publicly-traded company (symbol: GHMP) engaged in the distribution of environmentally sensitive cleaning products and Diamond Creek high alkaline water. Since 1987, Mr. Newlan has practiced law in the North Texas area and is currently managing member of Newlan Law Firm, PLLC, Flower Mound, Texas, a firm engaged principally in the area of securities regulation. Since June 2016, Mr. Newlan has been Vice President of Touchstone Enviro Solutions, Inc., a purveyor of environmentally-friendly products and an affiliate of our company. From October 2012 to October 2015, Mr. Newlan served as a director, and from April to October 2015, Mr. Newlan served as CEO, of Green Life Development, Inc., a Las Vegas, Nevada-based a purveyor of environmentally-friendly products. Mr. Newlan earned a B.A. degree in Business from Baylor University, Waco, Texas, and a J.D. degree from the Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas. Mr. Newlan is a member of the Texas Bar.
William E. Sluss has been our Principal Financial and Accounting Officer since January 2011. In January 2020, Mr. Sluss became a Director, Vice President–Finance and Chief Financial Officer of our company. Since May 2022, Mr. Sluss has served as a Director of Accredited Solutions, Inc., a publicly-traded company (symbol: GHMP) engaged in the distribution of environmentally sensitive cleaning products and Diamond Creek high alkaline water. Between August 2010 and January 2011, Mr. Sluss coordinated our accounting and financial reporting. Between 2008 and 2010, Mr. Sluss was the Chief Financial Officer for AcccuForce Staffing Services in Kingsport, Tennessee. Between 2002 and 2008 Mr. Sluss was the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Studsvik, Inc., a nuclear services company based in Erwin, Tennessee. Mr. Sluss is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Virginia and received his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, Wise, Virginia. In addition, Mr. Sluss earned a J.D. degree from Irvine University School of Law, Cerritos, California. Mr. Sluss is a member of the California Bar.
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William J. LoBell has been our Executive Vice President of Sales and Development since April 2022. From December 2021 until April 2022, Mr. LoBell served as a consultant to Barry’s Restore It All Products, a Carlsbad, California-based developer of restoration products. From June 2016 to December 2021, he served as Chief Operating Officer of MSMART, a developer and purveyor of nano-technologies. From April 2011 to August 2017, Mr. LoBell was a Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Luminec Animal Sciences Corporation, where he both developed and directed the distribution of animal health products. From 2008 to July 2017, Mr. LoBell provided retail management consulting services to numerous national pet industry retailers in his position at Gerson Lehrman Group. Mr. LoBell’s experience prior to 2008 included Director of E-Commerce for Petsense Inc., Retail Management Consultant to 99 Cents Only Stores, West Coast Director of Operations and Director of Sales Programs for Petco Animal Supply Company, West Coast Regional Operating Vice President for PETSMART, INC. and Western Region District Manager for American Stores (Jewel Supermarket, Osco Drug Stores and Sav-On Drugs Inc.).
L. A. Newlan, Jr. became a Director of our company upon our acquisition of Black Bird, January 2020 and is a founder of Black Bird. Mr. Newlan was born in Morristown, New Jersey. After a public school education in Daytona Beach, Florida, he served a three-year tour of duty in the United States Marine Corps, from 1953-1956. Mr. Newlan earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California at Los Angeles, in 1961, and a J.D. degree from Loyola University of Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California, in 1964. He has engaged in the private practice of law in California (1965-1977), Kansas (1977-1984) and Texas (1984-Present). Since 1987, Mr. Newlan has been a shareholder in the Flower Mound, Texas, law firm of Newlan & Newlan, Ltd., a firm engaged principally in the area of securities regulation, and is currently Of Counsel to Newlan Law Firm, PLLC, Flower Mound, Texas. In addition to the practice of law during his career, Mr. Newlan has engaged in business in the oil and gas industry, international construction and engineering and alcoholic beverage distribution. Mr. Newlan is a member of the Texas Bar.
Jack Jie Qin has been a Director of our company since February 2010. From February 2010 until our acquisition of Black Bird in January 2020, Mr. Qin served as our President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary. Mr. Qin has been President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of EFT Holdings, Inc., a Los Angeles, California-based product sales company, since November 2007. Since July 2016, Mr. Qin has served as a Director and President/CEO of HeavenStone Corp., a Temecula, California-based real estate development company. Since 2002, Mr. Qin has been the President of EFT Inc., the predecessor of EFT Holdings, Inc. From July 1998 to December 2002, Mr. Qin was the President of eFastTeam International, Inc. located in Los Angeles, California. Between June 1992 and December 1997 Mr. Qin was the President of LA Import & Export Company, also located in Los Angeles, California. In May 1991, Mr. Qin earned an MBA degree from Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas. In May 1982, Mr. Qin graduated from Jiangxi Engineering Institute in Nanchang, China, with a major in Mechanical Engineering.
Conflicts of Interest
Our company has obtained an exclusive worldwide license with respect to MiteXstream from Touchstone Enviro Solutions, Inc. (Touchstone), a company controlled by three of our directors, Fabian G. Deneault, Eric Newlan and L. A. Newlan, Jr. Due to this circumstance, it is possible that these persons could be in a conflict of interest position at a time in the future. Should any such conflict of interest arise, Messrs. Deneault, Newlan and Newlan will, in accordance with the fiduciary duty to our company and our shareholders, resolve any such conflict of interest by exercising utmost good faith and fair dealing.
Corporate Governance
In General. We do not have a separate Compensation Committee, Audit Committee or Nominating Committee. These functions are conducted by our Board of Directors acting as a whole. During 2021, our Board of Directors held one meeting, and took action by written consent in lieu of a meeting on two occasions.
Executive Committee. Our Board of Directors created an Executive Committee to facilitate management between meetings of the full Board of Directors. The Executive Committee is composed of Fabian G. Deneault (chairman), William E. Sluss and Eric Newlan. During 2021, the Executive Committee did not hold a meeting, but took action by written consent in lieu of a meeting on 16 occasions. Pursuant to our Bylaws and the charter of the Executive Committee, between meetings of the full Board of Directors, the Executive Committee has the full power and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of our business and affairs, except to the extent limited by Nevada law.
Independence of Board of Directors
None of our directors is independent, within the meaning of definitions established by the SEC or any self-regulatory organization. We are not currently subject to any law, rule or regulation requiring that all or any portion of our Board of Directors include independent directors.
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Shareholder Communications with Our Board of Directors
Our company welcomes comments and questions from our shareholders. Shareholders should direct all communications to our Vice President and Secretary, Eric Newlan, at our executive offices. However, while we appreciate all comments from shareholders, we may not be able to respond individually to all communications. We will attempt to address shareholder questions and concerns in our press releases and documents filed with the SEC, so that all shareholders have access to information about us at the same time. Mr. Newlan collects and evaluates all shareholder communications. All communications addressed to our directors and executive officers will be reviewed by those parties, unless the communication is clearly frivolous.
Code of Ethics
As of the date of this Prospectus, our Board of Directors has not adopted a code of ethics with respect to our directors, officers and employees.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
In General
Currently, our management is unable to estimate accurately when, if ever, our company will possess sufficient capital, whether derived from sales revenues, this offering or otherwise, for the payment of increased salaries to our management.
As of the date of this Prospectus, there are no annuity, pension or retirement benefits proposed to be paid to officers, directors or employees of our company, pursuant to any presently existing plan provided by, or contributed to, our company.
Compensation Summary
The following table summarizes information concerning the compensation awarded, paid to or earned by, our executive officers.
Name and Principal Position |
Year |
Salary ($) |
Bonus ($) |
Stock Awards ($) |
Option Awards ($) |
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Com- pensation ($) | Non-qualified Deferred Compen-sation Earnings ($) |
All Other Compen- sation ($) |
Total ($) |
Fabian G. Deneault President | 2022 2021 | 80,000 60,000 | --- --- | --- --- | --- --- | --- --- | --- --- | 10,000 30,000 | 90,000 90,000 |
William E. Sluss Vice President–Finance and Chief Financial Officer | 2022 2021 | 60,000 20,000 | --- --- | --- --- | --- --- | --- --- | --- --- | --- 25,000 | 60,000 45,000 |
Eric Newlan Vice President | 2022 2021 | 80,000 60,000 | --- --- | --- --- | --- --- | --- --- | --- --- | --- 24,000 | 80,000 84,000 |
Outstanding Option Awards
The following table provides certain information regarding unexercised options to purchase common stock, stock options that have not vested and equity-incentive plan awards outstanding as of the date of this Annual Report, for each named executive officer.
Option Awards |
|
| Stock Awards |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name |
|
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable |
|
|
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unex-ercisable |
|
|
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#) |
|
|
Option Exercise Price ($) |
|
|
Option Expiration Date |
|
|
Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) |
|
|
Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($) |
|
|
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#) |
|
| Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($) |
| |||||||||
Jack Jie Qin (1) |
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| n/a |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| n/a |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
William E. Sluss |
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| n/a |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| n/a |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
Fabian G. Deneault |
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| n/a |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| n/a |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
Eric Newlan |
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| n/a |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| n/a |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
(1) | Mr. Qin ceased being an officer of our company effective January 1, 2020, though he remains a Director. |
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Employment Agreements
We have entered into an employment agreement with one of our executive officers, William J. LoBell. Our agreement with Mr. LoBell is for a two-year term, beginning in April 2022. Under the agreement, Mr. LoBell was issued 1,000,000 shares of our common stock as a signing bonus and he is to be issued 500,000 shares of our common stock on the first day of July 2022, October 2022, January 2023 and April 2023. By the terms of the agreement, all shares of common stock issued to Mr. LoBell are valued at $0.01 per share. Additionally, Mr. LoBell is to be paid a monthly salary of $5,000.
It is our intention to enter into employment agreements with our other executive officers in the future. None of the terms of such employment agreements has been determined.
Outstanding Equity Awards
Our Board of Directors has made no equity awards and no such award is pending.
Long-Term Incentive Plans
We currently have no employee incentive plans.
Director Compensation
Our directors receive no compensation for their serving as directors.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth information about the beneficial ownership of our capital stock at February 6, 2023, for:
| · | each person known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock; |
| · | each named executive officer; |
| · | each of our directors; and |
| · | all of our named executive officers and directors as a group. |
Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each person listed is in care of Black Bird Biotech, Inc., 3505 Yucca Drive, Suite 104, Flower Mound, Texas 75022. The percentages in the table have been calculated on the basis of treating as outstanding for a particular person, all shares of our common stock outstanding on that date and all shares of our common stock issuable to that holder in the event of exercise of outstanding options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges owned by that person at that date which are exercisable within 60 days of that date. Except as otherwise indicated, the persons listed below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of our common stock owned by them, except to the extent that power may be shared with a spouse.
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In computing the number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, we deemed outstanding shares of our common stock subject to options, warrants, preferred stock or restricted stock units held by that person that are currently exercisable or convertible or exercisable or convertible within 60 days of February 6, 2023. We did not deem these shares outstanding, however, for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
|
| Share Ownership Before This Offering |
|
| Share Ownership After This Offering |
|
|
| |||||||||||
Name of Shareholder |
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned |
|
| % Beneficially Owned(1) |
|
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned |
|
| % Beneficially Owned(2) |
|
|
Effective Voting Power | |||||
Common Stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||
Executive Officers and Directors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||
Fabian G. Deneault |
|
| 0 |
|
|
| 0 | % |
|
| 0 |
|
|
| 0 | % |
| See Note 3 | |
William E. Sluss |
|
| 0 |
|
|
| 0 | % |
|
| 0 |
|
|
| 0 | % |
| and Note 5 | |
William J. LoBell |
|
| 1,500,000 |
|
| * |
|
|
| 1,500,000 |
|
| * |
|
|
| |||
Eric Newlan |
|
| 0 |
|
|
| 0 | % |
|
| 0 |
|
|
| 0 | % |
|
| |
L. A. Newlan, Jr. |
|
| 0 |
|
|
| 0 | % |
|
| 0 |
|
|
| 0 | % |
|
| |
Jack Jie Qin |
|
| 0 |
|
|
| 0 | % |
|
| 0 |
|
|
| 0 | % |
|
| |
Officers and directors, as a group (6 persons) |
|
| 1,500,000 |
|
| * |
|
|
| 1,500,000 |
|
| * |
|
|
| |||
Class A Preferred Stock(3)(4) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Fabian G. Deneault |
|
| 14,250 |
|
|
| 33.93 | % |
|
| 14,250 |
|
|
| 33.93 | % |
|
| |
William E. Sluss |
|
| 1,000 |
|
|
| 2.38 | % |
|
| 1,000 |
|
|
| 2.38 | % |
|
| |
Newlan & Newlan, Ltd.(6) |
|
| 14,250 |
|
|
| 33.93 | % |
|
| 14,250 |
|
|
| 33.93 | % |
|
| |
EFT Holdings, Inc.(7) |
|
| 9,778 |
|
|
| 23.28 | % |
|
| 9,778 |
|
|
| 23.28 | % |
|
| |
EF2T, Inc.(8) |
|
| 1,202 |
|
|
| 2.86 | % |
|
| 1,202 |
|
|
| 2.86 | % |
|
| |
Astonia LLC(9) |
|
| 1,520 |
|
|
| 3.62 | % |
|
| 1,520 |
|
|
| 3.62 | % |
|
|
* | Less than 1%. | |||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Based on 396,237,330 shares outstanding as of the date of this Prospectus, before this offering. | |||||||||||||||||||
(2) | Based on 966,237,330 shares outstanding, assuming the sale of all of the Offered Shares, after this offering. | |||||||||||||||||||
(3) | The shares of Series A Preferred Stock have the following voting rights: the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall, as a class, have rights in all matters requiring shareholder approval to a number of votes equal to two (2) times the sum of: (a) the total number of shares of common stock which are issued and outstanding at the time of any election or vote by the shareholders; plus (b) the number of votes allocated to shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding of any other class that shall have voting rights. (See Note 4). (See “Description of Securities—Series A Preferred Stock). | |||||||||||||||||||
(4) | The shares of Series A Preferred Stock have the following rights of conversion: each 1,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible at any time into a number of shares of our common stock that equals one percent (1.00%) of the number of issued and outstanding shares of our common stock outstanding on the date of conversion (See “Description of Securities—Series A Preferred Stock”). | |||||||||||||||||||
(5) | Due to the superior voting rights of the Series A Preferred Stock, our current directors, Fabian G. Deneault, William E. Sluss, Eric Newlan, L. A. Newlan, Jr. and Jack Jie Qin, will be able to control the management and affairs of our company, as well as matters requiring the approval by our shareholders, including the election of directors, any merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets, and any other significant corporate transaction. | |||||||||||||||||||
(6) | Newlan & Newlan, Ltd. is a law firm owned by Eric Newlan and L. A. Newlan, Jr. 7,250 of the shares owned of record by Newlan and Newlan, Ltd. are beneficially owned by Cruciate Irrevocable Trust, of which trust L. A. Newlan, Jr. is a trustee. | |||||||||||||||||||
(7) | Our director, Jack Jie Qin, is President of this entity. | |||||||||||||||||||
(8) | Our director, Jack Jie Qin, is the owner of this entity. | |||||||||||||||||||
(9) | Our director, Jack Jie Qin, is the manager of this entity. |
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Series A Preferred Stock
On August 12, 2022, Black Bird Biotech, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), entered into six separate securities exchange agreements (collectively, the “Exchange Agreements”). Specifically, the Company entered into Exchange Agreements with (a) Fabian G. Deneault (the “Deneault Agreement”), President and a Director of the Company, (b) Newlan & Newlan, Ltd. (the “Newlan Agreement”), a law firm owned by Eric Newlan, Vice President, Secretary and a Director of the Company, and L. A Newlan, Jr., a Director of the Company, (c) William E. Sluss (the “Sluss Agreement”), Chief Financial Officer and a Director of the Company, (d) EFT Holdings, Inc. (the “EFT Holdings Agreement”), a company controlled by Jack Jie Qin, a Director of the Company, (e) EF2T, Inc. (the “EF2T Agreement”), a company owned by Mr. Qin, and (f) Astoria LLC (the “Astoria Agreement”), a company controlled by Mr. Qin.
Pursuant to the Exchange Agreements, the Company is to issue a total of 42,000 shares of its Series A Preferred Stock, in exchange for a total of 123,972,996 shares of its Common Stock, as follows:
Exchange Agreement |
| Number of Shares of Common Stock Exchanged |
| Number of Shares of Series A Preferred Stock Issued |
Deneault Agreement |
| 49,746,253 shares |
| 14,250 shares |
Newlan Agreement |
| 49,317,406 shares |
| 14,250 shares |
Sluss Agreement |
| 1,615,002 shares |
| 1,000 shares |
EFT Holdings Agreement |
| 18,221,906 shares |
| 9,778 shares |
EF2T Agreement |
| 2,240,768 shares |
| 1,202 shares |
Astonia Agreement |
| 2,831,661 shares |
| 1,520 shares |
The Deneault Agreement and the Newlan Agreement were consummated in August 2022. The remainder of the Exchange Agreements were consummated in December 2022.
All 123,972,996 shares that were the subject of the Exchange Agreements were, upon the consummation of the respective Exchange Agreements, cancelled and returned to the status of authorized and unissued.
BB Potentials Acquisition
Four of our company’s Directors, Fabian G. Deneault, Eric Newlan, L. A. Newlan, Jr. and William E. Sluss, collectively owned, directly and indirectly, 75.33% of the then-issued and outstanding shares of common stock of BB Potentials and 100% of the issued and outstanding voting preferred stock of BB Potentials. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement with BB Potentials, Mr. Deneault, Eric Newlan, L. A. Newlan, Jr. and Mr. Sluss were issued a total of 100,178,661 shares our common stock. The table below sets forth information relating to such persons’ acquiring their respective shares of capital stock of BB Potentials and the number of shares of our common stock issued to each of them.
Name |
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Black Bird Capital Stock Beneficial Ownership |
| Total Consideration Paid for Black BirdCapital Stock |
| Common Stock Issued Pursuant to Merger Agreement |
Fabian G. Deneault |
| Common Stock: 22,700,000 shares |
| $4,250 in cash |
| 49,746,253 shares |
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| Preferred Stock: 500,000 shares |
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Eric Newlan |
| Common Stock: 11,250,000 shares (1) |
| $125 in cash |
| 24,658,703 shares (2) |
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| Preferred Stock: 250,000 shares (1) |
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L. A. Newlan, Jr. |
| Common Stock: 11,250,000 shares (1) |
| $125 in cash |
| 24,658,703 shares (3) |
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| Preferred Stock: 250,000 shares (1) |
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William E. Sluss |
| Common Stock: 520,000 shares |
| Consulting services valued at $7,000 |
| 1,115,002 shares |
| (1) | These shares were purchased of record by Newlan & Newlan, Ltd., a law firm owned by Eric Newlan and L. A. Newlan, Jr. |
| (2) | These shares are owned of record by Newlan & Newlan, Ltd., a law firm owned by Eric Newlan and L. A. Newlan, Jr. |
| (3) | These shares are owned of record by Newlan & Newlan, Ltd., a law firm owned by Eric Newlan and L. A. Newlan, Jr. However, 21,442,356 of these shares are beneficially owned by Cruciate Irrevocable Trust, of which trust L. A. Newlan, Jr. is a trustee. |
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Loans from Related Parties
During the year ended December 31, 2021, we obtained an advance from one of our officers and directors, Eric Newlan, as follows:
In June 2021, Mr. Newlan advanced the sum of $93,732.70 to the Company. The funds were used to repay the EMA Financial Note (the total repayment amount was $93,697.70: $61,119.80 in principal; $3,499.30 in interest; and $29,078.60 as a prepayment premium). Such funds were obtained as a loan on open account, accrue no interest and are due on demand. At December 31, 2021, such loan had been repaid in full, in the amount of $93,697.70.
During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, advances of $772 and $6,670 were received from Astonia LLC. Astonia LLC is considered a “related party,” due to the fact that a Director of our company, Jack Jie Qin, is the manager of Astonia LLC. The amounts due Astonia LLC bear interest at 5% per year and have a maturity of one year. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company owed Astonia LLC $5,242 and $4,470 in principal, respectively, and $268 and $391 in accrued and unpaid interest, respectively.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, advances of $22,676 were received from EFT Holdings, Inc. Also during the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company repaid $139,611 in loans due to EFT Holdings, Inc. The amounts due EFT Holdings, Inc. carried an interest rate of 5% per year, were secured by all future sales of the Company and had a maturity of one year. As of December 31, 2019, the Company owed EFT Holdings, Inc. $251,785 in accrued and unpaid interest. $-0- of these EFT Holdings, Inc. advances at December 31, 2019, were past due and payable upon demand. In conjunction with the Merger Agreement, all amounts owed to EFT Holdings, Inc. as of December 31, 2019, were extinguished. (See “Debt Forgiveness Agreements with Related Parties” below).
During the year ended December 31, 2019, advances of $64,500 were received from EF2T, Inc. The amounts due EF2T, Inc. carried an interest rate of 5% per year, were secured by all future sales of the Company and had a maturity of one year. As of December 31, 2019, the Company owed EF2T, Inc. $4,742 in accrued and unpaid interest. In conjunction with the Merger Agreement, all amounts owed to EF2T, Inc. as of December 31, 2019, were extinguished. (See “Debt Forgiveness Agreements with Related Parties” below).
During the year ended December 31, 2019, advances of $135,000 were received from Astonia, LLC. Astonia, LLC is considered a “related party”, due to the fact that a Director of the Company, Jack Jie Qin, is the manager of Astonia. The amounts due Astonia, LLC carried an interest rate of 5% per year, were secured by all future sales of the Company and had a maturity of one year. As of December 31, 2019, the Company owed Astonia $1,997 in accrued and unpaid interest. In conjunction with the Merger Agreement, all amounts owed to Astonia, LLC as of December 31, 2019, were extinguished. (See “Debt Forgiveness Agreements with Related Parties” below).
Debt Forgiveness Transactions with Related Parties
In conjunction with the Merger Agreement with BB Potentials, we entered into debt forgiveness agreements with related parties, as follows:
| · | EFT Holdings, Inc.: we issued 18,221,906 shares of common stock to our former majority shareholder, EFT Holdings,Inc., in payment of $886,108 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest, pursuant to a debt forgiveness agreement. |
| · | EF2T, Inc.: we issued 2,240,768 shares of common stock to a related party, EF2T, Inc., in payment of $109,992 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest, pursuant to a debt forgiveness agreement. |
| · | Astonia LLC: we issued 2,831,661 shares of common stock to a related party, Astonia LLC, in payment of $136,997 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest, pursuant to a debt forgiveness agreement. |
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Cancellation of Stock Transaction with Related Party
In conjunction with the Merger Agreement with BB Potentials, we entered into a cancellation of stock agreement with our former majority shareholder, EFT Holdings, Inc., whereby we cancelled all 79,265,000 shares of common stock then owned by EFT Holdings, Inc.
MiteXstream Agreements
Effective January 1, 2019, BB Potentials entered into a Distribution and Private Label Agreement (the “Original MiteXstream Agreement”) with Thoreauvian Product Services, LLC (“TPS”), a company controlled by two of our company’s officers and directors, Fabian G. Deneault and Eric Newlan, relating to the licensed biopesticide product, MiteXstream (the “Private Label Product”). The Original MiteXstream Agreement had an initial term of 10 years and a single 10-year renewal term. Under the Original MiteXstream Agreement, BB Potentials had the exclusive right to distribute and sell the Private Label Product in the United States and Canada. In addition, BB Potentials was required to pay a $20,000 exclusivity fee and to purchase $20,000 of the Private Label Product in conjunction with the signing of the Original MiteXstream Agreement and to purchase not less than $20,000 of the Private Label Product each year. Further, BB Potentials was required to pay all costs in excess of $20,000 associated with MiteXstream’s becoming approved by the U.S. EPA (and relevant states) as a pesticide.
In February 2021, the Original MiteXstream Agreement was replaced with a similar agreement, a Manufacturing, Sales and Distribution License Agreement (the “New MiteXstream Agreement”), between BB Potentials and Touchstone Enviro Solutions Inc. (Touchstone), the parent company of TPS, which served to expand BB Potentials’ rights with respect to MiteXstream, an EPA-registered biopesticide. The New MiteXstream Agreement contains the following important provisions as compared to the Original MiteXstream Agreement:
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New MiteXstream Agreement |
Original MiteXstream Agreement |
Term | December 31, 2080 | Initial terms of 10 years, with one 10-year renewal term |
Territory | Worldwide Exclusive (1) | United States and Canada |
Royalty | $10.00 per gallon manufactured | Effective royalty of an estimated $50 per gallon |
Minimums | 2,500 gallons of concentrate manufactured per year (2) | $20,000 of product per year |
Sublicensing | Right to sublicense granted | No right to sublicense |
Trademarks | For no extra consideration, rights granted to use “MiteXstream” and “Harnessing the Power of Water” | For no extra consideration, rights granted to use “MiteXstream” |
| (1) | Exclusivity ends and becomes non-exclusive, if the minimum of 2,500 gallons per year is not met. |
| (2) | The minimum (2,500 gallons per year) is deemed to have been satisfied through December 31, 2022. |
The disinterested Directors of our company approved the New MiteXstream Agreement.
Employment Agreement
We have entered into an employment agreement with one of our executive officers, William J. LoBell. Our agreement with Mr. LoBell is for a two-year term, beginning in April 2022. Under the agreement, Mr. LoBell was issued 1,000,000 shares of our common stock as a signing bonus and he is to be issued 500,000 shares of our common stock on the first day of July 2022, October 2022, January 2023 and April 2023. By the terms of the agreement, all shares of common stock issued to Mr. LoBell are valued at $0.01 per share. Additionally, Mr. LoBell is to be paid a monthly salary of $5,000.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
General
Our authorized capital stock consists of: (a) 2,500,000,000 shares of common stock, $.001 par value per share; and (b) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $.001 par value per share, of which 42,000 shares are designated Series A Preferred Stock.
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As of the date of this Prospectus, there were 396,237,330 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding, held by 78 holders of record; a total of approximately 2,000,000,000 shares of common stock reserved for issuance upon the conversion of outstanding convertible notes and the exercise of outstanding warrants; and 42,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, held by our five directors.
Common Stock
General. The holders of our common stock currently have (a) equal ratable rights to dividends from funds legally available therefor, when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors; (b) are entitled to share ratably in all of our assets available for distribution to holders of common stock upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of our company; (c) do not have preemptive, subscriptive or conversion rights and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions or rights applicable thereto; and (d) are entitled to one non-cumulative vote per share on all matters on which shareholders may vote. Our Bylaws provide that, at all meetings of the shareholders for the election of directors, a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to elect. On all other matters, except as otherwise required by Nevada law or our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of the shareholders shall be necessary to authorize any corporate action to be taken by vote of the shareholders.
Non-cumulative Voting. Holders of shares of our common stock do not have cumulative voting rights, which means that the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares, voting for the election of directors, can elect all of the directors to be elected, if they so choose, and, in such event, the holders of the remaining shares will not be able to elect any of our directors. As of the date of this Prospectus, our current directors own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding shares of our Series A Preferred Stock, which possess voting rights superior to our common stock. Due to such superior voting rights of the Series A Preferred Stock, our current directors, Fabian G. Deneault, William E. Sluss, Eric Newlan, L. A. Newlan, Jr. and Jack Jie Qin, will be able to control the management and affairs of our company, as well as matters requiring the approval by our shareholders, including the election of directors, any merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets, and any other significant corporate transaction.
Pre-emptive Rights. As of the date of this Prospectus, no holder of any shares of our common stock has pre-emptive or preferential rights to acquire or subscribe for any unissued shares of any class of our capital stock not disclosed herein.
Series A Preferred Stock
Designation and Amount. Forty-Two Thousand (42,000) shares of our authorized preferred stock have been designated as Series A Preferred Stock.
Fractional Shares. The Series A Preferred Stock may be issued in fractional shares.
Voting Rights. The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall, as a class, have rights in all matters requiring shareholder approval to a number of votes equal to two (2) times the sum of:
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Dividends. The Series A Preferred Stock shall be treated pari passu with the Company’s common stock, except that the dividend on each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be equal to the amount of the dividend declared and paid on each share of the Company’s common stock multiplied by the Conversion Rate, as that term is defined herein.
Liquidation. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, payments to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be treated pari passu with the Company’s common stock, except that the payment on each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be equal to the amount of the payment on each share of the Company’s common stock multiplied by the Conversion Rate, as that term is defined herein.
Conversion and Adjustments.
Conversion Rate. The Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, as follows:
Each 1,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible at any time into a number of shares of the Company’s common stock that equals one percent (1.00%) of the number of issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on the date of conversion (the “Conversion Rate”).
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No Partial Conversion. A holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be required to convert all of such holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock, should any such holder exercise his, her or its rights of conversion.
Adjustment for Merger and Reorganization, etc. If there shall occur any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger (a “Reorganization Event”) involving the Company in which the Company’s common stock (but not the Series A Preferred Stock) is converted into or exchanged for securities, cash or other property, then each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be deemed to have been converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at the Conversion Rate.
Protection Provisions. So long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Company shall not, without first obtaining the unanimous written consent of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock, alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock so as to affect adversely the holders of Series A Preferred Stock.
Waiver. Any of the rights, powers or preferences of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock may be waived by the affirmative consent or vote of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding.
No Other Rights or Privileges. Except as specifically set forth herein, the holder(s) of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have no other rights, privileges or preferences with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock.
Common Stock Purchase Warrants
Talos Victory Fund, LLC. In connection with the Talos Note #1, we issued to Talos Victory Fund 7,593,750 cashless warrants (the “Talos Note #1 Warrants”) with an exercise price of $.008 per share. In August 2022, the Company issued 5,062,500 shares of common stock upon the exercise of a portion of the Talos Note #1 Warrants. The exercise of the Talos Note #1 Warrants was on a cashless basis.
Mast Hill Fund, L.P. In connection with the Mast Hill Note #1, we issued to Mast Hill Fund 14,062,500 cashless warrants (the “Mast Hill Fund Note #1 Warrants”) with an exercise price of $.008 per share. In August 2022, the Company issued 9,375,000 shares of common stock upon the exercise of a portion of the Mast Hill Fund Note #1 Warrants. The exercise of the Mast Hill Fund Note #1 Warrants was on a cashless basis.
In connection with the Mast Hill Note #2, we issued to Mast Hill Fund 40,000,000 cashless warrants (the “Mast Hill Fund Note #2 Warrants”) with an exercise price of $0.0055 per share.
In connection with the Mast Hill Note #3, we issued to Mast Hill Fund 223,000,000 cashless warrants (the “Mast Hill Fund Note #3 Warrants”) with an exercise price of $0.001 per share.
In connection with the Mast Hill Agreement, we issued to Mast Hill 170,000,000 cashless warrants (the Mast Hill EPA Warrants) with an exercise price of $0.001 per share.
GS Capital Partners, LLC. In connection with the GS Capital Note #1, we issued to GS Capital 4,000,000 cashless warrants (the “GS Capital Warrants”) with an exercise price of $.008 per share.
J.H. Darbie & Co. As a placement agent fee in connection with the Talos Note #1, in May 2022, the Company issued to J.H. Darbie & Co. (“Darbie”) 1,215,000 cashless warrants (the “Darbie Placement #1 Warrants”) with an exercise price of $0.008 per share.
As a placement agent fee in connection with the Mast Hill Note #1, in May 2022, the Company issued to Darbie 2,250,000 cashless warrants (the “Darbie Placement #2 Warrants”) with an exercise price of $0.008 per share.
As a placement agent fee in connection with the Mast Hill Note #2, in September 2022, the Company issued to Darbie 2,130,613 cashless warrants (the “Darbie Placement #3 Warrants”) with an exercise price of $0.0049 per share.
As a placement agent fee in connection with the Mast Hill Note #3, in December 2022, the Company issued to Darbie 11,468,572 cashless warrants (the “Darbie Placement #4 Warrants”) with an exercise price of $0.0049 per share.
Convertible Promissory Notes
As of September 30, 2022, we had outstanding convertible promissory notes as set forth below.
1800 Diagonal Lending LLC. In March 2022, the Company obtained a loan from Sixth Street Lending LLC, who later assigned the loan to an affiliated company, 1800 Diagonal Lending LLC, which netted the Company $200,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $228,200 face amount promissory note (the “1800 Diagonal Note #1”), with OID of $24,450 and a one-time interest charge of $25,102, with principal and interest payable in 10 equal monthly payments of $25,330.20 beginning in May 2022. The Company has the right to repay the 1800 Diagonal Note #1 at any time, without penalty. Should the Company become in default on the 1800 Diagonal Note #1, the 1800 Diagonal Note #1 becomes convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 75% multiplied by the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 10 trading days prior to the applicable conversion date. In January 2023, the Diagonal Note #1 was paid in full.
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Talos Victory Fund, LLC. In May 2002, the Company obtained a loan from Talos Victory Fund, LLC which netted the Company $107,780 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $135,000 face amount promissory note (the “Talos Note #1”), with OID of $13,500, commissions of $9,720 and legal fees of $4,000. The Talos Note #1 is due in May 2023 and is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time at a conversion price of $.005 per share, subject to a 4.99% equity blocker. In connection with the Talos Note #1, we issued to Talos Victory Fund 7,593,750 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $.008 per share. Additionally, we issued 1,215,000 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $0.008 per share to J.H. Darbie & Co. (“Darbie”), as a placement agent fee, in connection with the Talos Note #1. In August 2022, $7,000 in accrued interest on the Talos Note #1 was repaid through conversion into shares of our common stock. At September 30, 2022, the Talos Note #1 had a remaining balance of $135,000.
Mast Hill Fund, L.P. In May 2022, the Company obtained a loan from Mast Hill Fund, L.P. which netted the Company $200,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $250,000 face amount promissory note (the “Mast Hill Note #1”), with OID of $25,000, commissions of $18,000 and legal fees of $7,000. The Mast Hill Note #1 is due in May 2023 and is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time at a conversion price of $.005 per share, subject to a 4.99% equity blocker. In connection with the Mast Hill Note #1, we issued to Mast Hill Fund 14,062,500 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $.008 per share. Additionally, we issued 2,250,000 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $0.008 per share to Darbie, as a placement agent fee, in connection with the Mast Hill Note #1. At September 30, 2022, the Mast Hill Note #1 had a remaining balance of $250,000.
GS Capital Partners, LLC. In June 2022, we obtained a loan from GS Capital Partners, LLC which netted our company $63,650 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, we issued a $70,000 face amount promissory note (the “GS Capital Note #1”), with OID of $6,500, a finder’s fee of $4,900 and legal fees of $3,000, with principal and interest payable in 10 equal monthly payments of $7,840 beginning in September 2022. The Company has the right to repay the GS Capital Note #1 at any time, without penalty. Should the Company become in default on the GS Capital Note #1, the GS Capital Note #1 becomes convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 70% multiplied by the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 10 trading days prior to the applicable conversion date. In connection with the GS Capital Note #1, we issued to GS Capital 4,000,000 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $.008 per share. As of September 30, 2022, the Company was current in its repayment obligations under the GS Capital Note #1 and the GS Capital Note #1 had a remaining balance of $70,560 at September 30, 2022.
Boot Capital, LLC. In August 2022, the Company obtained a loan from Boot Capital, LLC which netted the Company $56,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $61,600 face amount promissory note (the “Boot Capital Note #1”), with OID of $5,600, commissions of $3,360 and legal fees of $2,500. The Boot Capital Note #1 is due in August 2023 and is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time after 180 days of issuance at a conversion price at a 40% discount to the then-market price of the Company’s common stock, subject to a 4.99% equity blocker. At September 30, 2022, the Boot Capital Note #1 had a remaining balance of $61,600.
Mast Hill Fund, L.P. In September 2022, the Company obtained a loan from Mast Hill Fund, L.P. which netted the Company $130,500 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $145,000 face amount senior secured promissory note (the “Mast Hill Note #2”), with OID of $14,500, commissions of $10,440 and legal fees of $3,000. The Mast Hill Note #2 is due in September 2023 and is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time at a conversion price of $.0025 per share, subject to a 4.99% equity blocker. In connection with the Mast Hill Note #2, we issued to Mast Hill 40,000,000 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $.0055 per share. Additionally, we issued 2,130,613 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $0.0049 per share to Darbie, as a placement agent fee, in connection with the Mast Hill Note #2. At September 30, 2022, the Mast Hill Note #2 had a remaining balance of $145,000.
Subsequent to September 30, 2022, we had outstanding convertible promissory notes as set forth below.
1800 Diagonal Lending LLC. Subsequent to September 30, 2022, in November 2022, the Company obtained a loan from 1800 Diagonal Lending LLC which netted the Company $100,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $103,750 face amount convertible promissory note (“1800 Diagonal Note #2”) bearing interest at 10% per annum, with principal and interest due in November 2023. The Company has the right to repay the 1800 Diagonal Note #2 at a premium ranging from 120% to 125% of the face amount. The 1800 Diagonal Note #2 is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 65% multiplied by the average of the two lowest trading prices of the Company’s common stock during the 15 trading days prior to the applicable conversion date, any time after May 7, 2023.
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Mast Hill Fund, L.P. Subsequent to September 30, 2022, in December 2022, the Company obtained a loan from Mast Hill Fund, L.P. which netted the Company $179,650 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $200,700 face amount senior secured promissory note (the “Mast Hill Note #3”), with OID of $22,300, commissions of $16,050 and legal fees of $5,000. The Mast Hill Note #3 is due in December 2023 and is convertible into shares of our common stock at any time at a conversion price of $.001 per share, subject to a 4.99% equity blocker. In connection with the Mast Hill Note #3, we issued to Mast Hill 223,000,000 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $.001 per share. Additionally, we issued 11,468,572 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $0.0014 per share to Darbie, as a placement agent fee, in connection with the Mast Hill Note #3.
1800 Diagonal Lending, LLC. Subsequent to September 30, 2022, in January 2023, we obtained a loan from 1800 Diagonal Lending LLC, which netted the Company $100,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $144,569.20 face amount promissory note (the “1800 Diagonal Note #3”), with OID of $15,489 and a one-time interest charge of $17,348.30, with principal and interest payable in 10 equal monthly payments of $16,191.75 beginning in February 2023. The Company has the right to repay the 1800 Diagonal Note #3 at any time, without penalty. Should the Company become in default on the 1800 Diagonal Note #3, the 1800 Diagonal Note #3 becomes convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 75% multiplied by the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 10 trading days prior to the applicable conversion date.
Shareholder Meetings
Our bylaws provide that special meetings of shareholders may be called only by our Board of Directors, the chairman of the board, or our president, or as otherwise provided under Nevada law.
Transfer Agent
We have retained the services of Securities Transfer Corporation, 2901 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 380, Plano, Texas 75093, as the transfer agent for our common stock. Securities Transfer’s website is located at: www.stctransfer.com. No information found on, or connected to, Securities Transfer’s website is incorporated by reference into, any you must not consider the information to a part of, this Prospectus.
Market sales of shares of our common stock after this Offering from time to time, and the availability of shares of our common stock for future sale, may reduce the market price of our common stock. Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock, or the perception that these sales could occur, could adversely affect prevailing market prices for our common stock and could impair our future ability to obtain capital, especially through an offering of equity securities. After the effective date of the Registration Statement, all of the Shares will be freely tradable without restrictions or further registration under the Securities Act, unless the Shares are purchased by our affiliates, as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act. The balance of Shares which are not being registered will be eligible for sale pursuant to exemptions from registration. However, these shares not being registered are held by our management and other affiliates who are limited to selling only 1% of our issued and outstanding shares every 90 days.
Our common stock is considered a “penny stock” and will continue to be considered a penny stock so long as it trades below $5.00 per share and, as such, trading in our common stock is subject to the requirements of Rule 15g-9 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Under this rule, broker/dealers who recommend low-priced securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors must satisfy special sales practice requirements. The broker/dealer must make an individualized written suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written consent prior to the transaction.
SEC regulations also require additional disclosure in connection with any trades involving a “penny stock,” including the delivery, prior to any penny stock transaction, of a disclosure schedule explaining the penny stock market and its associated risks. In addition, broker-dealers must disclose commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative and current quotations for the securities they offer. The additional burdens imposed upon broker-dealers by such requirements may discourage broker-dealers from recommending transactions in our securities, which could severely limit the liquidity of our securities and consequently adversely affect the market price for our securities. In addition, few broker or dealers are likely to undertake these compliance activities. Other risks associated with trading in penny stocks could also be price fluctuations and the lack of a liquid market. (See “Risk Factors”).
Rule 144
In general, under Rule 144, a person who has beneficially owned restricted shares for at least six months would be entitled to sell those securities provided that (1) such person is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates at the time of, or at any time during the 90 days preceding, a sale and (2) we have been subject to the Exchange Act periodic reporting requirements for at least 90 days before the sale and are current in filing our periodic reports. Persons who have beneficially owned restricted shares of common stock for at least six months but who are our affiliates at the time of, or any time during the 90 days preceding, a sale, would be subject to additional restrictions, by which such person would be entitled to sell within any three-month period only a number of securities that does not exceed 1% of the number of shares of common stock outstanding. Such sales by affiliates must also comply with the manner of sale and notice provisions of Rule 144 and to the availability of current public information about us.
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LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the securities offered by this Prospectus will be passed upon for us by Newlan Law Firm, PLLC, Flower Mound, Texas.
EXPERTS
Our balance sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, included in this Prospectus have been audited by Farmer, Fuqua & Huff, P.C., independent registered public accounting firm, as indicated in their report with respect thereto, and have been so included in reliance upon the report of such firm given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION’S POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES
In the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC the Registration Statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act with respect to the Shares being offered by this Prospectus. This Prospectus, which constitutes a part of the Registration Statement, does not contain all of the information in the Registration Statement and its exhibits. For further information with respect to our company and the Shares offered by this Prospectus, you should refer to the Registration Statement and the exhibits filed as a part thereof. Statements contained in this Prospectus as to the contents of any contract or any other document referred to are not necessarily complete and, in each instance, we refer you to the copy of the contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. Each of these statements is qualified in all respects by this reference.
We are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act and file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You can read our SEC filings, including the Registration Statement, over the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file with the SEC at its public reference facilities at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may also obtain copies of these documents at prescribed rates by writing to the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference facilities. You may also request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at: RemSleep Holdings, Inc., 14175 Icot Boulevard, Suite 300, Clearwater, Florida 33760; telephone: (813) 367-3855.
YOU SHOULD RELY ONLY ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS. WE HAVE NOT AUTHORIZED ANYONE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION DIFFERENT FROM THAT CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS. WE ARE OFFERING TO SELL, AND SEEKING OFFERS TO BUY, SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ONLY IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE OFFERS AND SALES ARE PERMITTED. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS ACCURATE ONLY AS OF THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS REGARDLESS OF THE TIME OF DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS, OR OF ANY SALE OF OUR COMMON STOCK.
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 |
|
| |
|
| Page |
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2022 (unaudited), and December 31, 2021 (audited) |
| F-2 |
|
| F-3 |
| |
| F-4 - F-5 |
| |
| F-6 |
| |
| F-7 - F-18 |
|
Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 |
|
| |
|
|
| |
| F-19 - F-20 |
| |
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 |
| F-21 |
|
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 |
| F-22 |
|
| F-23 - F-24 |
| |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 |
| F-25 |
|
| F-26 - F-39 |
|
F-1 |
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BLACK BIRD BIOTECH, INC.
(formerly Digital Development Partners, Inc.)
Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
| 9/30/22 (unaudited) |
|
| 12/31/21 (audited) |
| ||
ASSETS |
| |||||||
CURRENT ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Cash and cash equivalents |
| $ | 66,176 |
|
| $ | 499,766 |
|
Other current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inventory |
|
| 90,180 |
|
|
| 74,463 |
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
| - |
|
|
| 101,189 |
|
Accounts receivable |
|
| 3,913 |
|
|
| 2,741 |
|
Total current assets |
|
| 160,269 |
|
|
| 678,159 |
|
OTHER ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deposit - asset purchase |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
Fixtures and equipment |
|
| 8,245 |
|
|
| 11,601 |
|
Intangible asset |
|
| - |
|
|
| 84,444 |
|
Total other assets |
|
| 8,245 |
|
|
| 96,045 |
|
TOTAL ASSETS |
| $ | 168,514 |
|
| $ | 774,204 |
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
| |||||||
LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Other current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
| $ | 63,677 |
|
| $ | 35,973 |
|
Accrued interest payable |
|
| 21,671 |
|
|
| 4,446 |
|
Due to related party |
|
| 85,743 |
|
|
| 5,242 |
|
Third-party notes payable, net of loan fees of $47,873 and debt discount of $79,087 at September 30, 2022, and $0 and $166,667 at December 31, 2021, respectively |
|
| 655,083 |
|
|
| 58,333 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
| 826,174 |
|
|
| 103,994 |
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES |
|
| 826,174 |
|
|
| 103,994 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 28,500 and -0- shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively |
| $ | 28 |
|
| $ | - |
|
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 750,000,000 shares authorized, 250,904,667 and 301,230,828 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively |
|
| 250,904 |
|
|
| 301,230 |
|
Stockholder receivable |
|
| (1,000 | ) |
|
| (1,000 | ) |
Additional paid-in capital |
|
| 3,131,336 |
|
|
| 2,991,163 |
|
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) |
|
| (4,038,928 | ) |
|
| (2,621,183 | ) |
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
| (657,660 | ) |
|
| 670,210 |
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
| $ | 168,514 |
|
| $ | 774,204 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
F-2 |
BLACK BIRD BIOTECH, INC.
(formerly Digital Development Partners)
Consolidated Statements of Operations
|
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
| For the Nine Months Ended September 30, |
| ||||||||||
|
| 2022 |
|
| 2021 |
|
| 2022 |
|
| 2021 |
| ||||
Sales |
| $ | 25,739 |
|
| $ | 46,694 |
|
| $ | 70,484 |
|
| $ | 81,906 |
|
Cost of goods sold |
|
| 12,359 |
|
|
| 39,608 |
|
|
| 38,984 |
|
|
| 63,239 |
|
Gross profit (loss) |
|
| 13,380 |
|
|
| 7,086 |
|
|
| 31,500 |
|
|
| 18,667 |
|
Expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consulting services |
|
| 40,600 |
|
|
| 123,639 |
|
|
| 286,630 |
|
|
| 241,426 |
|
Website expense |
|
| 901 |
|
|
| 1,427 |
|
|
| 4,358 |
|
|
| 11,355 |
|
Legal and professional services |
|
| 5,397 |
|
|
| 5,099 |
|
|
| 12,597 |
|
|
| 48,872 |
|
Advertising and marketing |
|
| 19,513 |
|
|
| 117 |
|
|
| 221,800 |
|
|
| 5,195 |
|
License fee |
|
| - |
|
|
| 22,339 |
|
|
| 16,998 |
|
|
| 24,008 |
|
Rent |
|
| 600 |
|
|
| 1,860 |
|
|
| 3,600 |
|
|
| 8,520 |
|
General and administrative |
|
| 102,398 |
|
|
| 205,697 |
|
|
| 559,550 |
|
|
| 399,256 |
|
Total expenses |
|
| 169,409 |
|
|
| 360,178 |
|
|
| 1,105,533 |
|
|
| 738,632 |
|
Net operating loss |
|
| (156,029 | ) |
|
| (353,092 | ) |
|
| (1,074,033 | ) |
|
| (719,965 | ) |
Other expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization |
|
| (21,111 | ) |
|
| (31,667 | ) |
|
| (84,444 | ) |
|
| (73,889 | ) |
Interest expense |
|
| (46,535 | ) |
|
| (65,701 | ) |
|
| (255,913 | ) |
|
| (128,790 | ) |
Depreciation expense |
|
| (1,118 | ) |
|
| (1,217 | ) |
|
| (3,355 | ) |
|
| (3,080 | ) |
Total other income (expense) |
|
| (68,764 | ) |
|
| (98,585 | ) |
|
| (343,712 | ) |
|
| (205,759 | ) |
Profit (loss) before taxes |
|
| (224,793 | ) |
|
| (451,677 | ) |
|
| (1,417,745 | ) |
|
| (925,724 | ) |
Income tax expense |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
Net profit (loss) |
|
| (224,793 | ) |
| $ | (451,677 | ) |
| $ | (1,417,745 | ) |
| $ | (925,724 | ) |
Net profit (loss) per common share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
| $ | (-) |
|
| $ | (-) |
|
| $ | (-) |
|
| $ | (-) |
|
Diluted |
| $ | (-) |
|
| $ | (-) |
|
| $ | (-) |
|
| $ | (-) |
|
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
| 292,999,382 |
|
|
| 196,004,788 |
|
|
| 301,232,745 |
|
|
| 172,040,746 |
|
Diluted |
|
| 335,129,995 |
|
|
| 214,223,263 |
|
|
| 372,484,608 |
|
|
| 194,444,103 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
F-3 |
BLACK BIRD BIOTECH, INC.
(formerly Digital Development Partners)
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (unaudited)
|
| Preferred Stock |
|
| Common Stock |
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| Shares |
|
| Amount |
|
| Shares |
|
| Amount |
|
| Stockholder Receivable |
|
| Additional Paid-in Capital |
|
| Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) |
|
| Total |
| ||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2021 |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 301,230,828 |
|
| $ | 301,230 |
|
| $ | (1,000 | ) |
| $ | 2,991,163 |
|
| $ | (2,621,183 | ) |
| $ | 670,210 |
|
Net loss |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| (670,358 | ) |
|
| (670,358 | ) |
Balance, March 31, 2022 |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 301,230,828 |
|
|
| 301,230 |
|
|
| (1,000 | ) |
|
| 2,991,163 |
|
|
| (3,291,541 | ) |
|
| (148 | ) |
Stock issued for services |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 2,300,000 |
|
|
| 2,300 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 32,200 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 34,500 |
|
Stock issued for debt cancellation |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 15,146,188 |
|
|
| 15,146 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 15,146 |
|
Warrants issued in conjunction with debt |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 78,051 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 78,051 |
|
Net loss |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| (522,594 | ) |
|
| (522,594 | ) |
Balance, June 30, 2022 |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 318,677,016 |
|
|
| 318,676 |
|
|
| (1,000 | ) |
|
| 3,101,414 |
|
|
| (3,814,135 | ) |
|
| (395,045 | ) |
Common stock cancelled in exchange for preferred stock |
|
| 28,500 |
|
|
| 28 |
|
|
| (99,063,659 | ) |
|
| (99,064 | ) |
|
| - |
|
|
| 99,036 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - | |
Stock issued for debt cancellation |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 16,853,810 |
|
|
| 16,855 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 16,855 |
|
Stock issued for warrant exercise |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 5,062,500 |
|
|
| 5,062 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| (5,062 | ) |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
Stock issued for warrant exercise |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 9,375,000 |
|
|
| 9,375 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| (9,375 | ) |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
Reclassification of warrants issued in conjunction with debt in June 2022 |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| (70,117 | ) |
|
| - |
|
|
| (70,117 | ) |
Warrants issued in conjunction with debt |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 15,440 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 15,440 |
|
Net loss |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| (224,793 | ) |
|
| (224,793 | ) |
Balance, September 30, 2022 |
|
| 28,500 |
|
| $ | 28 |
|
|
| 250,904,667 |
|
| $ | 250,904 |
|
| $ | (1,000 | ) |
| $ | 3,131,336 |
|
| $ | (4,038,928 | ) |
| $ | (657,600 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
F-4 |
BLACK BIRD BIOTECH, INC.
(formerly Digital Development Partners)
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (unaudited)
(continued)
|
| Preferred Stock |
|
| Common Stock |
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| Shares |
|
| Amount |
|
| Shares |
|
| Amount |
|
| Stockholder Receivable |
|
| Additional Paid-in Capital |
|
| Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) |
|
| Total |
| ||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2020 |
|
| - |
|
| $ | - |
|
|
| 164,925,000 |
|
| $ | 164,925 |
|
| $ | (10,000 | ) |
| $ | 703,353 |
|
| $ | (839,669 | ) |
| $ | 27,609 |
|
Effect of adoption of ASU 2020-06 |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| (56,343 | ) |
|
| 29,788 |
|
|
| (26,555 | ) |
Stock issued for cash |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 4,875,000 |
|
|
| 4,875 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 190,125 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 195,000 |
|
Stock issued for services |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 150,000 |
|
|
| 1,500 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 5,380 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 6,880 |
|
Stock issued for commitment fee |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 2,000,000 |
|
|
| 2,000 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 63,000 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 65,000 |
|
Net loss |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| (208,233 | ) |
|
| (208,233 | ) |
Balance, March 31, 2021 |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 171,950,000 |
|
|
| 171,950 |
|
|
| (1,000 | ) |
|
| 906,865 |
|
|
| (1,018,114 | ) |
|
| 59,701 |
|
Stock issued for cash |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 3,125,000 |
|
|
| 3,125 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 96,875 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 100,000 |
|
Stock issued for services |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 450,000 |
|
|
| 450 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 13,050 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 13,500 |
|
Stock issued for services |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 8,000,000 |
|
|
| 8,000 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 242,400 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 250,400 |
|
Stock issued for services |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 500,000 |
|
|
| 500 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 14,500 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 15,000 |
|
Net loss |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| (265,814 | ) |
|
| (265,814 | ) |
Balance, June 30, 2021 |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 184,025,000 |
|
|
| 184,025 |
|
|
| (1,000 | ) |
|
| 1,273,690 |
|
|
| (1,283,928 | ) |
|
| 172,787 |
|
Stock issued for cash (Reg A #1) |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 1,562,500 |
|
|
| 1,562 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 48,438 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 50,000 |
|
Stock issued for cash (Reg A #2) |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 51,700,000 |
|
|
| 51,700 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 723,800 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 775,500 |
|
Stock issued for debt conversion |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 8,607,995 |
|
|
| 8,608 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 93,002 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 101,610 |
|
Stock issued for services |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 1,002,000 |
|
|
| 1,002 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 38,076 |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| 39,078 |
|
Net loss |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| (451,677 | ) |
|
| (451,677 | ) |
Balance, September 30, 2021 |
|
| - |
|
| $ | - |
|
|
| 246,897,495 |
|
| $ | 246,897 |
|
| $ | (1,000 | ) |
| $ | 2,177,006 |
|
| $ | (1,735,605 | ) |
| $ | 687,298 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
F-5 |
BLACK BIRD BIOTECH, INC.
(formerly Digital Development Partners)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
|
| For the Nine Months Ended September 30, |
| |||||
|
| 2022 |
|
| 2021 |
| ||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Net loss |
| $ | (1,417,745 | ) |
| $ | (925,724 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used for operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock issued for services |
|
| 34,500 |
|
|
| 119,650 |
|
Non-cash interest expense for stock conversion of debt |
|
| 7,000 |
|
|
| 2,610 |
|
Amortization |
|
| 84,444 |
|
|
| 73,889 |
|
Depreciation |
|
| 3,356 |
|
|
| 3,080 |
|
Accounts receivable |
|
| (1,172 | ) |
|
| (9,445 | ) |
Amortization of debt discount |
|
| 212,834 |
|
|
| 40,954 |
|
Amortization of financing fees |
|
| 18,047 |
|
|
| 65,639 |
|
Prepaid expense |
|
| 101,189 |
|
|
| 35,380 |
|
Accrued interest |
|
| 17,225 |
|
|
| 9,280 |
|
Inventory |
|
| (15,717 | ) |
|
| (38,449 | ) |
Accrued expenses |
|
| 37,708 |
|
|
| (4,604 | ) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used for operating activities |
|
| (918,331 | ) |
|
| (627,740 | ) |
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Machinery and equipment |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
Asset purchase |
|
| - |
|
|
| (180,000 | ) |
Purchase of furniture and equipment |
|
| - |
|
|
| (5,702 | ) |
Net cash used for investing activities |
|
| - |
|
|
| (185,702 | ) |
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing fees paid |
|
| - |
|
|
| (16,750 | ) |
Proceeds from loan payable |
|
| 735,340 |
|
|
| 727,500 |
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
|
| - |
|
|
| 1,120,500 |
|
Net advances from related party |
|
| 70,501 |
|
|
| 807 |
|
Repayment of note payable |
|
| (321,100 | ) |
|
| (251,474 | ) |
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
| 484,741 |
|
|
| 1,580,583 |
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
| (433,590 | ) |
|
| 767,140 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
| 499,766 |
|
|
| 52,974 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
| $ | 66,176 |
|
| $ | 820,114 |
|
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Common stock issued for debt |
| $ | 25,000 |
|
| $ | - |
|
Common stock issued for commitment fee |
| $ | - |
|
| $ | 65,000 |
|
Inventory contributed for capital |
| $ | - |
|
| $ | 773 |
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Income taxes paid |
| $ | - |
|
| $ | - |
|
Interest paid |
| $ | - |
|
| $ | - |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
F-6 |
BLACK BIRD BIOTECH, INC.
(formerly Digital Development Partners, Inc.)
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information required by GAAP for complete annual financial statement presentation.
These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, as of September 30, 2022, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, reflect all adjustments consisting of normal recurring adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to fairly present the Company’s financial position and the results of its operations for the periods presented, in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for other interim periods or for the full year ending December 31, 2022. These unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the Securities Exchange Commission.
Nature of Operations
The Company is the exclusive worldwide manufacturer and distributor for MiteXstreamTM, an EPA-certified plant-based biopesticide effective in the eradication of mites and other similar pests, including spider mites, that destroy crops, particularly cannabis, hops, coffee and house plants, as well as molds and mildew.
The Company also manufactures and sells, under its Grizzly Creek NaturalsTM brand name, CBD products, including CBD Oils, gummies and pet treats, as well as CBD-infused personal care products.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND GOING CONCERN
Going Concern
The Company’s financial statements are prepared using generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America applicable to a going concern which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not yet established an ongoing source of revenues sufficient to cover its operating costs and allow it to continue as a going concern. The Company had a working capital deficit of $(665,905) at September 30, 2022. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company’s activities will necessitate significant uses of working capital beyond 2022. Additionally, the Company’s capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the success of the Company’s researching for new markets. The Company plans to continue financing its operations with cash received from financing activities, more specifically from related party loans.
While the Company strongly believes that its capital resources will be sufficient in the near term, there is no assurance that the Company’s activities will generate sufficient revenues to sustain its operations without additional capital or if additional capital is needed, that such funds, if available, will be obtainable on terms satisfactory to the Company. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event that the Company cannot continue as a going concern.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
F-7 |
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
Cash and equivalents include investments with initial maturities of three months or less. The Company had no cash equivalents as of September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes utilizing ASC 740, “Income Taxes”. ASC 740 requires the measurement of deferred tax assets for deductible temporary differences and operating loss carry forwards, and of deferred tax liabilities for taxable temporary differences. Measurement of current and deferred tax liabilities and assets is based on provisions of enacted tax law. The effects of future changes in tax laws or rates are not included in the measurement. The Company recognizes the amount of taxes payable or refundable for the current year and recognizes deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of events and transactions that have been recognized in the Company’s financial statements or tax returns. The Company currently has substantial net operating loss carry forwards. The Company has recorded a 100% valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets due to uncertainty of their ultimate realization. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share
Net loss per share is calculated in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings per Share, for the period presented. Basic net loss per share is based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per share is based on the assumption that all dilutive convertible shares and stock options were converted or exercised. Dilution is computed by applying the treasury stock method. Under this method, options and warrants are assumed exercised at the beginning of the period (or at the time of issuance, if later), and as if funds obtained thereby were used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the period.
There are potential dilutive securities as of September 30, 2022 and 2021.
Related Parties
A party is considered to be related to the Company if the party directly or indirectly or through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Company. Related parties also include principal owners of the Company, its management, members of the immediate families of principal owners of the Company and its management and other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests. A party which can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or if it has an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests is also a related party.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2020-06-Debt-Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity's Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40)-Accounting For Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity's Own Equity. The ASU simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. Consequently, more convertible debt instruments will be reported as a single liability instrument with no separate accounting for embedded conversion features. The ASU removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, which will permit more equity contracts to qualify for it. The ASU also simplifies the diluted net income per share calculation in certain areas. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2021, and early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020.
The Company has early adopted ASU 2020-06 for the year beginning January 1, 2021.
Change in Accounting Principle
In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2020-06-Debt-Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity's Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40)-Accounting For Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity's Own Equity. The ASU simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. Consequently, more convertible debt instruments will be reported as a single liability instrument with no separate accounting for embedded conversion features. The ASU removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, which will permit more equity contracts to qualify for it. The ASU also simplifies the diluted net income per share calculation in certain areas. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2021, and early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020.
F-8 |
The Company has early adopted ASU 2020-06 for the year beginning January 1, 2021.
The Company will adopt the if-converted method for calculating EPS and the modified retrospective method as the transition method. The if-converted method assumes that the conversion of convertible securities occurs at the beginning of the reporting period and the modified retrospective recognizes the cumulative effect of the change as an adjustment to the beginning balance of retained earnings as of the date of adoption. Under the modified-retrospective method, no adjustment should be made to the comparative-period information including EPS.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the cumulative effect of the changes on retained earnings is $29,788, additional paid-in-capital is $56,343 and notes payable is $26,555, as reflected in the accompanying financial statements. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 the effect on EPS would be unchanged after the adoption of ASU 2020-06.
3. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
During 2020 a strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported worldwide resulting in decreased economic activity and closures of businesses which has adversely affected the broader global economy. The virus has continued to affect the economy through 2021. The Company is taking all necessary steps to keep its business premises in a safe environment and is constantly monitoring the impact of COVID-19. At this time, the extent to which COVID-19 will impact the economy and the Company is uncertain. Pandemics or other significant public heath events could have a material adverse effect on the Company and the results of its operations in the future.
4. CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
In the normal course of business the Company maintains cash with a Federally-insured financial institution. Individual account balance may occasionally exceed the Federally-insured limit of $250,000. The Company has not experienced and does not anticipate any losses as a result of any account balances exceeding the Federally-insured limits.
5. CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTES – THIRD PARTIES
Tri-Bridge Ventures LLC. In April 2020, the Company obtained a loan in the amount of $25,000 from Tri-Bridge Ventures LLC. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $25,000 face amount convertible promissory note (the “Tri-Bridge Note”) bearing interest at 10% per annum, with principal and interest due in January 2021. Tri-Bridge Note is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the rate of one share for each $0.001 of debt converted anytime after August 30, 2020.
In May 2022, the Tri-Bridge Note #1 was partially repaid through conversion into shares of the Company’s common stock, as follows:
Amount Converted |
|
| Conversion Price Per Share |
|
| Number Shares |
| |||
$ | 15,146 |
|
| $ | 0.001 |
|
|
| 15,146,188 |
|
Total Converted: $15,146 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Shares: 15,146,188 |
|
In July 2022, the Tri-Bridge Note #1 was repaid in full through conversion into shares of the Company’s common stock, as follows:
Amount Converted |
|
| Conversion Price Per Share |
|
| Number Shares |
| |||
$ | 9,854 |
|
| $ | 0.001 |
|
|
| 9,853,810 |
|
Total Converted: $9,854 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Shares: 9,853,810 |
|
At September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, accrued interest on the Tri-Bridge Note was $-0- and $4,178, respectively.
EMA Financial, LLC. In December 2020, the Company obtained a loan from EMA Financial, LLC which netted us $50,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $58,600 face amount convertible promissory note (the “EMA Note”), with OID of $4,100, bearing interest at 10% per annum, with principal and interest due in September 2021. The Company had the right to repay the EMA Note at a premium ranging from 120% to 145% of the face amount. The EMA Note was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 60% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of the EMA Note and the date of conversion, any time after June 15, 2021.
F-9 |
In June 2021, the EMA Note was repaid in full in the amount of $93,697.70, as follows: $58,600 in principal; $3,499.30 in interest; and $31,598.40 as a prepayment premium.
Power Up Lending Group Ltd. In January 2021, the Company obtained a loan from Power Up Lending Group Ltd. which netted the Company $52,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $55,500 face amount convertible promissory note (“Power Up Note #1”) bearing interest at 12% per annum, with principal and interest due in January 2022. The Company had the right to repay the Power Up Note #1 at a premium ranging from 125% to 145% of the face amount. The Power Up Note #1 was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 61% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of the Power Up Note #1 and the date of conversion, any time after July 14, 2021.
During July 2021, the Power Up Note #1 was repaid in full through conversion into shares of the Company’s common stock, as follows:
Amount Converted |
|
| Conversion Price Per Share |
|
| Number Shares |
| |||
$ | 15,000 |
|
| $ | 0.0162 |
|
|
| 925,926 |
|
$ | 20,000 |
|
| $ | 0.0143 |
|
|
| 1,398,601 |
|
$ | 20,500 |
|
| $ | 0.0143 |
|
|
| 1,666,434 |
|
Total Converted: $55,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Shares: 3,990,961 |
|
SE Holdings, LLC. In February 2021, the Company obtained a loan from SE Holdings LLC which netted the Company $106,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $121,000 face amount promissory note (the “SE Holdings Note”), with OID of $15,000, bearing interest at 9% per annum, with principal and interest payable in eight equal monthly payments of $15,125 beginning in July 2021. The Company had the right to repay the SE Holdings Note at any time. Should the Company have been in default on SE Holdings Note, the SE Holdings Note would have become convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lesser of the lowest closing bid price of the Company’s commons stock for the trading day immediately preceding either (a) the delivery of a notice of default, (b) the delivery of a notice of conversion resulting from such default or (c) the issue date of the SE Holdings Note. In addition, the Company issued 2,000,000 shares of its common stock to SE Holdings as a commitment fee, which shares were valued at $0.065 with a 50% discount per share, or $65,000, in the aggregate.
Through September 2021, the Company had repaid $45,375 of the SE Holdings Note, in accordance with the terms of the SE Holdings Note. In October 2021, the remaining balance of the SE Holdings Note, $75,625, was repaid by the Company.
Power Up Lending Group Ltd. In February 2021, the Company obtained a loan from Power Up Lending Group Ltd. which netted the Company $43,500 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $43,500 face amount convertible promissory note (“Power Up Note #2”) bearing interest at 12% per annum, with principal and interest due in January 2022. The Company had the right to repay the Power Up Note #2 at a premium ranging from 125% to 145% of the face amount. The Power Up Note #2 was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 61% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of the Power Up Note #2 and the date of conversion, any time after August 17, 2021.
During August and September 2021, the Power Up Note #2 was repaid in full through conversion into shares of the Company’s common stock, as follows:
Power Up Lending Group Ltd. In April 2021, the Company obtained a loan from Power Up Lending Group Ltd. which netted the Company $68,750 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $68,750 face amount convertible promissory note (“Power Up Note #3”) bearing interest at 12% per annum, with principal and interest due in April 2022. The Company had the right to repay the Power Up Note #3 at a premium ranging from 125% to 145% of the face amount. The Power Up Note #3 was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 61% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of the Power Up Note #3 and the date of conversion, any time after October 22, 2021.
In September 2021, the Power Up Note #3 was repaid in full by the Company, as follows: $68,750.00 in principal, $27,500.00 in additional principal as a prepayment premium and $5,063.01 in interest, a total repayment amount of $101,313.01.
F-10 |
Power Up Lending Group Ltd. In August 2021, the Company obtained a loan from Power Up Lending Group Ltd. which netted the Company $78,750 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $78,750 face amount convertible promissory note (“Power Up Note #4”) bearing interest at 12% per annum, with principal and interest due in August 2022. The Company had the right to repay the Power Up Note #4 at a premium ranging from 125% to 145% of the face amount. The Power Up Note #4 was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 61% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of the Power Up Note #4 and the date of conversion, any time after October 22, 2021.
In September 2021, the Power Up Note #4 was repaid in full by the Company, as follows: $78,750.00 in principal, $15,750.00 in additional principal as a prepayment premium and $5,393.84 in interest, a total repayment amount of $99,893.84.
FirstFire Global Opportunities Fund LLC. In September 2021, the Company obtained a loan from FirstFire Global Opportunities Fund LLC which netted the Company $125,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $250,000 face amount convertible promissory note (“FirstFire Note”), with OID of $125,000, due in September 2022. The Company had the right to repay the FirstFire Note at anytime, with a 20%, or $50,000, reduction in principal owed if repaid in full on or before November 30, 2021. The FirstFire Note was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to $0.015 per share, any time after December 1, 2021.
Prior to November 30, 2021, the FirstFire Note was repaid in full by the Company, in the amount of $200,000 (which included a $50,000 reduction in principal owed, due to the FirstFire Note’s being repaid in full on or before November 30, 2021).
Tiger Trout Capital Puerto Rico, LLC. In September 2021, the Company obtained a loan from Tiger Trout Capital Puerto Rico, LLC which netted the Company $250,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $500,000 face amount convertible promissory note (“Tiger Trout Note”), with OID of $250,000, with principal due in September 2022. The Company has the right to repay the Tiger Trout Note at anytime, with a 10%, or $50,000, reduction in principal owed if repaid in full on or before November 30, 2021. The Tiger Trout Note is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to $0.015 per share, any time after December 1, 2021.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company repaid in full the remaining $200,000 balance of the Tiger Trout Note.
1800 Diagonal Lending LLC. In March 2022, the Company obtained a loan from Sixth Street Lending LLC, who later assigned the loan to an affiliated company, 1800 Diagonal Lending LLC, which netted the Company $200,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $228,200 face amount promissory note (the “1800 Diagonal Note #1”), with OID of $24,450 and a one-time interest charge of $25,102, with principal and interest payable in 10 equal monthly payments of $25,330.20 beginning in May 2022. The Company has the right to repay the 1800 Diagonal Note #1 at any time, without penalty. Should the Company become in default on the 1800 Diagonal Note #1, the 1800 Diagonal Note #1 becomes convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 75% multiplied by the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 10 trading days prior to the applicable conversion date.
As of September 30, 2022, the Company was current in its repayment obligations under the 1800 Diagonal Note #1 and the 1800 Diagonal Note #1 had a remaining balance of $126,651 at September 30, 2022.
Talos Victory Fund, LLC. In May 2002, the Company obtained a loan from Talos Victory Fund, LLC which netted the Company $107,780 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $135,000 face amount promissory note (the “Talos Note #1”), with OID of $13,500, commissions of $9,720 and legal fees of $4,000. The Talos Note #1 is due in May 2023 and is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time at a conversion price of $0.005 per share, subject to a 4.99% equity blocker.
In August 2022, $7,000 in accrued interest on the Talos Note #1 was repaid through conversion into shares of the Company’s common stock, as follows:
Amount Converted |
|
| Conversion Price Per Share |
|
| Number Shares |
| |||
$ | 7,000 |
|
| $ | 0.001 |
|
|
| 7,000,000 |
|
Total Converted: $7,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Shares: 7,000,000 |
|
At September 30, 2022, the Talos Note #1 had a remaining balance of $135,000
Mast Hill Fund, L.P. In May 2022, the Company obtained a loan from Mast Hill Fund, L.P. which netted the Company $200,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $250,000 face amount promissory note (the “Mast Hill Note #1”), with OID of $25,000, commissions of $18,000 and legal fees of $7,000. The Mast Hill Note #1 is due in May 2023 and is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time at a conversion price of $0.005 per share, subject to a 4.99% equity blocker.
F-11 |
At September 30, 2022, the Mast Hill Note #1 had a remaining balance of $250,000.
GS Capital Partners, LLC. In June 2022, we obtained a loan from GS Capital Partners, LLC which netted our company $63,650 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, we issued a $70,000 face amount promissory note (the “GS Capital Note #1”), with OID of $6,500, a finder’s fee of $4,900 and legal fees of $3,000, with principal and interest payable in 10 equal monthly payments of $7,840 beginning in September 2022. The Company has the right to repay the GS Capital Note #1 at any time, without penalty. Should the Company become in default on the GS Capital Note #1, the GS Capital Note #1 becomes convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 70% multiplied by the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 10 trading days prior to the applicable conversion date.
As of September 30, 2022, the Company was current in its repayment obligations under the GS Capital Note #1 and the GS Capital Note #1 had a remaining balance of $70,560 at September 30, 2022.
Boot Capital, LLC. In August 2022, the Company obtained a loan from Boot Capital, LLC which netted the Company $56,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $61,600 face amount promissory note (the “Boot Capital Note #1”), with OID of $5,600, commissions of $3,360 and legal fees of $2,500. The Boot Capital Note #1 is due in August 2023 and is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time after 180 days of issuance at a conversion price at a 40% discount to the then-market price of the Company’s common stock, subject to a 4.99% equity blocker.
At September 30, 2022, the Boot Capital Note #1 had a remaining balance of $61,600.
Mast Hill Fund, L.P. In September 2022, the Company obtained a loan from Mast Hill Fund, L.P. which netted the Company $130,500 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $145,000 face amount senior secured promissory note (the “Mast Hill Note #2”), with OID of $14,500, commissions of $10,440 and legal fees of $3,000. The Mast Hill Note #2 is due in September 2023 and is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time at a conversion price of $0.0025 per share, subject to a 4.99% equity blocker.
At September 30, 2022, the Mast Hill Note #2 had a remaining balance of $145,000.
6. COMMON STOCK
Common Stock Issued for Debt Conversions
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
In May 2022, the Tri-Bridge Note #1 was partially repaid through conversion into shares of the Company’s common stock, as follows:
Amount Converted |
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| Conversion Price Per Share |
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| Number Shares |
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$ | 15,146 |
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| $ | 0.001 |
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| 15,146,188 |
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Total Converted: $15,146 |
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| Total Shares: 15,146,188 |
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In July 2022, the Tri-Bridge Note #1 was repaid in full through conversion into shares of the Company’s common stock, as follows:
Amount Converted |
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| Conversion Price Per Share |
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| Number Shares |
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$ | 9,854 |
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| $ | 0.001 |
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| 9,853,810 |
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Total Converted: $9,854 |
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| Total Shares: 9,853,810 |
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In August 2022, $7,000 in accrued interest on the Talos Note #1 was repaid through conversion into shares of the Company’s common stock, as follows:
Amount Converted |
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| Conversion Price Per Share |
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| Number Shares |
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$ | 7,000 |
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| $ | 0.001 |
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| 7,000,000 |
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Total Converted: $7,000 |
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| Total Shares: 7,000,000 |
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Common Stock Issued for Cash
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company did not issued shares of common stock for cash.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company sold a total of 6,437,500 shares of its common stock for a total of $245,000, or an average of $0.038 per share, under its first Regulation A Offering (SEC File No. 024-11215). Also, during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company sold a total of 51,700,000 shares of its common stock for a total of $775,500, or $0.015 per share, under its second Regulation A Offering (SEC File No. 024-11621).
Common Stock Issued for Services
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
In January 2022, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a third party, pursuant to which it is obligated to issue $7,500 of its common stock for each month of the six-month term of such agreement. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company issued a total of 2,300,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to this agreement, which shares were valued at $34,500. At September 30, 2022, the Company was obligated to issue $22,500 in shares of its common stock pursuant to this agreement, which amount is included in the Company’s accounts payable at September 30, 2022.
In April 2022, the Company entered into an executive services agreement with its Executive Vice President, William J. LoBell, pursuant to which it is obligated to issue 1,000,000 shares of its common stock upon execution of such agreement, then 500,000 shares of its common stock on each of July 1, 2022, October 1, 2022, January 1, 2023, and April 1, 2023. At September 30, 2022, the Company was obligated to issue a total of 1,500,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to this agreement, the total value of which, $25,000, is included in the Company’s accounts payable at September 30, 2022.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
In September 2021, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a third party, pursuant to which it is obligated to issue $3,000 of its common stock for each month of the three-month term of such agreement, in arrears.
In July 2021, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a third party, pursuant to which it is obligated to issue 167,000 shares of its common stock for each month of the six-month term of such agreement, a total of 1,002,000 shares, which shares were valued at $0.039 per share, or $39,078, in the aggregate.
In June 2021, the Company issued 500,000 shares of common stock to its Chief Financial Officer and Director, William E. Sluss, as a retention bonus, which shares were valued at $0.03 per share, or $15,000, in the aggregate.
In May 2021, the Company issued 8,000,000 shares of common stock to a third-party consultant pursuant to a consulting agreement, which shares were valued at $0.0313 per share, or $250,400, in the aggregate. The term of the consulting agreement expires in May 2022.
In April 2021, the Company issued 450,000 shares of common stock to a third-party consultant pursuant to a consulting agreement, which shares were valued at $0.03 per share, or $13,500, in the aggregate. The term of the consulting agreement expired in June 2021.
In February 2021, the Company issued 2,000,000 shares of its common stock to a third party as a commitment fee, which shares were valued at $0.065 with a 50% discount per share, or $65,000, in the aggregate.
Pursuant to a consulting agreement, in January, February and March 2021, the Company issued a total of 150,000 shares (50,000 shares each month) of its common stock to a third-party consultant, which shares were valued at $0.0406 per share ($2,030, in the aggregate), $0.0534 per share ($2,670, in the aggregate) and $0.0436 per share ($2,180, in the aggregate), respectively.
Common Stock Issued for Warrant Exercise
In August 2022, the Company issued 5,062,500 shares of common stock upon the exercise of a portion of the Talos Warrants. The exercise of the Talos Warrants was on a cashless basis.
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In August 2022, the Company issued 9,375,000 shares of common stock upon the exercise of a portion of the Mast Hill Fund Note #1 Warrants. The exercise of the Mast Hill Fund Note #1 Warrants was on a cashless basis.
Cancellation of Common Stock
In August 2022, pursuant to two Exchange Agreements, a total of 99,063,659 shares of common stock were cancelled and returned to the status of authorized and unissued in exchange for a total of 28,500 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. (See Note 7 Preferred Stock and Note 9. Securities Exchange Agreements).
7. PREFERRED STOCK
In August 2022, pursuant to two Exchange Agreements a total of 28,500 shares of Series A Preferred Stock were issued in exchange for a total of 99,063,659 shares of common stock, which shares of common stock were cancelled and returned to the status of authorized and unissued. (See Note 9. Securities Exchange Agreements and Note 12 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation).
8. WARRANTS
Talos Victory Fund, LLC. In connection with the Talos Note #1, we issued to Talos Victory Fund 7,593,750 cashless warrants (the “Talos Note #1 Warrants”) with an exercise price of $0.008 per share. In August 2022, the Company issued 5,062,500 shares of common stock upon the exercise of a portion of the Talos Note #1 Warrants. The exercise of the Talos Note #1 Warrants was on a cashless basis.
Mast Hill Fund, L.P. In connection with the Mast Hill Note #1, we issued to Mast Hill Fund 14,062,500 cashless warrants (the “Mast Hill Fund Note #1 Warrants”) with an exercise price of $0.008 per share. In August 2022, the Company issued 9,375,000 shares of common stock upon the exercise of a portion of the Mast Hill Fund Note #1 Warrants. The exercise of the Mast Hill Fund Note #1 Warrants was on a cashless basis.
Additionally, in connection with the Mast Hill Note #2, the company issued to Mast Hill Fund 40,000,000 cashless warrants (the “Mast Hill Fund Note #2 Warrants”) with an exercise price of $0.0055 per share. The relative fair value associated with the warrants is $13,368 and has been recorded as a debt discount and will be amortized over the life of the note.
GS Capital Partners, LLC. In connection with the GS Capital Note #1, we issued to GS Capital 4,000,000 cashless warrants (the “GS Capital Warrants”) with an exercise price of $0.008 per share. The relative fair value associated with the warrants is $4,449 and has been recorded as a debt discount and will be amortized over the life of the note.
J.H. Darbie & Co. As a placement agent fee in connection with the Talos Note #1, in May 2022, the Company issued to J.H. Darbie & Co. (“Darbie”) 1,215,000 cashless warrants (the “Darbie Placement #1 Warrants”) with an exercise price of $0.008 per share.
As a placement agent fee in connection with the Mast Hill Note #1, in May 2022, the Company issued to Darbie 2,250,000 cashless warrants (the “Darbie Placement #2 Warrants”) with an exercise price of $0.008 per share. The relative fair value associated with the warrants is $3,485 and has been recorded as a debt discount and will be amortized over the life of the note.
As a placement agent fee in connection with the Mast Hill Note #2, in September 2022, the Company issued to Darbie 2,130,613 cashless warrants (the “Darbie Placement #3 Warrants”) with an exercise price of $0.0049 per share. The relative fair value associated with the warrants is $2,072 and has been recorded as a debt discount and will be amortized over the life of the note.
9. SECURITIES EXCHANGE AGREEMENTS
In August 2022, the Company entered into six separate securities exchange agreements (collectively, the “Exchange Agreements”) with its officers and directors: (a) Fabian G. Deneault (the “Deneault Agreement”), President and a Director of the Company, (b) Newlan & Newlan, Ltd. (the “Newlan Agreement”), a law firm owned by Eric Newlan, Vice President, Secretary and a Director of the Company, and L. A Newlan, Jr., a Director of the Company, (c) William E. Sluss (the “Sluss Agreement”), Chief Financial Officer and a Director of the Company, (d) EFT Holdings, Inc. (the “EFT Holdings Agreement”), a company controlled by Jack Jie Qin, a Director of the Company, (e) EF2T, Inc. (the “EF2T Agreement”), a company owned by Mr. Qin, and (f) Astoria LLC (the “Astoria Agreement”), a company controlled by Mr. Qin.
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Pursuant to the Exchange Agreements, the Company is to issue a total of 42,000 shares of its Series A Preferred Stock, in exchange for a total of 123,972,996 shares of its common stock, as follows:
Exchange Agreement |
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| Number of Shares of Common Stock to be Exchanged |
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| Number of Shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be Issued | |
Deneault Agreement |
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| 49,746,253 shares |
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| 14,250 shares |
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Newlan Agreement |
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| 49,317,406 shares |
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| 14,250 shares |
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Sluss Agreement |
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| 1,615,002 shares |
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| 1,000 shares |
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EFT Holdings Agreement |
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| 18,221,906 shares |
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| 9,778 shares |
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EF2T Agreement |
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| 2,240,768 shares |
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| 1,202 shares |
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Astonia Agreement |
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| 2,831,661 shares |
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| 1,520 shares |
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| 123,972,996 shares |
| 42,000 shares |
As of September 30, 2022, the Deneault Agreement and the Newlan Agreement had been completed, such that a total of 28,500 shares of Series A Preferred Stock had been issued in exchange for a total of 99,063,659 shares of common stock, which shares of common stock were cancelled and returned to the status of authorized and unissued.
10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Common Stock Issued for Services
In April 2022, the Company entered into an executive services agreement with its Executive Vice President, William J. LoBell, pursuant to which it is obligated to issue 1,000,000 shares of its common stock upon execution of such agreement, then 500,000 shares of its common stock on each of July 1, 2022, October 1, 2022, January 1, 2023, and April 1, 2023. At September 30, 2022, the Company was obligated to issue a total of 1,500,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to this agreement, the total value of which, $34,500, is included in the Company’s accounts payable at September 30, 2022.
Advances from Related Parties
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company obtained $70,500 in advances from Touchstone Enviro Solutions, Inc. (“Touchstone”), a company owned by three of the Company’s officers and directors, Fabian G. Deneault, L. A. Newlan, Jr. and Eric Newlan. The funds were used to make payment on the 1800 Diagonal Note #1 and for working capital. Such funds were obtained as a loan on open account, accrue no interest and are due on demand. At September 30, 2022, the Company owed Touchstone $70,500.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company obtained an advance from its President, Fabian G. Deneault, in the amount of $10,000. The funds were used for marketing expenses. Such funds were obtained as a loan on open account, accrue no interest and are due on demand. At September 30, 2022, the Company owed Mr. Deneault $10,000.
At September 30, 2022, the Company owed Atonia LLC $4,470 in principal and EF2T, Inc. $773.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company obtained an advance from one of its officers and directors, Eric Newlan, as follows:
In June 2021, Mr. Newlan advanced the sum of $93,732.70 to the Company. The funds were used to repay the EMA Financial Note (the total repayment amount was $93,697.70: $61,119.80 in principal; $3,499.30 in interest; and $29,078.60 as a prepayment premium). Such funds were obtained as a loan on open account, accrue no interest and are due on demand. At September 30, 2021, such loan had been repaid in full.
At September 30, 2021, the Company owed Atonia LLC $4,470 in principal and EF2T, Inc. $773.
Stock Issued for Bonus
In June 2021, the Company issued 500,000 shares of common stock to its Chief Financial Officer and Director, William E. Sluss, as a retention bonus, which shares were valued at $.03 per share, or $15,000, in the aggregate.
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New Mitexstream Agreement
In February 2021, Black Bird entered into a Manufacturing, Sales and Distribution License Agreement (the “New MiteXstream Agreement”) with a related party, Touchstone Enviro Solutions, Inc., which replaced a prior similar agreement (the “Original MiteXstream Agreement”) and served to expand Black Bird’s rights with respect to MiteXstream, an EPA-registered biopesticide. The New MiteXstream Agreement contains the following important provisions as compared to the Original MiteXstream Agreement:
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| New MiteXstream Agreement |
| Original MiteXstream Agreement |
Term |
| December 31, 2080 |
| Initial terms of 10 years, with one 10-year renewal term |
Territory |
| Worldwide Exclusive (1) |
| United States and Canada |
Royalty |
| $10.00 per gallon manufactured |
| Effective royalty of an estimated $50 per gallon |
Minimums |
| 2,500 gallons of concentrate manufactured per year (2) |
| $20,000 of product per year |
Sublicensing |
| Right to sublicense granted |
| No right to sublicense |
Trademarks |
| For no extra consideration, rights granted to use “MiteXstream” and “Harnessing the Power of Water” |
| For no extra consideration, rights granted to use “MiteXstream” |
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(1) (2) | Exclusivity ends and becomes non-exclusive, if the minimum of 2,500 gallons per year is not met. The minimum (2,500 gallons per year) is deemed to have been satisfied through December 31, 2022. |
The disinterested Directors of the Company approved the New MiteXstream Agreement.
Facility Lease
In May 2020, a Company subsidiary, Black Bird Potentials, Inc. (“BBPotentials”), entered into a facility lease with Grizzly Creek Farms, LLC, an entity owned by one of the Company’s directors, Fabian G. Deneault, with respect to approximately 2,000 square feet of manufacturing space located in Ronan, Montana. Monthly rent under such lease was $1,500 and the initial term of such lease expired in December 2025. This lease was terminated effective April 1, 2021. Since such date, Mr. Deneault permits BB Potentials to utilize the leased facility for storage, at no charge.
11. LOANS PAYABLE – RELATED PARTIES
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company obtained no loans from related parties.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company obtained an advance from one of its officers and directors, Eric Newlan, as follows:
In June 2021, Mr. Newlan advanced the sum of $93,732.70 to the Company. The funds were used to repay the EMA Financial Note (the total repayment amount was $93,697.70: $61,119.80 in principal; $3,499.30 in interest; and $29,078.60 as a prepayment premium). Such funds were obtained as a loan on open account, accrue no interest and are due on demand. At September 30, 2021, such loan had been in full.
At September 30, 2021, the Company owed Atonia LLC $4,470 in principal and EF2T, Inc. $773.
12. AMENDMENTS OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Certificates of Amendment
In January 2020, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to change its corporate name to “Black Bird Potentials Inc.” and submitted such filing to FINRA for approval thereof. FINRA did not approve such filing, due to an extended passage of time from the Company’s initial filing and its being late in filing certain periodic reports.
In April 2021, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to change its corporate name to “Black Bird Biotech, Inc.”
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In February 2021, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of its common stock to 325,000,000.
In April 2022, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock to 750,000,000 and to authorize 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock.
Certificate of Designation – Series A Preferred Stock
In August 2022, the Company filed with the State of Nevada a Certificate of Designation (the “Certificate of Designation”), which established a Series A Preferred Stock with the following rights, preferences, powers, restrictions and limitations:
Designation, Amount and Par Value. The series of Preferred Stock shall be designated as Series A Preferred Stock and the number of shares so designated shall be Forty-Two Thousand (42,000). Each share of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.001.
Fractional Shares. The Series A Preferred Stock may be issued in fractional shares.
Voting Rights. The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall, as a class, have rights in all matters requiring shareholder approval to a number of votes equal to two (2) times the sum of:
(a) | The total number of shares of common stock which are issued and outstanding at the time of any election or vote by the shareholders; plus |
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(b) | The number of votes allocated to shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding of any other class that shall have voting rights. |
Dividends. The Series A Preferred Stock shall be treated pari passu with the Company’s common stock, except that the dividend on each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be equal to the amount of the dividend declared and paid on each share of the Company’s common stock multiplied by the Conversion Rate, as that term is defined herein.
Liquidation. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, payments to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be treated pari passu with the Company’s common stock, except that the payment on each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be equal to the amount of the payment on each share of the Company’s common stock multiplied by the Conversion Rate, as that term is defined herein.
Conversion and Adjustments.
Conversion Rate. The Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, as follows:
Each 1,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible at any time into a number of shares of the Company’s common stock that equals one percent (1.00%) of the number of issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on the date of conversion (the “Conversion Rate”).
No Partial Conversion. A holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be required to convert all of such holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock, should any such holder exercise his, her or its rights of conversion.
Adjustment for Merger and Reorganization, etc. If there shall occur any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger involving the Company in which the Company’s common stock (but not the Series A Preferred Stock) is converted into or exchanged for securities, cash or other property, then each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be deemed to have been converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at the Conversion Rate.
Protection Provisions. So long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Company shall not, without first obtaining the unanimous written consent of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock, alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock so as to affect adversely the holders of Series A Preferred Stock.
Waiver. Any of the rights, powers or preferences of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock may be waived by the affirmative consent or vote of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding.
No Other Rights or Privileges. Except as specifically set forth herein, the holder(s) of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have no other rights, privileges or preferences with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock.
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13. NEW MITEXSTREAM AGREEMENT
In February 2021, Black Bird entered into a Manufacturing, Sales and Distribution License Agreement (the New MiteXstream Agreement) with a related party, Touchstone Enviro Solutions, Inc., which replaced a prior similar agreement (the Original MiteXstream Agreement) and served to expand Black Bird’s rights with respect to MiteXstream, an EPA-registered biopesticide. The New MiteXstream Agreement contains the following important provisions as compared to the Original MiteXstream Agreement:
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| New MiteXstream Agreement |
| Original MiteXstream Agreement |
Term |
| December 31, 2080 |
| Initial terms of 10 years, with one 10-year renewal term |
Territory |
| Worldwide Exclusive (1) |
| United States and Canada |
Royalty |
| $10.00 per gallon manufactured |
| Effective royalty of an estimated $50 per gallon |
Minimums |
| 2,500 gallons of concentrate manufactured per year (2) |
| $20,000 of product per year |
Sublicensing |
| Right to sublicense granted |
| No right to sublicense |
Trademarks |
| For no extra consideration, rights granted to use “MiteXstream” and “Harnessing the Power of Water” |
| For no extra consideration, rights granted to use “MiteXstream” |
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| (1) (2) | Exclusivity ends and becomes non-exclusive, if the minimum of 2,500 gallons per year is not met. The minimum (2,500 gallons per year) is deemed to have been satisfied through December 31, 2022. |
The disinterested Directors of the Company approved the New MiteXstream Agreement.
14. ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
In December 2020, a newly-formed subsidiary of the Company, Big Sky American Dist., LLC, a Montana limited liability company (“Big Sky American”), which distributes the Company’s Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD and other products, entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Big Sky APA”), whereby it purchased certain distribution-related assets associated with approximately 200 retail locations in Western Montana for $200,000 in cash, in February 2021. The purchased assets consisted of $10,000 of furniture and equipment and $190,000 of an intangible asset, a customer list, which is being amortized over 18 months.
15. INTANGIBLE ASSET
The Company has an intangible asset related to the purchase of product distribution assets in the amount of $190,000, which is for a customer list and is being amortized over 18 months. The asset has been fully amortized as of September 30, 2022.
16. STOCKHOLDER RECEIVABLE
At September 30, 2022 and 2021, cash relating to a stockholder receivable of Black Bird for $1,000, which stockholder receivable became a part of the Company’s outstanding common stock history, upon its acquisition of Black Bird. The stockholder receivable relates to 42,885 shares of Company common stock.
17. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Convertible Promissory Note
1800 Diagonal Lending LLC. In November 2022, the Company obtained a loan from 1800 Diagonal Lending LLC which netted the Company $100,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $103,750 face amount convertible promissory note (“1800 Diagonal Note #2”) bearing interest at 10% per annum, with principal and interest due in November 2023. The Company has the right to repay the 1800 Diagonal Note #2 at a premium ranging from 120% to 125% of the face amount. The 1800 Diagonal Note #2 is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 65% multiplied by the average of the two lowest trading prices of the Company’s common stock during the 15 trading days prior to the applicable conversion date, any time after May 7, 2023.
Other
Management has evaluated subsequent events through November 14, 2022.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Black Bird
Biotech, Inc. (formerly Digital Development Partners, Inc.)
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Black Bird Biotech, Inc. (formerly Digital Development Partners, Inc.) and Subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2021 and the related notes (collectively referred to as the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the two years in the period ended December 31, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern Matter
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has not yet established an ongoing source of revenues sufficient to cover its operating costs and also has only a small capital surplus that raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
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Asset Purchase
Description of the Matter
In 2021, the Company completed an asset purchase where it purchased certain distribution-related assets associated with approximately 200 retail locations in Western Montana for $200,000 in cash. The purchased assets consisted of $10,000 in furniture and equipment and $190,000 for an intangible asset, a customer list. The Company determined it was an asset purchase and performed an assessment of the respective values of the equipment and customer list to record.
Auditing the Company’s accounting of the asset purchase is complex due to the judgment involved in the evaluation of the proper accounting treatment of the asset purchase and managements’ estimates regarding the subsequent recording of the assets acquired.
How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit
We obtained an understanding of the Company’s controls over their accounting for an asset purchase. Our testing included among other things, agreeing the terms of the agreement to their application of the purchase accounting, evaluating managements’ estimates and testing that the balances were recorded properly.
Change in Accounting Principle
Description of the Matter
Effective January 1, 2021, the Company early adopted ASU 2020-06. The ASU simplified accounting for convertible instruments by removing separation models required under current GAAP, resulting in more convertible debt instruments being reported as a single liability instrument with no separate accounting for embedded conversion features. It also simplified the diluted net income per share calculation in certain areas. The Company’s adoption resulted beginning of year equity of being reduced from $27,609 to $1,054, a reduction of $26,555.
Auditing the Company’s implementation of the new ASU is complex due to the calculation related to previously embedded conversion features and significant due to its effect on equity.
How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit
We obtained an understanding of the Company’s controls over their accounting for embedded conversion features under the new ASU. Our testing included among other things, recalculating the significant components of the initial accounting of these instruments, gaining an understanding of the Company’s new calculation relating to the implementation and comparing the two methods to determine its effect on the Company’s debt and equity.
/s/ Farmer, Fuqua, & Huff, P.C.
Farmer, Fuqua, & Huff, P.C.
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2020
Richardson, TX
April 15, 2022
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Table of Contents |
BLACK BIRD BIOTECH, INC.
(formerly Digital Development Partners, Inc.)
Consolidated Balance Sheets
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-21 |
Table of Contents |
BLACK BIRD BIOTECH, INC.
(formerly Digital Development Partners, Inc.)
Consolidated Statements of Operations
|
| Year Ended |
|
| Year Ended |
| ||
|
| 12/31/2021 |
|
| 12/31/2020 |
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales |
|
| 104,458 |
|
|
| 57,604 |
|
Cost of goods sold |
|
| 84,871 |
|
|
| 28,245 |
|
Gross profit (loss) |
|
| 19,587 |
|
|
| 29,359 |
|
Expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consulting services |
|
| 725,240 |
|
|
| 266,640 |
|
Website expense |
|
| 12,328 |
|
|
| 17,899 |
|
Depreciation expense |
|
| 4,101 |
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization expense |
|
| 105,556 |
|
|
|
|
|
Legal and professional services |
|
| 84,457 |
|
|
| 143,310 |
|
Advertising and marketing |
|
| 5,234 |
|
|
| 1,918 |
|
Bad debt expense |
|
| - |
|
|
| 4,461 |
|
License fee |
|
| - |
|
|
| 23,280 |
|
Rent |
|
| 10,320 |
|
|
| 17,200 |
|
Beneficial conversion expense |
|
| - |
|
|
| 29,788 |
|
General and administrative |
|
| 523,478 |
|
|
| 209,666 |
|
Total expenses |
|
| 1,470,714 |
|
|
| 714,162 |
|
Net operating loss |
|
| (1,451,127 | ) |
|
| (684,803 | ) |
Other expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net other income (expense) |
|
| - |
|
|
| 518 |
|
Prepayment penalty |
|
| (74,848 | ) |
|
| - |
|
Interest expense |
|
| (285,327 | ) |
|
| (5,873 | ) |
Total other income (expense) |
|
| (360,175 | ) |
|
| (5,355 | ) |
Profit (loss) before taxes |
|
| (1,811,302 | ) |
|
| (690,158 | ) |
Income tax expense |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
Net profit (loss) |
|
| (1,811,302 | ) |
|
| (690,158 | ) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net profit (loss) per common share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
| 0 |
|
|
| 0 |
|
Diluted |
|
| 0 |
|
|
| 0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
| 194,420,001 |
|
|
| 120,358,931 |
|
Diluted |
|
| 225,537,811 |
|
|
| 132,545,440 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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BLACK BIRD BIOTECH, INC.
(formerly Digital Development Partners, Inc.)
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
For the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
|
| Common Stock |
|
| Stockholder |
|
| Additional Paid-in | Retained Earnings (Accumulated |
| ||||||||||||||
|
| Shares |
|
| Amount |
|
| Receivable |
|
| Capital |
|
| Deficit) |
|
| Total |
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2019 |
|
| 85,970,665 |
|
|
| 85,971 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 7,488,946 |
|
|
| (8,715,712 | ) |
|
| (1,140,795 | ) |
Cancellation of stock |
|
| (79,265,000 | ) |
|
| (79,265 | ) |
|
| --- |
|
|
| 79,265 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
Stock issued for debt cancellation |
|
| 23,294,335 |
|
|
| 23,294 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 1,109,803 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 1,133,097 |
|
Effect of issuance related to acquisition of Black Bird Potentials Inc. |
|
| 120,000,000 |
|
|
| 120,000 |
|
|
| (1,000 | ) |
|
| (8,570,256 | ) |
|
| 8,566,201 |
|
|
| 114,945 |
|
Stock issued for services |
|
| 100,000 |
|
|
| 100 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 7,900 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 8,000 |
|
Stock issued for cash |
|
| 125,000 |
|
|
| 125 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 2,375 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 2,500 |
|
Stock issued for cash |
|
| 5,000,000 |
|
|
| 5,000 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 195,000 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 200,000 |
|
Stock issued for cash |
|
| 2,500,000 |
|
|
| 2,500 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 97,500 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 100,000 |
|
Stock issued for cash |
|
| 1,250,000 |
|
|
| 1,250 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 48,750 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 50,000 |
|
Stock issued for cash |
|
| 4,450,000 |
|
|
| 4,450 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 173,550 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 178,000 |
|
Stock issued for services |
|
| 1,500,000 |
|
|
| 1,500 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 13,500 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 15,000 |
|
Beneficial conversion related to convertible debt |
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 56,343 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 56,343 |
|
Inventory contributed to additional paid-in capital by related party |
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 677 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 677 |
|
Net loss |
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| (690,158 | ) |
|
| (690,158 | ) |
Balance, December 31, 2020 |
|
| 164,925,000 |
|
| $ | 164,925 |
|
| $ | (1,000 | ) |
| $ | 703,353 |
|
| $ | (839,669 | ) |
| $ | 27,609 |
|
Effect of adoption of ASU 2020-06 |
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| (56,343 | ) |
|
| 29,788 |
|
|
| (26,555 | ) |
Stock issued for cash |
|
| 4,875,000 |
|
|
| 4,875 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 190,125 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 195,000 |
|
Stock issued for services |
|
| 150,000 |
|
|
| 150 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 6,730 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 6,880 |
|
Stock issued for commitment fee |
|
| 2,000,000 |
|
|
| 2,000 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 63,000 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 65,000 |
|
Stock issued for cash (Reg A#1) |
|
| 3,125,000 |
|
|
| 3,125 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 96,875 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 100,000 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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BLACK BIRD BIOTECH, INC.
(formerly Digital Development Partners, Inc.)
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
For the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
(continued)
|
| Common Stock |
|
| Stockholder |
|
| Additional Paid-in | Retained Earnings (Accumulated |
|
| |||||||||||||
|
| Shares |
|
| Amount |
|
| Receivable |
|
| Capital |
|
| Deficit) |
|
| Total |
| ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock issued for services |
|
| 450,000 |
|
|
| 450 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 13,050 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 13,500 |
|
Stock issued for services |
|
| 8,000,000 |
|
|
| 8,000 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 242,400 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 250,400 |
|
Stock issued for services |
|
| 500,000 |
|
|
| 500 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 14,500 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 15,000 |
|
Stock issued for cash (Reg A #1) |
|
| 1,562,500 |
|
|
| 1,562 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 48,438 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 50,000 |
|
Stock issued for cash (Reg A #2) |
|
| 51,700,000 |
|
|
| 51,700 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 723,800 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 775,500 |
|
Stock issued for debt conversion |
|
| 8,607,995 |
|
|
| 8,608 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 93,002 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 101,610 |
|
Stock issued for services |
|
| 1,002,000 |
|
|
| 1,002 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 33,066 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 34,068 |
|
Stock issued for cash (Reg A #2) |
|
| 41,333,333 |
|
|
| 41,333 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 578,667 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 620,000 |
|
Stock issued for services |
|
| 13,000,000 |
|
|
| 13,000 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 240,500 |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| 253,500 |
|
Net loss |
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| --- |
|
|
| (1,811,302 | ) |
|
| (1,811,302 | ) |
Balance, December 31, 2021 |
|
| 301,230,828 |
|
| $ | 301,230 |
|
| $ | (1,000 | ) |
| $ | 2,991,163 |
|
| $ | (2,621,183 | ) |
| $ | 670,210 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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BLACK BIRD BIOTECH, INC.
(formerly Digital Development Partners, Inc.)
Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
|
| Year Ended |
|
| Year Ended |
| ||
|
| 12/31/2021 |
|
| 12/31/2020 |
| ||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Net loss |
|
| (1,811,302 | ) |
|
| (690,158 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used for operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock issued for services |
|
| 573,348 |
|
|
| 23,000 |
|
Amortization of debt discount |
|
| 266,511 |
|
|
| - |
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
| (87,689 | ) |
|
|
| |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
| 109,657 |
|
|
|
| |
Account receivable |
|
| (2,741 | ) |
|
| - |
|
Debt amortization |
|
| - |
|
|
| 672 |
|
Bad debt expense |
|
| - |
|
|
| 4,461 |
|
Non-cash beneficial conversion expense |
|
| - |
|
|
| 29,788 |
|
Prepaid consulting fees |
|
| - |
|
|
| (13,500 | ) |
Accrued interest |
|
| 4,855 |
|
|
| 2,201 |
|
Inventory |
|
| (34,787 | ) |
|
| (30,212 | ) |
Deposits |
|
| - |
|
|
| 20,000 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
| (10,280 | ) |
|
| 34,283 |
|
Net cash used for operating activities |
|
| (992,428 | ) |
|
| (619,465 | ) |
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deposit - asset purchase |
|
| (180,000 | ) |
|
| (20,000 | ) |
Machinery and equipment |
|
| (5,702 | ) |
|
| - |
|
Net cash used for investing activities |
|
| (185,702 | ) |
|
| (20,000 | ) |
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing fees paid |
|
| - |
|
|
| (8,000 | ) |
Repayment of loans payable - third party |
|
| (914,100 | ) |
|
| (25,000 | ) |
Repayments on related-party notes |
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
Loans payable - third parties |
|
| 827,100 |
|
|
| 104,500 |
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
|
| 1,711,150 |
|
|
| 530,500 |
|
Net advances from related party |
|
| 772 |
|
|
| 4,470 |
|
Net cash provided by financing |
|
| 1,624,922 |
|
|
| 606,470 |
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
| 446,792 |
|
|
| (32,995 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
| 52,974 |
|
|
| 85,969 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
|
| 499,766 |
|
|
| 52,974 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued to repay third-party debt |
|
| 101,610 |
|
| $ | - |
|
Common stock issued to repay related party debt |
| $ | - |
|
|
| 1,133,067 |
|
Common stock issued for commitment fee |
|
| 65,000 |
|
| $ | - |
|
Inventory contributed for capital |
| $ | - |
|
|
| 677 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes paid |
| $ | - |
|
| $ | - |
|
Interest paid |
|
| 13,067 |
|
| $ | - |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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BLACK BIRD BIOTECH, INC.
(formerly Digital Development Partners, Inc.)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2021
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Basis of Presentation
Black Bird Biotech, Inc. (formerly Digital Development Partners, Inc.) (the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Nevada in 2006 under the name “Cyprium Resources Inc.,” which was changed to “Digital Development Partners, Inc.” in August 2009. Effective June 14, 2021, the Company’s name change to “Black Bird Biotech, Inc.” Through 2014, the Company was involved, first, in the mining industry and, then, in the communications industry.
From 2015 until the January 1, 2020, acquisition of Black Bird Potentials Inc., a Wyoming corporation (“BB Potentials”), the Company was a “shell company,” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company’s Board of Directors has adopted the business plan of BB Potentials and the Company’s ongoing operations now include those of BB Potentials. References to “the Company” include BB Potentials, as well as its other wholly-owned subsidiaries: Big Sky American Dist., LLC, a Montana limited liability company, and Black Bird Hemp Manager, LLC, a Montana limited liability company.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Black Bird Biotech, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Nature of Operations
The Company is the exclusive worldwide manufacturer and distributor for MiteXstreamTM, an EPA-certified plant-based biopesticide effective in the eradication of mites and other similar pests, including spider mites, that destroy crops, particularly cannabis, hops, coffee and house plants, as well as molds and mildew.
The Company also manufactures and sells, under its Grizzly Creek NaturalsTM brand name, CBD products, including CBD Oils, gummies and pet treats, as well as CBD-infused personal care products. In addition, BB Potentials is a licensed grower of industrial hemp under the Montana Hemp Pilot Program.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND GOING CONCERN
Going Concern
The Company’s financial statements are prepared using generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America applicable to a going concern which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not yet established an ongoing source of revenues sufficient to cover its operating costs and allow it to continue as a going concern. The Company had working capital of $574,165 at December 31, 2021. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company’s activities will necessitate significant uses of working capital beyond 2021. Additionally, the Company’s capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the success of the Company’s researching for new markets. The Company plans to continue financing its operations with cash received from financing activities, more specifically from related party loans.
While the Company strongly believes that its capital resources will be sufficient in the near term, there is no assurance that the Company’s activities will generate sufficient revenues to sustain its operations without additional capital or if additional capital is needed, that such funds, if available, will be obtainable on terms satisfactory to the Company. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event that the Company cannot continue as a going concern.
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Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
Cash and equivalents include investments with initial maturities of three months or less. The Company had no cash equivalents as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes utilizing ASC 740, “Income Taxes”. ASC 740 requires the measurement of deferred tax assets for deductible temporary differences and operating loss carry forwards, and of deferred tax liabilities for taxable temporary differences. Measurement of current and deferred tax liabilities and assets is based on provisions of enacted tax law. The effects of future changes in tax laws or rates are not included in the measurement. The Company recognizes the amount of taxes payable or refundable for the current year and recognizes deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of events and transactions that have been recognized in the Company’s financial statements or tax returns. The Company currently has substantial net operating loss carry forwards. The Company has recorded a 100% valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets due to uncertainty of their ultimate realization. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share
Net loss per share is calculated in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings per Share, for the period presented. Basic net loss per share is based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per share is based on the assumption that all dilutive convertible shares and stock options were converted or exercised. Dilution is computed by applying the treasury stock method. Under this method, outstanding options and warrants, if any, are assumed exercised at the beginning of the period (or at the time of issuance, if later), and as if funds obtained thereby were used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the period. At December 31, 2021 and 2020, there were potential dilutive securities of the Company outstanding.
Related Parties
A party is considered to be related to the Company if the party directly or indirectly or through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Company. Related parties also include principal owners of the Company, its management, members of the immediate families of principal owners of the Company and its management and other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests. A party which can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or if it has an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests is also a related party.
Inventories
Inventories consist primarily of raw materials and finished goods. The inventory is recorded at the lower of cost or market which approximates first-in, first-out (FIFO).
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Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets which range from 3-5 years.
Accounts Receivable and Revenue Recognition
Accounts receivable is recorded net of an allowance for expected losses. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, there is $-0- and $8,922 recorded as allowance for doubtful accounts. Revenue is recognized at the point of invoicing for sales of inventory.
Deferred Financing Costs
Deferred financing costs are capitalized and amortized over the life of the loan using the straight-line method which approximates the effective interest method. All loan fees have been amortized as of December 31, 2021.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06-Debt-Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40)-Accounting For Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity. The ASU simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. Consequently, more convertible debt instruments will be reported as a single liability instrument with no separate accounting for embedded conversion features. The ASU removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, which will permit more equity contracts to qualify for it. The ASU also simplifies the diluted net income per share calculation in certain areas. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2021, and early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company has early adopted ASU 2020-06 for the year beginning January 1, 2021.
Change in Accounting Principle
In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06-Debt-Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40)-Accounting For Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity. The ASU simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. Consequently, more convertible debt instruments will be reported as a single liability instrument with no separate accounting for embedded conversion features. The ASU removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, which will permit more equity contracts to qualify for it. The ASU also simplifies the diluted net income per share calculation in certain areas. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2021, and early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company has early adopted ASU 2020-06 for the year beginning January 1, 2021.
The Company has adopted the if-converted method for calculating EPS and the modified retrospective method as the transition method. The if-converted method assumes that the conversion of convertible securities occurs at the beginning of the reporting period and the modified retrospective recognizes the cumulative effect of the change as an adjustment to the beginning balance of retained earnings as of the date of adoption. Under the modified-retrospective method, no adjustment should be made to the comparative-period information including EPS.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, the cumulative effect of the changes on retained earnings is $29,788, additional paid-in-capital is $56,343 and notes payable is $26,555, as reflected in the accompanying financial statements. During the year ended December 31, 2021 the effect on EPS would be unchanged after the adoption of ASU 2020-06.
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3. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
During 2020 a strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported worldwide resulting in decreased economic activity and closures of businesses which has adversely affected the broader global economy. The virus has continued to affect the economy through 2021. The Company is taking all necessary steps to keep its business premises in a safe environment and is constantly monitoring the impact of COVID-19. At this time, the extent to which COVID-19 will impact the economy and the Company is uncertain. Pandemics or other significant public heath events could have a material adverse effect on the Company and the results of its operations in the future.
4. CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
In the normal course of business the Company maintains cash with a Federally-insured financial institution. Individual account balance may occasionally exceed the Federally-insured limit of $250,000. The Company has not experienced and does not anticipate any losses as a result of any account balances exceeding the Federally-insured limits.
5. ACQUISITION OF BLACK BIRD POTENTIALS INC.
Effective January 1, 2020, the Company consummated a plan and agreement of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Black Bird Potentials Inc., a Wyoming corporation (BB Potentials), pursuant to which BB Potentials became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company issued 120,000,000 shares of its common stock to the shareholders of BB Potentials and four persons were added to the Company’s Board of Directors. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company’s four new directors were issued a total of 100,178,661 shares of Company common stock. Thus, a change in control of the Company occurred in connection with the Merger Agreement
Due to the effects of the “reverse merger” acquisition of BB Potentials occurring effective January 1, 2020, in accordance with ASC 805 Business Combinations, the presentation of the financial statements represents the continuation of BB Potentials, the accounting acquirer, except for the legal capital structure. Historical shareholders’ equity of the Company, the accounting acquiree, has been adjusted to reflect the recapitalization. Retained earnings (deficit) of the BB Potentials, the accounting acquirer have been carried forward after the acquisition and operations prior to the merger are those of BB Potentials, the accounting acquirer. Earnings per share for periods prior to the merger have been adjusted to reflect the recapitalization.
6. COMMON STOCK
Common Stock Issued for Cash
2021 Regulation A Offering (SEC File No. 024-11215) (“Reg A #1”). During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company sold (a) a total of 4,875,000 shares of its common stock for a total of $195,000, or $0.04 per share, in cash, and (b) a total of 4,687,500 shares of its common stock for a total of $150,000, or $0.032 per share, in cash, under the Reg A #1.
Regulation A Offering (SEC File No. 024-11621) (“Reg A #2”). During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company sold a total of 93,033,333 shares of its common stock for a total of $1,395,000, or $0.015 per share, in cash under the Reg A #2.
2020 During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company sold 125,000 shares of its common stock to a third party for $2,500 in cash, or $0.02 per share.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company sold a total of 13,200,000 shares of its common stock for a total of $528,000, or $0.04 per share, in cash, under the Reg A #1.
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Common Stock Issued for Services
2021 In October 2021, the Company issued 13,000,000 shares of its common stock to a third party consultant, which shares were valued at $0.0195 per share, or $253,500, in the aggregate.
In September 2021, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a third party, pursuant to which it is obligated to issue $3,000 of its common stock for each month of the three-month term of such agreement, in arrears. In October, November and December 2021, the Company became obligated to issue a total of 600,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to this agreement. The 600,000 shares were valued at $.015 per share, or $9,000, in the aggregate, which amount is included in accounts payable in the accompanying balance sheet. All 600,000 shares were issued subsequent to December 31, 2021. (See Note 16. Subsequent Events).
In July 2021, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a third party, pursuant to which it is obligated to issue 167,000 shares of its common stock for each month of the six-month term of such agreement, a total of 1,002,000 shares, which shares were valued at $0.034 per share, or $34,068, in the aggregate.
In June 2021, the Company issued 500,000 shares of common stock to its Chief Financial Officer and Director, William E. Sluss, as a retention bonus, which shares were valued at $.03 per share, or $15,000, in the aggregate.
In May 2021, the Company issued 8,000,000 shares of common stock to a third-party consultant pursuant to a consulting agreement, which shares were valued at $0.0313 per share, or $250,400, in the aggregate. The term of the consulting agreement expires in May 2022.
In April 2021, the Company issued 450,000 shares of common stock to a third-party consultant pursuant to a consulting agreement, which shares were valued at $0.03 per share, or $13,500, in the aggregate. The term of the consulting agreement expired in June 2021.
In February 2021, the Company issued 2,000,000 shares of its common stock to a third party as a commitment fee, which shares were valued at $0.065 with a 50% discount per share, or $65,000, in the aggregate.
Pursuant to a consulting agreement, in January, February and March 2021, the Company issued a total of 150,000 shares (50,000 shares each month) of its common stock to a third-party consultant, which shares were valued at $0.0406 per share ($2,030, in the aggregate), $0.0534 per share ($2,670, in the aggregate) and $0.0436 per share ($2,180, in the aggregate), respectively.
2020 In November 2020, the Company issued a total of 1,500,000 shares of common stock to two third-party consultants, pursuant to separate consulting agreements, which shares were valued at $.01 per share, or $15,000, in the aggregate. In addition to the issuance of such shares, the third-party consultants were paid a total of $6,200 in cash for website development and related services. The terms of these consulting agreements expire September 30, 2021.
In March 2020, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock to two third-party consultants pursuant to a consulting agreement, which shares were valued at $0.08 per share, or $8,000, in the aggregate. The term of the consulting agreement expired in September 2020.
Acquisition of BB Potentials
Effective January 1, 2020, the Company consummated the Merger Agreement with BB Potentials. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company issued 120,000,000 shares of its common stock to the shareholders of BB Potentials and four persons were added to the Company’s Board of Directors. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company’s four new directors were issued a total of 100,178,661 shares of Company common stock. Thus, a change in control of the Company occurred in connection with the Merger Agreement.
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Stock Cancellation Agreement
In conjunction with the Merger Agreement, the Company entered into a cancellation of stock agreement with its former majority shareholder, EFT Holdings, Inc., whereby it cancelled all 79,265,000 shares of common stock then owned by EFT Holdings, Inc.
Debt Forgiveness Agreements
In conjunction with the Merger Agreement, the Company entered into debt forgiveness agreements with related parties, as follows:
EFT Holdings, Inc. The Company issued 18,221,906 shares of common stock to its former majority shareholder, EFT Holdings, Inc., in payment of $886,108 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest.
EF2T, Inc. The Company issued 2,240,768 shares of common stock to a related party, EF2T, Inc., in payment of $109,992 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest.
Astonia LLC. The Company issued 2,831,661 shares of common stock to a related party, Astonia LLC, in payment of $136,997 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest.
7. NEW MITEXSTREAM AGREEMENT
In February 2021, BB Potentials entered into a Manufacturing, Sales and Distribution License Agreement (the “New MiteXstream Agreement”) with a related party, Touchstone Enviro Solutions, Inc., which replaced a prior similar agreement (the “Original MiteXstream Agreement”) and served to expand BB Potentials’ rights with respect to MiteXstream, an EPA-registered biopesticide. The New MiteXstream Agreement contains the following important provisions as compared to the Original MiteXstream Agreement:
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New MiteXstream Agreement |
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Original MiteXstream Agreement | ||
Term |
| December 31, 2080 |
| Initial terms of 10 years, with one 10-year renewal term | ||
Territory |
| Worldwide Exclusive (1) |
| United States and Canada | ||
Royalty |
| $10.00 per gallon manufactured |
| Effective royalty of an estimated $50 per gallon | ||
Minimums |
| 2,500 gallons of concentrate manufactured per year (2) |
| $20,000 of product per year | ||
Sublicensing |
| Right to sublicense granted |
| No right to sublicense | ||
Trademarks |
| For no extra consideration, rights granted to use “MiteXstream” and “Harnessing the Power of Water” |
| For no extra consideration, rights granted to use “MiteXstream” |
| (1) | Exclusivity ends and becomes non-exclusive, if the minimum of 2,500 gallons per year is not met. |
| (2) | The minimum (2,500 gallons per year) is deemed to have been satisfied through December 31, 2022. |
The disinterested Directors of the Company approved the New MiteXstream Agreement.
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8. ASSET PURCHASE
In February 2021, a newly-formed subsidiary of the Company, Big Sky American Dist., LLC, a Montana limited liability company (“Big Sky American”), which distributes the Company’s Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD and other consumer products in Western Montana, completed an asset purchase (the “Big Sky APA”), whereby it purchased certain distribution-related assets associated with approximately 200 retail locations in Western Montana for $200,000 in cash. The purchased assets consisted of $10,000 of furniture and equipment and $190,000 of an intangible asset, a customer list, which is being amortized over 18 months.
9. INTANGIBLE ASSET
The Company has an intangible asset related to the purchase of product distribution assets in the amount of $190,000, which is for a customer list and is being amortized over 18 months. The Company recorded amortization expense in the amount of $105,556 for the year ended December 31, 2021. As of December 31, 2021, the intangible asset net of accumulated amortization was $84,444. Amortization expense for 2022 is estimated to be $84,444.
10. INVENTORY
Inventory at December 31, 2021, consists of the following:
Raw Materials |
| $ | 23,575 |
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Work in Process |
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| 50,887 |
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| 74,462 |
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11. CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTES – THIRD PARTIES
GPL Ventures LLC. In April 2020, the Company obtained a loan in the amount of $25,000 from GPL Ventures LLC. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $25,000 face amount convertible promissory note (the “GPL Note”) bearing interest at 10% per annum, with principal and interest due in January 2021. The GPL Note was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the rate of one share for each $0.001 of debt converted anytime after August 30, 2020.
In November 2020, the GPL Note was repaid in full in the amount of $28,000, as follows: $25,000 in principal, $3,000 in interest.
Tri-Bridge Ventures LLC. In April 2020, the Company obtained a loan in the amount of $25,000 from Tri-Bridge Ventures LLC. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $25,000 face amount convertible promissory note (the “Tri-Bridge Note”) bearing interest at 10% per annum, with principal and interest due in January 2021. Tri-Bridge Note is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the rate of one share for each $0.001 of debt converted anytime after August 30, 2020.
At December 31, 2021 and 2020, accrued interest on the Tri-Bridge Note was $4,178 and $1,870, respectively.
At December 31, 2021, the Tri-Bridge Note was past due.
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EMA Financial, LLC. In December 2020, the Company obtained a loan from EMA Financial, LLC which netted us $50,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $58,600 face amount convertible promissory note (the “EMA Note”), with OID of $4,100, bearing interest at 10% per annum, with principal and interest due in September 2021. The Company had the right to repay the EMA Note at a premium ranging from 120% to 145% of the face amount. The EMA Note was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 60% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of the EMA Note and the date of conversion, any time after June 15, 2021.
In June 2021, the EMA Note was repaid in full in the amount of $93,697.70, as follows: $58,600 in principal; $3,499.30 in interest; and $31,598.40 as a prepayment premium.
Power Up Lending Group Ltd. In January 2021, the Company obtained a loan from Power Up Lending Group Ltd. which netted the Company $52,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $55,500 face amount convertible promissory note (“Power Up Note #1”) bearing interest at 12% per annum, with principal and interest due in January 2022. The Company had the right to repay the Power Up Note #1 at a premium ranging from 125% to 145% of the face amount. The Power Up Note #1 was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 61% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of the Power Up Note #1 and the date of conversion, any time after July 14, 2021.
During July 2021, the Power Up Note #1 was repaid in full through conversion into shares of the Company’s common stock, as follows:
Amount Converted |
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| Conversion Price Per Share |
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| Number Shares |
| |||
$ | 15,000 |
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| $ | 0.0162 |
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| 925,926 |
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$ | 20,000 |
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| $ | 0.0143 |
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| 1,398,601 |
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$ | 20,500 |
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| $ | 0.0143 |
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| 1,666,434 |
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Total Converted: | $55,500 |
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| Total Shares: | 3,990,961 |
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SE Holdings, LLC. In February 2021, the Company obtained a loan from SE Holdings LLC which netted the Company $106,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $121,000 face amount promissory note (the “SE Holdings Note”), with OID of $15,000, bearing interest at 9% per annum, with principal and interest payable in eight equal monthly payments of $15,125 beginning in July 2021. The Company had the right to repay the SE Holdings Note at any time. Should the Company have been in default on SE Holdings Note, the SE Holdings Note would have become convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lesser of the lowest closing bid price of the Company’s commons stock for the trading day immediately preceding either (a) the delivery of a notice of default, (b) the delivery of a notice of conversion resulting from such default or (c) the issue date of the SE Holdings Note. In addition, the Company issued 2,000,000 shares of its common stock to SE Holdings as a commitment fee, which shares were valued at $0.065 with a 50% discount per share, or $65,000, in the aggregate.
Through September 2021, the Company had repaid $45,375 of the SE Holdings Note, in accordance with the terms of the SE Holdings Note. In October 2021, the remaining balance of the SE Holdings Note, $75,625, was repaid by the Company.
Power Up Lending Group Ltd. In February 2021, the Company obtained a loan from Power Up Lending Group Ltd. which netted the Company $43,500 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $43,500 face amount convertible promissory note (“Power Up Note #2”) bearing interest at 12% per annum, with principal and interest due in January 2022. The Company had the right to repay the Power Up Note #2 at a premium ranging from 125% to 145% of the face amount. The Power Up Note #2 was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 61% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of the Power Up Note #2 and the date of conversion, any time after August 17, 2021.
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During August and September 2021, the Power Up Note #2 was repaid in full through conversion into shares of the Company’s common stock, as follows:
Power Up Lending Group Ltd. In April 2021, the Company obtained a loan from Power Up Lending Group Ltd. which netted the Company $68,750 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $68,750 face amount convertible promissory note (“Power Up Note #3”) bearing interest at 12% per annum, with principal and interest due in April 2022. The Company had the right to repay the Power Up Note #3 at a premium ranging from 125% to 145% of the face amount. The Power Up Note #3 was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 61% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of the Power Up Note #3 and the date of conversion, any time after October 22, 2021.
In September 2021, the Power Up Note #3 was repaid in full by the Company, as follows: $68,750.00 in principal, $27,500.00 in additional principal as a prepayment premium and $5,063.01 in interest, a total repayment amount of $101,313.01.
Power Up Lending Group Ltd. In August 2021, the Company obtained a loan from Power Up Lending Group Ltd. which netted the Company $78,750 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $78,750 face amount convertible promissory note (“Power Up Note #4”) bearing interest at 12% per annum, with principal and interest due in August 2022. The Company had the right to repay the Power Up Note #4 at a premium ranging from 125% to 145% of the face amount. The Power Up Note #3 was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 61% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of the Power Up Note #4 and the date of conversion, any time after October 22, 2021.
In September 2021, the Power Up Note #4 was repaid in full by the Company, as follows: $78,750.00 in principal, $15,750.00 in additional principal as a prepayment premium and $5,393.84 in interest, a total repayment amount of $99,893.84.
FirstFire Global Opportunities Fund LLC. In September 2021, the Company obtained a loan from FirstFire Global Opportunities Fund LLC which netted the Company $125,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $250,000 face amount convertible promissory note (“FirstFire Note”), with OID of $125,000, due in September 2022, with an effective interest rate in excess of 100%. The Company had the right to repay the FirstFire Note at anytime, with a 20%, or $50,000, reduction in principal owed if repaid in full on or before November 30, 2021. The FirstFire Note was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to $0.015 per share, any time after December 1, 2021.
Prior to November 30, 2021, the FirstFire Note was repaid in full by the Company, in the amount of $200,000 (which included a $50,000 reduction in principal owed, due to the FirstFire Note’s being repaid in full on or before November 30, 2021).
Tiger Trout Capital Puerto Rico, LLC. In September 2021, the Company obtained a loan from Tiger Trout Capital Puerto Rico, LLC which netted the Company $250,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $500,000 face amount convertible promissory note (“Tiger Trout Note”), with OID of $250,000, with principal due in September 2022, with an effective interest rate in excess of 100%. The Company has the right to repay the Tiger Trout Note at anytime, with a 10%, or $50,000, reduction in principal owed if repaid in full on or before November 30, 2021. The Tiger Trout Note is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to $0.015 per share, any time after December 1, 2021.
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At December 31, 2021, $300,000 of the Tiger Trout Note had been repaid by the Company, leaving a balance owed of $200,000 at December 31, 2021.
Subsequent to December 31, 2021, the remaining balance of the Tiger Trout Note, $200,000, was repaid by the Company. (See Note 19. Subsequent Events).
12. STOCKHOLDER RECEIVABLE
At December 31, 2021 and 2020, cash relating to a stockholder receivable of BB Potentials for $1,000, which stockholder receivable became a part of the Company’s outstanding common stock history, upon its acquisition of BB Potentials. The stockholder receivable relates to 42,885 shares of Company common stock.
13. AMENDMENTS OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
In January 2020, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to change its corporate name to “Black Bird Potentials Inc.” and submitted such filing to FINRA for approval thereof. FINRA did not approve such filing, due to an extended passage of time from the Company’s initial filing and its being late in filing certain periodic reports.
In February 2021, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of its common stock to 325,000,000.
In April 2021, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to change its corporate name to “Black Bird Biotech, Inc.” and submitted such filing to FINRA for approval thereof, which amendment became effective June 14, 2021.
14. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Acquisition of BB Potentials
Effective January 1, 2020, the Company consummated the Merger Agreement with BB Potentials. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company issued 120,000,000 shares of its common stock to the shareholders of BB Potentials and four persons were added to the Company’s Board of Directors. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company’s four new directors were issued a total of 100,178,661 shares of Company common stock. Thus, a change in control of the Company occurred in connection with the Merger Agreement.
Stock Cancellation Agreement
In conjunction with the Merger Agreement, the Company entered into a cancellation of stock agreement with its former majority shareholder, EFT Holdings, Inc., whereby it cancelled all 79,265,000 shares of common stock then owned by EFT Holdings, Inc.
Debt Forgiveness Agreements
In conjunction with the Merger Agreement, the Company entered into debt forgiveness agreements with related parties, as follows:
EFT Holdings, Inc. The Company issued 18,221,906 shares of common stock to its former majority shareholder, EFT Holdings, Inc., in payment of $886,108 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest.
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EF2T, Inc. The Company issued 2,240,768 shares of common stock to a related party, EF2T, Inc., in payment of $109,992 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest.
Astonia LLC. The Company issued 2,831,661 shares of common stock to a related party, Astonia LLC, in payment of $136,997 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest
Advances from Related Parties
Year Ended December 31, 2021. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company obtained an advance from one of its officers and directors, Eric Newlan, as follows:
In June 2021, Mr. Newlan advanced the sum of $93,732.70 to the Company. The funds were used to repay the EMA Financial Note (the total repayment amount was $93,697.70: $58,600 in principal; $3,499.30 in interest; and $31,598.40 as a prepayment premium). Such funds were obtained as a loan on open account, accrue no interest and are due on demand. At December 31, 2021, such loan had been repaid in full, in the amount of $93,697.70.
At December 31, 2021, the Company owed EF2T, Inc. $4,470 and Astonia LLC $773.
Year Ended December 31, 2020. During the year ended December 31, 2020, advances of $6,670 were received from Astonia LLC. The amounts due Astonia LLC bear interest at 5% per year and have a maturity of one year. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company owed Astonia LLC $5,242 and $4,470 in principal, respectively, and $268 and $391 in accrued and unpaid interest, respectively.
Stock Issued for Bonus
In June 2021, the Company issued 500,000 shares of common stock to its Chief Financial Officer and Director, William E. Sluss, as a retention bonus, which shares were valued at $0.03 per share, or $15,000, in the aggregate.
New MiteXstream Agreement
In February 2021, BB Potentials entered into a Manufacturing, Sales and Distribution License Agreement (the “New MiteXstream Agreement”) with a related party, Touchstone Enviro Solutions, Inc., which replaced a prior similar agreement (the “Original MiteXstream Agreement”) and served to expand BB Potentials’ rights with respect to MiteXstream, an EPA-registered biopesticide. The New MiteXstream Agreement contains the following important provisions as compared to the Original MiteXstream Agreement:
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| New MiteXstream Agreement |
| Original MiteXstream Agreement | |
Term |
| December 31, 2080 |
| Initial terms of 10 years, with one 10-year renewal term | |
Territory |
| Worldwide Exclusive (1) |
| United States and Canada | |
Royalty |
| $10.00 per gallon manufactured |
| Effective royalty of an estimated $50 per gallon | |
Minimums |
| 2,500 gallons of concentrate manufactured per year (2) |
| $20,000 of product per year | |
Sublicensing |
| Right to sublicense granted |
| No right to sublicense | |
Trademarks |
| For no extra consideration, rights granted to use “MiteXstream” and “Harnessing the Power of Water” |
| For no extra consideration, rights granted to use “MiteXstream” |
| (1) | Exclusivity ends and becomes non-exclusive, if the minimum of 2,500 gallons per year is not met. | ||
| (2) | The minimum (2,500 gallons per year) is deemed to have been satisfied through December 31, 2022. |
The disinterested Directors of the Company approved the New MiteXstream Agreement.
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Facility Lease
In May 2020, BB Potentials entered into a facility lease with Grizzly Creek Farms, LLC, an entity owned by one of the Company’s directors, Fabian G. Deneault, with respect to approximately 2,000 square feet of manufacturing space located in Ronan, Montana. Monthly rent under such lease was $1,500 and the initial term of such lease expired in December 2025. This lease was terminated effective April 1, 2021. Since such date, Mr. Deneault permits BB Potentials to utilize the leased facility for storage, at no charge.
15. LOANS PAYABLE - RELATED PARTIES
Year Ended December 31, 2021. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company obtained an advance from one of its officers and directors, Eric Newlan, as follows:
In June 2021, Mr. Newlan advanced the sum of $93,732.70 to the Company. The funds were used to repay the EMA Financial Note (the total repayment amount was $93,697.70: $61,119.80 in principal; $3,499.30 in interest; and $29,078.60 as a prepayment premium). Such funds were obtained as a loan on open account, accrue no interest and are due on demand. At December 31, 2021, such loan had been repaid in full, in the amount of $93,697.70.
Year Ended December 31, 2020. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company entered into three separate debt forgiveness agreements with related parties:
EFT Holdings, Inc. The Company issued 18,221,906 shares of common stock to its former majority shareholder, EFT Holdings, Inc., in payment of $886,108 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest.
EF2T, Inc. The Company issued 2,240,768 shares of common stock to a related party, EF2T, Inc., in payment of $109,992 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest.
Astonia LLC. The Company issued 2,831,661 shares of common stock to a related party, Astonia LLC, in payment of $136,997 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, advances of $6,670 were received from Astonia LLC. The amounts due Astonia LLC bear interest at 5% per year and have a maturity of one year. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company owed Astonia LLC $5,242 and $4,470 in principal, respectively, and $268 and $391 in accrued and unpaid interest, respectively.
16. REGULATION A OFFERINGS
Reg A #1. In August 2021, the Reg A #1, which was qualified by the SEC on August 4, 2020, expired.
Reg A #2. On September 9, 2021, the Reg A #2 was qualified by the SEC; on September 24, 2021, Post-Qualification Amendment No. 1 (the “Reg A #2 PQA”) to the Reg A #2 was qualified by the SEC. Under the Reg A #2, including the Reg A #2 PQA, relates to the offer of up to 100,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an offering price of $0.015 per share.
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17. INCOME TAXES
The Company’s federal income tax returns for the years ended December 31, 2018, through December 31, 2020, remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service, as of December 31, 2021.
No provision was made for federal income tax for the year ended December 31, 2021, since the Company had net operating losses.
The Company has available net operating loss carry-forward of approximately $3,800,219 which begins to expire in 2029 unless utilized beforehand. The availability of the Company’s net operating loss carry forwards are subject to limitation if there is a 50% or more positive change in the ownership of the Company’s stock. As presented below, the Company generated a deferred tax asset through the net operating loss carry-forward. However, a 100% valuation allowance has been established because the ultimate realization of the deferred tax asset is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which the net operating loss carryforwards are available. Management considers projected future taxable income, the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities and available tax planning strategies that can be implemented by the Company in making this assessment. Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the period in which the net operating loss carryforwards are available to reduce income taxes payable, management has established a full valuation allowance such that the net deferred tax asset is $0, as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “2017 Act”) reduced the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% for tax years beginning after December 31, 2018. For net operating losses (NOLs) arising after December 31, 2018, the 2017 Act limits a taxpayer’s ability to utilize NOL carryforwards to 80% of taxable income. In addition, NOLs arising after 2017 can be carried forward indefinitely, but carryback is generally prohibited. NOLs generated in tax years beginning before January 1, 2018, will not be subject to the taxable income limitation. The 2017 Act would eliminate the carryback of all NOLs arising in a tax year ending after 2017 and, instead, permits all such NOLs to be carried forward indefinitely.
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| 2020 |
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Deferred tax assets: |
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Net operating loss carryforwards |
| $ | 798,046 |
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| $ | 417,673 |
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| (798,046 | ) |
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| (417,673 | ) | |
Net deferred tax assets |
| $ | --- |
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| $ | --- |
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18. LEASING COMMITMENTS
At December 31, 2021, the Company has one operating lease that expires in April 2022. One operating lease in force at December 31, 2020, was terminated effective April 1, 2021. Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, totaled $10,320 and $17,200, respectively.
Future minimum payments under the lease are as follows:
2022 |
| $ | 2,400 |
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| $ | 2,400 |
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19. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Common Stock Issued for Services
Subsequent to December 31, 2021, the Company issued a total of 600,000 shares of common stock it had become obligated to issue during the year ended December 31, 2021. These shares were valued at $9,000, in the aggregate, and had been included in the Company’s accounts payable at December 31, 2021.
In January 2022, the Company issued 200,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to a consulting agreement with a third party, which shares were valued at $0.015 per share, or $3,000, in the aggregate.
In January 2022, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a third party, pursuant to which it is obligated to issue $7,500 of its common stock for each month of the six-month term of such agreement, in arrears. In February, March and April 2022, the Company has issued a total of 1,500,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to this agreement, which shares were valued at $0.015 per share, or $22,500, in the aggregate.
Convertible Promissory Note Repayment
Tiger Trout Note. Subsequent to December 31, 2021, the Company has repaid the remaining balance, $300,000, of the Tiger Trout Note.
Loan From Third Party
Power Up Lending Group Ltd. In March 2022, the Company obtained a loan from Power Up Lending Group Ltd. which netted the Company $200,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $228,200 face amount promissory note (the “Power Up Note #5”), with OID of $24,450 and a one-time interest charge of $25,102, with principal and interest payable in 10 equal monthly payments of $25,330.20 beginning in May 2022. The Company has the right to repay the Power Up Note #5 at any time, without penalty. Should the Company become in default on the Power Up Note #5 , the Power Up Note #5 becomes convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 75% multiplied by the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 10 trading days prior to the applicable conversion date.
Other
Management has evaluated subsequent events through April 15, 2022.
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Black Bird Biotech, Inc.
581,468,572 Shares of Common Stock
PROSPECTUS
___________, 2023
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following table sets forth the costs and expenses payable by us in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered hereunder. No expenses will be borne by the Selling Stockholder. All of the amounts shown are estimates, except for the SEC registration fee.
Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Our Bylaws provide that our company shall indemnify our directors and officers from and against any liability arising out of their service as a director or officer of our company or any subsidiary or affiliate of which they serve as an officer or director at our request to the fullest extent not prohibited by NRS Chapter 78. The effect of this provision of our bylaws is to eliminate our right and our stockholders (through stockholders’ derivative suits on behalf of our company) to recover damages against a director or officer for breach of the fiduciary duty of care as a director or officer (including breaches resulting from negligent or grossly negligent behavior), except under certain situations defined by statute. We believe that the indemnification provisions in our bylaws are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
The following is a summary of transactions by us within the past three years involving sales or our securities that were not registered under the Securities Act.
During 2023, the Company has issued securities that were not registered under the Securities Act, as follows:
Convertible Promissory Note
In January 2023, the Company issued a $144,569.20 face amount promissory note to 1800 Diagonal Lending LLC, with OID of $15,489 and a one-time interest charge of $17,348.30, with principal and interest payable in 10 equal monthly payments of $16,191.75 beginning in February 2023. The Company has the right to repay the note at any time, without penalty. Should the Company become in default on the note, the note becomes convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 75% multiplied by the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 10 trading days prior to the applicable conversion date.
The issuance of the foregoing convertible promissory note was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act under Rule 506 of Regulation D and Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
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Common Stock
During 2023, we have issued a total of 56,500,000 shares of common stock in repayment of debt, pursuant to debt conversion transactions. The issued shares were valued at $56,500, in the aggregate. These shares of Company Common Stock were issued in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
The issuances of the foregoing shares of common stock were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act under Rule 506 of Regulation D and Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
During 2022, the Company issued securities that were not registered under the Securities Act, as follows:
Convertible Promissory Notes
In March 2022, the Company obtained a loan from Sixth Street Lending LLC, who later assigned the loan to an affiliated company, 1800 Diagonal Lending LLC, which netted the Company $200,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $228,200 face amount promissory note, with OID of $24,450 and a one-time interest charge of $25,102, with principal and interest payable in 10 equal monthly payments of $25,330.20 beginning in May 2022. The Company has the right to repay the 1800 Diagonal Note #1 at any time, without penalty. Should the Company become in default on the note, the note becomes convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 75% multiplied by the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 10 trading days prior to the applicable conversion date.
In May 2002, the Company obtained a loan from Talos Victory Fund, LLC which netted the Company $107,780 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $135,000 face amount promissory note, with OID of $13,500, commissions of $9,720 and legal fees of $4,000. The note is due in May 2023 and is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time at a conversion price of $.005 per share, subject to a 4.99% equity blocker.
In May 2022, the Company obtained a loan from Mast Hill Fund, L.P. which netted the Company $200,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $250,000 face amount promissory note, with OID of $25,000, commissions of $18,000 and legal fees of $7,000. The note is due in May 2023 and is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time at a conversion price of $.005 per share, subject to a 4.99% equity blocker.
In June 2022, we obtained a loan from GS Capital Partners, LLC which netted our company $63,650 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, we issued a $70,000 face amount promissory note, with OID of $6,500, a finder’s fee of $4,900 and legal fees of $3,000, with principal and interest payable in 10 equal monthly payments of $7,840 beginning in September 2022. The Company has the right to repay the GS Capital Note #1 at any time, without penalty. Should the Company become in default on the note, the note becomes convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 70% multiplied by the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 10 trading days prior to the applicable conversion date.
In August 2022, the Company obtained a loan from Boot Capital, LLC which netted the Company $56,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $61,600 face amount promissory note, with OID of $5,600, commissions of $3,360 and legal fees of $2,500. The note is due in August 2023 and is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time after 180 days of issuance at a conversion price at a 40% discount to the then-market price of the Company’s common stock, subject to a 4.99% equity blocker.
In September 2022, the Company issued a $145,000 face amount senior secured promissory note to Mast Hill Fund, L.P., with OID of $14,500. The note is due in September 2023 and is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time at a conversion price of $.0025 per share, subject to a 4.99% equity blocker.
In November 2022, the Company obtained a loan from 1800 Diagonal Lending LLC which netted the Company $100,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $103,750 face amount convertible promissory note bearing interest at 10% per annum, with principal and interest due in November 2023. The Company has the right to repay the note at a premium ranging from 120% to 125% of the face amount. The note is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to 65% multiplied by the average of the two lowest trading prices of the Company’s common stock during the 15 trading days prior to the applicable conversion date, any time after May 7, 2023.
In December 2022, the Company issued a $223,000 face amount senior secured promissory note to Mast Hill Fund, L.P., with OID of $22,300. The note is due in December 2023 and is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time at a conversion price of $.001 per share, subject to a 4.99% equity blocker.
The issuances of the foregoing convertible promissory notes were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act under Rule 506 of Regulation D and Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
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Warrants
In May 2022, we issued to Talos Victory Fund, LLC 7,593,750 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $.008 per share, with a term of five years. These warrants were issued as further consideration in connection with a loan transaction. These warrants were issued in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
In May 2022, we issued to Mast Hill Fund, L.P. 14,062,500 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $.008 per share, with a term of five years. These warrants were issued as further consideration in connection with a loan transaction. These warrants were issued in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
In May 2022, as a placement agent fee, the Company issued to J.H. Darbie & Co. 1,215,000 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $0.008 per share, with a term of five years. These warrants were issued as further consideration in connection with a loan transaction. These warrants were issued in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
In May 2022, as a placement agent fee, the Company issued to J.H. Darbie & Co. 2,250,000 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $0.008 per share, with a term of five years. These warrants were issued as further consideration in connection with a loan transaction. These warrants were issued in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
In July 2022, we issued to GS Capital, LLC 4,000,000 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $.008 per share, with a term of five years. These warrants were issued as further consideration in connection with a loan transaction. These warrants were issued in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
In September 2022, we issued to Mast Hill Fund, L.P. 40,000,000 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $0.0055 per share, with a term of five years. These warrants were issued as further consideration in connection with a loan transaction. These warrants were issued in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
In September 2022, as a placement agent fee, the Company issued to J.H. Darbie & Co. 2,130,613 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $0.0049 per share, with a term of five years. These warrants were issued as further consideration in connection with a loan transaction. These warrants were issued in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
In December 2022, we issued to Mast Hill Fund, L.P. 170,000,000 cashless warrants with an exercise price of $0.00___ per share, with a term of five years. These warrants were issued as further consideration in connection with a loan transaction. These warrants were issued in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
Series A Preferred Stock
During 2022, we issued a total of 42,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock in exchange for a total of 123,972,996 shares of common stock, pursuant to securities exchange agreements. These warrants were issued in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
Common Stock
During 2022, we issued a total of 31,999,998 shares of common stock in repayment of debt, pursuant to debt conversion transactions. The issued shares were valued at $32,001, in the aggregate. These shares of Company Common Stock were issued in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
During 2022, we issued a total of 2,300,000 shares of common stock in payment of services pursuant to a consulting agreement. The issued shares were valued at $34,500, in the aggregate. These shares of Company Common Stock were issued in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
During 2022, we issued a total of 14,437,500 shares of common stock pursuant to the exercise of outstanding cashless warrants. These shares of Company Common Stock were issued in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
During 2021, the Company issued securities that were not registered under the Securities Act, as follows:
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Convertible Promissory Notes
In January 2021, the Company issued a $55,500 face amount convertible promissory note to Power Up Lending Group Ltd. bearing interest at 12% per annum, with principal and interest due in January 2022. The Company had the right to repay the note at a premium ranging from 125% to 145% of the face amount. The note was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 61% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of the note and the date of conversion, any time after July 14, 2021.
In February 2021, the Company issued a $121,000 face amount promissory note to SE Holdings, LLC with OID of $15,000, bearing interest at 9% per annum, with principal and interest payable in eight equal monthly payments of $15,125 beginning in July 2021. The Company had the right to repay the note at any time. Should the Company have been in default on note, the note would have become convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lesser of the lowest closing bid price of the Company’s commons stock for the trading day immediately preceding either (a) the delivery of a notice of default, (b) the delivery of a notice of conversion resulting from such default or (c) the issue date of the SE Holdings Note.
In February 2021, the Company issued a $43,500 face amount convertible promissory note to Power Up Lending Group Ltd. bearing interest at 12% per annum, with principal and interest due in January 2022. The Company had the right to repay the note at a premium ranging from 125% to 145% of the face amount. The note was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 61% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of the note and the date of conversion, any time after August 17, 2021.
In April 2021, the Company issued a $68,750 face amount convertible promissory note to Power Up Lending Group Ltd. bearing interest at 12% per annum, with principal and interest due in April 2022. The Company had the right to repay the note at a premium ranging from 125% to 145% of the face amount. The note was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 61% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of the note and the date of conversion, any time after October 22, 2021.
In August 2021, the Company issued a $78,750 face amount convertible promissory note to Power Up Lending Group Ltd. bearing interest at 12% per annum, with principal and interest due in August 2022. The Company had the right to repay the note at a premium ranging from 125% to 145% of the face amount. The note was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 61% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of the note and the date of conversion, any time after October 22, 2021.
In September 2021, the Company issued a $250,000 face amount convertible promissory note to FirstFire Global Opportunities Fund LLC, with OID of $125,000, due in September 2022. The Company had the right to repay the note at anytime, with a 20%, or $50,000, reduction in principal owed if repaid in full on or before November 30, 2021. The note was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to $.015 per share, any time after December 1, 2021.
In September 2021, the Company issued a $500,000 face amount convertible promissory note to Tiger Trout Capital Puerto Rico, LLC, with OID of $250,000, with principal due in September 2022. The Company has the right to repay the note at anytime, with a 10%, or $50,000, reduction in principal owed if repaid in full on or before November 30, 2021. The note is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to $.015 per share, any time after December 1, 2021.
The issuances of the foregoing convertible promissory notes were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act under Rule 506 of Regulation D and Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
Common Stock
During 2021, we issued 2,000,000 shares of common stock as a commitment fee as further consideration of a loan. The issued shares were valued at $65,000, in the aggregate. These shares of Company Common Stock were issued in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
During 2021, we issued a total of 8,607,995 shares of common stock in repayment of debt, pursuant to debt conversion transactions. The issued shares were valued at $101,610, in the aggregate. These shares of Company Common Stock were issued in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
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During 2021, we issued a total of 23,102,000 shares of common stock in payment of services pursuant to consulting agreements. The issued shares were valued at $573,348, in the aggregate. These shares of Company Common Stock were issued in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
During 2021, we sold a total of 102,595,833 shares of common stock for a total of $1,740,500 in cash, pursuant to Offering Statements on Form 1-A. These shares of Company Common Stock were issued in reliance on the exemption provided by Regulation A.
During 2020, the Company issued securities that were not registered under the Securities Act, as follows:
Convertible Promissory Notes
In April 2020, the Company issued a $25,000 face amount convertible promissory note to GPL Ventures LLC bearing interest at 10% per annum, with principal and interest due in January 2021. The Note is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the rate of one share for each $.001 of debt converted anytime after August 30, 2020.
In April 2020, the Company issued a $25,000 face amount convertible promissory note to Tri-Bridge Ventures LLC bearing interest at 10% per annum, with principal and interest due in January 2021. The Note is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the rate of one share for each $.001 of debt converted anytime after August 30, 2020.
In December 2020, the Company obtained a loan from EMA Financial, LLC which netted us $50,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $58,600 face amount convertible promissory note (the “EMA Note”), with OID of $4,100, bearing interest at 10% per annum, with principal and interest due in September 2021. The Company had the right to repay the EMA Note at a premium ranging from 120% to 145% of the face amount. The EMA Note was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 60% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of the EMA Note and the date of conversion, any time after June 15, 2021.
The issuances of the foregoing convertible promissory notes were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act under Rule 506 of Regulation D and Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
Common Stock
During 2020, we issued a total of 23,294,335 shares of common stock pursuant to debt cancellation agreements. A total of $1,133,097 of indebtedness was cancelled. These shares of Company Common Stock were issued in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
During 2020, we issued a total of 120,000,000 shares of common stock pursuant to an agreement and plan of reorganization. The issued shares were valued at $114,945, in the aggregate. These shares of Company Common Stock were issued in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
During 2020, we issued a total of 1,600,000 shares of common stock in payment of services pursuant to consulting agreements. The issued shares were valued at $23,000, in the aggregate. These shares of Company Common Stock were issued in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
During 2020, we sold 125,000 shares of common stock for $2,500 in cash, in the aggregate. These shares of Company Common Stock were issued in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act.
During 2020, we sold a total of 13,200,000 shares of common stock for a total of $528,000 in cash, pursuant to an Offering Statement on Form 1-A. These shares of Company Common Stock were issued in reliance on the exemption provided by Regulation A.
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Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a) Exhibits
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| Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated December 13, 2022, issued to J.H. Darbie & Co. |
| Filed herewith. | |
| Convertible Promissory Note dated August 18, 2022, in favor of Boot Capital, LLC |
| Filed herewith. | |
| Promissory Note dated January 11, 2023, in favor of 1800 Diagonal Lending LLC |
| Filed herewith. | |
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| Specimen Stock Certificate evidencing the shares of common stock |
| To be filed by amendment. |
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| Filed herewith. | ||
| Debt Forgiveness Agreement between Registrant and EFT Holdings, Inc. |
| Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2020 | |
| Debt Forgiveness Agreement between Registrant and EF2T, Inc. |
| Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2020 | |
| Debt Forgiveness Agreement between Registrant and Astonia LLC |
| Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2020 | |
| Cancellation of Debt Agreement between Registrant and EFT Digitech, Inc. |
| Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2020 | |
| Asset Purchase Agreement between Big Sky American Dist., LLC and Raghorn Wholesale, LLC |
| Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2021 | |
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| Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 22, 2022 | ||
| Executive Engagement Agreement between Registrant and William J. LoBell |
| Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 12, 2022 | |
| Securities Purchase Agreement between Registrant and Sixth Street Lending LLC |
| Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 15, 2022 | |
| Securities Purchase Agreement between Registrant and Talos Victory Fund, LLC |
| Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2022 | |
| Securities Purchase Agreement between Registrant and Mast Hill Fund, L.P. |
| Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 23, 2022 | |
| Securities Exchange Agreement between Registrant and Fabian G. Deneault |
| Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 15, 2022 | |
| Securities Exchange Agreement between Registrant and Newlan & Newlan, Ltd. |
| Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 15, 2022 | |
| Securities Exchange Agreement between Registrant and William E. Sluss |
| Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 15, 2022 | |
| Securities Exchange Agreement between Registrant and EFT Holdings, Inc. |
| Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 15, 2022 | |
| Securities Exchange Agreement between Registrant and EF2T, Inc. |
| Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 15, 2022 | |
| Securities Exchange Agreement between Registrant and Astonia LLC |
| Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 15, 2022 | |
| Securities Purchase Agreement between Registrant and GS Capital Partners, LLC |
| Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 23, 2022 | |
| Securities Purchase Agreement dated September 22, 2022, between Registrant and Mast Hill Fund, L.P. |
| Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2022 | |
| Security Agreement dated September 22, 2022, between Registrant and Mast Hill Fund, L.P. |
| Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2022 | |
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| Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2022 | ||
| Equity Purchase Agreement dated December 13, 2022, between Registrant and Mast Hill Fund, L.P. |
| Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on December 21, 2022 | |
| Registration Right Agreement dated December 13, 2022, between Registrant and Mast Hill Fund, L.P. |
| Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on December 21, 2022 | |
| Securities Purchase Agreement dated August 18, 2022, between Registrant and Boot Capital, LLC |
| Filed herewith. | |
| Placement Agent Agreement dated August 18, 2022, between Registrant and South Fork Securities, Inc. |
| Filed herewith. | |
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| Filed herewith. | ||
| Finder’s Fee Agreement between Registrant and J.H. Darbie, Inc. |
| Filed herewith. | |
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| Filed herewith. | ||
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| Filed herewith. | ||
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| INS Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
| Filed herewith. |
101.SCH |
| Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. |
| Filed herewith. |
101.CAL |
| Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. |
| Filed herewith. |
101.DEF |
| Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. |
| Filed herewith. |
101.LAB |
| Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document. |
| Filed herewith. |
101.PRE |
| Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. |
| Filed herewith. |
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| Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). |
| Filed herewith. |
(b) Financial Statement Schedules.
None.
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Item 17. Undertakings
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii), and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
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(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
(b) That, insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(c) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(2) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing Form S-1 and has duly caused this registration statement on Form S-1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Ronan, Montana, on February 7, 2023.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement on Form S-1 has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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EXHIBIT 3.6
EXHIBIT 3.9
EXHIBIT 4.8
Form of Warrant
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES AS TO WHICH THIS SECURITY MAY BE EXERCISED HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
BLACK BIRD BIOTECH INC.
Warrant Shares: 1,215,000
Date of Issuance: May 3, 2022 (“Issuance Date”)
This COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for services provided according to Fee Agreement dated January 20, 2022, J.H. Darbie & Co., Inc., a New York corporation (including any permitted and registered assigns, the “Holder”), is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time during the Exercise Period (as defined below), to purchase from Black Bird Biotech Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), up to 1,215,000 shares of Common Stock (as defined below) (the “Warrant Shares”) (whereby such number may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Warrant) at the Exercise Price per share then in effect. This Warrant is issued by the Company as of the date hereof in connection with that certain securities purchase agreement dated May 3, 2022, by and among the Company and the Introduced Party (as defined in the Fee Agreement).
Terms used in this Warrant shall have the meanings set forth in Section 13 below. For purposes of this Warrant, the term “Exercise Price” shall mean $0.008, subject to adjustment as provided herein (including but not limited to cashless exercise), and the term “Exercise Period” shall mean the period commencing on the Issuance Date and ending on 5:00 p.m. eastern standard time on the date which is 5 years after the Issuance Date.
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1. EXERCISE OF WARRANT.
(a) Mechanics of Exercise. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part at any time or times during the Exercise Period by delivery of a written notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Exercise Notice”), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Warrant. The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. On or before the second Trading Day (the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”) following the date on which the Holder sent the Exercise Notice to the Company or the Company’s transfer agent, and upon receipt by the Company of payment to the Company of an amount equal to the applicable Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which all or a portion of this Warrant is being exercised (the “Aggregate Exercise Price” and together with the Exercise Notice, the “Exercise Delivery Documents”) in cash or by wire transfer of immediately available funds (or by cashless exercise, in which case there shall be no Aggregate Exercise Price provided), the Company shall (or direct its transfer agent to) issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise (or deliver such shares of Common Stock in electronic format if requested by the Holder). Upon delivery of the Exercise Delivery Documents, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares. If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise and the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 6) representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is exercised.
If the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder the respective shares of Common Stock by the respective Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder shall have, in addition to all other rights and remedies at law or otherwise, the right to rescind such exercise in Holder’s sole discretion, and such failure shall be deemed an event of default under the Note.
If the Market Price of one share of Common Stock is greater than the Exercise Price, the Holder may elect to receive Warrant Shares pursuant to a cashless exercise, in lieu of a cash exercise, equal to the value of this Warrant determined in the manner described below (or of any portion thereof remaining unexercised) by surrender of this Warrant and a Notice of Exercise, in which event the Company shall issue to Holder a number of Common Stock computed using the following formula:
X = Y (A-B)
A
Where X = the number of Shares to be issued to Holder.
Y = the number of Warrant Shares that the Holder elects to purchase under this Warrant (at the date of such calculation).
A = the Market Price (at the date of such calculation).
B = Exercise Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation).
(b) No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant as a consequence of any adjustment pursuant hereto. All Warrant Shares (including fractions) issuable upon exercise of this Warrant may be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the exercise would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after aggregation, the exercise would result in the issuance of a fractional share, the Company shall, in lieu of issuance of any fractional share, pay the Holder otherwise entitled to such fraction a sum in cash equal to the product resulting from multiplying the then-current fair market value of a Warrant Share by such fraction.
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(c) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 1 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s affiliates (the “Affiliates”), and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 1(c), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 1(c), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding at the time of the respective calculation hereunder. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.
2. ADJUSTMENTS. The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:
(a) Distribution of Assets. If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including without limitation any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case:
(i) any Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution shall be reduced, effective as of the close of business on such record date, to a price determined by multiplying such Exercise Price by a fraction (i) the numerator of which shall be the Closing Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding such record date minus the value of the Distribution (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) applicable to one share of Common Stock, and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the Closing Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding such record date; and
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(ii) the number of Warrant Shares shall be increased to a number of shares equal to the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution multiplied by the reciprocal of the fraction set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i); provided, however, that in the event that the Distribution is of shares of common stock of a company (other than the Company) whose common stock is traded on a national securities exchange or a national automated quotation system (“Other Shares of Common Stock”), then the Holder may elect to receive a warrant to purchase Other Shares of Common Stock in lieu of an increase in the number of Warrant Shares, the terms of which shall be identical to those of this Warrant, except that such warrant shall be exercisable into the number of shares of Other Shares of Common Stock that would have been payable to the Holder pursuant to the Distribution had the Holder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such record date and with an aggregate exercise price equal to the product of the amount by which the exercise price of this Warrant was decreased with respect to the Distribution pursuant to the terms of the immediately preceding clause (i) and the number of Warrant Shares calculated in accordance with the first part of this clause (ii).
(b) Anti-Dilution Adjustments to Exercise Price. If the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, as applicable, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall sell or grant any option to purchase, or sell or grant any right to reprice, or otherwise dispose of or issue (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any Common Stock or securities entitling any person or entity to acquire shares of Common Stock (upon conversion, exercise or otherwise) (including but not limited to the price at which Common Stock is issuable under the Note), at an effective price per share less than the then Exercise Price (such lower price, the “Base Share Price” and such issuances collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”) (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, elimination of an applicable floor price for any reason in the future (including but not limited to the passage of time or satisfaction of certain condition(s)), reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled or potentially entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share which is less than the Exercise Price at any time while such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are in existence, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance (regardless of whether the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are (i) subsequently redeemed or retired by the Company after the date of the Dilutive Issuance or (ii) actually converted or exercised at such Base Share Price), then the Exercise Price shall be reduced at the option of the Holder and only reduced to equal the Base Share Price. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued, regardless of whether the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are (i) subsequently redeemed or retired by the Company after the date of the Dilutive Issuance or (ii) actually converted or exercised at such Base Share Price by the holder thereof (for the avoidance of doubt, the Holder may utilize the Base Share Price even if the Company did not actually issue shares of its common stock at the Base Share Price under the respective Common stock Equivalents). The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 2(b), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 2(b), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, after the date of such Dilutive Issuance the Holder is entitled to the Base Share Price regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Share Price in the Notice of Exercise.
Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company at any time on or after the Issuance Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time on or after the Issuance Date combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 2(c) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective. Each such adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any event covered by this Section 2(c) shall occur.
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3. FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company effects any merger of the Company with or into another entity and the Company is not the surviving entity (such surviving entity, the “Successor Entity”), (ii) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or by another individual or entity, and approved by the Company) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares of Common Stock for other securities, cash or property and the holders of at least 50% of the Common Stock accept such offer, or (iv) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (other than as a result of a subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock) (in any such case, a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive the number of shares of Common Stock of the Successor Entity or of the Company and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable upon or as a result of such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of assets by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such event (disregarding any limitation on exercise contained herein solely for the purpose of such determination). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any Successor Entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall issue to the Holder a new warrant consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to exercise such warrant into Alternate Consideration.
4. NON-CIRCUMVENTION. The Company covenants and agrees that it will not, by amendment of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Warrant and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, (ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (iii) shall, for so long as this Warrant is outstanding, have authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, one and a half (1.5) times the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Warrants are then exercisable into to provide for the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise).
5. WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A STOCKHOLDER. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this Warrant, in and of itself, shall not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
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6. REISSUANCE.
(a) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Warrant. If this Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company will, on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as it may reasonably impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor as this Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed.
(b) Issuance of New Warrants. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Warrant pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, such new Warrant shall be of like tenor with this Warrant, and shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant which is the same as the Issuance Date.
7. TRANSFER. This Warrant shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns and shall inure to be the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the rights, interests or obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned, by operation of law or otherwise, in whole or in part, by the Company without the prior signed written consent of the Holder, which consent may be withheld at the sole discretion of the Holder (any such assignment or transfer shall be null and void if the Company does not obtain the prior signed written consent of the Holder). This Warrant or any of the severable rights and obligations inuring to the benefit of or to be performed by Holder hereunder may be assigned by Holder to a third party, in whole or in part, without the need to obtain the Company’s consent thereto.
8. NOTICES. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Warrant, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with the notice provisions contained in the Purchase Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice (i) immediately upon any adjustment of the Exercise Price, setting forth in reasonable detail, the calculation of such adjustment and (ii) at least 20 days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the shares of Common Stock, (B) with respect to any grants, issuances or sales of any stock or other securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or other property, pro rata to the holders of shares of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to the Holder.
9. AMENDMENT AND WAIVER. The terms of this Warrant may be amended or waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
10. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Warrant shall be brought only in the state courts located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or federal courts located in Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The parties to this Warrant 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. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT ENTERED INTO IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. 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 Warrant 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 Agreement or any other Transaction Document 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 Agreement 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.
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11. PIGGYBACK REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The Company hereby grants to the Buyer the registration rights set forth on Exhibit D hereto.
12. ACCEPTANCE. Receipt of this Warrant by the Holder shall constitute acceptance of and agreement to all of the terms and conditions contained herein.
13. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Nasdaq” means www.Nasdaq.com.
(b) “Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, (i) the last closing trade price for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Nasdaq, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing trade price, then the last trade price of such security prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Nasdaq, or (ii) if the foregoing does not apply, the last trade price of such security in the over-the-counter market for such security as reported by Nasdaq, or (iii) if no last trade price is reported for such security by Nasdaq, the average of the bid and ask prices of any market makers for such security as reported by the OTC Markets. If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.
(c) “Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
(d) “Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company that would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including without limitation any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
(e) [Intentionally Omitted].
(f) “Person” and “Persons” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and any governmental entity or any department or agency thereof.
(g) “Principal Market” means the primary national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then traded.
(h) “Market Price” means the highest traded price of the Common Stock during the one hundred fifty Trading Days prior to the date of the respective Exercise Notice.
(i) “Trading Day” means (i) any day on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and traded on its Principal Market, (ii) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted and traded on any national securities exchange, then a day on which trading occurs on any over-the-counter markets, or (iii) if trading does not occur on the over-the-counter markets, any Business Day.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set forth above.
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EXHIBIT B
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
(To be executed by the registered holder to exercise this Common Stock Purchase Warrant)
THE UNDERSIGNED holder hereby exercises the right to purchase of the shares of Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”) of Black Bird Biotech Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), evidenced by the attached copy of the Common Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Warrant”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
1. Form of Exercise Price. The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as (check one):
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2. Payment of Exercise Price. If cash exercise is selected above, the holder shall pay the applicable Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $________________to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
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EXHIBIT C
ASSIGNMENT OF WARRANT
(To be signed only upon authorized transfer of the Warrant)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto the right to purchase shares of common stock of Black Bird Biotech Inc., to which the within Common Stock Purchase Warrant relates and appoints , as attorney-in-fact, to transfer said right on the books of Black Bird Biotech Inc. with full power of substitution and re-substitution in the premises. By accepting such transfer, the transferee has agreed to be bound in all respects by the terms and conditions of the within Warrant.
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* The signature on this Assignment of Warrant must correspond to the name as written upon the face of the Common Stock Purchase Warrant in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever. When signing on behalf of a corporation, partnership, trust, or other entity, please indicate your position(s) and title(s) with such entity.
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EXHIBIT D
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
All of the shares into which the Warrant is exercisable into will be deemed “Registrable Securities” subject to the provisions of this Exhibit C.
1. Piggy-Back Registration.
1.1 Piggy-Back Rights. If at any time on or after the date of the Closing the Company proposes to file any Registration Statement under the 1933 Act (a “Registration Statement”) with respect to any offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, equity securities, by the Company for its own account or for shareholders of the Company for their account (or by the Company and by shareholders of the Company), other than a Registration Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan on Form S-8, (ii) for a dividend reinvestment plan or (iii) in connection with a merger or acquisition, then the Company shall (x) give written notice of such proposed filing to the holders of Registrable Securities appearing on the books and records of the Company as such a holder as soon as practicable but in no event less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date of the Registration Statement, which notice shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such Registration Statement, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, of the offering, and (y) offer to the holders of Registrable Securities in such notice the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Registrable Securities as such holders may request in writing within three (3) days following receipt of such notice (a “Piggy-Back Registration”). The Company shall cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such registration and shall cause the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed underwritten offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested to be included in a Piggy-Back Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All holders of Registrable Securities proposing to distribute their securities through a Piggy- Back Registration that involves an underwriter or underwriters shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such Piggy-Back Registration.
1.2 Withdrawal. Any holder of Registrable Securities may elect to withdraw such holder’s request for inclusion of Registrable Securities in any Piggy-Back Registration by giving written notice to the Company of such request to withdraw prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. The Company (whether on its own determination or as the result of a withdrawal by persons making a demand pursuant to written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding any such withdrawal, the Company shall pay all expenses incurred by the holders of Registrable Securities in connection with such Piggy-Back Registration as provided in Section 1.5 below.
1.3 The Company shall notify the holders of Registrable Securities at any time when a prospectus relating to such holder’s Registrable Securities is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which, the prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing. At the request of such holder, the Company shall also prepare, file and furnish to such holder a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing. The holders of Registrable Securities shall not to offer or sell any Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement after receipt of such notification until the receipt of such supplement or amendment.
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1.4 The Company may request a holder of Registrable Securities to furnish the Company such information with respect to such holder and such holder’s proposed distribution of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing or as shall be required by law or by the SEC in connection therewith, and such holders shall furnish the Company with such information.
1.5 All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Exhibit D by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and independent registered public accountants) (A) with respect to filings made with the SEC, (B) with respect to filings required to be made with any trading market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, (C) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in writing (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities) and (D) with respect to any filing that may be required to be made by any broker through which a holder of Registrable Securities intends to make sales of Registrable Securities with the FINRA, (ii) printing expenses, (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) 1933 Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, (vi) fees and expenses of all other persons or entities retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Exhibit D and (vii) reasonable fees and disbursements of a single special counsel for the holders of Registrable Securities (selected by holders of the majority of the Registrable Securities requesting such registration). In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any broker or similar commissions of any holder of Registrable Securities.
1.6 The Company and its successors and assigns shall indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer, each holder of Registrable Securities, the officers, directors, members, partners, agents and employees (and any other individuals or entities with a functionally equivalent role of a person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each of them, each individual or entity who controls the Buyer or any such holder of Registrable Securities (within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act) and the officers, directors, members, stockholders, partners, agents and employees (and any other individuals or entities with a functionally equivalent role of a person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each such controlling individual or entity (each, an “Indemnified Party”), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (1) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any related prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any such prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Exhibit D, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based upon information regarding the Buyer or such holder of Registrable Securities furnished to the Company by such party for use therein. The Company shall notify the Buyer and each holder of Registrable Securities promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Exhibit D of which the Company is aware.
1.7 If the indemnification under Section 1.6 is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses, then the Company shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Company and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, the Company or the Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include any reasonable attorneys’ or other fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in Section 1.6 was available to such party in accordance with its terms. It is agreed that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 1.7 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 1.7, neither the Buyer nor any holder of Registrable Securities shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by such party from the sale of all of their Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement or related prospectus exceeds the amount of any damages that such party has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
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Form of Warrant
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES AS TO WHICH THIS SECURITY MAY BE EXERCISED HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
BLACK BIRD BIOTECH INC
Warrant Shares: 2,250,000
Date of Issuance: May 16, 2022 (“Issuance Date”)
This COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for services provided according to Fee Agreement dated January 20, 2022, J.H. Darbie & Co., Inc., a New York corporation (including any permitted and registered assigns, the “Holder”), is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time during the Exercise Period (as defined below), to purchase from BLACK BIRD BIOTECH INC, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), up to 2,250,000 shares of Common Stock (as defined below) (the “Warrant Shares”) (whereby such number may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Warrant) at the Exercise Price per share then in effect. This Warrant is issued by the Company as of the date hereof in connection with that certain securities purchase agreement dated May 16, 2022, by and among the Company and the Introduced Party (as defined in the Fee Agreement).
Terms used in this Warrant shall have the meanings set forth in Section 13 below. For purposes of this Warrant, the term “Exercise Price” shall mean $0.008, subject to adjustment as provided herein (including but not limited to cashless exercise), and the term “Exercise Period” shall mean the period commencing on the Issuance Date and ending on 5:00 p.m. eastern standard time on the date which is 5 years after the Issuance Date.
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1. EXERCISE OF WARRANT.
(a) Mechanics of Exercise. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part at any time or times during the Exercise Period by delivery of a written notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Exercise Notice”), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Warrant. The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. On or before the second Trading Day (the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”) following the date on which the Holder sent the Exercise Notice to the Company or the Company’s transfer agent, and upon receipt by the Company of payment to the Company of an amount equal to the applicable Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which all or a portion of this Warrant is being exercised (the “Aggregate Exercise Price” and together with the Exercise Notice, the “Exercise Delivery Documents”) in cash or by wire transfer of immediately available funds (or by cashless exercise, in which case there shall be no Aggregate Exercise Price provided), the Company shall (or direct its transfer agent to) issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise (or deliver such shares of Common Stock in electronic format if requested by the Holder). Upon delivery of the Exercise Delivery Documents, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares. If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise and the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 6) representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is exercised.
If the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder the respective shares of Common Stock by the respective Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder shall have, in addition to all other rights and remedies at law or otherwise, the right to rescind such exercise in Holder’s sole discretion, and such failure shall be deemed an event of default under the Note.
If the Market Price of one share of Common Stock is greater than the Exercise Price, the Holder may elect to receive Warrant Shares pursuant to a cashless exercise, in lieu of a cash exercise, equal to the value of this Warrant determined in the manner described below (or of any portion thereof remaining unexercised) by surrender of this Warrant and a Notice of Exercise, in which event the Company shall issue to Holder a number of Common Stock computed using the following formula:
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Where X = the number of Shares to be issued to Holder.
Y = the number of Warrant Shares that the Holder elects to purchase under this Warrant (at the date of such calculation).
A = the Market Price (at the date of such calculation).
B = Exercise Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation).
(b) No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant as a consequence of any adjustment pursuant hereto. All Warrant Shares (including fractions) issuable upon exercise of this Warrant may be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the exercise would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after aggregation, the exercise would result in the issuance of a fractional share, the Company shall, in lieu of issuance of any fractional share, pay the Holder otherwise entitled to such fraction a sum in cash equal to the product resulting from multiplying the then-current fair market value of a Warrant Share by such fraction.
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(c) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 1 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s affiliates (the “Affiliates”), and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 1(c), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 1(c), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding at the time of the respective calculation hereunder. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.
2. ADJUSTMENTS. The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:
(a) Distribution of Assets. If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including without limitation any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case:
(i) any Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution shall be reduced, effective as of the close of business on such record date, to a price determined by multiplying such Exercise Price by a fraction (i) the numerator of which shall be the Closing Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding such record date minus the value of the Distribution (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) applicable to one share of Common Stock, and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the Closing Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding such record date; and
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(ii) the number of Warrant Shares shall be increased to a number of shares equal to the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution multiplied by the reciprocal of the fraction set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i); provided, however, that in the event that the Distribution is of shares of common stock of a company (other than the Company) whose common stock is traded on a national securities exchange or a national automated quotation system (“Other Shares of Common Stock”), then the Holder may elect to receive a warrant to purchase Other Shares of Common Stock in lieu of an increase in the number of Warrant Shares, the terms of which shall be identical to those of this Warrant, except that such warrant shall be exercisable into the number of shares of Other Shares of Common Stock that would have been payable to the Holder pursuant to the Distribution had the Holder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such record date and with an aggregate exercise price equal to the product of the amount by which the exercise price of this Warrant was decreased with respect to the Distribution pursuant to the terms of the immediately preceding clause (i) and the number of Warrant Shares calculated in accordance with the first part of this clause (ii).
(b) Anti-Dilution Adjustments to Exercise Price. If the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, as applicable, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall sell or grant any option to purchase, or sell or grant any right to reprice, or otherwise dispose of or issue (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any Common Stock or securities entitling any person or entity to acquire shares of Common Stock (upon conversion, exercise or otherwise) (including but not limited to the price at which Common Stock is issuable under the Note), at an effective price per share less than the then Exercise Price (such lower price, the “Base Share Price” and such issuances collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”) (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, elimination of an applicable floor price for any reason in the future (including but not limited to the passage of time or satisfaction of certain condition(s)), reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled or potentially entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share which is less than the Exercise Price at any time while such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are in existence, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance (regardless of whether the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are (i) subsequently redeemed or retired by the Company after the date of the Dilutive Issuance or (ii) actually converted or exercised at such Base Share Price), then the Exercise Price shall be reduced at the option of the Holder and only reduced to equal the Base Share Price. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued, regardless of whether the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are (i) subsequently redeemed or retired by the Company after the date of the Dilutive Issuance or (ii) actually converted or exercised at such Base Share Price by the holder thereof (for the avoidance of doubt, the Holder may utilize the Base Share Price even if the Company did not actually issue shares of its common stock at the Base Share Price under the respective Common stock Equivalents). The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 2(b), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 2(b), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, after the date of such Dilutive Issuance the Holder is entitled to the Base Share Price regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Share Price in the Notice of Exercise.
Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company at any time on or after the Issuance Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time on or after the Issuance Date combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 2(c) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective. Each such adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any event covered by this Section 2(c) shall occur.
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3. FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company effects any merger of the Company with or into another entity and the Company is not the surviving entity (such surviving entity, the “Successor Entity”), (ii) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or by another individual or entity, and approved by the Company) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares of Common Stock for other securities, cash or property and the holders of at least 50% of the Common Stock accept such offer, or (iv) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (other than as a result of a subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock) (in any such case, a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive the number of shares of Common Stock of the Successor Entity or of the Company and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable upon or as a result of such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of assets by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such event (disregarding any limitation on exercise contained herein solely for the purpose of such determination). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any Successor Entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall issue to the Holder a new warrant consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to exercise such warrant into Alternate Consideration.
4. NON-CIRCUMVENTION. The Company covenants and agrees that it will not, by amendment of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Warrant and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, (ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (iii) shall, for so long as this Warrant is outstanding, have authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, one and a half (1.5) times the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Warrants are then exercisable into to provide for the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise).
5. WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A STOCKHOLDER. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this Warrant, in and of itself, shall not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
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6. REISSUANCE.
(a) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Warrant. If this Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company will, on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as it may reasonably impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor as this Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed.
(b) Issuance of New Warrants. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Warrant pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, such new Warrant shall be of like tenor with this Warrant, and shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant which is the same as the Issuance Date.
7. TRANSFER. This Warrant shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns and shall inure to be the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the rights, interests or obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned, by operation of law or otherwise, in whole or in part, by the Company without the prior signed written consent of the Holder, which consent may be withheld at the sole discretion of the Holder (any such assignment or transfer shall be null and void if the Company does not obtain the prior signed written consent of the Holder). This Warrant or any of the severable rights and obligations inuring to the benefit of or to be performed by Holder hereunder may be assigned by Holder to a third party, in whole or in part, without the need to obtain the Company’s consent thereto.
8. NOTICES. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Warrant, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with the notice provisions contained in the Purchase Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice (i) immediately upon any adjustment of the Exercise Price, setting forth in reasonable detail, the calculation of such adjustment and (ii) at least 20 days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the shares of Common Stock, (B) with respect to any grants, issuances or sales of any stock or other securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or other property, pro rata to the holders of shares of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to the Holder.
9. AMENDMENT AND WAIVER. The terms of this Warrant may be amended or waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
10. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Warrant shall be brought only in the state courts located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or federal courts located in Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The parties to this Warrant 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. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT ENTERED INTO IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. 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 Warrant 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 Agreement or any other Transaction Document 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 Agreement 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.
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11. PIGGYBACK REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The Company hereby grants to the Buyer the registration rights set forth on Exhibit D hereto.
12. ACCEPTANCE. Receipt of this Warrant by the Holder shall constitute acceptance of and agreement to all of the terms and conditions contained herein.
13. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Nasdaq” means www.Nasdaq.com.
(b) “Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, (i) the last closing trade price for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Nasdaq, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing trade price, then the last trade price of such security prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Nasdaq, or (ii) if the foregoing does not apply, the last trade price of such security in the over-the-counter market for such security as reported by Nasdaq, or (iii) if no last trade price is reported for such security by Nasdaq, the average of the bid and ask prices of any market makers for such security as reported by the OTC Markets. If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.
(c) “Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
(d) “Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company that would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including without limitation any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
(e) [Intentionally Omitted].
(f) “Person” and “Persons” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and any governmental entity or any department or agency thereof.
(g) “Principal Market” means the primary national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then traded.
(h) “Market Price” means the highest traded price of the Common Stock during the one hundred fifty Trading Days prior to the date of the respective Exercise Notice.
(i) “Trading Day” means (i) any day on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and traded on its Principal Market, (ii) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted and traded on any national securities exchange, then a day on which trading occurs on any over-the-counter markets, or (iii) if trading does not occur on the over-the-counter markets, any Business Day.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set forth above.
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EXHIBIT B
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
(To be executed by the registered holder to exercise this Common Stock Purchase Warrant)
THE UNDERSIGNED holder hereby exercises the right to purchase of the shares of Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”) of BLACK BIRD BIOTECH INC, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), evidenced by the attached copy of the Common Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Warrant”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
1. Form of Exercise Price. The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as (check one):
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2. Payment of Exercise Price. If cash exercise is selected above, the holder shall pay the applicable Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $_________________to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
3. Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to the holder__________________Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
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EXHIBIT C
ASSIGNMENT OF WARRANT
(To be signed only upon authorized transfer of the Warrant)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto the right to purchase shares of common stock of BLACK BIRD BIOTECH INC, to which the within Common Stock Purchase Warrant relates and appoints , as attorney-in-fact, to transfer said right on the books of BLACK BIRD BIOTECH INC with full power of substitution and re- substitution in the premises. By accepting such transfer, the transferee has agreed to be bound in all respects by the terms and conditions of the within Warrant.
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EXHIBIT D
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
All of the shares into which the Warrant is exercisable into will be deemed “Registrable Securities” subject to the provisions of this Exhibit C.
1. Piggy-Back Registration.
1.1 Piggy-Back Rights. If at any time on or after the date of the Closing the Company proposes to file any Registration Statement under the 1933 Act (a “Registration Statement”) with respect to any offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, equity securities, by the Company for its own account or for shareholders of the Company for their account (or by the Company and by shareholders of the Company), other than a Registration Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan on Form S-8, (ii) for a dividend reinvestment plan or (iii) in connection with a merger or acquisition, then the Company shall (x) give written notice of such proposed filing to the holders of Registrable Securities appearing on the books and records of the Company as such a holder as soon as practicable but in no event less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date of the Registration Statement, which notice shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such Registration Statement, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, of the offering, and (y) offer to the holders of Registrable Securities in such notice the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Registrable Securities as such holders may request in writing within three (3) days following receipt of such notice (a “Piggy-Back Registration”). The Company shall cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such registration and shall cause the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed underwritten offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested to be included in a Piggy-Back Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All holders of Registrable Securities proposing to distribute their securities through a Piggy- Back Registration that involves an underwriter or underwriters shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such Piggy-Back Registration.
1.2 Withdrawal. Any holder of Registrable Securities may elect to withdraw such holder’s request for inclusion of Registrable Securities in any Piggy-Back Registration by giving written notice to the Company of such request to withdraw prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. The Company (whether on its own determination or as the result of a withdrawal by persons making a demand pursuant to written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding any such withdrawal, the Company shall pay all expenses incurred by the holders of Registrable Securities in connection with such Piggy-Back Registration as provided in Section 1.5 below.
1.3 The Company shall notify the holders of Registrable Securities at any time when a prospectus relating to such holder’s Registrable Securities is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which, the prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing. At the request of such holder, the Company shall also prepare, file and furnish to such holder a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing. The holders of Registrable Securities shall not to offer or sell any Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement after receipt of such notification until the receipt of such supplement or amendment.
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1.4 The Company may request a holder of Registrable Securities to furnish the Company such information with respect to such holder and such holder’s proposed distribution of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing or as shall be required by law or by the SEC in connection therewith, and such holders shall furnish the Company with such information.
1.5 All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Exhibit D by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and independent registered public accountants) (A) with respect to filings made with the SEC, (B) with respect to filings required to be made with any trading market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, (C) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in writing (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities) and (D) with respect to any filing that may be required to be made by any broker through which a holder of Registrable Securities intends to make sales of Registrable Securities with the FINRA, (ii) printing expenses, (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) 1933 Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, (vi) fees and expenses of all other persons or entities retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Exhibit D and (vii) reasonable fees and disbursements of a single special counsel for the holders of Registrable Securities (selected by holders of the majority of the Registrable Securities requesting such registration). In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any broker or similar commissions of any holder of Registrable Securities.
1.6 The Company and its successors and assigns shall indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer, each holder of Registrable Securities, the officers, directors, members, partners, agents and employees (and any other individuals or entities with a functionally equivalent role of a person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each of them, each individual or entity who controls the Buyer or any such holder of Registrable Securities (within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act) and the officers, directors, members, stockholders, partners, agents and employees (and any other individuals or entities with a functionally equivalent role of a person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each such controlling individual or entity (each, an “Indemnified Party”), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (1) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any related prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any such prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Exhibit D, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based upon information regarding the Buyer or such holder of Registrable Securities furnished to the Company by such party for use therein. The Company shall notify the Buyer and each holder of Registrable Securities promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Exhibit D of which the Company is aware.
1.7 If the indemnification under Section 1.6 is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses, then the Company shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Company and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, the Company or the Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include any reasonable attorneys’ or other fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in Section 1.6 was available to such party in accordance with its terms. It is agreed that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 1.7 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 1.7, neither the Buyer nor any holder of Registrable Securities shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by such party from the sale of all of their Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement or related prospectus exceeds the amount of any damages that such party has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
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EXHIBIT 4.15
Form of Warrant
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES AS TO WHICH THIS SECURITY MAY BE EXERCISED HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
BLACK BIRD BIOTECH INC
Warrant Shares: 11,468,572
Date of Issuance: December 16, 2022 (“Issuance Date”)
This COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for services provided according to Fee Agreement dated June 3, 2022, J.H. Darbie & Co., Inc., a New York corporation (including any permitted and registered assigns, the “Holder”), is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time during the Exercise Period (as defined below), to purchase from BLACK BIRD BIOTECH INC, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), up to 11,468,572 shares of Common Stock (as defined below) (the “Warrant Shares”) (whereby such number may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Warrant) at the Exercise Price per share then in effect. This Warrant is issued by the Company as of the date hereof in connection with that certain securities purchase agreement dated December 19, 2022, by and among the Company and the Introduced Party (as defined in the Fee Agreement).
Terms used in this Warrant shall have the meanings set forth in Section 13 below. For purposes of this Warrant, the term “Exercise Price” shall mean $0.0014, subject to adjustment as provided herein (including but not limited to cashless exercise), and the term “Exercise Period” shall mean the period commencing on the Issuance Date and ending on 5:00 p.m. eastern standard time on the date which is five years after the Issuance Date.
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1. EXERCISE OF WARRANT.
(a) Mechanics of Exercise. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part at any time or times during the Exercise Period by delivery of a written notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Exercise Notice”), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Warrant. The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. On or before the second Trading Day (the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”) following the date on which the Holder sent the Exercise Notice to the Company or the Company’s transfer agent, and upon receipt by the Company of payment to the Company of an amount equal to the applicable Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which all or a portion of this Warrant is being exercised (the “Aggregate Exercise Price” and together with the Exercise Notice, the “Exercise Delivery Documents”) in cash or by wire transfer of immediately available funds (or by cashless exercise, in which case there shall be no Aggregate Exercise Price provided), the Company shall (or direct its transfer agent to) issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise (or deliver such shares of Common Stock in electronic format if requested by the Holder). Upon delivery of the Exercise Delivery Documents, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares. If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise and the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 6) representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is exercised.
If the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder the respective shares of Common Stock by the respective Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder shall have, in addition to all other rights and remedies at law or otherwise, the right to rescind such exercise in Holder’s sole discretion, and such failure shall be deemed an event of default under the Note.
If the Market Price of one share of Common Stock is greater than the Exercise Price, the Holder may elect to receive Warrant Shares pursuant to a cashless exercise, in lieu of a cash exercise, equal to the value of this Warrant determined in the manner described below (or of any portion thereof remaining unexercised) by surrender of this Warrant and a Notice of Exercise, in which event the Company shall issue to Holder a number of Common Stock computed using the following formula:
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Where X = the number of Shares to be issued to Holder.
Y = the number of Warrant Shares that the Holder elects to purchase under this Warrant (at the date of such calculation).
A = the Market Price (at the date of such calculation).
B = Exercise Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation).
(b) No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant as a consequence of any adjustment pursuant hereto. All Warrant Shares (including fractions) issuable upon exercise of this Warrant may be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the exercise would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after aggregation, the exercise would result in the issuance of a fractional share, the Company shall, in lieu of issuance of any fractional share, pay the Holder otherwise entitled to such fraction a sum in cash equal to the product resulting from multiplying the then-current fair market value of a Warrant Share by such fraction.
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(c) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 1 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s affiliates (the “Affiliates”), and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 1(c), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 1(c), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding at the time of the respective calculation hereunder. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.
2. ADJUSTMENTS. The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:
(a) Distribution of Assets. If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including without limitation any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case:
(i) any Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution shall be reduced, effective as of the close of business on such record date, to a price determined by multiplying such Exercise Price by a fraction (i) the numerator of which shall be the Closing Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding such record date minus the value of the Distribution (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) applicable to one share of Common Stock, and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the Closing Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding such record date; and
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(ii) the number of Warrant Shares shall be increased to a number of shares equal to the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution multiplied by the reciprocal of the fraction set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i); provided, however, that in the event that the Distribution is of shares of common stock of a company (other than the Company) whose common stock is traded on a national securities exchange or a national automated quotation system (“Other Shares of Common Stock”), then the Holder may elect to receive a warrant to purchase Other Shares of Common Stock in lieu of an increase in the number of Warrant Shares, the terms of which shall be identical to those of this Warrant, except that such warrant shall be exercisable into the number of shares of Other Shares of Common Stock that would have been payable to the Holder pursuant to the Distribution had the Holder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such record date and with an aggregate exercise price equal to the product of the amount by which the exercise price of this Warrant was decreased with respect to the Distribution pursuant to the terms of the immediately preceding clause (i) and the number of Warrant Shares calculated in accordance with the first part of this clause (ii).
(b) Anti-Dilution Adjustments to Exercise Price. If the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, as applicable, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall sell or grant any option to purchase, or sell or grant any right to reprice, or otherwise dispose of or issue (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any Common Stock or securities entitling any person or entity to acquire shares of Common Stock (upon conversion, exercise or otherwise) (including but not limited to the price at which Common Stock is issuable under the Note), at an effective price per share less than the then Exercise Price (such lower price, the “Base Share Price” and such issuances collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”) (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, elimination of an applicable floor price for any reason in the future (including but not limited to the passage of time or satisfaction of certain condition(s)), reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled or potentially entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share which is less than the Exercise Price at any time while such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are in existence, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance (regardless of whether the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are (i) subsequently redeemed or retired by the Company after the date of the Dilutive Issuance or (ii) actually converted or exercised at such Base Share Price), then the Exercise Price shall be reduced at the option of the Holder and only reduced to equal the Base Share Price. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued, regardless of whether the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are (i) subsequently redeemed or retired by the Company after the date of the Dilutive Issuance or (ii) actually converted or exercised at such Base Share Price by the holder thereof (for the avoidance of doubt, the Holder may utilize the Base Share Price even if the Company did not actually issue shares of its common stock at the Base Share Price under the respective Common stock Equivalents). The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 2(b), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 2(b), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, after the date of such Dilutive Issuance the Holder is entitled to the Base Share Price regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Share Price in the Notice of Exercise.
Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company at any time on or after the Issuance Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time on or after the Issuance Date combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 2(c) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective. Each such adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any event covered by this Section 2(c) shall occur.
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3. FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company effects any merger of the Company with or into another entity and the Company is not the surviving entity (such surviving entity, the “Successor Entity”), (ii) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or by another individual or entity, and approved by the Company) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares of Common Stock for other securities, cash or property and the holders of at least 50% of the Common Stock accept such offer, or (iv) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (other than as a result of a subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock) (in any such case, a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive the number of shares of Common Stock of the Successor Entity or of the Company and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable upon or as a result of such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of assets by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such event (disregarding any limitation on exercise contained herein solely for the purpose of such determination). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any Successor Entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall issue to the Holder a new warrant consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to exercise such warrant into Alternate Consideration.
4. NON-CIRCUMVENTION. The Company covenants and agrees that it will not, by amendment of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Warrant and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, (ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (iii) shall, for so long as this Warrant is outstanding, have authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, one and a half (1.5) times the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Warrants are then exercisable into to provide for the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise).
5. WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A STOCKHOLDER. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this Warrant, in and of itself, shall not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
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6. REISSUANCE.
(a) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Warrant. If this Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company will, on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as it may reasonably impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor as this Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed.
(b) Issuance of New Warrants. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Warrant pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, such new Warrant shall be of like tenor with this Warrant, and shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant which is the same as the Issuance Date.
7. TRANSFER. This Warrant shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns and shall inure to be the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the rights, interests or obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned, by operation of law or otherwise, in whole or in part, by the Company without the prior signed written consent of the Holder, which consent may be withheld at the sole discretion of the Holder (any such assignment or transfer shall be null and void if the Company does not obtain the prior signed written consent of the Holder). This Warrant or any of the severable rights and obligations inuring to the benefit of or to be performed by Holder hereunder may be assigned by Holder to a third party, in whole or in part, without the need to obtain the Company’s consent thereto.
8. NOTICES. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Warrant, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with the notice provisions contained in the Purchase Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice (i) immediately upon any adjustment of the Exercise Price, setting forth in reasonable detail, the calculation of such adjustment and (ii) at least 20 days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the shares of Common Stock, (B) with respect to any grants, issuances or sales of any stock or other securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or other property, pro rata to the holders of shares of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to the Holder.
9. AMENDMENT AND WAIVER. The terms of this Warrant may be amended or waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
10. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Warrant shall be brought only in the state courts located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or federal courts located in Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The parties to this Warrant 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. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT ENTERED INTO IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. 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 Warrant 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 Agreement or any other Transaction Document 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 Agreement 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.
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11. PIGGYBACK REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The Company hereby grants to the Buyer the registration rights set forth on Exhibit D hereto.
12. ACCEPTANCE. Receipt of this Warrant by the Holder shall constitute acceptance of and agreement to all of the terms and conditions contained herein.
13. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Nasdaq” means www.Nasdaq.com.
(b) “Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, (i) the last closing trade price for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Nasdaq, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing trade price, then the last trade price of such security prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Nasdaq, or (ii) if the foregoing does not apply, the last trade price of such security in the over-the-counter market for such security as reported by Nasdaq, or (iii) if no last trade price is reported for such security by Nasdaq, the average of the bid and ask prices of any market makers for such security as reported by the OTC Markets. If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.
(c) “Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
(d) “Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company that would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including without limitation any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
(e) [Intentionally Omitted].
(f) “Person” and “Persons” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and any governmental entity or any department or agency thereof.
(g) “Principal Market” means the primary national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then traded.
(h) “Market Price” means the highest traded price of the Common Stock during the one hundred fifty Trading Days prior to the date of the respective Exercise Notice.
(i) “Trading Day” means (i) any day on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and traded on its Principal Market, (ii) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted and traded on any national securities exchange, then a day on which trading occurs on any over-the-counter markets, or (iii) if trading does not occur on the over-the-counter markets, any Business Day.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set forth above.
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EXHIBIT B
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
(To be executed by the registered holder to exercise this Common Stock Purchase Warrant)
THE UNDERSIGNED holder hereby exercises the right to purchase of the shares of Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”) of BLACK BIRD BIOTECH INC, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), evidenced by the attached copy of the Common Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Warrant”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
1. Form of Exercise Price. The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as (check one):
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2. Payment of Exercise Price. If cash exercise is selected above, the holder shall pay the applicable Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $______________to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
3. Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to the holder__________________Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
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EXHIBIT C
ASSIGNMENT OF WARRANT
(To be signed only upon authorized transfer of the Warrant)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto the right to purchase shares of common stock of BLACK BIRD BIOTECH INC, to which the within Common Stock Purchase Warrant relates and appoints , as attorney-in-fact, to transfer said right on the books of BLACK BIRD BIOTECH INC with full power of substitution and re- substitution in the premises. By accepting such transfer, the transferee has agreed to be bound in all respects by the terms and conditions of the within Warrant.
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EXHIBIT D
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
All of the shares into which the Warrant is exercisable into will be deemed “Registrable Securities” subject to the provisions of this Exhibit C.
1. Piggy-Back Registration.
1.1 Piggy-Back Rights. If at any time on or after the date of the Closing the Company proposes to file any Registration Statement under the 1933 Act (a “Registration Statement”) with respect to any offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, equity securities, by the Company for its own account or for shareholders of the Company for their account (or by the Company and by shareholders of the Company), other than a Registration Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan on Form S-8, (ii) for a dividend reinvestment plan or (iii) in connection with a merger or acquisition, then the Company shall (x) give written notice of such proposed filing to the holders of Registrable Securities appearing on the books and records of the Company as such a holder as soon as practicable but in no event less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date of the Registration Statement, which notice shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such Registration Statement, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, of the offering, and (y) offer to the holders of Registrable Securities in such notice the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Registrable Securities as such holders may request in writing within three (3) days following receipt of such notice (a “Piggy-Back Registration”). The Company shall cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such registration and shall cause the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed underwritten offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested to be included in a Piggy-Back Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All holders of Registrable Securities proposing to distribute their securities through a Piggy- Back Registration that involves an underwriter or underwriters shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such Piggy-Back Registration.
1.2 Withdrawal. Any holder of Registrable Securities may elect to withdraw such holder’s request for inclusion of Registrable Securities in any Piggy-Back Registration by giving written notice to the Company of such request to withdraw prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. The Company (whether on its own determination or as the result of a withdrawal by persons making a demand pursuant to written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding any such withdrawal, the Company shall pay all expenses incurred by the holders of Registrable Securities in connection with such Piggy-Back Registration as provided in Section 1.5 below.
1.3 The Company shall notify the holders of Registrable Securities at any time when a prospectus relating to such holder’s Registrable Securities is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which, the prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing. At the request of such holder, the Company shall also prepare, file and furnish to such holder a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing. The holders of Registrable Securities shall not to offer or sell any Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement after receipt of such notification until the receipt of such supplement or amendment.
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1.4 The Company may request a holder of Registrable Securities to furnish the Company such information with respect to such holder and such holder’s proposed distribution of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing or as shall be required by law or by the SEC in connection therewith, and such holders shall furnish the Company with such information.
1.5 All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Exhibit D by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and independent registered public accountants) (A) with respect to filings made with the SEC, (B) with respect to filings required to be made with any trading market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, (C) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in writing (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities) and (D) with respect to any filing that may be required to be made by any broker through which a holder of Registrable Securities intends to make sales of Registrable Securities with the FINRA, (ii) printing expenses, (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses,
(iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) 1933 Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, (vi) fees and expenses of all other persons or entities retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Exhibit D and (vii) reasonable fees and disbursements of a single special counsel for the holders of Registrable Securities (selected by holders of the majority of the Registrable Securities requesting such registration). In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any broker or similar commissions of any holder of Registrable Securities.
1.6 The Company and its successors and assigns shall indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer, each holder of Registrable Securities, the officers, directors, members, partners, agents and employees (and any other individuals or entities with a functionally equivalent role of a person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each of them, each individual or entity who controls the Buyer or any such holder of Registrable Securities (within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act) and the officers, directors, members, stockholders, partners, agents and employees (and any other individuals or entities with a functionally equivalent role of a person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each such controlling individual or entity (each, an “Indemnified Party”), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (1) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any related prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any such prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Exhibit D, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based upon information regarding the Buyer or such holder of Registrable Securities furnished to the Company by such party for use therein. The Company shall notify the Buyer and each holder of Registrable Securities promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Exhibit D of which the Company is aware.
1.7 If the indemnification under Section 1.6 is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses, then the Company shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Company and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, the Company or the Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include any reasonable attorneys’ or other fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in Section 1.6 was available to such party in accordance with its terms. It is agreed that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 1.7 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 1.7, neither the Buyer nor any holder of Registrable Securities shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by such party from the sale of all of their Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement or related prospectus exceeds the amount of any damages that such party has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
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EXHIBIT 4.16
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 $61,600.00
THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT IS $5,600.00
Principal Amount: $61,600.00 | Issue Date: August 18, 2022 |
Purchase Price: $56,000.00 |
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CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Black Bird Biotech, Inc., a Nevada corporation (hereinafter called the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of Boot Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or registered assigns (the “Holder”) the sum of $61,600.00 together with any interest as set forth herein, on August 18, 2023 (the “Maturity Date”), and to pay interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof at the rate of eight percent (8%)(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 by prepayment or otherwise. 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 twenty two percent (22%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same is paid (“Default Interest”). Interest shall commence accruing on the date that the Note is fully paid and shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year and the actual number of days elapsed. 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.
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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 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 (as defined in Article III), each in respect of the remaining outstanding amount of this Note to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid 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”); 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 4.99% 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. The Conversion Price shall be equal to the Variable Conversion Price (as defined herein)(subject 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 lowest Trading Price (as defined below) for the Common Stock during the twenty-five (25) 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 or, if no closing bid price of such security is available in any of the foregoing manners, the average of the closing bid prices of any market makers for such security that are listed in the “pink sheets”. If the Trading Price cannot be calculated for such security on such date in the manner provided above, the Trading Price shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Borrower and the holders of a majority in interest of the Notes being converted for which the calculation of the Trading Price is required in order to determine the Conversion Price of such Notes. “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.
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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 issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The Borrower is required at all times to have authorized and reserved six times the number of shares that would be issuable upon full conversion of the Note (assuming that the 4.99% limitation set forth in Section 1.1 is not in effect)(based on the respective Conversion Price of the Note (as defined in Section 1.2) in effect from time to time, initially 77,564,102 shares)(the “Reserved Amount”). The Reserved Amount shall be increased (or decreased with the written consent of the Holder) 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 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).
If at any time the Conversion Price as determined hereunder for any conversion would be less than the par value of the Common Stock, then at the sole discretion of the Holder, the Conversion Price hereunder may equal such par value for such conversion and the Conversion Amount for such conversion may be increased to include Additional Principal, where “Additional Principal” means such additional amount to be added to the Conversion Amount to the extent necessary to cause the number of conversion shares issuable upon such conversion to equal the same number of conversion shares as would have been issued had the Conversion Price not been adjusted by the Holder to the par value price.
(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.
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(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 Withdrawal Agent Commission (“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 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.
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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 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.
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(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.
1.7 Prepayment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note, at any time during the periods set forth on the table immediately following this paragraph (the “Prepayment Periods”), the Borrower shall have the right, exercisable on not more than three (3) Trading Days prior written notice to the Holder of the Note to prepay the outstanding Note (principal and accrued interest), in full, in accordance with this Section 1.7. Any notice of prepayment hereunder (an “Optional Prepayment Notice”) shall be delivered to the Holder of the Note at its registered addresses and shall state: (1) that the Borrower is exercising its right to prepay the Note, and (2) the date of prepayment which shall be not more than three (3) Trading Days from the date of the Optional Prepayment Notice. On the date fixed for prepayment (the “Optional Prepayment Date”), the Borrower shall make payment of the Optional Prepayment Amount (as defined below) to Holder, or upon the direction of the Holder as specified by the Holder in a writing to the Borrower (which shall direction to be sent to Borrower by the Holder at least one (1) business day prior to the Optional Prepayment Date). If the Borrower exercises its right to prepay the Note, the Borrower shall make payment to the Holder of an amount in cash equal to the percentage (“Prepayment Percentage”) as set forth in the table immediately following this paragraph opposite the applicable Prepayment Period, multiplied by 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 Optional Prepayment Date plus (y) Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in clauses (w) and (x) plus (z) any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Section 1.4 hereof (the “Optional Prepayment Amount”). If the Borrower delivers an Optional Prepayment Notice and fails to pay the Optional Prepayment Amount due to the Holder of the Note within two (2) business days following the Optional Prepayment Date, the Borrower shall forever forfeit its right to prepay the Note pursuant to this Section 1.7.
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1. The period beginning on the Issue Date and ending on the date which is sixty (60) days following the Issue Date. |
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| 125 | % |
2. The period beginning on the date which is sixty-one (61) days following the Issue Date and ending on the date which is ninety (90) days following the Issue Date. |
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| 135 | % |
3. The period beginning on the date which is ninety-one (91) days following the Issue Date and ending on the date which is one hundred eighty (180) days following the Issue Date. |
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| 145 | % |
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After the expiration of one hundred eighty (180) days following the Issue Date, the Borrower shall have no right of prepayment.
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.
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) (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.
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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 and such breach continues for a period of twenty (20) 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), 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 or the Purchase 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, the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the American Stock Exchange.
3.8 Failure to Comply with the Exchange Act. The Borrower shall fail to comply with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act; and/or the Borrower shall cease to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
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.
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.
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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 3.1 (solely with respect to failure to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due at the Maturity Date), 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 the Default Sum (as defined herein). 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 SUM (AS DEFINED HEREIN); MULTIPLIED BY (Z) TWO (2). Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default specified in Sections 3.1 (solely with respect to failure to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due on this Note upon a Trading Market Prepayment Event pursuant to Section 1.7 or upon acceleration), 3.3, 3.4, 3.7, 3.8, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, and/or 3.14 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 the greater of (i) 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 (the “Mandatory Prepayment Date”) 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 Sum”) or (ii) the “parity value” of the Default Sum to be prepaid, where parity value means (a) the highest number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to such Default Sum in accordance with Article I, treating the Trading Day immediately preceding the Mandatory Prepayment Date as the “Conversion Date” for purposes of determining the lowest applicable Conversion Price, unless the Default Event arises as a result of a breach in respect of a specific Conversion Date in which case such Conversion Date shall be the Conversion Date), multiplied by (b) the highest Closing Price for the Common Stock during the period beginning on the date of first occurrence of the Event of Default and ending one day prior to the Mandatory Prepayment Date (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.
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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 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:
Black Bird Biotech, Inc.
3505 Yucca Drive, Suite 104
Flower Mound, Texas 75028
Attn: Eric Newlan, Vice President/Secretary
Email: eric@newlanpllc.com
If to the Holder:
Boot Capital LLC
1688 Meridian Ave. Suite 723
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Attn: Peter Rosten, President
rosten peter rost_nyc@yahoo.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.
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4.4 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 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.
4.5 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.
4.6 Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware 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 Delaware or in the federal courts located in the state. 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 Holder shall be entitled to recover from the Borrower 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.
4.7 Purchase Agreement. By its acceptance of this Note, each party agrees to be bound by the applicable terms of the Purchase Agreement.
4.8 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 August 18, 2022
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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 Black Bird Biotech, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Borrower”) according to the conditions of the convertible note of the Borrower dated as of August 18, 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.
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EXHIBIT 4.17
THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT 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 $144,569.20
THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT IS $15,489.00
Principal Amount: $144,569.20 | Issue Date: January 11, 2023 |
Purchase Price: $129,080.20 |
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PROMISSORY NOTE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Black Bird Biotech, Inc., a Nevada corporation (hereinafter called the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of 1800 DIAGONAL LENDING LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, or registered assigns (the “Holder”) the sum of $144,569.20 together with any interest as set forth herein, on January 11, 2024 (the “Maturity Date”), and to pay interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof from the date hereof (the “Issue Date”) as set forth herein. 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 twenty two percent (22%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same is paid (“Default Interest”). 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. GENERAL TERMS
1.1 Interest. A one-time interest charge of twelve percent (12%) (the “Interest Rate”) shall be applied on the Issuance Date to the Principal ($144,569.20 * twelve percent (12%) = $17,348.30). Interest hereunder shall be paid as set forth herein to the Holder or its assignee in whose name this Note is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of Notes in cash or, in the Event of Default, at the Option of the Holder, converted into share of Common Stock as set forth herein.
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1.2 Mandatory Monthly Payments. Accrued, unpaid Interest and outstanding principal, subject to adjustment, shall be paid in ten (10) payments each in the amount of $16,191.75 (a total payback to the Holder of $161,917.500). The first payment shall be due February 15, 2023 with nine (9) subsequent payments each month thereafter. The Company shall have a five (5) day grace period with respect to each payment. The Company has right to accelerate payments or prepay in full at any time with no prepayment penalty. All payments shall be made by bank wire transfer to the Holder’s wire instructions, attached hereto as Exhibit A. For the avoidance of doubt, a missed payment shall be considered an Event of Default.
1.3 Security. This Note shall not be secured by any collateral or any assets pledged to the Holder
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.
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, upon acceleration or otherwise and such breach continues for a period of five (5) days after written notice from the Holder.
3.2 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 and such breach continues for a period of twenty (20) days after written notice thereof to the Borrower from the Holder.
3.3 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), 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 or the Purchase Agreement.
3.4 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.
3.5 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.
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3.6 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, the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the American Stock Exchange.
3.7 Failure to Comply with the Exchange Act. The Borrower shall fail to comply with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act; and/or the Borrower shall cease to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
3.8 Liquidation. Any dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of Borrower or any substantial portion of its business.
3.9 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.
3.10 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.
3.11 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.
3.12 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, 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 (the “Mandatory Prepayment Date”) 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 Article IV 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.
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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, to convert the balance owed pursuant to the note including the Default Amount into shares of common stock of the Company as set forth herein.
ARTICLE IV. CONVERSION RIGHTS
4.1 Conversion Right. At any time following an Event of Default, the Holder shall have the right, to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid 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 determined as provided herein (a “Conversion”);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 4.99% 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 B(the “Notice of Conversion”), delivered to the Borrower by the Holder in accordance with Section 4.4 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 4.4 hereof.
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4.2 Conversion Price. The conversion price (the “Conversion Price”) shall mean 75% multiplied by the lowest Trading Price for the Common Stock during the ten (10) Trading Days prior to the Conversion Date (representing a discount rate of 25%) (subject to equitable adjustments 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). “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 or, if no closing bid price of such security is available in any of the foregoing manners, the average of the closing bid prices of any market makers for such security that are listed in the “pink sheets”. If the Trading Price cannot be calculated for such security on such date in the manner provided above, the Trading Price shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Borrower and the holders of a majority in interest of the Notes being converted for which the calculation of the Trading Price is required in order to determine the Conversion Price of such Notes. “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.
4.3 Authorized Shares. The Borrower covenants that during the period that the Note is outstanding, 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 issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The Borrower is required at all times to have authorized and reserved six 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 169,037,037 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 initials 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 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 this Note.
4.4 Method of Conversion.
(a) Mechanics of Conversion. As set forth in Section 4.1 hereof, at any time following an Event of Default, the balance due pursuant to 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 4.4(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.
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(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 4.4, 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 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 4.4(e) are justified.
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4.5 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 4.5 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), it will be considered an Event of Default pursuant to this Note.
4.6 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.
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(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 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 4.6(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 V. MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 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.
5.2 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 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:
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If to the Borrower, to:
Black Bird Biotech, Inc.
3505 Yucca Drive, Suite 104
Flower Mound, Texas 75028
Attn: Eric Newlan, Vice President/Secretary
Email: eric@newlanpllc.com
If to the Holder:
1800 DIAGONAL LENDING LLC
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 623
Alexandria VA 22314
Attn: Curt Kramer, President
Email: ckramer@sixthstreetlending.com
5.3 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.
5.4 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 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.
5.5 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.
5.6 Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia 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 Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia or in the Alexandria Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The parties to this Note hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any objection or defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. The Borrower and Holder waive trial by jury. The Holder shall be entitled to recover from the Borrower its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred in connection with or related to any Event of Default by the Company, as defined in Article III hereof. 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 hereof or any agreement delivered in connection herewith. 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.
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5.7 Purchase Agreement. By its acceptance of this Note, each party agrees to be bound by the applicable terms of the Purchase Agreement.
5.8 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 11, 2023
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EXHIBIT A – WIRE INSTRUCTIONS
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EXHIBIT B -- 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 Black Bird Biotech, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Borrower”) according to the conditions of the convertible note of the Borrower dated as of January 11, 2023 (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.
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EXHIBIT 5.1
NEWLAN LAW FIRM, PLLC
2201 Long Prairie Road, Suite 107-762
Flower Mound, Texas 75022
February 7, 2023
Black Bird Biotech, Inc.
1961 Hilltop Road
Suite 22
Argyle, Texas 76226
Re: Registration Statement of Black Bird Biotech, Inc.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Black Bird Biotech, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the registration by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of up to 581,468,572 shares (the “Shares”) of the common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), of the Company offered for resale by the selling stockholders (the “Selling Stockholders”) named pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Company with the Commission on February 7, 2023 (the “Registration Statement”).
We have examined such documents and considered such legal matters as we have deemed necessary and relevant as the basis for the opinion set forth below. With respect to such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as reproduced or certified copies, and the authenticity of the originals of those latter documents. As to questions of fact material to this opinion, we have, to the extent deemed appropriate, relied upon certain representations of certain officers and employees of the Company.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Shares consist of (1) 400,000,000 Shares issuable to Mast Hill Fund, L.P. (“Mast Hill”) pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Mast Hill Agreement”) between the Company and Mast Hill, (2) 170,000,000 Shares issuable to Mast Hill upon exercise of the common stock warrants (the “Mast Hill Warrants”) issued to Mast Hill in connection with the Mast Hill Agreement and (3) 11,468,572 Shares issuable to J.H. Darbie & Co. (“JHD”) upon exercise of the common stock purchase warrants (the “JHD Warrants”) issued to JHD by the Company pursuant to the Finder’s Fee Agreement between the Company and JHD.
Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that (A) the 400,000,000 Shares issuable to Mast Hill pursuant to the Mast Hill Agreement, when issued and sold by the Company and delivered by the Company against payment therefor in accordance with the Mast Hill Agreement in the manner described in the Registration Statement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, (B) 170,000,000 Shares issuable to Mast Hill pursuant to the Mast Hill Warrants, when issued and sold by the Company and delivered by the Company against payment therefor in accordance with the Mast Hill Warrants in the manner described in the Registration Statement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and (C) 11,468,572 Shares issuable to JHD pursuant to the JHD Warrants, when issued and sold by the Company and delivered by the Company against payment therefor in accordance with the JHD Warrants in the manner described in the Registration Statement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
Our opinion herein is expressed solely with respect to the Delaware General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada. Our opinion is based on these laws as in effect on the date hereof and as of the effective date of the Registration Statement, and we assume no obligation to revise or supplement this opinion after the effective date of the Registration Statement should the law be changed by legislative action, judicial decision or otherwise. Where our opinions expressed herein refer to events to occur at a future date, we have assumed that there will have been no changes in the relevant law or facts between the date hereof and such future date. Our opinions expressed herein are limited to the matters expressly stated herein and no opinion is implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated. Not in limitation of the foregoing, we are not rendering any opinion as to the compliance with any other federal or state law, rule or regulation relating to securities, or to the sale or issuance thereof.
We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, to the use of our name as your counsel and to all references made to us in the Registration Statement and in the prospectus forming a part thereof. In giving this consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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EXHIBIT 10.23
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of August 18, 2022, by and between Black Bird Biotech, Inc., a Nevada corporation, with its address at 3505 Yucca Drive, Suite 104, Flower Mound, Texas 75028 (the “Company”), and Boot Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, with its address at 1688 Meridian Ave. Suite 723, Miami Beach, FL 33139 (the “Buyer”).
WHEREAS:
A. The Company and the Buyer are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by the rules and regulations as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”); and
B. Buyer desires to purchase and the Company desires to issue and sell, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement a convertible note of the Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, in the aggregate principal amount of $61,600.00 (which includes $5,600.00 original issue discount) (together with any note(s) issued in replacement thereof or as a dividend thereon or otherwise with respect thereto in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Note”), convertible into shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”), upon the terms and subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in such Note.
NOW THEREFORE, the Company and the Buyer severally (and not jointly) hereby agree as follows:
1. Purchase and Sale of Note.
a. Purchase of Note. On the Closing Date (as defined below), the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer and the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Company such principal amount of Note as is set forth immediately below the Buyer’s name on the signature pages hereto.
b. Form of Payment. On the Closing Date (as defined below), (i) the Buyer shall pay the purchase price for the Note to be issued and sold to it at the Closing (as defined below) (the “Purchase Price”) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company, in accordance with the Company’s written wiring instructions, against delivery of the Note in the principal amount equal to the Purchase Price as is set forth immediately below the Buyer’s name on the signature pages hereto, and (ii) the Company shall deliver such duly executed Note on behalf of the Company, to the Buyer, against delivery of such Purchase Price.
c. Closing Date. Subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver) of the conditions thereto set forth in Section 6 and Section 7 below, the date and time of the issuance and sale of the Note pursuant to this Agreement (the “Closing Date”) shall be 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time on or about August 19, 2022, or such other mutually agreed upon time. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall occur on the Closing Date at such location as may be agreed to by the parties.
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2. Buyer’s Representations and Warranties. The Buyer represents and warrants to the Company that:
a. Investment Purpose. As of the date hereof, the Buyer is purchasing the Note and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note (such shares of Common Stock being collectively referred to herein as the “Conversion Shares” and, collectively with the Note, the “Securities”) for its own account and not with a present view towards the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted from registration under the 1933 Act.
b. Accredited Investor Status. The Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D (an “Accredited Investor”).
c. Reliance on Exemptions. The Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Buyer to acquire the Securities.
d. Information. The Company has not disclosed to the Buyer any material nonpublic information and will not disclose such information unless such information is disclosed to the public prior to or promptly following such disclosure to the Buyer.
e. Legends. The Buyer understands that the Note and, until such time as the Conversion Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act; or may be sold pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration, the Conversion Shares may bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form:
“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE PLEDGED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (1) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (2) THE ISSUER OF SUCH SECURITIES RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER OF SUCH SECURITIES, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER’S TRANSFER AGENT, THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.” |
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The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of any Security upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by applicable state securities laws, (a) such Security is registered for sale under an effective registration statement filed under the 1933 Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, or (b) such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Security may be made without registration under the 1933 Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company so that the sale or transfer is effected. The Buyer agrees to sell all Securities, including those represented by a certificate(s) from which the legend has been removed, in compliance with applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any. In the event that the Company does not accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Buyer 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.
f. Authorization; Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer, and this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that:
a. Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (as defined below), if any, is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, with full power and authority (corporate and other) to own, lease, use and operate its properties and to carry on its business as and where now owned, leased, used, operated and conducted. “Subsidiaries” means any corporation or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, any equity or other ownership interest.
b. Authorization; Enforcement. (i) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Note and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the Securities, in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Note by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including without limitation, the issuance of the Note and the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof) have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors, or its shareholders is required, (iii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company by its authorized representative, and such authorized representative is the true and official representative with authority to sign this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection herewith and bind the Company accordingly, and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery by the Company of the Note, each of such instruments will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
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c. Capitalization. As of the date hereof, the authorized common stock of the Company consists of 750,000,000 authorized shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of which 243,904,667 shares are issued and outstanding. All of such outstanding shares of capital stock are, or upon issuance will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. .
d. Issuance of Shares. The Conversion Shares are duly authorized and reserved for issuance and, upon conversion of the Note in accordance with its respective terms, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and 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 Company and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.
e. No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Note by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares) will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, or (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, patent, patent license or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which the Company or its securities are subject) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect). The businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, are not being conducted, and shall not be conducted so long as the Buyer owns any of the Securities, in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity. “Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, financial condition or prospects of the Company or its Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole, or on the transactions contemplated hereby or by the agreements or instruments to be entered into in connection herewith.
f. SEC Documents; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits to such documents) incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the “SEC Documents”). Upon written request the Company will deliver to the Buyer true and complete copies of the SEC Documents, except for such exhibits and incorporated documents. As of their respective dates or if amended, as of the dates of the amendments, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the statements made in any such SEC Documents is, or has been, required to be amended or updated under applicable law (except for such statements as have been amended or updated in subsequent filings prior the date hereof). As of their respective dates or if amended, as of the dates of the amendments, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). The Company is subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act.
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g. Absence of Certain Changes. Since March 31, 2022, except as set forth in the SEC Documents, there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the assets, liabilities, business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations, prospects or 1934 Act reporting status of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
h. Absence of Litigation. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, there is no action, suit, claim, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or their officers or directors in their capacity as such, that could have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
i. No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or sales in any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would require registration under the 1933 Act of the issuance of the Securities to the Buyer. The issuance of the Securities to the Buyer will not be integrated with any other issuance of the Company’s securities (past, current or future) for purposes of any shareholder approval provisions applicable to the Company or its securities.
j. No Brokers. The Company has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, transaction fees or similar payments relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
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k. No Investment Company. The Company is not, and upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated by this Agreement will not be an “investment company” required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (an “Investment Company”). The Company is not controlled by an Investment Company.
l. Breach of Representations and Warranties by the Company. If the Company breaches any of the representations or warranties set forth in this Section 3, and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, it will be considered an Event of default under Section 3.4 of the Note.
4. COVENANTS.
a. Best Efforts. The Company shall use its best efforts to satisfy timely each of the conditions described in Section 7 of this Agreement.
b. Form D; Blue Sky Laws. The Company agrees to timely make any filings required by federal and state laws as a result of the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
c. Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds for general working capital purposes.
d. Expenses. At the Closing, the Company’s obligation with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is to reimburse Buyer’ expenses shall be $2,500.00 for Buyer’s legal fees and due diligence fee.
e. Corporate Existence. So long as the Buyer beneficially owns any Note, the Company shall maintain its corporate existence and shall not sell all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, except with the prior written consent of the Buyer.
f. Breach of Covenants. If the Company breaches any of the covenants set forth in this Section 4, and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, it will be considered an event of default under Section 3.4 of the Note.
g. Failure to Comply with the 1934 Act/Negative Designation Removal. So long as the Note is outstanding, the Company shall comply with the 1934 Act; the Company shall continue to be subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act; and, if OTCMarkets.com designates the Company as “Caveat Emptor” or “Shell Risk” (collectively, “Negative Designation”), the Company shall immediately cause OTCMarkets.com to remove such designation. Any Negative Designation shall in any case be removed from OTCMarkets within five (5) days or such failure shall be an Event of Default pursuant to the Note.
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h. The Buyer is Not a “Dealer”. The Buyer and the Company hereby acknowledge and agree that the Buyer has not: (i) acted as an underwriter; (ii) acted as a market maker or specialist; (iii) acted as “de facto” market maker; or (iv) conducted any other professional market activities such as providing investment advice, extending credit and lending securities in connection; and thus that the Buyer is not a “Dealer” as such term is defined in the 1934 Act.
5. Transfer Agent Instructions. The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent to issue certificates, registered in the name of the Buyer or its nominee, for the Conversion Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time by the Buyer to the Company upon conversion of the Note in accordance with the terms thereof (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”). In the event that the Company proposes to replace its transfer agent, the Company shall provide, prior to the effective date of such replacement, a fully executed Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in a form as initially delivered pursuant to this Agreement (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserve shares of Common Stock in the Reserved Amount as such term is defined in the Note) signed by the successor transfer agent to Company and the Company. Prior to registration of the Conversion Shares under the 1933 Act or the date on which the Conversion Shares may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration, all such certificates shall bear the restrictive legend specified in Section 2(e) of this Agreement. The Company warrants that: (i) no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5, will be given by the Company to its transfer agent and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the Note; (ii) it will not direct its transfer agent not to transfer or delay, impair, and/or hinder its transfer agent in transferring (or issuing)(electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for Conversion Shares to be issued to the Buyer upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note as and when required by the Note and this Agreement; and (iii) it will not fail 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 Conversion Shares issued to the Buyer upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note as and when required by the Note and/or this Agreement. If the Buyer provides the Company and the Company’s transfer, at the cost of the Buyer, with an opinion of counsel in form, substance and scope customary for opinions in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Securities may be made without registration under the 1933 Act, the Company shall permit the transfer, and, in the case of the Conversion Shares, promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates, free from restrictive legend, in such name and in such denominations as specified by the Buyer. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transactions contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5 may be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
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6. Conditions to the Company’s Obligation to Sell. The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Note to the Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date of each of the following conditions thereto, 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:
a. The Buyer shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Company.
b. The Buyer shall have delivered the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 1(b) above.
c. The representations and warranties of the Buyer shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date.
d. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
7. Conditions to The Buyer’s Obligation to Purchase. The obligation of the Buyer hereunder to purchase the Note at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Buyer’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Buyer at any time in its sole discretion:
a. The Company shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Buyer.
b. The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer the duly executed Note (in such denominations as the Buyer shall request) in accordance with Section 1(b) above.
c. The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer, shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company’s Transfer Agent.
d. The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at such time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date. The Buyer shall have received a certificate or certificates, executed by the chief executive officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested by the Buyer including, but not limited to certificates with respect to the Board of Directors’ resolutions relating to the transactions contemplated hereby.
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e. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
f. No event shall have occurred which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company including but not limited to a change in the 1934 Act reporting status of the Company or the failure of the Company to be timely in its 1934 Act reporting obligations.
g. The Conversion Shares shall have been authorized for quotation on an exchange or electronic quotation system and trading in the Common Stock on such exchange or electronic quotation system shall not have been suspended by the SEC or an exchange or electronic quotation system.
h. The Buyer shall have received an officer’s certificate described in Section 3(d) above, dated as of the Closing Date.
8. Governing Law; Miscellaneous.
a. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of Delaware or in the federal courts located in the state. The parties to this Agreement 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 Company and Buyer waive trial by jury. The Buyer shall be entitled to recover from the Company its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Agreement 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 Agreement, the Note or any related document or agreement 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 Agreement 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.
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b. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party.
c. Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
d. Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement 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 provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.
e. Entire Agreement; Amendments. This 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 Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the majority in interest of the Buyer.
f. 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 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 as set forth in the heading of this Agreement with a copy by fax only to (which copy shall not constitute notice) to Naidich Wurman LLP, 111 Great Neck Road, Suite 214, Great Neck, NY 11021, Attn: Allison Naidich, facsimile: 516-466-3555, e-mail: allison@nwlaw.com. Each party shall provide notice to the other party of any change in address.
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g. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns. Neither the Company nor the Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Buyer may assign its rights hereunder to any person that purchases Securities in a private transaction from the Buyer or to any of its “affiliates,” as that term is defined under the 1934 Act, without the consent of the Company.
h. Survival. The representations and warranties of the Company and the agreements and covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive the closing hereunder notwithstanding any due diligence investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Buyer. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and all their officers, directors, employees and agents for loss or damage arising as a result of or related to any breach or alleged breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement or any of its covenants and obligations under this Agreement, including advancement of expenses as they are incurred.
i. Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
j. No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
k. Remedies. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Agreement will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Agreement, that the Buyer 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 Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Buyer and the Company have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
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EXHIBIT 10.24
PLACEMENT AGENT AND ADVISORY
SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Placement Agent and Advisory Services Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of August 18, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Black Bird Biotech, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and South Fork Securities LLC, a Florida corporation (“South Fork”). The placement agent is registered as a broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). South Fork and the Company agree as follows:
1. Engagement and Financing. The Company hereby engages South Fork, and South Fork hereby accepts such engagement, to act as the Company’s placement agent and advisor with respect to the following (hereafter, the “Placement Agent Services”):
(a) South Fork shall assist the Company in raising capital in the form of debt, equity or equity-linked securities of the Company or a combination of the foregoing (the “Financing”) by identifying and introducing one or more potential, prequalified investors (the “Investor”).
(b) South Fork shall advise the Company with respect to terms and conditions of the Financing options and may assist as needed with negotiations with the Investor.
The specific terms and conditions of the Financing shall ultimately be agreed to by the Company and the parties to the Financing after good faith negotiations. The Financing will be subject to a satisfactory due diligence investigation of the Company and general market conditions. The Financing will be made in accordance with exemptions from the registration and prospectus requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “Act”) provided by Regulation D under the Act (“Regulation D”) and the qualification and registration requirements of applicable state and foreign securities or blue sky laws and regulations. The Placement Agent Services shall be executed on a non-exclusive, “best efforts” basis. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the execution of this Agreement does not constitute a commitment by South Fork to fund a Financing or otherwise purchase any securities of the Company.
2. Compensation. In connection with any Financing during the Term of this agreement to South Fork Introduced Parties, Company agrees to pay South Fork an aggregate cash fee equal to six percent (6%) of the aggregate sales price of all securities sold in the Financing (the “Placement Fee”). The Placement Fee shall be immediately paid by the Company to South Fork at the closing of the Financing; however, if such Financing occurs through multiple closings, then a pro rata portion of such fees shall be paid upon each closing. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, South Fork shall be entitled to the Placement Fee set forth in this Section 2 with respect to any securities of the Company sold to South Fork Introduced Parties within twelve (12) months of the later of (i) the conclusion of the Term or (ii) the final closing of the Financing to any parties introduced to the Company by South Fork during the Term (“South Fork Introduced Parties”). For these purposes, South Fork Introduced Parties also means and includes any party, which is directly or indirectly connected with or related to one of the South Fork Introduced Parties including, without limitation, all affiliates as well as any referrals from any of the South Fork Introduced Parties. All South Fork Introduced Parties must be preapproved in writing by the Company.
3. Other Company Obligations.
(a) The Company agrees to obtain its own legal counsel, independent of the Investor’s legal counsel, with respect to the subject transaction.
(b) The Company shall promptly provide South Fork with all relevant information about the Company that shall be reasonably requested or required by South Fork, which information shall be complete and accurate in all material respects, to the best knowledge of Company, at the time furnished.
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(c) The Company agrees to furnish all information and documents to potential Investors and otherwise take all actions necessary to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws and other applicable laws. The Company will not make any presentation, statement, or warrant in any instrument or document executed or furnished in connection with a proposed financing, which contains or will contain any untrue statement of material fact, or omits to state a material fact which is necessary to make the statements and information contained in such instrument or document not misleading. South Fork shall be under no obligation to make an independent appraisal of assets or an investigation or inquiry as to any information regarding, or any representations of, any other participant in a Financing, and shall have no liability with regard thereto. The Company acknowledges and agrees that South Fork will be using and relying upon such information supplied by the Company and its officers, agents and others and any other publicly available information concerning the Company without any independent investigation or verification thereof or independent appraisal by South Fork of the Company or its business or assets.
4. Term and Termination. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall end on the earlier of the closing of the Financing or twelve (12) months from the Effective Date (the “Term”). This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the expiration of the Term by either party upon five (5) days prior written notice to the other party.
5. Confidentiality of Company Information. In connection with the rendering of services hereunder, South Fork has been or will be furnished with certain confidential information of the Company including, but not limited to, financial statements and information, cost and expense data, scientific data, intellectual property, trade secrets, business strategies, marketing and customer data, and such other information not generally available from public or published information sources. Such information shall be deemed “Confidential Material”, shall be used solely in connection with the provision of services contemplated hereby, and shall not be disclosed by South Fork without the prior written consent of the Company. In the event South Fork is required by applicable law, regulation or rule, or legal process to disclose any of the Confidential Material, South Fork will deliver to the Company prompt notice of such requirement prior to such disclosure so the Company may seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive compliance of this provision. If, in the absence of a protective order (because the Company elected to not seek such an order or it was denied by a court of competent jurisdiction) or receipt of written waiver, South Fork is nonetheless, in the written opinion of its counsel, compelled to disclose any Confidential Material, South Fork may do so without liability hereunder. The provisions of this Section shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
6. Indemnification. The Company agrees that it shall indemnify and hold harmless, South Fork, its shareholders, members, directors, officers, employees, agents, affiliates and controlling persons within the meaning of Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, each as amended (any and all of whom are referred to as an “Indemnified Party”), from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, or expenses, and all actions in respect thereof (including, but not limited to, all legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by an Indemnified Party in connection with the investigation, preparation, defense or settlement of any claim, action or proceeding, whether or not resulting in any liability), incurred by an Indemnified Party with respect to, caused by, or otherwise arising out of any transaction contemplated by this Agreement or South Fork’s performing the services contemplated hereunder; provided, however, the Company will not be liable to the extent, and only to the extent, that any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense is finally judicially determined to have resulted primarily from South Fork’s breach of this Agreement, gross negligence or bad faith in performing those services to be provided under this Agreement.
7. Miscellaneous.
(a) This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the Company and South Fork and supersedes any and all negotiations, prior discussions and preliminary and prior agreements and understandings related to the subject matter hereof, and may be modified only by a written instrument duly executed by each party. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors, assigns and personal representatives of each of the parties hereto.
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(b) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by and on behalf of the Company and South Fork.
(c) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida applicable to contracts executed and to be wholly performed therein without giving effect to its conflicts of laws principles or rules. Each party hereto consents specifically to the jurisdiction of the federal courts of the United States sitting in the Southern District of Florida or if such federal court declines to exercise jurisdiction over any action filed pursuant to this letter of intent, the courts of the State of Florida sitting in the County of Dade for the purposes of all legal proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party further irrevocably waives its right to a trial by jury and consents that service of process may be effected in any manner permitted under the laws of the State of Florida.
(d) There is no relationship of partnership, agency, employment, franchise or joint venture between the parties. No party has the authority to bind the other or incur any obligation on the other’s behalf.
(e) This Agreement and the rights hereunder may not be assigned by either party (except by operation of law).
(f) Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only as broad as is enforceable.
(g) This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and will become effective and binding upon the parties at such time as all of the signatories hereto have signed a counterpart of this Agreement. All counterparts so executed shall constitute one Agreement binding on all of the parties hereto, notwithstanding that all of the parties are not signatory to the same counterpart. Once fully executed, copies and Portable Document Format (“pdf”) versions of this Agreement shall be fully binding on the signatories hereto to the same extent as an original.
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EXHIBIT 10.25
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 11, 2023, by and between Black Bird Biotech, Inc., a Nevada corporation, with its address at 3505 Yucca Drive, Suite 104, Flower Mound, Texas 75028 (the “Company”), and 1800 DIAGONAL LENDING LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, with its address at 1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 623, Alexandria VA 22314 (the “Buyer”).
WHEREAS:
A. The Company and the Buyer are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by the rules and regulations as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”); and
B. Buyer desires to purchase and the Company desires to issue and sell, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, a promissory note of the Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, in the aggregate principal amount of $144,569.20 (including $15,489.00 of Original Issue Discount) (the “Note”).
NOW THEREFORE, the Company and the Buyer severally (and not jointly) hereby agree as follows:
1. Purchase and Sale of the Securities.
a. Purchase of the Securities. On the Closing Date (as defined below), the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer and the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Company the Securities as is set forth immediately below the Buyer’s name on the signature pages hereto.
b. Form of Payment. On the Closing Date (as defined below), (i) the Buyer shall pay the purchase price for the Securities be issued and sold to it at the Closing (as defined below) (the “Purchase Price”) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company, in accordance with the Company’s written wiring instructions, against delivery of the Securities, and (ii) the Company shall deliver such duly executed Note on behalf of the Company against delivery of such Purchase Price.
c. Closing Date. Subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver) of the conditions thereto set forth in Section 6 and Section 7 below, the date and time of the issuance and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement (the “Closing Date”) shall be 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time on or about January 11, 2023, or such other mutually agreed upon time. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall occur on the Closing Date at such location as may be agreed to by the parties.
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2. Buyer’s Representations and Warranties. The Buyer represents and warrants to the Company that:
a. Investment Purpose. As of the date hereof, the Buyer is purchasing the Note and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note (such shares of Common Stock being collectively referred to herein as the “Conversion Shares” and, collectively with the Note, the “Securities”) for its own account and not with a present view towards the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted from registration under the 1933 Act.
b. Accredited Investor Status. The Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D (an “Accredited Investor”).
c. Reliance on Exemptions. The Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Buyer to acquire the Securities.
d. Information. The Company has not disclosed to the Buyer any material nonpublic information and will not disclose such information unless such information is disclosed to the public prior to or promptly following such disclosure to the Buyer.
e. Legends. The Buyer understands that the Securities have not been registered under the 1933 Act; and may bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form:
“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE PLEDGED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (1) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (2) THE ISSUER OF SUCH SECURITIES RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE BUYER OF SUCH SECURITIES, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER’S TRANSFER AGENT, THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.” |
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The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend to the Buyer of any Security upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by applicable state securities laws, (a) such Security is registered for sale under an effective registration statement filed under the 1933 Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, or (b) such Buyer provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Security may be made without registration under the 1933 Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company so that the sale or transfer is effected. The Buyer agrees to sell all Securities, including those represented by a certificate(s) from which the legend has been removed, in compliance with applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any. In the event that the Company does not reasonably accept the opinion of counsel that properly conforms to applicable securities laws provided by the Buyer with respect to the transfer of any 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.
f. Authorization; Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer, and this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that:
a. Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (as defined below), if any, is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, with full power and authority (corporate and other) to own, lease, use and operate its properties and to carry on its business as and where now owned, leased, used, operated and conducted. “Subsidiaries” means any corporation or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, any equity or other ownership interest.
b. Authorization; Enforcement. (i) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Note and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the Securities, in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Note by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including without limitation, the issuance of the Note has been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors, or its shareholders is required, (iii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company by its authorized representative, and such authorized representative is the true and official representative with authority to sign this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection herewith and bind the Company accordingly, and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery by the Company of the Note, each of such instruments will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
c. Capitalization. As of the date hereof, the authorized common stock of the Company consists of 2,500,000,000 authorized shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of initials which 351,237,330 shares are issued and outstanding. All of such outstanding shares of capital stock are, or upon issuance will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
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d. Issuance of Shares. The Securities are duly authorized and reserved for issuance in accordance with its respective terms, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and 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 Company and will not impose personal liability upon the Buyer thereof.
e. No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Note by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, or (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, patent, patent license or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which the Company or its securities are subject) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect). The businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, are not being conducted, and shall not be conducted so long as the Buyer owns any of the Securities, in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity. “Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, financial condition or prospects of the Company or its Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole, or on the transactions contemplated hereby or by the agreements or instruments to be entered into in connection herewith.
f. SEC Documents; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits to such documents) incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the “SEC Documents”). Upon written request the Company will deliver to the Buyer true and complete copies of the SEC Documents, except for such exhibits and incorporated documents. As of their respective dates or if amended, as of the dates of the amendments, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the statements made in any such SEC Documents is, or has been, required to be amended or
updated under applicable law (except for such statements as have been amended or updated in subsequent filings prior the date hereof). As of their respective dates or if amended, as of the dates of the amendments, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). The Company is subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act.
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g. Absence of Certain Changes. Since September 30, 2022, except as set forth in the SEC Documents, there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the assets, liabilities, business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations, prospects or 1934 Act reporting status of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
h. Absence of Litigation. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, there is no action, suit, claim, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or their officers or directors in their capacity as such, that could have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
i. No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or sales in any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would require registration under the 1933 Act of the issuance of the Securities to the Buyer. The issuance of the Securities to the Buyer will not be integrated with any other issuance of the Company’s securities (past, current or future) for purposes of any shareholder approval provisions applicable to the Company or its securities.
j. No Brokers. The Company has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, transaction fees or similar payments relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
k. No Investment Company. The Company is not, and upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated by this Agreement will not be an “investment company” required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (an “Investment Company”). The Company is not controlled by an Investment Company.
l. Breach of Representations and Warranties by the Company. If the Company breaches any of the material representations or warranties set forth in this Section 3 which is continuing after the applicable cure period as set forth in the Note, if any, and in addition to any other
remedies available to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, it will be considered an Event of default under Section 4.4 of the Note.
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4. COVENANTS.
a. Best Efforts. The Company shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to satisfy timely each of the conditions described in Section 7 of this Agreement.
b. Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds for general working capital purposes.
c. Expenses. At the Closing, the Company’s obligation with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is to reimburse Buyer’ expenses shall be $3,750.00 for Buyer’s legal fees and due diligence fee.
d. Corporate Existence. So long as the Buyer beneficially owns any Note, the Company shall maintain its corporate existence and shall not sell all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, except with the prior written consent of the Buyer.
e. Breach of Covenants. If the Company breaches any of the material covenants set forth in this Section 4, and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement which is continuing after the applicable cure period as set forth in the Note, it will be considered an event of default under Section 4.4 of the Note.
f. Failure to Comply with the 1934 Act. So long as the Buyer beneficially owns the Note, the Company shall comply with the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act; and the Company shall continue to be subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act.
g. The Buyer is Not a “Dealer”. The Buyer and the Company hereby acknowledge and agree that the Buyer has not: (i) acted as an underwriter; (ii) acted as a market maker or specialist; (iii) acted as “de facto” market maker; or (iv) conducted any other professional market activities such as providing investment advice, extending credit and lending securities in connection; and thus that the Buyer is not a “Dealer” as such term is defined in the 1934 Act.
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5. Transfer Agent Instructions. The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent to issue certificates, registered in the name of the Buyer or its nominee, for the shares underlying any conversion of the Note upon default of the Note (the “Conversion Shares”) in such amounts as specified from time to time by the Buyer to the Company upon conversion of the Note in accordance with the terms thereof (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”). In the event that the Company proposes to replace its transfer agent, the Company shall provide, prior to the effective date of such replacement, a fully executed Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in a form as initially delivered pursuant to this Agreement (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserve shares of Common Stock in the Reserved Amount as such term is defined in the Note) signed by the successor transfer agent to Company and the Company. Prior to registration of the Conversion Shares under the 1933 Act or the date on which the Conversion Shares may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration, all such certificates shall bear the restrictive legend specified in Section 2(e) of this Agreement. The Company warrants that: (i) no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5, will be given by the Company to its transfer agent and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the Note; (ii) it will not direct its transfer agent not to transfer or delay, impair, and/or hinder its transfer agent in transferring (or issuing)(electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for Conversion Shares to be issued to the Buyer upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note as and when required by the Note and this Agreement; and (iii) it will not fail 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 Conversion Shares issued to the Buyer upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note as and when required by the Note and/or this Agreement. If the Buyer provides the Company and the Company’s transfer, at the cost of the Buyer, with an opinion of counsel in form, substance and scope customary for opinions in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Securities may be made without registration under the 1933 Act, the Company shall permit the transfer, and, in the case of the Conversion Shares, promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates, free from restrictive legend, in such name and in such denominations as specified by the Buyer. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transactions contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5 may be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
6. Conditions to the Company’s Obligation to Sell. The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Securities to the Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date of each of the following conditions thereto, 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:
a. The Buyer shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Company.
b. The Buyer shall have delivered the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 1(b) above.
c. The representations and warranties of the Buyer shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date.
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d. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
7. Conditions to The Buyer’s Obligation to Purchase. The obligation of the Buyer hereunder to purchase the Securities at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Buyer’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Buyer at any time in its sole discretion:
a. The Company shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Buyer.
b. The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer the duly executed Note, in accordance with Section 1(b) above.
c. The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer, shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company’s Transfer Agent.
d. The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at such time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date. The Buyer shall have received a certificate or certificates, executed by the chief executive officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested by the Buyer including, but not limited to certificates with respect to the Board of Directors’ resolutions relating to the transactions contemplated hereby.
e. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
f. No event shall have occurred which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company including but not limited to a change in the 1934 Act reporting status of the Company or the failure of the Company to be timely in its 1934 Act reporting obligations.
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8. Governing Law; Miscellaneous.
a. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia or in the Alexandria Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any objection or defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. The Company and Buyer waive trial by jury. The Buyer shall be entitled to recover from the Company its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred in connection with or related to any Event of Default by the Company, as defined in Article III of the Note. 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 Agreement, the Note or any related document or agreement 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 Agreement 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.
b. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party.
c. Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
d. Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement 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 provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.
e. Entire Agreement; Amendments. This 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 Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the majority in interest of the Buyer.
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f. 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 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 as set forth in the heading of this Agreement with a copy by fax only to (which copy shall not constitute notice) to Naidich Wurman LLP, 111 Great Neck Road, Suite 214, Great Neck, NY 11021, Attn: Allison Naidich, facsimile: 516-466-3555, e-mail: allison@nwlaw.com. Each party shall provide notice to the other party of any change in address.
g. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns. Neither the Company nor the Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Buyer may assign its rights hereunder to any person that purchases Securities in a private transaction from the Buyer or to any of its “affiliates,” as that term is defined under the 1934 Act, without the consent of the Company.
h. Survival. The representations and warranties of the Company and the agreements and covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive the closing hereunder notwithstanding any due diligence investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Buyer. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and all their officers, directors, employees and agents for loss or damage arising as a result of or related to any breach or alleged breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement or any of its covenants and obligations under this Agreement, including advancement of expenses as they are incurred.
i. Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
j. No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
k. Remedies. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer by vitiating the intent and purpose of the
transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Agreement will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Agreement, that the Buyer 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 Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Buyer and the Company have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
Black Bird Biotech, Inc. |
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| Eric Newlan |
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1800 DIAGONAL LENDING LLC |
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| Curt Kramer |
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| President |
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Aggregate Principal Amount of Note: |
| $ | 144,569.20 |
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Original Issue Discount |
| $ | 15,489.00 |
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Aggregate Purchase Price: |
| $ | 129,080.20 |
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EXHIBIT 10.26
EXHIBIT 23.1
EXHIBIT 107
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE TABLES
Form S-1 Registration Statement
(Form Type)
Black Bird Biotech, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Table 1: Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities
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Security Class Title |
Fee Calcula- tion or Carry Forward Rule |
Amount Registered |
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share |
Maximum Aggregate Offering Price |
Fee Rate |
Amount of Registra- tion Fee |
Carry Forward Form Type |
Carry Forward File Number |
Carry Forward Initial effective date | Filing Fee Previously Paid in Connection with Unsold Securities to be Carried Forward |
Newly Registered Securities
Fees to be Paid | Equity | Common Stock, $.001 par value per share, issuable pursuant to the Mast Hill Agreement (1)(2) | Rule 457(o) | 400,000,000 | $0.00075(3) | $300,000 | $0.00011020 | $33.06 |
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| Equity | Common Stock, $.001 par value per share, issuable upon exercise of common stock purchase warrants by Mast Hill Fund, L.P. | Other | 170,000,000 | $0.001(4) | $170,000 | $0.00011020 | $18.73 |
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| Equity | Common Stock, $.001 par value per share, issuable upon exercise of common stock purchase warrants by J.H. Darbie & Co. | Other | 11,468,572 | $0.0014(4) | $16,056 | $0.00011020 | $1.77 |
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Fees Previously Paid |
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Carry Forward Securities
Carry Forward Securities |
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| Total Offering Amounts |
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| $486,056 |
| $53.56 |
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| 0 |
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(1) | Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(o) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). |
(2) | Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, the securities being registered hereunder include such indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock as may be issued after the date hereof as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. |
(3) | Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of the Registrant’s Common Stock on the OTC PINK of $0.00075 per share on February 6, 2023. |
(4) | Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act, based upon the price at which the common stock purchase warrants may be exercised. |
(5) | The Registrant does not have any fee offsets. |
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