UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 4, 2024
Golden Matrix Group, Inc. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Nevada |
| 001-41326 |
| 46-1814729 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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3651 Lindell Road, Suite D131
Las Vegas, NV 89103
(Address of principal executive offices)(zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (702) 318-7548
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common Stock, $0.00001 Par Value Per Share |
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| The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (The NASDAQ Capital Market) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Golden Matrix Group, Inc. (the “Company”, “Golden Matrix”, “we” and “us”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 12, 2023, we entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement of Share Capital (the “Original Purchase Agreement”) with Aleksandar Milovanović, Zoran Milosevic and Snežana Božović (collectively, the “Sellers”), the owners of Meridian Tech Društvo Sa Ograničenom Odgovornošću Beograd, a private limited company formed and registered in and under the laws of the Republic of Serbia (“Meridian Serbia”); Društvo Sa Ograničenom Odgovornošću “Meridianbet” Društvo Za Proizvodnju, Promet Roba I Usluga, Export Import Podgorica, a private limited company formed and registered in and under the laws of Montenegro; Meridian Gaming Holdings Ltd., a company formed and registered in the Republic of Malta; and Meridian Gaming (Cy) Ltd, a company formed and registered in the republic of Cyprus (collectively, the “Meridian Companies”). Pursuant to the Original Purchase Agreement, we agreed to acquire 100% of the Meridian Companies (the “Purchase”).
As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on June 30, 2023, we entered into an Amended and Restated Sale and Purchase Agreement of Share Capital dated June 27, 2023, with the Sellers on June 28, 2023 (the “A&R Purchase Agreement”), which amended and restated the Original Purchase Agreement and as previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8‑K filed by the Company with the SEC on September 28, 2023, we entered into a First Amendment to Amended and Restated Sale and Purchase Agreement of Share Capital with the Sellers on September 22, 2023 (the “First Amendment”).
As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on January 24, 2024, on, and effective on, January 22, 2024, the Company and the Sellers entered into a Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Sale and Purchase Agreement of Share Capital (the “Second Amendment”) which extended the required closing date of the Purchase from March 31, 2024, to June 30, 2024, or such other later date as may be approved by the mutual consent of the parties.
On, and effective on, April 8, 2024, the Company and the Sellers entered into a Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Sale and Purchase Agreement of Share Capital (the “Third Amendment”, and the A&R Purchase Agreement as amended by the First Amendment, Second Amendment and Third Amendment, the “Purchase Agreement”) which amended the Purchase Agreement to among other things: (a) change the effective date of the acquisition to April 1, 2024, unless otherwise agreed by the parties; (b) reduce the cash payment payable at closing of the acquisition to $12 million, and to defer $18 million until April 26, 2024, provided that if such amount is not paid by April 26, 2024, any unpaid amount accrues interest at the rate of three percent per annum (from the effective date of the closing); (c) remove the right for a portion of the closing cash payment to be paid by the cash on hand of the Meridian Companies; (d) provide for Meridian Serbia to be owned by a newly-formed wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company following the closing; (e) provide for the transfer of certain of the Sellers’ ownership of Meridian Gaming Ltd., a Kenyan limited company to the Meridian Companies as a post-closing obligation (due within 12 months of the closing); (f) waive certain required timing obligations in connection with the delivery of closing schedules by both the Company and the Sellers; and (g) make certain conforming changes to the Purchase Agreement in connection with the items above.
The foregoing description of the A&R Purchase Agreement, First Amendment, Second Amendment and Third Amendment, is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to the A&R Purchase Agreement, First Amendment, Second Amendment and Third Amendment, incorporated by reference herein as Exhibits 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3, and attached as Exhibit 2.4, respectively, which are incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference in their entirety.
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Nominating and Voting Agreement
On April 9, 2024, as a required term of, and in connection with, the closing of the Purchase Agreement discussed and defined below in Item 2.01 the Company entered into a Nominating and Voting Agreement (the “Voting Agreement”) between the Company, Anthony Brian Goodman, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and director, Luxor Capital LLC, which is owned and controlled by Mr. Goodman, and each of the Sellers.
Pursuant to the Voting Agreement, the Sellers and Mr. Goodman agreed for two years following the closing of the Purchase Agreement (i.e., until April 9, 2026) to:
| (1) | vote their voting shares of the Company “For” appointment of those director nominees, nominated to the Board of Directors from time to time by the independent Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Committee”) which Committee is required to be composed of two members (one appointed by the members of the Board of Directors not appointed by the Sellers and one appointed by the member(s) of the Board of Directors appointed by the Sellers); and |
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| (2) | not vote their shares to remove any directors nominated by the Committee, subject to certain rights to withhold votes for certain persons disqualified from serving as a member of the Board of Directors as described in the Voting Agreement. |
If the Committee becomes deadlocked on a nominee, then the independent Director(s)on the Board have the right to vote, and to collectively break the voting tie (voting by majority, provided that the Board of Directors currently consists of only one other independent member, other than those two independent members on the Committee).
The Voting Agreement also includes restrictions on the ability of the Sellers to transfer shares of the Company which they hold, unless such transferees enter into a joinder to the Voting Agreement and includes a provision allowing any member of the Board nominated by the Sellers to share confidential information with the Sellers, but otherwise prohibiting them from sharing such confidential information with any other person.
Pursuant to the Voting Agreement, the Sellers agreed to not request, encourage, or support any independent directors nominated to the Board of Directors by the Sellers pursuant to the appointment right set forth in the designation of the Company’s Series C Voting Preferred Stock (the “Series C Appointment Right”), to remove Mr. Goodman as Chief Executive Officer of the Company (or reduce his ultimate authority to manage the Company, subject to the terms of the Management Agreement, discussed below)for a period of two years following the closing of the Purchase Agreement, except as to a removal for cause (as defined in the Voting Agreement), or to the extent that failure to vote to remove Mr. Goodman would violate their fiduciary duties to the Company or its shareholders.
The Company has also agreed pursuant to the terms of the Voting Agreement, to amend its Bylaws prior to Closing, to provide for a Board of Directors consisting of a maximum of five (5)members, which amendment was effective on April 5, 2024, as discussed under Item 5.03 hereof.
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Day-to-Day Management Agreement
Also on April 9, 2024, as a required term of, and in connection with, the closing of the Purchase Agreement discussed below in Item 2.01, the Company and Zoran Milošević (one of the Sellers) entered into a Day-to-Day Management Agreement (“Management Agreement”), which prohibits the Company or its executives from materially interfering in the operation of the business of, and day-to-day operations of, the Meridian Companies (as defined below in Item 2.01) by their current leadership (i.e., Mr. Milošević, as Chief Executive Officer of each of the Meridian Companies), while the Voting Agreement is in place. The purpose of the agreement is to ensure the continued running of the Meridian Companies in their ordinary course, for a finite period of time, by one or more individuals who (i)have grown such entities to their current, profitable levels, earning them an important level of corporate and business knowledge; and (ii)have the native-language abilities to easily communicate with mid-level and low-level employees, among other material advantages. The violation of that materiality-based restriction would also raise an option for the Sellers to suspend or terminate (at their discretion)the Voting Agreement. The Management Agreement does not, other than in connection with the day-to-day operations of the Meridian Companies, restrict the Board of Directors or management’s ability to manage the Meridian Companies or the Company as a whole.
Pursuant to the Management Agreement, Mr. Milošević will serve as the manager of the Meridian Companies and will supervise and direct the day-to-day operation of the Meridian Companies as Chief Executive Officer thereof. The initial term of the Management Agreement is two years (i.e., until April 9, 2026), unless otherwise extended with the mutual agreement of the parties. Mr. Milošević has the right to terminate the Management Agreement immediately upon the termination of the Voting Agreement; and Mr. Milošević has the right to terminate the Voting Agreement immediately upon the expiration or termination of the Management Agreement.
The Management Agreement may also be terminated in writing by a non-breaching party in the event of the other party’s (i)fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of its obligations under the Management Agreement; or (ii)the breach by the other party of any of its obligations under the Management Agreement, if such breach is not cured within such 30 days after written notice to breaching party is provided by the non-breaching party, or if such breach cannot reasonably be cured within 30 days, if such breaching party fails to commence the cure thereof within said 30 day period and thereafter fails to diligently pursue said cure or if such breaching party fails to complete said cure within 60 days of such breach.
If Mr. Milošević were to pass away, become materially disabled, or cease to be our or a Meridian Companies employee during the term of the Management Agreement, then the Management Agreement would not terminate, and instead the other Sellers would have the right to substitute another person in Mr. Milošević’s role.
In consideration for the services agreed to be provided by Mr. Milošević under the Management Agreement, the Company will pay Mr. Milošević $10 per year.
Pursuant to the Management Agreement, at least once per calendar year, but more frequently at the request of Mr. Milošević and/or the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”)(but not more frequently than semi-annually), Mr. Milošević shall prepare a budget for the upcoming year (or such shorter period as the parties may in their discretion determine)for the Meridian Companies (the “Budget”), which is required to be approved by the CEO.
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The foregoing description of the Management Agreement and Voting Agreement, is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Management Agreement and Voting Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1, and 10.2, which are incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference in their entirety.
The description of the Notes below in Item 2.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
Closing of Purchase Agreement
On April 9, 2024, the Purchase was completed and we acquired 100% of the Meridian Companies, effective for all purposes as of April 1, 2024. In connection with the Purchase, on April 9, 2024, we (A) issued 82,141,857 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock to the Sellers (the “Closing Shares”) and 1,000 shares of the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”); (B) paid the Sellers $12 million in cash; and (C) issued the Sellers $15 million in Promissory Notes (the “Notes”), payable $13,125,000 to Aleksandar Milovanović, $1,250,000 to Zoran Milosevic and $625,000 to Snežana Božović.
Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement (as amended by the Third Amendment), we are also required to pay the Sellers: (1) $18 million in cash by April 26, 2024 (provided that failure to pay such amounts by April 26, 2024 will result in such unpaid amounts accruing interest at the rate of 3% per annum, from the April 1, 2024 effective date of the Purchase, until paid in full)(the “Deferred Cash Consideration”); (2) the additional sum of (i) $5,000,000 and (ii) 5,000,000 restricted shares of common stock (collectively, the “Contingent Post-Closing Consideration”) which is due to the Sellers within five business days following the Determination Date (defined below) if (and only if) the Company has determined that each of the Post-Closing Payment Conditions (defined below) have been satisfied, which Post-Closing Contingent Shares have an agreed aggregate value of $15,000,000. For purposes of the foregoing, the “Determination Date” means the date that is six months after the closing date and the “Contingent Post-Closing Payment Conditions” are as follows: the Sellers and their affiliates are not then in default in any of their material obligations, covenants or representations under the Purchase Agreement, any of the transaction documents, or any other agreement with the Company beyond any applicable cure periods therein, as confirmed by Sellers in a signed writing delivered to the Company and verified by the Company within five business days thereafter; and (3) the additional sum of $20,000,000 of which $10,000,000 is due 12 months after the closing date and $10,000,000 is due 18 months after the closing date (“Non-Contingent Post-Closing Cash Consideration”).
Promissory Notes
The Notes in the aggregate amount of $15,000,000 accrue interest at seven percent (7%) per annum (twelve percent (12%) upon the occurrence of an event of default); with monthly interest payments of all accrued interest due on the first day of each calendar month until the maturity date of such Notes; and provide for all outstanding principal and unpaid interest due and payable in full 24 months after the closing date. If we fail to make any payment of principal, interest or other amount due under the Notes within three business days of the date due and payable, we agreed to pay the holder of the Note a late charge equal to 8% of the amount of such payment which was not paid.
The Notes include customary events of default, including (i) the nonpayment of any principal, interest or other indebtedness thereunder when due; (ii) the occurrence of any event of default or any default and the lapse of any notice or cure period, or the Company’s failure to observe or perform any covenant or other agreement, under or contained in any transaction document or any other document now or in the future evidencing or securing any debt, liability or obligation of the Company to any holder, following any applicable cure period set forth in such applicable transaction document; (iii) if the Company is insolvent, or files or becomes the subject of a filing under any state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, and including any action or proceeding involving (A) any assignment by the Company for the benefit of creditors, (B) any levy, garnishment, attachment or similar action against its material property, or (C) the imposition of a receivership or trustee arrangement over the Company’s property (a “Bankruptcy” action), provided that in the case of becoming subject to any involuntary state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, or any involuntary action described in (B) and (C) above, the Company has sixty days to dismiss such filing or action described in (B) and (C) above, before such event shall be deemed an Event of Default (unless it fails to begin seeking dismissal within the first thirty days); (iv) a default with respect to any other indebtedness of the Company for borrowed money in an amount exceeding $1,000,000, if the effect of such default is to cause or permit the acceleration of such debt; (v) the commencement of any foreclosure or forfeiture proceeding, execution or attachment against any collateral securing the obligations of the Company to the holders of the Notes, which is not dismissed within thirty days; (vi) the entry of a final non-appealable judgment against the Company in an amount exceeding $1,000,000, and the failure of the Company to discharge the judgment within 10 days of the entry thereof; (vii) any change in the Company’s business, assets, operations, financial condition or results of operations that has or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company; (viii) the Company ceases doing business as a going concern; (ix) any material representation or warranty made by the Company to the holders of the Notes in any transaction document or any other documents now or in the future evidencing or securing the obligations of the Company to the holders of the Notes, is false, erroneous or misleading in any material respect, following any applicable cure period set forth in such applicable transaction document; or (x) the revocation or attempted revocation, in whole or in part, of any payment obligation or guarantee by the Company.
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The Notes also require us to indemnify the holders thereof against certain claims, including (i) breach of a representation or warranty by the Company, (ii) breach by the Company of a transaction document; (c) negligence, fraud, or willful misconduct by the Company; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply to any claim that is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment to have been solely attributable to an indemnified party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The indemnity contained in the Notes survives the termination of the Notes.
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The foregoing description of the Notes is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Notes, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5, which are incorporated in this Item 2.01 by reference in their entirety.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The description of the Notes set forth in Item 1.01 above, as well as the obligation under the Purchase Agreement to issue/pay the Deferred Cash Consideration, the Contingent Post-Closing Consideration and the Non-Contingent Post-Closing Consideration (as applicable), set forth in Item 2.01 above, are incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03 in their entirety.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The offer and sale of the Closing Shares and shares of Series C Preferred Stock of the Company issued in connection with the Closing, are intended to be exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), since the foregoing offer, sales and issuances were/will not involve a public offering, the recipients have confirmed that they are “accredited investors”, and the recipients will acquire the securities for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof. The securities were offered without any general solicitation by us or our representatives. The securities are subject to transfer restrictions, and the certificates evidencing the securities will contain an appropriate legend stating that such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold absent registration or pursuant to an exemption therefrom.
If converted in full, the maximum number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the 1,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock is 1,000 shares of common stock.
Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
The disclosures set forth in Items 2.01, 3.02, 5.01 and 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K are incorporated into this Item 3.03 by reference.
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Item 5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant.
As a result of the closing of the Purchase Agreement, and on April 9, 2024, the Sellers obtained majority voting control over the Company, with each of the Sellers obtaining voting rights as follows:
| · | Aleksandar Milovanović (69,820,578 shares of common stock (58.8% of the Company’s outstanding common stock) and 850 shares of Series C Voting Preferred Stock, voting in aggregate 76,195,578 voting shares (57.0% of the Company’s outstanding voting shares)); |
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| · | Zoran Milosevic (8,214,186 shares of common stock and 100 shares of Series C Voting Preferred Stock, voting in aggregate 8,964,186 voting shares); and |
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| · | Snežana Božović (4,107,093 shares of common stock and 50 shares of Series C Voting Preferred Stock, voting in aggregate 4,482,093 voting shares); |
totalling 82,141,857 shares of common stock and 1,000 shares of Series C Voting Preferred Stock voting in aggregate 7,500,000 voting shares, or 89,641,857 voting shares total, which total an aggregate of 69.2% of the Company’s outstanding common stock and 67.0% of the Company’s outstanding voting stock.
Separately, pursuant to the terms of the Series C Voting Preferred Stock held by the Sellers, they have the right to appoint one or two directors depending on their beneficial ownership. Set forth in Item 5.03 below is a summary of the rights and preferences of the Series C Voting Preferred Stock.
Prior to the closing of the Purchase Agreement, Mr. Anthony Brian Goodman, the Chief Executive Officer and director of the Company held voting control over the Company due to his beneficial ownership of 16,124,562 shares of common stock and 1,000 shares of Series B Voting Preferred Stock, which vote 7,500,000 voting shares on all stockholder matters (which prior to the issuance of the shares of common stock and Series C Voting Preferred Stock upon the closing of the Purchase Agreement, provided him a 53.6% voting right over the Company).
The information in Item 1.01 above regarding the Voting Agreement and in Item 2.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.01 by reference.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) Resignation of Director
On April 5, 2024, and effective at the closing of the Purchase Agreement, Philip Daniel Moyes resigned as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, which resignation was a required condition to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement. The Board of Directors also agreed to accelerate the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units held by Mr. Moyes (50,000 RSUs, which will be settled by the issuance of the same number of shares of common stock), as of the closing date of the Purchase Agreement.
(d) Appointment of Director and Chairman
Effective on April 9, 2024, the Company appointed William Scott as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company pursuant to the rights of the holders of the Series C Voting Preferred Stock of the Company to appoint up to two members of the Board of Directors of the Company, subject to certain ownership limitations as described in greater detail in the designation of the Series C Voting Preferred Stock of the Company, discussed above. Mr. Scott was also appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company.
The Board of Directors determined that Mr. Scott was “independent” pursuant to the rules of the NASDAQ Capital Market and pursuant to Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Mr. Scott is not party to any material plan, contract or arrangement (whether or not written) with the Company and there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Scott and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Scott was selected to serve as a director of the Company, except pursuant to the terms of the Voting Agreement (described above) and the designation of the Series C Voting Preferred Stock (the terms of which are described in greater in detail above), and pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, nor is Mr. Scott a participant in any related party transaction required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
There are no family relationships between any director or executive officer of the Company, including Mr. Scott.
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Mr. Scott was appointed as a member of the Company’s Audit Committee upon his appointment to the Board of Directors and it is expected that he will also be appointed as Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee in the upcoming weeks.
It is expected that Mr. Scott will receive the same compensation as the Company’s other non-executive members of the Board of Directors, including $5,000 a month in cash consideration and that Mr. Scott will be granted 50,000 restricted stock units (RSUs) in the future in consideration for services rendered, with the following terms:
The RSUs are expected to vest at the rate of 1/2 of such RSUs based on the combined company meeting certain revenue and Adjusted EBITDA targets for the year ended October 31, 2024, to be settled in shares of common stock. Specifically, the RSUs will be subject to vesting, and will vest, to the extent and in the amounts set forth below, to the extent the following performance metrics are met by the Company as of the dates indicated:
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For purposes of the calculations above, (a)“Adjusted EBITDA” means net income before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation; (b)“Revenue” means annual revenue of the Company; and (c)“FY 2023” means actual Revenue or Adjusted EBITDA as the case may be for the 12 month period from November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2023, in each case as set forth in the Company’s audited year-end financial statements (the “Target Definitions”).
William Scott, age 59
Since June 2013, Mr. Scott has served as a director of Warrenside Limited – London, a gambling consultancy firm where he provides advisory services. From July 2004 to June 2013, Mr. Scott served as Vice President – Interactive, of GTECH (now IGT)London, a gaming and lottery technology provider where he served as the executive in charge of the interactive division. From July 2002 to April 2004, Mr. Scott served as an advisor with ICW Holdings Limited – London, which is a power systems provider. From June 2000 to April 2002, Mr. Scott served as Finance Director of Coffee Republic plc London. Prior to that he held various finance, managerial and director roles in various industries. Mr. Scott also currently serves on the Board of Directors of a number of private companies, mainly in the gaming industry, including Ithuba Holdings (RF)(Pty)Ltd, a lottery operator located in South Africa which he serves on the Board of Directors of, and on the Audit and Risk Committee of, Fincore Limited – London, a technology provider to the gambling industry and government/banks and Bildabet Technology Limited, a technology provider to the gambling industry. Mr. Scott also served as a member of the Board of Directors of Playgon Games Inc. (OTCMKTS:PLGNF), a licensor of digital content for the iGaming market, from October 2018 to May 2023. Mr. Scott is a member of the Chartered Accountants of South Africa. Mr. Scott also serves on the Board of Directors of a charity organization, Education Africa, as well as a “know your client”/anti-money laundering organization based in London, England. Mr. Scott obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg, South Africa, with Honors.
We believe Mr. Scott’s significant experience in the gaming industry will be beneficial to the Board of Directors.
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
As described in greater detail in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2024, at a special meeting of stockholders of the Company held on March 19, 2024, the stockholders of the Company approved, among other things (collectively, the “Amendments”):
| · | the adoption of a Certificate of Amendment to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to remove the provisions thereof providing for a three class, classified Board of Directors of the Company; |
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| · | the adoption of a Certificate of Amendment to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to opt out of Nevada Revised Statutes Sections 78.378 to 78.3793 (the Nevada Control Share Act); |
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| · | the adoption of a Certificate of Amendment to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to amend Article VI thereof to (a) remove the Board of Directors’ exclusive right to make, amend, alter, or repeal the bylaws of the Company; and (b) provide that nothing in the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation shall deny the concurrent power of the stockholders (together with the directors) to adopt, alter, amend, restate, or repeal the Bylaws of the Company; and |
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| · | the adoption of a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to amend Article III, Section 1, to increase the Company’s authorized number of shares of common stock from two hundred and fifty million (250,000,000) shares to three hundred million (300,000,000) shares. |
On April 4, 2024, the Company filed a combined Certificate of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of Nevada, amending such Articles of Incorporation to affect each of the Amendments, which filing became effective on April 4, 2024.
As a result of the Amendments, (i) we no longer have a classified Board of Directors, and each member of the Board of Directors will continue to serve in such position until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Company, and/or until their earlier resignation, removal or death. Any vacancies on the Board which occur during the year may be filled by the Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Company; (ii) we are no longer subject to the Nevada Control Share Act; (iii) stockholders have the concurrent right, together with the Board of Directors, of amending the Bylaws of the Company; and (iv) we now have 300,000,000 shares of authorized common stock.
The foregoing description of the Certificate of Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation filed to affect the Amendments does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Certificate of Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada on April 4, 2024, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 5.03 by reference in its entirety.
Series C Voting Preferred Stock
Additionally, on April 4, 2024, in contemplation of the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, and pursuant to the power provided to the Company by the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the adoption of, and filing of, a Certificate of Designation of Golden Matrix Group, Inc. Establishing the Designation, Preferences, Limitations and Relative Rights of Its Series C Preferred Stock (the “Series C Designation”), which was filed with, and became effective with, the Secretary of State of Nevada on the same date. The Series C Designation designated 1,000 shares of Series C Voting Preferred Stock. The 1,000 shares of Series C Voting Preferred Stock are expected to be issued to the Sellers at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.
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The below is a summary of the rights and preferences of the Series C Voting Preferred Stock:
Voting Rights. The holders of the Series C Voting Preferred Stock, voting as a class, will vote together with the holders of the Company’s common stock on all shareholder matters. At each vote, each share of Series C Voting Preferred Stock entitles the holder 7,500 votes on all matters presented to the Company’s shareholders for a vote of shareholders, whether such vote is taken in person at a meeting or via a written consent (7,500,000 votes in aggregate for all outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock).
Additionally, for so long as (a) the Company’s Board of Directors has at least five members; and (b) the Sellers collectively beneficially own more than 40% of the Company’s outstanding common stock (without taking into account shares voted by, or convertible into pursuant to, the Series C Preferred Stock) and for so long as the Series C Voting Preferred Stock is outstanding, the holders of the Series C Voting Preferred Stock, voting separately, will have the right to appoint two members to the Company’s Board of Directors. If (x) the Company’s Board of Directors has less than five members, or (y) the Sellers ever collectively beneficially own 40% or less of the Company’s outstanding common stock, the holders of the Series C Voting Preferred Stock, voting separately, will have the right to appoint one member to the Board of Directors. The holders of the Series C Voting Preferred Stock will also have the sole right to remove such persons solely appointed by the Series C Voting Preferred Stock and to fill vacancies in such appointees.
See also the following table summarizing the above director appointment rights provided to the holders of the Series C Voting Preferred Stock:
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40% or less, but at least 10% |
| Any number |
| One |
Less than 10% |
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| None (because under that threshold, the Sellers’ Series C Voting Preferred Stock automatically converts into common stock, meaning the Director-appointment right terminates) |
The Series C Preferred Stock will also require the consent of the holders of at least a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock to (i) amend any provision of the designation of the Series C Preferred Stock, (ii) increase or decrease (other than by redemption or conversion) the total number of authorized shares of any preferred stock of the Company, (iii) adopt or authorize any new designation of any preferred stock, (iv) amend the Articles of Incorporation of the Company in a manner which adversely affects the rights, preferences and privileges of the Series C Preferred Stock, (v) effect an exchange, or create a right of exchange, cancel, or create a right to cancel, of all or any part of the shares of another class of shares into shares of Series C Preferred Stock, (vi) issue any additional shares of preferred stock, or (vii) alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the shares of Series C Preferred Stock so as to affect adversely the shares of Series C Preferred Stock.
Dividend Rights. None.
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Liquidation Preference. None.
Conversion Rights. The holders of the Series C Preferred Stock will have the right to convert each share of the Series C Preferred Stock into one share of the Company’s common stock at any time. The Series C Preferred Stock also provides for the automatic conversion of all outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock into common stock of the Company, on a 1 for 1 basis, on the date that the aggregate beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock (calculated pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), calculated without regard to any shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock, of the Sellers (collectively), falls below 10% of the Company’s common stock then outstanding, without taking into account the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock, or the first business day thereafter that the Company becomes aware of such.
Redemption Rights. None.
Transfer Rights. The Series C Preferred Stock is not transferrable by the Sellers.
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The description of the Series C Designation above is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Series C Designation, filed herewith as Exhibit 3.2, and incorporated into this Item 5.03 by reference in its entirety.
Amendments to Bylaws
Effective on April 5, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company approved amendments to the Bylaws of the Company to (a) fix the number of members of the Board of Directors at five (5) members (previously such number was between one (1) and thirteen (13) as fixed from time to time in the discretion of the Board of Directors); and (b) to clarify that the shareholders have the ability to amend the bylaws (consistent with the amended Articles of Incorporation discussed above), and to clarify that a Bylaw adopted by the shareholders may restrict or eliminate the power of the Board of Directors to adopt, amend, or repeal the Bylaws, and further that in no event shall any amendment or modification of the Bylaws adopted by the stockholders be amended by the Board of Directors, without approval of the stockholders.
A copy of the amendment to the Bylaws is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.3 and incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.
Change in Fiscal Year
On, and effective on, April 5, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a change in the Company’s fiscal year end from October 31st to December 31st, to align the Company’s fiscal year end with that of the Meridian Companies.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On April 9, 2024, the Company published a press release announcing the closing of the Purchase Agreement. A copy of the press release is included herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and the information in the press release is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired
The financial statements of the Meridian Companies will be filed no later than 71 calendar days after the date that this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.
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(b) Pro Forma Financial Information
Pro forma financial information relative to acquisition of the Meridian Companies will be filed no later than 71 calendar days after the date that this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.
(d) Exhibits.
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# Certain schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule or Exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request; provided, however that Golden Matrix Group, Inc. may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for any schedule or Exhibit so furnished.
£ Certain personal information which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy has been redacted from this exhibit pursuant to Item 601(a)(6) of Regulation S-K.
Forward- Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, as amended. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, include risks described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K and in our other filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, our reports on Forms 8-K and 10-Q, all of which can be obtained on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made and reflect management’s current estimates, projections, expectations and beliefs. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
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EXHIBIT 2.4
THIRD AMENDMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT
OF SHARE CAPITAL
This Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Sale and Purchase Agreement of Share Capital (this “Amendment”), dated April 8, 2024, and effective as of April 1, 2024 (the “Effective Date”), amends that certain Amended and Restated Sale and Purchase Agreement of Share Capital dated June 27, 20231, as amended by the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Sale and Purchase Agreement of Share Capital, dated September 22, 2023 and effective June 27, 20232 and the Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Sale and Purchase Agreement of Share Capital, dated January 22, 20243 (as amended to date, the “Purchase Agreement”), by and between Golden Matrix Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Purchaser”), and Aleksandar Milovanović, an individual (“Milovanović”); Zoran Milosevic, an individual (“Milosevic”); and Snežana Božović, an individual (“Božović”, and each of Božović, Milovanović and Milosevic, each a “Seller” and collectively the “Sellers”). The Purchaser and the Sellers are referred to herein as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party”. Certain capitalized terms used below but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Sellers desire to enter into this Amendment to amend the Purchase Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants, agreements, and considerations herein contained, and other good and valuable consideration, which consideration the parties hereby acknowledge and confirm the receipt and sufficiency thereof, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendments to Purchase Agreement. Effective as of the Effective Date:
(a) Section 1.2 of the Purchase Agreement is amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
“1.2. Effective Date. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, the Parties agree that the effective date of the Acquisition for corporate, tax, accounting, legal, or other purposes, shall be deemed April 1, 2024, to the extent legal under applicable Laws (the “Effective Date”).”
(b) Section 2.1.1 of the Purchase Agreement is amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
“2.1.1 A cash payment of Twelve Million Dollars (USD $12,000,000) (the “Closing Cash Consideration”), which shall be wired to the Sellers in accordance with wire instructions provided by the Sellers to the Purchaser at the Closing.”
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(c) A new Section 2.1.1A of the Purchase Agreement is added to read in its entirety as follows:
“2.1.1A cash payment of Eighteen Million Dollars (USD $18,000,000) (the “Deferred Cash Consideration”), payable as set forth in Section 2.1(d) of the Purchase Agreement.”
(d) Section 2.1(c) of the Purchase Agreement (added in the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Sale and Purchase Agreement of Share Capital dated September 22, 2023 and effective June 27, 2023) shall be amended and restated to read as follows:
“(c) [Intentionally Removed].”
(e) A new Section 2.1(d) of the Purchase Agreement of the Purchase Agreement is added to read in its entirety as follows:
“(d) Deferred Cash Consideration. The Parties previously contemplated up to Twenty Million Dollars (USD$20,000,000) of the Closing Cash Consideration due at the Closing would be paid by the cash on hand that the Companies had at Closing. However, the Parties have subsequently determined that Serbian law prohibits the direct payment by Meridian Serbia to the Sellers of cash funds held by Meridian Serbia prior to Closing, for purposes of affecting the Acquisition.
For the reasons described above, and in an effort to close the Acquisition as soon as possible, the Parties have decided to reduce the cash consideration due at the Closing from Thirty Million Dollars (USD$30,000,000) to Twelve Million Dollars (USD$12,000,000) and to defer the payment of the Deferred Cash Consideration until after the Closing as set forth below.
The Deferred Cash Consideration shall be deferred, and shall be paid upon the earlier of (i) the date that the Parent (or one of its Subsidiaries) has raised funding sufficient following the Closing, on terms deemed acceptable in the reasonable good faith discretion of the independent members of the Board of Directors of the Parent, to allow for the payment of the Deferred Cash Consideration, and following such payment, that the Purchaser (and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis) will not be left insolvent or with inadequate cash to pay its debts, bills, and other liabilities as they become due, in the ordinary course of business; and (ii) April 26, 2024 (as applicable, the earlier of (i) and (ii), the “Deferred Cash Consideration Due Date”).
To the extent any portion of the Deferred Cash Consideration remains unpaid three (3) Business Days after the Deferred Cash Consideration Due Date, the unpaid amount of such Deferred Cash Consideration shall accrue interest retroactively (from the Effective Date) at a fixed, non-variable rate equal to the lesser of (A) three percent (3%) per annum and (B) the Maximum Rate (as defined below). “The “Maximum Rate” shall mean the maximum rate of interest allowed under applicable law.”
(f) Section 2.3 of the Purchase Agreement is amended and restated to read as follows:
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“2.3. Acceleration of Post-Closing Payments. Upon the occurrence of any Purchaser Change of Control, all portions of the Purchase Price which were otherwise due and payable post-Closing, including without limitation the Deferred Cash Consideration, Contingent Post-Closing Consideration, Non-Contingent Post-Closing Cash Consideration, and Promissory Note Consideration, shall immediately be accelerated and become due and payable in full by Purchaser, at the closing of the Purchaser Change in Control. For the purposes of this Section 2.3, it shall be conclusively deemed true, in the event of a Purchaser Change of Control, that the Contingent Post-Closing Payment Conditions were satisfied in full; the Promissory Note Consideration shall include the interest which would have accrued had the Promissory Note been paid at maturity; and no Set-Off under Section 2.2 shall be applicable unless the right accrued as of the date of the Purchaser Change in Control.”
(g) A new Section 2.4.4 of the Purchase Agreement of the Purchase Agreement is added to read in its entirety as follows:
“2.4.4 Following the Closing, the Purchaser shall take commercially reasonable best efforts to promptly raise funding sufficient to pay the entire amount of the Deferred Cash Consideration by the Deferred Cash Consideration Due Date.”
(h) Section 2.7 of the Purchase Agreement shall be amended and restated to read as follows:
“2.7 Ownership of Meridian Serbia Following the Closing. The Parties agree that notwithstanding the other terms of this Agreement, and/or the payment of the Purchase Price to the Sellers directly by the Purchaser, Meridian Serbia shall be deemed to be purchased by the Purchaser’s wholly-owned Serbian subsidiary, Golden Matrix Group doo (“Golden Matrix Serbia”). As such, each of the Share in the Companies of Meridian Serbia held by the Sellers prior to Closing shall be transferred to Golden Matrix Serbia and shall be owned by Golden Matrix Serbia, following the Closing. To the extent the Parties deem it necessary, a portion of the cash consideration payable to the Sellers for the acquisition of Meridian Serbia may be paid directly from Golden Matrix Serbia, or deemed paid by Golden Matrix Serbia, to the Sellers. Each of the Sellers and the Purchaser desire to take whatever actions necessary or warranted following the Closing to affect and reflect the ownership of Meridian Serbia by Golden Matrix Serbia, following the Closing at their own cost and expense.”
(i) A new Section 2.8 of the Purchase Agreement of the Purchase Agreement is added to read in its entirety as follows:
“2.8 Transfer of Ownership of Meridian Gaming Ltd. As promptly as possible following the Closing Date (i.e., within twelve (12) months), Milovanović and Milosevic shall take commercially reasonable efforts to transfer each of their ownership of Meridian Gaming Ltd., a Kenyan limited company (“Meridian Kenya”) to Bit Tech Limited, a Tanzania private company limited by shares (or another one of Meridian Montenegro’s or another Company’s subsidiaries, or to a Company, as reasonably approved by Milovanović and Milosevic and the Purchaser), for nominal consideration (the “Meridian Kenya Transfer”). Until the Meridian Kenya Transfer is complete, Milovanović and Milosevic shall ensure that all economic benefits of, and revenue of, Meridian Kenya are transferred to Meridian Montenegro. The Meridian Kenya Transfer shall be an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, the Meridian Kenya Transfer shall occur no later than 12 months following the Closing Date.”
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(j) Section 6.1.1(B)(i) of the Purchase Agreement is amended and restated to read as follows:
“(i) The Closing Cash Consideration;”
(k) Section 9.14 of the Purchase Agreement is amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
“9.14. Financing. By the Required Financing Date, the Purchaser shall have the Required Financing in a sufficient amount to pay the Closing Cash Consideration. The Purchaser shall have successfully raised or accumulated the Required Financing on the Closing Date on terms reasonably satisfactory to Sellers.”
(l) Section 11.1.78 of the Purchase Agreement is amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
“11.1.78 “Required Financing” means a minimum of $12,000,000 in financing raised or accumulated by the Purchaser for the purpose of paying the Closing Cash Consideration. The Required Financing may take the form of, to list three non-exhaustive examples, (i) the accumulation of sufficient cash in hand by the Purchaser from normal, day-to-day business operations (which, as of April 3, 2024, is expected to represent approximately $12,000,000 of the required sum); (ii) additional capital based on the investment of funds by one or more new stockholders of the Purchaser, in exchange for the issuance of shares, warrants, or other securities of the Purchaser, all under reasonable and customary terms substantially consistent with other, prior capital raises by the Purchaser; and (iii) one or more reasonable and customary loan financing transactions. Purchaser shall not commit to or consummate any Required Financing transaction under sections (ii) or (iii) in the preceding sentence, without obtaining Sellers’ prior written consent (in their sole discretion) to the material terms of the transaction.”
(m) Schedule B, the Consideration for the Companies, by Payment/Issuance Period in the form attached to this Amendment, shall be deemed Schedule B to the Purchase Agreement; and Schedule C, the Split of Consideration for the Companies, by Seller in the form attached to this Amendment, shall be deemed Schedule C to the Purchase Agreement.
2. Waiver of Untimely Delivery of Updated Disclosure Schedules. The Purchaser waives the failure of the Sellers to provide the Updated Sellers Disclosure Schedule at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the Closing Date. The Sellers waive the failure of the Purchaser to provide the Updated Purchaser Disclosure Schedule at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
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3. Consideration. Each of the Parties agrees and confirms by signing below that they have received valid consideration in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated herein.
4. Mutual Representations, Covenants and Warranties. Each of the Parties, for themselves and for the benefit of each of the other Parties hereto, represents, covenants and warranties that:
(a) Such Party has all requisite power and authority, corporate or otherwise, to execute and deliver this Amendment and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Party enforceable against such Party in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles;
(b) The execution and delivery by such Party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and shall not, by the lapse of time, the giving of notice or otherwise: (i) constitute a violation of any law; or (ii) constitute a breach of any provision contained in, or a default under, any governmental approval, any writ, injunction, order, judgment or decree of any governmental authority or any contract to which such party is bound or affected; and
(c) Any individual executing this Amendment on behalf of an entity has authority to act on behalf of such entity and has been duly and properly authorized to sign this Amendment on behalf of such entity.
5. Further Assurances. The Parties agree that, from time to time, each of them will take such other action and to execute, acknowledge and deliver such contracts, deeds, or other documents as may be reasonably requested and necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this Amendment and the transactions contemplated herein.
6. Effect of Amendment. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Purchase Agreement to “Purchase Agreement”, “Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to such Purchase Agreement, as applicable, as modified and amended hereby.
7. Purchase Agreement to Continue in Full Force and Effect. Except as specifically modified or amended herein, the Purchase Agreement and the terms and conditions thereof shall remain in full force and effect.
8. Entire Agreement. This Amendment sets forth all of the promises, agreements, conditions, understandings, warranties and representations among the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings between the Parties, whether written, oral or otherwise, except for the Purchase Agreement, and this Amendment shall be read in connection with, the Purchase Agreement.
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9. Assignment; Successors in Interest. No assignment or transfer by either Party of such Party’s rights and obligations hereunder shall be made except with the prior written consent of the other Parties. This Amendment shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and any reference to a Party shall also be a reference to the successors and permitted assigns thereof.
10. Governing Law; Disputes. This Amendment shall be governed exclusively by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal Laws of the State of Nevada without reference to its conflict of law provisions. Disputes under the Amendment shall be subject to Section 12.6 of the Purchase Agreement, which section is incorporated by reference herein.
11. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or condition of this Amendment is held by the arbitrator(s) to exceed the limitations permitted by applicable Law, as determined by such arbitrator(s) in such action, then the provisions will be deemed reformed to the maximum limitations permitted by applicable Law and the Parties hereby expressly acknowledge their desire that in such event such action be taken. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties further agree that if any term, provision, covenant or condition of this Amendment is held by arbitrator(s) to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and effect and in no way shall be affected, impaired or invalidated. To the extent permitted by Law, each Party hereby waives any provision of Law that renders any such provision prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.
12. No Presumption from Drafting. This Amendment has been negotiated at arm’s-length between Persons knowledgeable in the matters set forth within this Amendment. Accordingly, given that all Parties have had the opportunity to draft, review and/or edit the language of this Amendment, no presumption for or against any Party arising out of drafting all or any part of this Amendment will be applied in any action relating to, connected with or involving this Amendment. In particular, any rule of law, legal decisions, or common law principles of similar effect that would require interpretation of any ambiguities in this Amendment against the Party that has drafted it, is of no application and is hereby expressly waived. The provisions of this Amendment shall be interpreted in a reasonable manner to affect the intentions of the Parties.
13. Review and Construction of Documents. Each Party herein expressly represents and warrants to all other Parties hereto that (a) before executing this Amendment, said Party has fully informed itself of the terms, contents, conditions and effects of this Amendment; (b) said Party has relied solely and completely upon its own judgment in executing this Amendment; (c) said Party has had the opportunity to seek and has obtained the advice of its own legal, tax and business advisors before executing this Amendment; (d) said Party has acted voluntarily and of its own free will in executing this Amendment; and (e) this Amendment is the result of arm’s length negotiations conducted by and among the Parties and their respective counsel.
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14. Electronic Signatures. Except as otherwise required by applicable Law, this Amendment and any signed agreement or instrument entered into in connection with this Amendment, and any amendments hereto or thereto, may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any such counterpart, to the extent delivered by means of a facsimile machine or by .pdf, .tif, .gif, .jpeg or similar attachment to electronic mail or by DocuSign, SimpliSafe, or similar software (any such delivery, an “Electronic Delivery”) shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original executed counterpart and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of any Party, each other Party shall re-execute the original form of this Amendment and deliver such form to all other Parties. No Party shall raise the use of Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of Electronic Delivery as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each such Party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent such defense relates to lack of authenticity.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first above written to be effective as of the Effective Date.
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SCHEDULE B
Consideration for the Companies, by Payment/Issuance Period
Class of Consideration | SPA Cross-Reference |
Closing | Contingent Post-Closing Consideration | Earlier of the Funding Date and April 26, 20241 | Variable Due Dates (Closing to 24-Month Anniversary) | 12 Month Non-Contingent Post-Closing Cash Consideration | 18 Month Non-Contingent Post-Closing Cash Consideration | Total Consideration in the Form of Cash | Total Consideration in the Form of Purchaser Common Stock |
Closing Cash Consideration | Sec. 2.1.1 | $12,000,000 | - |
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Purchaser Series C Preferred Stock | Sec. 2.1.3 | 1,000 | - |
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Contingent Post-Closing Cash Consideration | Sec. 2.1.4 | - | $5,000,000 |
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Post-Closing Shares | Sec. 2.1.4 | - | 5,000,000 |
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* Issuable upon conversion of the 1,000 Series C Preferred Stock shares.
1 Payable upon the earlier of (i) the date that the Parent (or one of its Subsidiaries) has raised funding sufficient following the Closing, in the reasonable discretion of the independent members of the Board of Directors of the Parent, to allow for the payment of the Deferred Cash Consideration, and following such payment, that the Purchaser (and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis) will not be left insolvent or with inadequate cash to pay its debts, bills, and other liabilities as they become due, in the ordinary course of business (the “Funding Date”); and (ii) April 26, 2024, as described in greater detail in Section 2.1(d) of the Purchase Agreement.
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SCHEDULE C
Split of Consideration for the Companies, by Sellers
Class of Cash Consideration | SPA Cross-Reference | Total Consideration in the Form of Cash | Aleksandar Milovanovic | Zoran Milosevic | Snezana Bozovic |
Closing Cash Consideration | Sec. 2.1.1 | $12,000,000 | $7,700,000 | $3,300,000 | $1,000,000 |
Deferred Cash Consideration | Sec. 2.1.1A | $18,000,000 | $14,800,000 | $1,700,000 | $1,500,000 |
Contingent Post-Closing Cash Consideration | Sec. 2.1.4 | $5,000,000 | $4,625,000 | $250,000 | $125,000 |
12 Month Non-Contingent Post-Closing Cash Consideration | Sec 2.1.5 | $10,000,000 | $9,625,000 | $250,000 | $125,000 |
18 Month Non-Contingent Post-Closing Cash Consideration | Sec 2.1.6 | $10,000,000 | $9,625,000 | $250,000 | $125,000 |
Promissory Note Consideration | Sec. 2.1.7 | $15,000,000 | $13,125,000 | $1,250,000 | $625,000 |
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| $70,000,000 | $59,500,000 | $7,000,000 | $3,500,000 |
Class of Common Stock Consideration | SPA Cross-Reference | Total Consideration in the Form of Purchaser Common Stock | Aleksandar Milovanovic | Zoran Milosevic | Snezana Bozovic |
Purchaser Common Stock | Sec. 2.1.2 | 82,141,857 | 69,820,578 | 8,214,186 | 4,107,093 |
Post-Closing Stock Consideration | Sec. 2.1.4 | 5,000,000 | 4,250,000 | 500,000 | 250,000 |
TOTAL |
| 87,141,857 | 74,070,578 | 8,714,186 | 4,357,093 |
Preferred Stock Consideration | SPA Cross-Reference | Total Consideration in the Form of Purchaser Preferred Stock | Aleksandar Milovanovic | Zoran Milosevic | Snezana Bozovic |
Purchaser Series C Preferred Stock | Sec. 2.1.3 | 1,000 | 850 | 100 | 50 |
TOTALS |
| 1,000 | 850 | 100 | 50 |
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Third Amendment to
Amended and Restated Sale and Purchase Agreement of Share Capital
EXHIBIT 3.1
Exhibit A
1) ARTICLE III, Capital Stock, Section 1, is amended and restated to read as follows, which shall have no effect on any other portion of ARTICLE III, Capital Stock, or any previously designated shares of, or series of, preferred stock, which shall remain in full force and effect following this Amendment:
“Section 1. Authorized Shares. The aggregate number of shares which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is three hundred and twenty million (320,000,000) shares, consisting of two classes to be designated, respectively, “Common Stock” and “Preferred Stock”, with all of such shares having a par value of $0.00001 per share. The total number of shares of Common Stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is three hundred million (300,000,000) shares. The total number of shares of Preferred Stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is twenty million (20,000,000) shares, with all of such shares having a par value of $0.00001 per share. The Preferred Stock may be issued in one or more series, each series to be appropriately designated by a distinguishing letter or title, prior to the issuance of any shares thereof. The voting powers, designations, preferences, limitations, restrictions and relative, participating, optional, and other rights, and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions thereof, of the Preferred Stock shall hereinafter be prescribed by resolution of the board of directors pursuant to Section 3 of this ARTICLE III.”
2) Article IV, Section 2 (previously adopted by virtue of the Corporation’s approval of an Amendment to these Articles filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on June 29, 2022) is deleted in its entirety. Given this deletion, the Board of Directors of the Corporation is not classified and the “Class I,” “Class II,” and “Class III” distinctions shall not apply.
3) Article VI of the Articles is amended and restated as follows:
“ARTICLE VI
BYLAWS
The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend, restate, or repeal the Bylaws or adopt new Bylaws. Nothing herein shall deny the concurrent power of the stockholders to adopt, alter, amend, restate, or repeal the Bylaws.”
4) Article VII is amended and restated to read as follows:
“ARTICLE VII
ACQUISITION OF CONTROLLING INTEREST
The Corporation elects not to be governed by the provisions of Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) Sections 78.378 to 78.3793, inclusive.”
EXHIBIT 3.2
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION
OF
GOLDEN MATRIX GROUP, INC.
ESTABLISHING THE DESIGNATION, PREFERENCES,
LIMITATIONS AND RELATIVE RIGHTS OF ITS
SERIES C PREFERRED STOCK
Pursuant to Section 78.1955 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (the “NRS”), as well as the existing Articles of Incorporation of Golden Matrix Group, Inc., a company organized and existing under the State of Nevada (the “Corporation”), the Corporation:
DOES HEREBY CERTIFY that, the Board of Directors, by unanimous written consent of all members of the Board of Directors on April 4, 2024, duly adopted this Certificate of Designation of Golden Matrix Group, Inc. Establishing the Designation, Preferences, Limitations and Relative Rights of Its Series C Preferred Stock, by adoption of a resolution, which resolution is and reads as follows:
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority expressly granted to and invested in the Board of Directors by the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended and Section 78.1955 of the NRS, a series of the preferred stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Corporation be, and it hereby is, established; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the series of preferred stock of the Corporation be, and it hereby is, given the distinctive designation of “Series C Preferred Stock”: and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Series C Preferred Stock shall consist of one thousand (1,000) shares; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Series C Preferred Stock shall have the powers and preferences, and the relative, participating, optional and other rights, and the qualifications, limitations, and restrictions thereon set forth in this Certificate of Designation (the “Designation” or the “Certificate of Designation”) below:
The Series C Preferred Stock is sometimes referred to in this Certificate of Designation as the “Series C Preferred Stock”.
1. | Dividends. The Series C Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any dividend rights. |
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2. | Liquidation Rights. The Series C Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any liquidation preference or rights upon liquidation. |
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3. | Conversion. The Series C Preferred Stock shall have conversion rights as follows (the “Conversion Rights”): |
| 3.1 | Holder Conversion. |
(a) | Each share of Series C Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof (a “Holder Conversion”), from time to time, after the date hereof, at the office of the Corporation or any Transfer Agent for the Series C Preferred Stock, into that number of fully-paid, nonassessable shares of Common Stock determined by multiplying (i) the total number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock then converted by (ii) the Conversion Ratio (such shares of Common Stock issuable upon a Conversion, the “Holder Conversion Shares”). In order to effectuate the Conversion under this Section 3.1, the Holder must provide the Corporation a written notice of conversion in the form of Exhibit A hereto (the “Notice of Conversion”). The Notice of Conversion must be dated no earlier than three Business Days from the date the Notice of Conversion is actually received by the Corporation. |
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| (b) | Mechanics of Conversion. In order to effect a Conversion, a Holder shall fax or email a copy of the fully executed Notice of Conversion to the Corporation (or in the discretion of the Corporation, the Transfer Agent). Upon receipt by the Corporation of a facsimile or emailed copy of a Notice of Conversion from a Holder, the Corporation (or the Transfer Agent) shall promptly send, via facsimile or email, a confirmation to such Holder stating that the Notice of Conversion has been received, the date upon which the Corporation (or the Transfer Agent) expects to deliver the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion and the name and telephone number of a contact person at the Corporation (or the Transfer Agent) regarding the Holder Conversion. The Holder shall surrender, or cause to be surrendered, the Preferred Stock Certificates being converted, duly endorsed, to the Corporation (or the Transfer Agent) at the address listed above (or the address of the Transfer Agent for the Series C Preferred Stock, if the Corporation is not serving as its own Transfer Agent for such Series C Preferred Stock) within three Business Days of delivering the fully executed Notice of Conversion. The Corporation shall not be obligated to issue shares of Common Stock upon a Conversion unless either (x) the Preferred Stock Certificates; or (y) the Lost Certificate Materials described in Section 11 below, have been previously received by the Corporation or its Transfer Agent, unless such shares of Series C Preferred Stock are held in book- entry/non-certificated form. In the event the Holder has lost or misplaced the certificates evidencing the Preferred Stock, the Holder shall be required to provide the Corporation or the Corporation’s Transfer Agent (as applicable) with whatever documentation and fees each may require to re-issue the Preferred Stock Certificates and shall be required to provide such re-issued Preferred Stock Certificates to the Corporation within three Business Days of delivering the Notice of Conversion (the “Delivery Period”). |
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| (c) | Restricted Shares. Unless the Shares are covered by a valid and effective registration under the Securities Act or the Notice of Conversion provided by the Holder includes a valid opinion from an attorney stating that such shares of Common Stock issuable in connection with the Notice of Conversion can be issued free of restrictive legend, which shall be determined by the Corporation in its sole discretion, such shares shall be issued as Restricted Shares. In the event such Shares are separately covered by a contractual lock-up and/or restriction, such Shares shall be issued, in the discretion of the Corporation, with a legend disclosing such contract lock-up and/or restriction. |
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| (d) | Delivery of Common Stock upon Conversion. Upon the receipt of a Notice of Conversion, the Corporation (itself, or through its Transfer Agent) shall, no later than the fifth Business Day following the date of such receipt (subject to the surrender of the Preferred Stock Certificates by the Holder within the period described in Section 3.1(b) or, in the case of lost, stolen or destroyed certificates, after provision of the Lost Certificate Materials), issue and deliver (i.e., deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier service postage prepaid) to the Holder or its nominee (x) a certificate representing the Shares and (y) a certificate representing the number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock not being converted, if any. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Corporation’s Transfer Agent is participating in the Depository Trust Corporation (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer program, and so long as the certificates therefor do not bear a legend and the Holder thereof is not then required to return such certificate for the placement of a legend thereon, the Corporation shall cause its Transfer Agent to promptly electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable upon conversion to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder or its nominee with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system (“DTC Transfer”). If the aforementioned conditions to a DTC Transfer are not satisfied, the Corporation shall deliver as provided above to the Holder physical certificates representing the Common Stock issuable upon Conversion. Further, a Holder may instruct the Corporation to deliver to the Holder physical certificates representing the Common Stock issuable upon conversion in lieu of delivering such shares by way of DTC Transfer. |
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| (e) | Failure to Provide Preferred Stock Certificates. In the event the Holder provides the Corporation with a Notice of Conversion, but fails to provide the Corporation with the Preferred Stock Certificates or the Lost Certificate Materials (as defined in Section 11 below), by the end of the Delivery Period, the Notice of Conversion shall be considered void and the Corporation shall not be required to comply with such Notice of Conversion, unless such shares of Series C Preferred Stock are held in book entry/non-certificate form. |
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| (f) | Conversion Disputes. In the case of any dispute with respect to a Conversion, the Corporation shall promptly issue such number of shares of Common Stock in accordance herewith as are not disputed. If such dispute is not promptly resolved by discussion between the Holder and the Corporation, the Corporation shall submit the disputed issues to an independent outside accountant (reasonably acceptable to the Holder) within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of the Notice of Conversion. The accountant, at the Corporation’s expense, shall promptly audit the calculations and notify the converting Holder and the Corporation of the results no later than five (5) Business Days from the date it receives the disputed calculations. The accountant’s calculation shall be deemed conclusive, absent manifest error. The Corporation shall then issue the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the above. |
| 3.2 | Automatic Conversion. |
| (a) | Each share of Series C Preferred Stock, shall automatically and without any required action by any Holder, be converted into that number of fully-paid, nonassessable shares of Common Stock as equals the Conversion Ratio, on the Automatic Conversion Date (an “Automatic Conversion” and together with a Holder Conversion, a “Conversion”). Each Holder shall provide written confirmation to the Corporation of his, her or its Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock of the Corporation from time to time at the request of the Corporation. |
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| (b) | Following an Automatic Conversion, the Corporation shall within two Business Days, deliver notice to each Holder that an Automatic Conversion has occurred, at the address of each Holder which the Corporation then has on record (an “Automatic Conversion Notice”); provided, that the Corporation is not required to receive any confirmation that such Automatic Conversion Notice was received by a Holder, but instead assuming such Automatic Conversion Notice was sent to the address which the Corporation then has on record for such Holder, the Automatic Conversion Notice shall be treated as received by the Holder for all purposes on the third Business Day following the date such notice was sent by the Corporation (the “Automatic Conversion Notice Receipt Date”). Within three Business Days following the Automatic Conversion Notice Receipt Date, the Corporation shall issue to each Holder all shares of Common Stock which such Holder is due in connection with the Automatic Conversion (the “Automatic Conversion Shares”, and together with the Holder Conversion Shares, the “Shares”) and promptly deliver such Automatic Conversion Shares to the address of Holder which the Corporation then has on record (a “Delivery”). The Automatic Conversion Shares issuable in connection with an Automatic Conversion shall be fully-paid, non-assessable shares of Common Stock. Unless the Automatic Conversion Shares are covered by a valid and effective registration under the Securities Act or the Holder provides a valid opinion from an attorney stating that such Automatic Conversion Shares can be issued free of restrictive legend, which shall be determined by the Corporation in its sole discretion, prior to the issuance date of such Automatic Conversion Shares, such Automatic Conversion Shares shall be issued as Restricted Shares. |
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| (c) | The issuance and Delivery by the Corporation of the Automatic Conversion Shares shall fully discharge the Corporation from any and all further obligations under or in connection with the Series C Preferred Stock and shall automatically, and without any required action by the Corporation or the Holder, result in the cancellation, termination and invalidation of any outstanding Series C Preferred Stock and Preferred Stock Certificates held by Holder or his, her or its assigns. |
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| (d) | Without limiting the obligation of each Holder set forth herein (including in the subsequent clause (e)), the Corporation and/or the Corporation’s Transfer Agent shall be authorized to take whatever action necessary, if any, following the issuance and Delivery of the Automatic Conversion Shares to reflect the cancellation of the Series C Preferred Stock subject to the Automatic Conversion, which shall not require the approval and/or consent of any Holder (a “Cancellation”). |
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| (e) | Notwithstanding the above, each Holder, by accepting such Preferred Stock Certificates hereby covenants that it will, whenever and as reasonably requested by the Corporation and the Transfer Agent, at the Corporation’s sole cost and expense, do, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all such other and further acts, deeds, assignments, transfers, conveyances, confirmations, powers of attorney and any instruments of further assurance, approvals and consents as the Corporation or the Transfer Agent may reasonably require in order to complete, insure and perfect the Cancellation, if such may be reasonably required by the Corporation and/or the Corporation’s Transfer Agent. |
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| (f) | In the event that the Delivery of any Automatic Conversion Shares is unsuccessful and/or any Holder fails to accept such Automatic Conversion Shares, such Automatic Conversion Shares shall be held by the Corporation and/or the Transfer Agent in trust (without accruing interest) and shall be released to such Holder upon reasonable evidence to the Corporation or the Transfer Agent that such Holder is the legal owner of such Automatic Conversion Shares, provided that the Holder’s failure to accept such Automatic Conversion Shares and/or the Corporation’s inability to Deliver such shares shall in no event effect the validity of the Cancellation. |
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| (g) | The Automatic Conversion terms described above shall supersede and take priority over the Holder’s optional Holder Conversion right in the event that there are any conflicts between such rights. |
| 3.3 | Taxes. The Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect to any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of shares of Common Stock upon Conversion in a name other than that in which the shares of the Series C Preferred Stock so converted were registered, and no such issue or delivery shall be made unless and until the person requesting such issue or delivery has paid to the Corporation the amount of any such tax, or has established, to the satisfaction of the Corporation, that such tax has been paid. The Corporation shall withhold from any payment due whatsoever in connection with the Series C Preferred Stock any and all required withholdings and/or taxes the Corporation, in its sole discretion deems reasonable or necessary, absent an opinion from Holder’s accountant or legal counsel, acceptable to the Corporation in its sole determination, that such withholdings and/or taxes are not required to be withheld by the Corporation. |
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| 3.4 | No Impairment. The Corporation will not through any reorganization, transfer of assets, merger, 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 to be observed or performed hereunder by the Corporation but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Section 3 and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the Conversion rights of the Holders of Series C Preferred Stock against impairment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section shall prohibit the Corporation from amending its Articles of Incorporation, subject to the other terms of this Designation, with the requisite consent of its shareholders and the Board of Directors, provided that such amendment will not prohibit the Corporation from having sufficient authorized shares of Common Stock to permit conversion hereunder. |
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| 3.5 | Reservation of Stock Issuable Upon Conversion. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock solely for the purpose of effecting the Conversion of the shares of the Series C Preferred Stock, such number of its shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the Conversion of all then outstanding shares of the Series C Preferred Stock; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the Conversion of all then outstanding shares of the Series C Preferred Stock, the Corporation will use its commercially reasonable efforts to take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purpose. |
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| 4.1 | Equitable Adjustments for Recapitalizations. Each of (a) the Conversion Ratio set forth in Section 3.1 (the “Preferred Stock Adjustable Provisions”); (b) the Series C Voting Shares and the Conversion Ratio (to the extent not adjusted by the Preferred Stock Adjustable Provisions) (the “Common Stock Adjustable Provisions”), and (c) any and all other terms, conditions, amounts and provisions of this Designation which (i) pursuant to the terms of this Designation provide for equitable adjustment in the event of a Recapitalization (the “Other Equitable Adjustable Provisions”); or (ii) the Board of Directors of the Corporation determines in their reasonable, good faith judgment is required to be equitably adjusted in connection with any Recapitalizations, shall be subject to equitable adjustment as provided in Sections 4.2 through 4.3, below, as determined by the Board of Directors in their reasonable discretion. |
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| 4.2 | Adjustments for Subdivisions or Combinations of Common Stock. In the event the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be subdivided (by stock split, by payment of a stock dividend or otherwise), into a greater number of shares of Common Stock, without a corresponding subdivision of the Series C Preferred Stock, the applicable Common Stock Adjustable Provisions and the Other Equitable Adjustable Provisions (if any) in effect immediately prior to such subdivision shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such subdivision, be proportionately and equitably adjusted, as determined by the reasonable, good faith determination of the Board of Directors. In the event the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be combined (by reclassification or otherwise) into a lesser number of shares of Common Stock, without a corresponding combination of the Series C Preferred Stock, the Common Stock Adjustable Provisions and the Other Equitable Adjustable Provisions (if any) in effect immediately prior to such combination shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such combination, be proportionately and equitably adjusted, as determined by the reasonable, good faith determination of the Board of Directors. |
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| 4.3 | Adjustments for Subdivisions or Combinations of Series C Preferred Stock. In the event the outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock shall be subdivided (by stock split, by payment of a stock dividend or otherwise), into a greater number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock, the applicable Common Stock Adjustable Provisions and the Other Equitable Adjustable Provisions (if any) in effect immediately prior to such subdivision shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such subdivision, be proportionately and equitably adjusted, as determined by the reasonable, good faith determination of the Board of Directors. In the event the outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock shall be combined (by reclassification or otherwise) into a lesser number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock, the applicable Common Stock Adjustable Provisions and the Other Equitable Adjustable Provisions (if any) in effect immediately prior to such combination shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such combination, be proportionately and equitably adjusted, as determined by the reasonable, good faith determination of the Board of Directors. Provided however that the result of any concurrent adjustment in the Common Stock (as provided under Section 4,2) and any series of Series C Preferred Stock (as provided under Section 4.3) shall only be to affect the equitable adjustable provisions hereof once. |
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| 4.4 | Adjustments for Reclassification, Exchange and Substitution. If the Common Stock issuable upon Conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of any other class or classes of stock, whether by capital reorganization, reclassification or otherwise (other than a subdivision or combination of shares provided for above), then, in any such event, in lieu of the number of shares of Common Stock which the holders would otherwise have been entitled to receive, each holder of such Series C Preferred Stock shall have the right thereafter to convert such shares of Series C Preferred Stock into a number of shares of such other class or classes of stock which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon Conversion of such Series C Preferred Stock immediately before that change would have been entitled to receive in such reorganization or reclassification, all subject to further adjustment as provided herein with respect to such other shares. |
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| 4.5 | Other Adjustments. The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall also adjust equitably, and shall have the right to adjust equitably, any or all of the Common Stock Adjustable Provisions or Other Equitable Adjustable Provisions from time to time, if the Board of Directors of the Corporation determine in their reasonable, good faith judgment that such values and/or provisions are required to be equitably adjusted in connection with any Corporation action. |
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| 4.6 | Certificate as to Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment pursuant to this Section 4, the Corporation at its expense shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to each Holder a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Corporation shall, upon the reasonable written request at any time of any Holder, furnish or cause to be furnished to such Holder a like certificate setting forth (i) such adjustments and readjustments, and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other property which at the time would be received upon the Conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock. |
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| 5.1 | Voting In General. In addition to any rights set forth below, on any matter presented to the shareholders of the Corporation for their action or consideration at any meeting of shareholders of the Corporation (or by written consent of shareholders in lieu of meeting), each share of Series C Preferred Stock shall entitle the Holder thereof to a number of votes equal to the Series C Voting Shares. Each Holder shall be entitled, notwithstanding any provision hereof, to notice of any shareholders’ meeting in accordance with the bylaws of the Corporation. Except as provided by law or by the other provisions of the Articles of Incorporation or this Designation, holders of Series C Preferred Stock shall vote together with the holders of Common Stock as a single class. |
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| 5.2 | Amendments to this Designation. Any of the terms of this Designation may be amended solely with the approval of the independent members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation and a Simple Majority, and such amendment shall not require any other approval of the common stock holders or any preferred shareholders of the Corporation, other than as expressly required herein or by law. |
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| 5.3 | No Series Voting. Other than as provided herein or required by law, there shall be no series voting. |
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| 5.4 | Board of Director Appointment Rights. For so long as the Board of Directors has at least five (5) members, the Holders of the Series C Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, shall be entitled to elect a number of members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation equal to the Series C Director Number and for so long as the Board of Directors has less than five (5) members, the Holders of the Series C Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, shall be entitled to elect one (1) member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, by a Simple Majority (as applicable, the “Series C Directors”). The Holders of the Series C Preferred Stock shall have the right to elect or re-elect the Series C Directors at each meeting, or pursuant to each written consent, of the Corporation’s shareholders for the election of directors. |
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| Any director who shall have been elected by the holders of Series C Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 5.4 hereof, may be removed during such director’s term of office, either with or without cause, by and only by, an affirmative vote of the Holders of a Simple Majority of the then outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock, given either at a special meeting of such shareholders duly called for that purpose or pursuant to a written consent of such shareholders, and any vacancy thereby created may be filled by such Holders of Series C Preferred Stock represented at the meeting or pursuant to the written consent of such shareholders. Upon any other vacancy (i.e., other than a vacancy caused by removal) in the office of a director elected by Holders of Series C Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 5.4 hereof, the Holders of a Simple Majority of the then outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock may, by affirmative vote, elect a successor to hold office for the unexpired term of the director whose place shall be vacant.
In the event any Series C Director elected by the holders of Series C Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 5.4 hereof is removed, resigns, fails to stand for re-election or otherwise ceases to serve as a Director of the Corporation (each a “Notification Event”), the Corporation shall provide each Holder notice of such Notification Event within ten (10) Business Days of the occurrence of such Notification Event (the “Series C Notice”). Each holder shall have a period of thirty (30) days from the date of the Corporation’s mailing of such Series C Notice (the “Series C Notice Period”) to provide the Corporation written notice of such Holder’s nominee to fill the vacancy of the former Series C Director (each a “Series C Nominee”). After the expiration of the Series C Notice Period, the Secretary of the Corporation shall total the Series C Nominee votes cast by the Holders, and the Series C Nominee receiving the highest total percentage vote for nomination of the outstanding Series C Preferred Stock, shall appear on any ballot delivered by the Corporation for the vote of the Series C Preferred Stock Holders of such replacement Series C Director (a “Replacement Director Vote”). The Replacement Director Vote shall be held as soon as practicable after the end of the Series C Notice Period. |
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| 6.1 | For so long as any Series C Preferred Stock shares are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without first obtaining the approval (at a meeting duly called or by written consent, as provided by law) of a Simple Majority: |
| (a) | Amend any provision of this Designation; |
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| (b) | Increase or decrease (other than by redemption or conversion) the total number of authorized shares of any Preferred Stock of the Corporation; |
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| (c) | Adopt or authorize any new designation of any Preferred Stock; |
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| (d) | Amend the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation in a manner which adversely affects the rights, preferences and privileges of the Series C Preferred Stock; |
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| (e) | Effect an exchange, or create a right of exchange, cancel, or create a right to cancel, of all or any part of the shares of another class of shares into shares of Series C Preferred Stock; |
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| (f) | Issue any additional shares of Preferred Stock; or |
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| (g) | Alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the shares of Series C Preferred Stock so as to affect adversely the shares of such series. |
7. | Redemption. The Series C Preferred Stock shall not have any redemption rights. |
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8. | Notices. |
| 8.1 | In General. Any notices required or permitted to be given under the terms hereof shall be sent by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested) or delivered personally, by nationally recognized overnight carrier or by confirmed facsimile or email transmission, and shall be effective, unless otherwise provided herein, three days after being placed in the mail, if mailed, or upon receipt or refusal of receipt, if delivered personally or by nationally recognized overnight carrier or confirmed facsimile transmission, in each case addressed to a party. The addresses for such communications are (i) if to the Corporation to, the Corporation’s principal executive office as set forth in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and (ii) if to any Holder to the address set forth in the records of the Corporation or its Transfer Agent, as applicable, or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner, by such person. |
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| 8.2 | Notices of Record Date. In the event that the Corporation shall propose at any time: |
| (a) | to effect any reclassification or recapitalization of its Common Stock outstanding involving a change in the Common Stock; or |
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Such written notice shall be given by first class mail (or express courier), postage prepaid, addressed to the holders of Series C Preferred Stock at the address for each such Holder as shown on the books of the Corporation and shall be deemed given on the date such notice is mailed. All notices to Holders having a non-U.S. address shall be sent by international express courier.
The notice provisions set forth in this section may be shortened or waived prospectively or retrospectively by the vote or written consent of the holders of a Simple Majority, voting together as a single class. |
9. | No Preemptive Rights. No Holder shall have the right to purchase shares of capital stock of the Corporation sold or issued by the Corporation except to the extent that such right may from time to time be set forth in a written agreement between the Corporation and such shareholder. |
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10. | Reports. The Corporation shall mail to all holders of Series C Preferred Stock those reports, proxy statements and other materials that it mails to all of its holders of Common Stock. |
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11. | Replacement Preferred Stock Certificates. In the event that any Holder notifies the Corporation that a Preferred Stock Certificate evidencing shares of Series C Preferred Stock has been lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated, the Corporation shall issue a replacement stock certificate evidencing the Series C Preferred Stock identical in tenor and date (or if such certificate is being issued for shares not covered in a redemption or conversion, in the applicable tenor and date) to the original Preferred Stock Certificate evidencing the Series C Preferred Stock, provided that the Holder executes and delivers to the Corporation and/or its Transfer Agent, as applicable, an affidavit of lost stock certificate and an agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation and its Transfer Agent to indemnify the Corporation from any loss incurred by it in connection with such Series C Preferred Stock certificate, and provides the Corporation and/or its Transfer Agent such other information, documents and if applicable, bonds and indemnities as the Corporation or its Transfer Agent customarily requires for reissuances of stock certificates (collectively the “Lost Certificate Materials”); provided, however, the Corporation shall not be obligated to re-issue replacement stock certificates if the Holder contemporaneously requests the Corporation to convert or redeem the full number of shares evidenced by such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate. |
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12. | No Other Rights or Privileges. Except as specifically set forth herein, the Holders of the Series C Preferred Stock shall have no other rights, privileges or preferences with respect to the Series C Preferred Stock. |
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14. | Construction. When used in this Designation, unless a contrary intention appears: (i) a term has the meaning assigned to it; (ii) “or” is not exclusive; (iii) “including” means including without limitation; (iv) words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular, and words importing the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter genders; (v) any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any instrument or certificate delivered in connection herewith means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented and includes (in the case of agreements or instruments) references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein; (vi) the words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Designation shall refer to this Designation as a whole and not to any particular provision hereof; (vii) references contained herein to Article, Section, Schedule and Exhibit, as applicable, are references to Articles, Sections, Schedules and Exhibits in this Designation unless otherwise specified; (viii) references to “dollars”. “Dollars” or in this Designation means United States dollars; (ix) reference to a particular statute, regulation or law means such statute, regulation or law as amended or otherwise modified from time to time; (x) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein); (xi) unless otherwise stated in this Designation, in the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”: (xii) references to “days” means calendar days; and (xiii) the paragraph and section headings contained in this Designation are for convenience only, and shall in no manner affect the interpretation of any of the provisions of this Designation. | |
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| 15.1 | Further Assurances. Each Holder hereby covenants that, in consideration for receiving shares of Series C Preferred Stock, that he, she or it will, whenever and as reasonably requested by the Corporation, do, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all such other and further acts, deeds, confirmations, agreements and documents as the Corporation or its Transfer Agent may reasonably require in order to complete, insure and perfect any of the terms, conditions or provisions of this Designation. |
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| 16.10 | “Preferred Stock” means all shares of the Corporation’s issued and outstanding preferred stock, including, but not limited to the Series C Preferred Stock. |
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(A) two (2), for so long as the aggregate Beneficial Ownership of Aleksandar Milovanović, Zoran Milosevic, and Snežana Božović (collectively), totals more than forty percent (40%) of the Corporation’s Common Stock then outstanding; and
(B) one (1), to the extent the aggregate Beneficial Ownership of Aleksandar Milovanović, Zoran Milosevic, and Snežana Božović (collectively), is forty percent (40%) or less of the Corporation’s Common Stock then outstanding,
provided if the aggregate Beneficial Ownership of Aleksandar Milovanović, Zoran Milosevic, and Snežana Božović (collectively), shall ever be forty percent (40%) or less of the Corporation’s Common Stock then outstanding, then (B) above shall control, whether or not such Beneficial Ownership ever increases above forty percent (40%) again in the future.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Designation is hereby approved, affirmed, confirmed, and ratified; and it is further
RESOLVED, that each officer of the Corporation be and hereby is authorized, empowered and directed to execute and deliver, in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, any and all documents, and to perform any and all acts necessary to reflect the Board of Directors approval and ratification of the resolutions set forth above; and it is further
RESOLVED, that in addition to and without limiting the foregoing, each officer of the Corporation and the Corporation’s attorney be and hereby is authorized to take, or cause to be taken, such further action, and to execute and deliver, or cause to be delivered, for and in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, all such instruments and documents as he may deem appropriate in order to effect the purpose or intent of the foregoing resolutions (as conclusively evidenced by the taking of such action or the execution and delivery of such instruments, as the case may be) and all action heretofore taken by such officer in connection with the subject of the foregoing recitals and resolutions be, and it hereby is approved, ratified and confirmed in all respects as the act and deed of the Corporation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this “Certificate of Designation of Golden Matrix Group, Inc. Establishing the Designations, Preferences, Limitations and Relative Rights of Its Series C Preferred Stock,” to be duly executed this 4th day of April 2024.
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Exhibit A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
This Notice of Conversion is executed by the undersigned holder (the “Holder”) in connection with the conversion of shares of the Series C Voting Preferred Stock of Golden Matrix Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”), pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain Certificate of Designation of Golden Matrix Group, Inc. Establishing the Designations, Preferences, Limitations and Relative Rights of Its Series C Voting Preferred Stock (the “Designation”), approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation on April 4, 2024. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Designation.
Conversion: In accordance with and pursuant to such Designation, the Holder hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series C Voting Preferred Stock indicated below into shares of Common Stock of the Corporation as of the date specified below.
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Delivery of Shares: Pursuant to this Notice of Conversion, the Corporation shall deliver the applicable number of shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”) issuable in accordance with the terms of the Designation as set forth above. If Shares are to be issued in the name of a person other than the Holder, the Holder will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as reasonably requested by the Corporation in accordance therewith. No fee will be charged to the Holder for any conversion, except for such transfer taxes, if any. The Holder acknowledges and confirms that the Shares issued pursuant to this Notice of Conversion will, to the extent not previously registered by the Corporation under the Securities Act, be Restricted Shares, unless the Shares are covered by a valid and effective registration under the Securities Act or this Notice of Conversion includes a valid opinion from an attorney stating that such Shares can be issued free of restrictive legend, which shall be determined by the Corporation in its sole discretion.
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EXHIBIT 3.3
Amendments to the Bylaws of Golden Matrix Group, Inc.
Effective April 5, 2024, Article IV, Section 15 of the Bylaws of Golden Matrix Group, Inc. (the “Company” and the “Bylaws”), is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“Section 15. Number and Qualification. The authorized number of directors of the corporation shall be five (5); provided that no decrease in the number of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent directors. Directors need not be stockholders unless so required by the Articles of Incorporation. If for any cause, the directors shall not have been elected at an annual meeting, they may be elected as soon thereafter as convenient at a special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose in the manner provided in these Bylaws.”
Effective April 5, 2024, Article XIII, Section 45 of the Bylaws is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“Section 45. Amendments.
(a) By the Stockholders. These Bylaws may be adopted, amended, or repealed by the vote or written consent of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote.
(b) By the Board of Directors. Subject to the right of shareholders to adopt, amend, or repeal these Bylaws, these Bylaws may be adopted, amended, or repealed by the Board of Directors. A Bylaw adopted by the shareholders may restrict or eliminate the power of the Board of Directors to adopt, amend, or repeal these Bylaws. In no event shall any amendment or modification of these Bylaws adopted by the stockholders pursuant to Section 45(a) hereof be amended by the Board of Directors, without approval of the stockholders pursuant to Section 45(a) hereof.”
EXHIBIT 10.1
NOMINATING AND VOTING AGREEMENT
This Nominating and Voting Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated April 9, 2024, is entered into by and among Golden Matrix Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Golden Matrix”); Anthony Brian Goodman, an individual (“Goodman”) and Luxor Capital LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“Luxor” and together with Goodman, the “Goodman Parties”); and Aleksandar Milovanović (“Milovanović”), Zoran Milosevic (“Milosevic”), and Snežana Božović (“Bozovic”), each individuals. Each of the foregoing is a “Party” and collectively, they are the “Parties”. Milovanović, Milosevic and Bozovic are each referred to as a “Seller Party” and collectively referred to as the “Seller Parties”.
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A. Each of Golden Matrix and each Seller Party, has entered into that certain Amended and Restated Sale and Purchase Agreement of Share Capital, dated June 27, 2023 (as amended from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement”), by and between Golden Matrix, as purchaser, and each of the Seller Parties, as the shareholders of Meridian Tech Društvo Sa Ograničenom Odgovornošću Beograd, a private limited company formed and registered in and under the laws of The Republic Of Serbia (Company Id No. 08724636)(“Meridian”); Društvo Sa Ograničenom Odgovornošću “Meridianbet” Društvo Za Proizvodnju, Promet Roba I Usluga, Export Import Podgorica, a private limited company formed and registered in and under the laws of Montenegro (Company No. 50075061)(“Meridianbet”); Meridian Gaming Holdings Ltd., a company formed and registered in The Republic Of Malta (Company No. C 75631)(“Meridian Gaming”); and Meridian Gaming (Cy) Ltd, a company formed and registered in The Republic Of Cyprus (Company No. C314265)(“Meridian Gaming (Cy)”) (collectively, Meridian, Meridianbet, Meridian Gaming, and Meridian Gaming (Cy) are the “Companies”), as sellers.
B. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Seller Parties have agreed to sell all of their interests in the Companies to Golden Matrix (the “Purchase”) in consideration for (i) cash paid at closing of the purchase (the “Closing”) as well as post-Closing (both on a specific date and pursuant to a Promissory Note); and (ii) (a) an aggregate of 82,141,857 shares of common stock of Golden Matrix, $0.00001 par value per share (the “Common Stock” and the “Closing Common Shares”); (b) 1,000 newly designated shares of Series C Preferred Stock of Golden Matrix, each of which has the right to vote an aggregate of 7,500 voting shares on all Company matters (the “Series C Shares”); and (iii) the right to earn additional cash and shares of Common Stock post-Closing of the Purchase, subject to certain conditions (the “Post-Closing Shares” and collectively with the Closing Common Shares and Series C Shares, the “Golden Matrix Shares”).
C. As a condition precedent to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and the issuance of such Golden Matrix Shares to the Seller Parties, the Parties are required to enter into and perform this Agreement.
D. The Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to provide for certain nomination and voting rights as set forth herein, each on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
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E. The rights and obligations set forth herein are of significant benefit to both Golden Matrix and the Seller Parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows:
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1. Definitions. The defined terms in the introductory paragraphs, the defined terms set forth below, and the defined terms in the remainder of this Agreement each has the meaning so given to it whenever used throughout this Agreement; provided, however, that each capitalized term used herein but not defined herein has the meaning given to it in the Purchase Agreement.
1.1. “Board” means the Board of Directors of Golden Matrix.
1.2. “Board Appointee” means, as applicable, (a) a person designated for nomination to the Board by the Committee pursuant to its Board Appointment Right or (b) a person designed for nomination to the Board by the Seller Parties pursuant to their Board Appointment Right.
1.3. “Board Appointment Notice” means notice of a proposed Election Meeting or Consent to appoint members of the Board.
1.4. “Board Appointment Right” means the right of the Committee and/or the Seller Parties to designate a nominee for election or appointment to the Board as set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement or under the Series C Designation.
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1.5. “Cause” means, in the context of a basis for removal of a Nominated Person, or of reasonable grounds to not nominate or appoint a Board Appointee to the Board, that: (i) such person materially breaches any obligation, duty, covenant or agreement under any employment agreement with Golden Matrix, which breach is not cured or corrected within thirty (30) days of written notice thereof from Golden Matrix (except for breaches which cannot be cured and for which Golden Matrix need not give any opportunity to cure, or which involve gross negligence or willful misconduct); (ii) such person’s willful failure or refusal to perform or nonperformance of his/her duties required by any employment agreement with Golden Matrix or assigned by Golden Matrix through the Board, and without a reasonable, good faith basis for such person to do so; provided, however, that such person shall have first received written notice from Golden Matrix stating with specificity the nature of such failure and refusal and affording such person an opportunity, as soon as practicable, to adequately establish such reasonable, good faith basis in writing, with supporting evidence, within ten (10) days after written notice; (iii) any gross negligence or willful misconduct of such person with regard to Golden Matrix or any of its subsidiaries resulting in a material economic loss to Golden Matrix or material damage to Golden Matrix’s reputation or business relationships; (iv) such person commits any act of misappropriation of funds or embezzlement; (v) such person commits any act of fraud; (vi) such person is indicted or convicted of, or pleads guilty or nolo contendere with respect to, theft, fraud, a crime involving moral turpitude, or a felony under federal or applicable state law (unless, in the case of any of the above offenses, such person adequately establishes a reasonable basis in writing, with supporting evidence, within ten (10) days, that such offense does not cast reasonable doubt on such person’s ability to perform his/her duties going forward); (vii) such person commits a substantial violation of the written policies and procedures of Golden Matrix, which breach is not cured or corrected within thirty (30) days of written notice thereof from Golden Matrix (except for breaches which cannot be cured and for which Golden Matrix need not give any opportunity to cure, or which involve gross negligence or willful misconduct); (viii) such person is not able to perform his or her duties due to the material abuse of alcohol, illegal drugs, or controlled substances, which is not cured or corrected within thirty (30) days of written notice thereof from Golden Matrix; (ix) such person’s inability or failure to secure and/or maintain any license or permit required for such person to provide services to Golden Matrix, or Golden Matrix’s inability or failure to secure and/or maintain any license or permit required for Golden Matrix’s operations, due to Golden Matrix’s engagement of such person, or such person’s status as a member of the Board, in each case, by a governmental agency with jurisdiction over a material portion of Golden Matrix’s business, including any finding of unsuitability by a material regulator; or (x) such person was or has become mentally or physically incapacitated or disabled and thus cannot perform or is reasonably unlikely to be able to perform his/her duties for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days or ninety (90) non-consecutive days in any one-year period. Except as set forth in paragraphs (vi), all determinations of Cause shall be determined in the reasonable, good faith determination of the Board or the Seller Parties, as applicable.
1.6. “Committee” means the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors of Golden Matrix.
1.7. “Committee Charter” means the duly adopted Charter of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of Golden Matrix, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto.
1.8. “Effective Date” shall mean the latest date that (a) this Agreement has been countersigned and dated by each of the Parties hereto; and (b) the Closing Date, as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement, provided that the Effective Date must occur prior to the Required Closing Date (as such may be extended as set forth in the Purchase Agreement), or else this Agreement shall not become effective, and provided further that this Agreement shall be of no force and effect if the Purchase Agreement is terminated pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, prior to the Closing Date.
1.9. “Golden Matrix Independent Directors” mean the independent members of the Board, other than any Seller Party Nominated Person, even if such Seller Party Nominated Person is otherwise independent.
1.10. “Goodman Parties Voting Shares” means that number of shares of Common Stock and Series B Stock held by the Goodman Parties.
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1.11. “Nasdaq” means the Nasdaq Capital Market, or such other primary exchange or market on which Golden Matrix’s Common Stock is then listed.
1.12. “Nominating Rights” means the rights and obligations set forth in Section 3.
1.13. “Organizational Documents” means Golden Matrix’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, as amended from time to time, and as then in effect.
1.14. “Series C Designation” means that certain Certificate of Designation of Golden Matrix Group, Inc. Establishing the Designation, Preferences, Limitations and Relative Rights of its Series C Preferred Stock, as filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada on April 4, 2024, as may be amended from time to time.
2. Effective Date.
2.1. This Agreement shall become effective on the Effective Date.
3. Nominating Provisions.
3.1. With respect to any general meeting of the shareholders of Golden Matrix (the “Shareholders”) (whether annual, special, or otherwise), or pursuant to any consent to action without meeting of the Shareholders, in each case at which the election of directors is to be voted on (each, an “Election Meeting or Consent”), (a) the Committee shall have the right, pursuant to the Committee Charter, to designate for nomination to the Board three (3) Board Appointees, subject to the Committee Charter and the rules and requirements of Nasdaq (each such designated person, a “Committee Nominated Person”); (b) the Seller Parties shall have the right to designate for nomination to the Board up to two (2) Board Appointees as long as they are holders of Series C Shares, and subject to the rights and preferences set forth in the Series C Designation (each such designated person, a “Seller Party Nominated Person”, and together with the Committee Nominated Person, the “Nominated Persons”); and (c) Golden Matrix shall take any and all actions necessary (to the extent such actions are permitted by law): (i) with respect to each applicable Election Meeting or Consent, to include each Nominated Person for election to the Board as part of Golden Matrix’s slate of nominees for election as directors, (ii) to solicit proxies in order to obtain shareholder approval of the election of the Nominated Persons, including causing officers of Golden Matrix who hold proxies (unless otherwise directed by the Golden Matrix shareholder submitting such proxy) to vote such proxies in favor of the election of such Nominated Persons, (iii) to cause the Nominated Persons to be elected to the Board, including recommending that Golden Matrix’s shareholders vote in favor of the Nominated Persons in any proxy statement used by Golden Matrix to solicit the vote of its shareholders in connection with each Election Meeting or Consent, and (iv) to use or provide the same level of effort and same level of support as is used or provided for the other director nominees of Golden Matrix in connection with each Election Meeting or Consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at and immediately following Closing, the Parties agree that the Board will consist of (A) four (4) Board Appointees nominated by the Committee and (B) one (1) Board Appointee nominated by the Seller Parties, instead of the numbers (three (3) and two (2), respectively) noted above.
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3.2. Each Committee Nominated Person shall be selected in the sole discretion of the Committee, and each Seller Party Nominated Person shall be selected in the sole discretion of a majority of the Seller Parties as described in the Series C Designation.
3.3. The Committee shall, subject to applicable law and Golden Matrix’s Organizational Documents, have the right to designate a nominee to the Board to fill any vacancy created by reason of death, disqualification, removal or resignation of any director who was a Committee Nominated Person. The Seller Parties shall have the exclusive right to designate a nominee to the Board to fill any vacancy created by reason of death, disqualification, removal or resignation of any director who was a Seller Party Nominated Person, pursuant to the terms of the Series C Designation. Upon the receipt of an Appointment Notice with respect to any such designation, Golden Matrix shall take any and all necessary action to cause such vacancy to be filled by the applicable Nominated Person set forth in such Appointment Notice as promptly as reasonably practicable. In the absence of a designation from the Committee or the Seller Parties as specified above, such Board seat shall remain vacant until otherwise filled as provided above.
3.4. In accordance with the Series C Designation, at all times when a Seller Party is the holder of a Series C Share, the Parties shall instruct their Nominated Persons to appoint one of the Seller Party Nominated Persons as Chairperson of the Board.
3.5. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Party hereto shall include as a nominee for election or appointment to the Board, and the Board shall not be required to take any of the actions in this Section 3, in connection with any person who that Party knows is, or during his/her intended term of office will become, a Disqualified Person. If any Party has a reasonable suspicion or knows that an existing nominee or Board member is a Disqualified Person, such Party shall immediately notify all of the other Parties hereto. For the purposes hereof, a “Disqualified Person” is a person for whom the Committee or the Seller Parties, as applicable, reasonably determines (which determination shall set forth in writing the grounds for such reasonable determination) that the nomination, election or appointment of such person to the Board or retention of such person on the Board, as applicable, would (a) violate the listing rules of Nasdaq or the rules and regulations of the SEC (it being acknowledged that (1) as long as Golden Matrix is listed on Nasdaq and certain current rules remain in effect, a majority of the Board shall be “independent” and (2) certain persons may be disqualified as “bad actors” under Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act), (b) due to such person’s past, affiliations or otherwise, would (i) negatively affect the reputation of the Company, (ii) negatively affect the Company’s ability to complete future transactions, or (iii) disqualify the Company from undertaking any offering under applicable securities laws; (c) is improper because there would be Cause to remove or not appoint him/her if he/she were an executive or employee; and (d) is infeasible or improper because such person was or has become mentally or physically incapacitated or disabled and thus cannot perform or is reasonably unlikely to be able to perform his/her duties for a period of sixty (60) consecutive or ninety (90) non-consecutive days in any one-year period, or (c) violate the fiduciary duties that the Board owes to Golden Matrix or its shareholders; provided, however, that if the Board or the Seller Parties, as applicable, reasonably determines that any Board Appointee is unfit for service on the Board for the reasons set forth above, then Golden Matrix or the Seller Parties, as applicable, shall promptly notify the Committee or the Seller Parties, as applicable, and the Committee or the Seller Parties, as applicable, shall then be entitled to designate an alternative or replacement person as a nominee to the Board. Other than pursuant to the foregoing sentence, neither Golden Matrix nor any other Party shall have the right to object to any nominee selected pursuant to this Section 3.
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The Goodman Parties and the Company hereby represent and warrant to the Seller Parties as of the Effective Date that to the best of their knowledge, none of the existing Directors of the Company are Disqualified Persons.
For the sake of clarity, all Parties agree and confirm that none of the Seller Parties are Disqualified Persons as of the Effective Date.
3.6. This Agreement shall be read in harmony with the Organizational Documents and the rules and regulations of Nasdaq, to the maximum extent reasonably possible, and so as not to render any specific provision herein or therein redundant or meaningless. However, in the event of a reasonably unavoidable conflict or inconsistency between this Agreement and (a) the Organizational Documents, any nomination, election, or other relevant rules or procedures set forth in Golden Matrix’s Organizational Documents which conflict with the terms hereof, the Parties shall promptly take all reasonable action to request that the Board or shareholders of Golden Matrix, as the case may be, amend such provisions as required to comply with the terms hereof; or (b) the rules and regulations of Nasdaq, the rules and regulations of Nasdaq shall control for all purposes.
3.7. In accordance with Section 9.11 of the Purchase Agreement, Golden Matrix shall, following the Effective Date, use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain in full force and effect, directors’ and officers’ insurance coverage in such coverage amounts as the Board of Directors of Golden Matrix deems reasonable, and shall procure the same no later than the Closing Date unless it is impractical or impossible to obtain. Each Seller Nominated Person shall be entitled to the same expense reimbursement and advancement, exculpation, indemnification and insurance in connection with his or her role as a director as the other members of the Board (which shall be primary over any other indemnification or insurance available to such Seller Nominated Person), as well as reimbursement for documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or any committee of the Board of which such Seller Nominated Person is a member, if any, in each case to the same extent as the other members of the Board. Each Seller Nominated Person shall be also entitled to any retainer, equity compensation or other fees or compensation paid to the non-employee directors of Golden Matrix for their services as a director, including any service on any committee of the Board. During the term hereof and for a period of at least six (6) years after each such Seller Nominated Person’s service on the Board has concluded, Golden Matrix shall not amend, alter, repeal or waive (a) any right to indemnification or exculpation covering or benefiting any Seller Nominated Person nominated pursuant to this Agreement (whether such right is contained in the Organizational Documents or another document) or (b) any provision of the Organizational Documents, if such amendment, alteration, repeal or waiver adversely affects the rights or obligations of the Seller Parties or the Seller Nominated Person pursuant to this Agreement.
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3.8. Each Seller Nominated Person may share any information received in his or her capacity as a Board member with the Seller Parties. The Goodman Parties and Seller Parties (in this context, a “Receiving Party”), as applicable, agree that they will, and will cause their Affiliates to, keep confidential and not disclose, divulge or use for any purpose, other than to monitor and make voting, business, operational, finance, and investment decisions with respect to their investment in Golden Matrix and its subsidiaries, and other than in connection with the Goodman Parties, in connection with Goodman’s status as an officer, director and employee of Golden Matrix, subject where applicable to rules and requirements regarding the disclosure and use of material non-public information, any confidential information obtained from Golden Matrix, unless such confidential information (i) is known or becomes known to the public in general (other than as a result of a breach of this Section 3.8 by the Receiving Party or its Affiliates), (ii) is or has been independently developed or conceived by the Receiving Party or its Affiliates without use of Golden Matrix’s confidential information, or (iii) is or has been made known or disclosed to the Receiving Party or its Affiliates by a third party without a breach of any obligation of confidentiality such third party may have to Golden Matrix that is known to the Receiving Party or its Affiliates; provided, however, the Receiving Party or its Affiliates may disclose confidential information (a) to their attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other professionals to the extent necessary to obtain their services in connection with monitoring and making voting, business, operational, finance, and investment decisions with respect to their investment in Golden Matrix, or (b) as may otherwise be required by law. For the sake of clarity, nothing in this Section 3.8 prohibits any Party from (i) reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the SEC, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, (ii) making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation, or (iii) making other disclosures that are required by applicable local, state, federal/national, or international law, which shall not require the prior approval of, or notification to, Golden Matrix. For the further sake of clarity, nothing in this Section 3.8 requires any Seller Nominated Party to share any information, confidential or otherwise, with the Seller Parties, or affords any Seller Party any right to any information of Golden Matrix or the Board; provided, however, that nothing in this sentence shall constitute a direct or indirect waiver of the Seller Parties’ rights to information or documentation under Nevada law, common law inspection rights, the Company’s Articles and Bylaws, and Nasdaq rules.
3.9. The Seller Parties shall have no liability as a result of their designation of a person for election as a director, nor for any act or omission by such nominee in his or her capacity as a director of Golden Matrix, nor shall any Party or other person have any liability as a result of voting for any such designee in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
4. Voting Requirements.
4.1. During the Term, each Seller Party agrees to vote all Common Stock and all Series C Shares of Golden Matrix held by such Seller Party (in each such case in an Election Meeting or Consent), in such manner as may be necessary to nominate and elect (and, if applicable maintain in office) as a member of Golden Matrix’s Board, each Nominated Person.
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4.2. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the initial Seller Party Nominated Person (pursuant to the appointment right set forth in Section 3.1) will be “independent” under Nasdaq rules, and thus no Seller Party will have any direct or indirect power or authority to dictate or control how such persons vote on any proposed motion to remove Anthony Brian Goodman as Chief Executive Officer of Golden Matrix (or reduce his ultimate authority to manage Golden Matrix). As long as the following covenant does not directly or indirectly affect each such person’s independence, during the Term, each Seller Party agrees not to request, encourage, or support those independent Directors in voting to remove Anthony Brian Goodman as Chief Executive Officer of Golden Matrix (or reduce his ultimate authority to manage Golden Matrix), except as to a removal for Cause, or to the extent that failure to vote to remove Mr. Goodman would violate their fiduciary duties to the Company or its shareholders.
4.3. Each Seller Party agrees to not vote any Common Stock or Series C Shares for the removal of any Committee Nominated Person, unless such person is a Disqualified Person.
4.4. Any interest or other voting securities, or the voting rights relating thereto, of Golden Matrix, that may be owned, held or subsequently acquired in any manner, legally or beneficially, directly or indirectly, of record or otherwise, by any Seller Party, as a result of the ownership of the Common Stock or Series C Shares, or whether issued incident to any split, dividend, conversion, increase in capitalization, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, reorganization, or other transaction shall be included within the term “Common Stock”, “Series B Voting Preferred Stock”, and “Series C Shares” as used herein and shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement.
4.5. The Goodman Parties shall vote all shares of Common Stock which they hold in favor of the termination or repeal of Golden Matrix’s classified Board of Directors pursuant to Section 6.1.1(B)(iv) of the Purchase Agreement.
5. Committee Composition and Deadlocks.
5.1. During the Term, the Committee shall, subject to the rules and requirements of Nasdaq, consist of two (2) members of the Board, of which one (1) Committee member shall be a Board member designated by the Golden Matrix Independent Directors; and one (1) Committee member shall be a Board member designated by the Seller Party Nominated Persons (the “Seller Appointed Member”).
5.2. In the event there is any deadlock in the Committee, the remaining independent members of the Board who are not members of the Committee shall also vote and the final decision shall be that adopted by a majority of all of the independent members of the Board, including the Committee members.
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5.3. The Chairperson of the Committee shall be the Seller Appointed Member of the Committee.
5.4. Golden Matrix agrees that it has taken all actions necessary to amend the charter of the Committee to be consistent with the requirements of this Section 5 and the Board of Golden Matrix has further amended the Bylaws of Golden Matrix to provide that the Board will constitute a maximum of five (5) members.
6. Representations of the Parties.
6.1. Goodman Parties. The Goodman Parties hereby agree that, except for this Agreement, the Goodman Parties (i) have not entered into, and shall not enter into at any time while this Agreement remains in effect, any voting agreement or voting trust with respect to any Goodman Parties Voting Shares and (ii) have not granted, and shall not grant at any time while this Agreement remains in effect, a proxy, consent or power of attorney with respect to any Goodman Parties Voting Shares, in the case of each of clause (i) and (ii), that would prevent the Goodman Parties’ compliance with this Agreement.
6.2. Seller Parties. Each of the Seller Parties hereby agrees that, except for this Agreement, such Seller Party (i) has not entered into, and shall not enter into at any time while this Agreement remains in effect, any voting agreement or voting trust with respect to any Common Stock or Series C Shares held by such Seller Party and (ii) has not granted, and shall not grant at any time while this Agreement remains in effect, a proxy, consent or power of attorney with respect to any such Common Stock or Series C Shares, in the case of each of clause (i) and (ii), that would prevent such Seller Party’s compliance with this Agreement.
6.3. Restrictions on Transfer. Each Seller Party agrees that during the term hereof, such Party shall not, and shall not permit anyone else to, (i) sell, transfer, encumber, pledge, assign or otherwise dispose of any of the Common Stock or Series C Shares held by such Party, (ii) deposit the Common Stock or Series C Shares held by such Party into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement with respect to the Common Stock or Series C Shares held by such Party or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect thereto, or (iii) enter into any contract, option or other legally binding undertaking providing for any transaction provided in (i) or (ii) hereof (each a “Transfer”), unless: (1) the transferring Party first obtains the prior written consent of the Golden Matrix Independent Directors, provided that such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; and (2) the transferee has entered into a joinder to this Agreement, in reasonably acceptable form to Golden Matrix, agreeing to be bound by the terms hereof, as if an original Party hereto. Any Transfer not in accordance with this Section 6.3 shall be deemed to constitute a Seller Party Transfer by such Seller Party in violation of this Agreement, shall be void ab initio, and Golden Matrix shall not recognize any such Seller Party Transfer.
7. Term. This Agreement shall become effective on the Effective Date and shall remain in effect and continue to bind the Parties until the earlier of (a) the two (2) year anniversary of the Effective Date; (b) the date that the Seller Parties have each provided Golden Matrix written notice of their intent to terminate this Agreement, at any time after the Day-to-Day Management Agreement made and entered into as of April 9, 2024, by and between Golden Matrix and Milosevic has been terminated pursuant to its terms; and (c) the date that the Golden Matrix Independent Directors and Seller Parties mutually agree to terminate this Agreement (as applicable, the “Term”).
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8. Miscellaneous.
8.1. Representations. Each Party hereby represents and warrants to each other Party that as of the Effective Date: (a) if it is a legal entity, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; (b) this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by such Party and this Agreement constitutes a legal and binding obligation of such Party, enforceable against such Party in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable Laws affecting the enforceability of creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles and the discretion of courts in granting equitable remedies); (c) the execution, delivery and performance by such party of this Agreement and the consummation by such Party of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both (i) violate any law applicable to it, or (ii) conflict with, or result in a breach or default under, any term or condition of any material agreement or other instrument to which such Party is a party or by which such Party is bound, except for such violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults that would not, in the aggregate, materially affect such Party’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder.
8.2. Binding Effect; Successors and Assigns. Subject to Sections 2.1 and 4.5, this Agreement shall not be binding on any Party until the Effective Date, and shall not be binding on any Party unless and until it is executed by all Parties. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors, heirs and permitted assigns of the Parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the Parties hereto or their respective successors and permitted assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement. No Party may assign its rights hereunder without the prior written approval of the other Parties hereto (not to be unreasonably delayed or withheld).
8.3. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of or relating to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement or as an inducement to enter into this Agreement) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to any choice-of-law or conflicts of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Nevada or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Nevada.
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(b) Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any federal court or state court sitting in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada) (“Nevada Courts”), and any appellate court from any decision thereof, in any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement and agrees that all claims in respect of any such action shall be heard and determined in the Nevada Courts, (ii) waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement in the Nevada Courts, including any objection based on its place of incorporation or domicile, (iii) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action in any such court and (iv) agrees that a final judgment in any such action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
(c) EACH OF THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY THAT MAY BE BASED UPON, ARISE OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, INTENTIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY FOR ANY DISPUTE BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE BREACH, TERMINATION OR VALIDITY HEREOF OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NEITHER THE OTHER PARTIES NOR THEIR RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES, AGENTS OR ATTORNEYS HAVE REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (II) EACH OF THE PARTIES UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (III) EACH OF THE PARTIES MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (IV) EACH OF THE PARTIES HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS OF THIS SECTION 8.3(c). ANY PARTY MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
8.4. Counterparts. This Agreement and any signed agreement or instrument entered into in connection with this Agreement, and any amendments hereto or thereto, may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any such counterpart, to the extent delivered by means of a facsimile machine or by .pdf, .tif, .gif, .jpeg or similar attachment to electronic mail, or by DocuSign-style software (any such delivery, an “Electronic Delivery”) shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original executed counterpart and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person.
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8.5. Headings. The descriptive headings used herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
8.6. Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given (and deemed given) in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.1 of the Purchase Agreement.
8.7. Consent Required to Amend, Terminate or Waive. This Agreement may be amended or terminated and the observance of any term hereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only by a written instrument executed by (a) each of the Seller Parties; and (b) Golden Matrix, only in the event that the Golden Matrix Independent Directors have, by majority approval of such Golden Matrix Independent Directors, approved such amendment or waiver on behalf of Golden Matrix.
8.8. Specific Performance. The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur if any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled (i) to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and (ii) to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any federal or state court located in Nevada, this being in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity, and the Parties to this Agreement hereby waive any requirement for the posting of any bond or similar collateral in connection therewith. The Parties agree that they shall not object to the granting of injunctive or other equitable relief on the basis that there exists an adequate remedy at law.
8.9. Delays or Omissions. No delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any Party under this Agreement, upon any breach or default of any other Party under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such non-breaching or non-defaulting Party nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default previously or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any Party of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any party of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any Party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.
8.10. Severability. If any provision of this or the application of any such provision to any Party or circumstance shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof or the application of such provision to any other Parties or circumstances.
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8.11. Further Assurances; Non-Circumvention. During the Term hereof, the Parties agree to cooperate with each other, and at the request of any other Party, to execute and deliver any further instruments or documents and to take all such further action as the other Party may reasonably request in order to evidence or effectuate the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and to otherwise carry out the intent of the Parties hereunder. During the Term hereof, the Parties agree to refrain from directly or indirectly, circumventing the provisions of this Agreement (e.g., by soliciting, initiating, encouraging or inducing any other stockholder of Golden Matrix to vote contrary to how the Parties are obligated to vote herein).
8.12. Review of Agreement and Representations. Each Party herein expressly represents and warrants to all other parties hereto that (a) before executing this Agreement, said Party has fully informed itself of the terms, contents, conditions and effects of this Agreement; (b) said Party has relied solely and completely upon its own judgment in executing this Agreement; (c) said Party has had the opportunity to seek and has obtained the advice of its own legal, tax and business advisors before executing this Agreement; (d) said Party has acted voluntarily and of its own free will in executing this Agreement; and (e) this Agreement is the result of arm’s length negotiations conducted by and among the Parties and their respective counsel.
8.13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Purchase Agreement and (when executed) the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) contain the entire agreement and understanding between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and all prior and contemporaneous negotiations, understandings, and agreements between the Parties on the matters contained herein and therein are expressly merged into and superseded by this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, and (when executed) the other Transaction Documents. The provisions of this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, and (when executed) the other Transaction Documents may not be explained, supplemented, or qualified through evidence of trade usage or a prior course of dealings. No Party shall be liable or bound to any other Party in any manner by any representations, warranties, covenants, or agreements relating to such subject matter except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, and (when executed) the other Transaction Documents.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Nominating and Voting Agreement as of the date first written above.
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Exhibit A
Form of
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CHARTER OF THE
NOMINATING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF
GOLDEN MATRIX GROUP, INC.
Adopted by the Board of Directors on April __, 2024
MEMBERSHIP
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the “Committee”) of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Golden Matrix Group, Inc. (the “Company”) shall consist of two directors.
Each member of the Committee shall be independent under the listing standard of the Nasdaq Capital Market, or such other exchange(s) upon which the Company’s securities are then listed from time to time (the “Exchange”).
For so long as that certain Nominating and Voting Agreement dated on or around April 9, 2024 (as amended and restated from time to time, the “Voting Agreement”), between the Company, Anthony Brian Goodman and Luxor Capital LLC, a Nevada limited liability company; and Aleksandar Milovanovic, Zoran Milosevic, and Snezana Bozovic, is in place, (a) one of the members of the Committee (the “Series C Appointee”) shall be a director appointed to the Board pursuant to the rights of the holders of the Company’s Series C Voting Preferred Stock as set forth in that certain Certificate of Designation of Golden Matrix Group, Inc. Establishing the Designation, Preferences, Limitations and Relative Rights of its Series C Preferred Stock, as filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada on April 4, 2024, as may be amended from time to time (the “Certificate of Designation” and the “Series C Director Appointment Right”), with such directors appointed pursuant to the Series C Director Appointment Right having sole authority to determine such director appointment to the Committee; (b) one of the members of the Committee shall be a member of the Board who is appointed to the Board by the independent members of the Board other than those directors appointed to the Board pursuant to the Series C Director Appointment Right; and (c) the director appointed to the Board pursuant to (a) above shall serve as the Chairperson of the Committee.
In the event of a deadlock between the Committee members, the remaining independent members of the Board who are not members of the Committee shall also vote and the final decision shall be that adopted by a majority of all of the independent members of the Board, including the Committee members.
Resignation or removal of a Committee member from the Board for any reason will automatically constitute resignation or removal from the Committee.
OPERATIONS
The Board shall designate one member of the Committee to act as its chairperson (the “Chair”), which person shall be the Series C Appointee for so long as the Voting Agreement remains in effect. The Committee will meet a minimum of once a year. Additional meetings may occur as the Committee or its chair deems advisable. The Committee may also meet periodically in executive session without Company management present. The Committee will cause to be kept adequate minutes of its proceedings, and will report on its actions and activities at the next quarterly meeting of the Board. Committee members will be furnished with copies of the minutes of each meeting and any action taken by unanimous consent. The Committee is governed by the same rules regarding meetings (including meetings by conference telephone, video conferencing or similar communications equipment), action without meetings, notice, waiver of notice, and quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board. The Committee is authorized to adopt its own rules of procedure not inconsistent with (a) any provision of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, (b) any provision of the Bylaws of the Company, or (c) the laws of the State of Nevada.
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Committee is to carry out the responsibilities delegated by the Board relating to the Company’s director nominations process and procedures, developing and maintaining the Company’s corporate governance policies and any related matters required by the federal securities laws.
AUTHORITY
The Committee will have access to all Company books, records, facilities and personnel as deemed necessary or appropriate by any member of the Committee. The Committee will have the resources and authority necessary to discharge its duties and responsibilities. The Committee has sole authority to retain and terminate outside counsel, compensation consultants, or other experts or consultants, as it deems appropriate, including sole authority to approve the fees and other retention terms for such persons. Any communications between the Committee and legal counsel in the course of obtaining legal advice will be considered privileged communications of the Company and the Committee will take all necessary steps to preserve the privileged nature of those communications.
Except as otherwise delegated by the Board or the Committee, the Committee will act on behalf of the Board.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Committee shall have the following authority and responsibilities:
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OUTSIDE ADVISORS
The Committee shall have the authority, in its sole discretion, to select, retain and obtain the advice of a director search firm as necessary to assist with the execution of its duties and responsibilities as set forth in this Charter. The Committee shall set the compensation, and oversee the work, of the director search firm. The Committee shall have the authority, in its sole discretion, to retain and obtain the advice and assistance of outside counsel and such other advisors as it deems necessary to fulfill its duties and responsibilities under this Charter. The Committee shall set the compensation, and oversee the work, of its outside counsel and other advisors. The Committee shall receive appropriate funding from the Company, as determined by the Committee in its capacity as a committee of the Board, for the payment of compensation to its compensation consultants, outside counsel and any other advisors.
Any director search firm, outside counsel and any other advisors retained by the Committee shall be independent, as determined in the discretion of the Committee.
DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
The Committee shall have the authority to delegate any of its responsibilities, along with the authority to take action in relation to such responsibilities, to one or more subcommittees as the Committee may deem appropriate in its sole discretion.
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
The Committee shall review this Charter at least annually and recommend any proposed changes to the Board for approval.
The Committee shall conduct an annual evaluation of the performance of its duties under this charter and shall present the results of the evaluation to the Board. The Committee shall conduct this evaluation in such manner as it deems appropriate.
EXHIBIT 10.2
DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
This Day-to-Day Management Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of April 9, 2024 (the “Commencement Date”), by and between Golden Matrix Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Parent”), and Zoran Milosevic, an individual (hereinafter referred to as “Milosevic”).
R E C I T A L S:
A. On June 28, 2023, Parent entered into an Amended and Restated Sale and Purchase Agreement of Share Capital (as amended from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement”) with Aleksandar Milovanović, Milosevic and Snežana Božović (collectively, the “Sellers”), the owners of Meridian Tech Društvo Sa Ograničenom Odgovornošću Beograd, a private limited company formed and registered in and under the laws of the Republic of Serbia; Društvo Sa Ograničenom Odgovornošću “Meridianbet” Društvo Za Proizvodnju, Promet Roba I Usluga, Export Import Podgorica, a private limited company formed and registered in and under the laws of Montenegro; Meridian Gaming Holdings Ltd., a company formed and registered in the Republic of Malta; and Meridian Gaming (Cy) Ltd, a company formed and registered in the republic of Cyprus (collectively, the “MB Subsidiaries”, and individually an “MB Subsidiary”).
B. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, which closed on the Commencement Date, the Parent acquired 100% of the MB Subsidiaries, with each MB Subsidiary becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.
C. A material reason for the Parent’s interest in acquiring the MB Subsidiaries pursuant to the Purchase Agreement was the profitable, efficient operation of the MB Subsidiaries prior to the date hereof.
D. Given his existing role as Chief Executive Officer of the MB Subsidiaries, Milosevic is experienced in the management of the MB Subsidiaries and Parent desires for Milosevic to continue to manage the MB Subsidiaries on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
E. Parent desires to engage Milosevic to continue to manage the operation of the MB Subsidiaries and Milosevic desires to perform such services for Parent on the terms and conditions hereinafter specified.
F. The rights and obligations of the parties set forth herein shall be in addition to the terms of that certain Employment Agreement between the Parent and Milosevic dated on or around the date hereof (the “Employment Agreement”), provided that the entry into this Agreement is a required term and condition of the Purchase Agreement and Employment Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants, agreements, and considerations herein contained and included in the Employment Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, which the parties acknowledge receipt of and sufficiency of, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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ARTICLE I.
TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT - STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE
Section 1.01 Management. Parent hereby engages Milosevic as the manager of the MB Subsidiaries to supervise and direct the day-to-day operation of the MB Subsidiaries on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. Milosevic hereby accepts such engagement and agrees to manage the MB Subsidiaries and to diligently perform and discharge the duties and responsibilities set forth herein.
Section 1.02 Role. Milosevic shall manage the MB Subsidiaries through the continuation of his existing role as Chief Executive Officer of each of the MB Subsidiaries.
ARTICLE II.
TERM
Section 2.01 Term. The Initial Term of this Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “Term”) shall commence on the Commencement Date and shall expire on the 2nd anniversary of the Commencement Date, unless otherwise extended with the mutual agreement of the parties.
Section 2.02 Termination. Subject to Section 9.01, (a) Parent shall have the right to terminate this Agreement immediately, upon the termination of the Employment Agreement for any reason, other than without cause, in accordance with its terms; (b) Milosevic shall have the right to terminate this Agreement immediately upon the termination of that certain Voting Agreement entered into on or around the date hereof by Parent and each of the Sellers (the “Voting Agreement”); and (c) notwithstanding anything therein to the contrary, Milosevic shall have the right to terminate the Voting Agreement immediately upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement. This Agreement may also be terminated upon a Default hereof as described in Article VII.
Section 2.03 Rights and Obligations Upon Termination. No party shall have any rights or obligations hereunder after termination of this Agreement as set forth in Section 2.02, above, except that Milosevic shall promptly deliver to Parent all records, contracts, leases, receipts for deposits, unpaid bills and other data and documents in possession of Milosevic relating to the MB Subsidiaries. Any expiration or termination of this Agreement shall in no way affect or impair any rights or obligations of either party hereto arising (i) prior to such expiration or termination or (ii) under the Employment Agreement.
ARTICLE III.
MANAGEMENT FEE
Section 3.01 Management Fee. Parent shall pay Milosevic compensation with respect to his services hereunder in the amount of Ten U.S. Dollars ($10.00) per year, separate and in addition to whatever additional compensation may be owed to Milosevic by the Parent or the MB Subsidiaries under the Employment Agreement.
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ARTICLE IV.
BUDGET FOR THE MB SUBSIDIARIES
Section 4.01 Budget. At least once per calendar year, but more frequently at the request of Milosevic and/or the Parent’s Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”) (but not more frequently than semi-annually), Milosevic shall cause the preparation of a budget for the upcoming year (or such shorter period as the parties may in their discretion determine) for the MB Subsidiaries (the “Budget”). Milosevic shall submit the Budget to the CEO for his/her approval (not to be unreasonably delayed or withheld). If the CEO responds with any reasonable objections or requests for edits, then Milosevic shall, within ten (10) business days, cause the implementation of the same and re-submit the Budget to the CEO for approval. If at any time the CEO does not respond within ten (10) business days, then the Budget shall be deemed approved. If at any point Milosevic and the CEO cannot agree to the terms of a Budget within a relevant ten (10) business day period, (i) the Budget already then in effect shall “roll over” and continue to govern, subject to any and all changes to which Milosevic and the CEO agreed; and (ii) the independent members of the Parent’s Board of Directors shall consider the items in dispute and approve the Budget for the applicable period for which a Budget is sought, which shall become the approved Budget of the parties. The Budget shall include expenses on a line-item basis. Each of the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Budget will represent an estimate only, and that actual expenditures may vary from those set forth in the applicable Budget.
ARTICLE V.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF MILOSEVIC
During the Term, Milosevic shall have the following duties and responsibilities, except when performance thereof is prevented by strikes, fire, casualty, labor/work stoppage, pandemic/epidemic, or any other “act of God” or event beyond his control:
Section 5.01 Operation and Management. Milosevic shall operate and manage the day-to-day operations of the MB Subsidiaries in a commercially reasonable, customary, businesslike, and efficient manner. The services of Milosevic hereunder are to be of a scope and quality not less than those generally performed by executives/managers of other similarly-situated entities in the jurisdictions where the MB Subsidiaries operate. Milosevic shall consult with the Parent and keep the Parent advised as to all major or extraordinary matters and decisions affecting the MB Subsidiaries.
Section 5.02 Records and Compliance. Milosevic shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the MB Companies to truthfully, accurately, and promptly prepare, maintain, and preserve all records and reports that the Parent may, from time to time, request or require, fully account for all material money, records, equipment, materials, or other property belonging to the Parent of which an MB Subsidiaries may have custody, and promptly pay and deliver the same whenever an MB Company may be reasonably directed to do so by the Parent, consistent with this Agreement. Milosevic shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the MB Subsidiaries to maintain the Parent’s compliance with all rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and reporting requirements for publicly traded companies under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Milosevic shall at all times comply, and use commercially reasonable to cause the MB Subsidiaries to comply, with the then-current good corporate governance standards and practices as prescribed by the SEC, any exchange on which the Parent’s capital stock or other securities may be traded and any other applicable governmental entity, agency or organization.
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Section 5.03 Laws. Milosevic shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the MB Subsidiaries to act in material compliance with (i) any and all judicial decisions, orders, injunctions, writs, statutes, laws, rulings, rules, codes, regulations, permits, certificates, or ordinances of any courts, boards, agencies, commissions, offices, or authorities of any nature whatsoever of any governmental unit (federal, state, county, district, municipal, city, or otherwise) and any quasi-governmental authorities and other agencies and organizations, whether now or hereafter in existence, which have jurisdiction over all or any portion of the MB Subsidiaries’ operations, and (ii) any and all insurance requirements, documents, or instruments relating to Parent, Milosevic or the MB Subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to as the “Laws”).
Section 5.04 Compliance with Budget. Milosevic shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the MB Subsidiaries to operate in accordance with the Budget and the other terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Section 5.05 Extraordinary Expenses. Except in the event of a bona fide emergency, Milosevic shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the MB Companies to obtain the approval of Parent and/or Parent’s Board of Directors for any line-item expenses of the MB Subsidiaries which are more than $3 million greater than those estimated as set forth in the Budget, or which exceed that threshold and are not included in the Budget.
Section 5.06 Notice and Updates. Milosevic shall promptly advise the Parent upon request as to the general status of the operations of the MB Subsidiaries and shall promptly notify the Parent of any issue, concern, threat, or event, whatsoever that is reasonably likely to materially adversely affect the revenue, net income, expenses, employees, or operations of the MB Subsidiaries.
ARTICLE VI.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARENT
During the Term, Parent shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
Section 6.01 Operation and Management. Parent shall operate and manage its, and its subsidiaries that are not MB Subsidiaries (“Non-MB Subsidiaries”), day-to-day operations in a commercially reasonable, customary, businesslike, and efficient manner. The services of its chief executive officer are to be of a scope and quality not less than those generally performed by executives/managers of other similarly-situated entities in the jurisdictions where the Parent and Non-MB Subsidiaries operate.
Section 6.02 Records and Compliance. Parent and its Non-MB Subsidiaries shall truthfully, accurately, and promptly prepare, maintain, and preserve all records and reports required by law or customarily kept by similarly-situated entities in the jurisdictions where the Parent operates, including records and reports which fully account for all material money, records, equipment, materials, or other property belonging to the Parent. Parent and its Non-MB Subsidiaries shall maintain its compliance with all rules and regulations of the SEC and reporting requirements for publicly traded companies under the Exchange Act. Parent and its Non-MB Subsidiaries shall at all times comply with the then-current good corporate governance standards and practices as prescribed by the SEC, any exchange on which the Parent’s capital stock or other securities may be traded and any other applicable governmental entity, agency or organization.
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Section 6.03 Laws. Parent and its Non-MB Subsidiaries shall act in material compliance with all Laws.
Section 6.04 Cooperation and Assistance. Parent shall provide reasonable cooperation and assistance to Milosevic and the MB Subsidiaries to permit them to (i) satisfy all of the obligations set forth in Article V (e.g., with respect to Section 5.02, Parent shall provide Milosevic and the MB Subsidiaries with instructions and advice with respect to the relevant SEC rules and regulations and Exchange Act reporting requirements); and (ii) to generally maximize their profitability.
Section 6.05 Non-Interference. Parent shall, consistent, and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, allow Milosevic to operate and manage the day-to-day operations of the MB Subsidiaries without undue interference.
ARTICLE VII.
DEFAULT
Section 7.01 Default by Milosevic. The following events shall be a “Default” of Milosevic hereunder: (i) Milosevic’s fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of his obligations hereunder; or (ii) the material breach by Milosevic of any of his obligations hereunder, if such breach is not cured within such thirty (30) days after written notice to Milosevic is provided by Parent, or if such breach cannot reasonably be cured within thirty (30) days, if Milosevic fails to commence the cure thereof within said thirty (30) day period and thereafter fails to diligently pursue said cure or if Milosevic fails to complete said cure within sixty (60) days of such breach.
Section 7.02 Default by Parent. The following events shall be a “Default” of Parent hereunder: (i) Parent’s fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of its obligations hereunder; or (ii) the breach by Parent of any of its obligations hereunder, if such breach is not cured within such thirty (30) days after written notice to Parent is provided by Milosevic, or if such breach cannot reasonably be cured within thirty (30) days, if Parent fails to commence the cure thereof within said thirty (30) day period and thereafter fails to diligently pursue said cure or if Parent fails to complete said cure within sixty (60) days of such breach.
Section 7.03 Remedy. Upon the occurrence of an event of Default by Milosevic or Parent under Section 7.01 or Section 7.02 hereof, the non-defaulting party may terminate this Agreement by providing written notice to the defaulting party.
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ARTICLE VIII.
NOTICES
Section 8.01 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder (“Notices”) shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered via e-mail with no bounce-back or “undeliverable” message, if to the Parent, to Anthony Brian Goodman at brian@goldenmatrix.com and if to Milosevic at z@meridianbet.com (with a copy at mg@h2law.com) (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice with at least five days prior written notice). Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all such communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: in the case of a notice sent by email that the computer of the person sending the email message has generated a receipt evidencing that the recipient has read the email message; upon telephone confirmation of receipt; or upon email reply from the person to whom the email was sent (i) confirming receipt of the email, or (ii) responding to the email and including the text thereof in the body of the response.
ARTICLE IX.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.01 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and neither Party shall assign this Agreement or subcontract out his or its obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other Party. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if Milosevic were to pass away, become materially disabled/impaired, or cease to be employed by the Parent or MB Subsidiaries, then (prior to any potential termination under Section 2.02 taking effect) one of the other Sellers has the right to appoint a successor to the role of Chief Executive Officer and day-to-day manager of the MB Subsidiaries (the “Designee”), and upon such appointment and upon the execution of a joinder to this Agreement by such Designee, in form reasonably acceptable to Parent, confirming Designee’s agreement to each provision hereof as originally made by Milosevic hereunder, (i) this Agreement shall be automatically deemed, with no further action required, to have been assigned by Milosevic to such Designee, and (ii) Parent shall be deemed to have consented to such assignment.
Section 9.02 Integration; Amendment. This Agreement, including any exhibits attached hereto and the Purchase Agreement, Employment Agreement, and other documents and instruments contemplated therein, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto relative to the subject matter hereof. Any prior negotiations, representations, warranties, correspondence or understandings relative to the subject matter hereof shall be deemed to be merged in this Agreement, except for those obligations and rights set forth in the Employment Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended or modified, except in writing, executed by each of the parties hereto. If any term, covenant or condition of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, to any extent, be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such term, covenant or condition to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each term, covenant or condition of this Agreement shall be valid and shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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Section 9.03 Governing Law; Venue. This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract, tort or statute) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement or as an inducement to enter into this Agreement), shall be governed by, and enforced in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Nevada, including its statutes of limitations, without regard to any borrowing statute that would result in the application of the statute of limitations of any other jurisdiction. Any actions and proceedings arising out of or relating directly or indirectly to this Agreement or any ancillary agreement or any other related obligations shall be litigated solely and exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, and those such courts are convenient forums. Each party hereby submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for purposes of any such actions or proceedings.
Section 9.04 Jury Waiver. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED BY AND BETWEEN PARENT AND MILOSEVIC THAT THE RESPECTIVE PARTIES HERETO SHALL, AND THEY DO HEREBY, WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO OR THEIR SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS ON ANY MATTERS ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH, THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF PARENT AND MILOSEVIC.
Section 9.05 No Presumption from Drafting. This Agreement has been negotiated at arm’s-length between persons knowledgeable in the matters set forth within this Agreement. Accordingly, given that all parties have had the opportunity to draft, review and/or edit the language of this Agreement, no presumption for or against any party arising out of drafting all or any part of this Agreement will be applied in any action relating to, connected with or involving this Agreement. In particular, any rule of law, legal decisions, or common law principles of similar effect that would require interpretation of any ambiguities in this Agreement against the party that has drafted it, is of no application and is hereby expressly waived. The provisions of this Agreement shall be interpreted in a reasonable manner to affect the intentions of the parties.
Section 9.06 Review and Construction of Documents. Each party herein expressly represents and warrants to all other parties hereto that (a) before executing this Agreement, said party has fully informed itself of the terms, contents, conditions and effects of this Agreement; (b) said party has relied solely and completely upon its own judgment in executing this Agreement; (c) said party has had the opportunity to seek and has obtained the advice of its own legal, tax and business advisors before executing this Agreement; (d) said party has acted voluntarily and of its own free will in executing this Agreement; and (e) this Agreement is the result of arm’s length negotiations conducted by and among the parties and their respective counsel.
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Section 9.07 Counterparts, Effect of Facsimile, Emailed and Photocopied Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement and any signed agreement or instrument entered into in connection with this Agreement, and any amendments hereto or thereto, may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any such counterpart, to the extent delivered by means of a facsimile machine, DocuSign-style software, or by .pdf, .tif, .gif, .jpeg or similar attachment to electronic mail (including email) or as an electronic download (any such delivery, an “Electronic Delivery”) shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original executed counterpart and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of any party, each other party shall re execute the original form of this Agreement and deliver such form to all other parties. No party shall raise the use of Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of Electronic Delivery as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each such party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent such defense relates to lack of authenticity.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent and Milosevic have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written.
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EXHIBIT 10.3
Promissory Note
$13,125,000 | April 9, 2024 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Golden Matrix Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Maker”), hereby promises to pay to the order of Aleksandar Milovanović, a natural person residing in the Republic of Serbia (the “Payee”), in lawful money of the United States of America, the principal sum of USD $13,125,000 (the “Principal”) or such lesser amount as may be advanced to or for the benefit of the Maker hereunder, together with interest accruing on the outstanding Principal from the date hereof, all as provided below. This Note is one of three Promissory Notes totaling $15,000,000 issued by the Maker to the Sellers (defined below) pursuant to the SPA (collectively, the “SPA Notes”).
1. Equity Purchase & Sale Transaction. This Note evidences Maker’s obligation and debt to pay a portion of the Purchase Price pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Sale and Purchase Agreement dated June 27, 2023 (as amended from time to time), at the Closing, which has been completed on or around the date hereof (the “SPA”) between Maker, as the purchaser, and Payee, as well as the other sellers party thereto (collectively, the “Sellers”), pursuant to which Maker is acquiring all of Payee’s equity interests in four companies organized and existing in the Republics of Serbia, Montenegro, Malta, and Cyprus. All capitalized but undefined terms in this Promissory Note (this “Note”) shall have the meanings set forth in the SPA.
2. Security for Payment. This Note is unsecured.
3. Interest Rate.
(a) Non-Default Rate. Subject to Section 2(b), all amounts outstanding under this Note shall bear interest at a fixed, non-variable rate equal to the lesser of (A) seven percent (7%) per annum and (B) the Maximum Rate. The “Maximum Rate” shall mean the maximum rate of interest allowed under applicable law. All interest shall be computed for the actual number of days which have elapsed for any whole or partial month (or other applicable period).
(b) Default Rate. In this Note, the “Default Rate” shall mean the fixed, non-variable rate equal to the lesser of (A) twelve percent (12%) per annum and (B) the Maximum Rate. The “Maximum Rate” shall mean the maximum rate of interest allowed under applicable law. The Default Rate shall be applicable under the circumstances set forth in Section 6 hereof.
(c) Maximum Rate. Regardless of any other provision of this Note or the other Transaction Documents, if for any reason the effective interest rate should exceed the Maximum Rate, the effective interest rate shall be deemed reduced to, and shall be, the Maximum Rate, and (i) the amount which would be excessive interest shall be deemed applied to the reduction of the Principal of this Note and not to the payment of interest, and (ii) if the obligation evidenced by this Note has been or is thereby paid in full, the excess shall be returned to the party paying same. Such application to the Principal of this Note or the refunding of such excess shall constitute a complete settlement and acquittance thereof.
4. Payments.
(a) Monthly Interest Payments. Maker shall pay Payee all accrued interest on the first (1st) day of each calendar month, beginning with the payment due on the first day of the first calendar month following the Closing Date of the Acquisition, and ending on the Maturity Date (each such payment, a “Monthly Interest Payment”). For the avoidance of doubt, during the period between such Closing Date and the Maturity Date, the payments are “interest only.” Attached as Attachment 1 is a schedule of the Monthly Interest Payment dates and amounts.
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(b) Payment at Maturity. In this Note, the “Maturity Date” shall mean the date which is the twenty-four (24)-month anniversary of the Closing Date. On the Maturity Date, Maker shall pay Payee (i) the outstanding Principal, (ii) all accrued but unpaid interest and (iii) any and all other sums due by Maker to Payee hereunder (such payment, the “Maturity Payment”).
(c) Business Days. In this Note, a “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a legal holiday on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law to be closed for business in Las Vegas, Nevada. If any payment under this Note shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made no later than by the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall be included in computing interest in connection with such payment.
(d) Payment Terms. All payments of Principal and interest on this Note shall be made in immediately available U.S. federal funds, either by wire transfer in accordance with Payee’s written wire instructions from time to time, or delivery to such other account, or by such other means, as Payee may designate by notice to Maker (in Payee’s reasonable discretion). All payments shall be credited prior to close of business if received by Lender prior to 2:00 p.m. local time on a Business Day at the Payee’s place of payment, and if received after such time, shall be deemed for all purposes (including, without limitation, the accrual of interest) to have been received on the next Business Day.
(e) Application. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, as long as no Event of Default has occurred, all payments hereunder shall be applied first to any late charges; second, to any unpaid collection, enforcement, or other reimbursable fees, costs, and expenses hereunder; third, to any accrued, unpaid interest; and fourth, to principal. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, all payments hereunder shall be applied in such order, manner, and time as Payee may elect, in its sole discretion.
(f) Late Charge. If Maker fails to make any payment of Principal, interest or other amount due hereunder within three (3) Business Days of the date due and payable, the Maker also shall pay to the Payee a late charge equal to eight percent (8%) of the amount of such payment which was not paid. Such three (3) Business Day period shall not be construed in any way to extend the due date of any such payment.
5. Prepayments. The indebtedness evidenced by this Note may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time without penalty.
6. Events of Default & Remedies.
(a) Obligors. As used herein, the term “Obligor” means the Maker and any guarantor of, or any pledgor, mortgagor or other person or entity providing collateral support for, the Maker’s obligations to the Payee existing on the date of this Note or arising in the future.
(b) Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following events shall be deemed an “Event of Default” under this Note: (i) the nonpayment of any principal, interest or other indebtedness under this Note when due; (ii) the occurrence of any event of default or any default and the lapse of any notice or cure period, or any Obligor’s failure to observe or perform any covenant or other agreement, under or contained in any Transaction Document or any other document now or in the future evidencing or securing any debt, liability or obligation of any Obligor to the Payee, following any applicable cure period set forth in such applicable Transaction Document; (iii) if any Obligor is insolvent as defined in 11 U.S.C. §548, or files or becomes the subject of a filing under any state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, including under 11 U.S.C. §101 et seq., and including any action or proceeding involving (A) any assignment by any Obligor for the benefit of creditors, (B) any levy, garnishment, attachment or similar action against its material property, or (C) the imposition of a receivership or trustee arrangement over the Obligor’s property (a “Bankruptcy” action), provided that in the case of becoming subject to any involuntary state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, including under 11 U.S.C. §101 et seq., or any involuntary action described in (B) and (C) above, the Obligor shall have sixty (60) days to dismiss such filing or action described in (B) and (C) above, before such event shall be deemed an Event of Default (unless it fails to begin seeking dismissal within the first thirty (30) days); (iv) a default with respect to any other indebtedness of any Obligor for borrowed money in an amount exceeding $1,000,000, if the effect of such default is to cause or permit the acceleration of such debt; (v) the commencement of any foreclosure or forfeiture proceeding, execution or attachment against any collateral securing the obligations of any Obligor to the Payee, which is not dismissed within thirty (30) days; (vi) the entry of a final non-appealable judgment against any Obligor in an amount exceeding $1,000,000, and the failure of such Obligor to discharge the judgment within 10 days of the entry thereof; (vii) any change in any Obligor’s business, assets, operations, financial condition or results of operations that has or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any Obligor; (viii) any Obligor ceases doing business as a going concern; (ix) any material representation or warranty made by any Obligor to the Payee in any Transaction Document or any other documents now or in the future evidencing or securing the obligations of any Obligor to the Payee, is false, erroneous or misleading in any material respect, following any applicable cure period set forth in such applicable Transaction Document; or (x) the revocation or attempted revocation, in whole or in part, of any payment obligation or guarantee by any Obligor.
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(c) Remedies. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default: (i) if an Event of Default specified in Section 6(b)(iii) above shall occur, the outstanding Principal and accrued interest hereunder, together with any additional amounts payable hereunder, shall be immediately due and payable without demand or notice of any kind; (ii) if any other Event of Default shall occur, the outstanding Principal and accrued interest hereunder, together with any additional amounts payable hereunder, at the Payee’s option (in its sole discretion) with written notice to the Maker (within thirty (30) days thereafter) and without demand or notice of any kind (except for such written notice to Maker of such acceleration), may be accelerated and become immediately due and payable; (iii) at the Payee’s option, this Note shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the date of the occurrence of the Event of Default until payment in full; and (iv) the Payee may exercise from time to time any of the rights and remedies available under the Transaction Documents or under applicable law.
(d) Enforcement Costs. Maker shall pay upon demand, to the maximum extent permitted by law, all fees, costs, and expenses incurred by the Payee in the enforcement of its rights in and under this Note, including without limitation the fees and expenses of Payee’s counsel.
(e) Default Interest. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default (as hereinafter defined), at the Payee’s option (in its sole discretion), with written notice to Maker (within thirty (30) days thereafter), all outstanding amounts due and payable under this Note shall bear interest at the Default Rate. The Default Rate shall continue to apply whether or not judgment shall be entered on this Note. Both the Late Charge and the Default Rate are imposed as liquidated damages for the purpose of defraying the Payee’s expenses incident to the handling of delinquent payments, but are in addition to, and not in lieu of, the Payee’s exercise of any rights and remedies hereunder, under the other Transaction Documents or under applicable law, and any fees and expenses of any agents or attorneys which the Payee may employ. In addition, the Default Rate reflects the increased credit risk to the Payee of carrying an account receivable that is in default. Maker agrees that the Late Charge and Default Rate are reasonable forecasts of just compensation for anticipated and actual harm incurred by the Payee, and that the actual harm incurred by the Payee cannot be estimated with certainty and without difficulty.
(f) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies of Payee under this Note or any other Transaction Document, or at law or in equity, shall be cumulative and concurrent, and may be pursued singly, successively or together in Payee’s discretion.
(g) Notice. Notwithstanding the notice obligations in Section 6(c) and 6(e) hereof, if Payee failed to timely give notice within the indicated periods, (i) that shall not partially or wholly void, invalidate, nullify, or otherwise jeopardize the acceleration or application of default interest (as the case may be), except solely to the extent (if any) to which Maker is materially prejudiced by the delay in such notice, and (ii) that shall be irrelevant and of no consequence whatsoever if Maker receives actual notice of Payee’s action or decision in some other manner.
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7. Indemnity. Maker hereby agrees to and shall indemnify the Payee, each person or legal entity, if any, which controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Payee, and each of their respective shareholders, members, partners, directors, managers, officers, agents, and employees (the “Indemnified Parties”), and to defend and hold each Indemnified Party harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including all fees and charges of internal or external counsel with whom any Indemnified Party may consult and all expenses of litigation and preparation therefor) (each, a “Claim”) which any Indemnified Party may incur or which may be asserted against any Indemnified Party by any person, entity or governmental authority (including any person or entity claiming derivatively on behalf of Maker), in connection with, arising out of, or relating to the matters referred to in this Note or in the other Transaction Documents, including with respect to any (i) breach of a representation or warranty by Maker or any other Obligor, (ii) breach by Maker or any other Obligor of a Transaction Document; (c) negligence, fraud, or willful misconduct by Maker or any other Obligor; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply to any Claim that is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment to have been solely attributable to an Indemnified Party's gross negligence or willful misconduct. The indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph shall survive the termination of this Note, payment of any advance hereunder and the assignment of any rights hereunder. The Maker may participate at its expense in the defense of any such action or claim.
8. Maker’s Representations & Warranties.
(a) Corporate Representations. Maker is a for-profit corporation, duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of Nevada, with all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted. Maker is duly qualified to transact business under the laws of each jurisdiction where the character of its activities or the location of the properties owned or leased by it requires such qualification. Maker has all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver this Note, to carry out its obligations hereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein. The execution, delivery, and performance of this Note have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Maker, and upon execution and delivery to Payee, constitutes the valid, binding, and enforceable obligation of Maker, enforceable in accordance with its respective terms (subject to Bankruptcy laws and principles of equity).
(b) No Conflicts. Maker’s execution, delivery, and performance of this Note: (i) will not create in any third party the right to prevent, enjoin or otherwise delay the transactions contemplated herein or in the Transaction Documents and (ii) do not or will not violate or conflict with, constitute a breach of or default under, result in the loss of any benefit under, permit the acceleration of any obligation under or create in any party the right to terminate, modify or cancel, (A) any term or provision of Maker’s Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, or Certificates of Designation, (B) any contract of Maker, (C) any obligation of Maker under the rules or requirements of any stock exchange on which its shares are currently traded, or (D) any permit, franchise, license, stock exchange or other governmental approval procured and maintained by Maker.
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9. Waivers; Non-waivers.
(a) The Maker, Obligors, and all other makers and indorsers of this Note hereby forever waive presentment for payment, demand, protest, notice of dishonor, notice of demand, notice of non-payment, notice of intent to accelerate and notice of acceleration, and any other notice of any kind. Maker also waives all defenses based on suretyship or impairment of collateral. Maker hereby further waives and renounces, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all rights to the benefits of any moratorium, reinstatement, marshalling, forbearance, valuation, stay, extension, redemption, appraisement, exemption and homestead now or hereafter provided by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America and/or of any state thereof, both as to itself and in and to all of its property, real and personal, in respect of the enforcement and collection of the obligations evidenced by this Note or the other Transaction Documents.
(b) No failure to accelerate the debt evidenced hereby by reason of default hereunder, acceptance of a partial or past due payment, or indulgences granted from time to time shall be construed (i) as a novation of this Note or as a reinstatement of the indebtedness evidenced hereby or as a waiver of such right of acceleration or of the right of Payee thereafter to insist upon strict compliance with the terms of this Note, or (ii) to prevent the exercise of such right of acceleration or any other right granted hereunder or by any applicable laws; and Maker hereby expressly waives the benefit of any statute or rule of law or equity now provided, or which may hereafter be provided, which would produce a result contrary to or in conflict with the foregoing. No extension of the time for the payment of this Note or any installment due hereunder, made by agreement with any person now or hereafter liable for the payment of this Note shall operate to release, discharge, modify, change or affect the original liability of Maker under this Note, either in whole or in part, unless Payee agrees otherwise in writing. This Note may not be changed orally, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any waiver, change, modification or discharge is sought.
(c) Maker is and shall be obligated to pay principal, interest and any and all other amounts which become payable hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents absolutely and unconditionally and without any abatement, postponement, diminution or deduction and without any reduction for counterclaim or setoff. In the event that at any time any payment received by Payee hereunder shall be deemed by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been a voidable preference or fraudulent conveyance under any Bankruptcy law, then the obligation to make such payment shall survive any cancellation or satisfaction of this Note or return thereof to Maker and shall not be discharged or satisfied with any prior payment thereof or cancellation of this Note, but shall remain a valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof, and such payment shall be immediately due and payable upon demand.
10. Miscellaneous.
(a) Obligations. If this Note is executed by more than one Maker (at inception or subsequently), the obligations of such persons or entities hereunder shall be joint and several.
(b) Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The Maker hereby incorporates by reference all of the “Miscellaneous Provisions” set forth in Article XIII of the SPA, as if fully set forth herein, with only those (i) contextual changes which are necessary and appropriate given their inclusion in this Note (e.g., the substitution of “Purchaser” with “Maker,” and “Seller” with “Payee”); and (ii) the following specific changes: (A) notwithstanding Section 13.3 of the SPA, Maker shall not assign or delegate any portion or all of this Note to any third party; and (B) Section 13.18 of the SPA shall not apply to this Note (i.e., Maker shall deliver a hard-copy, “wet-signature” original of this Note to Payee).
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(2) Notwithstanding this incorporation by reference (and any other term hereof), the Parties’ mutual intention is for this Note to be valid, binding, and enforceable as a stand-alone document, independently of the SPA, subject only to defenses which may be lodged to the enforcement of a promissory note and not those solely applicable to a contract.
(c) Scrivener’s Errors. Payee may modify this Note for the purposes of completing missing content or correcting erroneous content, without the need for a written amendment, provided that the Payee shall send a copy of any such modification to the Maker (which notice may be given by electronic mail).
(d) Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence in the payment of all amounts due hereunder.
(e) Equal Treatment of Holder. The Maker shall not make any payment of principal or interest on the SPA Notes in amounts which are disproportionate to the respective principal amounts outstanding on the SPA Notes at any applicable time.
(f) Amendment and Waiver. Any term of this Note may be amended, modified, supplemented, or waived with the written consent of the Maker and the Requisite Holders. Upon the effectuation of such waiver or amendment with the consent of the Requisite Holders in conformance with this paragraph, such amendment or waiver shall be effective as to, and binding against the holders of, all of the SPA Notes, and the Maker shall promptly give written notice thereof to the Holder if the Holder has not previously consented to such amendment or waiver in writing, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such amendment or waiver. “Requisite Holders” means the holders of a majority of the outstanding aggregate principal amount under the SPA Notes. Notwithstanding the above Section 10(e), no amendment to this Note shall decrease the amount of principal owed hereunder without the consent of the Holder.
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[Signature Page to Promissory Note]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Maker has executed this Promissory Note instrument as of the date set forth above.
MAKER
Golden Matrix Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation | |||
By: | /s/ A. Brian Goodman | ||
| Name: | A. Brian Goodman | |
Title: | President | ||
Date: | April 9, 2024 |
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ATTACHMENT 1
TO PROMISSORY NOTE
Payment Schedule
Payment | Payment Type | Payment Date | Amount |
1. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the 1st calendar month following the Closing Date | $587,640.10 |
2. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $587,640.10 |
3. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $587,640.10 |
4. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $587,640.10 |
5. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $587,640.10 |
6. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $587,640.10 |
7. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $587,640.10 |
8. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $587,640.10 |
9. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $587,640.10 |
10. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $587,640.10 |
11. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $587,640.10 |
12. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $587,640.10 |
13. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $587,640.10 |
14. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $587,640.10 |
15. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $587,640.10 |
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16. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $587,640.10 |
17. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $587,640.10 |
18. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $587,640.10 |
19. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $587,640.10 |
20. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $587,640.10 |
21. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $587,640.10 |
22. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $587,640.10 |
23. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $587,640.10 |
24. | Maturity Payment | 24-month anniversary of the Closing Date | A minimum of: $587,640.10 |
(End of Attachment 1)
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EXHIBIT 10.4
Promissory Note
$1,250,000 | April 9, 2024 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Golden Matrix Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Maker”), hereby promises to pay to the order of Zoran Milošević, a natural person residing in the Republic of Serbia (the “Payee”), in lawful money of the United States of America, the principal sum of USD $1,250,000 (the “Principal”) or such lesser amount as may be advanced to or for the benefit of the Maker hereunder, together with interest accruing on the outstanding Principal from the date hereof, all as provided below. This Note is one of three Promissory Notes totaling $15,000,000 issued by the Maker to the Sellers (defined below) pursuant to the SPA (collectively, the “SPA Notes”).
1. Equity Purchase & Sale Transaction. This Note evidences Maker’s obligation and debt to pay a portion of the Purchase Price pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Sale and Purchase Agreement dated June 27, 2023 (as amended from time to time), at the Closing, which has been completed on or around the date hereof (the “SPA”) between Maker, as the purchaser, and Payee, as well as the other sellers party thereto (collectively, the “Sellers”), pursuant to which Maker is acquiring all of Payee’s equity interests in four companies organized and existing in the Republics of Serbia, Montenegro, Malta, and Cyprus. All capitalized but undefined terms in this Promissory Note (this “Note”) shall have the meanings set forth in the SPA.
2. Security for Payment. This Note is unsecured.
3. Interest Rate.
(a) Non-Default Rate. Subject to Section 2(b), all amounts outstanding under this Note shall bear interest at a fixed, non-variable rate equal to the lesser of (A) seven percent (7%) per annum and (B) the Maximum Rate. The “Maximum Rate” shall mean the maximum rate of interest allowed under applicable law. All interest shall be computed for the actual number of days which have elapsed for any whole or partial month (or other applicable period).
(b) Default Rate. In this Note, the “Default Rate” shall mean the fixed, non-variable rate equal to the lesser of (A) twelve percent (12%) per annum and (B) the Maximum Rate. The “Maximum Rate” shall mean the maximum rate of interest allowed under applicable law. The Default Rate shall be applicable under the circumstances set forth in Section 6 hereof.
(c) Maximum Rate. Regardless of any other provision of this Note or the other Transaction Documents, if for any reason the effective interest rate should exceed the Maximum Rate, the effective interest rate shall be deemed reduced to, and shall be, the Maximum Rate, and (i) the amount which would be excessive interest shall be deemed applied to the reduction of the Principal of this Note and not to the payment of interest, and (ii) if the obligation evidenced by this Note has been or is thereby paid in full, the excess shall be returned to the party paying same. Such application to the Principal of this Note or the refunding of such excess shall constitute a complete settlement and acquittance thereof.
4. Payments.
(a) Monthly Interest Payments. Maker shall pay Payee all accrued interest on the first (1st) day of each calendar month, beginning with the payment due on the first day of the first calendar month following the Closing Date of the Acquisition, and ending on the Maturity Date (each such payment, a “Monthly Interest Payment”). For the avoidance of doubt, during the period between such Closing Date and the Maturity Date, the payments are “interest only.” Attached as Attachment 1 is a schedule of the Monthly Interest Payment dates and amounts.
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(b) Payment at Maturity. In this Note, the “Maturity Date” shall mean the date which is the twenty-four (24)-month anniversary of the Closing Date. On the Maturity Date, Maker shall pay Payee (i) the outstanding Principal, (ii) all accrued but unpaid interest and (iii) any and all other sums due by Maker to Payee hereunder (such payment, the “Maturity Payment”).
(c) Business Days. In this Note, a “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a legal holiday on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law to be closed for business in Las Vegas, Nevada. If any payment under this Note shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made no later than by the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall be included in computing interest in connection with such payment.
(d) Payment Terms. All payments of Principal and interest on this Note shall be made in immediately available U.S. federal funds, either by wire transfer in accordance with Payee’s written wire instructions from time to time, or delivery to such other account, or by such other means, as Payee may designate by notice to Maker (in Payee’s reasonable discretion). All payments shall be credited prior to close of business if received by Lender prior to 2:00 p.m. local time on a Business Day at the Payee’s place of payment, and if received after such time, shall be deemed for all purposes (including, without limitation, the accrual of interest) to have been received on the next Business Day.
(e) Application. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, as long as no Event of Default has occurred, all payments hereunder shall be applied first to any late charges; second, to any unpaid collection, enforcement, or other reimbursable fees, costs, and expenses hereunder; third, to any accrued, unpaid interest; and fourth, to principal. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, all payments hereunder shall be applied in such order, manner, and time as Payee may elect, in its sole discretion.
(f) Late Charge. If Maker fails to make any payment of Principal, interest or other amount due hereunder within three (3) Business Days of the date due and payable, the Maker also shall pay to the Payee a late charge equal to eight percent (8%) of the amount of such payment which was not paid. Such three (3) Business Day period shall not be construed in any way to extend the due date of any such payment.
5. Prepayments. The indebtedness evidenced by this Note may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time without penalty.
6. Events of Default & Remedies.
(a) Obligors. As used herein, the term “Obligor” means the Maker and any guarantor of, or any pledgor, mortgagor or other person or entity providing collateral support for, the Maker’s obligations to the Payee existing on the date of this Note or arising in the future.
(b) Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following events shall be deemed an “Event of Default” under this Note: (i) the nonpayment of any principal, interest or other indebtedness under this Note when due; (ii) the occurrence of any event of default or any default and the lapse of any notice or cure period, or any Obligor’s failure to observe or perform any covenant or other agreement, under or contained in any Transaction Document or any other document now or in the future evidencing or securing any debt, liability or obligation of any Obligor to the Payee, following any applicable cure period set forth in such applicable Transaction Document; (iii) if any Obligor is insolvent as defined in 11 U.S.C. §548, or files or becomes the subject of a filing under any state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, including under 11 U.S.C. §101 et seq., and including any action or proceeding involving (A) any assignment by any Obligor for the benefit of creditors, (B) any levy, garnishment, attachment or similar action against its material property, or (C) the imposition of a receivership or trustee arrangement over the Obligor’s property (a “Bankruptcy” action), provided that in the case of becoming subject to any involuntary state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, including under 11 U.S.C. §101 et seq., or any involuntary action described in (B) and (C) above, the Obligor shall have sixty (60) days to dismiss such filing or action described in (B) and (C) above, before such event shall be deemed an Event of Default (unless it fails to begin seeking dismissal within the first thirty (30) days); (iv) a default with respect to any other indebtedness of any Obligor for borrowed money in an amount exceeding $1,000,000, if the effect of such default is to cause or permit the acceleration of such debt; (v) the commencement of any foreclosure or forfeiture proceeding, execution or attachment against any collateral securing the obligations of any Obligor to the Payee, which is not dismissed within thirty (30) days; (vi) the entry of a final non-appealable judgment against any Obligor in an amount exceeding $1,000,000, and the failure of such Obligor to discharge the judgment within 10 days of the entry thereof; (vii) any change in any Obligor’s business, assets, operations, financial condition or results of operations that has or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any Obligor; (viii) any Obligor ceases doing business as a going concern; (ix) any material representation or warranty made by any Obligor to the Payee in any Transaction Document or any other documents now or in the future evidencing or securing the obligations of any Obligor to the Payee, is false, erroneous or misleading in any material respect, following any applicable cure period set forth in such applicable Transaction Document; or (x) the revocation or attempted revocation, in whole or in part, of any payment obligation or guarantee by any Obligor.
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(c) Remedies. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default: (i) if an Event of Default specified in Section 6(b)(iii) above shall occur, the outstanding Principal and accrued interest hereunder, together with any additional amounts payable hereunder, shall be immediately due and payable without demand or notice of any kind; (ii) if any other Event of Default shall occur, the outstanding Principal and accrued interest hereunder, together with any additional amounts payable hereunder, at the Payee’s option (in its sole discretion) with written notice to the Maker (within thirty (30) days thereafter) and without demand or notice of any kind (except for such written notice to Maker of such acceleration), may be accelerated and become immediately due and payable; (iii) at the Payee’s option, this Note shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the date of the occurrence of the Event of Default until payment in full; and (iv) the Payee may exercise from time to time any of the rights and remedies available under the Transaction Documents or under applicable law.
(d) Enforcement Costs. Maker shall pay upon demand, to the maximum extent permitted by law, all fees, costs, and expenses incurred by the Payee in the enforcement of its rights in and under this Note, including without limitation the fees and expenses of Payee’s counsel.
(e) Default Interest. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default (as hereinafter defined), at the Payee’s option (in its sole discretion), with written notice to Maker (within thirty (30) days thereafter), all outstanding amounts due and payable under this Note shall bear interest at the Default Rate. The Default Rate shall continue to apply whether or not judgment shall be entered on this Note. Both the Late Charge and the Default Rate are imposed as liquidated damages for the purpose of defraying the Payee’s expenses incident to the handling of delinquent payments, but are in addition to, and not in lieu of, the Payee’s exercise of any rights and remedies hereunder, under the other Transaction Documents or under applicable law, and any fees and expenses of any agents or attorneys which the Payee may employ. In addition, the Default Rate reflects the increased credit risk to the Payee of carrying an account receivable that is in default. Maker agrees that the Late Charge and Default Rate are reasonable forecasts of just compensation for anticipated and actual harm incurred by the Payee, and that the actual harm incurred by the Payee cannot be estimated with certainty and without difficulty.
(f) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies of Payee under this Note or any other Transaction Document, or at law or in equity, shall be cumulative and concurrent, and may be pursued singly, successively or together in Payee’s discretion.
(g) Notice. Notwithstanding the notice obligations in Section 6(c) and 6(e) hereof, if Payee failed to timely give notice within the indicated periods, (i) that shall not partially or wholly void, invalidate, nullify, or otherwise jeopardize the acceleration or application of default interest (as the case may be), except solely to the extent (if any) to which Maker is materially prejudiced by the delay in such notice, and (ii) that shall be irrelevant and of no consequence whatsoever if Maker receives actual notice of Payee’s action or decision in some other manner.
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7. Indemnity. Maker hereby agrees to and shall indemnify the Payee, each person or legal entity, if any, which controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Payee, and each of their respective shareholders, members, partners, directors, managers, officers, agents, and employees (the “Indemnified Parties”), and to defend and hold each Indemnified Party harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including all fees and charges of internal or external counsel with whom any Indemnified Party may consult and all expenses of litigation and preparation therefor) (each, a “Claim”) which any Indemnified Party may incur or which may be asserted against any Indemnified Party by any person, entity or governmental authority (including any person or entity claiming derivatively on behalf of Maker), in connection with, arising out of, or relating to the matters referred to in this Note or in the other Transaction Documents, including with respect to any (i) breach of a representation or warranty by Maker or any other Obligor, (ii) breach by Maker or any other Obligor of a Transaction Document; (c) negligence, fraud, or willful misconduct by Maker or any other Obligor; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply to any Claim that is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment to have been solely attributable to an Indemnified Party's gross negligence or willful misconduct. The indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph shall survive the termination of this Note, payment of any advance hereunder and the assignment of any rights hereunder. The Maker may participate at its expense in the defense of any such action or claim.
8. Maker’s Representations & Warranties.
(a) Corporate Representations. Maker is a for-profit corporation, duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of Nevada, with all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted. Maker is duly qualified to transact business under the laws of each jurisdiction where the character of its activities or the location of the properties owned or leased by it requires such qualification. Maker has all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver this Note, to carry out its obligations hereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein. The execution, delivery, and performance of this Note have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Maker, and upon execution and delivery to Payee, constitutes the valid, binding, and enforceable obligation of Maker, enforceable in accordance with its respective terms (subject to Bankruptcy laws and principles of equity).
(b) No Conflicts. Maker’s execution, delivery, and performance of this Note: (i) will not create in any third party the right to prevent, enjoin or otherwise delay the transactions contemplated herein or in the Transaction Documents and (ii) do not or will not violate or conflict with, constitute a breach of or default under, result in the loss of any benefit under, permit the acceleration of any obligation under or create in any party the right to terminate, modify or cancel, (A) any term or provision of Maker’s Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, or Certificates of Designation, (B) any contract of Maker, (C) any obligation of Maker under the rules or requirements of any stock exchange on which its shares are currently traded, or (D) any permit, franchise, license, stock exchange or other governmental approval procured and maintained by Maker.
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9. Waivers; Non-waivers.
(a) The Maker, Obligors, and all other makers and indorsers of this Note hereby forever waive presentment for payment, demand, protest, notice of dishonor, notice of demand, notice of non-payment, notice of intent to accelerate and notice of acceleration, and any other notice of any kind. Maker also waives all defenses based on suretyship or impairment of collateral. Maker hereby further waives and renounces, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all rights to the benefits of any moratorium, reinstatement, marshalling, forbearance, valuation, stay, extension, redemption, appraisement, exemption and homestead now or hereafter provided by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America and/or of any state thereof, both as to itself and in and to all of its property, real and personal, in respect of the enforcement and collection of the obligations evidenced by this Note or the other Transaction Documents.
(b) No failure to accelerate the debt evidenced hereby by reason of default hereunder, acceptance of a partial or past due payment, or indulgences granted from time to time shall be construed (i) as a novation of this Note or as a reinstatement of the indebtedness evidenced hereby or as a waiver of such right of acceleration or of the right of Payee thereafter to insist upon strict compliance with the terms of this Note, or (ii) to prevent the exercise of such right of acceleration or any other right granted hereunder or by any applicable laws; and Maker hereby expressly waives the benefit of any statute or rule of law or equity now provided, or which may hereafter be provided, which would produce a result contrary to or in conflict with the foregoing. No extension of the time for the payment of this Note or any installment due hereunder, made by agreement with any person now or hereafter liable for the payment of this Note shall operate to release, discharge, modify, change or affect the original liability of Maker under this Note, either in whole or in part, unless Payee agrees otherwise in writing. This Note may not be changed orally, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any waiver, change, modification or discharge is sought.
(c) Maker is and shall be obligated to pay principal, interest and any and all other amounts which become payable hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents absolutely and unconditionally and without any abatement, postponement, diminution or deduction and without any reduction for counterclaim or setoff. In the event that at any time any payment received by Payee hereunder shall be deemed by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been a voidable preference or fraudulent conveyance under any Bankruptcy law, then the obligation to make such payment shall survive any cancellation or satisfaction of this Note or return thereof to Maker and shall not be discharged or satisfied with any prior payment thereof or cancellation of this Note, but shall remain a valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof, and such payment shall be immediately due and payable upon demand.
10. Miscellaneous.
(a) Obligations. If this Note is executed by more than one Maker (at inception or subsequently), the obligations of such persons or entities hereunder shall be joint and several.
(b) Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The Maker hereby incorporates by reference all of the “Miscellaneous Provisions” set forth in Article XIII of the SPA, as if fully set forth herein, with only those (i) contextual changes which are necessary and appropriate given their inclusion in this Note (e.g., the substitution of “Purchaser” with “Maker,” and “Seller” with “Payee”); and (ii) the following specific changes: (A) notwithstanding Section 13.3 of the SPA, Maker shall not assign or delegate any portion or all of this Note to any third party; and (B) Section 13.18 of the SPA shall not apply to this Note (i.e., Maker shall deliver a hard-copy, “wet-signature” original of this Note to Payee).
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(2) Notwithstanding this incorporation by reference (and any other term hereof), the Parties’ mutual intention is for this Note to be valid, binding, and enforceable as a stand-alone document, independently of the SPA, subject only to defenses which may be lodged to the enforcement of a promissory note and not those solely applicable to a contract.
(c) Scrivener’s Errors. Payee may modify this Note for the purposes of completing missing content or correcting erroneous content, without the need for a written amendment, provided that the Payee shall send a copy of any such modification to the Maker (which notice may be given by electronic mail).
(d) Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence in the payment of all amounts due hereunder.
(e) Equal Treatment of Holder. The Maker shall not make any payment of principal or interest on the SPA Notes in amounts which are disproportionate to the respective principal amounts outstanding on the SPA Notes at any applicable time.
(f) Amendment and Waiver. Any term of this Note may be amended, modified, supplemented, or waived with the written consent of the Maker and the Requisite Holders. Upon the effectuation of such waiver or amendment with the consent of the Requisite Holders in conformance with this paragraph, such amendment or waiver shall be effective as to, and binding against the holders of, all of the SPA Notes, and the Maker shall promptly give written notice thereof to the Holder if the Holder has not previously consented to such amendment or waiver in writing, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such amendment or waiver. “Requisite Holders” means the holders of a majority of the outstanding aggregate principal amount under the SPA Notes. Notwithstanding the above Section 10(e), no amendment to this Note shall decrease the amount of principal owed hereunder without the consent of the Holder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Maker has executed this Promissory Note instrument as of the date set forth above.
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| Name: | A. Brian Goodman |
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| Title: | President |
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| Date: | April 9, 2024 |
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ATTACHMENT 1
TO PROMISSORY NOTE
Payment Schedule
Payment | Payment Type | Payment Date | Amount |
1. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the 1st calendar month following the Closing Date | $55,965.72 |
2. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $55,965.72 |
3. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $55,965.72 |
4. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $55,965.72 |
5. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $55,965.72 |
6. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $55,965.72 |
7. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $55,965.72 |
8. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $55,965.72 |
9. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $55,965.72 |
10. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $55,965.72 |
11. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $55,965.72 |
12. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $55,965.72 |
13. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $55,965.72 |
14. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $55,965.72 |
15. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $55,965.72 |
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16. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $55,965.72 |
17. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $55,965.72 |
18. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $55,965.72 |
19. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $55,965.72 |
20. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $55,965.72 |
21. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $55,965.72 |
22. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $55,965.72 |
23. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $55,965.72 |
24. | Maturity Payment | 24-month anniversary of the Closing Date | A minimum of: $55,965.72 |
(End of Attachment 1)
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EXHIBIT 10.5
Promissory Note
$625,000 | April 9, 2024 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Golden Matrix Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Maker”), hereby promises to pay to the order of Snežana Božović, a natural person residing in the Republic of Serbia (the “Payee”), in lawful money of the United States of America, the principal sum of USD $625,000 (the “Principal”) or such lesser amount as may be advanced to or for the benefit of the Maker hereunder, together with interest accruing on the outstanding Principal from the date hereof, all as provided below. This Note is one of three Promissory Notes totaling $15,000,000 issued by the Maker to the Sellers (defined below) pursuant to the SPA (collectively, the “SPA Notes”).
1. Equity Purchase & Sale Transaction. This Note evidences Maker’s obligation and debt to pay a portion of the Purchase Price pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Sale and Purchase Agreement dated June 27, 2023 (as amended from time to time), at the Closing, which has been completed on or around the date hereof (the “SPA”) between Maker, as the purchaser, and Payee, as well as the other sellers party thereto (collectively, the “Sellers”), pursuant to which Maker is acquiring all of Payee’s equity interests in four companies organized and existing in the Republics of Serbia, Montenegro, Malta, and Cyprus. All capitalized but undefined terms in this Promissory Note (this “Note”) shall have the meanings set forth in the SPA.
2. Security for Payment. This Note is unsecured.
3. Interest Rate.
(a) Non-Default Rate. Subject to Section 2(b), all amounts outstanding under this Note shall bear interest at a fixed, non-variable rate equal to the lesser of (A) seven percent (7%) per annum and (B) the Maximum Rate. The “Maximum Rate” shall mean the maximum rate of interest allowed under applicable law. All interest shall be computed for the actual number of days which have elapsed for any whole or partial month (or other applicable period).
(b) Default Rate. In this Note, the “Default Rate” shall mean the fixed, non-variable rate equal to the lesser of (A) twelve percent (12%) per annum and (B) the Maximum Rate. The “Maximum Rate” shall mean the maximum rate of interest allowed under applicable law. The Default Rate shall be applicable under the circumstances set forth in Section 6 hereof.
(c) Maximum Rate. Regardless of any other provision of this Note or the other Transaction Documents, if for any reason the effective interest rate should exceed the Maximum Rate, the effective interest rate shall be deemed reduced to, and shall be, the Maximum Rate, and (i) the amount which would be excessive interest shall be deemed applied to the reduction of the Principal of this Note and not to the payment of interest, and (ii) if the obligation evidenced by this Note has been or is thereby paid in full, the excess shall be returned to the party paying same. Such application to the Principal of this Note or the refunding of such excess shall constitute a complete settlement and acquittance thereof.
4. Payments.
(a) Monthly Interest Payments. Maker shall pay Payee all accrued interest on the first (1st) day of each calendar month, beginning with the payment due on the first day of the first calendar month following the Closing Date of the Acquisition, and ending on the Maturity Date (each such payment, a “Monthly Interest Payment”). For the avoidance of doubt, during the period between such Closing Date and the Maturity Date, the payments are “interest only.” Attached as Attachment 1 is a schedule of the Monthly Interest Payment dates and amounts.
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(b) Payment at Maturity. In this Note, the “Maturity Date” shall mean the date which is the twenty-four (24)-month anniversary of the Closing Date. On the Maturity Date, Maker shall pay Payee (i) the outstanding Principal, (ii) all accrued but unpaid interest and (iii) any and all other sums due by Maker to Payee hereunder (such payment, the “Maturity Payment”).
(c) Business Days. In this Note, a “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a legal holiday on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law to be closed for business in Las Vegas, Nevada. If any payment under this Note shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made no later than by the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall be included in computing interest in connection with such payment.
(d) Payment Terms. All payments of Principal and interest on this Note shall be made in immediately available U.S. federal funds, either by wire transfer in accordance with Payee’s written wire instructions from time to time, or delivery to such other account, or by such other means, as Payee may designate by notice to Maker (in Payee’s reasonable discretion). All payments shall be credited prior to close of business if received by Lender prior to 2:00 p.m. local time on a Business Day at the Payee’s place of payment, and if received after such time, shall be deemed for all purposes (including, without limitation, the accrual of interest) to have been received on the next Business Day.
(e) Application. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, as long as no Event of Default has occurred, all payments hereunder shall be applied first to any late charges; second, to any unpaid collection, enforcement, or other reimbursable fees, costs, and expenses hereunder; third, to any accrued, unpaid interest; and fourth, to principal. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, all payments hereunder shall be applied in such order, manner, and time as Payee may elect, in its sole discretion.
(f) Late Charge. If Maker fails to make any payment of Principal, interest or other amount due hereunder within three (3) Business Days of the date due and payable, the Maker also shall pay to the Payee a late charge equal to eight percent (8%) of the amount of such payment which was not paid. Such three (3) Business Day period shall not be construed in any way to extend the due date of any such payment.
5. Prepayments. The indebtedness evidenced by this Note may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time without penalty.
6. Events of Default & Remedies.
(a) Obligors. As used herein, the term “Obligor” means the Maker and any guarantor of, or any pledgor, mortgagor or other person or entity providing collateral support for, the Maker’s obligations to the Payee existing on the date of this Note or arising in the future.
(b) Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following events shall be deemed an “Event of Default” under this Note: (i) the nonpayment of any principal, interest or other indebtedness under this Note when due; (ii) the occurrence of any event of default or any default and the lapse of any notice or cure period, or any Obligor’s failure to observe or perform any covenant or other agreement, under or contained in any Transaction Document or any other document now or in the future evidencing or securing any debt, liability or obligation of any Obligor to the Payee, following any applicable cure period set forth in such applicable Transaction Document; (iii) if any Obligor is insolvent as defined in 11 U.S.C. §548, or files or becomes the subject of a filing under any state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, including under 11 U.S.C. §101 et seq., and including any action or proceeding involving (A) any assignment by any Obligor for the benefit of creditors, (B) any levy, garnishment, attachment or similar action against its material property, or (C) the imposition of a receivership or trustee arrangement over the Obligor’s property (a “Bankruptcy” action), provided that in the case of becoming subject to any involuntary state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, including under 11 U.S.C. §101 et seq., or any involuntary action described in (B) and (C) above, the Obligor shall have sixty (60) days to dismiss such filing or action described in (B) and (C) above, before such event shall be deemed an Event of Default (unless it fails to begin seeking dismissal within the first thirty (30) days); (iv) a default with respect to any other indebtedness of any Obligor for borrowed money in an amount exceeding $1,000,000, if the effect of such default is to cause or permit the acceleration of such debt; (v) the commencement of any foreclosure or forfeiture proceeding, execution or attachment against any collateral securing the obligations of any Obligor to the Payee, which is not dismissed within thirty (30) days; (vi) the entry of a final non-appealable judgment against any Obligor in an amount exceeding $1,000,000, and the failure of such Obligor to discharge the judgment within 10 days of the entry thereof; (vii) any change in any Obligor’s business, assets, operations, financial condition or results of operations that has or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any Obligor; (viii) any Obligor ceases doing business as a going concern; (ix) any material representation or warranty made by any Obligor to the Payee in any Transaction Document or any other documents now or in the future evidencing or securing the obligations of any Obligor to the Payee, is false, erroneous or misleading in any material respect, following any applicable cure period set forth in such applicable Transaction Document; or (x) the revocation or attempted revocation, in whole or in part, of any payment obligation or guarantee by any Obligor.
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(c) Remedies. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default: (i) if an Event of Default specified in Section 6(b)(iii) above shall occur, the outstanding Principal and accrued interest hereunder, together with any additional amounts payable hereunder, shall be immediately due and payable without demand or notice of any kind; (ii) if any other Event of Default shall occur, the outstanding Principal and accrued interest hereunder, together with any additional amounts payable hereunder, at the Payee’s option (in its sole discretion) with written notice to the Maker (within thirty (30) days thereafter) and without demand or notice of any kind (except for such written notice to Maker of such acceleration), may be accelerated and become immediately due and payable; (iii) at the Payee’s option, this Note shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the date of the occurrence of the Event of Default until payment in full; and (iv) the Payee may exercise from time to time any of the rights and remedies available under the Transaction Documents or under applicable law.
(d) Enforcement Costs. Maker shall pay upon demand, to the maximum extent permitted by law, all fees, costs, and expenses incurred by the Payee in the enforcement of its rights in and under this Note, including without limitation the fees and expenses of Payee’s counsel.
(e) Default Interest. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default (as hereinafter defined), at the Payee’s option (in its sole discretion), with written notice to Maker (within thirty (30) days thereafter), all outstanding amounts due and payable under this Note shall bear interest at the Default Rate. The Default Rate shall continue to apply whether or not judgment shall be entered on this Note. Both the Late Charge and the Default Rate are imposed as liquidated damages for the purpose of defraying the Payee’s expenses incident to the handling of delinquent payments, but are in addition to, and not in lieu of, the Payee’s exercise of any rights and remedies hereunder, under the other Transaction Documents or under applicable law, and any fees and expenses of any agents or attorneys which the Payee may employ. In addition, the Default Rate reflects the increased credit risk to the Payee of carrying an account receivable that is in default. Maker agrees that the Late Charge and Default Rate are reasonable forecasts of just compensation for anticipated and actual harm incurred by the Payee, and that the actual harm incurred by the Payee cannot be estimated with certainty and without difficulty.
(f) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies of Payee under this Note or any other Transaction Document, or at law or in equity, shall be cumulative and concurrent, and may be pursued singly, successively or together in Payee’s discretion.
(g) Notice. Notwithstanding the notice obligations in Section 6(c) and 6(e) hereof, if Payee failed to timely give notice within the indicated periods, (i) that shall not partially or wholly void, invalidate, nullify, or otherwise jeopardize the acceleration or application of default interest (as the case may be), except solely to the extent (if any) to which Maker is materially prejudiced by the delay in such notice, and (ii) that shall be irrelevant and of no consequence whatsoever if Maker receives actual notice of Payee’s action or decision in some other manner.
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7. Indemnity. Maker hereby agrees to and shall indemnify the Payee, each person or legal entity, if any, which controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Payee, and each of their respective shareholders, members, partners, directors, managers, officers, agents, and employees (the “Indemnified Parties”), and to defend and hold each Indemnified Party harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including all fees and charges of internal or external counsel with whom any Indemnified Party may consult and all expenses of litigation and preparation therefor) (each, a “Claim”) which any Indemnified Party may incur or which may be asserted against any Indemnified Party by any person, entity or governmental authority (including any person or entity claiming derivatively on behalf of Maker), in connection with, arising out of, or relating to the matters referred to in this Note or in the other Transaction Documents, including with respect to any (i) breach of a representation or warranty by Maker or any other Obligor, (ii) breach by Maker or any other Obligor of a Transaction Document; (c) negligence, fraud, or willful misconduct by Maker or any other Obligor; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply to any Claim that is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment to have been solely attributable to an Indemnified Party's gross negligence or willful misconduct. The indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph shall survive the termination of this Note, payment of any advance hereunder and the assignment of any rights hereunder. The Maker may participate at its expense in the defense of any such action or claim.
8. Maker’s Representations & Warranties.
(a) Corporate Representations. Maker is a for-profit corporation, duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of Nevada, with all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted. Maker is duly qualified to transact business under the laws of each jurisdiction where the character of its activities or the location of the properties owned or leased by it requires such qualification. Maker has all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver this Note, to carry out its obligations hereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein. The execution, delivery, and performance of this Note have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Maker, and upon execution and delivery to Payee, constitutes the valid, binding, and enforceable obligation of Maker, enforceable in accordance with its respective terms (subject to Bankruptcy laws and principles of equity).
(b) No Conflicts. Maker’s execution, delivery, and performance of this Note: (i) will not create in any third party the right to prevent, enjoin or otherwise delay the transactions contemplated herein or in the Transaction Documents and (ii) do not or will not violate or conflict with, constitute a breach of or default under, result in the loss of any benefit under, permit the acceleration of any obligation under or create in any party the right to terminate, modify or cancel, (A) any term or provision of Maker’s Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, or Certificates of Designation, (B) any contract of Maker, (C) any obligation of Maker under the rules or requirements of any stock exchange on which its shares are currently traded, or (D) any permit, franchise, license, stock exchange or other governmental approval procured and maintained by Maker.
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9. Waivers; Non-waivers.
(a) The Maker, Obligors, and all other makers and indorsers of this Note hereby forever waive presentment for payment, demand, protest, notice of dishonor, notice of demand, notice of non-payment, notice of intent to accelerate and notice of acceleration, and any other notice of any kind. Maker also waives all defenses based on suretyship or impairment of collateral. Maker hereby further waives and renounces, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all rights to the benefits of any moratorium, reinstatement, marshalling, forbearance, valuation, stay, extension, redemption, appraisement, exemption and homestead now or hereafter provided by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America and/or of any state thereof, both as to itself and in and to all of its property, real and personal, in respect of the enforcement and collection of the obligations evidenced by this Note or the other Transaction Documents.
(b) No failure to accelerate the debt evidenced hereby by reason of default hereunder, acceptance of a partial or past due payment, or indulgences granted from time to time shall be construed
(i) as a novation of this Note or as a reinstatement of the indebtedness evidenced hereby or as a waiver of such right of acceleration or of the right of Payee thereafter to insist upon strict compliance with the terms of this Note, or (ii) to prevent the exercise of such right of acceleration or any other right granted hereunder or by any applicable laws; and Maker hereby expressly waives the benefit of any statute or rule of law or equity now provided, or which may hereafter be provided, which would produce a result contrary to or in conflict with the foregoing. No extension of the time for the payment of this Note or any installment due hereunder, made by agreement with any person now or hereafter liable for the payment of this Note shall operate to release, discharge, modify, change or affect the original liability of Maker under this Note, either in whole or in part, unless Payee agrees otherwise in writing. This Note may not be changed orally, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any waiver, change, modification or discharge is sought.
(c) Maker is and shall be obligated to pay principal, interest and any and all other amounts which become payable hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents absolutely and unconditionally and without any abatement, postponement, diminution or deduction and without any reduction for counterclaim or setoff. In the event that at any time any payment received by Payee hereunder shall be deemed by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been a voidable preference or fraudulent conveyance under any Bankruptcy law, then the obligation to make such payment shall survive any cancellation or satisfaction of this Note or return thereof to Maker and shall not be discharged or satisfied with any prior payment thereof or cancellation of this Note, but shall remain a valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof, and such payment shall be immediately due and payable upon demand.
10. Miscellaneous.
(a) Obligations. If this Note is executed by more than one Maker (at inception or subsequently), the obligations of such persons or entities hereunder shall be joint and several.
(b) Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The Maker hereby incorporates by reference all of the “Miscellaneous Provisions” set forth in Article XIII of the SPA, as if fully set forth herein, with only those (i) contextual changes which are necessary and appropriate given their inclusion in this Note (e.g., the substitution of “Purchaser” with “Maker,” and “Seller” with “Payee”); and (ii) the following specific changes: (A) notwithstanding Section 13.3 of the SPA, Maker shall not assign or delegate any portion or all of this Note to any third party; and (B) Section 13.18 of the SPA shall not apply to this Note (i.e., Maker shall deliver a hard-copy, “wet-signature” original of this Note to Payee).
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(2) Notwithstanding this incorporation by reference (and any other term hereof), the Parties’ mutual intention is for this Note to be valid, binding, and enforceable as a stand-alone document, independently of the SPA, subject only to defenses which may be lodged to the enforcement of a promissory note and not those solely applicable to a contract.
(c) Scrivener’s Errors. Payee may modify this Note for the purposes of completing missing content or correcting erroneous content, without the need for a written amendment, provided that the Payee shall send a copy of any such modification to the Maker (which notice may be given by electronic mail).
(d) Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence in the payment of all amounts due hereunder.
(e) Equal Treatment of Holder. The Maker shall not make any payment of principal or interest on the SPA Notes in amounts which are disproportionate to the respective principal amounts outstanding on the SPA Notes at any applicable time.
(f) Amendment and Waiver. Any term of this Note may be amended, modified, supplemented, or waived with the written consent of the Maker and the Requisite Holders. Upon the effectuation of such waiver or amendment with the consent of the Requisite Holders in conformance with this paragraph, such amendment or waiver shall be effective as to, and binding against the holders of, all of the SPA Notes, and the Maker shall promptly give written notice thereof to the Holder if the Holder has not previously consented to such amendment or waiver in writing, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such amendment or waiver. “Requisite Holders” means the holders of a majority of the outstanding aggregate principal amount under the SPA Notes. Notwithstanding the above Section 10(e), no amendment to this Note shall decrease the amount of principal owed hereunder without the consent of the Holder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Maker has executed this Promissory Note instrument as of the date set forth above.
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ATTACHMENT 1
TO PROMISSORY NOTE
Payment Schedule
Payment | Payment Type | Payment Date | Amount |
1. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the 1st calendar month following the Closing Date | $27,982.86 |
2. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $27,982.86 |
3. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $27,982.86 |
4. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $27,982.86 |
5. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $27,982.86 |
6. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $27,982.86 |
7. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $27,982.86 |
8. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $27,982.86 |
9. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $27,982.86 |
10. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $27,982.86 |
11. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $27,982.86 |
12. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $27,982.86 |
13. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $27,982.86 |
14. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $27,982.86 |
15. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $27,982.86 |
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$625,000 Promissory Note
Golden Matrix Group, Inc. and Snežana Božović
16. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $27,982.86 |
17. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $27,982.86 |
18. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $27,982.86 |
19. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $27,982.86 |
20. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $27,982.86 |
21. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $27,982.86 |
22. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $27,982.86 |
23. | Monthly Interest Payment | 1st day of the next calendar month | $27,982.86 |
24. | Maturity Payment | 24-month anniversary of the Closing Date | A minimum of: $27,982.86 |
(End of Attachment 1)
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$625,000 Promissory Note
Golden Matrix Group, Inc. and Snežana Božović
EXHIBIT 99.1
Golden Matrix Announces
Completion of Acquisition of the MeridianBet Group
Acqusition Expands Golden Matrix’s Global Footprint and
Significantly Increases Revenues
LAS VEGAS, NV, April 9, 2024 - Golden Matrix Group Inc. (NASDAQ:GMGI)(“Golden Matrix” or the “Company”), a developer, licensor and global operator of online gaming and eCommerce platforms, systems and gaming content, today announced the closing of the previously announced acquisition agreement, pursuant to which Golden Matrix acquired ownership of the MeridianBet Group and its related companies, in a cash, debt and stock transaction. The acquisition was approved by Golden Matrix’s Board of Directors and by the Company’s shareholders at the special meeting held on March 19, 2024.
The combination of the two companies’ dynamic business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) casino, sports betting and tournament platforms creates a global enterprise operating in 17 countries on four continents.
The common stock of the combined company will continue trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “GMGI.”
“This is a momentous occasion, and one that we believe will result in a fundamental, as well as a transformational, change for our rapidly growing company,” said Golden Matrix Chief Executive Officer, Brian Goodman, who continued, “The consolidated businesses are expected to deliver significant increases in both revenues and profitability; and we believe we are now well-positioned to continue our growth trajectory and deliver incremental value to all our stakeholders.”
The Loev Law Firm, PC acted as legal counsel to Golden Matrix in connection with the transaction and Howard & Howard acted as legal counsel to the sellers.
More information regarding the closing and relating transactions is described in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed today by Golden Matrix with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
About Golden Matrix
Golden Matrix Group, based in Las Vegas NV, is an established B2B and B2C gaming technology company operating across multiple international markets. The B2B division of Golden Matrix develops and licenses proprietary gaming platforms for its extensive list of clients and RKings, its B2C division, operates a high-volume eCommerce site enabling end users to enter paid-for competitions on its proprietary platform in authorized markets. The Company also owns and operates MEXPLAY, a regulated online casino in Mexico.
Founded in 2001, the MeridianBet Group is a well-established online sports betting and gaming group, licensed and currently operating in 15 jurisdictions across Europe, Africa and South America. The MeridianBet Group’s successful business model utilizes proprietary technology and scalable systems, thus allowing it to operate in multiple countries and currencies and with an omni-channel approach to markets, including retail, desktop online and mobile.
Our sophisticated software automatically declines any gaming or redemption requests from within the United States, in strict compliance with current US law.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements made in this press release contain forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“forward-looking statements”). Words such as “strategy,” “expects,” “continues,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “would,” “will,” “estimates,” “intends,” “projects,” “goals,” “targets” and other words of similar meaning are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying these statements.
Important factors that may cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially from those contained in such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the expected benefits of the MeridianBet Group transaction; the ability of the Company to obtain the funding required to pay certain post-closing obligations, the terms of such funding, potential dilution caused thereby and/or covenants agreed to in connection therewith; potential lawsuits regarding the acquisition; potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the completion of the acquisition; the ability of the Company to retain and hire key personnel; the diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business operations; uncertainty as to the long-term value of the common stock of the Company following the closing of the acquisition; the business, economic and political conditions in the markets in which the Company operates; the effect on the Company and its operations of the ongoing Ukraine/Russia conflict and the conflict in Israel, changing interest rates and inflation, and risks of recessions; the need for additional financing, the terms of such financing and the availability of such financing; the ability of the Company and/or its subsidiaries to obtain additional gaming licenses; the ability of the Company to manage growth; the Company’s ability to complete acquisitions and the available funding for such acquisitions; disruptions caused by acquisitions; dilution caused by fund raising, the conversion of outstanding preferred stock and/or acquisitions; the Company’s ability to maintain the listing of its common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market; the Company’s expectations for future growth, revenues, and profitability; the Company’s expectations regarding future plans and timing thereof; the Company’s reliance on its management; the fact that the sellers of the MeridianBet Group hold voting control over the Company; related party relationships; the potential effect of economic downturns, recessions, increases in interest rates and inflation, and market conditions, decreases in discretionary spending and therefore demand for our products and services, and increases in the cost of capital, related thereto, among other affects thereof, on the Company’s operations and prospects; the Company’s ability to protect proprietary information; the ability of the Company to compete in its market; the status of the Company’s internal controls; the effect of current and future regulation, the Company’s ability to comply with regulations and potential penalties in the event it fails to comply with such regulations and changes in the enforcement and interpretation of existing laws and regulations and the adoption of new laws and regulations that may unfavorably impact our business; the risks associated with gaming fraud, user cheating and cyber-attacks; risks associated with systems failures and failures of technology and infrastructure on which the Company’s programs rely; foreign exchange and currency risks; the outcome of contingencies, including legal proceedings in the normal course of business; the ability to compete against existing and new competitors; the ability to manage expenses associated with sales and marketing and necessary general and administrative and technology investments; and general consumer sentiment and economic conditions that may affect levels of discretionary customer purchases of the Company’s products, including potential recessions and global economic slowdowns. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements we make in this press release are reasonable, we provide no assurance that these plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved.
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Other important factors that may cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements included in this communication are described in the Company’s publicly filed reports, including, but not limited to, under the “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of the Company’s periodic and current filings with the SEC, including the Form 10-Qs and Form 10-Ks, including, but not limited to, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2023 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2024, and future periodic reports on Form 10-K and Form 10‑Q. These reports are available at www.sec.gov.
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