UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 10

 

 

 

GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES

 

Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

STEM HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   61-1794883
(State or other jurisdiction   I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)   Identification Number

 

20283 State Rd 7, Boca Raton, FL 33498

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

561-237-2931

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities to be registered under Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common stock, par value $0.001 per share

(Title of class)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer [  ] Accelerated filer [  ]
   
Non-accelerated filer [  ] Smaller reporting company [X]
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)  

 

 

 

     
   

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page
FORM 10  
Item 1. Business 3
Item 1A. Risk Factors 8
Item 2. Financial Information 16
Item 3. Properties 19
Item 4. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management 20
Item 5. Directors and Executive Officers 21
Item 6. Executive Compensation 23
Item 7. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 24
Item 8. Legal Proceedings 24
Item 10. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities 26
Item 11. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered 27
Item 12. Indemnification of Directors and Officers 29
Item 13. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 29
Item 14. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 29
Item 15. Financial Statements and Exhibits 29
Signatures 30

 

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CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This registration statement contains “forward-looking statements” that may state our management’s plans, future events, objectives, current expectations, estimates, forecasts, assumptions or projections about the company and its business. Any statement in this report that is not a statement of historical fact is a forward-looking statement, and in some cases, words such as “believes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “anticipate,” “plans,” “seeks,” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from the anticipated outcomes or results. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, and undue reliance should not be placed on these statements. It is important to note that our actual results could differ materially from what is expressed in our forward-looking statements due to the risk factors described in the section of this registration statement entitled “Risk Factors” (Item 1A).

 

The forward-looking statements contained in this registration statement reflect our views and assumptions as of the effective date of this registration statement. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Any forward-looking information contained herein is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

 

References to “we,” “us,” “our”, “our company”, “the Company” and “Stem” in this Form 10 refer to Stem Holdings, Inc..

 

Item 1. Business.

 

Corporate Structure

 

Stem Holdings, Inc. was organized on June 7, 2016 as a Nevada corporation under Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. The Company’s principal office is located at 20283 State Rd 7, Boca Raton, FL 33498. The Company has no subsidiaries.

 

Overview of the Business

 

The Company was formed to purchase, lease and improve certain real estate properties (the “ Properties ”), initially in the State of Oregon, which are or will be utilized as either state-licensed cannabis selling retail establishments or state-licensed cannabis growing facilities. The Company was founded by Adam Berk, our Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company, Steve Hubbard, our Chief Financial Officer and also a director, and Garrett Bender and Jim Murphy, both directors of the Company.

 

The initial business of the Company was detailed in a multiparty agreement dated as of August 4, 2016, as revised on October 24, 2016 (“ Multiparty Agreement ”), by and among the Company and the following entities, which are affiliates of the founders of the Company: Oregon Acquisitions, JV LLC, Gated Oregon Holdings LLC, Kind Care Holdings, LLC, and Never Again Real Estate, LLC. The Multiparty Agreement detailed the following:

 

  the relationships between the various founders of the Company and initial share ownership of the Company;
     
  certain proposed real estate transactions to be undertaken by the Company together with the business terms and structures related to these transactions;
     
  the rental terms and lessees for the properties identified by the parties;
     
  the terms of a right of first refusal with respect to the acquisition of additional properties;
     
  certain terms related to additional investment in the Company by the founders and the terms and conditions thereof; and
     
  the terms and conditions of the potential acquisition of the operating companies and three other currently operating companies by the Company when such ownership becomes legal, if ever.

 

Specifically, the Multiparty Agreement provided for the following:

 

1) Acquisition (by purchase or lease as the case may be) of three initial properties (the “ Initial Properties ”):

 

 

Purchase of 1027 Willamette Street, Eugene, Oregon (the “ Willamette Property “) which the Company intends to develop into a cannabis dispensary. The purchase price of the Willamette Property is $910,000 plus expenses and the Company will provide funding for tenant improvements and other costs necessary to operate as a turnkey retail facility.

     
  Lease of 800 N. 42 nd Street, Springfield, Oregon (the “ 42 nd Street Property ”) which the Company intends to develop into a 16,000-sq. ft. indoor cannabis growing facility. The base monthly rental expense for the 42 nd Street Property is $7,033, subject to escalations at a rate of 2% per annum, with an initial term of five (5) years together with renewal options on the part of the Company for four (4) five-year renewal periods; and
     
 

Purchase of a farm in Oregon (the “ Farm Property “) which the Company intends to develop into a greenhouse cannabis growing facility. This property has been identified and the purchase is currently being negotiated.

 

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2) Once the Company has invested an aggregate of $10 million in real estate properties (“Milestone 1”), the Company would be obligated to purchase two additional specified properties from parties to the Multiparty Agreement for an aggregate consideration of $1,000,000 within ninety (90) days of achieving Milestone 1.

 

3) A right of first refusal granted to the Company to acquire each new parcel of real property identified by various parties to the Multiparty Agreement as suitable for production or retail of cannabis in the State of Oregon. This right of first refusal shall remain in effect so long as the Company has invested at least an aggregate of $8 million in real properties by November 30, 2018 and has invested at least an aggregate of $13 million in real properties by November 30, 2019. Notwithstanding, the achievement of the aforementioned milestones with respect to the continuation of the right of first refusal will be excused if aggregate rental income from all Company-owned properties does not meet the following criteria:

 

  (a) First Quarter Achievement Threshold (FQAT)
   
  - $1.2 million (annualized) during any calendar quarter, commencing on or after October 1, 2017;
  -Right of first refusal may be terminated within 12 months following the last day of the quarter in which the FQAT is met;
  -Stem may revive the right of first refusal by investing an additional $5 million  into New Stem Real Properties by the last day of the 12 month period.
   
  (b) Second Quarter Achievement Threshold (SQAT)
   
  - $3.2 million (annualized) during any calendar quarter, commencing on or after  January 1, 2019;
  -Right of first refusal may be terminated within 12 months following the last day of the quarter in which the SQAT is met;
  -Stem may revive the right of first refusal by investing an aggregate of $8 million into New Stem Real Properties by the last day of the 12 month period.
   
  (c) Third Quarter Achievement Threshold (TQAT)
   
  - $5 million (annualized) during any calendar quarter, commencing on or after June 1, 2019;
  -Right of first refusal may be terminated within 12 months following the last day of the quarter in which the TQAT is met;
  -Stem may revive the right of first refusal by investing an aggregate of $13 million into New Stem Real Properties by the last day of the 12 month period

 

4) Each of the properties owned or leased by the Company will be leased to subsidiaries of OpCo Holdings, Inc. (“OpCo”), which is owned in principal part by the founders of the Company. The Company will not initially be directly involved in the operation of these properties or in the growing or sale of cannabis.

 

5) Each of the subsidiaries of OpCo are obligated to purchase Company Preferred Stock under certain specified terms and conditions:

 

(a) Obligation to Purchase Stem Preferred Stock

 

-After the Company invests an aggregate of $13 million in real properties, but before the Company is legally able to engage in the operating of the properties, all subsidiaries of OpCo are required by the Multiparty Agreement to allocate an amount equal to at least 50% of its post-tax, net operating income to purchase Stem Preferred Stock on the following terms:

 

  (b) Terms of Stem Preferred Stock

 

  -Redeemable 20 years after issuance
  -Annual dividend of 3%
  -Convertible into Stem Common Stock at the higher of:

    (i) $10 per share (adjusted for share exchange, reclassification, combination, dividend, split, or similar event); or
    (ii) Average closing price of Stem Common Stock for the 20 trading days prior to conversion date

  -Other preferences, rights, privileges, and limitations upon which the parties may mutually agree

 

(c)   Legalization of the Company’s operation of OpCo businesses

 

-Upon legalization of the Company’s operation of OpCo’s businesses, all Company Preferred Stock issued to the OpCo subsidiaries shall be converted into Company Common Stock

 

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6) The OpCo subsidiaries are obligated to sell and the Company is obligated to acquire the business operations of such subsidiaries upon legalization of the Company’s operation of such subsidiaries’ businesses, provided that the Company has fully satisfied its obligations under the Multiparty Agreement as of that time. Specifically:

 

(a)    Consideration

 

-As consideration for the acquired business operations, Stem shall issue Stem Common Stock to the owners of the acquired business operations (the “Target Owner Issuance”);

-The amount of Stem Common Stock issued will be calculated according to the following formula:

[Target Owner Issuance] + [Stem Common Stock owned on Sept 1, 2016] + [Converted Preferred Stock] = 75% of issued and outstanding Shares immediately following the transaction.

 

(b)   Dilution

 

-If Stem satisfies the milestone that it has invested an aggregate of $13 million in properties by November 30, 2019, then any additional issuances of common shares by Stem for real property acquisitions or additional equity raises will, for the purposes of the Target Owner Issuance formula, dilute the Target Owners pari-passu with the other holders of Stem;

 

(c)   Termination of OpCo Subsidiaries obligation to sell

 

-The OpCo subsidiaries may terminate their obligation to sell if the Company fails to timely meet any of the stated milestones.

 

Recent Developments

 

The Company has completed the purchase of the Willamette Property and the lease of the 42 nd Street Property and is currently in the process of leasing both properties to identified operating companies. Certain shareholders and management of the identified operating companies are also shareholders officers and directors of the Company. The Company is continuing to assess alternatives for the purchase of the Farm Property and is currently conducting due diligence with respect to a potential site. In addition, in November 2016, the Company entered into a contract with an unaffiliated third party to purchase the real property associated with a retail cannabis facility located at 7827 SE Powell Blvd., Portland, Oregon. As of February 1, 2017, this transaction had not closed.

 

Company Funding

 

Private Placement Transactions

 

The Company has sold shares of its common stock in private placement transactions under the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and Regulation D promulgated thereunder and certain exemptions of the laws of the jurisdictions where any offering is made. In particular, as of February 1, 2017, the Company has conducted the following private placement transactions:

 

  In July and August 2016, the Company conducted its initial private placement transaction selling 1,010,000 shares of its common stock at $0.15 per share to unaffiliated investors, resulting in gross proceeds of $151,500.
     
 

On August 25, 2016, the Company commenced its second private placement transaction. The private placement contemplates the sale of up to 1,250,000 shares of Company common stock at a price of $2.40 per share. If the offering is fully subscribed, the Company will raise gross proceeds of $3,000,0000. As of February 1, 2017, the Company sold 1,069,996 shares to unaffiliated investors, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $2,168,000. In addition, an additional $400,000 subscription is due from an investor on or before February 17, 2017. The shares from this subscription were issued into escrow and are included in the above amount. The Company has the option of increasing the number of shares available for sale under this offering.

     
  On December 1, 2016, pursuant to a prior commitment, the Company sold 50,000 shares of its common stock to a Company consultant at $0.15 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $7,500.

 

Investors who acquired shares of our common stock in the foregoing private placement transactions were all accredited investors and were required to complete, execute and deliver a subscription agreement and related documentation, which included customary representations and warranties, certain covenants and restrictions and indemnification provisions.

 

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Arrangement Agreement with Patch International, Inc.

 

On November 14, 2016, the Company entered into an Arrangement Agreement (“Arrangement Agreement”) with Patch International, Inc., a company incorporated in Alberta Province, Canada (“Patch”), whereby the Company agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Patch by way of a plan of arrangement under Section 193 of the Alberta Business Corporations Act (“ABCA”) (the “Arrangement”). In order to close the transaction, Patch was required to submit for approval to certain Canadian government courts, hold a general meeting of its shareholders and have the shareholders vote to approve the merger, and certain other customary requirements. As of the time of the Arrangement Agreement, Patch did not have any operations, and was considered a dormant entity. The Arrangement Agreement provided for the Company to issue shares of its common stock based on a price of $2.40 per common share, with the number of shares to be issued based on the amount of cash held by Patch at the time of closing of the transaction, converted from Canadian dollars into US dollars. In addition, the Company agreed to issue to Patch shareholders additional shares at the same $2.40 per share in the event that the Company collects on a fully reserved receivable in the amount of $500,000 owed to Patch by a related party. As of the date hereof, the Company considers the receivable uncollectible (as did Patch, which reserved 100% of the outstanding receivable in its audited financial statements) and does not anticipate issuing additional shares for its collection. On January 19, 2017, the Patch shareholders held their general meeting and they voted to be acquired by the Company. On January 20, 2017, the Arrangement was reviewed and approved by the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, Canada. On January 23, 2017, the Company issued 1,048,782 of its shares to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Patch. The Company has been informed that two shareholders, representing less than 2% of Patch shares outstanding have chosen to not vote for the merger. Under Canadian law, the Company will be required to purchase those shares after negotiations on price have occurred.

 

Following the closing, the Company obtained access to the Patch’s bank accounts that hold the approximately US$2,450,000. These funds have been transferred to the Company’s United States bank account.

 

The Company plans to use the proceeds of its private placement transactions and the Arrangement to acquire, lease and build out the properties it has identified and will identify in the future.

 

Company Operations

 

The Company operates as a real estate holding company, with a direct focus on providing properties advantageous to growers and sellers in the cannabis industry, and does not intend to initially engage in any direct operations with respect to its properties other than activities related to the leasing of properties, funding of capital improvements and administration of its leases and provision of financing to certain lessees. As such, its revenues will only comprise passive rental and interest income and its operating expenses will be limited to the general and administrative expense associated with such activity. Additionally, the Company will incur interest expense as debt is incurred and will be liable for the payment of all applicable taxes. The Company does not engage in any research and development activities and does not produce any products or deliver any services other than the leasing of real property. The Company intends to initially focus its operations in the State of Oregon.

 

The Company's business requires that it possess or be in a position to access specialized knowledge and expertise regarding the state-licensed cannabis industry and those persons and entities who are involved in the industry. The Company believes that its management has such specialized expertise and experience, and the Company retains legal counsel that has recognized expertise in the industry. While the cannabis industry is in its relative infancy, the industry has become highly competitive and operates only in markets where the cultivation and sale of cannabis is legal. While the Company believes that the marketplace for cannabis is large and growing, many of its competitors have a longer operating history and have significantly greater financial resources and access to capital in the markets. See "Risk Factors" . The Company does not believe that any aspect of its business is either (i) cyclical or seasonal or (ii) dependent on any particular franchise or license or other agreement to use a patent, formula, trade secret, process or trade name. The Company has not identified any specific environmental protection issues which will affect its business.

 

The Company is dependent on the financial solvency of its lessees and revenues could be adversely affected in a material way should any lessee not be able to maintain lease payments on a regular or consistent manner. Notwithstanding, the Company believes that no property is so identified with a particular tenant that the Company could not identify and obtain a successor lessee in the event of any default by a tenant in the payment of rent. Given that the Company has not achieved a critical mass of properties, the default by any single tenant will have a material impact on the Company’s finances for an indeterminate period of time.

 

The Company does not believe that its operations are dependent on any factors within the general economy. However, any material changes in either U.S. federal low or the law of the State of Oregon affecting the cultivation and sale of cannabis could have a material impact on the Company’s business.

 

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For the foreseeable future, the Company intends to limit its operations to the State of Oregon, although it may expand to additional states as the landscape of the applicable cannabis laws change across the United States. At this time, the Company is not contemplating any international operations.

 

History

 

The Company was formed to take advantage of the opportunity created by the legalization of the use of marijuana for medical and recreational use in certain states within the United States. Stem’s goal is to capitalize on this opportunity, initially in the State of Oregon, by bringing together growers, extractors, contractors, construction teams, research and development operators and designers in the Pacific Northwest and the talents of experienced business executives.

 

The Company endeavors to provide its shareholders with a low risk entry into the  legalized marijuana space with initial revenues being derived from rental income from marijuana retail or growing properties while providing the Company with a built-in mechanism to acquire one of the premium marijuana brands in the U.S. once it is permissible under U.S. federal law for a publicly-traded company to engage in the marijuana business. The landscape of the marijuana business in the U.S. is rapidly changing as new states are approving legalization of marijuana, notwithstanding the fact that federal law in the United States continues to classify marijuana as a “Schedule 1” substance.

 

There are currently approximately 107,000 Oregon Medical Marijuana Patients card holders and an estimated 500,000 recreational cannabis users in the State of Oregon. Notwithstanding, the Company believes there is a shortage in Oregon of premium quality marijuana for both recreational and medicinal use.

 

Although there is a continuing trend at the state level in the U.S. to legalize marijuana for recreational and medical use, it is not yet permissible for a U.S. publicly-traded company to engage in the operation of a marijuana business. To operate within the law, the Company has entered into the Multiparty Agreement which details certain rights and responsibilities among the Company and the OpCo subsidiaries (see Multiparty Agreement description, above).

 

Growth Strategy

 

The Company’s business plan involves the potential deployment of $13,000,000 in capital to purchase, lease and build-out turnkey marijuana facilities over three phases:

 

  Phase 1: $3,000,000 to acquire and improve the Initial Properties;
     
  Phase 2 : In the future to expend $5,000,000 to acquire and improve an additional dispensary, two indoor growing facilities and one outdoor growing facility; and
     
  Phase 3 : In the future to expend $5,000,000 to acquire and improve an additional dispensary, two indoor growing facilities, one outdoor growing facility.

 

The timing of this growth strategy will be based on the availability of Company funding and identification of appropriate facilities by the Company. As of February 1, 2017, the Company has completed the acquisition (or lease) of two of the three Initial Properties which are part of Phase 1.

 

Prospective Acquisition of Operating Businesses

 

As detailed in the Multiparty Agreement (see above), in the event that the business of retailing and growing marijuana becomes legal (or not illegal) at the federal level, the Company will have the right to acquire the operating businesses of the Company’s lessees on the basis of a pre-agreed formula for a share exchange of the Company’s common shares for the ownership of such businesses. Many of the shareholders of the operating businesses are currently also shareholders of the Company.

 

The Cannabis Industry in Oregon

 

The State of Oregon legalized recreational marijuana for people ages 21 and older on November 4, 2014. A recently-conducted study estimates the size of the marijuana market in Oregon alone to be 154,000 pounds per year.

 

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The Company has retained a respected legal team in Oregon to support its activities. The Company’s legal team helped draft Oregon’s recreational marijuana initiative that was passed in 2014 (Ballot 91—Reform Act) and is currently creating Oregon’s cultivation protocols. They have relationships that are instrumental with the lobbying efforts in the State of Oregon. They work directly with the State of Oregon Rules Advisory Committee to structure Stem’s business activities to best meet all regulations and strictly adhere to all state and federal laws governing the growth and dispensing of marijuana. The Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Liquor Control Commission have the power to develop rules, regulations and testing procedures within the industry. The goal of the State is to ensure overall safety and to allow safe access to cannabis products. The federal government has delegated regulatory and enforcement systems to the individual U.S. attorneys across the country and they have agreed that they will respect State laws regulating the growth and use of cannabis in the State.

 

Employees

 

As of December 16, 2016, the Company has two employees, neither of whom devotes their full time to the Company’s operations. The Company intends to increase staff as warranted by its operations and market conditions. Neither employee has an employment agreement nor is covered by a collective bargaining agreement.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

An investment in our stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following information, together with the other information in this Form 10, before buying shares of our stock. If any of the following risks or uncertainties occur, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected and the trading price of our stock could decline.

 

We have a limited operating history and have not yet generated revenues .

 

We are an early stage business that was founded in 2016, with no operating history from which to evaluate its business prospects. We have accrued accumulated net losses from our date of inception. We face risks encountered by early stage companies in general, including but not limited to: difficulty in raising sufficient funding to achieve growth objectives, uncertainty of market acceptance of our products and services, and the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel. There can be no guarantees that we will be successful in managing these risks, and if we are unsuccessful in doing so, our shareholders face the risk of losing their entire investment.

 

Because marijuana is illegal under federal law, we could be subject to criminal and civil sanctions for engaging in activities that violate those laws.

 

The concepts of “medical marijuana and “retail marijuana” do not exist under U.S. federal law. The Federal Controlled Substances Act classifies “marijuana” as a Schedule I drug. Under U.S. federal law, a Schedule I drug or substance has a high potential for abuse, no accepted medical use in United States, and a lack of safety for the use of the drug under medical supervision. As such, marijuana-related practices or activities, including without limitation, the manufacture, importation, possession, use or distribution of marijuana are illegal under U.S. federal law. While we have no intent to produce, process, or sell cannabis until and unless it is legal for us to do so under federal law, strict compliance with state laws with respect to marijuana will neither absolve the Company of liability under U.S. federal law, nor will it provide a defense to any federal proceeding which may be brought against the Company.

 

Federal laws and regulations may hinder the Company’s ability to establish and maintain bank accounts

 

The U.S. federal law prohibitions on the sale of marijuana may result in the Company being restricted from accessing the U.S. banking system and the Company may be unable to deposit funds in federally insured and licensed banking institutions. While the Company does not anticipate dealing with banking restrictions directly relating to its business, banking restrictions could nevertheless be imposed.

 

Laws and regulations affecting the regulated marijuana industry are constantly changing, which could detrimentally affect our proposed operations, and we cannot predict the impact that future regulations may have on us.

 

We are implementing a new, untested, and evolving business model and it is unclear how existing and/or future laws and regulations currently apply or will apply to our business model. Local, state and federal laws and regulations applicable to medical and recreational marijuana are broad in scope and subject to changes and evolving interpretations, which could require us to incur substantial costs associated with compliance or alter our business plan. In addition, violations of these laws, or allegations of such violations, could disrupt our business and result in a material adverse effect on our operations. In addition, it is possible that regulations may be enacted in the future that will be directly applicable to our proposed business. We cannot predict the nature of any future laws, regulations, interpretations or applications, nor can we determine what effect additional governmental regulations, including criminal regulations, or administrative policies and procedures, when and if promulgated, could have on our business.

 

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Our ability to grow and compete in the future will be adversely affected if adequate capital is not available to us or not available on terms favorable to us.

 

We are not currently profitable, there is no guarantee that we will ever become profitable, and if we do become profitable, this is no guarantee that we will remain profitable. We may need to raise additional financing to support our operations and such financing(s) will be dilutive to our stockholders. There is no guarantee that we will be able to raise such additional financing on terms acceptable to us or our stockholders, or even to raise such additional financing at all.

 

The ability of our business to grow and compete depends on the availability of adequate capital, which in turn depends in large part on our cash flow from operations and the availability of equity and debt financing. We cannot assure you that our cash flow from operations will be sufficient or that we will be able to obtain equity or debt financing on acceptable terms or at all to implement our growth strategy. We estimate that we will need a minimum of US$3,000,000 to successfully achieve our short-term goals. As a result, we cannot assure you that adequate capital will be available to finance our current growth plans, take advantage of business opportunities or respond to competitive pressures, any of which could harm our business.

 

We are operating in a new and unproven market .

 

Our potential for future profitability must be considered in light of the risks, uncertainties and difficulties encountered by companies that are in new and rapidly evolving markets and continuing to innovate with new and unproven technologies or services, as well as undergoing significant change. If we fail to adapt or innovate as these changes occur, our shareholders could face the risk of losing their entire investment.

 

Our officers, directors and shareholders are creating companies that will operate as producers and sellers of marijuana, and we intend to lease our properties to them and may be required to purchase those operations from them.

 

We expect that our first leases issued for the Willamette Property and 42 nd Street Property will be to operating companies incorporated and operated by certain of our founding officers, directors and shareholders. Since we are not seeking unrelated third-party tenants, the rent we receive may not necessarily be as much as that we could obtain by leasing those properties to unrelated third parties. In addition, as part of the Multiparty Agreement, should the Company be successful in raising funding and should the US Federal Government amend the Controlled Substances Act to remove marijuana as a Schedule I drug, we will be required to purchase the operations of the tenants, regardless of their profitability or our profitability. This could result in material cash flow problems for us in the event that those underlying operating companies are not profitable or properly managed.

 

Our operations may also be subject to municipal zoning restrictions.

 

Certain municipalities have placed zoning restrictions on where cannabis retailers, producers, and processors may be located. Restrictions on our ability to obtain the best growing, processing or retail locations could have significant impacts on our ability to meet our financial and growth objectives.

 

We may not be successful in competing with current and future participants in our industry .

 

We may not be successful in competing against current and future participants in this market sector. Some of our competitors may have longer operating histories, possess greater industry and brand name recognition, and/or have significantly greater financial, technical, and marketing resources than we do.

 

Unfavorable media coverage could affect our business.

 

We may receive a high degree of media coverage, both in the U.S. and around the world. Unfavorable publicity regarding our Company, our business model, our industry, our directors, officers and senior management team, our product or service offerings, our litigation or regulatory activities, or our customers could adversely affect our reputation. Such negative publicity could materially and adversely affect our operational and financial conditions, prospects, and results from operations.

 

Our operating results and financials could be materially affected by the operations of our tenants and occupants.

 

If the tenants of any property we acquire or lease default under their leases or subleases, do not renew or extend their leases or subleases, or terminate their leases or subleases, or if issues arise with respect to the permissibility of certain uses of a property we acquired or leased, the operating results and financial viability of that property and our Company could be substantially and materially affected. There is a risk of seizure of property by the federal or state governments if tenants are deemed to be operating outside of laws and or regulations.

 

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We may face difficulty maintaining and attracting tenants.

 

We currently intend to hold properties in fee simple, or to lease them, and to lease or sublease them to tenants. There can be no assurance that we will be able to lease or sublease enough properties to meet our financial goals. It may be necessary to make substantial concessions in terms of rent and lease incentives, and construct unplanned tenant improvements to attract and retain tenants. If these expenditures and concessions are necessary and exceed the funds reserved out of our capital resources, our financial performance may be adversely affected.

 

There can be no assurance that cash flow or profits will be generated by any of our properties.

 

The lack of cash flow or profits would negatively affect our ability to meet our goals. Our management is not obligated to provide shareholders with a guarantee against a loss on their investment or negative cash flows and our management does not have, nor do they intend to provide, such a guarantee.

 

Unfavorable changes in market and economic conditions could hurt property occupancy or rental rates.

 

The demand, price and rents for rental real property have historically been positively and negatively affected by the sector’s economic performance, any decrease in which could result in the market for real estate being adversely impacted.

 

Risks Related to Ownership of the Company’s Common Stock

 

There is no public trading market for our common stock and you may not be able to resell our common stock.

 

There is no established public trading market for our securities and our shares are not and have not been quoted on any exchange or quotation system. We cannot assure you that any market maker will agree to make a market in our common stock. In the absence of a trading market, you may not be able to liquidate your investment, which could result in the loss of your investment.

 

Future issuances of our common stock could dilute the interests of existing shareholders.

 

We may issue additional shares of our common stock in the future. The issuance of a substantial amount of common stock could have the effect of substantially diluting the interests of our shareholders. In addition, the sale of a substantial amount of common stock in the public market, either in the initial issuance or in a subsequent resale could have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.

 

Should we be required to purchase the related party marijuana businesses of certain shareholders as part of the Multiparty Agreement, you may incur substantial dilution

 

As part of the Multiparty Agreement we entered into with our founding shareholders, in the event we meet certain funding milestones and the US Federal Government removes marijuana as a Schedule I drug  and allows us to operate marijuana-related businesses within all applicable law, we are required to purchase the marijuana business operations of certain shareholders in consideration for that number of shares of our common stock resulting in the owners of the operating companies holding, in the aggregate, 75% of issued and outstanding shares of our common stock, without consideration of the actual net worth or operating performance of those operating companies.

 

We have no plans to pay dividends.

 

To date, we have paid no cash dividends on our common stock. For the foreseeable future, earnings generated from our operations will be retained for use in our business and not to pay dividends.

 

If our common stock is ultimately listed on a public exchange, application of the Securities and Exchange Commission “penny stock” rules could limit trading activity in the market, and our shareholders may find it more difficult to sell their stock.

 

If our common stock is ultimately listed on a public exchange, it is likely that such shares will be trading for some period at less than $5.00 per share and are therefore will be subject to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“ SEC ”) penny stock rules. Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than $5.00. Penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document that provides information about penny stocks and the risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. The broker-dealer must also make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity, if any, in the secondary market for a security that becomes subject to the penny stock rules. These requirements may restrict the ability of broker-dealers to sell our common stock and may affect your ability to resell your shares of our common stock.

 

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We have yet to establish internal control over our financial reporting which will be required if and when we become a reporting issuer.

 

If we become a non-venture issuer (as such term is defined in National Instrument 52-109 – Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings ) or a public company in the U.S., we will be required to maintain internal control over financial reporting and to report any material weaknesses in such internal control. At such time, we will be required to assess the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting on a periodic basis. We are in the process of designing, implementing, and documenting the internal control over financial reporting required to comply with this obligation, which process is time consuming, costly and complicated. Because of our limited resources, we may be unable to remediate the identified material weaknesses in a timely manner, or additional control deficiencies may be identified. As a result, we may be unable to report our financial results accurately on a timely basis or help prevent fraud, which could cause our reported financial results to be materially misstated, result in the loss of investor confidence and cause the market price of our securities to decline.

 

There may be limitations on the effectiveness of our internal controls, and a failure of our control systems to prevent error or fraud may materially harm our Company.

 

We do not expect that internal control over financial accounting and disclosure, even if timely and well established, will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. Failure of our control systems to prevent error or fraud could materially adversely affect our business.

 

We have not implemented various voluntary corporate governance measures, in the absence of which, stockholders may have more limited protections against interested director transactions, conflicts of interest and similar matters .

 

Recent U.S. Federal legislation, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “ SOX Act ”), has resulted in the adoption of various corporate governance measures designed to promote the integrity of the corporate management and the securities markets. Some of these measures have been adopted in response to legal requirements. Others have been adopted by companies in response to the requirements of national securities exchanges, such as the NYSE, or the Nasdaq Stock Market, on which their securities are listed. Among the corporate governance measures that are required under the rules of national securities exchanges and Nasdaq are those that address board of directors’ independence, audit committee oversight, and the adoption of a code of ethics.

 

We have not yet adopted many of these other corporate governance measures and, since our securities are not listed on a national securities exchange or Nasdaq, we are not required to do so. It is possible that if we were to adopt some or all of these corporate governance measures, stockholders would benefit from somewhat greater assurances that internal corporate decisions were being made by disinterested directors and that policies had been implemented to define responsible conduct.

 

We will incur increased costs as a reporting issuer which may affect our profitability.

 

We currently operate as a private company in Nevada. Upon the closing of the Arrangement, we will be subject to applicable Canadian securities laws relating to public disclosure. Public disclosure generally involves a substantial expenditure of financial resources. Compliance with these rules and regulations will significantly increase our legal and financial compliance costs and some activities will become more time-consuming and costly. Management may need to increase compensation for senior executive officers, engage additional senior financial officers who are able to adopt financial reporting and control procedures, allocate a budget for an investor and public relations program, and increase our financial and accounting staff in order to meet the demands and financial reporting requirements as a public reporting company. Such additional personnel, public relations, reporting and compliance costs may negatively impact our financial results.

 

In the event a market develops for our common stock, the trading may be highly volatile.

 

In the event a market develops for our common stock, the market price of our common stock may be highly volatile, as is the stock market in general, and the market for OTC Market quoted stocks in particular. Some of the factors that may materially affect the market price of our common stock are beyond our control, such as changes in financial estimates by industry and securities analysts, conditions or trends in the industry in which we operate or sales of our common stock. These factors may materially adversely affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our performance. In addition, the public stock markets have experienced extreme price and trading volume volatility. This volatility has significantly affected the market prices of securities of many companies for reasons frequently unrelated to the operating performance of the specific companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

 

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When we become a reporting issuer, compliance requirements may make it more difficult to attract and retain officers and directors.

 

Applicable Canadian securities laws, the SOX Act and rules subsequently implemented by the SEC have required changes in corporate governance practices of public companies. Upon the closing of the Arrangement, we expect these rules and regulations to increase our compliance costs and to make certain activities more time consuming and costly. We also expect that these rules and regulations may make it more difficult and expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance in the future and we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our board of directors or as executive officers.

 

Because certain of our directors and executive officers are significant shareholders of the Company, they can exert significant control over our business and affairs and have actual or potential interests that may depart from our other shareholders.

 

Our directors and executive officers own, collectively and beneficially, a significant percentage of the outstanding shares of our common stock. Additionally, the holdings of our directors and executive officers may increase in the future upon vesting or other maturation of exercise rights under any of the options or warrants they may hold or in the future be granted or if they otherwise acquire additional shares of our common stock. The interests of such persons may differ from the interests of our other shareholders. As a result, in addition to their board seats and offices, such persons will have significant influence over and control all corporate actions requiring shareholder approval, irrespective of how the Company’s other shareholders, may vote, including the following actions:

 

  to elect or defeat the election of our directors;
     
  to amend or prevent amendment of our Articles of Incorporation or by-laws;
     
  to effect or prevent a merger, sale of assets or other corporate transaction; and
     
  to control the outcome of any other matter submitted to our shareholders for vote.

 

Such persons’ stock ownership may discourage a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of the Company, which in turn could reduce our stock price or prevent our shareholders from realizing a premium over our stock price.

 

Our officers and directors have limited liability, and we are required in certain instances to indemnify our officers and directors for breaches of their fiduciary duties.

 

We have adopted provisions in our by-laws and intend to adopt provisions in our Articles of Incorporation, which limit the liability of our officers and directors and provide for indemnification by us of our officers and directors to the full extent permitted by Nevada corporate law. Such provisions substantially limit our shareholders’ ability to hold officers and directors liable for breaches of fiduciary duty, and may require us to indemnify our officers and directors.

 

As an “emerging growth company” under applicable law, we may be subject to reduced disclosure requirements, which could leave our stockholders without information or rights available to stockholders of more mature companies.

 

For as long as we remain an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “ JOBS Act ”), we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies”, including but not limited to:

 

  not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the SOX Act;
     
  taking advantage of extensions of time to comply with certain new or revised financial accounting standards;
     
  being permitted to comply with reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements; and
     
  being exempt from the requirement to hold a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

 

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We expect to take advantage of these reporting exemptions until we are no longer an emerging growth company. We will remain an “emerging growth company” for up to five years, although if the market value of the shares of our common stock that are held by non-affiliates exceed $700 million as of any June 30 before that time, we would cease to be an “emerging growth company” as of the following December 31. Because of the lessened regulatory requirements discussed above, our stockholders will be left without information or rights available to stockholders of more mature companies.

 

Future sales of our common stock may result in a decrease in the market price of our common stock, even if our business is doing well.

 

The market price of our common stock, when and if established, could drop due to sales of a large number of shares of our common stock in the market or the perception that such sales could occur. This could make it more difficult to raise funds through future offerings of common stock.

 

We have conducted no market research or identification of business opportunities, which may affect our ability to implement our business plan.

 

We have not conducted market research concerning prospective business opportunities, nor have others made the results of such market research available to us. Therefore, we have no assurances that market demand exists for our business consistent with our business plan. Our business is subject to all of the risks associated with an early stage business. As such, there is a risk that conventional private or public offerings of securities or conventional bank financing will not be available. There is no assurance that we will be able to pursue our business plan on terms favorable to us.

 

If we do not use our funds in an efficient manner, our business may suffer.

 

Our board of directors will retain broad discretion as to the use of Company funds based upon market and business conditions. Accordingly, our shareholders will not have the opportunity to evaluate the economic, financial and other relevant information that we may consider in the application of the net proceeds. We cannot guarantee that we will make the most efficient use of the net proceeds or that you will agree with the way in which such net proceeds are used. Our failure to apply these funds effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

No legal or tax advice.

 

A holding in our common stock may involve certain material federal and state tax consequences. Shareholders should not rely on the Company for legal, tax, or business advice. Shareholders are encouraged to consult with their respective legal counsel, accountant or business adviser as to legal, tax and related matters concerning their investment in the Company.

 

Risks Related to the Marijuana Industry

(Applicable to our tenants, which could affect the financial viability of certain of our properties)

 

The marijuana business is illegal under federal law.

 

Producing, manufacturing, processing, possessing, distributing, selling, and using marijuana is a federal crime. Under the Federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (the “ Federal CSA ”), marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug, which is defined as having a high potential for abuse and no currently accepted medical use. Owning shares of our common stock may: (a) expose you personally to criminal liability under federal law, resulting in monetary fines and jail time; and (b) expose any real and personal property used in connection with our business to seizure and forfeiture to the federal government.

 

Producers will not be able to deduct many normal business expenses.

 

Under Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code (“ Section 280E ”), many normal business expenses incurred in the trafficking of marijuana and its derivatives are not deductible in calculating Federal and Oregon income tax liability. A result of Section 280E is that an otherwise profitable business may in fact operate at a loss, after taking into account its income tax expenses. The application of Section 280E likely will have a material adverse effect on producers.

 

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The implementation of the Control and Regulation of Marijuana Act is uncertain.

 

On June 30, 2016, the OLCC adopted rules to implement the Control and Regulation of Marijuana Act, which governs Oregon’s recreational marijuana market. The OLCC’s rules are unclear on a number of matters, and the OLCC likely will have to interpret and further amend the rules. Any interpretations of the rules by the OLCC, any additional rules adopted by the OLCC, and any additional statutes passes by the Oregon legislature could have a material adverse effect on producers.

 

Customers for the marijuana business are limited.

 

The customers of the marijuana production business will be limited to other Oregon-licensed marijuana businesses. Producers may not sell their products to any business or person located outside the State of Oregon.

 

Producers have numerous competitors.

 

The marijuana production business is not, by itself, unique. Producers have numerous competitors throughout the State of Oregon utilizing a substantially similar business model. Excessive competition may impact producer sales and may cause prices to be reduced.

 

Local laws and ordinances could restrict producer business activity.

 

Although legal under Oregon state law, local governments have the ability to limit, restrict, and ban medical marijuana businesses from operating within their jurisdiction. Land use, zoning, local ordinances, and similar laws could be adopted or changed, and have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

Producers and retailers will not be able to register any federal trademarks for their marijuana products.

 

Because producing, manufacturing, processing, possessing, distributing, selling, and using marijuana is a crime under the Federal CSA, the United States Patent and Trademark Office will not permit the registration of any trademark that identifies marijuana products. As a result, producers and retailers likely will be unable to protect their marijuana product trademarks beyond the geographic areas in which they conduct business. The use of producer or retailer trademarks outside the State of Oregon by one or more other persons could have a material adverse effect on producer or retailer businesses.

 

Laws will continue to change rapidly for the foreseeable future .

 

Local, state and federal laws and enforcement policies concerning marijuana-related conduct are changing rapidly and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Changes in applicable law are unpredictable and could have a material adverse effect on the entire industry.

 

Risks Related to the Marijuana Industry

(Applicable to Landlords of Marijuana Producers)

 

Our tenant’s success depends on its ability to obtain a marijuana production license from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.

 

Our tenant’s success depends on its ability to obtain a marijuana production license from the OLCC in the near future. If our tenant fails to obtain a marijuana production license from the OLCC, its business will be limited to Oregon’s medical marijuana market only, which likely will not be a viable long-term business model. Our tenant’s failure to obtain a marijuana production license from the OLCC will have a material adverse effect on our tenant’s business, and therefore us.

 

Our tenant’s business is highly regulated.

 

Our tenant’s business and products are and will continue to be regulated as applicable laws continue to change and develop. Regulatory compliance and the process of obtaining regulatory approvals can be costly and time-consuming. No assurance can be given that our tenant will receive the requisite licenses, permits, and approvals to operate its business. Further we cannot predict what kind of regulatory requirements our tenant’s business will be subject to in the future.

 

Our tenants have numerous competitors.

 

Our tenants’ marijuana production business is not, by itself, unique. Our tenants have numerous competitors throughout the State of Oregon utilizing a substantially similar business model. Excessive competition may have a material adverse effect on our tenants’ business, and therefore us.

 

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Laws will continue to change rapidly for the foreseeable future.

 

Local, state and federal laws and enforcement policies concerning marijuana-related conduct are changing rapidly and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Changes in applicable law are unpredictable and could have a material adverse effect on our tenant’s business, and therefore us.

 

Miscellaneous Risk Factors

 

Forward-looking statements made by the Company may prove to be untrue or unachievable.

 

This Registration Statement on Form 10 contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements relate to future events or to Stem’s future operating or financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause Stem’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Certain or all of these forward-looking statements may prove to be untrue or may never be accomplished or achieved. If such were to occur, the operations and financial prospects of the Company could be materially impaired, which could have a significant detrimental impact your investment in the Company.

 

Any financial projections that may have been disclosed to you (in writing, orally, or otherwise) were for illustrative purposes only.

 

Any financial projections were based on a variety of estimates and assumptions which may not be realized, and are inherently subject to significant business, economic, legal, regulatory, and competitive uncertainties, most of which are beyond our control. There can be no assurance that any projections that may have been disclosed to you will be realized, and actual results may different materially from such projections.

 

Our success depends on the skills and expertise of our management and our tenants.

 

There is no guarantee that they will manage our business successfully and that our tenants will be successful in their businesses. We do not have an employment agreement with our management, nor do we carry life or disability insurance on them. The loss of the services of any member of our management, for any reason, or the failure of our tenants to properly manage their businesses, may have a material adverse effect on your investment in the Company.

 

Our management may have a conflict of interest with us.

 

Each of our managers is a significant shareholder, director, and officer of the Company and is also a shareholder of OpCo and certain of its subsidiaries. Consequently, they not only have substantial control of the management of the Company, but are also subject to potential conflicts of interest as a result of their interests in OpCo and its operating subsidiaries.

 

The real property that we intend to purchase has not been appraised.

 

The sole assets of the Company will be the real property which we intend to acquire. The purchase price for these properties is not based on a professional appraisal. No outside party, including our attorneys and financial advisors, has made any representations as to the fairness of the purchase price of these properties.

 

The valuation of the Company and the common stock is not based on a professional appraisal .

 

The valuation of the Company and the common stock is not based on a professional or reliable fair market value estimation or appraisal. No outside party, including our attorneys and financial advisors, has made any representations as to the fairness of the valuation of the Company’s common stock, the Company, or its business. Additionally, there is no guarantee that the Company will be able to recover funds advanced for the improvement of real properties it owns or leases.

 

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Item 2. Financial Information

 

Management’s Discussion and Analy s is of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

This management’s discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included elsewhere in this registration statement.

 

This management’s discussion and analysis, as well as other sections of this registration statement, may contain “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding our plans, future events, objectives, expectations, estimates, forecasts, assumptions or projections. Any statement that is not a statement of historical fact is a forward-looking statement, and in some cases, words such as “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “seek,” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from the anticipated outcomes or results, and undue reliance should not be placed on these statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the matters discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of this registration statement. Stem Holdings, Inc. disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

For the period from June 7, 2016 (date of inception) to September 30, 2016, the financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).

 

OVERVIEW

 

Stem Holdings, Inc. (the “ Company ” or “ Stem ”) is a Nevada corporation incorporated on June 7, 2016. The Company was formed to purchase, improve, and lease properties and finance assets which are operated by third parties and are used for the cultivation and retail sale of marijuana. During the period from June 7, 2016 (date of inception) to September 30, 2016 the Company was an early stage company which was only engaged in initial capital formation and general and administrative activities related to formation of the company.

 

Financial overview

 

The Company had no revenues during the period from June 7, 2016 (date of inception) to September 30, 2016 and incurred an aggregate of general and administrative expense of $87,699 during the same period. Through this period, the Company raised an aggregate of $914,750 after paying costs of raising those funds. Subsequent to September 30, 2016, the Company raised additional gross proceeds through its private offerings of $1,407,500 in three offerings of common stock. Given that the Company was formed on June 7, 2016, there is no comparable data for any prior periods.

 

Results of Operations

 

The Company did not have any active operations for the period from June 7, 2016 (date of inception) to September 30, 2016. The Company had no revenues during the period from June 7, 2016 (date of inception) to September 30, 2016 and incurred an aggregate of general and administrative expense of $87,699 during the period. The expense was primarily attributable to professional fees attributable to the Company’s formation and capital raising activities, fees related to the cancellation of a property lease, and fees for an extension related to entering into a new lease for the 42nd Street Property.

 

Summary of Results

 

    June 7, 2016 to September 30, 2016  
Revenues   $ 0.00  
Net (loss)   $ (87,699 )
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share   $ (0.03 )

 

LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

During the periods from June 7, 2016 (date of inception) to September 30, 2016, cash used in operations totaled ($89,640). There is no data for any comparable periods.

 

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During the period from June 7, 2016 (date of inception) to September 30, 2016, the Company sold an aggregate of 4,734,163 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $2,484,750. This reflects the sale of 2,750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.001 per share, 1,010,000 shares at $0.15 per share and 974,163 shares at $2.40 per share. There is no data for any comparable periods.

 

The Company had cash of $798,198 as of September 30, 2016. Through December 31, 2016, the Company raised additional gross proceeds of $237,500 in private placements of its common stock and collected $1,170,000 in subscriptions that were due to the Company at September 30, 2016. On January 20, 2017, the shareholders of Patch International, Inc. voted to be acquired by the Company. As a result, the merger with Patch International, Inc. closed and the Company now has received an additional approximately $2,450,000 which was on Patch’s books at the time of the acquisition.

 

Based on its current run-rate for operating expenses, the Company believes that it has sufficient cash on hand to fund its operating expenses for at least two years.

 

EQUITY

 

As of September 30, 2016, shareholders’ equity was $1,997,051.

 

There were 4,734,163 shares of common stock issued and outstanding at September 30, 2016.

 

The Company has paid no dividends.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Use of estimates

 

The preparation of our financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Estimates and judgments used are based on management’s experience and the assumptions used are believed to be reasonable given the circumstances that exist at the time the financial statements are prepared. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

Capitalization of Project Costs

 

The Company’s policy is to capitalize all costs that are directly identifiable with a specific property, would be capitalized if the Company had already acquired the property, and when the property, or an option to acquire the property, is being actively sought after, and either funds are available or will likely become available. All amounts shown capitalized prior to acquisition of a property are included under the caption of Project Costs in the balance sheet.

 

Emerging Growth Company

 

The Company has elected to be an emerging growth company as defined under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (“ Jobs Act ”). Included with this election, the Company has also elected to use the provisions within the Jobs Act that allow companies that go public to continue to use the private company adoption date rules for new accounting policies. Should the Company obtain revenues in excess of $1 billion on an annual basis, have its non-affiliated market capitalization increase to over $700 million as of the last day of its second quarter, or raise in excess of $1 billion in public offerings of its equity or instruments directly convertible into its equity, it will forfeit its status under the Jobs Act as an emerging growth company.

 

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS

 

In July 2016, the Company entered into a 10-year lease for the 42 nd Street Property from an unrelated third party in Springfield, Oregon. At the time the original lease was entered into, the Company had expected to close on significant subscriptions from its private placement transactions in the near term. However, due to a delay in closing those subscriptions, the Company entered into an agreement with the landlord to cancel the lease and in consideration for a fee of $15,000, to agree not to rent out the property until such time the Company could enter into a new lease. In September 2016, the Company entered into a new 10-year lease with the landlord that commenced in November 2016. The lease requires the Company to pay a base rental fee of $7,033, which escalates each year by approximately 2%, plus an additional estimated $315 per month in real estate taxes. All taxes (including reconciling real estate taxes), maintenance and utilities are included at the end of each year as a one-time payment. In addition, the Company also remitted $14,000 for a security deposit to the landlord. The Company expects to sublease out this space in the near future.

 

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The future minimum lease payments are as follows:

 

For the year ending September 30,        
2017     $ 80,828  
2018       89,738  
2019       91,475  
2020       93,270  
Thereafter       608,205  
      $ 963,516  

 

In August 2016, the Company and certain shareholders of the Company entered into the Multiparty Agreement, in which the Company became obligated to lease or acquire three separate real estate assets, and separately, if certain events occur (see below), additional real estate assets held by entities related to those shareholders. In September 2016, the Company entered into the lease for the 42 nd Street Property as more fully described above, and in November 2016, acquired the Willamette Property pursuant to the assignment of a Purchase Agreement to the Company by a shareholder of the Company. The Company has entered into negotiations for the acquisition of the third property in Mulino, Oregon, but has not yet exchanged final closing documents, and at this time, is uncertain if or when it will. In addition, in the event that the Company deploys more than $10 million in investment in real estate assets, the Company is required to acquire certain real estate properties from certain of the Company’s shareholders and their affiliated entities.

 

In addition, certain shareholders have begun organizing companies that will operate directly in the cannabis industry, and the Company intends to offer leases to these entities in the near future. The Multiparty Agreement also requires that in the event that the US Government Amends Title 21 of the United States Code, otherwise known as the Controlled Substances Act, to remove cannabis as a Schedule I drug, the Company is required to enter into agreements to acquire those related entities.

 

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

 

The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

In November 2016, the Company entered into the Arrangement Agreement with Patch to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Patch. As of the time of the Arrangement Agreement, Patch did not have any operations, and is considered a dormant entity. In order to close the transaction, Patch was required to submit for approval to certain Canadian government courts (which was granted on January 20, 2017), hold a general meeting of its shareholders and have the shareholders vote to approve the merger (which took place on January 19, 2017), and certain other customary requirements. On January 19, 2017, the Patch shareholders held their general meeting and they voted to be acquired by the Company. On January 23, 2017, the Company issued 1,048,782 of its shares of common stock to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Patch (subject to the rights of certain dissenting Patch shareholders which represented less than 2% of the outstanding Patch shares). The aggregate cash held by Patch at the closing was approximately US$2,450,000. The Company has been informed that two shareholders, representing less than 2% of Patch shares outstanding have chosen to not vote for the merger. Under Canadian law, the Company will be required to purchase those shares after negotiations on price have occurred.

 

From October through December 31, 2016, the Company raised additional gross proceeds of $230,000 from its ongoing private placement transaction in consideration for the issuance of 95,833 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

On October 28, 2016, the Company loaned $100,000 to certain officers and shareholders of the Company, under a promissory note (the “ Note ”) due March 30, 2017 which bears interest at rate of 12% per annum. The Note provides for monthly payments in the amount of $1,000 commencing December 1, 2016 until the Note is fully paid. The Note is secured by a pledge of 50,000 shares of Company common stock owned by the debtors.

 

On November 1, 2016, the Company acquired the Willamette Property for a total cash purchase price of $910,000 plus closing costs.

 

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In November 2016, the Company entered into a business consulting agreement with an unrelated third party with a term of 12 months. As part of that agreement, the consultant agreed to provide general business consulting services to the Company in exchange for a $50,000 upfront payment, monthly payments of $5,000 and an option for 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, exercisable at $2.40 per share, a term of 4 years and also piggyback registration rights. The options vest as follows: 100,000 shares immediately upon signing, 50,000 shares upon the Company’s common stock being listed on a public exchange for trading, and the remaining 50,000 shares 12 months after the common stock of the Company is listed for trading on a public exchange. In addition, the consultant agreed to purchase 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.15 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $7,500, which the Company received in December 2016.

 

Item 3. Properties.

 

Executive Offices

 

Our executive offices are located at 20283 State Road 7, Boca Raton, Florida 33498. The lease is for a one-year term commencing February 1, 2017 at a monthly rental of $720.00.

 

Business Properties

 

1) The Company owns a property located at 1027 Willamette Street, Eugene, Oregon, which it intends to develop into a cannabis dispensary.
   
2) The Company leases a property located at 800 N. 42 nd Street, Springfield, Oregon which it intends to develop into a 16,000-sq. ft. indoor cannabis growing facility. The Company is the lessee under a Lease with an initial term of five (5) years together with renewal options on the part of the Company for four (4) five-year renewal periods. The lease commenced November 15, 2016 at an initial base rental of $7,033 per month, escalating by a factor of two percent (2%) per year during the term, or any extension thereof.
   
3) The Company is party to an agreement to acquire a retail cannabis facility located at 7827 SE Powell Blvd., Portland, Oregon. As of February 1, 2017, this transaction has yet to close.

 

Each of these properties will be leased on a net basis to qualified tenants. The Company will not be involved in the operation of these properties or in the growing or sale of cannabis.

 

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Item 4. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.

 

The following table sets forth as of January, 22, 2017, the number of shares of common stock held of record or beneficially (i) by each person who held of record, or was known by the Company to own beneficially, more than five percent of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, (ii) by each director and (iii) by all officers and directors as a group:

 

Name and address of Beneficial Owner (1)   Amount and Nature of
Common Stock
Beneficially Owned
    Percent of Common Stock
Beneficially Owned (1)
 
             
Adam Berk     214,886       4.1 %
9370 Grand Estates Way, Boca Raton, FL 33496                
                 
Steve Hubbard     18,333       *  
3496 Fairview Way, West Linn, OR 97068                
                 
Garrett M. Bender
506 Andrews Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33483
    128,974       2.2 %
                 
Jim Murphy     287,447       4.8 %
91666 Greenhill RD, Junction City, OR 97448                
                 
Lindy Snider     0       0.0 %
408 Barbara Lane, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010                
                 
All directors and executive officers as a group     649,640       11.0 %
Other 5% Shareholders                
None (2)                

 

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  Less than one percent (1%)

 

  (1)

For each shareholder, the calculation of percentage of beneficial ownership is based upon 6,024,611 shares of common stock outstanding as of January 22, 2017, and shares of common stock subject to options, warrants and/or conversion rights held by the shareholder that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of January 22, 2017, which are deemed to be outstanding and to be beneficially owned by the shareholder holding such options, warrants, or conversion rights. The percentage ownership of any shareholder is determined by assuming that the shareholder has exercised all options, warrants and conversion rights to obtain additional securities and that no other shareholder has exercised such rights.

     
  (2) To the knowledge of the directors and officers of Stem, as of the date of this Registration Statement on Form 10, no person beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, or controls or directs five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding voting securities of Stem.

 

Item 5. Directors and Executive Officers.

 

Our executive officers and directors, and their ages, positions and offices with us are as follows:

 

Name   Age   Position with the Company
         
Adam Berk   39   Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Steve Hubbard   69   Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director
Garrett M. Bender   56   Director
Jim Murphy   49   Director
Lindy Snider   56   Director

 

Adam Berk

Mr. Berk has been a director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since its inception in June 2016. He was formerly a military officer at the United States Naval Academy from 1995-1997. After extensive military strategy training he earned a degree in finance and hospitality management from Cornell University and an MBA from the University of Miami School of Business. Thereafter, in 2001 he developed a metal import business, Global Partners, to import products from India and China. He focused on the international financing and marketing aspects of the company. From 2002 to 2007, Mr. Berk served as the Chief Executive Officer of Osmio (“Osmio”) (currently GrubHub), the first patented web-based corporate expense management system that concentrated on food ordering for law firms, investment banks and consulting firms. As Chief Executive Officer, he managed the overall business strategy, sales, product development, technology, strategic partnerships, expansion logistics, and general operations of Osmio. During his term as Chief Executive Officer, the company produced compounded annual growth of 74% and implemented over 500 clients including 300 top law firms, top banks, and multinational consulting firms; in addition to thousands of vendors. He created and implemented the expansion plan of Osmio from a single site in New York to 11 markets including Chicago, Dallas, London, Los Angeles, Northern Virginia, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Washington, DC. Mr. Berk also led Osmio through its recent sale to Aramark.

 

Mr. Berk is also the founder of HYD For Men an artisanal men’s grooming company that patented the first solution to extend the life of a razor blade by 400%. HYD For Men is currently sold at HSN, Walgreens, Bed Bath & Beyond, Drugstore.com, Birchbox, GiantEagle, Meijers, and Kinney Drugs. In 2015, HYD For Men was acquired by Lucas Investment Group and has expanded its distribution to Asia and Europe.

 

Mr. Berk is also one of the principal founders of PPI, a company that patented the first paper water bottle that is fully biodegradable, recyclable and compostable. In 2015, he became Co-President of Consolidated Ventures of Oregon, Inc. the parent company of TJ’s Organic Gardens and TJ’s Organic Provisions Mr. Berk previously served on the Advisory Board of the Pillsbury Institute and was an independent advisor for Point72 Asset Management. Mr. Berk’s experience as a founder and principal executive of several start-up companies and the skills associated therewith led to the conclusion that he should serve as a director of the Company.

 

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Steve Hubbard

Steve Hubbard has served as Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since its inception in June 2016. He has more than thirty-five years of executive management experience in the operations, product and process engineering, legal and finance aspects of public and private companies engaged in domestic and international business. He has served in CEO, VP R&D, and CFO positions in the semiconductor and electronics sector. In those roles he managed large teams of engineers and analysts engaged in product development, process improvement and cost reduction projects focused on generating a competitive advantage.

 

Mr. Hubbard successfully planned and implemented a turnaround strategy for a semiconductor design and manufacturing company, BIT, which was sold to PMC-Sierra for stock which became worth more than $1 Billion. As CFO he raised a round of venture capital financing and restructured the equity of the company. As CEO he introduced new products and processes and negotiated technology licenses to expand working capital. He arranged the sale and relocation of its semiconductor fabrication facility to a company in Beijing China and a lucrative acquisition by PMC-Sierra.

 

He successfully restructured and sold a high-technology robotics and computer-vision design and manufacturing company, Intelledex Incorporated, which was sold to ESI Inc. As President/CEO he restructured and sold the company. As Senior Vice President, General Manager he created a profitable industrial computer-vision product line from product definition to commercial sales, while at the same time as Vice President Finance and GM of the robotics division he was responsible for production, R&D, manufacturing engineering, and finance and managed the redesign of the second generation of robotic products significantly improving quality and field reliability. As Vice President Finance and Administration with responsibility for treasury, MIS, personnel, legal and facilities he participated in raising over $30 million in venture capital funding.

 

At Advanced Micro Devices, a leading semiconductor manufacturer, he served in progressively more responsible positions. Executive roles included Director/Controller of North American Operations responsible for financial and operational analysis and principal business advisor to the Sr. VP of Operations, accountable for 8 divisions and two remote plants generating $750 Million in annual sales.

 

After serving in the United States Air Force he graduated cum laude from business school at San Jose State University in California and started his career as an auditor in public accounting at Arthur Andersen & Co. Mr. Hubbard’s experience as a founder and principal executive of several start-up companies his experience as an auditor with Arthur Andersen & Co. and the skills associated therewith led to the conclusion that he should serve as a director of the Company.

   

Garrett M. Bender

 

Mr. Bender has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since its inception in June 2016. He is the Principal and Co-Founder of Ascot Development LLC which commenced operations in 2003. He has guided Ascot through numerous acquisition and sale transactions and strategically manages Ascot’s land portfolio. From April 2000 through February 2003, he was President and CEO of an internet-based B2B site which became the 5th most visited B2B site on the web. The company was later sold to a strategic buyer. From 1982 through 2000, Mr. Bender was Vice President Sales and Marketing Worldwide for MCI. Mr. Bender’s experience as a founder and principal executive of several start-up companies and the sales and marketing skills associated therewith led to the conclusion that he should serve as a director of the Company.

 

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Jim Murphy Mr. Murphy has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since its inception in June 2016. He was formerly in the military and after serving created a general contracting company specializing in electric wiring and HVAC systems. He co-created TJ’s Organic Gardens and he is currently President of TJ’s Organic Gardens and is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the indoor gardens. Jim has received multiple grow awards and is recognized for creating award winning genetics. He has played an integral part in creating efficient grow room work flow and designed a state of the art cultivation facility in Eugene, Oregon. Mr. Murphy’s experience as a founder and principal executive of several entities in the cannabis industry and the skills associated therewith led to the conclusion that he should serve as a director of the Company.
   
Lindy Snider

Ms. Snider has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since its inception in June 2016. She is the founder and CEO of Lindi Skin, the first full line of skin care products for cancer patients. This botanically based skin care line serves the special needs of individuals undergoing cancer treatment and is found in most major cancer centers in the U.S.

 

Ms. Snider is an active investor in cannabis related businesses. Focused on new business development, brand marketing and investing, Ms. Snider identifies and helps develop innovative companies in the space. She is a passionate entrepreneur and a champion of both start-ups and women-owned businesses. She serves on the following boards and advisories: Sqor.com, Greenhouse Ventures, Intiva, Blazenow, Kind Financial, Elevated Nation, as well as the following philanthropic boards: Fox Chase Cancer Foundation, Cancer Forward, Philadelphia Orchestra, PSPCA, Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, National Museum of American Jewish History, The Middle East Forum, Shoah Foundation’s Next Generation Council, The Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation, and The Snider Foundation. Ms. Snider’s experience as a founder and principal executive of several start-up companies and her service as an independent director of several for-profit and charitable organizations and the skills associated therewith led to the conclusion that she should serve as a director of the Company.

 

Item 6. Executive Compensation.

 

Neither Mr. Berk nor Mr. Hubbard received any compensation for their services as executive officers of the Company during 2016. Commencing January 2017, Mr. Hubbard is paid $5,000 per month as a consultant to the Company. Further, neither Mr. Berk nor Mr. Hubbard have outstanding equity awards as of December 31, 2016. Other than with respect to Mr.Hubbard, at this time, the Company does not have any specific compensation plan for its principal executives for calendar year 2017 and going forward, but expects to develop one in the near future.

 

The Company does not have an employment agreement with Mr. Berk or Mr. Hubbard or any of its other employees or consultants.

 

Director compensation.

 

At this time, the Company has yet to develop any specific compensation plan for its directors, but expects to do so in the near future.

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at September 30, 2016.

 

None of our executive officers have outstanding equity awards as of September 30, 2016.

 

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Item 7. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

 

Willamette Property

 

Prior to the formation of the Company, one of its shareholders entered into an agreement to acquire the Willamette Property, which agreement was later transferred to the Company after its formation. That shareholder also advanced a portion of the $34,500 required for the escrow deposit for this property, which amount was applied to the purchase price at closing. To date, the Company has repaid $29,500 to the shareholder, with the remaining balance being accounted for as a current liability in our financial statements furnished in Item 13.

 

Legal Fees

 

During the period ended September 30, 2016, the Company advanced $20,412 in payment of legal fees to OpCo, which is shown as a long term related party receivable in our financial statements furnished in Item 13. In December, 2016, the Company advanced an additional $45,000 in payment of legal fees on behalf of the related entities and a payment of $4,750 for licensing fees to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, the entity that regulates cannabis production and distribution in Oregon, also on behalf of the related entities.

 

OpCo Holdings, Inc.

 

Opco, whose subsidiary will be the lessee with respect to the Willamette Property and the 42 nd Street Property, is owned by certain officers and directors of Stem, as follows:

 

1) Adam Berk, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Stem, serves as President and a Director of Opco and owns 7.81% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Opco Holdings.
   
2) Steve Hubbard, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and a Director of Stem, serves as Secretary and a Director of Opco and owns 0.67% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Opco.
   
3) Garrett M. Bender, a Director of Stem, owns 4.69% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Opco.
   
4) Jim Murphy, a Director of Stem, serves as Co-President of Opco and owns 10.89% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Opco.

 

Shareholder Loan

 

On October 28, 2016, the Company loaned $100,000 to Jim Murphy (a director and shareholder of the Company) and Travis MacKenzie and James Orpeza (both shareholders of the Company), under a promissory note (the “ Note ”) due March 30, 2017 which bears interest at rate of 12% per annum. The Note provides for monthly payments in the amount of $1,000 commencing December 1, 2016 until the Note is fully paid. The Note is secured by a pledge of 50,000 shares of Company common stock owned by the debtors.

 

Director Independence

 

We currently use NASDAQ’s general definition for determining director independence, which states that “independent director” means a person other than an officer or employee of the company or its subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship, that, in the opinion of the company’s board of directors, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of the director. Lindy Snider is the only director that is an independent director under this definition.

 

Item 8. Legal Proceedings.

 

We are not currently subject to any material legal proceedings, nor, to our knowledge, is any material legal proceeding threatened against us. From time to time, we may be a party to certain legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business.

 

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Item 9. Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.

 

From inception (June 26, 2016) through the date of this report, the Company’s common stock is not quoted on any market or listing service and there has been no trading or market in the Company’s common stock. As of the date of the filing of this Registration Statement on Form 10, there are issued and outstanding 6,024,611 shares of Common Stock which are held by approximately 50 holders of record.

 

We have not declared any cash dividends on our Common Stock since inception and do not anticipate paying such dividends in the foreseeable future. We plan to retain any future earnings for use in our business operations. Any decisions as to future payment of cash dividends will depend on our earnings and financial position and such other factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant.

 

Equity Compensation Plan

 

The Company has adopted an employee, director and consultant stock plan dated July 27, 2016 (the “ Plan ”). Under the Plan, the board of directors of the Company may grant Awards (as defined below) up to 15% of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately following the effective date of the Plan (“ Purchaser Shares ”). As of the date of this statement, Stem has not granted any Awards pursuant to the Plan.

 

Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

Plan category   (a) Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights     (b) Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights   (c) Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))  
                 
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders     0     n/a     903,692 (1)
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders     0     n/a     0  
Total     0     n/a     903,692 (1)

 

(1) Assumes 6,024,611 shares of outstanding Company common stock

 

The following is a summary of the principal terms of the Plan.

 

The Plan provides that awards may be granted to officers, employees or directors of the Company and its affiliates (“ Eligible Persons ”). The Plan permits the board of directors of the Company to grant three types of awards (“ Awards ”) to Eligible Persons: (a) a stock appreciation right (“ Stock Appreciation Right ”); (b) a stock option (“ Stock Option ”); and (c) a stock award (“ Stock Award ”).

 

Stock Options may be granted alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan and may be of two types: (a) incentive Stock Options; and (b) non-qualified Stock Options. The exercise price per share under a Stock Option is determined by the administrator of the Plan; provided, however, that such exercise price is not less than the fair market value per Purchaser Share on the date the Stock Option is granted, subject to certain exceptions. The term of each Stock Option is fixed by the administrator of the Plan and no incentive Stock Option may be exercisable more than 10 years after the date such incentive Stock Option is granted. The Plan provides that other terms and conditions may be attached to a particular Stock Option, such terms and conditions to be referred to in an option agreement.

 

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In the event an option holder ceases to be an Eligible Person other than by reason of death, disability or cause, the option holder may exercise any Stock Option granted to him or her to the extent that such Stock Option is exercisable on the date of such termination. In the event an option holder ceases to be an Eligible Person by reason of death or disability, the option holder or his or her representative, as applicable, may exercise any Stock Option granted to him or her to the extent that such Stock Option is exercisable on the date of such death or disability. All outstanding and unexercised Stock Options of an option holder will be cancelled in the event that such person ceases to be an Eligible Person by reason of cause.

 

Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted either on a stand-alone basis or in conjunction with all or part of any Stock Option granted under the Plan. Stock Appreciation Rights granted on a stand-alone basis may be exercisable only at such time or times and to such extent as determined by the administrator of the Plan. Stock Appreciation Rights granted in conjunction with all or part of any Stock Option may be exercisable only at the time or times and to the extent that the Stock Options to which they relate are exercisable. Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, a holder will be entitled to receive an amount in cash, Purchaser Shares or both, which in the aggregate is equal in value to the difference in the fair market value of the Purchaser Shares at the date of exercise less the fair market value of the Purchaser Shares at the date of grant.

 

Stock Awards may be directly issued under the Plan, subject to such terms, conditions, performance requirements, restrictions, forfeiture provisions, contingencies and limitations as the administrator of the Plan may determine.

 

Subject to adjustment as provided in the Plan, the aggregate number of shares of common stock which may be delivered under the Plan shall not exceed a number equal to 15% of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately following the effective date of the Plan. Commencing with the year 2017, the maximum number of shares of common stock which may be delivered under the Plan shall automatically increase by a number sufficient to cause the number of shares of common stock covered by the Plan to equal 10% of the total number of shares of common stock then outstanding, assuming for this purpose the conversion into common stock of all outstanding securities that are convertible by their terms (directly or indirectly) into common stock. The exercise price per share of common stock purchasable under a Stock Option shall be determined by the administrator of the Plan; provided, however, that the exercise price per share shall be not less than the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) per share on the date the Stock Option is granted, or if the Stock Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option and is granted to an individual who is a Ten Percent Holder (as defined in the Plan), not less than 110% of such Fair Market Value per share. The term of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the administrator of the Plan, but no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable more than 10 years (or five years in the case of an individual who is a Ten Percent Holder) after the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted.

 

Item 10. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

 

The following table sets forth all securities issued by Stem since its inception in June 2016:

 

Date   Number of Shares     Security   Price  
June 6, 2016     2,750,000     Common Stock   $ 0.001  
June 21, 2016     50,000     Common Stock   $ 0.15  
June 23, 2016     60,000     Common Stock   $ 0.15  
July 1, 2016     100,000     Common Stock   $ 0.15  
July 27, 2016     171,667     Common Stock   $ 0.15  
July 28, 2016     100,000     Common Stock   $ 0.15  
August 2, 2016     166,666     Common Stock   $ 0.15  
August 3, 2016     166,667     Common Stock   $ 0.15  
August 5, 2016     170,000     Common Stock   $ 0.15  
August 16, 2016     25,000     Common Stock   $ 0.15  
December 1, 2016     50,000     Common Stock   $ 0.15  
August 30, 2016     333,333     Common Stock   $ 2.40  
September 13, 2016     40,000     Common Stock   $ 2.40  
September 16, 2016     50,000     Common Stock   $ 2.40  
September 23, 2016     41,666     Common Stock   $ 2.40  
September 26, 2016     41,666     Common Stock   $ 2.40  
September 27, 2016     412,498     Common Stock   $ 2.40  
September 30, 2016     50,000     Common Stock   $ 2.40  
October 11, 2016     5,000     Common Stock   $ 2.40  
December 1, 2016     95,833     Common Stock   $ 2.40  
January 23, 2017     1,048,782     Common Stock   $ 2.40  

 

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Other than the shares issued on January 23, 2017, the securities set forth above were issued by the Company pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, or the provisions of Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. All such shares issued contained a restrictive legend and the Holders confirmed that they were acquiring the shares for investment and without intent to distribute the shares. All of the purchasers were experienced in making speculative investments, understood the risks associated with investments, and could afford a loss of the entire investment. The Company did not utilize an underwriter or a placement agent for any of these offerings of its securities. The shares issued on January 23, 2017 were issued in accordance with the Arrangement Agreement with Patch International, Inc. and were exempt from registration pursuant to Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act.

 

Item 11. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

 

The following is a summary of the material terms of Stem’s capital stock as contained in Stem’s articles of incorporation and by-laws. The following descriptions do not purport to be complete statements of the relevant provisions of Stem’s articles of incorporation and by-laws. You should refer to Stem’s articles of incorporation and by-laws for complete details.

 

The authorized capital of Stem consists of 200,000,000 shares, of which 100,000,000 are designated as common stock with a par value $0.001 per share (the ” Common Stock ”) and 100,000,000 are designated as preferred stock with a par value $0.001 per share (“ Preferred Stock ”).

 

Common Stock

 

At January 22, 2017, the Company had 6,024,611 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.

 

Voting Rights. Holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders and do not have cumulative voting rights.

 

Dividends . Holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive proportionately any dividends as may be declared by our board of directors, subject to any preferential dividend rights of any series of preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.

 

Liquidation and Dissolution. In the event of our liquidation or dissolution, the holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive proportionately our net assets available for distribution to stockholders after the payment of all debts and other liabilities and subject to the prior rights of any outstanding preferred stock.

 

Other Rights . Holders of Common Stock have no preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of Common Stock are subject to and may be adversely affected by the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar . Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc. is transfer agent and registrar for the Common Stock.

 

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Preferred Stock

 

Of the 100,000,000 authorized shares of Preferred Stock, our articles of incorporation designate 50,000,000 shares as Series A Preferred Stock and 50,000,000 shares as Series B Preferred Stock. No certificates of designation have been filed with respect to any Preferred Stock and, as of January 22, 2017, no shares of Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding.

 

Anti-Takeover Effects of Provisions of Nevada State Law

 

The Company may be, or in the future may become, subject to Nevada’s control share law. A corporation is subject to Nevada’s control share law if it has more than 200 stockholders, at least 100 of whom are stockholders of record and residents of Nevada, and if the corporation does business in Nevada or through an affiliated corporation.

 

The law focuses on the acquisition of a “controlling interest,” which means the ownership of outstanding voting shares is sufficient, but for the control share law, to enable the acquiring person to exercise the following proportions of the voting power of the corporation in the election of directors: (a) one-fifth or more but less than one-third; (b) one-third or more but less than a majority; or (c) a majority or more. The ability to exercise such voting power may be direct or indirect, as well as individual or in association with others.

 

The effect of the control share law is that the acquiring person, and those acting in association with it, obtain only such voting rights in the control shares as are conferred by a resolution of the stockholders of the corporation, approved at a special or annual meeting of stockholders. The control share law contemplates that voting rights will be considered only once by the other stockholders. Thus, there is no authority to take away voting rights from the control shares of an acquiring person once those rights have been approved. If the stockholders do not grant voting rights to the control shares acquired by an acquiring person, those shares do not become permanent non-voting shares. The acquiring person is free to sell its shares to others. If the buyers of those shares themselves do not acquire a controlling interest, their shares do not become governed by the control share law.

 

If control shares are accorded full voting rights and the acquiring person has acquired control shares with a majority or more of the voting power, any stockholder of record, other than an acquiring person, who has not voted in favor of approval of voting rights is entitled to demand fair value for such stockholder’s shares.

 

Nevada’s control share law may have the effect of discouraging corporate takeovers. In addition to the control share law, Nevada has a business combination law, which prohibits certain business combinations between Nevada corporations and “interested stockholders” for two years after the “interested stockholder” first becomes an “interested stockholder” unless the combination meets all of the requirements of the articles of incorporation of the resident domestic corporation and (a) the corporation’s board of directors approves the combination in advance, or (b) the combination is approved by the board of directors of the resident domestic corporation and, at or after that time, the combination is approved at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the resident domestic corporation, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of the holders of stock representing at least 60 percent of the outstanding voting power of the resident domestic corporation not beneficially owned by the interested stockholder or the affiliates or associates of the interested stockholder. For purposes of Nevada law, an “interested stockholder” is any person who is (a) the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of ten percent or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation, or (b) an affiliate or associate of the corporation and at any time within the three previous years was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of ten percent or more of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of the corporation. The definition of the term “business combination” is sufficiently broad to cover virtually any kind of transaction that would allow a potential acquirer to use the corporation’s assets to finance the acquisition or otherwise to benefit its own interests rather than the interests of the corporation and its other stockholders.

 

The effect of Nevada's business combination law is to potentially discourage parties interested in taking control of Stem from doing so if it cannot obtain the approval of the Company’s board of directors.

 

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Item 12. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

Sections 78.7502 and 78.751 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (“ NRS ”) provide Stem with the power to indemnify any of its directors and officers. The director or officer must have conducted himself/herself in good faith and reasonably believe that his/her conduct was in, or not opposed to Stem’s best interests. In a criminal action, the director, officer, employee or agent must not have had reasonable cause to believe his/her conduct was unlawful.

 

Under Section 78.751 of the NRS, advances for expenses may be made by agreement if the director or officer affirms in writing that he/she believes he/she has met the standards and will personally repay the expenses if it is determined such officer or director did not meet the standards.

 

Stem’s bylaws include an indemnification provision under which Stem has the power to indemnify its directors, officers, employees and former directors, officers and employees (including heirs and personal representatives) to the fullest extent permitted under Nevada law. Stem’s bylaws provide that to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, and except as otherwise provided in any agreement between Stem and a director, Stem will indemnify each director for, from and against any expenses, including but not limited to attorney’s fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by the director in connection with any action, suit or proceeding, whether threatened, pending or completed, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and whether or not by or in the right of Stem, by reason of the fact that the director is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of Stem or any subsidiary of Stem. In consequence, thereof, no director or officer shall be personally liable to Stem or any of its shareholders for damages for breach of fiduciary duty as director or officer involving any act or omission of any such director or officer, provided there was no intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law, or payment of dividends in violation of Section 78.300 of the NRS.

 

In addition, Stem has certain agreements with its directors and executive officers which contain provisions that require Stem to indemnify them for costs, charges and expenses incurred in connection with: (a) civil, criminal or administrative actions resulting from the executive officer’s service as such; and (b) actions by or on behalf of Stem to which the executive officer is made a party. Stem is required to provide such indemnification if: (a) the executive officer acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of Stem; and (b) in the case of a criminal or administrative proceeding or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, the executive officer had reasonable grounds for believing that his conduct was lawful.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted for Stem’s directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, Stem has been advised that in the opinion of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

 

Item 13. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

 

The financial statements required by this Item can be found beginning on page F-1 of this Registration Statement on Form 10.

 

Item 14. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

 

In September 2016, the Company’s directors, acting in the capacity of an audit committee, engaged LJ Soldinger, LLC (“Soldinger”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to act as the principal accountant to audit the Company’s financial statements. During the Company’s fiscal year ended September 30, 2016, neither the Company, nor anyone acting on its behalf, consulted with Soldinger regarding the application of accounting principles to a specific completed or proposed transaction or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, and no written report or oral advice was provided that Soldinger concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any such accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue.

 

Item 15. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a) Financial Statements. See page F-1.

 

(b) Exhibits. The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index, which appears at the end of this Registration Statement on Form 10.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  STEM HOLDINGS, INC.
     
Date: February 13, 2017 By: /s/ Adam Berk
    Adam Berk, Chief Executive Officer and President
    (Principal Executive Officer)
     
Date: February 13, 2017 By: /s/ Steve Hubbard
    Steve Hubbard, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

We, the undersigned directors and/or executive officers of Stem Holdings, Inc., hereby severally constitute and appoint Adam Berk and Steve Hubbard, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign this registration statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate to be done in connection therewith, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby approving, ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ Adam Berk   Chief Executive Officer   February 13, 2017
Adam Berk   (Principal Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ Steve Hubbard   Chief Financial Officer   February 13, 2017
Steve Hubbard   (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)    
         
/s/ Garrett M. Bender   Director   February 13, 2017
Garrett M. Bender        
         
/s/ Jim Murphy   Director   February 13, 2017
Jim Murphy        
         
/s/ Lindy Snider   Director   February 13, 2017
Lindy Snider        

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description
     
3.1   Articles of Incorporation of Stem Holdings, Inc.
     
3.2   By-Laws of Stem Holdings, Inc.
     
4.1   Stem Holdings, Inc. 2016 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Plan
     
4.2   Specimen Stock Certificate
     
10.1   Arrangement Agreement between Stem Holdings, Inc. and Patch International, Inc.
     
10.2   Multiparty Agreement
     
23.1   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

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Stem Holdings, Inc.

Financial Statements

Period from June 7, 2016 (date of inception) to September 30, 2016

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders

Stem Holdings, Inc.:

 

We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Stem Holdings, Inc. as of September 30, 2016, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the period from inception on June 7, 2016 through September 30, 2016. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the aforementioned financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Stem Holdings, Inc. as of September 30, 2016 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from inception on June 7, 2016 through September 30, 2016, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

/s/ L J Soldinger Associates, LLC  
Deer Park, Illinois  
January 26, 2017  

 

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Stem Holdings, Inc.

Statements of Financial Position

 

    September 30, 2016  
ASSETS        
Current Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 798,198  
Prepaid expenses and deposits     7,000  
Subscriptions receivable     1,170,000  
Total current assets     1,975,198  
         
Due from related parties     20,412  
Project costs     41,250  
Deposits     14,000  
         
Total Assets   $ 2,050,860  
         
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
         
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     19,059  
Due to related parties     34,750  
Total Current Liabilities     53,809  
         
Shareholders’ Equity        
Preferred stock, Series A; $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding as of September 30, 2016     -  
Preferred stock, Series B; $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding as of September 30, 2016     -  
Common stock; $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 4,734,163 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2016     4,734  
Additional paid-in capital     2,480,016  
Subscription receivable     (400,000 )
Accumulated deficit     (87,699 )
Total equity     1,997,051  
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity   $ 2,050,860  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

 

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Stem Holdings, Inc.

Statement of Operations

 

    Period from
June 7, 2016
(Inception) to
September 30, 2016
 
Revenues   $ -  
         
General and administration     87,699  
Operating loss     (87,699 )
         
Net loss before income taxes     (87,699 )
Provision for income taxes     -  
Net loss for the period   $ (87,699 )
         
Basic and diluted loss per common share   $ (0.03 )
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding     2,684,936  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Stem Holdings, Inc.

Statement of Changes in Equity

 

    Number of                                
    Common           Additional                 Total  
    Shares     Common     Paid-in     Subscription     Accumulated     Shareholders’  
    Outstanding     Stock     Capital     Receivable     Deficit     Equity  
Balance, June 7, 2016 (Inception)     -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Founders issuance     2,750,000       2,750       -       -       -       2,750  
Issuance of common shares in private placements     1,817,497       1,817       2,087,683       -       -       2,089,500  
Issuance of common shares for subscription receivable     166,666       167       399,833       (400,000 )     -       -  
Costs paid in private placements     -       -       (7,500 )     -       -       (7,500 )
Net loss for the period     -       -       -       -       (87,699 )     (87,699 )
Balance, September 30, 2016     4,734,163       4,734       2,480,016       (400,000 )     (87,699 )     1,997,051  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Stem Holdings, Inc.

Statements of cash flows

 

    Period from
June 7, 2016
(inception) to
September 30, 2016
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:        
Net loss for the period   $ (87,699 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operations        
(Increase) decrease in operating assets:        
Prepaid expenses and deposits     (7,000 )
Deposits and other assets     (14,000 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     19,059  
Net Cash Flows Used In Operating Activities     (89,640 )
         
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:        
Project cost expenditures     (6,500 )
Advances to related entities     (20,412 )
Net Cash Flows used in Investing Activities     (26,912 )
         
Financing Activities:        
Proceeds from issuance of common shares     922,250  
Private placement costs paid     (7,500 )
Net Cash Flows Provided By Financing Activities     914,750  
         
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents     798,198  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     -  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 798,198  
         
Supplemental cash flow information        
Cash paid for interest   $ -  
Cash paid for taxes   $ -  
Non-Cash Supplemental information        
Subscriptions receivable   $ 1,170,000  
Project costs paid by shareholders on behalf of the Company   $ 34,450  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Stem Holdings, Inc.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

1. Incorporation and operations

 

Stem Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) is a Nevada corporation incorporated on June 7, 2016. The Company intends to purchase, improve, and lease properties for use in the cannabis production, distribution and sales industry beginning in the State of Oregon. In September and October, 2016, the Company subleased its first commercial location and acquired its first commercial location, respectively. The Company hopes to enter into leases for these properties in the near future.

 

2. Summary of significant accounting policies

 

Basis of preparation

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

 

Use of estimates

 

The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Estimates and judgments used are based on management’s experience and the assumptions used are believed to be reasonable given the circumstances that exist at the time the financial statements are prepared. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents include short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less and are recorded at cost, which approximates fair market value given the short-term nature.

 

Concentrations of Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash. As of September 30, 2016, the Company had deposits in a major financial institution that are held in a brokerage account and thus not covered by FDIC insurance.

 

Capitalization of Project Costs

 

The Company’s policy is to capitalize all costs that are directly identifiable with a specific property, would be capitalized if the Company had already acquired the property, and when the property, or an option to acquire the property, is being actively sought after, and either funds are available or will likely become available. All amounts shown capitalized prior to acquisition of a property are included under the caption of Project Costs in the balance sheet.

 

Income Taxes

 

Income taxes are provided for the tax effects of transactions reported in the financial statements and consist of currently due plus deferred taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting carrying amounts and the respective tax bases of assets and liabilities, and are measured using tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Valuation allowances are provided against deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

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The Company follows the guidance of FASB ASC 740-10 which relates to the Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, which seeks to reduce the diversity in practice associated with the accounting and reporting for uncertainty in income tax positions. This interpretation prescribes a comprehensive model for financial statement recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in income tax returns.

 

Fair value of financial instruments

 

As defined in the authoritative guidance, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

 

To estimate fair value, the Company utilizes market data or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated or generally unobservable.

 

The authoritative guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (“Level 1” measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (“Level 3” measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

Level 1 — Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 — Other inputs that are observable, directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

 

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data and which the Company makes its own assumptions about how market participants would price the assets and liabilities.

 

In instances in which multiple levels of inputs are used to measure fair value, hierarchy classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.

 

Earnings per share

 

The Company presents basic and diluted per share amounts (“EPS”) data for its common shares. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing the profit or loss attributable to common shareholders of the Company by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per share is calculated based on the weighted-average number of outstanding common shares plus the effect of dilutive potential common shares, using the treasury stock method. The Company’s calculation of diluted net loss per share excludes potential common shares as of September 30, 2016 as the effect would be anti-dilutive (i.e. would reduce the loss per share). As of September 30, 2016, the Company had not issued any securities exercisable or convertible into the common stock of the Company.

 

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Emerging Growth Company

 

The Company has elected to be an emerging growth company as defined under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (“Jobs Act”). Included with this election, the Company has also elected to use the provisions within the Jobs Act that allow companies that go public to continue to use the private company adoption date rules for new accounting policies. Should the Company obtain revenues in excess of $1 billion on an annual basis, have its non-affiliated market capitalization increase to over $700 million as of the last day of its second quarter, or raise in excess of $1 billion in public offerings of its equity or instruments directly convertible into its equity, it will forfeit its status under the Jobs Act as an emerging growth company.

 

Recent accounting pronouncements

 

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) - Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments: A Consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force . The amendments provide guidance on eight specific cash flow classification issues: debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments or other debt instruments with coupon interest rates that are insignificant in relation to the effective interest rate of the borrowing, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims, corporate and bank-owned life insurance policies, distributions received from equity method investees, beneficial interests in securitization transactions and separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle. The amendments in this update are effective for private business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. An entity that elects early adoption must adopt all of the amendments in the same period. The Company is in the process of assessing the impact that the adoption of this ASU will have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments . This ASU provides guidance for recognizing credit losses on financial instruments based on an estimate of current expected credit losses model. For private business entities that are SEC filers, the amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. All entities may adopt the amendments in this update earlier as of the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is in the process of assessing the impact that the adoption of this ASU will have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting . This ASU simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. For private business entities, the amendments in this update are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted for any entity in any interim or annual period. If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. An entity that elects early adoption must adopt all of the amendments in the same period. The Company is in the process of assessing the impact that the adoption of this ASU will have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) . This ASU requires that lessees recognize assets and liabilities for leases with lease terms greater than twelve months in the statement of financial position and also requires improved disclosures to help users of financial statements better understand the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. This update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim reporting periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. We have preliminarily evaluated the impact of our pending adoption of ASU 2016-02 on our financial statements, and we currently expect that our operating lease commitments will be subject to the new standard and recognized as operating lease liabilities and right-of-use assets upon our adoption of ASU 2016-02, which will increase our total assets and total liabilities that we report relative to such amounts prior to adoption.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) . The core principle of this amendment is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. This standard is effective for fiscal years and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date. The amendments in this update deferred the effective date for implementation of ASU 2014-09 by one year and is now effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. As we continue to evaluate the impacts of our pending adoption of Topic 606 in the first half of fiscal 2017, our preliminary assessments are subject to change.

 

From March through December 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net), ASU No. 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, ASU No. 2016-11, Revenue Recognition (Topic 605) and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Rescission of SEC Guidance Because of Accounting Standards Updates 2014-09 and 2014-16 Pursuant to Staff Announcements at the March 3, 2016 EITF Meeting, ASU No. 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients and ASU No. 2016-20, Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. These amendments are intended to improve and clarify the implementation guidance of Topic 606. The effective date and transition requirements for the amendments are the same as the effective date and transition requirements of ASU No. 2014-09 and ASU No. 2015-14.

 

Management has evaluated other recently issued accounting pronouncements and does not believe that any of these pronouncements will have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

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3. Subscriptions receivable

 

As of September 30, 2016, the Company had $1,170,000 due from shareholders for the issuance of 487,500 shares of the Company’s common stock in accordance with private placement shares subscribed for but proceeds not yet received by the Company as of September 30, 2016. Those proceeds were received by the Company in October 2016.

 

4. Shareholders’ Equity

 

Preferred shares

 

The Company has no preferred shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2016.

 

Common shares

 

The holders of common shares are entitled to receive dividends as declared from time to time, and are entitled to one vote per share at meetings of the Company.

 

At inception of the Company, 3 shareholders received 2,750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

The Company received subscriptions in private placement offerings for the following shares as of September 30, 2016:

 

  During July – August 12, 2016, 1,010,000 common shares at $0.15 per share to unaffiliated investors for $151,500. All of these funds were received as of September 30, 2016.
     
  During August 25 – September 30, 2016, 974,163 common shares at $2.40 per share to unaffiliated investors for $2,338,000. As of September 30, 2016, $768,000 was received in cash.

 

Subscription receivable

 

On August 30, 2016, the Company issued 166,666 shares of common stock, to be held in escrow, pending the receipt of $400,000. According to the securities purchase agreement with the shareholder, the payment is to be received and the common shares are to be released from escrow on or before February 15, 2017. As of the date of these financial statements, that subscription was not yet received by the Company.

 

5. Income taxes

 

The income tax expense (benefit) consisted of the following for the period from June 7, 2016 (inception) through September 30, 2016:

 

Total current   $ -  
Total deferred     -  
    $ -  

 

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Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.

 

The following is a reconciliation of the expected statutory federal income tax provision to the actual income tax benefit for the period from June 7, 2016 (inception) through September 30, 2016:

 

Federal statutory rate   $ (30,000 )
State taxes, net of federal benefit     -  
Change in valuation allowance     30,000  
    $ -  

 

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets were as follows for the period from June 7, 2016 (inception) through September 30, 2016:

 

Deferred tax assets:      
Net operating loss carryforwards   $ 30,000  
Total deferred tax assets     30,000  
         
Deferred tax liabilities     -  
Total deferred tax liabilities     -  
         
Net deferred tax assets     30,000  
Less valuation allowance     (30,000 )
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)   $ -  

 

At September 30, 2016, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards for federal and state income tax purposes of approximately $87,000. The federal and state net operating loss carryforwards will expire beginning in 2036.

 

During the period from June 7, 2016 (inception) through September 30, 2016, the Company recognized no amounts related to tax interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. The Company is subject to taxation in the United States and various state jurisdictions. The Company currently has no years under examination by any jurisdiction.

 

6 . Related party transactions

 

Prior to the formation of the Company, one of its shareholders entered into an agreement to acquire a commercial property located in Eugene, Oregon, as more fully described in Note 8, which sale agreement was later transferred to the Company (see Note 7) after its formation. That shareholder and two other shareholders also advanced funds that were applied as escrow deposits upon closing in the amount of $34,750 which has been included as an asset as part of project costs and in current liabilities section of these financial statements as Due to Shareholders. In December 2016, $29,250 was repaid to one of the shareholders.

 

During the period ended September 30, 2016, the Company advanced $20,412 in payment of legal fees to entities being formed by certain shareholders of the Company (see Note 7), which is shown as a long term related party receivable in these financial statements. In December 2016, the Company advanced, on behalf of the related entities, an additional $45,000 in payment of legal fees and a payment of $4,750 for licensing fees, on behalf of related entities, to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, the entity that regulates cannabis production and distribution in Oregon.

 

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7 . Commitments and contingencies

 

In July 2016, the Company entered into a lease with an initial term of five (5) years together with renewal options on the part of the Company for four (4) five-year periods for a commercial building from an unrelated third party in Springfield, Oregon. At the time the original lease was entered into, the Company had expected to close on significant subscriptions from its private placement. However, when those did not immediately materialize, the Company entered into an agreement with the landlord to cancel the lease and in addition, paid the landlord $15,000 not to rent out the property until such time the Company could enter into a new lease. In September 2016, the Company entered into a new 10 year lease with the landlord that commenced in November 2016. The lease requires the Company to pay a base rental fee of $7,033, which escalates each year by approximately 2%, plus an additional estimated $315 per month in real estate taxes. All taxes (including reconciling real estate taxes), maintenance and utilities are included at the end of each year as a one-time payment. In addition, the Company also remitted $14,000 for a security deposit to the landlord. The Company expects to sublease out this space in the near future.

 

The future minimum lease payments are as follows:

 

For the year ending September 30,        
2017   $ 80,828  
2018     89,738  
2019     91,475  
2020     93,270  
Thereafter     608,205  
    $ 963,516  

 

In August 2016, the Company and certain shareholders of the Company entered into a “Multi Party” Agreement, in which the Company became obligated to lease or acquire three separate real estate assets, and separately, if certain events occur (see below), additional real estate assets held by entities related to those shareholders. In September 2016, the Company entered into the lease as more fully described above, and in November 2016, acquired a property after the shareholder that owned the purchase agreement transferred that purchase agreement to the Company, in accordance with the Multi Party agreement (see Note 8). As of the date of these financial statements, the Company has entered into negotiations for the acquisition of the third property in Mulino, Oregon, but as of yet has not exchanged final closing documents, and at this time, is uncertain if or when it will. Should the Company deploy in excess of $10,000,000 in real estate assets, it is required to purchase certain real estate properties owned by entities affiliated with certain of its shareholders.

 

In addition, certain shareholders of the Company have begun organizing entities that will operate directly in the cannabis industry, and the Company intends to offer leases of its properties to these entities in the near future. The Multi Party Agreement also requires that in the event that the US Government amends Title 21 of the United States Code, otherwise known as the Controlled Substances Act, to remove cannabis as a Schedule I drug, and the Company deploys more than $10 million in real estate holdings, the Company is required to enter into agreements to acquire those related entities and issue such equity so that the shareholders of the related entities obtain 75% of the then issued and outstanding equity of the Company, regardless of the profitability or financial condition of the related entities at the time of their acquisition.

 

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8. Subsequent events

 

From October through December 31, 2016, the Company raised gross proceeds of $230,000 from subscriptions entered into by entities after September 30, 2016 under the Company’s ongoing private placement and agreed to issue 95,833 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

On October 28, 2016, the Company loaned $100,000 to certain officers and shareholders of the Company, under a promissory note (the “Note”) due March 30, 2017 which bears interest at rate of 12% per annum. The Note provides for monthly payments in the amount of $1,000 commencing December 1, 2016 until the Note is fully paid. The Note is secured by a pledge of 50,000 shares of Company common stock owned by the debtors.

 

On November 1, 2016, the Company acquired certain real property located at 1027 Willamette Street, Eugene, Oregon 97401 (the “Property”) for a total cash purchase price plus closing costs of $910,000.

 

In November 2016, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Patch International, Inc. (“Patch”). In order to close the transaction, Patch was required to submit for approval to certain Canadian government courts, hold a general meeting of its shareholders and have the shareholders vote to approve the merger, and certain other customary requirements. As of the time of the agreement, Patch did not have any operations, and is considered a dormant entity. The agreement provided for the Company to issue shares of its common stock based on a price of $2.40 per common share, with the number of shares to be issued based on the amount of cash held by Patch at the time of closing of the transaction, converted from Canadian dollars into US dollars. In addition, the Company agreed to issue to Patch shareholders additional shares at the same $2.40 per share in the event that the Company collects on a fully reserved receivable in the amount of $500,000 owed to Patch by a related party. As of the date of these financial statements, the Company considers the receivable uncollectible (as did Patch, which reserved 100% of the outstanding receivable in its audited financial statements) and does not anticipate issuing additional shares for its collection. On January 20, 2017, the Patch shareholders held their general meeting and they voted to be acquired by the Company. On January 23, 2017, the Company issued 1,048,782 of its shares to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Patch. The Company has been informed that two shareholders, representing less than 2% of Patch shares outstanding have chosen to not vote for the merger. Under Canadian law, the Company will be required to purchase those shares after negotiations on price have occurred.

 

In November 2016, the Company entered into a business consulting agreement with an unrelated third party with a term of 12 months. As part of that agreement, the consultant agreed to provide general business consulting services to the Company in exchange for a $50,000 upfront payment, monthly payments of $5,000 and an option for 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, exercisable at $2.40 per share, a term of 4 years and also piggyback registration rights. The options vest as follows: 100,000 shares immediately upon signing, 50,000 shares upon the Company’s common stock being listed on a public exchange for trading, and the remaining 50,000 shares 12 months after the common stock of the Company is listed for trading on a public exchange. In addition, the consultant agreed to purchase 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at the price of $0.15 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $7,500, which the Company received in December 2016.

 

The Company expects to close on the purchase of a commercial property in Portland, Oregon in February 2017. The purchase price is $650,000 plus closing costs of approximately $26,000, payable with $350,000 in cash at closing and a note payable for the remaining $300,000. The note payable has a four month maturity, requires four monthly payments of $75,000 and is non-interest bearing.

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA BALANCE SHEET OF stem holdings, INC.

 

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA BALANCE SHEET OF STEM HOLDINGS, INC.

 

The pro forma balance sheet reflects preliminary estimates and assumptions based on the information available at the time of preparation, including, but not limited to, the preliminary estimates of the fair value of the assets acquired. The pro forma balance sheet should be read in conjunction with:

 

  The audited financial statements of Stem Holdings Inc. as of September 30, 2016
     
  The audited financial statements of Patch International Inc. as of May 31, 2016, which can be located at:  www.sedar.com.
     
  The unaudited interim financial statements of Patch International Inc. as of August 31, 2016, which can be located at:  www.sedar.com.
     
  Commercial Real Estate Sale Agreement covering the property located at 1027 Willamette Street, Eugene Oregon.
     
  Purchase and Sale Agreement covering the property located at 7827 SE Powell Blvd, Portland Oregon

 

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Pro Forma

See Accompanying Notes

 

          Historical              
    Historical     August 31, 2016              
    September 30, 2016     Patch           Pro Forma  
    Stem     International,     Pro Forma     Stem  
    Holdings, Inc.     Inc.     Adjustments     Holdings, Inc.  
            (Unaudited)                  
ASSETS                                
Cash     798,198       2,787,298  (B)     1,407,500          
               (C)     (917,493 )        
               (D)     (376,000 )     3,699,503  
Prepaid expenses and deposits     7,000       -       -       7,000  
Subscriptions receivable     1,170,000       -  (B)     (1,170,000 )     -  
Total Current Assets     1,975,198       2,787,298       (1,055,993 )     3,706,503  
                                 
Due from related parties     20,412       -       -       20,412  
Project costs     41,250       -  (C)     (41,250 )     -  
Deposits     14,000       -       -       14,000  
Real estate held for rent     -       -  (C)     923,993          
                (D)     676,000       1,599,993  
Total Assets     2,050,860       2,787,298       502,750       5,340,908  
                                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY                                
                                 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     19,059       13,249       -       32,308  
Note Payable     -       -  (D)     300,000       300,000  
Due to related parties     34,750       -   (C)     (34,750 )     -  
Total Current Liabilities     53,809       13,249       265,250       332,308  
                                 
Shareholders’ Equity                                
Preferred stock, Series A; par value $0.001, none outstanding     -       -               -  
Preferred stock, Series B; par value $0.001, none outstanding     -       -               -  
Common stock; $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 4,734,163 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2016     4,734       -  (A)     1,049          
               (B)     146       6,041  
Additional paid-in capital     2,480,016       25,786,454  (A)     (23,013,454 )        
               (B)     237,354       5,490,258  
Subscriptions receivable     (400,000 )     -       -       (400,000 )
Accumulated deficit     (87,699 )     (23,012,405 ) (A)     23,012,405       (87,699 )
Total Shareholders’ Equity     1,997,051       2,774,049       237,500       5,008,600  
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity     2,050,860       2,787,298       502,750       5,340,908  

 

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STEM HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO PRO FORMA BALANCE SHEET

(Unaudited)

 

1. BASIS OF PRO FORMA PRESENTATION

 

The unaudited pro forma balance sheet has been derived from the historical balance sheet of Stem Holdings, Inc. after giving effect to the acquisition transaction with Patch International Inc. (“Patch”), the receipt of private placement funds after September 30, 2016, the acquisition of the property located at 1027 Willamette Street, Eugene Oregon and the expected closing of the acquisition of the property at 7827 SE Powell Blvd, Portland Oregon.

 

Historical financial information has been adjusted in the pro forma balance sheet to give effect to pro forma events that are: (1) directly attributable to the acquisition of Patch; (2) factually supportable; and (3) expected to have a continuing impact on the Company’s balance sheet and results of operations.

 

2. PRO FORMA ADJUSTMENTS

 

The adjustments included in the pro forma statement of operations are as follows:

 

  (A) To record the equity issued to acquire the outstanding common and preferred stock of Patch. Because Patch is considered a shell with no operations at the time of our purchase, no step up in basis of the assets or liabilities is presented. These amounts represent the historical unaudited balances as of August 31, 2016. The amounts presented have been converted to USD as of the foreign exchange rate in effect on January 22, 2017 at the rate of 1 Canadian dollar being $0.756 US dollars. The number of shares agreed to at closing of 1,048,782 common shares of Stem Holdings, Inc. has been included in this pro forma.
     
  (B) Receipt of private placement funds through December 31, 2016
     
  (C) The acquisition of the property located at 1027 Willamette Street, Eugene Oregon. Includes payoff of the related party advances as these advances were for the purpose of acquiring the property. The Company closed on the property for a purchase price of $910,000 plus closing costs.
     
  (D) The expected acquisition at the end of February 2017 of the property located at 7827 SE Powell Blvd, Portland Oregon. The Company expects to close on the property with a purchase price of $650,000 plus approximately $26,000 in closing costs. The purchase agreement calls for the Company to pay $350,000 in cash plus its closing costs and issue to the sellers a note payable for $300,000 with a maturity date of four months from closing.

 

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BYLAWS

 

OF

 

STEM HOLDINGS, INC.

(a Nevada corporation)

 

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BYLAWS

OF

STEM HOLDINGS, INC.

 

ARTICLE I.

STOCKHOLDERS

 

Section 1.01 Annual Meeting . An annual meeting of the stockholders of the corporation shall be held on the date and at the time and place as shall be designated from time to time by the board of directors (the “ Board of Directors ”) and stated in the notice of the meeting, for the purpose of electing directors of the corporation to serve during the ensuing year and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. If the election of the directors is not held on the day designated herein for any annual meeting of the stockholders, or at any adjournment thereof, the president shall cause the election to be held at a special meeting of the stockholders as soon thereafter as is convenient.

 

Section 1.02 Special Meetings .

 

(a) Special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the chairman, the president or the Board of Directors and shall be called by the chairman, the president or the Board of Directors at the written request of the holders of not less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of any class of the corporation’s stock entitled to vote.

 

(b) No business shall be acted upon at a special meeting except as set forth in the notice calling the meeting, unless one of the conditions for the holding of a meeting without notice set forth in Section 1.05 shall be satisfied, in which case any business may be transacted and the meeting shall be valid for all purposes.

 

Section 1.03 Place of Meetings . Any meeting of the stockholders of the corporation may be held at its registered office in Nevada or at such other place in or out of the United States as the Board of Directors may designate. A waiver of notice signed by stockholders entitled to vote may designate any place for the holding of such meeting.

 

Section 1.04 Notice of Meetings .

 

(a) The president, a vice president, the secretary, an assistant secretary or any other individual designated by the Board of Directors shall sign and deliver written notice of any meeting at least ten (10) days, but not more than sixty (60) days, before the date of such meeting. The notice shall state the place, date and time of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.

 

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(b) In the case of an annual meeting, any proper business may be presented for action, except that action on any of the following items shall be taken only if the general nature of the proposal is stated in the notice:

 

(1) Action with respect to any contract or transaction between the corporation and one or more of its directors or officers or between the corporation and any corporation, firm or association in which one or more of the corporation’s directors or officers is a director or officer or is financially interested;

 

(2) Adoption of amendments to the Articles of Incorporation; or

 

(3) Action with respect to a merger, share exchange, reorganization, partial or complete liquidation, or dissolution of the corporation.

 

(c) A copy of the notice shall be delivered, either personally, by electronic means, by mail or by other methods of delivery, by or at the direction of the president, the vice president, the secretary or the officer or persons designated by the Board of Directors to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. If the notice is mailed at least thirty (30) days before the date of the meeting, it may be mailed by a class of United States mail other than first class. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail addressed to the stockholder at her, his or its address as it appears on the stock transfer books of the corporation, with postage thereon prepaid.

 

(d) The written certificate of the individual signing a notice of meeting, setting forth the substance of the notice or having a copy thereof attached, the date the notice was mailed or personally delivered to the stockholders and the addresses to which the notice was mailed, shall be prima facie evidence of the manner and fact of giving such notice.

 

(e) Any stockholder may waive notice of any meeting by a signed writing, either before or after the meeting.

 

Section 1.05 Meeting Without Notice .

 

(a) Whenever all persons entitled to vote at any meeting consent, either by:

 

(1) A writing on the records of the meeting or filed with the secretary; or

 

(2) Presence at such meeting and oral consent entered on the minutes; or
     
  (3) Taking part in the deliberations at such meeting without objection;

 

the doings of such meeting shall be as valid as if had at a meeting regularly called and noticed.

 

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(b) At such meeting any business may be transacted that is not excepted from the written consent or to the consideration of which no objection for want of notice is made at the time.

 

(c) If any meeting be irregular for want of notice or of such consent, provided a quorum was present at such meeting, the proceedings of the meeting may be ratified and approved and rendered likewise valid and the irregularity or defect therein waived by a writing signed by all parties having the right to vote at such meeting.

 

(d) Such consent or approval may be by proxy or attorney, but all such proxies and powers of attorney must be in writing.

 

Section 1.06 Determination of Stockholders of Record .

 

(a) For the purpose of determining the stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any distribution or the allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion, or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) days nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any other action.

 

(b) If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders: (i) entitled to notice of and to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held; (ii) entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be the day on which the first written consent is signed; and (iii) for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

 

Section 1.07 Quorum; Adjourned Meetings .

 

(a) Unless the Articles of Incorporation provide for a different proportion, stockholders holding at least a majority of the voting power of the corporation’s stock, represented in person or by proxy, are necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting. If, on any issue, voting by classes is required by the laws of Nevada, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, at least a majority of the voting power within each such class is necessary to constitute a quorum of each such class.

 

(b) If a quorum is not represented, a majority of the voting power so represented may adjourn the meeting from time to time until holders of the voting power required to constitute a quorum shall be represented. At any such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted as originally called. When a stockholders’ meeting is adjourned to another time or place hereunder, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. The stockholders present at a duly convened meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum of the voting power.

 

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Section 1.08 Voting .

 

(a) Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation, or in the resolution providing for the issuance of the stock adopted by the Board of Directors pursuant to authority expressly vested in it by the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, each stockholder of record, or such stockholder’s duly authorized proxy or attorney-in-fact, shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each share of voting stock standing registered in such stockholder’s name on the record date.

 

(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, all votes with respect to shares standing in the name of an individual on the record date (including pledged shares) shall be cast only by that individual or such individual’s duly authorized proxy, attorney-in-fact, or voting trustee(s) pursuant to a voting trust. With respect to shares held by a representative of the estate of a deceased stockholder, or by a guardian, conservator, custodian or trustee, votes may be cast by such holder upon proof of capacity, even though the shares do not stand in the name of such holder. In the case of shares under the control of a receiver, the receiver may cast votes carried by such shares even though the shares do not stand in the name of the receiver; provided, that the order of the court of competent jurisdiction which appoints the receiver contains the authority to cast votes carried by such shares. If shares stand in the name of a minor, votes may be cast only by the duly appointed guardian of the estate of such minor if such guardian has provided the corporation with written proof of such appointment.

 

(c) With respect to shares standing in the name of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other legal entity on the record date, votes may be cast:

 

(i) in the case of a corporation, by such individual as the bylaws of such other corporation prescribe, by such individual as may be appointed by resolution of the Board of Directors of such other corporation or by such individual (including the officer making the authorization) authorized in writing to do so by the chairman of the Board of Directors, president or any vice-president of such corporation and (ii) in the case of a partnership, limited liability company or other legal entity, by an individual representing such stockholder upon presentation to the corporation of satisfactory evidence of his authority to do so.

 

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, no votes may be cast for shares owned by this corporation or its subsidiaries, if any. If shares are held by this corporation or its subsidiaries, if any, in a fiduciary capacity, no votes shall be cast with respect thereto on any matter except to the extent that the beneficial owner thereof possesses and exercises either a right to vote or to give the corporation holding the same binding instructions on how to vote.

 

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(e) Any holder of shares entitled to vote on any matter may cast a portion of the votes in favor of such matter and refrain from casting the remaining votes or cast the same against the proposal, except in the case of elections of directors. If such holder entitled to vote fails to specify the number of affirmative votes, it will be conclusively presumed that the holder is casting affirmative votes with respect to all shares held.

 

(f) With respect to shares standing in the name of two or more persons, whether fiduciaries, members of a partnership, joint tenants, tenants in common, husband and wife as community property, tenants by the entirety, voting trustees, persons entitled to vote under a stockholder voting agreement or otherwise and shares held by two or more persons (including proxy holders) having the same fiduciary relationship in respect to the same shares, votes may be cast in the following manner:

 

(1) If only one person votes, the vote of such person binds all.

 

(2) If more than one person casts votes, the act of the majority so voting binds all.

 

(3) If more than one person casts votes, but the vote is evenly split on a particular matter, the votes shall be deemed cast proportionately, as split.

 

(g) If a quorum is present, unless the Articles of Incorporation or an agreement among the shareholders (“ Shareholders’ Agreement ”) provides for a different proportion, the affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of the voting power represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on any matter shall be the act of the stockholders, unless voting by classes is required for any action of the stockholders by the laws of Nevada, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, in which case the affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of the voting power of each such class shall be required.

 

Section 1.09 Proxies . At any meeting of stockholders, any holder of shares entitled to vote may designate, in a manner permitted by the laws of Nevada, another person or persons to act as a proxy or proxies. No proxy is valid after the expiration of six (6) months from the date of its creation, unless it is coupled with an interest or unless otherwise specified in the proxy. In no event shall the term of a proxy exceed seven (7) years from the date of its creation. Every proxy shall continue in full force and effect until its expiration or revocation in a manner permitted by the laws of Nevada.

 

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Section 1.10 Order of Business . At the annual stockholders meeting, the regular order of business shall be as follows:

 

1. Determination of stockholders present and existence of quorum, in person or by proxy;

 

2. Reading and approval of the minutes of the previous meeting or meetings;

 

3. Reports of the Board of Directors, and, if any, of the president, treasurer and secretary of the corporation;

 

4. Reports of committees;

 

5. Election of directors;

 

6. Unfinished business;

 

7. New business;

 

8. Adjournment.

 

Section 1.11 Absentees’ Consent to Meetings . Transactions of any meeting of the stockholders are as valid as though had at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice if a quorum is represented, either in person or by proxy, and if, either before or after the meeting, each of the persons entitled to vote, not represented in person or by proxy (and those who, although present, either object at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting has not been lawfully called or convened or expressly object at the meeting to the consideration of matters not included in the notice which are legally required to be included therein), signs a written waiver of notice or consent to the holding of the meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof. All such waivers, consents, and approvals shall be filed with the corporate records and made a part of the minutes of the meeting. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person objects at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened and except that attendance at a meeting is not a waiver of any right to object to the consideration of matters not properly included in the notice if such objection is expressly made at the time any such matters are presented at the meeting. Neither the business to be transacted at nor the purpose of any regular or special meeting of stockholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice or consent, except as otherwise provided in Section 1.04(a) and (b) of these Bylaws.

 

Section 1.12 Telephonic Meetings . Stockholders may participate in a meeting of the stockholders by means of a telephone conference or similar method of communication by which all individuals participating in the meet can hear each other. Participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section 1.12 constitutes presence in person at the meeting.

 

Section 1.13 Action Without Meeting . Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting if a written consent thereto is signed by the holders of two-thirds of the voting power of the issued and outstanding stock entitled to vote. Whenever action is taken by written consent, a meeting of stockholders need not be called or notice given. The written consent may be signed in counterparts and must be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the stockholders.

 

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ARTICLE II

DIRECTORS

 

Section 2.01 Number, Tenure, and Qualifications . Unless a larger number is required by the laws of Nevada or the Articles of Incorporation or until changed in the manner provided herein, the Board of Directors of the corporation shall consist of at least one (1) individual who shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders of the corporation and who shall hold office for one (1) year or until his or her successor or successors are elected and qualify. A director need not be a stockholder of the corporation.

 

Section 2.02 Change In Number . Subject to any limitations in the laws of Nevada, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the number of directors may be changed from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors or the stockholders.

 

Section 2.03 Reduction In Number . No reduction of the number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director prior to the expiration of his term of office.

 

Section 2.04 Resignation . Any director may resign effective upon giving written notice to the chairman of the Board of Directors, the president, the secretary, or in the absence of all of them, any other officer, unless the notice specifies a later time for effectiveness of such resignation.

 

Section 2.05 Removal .

 

(a) The Board of Directors of the corporation, by majority vote, may declare vacant the office of a director who has been convicted of a felony or who has been declared incompetent by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(b) Any director may be removed from office by the vote or written consent of stockholders representing not less than two-thirds of the voting power of the issued and outstanding stock entitled to vote.

 

Section 2.06 Vacancies .

 

(a) Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation or in a Shareholders’ Agreement, all vacancies, including those caused by an increase in the number of directors, may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors, though less than a quorum unless it is otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation or in a Shareholders’ Agreement unless, in the case of removal of a director, the stockholders by a majority of voting power shall have appointed a successor to the removed director. Subject to the provisions of Subsection (b) below, (i) in the case of the replacement of a director, the appointed director shall hold office during the remainder of the term of office of the replaced director, and (ii) in the case of an increase in the number of directors, the appointed director shall hold office until the next meeting of stockholders at which directors are elected.

 

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(b) If, after the filling of any vacancy by the directors, the directors then in office who have been elected by the stockholders constitute less than a majority of the directors then in office, any holder or holders of an aggregate of at least fifteen percent (15%) of the total voting power entitled to vote may call a special meeting of the stockholders to elect the entire Board of Directors. The term of office of any director shall terminate upon such election of a successor.

 

Section 2.07 Annual and Regular Meetings . Immediately following the adjournment of, and at the same place as, the annual or any special meeting of the stockholders at which directors are elected other than pursuant to Section 2.06 of this Article, the Board of Directors, including newly elected directors, shall hold its annual meeting without notice, other than this provision, to elect officers and to transact such further business as may be necessary or appropriate. The Board of Directors may provide by resolution the place, date, and hour for holding regular meetings between annual meetings.

 

Section 2.08 Special Meetings . Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the chairman, or if there is no chairman, by the president or secretary, and shall be called by the chairman, the president or the secretary upon the request of any two (2) directors. If the chairman refuses or, if there is no chairman, if both the president and secretary refuse or neglect to call such special meeting, a special meeting may be called by notice signed by any two (2) directors.

 

Section 2.09 Place of Meetings . Any regular or special meeting of the directors of the corporation may be held at such place as the Board of Directors may designate or, in the absence of such designation, at the place designated in the notice calling the meeting. A waiver of notice signed by directors may designate any place for the holding of such meeting.

 

Section 2.10 Notice of Meetings . Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.07, there shall be delivered to all directors, at least forty-eight (48) hours before the time of a meeting, a copy of a written notice of the meeting, by delivery of such notice personally, by mailing such notice postage prepaid, or by telegram. Such notice shall be addressed in the manner provided for notice to stockholders in Section 1.04(c). If mailed, the notice shall be deemed delivered two (2) business days following the date the same is deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid. Any director may waive notice of any meeting, and the attendance of a director at a meeting and oral consent entered on the Minutes of the meeting or taking part in deliberations of the meeting without objection shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting. Attendance for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of business thereat because the meeting is not properly called or convened shall not constitute presence nor a waiver of notice for purposes hereof.

 

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Section 2.11 Quorum; Adjourned Meetings .

 

(a) A majority of the directors in office, at a meeting duly assembled, is necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

 

(b) At any meeting of the Board of Directors where a quorum is not present, a majority of those present may adjourn, from time to time, until a quorum is present, and no notice of such adjournment shall be required. At any adjourned meeting where a quorum is present, any business may be transacted which could have been transacted at the meeting originally called.

 

Section 2.12 Board of Directors’ Decisions . The affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present is the act of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 2.13 Telephonic Meetings . Members of the Board of Directors or of any committee designated by the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or committee by means of a telephone conference or similar method of communication by which all persons participating in such meeting can hear each other. Participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section 2.13 constitutes presence in person at the meeting.

 

Section 2.14 Action Without Meeting . Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if, before or after the action, a written consent thereto is signed by all of the members of the Board of Directors or the committee. The written consent may be signed in counterparts and must be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.

 

Section 2.15 Powers and Duties .

 

(a) Except as otherwise restricted by Nevada law, the Articles of Incorporation, or a Shareholders’ Agreement, the Board of Directors has full control over the affairs of the corporation. The Board of Directors may delegate any of its authority to manage, control or conduct the business of the corporation to any standing or special committee, or to any officer or agent, and to appoint any persons to be agents of the corporation, each with such powers, including the power to subdelegate, and upon such terms as may be deemed fit.

 

(b) The Board of Directors may present at annual meetings of the stockholders, and when called for by a majority vote of the stockholders at an annual meeting or a special meeting of the stockholders shall present, a full and clear report of the condition of the corporation to the stockholders.

 

(c) The Board of Directors, in its discretion, may submit any contract or act for approval or ratification at any annual meeting of the stockholders or any special meeting properly called for the purpose of considering any such contract or act, provided a quorum is present.

 

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Section 2.16 Compensation . The directors and members of committees shall be allowed and paid all necessary expenses incurred in attending any meetings of the Board of Directors or committees. Subject to any limitations contained in the laws of Nevada, the Articles of Incorporation or any contract or agreement to which the corporation is a party, directors may receive compensation for their services as directors as determined by the Board of Directors, but only during such times as the corporation may legally declare and pay distributions on its stock, unless the payment of such compensation is first approved by the stockholders entitled to vote for the election of directors.

 

Section 2.17 Board of Directors’ Officers .

 

(a) At its annual meeting, the Board of Directors may elect, from among its members, a chairman who shall preside at meetings of the Board of Directors and may preside at meetings of the stockholders. In the absence of such election, the president shall serve as chairman of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may also elect such other officers of the Board of Directors and for such term as it may from time to time deem advisable.

 

(b) Any vacancy in any office of the Board of Directors because of death, resignation, removal or otherwise may be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term of such office.

 

Section 2.18 Order of Business . The order of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors shall be as follows:

 

  1. Determination of members present and existence of quorum;
     
  2. Reading and approval of the minutes of any previous meeting or meetings;
     
  3. Reports of officers and committeemen;
     
  4. Election of officers (annual meeting);
     
  5. Unfinished business;
     
  6. New business;
     
  7. Adjournment.

 

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ARTICLE III

OFFICERS

 

Section 3.01 Election . The Board of Directors, at its annual meeting, shall elect a president, a secretary and a treasurer to hold office for a term of one (1) year or until their successors are chosen and qualify. Any individual may hold two or more offices. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, by resolution, elect one or more vice-presidents, assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers and appoint agents of the corporation, prescribe their duties and fix their compensation.

 

Section 3.02 Removal; Resignation . Any officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed by it with or without cause. Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the corporation. Any such removal or resignation shall be subject to the rights, if any, of the respective parties under any contract between the corporation and such officer or agent.

 

Section 3.03 Vacancies . Any vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal or otherwise may be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term of such office.

 

Section 3.04 President .

 

(a) Unless otherwise directed by the Board of Directors, the president shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation, subject to the supervision and control of the Board of Directors, and shall direct the corporate affairs, with full power to execute all resolutions and orders of the Board of Directors not expressly delegated to some other officer or agent of the corporation and shall perform such other duties as prescribed by the Board of Directors. If the Board of Directors shall, pursuant to Section 2.17, elect someone other than the president as chairman of the Board of Directors and such chairman elects not to preside or is absent, the president shall preside at meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors.

 

(b) The president shall have full power and authority on behalf of the corporation to attend and to act and to vote, or designate such other officer or agent of the corporation to attend and to act and to vote, at any meetings of the stockholders of any corporation in which the corporation may hold stock and, at any such meetings, shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such stock. The Board of Directors, by resolution from time to time, may confer like powers on any person or persons in place of the president to exercise such powers for these purposes.

 

Section 3.05 Vice-Presidents . The Board of Directors may elect one or more vice-presidents who shall be vested with all the powers and perform all the duties of the president whenever the president is absent or unable to act and such other duties as shall be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the president.

 

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Section 3.06 Secretary . The secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, the minutes of proceedings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors in books provided for that purpose. The secretary shall attend to the giving and service of all notices of the corporation, may sign with the president in the name of the corporation all contracts in which the corporation is authorized to enter, shall have the custody or designate control of the corporate seal, shall affix the corporate seal to all certificates of stock duly issued by the corporation, shall have charge or designate control of stock certificate books, transfer books and stock ledgers, and such other books and papers as the Board of Directors or appropriate committee may direct, and shall, in general, perform all duties incident to the office of the secretary.

 

Section 3.07 Assistant Secretaries . The Board of Directors may appoint one or more assistant secretaries who shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the secretary.

 

Section 3.08 Treasurer . The treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the corporation, subject to the supervision and control of the Board of Directors, and shall have custody of all the funds and securities of the corporation. When necessary or proper, the treasurer shall endorse on behalf of the corporation for collection checks, notes, and other obligations, and shall deposit all monies to the credit of the corporation in such bank or banks or other depository as the Board of Directors may designate, and shall sign all receipts and vouchers for payments made by the corporation. Unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors, the treasurer may sign with the president all bills of exchange and promissory notes of the corporation, shall also have the care and custody of the stocks, bonds, certificates, vouchers, evidence of debts, securities, and such other property belonging to the corporation as the Board of Directors shall designate, and shall sign all papers required by law, by these Bylaws, or by the Board of Directors to be signed by the treasurer. The treasurer shall enter, or cause to be entered, regularly in the financial records of the corporation, to be kept for that purpose, full and accurate accounts of all monies received and paid on account of the corporation and, whenever required by the Board of Directors, the treasurer shall render a statement of any or all accounts. The treasurer shall at all reasonable times exhibit the books of account to any director of the corporation and shall perform all acts incident to the position of treasurer subject to the control of the Board of Directors.

 

The treasurer shall, if required by the Board of Directors, give bond to the corporation in such sum and with such security as shall be approved by the Board of Directors for the faithful performance of all the duties of treasurer and for restoration to the corporation, in the event of the treasurer’s death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, records, papers, vouchers, money and other property in the treasurer’s custody or control and belonging to the corporation. The expense of such bond shall be borne by the corporation.

 

Section 3.09 Assistant Treasurers . The Board of Directors may appoint one or more assistant treasurers who shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the treasurer. The Board of Directors may require an assistant treasurer to give a bond to the corporation in such sum and with such security as it may approve, for the faithful performance of the duties of assistant treasurer, and for restoration to the corporation, in the event of the assistant treasurer’s death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, records, papers, vouchers, money and other property in the assistant treasurer’s custody or control and belonging to the corporation. The expense of such bond shall be borne by the corporation.

 

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ARTICLE IV

CAPITAL STOCK

 

Section 4.01 Issuance . Shares of the corporation’s authorized stock shall, subject to any provisions or limitations Nevada law, the Articles of Incorporation or any contracts or agreements to which the corporation may be a party, be issued, or otherwise reserved, in such manner, at such times, upon such conditions and for such consideration as shall be prescribed by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 4.02 Certificates . Ownership in the corporation shall be evidenced by certificates for shares of stock in such form as shall be prescribed by the Board of Directors, shall be under the seal of the corporation and shall be manually signed by the president or a vice-president and also by the secretary, an assistant secretary, the treasurer, or an assistant treasurer; provided, however, whenever any certificate is countersigned or otherwise authenticated by a transfer agent or transfer clerk, and by a registrar, then a facsimile of the signatures of said officers, the transfer agent or transfer clerk or the registrar of the corporation may be printed or lithographed upon the certificate in lieu of the actual signatures. If the corporation uses facsimile signatures of its officers and agents on its stock certificates, it shall not act as registrar of its own stock, but its transfer agent and registrar may be identical if the institution acting in those dual capacities countersigns or otherwise authenticates any stock certificates in both capacities. Each certificate shall contain the name of the record holder, the number, designation, if any, class or series of shares represented, a statement or summary of any applicable rights, preferences, privileges or restrictions thereon, and a statement, if applicable, that the shares are assessable. All certificates shall be consecutively numbered. If provided by the stockholder, the name, address and federal tax identification number of the stockholder, the number of shares, and the date of issue shall be entered in the stock transfer records of the corporation.

 

Section 4.03 Surrendered, Lost or Destroyed Certificates . All certificates surrendered to the corporation, except those representing shares of treasury stock, shall be canceled and no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate for a like number of shares shall have been canceled, except that in case of a lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate, a new one may be issued therefor. However, any stockholder applying for the issuance of a stock certificate in lieu of one alleged to have been lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated shall, prior to the issuance of a replacement, provide the corporation with the stockholder’s affidavit of the facts surrounding the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation and, if required by the Board of Directors, an indemnity bond in an amount not less than twice the current market value of the stock, and upon such terms as the treasurer or the Board of Directors shall require, to indemnify the corporation against any loss, damage, cost or inconvenience arising as a consequence of the issuance of a replacement certificate.

 

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Section 4.04 Replacement Certificate . When the Articles of Incorporation are amended in any way affecting the statements contained in the certificates for outstanding shares of capital stock of the corporation or it becomes desirable for any reason, in the discretion of the Board of Directors, including, without limitation, the merger of the corporation with another corporation or the reorganization of the corporation, to cancel any outstanding certificate for shares and issue a new certificate therefor conforming to the rights of the holder, the Board of Directors may order any holders of outstanding certificates for shares to surrender and exchange the same for new certificates within a reasonable time to be fixed by the Board of Directors. The order may provide that a holder of any certificate(s) ordered to be surrendered shall not be entitled to vote, receive distributions or exercise any other rights of stockholders of record until the holder has complied with the order, but the order operates to suspend such rights only after notice and until compliance.

 

Section 4.05 Transfer of Shares . No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the corporation except on surrender and cancellation of the certificates therefor accompanied by an assignment or transfer by the registered owner made either in person or under assignment. Whenever any transfer shall be expressly made for collateral security and not absolutely, the collateral nature of the transfer shall be reflected in the entry of transfer in the records of the corporation.

 

Section 4.06 Transfer Agent; Registrars . The Board of Directors may appoint one or more transfer agents, transfer clerk and registrars of transfer and may require all certificates for shares of stock to bear the signature of such transfer agent, transfer clerk and/or registrar of transfer.

 

Section 4.07 Stock Transfer Records . The stock transfer records shall be closed for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to all meetings of the stockholders and shall be closed for the payment of distributions as provided in Article V hereof and during such periods as, from time to time, may be fixed by the Board of Directors, and, during such periods, no stock shall be transferable for purposes of Article V and no voting rights shall be deemed transferred during such periods. Subject to the forgoing limitations, nothing contained herein shall cause transfers during such periods to be void or voidable.

 

Section 4.08 Miscellaneous . The Board of Directors shall have the power and authority to make such rules and regulations not inconsistent herewith as it may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer, and registration of certificates for shares of the corporation’s stock.

 

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ARTICLE V

DISTRIBUTIONS

 

Section 5.01 Distributions . Distributions may be declared, subject to the provisions of the laws of Nevada and the Articles of Incorporation, by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting and may be paid in cash, property, shares of corporate stock, or any other medium. The Board of Directors may fix in advance a record date, as provided in Section 1.06, prior to the distribution for the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to receive any distribution. The Board of Directors may close the stock transfer books for such purpose for a period of not more than ten (10) days prior to the date of such distribution.

 

ARTICLE VI

RECORDS; REPORTS; SEAL; AND FINANCIAL MATTERS

 

Section 6.01 Records . All original records of the corporation shall be kept by or under the direction of the secretary or at such places as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 6.02 Directors’ and Officers’ Right of Inspection . Every director and officer shall have the absolute right at any reasonable time for a purpose reasonably related to the exercise of such individual’s duties to inspect and copy all of the corporation’s books, records, and documents of every kind and to inspect the physical properties of the corporation and its subsidiary corporations. Such inspection may be made in person or by agent or attorney.

 

Section 6.03 Corporate Seal . The Board of Directors may, by resolution, authorize a seal, and the seal may be used by causing it, or a facsimile, to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise. Except when otherwise specifically provided herein, any officer of the corporation shall have the authority to affix the seal to any document requiring it.

 

Section 6.04 Fiscal Year-End . The fiscal year-end of the corporation shall be such date as may be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 6.05 Reserves . The Board of Directors may create, by resolution, such reserves as the directors may, from time to time, in their discretion, think proper to provide for contingencies, or to equalize distributions or to repair or maintain any property of the corporation, or for such other purpose as the Board of Directors may deem beneficial to the corporation, and the directors may modify or abolish any such reserves in the manner in which they were created.

 

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ARTICLE VI

INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 7.01 Indemnification . To the maximum extent not prohibited by law, and except as otherwise provided in any agreement between the corporation and a Director, the corporation will indemnify each Director for, from and against any expenses, including but not limited to attorney’s fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by the Director in connection with any action, suit or proceeding, whether threatened, pending or completed, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and whether or not by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that the Director is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or any subsidiary of the corporation.

 

Section 7.02 Non-Exclusivity of Rights . The indemnification and provisions for advancement of expenses provided in this Article VII will not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a Director may be entitled under the corporation’s articles of incorporation, any agreement, general or specific action of the board of directors, vote of shareholders, or otherwise, and will continue as to the Director if the Director has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, and will inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of the Director.

 

ARTICLE VIII

AMENDMENT OR REPEAL

 

Section 8.01 Amendment . Except as otherwise restricted in the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws:

 

(a) Any provision of these Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed at the annual or any regular meeting of the Board of Directors without prior notice, or at any special meeting of the Board of Directors if notice of such alteration, amendment or repeal is contained in the notice of such special meeting.

 

(b) These Bylaws may also be altered, amended, or repealed at a duly convened meeting of the stockholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the corporation entitled to vote. The stockholders may provide by resolution that any Bylaw provision repealed, amended, adopted or altered by them may not be repealed, amended, adopted or altered by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 8.02 Indemnification . The Company may not amend or repeal any provision in Article VII or this Article VIII so as to eliminate or impair a Director’s right to payments under Article VII after an act or omission occurs that subjects the Director to any action, suit or proceeding under Article VII for which the Director seeks payment under Article VII.

 

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STEM HOLDINGS, INC.

2016 EMPLOYEE, DIRECTOR AND CONSULTANT STOCK PLAN

 

1. DEFINITIONS.

 

Unless otherwise specified or unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms, as used in this Stem Holdings, Inc. 2016 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Plan, have the following meanings:

 

(a) “Administrator” means the Board, unless it has delegated power to act on its behalf to the Committee, in which case the Administrator means the Committee.
   
(b) “Affiliate” means a corporation or other entity controlled by the Company and designated by the Administrator as such.
   
(c) “Award” means a Stock Appreciation Right, Stock Option or Stock Award.
   
(d) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
   
(e) “Cause” shall include (and is not limited to) dishonesty with respect to the Company or any Affiliate, substantial malfeasance or non-feasance of duty, unauthorized disclosure of confidential information, breach by the Participant of any provision of any employment, consulting, advisory, nondisclosure, non-competition or similar agreement between the Participant and the Company or any Affiliate, and conduct substantially prejudicial to the business of the Company or any Affiliate. The determination of Cause shall be made by the Administrator in its sole discretion. Cause is not limited to events which have occurred prior to a Participant’s termination of employment or services, nor is it necessary that the Administrator’s finding of Cause occur prior to the termination of employment or services. If the Administrator determines, subsequent to a Participant’s termination of employment or services but prior to the vesting of a Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Stock Award or exercise of a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right, that either prior or subsequent to the Participant’s termination of employment or services the Participant engaged in conduct which would constitute Cause, then the unvested Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Stock Award, as applicable, is immediately cancelled and any vested Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights cease to be exercisable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate have entered into an employment or services agreement which defines the term “Cause” (or a similar term) which is in effect at the time of termination, such definition shall govern for purposes of determining whether such Participant has been terminated for Cause for purposes of this Plan.
   
(f) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.
   
(g) “Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency.
   
(h) “Committee” means a committee of Directors appointed by the Board to administer this Plan. With respect to Stock Options granted at the time the Company is publicly held, if any, insofar as the Committee is responsible for granting Stock Options to Participants hereunder, it shall consist solely of two or more directors, each of whom is a “Non-Employee Director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 and each of whom is also an “outside director” under Section 162(m) of the Code.
   
(i) “Company” means Stem Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation.
   
(j) Director ” means a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.
   
(k) “Disability” or “ Disabled” means mental or physical illness that entitles the Participant to receive benefits under the long-term disability plan of the Company or an Affiliate, or if the Participant is not covered by such a plan or the Participant is not an employee of the Company or an Affiliate, a medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months, and which renders the Participant unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity; provided, however, that a Disability shall not qualify under this Plan if it is the result of (i) a willfully self-inflicted injury or willfully self-induced sickness; or (ii) an injury or disease contracted, suffered or incurred while participating in a criminal offense.

 

 

 

  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate have entered into an employment or services agreement which defines the term “Disability” (or a similar term), such definition shall govern for purposes of determining whether such Participant suffers a Disability for purposes of this Plan. The Administrator shall make the determination both of whether Disability has occurred and the date of its occurrence (unless a procedure for such determination is set forth in another agreement between the Company and such Participant, in which case such procedure shall be used for such determination). If requested, the Participant shall be examined by a physician selected or approved by the Administrator, the cost of which examination shall be paid for by the Company. The determination of Disability for purposes of this Plan shall not be construed to be an admission of disability for any other purpose.
   
(l) Effective Time ” means the date of adoption of the Plan by the Company’s Board.
   
(m) “Eligible Individual” means any officer, employee or director of the Company or an Affiliate, or any consultant or advisor providing services to the Company or an Affiliate.
   
(n) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.
   
(o) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any given date, the fair market value of the Stock as determined by the Administrator or under procedures established by the Administrator and in accordance with Section 409A of the Code.
   
(p) “Family Member” means any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law of a Participant (including adoptive relationships); any person sharing the Participant’s household (other than a tenant or employee); any trust in which the Participant and any of these persons have substantially all of the beneficial interest; any foundation in which the Participant and any of these persons control the management of the assets; any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity in which the Participant and any of these other persons are the direct and beneficial owners of substantially all of the equity interests (provided the Participant and these other persons agree in writing to remain the direct and beneficial owners of all such equity interests); and any personal representative of the Participant upon the Participant’s death for purposes of administration of the Participant’s estate or upon the Participant’s incompetency for purposes of the protection and management of the assets of the Participant.
   
(q) “Incentive Stock Option” means any Stock Option intended to be and designated as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
   
(r) “Non-Employee Director” means a Director who is not an officer or employee of the Company or any Affiliate.
   
(s) “Non-Qualified Stock Option” means any Stock Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.
   
(t) “Optionee” means a person who holds a Stock Option.
   
(u) “Participant” means a person granted an Award.
   
(v) “Plan” means this Stem Holdings, Inc. 2016 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Plan.
   
(w) “Representative” means (i) the person or entity acting as the executor or administrator of a Participant’s estate pursuant to the last will and testament of a Participant or pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Participant had his or her primary residence at the date of the Participant’s death; (ii) the person or entity acting as the guardian or temporary guardian of a Participant; (iii) the person or entity which is the beneficiary of the Participant upon or following the Participant’s death; or (iv) any person to whom a Stock Option has been transferred with the permission of the Administrator or by operation of law; provided that only one of the foregoing shall be the Representative at any point in time as determined under applicable law and recognized by the Administrator.
   
(x) “Stock” means shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

   
   

 

(y) “Stock Appreciation Right” means a right granted under Section 6.
   
(z) “Stock Award” means an Award, other than a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right, made in Stock or denominated in shares of Stock. A Stock Award may be settled in Stock or cash, as determined in the discretion of the Administrator.
   
(aa) “Stock Option” means an option granted under Section 5.
   
(bb) “Subsidiary” means any company during any period in which it is a “subsidiary corporation” (as such term is defined in Section 424(f) of the Code) with respect to the Company.
   
(cc) “Ten Percent Holder” means an individual who owns, or is deemed to own, stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of Stock of the Company or of any parent or subsidiary corporation of the Company determined pursuant to the rules applicable to Section 422(b)(6) of the Code.

 

2. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.

 

The Plan is established by the Company to attract and retain persons eligible to participate in the Plan, motivate Participants to achieve long-term Company goals, and further align Participants’ interests with those of the Company’s other stockholders. The Plan is adopted as of the Effective Time, subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders within 12 months before or after such adoption date. Unless the Plan is discontinued earlier by the Board as provided herein, no Award shall be granted hereunder on or after the date 10 years after the effective date.

 

3. ADMINISTRATION; ELIGIBILITY.

 

The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator; provided, however, that, if at any time no Committee shall be in office, the Plan shall be administered by the Board. The Plan may be administered by different Committees with respect to different groups of Eligible Individuals.

 

The Administrator shall have plenary authority to grant Awards pursuant to the terms of the Plan to Eligible Individuals ; provided, however, that each Eligible Individual must be an officer, employee, director or consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate at the time the Award is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may authorize the grant of an Award to a person not then an officer, employee, director or consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate; provided, however, that the actual grant of such Award shall be conditioned upon such person becoming an Eligible Individual at or prior to the time the Award is granted. Participation shall be limited to such persons as are selected by the Administrator. The granting of any Award to any individual shall neither entitle that individual to, nor disqualify such individual from, participation in any other Awards.

 

Awards may be granted as alternatives to, in exchange or substitution for, or replacement of, awards outstanding under the Plan or any other plan or arrangement of the Company or an Affiliate (including a plan or arrangement of a business or entity, all or a portion of which is acquired by the Company or an Affiliate). The provisions of Awards need not be the same with respect to each Participant.

 

Among other things, the Administrator shall have the authority, subject to the terms of the Plan:

 

(a) to select the Eligible Individuals to whom Awards may from time to time be granted;
   
(b) to determine whether and to what extent Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock Awards or any combination thereof are to be granted hereunder;
   
(c) to determine the number of shares of Stock to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;
   
(d) to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;
   
(e) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of this Plan, of any Award granted hereunder (including, but not limited to, the option price, any vesting restriction or limitation, any vesting acceleration or forfeiture waiver and any right of repurchase, right of first refusal or other transfer restriction regarding any Award and the shares of Stock relating thereto, based on such factors or criteria as the Administrator shall determine);

 

 

 

(f) subject to Section 8(a), to modify, amend or adjust the terms and conditions of any Award, at any time or from time to time, including, but not limited to, with respect to (i) performance goals and targets applicable to performance-based Awards pursuant to the terms of the Plan and (ii) extension of the post-termination exercisability period of Stock Options;
   
(g) to determine to what extent and under what circumstances Stock and other amounts payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred;
   
(h) to adopt any sub-plans applicable to residents of any specified jurisdiction as it deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with or take advantage of any tax laws applicable to the Company or to Participants or to otherwise facilitate the administration of the Plan, which sub-plans may include additional restrictions or conditions applicable to Stock Options or Shares acquired upon the exercise of Stock Options;
   
(i) to determine the Fair Market Value; and
   
(j) to determine the type and amount of consideration to be received by the Company for any Stock Award issued under Section 7.

 

The Administrator shall have the authority to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall, from time to time, deem advisable, to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any Award issued under the Plan (and any agreement relating thereto) and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan.

 

Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law, the Administrator may allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any other person or persons selected by it. Any such allocation or delegation may be revoked by the Administrator at any time. The Administrator may authorize any one or more of their members or any officer of the Company to execute and deliver documents on behalf of the Administrator.

 

Any determination made by the Administrator or pursuant to delegated authority pursuant to the provisions of the Plan with respect to any Award shall be made in the sole discretion of the Administrator or such delegate at the time of the grant of the Award or, unless in contravention of any express term of the Plan, at any time thereafter. All decisions made by the Administrator or any appropriately delegated officer pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final and binding on all persons, including the Company and Participants, unless otherwise determined by the Board if the Administrator is the Committee.

 

No member of the Administrator, and no officer of the Company, shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by such individual or by any other member of the Administrator or officer of the Company in connection with the performance of duties under this Plan, except for such individual’s own willful misconduct or as expressly provided by law.

 

4. STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN.

 

Subject to adjustment as provided in this Section 4, the aggregate number of shares of Stock which may be delivered under the Plan shall not exceed a number equal to 15% of the total number of shares of Stock outstanding immediately following the Effective Time, assuming for this purpose the conversion into Stock of all outstanding securities that are convertible by their terms (directly or indirectly) into Stock ; provided, however, that, as of January 1 of each calendar year, commencing with the year 2017, the maximum number of shares of Stock which may be delivered under the Plan shall automatically increase by a number sufficient to cause the number of shares of Stock covered by the Plan to equal 15% of the total number of shares of Stock then outstanding, assuming for this purpose the conversion into Stock of all outstanding securities that are convertible by their terms (directly or indirectly) into Stock .

 

To the extent any shares of Stock covered by an Award are not delivered to a Participant or beneficiary thereof because the Award expires, is forfeited, canceled or otherwise terminated, or the shares of Stock are not delivered because the Award is settled in cash or used to satisfy the applicable tax withholding obligation, such shares shall not be deemed to have been delivered for purposes of determining the maximum number of shares of Stock available for delivery under the Plan.

 

 

 

In the event of any Company stock dividend, stock split, combination or exchange of shares, recapitalization or other change in the capital structure of the Company, corporate separation or division of the Company (including, but not limited to, a split-up, spin-off, split-off or distribution to Company stockholders other than a normal cash dividend), sale by the Company of all or a substantial portion of its assets (measured on either a stand-alone or consolidated basis), reorganization, rights offering, partial or complete liquidation, or any other corporate transaction, Company share offering or other event involving the Company and having an effect similar to any of the foregoing, the Administrator may make such substitution or adjustments in the (A) number and kind of shares that may be delivered under the Plan, (B) additional maximums imposed in the immediately preceding paragraph, (C) number and kind of shares subject to outstanding Awards, (D) exercise price of outstanding Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights and (E) other characteristics or terms of the Awards as it may determine appropriate in its sole discretion to equitably reflect such corporate transaction, share offering or other event; provided, however, that the number of shares subject to any Award shall always be a whole number.

 

5. STOCK OPTIONS.

 

Stock Options may be granted alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan and may be of two types: Incentive Stock Options and Non-Qualified Stock Options. Any Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be in such form as the Administrator may from time to time approve.

 

The Administrator shall have the authority to grant any Participant Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options or both types of Stock Options (in each case with or without Stock Appreciation Rights). Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries. To the extent that any Stock Option is not designated as an Incentive Stock Option or, even if so designated, does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, it shall constitute a Non-Qualified Stock Option. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only within 10 years from the date the Plan is adopted, or the date the Plan is approved by the Company’s stockholders, whichever is earlier.

 

Stock Options shall be evidenced by option agreements, each in a form approved by the Administrator. An option agreement shall indicate on its face whether it is intended to be an agreement for an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option. The grant of a Stock Option shall occur as of the date the Administrator determines.

 

Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no term of the Plan relating to Incentive Stock Options shall be interpreted, amended or altered, nor shall any discretion or authority granted under the Plan be exercised, so as to disqualify the Plan under Section 422 of the Code or, without the consent of the Optionee affected, to disqualify any Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code.

 

Stock Options granted under this Section 5 shall be subject to the following terms and conditions and shall contain such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator shall deem desirable.

 

(a) Exercise Price . The exercise price per share of Stock purchasable under a Stock Option shall be determined by the Administrator; provided, however, that the exercise price per share shall be not less than the Fair Market Value per share on the date the Stock Option is granted, or if the Stock Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option and is granted to an individual who is a Ten Percent Holder, not less than 110% of such Fair Market Value per share.
   
(b) Shares. Each option agreement shall state the number of shares to which it pertains.
   
(c) Option Term . The term of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the Administrator, but no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable more than 10 years (or five years in the case of an individual who is a Ten Percent Holder) after the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted.
   
(d) Exercisability . Except as otherwise provided herein, Stock Options shall be exercisable at such time or times, and subject to such terms and conditions, as shall be determined by the Administrator. If the Administrator provides that any Stock Option is exercisable only in installments, the Administrator may at any time waive such installment exercise provisions, in whole or in part, based on such factors as the Administrator may determine. In addition, the Administrator may at any time, in whole or in part, accelerate the exercisability of any Stock Option , provided that the Administrator shall not accelerate the exercise date of any installment of any Incentive Stock Option (and not previously converted into a Non-Qualified Stock Option pursuant to Section 9(g)) if such acceleration would violate the annual exercisability limitation contained in Section 422(d) of the Code, as described in subsection (f) below.

 

 

 

(e) Method of Exercise . Subject to the provisions of this Section 4, Stock Options may be exercised, in whole or in part, at any time during the option term by giving written notice of exercise to the Company or its designee specifying the number of shares of Stock subject to the Stock Option to be purchased and by complying with any other condition(s) set forth in the option agreement.

 

Unless the Company shall designate the Stock Option to be eligible for “cashless exercise” (to the extent permitted by applicable law) and shall designate the terms and procedures for such “cashless exercise”, the option price of any Stock Option shall be paid in full in cash (by certified or bank check or such other instrument as the Company may accept) or, unless otherwise provided in the applicable option agreement, by one or more of the following: (i) in the form of unrestricted Stock already owned by the Optionee (or, in the case of the exercise of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, Restricted Stock subject to a Stock Award hereunder) held for at least 6 months based in any such instance on the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date the Stock Option is exercised; (ii) by certifying ownership of shares of Stock owned by the Optionee to the satisfaction of the Administrator for later delivery to the Company as specified by the Company; (iii) unless otherwise prohibited by law for either the Company or the Optionee, by irrevocably authorizing a third party to sell shares of Stock (or a sufficient portion of the shares) acquired upon exercise of the Stock Option and remit to the Company a sufficient portion of the sale proceeds to pay the entire exercise price and any tax withholding resulting from such exercise; or (iv) by any combination of cash and/or any one or more of the methods specified in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator shall accept only such payment on exercise of an Incentive Stock Option as is permitted by Section 422 of the Code, and a form of payment shall not be permitted to the extent it would cause the Company to recognize a compensation expense (or additional compensation expense) with respect to the Stock Option for financial reporting purposes.

 

If payment of the option exercise price of a Non-Qualified Stock Option is made in whole or in part in the form of Restricted Stock, the number of shares of Stock to be received upon such exercise equal to the number of shares of Restricted Stock used for payment of the option exercise price shall be subject to the same forfeiture restrictions to which such Restricted Stock was subject, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator.

 

No shares of Stock shall be issued upon exercise of a Stock Option until full payment therefor has been made. Upon exercise of a Stock Option (or a portion thereof), the Company shall have a reasonable time to issue the Stock for which the Stock Option has been exercised, and the Optionee shall not be treated as a stockholder for any purposes whatsoever prior to such issuance. No adjustment shall be made for cash dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such Stock is recorded as issued and transferred in the Company’s official stockholder records, except as otherwise provided herein or in the applicable option agreement.

 

(f) Limitation on Yearly Exercise for Incentive Stock Options. The option agreements shall restrict the amount of Incentive Stock Options which may become exercisable in any calendar year (under this or any other Incentive Stock Option plan of the Company or an Affiliate) so that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time each Incentive Stock Option is granted) of the Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Optionee in any calendar year does not exceed $100,000.
   
(g) Transferability of Stock Options . Except as otherwise provided in the applicable option agreement, a Non-Qualified Stock Option (i) shall be transferable by the Optionee to a Family Member of the Optionee, provided that (A) any such transfer shall be by gift with no consideration and (B) no subsequent transfer of such Stock Option shall be permitted other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and (ii) shall not otherwise be transferable except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. An Incentive Stock Option shall not be transferable except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. A Stock Option shall be exercisable, during the Optionee’s lifetime, only by the Optionee or by the guardian or legal representative of the Optionee, it being understood that the terms “holder” and “Optionee” include the guardian and legal representative of the Optionee named in the applicable option agreement and any person to whom the Stock Option is transferred (X) pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 4(e) or pursuant to the applicable option agreement or (Y) by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, references herein to the termination of an Optionee’s employment or provision of services shall mean the termination of employment or provision of services of the person to whom the Stock Option was originally granted.

 

 

 

(h) Termination by Death . Unless otherwise provided in the applicable option agreement, if an Optionee’s employment or provision of services terminates by reason of death, any Stock Option held by such Optionee may thereafter be exercised by the Participant’s Representative (i) to the extent that the Stock Option has become exercisable but has not been exercised on the date of death and (ii) in the event rights to exercise the Stock Option accrue periodically, to the extent of a pro-rata portion through the date of death of any additional vesting rights that would have accrued on the next vesting date had the Participant not died. The proration shall be based upon the number of days accrued in the current vesting period prior to the Participant’s date of death. If the Participant’s Representative wishes to exercise the Stock Option, the Representative must take all necessary steps to exercise the Option within one year after the date of death of such Participant, notwithstanding that the Participant might have been able to exercise the Option as to some or all of the shares on a later date if the Participant had not died and had continued to be an officer, employee, director or consultant or, if earlier, within the originally prescribed term of the Stock Option. In the event of termination of employment or provision of services due to death, if an Incentive Stock Option is exercised after the expiration of the exercise periods that apply for purposes of Section 422 of the Code, such Stock Option will thereafter be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
   
 (i) Termination by Reason of Disability . Unless otherwise provided in the applicable option agreement, if an Optionee’s employment or provision of services terminates by reason of Disability, any Stock Option held by such Optionee may thereafter be exercised by the Optionee (i) to the extent that the Stock Option has become exercisable but has not been exercised on the date of Disability; and (ii) in the event rights to exercise the Stock Option accrue periodically, to the extent of a pro rata portion through the date of Disability of any additional vesting rights that would have accrued on the next vesting date had the Participant not become Disabled. The proration shall be based upon the number of days accrued in the current vesting period prior to the date of Disability. A Disabled Participant may exercise such rights only within the period ending one year after the date of the Participant’s termination of employment, directorship or consultancy, as the case may be, notwithstanding that the Participant might have been able to exercise the Option as to some or all of the shares on a later date if the Participant has not become Disabled and had continued to be an officer, employee, director or consultant or, if earlier, within the originally prescribed term of the Stock Option. In the event of termination of employment or provision of services by reason of Disability, if an Incentive Stock Option is exercised after the expiration of the exercise periods that apply for purposes of Section 422 of the Code, such Stock Option will thereafter be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
   
(j) Termination for Cause. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable option agreement, if an Optionee’s employment or services terminate for Cause, all outstanding and unexercised Stock Options as of the time the Optionee is notified that such Optionee’s employment or services are terminated for Cause will immediately be cancelled.
   
(k) Other Termination . Unless otherwise provided in the applicable option agreement, if an Optionee’s employment or provision of services terminates for any reason other than death, Disability or Cause, the Optionee may exercise any Stock Option granted to the Optionee to the extent that the Stock Option is exercisable on the date of such termination for up to three months following such termination, but only within such term as the Administrator has designated in the Optionee’s option agreement. The provisions of this Section 5(k), and not the provisions of Sections 5(h) and 5(i), shall apply to an Optionee who subsequently becomes Disabled or dies after the termination of employment or service; provided, however, that in the case of an Optionee’s Disability or death within three months after the termination of service, the Optionee or the Optionee’s survivors may exercise the Stock Option within one year after the date of the Optionee’s termination of service, but in no event after the date of expiration of the term of the Stock Option. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5(k) to the contrary, if subsequent to an Optionee’s termination of employment or services, but prior to the exercise of a Stock Option, the Administrator determines that, either prior to or subsequent to the Optionee’s termination of employment or services, the Optionee engaged in conduct that would constitute Cause, then such Optionee shall cease to have any right to exercise such Stock Option. An Optionee who is absent from work with the Company or an Affiliate because of temporary disability (any disability other than a permanent and total Disability), or who is on leave of absence for any purpose, shall not, during the period of any such absence, be deemed, by virtue of such absence alone, to have terminated such Optionee’s service with the Company or with an Affiliate, except as the Administrator may otherwise expressly provide. Except as required by law or as set forth in the Optionee’s option agreement, Stock Options granted under the Plan shall not be affected by any change of an Optionee’s status within or among the Company and any Affiliates, so long as the Optionee continues to be an officer, employee, director or consultant of the Company or any Affiliate. In the event of termination of services for any reason other than death, Disability or Cause, if an Incentive Stock Option is exercised after the expiration of the exercise periods that apply for purposes of Section 422 of the Code, such Stock Option will thereafter be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

 

 

 

6. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.

 

Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted either on a stand-alone basis or in conjunction with all or part of any Stock Option granted under the Plan. In the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, such rights may be granted either at or after the time of grant of such Stock Option. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, such rights may be granted only at the time of grant of such Stock Option. A Stock Appreciation Right shall terminate and no longer be exercisable as determined by the Administrator, or, if granted in conjunction with all or part of any Stock Option, upon the termination or exercise of the related Stock Option.

 

A Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised by a Participant as determined by the Administrator in accordance with this Section 6, and, if granted in conjunction with all or part of any Stock Option, by surrendering the applicable portion of the related Stock Option in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator. Upon such exercise and surrender, the Participant shall be entitled to receive an amount determined in the manner prescribed in this Section 6. Stock Options which have been so surrendered, if any, shall no longer be exercisable to the extent the related Stock Appreciation Rights have been exercised.

 

Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Administrator, including the following:

 

(a) Stock Appreciation Rights granted on a stand-alone basis shall be exercisable only at such time or times and to such extent as determined by the Administrator. Stock Appreciation Rights granted in conjunction with all or part of any Stock Option shall be exercisable only at the time or times and to the extent that the Stock Options to which they relate are exercisable in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 and this Section 6.
   
(b) Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, a Participant shall be entitled to receive an amount in cash, shares of Stock or both, which in the aggregate are equal in value to the excess of the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock over (i) such Fair Market Value per share of Stock as shall be determined by the Administrator at the time of grant (if the Stock Appreciation Right is granted on a stand-alone basis), or (ii) the exercise price per share specified in the related Stock Option (if the Stock Appreciation Right is granted in conjunction with all or part of any Stock Option), multiplied by the number of shares in respect of which the Stock Appreciation Right shall have been exercised, with the Administrator having the right to determine the form of payment.
   
(c) A Stock Appreciation Right shall be transferable only to, and shall be exercisable only by, such persons permitted in accordance with Section 5(g).

 

7. STOCK AWARDS OTHER THAN OPTIONS.

 

Stock Awards may be directly issued under the Plan (without any intervening options), subject to such terms, conditions, performance requirements, restrictions, forfeiture provisions, contingencies and limitations as the Administrator shall determine. Stock Awards may be issued which are fully and immediately vested upon issuance or which vest in one or more installments over the Participant’s period of employment or other service to the Company or upon the attainment of specified performance objectives, or the Company may issue Stock Awards which entitle the Participant to receive a specified number of vested shares of Stock or cash, as determined by the Administrator, upon the attainment of one or more performance goals or service requirements established by the Administrator.

 

 

 

The principal terms of each Stock Award shall be set forth in a stock grant agreement, which shall be in a form approved by the Administrator and shall contain the terms and conditions which the Administrator determines to be appropriate and in the best interests of the Company, including the number of shares to which the Stock Award relates.

 

Shares representing a Stock Award shall be evidenced in such manner as the Administrator may deem appropriate, including book-entry registration or issuance of one or more certificates (which may bear appropriate legends referring to the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to such Award). The Administrator may require that any such certificates be held in custody by the Company until any restrictions thereon shall have lapsed and that the Participant deliver a stock power, endorsed in blank, relating to the Stock covered by such Award.

 

A Stock Award may be issued in exchange for any consideration which the Administrator may deem appropriate in each individual instance, including, without limitation:

 

(a) cash or cash equivalents;
   
(b) past services rendered to the Company or any Affiliate; or
   
(c) future services to be rendered to the Company or any Affiliate (provided that, in such case, the par value of the Stock subject to such Stock Award shall be paid in cash or cash equivalents, unless the Administrator provides otherwise).

 

A Stock Award that is subject to restrictions on transfer and/or forfeiture provisions may be referred to as an award of “Restricted Stock” or “Restricted Stock Units.”

 

8. CHANGE IN CONTROL PROVISIONS.

 

(a) Impact of Event . Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event of a Change in Control:

 

  (i) Any Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights outstanding as of the date such Change in Control is determined to have occurred and not then exercisable and vested shall become fully exercisable and vested to the full extent of the original grant;
     
  (ii) The restrictions applicable to any outstanding Stock Award shall lapse, and the Stock relating to such Award shall become free of all restrictions and become fully vested and transferable to the full extent of the original grant;
     
  (iii) All outstanding repurchase rights of the Company with respect to any outstanding Awards shall terminate; and
     
  (iv) Outstanding Awards shall be subject to any agreement of merger or reorganization that effects such Change in Control, which agreement shall provide for:

 

  (A) The continuation of the outstanding Awards by the Company, if the Company is a surviving corporation,
     
  (B) The assumption of the outstanding awards by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary;
     
  (C) The substitution by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary of equivalent awards for the outstanding Awards; or

 

 

 

  (D) Settlement of each share of Stock subject to an outstanding Award for the Change in Control Price (less, to the extent applicable, the per share exercise price).
     
  (v) In the absence of any agreement of merger or reorganization effecting such Change in Control, each share of Stock subject to an outstanding Award shall be settled for the Change in Control Price (less, to the extent applicable, the per share exercise price), or, if the per share exercise price equals or exceeds the Change in Control Price, the outstanding Award shall terminate and be canceled.

 

 (b) Definition of Change in Control . For purposes of the Plan, a “Change in Control” shall mean the happening of any of the following events:

 

  (i) An acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 50% or more of either (1) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (2) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); excluding, however, the following: (1) any acquisition directly from the Company, other than an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege unless the security being so converted was itself acquired directly from the Company, (2) any acquisition by the Company; (3) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company; or (4) any acquisition by any Person pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (1), (2) and (3) of subsection (iii) of this Section 8(b); or
     
  (ii) Within any period of 24 consecutive months, a change in the composition of the Board such that the individuals who, immediately prior to such period, constituted the Board (such Board shall be hereinafter referred to as the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, for purposes of this Section 8(b), that any individual who becomes a member of the Board during such period, whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board and who were also members of the Incumbent Board (or deemed to be such pursuant to this proviso) shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board; but, provided further, that any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board shall not be so considered as a member of the Incumbent Board; or
     
  (iii) The consummation by the Company of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (“Corporate Transaction”); excluding, however, such a Corporate Transaction pursuant to which (1) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who are the beneficial owners, respectively, of the outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock, and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction, of the outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (2) no Person (other than the Company; any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company, by any corporation controlled by the Company, or by such corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction) will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction or the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, except to the extent that such ownership existed with respect to the Company prior to the Corporate Transaction, and (3) individuals who were members of the Board immediately prior to the approval by the stockholders of the Corporation of such Corporate Transaction will constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction; or

 

 

 

  (iv) The approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company, other than to a corporation pursuant to a transaction which would comply with clauses (1), (2) and (3) of subsection (iii) of this Section 8(b), assuming for this purpose that such transaction were a Corporate Transaction.

 

(c) Change in Control Price . For purposes of the Plan, “Change in Control Price” means the higher of (i) the highest reported sales price, regular way, of a share of Stock in any transaction reported on any securities exchange or listing service on which such shares are listed during the 60-day period prior to and including the date of a Change in Control, or if the Stock is not publicly quoted, the Fair Market Value determined by the Administrator and (ii) if the Change in Control is the result of a tender or exchange offer or a Corporate Transaction, the highest price per share of Stock paid in such tender or exchange offer or Corporate Transaction. To the extent that the consideration paid in any such transaction described above consists all or in part of securities or other non-cash consideration, the value of such securities or other non-cash consideration shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Board.

 

9. MISCELLANEOUS.

 

(a) Amendment . The Board may amend or alter the Plan or any Award, but no amendment or alteration shall be made which would adversely affect the rights of a Participant under an Award theretofore granted without the Participant’s consent, except such an amendment (i) made to avoid an expense charge to the Company or an Affiliate, or (ii) made to permit the Company or an Affiliate to claim a deduction under, or otherwise comply with, the Code (including, but not limited to, Section 409A of the Code). No such amendment shall be made without the approval of the Company’s stockholders to the extent such approval is required by law, agreement or the rules of any stock exchange or market on which the Stock is listed.

 

The Administrator may amend the terms of any Stock Option or other Award theretofore granted, prospectively or retroactively, but no such amendment shall adversely affect the rights of the holder thereof without the holder’s consent.

 

Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, neither the Board nor a Committee may (i) amend a Stock Option to reduce its option price, (ii) cancel a stock option and re-grant a Stock Option with a lower option price that the option price of the cancelled Stock option or (iii) take any other action (whether in the form of an amendment, cancellation or replacement grant) that has the effect of repricing a Stock Option.

 

(b) Termination of the Plan. The Plan will terminate on the date which is 10 years from the earlier of the date of its adoption by the Board and the date of its approval by the stockholders. The Plan may be terminated at an earlier date by vote of the stockholders or the Board; provided, however, that any such earlier termination shall not affect any option agreements, Stock Appreciation Right agreements or Stock Award agreements executed prior to the effective date of such termination.
   
(c) Unfunded Status of Plan . It is intended that this Plan be an “unfunded” plan for incentive and deferred compensation. The Administrator may authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the obligations created under this Plan to deliver Common Stock or make payments, provided that, unless the Administrator otherwise determines, the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with the “unfunded” status of this Plan.
   
(d) Rights as a Shareholder: No Participant to whom an Award has been granted shall have rights as a shareholder with respect to any shares covered by such Award, except after due exercise of the Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right or vesting of the Stock Award and tender of the full purchase price, if any, for the shares being purchased pursuant to such exercise or award and registration of the shares in the Company’s share register in the name of the Participant.
   
(e) Issuance of Securities: Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of Stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares subject to Awards. Except as expressly provided herein, no adjustments shall be made for dividends paid in cash or in property (including without limitation, securities) of the Company prior to any issuance of shares pursuant to an Award.

 

 

 

(f) Fractional Shares: No fractional shares shall be issued under the Plan and the Company shall pay cash in lieu of fractional shares equal to the Fair Market Value of such fractional shares.
   
(g) Conversion of Incentive Stock Options into Non-Qualified Stock Options; Termination of Incentive Stock Options: The Administrator, at the written request of any Participant, may in its discretion take such actions as may be necessary to convert such Participant’s Incentive Stock Options (or any portions thereof) that have not been exercised on the date of conversion into Non-Qualified Stock Options at any time prior to the expiration of such Incentive Stock Options, regardless of whether the Participant is an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary at the time of such conversion. At the time of such conversion, the Administrator (with the consent of the Participant) may impose such conditions on the exercise of the resulting Non-Qualified Stock Options as the Administrator, in its discretion may determine, provided that such conditions shall not be inconsistent with this Plan. Nothing in the Plan shall be deemed to give any Participant the right to have such Participant’s Incentive Stock Options converted into Non-Qualified Stock Options, and no such conversion shall occur until and unless the Administrator takes appropriate action. The Administrator, with the consent of the Participant, may also terminate any portion of any Incentive Stock Option that has not been exercised at the time of such conversion.
   
(h) Notice to Company of Disqualifying Disposition: Each employee who receives an Incentive Stock Option must agree to notify the Company in writing immediately after the employee makes a “Disqualifying Disposition” of any shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option. A “Disqualifying Disposition” is defined in Section 424(c) of the Code and includes any disposition (including any sale or gift) of such shares before the later of (i) two years after the date the employee was granted the Incentive Stock Option, or (ii) one year after the date the employee acquired shares by exercising the Incentive Stock Option, except as otherwise provided in Section 424(c) of the Code. If the employee has died before such stock is sold, these holding period requirements do not apply and no Disqualifying Disposition can occur thereafter.

 

(i) General Provisions .

 

  (i) The Administrator may require each person purchasing or receiving shares pursuant to an Award to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that such person is acquiring the shares without a view to the distribution thereof. The certificates for such shares may include any legend which the Administrator deems appropriate to reflect any restrictions on transfer.

 

All certificates for shares of Stock or other securities delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such stock transfer orders and other restrictions as the Administrator may deem advisable under the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Commission, any stock exchange or market on which the Stock is then listed and any applicable Federal or state securities law, and the Administrator may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

 

  (ii) Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company or any Affiliate from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements for its employees.
     
  (iii) The adoption of the Plan shall not confer upon any employee, director consultant or advisor any right to continued employment, directorship or service, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate the employment or service of any employee, consultant or advisor at any time.
     
  (iv) No later than the date as of which an amount first becomes includible in the gross income of the Participant for Federal income tax purposes with respect to any Award under the Plan, the Participant shall pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company regarding the payment of, any Federal, state, local or foreign taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such amount. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, withholding obligations may be settled with Stock, including Stock that is part of the Award that gives rise to the withholding requirement. The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional on such payment or arrangements, and the Company, its Subsidiaries and its Affiliates shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment otherwise due to the Participant. The Administrator may establish such procedures as it deems appropriate for the settlement of withholding obligations with Stock.

 

 

 

  (v) The Administrator shall establish such procedures as it deems appropriate for a Participant to designate a beneficiary to whom any amounts payable in the event of the Participant’s death are to be paid.
     
  (vi) Any amounts owed to the Company or an Affiliate by the Participant of whatever nature may be offset by the Company from the value of any shares of Common Stock, cash or other thing of value under this Plan or an agreement to be transferred to the Participant, and no shares of Common Stock, cash or other thing of value under this Plan or an agreement shall be transferred unless and until all disputes between the Company and the Participant have been fully and finally resolved and the Participant has waived all claims to such against the Company or an Affiliate.
     
  (vii) The grant of an Award shall in no way affect the right of the Company to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.
     
  (viii) If any payment or right accruing to a Participant under this Plan (without the application of this Section (9)(c)(viii)), either alone or together with other payments or rights accruing to the Participant from the Company or an Affiliate (“Total Payments”) would constitute a “parachute payment” (as defined in Section 280G of the Code and regulations thereunder), such payment or right shall be reduced to the largest amount or greatest right that will result in no portion of the amount payable or right accruing under this Plan being subject to an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code or being disallowed as a deduction under Section 280G of the Code; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to the extent provided otherwise in an Award or in the event the Participant is party to an agreement with the Company or an Affiliate that explicitly provides for an alternate treatment of payments or rights that would constitute “parachute payments.” The determination of whether any reduction in the rights or payments under this Plan is to apply shall be made by the Administrator in good faith after consultation with the Participant, and such determination shall be conclusive and binding on the Participant. The Participant shall cooperate in good faith with the Administrator in making such determination and providing the necessary information for this purpose. The foregoing provisions of this Section 9(c)(viii) shall apply with respect to any person only if, after reduction for any applicable Federal excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code and Federal income tax imposed by the Code, the Total Payments accruing to such person would be less than the amount of the Total Payments as reduced, if applicable, under the foregoing provisions of this Plan and after reduction for only Federal income taxes.
     
  (ix) To the extent that the Administrator determines that the restrictions imposed by the Plan preclude the achievement of the material purposes of the Awards in jurisdictions outside the United States, the Administrator in its discretion may modify those restrictions as it determines to be necessary or appropriate to conform to applicable requirements or practices of jurisdictions outside of the United States.
     
  (x) The headings contained in this Plan are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Plan.
     
  (xi) If any provision of this Plan shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not effect any other provision hereby, and this Plan shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provision were omitted.
     
  (xii) This Plan shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon each successor and assign of the Company. All obligations imposed upon a Participant, and all rights granted to the Company hereunder, shall be binding upon the Participant’s heirs, legal representatives and successors

 

 

 

  (xiii) This Plan and each agreement granting an Award constitute the entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, provided that in the event of any inconsistency between this Plan and such agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall control
     
  (xiv) In the event there is an effective registration statement under the Securities Act pursuant to which shares of Stock shall be offered for sale in an underwritten offering, a Participant shall not, during the period requested by the underwriters managing the registered public offering, effect any public sale or distribution of shares of Stock received, directly or indirectly, as an Award or pursuant to the exercise or settlement of an Award.
     
  (xv) None of the Company, an Affiliate or the Administrator shall have any duty or obligation to disclose affirmatively to a record or beneficial holder of Stock or an Award, and such holder shall have no right to be advised of, any material information regarding the Company or any Affiliate at any time prior to, upon or in connection with receipt or the exercise of an Award or the Company’s purchase of Stock or an Award from such holder in accordance with the terms hereof.
     
  (xvi) This Plan, and all Awards, agreements and actions hereunder, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of Nevada (other than its law respecting choice of law).

 

(j)

Compliance with Section 409A of the Code . The Plan is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code, and official guidance issued thereunder, to the extent applicable. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Plan shall be interpreted, operated, and administered consistently with this intent.

 

Adopted by the Board of Directors and Shareholders as of July 27, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stem holdings, INC.

 

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patch international inc.

 

 

 

ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

 

November 11 , 2016

 

   
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Article 1 INTERPRETATION 4
   
1.1 Definitions 4
1.2 Interpretation Not Affected by Headings, etc. 16
1.3 Number, etc. 16
1.4 Capitalized Terms 16
1.5 Date for Any Action 16
1.6 Entire Agreement 16
1.7 Currency 16
1.8 Certain Phrases and References, etc. 16
1.9 Accounting Matters 16
1.10 Disclosure in Writing 17
1.11 References to Legislation 17
1.12 Enforceability 17
1.13 Knowledge 17
1.14 Interpretation Not Affected by Party Drafting 17
1.15 Schedules 17
     
Article 2 THE ARRANGEMENT AND MEETING 18
   
2.1 Plan of Arrangement 18
2.2 Interim Order, Final Order, etc. 18
2.3 Patch Meeting and Circular 19
2.4 Court Proceedings 22
2.5 Patch Board Recommendation 22
2.6 Regulatory Matters 22
2.7 Treatment of Patch Exchangeable Shares, the Patch Class “A” Preferred Share and the Patch Class “B” Preferred Share 23
2.8 Officers and Employees 23
2.9 Public Communications 23
2.10 Indemnities and Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance 23
2.11 Tax Withholdings 24
2.12 Articles of Arrangement 24
2.13 Closing 24
2.14 Effective Date 24
2.15 U.S. Securities Laws 25
2.16 List of Securityholders 25
2.17 Patch Energy Disposition 25
2.18 Patch Note 25

 

   
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Article 3 COVENANTS 26
   
3.1 Covenants of the Purchaser 26
3.2 Covenants of Patch 26
3.3 Mutual Covenants Regarding the Arrangement 32
3.4 Patch’s Covenants Regarding Non-Solicitation 33
3.5 Access to Information 37
3.6 Resignations 37
     
Article 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 38
   
4.1 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser 38
4.2 Representations and Warranties of Patch 38
     
Article 5 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 38
   
5.1 Mutual Conditions Precedent 38
5.2 Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Purchaser 39
5.3 Additional Conditions to Obligations of Patch 41
5.4 Notice and Effect of Failure to Comply with Conditions 42
5.5 Satisfaction of Conditions 43
     
Article 6 AMENDMENT 43
   
6.1 Amendment 43
6.2 Waiver 43
     
Article 7 TERMINATION 44
   
7.1 Termination 44
7.2 Effect of Termination/Survival 46
     
Article 8 NOTICES 46
   
8.1 Notices 46
     
Article 9 GENERAL 47
   
9.1 Assignment and Enurement 47
9.2 Costs 47
9.3 Severability 47
9.4 Further Assurances 48
9.5 Time of Essence 48
9.6 Governing Law 48
9.7 Third Party Beneficiaries 48
9.8 Injunctive Relief 48
9.9 Counterparts 48
9.10 Survival 48

 

SCHEdULES

SCHEDULE A – PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT

SCHEDULE B – ARRANGEMENT RESOLUTION

SCHEDULE C – REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER

SCHEDULE D – REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PATCH

 

   
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ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT is dated as of the 11 th day of November, 2016

 

BETWEEN:

 

STEM HOLDINGS, INC ., a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Nevada (the “ Purchaser ”)

 

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PATCH INTERNATIONAL INC. , a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Alberta (“ Patch ”)

 

WHEREAS the Parties wish to propose an arrangement involving Patch and the Patch Common Shareholders whereby the Purchaser will acquire all of the issued and outstanding Patch Common Shares;

 

AND WHEREAS the Parties intend to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by way of an arrangement under the provisions of the ABCA;

 

NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the covenants and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged), the Parties do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

Article 1

INTERPRETATION

 

1.1 Definitions

 

In this Agreement, including the recitals hereto, unless there is something in the context or subject matter inconsistent therewith, the following defined terms have the meanings hereinafter set forth:

 

  (a) 42 nd Street Lease ” means the one or more leases to be entered into between the Purchaser and the owner of the 42 nd Street Property.
     
  (b) 42 nd Street Property ” means the warehouse facility located at 800 N. 42 nd Street in Springfield, Oregon as described in the Acquisition Agreement.
     
  (c) 42 nd Street Sublease ” means the sublease to be entered into between the Purchaser and Opco relating to the 42 nd Street Property.
     
  (d) ABCA ” means the Business Corporations Act (Alberta).
     
  (e) Acquisition Agreement ” means the amended and restated agreement dated October 24, 2016 among the Purchaser, Oregon LLC, Gated LLC, Kind LLC and Never LLC.

 

   
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  (f) Acquisition Proposal ” means other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any offer, proposal or inquiry (written or oral) from any person or group of persons “acting jointly or in concert” (within the meaning of MI 62-104) other than the Purchaser relating to: (i) any direct or indirect sale or disposition (or any lease or other arrangement having the same economic effect as a sale), in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, of assets representing 20% or more of the consolidated assets of Patch and its subsidiaries; (ii) any direct or indirect take-over bid, tender offer, exchange offer, treasury issuance or other transaction that, if consummated, would result in a person or group of persons “acting jointly or in concert” (within the meaning of MI 62-104) beneficially owning 20% or more of any class of voting or equity securities (including securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for such securities) of Patch; (iii) any plan of arrangement, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or winding up involving Patch or any of its material subsidiaries; or (iv) any other similar transaction or series of transactions involving Patch or any of its subsidiaries, the consummation of which would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, prevent or materially delay the Arrangement.
     
  (g) Additional Consideration ” means for each Patch Common Share held: (i) if any Patch Note Collection Proceeds are received on or before 10:00 a.m. (MT) on the third last Business Day prior to the Effective Date, the aggregate of each Patch Note Collection Payment Per Share; and (ii) if the Patch Note Collection has not been completed in full satisfaction of all amounts owing under the Patch Note on or before 10:00 a.m. (MT) on the third last Business Day prior to the Effective Date, one CVR.
     
  (h) Affiliate ” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Securities Act.
     
  (i) Aggregate Additional Consideration ” means the aggregate amount of Additional Consideration to be paid to Patch Shareholders at the Effective Time.
     
  (j) Aggregate Purchaser Share Consideration ” means that number of Purchaser Shares as is equal to the quotient obtained when dividing the Patch Working Capital by the deemed price for each Purchaser Share, being US$2.40.
     
  (k) Agreement ”, “ herein ”, “ hereof ”, “ hereto ”, “ hereunder ” and similar expressions mean and refer to this Arrangement Agreement (including the schedules hereto) as supplemented, modified or amended, and not to any particular article, section, schedule or other portion hereof.
     
  (l) Applicable Laws ” means all laws (including common law), by-laws, statutes, rules, regulations, principles of law, orders, ordinances, protocols, codes, guidelines, policies, notices, directions and judgments or other requirements, and the terms and conditions of any grant, approval, permission, authority or license of any Governmental Authority, as are applicable to a Party or its business, undertaking, property or securities and emanate from a person having jurisdiction over the Party or its business, undertaking, property or securities. For greater clarity, “ Applicable Laws ” includes Securities Laws.

 

   
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  (m) Arrangement ” means an arrangement under Section 193 of the ABCA on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Plan of Arrangement, subject to any amendments or variations to the Plan of Arrangement made in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or made at the direction of the Court in the Final Order with the prior written consent of the Purchaser and Patch, each acting reasonably.
     
  (n) Arrangement Resolution ” means the special resolution to approve the Arrangement to be considered by the Patch Shareholders at the Patch Meeting, substantially in the form of Schedule “B” .
     
  (o) Articles of Arrangement ” means the articles of arrangement in respect of the Arrangement required under Section 193(10) of the ABCA to be filed with the Registrar after the Final Order has been granted giving effect to the Arrangement.
     
  (p) Authorization ” means, with respect to any person, any order, permit, approval, consent, waiver, licence or similar authorization of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the person, including in the case of the Purchaser, the Material Permits.
     
  (q) Business Day ” means any day, other than Saturday, Sunday or a statutory holiday in the Province of Alberta.
     
  (r) Canadian Securities Laws ” means the Securities Act and any other applicable provincial securities laws.
     
  (s) Certificate ” means the certificate or proof of filing to be issued by the Registrar pursuant to Section 193(11) or (12) of the ABCA in respect of the Articles of Arrangement giving effect to the Arrangement.
     
     
  (t) Circular ” means the notice of the Patch Meeting and the accompanying management proxy circular and proxy statement to be sent by Patch to the Patch Shareholders in connection with the Patch Meeting, together with all appendices, schedules and exhibits thereto and any financial statements contained therein, and any amendments or supplements thereto.
     
  (u) Consideration ” means for each Patch Common Share held: (i) the Purchaser Share Consideration, and (ii) the Additional Consideration.
     
  (v) Court ” means the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta.
     
  (w) CVR ” means a contingent value right of the Purchaser issued pursuant to the Rights Indenture and entitling the holder thereof to each Patch Note Collection Payment Per Share upon receipt of Patch Note Collection Proceeds at any time and from time to time after the Effective Time.
     
  (x) Depositary ” means Computershare Trust Company of Canada or such other person that may be appointed by the Purchaser for the purpose of receiving deposits of certificates formerly representing Patch Common Shares with the approval of Patch, acting reasonably.

 

   
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  (y) Dissent Rights ” means the rights of dissent made available to Patch Shareholders in respect of the Arrangement described in the Plan of Arrangement and the Interim Order.
     
  (z) Effective Date ” means the date the Arrangement becomes effective under the ABCA, being the date shown on the Certificate.
     
  (aa) Effective Time ” means 12:01 a.m. (Calgary time) on the Effective Date.
     
  (bb) Encumbrance ” means any mortgage, pledge, assignment for security, charge, lien, security interest, guarantee or other encumbrance or collateral securing the payment obligations of any person, and any agreement, right, privilege, or arrangement (whether by law, contract or otherwise) capable of becoming any of the foregoing.
     
  (cc) Executive Officers ” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 1.13.
     
  (dd) Final Order ” means the final order of the Court in a form acceptable to the Purchaser and Patch, each acting reasonably, approving the Arrangement pursuant to Section 193(9)(a) of the ABCA, as such order may be amended by the Court (with the consent of both the Purchaser and Patch, each acting reasonably) at any time prior to the Effective Date or, if appealed, then, unless such appeal is withdrawn or denied, as affirmed or as amended (provided that any such amendment is acceptable to both the Purchaser and Patch, each acting reasonably) on appeal.
     
  (ee) GAAP ” means the accounting principles generally accepted in Canada determined with reference to the Handbook and in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board under Part I of the Handbook, applicable as at the date on which date such calculation is made or required to be made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with preceding years.
     
  (ff) Gated LLC ” means Gated Oregon Holdings, LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Oregon.
     
  (gg) Governmental Authority ” means: (i) any international, multinational, federal, provincial, state, regional, municipal, local or other government, governmental or public department, ministry, central bank, court, tribunal, arbitral body, commission, commissioner, board, bureau or agency, domestic or foreign; (ii) any subdivision, agency, agent or authority of any of the foregoing; (iii) any quasi-governmental or private body, including any tribunal, commission, regulatory agency or self-regulatory organization, exercising any regulatory, expropriation or taxing authority under or for the account of any of the foregoing; or (iv) any stock exchange.
     
  (hh) Handbook ” means the Handbook of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada, as amended from time to time.
     
  (ii) Harlequin Lease ” means the lease to be entered into between the Purchaser and Opco relating to the Harlequin Property.

 

   
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  (jj) Harlequin Property ” means the retail store located at 1027 Willamette Street, Eugene, Oregon as described in the Acquisition Agreement.
     
  (kk) Harlequin PSA ” means the purchase and sale agreement between Stem and the vendor of the Harlequin Property dated November 1, 2016.
     
  (ll) insider ” has the meaning set forth in the Securities Act.
     
  (mm) Interim Order ” means the interim order of the Court pursuant to Section 193(4) of the ABCA in a form acceptable to the Purchaser and Patch, each acting reasonably, providing for, among other things, the calling and holding of the Patch Meeting, as such order may be amended by the Court with the consent of the Purchaser and Patch, each acting reasonably.
     
  (nn) Kind LLC ” means Kind Care Holdings, LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Oregon.
     
  (oo) Litigation ” means any action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of a Party, threatened against or affecting a Party or its properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) which: (i) materially adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or (ii) would, if there were an unfavorable decision, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
     
  (pp) Matching Period ” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.4(e)(iv).
     
  (qq) Material Adverse Change ” or “ Material Adverse Effect ” means, with respect to the Purchaser or Patch, as the case may be, any fact, state of facts, circumstance, change, occurrence or event that is, or would reasonably be expected to be, material and adverse to the business, operations, results of operations, assets, properties, liabilities (whether contingent or otherwise) capitalization, condition (financial or otherwise), or cash flows of the Party and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than any fact, state of facts, circumstance, change, occurrence or event relating to or resulting from: (i) general economic, financial, currency exchange, securities, credit or commodity prices; (ii) the announcement of the execution of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby; (iii) any change in global, national or regional political conditions, including outbreaks of war or acts of terrorism; (iv) any natural disaster; or (v) any changes or effects arising from matters permitted or contemplated by this Agreement or consented to or approved in writing by the other Party; provided that in the case of (i) and (iii); such effect relating to or resulting from the foregoing does not have a disproportionate Material Adverse Effect or Material Adverse Change on the business, operations, results of operations, assets, properties, capitalization, condition (financial or otherwise), liabilities (contingent or otherwise) or cash flows of the Purchaser as compared to the corresponding effect on persons engaged in the commercial real estate leasing industry generally, or of Patch and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to the corresponding effect on persons engaged in similar industries, as the case may be; unless expressly provided in any particular section of this Agreement, references in certain Sections of this Agreement to dollar amounts are not intended to be, and shall not be deemed to be, illustrative for purposes of determining whether a “ Material Adverse Change ” or “ Material Adverse Effect ” has occurred.

 

   
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  (rr) material change ”, “ material fact ” and “ misrepresentation ” have the meanings ascribed thereto under the Securities Act.
     
  (ss) Material Permits ” means any permits and authorizations required for the operation of the Purchaser’s business as presently contemplated, including any permits and authorizations required by Opco for the operation of Opco’s business as presently contemplated.
     
  (tt) MI 62-104 ” means Multilateral Instrument 62-104 – Take-over Bids and Issuer Bids .
     
  (uu) Mutual Releases ” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.6.
     
  (vv) Never LLC ” means Never Again Real Estate, LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Oregon.
     
  (ww) Ordinary Course ” means, with respect to an action taken by the Purchaser or Patch or its subsidiaries, that such action is consistent with the past practices of the Purchaser or Patch, as the case may be, and is taken in the ordinary course of the normal day-to-day operations of the business of the Purchaser or Patch, as the case may be.
     
  (xx) Oregon LLC ” means Oregon Acquisitions JV, LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Oregon.
     
  (yy) Opco ” means, collectively, the operating companies (and any Affiliates thereof) leasing the Harlequin Property and the 42 nd Street Property (and any other properties acquired or controlled by the Purchaser), including Opco Holdings, Inc. and Oregon LLC.
     
  (zz) Outside Date ” means January 31, 2017.
     
  (aaa) Parties ” means the Purchaser and Patch; and “ Party ” means either one of them.
     
  (bbb) Patch ” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals hereof.
     
  (ccc) Patch Board ” means the board of directors of Patch.
     
  (ddd) Patch Board Recommendation ” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.5.
     
  (eee) Patch Class “A” Preferred Share ” means the issued and outstanding Class “A” preferred voting share in the capital of Patch.
     
  (fff) Patch Class “A” Preferred Special Voting Right ” means the special voting right in respect of Patch entitling the Trustee under the Patch Voting Trust Agreement to vote, consent to, or otherwise act at a meeting of Patch Common Shareholders and representing that number of voting rights (each such voting right equal to the voting rights attached to one Patch Common Share) equal to the number of outstanding Patch Exchangeable Shares issued in conjunction with the Patch Class “A” Preferred Share outstanding immediately prior to the record date set for such meeting or at such other time as may be determined by applicable law for determining Patch Common Shareholders entitled to so vote, consent or otherwise act at such a meeting or in respect of such a resolution.

 

   
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  (ggg) Patch Class “B” Preferred Share ” means the issued and outstanding Class “B” preferred voting share in the capital of Patch.
     
  (hhh) Patch Class “B” Preferred Special Voting Right ” means the special voting right in respect of Patch entitling the Trustee under the Patch Voting Trust Agreement to vote, consent to, or otherwise act at a meeting of Patch Common Shareholders and representing that number of voting rights (each such voting right equal to the voting rights attached to one Patch Common Share) equal to the number of outstanding Patch Exchangeable Shares issued in conjunction with the Patch Class “B” Preferred Share outstanding immediately prior to the record date set for such meeting or at such other time as may be determined by applicable law for determining Patch Common Shareholders entitled to so vote, consent or otherwise act at such a meeting or in respect of such a resolution.
     
  (iii) Patch Common Shareholders ” means the holders of Patch Common Shares.
     
  (jjj) Patch Common Shares ” means the Class “A” common shares in the capital of Patch issued and outstanding from time to time, and for greater certainty, where the context requires, includes those Class “A” common shares in the capital of Patch issuable upon the redemption of the Patch Exchangeable Shares as described herein.
     
  (kkk) Patch Energy ” means Patch Energy Inc., a subsidiary of Patch.
     
  (lll) Patch Exchangeable Shareholders ” means registered holders of the Patch Exchangeable Shares.
     
  (mmm) Patch Exchangeable Shares ” means the Series A preferred shares of Patch Energy, which are exchangeable in accordance with their terms for no additional consideration into Patch Common Shares on a one-for-one basis.
     
  (nnn) Patch Financial Statements ” means, collectively, the audited consolidated financial statements of Patch as at and for the year ended May 31, 2016, together with the notes thereto and the auditor’s report thereon.
     
  (ooo) Patch Information ” means the information describing Patch and its business, operations and affairs included in the Circular as required under Applicable Laws.
     
  (ppp) Patch Meeting ” means the special meeting of Patch Shareholders to consider, among other things, the Arrangement Resolution and related matters, and any adjournments thereof.

 

   
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  (qqq) Patch Note ” means the promissory note and loan agreement dated November 6, 2015 between Robix Environmental Technologies, Inc. as successor to Formation Fluid Management Inc., as borrower, and Patch, as lender.
     
  (rrr) Patch Note Collection ” means any and all present or future claim, right of action, litigation, arbitration, mediation, collection effort or other dispute resolution proceedings or effort of any kind of Patch or any of its Affiliates, or their respective successors or assigns, relating to the collection of any and all amounts owing under the Patch Note in full and final payment thereof.
     
  (sss) Patch Note Collection Proceeds ” means all present and future value, order, award, entitlement or remuneration of any kind and in any form, including any property, assets, cash or other form of payment in each case paid, payable, recovered, owing to, due to, awarded to, ordered or otherwise ordered to be received by Patch or any of its Affiliates, Stem or any of its Affiliates, or their respective successors or assigns pursuant to any settlement, award, order, entitlement, collection, judgment, sale, disposition, agreement or any other monetization of any kind of the Patch Note or relating to the Patch Note Collection.
     
  (ttt) Patch Note Collection Payment Per Share ” means if Patch or any of its Affiliates, Stem or any of its Affiliates, or any of their respective successors or assigns, receives any Patch Note Collection Proceeds and such Patch Note Collection Proceeds consist in whole or in part of: (i) shares or other securities, then that number of shares or other securities equal to the quotient obtained when dividing such portion of the Patch Note Collection Proceeds by 43,952,213 (with fractions equal to or greater than 0.5 being rounded up and fractions less than 0.5 being rounded down); or (ii) cash or cash equivalents (to the extent such cash or cash equivalents are not accounted for in the calculation for the Patch Working Capital), then that number of Purchaser Shares as is equal to the quotient obtained when dividing (A) the result obtained when such portion of the Patch Note Collection Proceeds (if applicable, as converted to United States dollars using the Bank of Canada daily noon exchange rate for the applicable date) is divided by the deemed price for each Purchaser Share, being US$2.40, by (B) 43,952,213 (with fractions equal to or greater than 0.5 being rounded up and fractions less than 0.5 being rounded down).
     
  (uuu) Patch Original Voting Trust Agreements ” means the exchange and voting trust agreements among Patch, Patch Energy, 1286664 Alberta Ltd. and the Patch Exchangeable Shareholders dated December 6, 2006 and January 16, 2007, respectively.
     
  (vvv) Patch Public Record ” means all information filed by or on behalf of Patch after January 1, 2016 with the Canadian Securities Authorities, in compliance, or intended compliance, with any Applicable Laws which is available for public viewing on the SEDAR website under Patch’s profile at www.sedar.com.
     
  (www) Patch Shareholders ” means registered or beneficial holders of the Patch Shares, as the context requires.

 

   
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  (xxx) Patch Shares ” means collectively, (i) the Patch Common Shares, (ii) the Patch Class “A” Preferred Share, and (iii) the Patch Class “B” Preferred Share.
     
  (yyy) Patch Support Agreements ” means the agreements between the Purchaser and the Patch Supporting Securityholders, pursuant to which the Patch Supporting Securityholders have agreed to vote the Patch Voting Securities beneficially owned or controlled or subsequently acquired by the Patch Supporting Securityholders in favour of the Arrangement Resolution and to otherwise support the Arrangement.
     
  (zzz) Patch Supporting Securityholders ” means all of the officers and directors of Patch and all of those other holders of Patch Voting Securities who have signed or who have agreed to sign Patch Support Agreements after the date hereof.
     
  (aaaa) Patch Transaction Costs ” means all costs and expenses incurred by Patch and its subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including all legal, accounting, advisory fees, printing and other administrative and professional fees, costs and expenses of third parties, and all amounts payable by Patch in respect of the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement.
     
  (bbbb) Patch Working Capital ” means the amount equal to Patch’s current assets minus its current liabilities as at the third last Business Day prior to the Effective Date, determined in accordance with GAAP, provided that current liabilities shall include only fifty percent (50%) of the Patch Transaction Costs to a maximum of $100,000, such amount expressed in United States dollars using the Bank of Canada daily noon exchange rate for the applicable date.
     
  (cccc) Patch Working Capital Certificate ” means a certificate of Patch addressed to the Purchaser and dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of Patch by an officer of Patch (on Patch’s behalf and without personal liability), confirming the Patch Working Capital.
     
  (dddd) Patch Voting Securities ” means, collectively, the Patch Common Shares and the Patch Exchangeable Shares;
     
  (eeee) Patch Voting Trust Agreement ” means the agreement of appointment and acceptance dated June 2, 2016 among Patch, Patch Energy and the Trustee, pursuant to which the Trustee was appointed as successor trustee under the Patch Original Voting Trust Agreements.
     
  (ffff) person ” includes an individual, limited or general partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, trust, joint venture, association, body corporate, unincorporated organization, trustee, executor, administrator, legal representative, government (including any Governmental Authority) or any other entity, whether or not having legal status.
     
  (gggg) Plan of Arrangement ” means the plan of arrangement substantially in the form set out in Schedule “A” to this Agreement as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

   
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  (hhhh) Private Placement ” means the private placement offering by the Purchaser of up to 1,250,000 Purchaser Shares at a price of US$2.40 per Purchaser Share.
     
  (iiii) Purchaser ” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals hereof.
     
  (jjjj) Purchaser Board ” means the board of directors of the Purchaser.
     
  (kkkk) Purchaser Financial Statements ” means the audited financial statements of the Purchaser, comprised of the statement of financial position as at September 30, 2016 and October 12, 2016 and the statements of comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the periods from incorporation to September 30, 2016 and October 1, 2016 to October 12, 2016, together with the notes thereto and the auditor’s report thereon.
     
  (llll) Purchaser Information ” means the information describing the Purchaser and its business, operations and affairs specifically to be provided by the Purchaser to Patch for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Circular as required under Applicable Laws and the Interim Order.
     
  (mmmm) Purchaser Share Consideration ” means Purchaser Shares valued at approximately $0.083, being that number of Purchaser Shares (expressed to five decimal places) as is equal to the quotient obtained when dividing the Aggregate Purchaser Share Consideration by 43,952,213.
     
  (nnnn) Purchaser Shares ” means the shares of common stock in the share capital of the Purchaser.
     
  (oooo) Real Property Agreements ” means the 42 nd Street Lease, 42 nd Street Sublease, Harlequin PSA and Harlequin Lease.
     
  (pppp) Registrar ” means the Registrar of Corporations for the Province of Alberta duly appointed under Section 263 of the ABCA.
     
  (qqqq) Regulatory Approvals ” means such sanctions, rulings, consents, orders, exemptions, permits and other approvals (including the lapse, without objection, of a prescribed time under any law that states that a transaction may be implemented if a prescribed time lapses following the giving of notice without an objection being made) of Governmental Authorities required to consummate the Plan of Arrangement.
     
  (rrrr) Representative ” means any officer, director, employee, representative (including any financial or other advisor) or agent of the Purchaser or Patch or of any of its subsidiaries, as the case may be.
     
  (ssss) Returns ” shall mean all reports, filings, notices, schedules, estimates, elections, designations, forms, declarations of estimated tax, information statements and returns including any amendments, attachments or appendices and exhibits thereto, made, prepared or filed or required to be filed with a Governmental Authority in connection with, any Taxes.

 

   
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  (tttt) Rights Indenture ” means the rights indenture to be entered into between Purchaser and a trust company acceptable to Patch and Purchaser, as rights agent, providing for the creation and issuance of the CVRs.
     
  (uuuu) SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
     
  (vvvv) Securities Act ” means the Securities Act (Alberta).
     
  (wwww) Securities Authorities ” means, collectively, the securities commissions, similar securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces or territories of Canada and the U.S. Securities Authorities.
     
  (xxxx) Securities Laws ” means the Canadian Securities Laws and the U.S. Securities Laws, and all other applicable Canadian and/or U.S. Securities Laws, rules and regulations and published policies thereunder.
     
  (yyyy) subsidiary ” means, with respect to a specified entity, any:

 

  (i) body corporate of which more than 50% of the outstanding shares ordinarily entitled to elect a majority of the board of directors thereof (whether or not shares of any other class or classes shall or might be entitled to vote upon the happening of any event or contingency) are at the time owned directly or indirectly by such specified entity or indirectly by or for the benefit of such specified entity;
     
  (ii) entity which is not a body corporate, of which more than 50% of the voting or equity interests of such entity (including, for a partnership other than a limited partnership, the voting or equity interests in such partnership) are owned, directly or indirectly, by such specified entity or indirectly by or for the benefit of such specified entity and, in the case of a limited partnership, of which such specified entity, or a subsidiary of such specified entity, is a general partner; and
     
  (iii) issuer that would constitute a subsidiary as defined in the Securities Act .

 

  (zzzz) Superior Proposal ” means any unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal from a person who is an arm’s length third party made after the date of this Agreement: (i) to acquire not less than all of the outstanding Patch Shares or all or substantially all of the assets of Patch on a consolidated basis; (ii) that complies with Canadian Securities Laws and did not result from or involve a breach of Section 3.4 or any agreement between the person making such Acquisition Proposal and Patch; (iii) that the Patch Board has determined in good faith is reasonably capable of being completed without undue delay, taking into account, all financial, legal, regulatory and other aspects of such proposal and the person making such proposal; (iv) that is not subject to any financing condition and in respect of which it has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Patch Board, acting in good faith (after receipt of advice from its outside legal counsel) that adequate arrangements have been made in respect of any financing required to complete such Acquisition Proposal, or is reasonably likely to be obtained; (v) that is not subject to any due diligence and/or access condition; and (vi) in respect of which the Patch Board and any relevant committee thereof determines, in its good faith judgment, after taking into account all the terms and conditions of the Acquisition Proposal, including all legal, financial, regulatory and other aspects of such Acquisition Proposal and the party making such Acquisition Proposal, would, if consummated in accordance with its terms, but without assuming away the risk of non-completion, reasonably be expected to result in a transaction which is more favourable, from a financial point of view, to Patch Common Shareholders than the Arrangement (including any amendments to the terms and conditions of the Arrangement proposed by the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3.4(f)).

 

   
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  (aaaaa) Superior Proposal Notice ” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.4(e)(iii).
     
  (bbbbb) Tax Act ” means the Income Tax Act (Canada).
     
  (ccccc) Tax ” or “ Taxes ” means all taxes, duties, fees, premiums, assessments, imposts, levies and other charges of any kind whatsoever imposed by any Governmental Authority, together with all interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or other additional amounts imposed in respect thereof, including those levied on, or measured by, or referred to as, income, gross receipts, profits, capital, large corporation, capital gain, alternative minimum, transfer, land transfer, sales, goods and services, harmonized sales, use, value-added, excise, stamp, withholding, business, franchising, property, employer health, payroll, employment, health, social services, education and social security taxes, all surtaxes, all customs duties and import and export taxes, all employment insurance, health insurance and Canada and other Governmental Authority pension plan and workers compensation premiums or contributions including any interest, fines or penalties for failure to withhold, collect or remit any tax and any liability for such taxes imposed by law with respect to any other person arising pursuant to any tax sharing, indemnification or other agreements or any liability for taxes of any predecessor or transferor entity and whether disputed or not.
     
  (ddddd) Third Party Beneficiaries ” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.7.
     
  (eeeee) Trustee ” means 1973803 Alberta Ltd., the trustee for the Patch Exchangeable Shares.
     
  (fffff) United States ” means the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any state of the United States, and the District of Columbia.
     
  (ggggg) U.S. Exchange Act ” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 .
     
  (hhhhh) U.S. Securities Act ” means the United States Securities Act of 1933 .
     
  (iiiii) U.S. Securities Authorities ” means, collectively, the SEC and similar securities regulatory authorities in each of the United States.
     
  (jjjjj) U.S. Securities Laws ” means the federal and state securities legislation of the United States and all rules, regulations and orders promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.

 

   
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1.2 Interpretation Not Affected by Headings, etc.

 

The provision of a Table of Contents, the division of this Agreement into Articles, Sections and Schedules and the insertion of headings are for convenient reference only and are not to affect its interpretation.

 

1.3 Number, etc.

 

Words importing the singular number include the plural and vice versa and words importing the use of any gender include all genders.

 

1.4 Capitalized Terms

 

All capitalized terms used in any Schedule, the Purchaser Disclosure Letter or the Patch Disclosure Letter have the meanings ascribed to them in this Agreement.

 

1.5 Date for Any Action

 

If any date on which any action is required to be taken hereunder by any of the Parties is not a Business Day, such action is required to be taken on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day.

 

1.6 Entire Agreement

 

This Agreement together with the agreements and documents herein referred to, constitute the entire agreement among the Parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. For greater certainty, the Patch Support Agreements are separate agreements between the parties thereto and are unaffected by this Section 1.6.

 

1.7 Currency

 

Unless otherwise indicated, all sums of money which are referred to in this Agreement are expressed in lawful money of Canada. References to “ United States dollars ” and “ US$ ” are to the lawful money of the United States.

 

1.8 Certain Phrases and References, etc.

 

The words “including”, “includes” and “include” mean “including (or includes or include) without limitation,” and “the aggregate of”, “the total of”, “the sum of”, or a phrase of similar meaning means “the aggregate (or total or sum), without duplication, of.” Unless stated otherwise, “Article”, “Section” and “Schedule” followed by a number or letter mean and refer to the specified Article or Section of or Schedule to this Agreement. The term “Agreement” and any reference in this Agreement to this Agreement or any other agreement or document includes, and is a reference to, this Agreement or such other agreement or document as it may have been, or may from time to time be, amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or novated and includes all schedules to it.

 

1.9 Accounting Matters

 

Unless otherwise stated, all accounting terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings attributable thereto under GAAP and all determinations of an accounting nature that are required to be made shall be made in a manner consistent with GAAP.

 

   
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1.10 Disclosure in Writing

 

References to “disclosed in writing”, “except as previously disclosed in writing” and similar expressions in this Agreement shall in the case of disclosure by Patch, be construed for purposes of this Agreement as referring to matters disclosed in (a) the Patch Disclosure Letter; (b) the Patch Financial Statements; (c) Patch’s annual management’s discussions and analysis for the year ended May 31, 2016; and (d) this Agreement or in the schedules hereto; and in the case of disclosure by the Purchaser, be construed for purposes of this Agreement as referring to matters disclosed in (a) the Purchaser Disclosure Letter; (b) the Purchaser Financial Statements; and (c) this Agreement or in the schedules hereto.

 

1.11 References to Legislation

 

References in this Agreement to any statute or sections thereof shall include such statute as amended or substituted and any regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.

 

1.12 Enforceability

 

All representations, warranties, covenants and opinions in or contemplated by this Agreement as to the enforceability of any covenant, agreement or document are subject to enforceability being limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, and the discretionary nature of certain remedies (including specific performance and injunctive relief and general principles of equity).

 

1.13 Knowledge

 

Where any representation or warranty is expressly qualified by reference to the knowledge of a Party, it is deemed to refer to the actual knowledge of the Executive Officers of the Purchaser or Patch, as the case may be, after reasonable inquiry, and does not include any constructive, implied or imputed knowledge of such individuals. For purposes of this Section 1.13, “ Executive Officers ” (a) in the case of the Purchaser means Adam Berk and Steve Hubbard; and (b) in the case of Patch means Mark Bentsen and David Hawkins.

 

1.14 Interpretation Not Affected by Party Drafting

 

The Parties acknowledge that their respective legal counsel have reviewed and participated in negotiating, drafting and settling the terms of this Agreement, and the Parties agree that any rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguity is to be resolved against the drafting party will not be applicable in the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

1.15 Schedules

 

  (a) The schedules attached to this Agreement form an integral part of this Agreement for all purposes of it.
     
  (b) The Purchaser Disclosure Letter itself and all information contained in it is confidential information and may not be disclosed unless: (i) it is required to be disclosed pursuant to Applicable Law unless such Applicable Law permits the Parties to refrain from disclosing the information for confidentiality or other purposes; or (ii) a Party needs to disclose it in order to enforce or exercise its rights under this Agreement.
     
  (c) The Patch Disclosure Letter itself and all information contained in it is confidential information and may not be disclosed unless: (i) it is required to be disclosed pursuant to Applicable Law unless such Applicable Law permits the Parties to refrain from disclosing the information for confidentiality or other purposes; or (ii) a Party needs to disclose it in order to enforce or exercise its rights under this Agreement.

 

   
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Article 2
THE ARRANGEMENT AND MEETING

 

2.1 Plan of Arrangement

 

The Parties agree that the Arrangement shall be implemented in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement, pursuant to which, among other things, the Patch Common Shareholders (other than those who have validly exercised Dissent Rights) shall receive the Consideration for each Patch Common Share held.

 

2.2 Interim Order, Final Order, etc.

 

  (a) As soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement and in any event by no later than December 9, 2016, Patch shall apply to the Court, in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, for the Interim Order and thereafter, in cooperation with the Purchaser, diligently seek the Interim Order and, upon receipt thereof, Patch shall forthwith carry out the terms of the Interim Order to the extent applicable to it. The Interim Order shall provide, among other things:
       
  (i) for the calling and holding of the Patch Meeting, including the record date for determining the persons to whom notice is to be provided in respect of the Arrangement and the Patch Meeting and for the manner in which such notice is to be provided;
       
  (ii) that the Patch Shareholders shall be entitled to vote with respect to the Arrangement Resolution, with each (A) Patch Common Shareholder being entitled to one vote for each Patch Share held, (B) the holder of the Patch Class “A” Preferred Share being entitled to the Patch Class “A” Preferred Special Voting Right, and (C) the holder of the Patch Class “B” Preferred Share being entitled to the Patch Class “B” Preferred Special Voting Right;
       
  (iii) that, subject to the approval of the Court, the requisite majority for the approval of the Arrangement Resolution shall be at least two-thirds of the votes cast by the Patch Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Patch Meeting;
       
  (iv) that in all other respects, the terms, restrictions and conditions of Patch’s articles and by-laws, including quorum requirements and all other matters shall apply in respect of the Patch Meeting in respect of Patch Shareholders, except as modified by the Interim Order;
       
  (v) for the grant of Dissent Rights to those Patch Shareholders who are registered Patch Shareholders;

 

   
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  (vi) for the notice requirements with respect to the presentation of the application to the Court for the Final Order;
     
  (vii) that the Patch Meeting may be adjourned or postponed from time to time by Patch in accordance with the terms of this Agreement without the need for additional approval of the Court; and
     
  (viii) that the record date for the Patch Shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Patch Meeting will not change in respect of any adjournment(s) of the Patch Meeting, unless required by Applicable Law.

 

  (b) Provided all necessary approvals for the Arrangement Resolution are obtained from the Patch Shareholders, Patch shall, as soon as reasonably practicable following the Patch Meeting, and in any event no later than three Business Days after the Arrangement Resolution is passed at the Patch Meeting in accordance with the Interim Order, submit the Arrangement to the Court and apply for the Final Order.
     
  (c) No later than three Business Days following the issuance of the Final Order and the satisfaction or waiver (subject to Applicable Laws) of the conditions (excluding conditions that, by their terms, cannot be satisfied until the Effective Date, but subject to the satisfaction or, where permitted, waiver of those conditions as of the Effective Date) set forth in Article 5, Patch shall file the Articles of Arrangement, the Final Order and such other documents as may be required to give effect to the Arrangement with the Registrar pursuant to Section 193(10) of the ABCA, whereupon the transactions comprising the Arrangement shall occur and shall be deemed to have occurred in the order set out in the Plan of Arrangement without any further act or formality.

 

2.3 Patch Meeting and Circular

 

  (a) Patch shall:

 

  (i) convene and conduct the Patch Meeting in accordance with the Interim Order, Patch’s constating documents and Applicable Laws as soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event by no later than January 31, 2017), and not adjourn, postpone or cancel (or propose the adjournment, postponement or cancellation of) the Patch Meeting without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, except:

 

  (A) in the case of an adjournment, as required for quorum purposes;
     
  (B) as required or permitted under Section 3.4(i) and Section 5.4(c); or
     
  (C) as required by Applicable Laws or a Governmental Authority.

 

  (ii) subject to the terms of this Agreement, solicit proxies, in accordance with Applicable Laws, in favour of the approval of the Arrangement Resolution and against any resolution submitted by any Patch Shareholder that is inconsistent with the Arrangement Resolution;

 

   
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  (iii) provide the Purchaser with copies of or access to information regarding the Patch Meeting generated by any dealer or proxy solicitation services firm, as requested from time to time by the Purchaser;
     
  (iv) consult with the Purchaser in fixing the date of the Patch Meeting, give notice to the Purchaser of the Patch Meeting and allow the Purchaser’s Representatives to attend the Patch Meeting;
     
  (v) promptly advise the Purchaser, at such times as the Purchaser may reasonably request, as to the aggregate tally of the proxies received by Patch in respect of the Arrangement Resolution;
     
  (vi) promptly advise the Purchaser of any written communication from any Patch Shareholder in opposition to the Arrangement, written notice of dissent, purported exercise or withdrawal of Dissent Rights, and written communications sent by or on behalf of Patch to any Patch Shareholder exercising or purporting to exercise Dissent Rights;
     
  (vii) not make any payment or settlement offer, or agree to any payment or settlement prior to the Effective Time with respect to Dissent Rights without the prior written consent of the Purchaser; and
     
  (viii) not change the record date for the Patch Shareholders entitled to vote at the Patch Meeting in connection with any adjournment or postponement of the Patch Meeting unless required by Applicable Laws.

 

  (b) Patch shall as soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement (but taking into account the need for the Purchaser to provide the Purchaser Information) prepare and complete, in consultation with the Purchaser, the Circular together with any other documents required by Applicable Laws in connection with the Patch Meeting and the Arrangement, and Patch shall, after obtaining the Interim Order, cause the Circular and such other documents to be filed and sent to each Patch Shareholder and each Patch Exchangeable Shareholder and any other person as required by the Interim Order and Applicable Laws, in each case so as to permit the Patch Meeting to be held by the date specified in Section 2.3(a)(i).
     
  (c) Patch shall ensure that the Circular complies in all material respects with Canadian Securities Laws, does not contain any misrepresentation at the time of the mailing (excluding the Purchaser Information for which the Purchaser shall be responsible) and provides the Patch Shareholders with sufficient information to permit them to form a reasoned judgement concerning the matters to be placed before the Patch Meeting. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Circular must include: (i) the Patch Board Recommendation; and (ii) a statement that each Patch Supporting Securityholder intends, in accordance with the Patch Support Agreements, to vote all of such shareholder’s Patch Voting Securities in favour of the Arrangement Resolution and against any resolution submitted by any Patch Shareholder that is inconsistent with the Arrangement.

 

   
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  (d) The Purchaser shall provide the Purchaser Information to be included by Patch in the Circular, any public announcement or regulatory filing or other related documents to Patch in writing, and shall ensure that at the time of the mailing, announcement or filing, as applicable, such information does not contain any misrepresentation and complies in all material respects with Securities Laws.
     
  (e) The Purchaser hereby indemnifies and saves harmless Patch, its subsidiaries and their respective Representatives from and against any and all liabilities, claims, demands, losses, costs, damages and expenses to which Patch, any subsidiary or any of their respective Representatives may be subject or may suffer as a result of, or arising from, any misrepresentation or alleged misrepresentation contained in the Purchaser Information included in the Circular that was provided by the Purchaser in writing for inclusion in the Circular pursuant to Section 2.3(d), including as a result of any order made, or any inquiry, investigation or proceeding instituted by any Securities Authority or other Governmental Authority based on such a misrepresentation or alleged misrepresentation.
     
  (f) Patch hereby indemnifies and saves harmless the Purchaser and its Representatives from and against any and all liabilities, claims, demands, losses, costs, damages and expenses to which the Purchaser or its Representatives may be subject or may suffer as a result of, or arising from:

 

  (i) any misrepresentation or alleged misrepresentation contained in the Circular; and
     
  (ii) any order made, or any inquiry, investigation or proceeding by any Securities Authority or other Governmental Authority, to the extent based on any misrepresentation or any alleged misrepresentation in the Circular,

 

    provided, however, that the above noted indemnification obligation of Patch shall not apply to any liabilities, claims, demands, losses, costs, damages and expenses arising as a result of any misrepresentation or any alleged misrepresentation in the Circular based solely on Purchaser Information supplied in writing by the Purchaser to Patch for inclusion in the Circular in accordance with Section 2.3(d) and contained in the Circular.
     
  (g) The Parties shall cooperate in the preparation, filing and mailing of the Circular. Patch shall provide the Purchaser and its Representatives with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Circular and any other relevant documentation and reasonable consideration shall be given to any comments made by the Purchaser, provided that all Purchaser Information included in the Circular shall be in form and content satisfactory to the Purchaser, acting reasonably, and provided that all Patch Information included in the Circular shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Patch, acting reasonably.

 

   
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2.4 Court Proceedings

 

  (a) Patch shall provide the Purchaser and its counsel with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon drafts of all material to be filed by Patch with the Court in connection with the Arrangement and any supplement or amendment thereto, and reasonable consideration shall be given to any comments made by the Purchaser and its counsel, and Patch shall provide counsel to the Purchaser on a timely basis with copies of any notice of appearance and evidence served on Patch or its counsel in respect of the application for the Interim Order and/or the Final Order or any appeal therefrom and of any notice (written or oral) received by Patch indicating any intention to oppose the granting of the Interim Order or the Final Order or to appeal the Interim Order or the Final Order. Patch shall ensure that material filed with the Court in connection with the Arrangement is consistent in all material respects with the terms of this Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement. In addition, Patch shall not object to counsel to the Purchaser making submissions on the application for the Interim Order and the application for the Final Order as such counsel considers appropriate, provided that such submissions are consistent with this Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement.
     
  (b) Patch shall not file any material with the Court in connection with the Arrangement or serve any such material and shall not agree to modify or amend materials so filed or served except as contemplated hereby or with the prior written consent of the Purchaser, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

2.5 Patch Board Recommendation

 

The Patch Board has unanimously determined that the Arrangement is in the best interests of Patch and is fair to the Patch Shareholders, has unanimously approved the Arrangement and the entering into of this Agreement, and has resolved to recommend that Patch Shareholders vote in favour of the Arrangement (the “ Patch Board Recommendation ”).

 

2.6 Regulatory Matters

 

  (a) The Parties shall co-operate in the preparation of any application for the Regulatory Approvals and any other orders, registrations, consents, filings, rulings, exemptions, no-action letters and approvals and the preparation of any documents reasonably deemed by either of the Parties to be necessary to discharge its respective obligations or otherwise advisable under Applicable Laws in connection with the Arrangement and this Agreement as promptly as practicable hereafter.
     
  (b) Each Party shall promptly notify the other Party if at any time before the Effective Time it becomes aware that the Circular, an application for a Regulatory Approval or any other order, registration, consent, ruling, exemption, no-action letter or approval, any circular or other filing under Applicable Laws contains a misrepresentation, or information that otherwise requires an amendment or supplement to the Circular, such application, circular or filing, and the Parties shall co-operate in the preparation of such amendment or supplement as required, including the distribution and filing of such amendment or supplement by the Parties.
     
  (c) Each Party will promptly inform the other Party of any requests or comments made by Securities Authorities in connection with the Circular or the Arrangement. Each of the Parties will cooperate with the other and shall diligently do all such acts and things as may be reasonably required in the manner contemplated in the context of the preparation of the Circular and use its commercially reasonable efforts to resolve all requests or comments made by Securities Authorities with respect to the Circular or the Arrangement and any other required filings under Applicable Laws as promptly as practicable after receipt thereof.

 

   
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2.7 Treatment of Patch Exchangeable Shares, the Patch Class “A” Preferred Share and the Patch Class “B” Preferred Share

 

  (a) The Parties acknowledge and agree that all of the outstanding Patch Exchangeable Shares will, pursuant to the terms thereof, be redeemed by Patch Energy in exchange for Patch Common Shares on a one-for-one basis prior to the Effective Date, conditional upon consummation of the Arrangement, and that Patch, the Patch Board, Patch Energy and its board of directors may take all such actions as are necessary or desirable to effect the foregoing.
     
  (b) The Parties acknowledge and agree that immediately following the redemption of the Patch Exchangeable Shares, and prior to the Effective Date, Patch will repurchase the Patch Class “A” Preferred Share and the Class “B” Preferred Share from the Trustee for nominal consideration and terminate the Patch Voting Trust Agreement, conditional upon consummation of the Arrangement, and that Patch and the Patch Board may take all such actions as are necessary or desirable to effect the foregoing.

 

2.8 Officers and Employees

 

Patch covenants and agrees that all obligations or liabilities of Patch to pay any amount to or on behalf of its directors, officers or consultants in conjunction with the completion of the Arrangement have been disclosed in writing, and all obligations or liabilities of Patch to pay any amount to or on behalf of its directors, officers or consultants, including directors’ fees and any other payments in conjunction with the completion of the Arrangement and the termination of consulting services provided to Patch and its subsidiaries will be no more than $25,000, payment of which shall be made prior to the Effective Date.

 

2.9 Public Communications

 

The Parties shall advise, consult and cooperate with each other prior to issuing, or permitting any of their Representatives to issue any news releases or otherwise make public statements with respect to this Agreement, the Arrangement, the transactions with respect thereto, from the date hereof until the Effective Time. The Parties shall not issue any such news releases or make any such public statement prior to such consultation, except as may be required by this Agreement or Applicable Laws including, for greater certainty, in order to fulfill continuous disclosure obligations under Applicable Laws, but only after using its reasonable commercial efforts to consult each other taking into account the time constraints to which it is subject as a result of such law or obligation.

 

2.10 Indemnities and Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance

 

  (a) The Purchaser agrees that after the Effective Time, Patch and its subsidiaries and their respective successors shall fulfill their respective obligations pursuant to, and shall not take any actions to terminate or materially adversely affect, indemnities provided or available to past and present officers and directors of Patch and its subsidiaries pursuant to the provisions of the constating documents of Patch and its subsidiaries, applicable corporate legislation and any written indemnity agreements which have been entered into between Patch and its subsidiaries and such officers and directors effective on or prior to the date hereof.

 

   
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  (b) The Purchaser agrees that, for the entire period from the Effective Time until six years after the Effective Time, the Purchaser will cause Patch or any successor to Patch to maintain Patch’s current directors’ and officers’ insurance policy or an equivalent policy, subject in either case to terms and conditions no less advantageous to the directors and officers of Patch and its subsidiaries than those contained in the policy in effect on the date hereof, for all present and former directors and officers of Patch and its subsidiaries, covering claims made prior to or within six years after the Effective Time.

 

2.11 Tax Withholdings

 

The Purchaser shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any consideration otherwise payable to any Patch Shareholder and, for greater certainty, from any amount payable to a Patch Shareholder who has validly exercised, and not withdrawn, Dissent Rights, as the case may be, under the Plan of Arrangement, such amounts as the Purchaser is required to deduct and withhold from such consideration and remit in accordance with applicable Tax laws and administrative policy of the Canada Revenue Agency. Any such amounts will be deducted, withheld and remitted from the consideration payable pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement and shall be treated for all purposes as having been paid to the Patch Shareholder, in respect of which such deduction, withholding and remittance was made, provided that such withheld amounts are actually remitted to the appropriate taxing authority. In connection with any amount required to be withheld pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement, the Purchaser may direct the Depositary to withhold such number of the Purchaser Shares that may otherwise be paid to such Patch Shareholder under the Plan of Arrangement and, subject to Applicable Laws, to sell Purchaser Shares for cash proceeds to be used for such withholding.

 

2.12 Articles of Arrangement

 

Patch shall amend the Plan of Arrangement from time to time at the reasonable request of the Purchaser, provided that no such amendment is inconsistent with the Interim Order, the Final Order, applicable terms of this Agreement or is prejudicial to Patch Shareholders or other Patch securityholders to be bound by the Plan of Arrangement.

 

2.13 Closing

 

The closing of the Arrangement will take place at the offices of legal counsel to Patch, or at such other location as may be agreed upon by the Parties.

 

2.14 Effective Date

 

The Arrangement shall become effective at the Effective Time on the Effective Date. The Certificate shall be conclusive evidence that the Arrangement has become effective as of the Effective Time. The Parties shall use their reasonable commercial efforts to cause the Effective Date to occur on or about December 30, 2016 or as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable and, in any event, by the Outside Date.

 

   
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2.15 U.S. Securities Laws

 

The Arrangement shall be structured and executed such that, assuming the Court considers the fairness of the terms and conditions of the Arrangement (both procedurally and substantively) at a hearing at which Patch Shareholders have a right to appear and grants the Final Order, the issuance of the Purchaser Shares issuable to Patch Shareholders under the Arrangement will not require registration under the U.S. Securities Act, in reliance upon Section 3(a)(10) thereof. Each Party agrees to act in good faith, consistent with the intent of the Parties and the intended treatment of the Arrangement as set forth in this Section 2.15.

 

2.16 List of Securityholders

 

At the reasonable request of the Purchaser from time to time, and in compliance with Applicable Laws, Patch shall, or shall direct its registrar and transfer agent to, provide the Purchaser with a list of the registered holders of the Patch Shares and the Patch Exchangeable Shares, together with their addresses and holdings, and a list of participants and book-based nominee registrants such as CDS & Co., CEDE & Co. and the Depository Trust Company, and non-objecting beneficial owners of Patch Voting Securities, together with their addresses and holdings. Patch shall from time to time require that its registrar and transfer agent furnish Purchaser with such additional information, including updated or additional lists of holders of Patch Shares and Patch Exchangeable Shares and lists of holdings and other assistance as the Purchaser may reasonably request.

 

2.17 Patch Energy Disposition

 

The Parties agree that Patch shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to enter into a purchase and sale agreement providing for the disposition of the shares of Patch Energy owned by Patch, which transaction is to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable following the Effective Date.

 

2.18 Patch Note

 

The Parties agree that Patch shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to: (i) pursue the Patch Note Collection and all Patch’s legal and equitable rights arising in connection with the Patch Note; (ii) work to bring about the reasonable monetization of the Patch Note through a settlement or other means; and (iii) collect and enforce any settlement, final judgement or award in respect of the Patch Note, in each case with the aim of Patch receiving Patch Note Collection Proceeds on or before 10:00 a.m. on the third last Business Day prior to the Effective Date.

 

In the event that Patch does not receive Patch Note Collection Proceeds sufficient to the settle the full and final amount outstanding under the Patch Note on or before the 10:00 a.m. on the third last Business Day prior to the Effective Date, Purchaser agrees to execute and deliver the Rights Indenture, in form and substance acceptable to Patch, and to create and issue the CVRs to be issued under the Arrangement on the Effective Date.

 

   
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Article 3
COVENANTS

 

3.1 Covenants of the Purchaser

 

From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7, except with the prior written consent of Patch and except as otherwise expressly permitted or specifically contemplated by this Agreement or as otherwise required by Applicable Laws:

 

  (a) other than as disclosed in writing to Patch: (i) the Purchaser’s business shall be conducted in the Ordinary Course; and (ii) the Purchaser shall use reasonable commercial efforts to preserve intact its business, organization, assets, properties and goodwill and maintain satisfactory relationships with contract counterparties and others having advantageous business relationships with it;
     
  (b) the Purchaser shall not, directly or indirectly do or permit to occur any of the following: (i) amend its constating documents; (ii) declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution or payment (whether in cash, shares or property) in respect of its outstanding shares; (iii) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any of its outstanding shares or other securities; (iv) split, combine or reclassify any of its securities; (v) adopt a plan of liquidation or resolutions providing for the liquidation, dissolution or reorganization of the Purchaser; (vi) reduce the stated capital of the Purchaser or any of the outstanding Purchaser Shares; or (vii) enter into or modify any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement with respect to any of the foregoing;
     
  (c) the Purchaser shall cause its current insurance (or re-insurance) policies (including, to the extent reasonably within its control, any such policies obtained by third parties on behalf of the Purchaser) not to be cancelled or terminated or any of the coverage thereunder to lapse, unless simultaneously with such termination, cancellation or lapse, replacement policies underwritten by insurance or re-insurance companies of recognized standing providing coverage equal to or greater than the coverage under the cancelled, terminated or lapsed policies for substantially similar premiums are in full force and effect and shall pay all premiums in respect of such insurance policies that become due prior to the Effective Date;
     
  (d) neither the Purchaser nor the Purchaser Board will agree or consent to the release of any director or officer of the Purchaser from any fiduciary duty owed by such person to the Purchaser or the holders of Purchaser Shares, including and without limitation, as would allow any such person to pursue any corporate opportunities that would otherwise be the property of the Purchaser or any subsidiary controlled by the Purchaser;
     
  (e) the Purchaser shall not take any action, refrain from taking any action, permit any action to be taken or not taken, inconsistent with this Agreement, which might, directly or indirectly, interfere or affect the consummation of the Arrangement, or that would render, or would reasonably be expected to render, any representation or warranty made by the Purchaser in this Agreement untrue in any material respect at any time prior to completion of the Arrangement or termination of this Agreement, whichever first occurs;

 

   
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  (f) the Purchaser shall promptly notify Patch in writing of any material adverse change (actual, anticipated, contemplated or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser threatened, financial or otherwise) in its business, operations, affairs, assets, capitalization, financial condition, licenses, permits, rights, privileges or liabilities, whether contractual or otherwise;
     
  (g) the Purchaser shall promptly advise Patch in writing of any material breach by the Purchaser of any representation, warranty, covenant, obligation or agreement contained in this Agreement;
     
  (h) the Purchaser will use its reasonable commercial efforts to take all necessary action to give effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Arrangement, including using its reasonable commercial efforts to satisfy or cause the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 5.1 and Section 5.3 as soon as reasonably practicable, to the extent the fulfillment of the same is within the control of the Purchaser;
     
  (i) the Purchaser shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to obtain the written consent of any third parties as are required for the consummation of the Arrangement or as otherwise contemplated hereby;
     
  (j) the Purchaser shall cause to be taken all corporate action to allot and reserve for issuance the Purchaser Shares to be issued in exchange for the Patch Common Shares;
     
  (k) if applicable, the Purchaser shall cause to be taken all corporate action to enter into the Rights Indenture and to create and issue the CVRs to each former holder of Patch Common Shares at the Effective Time;
     
  (l) except for non-substantive communications, and communications that the Purchaser is required to keep confidential pursuant to Applicable Laws, the Purchaser shall furnish promptly to Patch or Patch’s counsel, a copy of each notice, report, schedule or other document delivered, filed or received by the Purchaser from Governmental Authorities in connection with: (i) the Arrangement; (ii) any filings under Applicable Laws in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and (iii) any dealings with Governmental Authorities in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
     
  (m) the Purchaser shall, on the Effective Date, provide the Depositary an irrevocable direction authorizing and directing the Depositary to deliver the Aggregate Purchaser Share Consideration and, if applicable, Aggregate Additional Consideration issuable pursuant to the Arrangement to holders of the Patch Common Shares in accordance with the Plan of Arrangement;
     
  (n) the Purchaser shall use all reasonable commercial efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all other actions and to do, or cause to be done, all other things necessary, proper or advisable under all Applicable Laws to complete the Arrangement, in accordance with the terms thereof, including using its reasonable commercial efforts to:

 

   
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  (i) obtain all necessary Authorizations and filings as are required to be obtained or made by the Purchaser under any Applicable Laws and to satisfy any condition provided for under this Agreement;
     
  (ii) oppose, lift or rescind any injunction or restraining order or other order or action seeking to stop, or otherwise adversely affect its ability to consummate the Arrangement; and
     
  (iii) co-operate with Patch in connection with the performance by it of its obligations hereunder;

 

  (o) the Purchaser will use its reasonable commercial efforts to assist Patch in obtaining the Interim Order and the Final Order and to carry out the intent or effect of this Agreement and the Arrangement;
     
  (p) the Purchaser will use its reasonable commercial efforts to defend all material lawsuits and other legal, regulatory and other proceedings arising after the date hereof against it challenging or affecting this Agreement, the Arrangement or the transactions contemplated hereby;
     
  (q) the Purchaser will use its reasonable commercial efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to close the Private Placement for gross proceeds of not less than US$1,000,000; and
     
  (r) the Purchaser will use its reasonable commercial efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to ensure that the Purchaser has entered into and performed all obligations required to be performed by it under the Real Property Agreements at or prior to the Effective Time.

 

3.2 Covenants of Patch

 

From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7, except with the prior written consent of the Purchaser, and except as otherwise expressly permitted or specifically contemplated by this Agreement or as required by Applicable Laws:

 

  (a) other than as disclosed in writing to the Purchaser: (i) Patch’s business shall be conducted only in the Ordinary Course; and (ii) Patch shall use reasonable commercial efforts to preserve intact its business, organization, assets, properties and goodwill and maintain satisfactory relationships with contract counterparties and others having advantageous business relationships with it, in each case, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Patch;

 

   
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  (b) Patch shall consult with the Purchaser in respect of the ongoing material business and affairs of Patch and its subsidiaries and keep the Purchaser apprised of all material developments relating thereto;
     
  (c) Patch shall not, and shall not permit any of its subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, do or permit to occur any of the following: (i) amend its constating documents; (ii) declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution or payment (whether in cash, shares or property) in respect of its outstanding shares; (iii) except as specifically contemplated in this Arrangement Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement, redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any of its outstanding shares or other securities; (iv) issue (other than Patch Common Shares issued on the redemption of outstanding Patch Exchangeable Shares as specifically contemplated by this Arrangement Agreement), grant, sell or pledge or agree to issue, grant, sell or pledge any shares, or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, or otherwise evidencing a right to acquire shares; (v) split, combine or reclassify any of its securities; (vi) pursue, complete or agree to complete any corporate acquisition or disposition, amalgamation, merger, arrangement, (vii) make any material change to the business, capital or affairs of Patch or any of its subsidiaries, except as specifically contemplated in this Arrangement Agreement; (viii) adopt a plan of liquidation or resolutions providing for the liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation or reorganization of Patch or any of its subsidiaries; (ix) reduce the stated capital of Patch or any of its subsidiaries or any of the outstanding Patch Common Shares; or (x) enter into or modify any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement with respect to any of the foregoing;
     
  (d) Patch and its subsidiaries shall not, directly or indirectly: (i) sell, pledge, dispose of or encumber any assets; (ii) expend or commit to expend any amounts with respect to any capital expenditures or future commitments; (iii) expend or commit to expend any amounts with respect to any operating expenses or general and administrative expenses; (iv) acquire (by merger, amalgamation, consolidation or acquisition of shares or assets) any corporation, partnership or other business organization or division thereof, or make any investment therein either by purchase of shares or securities, contributions of capital or property transfer; (v) acquire any assets; (vi) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money in or any other material liability or obligation or issue any debt securities or assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become responsible for, the obligations of any other individual or entity, or make any loans or advances, other than in respect of (A) fees payable to legal and other advisors in respect of the Arrangement, and (B) in the Ordinary Course; (vii) pay, discharge or satisfy any material claims, liabilities or obligations except as reflected or reserved against in the Patch Financial Statements; (viii) authorize, recommend or propose any release or relinquishment or any material contract right; (ix) waive, release, grant or transfer any material rights of value or modify or change in any material respect any existing material contract; (x) enter into or terminate any hedges, swaps or other financial instruments or like transactions; or (xi) authorize or propose any of the foregoing, or enter into or modify any contract, agreement, commitment or transaction to do any of the foregoing;
     
  (e) other than in connection with payments contemplated by Section 2.8, neither Patch nor any of its subsidiaries shall: (i) hire any officer or director; (ii) increase the compensation of any officer, director or consultant in any form; (iii) take any action with respect to the amendment of any termination pay policies or arrangements for any officers, directors or consultants; (iv) grant any advance or any loan to any officer or director or any other party; or (v) adopt or amend or make any contribution to any bonus, employee benefit plan, profit sharing, deferred compensation, insurance, incentive compensation, other compensation or other similar plan, agreement, stock purchase plan, fund or arrangement for the benefit of officers, directors or consultants;

 

   
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  (f) Patch will promptly provide to the Purchaser, prior to filing or issuance of the same, any proposed public disclosure document, including any news release or material change report, subject to Patch’s obligations under Applicable Laws to make continuous disclosure and timely disclosure of material information, and the Purchaser agrees to keep such information confidential until it is filed as part of the Patch Public Record;
     
  (g) Patch shall cause its current insurance (or re-insurance) policies or those policies of its subsidiaries (including, to the extent reasonably within its control, any such policies obtained by third parties on behalf of Patch or its subsidiaries) not to be cancelled or terminated or any of the coverage thereunder to lapse, unless simultaneously with such termination, cancellation or lapse, replacement policies underwritten by insurance or re-insurance companies of nationally recognized standing providing coverage equal to or greater than the coverage under the cancelled, terminated or lapsed policies for substantially similar premiums are in full force and effect and shall pay all premiums in respect of such insurance policies that become due prior to the Effective Date;
     
  (h) Patch and its subsidiaries shall withhold from any payment made to any of their present or former directors, officers or consultants contemplated by this Agreement all amounts required by law or administrative practice to be withheld by it on account of Taxes and other source deductions;
     
  (i) neither Patch nor the Patch Board nor any subsidiary of Patch will agree or consent to the release of any director or officer of Patch or any subsidiary of Patch from any fiduciary duty owed by such person to Patch or any subsidiary of Patch or the Patch Shareholders, including as would allow any such person to pursue any corporate opportunities that would otherwise be the property of Patch or any of its subsidiaries;
     
  (j) Patch shall not take any action, refrain from taking any action, permit any action to be taken or not taken by it or any of its subsidiaries, inconsistent with this Agreement, which might directly or indirectly interfere or affect the consummation of the Arrangement, or that would render, or would reasonably be expected to render, any representation or warranty made by Patch or by Patch on behalf of its subsidiaries in this Agreement untrue in any material respect at any time prior to completion of the Arrangement or termination of this Agreement, whichever first occurs;
     
  (k) Patch shall promptly notify the Purchaser in writing of any material change (actual, anticipated, contemplated or, to the knowledge of Patch threatened, financial or otherwise) in its or its subsidiaries’ business, operations, affairs, assets, capitalization, financial condition, Authorizations, rights, privileges or liabilities, whether contractual or otherwise;

 

   
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  (l) Patch shall promptly advise the Purchaser in writing of any breach by Patch of any representation, warranty, covenant, obligation or agreement contained in this Agreement;
     
  (m) Patch will use its reasonable commercial efforts to satisfy or cause the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 5.1 and 5.2 as soon as practicable, to the extent the satisfaction of the same is within the control of Patch;
     
  (n) Patch will use its reasonable commercial efforts to take all necessary action to give effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Arrangement, including using its reasonable commercial efforts to satisfy or cause the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 5.1 and Section 5.2 as soon as reasonably practicable, to the extent the fulfillment of the same is within the control of Patch;
     
  (o) Patch shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to obtain the written consent of any third parties as are required for the consummation of the Arrangement or as otherwise contemplated hereby;
     
  (p) except for non-substantive communications with the holders of securities of Patch, and communications that Patch is required to keep confidential pursuant to Applicable Laws, Patch shall furnish promptly to the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s counsel, a copy of each notice, report, schedule or other document delivered, filed or received by Patch from holders of securities of Patch or Governmental Authorities in connection with: (i) the Arrangement; (ii) the Patch Meeting; (iii) any filings under Applicable Laws in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and (iv) any dealings with Governmental Authorities in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
     
  (q) Patch shall provide to the Purchaser all such information respecting its business, operations and affairs as may be reasonably requested from time to time by the Purchaser;
     
  (r) Patch and its subsidiaries shall:

 

  (i) duly and timely file all Returns required to be filed by it and duly and timely file all required Returns on or after the date hereof but prior to the Effective Time (including all applicable Returns for its most recent financial year end) and ensure that all such Returns are true, complete and correct in all material respects;
     
  (ii) timely pay all Taxes that are due and payable prior to the Effective Time (other than those that are being contested in good faith and in respect of which reserves have been provided in the Patch Financial Statements);
     
  (iii) not make a request for a Tax ruling or enter into any agreement with any taxing authorities;

 

   
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  (iv) not settle or compromise any claim, action, suit, litigation, proceeding, arbitration, investigation, audit or controversy relating to Taxes;
     
  (v) not change in any material respect any of its methods of reporting income, deductions or accounting for income tax purposes from those employed in the preparation of its income tax return for the taxation year ending May 31, 2015 and prior to the date hereof, except as may be required by Applicable Laws;
     
  (vi) properly reserve (and reflect such reserves in its books and records and financial statements) in accordance with past practice and in the Ordinary Course, for all Taxes accruing in respect of Patch which are not due or payable prior to the Effective Date;
     
  (vii) not, directly or indirectly, reduce the amount or amend the characterization of any of its individual categories of tax attributes; and
     
  (viii) not make any Tax filings outside the Ordinary Course, including making, amending or rescinding any Return, election or designation, without the consent of the Purchaser, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld,
     
  except where the failure to comply with any of the foregoing, individually or collectively, would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Patch; and

 

  (s) Patch shall provide to the Purchaser the Patch Working Capital Certificate by no later than 10:00 a.m. on the third last Business Day prior to the Effective Date.

 

3.3 Mutual Covenants Regarding the Arrangement

 

From the date hereof until the earlier of the completion of the Arrangement and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7, each Party shall:

 

  (a) use its reasonable commercial efforts to complete the Arrangement on or before December 30, 2016 and, in any event, no later than the Outside Date;
     
  (b) use its reasonable commercial efforts to satisfy (or cause the satisfaction of) the conditions precedent to its obligations hereunder and to take, or cause to be taken, all other action and to do, or cause to be done, all other things necessary, proper or advisable under Applicable Laws to complete the Arrangement, including using reasonable commercial efforts to:

 

 

 

(i) obtain all necessary waivers, consents and approvals required to be obtained by it from other parties to loan agreements, leases and other contracts; and
     
  (ii) obtain all necessary consents, assignments, waivers and amendments to or terminations of any instruments and Authorizations and take such measures as may be appropriate to fulfill its obligations hereunder and to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
   
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  (c) use its reasonable commercial efforts to effect all necessary registrations and filings and submissions of information requested by Governmental Authorities or required to be effected or submitted by it in connection with the Arrangement, and to obtain all necessary consents, waivers and approvals (including Regulatory Approvals) required to be obtained by it in connection with the Arrangement; and
     
  (d) use its reasonable commercial efforts to cooperate with the other in connection with the performance by the other of their obligations under this Section 3.3 including to maintain ongoing communications as between representatives of the Parties.

 

3.4 Patch’s Covenants Regarding Non-Solicitation

 

  (a) Patch shall, and shall cause its subsidiaries and Representatives to immediately cease and terminate, and cause to be ceased and terminated, any solicitation, encouragement, discussion or negotiations commenced prior to the date of this Agreement with any person (other than the Purchaser) with respect to any inquiry, proposal or offer that constitutes, or may reasonably be expected to constitute or lead to, an Acquisition Proposal.
     
  (b) Patch represents and warrants that it has not waived any confidentiality, standstill, non-disclosure or similar agreement or restriction to which it or any of its subsidiaries is a party and covenants and agrees that: (i) it shall take all necessary action to enforce each confidentiality, standstill, non-disclosure or similar agreement or restriction; and (ii) neither it, nor any of its subsidiaries nor any of their respective Representatives have released or will, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser (which may be withheld or delayed in the Purchaser’s sole and absolute discretion), release any person from, or waive, amend, suspend or otherwise modify such person’s obligations respecting Patch, or any of its subsidiaries, under any confidentiality, standstill, non-disclosure or similar agreement or restriction to which it or any of its subsidiaries is a party.
     
  (c) If Patch or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives receives or otherwise becomes aware of any inquiry, proposal or offer that constitutes or may reasonably be expected to constitute or lead to an Acquisition Proposal, Patch shall immediately notify the Purchaser, at first orally, and then promptly and in any event within 24 hours in writing, of:

 

 

 

(i) such Acquisition Proposal, inquiry, proposal, offer or request, including a description of its material terms and conditions and the identity of all persons making the Acquisition Proposal, inquiry, proposal, offer or request; and
     
  (ii) at the Purchaser’s reasonable request, the status of developments and negotiations with respect to such Acquisition Proposal, inquiry, proposal, offer or request, including any changes, modifications or other amendments to any such Acquisition Proposal, inquiry, proposal, offer or request.

 

 

 

(d) Except as expressly provided in this Section 3.4, Patch shall not, directly or indirectly, do or authorize or permit any of its subsidiaries or Representatives, to do any of the following:

 

   
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  (i) solicit, initiate, encourage or otherwise facilitate (including by way of furnishing or providing copies of, access to, or disclosure of, any confidential information, books or records of Patch or any of its subsidiaries or entering into any form of agreement, arrangement or understanding) any inquiry, proposal or offer that constitutes or may reasonably be expected to constitute or lead to, an Acquisition Proposal;
     
  (ii) enter into or otherwise engage or participate in any discussions or negotiations with any person (other than the Purchaser) regarding any inquiry, proposal or offer that constitutes or may reasonably be expected to constitute or lead to, an Acquisition Proposal;
     
  (iii) withdraw, amend, modify or qualify, or publicly propose or state an intention to withdraw, amend, modify or qualify, the Patch Board Recommendation;
     
  (iv) accept, approve, endorse or recommend, or publicly propose to accept, approve, endorse or recommend, or take no position or remain neutral with respect to, any publicly announced or publicly proposed Acquisition Proposal (it being understood that publicly taking no position or a neutral position with respect to any Acquisition Proposal for a period of no more than three Business Days following the formal announcement of such Acquisition Proposal will not be considered to be in violation of this Section 3.4(d) provided the Patch Board has rejected such Acquisition Proposal and affirmed the Patch Board Recommendation before the end of such three Business Day period); or
     
  (v) enter into or publicly propose to enter into any agreement in respect of an Acquisition Proposal (other than a confidentiality and standstill agreement referred to in Section 3.4(d)(vi)(D)).
     
  provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.4(d), if at any time prior to the Patch Meeting, Patch receives a written Acquisition Proposal, it may:

 

  (vi) engage in or participate in discussions or negotiations with such person regarding such Acquisition Proposal, and may provide copies of, access to or disclosure of confidential information, books or records of Patch and its subsidiaries, if and only if:

 

  (A) the Patch Board first determines in good faith, after consultation with its legal counsel, that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes or could reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Proposal;
     
  (B) such person was not restricted from making such Acquisition Proposal pursuant to an existing confidentiality, standstill, non-disclosure, use, business purpose or similar restriction with Patch or any of its subsidiaries;
     
  (C) Patch has been, and continues to be, in compliance with its obligations under this Section 3.4;
     
  (D) prior to providing any such copies, access, or disclosure, Patch enters into a confidentiality and standstill agreement with such person and any copies, access or disclosure provided to such person shall have already been (or simultaneously be) provided to the Purchaser; and
     
  (E) Patch promptly provides the Purchaser with:

 

   
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  (1) prior written notice stating Patch’s intention to participate in such discussions or negotiations and to provide such copies, access or disclosure; and
     
  (2) prior to providing any such copies, access or disclosure, a true, complete and final executed copy of the confidentiality and standstill agreement referred to in Section 3.4(d)(vi)(D).

 

  (e) If Patch receives an Acquisition Proposal that constitutes a Superior Proposal prior to approval of the Arrangement Resolution by the Patch Shareholders, the Patch Board, may enter into a definitive agreement with respect to such Acquisition Proposal, if and only if:

 

  (i) the person making the Superior Proposal was not restricted from making such Superior Proposal pursuant to an existing confidentiality, standstill, non-disclosure or similar restriction;
     
  (ii) Patch has been, and continues to be, in compliance with its obligations under this Section 3.4;
     
  (iii) Patch has delivered to the Purchaser a written notice of the determination of the Patch Board that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal and of the intention of the Patch Board to enter into such definitive agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal, together with a written notice regarding the value and financial terms that the Patch Board has determined should be ascribed to any non-cash consideration offered under the Acquisition Proposal (the “ Superior Proposal Notice ”);
     
  (iv) Patch has provided the Purchaser with a copy of the definitive agreement for the Superior Proposal and all supporting agreements, if any;
     
  (v) at least three Business Days (the “ Matching Period ”) have elapsed from the date that is the later of the date on which the Purchaser received the Superior Proposal Notice and a copy of the proposed definitive agreement for the Superior Proposal from Patch;
     
  (vi) during any Matching Period, the Purchaser has had the opportunity (but not the obligation), in accordance with Section 3.4(f) to offer to amend this Agreement and the Arrangement in order for such Acquisition Proposal to cease to be a Superior Proposal;

 

   
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  (vii) if the Purchaser has offered to amend this Agreement and the Arrangement under Section 3.4(f), the Patch Board has determined in good faith, after consultation with their legal counsel, that such Acquisition Proposal continues to constitute a Superior Proposal compared to the terms of the Arrangement as proposed to be amended by the Purchaser under Section 3.4(f);
     
  (viii) after the Matching Period, the Patch Board has determined in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel that it is necessary for Patch to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal in order for the Patch Board to act in a manner consistent with its fiduciary duties.

 

  (f) During the Matching Period, or such longer period as Patch may approve in writing for such purpose: (i) the Patch Board shall review any offer under Section 3.4(e)(vi) to amend the terms of this Agreement and the Arrangement in good faith in order to determine whether such proposal would, upon acceptance, result in the Acquisition Proposal previously constituting a Superior Proposal ceasing to be a Superior Proposal; and (ii) Patch shall negotiate in good faith with the Purchaser to make such amendments to the terms of this Agreement and the Arrangement as would enable the Purchaser to proceed with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on such amended terms. If the Patch Board determines that such Acquisition Proposal would cease to be a Superior Proposal, it shall promptly so advise the Purchaser and the Parties shall amend this Agreement to reflect such offer, and shall take and cause to be taken all such actions as are necessary to give effect to the foregoing.
     
  (g) Each successive amendment to any Acquisition Proposal shall constitute a new Acquisition Proposal for the purposes of this Section 3.4 and, if applicable, the Purchaser shall be afforded a new three Business Day Matching Period from the later of the date on which the Purchaser received the Superior Proposal Notice and a copy of the proposed definitive agreement for the new Superior Proposal from Patch.
     
  (h) The Patch Board shall promptly reaffirm the Patch Board Recommendation by press release after any Acquisition Proposal is publicly made if: (i) the Acquisition Proposal is determined not to be a Superior Proposal; or (ii) a proposed amendment to the terms of this Agreement as contemplated under Section 3.4(f) would result in an Acquisition Proposal no longer being a Superior Proposal. The Purchaser and its outside legal counsel shall be provided with a reasonable opportunity to review the form and content of any such press release and all reasonable amendments to such press release as requested by the Purchaser and its legal counsel shall be made to such press release.
     
  (i) If Patch provides a Superior Proposal Notice to the Purchaser after a date that is less than three Business Days before the Patch Meeting, the Parties shall either proceed with or postpone the Patch Meeting, as determined by the Patch Board, acting reasonably in a manner consistent with its fiduciary duties, to a date that is not more than three Business Days after the scheduled date of the Patch Meeting but before the Outside Date, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law.

 

   
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  (j) Patch may comply with MI 62-104 and similar provisions under Canadian Securities Laws relating to the provision of directors’ circulars’ and make appropriate disclosure with respect thereto to its securityholders.
     
  (k) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Patch shall advise its Representatives of the prohibitions set out in this Section 3.4 and any violation of the restrictions set forth in this Section 3.4 by any such Representative shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 3.4 by Patch.

 

3.5 Access to Information

 

  (a) From and after the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement, the Purchaser shall, subject to compliance with Applicable Laws and the terms of any contracts, upon reasonable notice, provide Patch and its Representatives access, during normal business hours and at such other time or times as Patch and its Representatives may reasonably request, to its premises, books, contracts, records, properties and management personnel and shall furnish promptly to Patch all information concerning its business, properties and personnel as Patch may reasonably request.
     
  (b) The Purchaser agrees to keep Patch fully apprised in a timely manner of every circumstance, action, occurrence or event occurring or arising after the date hereof that would be relevant and material to a prudent manager of the business and operations of Purchaser. The Purchaser shall confer with and obtain Patch’s approval (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) prior to taking action (other than in emergency situations) with respect to all material matters with respect to its business;
     
  (c) Without limiting the generality of any of the other provisions of this Agreement, Purchaser shall make available or cause to be made available to Patch all land, legal, title documents and related files, books, papers, financial information, Authorizations, environmental audits, assessments and reports, all correspondence sent to or received by any Governmental Authority and pertinent documents or agreements, as reasonably requested by Patch.
     
  (d) The Parties acknowledge and agree that all information provided by Purchaser to Patch and its Representatives pursuant to this Section 3.5 is strictly confidential.

 

3.6 Resignations

 

Patch shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to obtain and deliver to the Purchaser at the Effective Time, resignations effective as of the Effective Time of all of the directors and officers of Patch and its subsidiaries as requested by the Purchaser. Such resignations shall be received in consideration for the Purchaser and Patch providing releases to, and receiving releases from, each such person (the “ Mutual Releases ”), which Mutual Releases shall be in a form mutually acceptable to the Purchaser and Patch, acting reasonably, and contain exceptions for amounts or obligations owing to such directors and/or officers, including payments due pursuant to the Arrangement as a Patch Common Shareholder and other compensation or pursuant to directors’ and officers’ indemnities or insurance arrangements.

 

   
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Article 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

4.1 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser

 

  (a) Except as qualified by the Purchaser Disclosure Letter (which shall make reference to the applicable section in respect of which such qualification is being made), the Purchaser hereby makes to Patch the representations and warranties set forth in Schedule C hereto and acknowledges that Patch is relying upon such representations and warranties in connection with the entering into of this Agreement and the carrying out of the Arrangement.
     
  (b) Any investigation by Patch and its advisors shall not mitigate, diminish or affect the representations and warranties of the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
     
  (c) The representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement shall expire and be terminated on the earlier of the Effective Date and the date on which this Agreement is terminated, provided that such termination shall not affect any claim arising from a breach of any such representations or warranties arising prior to termination.

 

4.2 Representations and Warranties of Patch

 

  (a) Except as qualified by the Patch Disclosure Letter (which shall make reference to the applicable section in respect of which such qualification is being made) or as set forth in the Patch Public Record, Patch hereby makes to the Purchaser the representations and warranties set forth in Schedule D hereto and acknowledges that the Purchaser is relying upon such representations and warranties in connection with the entering into of this Agreement and the carrying out of the Arrangement.
     
  (b) Any investigation by the Purchaser and its advisors shall not mitigate, diminish or affect the representations and warranties of Patch pursuant to this Agreement.
     
  (c) The representations and warranties of Patch contained in this Agreement shall expire and be terminated on the earlier of the Effective Date and the date on which this Agreement is terminated, provided that such termination shall not affect any claim arising from a breach of any such representations or warranties arising prior to termination.

 

Article 5
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

5.1 Mutual Conditions Precedent

 

The respective obligations of the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and in particular the completion of the Arrangement, are subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Effective Date or such other time specified, of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by the mutual written consent of such Parties without prejudice to their right to rely on any other of such conditions:

 

   
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  (a) the Interim Order and Final Order shall have been granted on terms consistent with this Agreement, and shall not have been set aside or modified in a manner unacceptable to either of the Parties, each acting reasonably, on appeal or otherwise;
     
  (b) the Arrangement Resolution shall have been passed by the Patch Shareholders in accordance with the Interim Order;
     
  (c) the Effective Date shall have occurred on or before the Outside Date;
     
  (d) all Regulatory Approvals and third party approvals and consents necessary for the completion of the Arrangement the failure of which to obtain would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Purchaser (after giving effect to the Arrangement) or prevent or materially impair or materially delay or could reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impair or delay the ability of either Party to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Outside Date shall have been obtained on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Parties, each acting reasonably;
     
  (e) no action shall have been taken under any existing Applicable Law or regulation, nor any statute, rule, regulation or order which is enacted, enforced, promulgated or issued by any Governmental Authority that:

 

  (i) makes illegal or otherwise directly or indirectly restrains, enjoins or prohibits the Arrangement or any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or
     
  (ii) results in a judgment or assessment of material damages against the Parties or their subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that would have a Material Adverse Effect upon the Purchaser (after giving effect to the Arrangement) or prevent or materially impair or materially delay or could reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impair or delay the ability of either Party to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Outside Date.

 

The foregoing conditions are for the mutual benefit of the Parties and may be asserted by either Party regardless of the circumstances and may be waived by either Party (with respect to such Party) in their sole discretion, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time without prejudice to any other rights which such Party may have.

 

5.2 Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Purchaser

 

The obligation of the Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and in particular to complete the Arrangement, is subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Effective Date or such other time specified, of the following conditions:

 

  (a) all covenants of Patch under this Agreement to be performed on or before the Effective Date shall have been duly complied with or performed by Patch in all material respects; and the Purchaser shall have received a certificate of Patch addressed to the Purchaser dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of Patch by an officer of Patch (on Patch’s behalf and without personal liability), confirming the same as at the Effective Date;

 

   
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  (b) the representations and warranties of Patch set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct (for representations and warranties qualified as to materiality, true and correct in all respects, and for all other representations and warranties, true and correct in all material respects) as of the Effective Date, as though made on and as of the Effective Date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of that specified date), except where any inaccuracy in such representations and warranties, individually or in the aggregate, would not or would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Patch or the Purchaser (after giving effect to the Arrangement) or prevent or materially impair or materially delay or could reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impair or delay the ability of Patch to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Outside Date; and the Purchaser shall have received a certificate of Patch addressed to the Purchaser and dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of Patch by an officer of Patch (on Patch’s behalf and without personal liability), confirming the same as at the Effective Date;
     
  (c) Patch shall have furnished the Purchaser with:

 

  (i) certified copies of the resolutions duly passed by the Patch Board approving this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and
     
  (ii) a certified copy of the Arrangement Resolution;

 

  (d) there shall be no proceedings against or involving Patch or Patch Energy, or in respect of the business or assets of Patch or Patch Energy (whether in progress or, to the knowledge of Patch, threatened), that if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Patch and there shall be no judgment, writ, decree, injunction, rule, award or order of any Governmental Authority outstanding against Patch or Patch Energy, in respect of their business or assets that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Patch or the Purchaser (after giving effect to the Arrangement) or prevent or materially impair or materially delay or could reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impair or delay the ability of either Party to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Outside Date;
     
  (e) all of the outstanding Patch Exchangeable Shares shall have been redeemed and the Patch Voting Trust Agreement terminated;
     
  (f) on the Effective Date, each of the directors, officers or consultants of Patch and its subsidiaries who are required by Section 3.6 to deliver resignations and/or Mutual Releases to the Purchaser shall have done so and such resignations and Mutual Releases shall remain in effect; and
     
  (g) no Material Adverse Change shall have occurred in relation to Patch after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Date.

 

   
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The conditions in this Section 5.2 are for the exclusive benefit of the Purchaser and may be asserted by the Purchaser regardless of the circumstances or may be waived by the Purchaser in its sole discretion, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time without prejudice to any other rights which the Purchaser may have.

 

5.3 Additional Conditions to Obligations of Patch

 

The obligation of Patch to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and in particular to complete the Arrangement, is subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Effective Date or such other time specified, of the following conditions:

 

  (a) all covenants of the Purchaser under this Agreement to be performed on or before the Effective Date shall have been duly complied with or performed by the Purchaser in all material respects; and Patch shall have received a certificate of the Purchaser addressed to Patch dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of the Purchaser by an officer of the Purchaser (on the Purchaser’s behalf and without personal liability), confirming the same as at the Effective Date;
     
  (b) the representations and warranties of the Purchaser set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct (for representations and warranties qualified as to materiality, true and correct in all respects, and for all other representations and warranties, true and correct in all material respects) as of the Effective Date, as though made on and as of the Effective Date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of that specified date), except where any inaccuracy in such representations and warranties, individually or in the aggregate, would not or would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Purchaser or prevent or materially impair or materially delay or could reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impair or delay the ability of either Party to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Outside Date; and Patch shall have received a certificate of the Purchaser addressed to Patch and dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of the Purchaser by an officer of the Purchaser (on the Purchaser’s behalf and without personal liability), confirming the same as at the Effective Date;
     
  (c) the Purchaser shall have furnished Patch with certified copies of the resolutions duly passed by the Purchaser Board approving this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, which resolutions must be valid and subsisting;
     
  (d) on the Effective Date the Purchaser shall have provided a Mutual Release to all of the directors, officers and consultants of Patch and Patch Energy who have provided a Mutual Release to the Purchaser and all payments due to such persons shall have been made;
     
  (e) if applicable, on the Effective Date the Purchaser shall have entered into the Rights Indenture and as of the Effective Date shall be legal, valid and binding on the parties thereto and in full force and effect and enforceable by the parties in accordance with its terms, and Patch shall have received a certificate of the Purchaser addressed to Patch and dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of the Purchaser by an officer of the Purchaser (on the Purchaser’s behalf and without personal liability), confirming the same as at the Effective Date, and the terms of such agreement shall be satisfactory to Patch, acting reasonably;

 

   
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  (f) the Acquisition Agreement shall be legal, valid and binding on the parties thereto and in full force and effect and enforceable by the Purchaser in accordance with its terms, and Patch shall have received a certificate of the Purchaser addressed to Patch and dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of the Purchaser by an officer of the Purchaser (on the Purchaser’s behalf and without personal liability), confirming the same as at the Effective Date, and the terms of such agreement shall be satisfactory to Patch, acting reasonably;
     
  (g) each of the Real Property Agreements shall be legal, valid and binding on the parties thereto and in full force and effect and enforceable by the Purchaser in accordance with its terms, and Patch shall have received a certificate of the Purchaser addressed to Patch and dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of the Purchaser by an officer of the Purchaser (on the Purchaser’s behalf and without personal liability), confirming the same as at the Effective Date, and the terms of such agreements shall be satisfactory to Patch, acting reasonably;

 

  (h) the Purchaser shall have closed the Private Placement for gross proceeds of not less than US$1,000,000, and Patch shall have received a certificate of the Purchaser addressed to Patch and dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of the Purchaser by an officer of the Purchaser (on the Purchaser’s behalf and without personal liability), confirming the same as at the Effective Date;
     
  (i) (i) the Material Permits shall be valid and in full force and effect, (ii) there shall not have been any suspension, cessation or termination of any Material Permits, and (iii) there shall not have been any threat or investigation relating to any of the Material Permits, and Patch shall have received a certificate of the Purchaser addressed to Patch and dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of the Purchaser by an officer of the Purchaser (on the Purchaser’s behalf and without personal liability), confirming the same as at the Effective Date; and

 

  (j) the Purchaser shall have complied with its obligations under Section 3.1(l).

 

The conditions in this Section 5.3 are for the exclusive benefit of Patch and may be asserted by Patch regardless of the circumstances or may be waived by Patch in its sole discretion, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time without prejudice to any other rights which Patch may have.

 

5.4 Notice and Effect of Failure to Comply with Conditions

 

  (a) Each Party shall give prompt notice to the other of the occurrence, or failure to occur, at any time from the date hereof until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement and the Effective Time, of any event or state of facts which occurrence or failure would, or would be likely to: (i) cause any of the representations or warranties of such Party contained herein to be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect on the date hereof or at the Effective Time; or (ii) result in the failure to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by any Party hereunder prior to the Effective Time.
     
  (b) Notifications provided under this Section 5.4 will not affect the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or obligations of the Parties (or remedies with respect thereto) or the conditions to the obligations of the Parties under this Agreement.

 

   
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  (c) The Purchaser may not elect to exercise its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(d)(i) and Patch may not elect to exercise its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(c)(i), unless the Party seeking to terminate the Agreement (the “ Terminating Party ”) has delivered a written notice (“ Termination Notice ”) to the other Party (the “ Breaching Party ”) specifying in reasonable detail all breaches of covenants, representations and warranties or other matters which the Terminating Party asserts as the basis for termination. After delivering a Termination Notice, provided the Breaching Party is proceeding diligently to cure such matter and such matter is capable of being cured prior to the Outside Date (with any intentional breach being deemed to be incurable), the Terminating Party may not exercise such termination right until the earlier of: (i) the Outside Date; and (ii) if such matter has not been cured by the date that is seven Business Days following receipt of such Termination Notice by the Breaching Party, such date. If the Terminating Party delivers a Termination Notice prior to the date of the Patch Meeting, unless the Parties agree otherwise, Patch shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, postpone or adjourn the Patch Meeting to the earlier of: (i) three Business Days prior to the Outside Date; and (ii) the date that is seven Business Days following receipt of such Termination Notice by the Breaching Party.

 

5.5 Satisfaction of Conditions

 

The conditions set out in this Article 5 are conclusively deemed to have been satisfied, waived or released when, with the agreement of the Parties, Articles of Arrangement are filed under the ABCA to give effect to the Arrangement.

 

Article 6
AMENDMENT

 

6.1 Amendment

 

This Agreement may, at any time and from time to time, before or after the holding of the Patch Meeting, be amended by written agreement of the Parties, subject to the Interim Order, the Final Order and Applicable Laws, without further notice to or authorization on the part of the Patch Shareholders provided that no such amendment reduces or adversely affects the consideration to be received by a Patch Shareholder without approval by the Patch Shareholders given in the same manner as required for the approval of the Arrangement or as may be ordered by the Court.

 

6.2 Waiver

 

Patch, on the one hand, and the Purchaser, on the other hand, may:

 

   
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  (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or acts of the other;
     
  (b) waive compliance with any of the other’s agreements or the fulfillment of any conditions to its own obligations contained herein; or
     
  (c) waive inaccuracies in any of the other’s representations or warranties contained herein or in any document delivered by the other;

 

provided, however, that any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such Parties and, unless otherwise provided in the written waiver, will be limited to the specific breach, covenant or condition waived. A Party’s failure or delay in exercising any right under this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of that right. A single or partial exercise of any right shall not preclude a Party from any other further exercise of that right or the exercise of any other right.

 

Article 7
TERMINATION

 

7.1 Termination

 

This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Date:

 

  (a) by mutual written agreement of the Parties;
     
  (b) by either Patch or the Purchaser if:

 

  (i) the Arrangement Resolution has not been passed by the Patch Shareholders at the Patch Meeting in accordance with the Interim Order provided that a Party may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(b)(i) if the failure to so pass the Arrangement Resolution has been caused by, or is a result of, a breach by such Party of any of its representations or warranties or the failure of such Party to perform any of its covenants or agreements under this Agreement;
     
  (ii) after the date of this Agreement, any Applicable Laws is enacted, made, enforced or amended, as applicable, that makes the consummation of the Arrangement illegal or otherwise permanently prohibits or enjoins Patch or the Purchaser from consummating the Arrangement, and such Applicable Laws has become final and non-appealable; or
     
  (iii) the Effective Time does not occur on or prior to the Outside Date, provided that a Party may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(b)(iii) if the failure of the Effective Time to so occur has been caused by, or is a result of, a breach by such Party of any of its representations or warranties or the failure of such Party to perform any of its covenants or agreements under this Agreement.

 

  (c) by the Purchaser if:

 

  (i) a breach of any representation or warranty or failure to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of Patch under this Agreement occurs that would cause any condition in Section 5.1 or Section 5.2 not to be satisfied, and such breach or failure is incapable of being cured on or prior to the Outside Date or is not cured in accordance with the terms of Section 5.4(c); provided that the Purchaser is not then in breach of this Agreement so as to cause any condition in Section 5.1 or 5.3 not to be satisfied;
     
  (ii) if any of the events described in paragraphs (A) through (E) below occurs:

 

   
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  (A) the Patch Board or any committee of the Patch Board fails to unanimously (excluding directors who have recused themselves as described in Section 2.5) recommend or withdraws, amends, modifies or qualifies, publicly proposes or states its intention to do so, or fails to publicly reaffirm (without qualification) within three Business Days after having been requested in writing by the Purchaser to do so, the Patch Board Recommendation, or takes no position or a neutral position with respect to an Acquisition Proposal in respect of Patch for more than three Business Days after first learning of an Acquisition Proposal (unless the Purchaser is then in material breach of its obligation hereunder and such failure, withdrawal, amendment, modification or qualification relates to such breach);
     
  (B) the Patch Board or any committee of the Patch Board accepts, approves, endorses or recommends to the Patch Shareholders, an Acquisition Proposal or recommends that the Patch Shareholders deposit their Patch Shares under, vote in favour of, or otherwise accept an Acquisition Proposal;
     
  (C) Patch enters into an agreement (other than a confidentiality agreement permitted by and in accordance with Section 3.4(d)(vi)(D)) with respect to an Acquisition Proposal;
     
  (D) Patch wilfully or intentionally breaches Section 3.4(d) in any respect; or
     
  (E) resolves or proposes to take any of the foregoing actions; or

 

  (iii) after the date of this Agreement there has occurred a Material Adverse Change in respect of Patch.

 

  (d) by Patch if:

 

  (i) a breach of any representation or warranty or failure to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of the Purchaser under this Agreement occurs that would cause any condition in Section 5.1 or Section 5.3 not to be satisfied, and such breach or failure is incapable of being cured or is not cured on or prior to the Outside Date in accordance with the terms of Section 5.4(c); provided that Patch is not then in breach of this Agreement so as to cause any condition in Section 5.1 or Section 5.2 not to be satisfied;
     
  (ii) prior to the approval by the Patch Shareholders of the Arrangement Resolution, the Patch Board authorizes Patch to enter into a written agreement (other than a confidentiality agreement permitted by and in accordance with Section 3.4(d)(vi)(D)) with respect to a Superior Proposal, provided Patch is then in compliance with Section 3.4; or
     
  (iii) after the date of this Agreement there has occurred a Material Adverse Change in respect of the Purchaser.

 

   
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7.2 Effect of Termination/Survival

 

If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7.1, this Agreement shall become void and of no further force or effect without liability of any Party (or any Representative of such Party) to any other Party to this Agreement, except with respect to the obligations set forth in or as otherwise specified in Sections 1.5, 7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.6 and 9.7, and provided further that no Party shall be relieved of any liability for any wilful and material breach by it of this Agreement.

 

Article 8
NOTICES

 

8.1 Notices

 

All notices which may or are required to be given pursuant to any provision of this Agreement are to be given or made in writing and served personally or sent by facsimile or email transmission and in the case of:

 

  (a) The Purchaser, addressed to:

 

Stem Holdings, Inc.

c/o The Law Offices of Robert Diener

41 Ulua Place

Haiku, HI 96708

 

Attention: Adam Berk

Facsimile: (310) 362-8887

Email: alb9370@gmail.com

 

with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

The Law Offices of Robert Diener

41 Ulua Place

Haiku, HI 96708

 

Attention: Robert L.B. Diener

Facsimile: (310) 362-8887

Email: rob@rdienerlaw.com

 

   
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  (b) Patch, addressed to:

 

Patch International Inc.

c/o Dentons Canada LLP

15th Floor, Bankers Court

850 – 2nd Street SW

Calgary, AB T2P 0R8

 

Attention: Mark Bentsen

Facsimile: (403) 268-3100

Email: mbentsen@shaw.ca

 

with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Dentons Canada LLP

15th Floor, Bankers Court

850 – 2nd Street SW

Calgary, AB T2P 0R8

 

Attention: Lucas Tomei

Facsimile: (403) 268-3100

Email: lucas.tomei@dentons.com

 

or such other address as the Parties may, from time to time, advise to the other Party hereto by notice in writing. The date or time of receipt of any such notice shall be deemed to be the date of delivery or the time such facsimile or email transmission is received.

 

Article 9
GENERAL

 

9.1 Assignment and Enurement

 

This Agreement shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Purchaser without the prior consent of Patch, except that the Purchaser may assign all or a portion of its rights under this Agreement to any subsidiary of the Purchaser, but no assignment shall relieve the Purchaser of any of its obligations hereunder. This Agreement may not be assigned by Patch without the prior consent of the Purchaser.

 

9.2 Costs

 

Except as contemplated herein, each Party covenants and agrees to bear its own fees, costs and expenses in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Arrangement.

 

9.3 Severability

 

If any term or provision of this Agreement should be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect in any jurisdiction, the remaining terms and provisions contained herein shall remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the fullest extent possible.

 

   
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9.4 Further Assurances

 

Each Party hereto shall, from time to time and at all times hereafter, at the request of the other Party hereto, but without further consideration, do all such further acts and things, and execute and deliver all such further documents and instruments and provide all such further assurances as may be reasonably required in order to fully perform and carry out the terms and intent hereof.

 

9.5 Time of Essence

 

Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement.

 

9.6 Governing Law

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta and the laws of Canada applicable therein and the Parties hereto irrevocably attorn to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Alberta.

 

9.7 Third Party Beneficiaries

 

The provisions of Sections 2.3(e), 2.3(f) and 2.10 are: (i) intended for the benefit of all present and former directors, officers and employees of Patch and the Purchaser and their respective subsidiaries, as the case may be, as and to the extent applicable in accordance with their terms, and shall be enforceable by each of such persons and his heirs, executors, administrators and other legal representatives (collectively, the “ Third Party Beneficiaries ”) and the Purchaser or Patch, as the case may be, shall hold the rights and benefits of Sections 2.3(e), 2.3(f) and 2.10 in trust for and on behalf of the Third Party Beneficiaries and the Purchaser or Patch, as the case may be, hereby accepts such trust and agrees to hold the benefit of and enforce performance of such covenants on behalf of the Third Party Beneficiaries; and (ii) are in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights that the Third Party Beneficiaries may have by contract or otherwise.

 

9.8 Injunctive Relief

 

The Parties agree that irreparable harm would occur for which money damages would not be an adequate remedy at law in the event that 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, before the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1, the Parties shall be entitled to equitable relief, including specific performance and injunctive relief, to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement, and to enforce compliance with the terms of this Agreement, any requirement for the security or posting of a bond in connection with obtaining such relief being hereby waived. The rights in this Section 9.8 are this being in addition to any other remedy to which the Parties may be entitled at law or in equity.

 

9.9 Counterparts

 

This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts and, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together constitute one and the same instrument. The Parties shall be entitled to rely upon the delivery of an executed facsimile or similar executed electronic copy of this Agreement, and such facsimile or similar executed electronic document shall be legally effective to create a valid and binding agreement between the Parties.

 

9.10 Survival

 

The representations and warranties contained herein shall terminate on, and may not be relied upon, by either Party after the Effective Time.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written by their respective officers or directors thereunto duly authorized.

 

  STEM HOLDINGS, INC.
   
  By: (signed) “ Adam Berk
  Name: Adam Berk
  Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

 

 

  PATCH INTERNATIONAL INC.
   
  By: (signed) “ Mark Bentsen
  Name: Mark Bentsen
  Title: Director

 

   
   

 

SCHEDULE a

 

PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT

 

Plan of Arrangement under Section 193

of the

Business Corporations Act (Alberta)

 

ARTICLE 1

INTERPRETATION

 

1.1 In this Plan of Arrangement, the following terms have the following meanings:

 

  (a) ABCA ” means the Business Corporations Act , R.S.A. 2000, c.B-9, as from time to time amended or re-enacted, including the regulations promulgated thereunder.
     
  (b) Additional Consideration ” means for each Patch Common Share held: (i) if any Patch Note Collection Proceeds are received on or before 10:00 a.m. (MT) on the third last Business Day prior to the Effective Date, the aggregate of each Patch Note Collection Payment Per Share; and (ii) if the Patch Note Collection has not been completed in full satisfaction of all amounts owing under the Patch Note on or before 10:00 a.m. (MT) on the third last Business Day prior to the Effective Date, one CVR.
     
  (c) Aggregate Additional Consideration ” means the aggregate amount of Additional Consideration to be paid to Patch Shareholders at the Effective Time.
     
  (d) Aggregate Purchaser Share Consideration ” means that number of Purchaser Shares as is equal to the quotient obtained when dividing the Patch Working Capital by the deemed price for each Purchaser Share, being US$2.40.
     
  (e) Arrangement ” means the arrangement pursuant to Section 193 of the ABCA on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Plan of Arrangement, subject to any amendments or variations thereto made in accordance with the provisions of this Plan of Arrangement or made at the direction of the Court in the Final Order.
     
  (f) Arrangement Agreement ” means the arrangement agreement dated November 11, 2016, between the Purchaser and Patch with respect to the Arrangement and all amendments thereto.
     
  (g) Arrangement Resolution ” means the special resolution to approve the Arrangement to be considered by Patch Shareholders at the Patch Meeting.
     
  (h) Articles of Arrangement ” means the articles of arrangement in respect of the Arrangement required under Section 193(10) of the ABCA to be filed with the Registrar after the Final Order has been granted giving effect to the Arrangement.
     
  (i) Business Day ” means any day, other than Saturday, Sunday or a statutory holiday in the Province of Alberta.

 

   
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  (j) Certificate ” means the certificate or proof of filing to be issued by the Registrar pursuant to Section 193(11) or Section 193(12) of the ABCA in respect of the Articles of Arrangement giving effect to the Arrangement.
     
  (k) Circular ” means the notice of the Patch Meeting and the accompanying management proxy circular and proxy statement to be sent by Patch to the Patch Shareholders in connection with the Patch Meeting, together with all appendices, schedules and exhibits thereto and any financial statements contained therein, and any amendments or supplements thereto.
     
  (l) Consideration ” means for each Patch Common Share held: (i) the Purchaser Share Consideration, and (ii) the Additional Consideration.
     
  (m) Court ” means the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta.
     
  (n) CVR ” means a contingent value right of the Purchaser issued pursuant to the Rights Indenture and entitling the holder thereof to each Patch Note Collection Payment Per Share upon receipt of Patch Note Collection Proceeds at any time and from time to time after the Effective Time.
     
  (o) Depositary ” means Computershare Trust Company of Canada or such other person that may be appointed by the Purchaser for the purpose of receiving deposits of certificates formerly representing Patch Shares, with the approval of Patch, acting reasonably.
     
  (p) Dissent Rights ” means the right of a registered Patch Shareholder to dissent to the Arrangement Resolution and to be paid the fair value of the Patch Shares in respect of which such holder dissents, all in accordance with section 191 of the ABCA as modified by this Plan of Arrangement and the Interim Order.
     
  (q) Dissenting Shareholders ” means registered Patch Shareholders who have duly and validly exercised their Dissent Rights in strict compliance with the terms thereof and who have not withdrawn or been deemed to have withdrawn such exercise of Dissent Rights and who are ultimately determined to be entitled to be paid the fair value for their Patch Shares.
     
  (r) Effective Date ” means the date the Arrangement becomes effective under the ABCA, being the date shown on the Certificate.
     
  (s) Effective Time ” means 12:01 a.m. (Calgary time) on the Effective Date.
     
  (t) Encumbrance ” means any mortgage, pledge, assignment for security, charge, lien, security interest, guarantee or other encumbrance or collateral securing the payment obligations of any person, and any agreement, right, privilege, or arrangement (whether by law, contract or otherwise) capable of becoming any of the foregoing.
     
  (u) Final Order ” means the final order of the Court approving the Arrangement pursuant to paragraph 193(9)(a) of the ABCA, as such order may be affirmed, amended or modified by any court of competent jurisdiction.

 

   
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  (v) Former Patch Shareholder ” means a registered Patch Shareholder immediately prior to the Effective Time or any person who surrenders to the Depositary certificates representing Patch Shares duly endorsed for transfer in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Letter of Transmittal, in each case other than a Dissenting Shareholder.
     
  (w) GAAP ” means the accounting principles generally accepted in Canada determined with reference to the Handbook and in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board under Part I of the Handbook, applicable as at the date on which date such calculation is made or required to be made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with preceding years.
     
  (x) Governmental Authority ” means: (i) any international, multinational, federal, provincial, state, regional, municipal, local or other government, governmental or public department, ministry, central bank, court, tribunal, arbitral body, commission, commissioner, board, bureau or agency, domestic or foreign; (ii) any subdivision, agency, agent or authority of any of the foregoing; (iii) any quasi-governmental or private body, including any tribunal, commission, regulatory agency or self-regulatory organization, exercising any regulatory, expropriation or taxing authority under or for the account of any of the foregoing; or (iv) any stock exchange.
     
  (y) Interim Order ” means the interim order of the Court pursuant to Section 193(4) of the ABCA containing declarations and directions with respect to the Arrangement and the calling and the holding of the Patch Meeting, as such order may be affirmed, amended or modified by any court of competent jurisdiction.
     
  (z) Letter of Transmittal ” means the Letter of Transmittal forwarded to Patch Shareholders pursuant to which Patch Shareholders may deliver certificates representing Patch Shares in order to receive, on completion of the Arrangement, Purchaser Shares in exchange for their Patch Shares.
     
  (aa) Parties ” means Patch and the Purchaser; and “ Party ” means either one of them.
     
  (bb) Patch ” means Patch International Inc., a corporation existing under the ABCA.
     
  (cc) Patch Common Shares ” means the Class “A” common shares in the capital of Patch issued and outstanding from time to time, and for greater certainty, includes those Class “A” common shares in the capital of Patch to be issued upon the redemption of the Patch Exchangeable Shares.
     
  (dd) Patch Energy ” means Patch Energy Inc., a subsidiary of Patch.
     
  (ee) Patch Exchangeable Shares ” means the Series A preferred shares of Patch Energy, which are exchangeable in accordance with their terms for no additional consideration into Patch Common Shares on a one-for-one basis.
     
  (ff) Patch Meeting ” means the special meeting of Patch Shareholders to consider, among other things, the Arrangement Resolution and related matters, and any adjournment thereof.

 

   
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  (gg) Patch Note ” means the promissory note and loan agreement dated November 6, 2015 between Robix Environmental Technologies, Inc. as successor to Formation Fluid Management Inc., as borrower, and Patch, as lender.
     
  (hh) Patch Note Collection ” means any and all present or future claim, right of action, litigation, arbitration, mediation, collection effort or other dispute resolution proceedings or effort of any kind of Patch or any of its Affiliates, or their respective successors or assigns, relating to the collection of any and all amounts owing under the Patch Note in full and final payment thereof.
     
  (ii) Patch Note Collection Proceeds ” means all present and future value, order, award, entitlement or remuneration of any kind and in any form, including any property, assets, cash or other form of payment in each case paid, payable, recovered, owing to, due to, awarded to, ordered or otherwise ordered to be received by Patch or any of its Affiliates, Stem or any of its Affiliates, or their respective successors or assigns pursuant to any settlement, award, order, entitlement, collection, judgment, sale, disposition, agreement or any other monetization of any kind of the Patch Note or relating to the Patch Note Collection.
     
  (jj) Patch Note Collection Payment Per Share ” means if Patch or any of its Affiliates, Stem or any of its Affiliates, or any of their respective successors or assigns, receives any Patch Note Collection Proceeds and such Patch Note Collection Proceeds consist in whole or in part of: (i) shares or other securities, then that number of shares or other securities equal to the quotient obtained when dividing such portion of the Patch Note Collection Proceeds by 43,952,213 (with fractions equal to or greater than 0.5 being rounded up and fractions less than 0.5 being rounded down); or (ii) cash or cash equivalents (to the extent such cash or cash equivalents are not accounted for in the calculation for the Patch Working Capital), then that number of Purchaser Shares as is equal to the quotient obtained when dividing (A) the result obtained when such portion of the Patch Note Collection Proceeds (if applicable, as converted to United States dollars using the Bank of Canada daily noon exchange rate for the applicable date) is divided by the deemed price for each Purchaser Share, being US$2.40, by (B) 43,952,213 (with fractions equal to or greater than 0.5 being rounded up and fractions less than 0.5 being rounded down).
     
  (kk) Patch Shareholders ” means the registered or beneficial holders of the Patch Shares, as the context requires.
     
  (ll) Patch Transaction Costs ” means all costs and expenses incurred by Patch and its subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement, including all legal, accounting, advisory fees, printing and other administrative and professional fees, costs and expenses of third parties, and all amounts payable by Patch in respect of the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement.
     
  (mm) Patch Working Capital ” means the amount equal to Patch’s current assets minus its current liabilities as at the third last Business Day prior to the Effective Date, determined in accordance with GAAP, provided that current assets shall include the face value of the Patch Note and current liabilities shall include only fifty percent (50%) of the Patch Transaction Costs to a maximum of $100,000, such amount expressed in United States dollars using the Bank of Canada daily noon exchange rate for the applicable date.

 

   
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  (nn) person ” includes an individual, limited or general partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, trust, joint venture, association, body corporate, unincorporated organization, trustee, executor, administrator, legal representative, government (including any Governmental Authority) or any other entity, whether or not having legal status.
     
  (oo) Plan of Arrangement ”, “ herein ”, “ hereof ”, “ hereto ”, “ hereunder ” and similar expressions mean and refer to this Plan of Arrangement as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, the Arrangement Agreement or at the direction of the Court in the Final Order, and not to any particular article, section or other portion hereof.
     
  (pp) Purchaser ” means Stem Holdings, Inc., a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Nevada.
     
  (qq) Purchaser Share Consideration ” means Purchaser Shares valued at approximately $0.083, being that number of Purchaser Shares (expressed to five decimal places) as is equal to the quotient obtained when dividing the Aggregate Purchaser Share Consideration by 43,952,213.
     
  (rr) Purchaser Shares ” means the shares of common stock in the share capital of the Purchaser.
     
  (ss) Registrar ” means the Registrar of Corporations duly appointed under Section 263 of the ABCA.
     
  (tt) Rights Indenture ” means the rights indenture to be entered into between Purchaser and a trust company acceptable to Patch and Purchaser, as rights agent, providing for the creation and issuance of the CVRs.

 

1.2 The division of this Plan of Arrangement into articles and sections and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Plan of Arrangement.
   
1.3 Unless reference is specifically made to some other document or instrument, all references herein to articles and sections are to articles and sections of this Plan of Arrangement.
   
1.4 Unless the context otherwise requires, words importing the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa and words importing any gender shall include all genders.
   
1.5 In the event that the date on which any action is required to be taken hereunder by any of the Parties hereto is not a Business Day, such action shall be required to be taken on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day.
   
1.6 References in this Plan of Arrangement to any statute or sections thereof shall include such statute as amended or substituted and any regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect prior to the Effective Time.

 

   
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1.7 Time shall be of the essence in every matter or action contemplated hereunder.
   
1.8 Unless otherwise indicated, all sums of money which are referred to in this Agreement are expressed in lawful money of Canada. References to “ United States dollars ” and “ US$ ” are to the lawful money of the United States.

 

ARTICLE 2 

ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT

 

2.1 This Plan of Arrangement is made pursuant to, is subject to the provisions of and forms part of, the Arrangement Agreement.
   
2.2 This Plan of Arrangement, upon the filing of the Articles of Arrangement and the issuance of the Certificate will become effective at the Effective Time and be binding on: (a) the Patch Shareholders; (b) the Purchaser; and (c) Patch.
   
2.3 The Articles of Arrangement and Certificate shall be filed and issued, respectively, with respect to the Arrangement in its entirety. The Certificate shall be conclusive evidence that the Arrangement has become effective and that each of the provisions of ARTICLE 3 has become effective in the sequence and at the times set out therein.
   
2.4 Other than as expressly provided for herein, no portion of this Plan of Arrangement shall take effect with respect to any party or person until the Effective Time.

 

ARTICLE 3 

ARRANGEMENT

 

3.1 Commencing at the Effective Time, each of the events set out below shall occur and shall be deemed to occur in the following order without any further act or formality except as otherwise provided herein:

 

  (a) the Patch Shares held by Dissenting Shareholders shall, as of the Effective Time, be deemed to have been transferred to the Purchaser (free and clear of any Encumbrances) in consideration for a debt claim against the Purchaser in accordance with ARTICLE 4, and, as of the Effective Time, such Dissenting Shareholders shall cease to be the holders thereof or have any rights as Patch Shareholders and shall only be entitled to be paid by the Purchaser the fair value of their Patch Shares in accordance with ARTICLE 4; and
     
  (b) each outstanding Patch Share shall be transferred to, and acquired by, the Purchaser (free and clear of any Encumbrances) in exchange for the Consideration.

 

3.2 With respect to each Former Patch Shareholder at the Effective Time, upon the exchange of Patch Shares for the consideration pursuant to Section 3.1(b):

 

  (a) such Former Patch Shareholder shall be added to the register of holders of the Purchaser Shares, and if applicable, to the register of holders of CVRs, and be entitled to the consideration payable to it pursuant to Section 3.1(b);

 

   
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  (b) such Former Patch Shareholder shall cease to be a holder of the Patch Shares so exchanged and the name of such Former Patch Shareholder shall be removed from the register of Patch Shareholders maintained by or on behalf of Patch as it relates to the Patch Shares so exchanged; and
     
  (c) the Purchaser shall become the holder of the Patch Shares so exchanged and shall be added to the register of Patch Shareholders maintained by or on behalf of Patch.

 

ARTICLE 4

DISSENTING SHAREHOLDERS

 

4.1 Each registered Patch Shareholder shall be entitled to exercise the Dissent Rights in strict compliance with Section 191 of the ABCA as modified by this Plan of Arrangement and the Interim Order. A Dissenting Shareholder shall, at the Effective Time, cease to have any rights as a Patch Shareholder and shall only be entitled to be paid the fair value of the Dissenting Shareholder’s Patch Shares by the Purchaser (as a debt claim owing by the Purchaser) and shall be deemed to have transferred its Patch Shares to the Purchaser in accordance with Section 3.1(a). A Dissenting Shareholder who for any reason is not entitled to be paid the fair value of the Dissenting Shareholder’s Patch Shares shall be deemed to be a Former Patch Shareholder and to have participated in the Arrangement on the same basis as a non-dissenting Patch Shareholder in accordance with Section 3.1(b). In either case, neither Patch nor the Purchaser shall be required to recognize such holders as holders of Patch Shares after the Effective Time and the name of such holder shall be removed from the register of Patch Shares as at the Effective Time. The fair value of the Patch Shares shall be determined as of the close of business on the last Business Day before the day on which the Arrangement is approved by the Patch Shareholders at the Patch Meeting. For greater certainty, in addition to any other restrictions in Section 191 of the ABCA, no person who has voted or has instructed a proxyholder to vote their Patch Shares in favour of the Arrangement shall be entitled to exercise Dissent Rights.

 

ARTICLE 5

OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATES AND FRACTIONAL SECURITIES

 

5.1 At or before the Effective Time, the Purchaser will deposit or cause to be deposited with the Depositary for the benefit of the Former Patch Shareholders the Aggregate Purchaser Share Consideration and the Aggregate Additional Consideration.
   
5.2 From and after the Effective Time: (a) certificates formerly representing Patch Shares held by Former Patch Shareholders shall represent only the right to receive the consideration to which the Former Patch Shareholders are entitled under this Plan of Arrangement pursuant to Section 3.1(b), and any dividends or distributions thereon pursuant to Section 5.5; and (b) the certificates formerly representing Patch Shares held by Dissenting Shareholders shall represent only the right to receive the fair value of the Patch Shares represented by such certificates; in each case subject to compliance with the requirements set forth in this ARTICLE 5.
   
5.3 The Purchaser shall, as soon as practicable following the later of the Effective Date and the date of deposit by a Former Patch Shareholder of a duly completed Letter of Transmittal and the certificates representing applicable Patch Shares, and such additional documents and instruments as the Depositary may reasonably require, either:

 

   
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  (a) forward or cause to be forwarded by first class mail (postage prepaid) to such Former Patch Shareholder at the address specified in the Letter of Transmittal; or
     
  (b) if requested by such Former Patch Shareholder in the Letter of Transmittal, make available or cause to be made available at the offices of the Depositary for pickup by such Former Patch Shareholder,

 

  certificates representing the number of Purchaser Shares issued to such Former Patch Shareholder under the Arrangement (together with any dividends or distributions thereon pursuant to Section 5.5), and if applicable, certificates representing the number of shares or other securities forming part of the Additional Consideration issued to such Former Patch Shareholder under the Arrangement and certificates representing the number of CVRs issued to such Former Patch Shareholder under the Arrangement.
   
5.4 If any certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented an interest in outstanding Patch Shares that were exchanged pursuant to Section 3.1(b) has been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such certificate to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Depositary will issue and deliver in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate the consideration to which the Former Patch Shareholder is entitled pursuant to this Plan of Arrangement (and any dividends or distributions thereon). The person who is entitled to receive such consideration shall, as a condition precedent to the receipt thereof, give a bond to each of the Purchaser and Patch and their respective transfer agents, which bond shall be in form and substance satisfactory to each of the Purchaser and Patch and their respective transfer agents, or shall otherwise indemnify the Purchaser and Patch and their respective transfer agents against any claim that may be made against any of them with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
   
5.5 All dividends or other distributions made with respect to any Purchaser Shares allotted and issued pursuant to Section 3.1(b) of the Arrangement but for which a certificate has not been issued shall be paid or delivered to the Depositary to be held by the Depositary in trust for the registered holder thereof. Subject to Section 5.6, the Depositary shall pay and deliver to any such registered holder, as soon as reasonably practicable after the applicable Former Patch Shareholder has complied with the requirements in Section 5.3 and become a registered holder (as applicable) and application therefor is made by the registered holder to the Depositary in such form as the Depositary may reasonably require, such dividends and distributions to which such holder is entitled (without interest), net of applicable withholding and other taxes.
   
5.6 Any certificate formerly representing Patch Shares that is not deposited with all other documents as required by this Plan of Arrangement on or before the last Business Day prior to the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date, or such shorter or longer period required under any applicable law, shall cease to represent a right or claim of any kind or nature including the right of the Former Patch Shareholder to receive Purchaser Shares (and any dividends and other distributions thereon) or cash and the right of the Former Patch Shareholder to receive Purchaser Shares or cash shall be deemed to have been surrendered to the Purchaser. In such case, such Purchaser Shares (together with all dividends and other distributions thereon) or cash shall be returned to the Purchaser for cancellation and any dividends or other distributions in respect of Purchaser Shares shall be returned to the Purchaser.

 

   
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5.7 No certificates representing fractional Purchaser Shares shall be issued under this Plan of Arrangement. In lieu of any fractional Purchaser Share, each Former Patch Shareholder otherwise entitled to a fractional interest in a Purchaser Share will receive the nearest whole number of Purchaser Shares (with fractions equal to or greater than 0.5 being rounded up).

 

ARTICLE 6

WITHHOLDINGS AND TAX ELECTIONS

 

6.1 The Purchaser, Patch and the Depositary shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any consideration otherwise payable to any Patch Shareholder and, for greater certainty, from any amount payable to any Dissenting Shareholder, as the case may be, under this Plan of Arrangement such amounts as the Purchaser is required to deduct and withhold from such consideration in accordance with the Income Tax Act (Canada), the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any other provision of any applicable law. Any such amounts will be deducted and withheld from the consideration payable pursuant to this Plan of Arrangement and shall be treated for all purposes as having been paid to the Patch Shareholder in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made, provided that such withheld amounts are actually remitted to the appropriate taxing authority in accordance with applicable law. In connection with any amount required to be withheld pursuant to this Plan of Arrangement, the Purchaser may direct the Depositary to withhold the number of Purchaser Shares that may otherwise be paid to such Patch Shareholder under this Plan of Arrangement and to sell such shares for cash proceeds to be used for such withholdings, subject to applicable laws. Each Patch Shareholder shall be deemed to have granted an irrevocable power of attorney to effect the sale of the applicable Purchaser Shares.

 

ARTICLE 7

AMENDMENTS

 

7.1 The Purchaser and Patch may amend, modify and/or supplement this Plan of Arrangement at any time and from time to time prior to the Effective Time, provided that each such amendment, modification or supplement must be: (a) set out in writing; (b) approved by both Parties; (c) filed with the Court and, if made following the Patch Meeting, approved by the Court; and (d) communicated to Patch Shareholders, if and as required by the Court.
   
7.2 Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be proposed by the Purchaser or Patch at any time prior to or at the Patch Meeting (provided that the other party shall have consented thereto) with or without any other prior notice or communication and, if so proposed and accepted by the persons voting at the Patch Meeting (other than as may be required under the Interim Order), shall become part of this Plan of Arrangement for all purposes.
   
7.3 Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement which is approved or directed by the Court following the Patch Meeting shall be effective only: (a) if it is consented to by Patch and the Purchaser (each acting reasonably); and (b) if required by the Court or applicable law, it is consented to by the Patch Shareholders.
   
7.4 Any amendment, modification or supplement to this Plan of Arrangement may be made unilaterally by the Purchaser following the Effective Time, provided that it concerns a matter which, in the reasonable opinion of the Purchaser, is of an administrative nature required to better give effect to the implementation of this Plan of Arrangement and is not adverse to the financial or economic interests of any Former Patch Shareholder or other Patch Shareholder.

 

ARTICLE 8

FURTHER ASSURANCES

 

Notwithstanding that the transactions and events set out herein shall occur and be deemed to occur in the order set out in this Plan of Arrangement without any further act or formality, each of the Parties to the Arrangement Agreement shall make, do and execute, or cause to be made, done and executed all such further acts, deeds, agreements, transfers, assurances, instruments or documents as may reasonably be required by any of them in order further to document or evidence any of the transactions or events set out herein.

 

   
   

 

SCHEDULE b

 

ARRANGEMENT RESOLUTION

 

RESOLUTION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF

PATCH INTERNATIONAL INC. (“ Patch ”)

 

BE IT RESOLVED AS A SPECIAL RESOLUTION THAT:

 

  (a) The arrangement (as it may be modified or amended, the “ Arrangement ”) under Section 193 of the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) involving Patch and its securityholders, all as more particularly described and set forth in the plan of arrangement (as it may be modified or amended, the “ Plan of Arrangement ”) attached as Appendix ● to the Management Information Circular of Patch dated ●, 2016, is hereby authorized, approved and agreed to.
     
  (b) The Arrangement Agreement dated as of November 11, 2016 between Patch and Stem Holdings, Inc. as it may be modified or amended from time to time (the “ Arrangement Agreement ”), the actions of the directors of Patch in approving the Arrangement and the Arrangement Agreement and the actions of the directors and officers of Patch in executing and delivering the Arrangement Agreement and causing the performance by Patch of its obligations thereunder are hereby confirmed, ratified, authorized and approved.
     
  (c) Notwithstanding that this resolution has been passed (and the Arrangement approved and agreed to) by shareholders of Patch or that the Arrangement has been approved by the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, the directors of Patch are hereby authorized and empowered without further approval of any shareholders of Patch: (i) to amend the Arrangement Agreement or the Plan of Arrangement to the extent permitted by the Arrangement Agreement or Plan of Arrangement; and (ii) subject to the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, not to proceed with the Arrangement and related transactions.
     
  (d) Patch be and is hereby authorized to apply for the final order from the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta to approve the Arrangement on the terms set forth in the Arrangement Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement.
     
  (e) Any one director or officer of Patch is hereby authorized, empowered and instructed, acting for, in the name and on behalf of Patch, to execute or cause to be executed, under the seal of Patch or otherwise, and to deliver or to cause to be delivered, all such other documents and to do or to cause to be done all such other acts and things as in such person’s opinion may be necessary or desirable in order to carry out the intent of the foregoing paragraphs of these resolutions and the matters authorized thereby, such determination to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery of such document or the doing of such act or thing.

 

   
   

 

SCHEDULE C

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER

 

The Purchaser represents and warrants to and in favour of Patch and acknowledges that Patch is relying upon such representations and warranties in connection with the matters contemplated by this Agreement and the consummation of the Arrangement:

 

  (a) The Purchaser is a corporation duly incorporated and is validly subsisting under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and the Purchaser has the requisite power and authority to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to own, lease and operate its respective properties and assets.
     
  (b) The Purchaser is duly registered to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of its properties, owned or leased, or the nature of its activities make such registration necessary.
     
  (c) The Purchaser has no direct or indirect subsidiaries.
     
  (d) The Purchaser has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, the Acquisition Agreement, the Real Property Agreements and the Rights Indenture and to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Acquisition Agreement, the Real Property Agreements and the Rights Indenture and the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder has been duly authorized by the Purchaser Board and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Purchaser are or shall be necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Acquisition Agreement, the Real Property Agreements and the Rights Indenture. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms. The Acquisition Agreement and the Real Property Agreements have been or will be duly executed and delivered by the respective parties thereto and constitute or will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the respective parties thereto enforceable against such parties in accordance with their terms.
     
  (e) None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement (subject to the issuance of the Interim Order and Final Order by the Court), the Acquisition Agreement, the Real Property Agreements or the Rights Indenture by the Purchaser, the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereunder or thereunder nor compliance by the Purchaser with any of the provisions hereof or thereof will: (i) violate, conflict with, or result in breach of any provision of, require any consent, approval or notice under, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) or result in a penalty, forfeiture or a right of termination or acceleration under, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance, claim, trust, royalty or carried, participation, net profits or other third party interest, option, right of first refusal, right or privilege, preferential right and any agreement or arrangement (whether by law, contract or otherwise) capable of becoming any of the foregoing, upon any of the properties or assets of the Purchaser under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of (A) the articles, bylaws or other constating documents of the Purchaser; or (B) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, loan agreement, deed of trust, agreement, lien, contract or other instrument or obligation to which the Purchaser is a party or to which it, or its properties or assets, may be subject or by which the Purchaser is bound; or (ii) violate any judgment, ruling, order, writ, injunction, determination, award, decree, statute, ordinance, rule or regulation in Canada or the United States applicable to the Purchaser; or (iii) cause a suspension or revocation of any Authorization currently in effect.

 

   
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  (f) Other than in connection with or in compliance with the provisions of Applicable Laws in relation to the completion of the Arrangement or which are required to be fulfilled post-Arrangement:

 

  (i) there is no legal impediment to the Purchaser’s consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Acquisition Agreement, the Real Property Agreements and the Rights Indenture; and
     
  (ii) no filing or registration with, or Authorization is necessary by the Purchaser in connection with the consummation of the Arrangement or the transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement, the Real Property Agreements and the Rights Indenture.

 

  (g) Subject to the approval by the Patch Shareholders of the Arrangement Resolution and the approval of the Interim Order and Final Order by the Court, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Purchaser, the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Acquisition Agreement, the Real Property Agreements and the Rights Indenture, nor compliance by the Purchaser with any of the provisions hereof or thereof, will require any consents or trigger any fees or termination rights.
     
  (h) The Purchaser is authorized to issue 100,000,000 Purchaser Shares with a par value of $0.001 per share, 50,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Shares with a par value of $0.001 per share and 50,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Shares with a par value of $0.001 per share. As at the date hereof, there are not more than 4,794,163 Purchaser Shares issued and outstanding and there are no other classes of shares outstanding or securities, options, interests or other rights outstanding entitling the holder thereof to acquire securities of the Purchaser from treasury. All outstanding Purchaser Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable shares and are not subject to, nor have they been issued in violation of, any pre-emptive rights.
     
  (i) Since October 12, 2016:

 

  (i) there has not been any Material Adverse Change respecting the Purchaser from the position set forth in the Purchaser Financial Statements;
     
  (ii) there have been no material facts, transactions, events or occurrences which, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change respecting the Purchaser;

 

   
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  (iii) the Purchaser has conducted its business only in the ordinary and normal course, consistent with past practice; and
     
  (iv) no liability or obligation of any nature (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) material to the Purchaser has been incurred other than in the ordinary and normal course of business, consistent with past practice.

 

  (j) There is no Litigation against or involving the Purchaser, or in respect of the businesses, properties or assets of the Purchaser (whether in progress or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened) and, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, no event has occurred which might reasonably be expected to give rise to any proceeding. There is no judgment, writ, decree, injunction, rule, award or order of any Governmental Authority outstanding against the Purchaser in respect of its business, properties or assets. With respect to any Litigation that has been settled by the Purchaser, the Purchaser has obtained appropriate releases or other documentation to ensure that such settlements are final and non-appealable.
     
  (k) There is no Litigation against or involving Opco, or in respect of the businesses, properties or assets of Opco (whether in progress or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened) and no event has occurred which might reasonably be expected to give rise to any proceeding. There is no judgment, writ, decree, injunction, rule, award or order of any Governmental Authority outstanding against Opco in respect of the business, properties or assets of Opco. With respect to any Litigation that has been settled by Opco, Opco has obtained appropriate releases or other documentation to ensure that such settlements are final and non-appealable.
     
  (l) The Purchaser Financial Statements fairly present, in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, the financial position and condition of the Purchaser at the dates thereof and the results of the operations of the Purchaser for the periods then ended and reflect, in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, all material assets, liabilities or obligations (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) of the Purchaser as at the dates thereof.
     
  (m) The Purchaser has not received notice of any violation of or investigation relating to any federal, state or local laws, regulation or ordinance with respect to its assets, business or operations and the Purchaser holds all Authorizations which are required under federal, state or local laws relating to the assets, business or operations of the Purchaser. The assets of the Purchaser are and have been, since the Purchaser acquired its interests in such assets operated and maintained by it in compliance with all terms and conditions of Applicable Laws and Authorizations in all respects.
     
  (n) Opco has not received notice of any violation of or investigation relating to any federal, state or local laws, regulation or ordinance with respect to the assets, business or operations of Opcp and Opco holds all Authorizations which are required under federal, state or local laws relating to the assets, business or operations of Opco. The assets of Opco are and have been, since Opco acquired its interests in such assets operated and maintained by it in compliance with all terms and conditions of Applicable Laws and Authorizations in all respects.

 

   
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  (o) Neither the Purchaser nor the Purchaser Board has agreed or consented to the release of any director or officer of the Purchaser from any fiduciary duty owed by such person to the Purchaser, including as would allow any such person to pursue any corporate opportunities that would otherwise be the property of the Purchaser.
     
  (p) The corporate records and minute books, books of account and other records of the Purchaser (whether of a financial or accounting nature or otherwise) have been maintained in accordance with Applicable Laws and prudent business practice and will be complete and accurate in all respects as at the Effective Date.
     
  (q) The Purchaser is not a party to any agreement, contract or instrument that shall trigger any rights to acquire Purchaser Shares or other securities of the Purchaser or rights, entitlements or privileges in favour of any person upon the entering into of this Agreement or the Arrangement.
     
  (r) The Purchaser is not, and is not an affiliate of a person that is, registered or required to be registered as an “investment company” pursuant to the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
     
  (s) Other than as disclosed in the Purchaser Financial Statements, no director, officer, insider or other non-arm’s length party of the Purchaser is indebted to the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates.
     
  (t) There are no material liabilities or obligations of the Purchaser or of any of its subsidiaries other than liabilities or obligations: (i) disclosed in the Purchaser Financial Statements; (iii) incurred in the Ordinary Course since October 12, 2016; or (iii) incurred in connection with this Agreement or permitted by this Agreement.
     
  (u) To the knowledge of the Purchaser, the Purchaser has not acquired property from, or disposed of property to, a person with whom the Purchaser was not dealing at arm’s length, within the meaning of the Tax Act, for consideration, the value of which is greater or less than the fair market value of the property acquired in circumstances which would subject it to a liability under section 69 or section 160 of the Tax Act or under any equivalent provisions of any applicable legislation.
     
  (v) None of the Purchaser, any of its subsidiaries or its Representatives has made, offered or authorized and will not make, offer or authorize any payment, gift, promise or other advantage, whether directly or through any other person, to or for the use or benefit of any public official (including any person holding a legislative, administrative or judicial office, including any person employed by or acting on behalf of a public agency, a public enterprise or a public international organization) or any political party or political party official or candidate for office, where such payment, gift, promise or advantage would violate the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada) or any similar laws applicable to any such person. Specifically, no such person will take any action in furtherance of an offer or promise to pay, lend or give money or anything of value, directly or indirectly, to or for the use of any public official, or to any other person while knowing that all or a portion of such money or thing of value will be offered, given, loaned or promised, directly or indirectly, to or for the use of or benefit of any public official, for any of the following purposes: (i) influencing any act or decision of such public official in his or her official capacity; (ii) inducing such public official to do or omit to do any act in violation of the lawful duty of the public official; (iii) inducing such public official to use his or her influence with any governmental entity, public international organization or political party to affect or influence any act or decision of such entity; or (iv) securing any improper advantage to either assist a Person to obtain business or to further the interests of its business.
     
  (w) Purchaser has not withheld from Patch any material information or documents concerning the Purchaser or its assets or liabilities during the course of Patch’s review of Purchaser and its assets and liabilities.

 

   
   

 

SCHEDULE D

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PATCH

 

Patch represents and warrants to and in favour of the Purchaser and acknowledges that the Purchaser is relying upon such representations and warranties in connection with the matters contemplated by this Agreement and the consummation of the Arrangement:

 

  (a) Each of Patch and its subsidiaries is a corporation duly incorporated or continued, as the case may be, and is validly subsisting under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or continuance, as applicable, and each of Patch and its subsidiaries and has the requisite power and authority to carry on its business as it is now being conducted by it and to own, lease and operate its respective properties and assets.
     
  (b) Each of Patch and its subsidiaries is duly registered to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of its properties, owned or leased, or the nature of its activities make such registration necessary, except where the failure to be so registered or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Patch and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
     
  (c) Patch has no material direct or indirect subsidiaries.
     
  (d) Patch has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by Patch of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by the Patch Board and, subject to obtaining Patch Shareholder approval as contemplated herein, no other corporate proceedings on the part of Patch are or shall be necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Patch and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Patch enforceable against Patch in accordance with its terms.
     
  (e) Subject to the approval of the Patch Shareholders of the Arrangement Resolution and the approval of the Interim Order and the Final Order by the Court, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Patch, the consummation by Patch of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement nor compliance by Patch with any of the provisions hereof will: (i) violate, conflict with, or result in breach of any provision of, require any consent, approval or notice under, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) or result in a penalty, forfeiture or a right of termination or acceleration under, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance, claim, trust, royalty or carried, participation, net profits or other third party interest, option, right of first refusal, right or privilege, preferential right and any agreement or arrangement (whether by law, contract or otherwise) capable of becoming any of the foregoing, upon any of the properties or assets of Patch under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of (A) the articles, bylaws or other constating documents of Patch, or (B) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, loan agreement, deed of trust, agreement, lien, contract or other instrument or obligation to which Patch is a party or to which it, or its properties or assets, may be subject or by which Patch is bound; or (ii) violate any judgment, ruling, order, writ, injunction, determination, award, decree, statute, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to Patch (except, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) above, for such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults or terminations which, or any consents, approvals or notices which if not given or received, would not have any Material Adverse Effect on Patch, taken as a whole, or prevent or materially impair or materially delay or could reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impair or delay the ability of Patch to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Outside Date; or (iii) cause a suspension or revocation of an Authorization currently in effect which would have a Material Adverse Effect on Patch.

 

   
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  (f) Other than in connection with or in compliance with the provisions of Applicable Laws in relation to the completion of the Arrangement including the approval of the Patch Shareholders and the issuance of the Interim Order and Final Order by the Court or which are required to be fulfilled post-Arrangement:

 

  (i) there is no legal impediment to Patch’s consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and
     
  (ii) no filing or registration with, or Authorization is necessary by Patch or any of its subsidiaries in connection with the consummation of the Arrangement, except for such filings or registrations which, if not made, or for such Authorizations, which, if not received, would not prevent or materially impair or materially delay or could reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impair or delay the ability of Patch to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Outside Date.

 

  (g) Subject to the approval of the Patch Shareholders of the Arrangement Resolution and the issuance of the Interim Order and Final Order by the Court, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Patch, the consummation by Patch of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement nor compliance by Patch with any of the provisions hereof, will require any consents or trigger any fees or material rights, other than the Patch Transaction Costs.
     
  (h) Capitalization

 

  (i) The authorized capital of Patch consists of an unlimited number of Patch Common Shares, an unlimited number of Class “B” common voting shares, and unlimited number of Class “C” common non-voting shares, an unlimited number of Class “A” preferred voting shares, and unlimited number of Class “B” preferred voting shares and an unlimited number of Class “C” preferred shares. As of the close of business on the date of this Agreement, there were: (A) 37,850,724 Patch Common Shares issued and outstanding; (B) one Patch Class “A” Preferred Share issued and outstanding; (C) one Patch Class “B” Preferred Share issued and outstanding; and (D) no other shares in the capital of Patch issued and outstanding. All outstanding Patch Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. As of the date of this Agreement there are 6,101,489 Patch Common Shares issuable upon the redemption of the Patch Exchangeable Shares. All of the Patch Common Shares issuable upon the redemption of the Patch Exchangeable Shares, have been duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with their terms, will be validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable and are not and will not be subject to or issued in violation of, any pre-emptive rights. No Patch Shares have been issued in violation of any Applicable Law or any pre-emptive or similar rights applicable to them.

 

   
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  (ii) Except for rights under the Patch Exchangeable Shares and this Agreement, there are no issued, outstanding or authorized options, equity-based awards, warrants, calls, conversion, pre-emptive, redemption, repurchase, stock appreciation or other rights, or any other agreements, arrangements, instruments or commitments of any kind that obligate Patch, directly or indirectly, to issue or sell any securities of Patch, or give and person a right to subscribe for or acquire, any securities of Patch.
     
  (iii) Other than the Patch Exchangeable Shares, there are no issued, outstanding or authorized:

 

  (A) obligations to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any securities of Patch, or qualify securities for public distribution in Canada, the United States or elsewhere, or, other than as contemplated by this Agreement with respect to the voting or disposition of any securities of Patch; or
     
  (B) notes, bonds, debentures or other evidences of indebtedness or any other agreements, arrangements, instruments or commitments of any kind that in each case, give any person, directly or indirectly, the right to vote with holders of Patch Shares on any matter.

 

  (i) Since May 31, 2016:

 

  (i) there has not been any Material Adverse Change respecting Patch from the position set forth in Patch Financial Statements;
     
  (ii) there have been no material facts, transactions, events or occurrences which, to the knowledge of Patch, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change respecting Patch;
     
  (iii) each of Patch and its subsidiaries has conducted its business only in Ordinary Course; and
     
  (iv) no liability or obligation of any nature (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) material to Patch or any of its subsidiaries has been incurred other than in the Ordinary Course.

 

  (j) There is no Litigation against or involving Patch or Patch Energy, or in respect of the businesses or assets of Patch or Patch Energy (whether in progress or, to the knowledge of Patch, threatened), that if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Patch or prevent or materially impair or materially delay or could reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impair or delay the ability of Patch to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Outside Date and, to the knowledge of Patch, no event has occurred which might reasonably be expected to give rise to any Litigation. There is no judgment, writ, decree, injunction, rule, award or order of any Governmental Authority outstanding against Patch or Patch Energy in respect of their respective businesses or assets that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Patch or prevent or materially impair or delay or could reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impair or delay the ability of Patch to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Outside Date.

 

   
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  (k) The Patch Financial Statements fairly present, in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, the financial position and condition of Patch at the dates thereof and the results of the operations of Patch for the periods then ended and reflect, in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, all material assets, liabilities or obligations (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) of Patch, as at the dates thereof.
     
  (l) Neither Patch nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice of any violation of or investigation relating to any federal, provincial or local law, regulation or ordinance with respect to its or Patch Energy’s assets or business and Patch and Patch Energy holds all Authorizations which are required under federal, provincial or local laws relating to their respective assets, business or operations, except where the failure to comply with the foregoing would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Patch.
     
  (m) No Securities Authority, other competent authority or stock exchange in Canada or the United States has issued any order which is currently outstanding preventing or suspending trading in any securities of Patch, no such proceeding is, to the knowledge of Patch, pending, contemplated or threatened and neither Patch or any of its subsidiaries is in material default of any requirement of any Applicable Laws.
     
  (n) Patch has not retained any financial advisor, broker, agent or finder, or paid or agreed to pay or have the Purchaser pay any financial advisor, broker, agent or finder on account of this Agreement or the Arrangement, any transaction contemplated hereby or any transaction presently ongoing or contemplated.
     
  (o) Patch is not subject to, or affected by, any unanimous shareholders agreement and is not a party to any shareholder, pooling, voting, or other similar arrangement or agreement relating to the ownership or voting of any of the securities of Patch or pursuant to which any person other than Patch may have any right or claim in connection with any existing or past equity interest in Patch.
     
  (p) The Patch Board has unanimously determined that the Arrangement is in the best interests of Patch, is fair to the Patch Shareholders and has unanimously approved the Arrangement and the entering into of this Agreement and has resolved to recommend that Patch Shareholders vote in favour of the Arrangement. Each member of the Patch Board intends, in accordance with the Patch Support Agreements, to vote all of such shareholder’s Patch Voting Securities in favour of the Arrangement Resolution and against any resolution submitted by any Patch Shareholder that is inconsistent with the Arrangement.

 

   
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  (q) The corporate records and minute books, books of account and other records of Patch (whether of a financial or accounting nature or otherwise) have been maintained in accordance with, in all material respects, Applicable Laws and prudent business practice and will be complete and accurate in all material respects as at the Effective Date.
     
  (r) No director, officer, insider or other non-arm’s length party of Patch or any of its subsidiaries is indebted to Patch or any of its subsidiaries.
     
  (s) Except for indemnity agreements with its directors and officers as contemplated by the by-laws of Patch or Patch Energy and Applicable Laws, and other than standard indemnity agreements in the Ordinary Course provided to service providers, neither Patch nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any agreement, guarantee, indemnification or endorsement or like commitment of the obligations, liabilities (contingent or otherwise) or indebtedness of any person which individually or in the aggregate could have a Material Adverse Effect on Patch.
     
  (t) Patch has not withheld from the Purchaser any material information or documents concerning Patch, Patch Energy or any of their respective assets or liabilities during the course of the Purchaser’s review of Patch and its subsidiaries and their assets and liabilities.
     
  (u) There are no material liabilities or obligations of Patch or of any of its subsidiaries of any kind whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, other than liabilities or obligations: (i) disclosed in the Patch Financial Statements; (ii) incurred in the Ordinary Course since May 31, 2016; or (iii) incurred in connection with this Agreement.
     
  (v) No facts, circumstances or events exist or have existed that have resulted in or may result in the application of any of sections 80 to 80.04 of the Tax Act to Patch.
     
  (w) Patch has not acquired property from, or disposed of property to, a person with whom Patch was not dealing at arm’s length, within the meaning of the Tax Act, for consideration, the value of which is greater or less than the fair market value of the property acquired in circumstances which would subject it to a liability under section 69 or section 160 of the Tax Act or under any equivalent provisions of any applicable legislation.
     
  (x) Patch has not made any payment, nor is obligated to make any payment, and is not a party to any agreement under which it could be obligated to make any payment that may not be deductible by virtue of section 67 or 78 of the Tax Act or any analogous provincial or similar provision.
     
  (y) Records or documents that meet the requirements of paragraphs 247(4)(a) to (c) of the Tax Act have been made and obtained by Patch with respect to all material transactions between Patch and any non-resident person with whom Patch was not dealing at arm’s length within the meaning of the Tax Act, during a taxation year commencing after 1998 and ending on or before the Effective Date.

 

   
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  (z) Patch is properly classified as a corporation for United States federal tax purposes.
     
  (aa) Patch has not been classified as a passive foreign investment company, within the meaning of Section 1297 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for any prior year and is not expected to be so classified for the current year.
     
  (bb) Patch is not incorporated in the United States, is not organized under the laws of the United States and does not have its principal office within the United States.
     
  (cc) None of Patch, any of its subsidiaries or its Representatives has made, offered or authorized and will not make, offer or authorize any payment, gift, promise or other advantage, whether directly or through any other person, to or for the use or benefit of any public official (including any person holding a legislative, administrative or judicial office, including any person employed by or acting on behalf of a public agency, a public enterprise or a public international organization) or any political party or political party official or candidate for office, where such payment, gift, promise or advantage would violate the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada) or any similar laws applicable to any such person. Specifically, no such person will take any action in furtherance of an offer or promise to pay, lend or give money or anything of value, directly or indirectly, to or for the use of any public official, or to any other person while knowing that all or a portion of such money or thing of value will be offered, given, loaned or promised, directly or indirectly, to or for the use of or benefit of any public official, for any of the following purposes: (i) influencing any act or decision of such public official in his or her official capacity; (ii) inducing such public official to do or omit to do any act in violation of the lawful duty of the public official; (iii) inducing such public official to use his or her influence with any governmental entity, public international organization or political party to affect or influence any act or decision of such entity; or (iv) securing any improper advantage to either assist a Person to obtain business or to further the interests of its business.
     
  (dd) Patch is a reporting issuer (where such concept exists) in the province of Alberta and is in material compliance with all Canadian Securities Laws therein. The documents and information comprising the Patch Public Record did not at the respective times they were filed with the relevant Securities Authorities, contain any misrepresentation, unless such document or information was subsequently corrected or superseded in the Patch Public Record prior to the date hereof.

 

   
   

 

MULTIPARTY AGREEMENT

 

WHEREAS, Stem Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ Stem ”), was organized to enter into certain real estate and other transactions in the State of Oregon;

 

WHEREAS, the founding and majority shareholders of Stem are: (a) 1,833,333 shares—Oregon Acquisitions JV, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Oregon (“ ORAJV ”), which is further owned 50% by Gated Oregon Holdings, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Oregon (“ Gated ”) and 50% by Kind Care Holdings, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Oregon (“ Kind Care ”); (b) 490,000 shares—Stem Investor Holdings, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware; and (c) 426,667 shares—Notrees Acquisitions Corp., LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware.

 

WHEREAS, Gated and Kind Care collectively are the controlling owners of ORAJV, Empire Holdings, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Oregon (“ Empire ”), Skinner Holdings, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Oregon (“ Skinner ”), OpCo Holdings, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Oregon (“ OpCo Holdings ”), and Consolidated Ventures of Oregon, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Oregon (“ CVO ”).

 

WHEREAS, CVO is engaged in various aspects of the cannabis industry in the State of Oregon under the tradename “TJ’s Organic Provisions” and “TJ’s Organic Gardens,” which aspects include the production and retail sale of marijuana.

 

WHEREAS, CVO is the controlling owner of Kind Care, LLC (“ JV Retail ”), a limited liability company organized under the laws of Oregon, JV Production 2 LLC (“ JV Production 2 ”), a limited liability company organized under the laws of Oregon and JV Production 3 LLC (“ JV Production 3 ”), a limited liability company organized under the laws of Oregon,. W

 

WHEREAS, JV Retail is a marijuana retail company, and each of JV Production 2 and JV Production 3 is a marijuana production company.

 

WHEREAS, Empire, Skinner, and Never Again Real Estate, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Oregon (“ Never Again ”) currently own, lease or have under contract to purchase certain real estate interests in Oregon.

 

WHEREAS, Stem desires to acquire from Gated, Kind Care, and Never Again (or their affiliates) certain real property interests detailed on Exhibit A and to lease or sublease such interests to entities that are owned and controlled by OpCo Holdings (each, an “ OpCo Subsidiary ”).

 

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WHEREAS, based on the achievement by Stem of certain funding milestones, Stem desires to acquire the following real property interests:

 

(i)       From Empire, real property located at 1910 Empire Park Drive, Eugene, Oregon 97402 (the “ Empire Facility ”), which is currently leased to JV Retail;

 

(ii)       From Skinner, a land sale contract, pursuant to which Skinner has the right to buy and lease real property located at Skinner Lane, Junction City, Oregon 97448 (the “ Skinner Facility ”), which is currently leased to JV Production; and

 

(iii)       From Never Again, real property located at 451 Wallis Street, Eugene, Oregon (the “ Never Again Facility ”), which is currently leased to JV Production 3.

 

WHEREAS, Stem seeks to acquire an option to purchase the marijuana businesses that are owned directly or indirectly owned by Gated and Kind Care and that are operated on properties owned or leased by Stem pursuant to this Agreement, all upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows as of October 24, 2016:

 

  1. Assignment of Real Property Purchase Agreements .

 

  a. Gated, Kind Care and Never Again shall cause the assignment of the real property purchase agreements and lease set forth on Exhibit “A” to Stem, and Stem shall assume the obligations under such agreements as the purchaser or lessee; provided however , that if this Agreement terminates before Stem purchases or leases any particular real property subject to any such agreement, then Stem will assign the applicable real property purchase agreement or lease back to the original assignor, and the original assignor will assume Stem’s obligations under such agreements as the purchaser or lessee.
     
  b. If Stem purchases or leases any real property subject to any assigned agreement under Section 1(a), then contemporaneously with the purchase, Stem shall enter into a lease or sublease agreement with an OpCo Subsidiary for the real property, upon the terms and conditions set forth on Exhibit “A,” and upon such other reasonable and customary terms as the parties may agree.

 

  2. Skinner Facility, Empire Facility and Never Again Facility .

 

  a. Gated and Kind Care shall cause the transfer and sale to Stem of the Skinner Facility (free and clear of the land sale contract for the Skinner Facility) for $500,000 and the transfer and sale of the Empire Facility for $500,000, at such time and under the condition that Stem has invested an aggregate of at least $10,000,000 into the real properties purchased or leased by Stem under Section 1 or Section 3 (such real properties, the “ New Stem Real Properties ”) (such condition, “ Milestone One ”), provided that Milestone One has occurred on or before the termination of Stem’s right of first refusal in Section 3. The $10,000,000 in aggregate investments into the New Stem Real Properties can come from capital contributions to Stem, loans to Stem, and retained earnings generated by Stem. Such transactions shall close within ninety (90) days of achieving Milestone One. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2 to the contrary, if Milestone One is not attained on or before the termination of Stem’s right of first refusal in Section 3, then Gated and Kind Care may, but are not obligated to, terminate their obligations under this Section 2(a).

 

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  b. If the transactions in Section 2(a) close, then contemporaneously with the closings, Stem shall enter into a lease agreement with JV Production 2 for the Skinner Facility and a lease agreement with JV Retail for the Empire Facility, upon the terms and conditions set forth on Exhibit “B,” and upon such other reasonable and customary terms as the parties may agree.
     
  c. Within thirty (30) days after Stem has attained Milestone Three (as defined in Section 4). Never Again shall cause the transfer and sale to Stem of the Never Again Facility (currently under construction) pursuant to the following terms: a cash payment from Stem of 110% of the costs incurred by Never Again to purchase and build out the Never Again Facility, plus an additional payment in Stem common shares in an amount equal to 20% of the costs incurred to purchase and build out the Never Again Facility, such shares to be valued at the then trailing 30 day average closing bid price of Stem’s common shares. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2 to the contrary, if Milestone Two is not attained by the applicable specified date in Section 4, Never Again may, but is not obligated to, terminate its obligations under this Section 2(c).
     
  d. If the transaction in Section 2(c) closes, then contemporaneously with the closing, Stem shall enter into a lease agreement with JV Production 3 for the Never Again Facility, upon the terms and conditions set forth on Exhibit “B,” and upon such other reasonable and customary terms as the parties may agree.

 

  3. Right of First Refusal on New Properties .

 

  a. ORAJV, Gated and Kind Care hereby grant Stem a first option to acquire or lease (as the case may be) each new real property identified by them or their affiliates to be used for the operation of any business that requires a marijuana production license from the State of Oregon (a “ Marijuana Production Business ”) or any business that requires a marijuana retail license from the State of Oregon (a “ Marijuana Retail Business ”). Stem shall have a period of thirty (30) days to exercise such option from the date such written notice is given to Stem disclosing the details of the property and the proposed purchase (or lease) agreement terms, as well as the terms of the lease (or sublease) to an OpCo Subsidiary. If such option is exercised in writing by Stem, Stem shall have an additional thirty (30) days to enter into a written contract to purchase or lease such real property, and an additional sixty days (60) thereafter to close such purchase or lease. If Stem fails to exercise this option or to close the real property purchase or lease on a timely basis, ORAJV, CVO, Gated and Kind Care or their affiliates, may acquire or lease such real property, but only at a price that is not lower than 95% of the price in the proposed purchase or lease agreement and only on substantially similar terms and conditions. Subject to Section 4, this right of first refusal shall continue in full force and effect until an Acquisition Event (defined below).
     
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    ORAJV, Gated and Kind Care will use all commercially reasonable means to identify at least three additional real properties in the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and terminating on November 30, 2017 (“ Initial Period ”) and at least four real properties in each succeeding twelve-month period commencing December 1, 2017 and terminating November 30, 2019 (“ Subsequent Periods ”) for acquisition and lease (or lease and sublease) pursuant to the terms of Section 3(a). Properties identified in the Subsequent Periods will consist of or be suitable for (i) one Marijuana Retail Business, (ii) two indoor Marijuana Production Businesses and (iii) one outdoor Marijuana Production Business. Each such real property shall be leased (or subleased) to an OpCo Subsidiary on a triple net basis, for at least ten years, at a Fair Market Value Rental Rate (defined below), subject to the other provisions of this Section 3(b). Notwithstanding the Fair Market Value Rental Rate calculation, no property will be leased or re-leased for a monthly rate of less than $3.00 per square foot for retail businesses, $4.00 per square foot for indoor Marijuana Production Businesses, $1.00 per square foot (usable footage) for outdoor Marijuana Production Businesses with light assisted greenhouses, and $.25 per square foot (licensed arable land) for open air outdoor Marijuana Production Businesses or for outdoor Marijuana Production Businesses with greenhouses that are not light assisted.
     
  b. Rent will begin to accrue no later than three (3) months after acquisition of any marijuana retail property and will be paid beginning seven (7) months from acquisition. Rent will begin to accrue on the date that plant growing commences and will be paid beginning on the date of first harvest for all Marijuana Production Businesses.
     
  c. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Fair Market Value Rental Rate ” means the then-fair market value rent as agreed to by the landlord and tenant after taking into account the factors in this Section 3(c). The initial base rent will be based on (i) the purchase price of the real property, (ii) the necessary and desirable real property improvements, (iii) the necessary and desirable tenant improvements, (iv) the amount of deferred rents, and (v) the then-prevailing interest rates, see Exhibit C for an example calculation. For each factor, the parties will take into account the various risks associated with the real property and the intended tenant, including location, creditworthiness of the tenant, security and guarantees, and use of premises given the then-existing state and federal law. The base rent will be subject to an annual rent escalator based on inflation or on some other metric based on market trends at the time. Additionally, each year, the tenant may request a review of the then-current market, business, and legal conditions, together with a re-evaluation of the various risks associated with the real property. Upon such request, the landlord and tenant will meet to discuss whether any change in base rent would be justified.

 

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  4. Conditions to Continuation of Right of First Refusal . As a condition to the continuation of Stem’s right of first refusal in Section 3, Stem shall have invested an aggregate of at least $8,000,000 into New Stem Real Properties by January 30, 2019 (“ Milestone Two ”) and an aggregate investment into New Stem Real Properties of at least $13,000,000 by January 30, 2020 (“ Milestone Three ”). The aggregate investments into the New Stem Real Properties can come from capital contributions to Stem, loans to Stem, and retained earnings generated by Stem. If either Milestone Two or Milestone Three is not met by the applicable specified dates, ORAJV, Gated and Kind Care may, but are not obligated to, terminate Stem’s right of first refusal in Section 3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of Milestone Two and Milestone Three will be excused and Stem’s right of first refusal will remain in full force and effect for so long as rental income from all New Stem Real Properties does not equal or exceed an annualized $1,200,000 during any calendar quarter commencing on or after December 1, 2017 (the “ First Quarter Achievement Threshold ”). If the First Quarter Achievement Threshold is satisfied, then Stem’s right of first refusal under Section 3 may be terminated by ORAJV, Gated, or Kind Care on or after the 12-month period following the last day of the calendar quarter in which the First Quarter Achievement Threshold was satisfied, unless during such 12-month period Stem invests at least an additional $5,000,000 in the New Stem Real Properties. If Stem invests at least an additional $5,000,000 in the New Stem Real Properties during such 12-month period, then Stem’s right of refusal under Section 3 will remain in full force and effect for so long as rental income from all New Stem Real Properties does not equal or exceed an annualized $3,200,000 during any calendar quarter commencing on or after March 1, 2019 (the “ Second Quarter Achievement Threshold ”). If the Second Quarter Achievement Threshold is satisfied, then Stem’s right of first refusal under Section 3 may be terminated by ORAJV, Gated, or Kind Care at any time thereafter, unless Stem has invested an aggregate of at least $8,000,000 in the New Stem Real Properties before the last day of the calendar quarter in which the Second Quarter Achievement Threshold was satisfied. If Stem has invested an aggregate of at least $8,000,000 in the New Stem Real Properties before the last day of the calendar quarter in which the Second Quarter Achievement Threshold was satisfied, then Stem’s right of refusal under Section 3 will remain in full force and effect for so long as rental income from all New Stem Real Properties does not equal or exceed an annualized $5,000,000 during any calendar quarter commencing on or after August 1, 2019 (the “ Third Quarter Achievement Threshold ”). If the Third Quarter Achievement Threshold is satisfied, then Stem’s right of first refusal under Section 3 may be terminated by ORAJV, Gated, or Kind Care at any time thereafter, unless Stem invested an aggregate of at least $13,000,000 in the New Stem Real Properties before the last day of the calendar quarter in which the Third Quarter Achievement Threshold was satisfied.
     
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  5. Obligation by OpCo Subsidiaries to Purchase Stem Preferred Stock . After Stem has invested a total of at least $13,000,000 into the New Stem Real Properties and until the occurrence of an Acquisition Event (defined below), ORAJV, Gated, and Kind Care agree to cause each of the OpCo Subsidiaries to utilize up to 50% of the net operating income of such OpCo Subsidiaries (after provision is made for the payment of federal and state income taxes on such income (assuming each OpCo Subsidiary is taxed as a C corporation)) to acquire (or have their designees acquire) specifically designated preferred stock offered by Stem (“ Stem Preferred Stock ”). Such Stem Preferred Stock will be redeemable twenty years from issuance, will accrue an annual dividend of three percent (3%), will be convertible into Stem common shares at the higher of: (a) $10 per share (adjusted appropriately upon any share exchange, share reclassification, share combination, share dividend, share split, or similar event); or (b) the average closing price of Stem common shares for the twenty (20) trading days prior to the date of conversion. The Stem Preferred Stock shall have such other and further preferences, rights, privileges and limitations as ORAJV and Stem may mutually agree. Upon the occurrence of an Acquisition Event, the Stem Preferred Stock will be converted into Stem common stock.
     
  6. Acquisition of Target Marijuana Businesses . As long as Stem has fully satisfied all of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement, Stem shall have the obligation to acquire, and ORAJV, Gated, and Kind Care shall have the obligation to sell (or cause to be sold), 100% of each marijuana business owned by an entity that leases (or subleases) from Stem a New Stem Real Property or a real property purchased by Stem under Section 2 (each such entity, a “ Target Marijuana Business ”), either through mergers, asset sales, or similar transactions, within a reasonable time after Stem receives a legal opinion, in form and substance and from legal counsel reasonably satisfactory to ORAJV, that the operation of the Target Marijuana Businesses in the State of Oregon by Stem will not violate any federal or state laws solely as a result of the Target Marijuana Businesses producing or selling marijuana (the “ Acquisition Event ”). As consideration for the acquisition of the Target Marijuana Businesses, Stem will issue to the owners of the Target Marijuana Businesses (or their designees) (collectively, the “ Target Owners ”) such number of shares of common stock of Stem which, when added to the number of shares of common stock of Stem that ORAJV owned as of September 1, 2016, plus the number of common shares of Stem that are issued to the holders of the Stem Preferred Shares pursuant to Section 5, equals 75% of the total issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Stem immediately following the acquisition of the Target Marijuana Businesses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if and when Stem satisfies Milestone Three, then any additional issuances of common shares by Stem for real property acquisitions or for additional equity raises will (for purposes of determining the percentage of shares that the Target Owners will receive pursuant to this Section 6) dilute the Target Owners pari-passu with the other shareholders of Stem. [1] The parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to consummate such acquisitions in conformity with all applicable laws and regulations and in a timely manner. If Stem fails to satisfy Milestone Two within 180 days of January 30, 2019, or if Stem fails to satisfy Milestone Three within 180 days of January 30, 2020, ORAJV, Gated, and Kind Care may, but are not obligated to, terminate their obligations under this Section 6.

 

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  7. Financial Statements. ORAJV, Gated, and Kind Care will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each OpCo Subsidiary to maintain books, records and financial statements in an auditable form using U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
     
  8. Termination. This Agreement will terminate upon the earlier to occur of the following: (a) upon the written agreement of the parties; (b) upon notice by ORAJV or Never Again to Stem, if Stem materially breaches this Agreement and fails to cure the breach within thirty (30) days after ORAJV or Never Again notifies Stem of the breach; (c) upon notice by Stem to ORAJV and Never Again, if ORAJV, Gated, Kind Care, or Never Again materially breaches this Agreement and fails to cure the breach within thirty (30) days after Stem notifies ORAJV and Never Again of the breach; and (d) upon notice by ORAJV or Never Again to Stem, if: (i) Stem fails to enter into and close a transaction with Patch International Inc. (“ Patch ”) on or before December 31, 2016 pursuant to which transaction Stem acquires at least $3,000,000 in new consideration for no more than 25% of the post-closing issued and outstanding common shares of Stem; and (ii) Stem also fails to complete a capital raise with any other third party(ies) on or before January 1, 2017 pursuant to which such third party(ies) contribute at least $3,000,000 in capital to Stem in consideration for no more than 25% of the post-closing issued and outstanding shares of Stem. The termination of this Agreement, regardless of how it occurs, will not relieve a party of obligations that have accrued before the termination.

 

 

1 Example 1: Assume the following: (a) the Target Owners have 2.75M shares of Stem as of September 1, 2016; (b) Stem has contributed $8M in Year 2; (c) the Acquisition Event occurs in Year 3; and (d) Stem has 6M shares outstanding as of the Acquisition Event. In that case, Stem will issue an additional 7M shares to the Target Owners. (2.75M + 7M) / (6M + 7M) = 75%.

 

Example 2: Assume the following: (a) the Target Owners have 2.75M shares of Stem as of September 1, 2016; (b) Stem has contributed $13M in Year 2; (c) Stem has 8M shares outstanding in Year 2; (d) in Year 3, the Target Owners purchase preferred shares that are convertible into 1M common shares of Stem; (e) in Year 3, Stem issues an additional 2M shares to purchase properties; and (f) the Acquisition Event occurs in Year 4. In that case, Stem will issue an additional 12M shares to the Target Owners (2.75M + 1M + 12M) / (8M + 1M + 2M + 12M) = 68.48%. Note that the Target Owners are deemed to be diluted by the Year 3 issuance of the additional 2M shares, and so the calculation as if those issuances had never occurred would be: (2.75M + 1M + 12M) / (8M + 1M + 12M) = 75%.

 

Example 3: Assume the following: (a) the Target Owners have 2.75M shares of Stem as of September 1, 2016; (b) Stem has contributed $13M in Year 2; (c) Stem has 8M shares outstanding in Year 2; (d) in Year 3, the Target Owners purchase preferred shares that are convertible into 1.5M common shares of Stem; (e) in Year 3, Stem issues an additional 1M shares to purchase properties; and (f) the Acquisition Event occurs in Year 4. In that case, Stem will issue an additional 11.5M shares to the Target Owners (2.75M + 1.5M + 11.5M) / (8M + 1.5M + 1M + 11.5M) = 71.59%. Note that the Target Owners are deemed to be diluted by the Year 3 issuance of the additional 1.5M shares, and so the calculation as if those issuances had never occurred would be: (2.75M + 1.5M + 11.5M) / (8M + 1.5M + 11.5M) = 75%.

 

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  9. General Provisions .

 

  a. Amendments . The parties may amend this Agreement only by a written agreement that identifies itself as an amendment to this Agreement and that is signed by the parties.
     
  b. Waivers . The parties may waive any provision of this Agreement only by a writing executed by the party or parties against whom the waiver is sought to be enforced. No failure or delay in exercising any right or remedy or in requiring the satisfaction of any condition under this Agreement, and no act, omission, or course of dealing between the parties, operates as a waiver or estoppel of any right, remedy, or condition. A waiver made in writing on one occasion is effective only in that instance and only for the purpose that the waiver is given and is not to be construed as a waiver on any future occasion or against any other person or entity.
     
  c. Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, then the remaining provisions of this Agreement remain in full force and effect, if the essential terms and conditions of this Agreement for each party remain valid, binding, and enforceable.
     
  d. Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the final and entire agreement between the parties and is the complete and exclusive expression of the parties’ agreement on the matters contained in this Agreement. All prior and contemporaneous negotiations, understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, between the parties on the matters contained in this Agreement, including but not limited to that certain Agreement dated August 4, 2016 among the parties, are expressly merged into and superseded by this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement may not be explained, supplemented, or qualified through evidence of trade usage or a prior course of dealings. There are no conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement, other than those expressly stated in this Agreement or the Memorandum.
     
  e. Assignment and Delegation . No party may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its performance under or relating to this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party. Any purported assignment of rights or delegation of performance in violation of this Section 9(e) is void.
     
  f. Successors and Assigns . This Agreement binds and benefits the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

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  g. Governing Law . The laws of the State of Oregon (without giving effect to its conflict of laws principles) govern all matters arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the validity, interpretation, construction, performance, and enforcement of this Agreement.
     
  h. Arbitration . Any disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought before a three-member arbitration panel under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association. The hearing shall be held in Portland, Oregon.
     
  i. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW IN ANY ACTION OR OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. THIS WAIVER APPLIES TO ANY ACTION OR OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDING, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS RECEIVED THE ADVICE OF COMPETENT COUNSEL.
     
  j. Cumulative Remedies . The rights and remedies set forth in this Agreement are not intended to be exhaustive and the exercise by any party of any right or remedy under this Agreement, including specific performance, does not preclude the exercise of any other right or remedy. All of the rights and remedies of each party are cumulative and are in addition to any other right or remedy set forth in this Agreement or in any other agreement between the parties, or that may now or subsequently exist at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise.
     
  k. Transaction Expenses . Each party shall pay its own fees and expenses (including the fees and expenses of its attorneys, accountants, and other representatives) incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.
     
  l. Gender . Wherever from the context it appears appropriate, any reference in this Agreement to the neuter gender includes the masculine, feminine, and neuter gender
     
  m. Captions . The descriptive headings of the sections and subsections of this Agreement are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement, and do not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
     
  n. Counterparts . The parties may execute this Agreement in multiple counterparts, each of which is deemed an original, and all of which, collectively, constitute only one agreement. The signatures of all of the parties need not appear on the same counterpart, and delivery of an executed counterpart signature page by facsimile, email, or other means of electronic transmission is as effective as executing and delivering this Agreement in the presence of the other party. In proving this Agreement, a party must produce or account for only the executed counterpart of the party to be charged.

 

{Signatures on following page}

 

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  WITNESS the due execution hereof the day and year set forth below.
     
  STEM HOLDINGS, INC.
     
  By:  
  Name:               
  Title:  
     
  OREGON ACQUISITIONS JV LLC
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
     
  GATED OREGON HOLDINGS LLC
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
     
  KIND CARE HOLDINGS LLC
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
     
  NEVER AGAIN REAL ESTATE, LLC
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

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EXHIBIT “A”

 

Three Party Real Property Purchase or Lease Agreements to be assigned:

 

  1. Harlequin Building retail store at 1027 Willamette Street, Eugene, Oregon
     
  2. Outdoor grow property to be identified by the parties
     
  3. Lease of indoor grow facility at 800 N. 42 nd Street, Springfield, Oregon

 

Leases to be entered

 

    Term   Rent   Commence
1. Harlequin Building       Fair Market Value Rental Rate   Commencing 30 days after acquisitions rent accrues with payments beginning upon the opening of the dispensary
             
2. Outdoor grow*       Fair Market Value Rental Rate   TBD
             
3. Indoor grow facility at 800 N. 42 nd Street, Springfield, Oregon*       Fair Market Value Rental Rate   TBD

 

* NOTE: In lieu of an assignment to Stem by Gated, Kind Care, or Never Again, the parties may agree that Stem will directly enter into a real property purchase agreement or lease with the seller/owner of the property.

  

 

All leases are triple net.

 

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EXHIBIT “B”

Leases

 

    Term   Rent   Commence
Skinner Facility   10 years   Fair Market Value Rental Rate   [upon acquisition]
             
Empire Facility   10 years   Fair Market Value Rental Rate   [upon acquisition]
             

Never Again Facility

(451 Wallis Street,

Eugene, Oregon)

  10 years   Fair Market Value Rental Rate   [upon acquisition]

     

 

All leases are triple net.

 

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Exhibit C

 

 

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EXHIBIT 23.1

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Directors of Stem Holdings, Inc.

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Form 10 of Stem Holdings, Inc. as to our report dated January 26, 2017, with respect to the Balance Sheet of Stem Holdings, Inc. as of September 30, 2016 and the related Statements of Operations, Stockholders’ Equity and Statement of Cash Flows for the period from inception on June 7, 2016 through September 30, 2016.

 

/s/ L J Soldinger Associates LLC  
Deer Park, Illinois  
February 13, 2017