UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

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

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 29, 2017

 

APPCOIN INNOVATIONS INC.

Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   000-55049   27-3098487
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

561 Indiana Court, Venice Beach, CA 90291
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 310.658.4413

 

Not applicable.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

[  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

[  ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company [  ]     

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

 

 

 

     
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TABLE OF CONTENTS  
   
GENERAL NOTE 1
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 1
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. 2
FORM 10 INFORMATION 3
BUSINESS 3
RISK FACTORS 9
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 17
PROPERTIES 2 1
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT 21
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 22
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 24
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE 26
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 27
MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON OUR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS 27
RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES 29
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES 31
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS 33
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE 34
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA 35
Item 5.06 Change in Shell Company Status. 35
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits 35
SIGNATURES 37

 

     
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GENERAL NOTE

 

This current report on Form 8-K is being filed following our entry into a business services agreement with WENN Digital Inc. on December 29, 2017. As a result of our entry into the business services agreement with WENN Digital Inc., our management has determined that we ceased to be a “shell company” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

All financial information contained herein is shown in United States dollars unless otherwise stated. Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.

 

In this current report on Form 8-K, unless otherwise specified, all references to “shares” refer to shares of our common stock.

 

As used in this current report on Form 8-K, the terms “we”, “us” “our” and “AppCoin” mean AppCoin Innovations Inc. and our wholly-owned subsidiary, AppCoin Innovations (USA) Inc. Unless otherwise stated, “$” refers to United States dollars.

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This current report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including, but not limited to, statements regarding: the plans, strategies and objections of management for future operations; our future plans or business; future economic conditions or performance; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.

 

Forward-looking statements may include the words “may,” “could,” “estimate,” “intend,” “continue,” “believe,” “expect” or “anticipate” or other similar words. These forward-looking statements present our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this report. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates on which they are made. Except as required by applicable law, we do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update any forward-looking statement.

 

Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements in this report are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed in any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to change and inherent risks and uncertainties. The factors impacting these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:

 

  our current lack of working capital;
   
  a possible inability to raise additional financing;
   
  the fact that our accounting policies and methods are fundamental to how we report our financial condition and results of operations, and they may require our management to make estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain;
   
  deterioration in general or regional economic conditions;
   
  adverse state or federal legislation or regulations that increase the costs of compliance;
   
  inability to efficiently manage our operations; and
   
  the unavailability of funds for capital expenditures.

 

     
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On December 29, 2017, we entered into a business services agreement with WENN Digital Inc. (the “ Client ”) Pursuant to the business services agreement, we agreed to provide the Client certain initial coin offering (“ ICO ”) services, including (i) pre-ICO consultancy services such as business modelling and scoping and development and advisory services surrounding token models and token incentivization and cryptoeconomics creating networks; (ii) ICO consultancy services such as public relations and marketing plans (not including the assistance regarding the offer or sale of any tokens or coins); and (iii) post-ICO support (monthly services) such as community development and management and general support.

 

The Client is to be born from combining two substantial, existing businesses, Ryde GmbH (“ Ryde ”) and The WENN Media Group Limited (“ WENN Media ”). To our knowledge, Ryde and WENN Media have deep big data, blockchain development, copyright legal experience, proven AI-enabled image recognition and a post-licensing platform. To our knowledge, the Client plans to build a sustainable community on the blockchain of the world’s photographers, offering them, among other things: (i) an efficient and cost-effective means to manage, protect and monetize their creative work; (ii) fast and free copyright protection registration; (iii) efficient and fully transparent accounting reporting; (iv) instant payments; and (v) innovative new revenue streams. The stockholders of Client currently include us, Blockchain Merchant Group, Inc., Business Instincts Group Inc., Ryde, and WENN Media and, upon the closing of its acquisitions of Ryde and WENN Media, are expected to include certain shareholders of those entities.

 

We do not intend to find or make referrals to, or otherwise solicit, or assist in any way in the solicitation of, investors for investment in the Client’s coin offerings, act as a placement agent for the sale of the Client’s coins, or otherwise engage in any activity that would require us to register under Section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or similar provisions under state law.

 

The total fees for the services provided in connection with the launch and completion of the ICO will be the lesser of (1) total amount raised on the ICO, or (2) $500,000 plus work fees which are calculated at 6% of the total amount raised on the ICO. This is payable on closing of the ICO and on receipt of the proceeds of the ICO by the Client. The fees for the monthly services of $35,000 per month (subject to renegotiation if we determine that the cost of the monthly services exceeds $35,000 per month) are due at the beginning of each month commencing on the date on which the ICO has closed. Immediately upon completion of the ICO, the Client agreed to issue us such number of coins or tokens, as applicable, as is equal to 20% of the aggregate number of coins or tokens raised in the ICO (which are deemed earned on the date of execution of the business services agreement). The Client also agreed to reimburse us for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the agreement and carrying out the services.

 

The business services agreement will continue until completion of the ICO unless earlier terminated by us or the Client. With respect to the monthly services, we agreed to provide the monthly services for one year commencing on the date on which the ICO has closed, after which the agreement and the provision of the monthly services will automatically renew for one year periods and can be terminated by us or the Client on 30 days written notice.

 

Either we or the Client may terminate the business services agreement upon the provision of thirty days written notice to the other party. If the Client provides such notice, we may immediately terminate the business services agreement and will be entitled to no further compensation, except for the following lump sum payments: (i) any fees earned to the effective date of termination; (ii) out of pocket expenses incurred prior to the effective date of termination; (iii) a lump sum payment of $105,000 and 20% of the aggregate number of coins or tokens issued in any ICO.

 

Our chairman and director, Cameron Chell, is a director, officer and an indirect shareholder of Business Instincts Group Inc. which owns 10% of the common stock of the Client and he is also a director, officer and indirect shareholder of Blockchain Merchant Group, Inc. which owns 2.5% of the common stock of the Client and we own 7.5% of the common stock of the Client.

 

     
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FORM 10 INFORMATION

 

BUSINESS

 

Corporate Overview

 

We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on July 20, 2010 under the name “Redstone Literary Agents, Inc.”. Following incorporation, we commenced the business of representing authors to publishers.

 

Upon the resignation of Mary Wolf as an officer on August 28, 2014, we ceased pursuing the business of representing authors to publishers and sought new business opportunities.

 

In July 2017, we decided to operate a new business of providing services for blockchain initial coin offerings and incorporated a Nevada subsidiary, AppCoin Innovations (USA) Inc. on August 1, 2017.

 

Effective August 17, 2017, we completed a merger with our wholly-owned subsidiary, AppCoin Innovations Inc., a Nevada corporation, which was incorporated solely to effect a change in our name. As a result, we have changed our name from “Redstone Literary Agents, Inc.” to “AppCoin Innovations Inc.”.

 

Our principal offices are located at 561 Indiana Court, Venice Beach, CA 90291. Our telephone number is (310) 658-4413.

 

Recent Developments

 

On October 18, 2017, we entered into a business services agreement with Business Instincts Group Inc. ( “BIG” ), whereby we retained the services of BIG to provide certain services, including creating, designing and project managing the launching of initial coin offerings for our clients, in consideration for a monthly fee of $35,000 and a signing bonus of $100,000 payable as follows: (i) $50,000 upon closing of up to $750,000 of equity financing and (ii) $50,000 payable on signing of the first client agreement. The agreement continues for a two year term which will automatically be renewed unless: (i) mutually agreed to by BIG and us, or (ii) written notice of non-renewal is provided by the non-renewing party to the other at least 90 days prior to the end of the term. The agreement may be terminated by either party, without cause, at any time upon the provision of 90 days written notice to the other party. Our chairman, Cameron Chell, is a director, officer and an indirect shareholder of BIG.

 

On November 20, 2017, we entered into a loan agreement with WENN Digital Inc. ( “WENN” ) whereby we provided to WENN a loan in the principal amount of $100,000, which was to be loaned to Ryde GmbH (“ Ryde ”) by WENN. The principal amount of the loan bears interest at an annual rate of 7% and matures on November 20, 2018. As partial consideration for us agreeing to provide the loan to WENN, WENN agreed to issue to us such number of shares such that we will own 7.5% of the issued and outstanding common stock of WENN after the issuance of WENN’s common stock to founding shareholders of WENN.

 

On December 29, 2017, we entered into a business services agreement with WENN Pursuant to the business services agreement, we agreed to provide WENN certain initial coin offering (“ ICO ”) services, including (i) pre-ICO consultancy services such as business modelling and scoping and development and advisory services surrounding token models and token incentivization and cryptoeconomics creating networks; (ii) ICO consultancy services such as public relations and marketing plans (not including the assistance regarding the offer or sale of any tokens or coins); and (iii) post-ICO support (monthly services) such as community development and management and general support.

 

WENN is to be born from combining two substantial, existing businesses, Ryde and The WENN Media Group Limited (“ WENN Media ”). To our knowledge, Ryde and WENN Media have deep big data, blockchain development, copyright legal experience, proven AI-enabled image recognition and a post-licensing platform. We understand that WENN plans to build a sustainable community on the blockchain of the world’s photographers, offering them, among other things: (i) an efficient and cost-effective means to manage, protect and monetize their creative work; (ii) fast copyright protection registration; (iii) efficient and fully transparent accounting reporting; (iv) instant payments; and (v) innovative new revenue streams. The stockholders of Client currently include us, Blockchain Merchant Group, Inc., Business Instincts Group Inc., Ryde, and WENN Media and, upon the closing of its acquisitions of Ryde and WENN Media, are expected to include certain shareholders of those entities.

 

     
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We do not intend to find or make referrals to, or otherwise solicit, or assist in any way in the solicitation of, investors for investment in WENN’s coin offerings, act as a placement agent for the sale of WENN’s coins, or otherwise engage in any activity that would require us to register under Section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or similar provisions under state law.

 

The total fees for the services provided in connection with the launch and completion of the ICO will be the lesser of (1) total amount raised on the ICO, or (2) $500,000 plus work fees which are calculated at 6% of the total amount raised on the ICO. This is payable on closing of the ICO and on receipt of the proceeds of the ICO by WENN. The fees for the monthly services of $35,000 per month (subject to renegotiation if we determine that the cost of the monthly services exceeds $35,000 per month) are due at the beginning of each month commencing on the date on which the ICO has closed. Immediately upon completion of the ICO, WENN agreed to issue us such number of coins or tokens, as applicable, as is equal to 20% of the aggregate number of coins or tokens raised in the ICO. The Client also agreed to reimburse us for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the agreement and carrying out the services.

 

The business services agreement will continue until completion of the ICO unless earlier terminated by us or WENN. With respect to the monthly services, we agreed to provide the monthly services for one year commencing on the date on which the ICO has closed, after which the agreement and the provision of the monthly services will automatically renew for one year periods and can be terminated by us or WENN on 30 days written notice.

 

Either we or WENN may terminate the business services agreement upon the provision of thirty days written notice to the other party. If WENN provides such notice, we may immediately terminate the business services agreement and will be entitled to no further compensation, except for the following lump sum payments: (i) any fees earned to the effective date of termination; (ii) out of pocket expenses incurred prior to the effective date of termination; and (iii) a lump sum payment of $105,000.

 

Our chairman and director, Cameron Chell, is a director, officer and an indirect shareholder of Business Instincts Group Inc. which owns 10% of the common stock of WENN and he is also a director, officer and indirect shareholder of Blockchain Merchant Group, Inc. which owns 2.5% of the common stock of WENN and we own 7.5% of the common stock of WENN.

 

Description of Business

 

Overview

 

We provide a turnkey set of services for companies to develop and integrate blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies. We intend to spend between $500,000 and $1,000,000 on various expenses to assist companies which use blockchain technology with conducting their initial coin offerings (not including the assistance regarding the offer or sale of any tokens or coins). These expenses that we incur are risk capital and can only be recovered by us if the applicable initial coin offering successfully closes. We anticipate that we will enable our customers to focus on their core competencies while providing the necessary resources and expertise to execute a strategy that will enable companies to integrate new blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies and execute initial coin offerings. Our plan is to be partially compensated by these companies by receiving tokens or coins in the initial coin offerings.

 

Our services include strategic planning, project planning, structure, development and administration, strategic business development partnerships, business plan modelling, technology development support, whitepaper preparation, due diligence reporting, governance planning and management.

 

Blockchain Technology

 

Blockchain is a continuously growing list of records called blocks, which are linked and secured using cryptography. Each block typically contains a hash pointer as a link to a previous block, a timestamp and transaction data. By design, blockchains are inherently resistant to modification of the data. Functionally, a blockchain can serve as an open, distributed ledger that can record transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent manner. For use as a distributed ledger, a blockchain is typically managed by a peer-to-peer network collectively adhering to a protocol for validating new blocks. Once recorded, the data in any given block cannot be altered retroactively without the alteration of all subsequent blocks and a collusion of the network majority.

 

     
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Blockchains are secure by design, as they are distributed computing systems. In addition, decentralization can be achieved with a blockchain. This makes blockchains potentially suitable for the recording of events, medical records and other records management activities, such as identity management, documenting provenance, digital asset registration and transaction processing.

 

Initial Coin Offerings and Cryptocurrency

 

Initial coin offerings are an important new finance structure that enables companies to finance their business plans or projects without issuing equity (and diluting ownership) but rather by facilitating investment by a community of users or supporters that may actually be participating in the project and creating the value. The value of a cryptocurrency is a function of market forces, including supply and demand. We intend to provide strategies to drive sustainable economic models of supply and demand including well defined use cases for the tokens.

 

Cryptocurrency is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange using cryptography to secure the transactions and to control the creation of additional units of the currency.

 

We may receive ICO fees from ICO proceeds, in a combination of cash and tokens or coins. We intend to hold cryptocurrencies on our balance sheet and to sell them from time to time via regulated trading exchanges. We are not involved in the issuance of cryptocurrencies or mining or other related technical cryptocurrency production. We are also not involved with the provision or delivery of the underlying blockchain technology platform.

 

Principal Services

 

We offer a turnkey set of services for companies to develop and integrate blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies with a view to conducting initial coin offerings. We anticipate that we will enable our customers to focus on their core competencies while providing the necessary resources and expertise to execute a strategy that will enable companies to integrate new blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies, execute initial coin offerings and develop strategic business partnerships. Our plan is to be partially compensated by these companies by receiving tokens or coins in the initial coin offerings.

 

We design industry specific and supported initial coin offerings. We intend to work with industry partners to develop ICO models that address a market need. We plan to generate revenue through the following services:

 

1. Pre-Initial Coin Offering Services

 

  Business modelling and scoping and development;
     
  Advisory services surrounding token models, and token incentivization;
     
  Advisory services surrounding cryptoeconomics creating networks, and utility of tokens;
     
  Assistance & sourcing of technical guidance surrounding creation of working model from conceptual framework; and
     
  Assistance & sourcing of guidance surrounding creation of company application for token usage, storage and transferring.

 

     
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2. Initial Coin Offering Services

 

  Public relations & marketing plans and strategies maximizing physical and digital outreach (not including the assistance regarding the offer or sale of any tokens or coins);
     
  Initial community development & management strategy;
     
  Establish digital/social media presence;
     
  Whitepaper preparation and continued iterative reviews;
     
  Due diligence report;
     
  White labelled investor web wallet;
     
  Website infographics and design and
     
  Smart contract creation;
     
  Sourcing, conceptualization and high level specifications;
     
  Provide sourcing, guidance and assistance where required to engineering team surrounding the development of token wallet;
     
  Specifications of token events, token events website, and database; and
     
  Token exchange listing assistance.

 

3. Post-Initial Coin Offering Services

 

  Marketing & public relations to support (not related to offering or sale of any tokens or coins);
     
  Community development and management; and
     
  General support.

 

We do not intend to find or make referrals to, or otherwise solicit, or assist in any way in the solicitation of, investors for investment in our clients’ coin offerings, act as a placement agent for the sale of our clients’ coins, or otherwise engage in any activity that would require us to register under Section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or similar provisions under state law.

 

Sales and Marketing

 

We intend to implement our sales and marketing plan to attract new clients to our ICO consulting business as follows:

 

  Maintain an online presence through our website and social media channels by utilizing video, written content and social implementations to create awareness;
     
  Sponsorship of ICO related events;
     
  Speaking engagements at industry conferences;
     
  Direct sales channel management programs including both inbound and outbound programs and client referrals; and
     
  Public relations campaigns.

 

     
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Dependence on Few Customers

 

As of January 2, 2018, we have one client which has engaged us to build out its initial coin offering. However, we have several potential customers in our sales pipeline.

 

Competition

 

We are in a novel business of providing services for companies to develop and integrate blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies with a view to conducting initial coin offerings. We compete with the following competitors:

 

The Argon Group

 

The Argon Group (“ Argon ”) is an investment bank with a focus on digital finance and cryptocurrency and token-based capital markets. Argon provides financial advisory, placement, and technology services to companies seeking to raise equity, debt, and non-dilutive capital. Argon develops technical placement solutions, including digital tokens powered by advanced smart contracts, which Argon operates through a digital asset placement platform called TokenHub.com.

 

CoinLaunch

 

CoinLaunch recently announced the first end-to-end initial coin offering platform that allows anyone to build, deploy and monetize compliant ICOs through a web-based service. The platform focuses on three groups of cryptocurrency users: ICO creators, funders and promoters. The company provides a Coin Creator that enables users to create their own Ethereum-based ICO. CoinLaunch’s integrated cryptocurrency funding system enables backers to fund various campaigns using a built-in crypto-payment gateway. It also includes an affiliate and referral system that tracks and manages all aspects of the promotion of ICO campaigns. The platform facilitates the payment of referrals using a CoinLaunch Token, which then can be used to purchase ICOs offered on the platform or redeemed for other cryptocurrencies. The platform includes an integrated compliance system that allows for any vetted ICOs to comply with various local regulations, including know-your-client and anti-money laundering regulations.

 

CoinList

 

CoinList uses screens and selects blockchain companies. In August 2017, CoinList facilitated the token sale for blockchain-based data storage network Filecoin. CoinList also offers as part of its service a white-labeled compliance infrastructure stack. Purpose-built for token sales, ComplyAPI provides companies with SEC Rule 506 investor accreditation and know-your-client and anti-money laundering compliance due diligence through a simple integration and API.

 

ConsenSys

 

ConsenSys is a venture production studio building decentralized applications and various developer and end-user tools for blockchain ecosystems, primarily focused on Ethereum. The ConsenSys “hub” coordinates, incubates, accelerates and spawns “spoke” ventures through development, resource sharing, acquisitions, investments and the formation of joint ventures. These spokes benefit from foundational components built by ConsenSys that enable new services and business models to be built on the blockchain. In addition to the development of internal projects and consulting work, ConsenSys is engaged in the identification, development and acquisition of talent and projects on an ongoing basis.

 

     
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SaftLaunch

 

SaftLaunch.com offers a service for companies seeking to issue an ICO or raise funds through a SAFT agreement, including a proprietary know-your-client and anti-money laundering compliance solution that positions it to co-invest into early stage projects in the pre-ICO phase.

 

Science

 

Science is launching a bitcoin-related incubation program and claims to be the first ICO incubator to enter the market.

 

Token Funder

 

Token Funder has created a “smart token asset management platform” or STAMP to facilitate blockchain based securities being crowdfunded. STAMP intends to, among other things, provide token and coin management and governance services for issuers and, subject to any regulatory approvals and/or exemptive relief required, provide for certain transferability of tokens and coins to ensure that a particular token or coin can achieve the access or use function for which it has been principally created.

 

TokenMarket

 

TokenMarket is a full service ICO provider. Its service offerings include:

 

  ICO Launchpad, a service for organizing a “crowdsale” with a high quality blockchain industry network, expertise and tools with tradeable digital tokens;
     
  A token and cryptocurrency database to aid investment decisions with extensive insight whereby its clients can follow ICO calendar and individual assets to be alerted about market opportunities ahead of time, and
     
  Storage and management of a client’s digital assets in a TokenMarket wallet, which is secured with two-factor authentication.

 

Many of our current and potential competitors may have greater brand recognition, longer operating histories, larger customer bases and significantly greater financial, marketing and other resources than we do. Accordingly, these competitors may be able to spend greater amounts on product development, marketing and distribution. This advantage could enable our competitors to acquire larger market share and develop and offer more competitive products and services. Such competition could adversely impact our ability to attain the financing necessary for us to develop our business plan. In the face of competition, we may not be successful in sufficient market share to make our business profitable.

 

Intellectual Property and Technology

 

We do not own any intellectual property. We intend to aggressively assert our rights under trade secret, patents, trademark and copyright laws to protect our intellectual property, including product design, product research and concepts and recognized trademarks. These rights may be protected through the acquisition of patents and trademark registrations, the maintenance of trade secrets, the development of trade dress, and, where appropriate, litigation against those who are, in our opinion, infringing these rights.

 

We may initiate claims or litigation against third parties for infringement of our proprietary rights or to establish the validity of our proprietary rights. In addition, while we are not aware that our services or proprietary rights infringe the proprietary rights of third parties, we may receive notices from third parties asserting that we have infringed their patents, trademarks, copyrights or other intellectual property rights. Any such claims could be time-consuming, result in costly litigation, cause service stoppages or lead us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements rather than disputing the merits of such claims. An adverse outcome in litigation or similar proceedings could subject us to significant liabilities to third parties, require expenditure of significant resources to develop non-infringing technology, require disputed rights to be licensed from others, or require us to cease operating our business, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

 

     
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As we have just begun our new business, we have devoted no substantial efforts to research and development within the last two fiscal years.

 

Government Regulation

 

Current and future legislation and rulemaking and other regulatory developments, including interpretations released by a regulatory authority, may impact the manner in which bitcoins or other cryptocurrency is viewed or treated for classification and clearing purposes. In particular, bitcoins and other cryptocurrency may not be excluded from the definition of “security” by regulatory rulemaking or interpretation requiring registration of all transactions, unless an exemption is available, including transacting in bitcoin or cryptocurrency amongst owners, and require registration of trading platforms as “exchanges” such as Coinsquare. We cannot be certain as to how future regulatory developments will impact the treatment of bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies under the law. If we determine not to comply with such additional regulatory and registration requirements, we may seek to cease certain of our operations or be subjected to fines, penalties and other governmental action. Any such action may adversely affect an investment in us. Such circumstances would have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any cryptocurrencies we hold or expect to acquire for our own account and harm investors.

 

We intend to comply with any applicable anti-money laundering or know your customer rules relating to tokens imposed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” ) and Canadian securities regulators.

 

Employees

 

As at January 2, 2018, we have two executive officers, Bruce Elliott, who is our president, and Michael Blum, who is our chief financial officer, secretary, and treasurer, and no employees. Our management oversees all responsibilities in the areas of corporate administration, business development, and research. We also employ consultants on an as-needed-basis to provide specific expertise in areas of product design and development and other business functions including marketing and accounting. We intend to expand our current management to retain skilled directors, officers, and employees with experience relevant to our business focus.

 

RISK FACTORS

 

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the following factors, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or results of operations in future periods. The risks described below are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations in future periods.

 

General Cryptocurrency Risks

 

Cryptocurrency exchanges and other trading venues are relatively new and, in most cases, largely unregulated and may therefore may be subject to fraud and failures.

 

When cryptocurrency exchanges or other trading venues are involved in fraud or experience security failures or other operational issues, such events could result in a reduction in cryptocurrency prices or confidence and impact our success and have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects and operations.

 

Cryptocurrency market prices depend, directly or indirectly, on the prices set on exchanges and other trading venues, which are new and, in most cases, largely unregulated as compared to established, regulated exchanges for securities, commodities or currencies. For example, during the past three years, a number of bitcoin exchanges have closed due to fraud, business failure or security breaches. In many of these instances, the customers of the closed exchanges were not compensated or made whole for partial or complete losses of their account balances. While smaller exchanges are less likely to have the infrastructure and capitalization that may provide larger exchanges with some stability, larger exchanges may be more likely to be appealing targets for hackers and “malware” (i.e., software used or programmed by attackers to disrupt computer operation, gather sensitive information or gain access to private computer systems) and may be more likely to be targets of regulatory enforcement action. We do not maintain any insurance to protect from such risks, and do not expect any insurance for customer accounts to be available (such as federal deposit insurance) at any time in the future, putting customer accounts at risk from such events. In the event we face fraud, security failures, operational issues or similar events such factors would have a material adverse effect on our ability of to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects and operations.

 

     
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Regulatory changes or actions may alter the nature of an investment in us or restrict the use of cryptocurrencies in a manner that adversely affects our business, prospects or operations.

 

As cryptocurrencies have grown in both popularity and market size, governments around the world have reacted differently to cryptocurrencies, with certain governments deeming them illegal while others have allowed their use and trade.

 

Governments may in the future curtail or outlaw the acquisition, use or redemption of cryptocurrencies. Ownership of, holding or trading in cryptocurrencies may then be considered illegal and subject to sanction. Governments may also take regulatory action that may increase the cost and/or subject cryptocurrency companies to additional regulation.

 

On July 25, 2017 the SEC released an investigative report which states that the United States would, in some circumstances, consider the offer and sale of blockchain tokens pursuant to an ICO subject to federal securities laws. Thereafter, China released statements and took similar actions. Although we do not participate in ICOs, our clients and customers may participate in ICOs and these actions may be a prelude to further action which chills widespread acceptance of blockchain and cryptocurrency adoption and have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations.

 

Governments may in the future take regulatory actions that prohibit or severely restrict the right to acquire, own, hold, sell, use or trade cryptocurrencies or to exchange cryptocurrencies for fiat currency. Similar actions by governments or regulatory bodies could result in restriction of the acquisition, ownership, holding, selling, use or trading in our securities. Such a restriction could have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, raise new capital which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and harm investors in our securities.

 

On-going and future regulatory actions and regulatory change related to our business or cryptocurrencies, may impact our ability to continue to operate and such actions could affect our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations.

 

The development and acceptance of cryptographic and algorithmic protocols governing the issuance of and transactions in cryptocurrencies is subject to a variety of factors that are difficult to evaluate.

 

The use of cryptocurrencies to, among other things, buy and sell goods and services and complete transactions, is part of a new and rapidly evolving industry that employs digital assets based upon a computer-generated mathematical and/or cryptographic protocol. The growth of this industry in general, and the use of cryptocurrencies in particular, is subject to a high degree of uncertainty, and the slowing or stopping of the development or acceptance of developing protocols may occur and is unpredictable. The factors include, but are not limited to:

 

  Continued worldwide growth in the adoption and use of cryptocurrencies;
     
  Governmental and quasi-governmental regulation of cryptocurrencies and their use, or restrictions on or regulation of access to and operation of the network or similar cryptocurrency systems;
     
  Changes in consumer demographics and public tastes and preferences;
     
  The maintenance and development of the open-source software protocol of the network;
     
  The availability and popularity of other forms or methods of buying and selling goods and services, including new means of using fiat currencies;
     
  General economic conditions and the regulatory environment relating to digital assets; and
     
  Negative consumer sentiment and perception of bitcoin specifically and cryptocurrencies generally.

 

     
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Such events would have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any cryptocurrencies we hold or expect to acquire for our own account and harm investors in our securities.

 

Banks and financial institutions may not provide banking services , or may cut off services , to businesses that provide cryptocurrency-related services or that accept cryptocurrencies as payment, including financial institutions of investors in our securities.

 

A number of companies that provide bitcoin and/or other cryptocurrency-related services have been unable to find banks or financial institutions that are willing to provide them with bank accounts and other services . Similarly, a number of companies and individuals or businesses associated with cryptocurrencies may have had and may continue to have their existing bank accounts closed or services discontinued with financial institutions. We also may be unable to obtain or maintain these services for our business. The difficulty that many businesses that provide bitcoin and/or other cryptocurrency-related services have and may continue to have in finding banks and financial institutions willing to provide them services may be decreasing the usefulness of cryptocurrencies as a payment system and harming public perception of cryptocurrencies and could decrease its usefulness and harm its public perception in the future. Similarly, the usefulness of cryptocurrencies as a payment system and the public perception of cryptocurrencies could be damaged if banks or financial institutions were to close the accounts of businesses providing bitcoin and/or other cryptocurrency-related services . This could occur as a result of compliance risk, cost, government regulation or public pressure. The risk applies to securities firms, clearance and settlement firms, national stock and commodities exchanges, the over the counter market and the Depository Trust Company, which, if any of such entities adopts or implements similar policies, rules or regulations, could result in the inability of our investors to open or maintain stock or commodities accounts, including the ability to deposit, maintain or trade our securities. Such factors would have a material adverse effect our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and harm investors.

 

The impact of geopolitical events on the supply and demand for cryptocurrencies is uncertain.

 

Crises may motivate large-scale purchases of cryptocurrencies which could increase the price of cryptocurrencies rapidly. This may increase the likelihood of a subsequent price decrease as crisis-driven purchasing behavior wanes, adversely affecting the value of our inventory. Such risks are similar to the risks of purchasing commodities in general uncertain times, such as the risk of purchasing, holding or selling gold.

 

As an alternative to gold or fiat currencies that are backed by central governments, cryptocurrencies, which are relatively new, are subject to supply and demand forces. How such supply and demand will be impacted by geopolitical events is uncertain but could be harmful to us and investors in our securities. Nevertheless, political or economic crises may motivate large-scale acquisitions or sales of cryptocurrencies either globally or locally. Such events would have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any cryptocurrencies we hold or expect to acquire for our own account.

 

Acceptance and/or widespread use of cryptocurrency is uncertain.

 

Currently, there is a relatively small use of bitcoins and/or other cryptocurrencies in the retail and commercial marketplace for goods or services . In comparison there is relatively large use by speculators contributing to price volatility.

 

The relative lack of acceptance of cryptocurrencies in the retail and commercial marketplace limits the ability of end-users to use them to pay for goods and services . Such lack of acceptance or decline in acceptances would have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any cryptocurrencies we hold or expect to acquire for our own account.

 

     
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Political or economic crises may motivate large-scale sales of Bitcoins and Ethereum, or other cryptocurrencies, which could result in a reduction in value and adversely affect us.

 

As an alternative to fiat currencies that are backed by central governments, digital assets such as bitcoins and Ethereum, which are relatively new, are subject to supply and demand forces based upon the desirability of an alternative, decentralized means of buying and selling goods and services, and it is unclear how such supply and demand will be impacted by geopolitical events. Nevertheless, political or economic crises may motivate large-scale acquisitions or sales of bitcoins and Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies either globally or locally. Large-scale sales of bitcoins and Ethereum or other cryptocurrencies would result in a reduction in their value and could adversely affect us. Such circumstances would have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any cryptocurrencies we hold or expect to acquire for our own account and harm investors.

 

It may be illegal now, or in the future, to acquire, own, hold, sell or use bitcoins, Ethereum, or other cryptocurrencies, participate in the blockchain or utilize similar digital assets in one or more countries, the ruling of which would adversely affect us.

 

Although currently bitcoins, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies, the blockchain and digital assets generally are not regulated or are lightly regulated in most countries, including the United States, one or more countries such as China and Russia may take regulatory actions in the future that could severely restrict the right to acquire, own, hold, sell or use these digital assets or to exchange for fiat currency. Such restrictions may adversely affect us. Such circumstances would have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any cryptocurrencies we hold or expect to acquire for our own account and harm investors.

 

If regulatory changes or interpretations require the regulation of bitcoins or other digital assets under the securities laws of the United States or elsewhere, including the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 or similar laws of other jurisdictions and interpretations by the SEC, CFTC, IRS, Department of Treasury or other agencies or authorities, we may be required to register and comply with such regulations, including at a state or local level. To the extent that we decide to continue operations, the required registrations and regulatory compliance steps may result in extraordinary expense or burdens to us. We may also decide to cease certain operations. Any disruption of our operations in response to the changed regulatory circumstances may be at a time that is disadvantageous to us.

 

Current and future legislation and SEC rulemaking and other regulatory developments, including interpretations released by a regulatory authority, may impact the manner in which bitcoins or other cryptocurrency is viewed or treated for classification and clearing purposes. In particular, bitcoins and other cryptocurrency may not be excluded from the definition of “security” by SEC rulemaking or interpretation requiring registration of all transactions, unless another exemption is available, including transacting in bitcoin or cryptocurrency amongst owners and require registration of trading platforms as “exchanges” such as Coinsquare. We cannot be certain as to how future regulatory developments will impact the treatment of bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies under the law. If we determine not to comply with such additional regulatory and registration requirements, we may seek to cease certain of our operations or be subjected to fines, penalties and other governmental action. Any such action may adversely affect an investment in us. Such circumstances would have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any cryptocurrencies we hold or expect to acquire for our own account and harm investors.

 

Lack of liquid markets, and possible manipulation of blockchain/cryptocurrency based assets.

 

Digital assets that are represented and trade on a ledger-based platform may not necessarily benefit from viable trading markets. Stock exchanges have listing requirements and vet issuers, requiring them to be subjected to rigorous listing standards and rules and monitoring investors transacting on such platform for fraud and other improprieties. These conditions may not necessarily be replicated on a distributed ledger platform, depending on the platform’s controls and other policies. The more lax a distributed ledger platform is about vetting issuers of digital assets or users that transact on the platform, the higher the potential risk for fraud or the manipulation of digital assets. These factors may decrease liquidity or volume, or increase volatility of digital securities or other assets trading on a ledger-based system, which may adversely affect us. Such circumstances would have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any cryptocurrencies we hold or expect to acquire for our own account and harm investors.

 

     
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Risks Related to Our Business

 

We have an evolving business model.

 

As digital assets and blockchain technologies become more widely available, we expect the services and products associated with them to evolve. As a result to stay current with the industry, our business model may need to evolve as well. From time to time, we may modify aspects of our business model relating to our product mix and service offerings. We cannot offer any assurance that these or any other modifications will be successful or will not result in harm to the business. We may not be able to manage growth effectively, which could damage our reputation, limit our growth and negatively affect our operating results. In addition, we intend to spend between $500,000 and $1,000,000 on various expenses to assist companies which use blockchain technology with conducting their initial coin offerings (not including the assistance regarding the offer or sale of any tokens or coins). These expenses that we incur are risk capital and can only be recovered by us if the applicable initial coin offering successfully closes. Therefore, we risk losing substantial amounts of capital in the event any of our clients do not successfully close a proposed ICO. Such circumstances would have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any cryptocurrencies we hold or expect to acquire for our own account and harm investors.

 

The loss or potential loss of our exclusion from regulation pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 or any related state exemptions, could require us to restructure our operations.

 

The SEC heavily regulates the manner in which “investment companies,” “investment advisors,” and “broker-dealers” are permitted to conduct their business activities. We believe we will conduct our business in a manner that does not result in us being characterized as an investment company, an investment advisor or a broker-dealer, as we do not believe that we will engage in any of the activities that require registration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 or any similar provisions under state law. We intend to continue to conduct our business in such manner. If, however, we are deemed to be an investment company, an investment advisor, or a broker-dealer, we may be required to institute burdensome compliance requirements and our activities may be restricted, which would affect our business to a material degree. The loss or potential loss of our exclusion from regulation pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 or any related state exemptions, could require us to restructure our operations, which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, we are determined to have engaged in activities that require any such registration, without obtaining such registration, we could be subject to civil and/or criminal liability, which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

Cryptocurrency inventory, including that maintained by or for us, may be exposed to cybersecurity threats and hacks.

 

As with any computer code generally, flaws in cryptocurrency codes may be exposed by malicious actors. Several errors and defects have been found previously, including those that disabled some functionality for users and exposed users’ information. Flaws in and exploitations of the source code allow malicious actors to take or create money have previously occurred. A hacking occurred in July 2017 and a hacker exploited a critical flaw to drain three large wallets that had a combined total of over $31 million worth of Ethereum. If left undetected, the hacker could have been able to steal an additional $150 million. Such events would have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any cryptocurrencies we hold or expect to acquire for our own account.

 

     
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Competing blockchain platforms and technologies.

 

The development and acceptance of competing blockchain platforms or technologies may cause consumers to use alternative distributed ledgers or an alternative to distributed ledgers altogether. This may adversely affect us and our exposure to various blockchain technologies. Such circumstances would have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any cryptocurrencies we hold or expect to acquire for our own account and harm investors.

 

The cryptocurrency assets we hold may be subject to loss, theft or restriction on access.

 

There is a risk that some or all of the cryptocurrency assets we hold from time to time could be lost or stolen. Access to the cryptocurrency assets we hold from time to time could also be restricted by cybercrime (such as a denial of service attack) against a service at which we maintain a hosted online wallet. Any of these events may adversely affect our operations and, consequently, our investments and profitability. The loss or destruction of a private key required to access our digital wallets may be irreversible and we may be denied access for all time to our cryptocurrency holdings. Our loss of access to our private keys or our experience of a data loss relating to our digital wallets could adversely affect our investments and assets.

 

Cryptocurrencies are controllable only by the possessor of both the unique public and private keys relating to the local or online digital wallet in which they are held, which wallet’s public key or address is reflected in the network’s public blockchain. We will publish the public key relating to digital wallets in use when we verify the receipt of transfers and disseminate such information into the network, but we will need to safeguard the private keys relating to such digital wallets. To the extent such private keys are lost, destroyed or otherwise compromised, we will be unable to access the cryptocurrency assets we hold from time to time and such private keys will not be capable of being restored by any network. Any loss of private keys relating to digital wallets used to store the cryptocurrency assets we hold from time to time would have a material adverse effect our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any cryptocurrencies we hold or expect to acquire for our own account.

 

Incorrect or fraudulent coin transactions may be irreversible.

 

Cryptocurrency transactions are irrevocable and stolen or incorrectly transferred coins may be irretrievable. As a result, any incorrectly executed or fraudulent coin transactions could adversely affect our investments and assets.

 

Coin transactions are not, from an administrative perspective, reversible without the consent and active participation of the recipient of the transaction. In theory, cryptocurrency transactions may be reversible with the control or consent of a majority of processing power on the network. Once a transaction has been verified and recorded in a block that is added to the blockchain, an incorrect transfer of a coin or a theft of coin generally will not be reversible and we may not be capable of seeking compensation for any such transfer or theft. It is possible that, through computer or human error, or through theft or criminal action, our coins could be transferred in incorrect amounts or to unauthorized third parties, or to uncontrolled accounts. Such events would have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any cryptocurrencies we hold or expect to acquire for our own account.

 

Since there has been limited precedence set for financial accounting of bitcoin, Ethereum, and other digital assets, it is unclear how we will be required to account for digital assets transactions in the future.

 

Since there has been limited precedence set for the financial accounting of digital assets, it is unclear how we will be required to account for digital asset transactions or assets. Furthermore, a change in regulatory or financial accounting standards could result in the necessity to restate our financial statements. Such a restatement could negatively impact our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operation. Such circumstances would have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any cryptocurrencies we hold or expect to acquire for our own account and harm investors.

     
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The current state of capital markets, particularly for small companies, is expected to reduce our ability to obtain the financing necessary to continue our business. If we cannot raise the funds that we need to operate and expand our new business, we will go out of business and investors will lose their entire investment in us.

 

Like other smaller companies, we face difficulties in raising capital for our continued operations and to operate and expand our new business. We may not be able to raise money through the sale of our equity securities or through borrowing funds on terms we find acceptable.

 

We have had negative cash flows from operations and if we are not able to obtain further financing, our business operations may fail.

 

We had cash and cash equivalents in the amount of $195,010 and a working capital deficit of $65,129 as of September 30, 2017. We anticipate that we will require additional financing while we operate and expand our new business. Further, we anticipate that we will not have sufficient capital to fund our ongoing operations for the next twelve months. We would likely secure any additional financing necessary through a private placement of our common stock through a debt financing. There can be no assurance that any financing will be available to us, or, even if it is, if it will be offered on terms and conditions acceptable to us. Our inability to obtain additional financing in a sufficient amount when needed and upon terms and conditions acceptable to us, could have a material adverse effect upon us. If additional funds are raised by issuing equity securities, dilution to existing or future stockholders will result. If adequate funds are not available on acceptable terms when needed, we may be required to delay, scale back or eliminate the expansion of our new business.

 

Risks Associated with our Common Stock

 

Because our directors and officers control a large percentage of our voting stock, they have the ability to influence matters affecting our stockholders.

 

Our directors and officers control approximately 30.8% of our voting stock. As a result, they have the ability to influence matters affecting our stockholders, including the election of our directors, the acquisition of assets, and the issuance of securities. Because they control a significant portion of votes, it would be very difficult for investors to replace our management if the investors disagree with the way our business is being operated. Because the influence by our directors and officers could result in management making decisions that are in their best interest and not in the best interest of the investors, you may lose some or all of the value of your investment in our common stock.

 

Because we can issue additional shares of common stock, our stockholders may experience dilution in the future.

 

We are authorized to issue up to 75,000,000 shares of common stock, of which 11,600,000 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding as of January 2, 2018. Our board of directors has the authority to cause us to issue additional shares of common stock without consent of our stockholders. Consequently, stockholders may experience dilution in their ownership of our stock in the future.

 

There is currently no established public trading market for our common stock, which makes it difficult for our stockholders to resell their shares.

 

There is currently no established public trading market for our common stock. There is a limited public market for our common stock through our quotation on the OTCQB operated by the OTC Markets Group. Trading in stocks quoted on the OTCQB is often thin and is characterized by wide fluctuations in trading prices due to many factors that may be unrelated or have little to do with a company’s operations or business prospects. Moreover, the OTCQB is not a stock exchange, and trading of securities on the OTCQB is often more sporadic than the trading of securities listed on a national securities exchange like the NASDAQ or the NYSE. Accordingly, stockholders may have difficulty reselling any of our shares. We cannot assure you that there will be a market for our common stock in the future.

 

     
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Because we do not intend to pay any cash dividends on our common stock in the near future, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them.

 

We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the near future. The declaration, payment and amount of any future dividends will be made at the discretion of the board of directors, and will depend upon, among other things, our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition, operating and capital requirements, and other factors the board considers relevant. We may never pay any dividends. Unless we pay dividends, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them.

 

Our stock is a penny stock. Trading of our stock is restricted by the SEC’s penny stock regulations, which may limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our stock.

 

Our stock is a penny stock. The SEC has adopted Rule 15g-9 which generally defines “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined in Rule 15g-9) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Our securities are covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and “accredited investors”. The term “accredited investor” refers generally to institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouse. The 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 in a form prepared by the SEC, which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of 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 bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer’s confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these rules; the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest in and limit the marketability of our common stock.

 

FINRA sales practice requirements may also limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our stock.

 

In addition to the “penny stock” rules promulgated by the SEC, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ( “FINRA” ) has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock.

 

     
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Results of Operations

 

Revenue

 

We had no revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 and the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.

 

Operating Expenses

 

We incurred general and administrative expenses of $73,112 and $12,376 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, representing an increase of $60,736 between the two periods. These expenses consisted primarily of consulting fees, professional fees, note interest and bank charges, filing and transfer fees. The increase in consulting fees between the two periods from $2,750 in 2016 to $56,500 in 2017 was due to the entering into of a consulting agreement with Business Instincts Group to provide strategic and project management services. Business Instincts Group is a related party as Cameron Chell is a common director of the companies. Professional fees increased from $5,409 in 2016 to $8,450 in 2017 and the increase was primarily due to an increase in legal services related to the evaluation of potential business opportunities in 2017. The increase in note interest and bank charges from $3,447 in 2016 to $6,100 in 2017 was due to the increase in notes payable in 2017 partially offset by a correction in the historical calculation. The increase in filing and transfer fees from $770 in 2016 to $2,062 in 2017 was due to the increase in the amount of transactions with the transfer agent.

 

We incurred general and administrative expenses of $123,695 and $33,756 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, representing an increase of $89,939 between the two periods. These expenses consisted primarily of consulting fees, professional fees, note interest and bank charges, filing and transfer fees. The increase in operating expenses between the two periods related to an increase in consulting fees from $8,200 in 2016 to $77,900 in 2017 due to the entering into of a consulting agreement with Business Instincts Group to provide strategic and project management services, an increase in note interest and bank charges from $10,036 in 2016 to $21,539 in 2017 due to the increase in loans payable that bear interest of 18% per annum partially offset by a correction in the historical calculation, and an increase in professional fees from $11,282 in 2016 to $20,234 in 2017 due to the evaluation of potential business opportunities in 2017. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in filing and transfer fees between the two periods from $4,238 in 2016 to $4,022 in 2017 primarily due to decreases in the amount of transactions with the transfer agent.

 

We incurred operating expenses of $88,196 and $55,488 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, an increase of $32,708. These expenses consisted primarily of professional fees, interest, consulting fees and filing fees. The increase in operating expenses between the two periods related primarily to the increase in professional fees from $33,696 in 2015 to $58,626 in 2016, an increase in note interest and bank charges from $7,143 in 2015 to $15,513 in 2016 and an increase in consulting fees from $5,903 in 2015 to $9,000 in 2016, offset by a decrease in filing and transfer fees from $8,746 in 2015 to $5,058 in 2016. The increase in professional fees from $33,696 in 2015 to $58,625 in 2016 was primarily due to the fact that we were evaluating new business opportunities. The decrease in filing and transfer agent fees from $8,746 in 2015 to $5,058 in 2016 was due to a one time set up charge from the transfer agent in August 2015. The increase in note interest and bank charges from $7,143 in 2015 to $15,513 in 2016 was due to note interest fees accrued on the additional outstanding advance in August, 2015 for the full year in 2016, plus a $1,500 one-time note restructuring fee. The increase in consulting fees from $5,903 in 2015 to $9,000 in 2016 was due to the hiring of a new consultant.

 

     
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Net Loss

 

We incurred net losses of $73,112 and $12,376 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, representing an increase of $60,736, primarily attributable to the factors discussed above under the heading “Operating Expenses”.

 

We incurred net losses of $123,695 and $33,756 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, representing an increase of $89,939, primarily attributable to the factors discussed above under the heading “Operating Expenses”.

 

We incurred net losses of $88,196 and $55,488 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 , respectively, representing an increase of $32,708, primarily attributable to the factors discussed above under the heading “Operating Expenses”.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Working Capital

 

    As at
September 30, 2017
    As at
December 31, 2016
    As at
December 31, 2015
 
Current Assets   $ 195,011     $ 56,050       13,870  
Current Liabilities   $ 260,140     $ 49,013       4,150  
Working capital (deficit)   $ (65,129 )   $ 7,037       9,720  

 

Current Assets

 

Current assets of $195,011 as at September 30, 2017 and $56,050 as at December 31, 2016 were comprised only of cash and cash equivalents. The increase in current assets as at September 30, 2017 was due to us receiving $250,000 in connection with the purchase of a convertible note. Even though the purchase of the note had not yet completed, the investor permitted the purchase proceeds to be released to us on an interest free basis until closing of the purchase. The loan was unsecure, repayable on demand and is non-interest bearing.

 

Current assets of $56,050 as at December 31, 2016 and $13,870 as at December 31, 2015 were comprised only of cash and cash equivalents.

 

Current Liabilities

 

Current liabilities as at September 30, 2017 were attributable to $10,140 in accounts payable and accrued expenses compared to $49,013 in accounts payable and accrued expenses as at December 31, 2016.

 

Current liabilities as at December 31, 2016 were attributable to $49,013 in accounts payable and accrued liabilities (2015: $4,150).

 

Cash Flow

 

Our cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016 are as follows:

 

    Nine Months
ended
September 30, 2017
    Nine Months
ended
September 30, 2016
 
Net cash (used in) operating activities   $ (141,039 )   $ (25,100 )
Net cash provided by financing activities     280,000       20,000  
Net changes in cash and cash equivalents   $ 138,961     $ (5,100 )

 

     
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Our cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

   

Year ended
December 31, 2016

   

Year ended
December 31, 2015

 
Net cash (used in) operating activities   $ 27,820     $ 50,793  
Net cash provided by financing activities     70,000       60,000  
Net changes in cash and cash equivalents   $ 42,180     $ 9,207  

 

Operating Activities

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $141,039 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $25,100 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016, an increase of $115,939. The increase in net cash used in operating activities was primarily due to the payment of accounts payable and an increase in operating expenses including an increase in the evaluation of potential business opportunities.

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $27,820 for the year ended December 31, 2016, as compared to $50,793 used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2015, a decrease of $22,973. The decrease in net cash used in operating activities was primarily due to a $32,708 increase in operating expenses, partially offset for cash flow purposes by a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses.

 

Investing Activities

 

Investing activities used cash was $nil for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016.

 

Investing activities used cash of $nil for the years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

 

Financing Activities

 

Financing activities provided cash of $280,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and $20,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. On March 2, 2017, we issued an unsecured convertible note in the principal amount of $20,000. The principal amount of the note, and accrued interest, will mature five years from the date of issuance and will bear interest at the rate of 18% interest per annum, compounded annually. The principal amount, plus any interest accrued thereon, may be converted into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.03 per share. On June 8, 2017, we issued an unsecured convertible note in the principal amount of $10,000. The principal amount of the note, and accrued interest, will mature five years from the date of issuance and will bear interest at the rate of 18% interest per annum, compounded annually. The principal amount, plus any interest accrued thereon, may be converted into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.03 per share. On September 7, 2017, we received $250,000 in connection with the purchase of a convertible note. Even though the purchase of the note had not yet completed, the investor permitted the purchase proceeds to be released to us as on an interest free basis until closing.

 

Financing activities provided cash of $70,000 for the year ended December 31, 2016 and $60,000 for the year ended December 31, 2015. The cash from financing activities for 2016 was derived from proceeds of two convertible note in the principal amount of $50,000 and $21,500. The $21,500 note included a $1,500 refinancing fee. These convertible notes each bear interest at the rate of 18% per annum. We had accrued interest of $15,513 on the 2015 and 2016 loans as of December 31, 2016. The principal amount of the 2015 loan, together with the interest, is payable in full on September 14, 2020. The principal amount of the 2016 loans, together with the interest, is payable in full on December 30, 2021. The principal amount, plus any interest accrued thereon, may be converted into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.03 per share. In addition, we issued an unsecured interest free demand note during the year. This note was repaid in full during the year.

 

     
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Recent Financing Activities

 

On October 30, 2017, we entered into private placement subscription agreements, whereby we issued unsecured convertible notes to two subscribers in the aggregate principal amount of $325,000 and agreed to pay interest on the balance of the principal amount at the rate of 10.0% per annum. The principal amount of the convertible notes and the interest is payable in full on October 30, 2020. The principal amount, plus any interest accrued thereon, may be converted into shares of common stock of our company at a conversion price of $0.10 per share.

 

On October 30, 2017, we issued an aggregate of 5,600,000 shares of common stock to 35 subscribers for total consideration of $560,000.

 

Plan of Operations

 

We expect that we will require $1.5 million to $2.0 million, in addition to our current cash, to fund our operating expenditures for the next twelve months. Projected working capital requirements for the next twelve months are as follows:

 

Estimated Working Capital Expenditures During the Next Twelve Months

 

Operating expenditures        
Operating expenses   $ 1,000,000  
General and administrative (including professional fees)   $ 500,000  
Total   $ 1,500,000  

 

Professional fees are expected to include fees related to complying with public reporting requirements, maintaining our quotation on the OTCQB, conducting capital raises and expenses in connection with our new business.

 

Cash Requirements

 

As we have no cash flow from operations, we will require additional cash resources, including from the sale of equity or debt securities, to meet our planned capital expenditures and working capital requirements for the next 12 months. We estimate that our capital needs over the next 12 months will be $1.5 million to $2.0 million. We expect to require additional cash for general and administrative expenses and to evaluate new business opportunities. We expect to derive such cash through the sale of additional equity or debt securities or by obtaining a credit facility. The sale of additional equity securities will result in dilution to our stockholders. The incurrence of indebtedness will result in debt service obligations, could cause additional dilution to our stockholders, and could require us to agree to financial covenants that could restrict our operations or modify our plans to source a new business opportunity. Financing may not be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. Failure to raise additional funds could cause us to fail.

 

Going Concern

 

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared using generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. We have not yet established a source of revenues sufficient to cover our operating costs and to allow us to continue as a going concern. We have incurred losses since inception resulting in an accumulated deficit of $348,973 as at September 30, 2017 (December 31, 2016: $225,950). Our ability to operate as a going concern is dependent on obtaining adequate capital to fund operating losses until we become profitable.

 

     
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In its report on our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016, our independent registered public accounting firm included an explanatory paragraph regarding substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

 

PROPERTIES

 

We do not own any property. We have a virtual office and are currently using 561 Indiana Court, Venice Beach, CA 90291 as a business address. We believe that our facilities are suitable and adequate for our present needs.

 

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

The following table sets forth, as of January 2, 2018, certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock by each stockholder known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of our voting securities and by each of our current directors, our named executive officers and by our current executive officers and directors as a group.

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner   Title of Class   Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership (1)
    Percentage of Class (1)(2)  
Bruce Elliott
6 Kermode Road, Crosby, Isle of Man 1M4 4BZ
  Common Stock     66,666 (3)     0.57 %
Michael Blum
2212 Glenbrook Way, Las Vegas, NV 89117
  Common Stock     383,333 (4)     3.27 %
Cameron Chell
561 Indiana Court, Venice Beach, CA 90291
  Common Stock     2,133,333 (5)     18.18 %
James P. Geiskopf
3250 Oakland Hills Court, Fairfield, CA 94534
  Common Stock     1,133,333 (6)     9.66 %
All executive officers and directors as a group (4 persons)   Common Stock     3,716,665       30.80 %

 

Notes

 

(1) Except as otherwise indicated, we believe that the beneficial owners of the common stock listed above, based on information furnished by such owners, have sole investment and voting power with respect to such shares, subject to community property laws where applicable. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Common stock subject to options or warrants currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days, are deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of the person holding such option or warrants, but are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.

 

(2) Percentage of ownership is based on 11,600,000 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding as of January 2, 2018.

 

(3) Comprised of 66,666 options to purchase shares of our common stock exercisable within 60 days.

 

(4) Includes 133,333 options to purchase shares of our common stock exercisable within 60 days.

 

(5) Comprised of 2,000,000 shares of our common stock held indirectly through Blockchain Fund GP Inc. and 133,333 options to purchase shares of our common stock exercisable within 60 days. Mr. Chell is the president, corporate secretary and director of Blockchain Fund GP Inc. and has the sole power to vote or direct the vote, and to dispose or direct the disposition of the shares of our common stock held by Blockchain Fund GP Inc.

 

(6) Includes 133,333 options to purchase shares of our common stock exercisable within 60 days.

 

     
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Changes in Control

 

We are unaware of any arrangement the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change of control of our company.

 

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

 

The following individuals serve as our directors and executive officers. All of our directors hold office until the next annual meeting of our stockholders or until their successors have been elected and qualified, or until their death, resignation or removal. Our executive officers are appointed by our board of directors and hold office until their death, resignation or removal from office.

 

Name   Position   Age   Date First Elected
or Appointed
Bruce Elliott   President   54   October 9, 2017
Michael Blum   Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director   41   October 9, 2017
Cameron Chell   Chairman and Director   49   August 21, 2017
James P. Geiskopf   Director   58   August 28, 2014

 

Business Experience

 

The following is a brief account of the education and business experience during at least the past five years of each director and executive officer, indicating the person’s principal occupation during that period, and the name and principal business of the organization in which such occupation and employment were carried out.

 

Bruce Elliott

 

On October 15, 2017, Bruce Elliott was appointed as the president of our company. From 2012 to 2017, Mr. Elliott served as director of Boston Limited Isle of Man, a regulated fiduciary and corporate service provider. From 2013 to 2017, Mr. Elliott served as director of Boston Ventures Limited, Isle of Man.

 

Mr. Elliott is a 25 year eCommerce veteran having held senior leadership roles in privately held and listed companies in online payments, gaming, venture capital and trust and corporate service sectors in North America and Europe. Mr. Elliott is a recognized international conference speaker on entrepreneurship, venture capital and emerging technology trends and has also led venture capital investments into clean tech, gaming, blockchain and fintech companies. Career highlights include Executive Vice President Marketing and Sales of AIM listed Neteller plc, Director of Boston Group Limited and Managing Director of Boston Ventures Limited.

 

Michael Blum

 

On October 9, 2017, Michael Blum was appointed as the chief financial officer, secretary, treasurer and a director of our company.

 

Mr. Blum started his career in Silicon Valley where he eventually joined PayPal as country manager, Germany and later ran the payments business for eBay in South East Asia and the Pacific. In 2005, he moved into the world of finance, co-founding a hedge fund, Falconhenge Partners which then became part of Magnetar Capital. Since February 2008, Mr. Blum has been a co-founder and the President at Hedgeye Risk Management, a leading online financial media company and he is a director at Hedgeye Cares, the company’s employee driven charity. Since September 2016, he has also served as president of Seven7, LLC, a sports and entertainment focused venture fund. Since July 2013, he has served as managing director at Asia Leisure Capital SA, a hotel and casino management and investment firm. He was previously co-founder and chief financial officer of Firefly Systems Inc. Mr. Blum graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and International studies.

 

     
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We believe that Mr. Blum is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his extensive business management and financial expertise derived from his past occupation.

 

Cameron Chell

 

On August 21, 2017, Cameron Chell was appointed as the president and chief executive officer and a director of our company. On October 15, 2017, Mr. Chell resigned as our president in order to accommodate the appointment of Bruce Elliott as our president. On the same day, Mr. Chell was appointed as the non-executive chairman.

 

Mr. Chell has been the CEO of Business Instincts Group since 2009. Business Instincts Group is a venture creation accelerator and services firm whose focus is building high-tech startups. The companies that Business Instincts Group has helped build include Draganfly, RaptorRig, ColdBore, UrtheCast, the first commercial video platform on the International Space Station and Slyce, the visual purchasing engine. As well, Mr. Chell has founded several startups including Futurelink, the original cloud computing company. Mr. Chell is currently involved with creating and sourcing new projects, and overseeing corporate development for Business Instincts Group. Business Instincts Group’s venture creation process involves management services that integrate a proprietary strategic planning process (The RIPKIT) into organizations fostering strategic growth, valuation appreciation, liquidity, and management accountability. In this regard Mr Chell’s primary responsibility is to provide project and strategic management facilitation while working with his co-founders, executives, and investors to determine what is most important and specifically how to get it done.

 

We believe that Mr. Chell is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his extensive business experience derived from his current and past occupation.

 

James P. Geiskopf

 

Effective August 28, 2014, Mr. Geiskopf was appointed as president, secretary, treasury and director of our company. On August 21, 2017, Mr. Geiskopf resigned as our president. On October 9, 2017, Mr. Geiskopf resigned as our secretary and treasurer.

 

Mr. Geiskopf currently serves on the board of directors of nFusz, Inc., formerly bBooth, Inc. (since May 7, 2014), a company having shares of common stock registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. He served as a director of Electronic Cigarettes International Group from June 2013 to March 2017. He was the president, secretary, treasurer and a director of Searchbyheadlines.com (now Naked Brand Group Inc.) from December 22, 2011 to July 30, 2012, and the president and director of The Resource Group from 2007 to 2009. From 1986 to 2007, he served as the president and chief executive officer of Budget Rent-a-Car of Fairfield, California. Mr. Geiskopf also served on the board of directors of Suisun Valley Bank from 1986 to 1993 and on the board of directors of Napa Valley Bancorp. from 1991 to 1993.

 

We believe that Mr. Geiskopf is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his extensive business management and financial expertise derived from his past occupation and his past and current board participation.

 

Family Relationships

 

There are no family relationships among our directors or officers.

 

     
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Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

 

Except as disclosed below, none of our directors or executive officers have been involved in any of the following events during the past ten years:

 

  (a) any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;
     
  (b) any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offences);
     
  (c) being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities;
     
  (d) being found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated;
     
  (e) being the subject of, or a party to, any federal or state judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of: (i) any federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation; or (ii) any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease- and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order; or (iii) any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or
     
  (f) being the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.

 

Michael Blum was a co-founder of Firefly Systems Inc. (“ Firefly ”) and acted as the chief financial officer of Firefly from January 2014 to February 2017. Firefly was a start-up in the space launch industry. Firefly grew from nothing in January 2014 to a company with 185 employees in the summer of 2016 with NASA as its flagship customer. When a major European investor backed out of a $32 million funding commitment at the last minute due to the Brexit vote, Firefly’s major stockholder was unwilling to pick-up the pieces and Firefly failed to close its last round of funding by early 2017. As a result, on April 3, 2017, Firefly filed a bankruptcy petition under Chapter 7 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas.

 

Michael Blum was elected to the board of directors of XCOR Aerospace, Inc. (“ XCOR ”) in late April 2017. XCOR lost its only customer one or two weeks after his election and the board of directors of XCOR asked Mr. Blum to fill the role of acting chief executive officer and Mr. Blum took over as acting chief executive officer on June 27, 2017. Mr. Blum was unable to save XCOR and, on November 8, 2017, XCOR filed a bankruptcy petition under Chapter 7 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California.

 

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

Summary Compensation

 

The particulars of compensation paid to the following persons:

 

  (a) all individuals serving as our principal executive officer during the year ended December 31, 2016;
     
  (b) each of two most highly compensated executive officers other than our principal executive officer who were serving as executive officers at December 31, 2016; and
     
  (c) up to two additional individuals for whom disclosure would have been provided under (b) but for the fact that the individual was not serving as our executive officer at December 31, 2016,

 

     
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who we will collectively refer to as the named executive officers, for all services rendered in all capacities to our company for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 are set out in the following summary compensation table:

 

Summary Compensation Table – Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015

 

Name and Principal Position   Year   Salary
($)
  Bonus
($)
  Stock Awards
($)
  Option Awards
($)
  Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation
($)
  Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
  All Other Compensation
($)
  Total
($)
James P.   2016   Nil   Nil   Nil   Nil   Nil   Nil   Nil   Nil
Geiskopf   2015   Nil   Nil   Nil   Nil   Nil   Nil   Nil   Nil
Director and Former President, Secretary and Treasurer                                    

 

Employment or Consulting Agreements

 

We have not entered into any written employment agreement or consulting agreement with James P. Geiskopf.

 

Retirement or Similar Benefit Plans

 

There are no arrangements or plans in which we provide retirement or similar benefits for our directors or executive officers.

 

Resignation, Retirement, Other Termination, or Change in Control Arrangements

 

We have no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement, whether written or unwritten, that provides for payments to our directors or executive officers at, following, or in connection with the resignation, retirement or other termination of its directors or executive officers, or a change in control of our company or a change in our directors’ or executive officers’ responsibilities following a change in control.

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

 

As at December 31, 2016, we had not adopted any equity compensation plan and no stock, options or other equity securities were awarded to our executive officers during the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

Compensation of Directors

 

During the year ended December 31, 2016, we had no directors who were not the named executive officers.

 

We have no formal plan for compensating our directors for their services as directors. Our directors are entitled to reimbursement for reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of our board of directors.

 

     
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS,
AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

 

Other than as disclosed below, there has been no transaction, since January 1, 2014, or currently proposed transaction, in which we were or are to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds $349.60, being the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of its total assets at year end for the last two completed fiscal years, and in which any of the following persons had or will have a direct or indirect material interest:

 

  (i) Any director or executive officer of our company;
     
  (ii) Any person who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, shares carrying more than 5% of any class of our voting securities;
     
  (iii) Any promoter of our company;
     
  (iv) Any person who acquired control of our company when it was a shell company or any person that is part of a group, consisting of two or more persons that agreed to act together for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of our common stock, that acquired control of our company when it was a shell company; and
     
  (v) Any member of the immediate family (including spouse, parents, children, siblings and in- laws) of any of the foregoing persons.

 

Mary Wolf, who served as our chief executive officer, president, secretary, chief financial officer, treasurer and a director of our company from our inception to August 28, 2014 and a former stockholder who owned 50% of our outstanding shares of common stock, was the promoter of our company. On July 20, 2010, we issued a total of 3,000,000 shares of our common stock to Ms. Wolf for cash at $0.005 per share for a total of $15,000. As of December 31, 2013, we had a loan outstanding with Ms. Wolf in the amount of $9,527, bearing interest at the rate of 4% per annum. Ms. Wolf advanced us a further $190 during the year ended December 31, 2014, increasing the balance due and payable to her to $9,717. Effective August 28, 2014, Ms. Wolf forgave the balance of $9,717 due and payable to her by us.

 

In connection with the appointment of Bruce Elliott as president, we have entered into an independent consultant agreement dated October 15, 2017 with Bruce Elliott whereby we agreed to pay Mr. Elliott a signing bonus of $7,500, payable within 30 days, and a consulting fee in the amount of $10,000 per month to be reviewed by the board of directors on or before January 2018 to approve a compensation change to $12,000 per month. Subject to compliance with all applicable securities laws, we also agreed to grant to Mr. Elliott 200,000 stock options within 60 days at a price of $0.10 per share, which stock options will vest as follows: (i) 1/3 share vest immediately, (ii) 1/3 shall vest on the 12 month anniversary of the grant date and (iii) 1/3 shall vest on the 24 month anniversary of the grant date. The agreement continues for twelve months terms which will automatically be renewed unless we provide 90 days prior written notice of its intention to not renew the agreement. The agreement may be terminated by (i) Mr. Elliott by providing at least 90 days advance notice in writing, (ii) us by giving at least 90 days advance notice in writing, or (iii) us without notice in the event that Mr. Elliott: (a) breaches any term of the agreement, (b) neglects the services or any other duty to be performed under the agreement, (c) engages in any conduct which is dishonest, or damages our reputation or standing, (d) is convicted of any criminal act, (e) engages in any act of moral turpitude, (f) files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, or (g) is adjudicated as bankrupt or insolvent. Mr. Elliott has also agreed for the term of the agreement not to compete with us in the business of providing services for blockchain initial coin offerings. During the term of the agreement and for a period of one year immediately following the termination or expiration of the agreement, Mr. Elliott has agreed not to solicit or induce any customer, prospective customer, supplier, sales personnel, employee or independent contractor involved with us to terminate or breach any employment, contractual or other relationship with us, or to otherwise discontinue or alter such third party’s relationship with us.

 

     
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In connection with the appointment of Michael Blum as chief financial officer, we have entered into an independent consultant agreement dated October 9, 2017 with Michael Blum whereby we agreed to pay Mr. Blum a signing bonus of $25,000, payable within 30 days, and a consulting fee in the amount of $10,000 per month. Subject to compliance with all applicable securities laws, we also agreed to grant to Mr. Blum stock options in an amount to be determined by our board of directors. The agreement continues for twelve months terms which will automatically be renewed unless we provide 30 days prior written notice of its intention to not renew the agreement. The agreement may be terminated by (i) Mr. Blum by providing at least 30 days advance notice in writing, (ii) us by giving at least 30 days advance notice in writing, or (iii) us without notice in the event that Mr. Blum: (a) breaches any term of the agreement, (b) neglects the services or any other duty to be performed under the agreement, (c) engages in any conduct which is dishonest, or damages our reputation or standing, (d) is convicted of any criminal act, (e) engages in any act of moral turpitude, (f) files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, or (g) is adjudicated as bankrupt or insolvent. Mr. Blum has also agreed for the term of the agreement not to compete with us in the business of providing services for blockchain initial coin offerings. During the term of the agreement and for a period of one year immediately following the termination or expiration of the agreement, Mr. Blum has agreed not to solicit or induce any customer, prospective customer, supplier, sales personnel, employee or independent contractor involved with us to terminate or breach any employment, contractual or other relationship with us, or to otherwise discontinue or alter such third party’s relationship with us.

 

On October 30, 2017, we issued 250,000 shares of our common stock to Michael Blum at a price of $0.10 per share for gross proceeds of $25,000.

 

Effective October 15, 2017, we granted a total of 1,400,000 stock options to our directors and officers (200,000 stock options to Bruce Elliott, 400,000 stock options to Michael Blum, 400,000 stock options to Cameron Chell and 400,000 stock options to James P. Geiskopf). The stock options are exercisable at the exercise price of $0.10 per share for a period of ten years from the date of grant. The stock options vest as follows: (i) 1/3 upon the date of grant; (ii) 1/3 on the first anniversary date and (iii) 1/3 on the second anniversary date.

 

On October 18, 2017, we entered into a business services agreement with Business Instincts Group Inc., on November 20, 2017, we entered into a loan agreement with WENN Digital Inc. and, on December 29, 2017, we entered into a business services agreement with WENN Digital Inc. Our chairman and director, Cameron Chell, is a director, officer and an indirect shareholder of Business Instincts Group Inc. which owns 10% of the common stock of WENN Digital Inc. and he is also a director, officer and indirect shareholder of Blockchain Merchant Group, Inc. which owns 2.5% of the common stock of WENN Digital Inc. See Business – Recent Developments for additional information.

 

Director Independence

 

We currently act with three directors consisting of Michael Blum, Cameron Chell and James P. Geiskopf. Our common stock is quoted on the OTCQB operated by the OTC Markets Group, which does not impose any director independence requirements. Under NASDAQ rule 5605(a)(2), a director is not independent if he or she is also an executive officer or employee of the corporation or was, at any time during the past three years, employed by the corporation. Using this definition of independent director, we do not have any independent directors.

 

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

We know of no material, active or pending legal proceedings against us, nor are we involved as a plaintiff in any material proceeding or pending litigation. There are no proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial stockholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our interest.

 

MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON OUR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

Market Information

 

There is currently no established public trading market for our common stock. There is a limited public market for our common stock. Our common stock is not traded on any exchange. Our common stock has been quoted on the OTCQB operated by the OTC Markets Group under the trading symbol “ICOX” since November 28, 2017. From August 17, 2017 to November 27, 2017, our common stock was quoted on the OTCQB under the trading symbol “APCN”. Prior to that, our common stock was quoted on the OTCQB under the trading symbol “RDLA”.

 

Trading in stocks quoted on the OTCQB is often thin and is characterized by wide fluctuations in trading prices due to many factors that may be unrelated or have little to do with a company’s operations or business prospects. We cannot assure you that there will be a market for our common stock in the future.

 

     
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Set forth below are the range of high and low bid quotations for the periods indicated as reported by the OTCQB. The market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commissions and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.

 

Quarter Ended   High Bid     Low Bid  
September 30, 2017   $ 1.25     $ 0.05  
June 30, 2017     Nil       Nil  
March 31, 2017     Nil       Nil  
December 31, 2016     Nil       Nil  
September 30, 2016     Nil       Nil  
June 30, 2016     Nil       Nil  
March 31, 2016     Nil       Nil  
December 31, 2015   $ 5.00     $ 5.00  
September 30, 2015   $ 5.00     $ 5.00  
June 30, 2015   $ 5.00     $ 5.00  
March 31, 2015   $ 5.00     $ 5.00  

 

Outstanding Options, Warrants or Convertible Securities

 

As of January 2, 2018, we had 2,900,000 stock options and no warrants outstanding. As of January 2, 2018, we had (i) convertible notes in the aggregate principal amount of $175,325 outstanding, which bear interest at the rate of 18% per annum and are convertible into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.03 per share, and (ii) convertible notes in the aggregate principal amount of $325,000 outstanding, which bear interest at the rate of 10% per annum and are convertible into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.10 per share.

 

Rule 144

 

None of our issued and outstanding common stock is eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended.

 

Public Offering

 

There are no shares of common stock or other securities of our company that are being, or have been publicly proposed to be, publicly offered by us, the offering of which could have a material effect on the market price of our common stock or other securities.

 

Number of Holders

 

As of January 2, 2018, the 11,600,000 issued and outstanding shares of our common stock were held by a total of 57 stockholders of record.

 

Dividends

 

We have not declared any dividends since incorporation and do not anticipate that we will do so in the foreseeable future. Although there are no restrictions that limit the ability to pay dividends on our common stock, our intention is to retain future earnings, if any, for use in our operations and the expansion of our business.

 

There are no restrictions in our articles of incorporation or bylaws that prevent us from declaring dividends. The Nevada Revised Statutes, however, do prohibit us from declaring dividends where, after giving effect to the distribution of the dividend:

 

     
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1. We would not be able to pay our debts as they become due in the usual course of business; or
   
2. Our total assets would be less than the sum of our total liabilities plus the amount that would be needed to satisfy the rights of stockholders who have preferential rights superior to those receiving the distribution.

 

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

 

As of December 31, 2016, we did adopt any equity compensation plans.

 

On October 15, 2017, our board of directors adopted and approved the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. The purpose of the plan is to (a) enable us and any of our affiliates to attract and retain the types of employees, consultants and directors who will contribute to our long range success; (b) provide incentives that align the interests of employees, consultants and directors with those of our stockholders; and (c) promote the success of our business. The plan enables us to grant awards of a maximum of 3,000,000 shares of our stock and awards that may be granted under the plan includes incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted awards and performance compensation awards.

 

RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES

 

On September 14, 2015, we entered into a private placement subscription agreement with, and issued an unsecured convertible note in the principal amount of $73,825 to, one subscriber. Prior to issuance of the note, we were indebted to the subscriber with respect to: (i) a loan in the principal amount of $10,000 made to us by the subscriber pursuant to the terms of a loan agreement dated August 28, 2014, and accrued interest thereon of $1,956, for a total amount outstanding of $11,956, and (ii) a loan in the principal amount of $20,000 made to us by the subscriber pursuant to the terms of a loan agreement dated February 26, 2015, and accrued interest thereon of $1,869, for a total amount outstanding of $21,869, for total indebtedness in the amount of $33,825. The purchase price of the convertible note was paid by (i) settlement of the outstanding debt, and (ii) the payment of an additional $40,000 to us by the subscriber. The convertible note will mature five years from the date of issuance and will bear interest at the rate of 18% interest per annum, compounded annually. The principal amount, plus any interest accrued thereon, may be converted into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.03 per share. We issued the convertible note to one non-U.S. person (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended) in an offshore transaction in which we relied on the exemptions from the registration requirements provided for in Regulation S and/or Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended.

 

On December 30, 2016, we entered into a private placement subscription agreement, whereby we issued a convertible note to Oceanside Strategies Inc. in the principal amount of $50,000 and agreed to pay interest on the balance of the principal amount at the rate of 18.0% per annum. The principal amount of the convertible note and the interest is payable in full on December 30, 2021. The principal amount, plus any interest accrued thereon, may be converted into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.03 per share. We issued the convertible to one non-U.S. person (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended) in an offshore transaction in which we relied on the exemptions from the registration requirements provided for in Regulation S and/or Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended.

 

On December 30, 2016, we entered into a private placement subscription agreement, whereby we issued a convertible note to Oceanside Strategies Inc. in the principal amount of $21,500 and agreed to pay interest on the balance of the principal amount at the rate of 18.0% per annum. The principal amount of the convertible note and the interest is payable in full on December 31, 2021. The principal amount, plus any interest accrued thereon, may be converted into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.03 per share. The purchase price of the convertible note was paid by settlement of (i) the outstanding debt in the amount of $20,000 and (ii) a restructuring fee in the amount of $1,500 for restructuring the outstanding debt. We issued the convertible to one non-U.S. person (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended) in an offshore transaction in which we relied on the exemptions from the registration requirements provided for in Regulation S and/or Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended.

 

     
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On March 2, 2017, we entered into a private placement subscription agreement, whereby we issued a convertible note to Oceanside Strategies Inc. in the principal amount of $20,000 and agreed to pay interest on the balance of the principal amount at the rate of 18.0% per annum. The principal amount of the convertible note and the interest is payable in full on March 2, 2022. The principal amount, plus any interest accrued thereon, may be converted into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.03 per share. We issued the convertible note to one non-U.S. person (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended) in an offshore transaction in which we relied on the exemptions from the registration requirements provided for in Regulation S and/or Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended.

 

On June 8, 2017, we entered into a private placement subscription agreement, whereby we issued a convertible note to Oceanside Strategies Inc. in the principal amount of $10,000 and agreed to pay interest on the balance of the principal amount at the rate of 18.0% per annum. The principal amount of the convertible note and the interest is payable in full on June 8, 2022. The principal amount, plus any interest accrued thereon, may be converted into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.03 per share. We issued the convertible note to one non-U.S. person (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended) in an offshore transaction in which we relied on the exemptions from the registration requirements provided for in Regulation S and/or Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended.

 

Effective October 15, 2017, we granted a total of 2,725,000 stock options to our directors and executive officers and certain consultants. The stock options are exercisable at the exercise price of $0.10 per share for a period of ten years from the date of grant. 2,200,000 of the stock options vest as follows: (i) 1/3 upon the date of grant; (ii) 1/3 on the first anniversary date and (iii) 1/3 on the second anniversary date. 525,000 of the stock options vest as follows: (i) 1/3 upon the first anniversary of the date of grant; (ii) 1/3 on the second anniversary date and (iii) 1/3 on the third anniversary date. We granted the stock options to three U.S. persons (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended) and in issuing securities we relied on the registration exemption provided for in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended. We granted the stock options to six non U.S. persons and in issuing securities we relied on the registration exemption provided for in Regulation S and/or Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended.

 

On October 30, 2017, we entered into private placement subscription agreements, whereby we issued unsecured convertible notes to two subscribers in the aggregate principal amount of $325,000 and agreed to pay interest on the balance of the principal amount at the rate of 10.0% per annum. The principal amount of the convertible notes and the interest is payable in full on October 30, 2020. The principal amount, plus any interest accrued thereon, may be converted into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.10 per share. We issued the convertible notes to two non-U.S. persons (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended) in an offshore transaction in which we relied on the exemptions from the registration requirements provided for in Regulation S and/or Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended.

 

On October 30, 2017, we issued an aggregate of 5,600,000 shares of common stock to 35 subscribers for total consideration of $560,000. Of the 5,600,000 shares of our common stock we issued: (i) 1,150,000 shares pursuant to the exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended provided by Section 4(2), Section 4(6) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended to 5 investors who were “accredited investors” within the respective meanings ascribed to that term in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended; and (ii) 4,450,000 shares to 30 non-U.S. persons (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended) in an offshore transaction relying on Regulation S and/or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended.

 

Effective November 10, 2017, we granted a total of 175,000 stock options to certain consultants. The stock options are exercisable at the exercise price of $0.10 per share for a period of ten years from the date of grant. The stock options vest as follows: (i) 1/3 upon the first anniversary of the date of grant; (ii) 1/3 on the second anniversary date and (iii) 1/3 on the third anniversary date. We granted the stock options to three U.S. persons (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended) and in issuing securities we relied on the registration exemption provided for in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended.

 

     
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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

 

General

 

Our authorized capital stock consists of 75,000,000 shares of common stock, with a par value of $0.001 per share. We are not authorized to issue any shares of preferred stock. As of January 2, 2018, there were 11,600,000 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding.

 

Voting Rights

 

Our common stock is entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders, including the election of directors. Except as otherwise required by law, the holders of our common stock possess all voting power. A majority of our outstanding shares entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, constitute a quorum at a meeting of our stockholders. If a quorum exists, a majority vote of those shares present and voting at a duly organized meeting will suffice to defeat or enact any proposal unless the statutes of the State of Nevada, our articles of incorporation or bylaws require a greater-than-majority vote, in which event the higher vote will be required for the action to constitute the action of our company. Unless otherwise provided in our articles of incorporation, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting of our stockholders at which a quorum is present.

 

Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of our stockholders may be taken without a meeting if one or more written consents, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by our stockholders holding a majority of the shares entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof, unless a supermajority vote is required by our bylaws in which case a “supermajority” vote will be required.

 

Our board of directors has the power to amend our bylaws unless our stockholders, in adopting, amending or repealing a particular bylaw, provide expressly that our board of directors may not amend or repeal that bylaw or our bylaw either establishes, amends or deletes a supermajority stockholder quorum or voting requirement. As a result, our board of directors may be able to change the quorum and voting requirements at a meeting of our stockholders, subject to the applicable laws and our articles of incorporation and bylaws.

 

Other Rights

 

Upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in all net assets available for distribution to our stockholders after payment to creditors.

 

The holders of our common stock are entitled to receive the dividends as may be declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available for dividends. Our board of directors is not obligated to declare a dividend. Any future dividends will be subject to the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon, among other things, our future earnings, operating and financial condition, capital requirements, general business conditions and other pertinent factors. It is not anticipated that dividends will be paid in the foreseeable future.

 

Our common stock is not convertible or redeemable and has no preemptive, subscription or conversion rights. There are no conversions, redemption, sinking fund or similar provisions regarding our common stock.

 

Anti-Takeover Provisions

 

Some features of the Nevada Revised Statutes, which are further described below, may have the effect of deterring third parties from making takeover bids for control of our company or may be used to hinder or delay a takeover bid. This would decrease the chance that our stockholders would realize a premium over market price for their shares of common stock as a result of a takeover bid.

 

     
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Acquisition of Controlling Interest

 

The Nevada Revised Statutes contain provisions governing the acquisition of a controlling interest of certain Nevada corporations. These provisions provide generally that any person or entity that acquires in excess of a specified percentage of the outstanding voting shares of a Nevada corporation may be denied voting rights with respect to the acquired shares, unless the holders of a majority of the voting power of the corporation, excluding shares as to which any of such acquiring person or entity, an officer or a director of the corporation, and an employee of the corporation exercises voting rights, elect to restore such voting rights in whole or in part. These provisions apply whenever a person or entity acquires shares that, but for the operation of these provisions, would bring voting power of such person or entity in the election of directors within any of the following three ranges:

 

  20% or more but less than 33 1/3%;
     
  33 1/3% or more but less than or equal to 50%; or
     
  more than 50%.

 

The stockholders or board of directors of a corporation may elect to exempt the stock of the corporation from these provisions through adoption of a provision to that effect in the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation. Our articles of incorporation and bylaws do not exempt our common stock from these provisions.

 

These provisions are applicable only to a Nevada corporation, which:

 

  has 200 or more stockholders of record, at least 100 of whom have addresses in Nevada appearing on the stock ledger of the corporation; and
     
  does business in Nevada directly or through an affiliated corporation.

 

At this time, we do not have 100 stockholders of record who have addresses in Nevada appearing on our stock ledger nor do we conduct any business in Nevada, either directly or through an affiliated corporation. Therefore, we believe that these provisions do not apply to acquisitions of our shares and will not until such time as these requirements have been met. At such time as they may apply to us, these provisions may discourage companies or persons interested in acquiring a significant interest in or control of our company, regardless of whether such acquisition may be in the interest of our stockholders.

 

Combination with Interested Stockholder

 

The Nevada Revised Statutes contain provisions governing the combination of any Nevada corporation that has 200 or more stockholders of record with an interested stockholder. As of January 2, 2017, we had approximately 57 stockholders of record. Therefore, we believe that these provisions do not apply to us and will not until such time as these requirements have been met. At such time as they may apply to us, these provisions may also have effect of delaying or making it more difficult to effect a change in control of our company.

 

A corporation affected by these provisions may not engage in a combination within three years after the interested stockholder acquires his, her or its shares unless the combination or purchase is approved by the board of directors before the interested stockholder acquired such shares. Generally, if approval is not obtained, then after the expiration of the three-year period, the business combination may be consummated with the approval of the board of directors before the person became an interested stockholder or a majority of the voting power held by disinterested stockholders, or if the consideration to be received per share by disinterested stockholders is at least equal to the highest of:

 

  the highest price per share paid by the interested stockholder within the three years immediately preceding the date of the announcement of the combination or within three years immediately before, or in, the transaction in which he, she or it became an interested stockholder, whichever is higher;
     
  the market value per share on the date of announcement of the combination or the date the person became an interested stockholder, whichever is higher; or
     
  if higher for the holders of preferred stock, the highest liquidation value of the preferred stock, if any.

 

     
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Generally, these provisions define an interested stockholder as a person who is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly of 10% or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting shares of a corporation. Generally, these provisions define combination to include any merger or consolidation with an interested stockholder, or any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition, in one transaction or a series of transactions with an interested stockholder of assets of the corporation having:

 

  an aggregate market value equal to 5% or more of the aggregate market value of the assets of the corporation;
     
  an aggregate market value equal to 5% or more of the aggregate market value of all outstanding shares of the corporation; or
     
  representing 10% or more of the earning power or net income of the corporation.

 

Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws

 

There are no provisions in our articles of incorporation or our bylaws that would delay, defer or prevent a change in control of our company and that would operate only with respect to an extraordinary corporate transaction involving our company or any of our subsidiaries, such as merger, reorganization, tender offer, sale or transfer of substantially all of its assets, or liquidation.

 

INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

The Nevada Revised Statutes provide that:

 

  a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, except an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful;
     
  a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses, including amounts paid in settlement and attorneys’ fees actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with the defense or settlement of the action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. Indemnification may not be made for any claim, issue or matter as to which such a person has been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be liable to the corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought or other court of competent jurisdiction determines upon application that in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper; and
     
  to the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the corporation must indemnify him or her against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with the defense.

 

     
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The Nevada Revised Statutes provide that we may make any discretionary indemnification only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances. The determination must be made:

 

  by our stockholders;
     
  by our board of directors by majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding;
     
  if a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding so orders, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion;
     
  if a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding cannot be obtained, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion; or
     
  by court order.

 

Our bylaws provide for the mandatory indemnification of any individual made a party to a proceeding because he is or was an officer, director, employee or agent of our company against liability incurred in the proceeding, all pursuant to and consistent with the provisions of NRS 78.751, as amended from time to time. Our bylaws provide that the indemnification permitted by our bylaws is intended to be to the fullest extent permissible under the laws of the State of Nevada, and any amendments thereto. Our bylaws provide that the expenses of officers and directors incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding must be paid by us as they are incurred and in advance of the final deposition of the action, suit or proceeding, but only after receipt by us of an undertaking by or on behalf of the officer or director on terms set by our board of directors, to repay the expenses advanced if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that he is not entitled to be indemnified by us.

 

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

On October 28, 2015, Cutler & Co., LLC resigned as our independent registered public accounting firm as it was merging its SEC auditing practice with Pritchett, Siler & Hardy, PC of Salt Lake City, Utah. On October 28, 2015, we engaged Pritchett, Siler & Hardy, PC, as our new independent registered public accounting firm. The change of our independent registered public accounting firm from Cutler & Co., LLC to Pritchett, Siler & Hardy, PC was approved by our board of directors.

 

Cutler & Co., LLC’s report on our financial statements for our fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, or qualification or modification as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles, except that such report on our financial statements contained an explanatory paragraph in respect to the substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

During our fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 and in the subsequent interim period through the date of resignation, there were no disagreements, resolved or not, with Cutler & Co., LLC on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope and procedures, which disagreement, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Cutler & Co., LLC, would have caused Cutler & Co., LLC to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its report.

 

During our fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 and in the subsequent interim period through the date of resignation, there were no reportable events as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

 

During our fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 and in the subsequent interim period through the date of appointment, we have not consulted with Pritchett, Siler & Hardy, PC regarding either the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our financial statements, nor has Pritchett, Siler & Hardy, PC provided to us a written report or oral advice that Pritchett, Siler & Hardy, PC concluded was an important factor considered by us in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue. In addition, during such periods, we have not consulted with Pritchett, Siler & Hardy, PC regarding any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) or a reportable event (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

 

     
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

Our audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 are available in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2017.

 

Our unaudited financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 are available in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2017.

 

Item 5.06 Change in Shell Company Status.

 

Management has determined that, as a result of our entry into a business services agreement with WENN Digital Inc. on December 29, 2017 described in the section titled “Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement” above, on December 29, 2017, we ceased to be a shell company as defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description of Exhibit
     
(3)   Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
     
3.1   Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form S-1, filed on March 30, 2011)
     
3.2   Bylaws (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form S-1, filed on March 30, 2011)
     
3.3   Articles of Merger (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with on August 23, 2017)
     
(10)   Material Contracts
     
10.1   Private Placement Subscription Agreement with Oceanside Strategies Inc. dated September 14, 2015 (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 15, 2015)
     
10.2   18% Unsecured Convertible Note with Oceanside Strategies Inc. dated September 14, 2015 (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 15, 2015)
     
10.3   Private Placement Subscription Agreement with Oceanside Strategies Inc. dated December 30, 2016 (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 5, 2017)
     
10.4   18% Unsecured Convertible Note with Oceanside Strategies Inc. dated December 30, 2016 (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 5, 2017)
     
10.5*   Private Placement Subscription Agreement with Oceanside Strategies Inc. dated December 30, 2016
     
10.6*   18% Unsecured Convertible Note with Oceanside Strategies Inc. dated December 30, 2016
     
10.7   Private Placement Subscription Agreement with Oceanside Strategies Inc. dated March 2, 2017 (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on March 15, 2017)
     
10.8   18% Unsecured Convertible Note with Oceanside Strategies Inc. dated March 2, 2017 (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on March 15, 2017)
     
10.9*   Private Placement Subscription Agreement with Oceanside Strategies Inc. dated June 8, 2017
     
10.10*   18% Unsecured Convertible Note with Oceanside Strategies Inc. dated June 8, 2017
     
10.11   Transfer Agreement dated August 21, 2017 with Blockchain Fund GP Inc. (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 23, 2017)

 

     
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Exhibit
Number
  Description of Exhibit
     
10.12   Business Services Agreement with Business Instincts Group Inc. dated October 18, 2017. (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 19, 2017)
     
10.13   Form of Private Placement Subscription Agreement for Convertible Debentures (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 31, 2017)
     
10.14   Form of Unsecured Convertible Debenture (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 31, 2017)
     
10.15   Form of Private Placement Subscription Agreement for Common Stock Offering (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 31, 2017)
     
10.16   Loan Agreement dated November 20, 2017 with WENN Digital Inc. (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 27, 2017)
     
10.17*   Independent Consultant Agreement dated effective October 9, 2017 with Bruce Elliott
     
10.18*   Independent Consultant Agreement dated effective October 9, 2017 with Michael Blum
     
10.19*   Business Services Agreement dated effective December 29, 2017 with WENN Digital Inc.
     
(16)   Letter re Change in Certifying Accountant
     
16.1   Letter from Culter & Co., LLC dated October 29, 2015 (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 29, 2015)

 

* Filed herewith

 

     
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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

APPCOIN INNOVATIONS INC.

 

/s/ Bruce Elliott  
Bruce Elliott  
President  

 

January 2, 2018

 

     
     

 

REDSTONE LITERARY AGENTS, INC.

 

PRIVATE PLACEMENT SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

The undersigned (the “ Subscriber ”) hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase from RedStone Literary Agents, Inc. (the “ Company ”) an unsecured convertible note (the “ Note ”) in the principal amount of $50,000 (the “ Principal Amount ”). The Subscriber agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in the attached “Terms and Conditions of Subscription for Convertible Note”.

 

Subscriber Information
 
Oceanside Strategies Inc.
(Name of Subscriber)
 
X /s/ Dain Currie
(Signature of Authorized Signatory)
 
Dain Currie
(Name and Title of Authorized Signatory – if the Subscriber is not an Individual)
 
 
(SIN, SSN, or other Tax Identification Number of the Subscriber)
 
10 Market Street, Suite 688, Camana Bay, Cayman Islands, KY1-9006
(Subscriber’s Address, including city and province or state of residence)
 
 
(Telephone Number)                                                          (Email Address)
 
Register the Note as set forth below :
 
Same as above
(Name to Appear on Note Certificate)
 
(Address)
 
 

 

The Company hereby accepts the subscription as set forth above on the terms and conditions contained in this Subscription Agreement as of 30th day of December, 2016 (the “ Closing Date ”).

 

REDSTONE LITERARY AGENTS, INC.  
     
Per: /s/ Jimmy Geiskopf  
  Authorized Signatory  

 

Address: 3250 Oakland Hills Court
  Fairfield, CA 94534
   
Email: jgeiskopf@aol.com

 

     
     

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUBSCRIPTION FOR CONVERTIBLE NOTE

 

1. Subscription

 

1.1       On the basis of the representations and warranties and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Subscriber hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase an unsecured convertible note in the principal amount of $50,000 (the “ Note ”) from the Company (such subscription and agreement to purchase being, this “ Subscription ”) for the Principal Amount, and the Company agrees to sell the Note to the Subscriber.

 

1.2       The Note will bear interest at a rate of 18.0% per annum, compounded annually, which will be payable on the earlier of: (a) the maturity date of the Note, which will be five years from the date of issuance, (b) the conversion of any principal amount of the Note, and (c) the date that all amounts owing under the Note are prepaid by the Company as provided in the Note. The Note will be convertible into shares of common stock in the capital of the Issuer (each, a “ Share ”) on the terms set out in the Note. The Note and the Shares are referred to herein as the “ Securities ”.

 

2. Payment

 

2.1       The Parties agree that the Subscription Amount shall be paid by the payment of $50,000 as at the Closing (the “ Cash Consideration ”).

 

3. Documents Required from the Subscriber

 

3.1       The Subscriber must complete, sign and return to the Company an executed copy of this Agreement and any additional documents, questionnaires, notices and undertakings as may be required by any regulatory authorities and applicable law.

 

3.2       Both parties to this Agreement acknowledge and agree that Clark Wilson has acted as counsel only to the Company and is not protecting the rights and interests of the Subscriber. The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Company and Clark Wilson have given the Subscriber the opportunity to seek, and have recommended that the Subscriber obtain, independent legal advice with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and, further, the Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to the Company and Clark Wilson that the Subscriber has sought independent legal advice or waives such advice.

 

4. Conditions and Closing

 

4.1       The Closing is conditional upon the issue and sale of the Note being exempt from the requirement to file a prospectus and the requirement to deliver an offering memorandum under applicable securities laws relating to the sale of the Note, or the Company having received such orders, consents or approvals as may be required to permit such sale without the requirement to file a prospectus or deliver an offering memorandum.

 

     
     

 

4.2       The Subscriber acknowledges that the certificate representing the Note will be available for delivery upon the Closing, provided that the Subscriber has satisfied the requirements of Section 3 hereof and the Company has accepted this Agreement.

 

5. Acknowledgements and Agreements of Subscriber

 

5.1       The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that:

 

  (a) the Securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 , as amended, (the “ 1933 Act ”), or under any state securities or “blue sky” laws of any state of the United States, and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States or, directly or indirectly, to U.S. Persons, as that term is defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act (“ Regulation S ”), except in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S, pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, or pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the 1933 Act and in each case only in accordance with applicable securities laws;
     
  (b) the Company has not undertaken, and will have no obligation, to register any of the Securities under the 1933 Act or any other securities laws;
     
  (c) the Subscriber understands and agrees that offers and sales of any of the Securities prior to the expiration of the period specified in Regulation S (such period hereinafter referred to as the “ Distribution Compliance Period ”) shall only be made in compliance with the safe harbor provisions set forth in Regulation S, pursuant to the registration provisions of the 1933 Act or an exemption therefrom, and that all offers and sales after the Distribution Compliance Period shall be made only in compliance with the registration provisions of the 1933 Act or an exemption therefrom and in each case only in accordance with applicable securities laws;
     
  (d) the statutory and regulatory basis for the exemption claimed for the sale of the Securities, although in technical compliance with Regulation S, would not be available if the offering is part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration provisions of the 1933 Act or any applicable securities laws;
     
  (e) the decision to acquire the Securities will not be based upon any oral or written representation as to fact or otherwise made by or on behalf of the Company and such decision will be based entirely upon a review of any public information (the “ Public Record ”) which has been filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”);
     
  (f) the Company may complete additional financings in the future in order to develop the business of the Company and fund its ongoing development, and such future financings may have a dilutive effect on the Subscriber but there is no assurance that such financing will be available, on reasonable terms or at all, and if not available, the Company may be unable to fund its ongoing development;
     
  (g) there are risks associated with an investment in the Securities;

 

     
     

 

  (h) the Subscriber and the Subscriber’s advisor(s) have had a reasonable opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company in connection with the distribution of the Securities hereunder, and to obtain additional information, to the extent possessed or obtainable without unreasonable effort or expense, necessary to verify the accuracy of the information about the Company;
     
  (i) a portion of the Offering may be sold pursuant to an agreement between the Company and one or more agent or agents registered in accordance with applicable securities laws, in which case the Company will pay a fee and/or compensation securities on commercially reasonable terms. In addition, a finder’s fee may be payable by the Company to finders who introduce purchasers to the Company if such persons’ subscription agreements are accepted by the Company;
     
  (j) the books and records of the Company were available upon reasonable notice for inspection, subject to certain confidentiality restrictions, by the Subscriber during reasonable business hours at its principal place of business, and all documents, records and books in connection with the distribution of the Securities hereunder have been made available for inspection by the Subscriber, the Subscriber’s lawyer and/or advisor(s);
     
  (k) all of the information which the Subscriber has provided to the Company is correct and complete as of the date this Agreement is signed, and if there should be any change in such information prior to this Agreement being executed by the Company, the Subscriber will immediately provide the Company with such information;
     
  (l) the Company is entitled to rely on the representations and warranties of the Subscriber contained in this Agreement, and the Subscriber will hold harmless the Company from any loss or damage it or they may suffer as a result of the Subscriber’s failure to correctly complete this Agreement;
     
  (m) the Subscriber will indemnify and hold harmless the Company and, where applicable, its directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and shareholders, from and against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all fees, costs and expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim, lawsuit, administrative proceeding or investigation whether commenced or threatened) arising out of or based upon any representation or warranty of the Subscriber contained in this Agreement or in any document furnished by the Subscriber to the Company in connection herewith being untrue in any material respect or any breach or failure by the Subscriber to comply with any covenant or agreement made by the Subscriber to the Company in connection therewith;
     
  (n) the Subscriber has been advised to consult the Subscriber’s own legal, tax and other advisors with respect to the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities and with respect to applicable resale restrictions, and it is solely responsible (and the Company is not in any way responsible) for compliance with:

 

  (i) any applicable laws of the jurisdiction in which the Subscriber is resident in connection with the distribution of the Securities hereunder, and
     
  (ii) applicable resale restrictions;

 

     
     

 

  (o) the Company will refuse to register the transfer of any of the Securities not made in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S, pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act or pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act and in each case in accordance with applicable securities laws;
     
  (p) the Subscriber consents to the placement of a legend or legends on any certificate or other document evidencing any of the Securities setting forth or referring to the restrictions on transferability and sale thereof contained in this Agreement, with such legend(s) to be substantially as follows:

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY AND, IF APPLICABLE, THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY ARE CONVERTIBLE, WERE ISSUED IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION TO A PERSON WHO IS NOT A U.S. PERSON (AS DEFINED HEREIN) PURSUANT TO REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “1933 ACT”). ACCORDINGLY, NONE OF THE SECURITIES TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATE RELATES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND, UNLESS SO REGISTERED, NONE MAY BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES (AS DEFINED HEREIN) OR, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED HEREIN) EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE 1933 ACT AND IN EACH CASE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. IN ADDITION, HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 1933 ACT. “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” ARE AS DEFINED BY REGULATION S UNDER THE 1933 ACT.

 

  (q) the Company has advised the Subscriber that the Company is relying on an exemption from the requirements to provide the Subscriber with a prospectus to issue the Securities and, as a consequence of acquiring the Securities pursuant to such exemption, certain protections, rights and remedies provided by the applicable securities laws including statutory rights of rescission or damages, will not be available to the Subscriber;
     
  (r) no securities commission or similar regulatory authority has reviewed or passed on the merits of any of the Securities;
     
  (s) there is no government or other insurance covering any of the Securities;
     
  (t) by execution hereof, the Subscriber has waived the need for the Company to communicate its acceptance of the purchase of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement; and
     
  (u) this Agreement is not enforceable by the Subscriber unless it has been accepted by the Company, and the Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Company reserves the right to reject any Subscription for any reason whatsoever.

 

     
     

 

6. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Subscriber

 

6.1       The Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to and covenants with the Company (which representations, warranties and covenants shall survive the Closing) that:

 

  (a) the Subscriber is not resident in the United States or Canada and:

 

  (i) the Subscriber is knowledgeable of, or has been independently advised as to, the applicable securities laws of the securities regulators having application in the jurisdiction in which the Subscriber is resident (the “International Jurisdiction” ) which would apply to the acquisition of the Securities,
     
  (ii) the Subscriber is purchasing the Securities pursuant to exemptions from prospectus or equivalent requirements under applicable securities laws or, if such is not applicable, the Subscriber is permitted to purchase the Securities under the applicable securities laws of the securities regulators in the International Jurisdiction without the need to rely on any exemptions,
     
  (iii) the applicable securities laws of the authorities in the International Jurisdiction do not require the Company to make any filings or seek any approvals of any kind whatsoever from any securities regulator of any kind whatsoever in the International Jurisdiction in connection with the issue and sale or resale of any of the Securities,
     
  (iv) the purchase of the Securities by the Subscriber does not trigger:

 

  A. any obligation to prepare and file a prospectus or similar document, or any other report with respect to such purchase in the International Jurisdiction, or
     
  B. any continuous disclosure reporting obligation of the Company in the International Jurisdiction, and

 

  (v) the Subscriber will, if requested by the Company, deliver to the Company a certificate or opinion of local counsel from the International Jurisdiction which will confirm the matters referred to in subparagraphs (ii), (iii) and (iv) above to the satisfaction of the Company, acting reasonably;

 

  (b) the Subscriber is not a “U.S. Person” as such term is defined by Rule 902 of Regulation S (the definition of which includes, but is not limited to, an individual resident in the United States and an estate or trust of which any executor or administrator or trust, respectively is a U.S. Person and any partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of the United States);
     
  (c) the Subscriber shall not engage in any hedging transactions involving any of the Securities unless such transactions are in compliance with the provisions of the 1933 Act and in each case only in accordance with applicable securities laws;
     
  (d) the Subscriber is acquiring the Securities for investment only and not with a view to resale or distribution and, in particular, it has no intention to distribute either directly or indirectly any of the Securities in the United States or to U.S. Persons;

 

     
     

 

  (e) the Subscriber has not acquired the Securities as a result of, and will not itself engage in, any directed selling efforts (as defined in Regulation S) in the United States in respect of the Securities which would include any activities undertaken for the purpose of, or that could reasonably be expected to have the effect of, conditioning the market in the United States for the resale of any of the Securities; provided, however, that the Subscriber may sell or otherwise dispose of the Securities pursuant to registration thereof under the 1933 Act and any applicable securities laws or under an exemption from such registration requirements;
     
  (f) the Subscriber is outside the United States when receiving and executing this Agreement and is acquiring the Securities as principal for the Subscriber’s own account, for investment purposes only, and not with a view to, or for, resale, distribution or fractionalization thereof, in whole or in part, and no other person has a direct or indirect beneficial interest in the Securities;
     
  (g) the sale of the Securities to the Subscriber as contemplated by the delivery of this Agreement, the acceptance of it by the Company and the issuance of the Securities to the Subscriber complies with all applicable laws of the Subscriber’s jurisdiction of residence or domicile and will not cause the Company to become subject to or comply with any disclosure, prospectus or reporting requirements under any such applicable laws;
     
  (h) the Subscriber has the legal capacity and competence to enter into and execute this Agreement and to take all actions required pursuant hereto and, if the Subscriber is a corporate entity, it is duly incorporated and validly subsisting under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and all necessary approvals by its directors, shareholders and others have been obtained to authorize execution and performance of this Agreement on behalf of the Subscriber;
     
  (i) the entering into of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby do not result in the violation of any of the terms and provisions of any law applicable to, or the constating documents of, the Subscriber or of any agreement, written or oral, to which the Subscriber may be a party or by which the Subscriber is or may be bound;
     
  (j) the Subscriber has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and it constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Subscriber enforceable against the Subscriber;
     
  (k) the Subscriber has received and carefully read this Agreement;
     
  (l) the Subscriber is aware that an investment in the Company is speculative and involves certain risks (including those risks disclosed in the Public Record), including the possible loss of the entire investment;
     
  (m) the Subscriber has made an independent examination and investigation of an investment in the Securities and the Company and has depended on the advice of its legal and financial advisors and agrees that the Company will not be responsible in any way whatsoever for the Subscriber’s decision to invest in the Securities and the Company;
     
  (n) the Subscriber (i) has adequate net worth and means of providing for its current financial needs and possible personal contingencies, (ii) has no need for liquidity in this investment, and (iii) is able to bear the economic risks of an investment in the Securities for an indefinite period of time;

 

     
     

 

  (o) the Subscriber (i) is able to fend for him/her/itself in the Subscription; (ii) has such knowledge and experience in business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its prospective investment in the Securities; and (iii) can afford the complete loss of this investment;
     
  (p) the Subscriber understands and agrees that the Company and others will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the acknowledgements, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement and agrees that if any of such acknowledgements, representations and agreements are no longer accurate or have been breached, the Subscriber shall promptly notify the Company;
     
  (q) the Subscriber is not an underwriter of, or dealer in, the Securities, nor is the Subscriber participating, pursuant to a contractual agreement or otherwise, in the distribution of the Securities;
     
  (r) the Subscriber understands and agrees that there may be material tax consequences to the Subscriber of an acquisition or disposition of the Securities. The Company gives no opinion and makes no representation with respect to the tax consequences to the Subscriber under federal, state, provincial, local or foreign tax law of the Subscriber’s acquisition or disposition of the Securities;
     
  (s) the Subscriber has a pre-existing, substantive relationship with the Company (or a person acting on its behalf) that is sufficient to enable the Company (or a person acting on its behalf) to be aware of the Subscriber’s financial circumstances or sophistication. This substantive relationship with the Company (or a person acting on its behalf) through which the Subscriber is subscribing the Securities predates the contact between the Company (or a person acting on its behalf) and the Subscriber regarding an investment in the Securities;
     
  (t) the Subscriber is not aware of any advertisement of any of the Securities and is not acquiring the Securities as a result of any form of general solicitation or general advertising, including advertisements, articles, notices or other communications published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media, or broadcast over radio or television, or any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by general solicitation or general advertising;
     
  (u) no person has made to the Subscriber any written or oral representations:

 

  (i) that any person will resell or repurchase any of the Securities,
     
  (ii) that any person will refund the purchase price of any of the Securities, or
     
  (iii) as to the future price or value of any of the Securities, or
     
  (iv) that any of the Securities will be listed and posted for trading on any stock exchange or automated dealer quotation system or that application has been made to list and post any of the Securities on any stock exchange or automated dealer quotation system, except that certain market makers make market in the Company’s shares of common stock on the OTCQB market operated by the OTC Markets Group; and

 

     
     

 

  (v) the Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Company shall not consider the Subscriber’s Subscription for acceptance unless the Subscriber provides to the Company, along with an executed copy of this Agreement, such other supporting documentation that the Company or its legal counsel may request to establish the Subscriber’s qualification as a qualified investor.

 

6.2       In this Agreement, the term “ U.S. Person ” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Regulation S promulgated under the 1933 Act and for the purpose of this Agreement includes any person in the United States.

 

7. Representations and Warranties will be Relied Upon by the Company

 

7.1       The Subscriber acknowledges that the representations and warranties contained herein are made by it with the intention that such representations and warranties may be relied upon by the Company and its legal counsel in determining the Subscriber’s eligibility to purchase the Securities under applicable securities laws, or (if applicable) the eligibility of others on whose behalf it is contracting hereunder to purchase the Securities under applicable securities laws. The Subscriber further agrees that by accepting delivery of the certificate representing the Note, it will be representing and warranting that the representations and warranties contained herein are true and correct as at the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made by the Subscriber on the Closing Date and that they will survive the purchase by the Subscriber of the Securities and will continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any subsequent disposition by the Subscriber of such Securities.

 

8. Resale Restrictions

 

8.1       The Subscriber acknowledges that any resale of the Securities will be subject to resale restrictions contained in or required by the securities laws applicable to the Subscriber or proposed transferee.

 

8.2       The Subscriber acknowledges that the Securities may be subject to an indefinite “hold period” under the applicable securities laws and that the Subscriber will not be able to resell the Securities until expiration of the applicable “hold period” except in accordance with limited exemptions under applicable securities laws.

 

9. Legending and Registration of Subject Securities

 

9.1       The Subscriber hereby acknowledges that a legend may be placed on the certificates representing the Securities to the effect that the securities represented by such certificates are subject to a hold period and may not be traded until the expiry of such hold period except as permitted by applicable securities laws.

 

9.2 The Subscriber hereby acknowledges and agrees to the Company making a notation on its records or giving instructions to the registrar and transfer agent of the Company in order to implement the restrictions on transfer set forth and described in this Agreement.

 

10. Waiver

 

10.1       The Subscriber hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any rights of withdrawal, rescission or compensation for damages to which the Subscriber might be entitled in connection with the distribution of any of the Securities.

 

     
     

 

11. Collection of Personal Information

 

11.1       The Subscriber acknowledges and consents to the fact that the Company is collecting the Subscriber’s personal information for the purpose of fulfilling this Agreement and completing the Offering. The Subscriber’s personal information (and, if applicable, the personal information of those on whose behalf the Subscriber is contracting hereunder) may be disclosed by the Company to (a) stock exchanges or securities regulatory authorities, (b) the Company’s registrar and transfer agent, (c) tax authorities and any other governmental authorities and (d) any of the other parties involved in the Offering, including legal counsel, and may be included in record books in connection with the Offering. By executing this Agreement, the Subscriber is deemed to be consenting to the collection, use and disclosure of the Subscriber’s personal information (and, if applicable, the personal information of those on whose behalf the Subscriber is contracting hereunder) for the foregoing purposes, and to the retention of such personal information for as long as permitted or required by law or business practice. Notwithstanding that the Subscriber may be purchasing the Note as agent on behalf of an undisclosed principal, the Subscriber agrees to provide, on request, particulars as to the identity of such undisclosed principal as may be required by the Company in order to comply with the foregoing.

 

12. Costs

 

12.1       The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that all costs and expenses incurred by the Subscriber (including any fees and disbursements of any special counsel retained by the Subscriber) relating to the purchase of the Note shall be borne by the Subscriber.

 

13. Execution of Subscription Agreement

 

13.1       The Company shall be entitled to rely on delivery by facsimile machine or e-mail of an executed copy of this Agreement, and acceptance by the Company of such facsimile or e-mail copy shall be equally effective to create a valid and binding agreement between the Subscriber and the Company in accordance with the terms hereof. If less than a complete copy of this Agreement is delivered to the Company at Closing, the Company and its counsel are entitled to assume that the Subscriber accepts and agrees to all of the terms and conditions of the pages not delivered at Closing unaltered. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

 

13.2       The Subscriber hereby authorizes the Company to correct any minor errors in, or complete any minor information missing from any part of this Agreement and any other acknowledgements, provisions, forms, certificates or documents executed by the Subscriber and delivered to the Company in connection with the Subscription.

 

14. Currency

 

14.1       Unless otherwise provided, all dollar amounts referred to in this Agreement are in lawful money of the United States.

 

15. Governing Law

 

15.1       This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Nevada and the federal laws of the United States applicable therein. The Subscriber, in its personal or corporate capacity and, if applicable, on behalf of each beneficial purchaser for whom it is acting, irrevocably attorns to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Nevada.

 

     
     

 

16. Survival

 

16.1       This Agreement, including, without limitation, the representations, warranties and covenants contained herein, shall survive and continue in full force and effect and be binding upon the parties hereto notwithstanding the completion of the purchase of the Note by the Subscriber pursuant hereto.

 

17. Assignment

 

17.1       This Agreement is not transferable or assignable.

 

18. Severability

 

18.1       The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision of this Agreement shall not affect or limit the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

19. Entire Agreement

 

19.1       Except as expressly provided in this Agreement and in the agreements, instruments and other documents contemplated or provided for herein, this Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the sale of the Note, and there are no other terms, conditions, representations or warranties, whether expressed, implied, oral or written, by statute or common law, by the Company or by anyone else.

 

20. Notices

 

20.1       All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Subscriber shall be directed to the respective addresses of the Parties as set out on the first page of this Agreement.

 

21. Counterparts and Electronic Means

 

21.1       This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed copy of this Agreement by electronic facsimile transmission or other means of electronic communication capable of producing a printed copy will be deemed to be execution and delivery of this Agreement as of the date hereinafter set forth.

 

     
     

 

 

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED HEREIN) PURSUANT TO REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “1933 ACT”).

 

NONE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY, NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE, HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE 1933 ACT OR ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND, UNLESS SO REGISTERED, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, A U.S. PERSON EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S UNDER THE 1933 ACT, PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE 1933 ACT, AND IN EACH CASE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE AND FOREIGN SECURITIES LAWS. IN ADDITION, HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE 1933 ACT. “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” ARE AS DEFINED BY REGULATION S UNDER THE 1933 ACT.

 

Issue Date: December 30, 2016 Principal Amount: $50,000

 

18% UNSECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTE

 

1. General

 

1.1        FOR VALUE RECEIVED, REDSTONE LITERARY AGENTS, INC. (the “ Company ”) promises to pay to OCEANSIDE STRATEGIES INC. , having an address at 10 MARKET STREET, #688, CAMANA BAY, CAYMAN ISLANDS KY1-9006 (or its registered assigns) (email: dain.currie@gmail.com, facsimile: 315-814-7862) (the “ Holder ”), the principal sum of FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ( $50,000 ) in lawful currency of the United States (the 1 Principal Amount ”) on or before December 30, 2021 (the “ Maturity Date ”), and to pay interest to the Holder on the Principal Amount at the rate of 18.0% per annum, in accordance with Section 4.

 

2. Definitions

 

2.1       For the purposes hereof, in addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Note: (i) capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Subscription Agreement, and (ii) the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

  (a) Business Day ” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or a day on which banking institutions in the State of California are authorized or required by law or other government action to close;
     
  (b) Conversion Date ” means the Business Day after the Holder provides the Conversion Notice to the Company for the conversion of any portion of the Principal Amount and accrued interest thereon into Conversion Shares pursuant to the terms of this Note;
     
  (c) Conversion Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2;

 

     
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  (d) Conversion Price ” means $0.03 per Conversion Share, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5.7;
     
  (e) Conversion Share ” means a Share into which the Principal Amount, and accrued interest thereon, may be converted pursuant to the terms of this Note;
     
  (f) Issue Date ” has the meaning set forth on the first page of this Note;
     
  (g) Party ” means either the Company or the Holder, as applicable, and “ Parties ” means both of them;
     
  (h) Person ” means any individual, sole proprietorship, limited or unlimited liability corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, unincorporated syndicate, unincorporated organization, body corporate, joint venture, trust, pension fund, union, governmental authority, and a natural person including in such person’s capacity as trustee, heir, beneficiary, executor, administrator or other legal representative;
     
  (i) Share ” means a share of common stock in the capital of the Company; and
     
  (j) Subscription Agreement ” means the private placement subscription agreement between the Parties dated as of the Issue Date, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

 

3. Subscription Agreement

 

3.1       The Holder has acquired this Note, and this Note has been issued, pursuant to the Subscription Agreement and this Note is subject in all respects to the terms of the Subscription Agreement and incorporates the terms of the Subscription Agreement, provided that, in the event of a conflict between this Note and the Subscription Agreement, the terms of this Note shall prevail.

 

4. Interest

 

4.1       The Company agrees to pay interest to the Holder on the Principal Amount at the rate of 18.0% per annum, compounded annually. Interest will be payable on the earlier of: (a) the Maturity Date, (b) any Conversion Date, and (c) the date that all amounts owing under this Note are prepaid by the Company in accordance with Section 7. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 365-day year and shall accrue daily, commencing on December 30, 2016, until payment in full of the Principal Amount and all other amounts that may become owing under this Note.

 

     
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5. Conversion

 

5.1       The Parties agree that the Principal Amount, plus any accrued interest thereon, will, at the election of the Holder, be convertible into Conversion Shares subject to the limitations set forth in this Note. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note, this Note shall not be convertible by the Holder, and the Company shall not effect any conversion of this Note or otherwise issue any Conversion Shares pursuant hereto, to the extent (but only to the extent) that, after giving effect to such conversion, the Holder or any of its affiliates would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (the “ Maximum Percentage ”) of the issued and outstanding Shares after such conversion. To the extent the above limitation applies, the determination of whether this Note shall be convertible (vis-à-vis other convertible, exercisable or exchangeable securities owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates) and of which such securities shall be convertible, exercisable or exchangeable (as among all such securities owned by the Holder and its affiliates) shall, subject to the Maximum Percentage limitation, be determined on the basis of the first submission to the Company for conversion, exercise or exchange (as the case may be). No prior inability to convert this Note or to issue Conversion Shares pursuant to this Section 5.1 shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this Section 5.1 with respect to any subsequent determination of convertibility. For purposes of this Section 5.1, beneficial ownership and all determinations and calculations (including, without limitation, with respect to calculations of percentage ownership) shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ 1934 Act ”) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The provisions of this Section 5.1 shall only be implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 5.1 to correct this Section 5.1 (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Maximum Percentage limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to the Maximum Percentage limitation. The limitations contained in this Section 5.1 shall apply to a successor holder of this Note. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within one Business Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of Shares then outstanding, including by virtue of any prior conversion or exercise of convertible or exercisable securities into Shares, including, without limitation, pursuant to this Note. By written notice to the Company, the Holder may increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% specified in such notice; provided that: (a) any such increase will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company, and (b) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder sending such notice.

 

5.2       In order to effect any conversion under this Note and subject to the limitations set forth in this Note, the Holder must provide written notice (the “ Conversion Notice ”) to the Company setting out the portion of the Principal Amount, and accrued interest thereon, that is to be converted into Conversion Shares.

 

5.3       The number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Principal Amount to be converted shall be determined by the quotient obtained by dividing (x) by (y) where (x) is equal to the Principal Amount to be converted and (y) is the Conversion Price.

 

5.4       The number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of any accrued and outstanding interest on this Note shall be determined by the quotient obtained by dividing (x) by (y) where (x) is equal to the amount of accrued interest on the Principal Amount to be converted and (y) is the Conversion Price.

 

5.5       Not later than five Business Days after any Conversion Date, the Company will deliver to the Holder a certificate representing the Conversion Shares (bearing such legends as may be required by applicable law) representing the aggregate number of Conversion Shares being acquired.

 

     
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5.6       Upon any conversion hereunder, the Company shall not be required to issue any fraction of a Conversion Share, and the number of Conversion Shares shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number.

 

5.7       If the Company, at any time while this Note is outstanding: (a) subdivides outstanding Shares into a larger number of Shares, (b) combines (including by way of reverse split) outstanding Shares into a smaller number of Shares, or (c) issues, by reclassification of Shares, any equity securities of the Company, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of Shares outstanding before such event and the denominator shall be the number of Shares outstanding after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 5.7 shall become effective after the effective date of such subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

6. Repayment

 

6.1       Payment of this Note (less any tax required to be withheld by the Company) shall be paid to the Holder by the Company by cheque, wire transfer or such other method as may be mutually agreed to by the Parties from time to time.

 

7. Prepayment

 

7.1       Subject to Sections 5 and 7 of this Note, the Company shall pay to the Holder the Principal Amount, and accrued interest thereon, in cash on the Maturity Date. The Company may, at any time prior to the Maturity Date, upon ten calendar days’ prior written notice to the Holder (a “ Prepayment Notice ”), prepay any portion of the Principal Amount and accrued interest thereon, without the prior written consent of the Holder, provided that at the time of such prepayment the Holder is able to convert all amounts being prepaid without exceeding the Maximum Percentage.

 

7.2       The Prepayment Notice shall set forth the date on which prepayment is to occur, such date being no earlier than ten calendar days after the date of the Prepayment Notice and no later than the Maturity Date (in any case, the “ Prepayment Date ”), and shall set forth that portion of the Principal Amount to be prepaid, along with the calculated accrued interest thereon, as through and including the Prepayment Date (the “ Prepayment Amount ”).

 

7.3       The Prepayment Amount (less any tax required to be withheld by the Company) shall be paid to the Holder by the Company by cheque, wire transfer or such other method as may be mutually agreed to by the Parties from time to time. The mailing of such cheque, or payment by other means, by the Company on or before the Prepayment Date shall be deemed to be payment on the Prepayment Date unless the cheque is not paid upon presentation, or payment by such other means as may be mutually agreed to by the Parties is not received prior to the Prepayment Date. If only a part of the Principal Amount is to be prepaid, a new certificate for the balance of the Principal Amount shall be issued at the expense of the Company and delivered to the Holder, together with the cheque representing the Prepayment as provided for in this Section 7.3.

 

     
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7.4       At any time after a Prepayment Notice is given, the Company shall have the right to deliver to the Holder, or to such other Person as may be directed by the Holder, the Prepayment Amount. Upon the delivery of the Prepayment Amount to the Holder being made, or upon the Prepayment Date, whichever is later, the Note shall be, and be deemed to be, paid and the rights of the Holder shall be limited to receiving, without interest, the amount so deposited. Any interest allowed on such deposit shall accrue to the Company.

 

8. Event of Default

 

8.1       For the purposes of this Note, the Company shall be in default upon the occurrence of any one or more of the following events (each such event being, an “ Event of Default ”):

 

  (a) the Company defaults in the payment of any amounts owing under this Note when due and the Company fails to cure such default within ten (10) Business Days after written notice of default is sent by the Holder to the Company;
     
  (b) the Company fails to issue the Conversion Shares within ten (10) Business Days after a Conversion Notice is delivered to the Company;
     
  (c) the Company files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or is adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, or files any petition or answer seeking or acquiescing in any reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief for itself under any present or future federal, state or other statute, law or regulation relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or other relief for debtors; or seeks, consents to, or acquiesces in, the appointment of any trustee, receiver or liquidator of the Company;
     
  (d) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order, judgment or decree approving a petition filed against the Company seeking any reorganization, dissolution or similar relief under any present or future federal, state or other statute, law or regulation relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or other relief for debtors, and such order, judgment or decree remains unvacated and unstayed for an aggregate of 60 Business Days (whether or not consecutive) from the first date of entry thereof; or any trustee, receiver or liquidator of the Company is appointed without the consent or acquiescence of the Company and such appointment remains unvacated and unstayed for an aggregate of 60 Business Days (whether or not consecutive); or
     
  (e) the Company ceases or threatens to cease to carry on its business.

 

8.2       If any Event of Default occurs, subject to any cure period, the full Principal Amount, together with interest thereon accrued to the date of the Event of Default, shall become, at the Holder’s election, immediately due and payable in cash. Upon payment of the full Principal Amount, together with accrued interest and any other amounts owing under this Note, this Note shall promptly be surrendered to or as directed by the Company. The Holder need not provide and the Company hereby waives any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and the Holder may immediately, subject to any cure period, enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law. Such declaration may be rescinded and annulled by the Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder and the Holder shall have all rights as a Note holder until such time, if any, as the full payment of amounts owing under this Note shall have been received by it. No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

     
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9. Notices

 

9.1       Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holder hereunder, including, without limitation, any Conversion Notice, shall be in writing, addressed to the Company, and delivered personally or by facsimile, email or overnight courier service to: 3250 Oakland Hills Court, Fairfield, CA 94534; Email: jgeiskopf@aol.com, Attn: Jimmy Geiskopf, or such other email address or physical address as the Company may notify the Holder of from time to time in accordance with Section 9.2.

 

9.2       Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing, addressed to the Holder, and delivered personally or by facsimile, email or overnight courier service to the address of the Holder appearing on the first page of this Note, or such other address as the Holder may notify the Company of from time to time in accordance with Section 9.1.

 

9.3       Any notice or other communication or delivery hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered by facsimile or email transmission prior to 5:30 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) on a Business Day, (b) the second Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by overnight courier service, or (c) upon actual receipt by the Party to whom such notice is required to be given.

 

10. Replacement of Note if Lost or Destroyed

 

If this Note shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated Note, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed Note, a new Note for the balance outstanding at such time with respect to the Principal Amount, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Note, and of the ownership hereof, and indemnity, if requested, all reasonably satisfactory to the Company.

 

11. Governing Law

 

All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Note shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.

 

12. Waivers

 

Any waiver by a Party of a breach of any provision of this Note shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Note. The failure of a Party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Note on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that Party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Note. Any waiver must be in writing.

 

     
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13. Usury

 

If any provision of this Note is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Note shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates applicable laws governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum permitted rate of interest.

 

14. Next Business Day

 

Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment or other obligation shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

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15. Counterparts and Electronic Means

 

This Note may be executed in counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, will constitute an original, and all of which together will constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed copy of this Note by email transmission or other means of electronic communication capable of producing a printed copy, will be deemed to be execution and delivery of an original copy of this Note as of the Issue Date.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Parties have caused this Note to be duly executed as of the Issue Date.

 

REDSTONE LITERARY AGENTS, INC.   OCEANSIDE STRATEGIES, INC.
         
Per: /s/ Jimmy Geiskopf   Per: /s/ Dain Currie
  Authorized Signatory     Authorized Signatory
         
Name: Jimmy Geiskopf   Name: Dain Currie

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REDSTONE LITERARY AGENTS, INC.

 


PRIVATE PLACEMENT SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

The undersigned (the “ Subscriber ”) hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase from RedStone Literary Agents, Inc. (the “ Company ”) an unsecured convertible note (the “ Note ”) in the principal amount of $10,000 (the “ Principal Amount ”). The Subscriber agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in the attached “Terms and Conditions of Subscription for Convertible Note”.

 

  Subscriber Information  
     
 

Oceanside Strategies Inc.

 
  (Name of Subscriber)  

 

  X /s/ Dain Currie  
 

(Signature of Authorized Signatory)

 

 

  Dain Currie  
 

(Name and Title of Authorized Signatory – if the Subscriber is not an Individual)

 

 

     
  (SIN, SSN, or other Tax Identification Number of the Subscriber)  

 

  10 Market Street, Suite 688, Camana Bay, Cayman Islands, KY1-9006  
  (Subscriber’s Address, including city and province or state of residence)  

 

     
  (Telephone Number) (Email Address)  

 

  Register the Note as set forth below :  

 

  Same as above  
  (Name to Appear on Note Certificate)  

 

     
  (Address)  

 

     

 

The Company hereby accepts the subscription as set forth above on the terms and conditions contained in this Subscription Agreement as of 8th day of June, 2017 (the “ Closing Date ”).

 

REDSTONE LITERARY AGENTS, INC.

 

Per: /s/ Jimmy Geiskopf  
  Authorized Signatory  

 

Address: 3250 Oakland Hills Court
  Fairfield, CA 94534
Email: jgeiskopf@aol.com

 

 
 

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUBSCRIPTION FOR CONVERTIBLE NOTE

 

1. Subscription

 

1.1         On the basis of the representations and warranties and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Subscriber hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase an unsecured convertible note in the principal amount of $10,000 (the “ Note ”) from the Company (such subscription and agreement to purchase being, this “ Subscription ”) for the Principal Amount, and the Company agrees to sell the Note to the Subscriber.

 

1.2         The Note will bear interest at a rate of 18.0% per annum, compounded annually, which will be payable on the earlier of: (a) the maturity date of the Note, which will be five years from the date of issuance, (b) the conversion of any principal amount of the Note, and (c) the date that all amounts owing under the Note are prepaid by the Company as provided in the Note. The Note will be convertible into shares of common stock in the capital of the Issuer (each, a “ Share ”) on the terms set out in the Note. The Note and the Shares are referred to herein as the “ Securities ”.

 

2. Payment

 

2.1         The Parties agree that the Subscription Amount shall be paid by the payment of $10,000 as at the Closing (the “ Cash Consideration ”).

 

3. Documents Required from the Subscriber

 

3.1         The Subscriber must complete, sign and return to the Company an executed copy of this Agreement and any additional documents, questionnaires, notices and undertakings as may be required by any regulatory authorities and applicable law.

 

3.2         Both parties to this Agreement acknowledge and agree that Clark Wilson has acted as counsel only to the Company and is not protecting the rights and interests of the Subscriber. The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Company and Clark Wilson have given the Subscriber the opportunity to seek, and have recommended that the Subscriber obtain, independent legal advice with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and, further, the Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to the Company and Clark Wilson that the Subscriber has sought independent legal advice or waives such advice.

 

4. Conditions and Closing

 

4.1         The Closing is conditional upon the issue and sale of the Note being exempt from the requirement to file a prospectus and the requirement to deliver an offering memorandum under applicable securities laws relating to the sale of the Note, or the Company having received such orders, consents or approvals as may be required to permit such sale without the requirement to file a prospectus or deliver an offering memorandum.

 

 
 

 

4.2         The Subscriber acknowledges that the certificate representing the Note will be available for delivery upon the Closing, provided that the Subscriber has satisfied the requirements of Section 3 hereof and the Company has accepted this Agreement.

 

5. Acknowledgements and Agreements of Subscriber

 

5.1         The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that:

 

  (a) the Securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 , as amended, (the “ 1933 Act ”), or under any state securities or “blue sky” laws of any state of the United States, and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States or, directly or indirectly, to U.S. Persons, as that term is defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act (“ Regulation S ”), except in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S, pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, or pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the 1933 Act and in each case only in accordance with applicable securities laws;
     
  (b) the Company has not undertaken, and will have no obligation, to register any of the Securities under the 1933 Act or any other securities laws;
     
  (c) the Subscriber understands and agrees that offers and sales of any of the Securities prior to the expiration of the period specified in Regulation S (such period hereinafter referred to as the “ Distribution Compliance Period ”) shall only be made in compliance with the safe harbor provisions set forth in Regulation S, pursuant to the registration provisions of the 1933 Act or an exemption therefrom, and that all offers and sales after the Distribution Compliance Period shall be made only in compliance with the registration provisions of the 1933 Act or an exemption therefrom and in each case only in accordance with applicable securities laws;
     
  (d) the statutory and regulatory basis for the exemption claimed for the sale of the Securities, although in technical compliance with Regulation S, would not be available if the offering is part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration provisions of the 1933 Act or any applicable securities laws;
     
  (e) the decision to acquire the Securities will not be based upon any oral or written representation as to fact or otherwise made by or on behalf of the Company and such decision will be based entirely upon a review of any public information (the “ Public Record ”) which has been filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”);
     
  (f) the Company may complete additional financings in the future in order to develop the business of the Company and fund its ongoing development, and such future financings may have a dilutive effect on the Subscriber but there is no assurance that such financing will be available, on reasonable terms or at all, and if not available, the Company may be unable to fund its ongoing development;
     
  (g) there are risks associated with an investment in the Securities;

 

 
 

 

  (h) the Subscriber and the Subscriber’s advisor(s) have had a reasonable opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company in connection with the distribution of the Securities hereunder, and to obtain additional information, to the extent possessed or obtainable without unreasonable effort or expense, necessary to verify the accuracy of the information about the Company;
     
  (i) a portion of the Offering may be sold pursuant to an agreement between the Company and one or more agent or agents registered in accordance with applicable securities laws, in which case the Company will pay a fee and/or compensation securities on commercially reasonable terms. In addition, a finder’s fee may be payable by the Company to finders who introduce purchasers to the Company if such persons’ subscription agreements are accepted by the Company;
     
  (j) the books and records of the Company were available upon reasonable notice for inspection, subject to certain confidentiality restrictions, by the Subscriber during reasonable business hours at its principal place of business, and all documents, records and books in connection with the distribution of the Securities hereunder have been made available for inspection by the Subscriber, the Subscriber’s lawyer and/or advisor(s);
     
  (k) all of the information which the Subscriber has provided to the Company is correct and complete as of the date this Agreement is signed, and if there should be any change in such information prior to this Agreement being executed by the Company, the Subscriber will immediately provide the Company with such information;
     
  (l) the Company is entitled to rely on the representations and warranties of the Subscriber contained in this Agreement, and the Subscriber will hold harmless the Company from any loss or damage it or they may suffer as a result of the Subscriber’s failure to correctly complete this Agreement;
     
  (m) the Subscriber will indemnify and hold harmless the Company and, where applicable, its directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and shareholders, from and against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all fees, costs and expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim, lawsuit, administrative proceeding or investigation whether commenced or threatened) arising out of or based upon any representation or warranty of the Subscriber contained in this Agreement or in any document furnished by the Subscriber to the Company in connection herewith being untrue in any material respect or any breach or failure by the Subscriber to comply with any covenant or agreement made by the Subscriber to the Company in connection therewith;
     
  (n) the Subscriber has been advised to consult the Subscriber’s own legal, tax and other advisors with respect to the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities and with respect to applicable resale restrictions, and it is solely responsible (and the Company is not in any way responsible) for compliance with:

 

    (i) any applicable laws of the jurisdiction in which the Subscriber is resident in connection with the distribution of the Securities hereunder, and
       
    (ii) applicable resale restrictions;

 

 
 

 

    (o) the Company will refuse to register the transfer of any of the Securities not made in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S, pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act or pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act and in each case in accordance with applicable securities laws;
       
    (p) the Subscriber consents to the placement of a legend or legends on any certificate or other document evidencing any of the Securities setting forth or referring to the restrictions on transferability and sale thereof contained in this Agreement, with such legend(s) to be substantially as follows:

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY AND, IF APPLICABLE, THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY ARE CONVERTIBLE, WERE ISSUED IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION TO A PERSON WHO IS NOT A U.S. PERSON (AS DEFINED HEREIN) PURSUANT TO REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “1933 ACT”). ACCORDINGLY, NONE OF THE SECURITIES TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATE RELATES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND, UNLESS SO REGISTERED, NONE MAY BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES (AS DEFINED HEREIN) OR, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED HEREIN) EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE 1933 ACT AND IN EACH CASE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. IN ADDITION, HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 1933 ACT. “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” ARE AS DEFINED BY REGULATION S UNDER THE 1933 ACT.

 

    (q) the Company has advised the Subscriber that the Company is relying on an exemption from the requirements to provide the Subscriber with a prospectus to issue the Securities and, as a consequence of acquiring the Securities pursuant to such exemption, certain protections, rights and remedies provided by the applicable securities laws including statutory rights of rescission or damages, will not be available to the Subscriber;
       
    (r) no securities commission or similar regulatory authority has reviewed or passed on the merits of any of the Securities;
       
    (s) there is no government or other insurance covering any of the Securities;
       
    (t) by execution hereof, the Subscriber has waived the need for the Company to communicate its acceptance of the purchase of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement; and
       
    (u) this Agreement is not enforceable by the Subscriber unless it has been accepted by the Company, and the Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Company reserves the right to reject any Subscription for any reason whatsoever.

 

 
 

 

6. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Subscriber

 

6.1         The Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to and covenants with the Company (which representations, warranties and covenants shall survive the Closing) that:

 

  (a) the Subscriber is not resident in the United States or Canada and:

 

    (i) the Subscriber is knowledgeable of, or has been independently advised as to, the applicable securities laws of the securities regulators having application in the jurisdiction in which the Subscriber is resident (the “International Jurisdiction” ) which would apply to the acquisition of the Securities,
       
    (ii) the Subscriber is purchasing the Securities pursuant to exemptions from prospectus or equivalent requirements under applicable securities laws or, if such is not applicable, the Subscriber is permitted to purchase the Securities under the applicable securities laws of the securities regulators in the International Jurisdiction without the need to rely on any exemptions,
       
    (iii) the applicable securities laws of the authorities in the International Jurisdiction do not require the Company to make any filings or seek any approvals of any kind whatsoever from any securities regulator of any kind whatsoever in the International Jurisdiction in connection with the issue and sale or resale of any of the Securities,
       
    (iv) the purchase of the Securities by the Subscriber does not trigger:

 

      A. any obligation to prepare and file a prospectus or similar document, or any other report with respect to such purchase in the International Jurisdiction, or
         
      B. any continuous disclosure reporting obligation of the Company in the International Jurisdiction, and

 

    (v) the Subscriber will, if requested by the Company, deliver to the Company a certificate or opinion of local counsel from the International Jurisdiction which will confirm the matters referred to in subparagraphs (ii), (iii) and (iv) above to the satisfaction of the Company, acting reasonably;

 

  (b) the Subscriber is not a “U.S. Person” as such term is defined by Rule 902 of Regulation S (the definition of which includes, but is not limited to, an individual resident in the United States and an estate or trust of which any executor or administrator or trust, respectively is a U.S. Person and any partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of the United States);
     
  (c) the Subscriber shall not engage in any hedging transactions involving any of the Securities unless such transactions are in compliance with the provisions of the 1933 Act and in each case only in accordance with applicable securities laws;
     
  (d) the Subscriber is acquiring the Securities for investment only and not with a view to resale or distribution and, in particular, it has no intention to distribute either directly or indirectly any of the Securities in the United States or to U.S. Persons;

 

 
 

 

  (e) the Subscriber has not acquired the Securities as a result of, and will not itself engage in, any directed selling efforts (as defined in Regulation S) in the United States in respect of the Securities which would include any activities undertaken for the purpose of, or that could reasonably be expected to have the effect of, conditioning the market in the United States for the resale of any of the Securities; provided, however, that the Subscriber may sell or otherwise dispose of the Securities pursuant to registration thereof under the 1933 Act and any applicable securities laws or under an exemption from such registration requirements;
     
  (f) the Subscriber is outside the United States when receiving and executing this Agreement and is acquiring the Securities as principal for the Subscriber’s own account, for investment purposes only, and not with a view to, or for, resale, distribution or fractionalization thereof, in whole or in part, and no other person has a direct or indirect beneficial interest in the Securities;
     
  (g) the sale of the Securities to the Subscriber as contemplated by the delivery of this Agreement, the acceptance of it by the Company and the issuance of the Securities to the Subscriber complies with all applicable laws of the Subscriber’s jurisdiction of residence or domicile and will not cause the Company to become subject to or comply with any disclosure, prospectus or reporting requirements under any such applicable laws;
     
  (h) the Subscriber has the legal capacity and competence to enter into and execute this Agreement and to take all actions required pursuant hereto and, if the Subscriber is a corporate entity, it is duly incorporated and validly subsisting under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and all necessary approvals by its directors, shareholders and others have been obtained to authorize execution and performance of this Agreement on behalf of the Subscriber;
     
  (i) the entering into of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby do not result in the violation of any of the terms and provisions of any law applicable to, or the constating documents of, the Subscriber or of any agreement, written or oral, to which the Subscriber may be a party or by which the Subscriber is or may be bound;
     
  (j) the Subscriber has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and it constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Subscriber enforceable against the Subscriber;
     
  (k) the Subscriber has received and carefully read this Agreement;
     
  (l) the Subscriber is aware that an investment in the Company is speculative and involves certain risks (including those risks disclosed in the Public Record), including the possible loss of the entire investment;
     
  (m) the Subscriber has made an independent examination and investigation of an investment in the Securities and the Company and has depended on the advice of its legal and financial advisors and agrees that the Company will not be responsible in any way whatsoever for the Subscriber’s decision to invest in the Securities and the Company;
     
  (n) the Subscriber (i) has adequate net worth and means of providing for its current financial needs and possible personal contingencies, (ii) has no need for liquidity in this investment, and (iii) is able to bear the economic risks of an investment in the Securities for an indefinite period of time;

 

 
 

 

  (o) the Subscriber (i) is able to fend for him/her/itself in the Subscription; (ii) has such knowledge and experience in business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its prospective investment in the Securities; and (iii) can afford the complete loss of this investment;
     
  (p) the Subscriber understands and agrees that the Company and others will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the acknowledgements, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement and agrees that if any of such acknowledgements, representations and agreements are no longer accurate or have been breached, the Subscriber shall promptly notify the Company;
     
  (q) the Subscriber is not an underwriter of, or dealer in, the Securities, nor is the Subscriber participating, pursuant to a contractual agreement or otherwise, in the distribution of the Securities;
     
  (r) the Subscriber understands and agrees that there may be material tax consequences to the Subscriber of an acquisition or disposition of the Securities. The Company gives no opinion and makes no representation with respect to the tax consequences to the Subscriber under federal, state, provincial, local or foreign tax law of the Subscriber’s acquisition or disposition of the Securities;
     
  (s) the Subscriber has a pre-existing, substantive relationship with the Company (or a person acting on its behalf) that is sufficient to enable the Company (or a person acting on its behalf) to be aware of the Subscriber’s financial circumstances or sophistication. This substantive relationship with the Company (or a person acting on its behalf) through which the Subscriber is subscribing the Securities predates the contact between the Company (or a person acting on its behalf) and the Subscriber regarding an investment in the Securities;
     
  (t) the Subscriber is not aware of any advertisement of any of the Securities and is not acquiring the Securities as a result of any form of general solicitation or general advertising, including advertisements, articles, notices or other communications published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media, or broadcast over radio or television, or any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by general solicitation or general advertising;
     
  (u) no person has made to the Subscriber any written or oral representations:

 

    (i) that any person will resell or repurchase any of the Securities,
       
    (ii) that any person will refund the purchase price of any of the Securities, or
       
    (iii) as to the future price or value of any of the Securities, or
       
    (iv) that any of the Securities will be listed and posted for trading on any stock exchange or automated dealer quotation system or that application has been made to list and post any of the Securities on any stock exchange or automated dealer quotation system, except that certain market makers make market in the Company’s shares of common stock on the OTCQB market operated by the OTC Markets Group; and

 

 
 

 

  (v) the Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Company shall not consider the Subscriber’s Subscription for acceptance unless the Subscriber provides to the Company, along with an executed copy of this Agreement, such other supporting documentation that the Company or its legal counsel may request to establish the Subscriber’s qualification as a qualified investor.

 

6.2         In this Agreement, the term “ U.S. Person ” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Regulation S promulgated under the 1933 Act and for the purpose of this Agreement includes any person in the United States.

 

7. Representations and Warranties will be Relied Upon by the Company

 

7.1         The Subscriber acknowledges that the representations and warranties contained herein are made by it with the intention that such representations and warranties may be relied upon by the Company and its legal counsel in determining the Subscriber’s eligibility to purchase the Securities under applicable securities laws, or (if applicable) the eligibility of others on whose behalf it is contracting hereunder to purchase the Securities under applicable securities laws. The Subscriber further agrees that by accepting delivery of the certificate representing the Note, it will be representing and warranting that the representations and warranties contained herein are true and correct as at the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made by the Subscriber on the Closing Date and that they will survive the purchase by the Subscriber of the Securities and will continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any subsequent disposition by the Subscriber of such Securities.

 

8. Resale Restrictions

 

8.1         The Subscriber acknowledges that any resale of the Securities will be subject to resale restrictions contained in or required by the securities laws applicable to the Subscriber or proposed transferee.

 

8.2         The Subscriber acknowledges that the Securities may be subject to an indefinite “hold period” under the applicable securities laws and that the Subscriber will not be able to resell the Securities until expiration of the applicable “hold period” except in accordance with limited exemptions under applicable securities laws.

 

9. Legending and Registration of Subject Securities

 

9.1         The Subscriber hereby acknowledges that a legend may be placed on the certificates representing the Securities to the effect that the securities represented by such certificates are subject to a hold period and may not be traded until the expiry of such hold period except as permitted by applicable securities laws.

 

9.2         The Subscriber hereby acknowledges and agrees to the Company making a notation on its records or giving instructions to the registrar and transfer agent of the Company in order to implement the restrictions on transfer set forth and described in this Agreement.

 

10. Waiver

 

10.1         The Subscriber hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any rights of withdrawal, rescission or compensation for damages to which the Subscriber might be entitled in connection with the distribution of any of the Securities.

 

 
 

 

11. Collection of Personal Information

 

11.1         The Subscriber acknowledges and consents to the fact that the Company is collecting the Subscriber’s personal information for the purpose of fulfilling this Agreement and completing the Offering. The Subscriber’s personal information (and, if applicable, the personal information of those on whose behalf the Subscriber is contracting hereunder) may be disclosed by the Company to (a) stock exchanges or securities regulatory authorities, (b) the Company’s registrar and transfer agent, (c) tax authorities and any other governmental authorities and (d) any of the other parties involved in the Offering, including legal counsel, and may be included in record books in connection with the Offering. By executing this Agreement, the Subscriber is deemed to be consenting to the collection, use and disclosure of the Subscriber’s personal information (and, if applicable, the personal information of those on whose behalf the Subscriber is contracting hereunder) for the foregoing purposes, and to the retention of such personal information for as long as permitted or required by law or business practice. Notwithstanding that the Subscriber may be purchasing the Note as agent on behalf of an undisclosed principal, the Subscriber agrees to provide, on request, particulars as to the identity of such undisclosed principal as may be required by the Company in order to comply with the foregoing.

 

12. Costs

 

12.1         The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that all costs and expenses incurred by the Subscriber (including any fees and disbursements of any special counsel retained by the Subscriber) relating to the purchase of the Note shall be borne by the Subscriber.

 

13. Execution of Subscription Agreement

 

13.1         The Company shall be entitled to rely on delivery by facsimile machine or e-mail of an executed copy of this Agreement, and acceptance by the Company of such facsimile or e-mail copy shall be equally effective to create a valid and binding agreement between the Subscriber and the Company in accordance with the terms hereof. If less than a complete copy of this Agreement is delivered to the Company at Closing, the Company and its counsel are entitled to assume that the Subscriber accepts and agrees to all of the terms and conditions of the pages not delivered at Closing unaltered. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

 

13.2         The Subscriber hereby authorizes the Company to correct any minor errors in, or complete any minor information missing from any part of this Agreement and any other acknowledgements, provisions, forms, certificates or documents executed by the Subscriber and delivered to the Company in connection with the Subscription.

 

14. Currency

 

14.1         Unless otherwise provided, all dollar amounts referred to in this Agreement are in lawful money of the United States.

 

15. Governing Law

 

15.1         This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Nevada and the federal laws of the United States applicable therein. The Subscriber, in its personal or corporate capacity and, if applicable, on behalf of each beneficial purchaser for whom it is acting, irrevocably attorns to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Nevada.

 

 
 

 

16. Survival

 

16.1         This Agreement, including, without limitation, the representations, warranties and covenants contained herein, shall survive and continue in full force and effect and be binding upon the parties hereto notwithstanding the completion of the purchase of the Note by the Subscriber pursuant hereto.

 

17. Assignment

 

17.1         This Agreement is not transferable or assignable.

 

18. Severability

 

18.1         The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision of this Agreement shall not affect or limit the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

19. Entire Agreement

 

19.1         Except as expressly provided in this Agreement and in the agreements, instruments and other documents contemplated or provided for herein, this Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the sale of the Note, and there are no other terms, conditions, representations or warranties, whether expressed, implied, oral or written, by statute or common law, by the Company or by anyone else.

 

20. Notices

 

20.1         All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Subscriber shall be directed to the respective addresses of the Parties as set out on the first page of this Agreement.

 

21. Counterparts and Electronic Means

 

21.1         This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed copy of this Agreement by electronic facsimile transmission or other means of electronic communication capable of producing a printed copy will be deemed to be execution and delivery of this Agreement as of the date hereinafter set forth.

 

 
 

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED HEREIN) PURSUANT TO REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “1933 ACT”).

 

NONE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY, NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE, HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE 1933 ACT OR ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND, UNLESS SO REGISTERED, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, A U.S. PERSON EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S UNDER THE 1933 ACT, PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE 1933 ACT, AND IN EACH CASE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE AND FOREIGN SECURITIES LAWS. IN ADDITION, HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE 1933 ACT. “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” ARE AS DEFINED BY REGULATION S UNDER THE 1933 ACT.

 

Issue Date: June 8, 2017 Principal Amount: $10,000

 

18% UNSECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTE

 

1. General

 

1.1        FOR VALUE RECEIVED, REDSTONE LITERARY AGENTS, INC. (the “ Company ”) promises to pay to OCEANSIDE STRATEGIES INC. , having an address at 10 MARKET STREET, #688, CAMANA BAY, CAYMAN ISLANDS KY1-9006 (or its registered assigns) (email: dain.currie@gmail.com, facsimile: 315-814-7862) (the “ Holder ”), the principal sum of TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ( $10,000 ) in lawful currency of the United States (the 1 Principal Amount ”) on or before June 8, 2022 (the “ Maturity Date ”), and to pay interest to the Holder on the Principal Amount at the rate of 18.0% per annum, in accordance with Section 4.

 

2. Definitions

 

2.1       For the purposes hereof, in addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Note: (i) capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Subscription Agreement, and (ii) the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

  (a) Business Day ” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or a day on which banking institutions in the State of California are authorized or required by law or other government action to close;
     
  (b) Conversion Date ” means the Business Day after the Holder provides the Conversion Notice to the Company for the conversion of any portion of the Principal Amount and accrued interest thereon into Conversion Shares pursuant to the terms of this Note;
     
  (c) Conversion Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2;
     
  (d) Conversion Price ” means $0.03 per Conversion Share, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5.7;

 

     
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  (e) Conversion Share ” means a Share into which the Principal Amount, and accrued interest thereon, may be converted pursuant to the terms of this Note;
     
  (f) Issue Date ” has the meaning set forth on the first page of this Note;
     
  (g) Party ” means either the Company or the Holder, as applicable, and “ Parties ” means both of them;
     
  (h) Person ” means any individual, sole proprietorship, limited or unlimited liability corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, unincorporated syndicate, unincorporated organization, body corporate, joint venture, trust, pension fund, union, governmental authority, and a natural person including in such person’s capacity as trustee, heir, beneficiary, executor, administrator or other legal representative;
     
  (i) Share ” means a share of common stock in the capital of the Company; and
     
  (j) Subscription Agreement ” means the private placement subscription agreement between the Parties dated as of the Issue Date, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

 

3. Subscription Agreement

 

3.1       The Holder has acquired this Note, and this Note has been issued, pursuant to the Subscription Agreement and this Note is subject in all respects to the terms of the Subscription Agreement and incorporates the terms of the Subscription Agreement, provided that, in the event of a conflict between this Note and the Subscription Agreement, the terms of this Note shall prevail.

 

4. Interest

 

4.1       The Company agrees to pay interest to the Holder on the Principal Amount at the rate of 18.0% per annum, compounded annually. Interest will be payable on the earlier of: (a) the Maturity Date, (b) any Conversion Date, and (c) the date that all amounts owing under this Note are prepaid by the Company in accordance with Section 7. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 365-day year and shall accrue daily, commencing on March 2, 2017, until payment in full of the Principal Amount and all other amounts that may become owing under this Note.

 

     
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5. Conversion

 

5.1       The Parties agree that the Principal Amount, plus any accrued interest thereon, will, at the election of the Holder, be convertible into Conversion Shares subject to the limitations set forth in this Note. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note, this Note shall not be convertible by the Holder, and the Company shall not effect any conversion of this Note or otherwise issue any Conversion Shares pursuant hereto, to the extent (but only to the extent) that, after giving effect to such conversion, the Holder or any of its affiliates would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (the “ Maximum Percentage ”) of the issued and outstanding Shares after such conversion. To the extent the above limitation applies, the determination of whether this Note shall be convertible (vis-à-vis other convertible, exercisable or exchangeable securities owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates) and of which such securities shall be convertible, exercisable or exchangeable (as among all such securities owned by the Holder and its affiliates) shall, subject to the Maximum Percentage limitation, be determined on the basis of the first submission to the Company for conversion, exercise or exchange (as the case may be). No prior inability to convert this Note or to issue Conversion Shares pursuant to this Section 5.1 shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this Section 5.1 with respect to any subsequent determination of convertibility. For purposes of this Section 5.1, beneficial ownership and all determinations and calculations (including, without limitation, with respect to calculations of percentage ownership) shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ 1934 Act ”) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The provisions of this Section 5.1 shall only be implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 5.1 to correct this Section 5.1 (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Maximum Percentage limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to the Maximum Percentage limitation. The limitations contained in this Section 5.1 shall apply to a successor holder of this Note. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall within one Business Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of Shares then outstanding, including by virtue of any prior conversion or exercise of convertible or exercisable securities into Shares, including, without limitation, pursuant to this Note. By written notice to the Company, the Holder may increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% specified in such notice; provided that: (a) any such increase will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company, and (b) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder sending such notice.

 

5.2       In order to effect any conversion under this Note and subject to the limitations set forth in this Note, the Holder must provide written notice (the “ Conversion Notice ”) to the Company setting out the portion of the Principal Amount, and accrued interest thereon, that is to be converted into Conversion Shares.

 

5.3       The number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Principal Amount to be converted shall be determined by the quotient obtained by dividing (x) by (y) where (x) is equal to the Principal Amount to be converted and (y) is the Conversion Price.

 

5.4       The number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of any accrued and outstanding interest on this Note shall be determined by the quotient obtained by dividing (x) by (y) where (x) is equal to the amount of accrued interest on the Principal Amount to be converted and (y) is the Conversion Price.

 

5.5       Not later than five Business Days after any Conversion Date, the Company will deliver to the Holder a certificate representing the Conversion Shares (bearing such legends as may be required by applicable law) representing the aggregate number of Conversion Shares being acquired.

 

     
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5.6       Upon any conversion hereunder, the Company shall not be required to issue any fraction of a Conversion Share, and the number of Conversion Shares shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number.

 

5.7       If the Company, at any time while this Note is outstanding: (a) subdivides outstanding Shares into a larger number of Shares, (b) combines (including by way of reverse split) outstanding Shares into a smaller number of Shares, or (c) issues, by reclassification of Shares, any equity securities of the Company, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of Shares outstanding before such event and the denominator shall be the number of Shares outstanding after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 5.7 shall become effective after the effective date of such subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

6. Repayment

 

6.1       Payment of this Note (less any tax required to be withheld by the Company) shall be paid to the Holder by the Company by cheque, wire transfer or such other method as may be mutually agreed to by the Parties from time to time.

 

7. Prepayment

 

7.1       Subject to Sections 5 and 7 of this Note, the Company shall pay to the Holder the Principal Amount, and accrued interest thereon, in cash on the Maturity Date. The Company may, at any time prior to the Maturity Date, upon ten calendar days’ prior written notice to the Holder (a “ Prepayment Notice ”), prepay any portion of the Principal Amount and accrued interest thereon, without the prior written consent of the Holder, provided that at the time of such prepayment the Holder is able to convert all amounts being prepaid without exceeding the Maximum Percentage.

 

7.2       The Prepayment Notice shall set forth the date on which prepayment is to occur, such date being no earlier than ten calendar days after the date of the Prepayment Notice and no later than the Maturity Date (in any case, the “ Prepayment Date ”), and shall set forth that portion of the Principal Amount to be prepaid, along with the calculated accrued interest thereon, as through and including the Prepayment Date (the “ Prepayment Amount ”).

 

7.3       The Prepayment Amount (less any tax required to be withheld by the Company) shall be paid to the Holder by the Company by cheque, wire transfer or such other method as may be mutually agreed to by the Parties from time to time. The mailing of such cheque, or payment by other means, by the Company on or before the Prepayment Date shall be deemed to be payment on the Prepayment Date unless the cheque is not paid upon presentation, or payment by such other means as may be mutually agreed to by the Parties is not received prior to the Prepayment Date. If only a part of the Principal Amount is to be prepaid, a new certificate for the balance of the Principal Amount shall be issued at the expense of the Company and delivered to the Holder, together with the cheque representing the Prepayment as provided for in this Section 7.3.

 

     
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7.4       At any time after a Prepayment Notice is given, the Company shall have the right to deliver to the Holder, or to such other Person as may be directed by the Holder, the Prepayment Amount. Upon the delivery of the Prepayment Amount to the Holder being made, or upon the Prepayment Date, whichever is later, the Note shall be, and be deemed to be, paid and the rights of the Holder shall be limited to receiving, without interest, the amount so deposited. Any interest allowed on such deposit shall accrue to the Company.

 

8. Event of Default

 

8.1       For the purposes of this Note, the Company shall be in default upon the occurrence of any one or more of the following events (each such event being, an “ Event of Default ”):

 

  (a) the Company defaults in the payment of any amounts owing under this Note when due and the Company fails to cure such default within ten (10) Business Days after written notice of default is sent by the Holder to the Company;
     
  (b) the Company fails to issue the Conversion Shares within ten (10) Business Days after a Conversion Notice is delivered to the Company;
     
  (c) the Company files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or is adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, or files any petition or answer seeking or acquiescing in any reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief for itself under any present or future federal, state or other statute, law or regulation relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or other relief for debtors; or seeks, consents to, or acquiesces in, the appointment of any trustee, receiver or liquidator of the Company;
     
  (d) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order, judgment or decree approving a petition filed against the Company seeking any reorganization, dissolution or similar relief under any present or future federal, state or other statute, law or regulation relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or other relief for debtors, and such order, judgment or decree remains unvacated and unstayed for an aggregate of 60 Business Days (whether or not consecutive) from the first date of entry thereof; or any trustee, receiver or liquidator of the Company is appointed without the consent or acquiescence of the Company and such appointment remains unvacated and unstayed for an aggregate of 60 Business Days (whether or not consecutive); or
     
  (e) the Company ceases or threatens to cease to carry on its business.

 

8.2       If any Event of Default occurs, subject to any cure period, the full Principal Amount, together with interest thereon accrued to the date of the Event of Default, shall become, at the Holder’s election, immediately due and payable in cash. Upon payment of the full Principal Amount, together with accrued interest and any other amounts owing under this Note, this Note shall promptly be surrendered to or as directed by the Company. The Holder need not provide and the Company hereby waives any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and the Holder may immediately, subject to any cure period, enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law. Such declaration may be rescinded and annulled by the Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder and the Holder shall have all rights as a Note holder until such time, if any, as the full payment of amounts owing under this Note shall have been received by it. No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

     
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9. Notices

 

9.1       Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holder hereunder, including, without limitation, any Conversion Notice, shall be in writing, addressed to the Company, and delivered personally or by facsimile, email or overnight courier service to: 3250 Oakland Hills Court, Fairfield, CA 94534; Email: jgeiskopf@aol.com, Attn: Jimmy Geiskopf, or such other email address or physical address as the Company may notify the Holder of from time to time in accordance with Section 9.2.

 

9.2       Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing, addressed to the Holder, and delivered personally or by facsimile, email or overnight courier service to the address of the Holder appearing on the first page of this Note, or such other address as the Holder may notify the Company of from time to time in accordance with Section 9.1.

 

9.3       Any notice or other communication or delivery hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered by facsimile or email transmission prior to 5:30 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) on a Business Day, (b) the second Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by overnight courier service, or (c) upon actual receipt by the Party to whom such notice is required to be given.

 

10. Replacement of Note if Lost or Destroyed

 

If this Note shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated Note, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed Note, a new Note for the balance outstanding at such time with respect to the Principal Amount, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Note, and of the ownership hereof, and indemnity, if requested, all reasonably satisfactory to the Company.

 

11. Governing Law

 

All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Note shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.

 

12. Waivers

 

Any waiver by a Party of a breach of any provision of this Note shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Note. The failure of a Party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Note on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that Party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Note. Any waiver must be in writing.

 

     
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13. Usury

 

If any provision of this Note is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Note shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates applicable laws governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum permitted rate of interest.

 

14. Next Business Day

 

Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment or other obligation shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

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15. Counterparts and Electronic Means

 

This Note may be executed in counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, will constitute an original, and all of which together will constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed copy of this Note by email transmission or other means of electronic communication capable of producing a printed copy, will be deemed to be execution and delivery of an original copy of this Note as of the Issue Date.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Parties have caused this Note to be duly executed as of the Issue Date.

 

REDSTONE LITERARY AGENTS, INC.   OCEANSIDE STRATEGIES, INC.
         
Per: /s/ Jimmy Geiskopf   Per: /s/ Dain Currie
  Authorized Signatory     Authorized Signatory
         
Name: Jimmy Geiskopf   Name: Dain Currie

 

     

 

 

 

 

independent consultant agreement

 

This Independent Consultant Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is dated effective as of the 9 th day of October, 2017 (the “ Effective Date ”).

 

BETWEEN:

 

APPCOIN INNOVATIONS INC. , a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of the state of Nevada with a business address at 561 Indiana Court, Venice, CA 90291

 

(email: jgeiskopf@aol.com )

 

(the “ Company ”)

 

AND:

 

BRUCE ELLIOTT , an individual having an address at 6 Kermode Road, Crosby, Isle of Man IM4 4BZ

 

(email: iombruce@gmail.com )

 

(the “ Consultant ”)

 

WHEREAS: 

 

A.       The Company is engaged in the business providing services to entities and persons who wish to conduct crypto currency offerings;

 

B.       The Consultant has considerable expertise in the general management of start-ups, financial and business matters; and

 

C.       The Company wishes to obtain, and the Consultant wishes to provide, certain services to the Company on the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement;

 

NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Consultant (each, a “ Party ” and, together, the “ Parties ”) covenant and agree as follows:

 

1. SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED
   
1.1 Commencing on the Effective Date, the Consultant will hold the position of President and provide such services to the Company as are described in Schedule “A” to this Agreement (the “ Services ”). The Consultant will also provide any other services not specifically mentioned in Schedule “A”, but which, by reason of the Consultant’s capability, he knows or ought to know are necessary to ensure that the best interests of the Company are maintained. The Consultant shall be reasonably available to perform the Services required under this Agreement.

 

 
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1.2 The Consultant will report to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) and will keep the Board informed of all matters concerning the Services as requested by the Board from time to time.
   
1.3 The Consultant will perform the Services to the level of competence and skill one would reasonably expect from someone who has skills and experience similar to that of the Consultant. The Consultant shall devote sufficient working time, attention and ability in a timely manner to the Business of the Company (as defined herein), and to any associated company, as is reasonably necessary for the proper performance of the Services pursuant to this Agreement.
   
1.4 The Consultant will not have any right or authority, express or implied, to commit or otherwise obligate the Company in any manner whatsoever, except to the extent specifically authorized by the Board. The Consultant is not authorized to make any representation, contract or commitment on behalf of the Company unless, prior to such time, he is specifically authorized in writing to do so by the Board.
   
1.5 The Consultant will faithfully, honestly and diligently serve the Company, use his best efforts to promote the best interests of the Company and co-operate with the Company, and utilize maximum professional skill and care to ensure that the Services are rendered to the satisfaction of the Company.
   
1.6 The Consultant will comply with all applicable rules, laws and regulations, and all applicable Company policies (to the extent they have been provided to Consultant by the Company), having application to the carrying out and performance of his obligations under this Agreement.
   
1.7 At all times while on the Company’s premises or representing the Company in any other location in connection with the provision of the Services, the Consultant will observe the Company’s rules and regulations with respect to conduct, health, safety and protection of persons and property.
   
2. INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT RELATIONSHIP
   
2.1 It is expressly agreed that the Consultant’s relationship with the Company is that of an independent contractor in performing the Services under this Agreement, and nothing in this Agreement is intended to, or shall be construed to, create a partnership, agency, joint venture, employment or similar relationship between the Consultant and the Company.
   
2.2 The Consultant will not be entitled to any of the benefits that the Company may make available to its employees from time to time, including, but not limited to, group health or life insurance, profit-sharing or retirement benefits. The Company will not pay any contribution to any pension plan, employment insurance or withholding taxes, nor provide any other contributions or benefits, which might be expected in an employer-employee relationship on behalf of the Consultant.
   
2.3 The Consultant is solely responsible for, and will file on a timely basis, all tax returns and payments required to be filed with or made to any federal, state or local tax authority with respect to the performance of the Services and the consideration therefor under this Agreement.

 

 
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2.4 The Consultant is solely responsible for, and must maintain adequate records of, expenses incurred in the course of performing the Services.
   
2.5 The Consultant represents and warrants that the Consultant has the right to provide the Services to the Company without violation of obligations to others and that any advice, information and documents given by the Consultant to the Company under this Agreement may be used fully and freely by the Company, unless otherwise so designated orally or in writing by the Consultant at the time of communication of such information.
   
3. CONSIDERATION FOR SERVICES
   
3.1 As compensation for carrying out the Services during the term of this Agreement, the Company agrees to pay to the Consultant a signing bonus of $7,500, payable within 30 days of the Effective Date, and a consulting fee in the amount of $10,000 USD per month to be reviewed by the Board on or before January 2018 to approve a compensation change to $12,000 per month. All fees to be paid on a monthly basis at the beginning of each month for the current month, payable in GBP converted at current day exchange rate.
   
3.2 Subject to compliance with all applicable securities laws, the Company will grant, within 60 days of the Effective Date, to the Consultant 200,000 stock options (“ Share Option ”) at a price of $0.10 per option share.
   
3.3 The Share Option granted in section 3.2 shall vest in accordance with the following schedule:

 

  (a) 1/3 of the Share Option shall vest immediately;
     
  (b) 1/3 of the Share Option shall vest on the 12 month anniversary of the grant date; and
     
  (c) 1/3 of the Share Option shall vest on the 24 month anniversary of the grant date.

 

3.4 The Consultant will be granted a one-time equipment allowance of $3,500 to purchase a company issued computer/laptop, monitor, docking station, keyboard, mouse.
   
3.5 Unless otherwise waived by the Company, the Consultant will submit monthly reports to the Company showing the amount of hours worked by the Consultant on behalf of the Company during that period.
   
3.6 The Consultant may incur expenses in the name of the Company, provided such expenses relate solely to the carrying out of the Services pursuant to this Agreement. The Consultant will, as soon as practicable, forward all invoices for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and the Company agrees to pay said invoices within 30 days of receipt. Any expenses of $500 or greater incurred by the Consultant in connection with the carrying out of the Consultant’s duties pursuant to this Agreement must be approved by the Company in writing prior to the incurring of such expenses by the Consultant, unless pre-approval is impractical or impossible.

 

 
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4. TERM AND TERMINATION
   
4.1 This Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and will continue for twelve (12) months (the “ Term ”), unless terminated in accordance with Section 4.3 or renewed in accordance with Section 4.2.
   
4.2 Notwithstanding Section 4.1, this Agreement will automatically be renewed for subsequent terms of twelve (12) months unless the Company provides written notice to the Consultant by no later than 90 days prior to the last day of the applicable Term of its intention to not renew this Agreement. If this Agreement is renewed, the Board will perform an annual review of compensation paid to the Consultant, at the time such renewal is offered to the Consultant.
   
4.3 Notwithstanding Section 4.1, this Agreement may be terminated at any time by:

 

  (a) the Consultant giving at least 90 days advance notice in writing to the Company;
     
  (b) the Company by giving at least 90 days advance notice in writing to the Consultant; or
     
  (c) the Company without notice in the event that the Consultant: (i) breaches any term of this Agreement; (ii) neglects the Services or any other duty to be performed by the Consultant under this Agreement; (iii) engages in any conduct which is dishonest, or damages the reputation or standing of the Company; (iv) is convicted of any criminal act; (v) engages in any act of moral turpitude; (vi) files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy; or (vii) is adjudicated as bankrupt or insolvent.

 

4.4 Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, the Consultant shall promptly deliver the following in accordance with the directions of the Company:

 

  (a) a final accounting, reflecting the balance of expenses incurred on behalf of the Company as of the date of termination;
     
  (b) all documents pertaining to the Company or this Agreement, including, but not limited to, all Confidential Information, books of account, correspondence and contracts; and
     
  (c) all equipment and any other property belonging to the Company.

 

4.5 If this Agreement is terminated for any reason set forth in Section 4, then the Consultant will be entitled to the fees earned to the effective date of termination and any expenses incurred on behalf of the Company prior to the effective date of termination which are otherwise reimbursable by the Consultant pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
   
4.6 The definitions contained in this Agreement and the rights and obligations contained in this Section 4 and in Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 will survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.

 

 
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4.7 Upon the termination of this Agreement for whatever reason, the Consultant shall upon the request of the Company, immediately resign, without claim for compensation or severance of any kind whatsoever, from all offices and directorships held by him in the Company or any affiliated company and in the event of their respective failure to do so the Company is hereby irrevocably authorized to appoint its designated person in their respective names and on their behalf to execute any documents and to do all things requisite to give effect thereto.
   
4.8 The Consultant shall not, at any time after the termination of this Agreement, represent himself as being in any way connected with or interested in the business of the Company.
   
5. CONFIDENTIALITY
   
5.1 For the purposes of this Agreement, “ Confidential Information ” means information, whether or not originated by the Consultant, that relates to the business or affairs of the Company, its affiliates, clients, sales personnel or suppliers and is confidential or proprietary to, about or created by the Company, its affiliates, clients or suppliers (whether or not reduced to writing or designated or marked as confidential), including, but not limited to, the following:

 

  (a) any technical and non-technical information related to the Company’s business and current, future and proposed products and services of the Company, including, without limitation, Company Innovations (as defined herein), Company Property (as defined herein) and the Company’s information concerning research, development, design and product details and specifications, financial information, procurement requirements, engineering and manufacturing information, and business plans;
     
  (b) information relating to strategies, research, communications, business plans and financial data of the Company;
     
  (c) any information of or regarding the Company and its business which is not readily publicly available;
     
  (d) work product resulting from or related to work or projects performed, or to be performed, for the Company or its affiliates, including, but not limited to, the methods, processes, procedures, analysis, techniques and audits used in connection therewith;
     
  (e) any intellectual property contributed to the Company, and any other technical and business information of the Company and its affiliates which is of a confidential, trade secret and/or proprietary character;
     
  (f) marketing and development plans, price and cost data, price and fee amounts, pricing and billing policies, quoting procedures, marketing techniques, methods of obtaining business, forecasts and forecast assumptions and volumes, current and prospective client lists, and future plans and potential strategies of the Company that have been or are being discussed;
     
  (g) information belonging to third parties or which is claimed by third parties to be confidential or proprietary and which the Company has agreed to keep confidential; and

 

 
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  (h) any other information that becomes known to the Consultant as a result of this Agreement or the services performed hereunder, including information received by the Company from others, that the Consultant, acting reasonably, believes is confidential information or that the Company takes measures to protect.

 

5.2 The Consultant’s obligations under this Section 5 do not apply to any Confidential Information that the Consultant can demonstrate: (a) was in the public domain at or subsequent to the time the Confidential Information was communicated to the Consultant by the Company through no fault of the Consultant; (b) was rightfully in the Consultant’s possession free of any obligation of confidence at or subsequent to the time the Confidential Information was communicated to the Consultant by the Company; or (c) was independently developed by the Consultant without use of, or reference to, any Confidential Information communicated to the Consultant by the Company. A disclosure of any Confidential Information by Consultant in response to a valid order by a court or other governmental body or as otherwise required by law will not be considered to be a breach of this Agreement or a waiver of confidentiality for other purposes, provided, however, that the Consultant provides prompt prior written notice thereof to the Company to enable the Company to seek a protective order or otherwise prevent the disclosure.
   
5.3 The Consultant acknowledges that the Confidential Information is a valuable and unique asset of the Company and that the Confidential Information is and will remain the exclusive property of the Company. The Consultant agrees to maintain securely and hold in strict confidence all Confidential Information received, acquired or developed by the Consultant or disclosed to the Consultant as a result of or in connection with the Services. The Consultant agrees that, both during and after the termination of this Agreement, the Consultant will not, directly or indirectly, divulge, communicate, use, copy or disclose or permit others to use, copy or disclose, any Confidential Information to any person, except as such disclosure may be consented to by prior written authorization of the board of directors of the Company.
   
5.4 The Consultant may use the Confidential Information solely to perform the Services for the benefit of Company. The Consultant shall treat all Confidential Information with the same degree of care as the Consultant accords to the Consultant’s own confidential information, but in no case shall the Consultant use less than reasonable care. The Consultant shall immediately give notice to the Company of any unauthorized use or disclosure of the Confidential Information. The Consultant shall assist the Company in remedying any unauthorized use or disclosure of the Confidential Information.
   
5.5 All Confidential Information and any materials and items (including, without limitation, software, equipment, tools, artwork, documents, drawings, papers, diskettes, tapes, models, apparatus, sketches, designs and lists) that the Company furnishes to the Consultant, whether delivered to the Consultant by the Company or made by the Consultant in the performance of the Services, and whether or not they contain or disclose Confidential Information (collectively, the “ Company Property ”), are the sole and exclusive property of the Company or the Company’s affiliates, suppliers or customers. The Consultant agrees to treat the Company Property with the same degree of care as the Consultant treats its own property, but in no case shall the Consultant use less than reasonable care. Within five (5) days after any request by the Company, the Consultant shall destroy or deliver to the Company, at the Company’s option: (a) all Company Property; and (b) all materials and items in the Consultant’s possession or control that contain or disclose any Confidential Information.

 

 
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  The Consultant will provide the Company a written certification of the Consultant’s compliance with the Consultant’s obligations under this Section 5.5.
   
5.6 During the term of this Agreement, the Consultant will not accept work, enter into a contract or accept an obligation in breach of the Consultant’s obligations under Section 7 of this Agreement, or the scope of the Services to be rendered for Company, under this Agreement. The Consultant warrants that, to the best of the Consultant’s knowledge, there is no other existing contract or duty on the Consultant’s part that conflicts with or is inconsistent with this Agreement.
   
5.7 The Consultant represents and warrants that the Consultant has not used and will not use, while performing the Services, any materials or documents of another company which the Consultant is under a duty not to disclose. The Consultant understands that, while performing the Services, the Consultant shall not breach any obligation or confidence or duty the Consultant may have to any current or former client or employer. The Consultant represents and warrants that it will not, to the best of its knowledge and belief, use or cause to be incorporated in any of the Consultant’s work product, any data software, information, designs, techniques or know-how which the Consultant or the Company does not have the right to use.
   
5.8 The Consultant will indemnify and hold harmless the Company from and against any and all third party claims, suits, actions, demands and proceedings against the Company and all losses, costs, damages, expenses, fees and liabilities related thereto arising out of or related to: (a) an allegation that any item, material or other deliverable delivered by the Consultant under this Agreement infringes any intellectual property rights or publicity rights of a third party, (ii) an alleged breach by the Consultant of any agreement between the Consultant and any third party, or (ii) any negligence by the Consultant or any other act or omission of the Consultant, including, without limitation, any breach of this Agreement by the Consultant.
   
6. DISCLOSURE AND ASSIGNMENT OF WORK RESULTING FROM PROVISION OF SERVICES.
   
6.1 In this Agreement, “ Innovations ” means all discoveries, designs, developments, improvements, inventions (whether or not protectable under patent laws), works of authorship, information fixed in any tangible medium of expression (whether or not protectable under copyright laws), trade secrets, know-how, ideas (whether or not protectable under trade secret laws), mask works, trademarks, service marks, trade names and trade dress. “ Company Innovations ” means Innovations that: (a) result or derive from the provision of the Services or from the Consultant’s knowledge or use of Confidential Information; (b) are conceived or made by the Consultant (individually or in collaboration with others) in the course of provision of the Services; (c) result from or derive from the use or application of the resources of the Company, its affiliates or suppliers; (d) relate to the Business of the Company or to actual or demonstrably anticipated research and development by the Company or its affiliates; or (e) the Consultant, solely or jointly with others, creates, derives, conceives, develops, makes or reduces to practice during the Term.

 

 
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6.2 All Company Innovations shall be the exclusive property of the Company and the Company shall have sole discretion to deal with Company Innovations. The Consultant agrees that no intellectual property rights in the Company Innovations are or shall be retained by him. For greater certainty, all work done during the Term by the Consultant for the Company or its affiliates is the sole property of the Company or its affiliates, as the case may be, as the first author for copyright purposes and in respect of which all copyright shall vest in the Company or the relevant affiliate, as the case may be.
   
6.3 The Consultant agrees to maintain adequate and current records of all Company Innovations, which records shall be and remain the property of the Company. The Consultant agrees to promptly disclose and describe to the Company all Company Innovations. The Consultant hereby does and will irrevocably assign to the Company or the Company’s designee all of the Consultant’s right, title and interest in and to any and all Company Innovations and all associated records.
   
6.4 In consideration of the benefits to be received by the Consultant under the terms of this Agreement, the Consultant hereby irrevocably sells, assigns and transfers, and agrees in the future to sell, assign and transfer all right, title and interest in and to the Company Innovations and intellectual property rights therein, including, without limitation, all patents, copyright, industrial design, circuit topography and trademarks, and any goodwill associated therewith in Canada, the United States and worldwide to the Company and the Consultant shall hold all the benefits of the rights, title and interest mentioned above in trust for the Company prior to the assignment to the Company, save and except for any moral rights which the Consultant shall waive. To the extent any of the rights, title and interest in and to Company Innovations cannot be assigned by the Consultant to the Company, the Consultant hereby grants to the Company an exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, irrevocable, worldwide, fully paid-up license (with rights to sublicense through multiple tiers of sublicensees) to fully use, practice and exploit those non-assignable rights, title and interest, including, but not limited to, the right to make, use, sell, offer for sale, import, have made, and have sold, the Company Innovations. To the extent any of the rights, title and interest in and to the Company Innovations can neither be assigned nor licensed by the Consultant to the Company, the Consultant hereby irrevocably waives and agrees never to assert the non-assignable and non-licensable rights, title and interest against the Company, any of the Company’s successors in interest, or any of the Company’s customers.
   
6.5 The Consultant agrees to perform, during and after the Term, all acts that the Company deems necessary or desirable to permit and assist the Company, at its expense, in obtaining, perfecting and enforcing the full benefits, enjoyment, rights and title throughout the world in the Company Innovations as provided to the Company under this Agreement. If the Company is unable for any reason to secure the Consultant’s signature to any document required to file, prosecute, register or memorialize the assignment of any rights under any Company Innovations as provided under this Agreement, the Consultant hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and the Company’s duly authorized officers and agents as the Consultant’s agents and attorneys-in-fact to act for and on the Consultant’s behalf and instead of the Consultant to take all lawfully permitted acts to further the filing, prosecution, registration, memorialization of assignment, issuance and enforcement of rights in, to and under the Company Innovations, all with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Consultant. The foregoing is deemed a power coupled with an interest and is irrevocable.

 

 
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6.6 If the Consultant incorporates or permits to be incorporated any Innovations relating in any way, at the time of conception, reduction to practice, creation, derivation, development or making of the Innovation, to the Company’s business or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development but which were conceived, reduced to practice, created, derived, developed or made by the Consultant (solely or jointly) either unrelated to the Consultant’s work for Company under this Agreement or prior to the Effective Date (collectively, the “ Out-of-Scope Innovations ”) into any of the Company Innovations, then the Consultant hereby grants to the Company and the Company’s designees a royalty-free, transferable, irrevocable, worldwide, fully paid-up license (with rights to sublicense through multiple tiers of sublicensees) to fully use, practice and exploit all patent, copyright, moral right, mask work, trade secret and other intellectual property rights relating to the Out-of-Scope Innovations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Consultant agrees that the Consultant shall not incorporate, or permit to be incorporated, any Innovations conceived, reduced to practice, created, derived, developed or made by others or any Out-of-Scope Innovations into any Company Innovations without the Company’s prior written consent.
   
7. NON-INTERFERENCE WITH BUSINESS
   
7.1 In this Agreement, “ Business of the Company ” means the business of providing services for blockchain initial coin offerings.
   
7.2 The Consultant agrees that, during the Term, he will not, on his own behalf or on behalf of or in connection with any third party, directly or indirectly, in any capacity whatsoever, including, without limitation, as an employer, employee, principal, agent, director, officer, joint-venturer, partner, shareholder or other equity holder, lender or other debt holder, independent contractor, licensor, licensee, franchisor, franchisee, distributor, consultant, financier, supplier or trustee, or by or through any company, cooperative, partnership, trust, unincorporated association or otherwise, anywhere in North America:

 

  (a) carry on, be engaged in, have any financial or other interest in or be otherwise commercially involved in any endeavour, activity or business which is in competition with the Business of the Company;
     
  (b) canvass or solicit the business of (or procure or assist the canvassing or soliciting of the business of) any customer, prospective customer or supplier of the Company to supply or purchase any goods or services that are substantially the same as or in competition with goods or services supplied in the Business of the Company;
     
  (c) accept (or procure or assist the acceptance of) any business from any customer, prospective customer, sales personnel or supplier that is substantially the same as or in competition with the Business of the Company; or
     
  (d) supply (or procure or assist the supply of) any goods or services to any customer, prospective customer, sales personnel or supplier that are substantially the same as or in competition with the goods or services supplied in the Business of the Company.

 

 
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7.3 During the Term, and for a period of one (1) year immediately following the termination or expiration of this Agreement, the Consultant agrees not to solicit or induce any customer, prospective customer, supplier, sales personnel, employee or independent contractor involved with the Company to terminate or breach any employment, contractual or other relationship with Company, or to otherwise discontinue or alter such third party’s relationship with the Company.
   
7.4 During the Term, and for a period of six (6) months immediately following the termination or expiration of this Agreement, the Consultant agrees not to, on his own behalf or on behalf of or in connection with any third party, directly or indirectly, in any capacity whatsoever, engage in any pattern of conduct that involves the making or publishing of written or oral statements or remarks (including without limitation the repetition or distribution of derogatory rumours, allegations, negative reports or comments) which are disparaging, deleterious or damaging to the integrity, reputation or goodwill of the Company or any of its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, consultants or advisors.
   
8. GENERAL
   
8.1 This Agreement contains the entire Agreement and obligation between the Parties with respect to its subject matter. No amendment to this Agreement will be valid or effective unless in writing and signed by both Parties.
   
8.2 The Parties agree that the Consultant’s obligations under this Agreement are of a unique character that gives them particular value, and that the Consultant’s breach of any of these obligations will cause irreparable and continuing damage to the Company for which money damages are insufficient. The Company is entitled to injunctive relief, a decree for specific performance, and all other relief as may be proper (including money damages if appropriate), without the need to post a bond.
   
8.3 The Consultant acknowledges that the restrictions contained in Section 5, 6 and 7 are, in view of the nature of the Business of the Company, reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the Company, that the Company would not have entered into this Agreement in the absence of such restrictions and that any violation of any provision of those Sections could result in irreparable injury to the Company. The Consultant agrees that, in the event it violates any of the restrictions referred to in Section 5, 6 and 7, the Company shall be entitled to such injunctive relief or other remedies at law or in equity which the Court deems fit.
   
8.4 The Consultant expressly acknowledges that this Agreement is reasonable and valid in all respects and irrevocably waives (and irrevocably agrees not to raise) as a defence any issue of reasonableness in any proceeding to enforce any provision of this Agreement, the intention of the Parties being to provide for the legitimate and reasonable protection of the interests of the Company by providing, without limitation, for the broadest scope, the longest duration and the widest territory allowable by law.
   
8.5 The Consultant agrees to indemnify the Company from all losses, claims, actions, damages, assessments or demands (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) which result from negligent acts or omissions of the Consultant in providing the Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company agrees that the Consultant will be covered by the Company’s Directors & Officers and Employment Practices Liability Insurance, once such insurance is obtained by the Company.

 

 
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8.6 Any notice, request, demand or other communication hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows, with notice deemed given as indicated: (a) by personal delivery, when actually delivered; (b) by overnight courier, upon written verification of receipt; (c) by facsimile or email, when sent, if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not sent during normal business hours, then on the recipient’s next business day; or (d) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt.
   
  Notice shall be sent to the addresses set forth on the first page of this Agreement or to such other address as either Party may advise the other in writing from time to time in accordance with this Section 8.6.
   
8.7 Each Party will be responsible for all of its own expenses, legal and other professional fees, disbursements, and all other costs incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and all documents and instruments relating hereto. The Parties agree that they have had adequate opportunity to seek independent legal advice with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and have either obtained such advice or consciously chosen not to do so with full knowledge of the risks associated with not obtaining such legal advice.
   
8.8 If any provision of this Agreement, including as to term or geographical area, is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under present or future laws by any court of competent jurisdiction, such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the legality, enforceability or validity of any other provisions of this Agreement or of the same provision as applied to any other fact or circumstance, and such illegal, unenforceable or invalid provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make such provision legal, valid or enforceable.
   
8.9 Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement.
   
8.10 The Consultant may not sell, assign or transfer any rights or interests created under this Agreement or delegate any of the Consultant’s duties without the prior written consent of the Company.
   
8.11 The headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. Wherever the singular or masculine or neuter is used in this Agreement, the same shall be construed as meaning the plural or feminine or a body politic or corporate and vice versa where the context so requires.
   
8.12 This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, and the federal laws of United States of America applicable therein, and each Party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts of competent jurisdiction in the Province of Nevada.
   
8.13 This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be executed either in original or electronic form and the Parties agree that any signature delivered by electronic transmission will be deemed to be the original signature of the delivering Party.

 

 
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8.14 Unless otherwise provided, all dollar amounts referred to in this Agreement are in lawful money of United States.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Parties have signed this Agreement as of the day and year first written above.

 

APPCOIN INNOVATIONS INC.

 

Per: /s/ Jimmy Geiskopf    
       
       
SIGNED, SEALED and DELIVERED by )  
BRUCE ELLIOTT in the presence of: )  
  )  
  )  
Witness Signature )  
  ) /s/ Bruce Elliott
Witness Name ) BRUCE ELLIOTT
  )  
Witness Address )  
  )  
  )  
  )  
Witness Occupation )  

 

 
 

 

Schedule “A”

 

SERVICES

 

Defined terms used but not otherwise defined in this Schedule A have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Independent Consultant Agreement dated effective October 9, 2017 (the Agreement ”) between Bruce Elliott (the “ Consultant ”) and AppCoin Innovations Inc. (the “ Company ”) of which this Schedule A forms part.

 

The Services to be provided by the Consultant under the Agreement are as follows:

 

  (a) top level responsibility for development and execution of the Company’s business plan;
     
  (b) develop and deliver business plan, white paper and ICO documents as well as other related materials;
     
  (c) overall supervision of the Company’s employees, consultants, contractors and other representatives;
     
  (d) compiling marketing campaigns to promote the Company and the Company’s products and business opportunities;
     
  (e) promoting the Company and the Company’s products and business opportunities through various social media channels;
     
  (f) being available to the Company, its affiliates, and program participants for conference calls, as schedules permit, with the Company to provide the Consultant with a conference line to use for such calls;
     
  (g) participating in conference calls with management of the Company on at times to be determined by the Company;
     
  (h) corporate development for the WENN/Ryde community;
     
  (i) introduce 1-2 solid, quality ICO prospects for the Company; and
     
  (j) any other tasks or services as may be determined by the Board, acting reasonably.

 

 
 

 

 

 

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT AGREEMENT

 

This Independent Consultant Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is dated effective as of the 9 th day of October, 2017 (the “ Effective Date ”).

 

BETWEEN:

 

APPCOIN INNOVATIONS INC., a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of the state of Nevada with a business address at 3250 Oakland Hills Court, Fairfield, CA 94534

 

(email: jgeiskopf@aol.com)

 

(the “ Company ”)

 

AND :

 

MICHAEL A. BLUM , an individual having an address at 2212 Glenbrook Way, Las Vegas, NV 89117

 

(email: michael.blum@repulsebaycapital.com)

 

(the “ Consultant ”)

 

WHEREAS :

 

A.       The Company is engaged in the business providing services to entities and persons who wish to conduct crypto currency offerings;

 

B.       The Consultant has considerable expertise in the general management of start-ups, financial and business matters; and

 

C.       The Company wishes to obtain, and the Consultant wishes to provide, certain services to the Company on the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement;

 

NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Consultant (each, a “ Party ” and, together, the “ Parties ”) covenant and agree as follows:

 

1. Services to be Provided
   
1.1 Commencing on the Effective Date, the Consultant will hold the position of Chief Financial Officer and provide such services to the Company as are described in Schedule A to this Agreement (the “ Services ”). The Consultant will also provide any other services not specifically mentioned in Schedule A, but which, by reason of the Consultant’s capability, he knows or ought to know are necessary to ensure that the best interests of the Company are maintained. The Consultant shall be reasonably available to perform the Services required under this Agreement.

 

 
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1.2 The Consultant will report to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) and will keep the Board informed of all matters concerning the Services as requested by the Board from time to time.
   
1.3 The Consultant will perform the Services to the level of competence and skill one would reasonably expect from someone who has skills and experience similar to that of the Consultant. The Consultant shall devote sufficient working time, attention and ability in a timely manner to the Business of the Company (as defined herein), and to any associated company, as is reasonably necessary for the proper performance of the Services pursuant to this Agreement.
   
1.4 The Consultant will not have any right or authority, express or implied, to commit or otherwise obligate the Company in any manner whatsoever, except to the extent specifically authorized by the Board. The Consultant is not authorized to make any representation, contract or commitment on behalf of the Company unless, prior to such time, he is specifically authorized in writing to do so by the Board.
   
1.5 The Consultant will faithfully, honestly and diligently serve the Company, use his best efforts to promote the best interests of the Company and co-operate with the Company, and utilize maximum professional skill and care to ensure that the Services are rendered to the satisfaction of the Company.
   
1.6 The Consultant will comply with all applicable rules, laws and regulations, and all applicable Company policies (to the extent they have been provided to Consultant by the Company), having application to the carrying out and performance of his obligations under this Agreement.
   
1.7 At all times while on the Company’s premises or representing the Company in any other location in connection with the provision of the Services, the Consultant will observe the Company’s rules and regulations with respect to conduct, health, safety and protection of persons and property.
   
2. Independent Consultant Relationship
   
2.1 It is expressly agreed that the Consultant’s relationship with the Company is that of an independent contractor in performing the Services under this Agreement, and nothing in this Agreement is intended to, or shall be construed to, create a partnership, agency, joint venture, employment or similar relationship between the Consultant and the Company.
   
2.2 The Consultant will not be entitled to any of the benefits that the Company may make available to its employees from time to time, including, but not limited to, group health or life insurance, profit-sharing or retirement benefits. The Company will not pay any contribution to any pension plan, employment insurance or withholding taxes, nor provide any other contributions or benefits, which might be expected in an employer-employee relationship on behalf of the Consultant.

 

 
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2.3 The Consultant is solely responsible for, and will file on a timely basis, all tax returns and payments required to be filed with or made to any federal, state or local tax authority with respect to the performance of the Services and the consideration therefor under this Agreement.
   
2.4 The Consultant is solely responsible for, and must maintain adequate records of, expenses incurred in the course of performing the Services.
   
2.5 The Consultant represents and warrants that the Consultant has the right to provide the Services to the Company without violation of obligations to others and that any advice, information and documents given by the Consultant to the Company under this Agreement may be used fully and freely by the Company, unless otherwise so designated orally or in writing by the Consultant at the time of communication of such information.
   
3. CONSIDERATION FOR SERVICES
   
3.1 As compensation for carrying out the Services during the term of this Agreement, the Company agrees to pay to the Consultant a signing bonus of $25,000, payable within 30 days of the Effective Date, and a consulting fee in the amount of $10,000 per month, to be paid on a monthly basis at the end of each month.
   
3.2 Subject to compliance with all applicable securities laws, the Company will grant, within 60 days of the Effective Date, to the Consultant stock options in an amount to be determined by the Board, which number is commensurate with the role of Chief Financial Officer.
   
3.3 Unless otherwise waived by the Company, the Consultant will submit monthly reports to the Company showing the amount of hours worked by the Consultant on behalf of the Company during that period.
   
3.4 The Consultant may incur expenses in the name of the Company, provided such expenses relate solely to the carrying out of the Services pursuant to this Agreement. The Consultant will, as soon as practicable, forward all invoices for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and the Company agrees to pay said invoices within 30 days of receipt. Any expenses of $500 or greater incurred by the Consultant in connection with the carrying out of the Consultant’s duties pursuant to this Agreement must be approved by the Company in writing prior to the incurring of such expenses by the Consultant, unless pre-approval is impractical or impossible.
   
4. Term and Termination
   
4.1 This Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and will continue for twelve (12) months (the “ Term ”), unless terminated in accordance with Section 4.3 or renewed in accordance with Section 4.2.

 

 
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4.2 Notwithstanding Section 4.1, this Agreement will automatically be renewed for subsequent terms of twelve (12) months unless the Company provides written notice to the Consultant by no later than 30 days prior to the last day of the applicable Term of its intention to not renew this Agreement. If this Agreement is renewed, the Board will perform an annual review of compensation paid to the Consultant, at the time such renewal is offered to the Consultant.
   
4.3 Notwithstanding Section 4.1, this Agreement may be terminated at any time by:

 

  (a) the Consultant giving at least 30 days advance notice in writing to the Company;
     
  (b) the Company by giving at least 30 days advance notice in writing to the Consultant; or
     
  (c) the Company without notice in the event that the Consultant: (i) breaches any term of this Agreement, (ii) neglects the Services or any other duty to be performed by the Consultant under this Agreement, (iii) engages in any conduct which is dishonest, or damages the reputation or standing of the Company, (iv) is convicted of any criminal act, (v) engages in any act of moral turpitude, (vi) files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, or (vii) is adjudicated as bankrupt or insolvent.

 

4.4 Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, the Consultant shall promptly deliver the following in accordance with the directions of the Company:

 

  (a) a final accounting, reflecting the balance of expenses incurred on behalf of the Company as of the date of termination;
     
  (b) all documents pertaining to the Company or this Agreement, including, but not limited to, all Confidential Information, books of account, correspondence and contracts; and
     
  (c) all equipment and any other property belonging to the Company.

 

4.5 If this Agreement is terminated for any reason set forth in Section 4, then the Consultant will be entitled to the fees earned to the effective date of termination and any expenses incurred on behalf of the Company prior to the effective date of termination which are otherwise reimbursable by the Consultant pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
   
4.6 The definitions contained in this Agreement and the rights and obligations contained in this Section 4 and in Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 will survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.
   
4.7 Upon the termination of this Agreement for whatever reason, the Consultant shall upon the request of the Company, immediately resign, without claim for compensation or severance of any kind whatsoever, from all offices and directorships held by him in the Company or any affiliated company and in the event of their respective failure to do so the Company is hereby irrevocably authorized to appoint its designated person in their respective names and on their behalf to execute any documents and to do all things requisite to give effect thereto.

 

 
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4.8 The Consultant shall not, at any time after the termination of this Agreement, represent himself as being in any way connected with or interested in the business of the Company.

 

5. Confidentiality
   
5.1 For the purposes of this Agreement, “ Confidential Information ” means information, whether or not originated by the Consultant, that relates to the business or affairs of the Company, its affiliates, clients, sales personnel or suppliers and is confidential or proprietary to, about or created by the Company, its affiliates, clients or suppliers (whether or not reduced to writing or designated or marked as confidential), including, but not limited to, the following:

 

  (a) any technical and non-technical information related to the Company’s business and current, future and proposed products and services of the Company, including, without limitation, Company Innovations (as defined herein), Company Property (as defined herein) and the Company’s information concerning research, development, design and product details and specifications, financial information, procurement requirements, engineering and manufacturing information, and business plans;
     
  (b) information relating to strategies, research, communications, business plans and financial data of the Company;
     
  (c) any information of or regarding the Company and its business which is not readily publicly available;
     
  (d) work product resulting from or related to work or projects performed, or to be performed, for the Company or its affiliates, including, but not limited to, the methods, processes, procedures, analysis, techniques and audits used in connection therewith;
     
  (e) any intellectual property contributed to the Company, and any other technical and business information of the Company and its affiliates which is of a confidential, trade secret and/or proprietary character;
     
  (f) marketing and development plans, price and cost data, price and fee amounts, pricing and billing policies, quoting procedures, marketing techniques, methods of obtaining business, forecasts and forecast assumptions and volumes, current and prospective client lists, and future plans and potential strategies of the Company that have been or are being discussed;
     
  (g) information belonging to third parties or which is claimed by third parties to be confidential or proprietary and which the Company has agreed to keep confidential; and

 

 
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  (h) any other information that becomes known to the Consultant as a result of this Agreement or the services performed hereunder, including information received by the Company from others, that the Consultant, acting reasonably, believes is confidential information or that the Company takes measures to protect.

 

5.2 The Consultant’s obligations under this Section 5 do not apply to any Confidential Information that the Consultant can demonstrate: (a) was in the public domain at or subsequent to the time the Confidential Information was communicated to the Consultant by the Company through no fault of the Consultant; (b) was rightfully in the Consultant’s possession free of any obligation of confidence at or subsequent to the time the Confidential Information was communicated to the Consultant by the Company; or (c) was independently developed by the Consultant without use of, or reference to, any Confidential Information communicated to the Consultant by the Company. A disclosure of any Confidential Information by Consultant in response to a valid order by a court or other governmental body or as otherwise required by law will not be considered to be a breach of this Agreement or a waiver of confidentiality for other purposes, provided, however, that the Consultant provides prompt prior written notice thereof to the Company to enable the Company to seek a protective order or otherwise prevent the disclosure
   
5.3 The Consultant acknowledges that the Confidential Information is a valuable and unique asset of the Company and that the Confidential Information is and will remain the exclusive property of the Company. The Consultant agrees to maintain securely and hold in strict confidence all Confidential Information received, acquired or developed by the Consultant or disclosed to the Consultant as a result of or in connection with the Services. The Consultant agrees that, both during and after the termination of this Agreement, the Consultant will not, directly or indirectly, divulge, communicate, use, copy or disclose or permit others to use, copy or disclose, any Confidential Information to any person, except as such disclosure may be consented to by prior written authorization of the board of directors of the Company.
   
5.4 The Consultant may use the Confidential Information solely to perform the Services for the benefit of Company. The Consultant shall treat all Confidential Information with the same degree of care as the Consultant accords to the Consultant’s own confidential information, but in no case shall the Consultant use less than reasonable care. The Consultant shall immediately give notice to the Company of any unauthorized use or disclosure of the Confidential Information. The Consultant shall assist the Company in remedying any unauthorized use or disclosure of the Confidential Information.
   
5.5 All Confidential Information and any materials and items (including, without limitation, software, equipment, tools, artwork, documents, drawings, papers, diskettes, tapes, models, apparatus, sketches, designs and lists) that the Company furnishes to the Consultant, whether delivered to the Consultant by the Company or made by the Consultant in the performance of the Services, and whether or not they contain or disclose Confidential Information (collectively, the “ Company Property ”), are the sole and exclusive property of the Company or the Company’s affiliates, suppliers or customers. The Consultant agrees to treat the Company Property with the same degree of care as the Consultant treats its own property, but in no case shall the Consultant use less than reasonable care. Within five (5) days after any request by the Company, the Consultant shall destroy or deliver to the Company, at the Company’s option: (a) all Company Property and (b) all materials and items in the Consultant’s possession or control that contain or disclose any Confidential Information. The Consultant will provide the Company a written certification of the Consultant’s compliance with the Consultant’s obligations under this Section 5.5.

 

 
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5.6 During the term of this Agreement, the Consultant will not accept work, enter into a contract or accept an obligation in breach of the Consultant’s obligations under Section 7 of this Agreement, or the scope of the Services to be rendered for Company, under this Agreement. The Consultant warrants that, to the best of the Consultant’s knowledge, there is no other existing contract or duty on the Consultant’s part that conflicts with or is inconsistent with this Agreement.
   
5.7 The Consultant represents and warrants that the Consultant has not used and will not use, while performing the Services, any materials or documents of another company which the Consultant is under a duty not to disclose. The Consultant understands that, while performing the Services, the Consultant shall not breach any obligation or confidence or duty the Consultant may have to any current or former client or employer. The Consultant represents and warrants that it will not, to the best of its knowledge and belief, use or cause to be incorporated in any of the Consultant’s work product, any data software, information, designs, techniques or know-how which the Consultant or the Company does not have the right to use.
   
5.8 The Consultant will indemnify and hold harmless the Company from and against any and all third party claims, suits, actions, demands and proceedings against the Company and all losses, costs, damages, expenses, fees and liabilities related thereto arising out of or related to: (a) an allegation that any item, material or other deliverable delivered by the Consultant under this Agreement infringes any intellectual property rights or publicity rights of a third party, (ii) an alleged breach by the Consultant of any agreement between the Consultant and any third party, or (ii) any negligence by the Consultant or any other act or omission of the Consultant, including, without limitation, any breach of this Agreement by the Consultant.
   
6. DISCLOSURE AND ASSIGNMENT OF WORK RESULTING FROM PROVISION OF SERVICES.
   
6.1 In this Agreement, “ Innovations ” means all discoveries, designs, developments, improvements, inventions (whether or not protectable under patent laws), works of authorship, information fixed in any tangible medium of expression (whether or not protectable under copyright laws), trade secrets, know-how, ideas (whether or not protectable under trade secret laws), mask works, trademarks, service marks, trade names and trade dress. “ Company Innovations ” means Innovations that: (a) result or derive from the provision of the Services or from the Consultant’s knowledge or use of Confidential Information; (b) are conceived or made by the Consultant (individually or in collaboration with others) in the course of provision of the Services; (c) result from or derive from the use or application of the resources of the Company, its affiliates or suppliers; (d) relate to the Business of the Company or to actual or demonstrably anticipated research and development by the Company or its affiliates; or (e) the Consultant, solely or jointly with others, creates, derives, conceives, develops, makes or reduces to practice during the Term.

 

 
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6.2 All Company Innovations shall be the exclusive property of the Company and the Company shall have sole discretion to deal with Company Innovations. The Consultant agrees that no intellectual property rights in the Company Innovations are or shall be retained by him. For greater certainty, all work done during the Term by the Consultant for the Company or its affiliates is the sole property of the Company or its affiliates, as the case may be, as the first author for copyright purposes and in respect of which all copyright shall vest in the Company or the relevant affiliate, as the case may be.
   
6.3 The Consultant agrees to maintain adequate and current records of all Company Innovations, which records shall be and remain the property of the Company. The Consultant agrees to promptly disclose and describe to the Company all Company Innovations. The Consultant hereby does and will irrevocably assign to the Company or the Company’s designee all of the Consultant’s right, title and interest in and to any and all Company Innovations and all associated records.
   
6.4 In consideration of the benefits to be received by the Consultant under the terms of this Agreement, the Consultant hereby irrevocably sells, assigns and transfers, and agrees in the future to sell, assign and transfer all right, title and interest in and to the Company Innovations and intellectual property rights therein, including, without limitation, all patents, copyright, industrial design, circuit topography and trademarks, and any goodwill associated therewith in Canada, the United States and worldwide to the Company and the Consultant shall hold all the benefits of the rights, title and interest mentioned above in trust for the Company prior to the assignment to the Company, save and except for any moral rights which the Consultant shall waive. To the extent any of the rights, title and interest in and to Company Innovations cannot be assigned by the Consultant to the Company, the Consultant hereby grants to the Company an exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, irrevocable, worldwide, fully paid-up license (with rights to sublicense through multiple tiers of sublicensees) to fully use, practice and exploit those non-assignable rights, title and interest, including, but not limited to, the right to make, use, sell, offer for sale, import, have made, and have sold, the Company Innovations. To the extent any of the rights, title and interest in and to the Company Innovations can neither be assigned nor licensed by the Consultant to the Company, the Consultant hereby irrevocably waives and agrees never to assert the non-assignable and non-licensable rights, title and interest against the Company, any of the Company’s successors in interest, or any of the Company’s customers.

 

 
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6.5 The Consultant agrees to perform, during and after the Term, all acts that the Company deems necessary or desirable to permit and assist the Company, at its expense, in obtaining, perfecting and enforcing the full benefits, enjoyment, rights and title throughout the world in the Company Innovations as provided to the Company under this Agreement. If the Company is unable for any reason to secure the Consultant’s signature to any document required to file, prosecute, register or memorialize the assignment of any rights under any Company Innovations as provided under this Agreement, the Consultant hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and the Company’s duly authorized officers and agents as the Consultant’s agents and attorneys-in-fact to act for and on the Consultant’s behalf and instead of the Consultant to take all lawfully permitted acts to further the filing, prosecution, registration, memorialization of assignment, issuance and enforcement of rights in, to and under the Company Innovations, all with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Consultant. The foregoing is deemed a power coupled with an interest and is irrevocable.
   
6.6 If the Consultant incorporates or permits to be incorporated any Innovations relating in any way, at the time of conception, reduction to practice, creation, derivation, development or making of the Innovation, to the Company’s business or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development but which were conceived, reduced to practice, created, derived, developed or made by the Consultant (solely or jointly) either unrelated to the Consultant’s work for Company under this Agreement or prior to the Effective Date (collectively, the “ Out-of-Scope Innovations ”) into any of the Company Innovations, then the Consultant hereby grants to the Company and the Company’s designees a royalty-free, transferable, irrevocable, worldwide, fully paid-up license (with rights to sublicense through multiple tiers of sublicensees) to fully use, practice and exploit all patent, copyright, moral right, mask work, trade secret and other intellectual property rights relating to the Out-of-Scope Innovations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Consultant agrees that the Consultant shall not incorporate, or permit to be incorporated, any Innovations conceived, reduced to practice, created, derived, developed or made by others or any Out-of-Scope Innovations into any Company Innovations without the Company’s prior written consent.
   
7. NON-INTERFERENCE WITH BUSINESS
   
7.1 In this Agreement, “ Business of the Company ” means the business of providing services for blockchain initial coin offerings.
   
7.2 The Consultant agrees that, during the Term, he will not, on his own behalf or on behalf of or in connection with any third party, directly or indirectly, in any capacity whatsoever, including, without limitation, as an employer, employee, principal, agent, director, officer, joint venturer, partner, shareholder or other equity holder, lender or other debt holder, independent contractor, licensor, licensee, franchisor, franchisee, distributor, consultant, financier, supplier or trustee, or by or through any company, cooperative, partnership, trust, unincorporated association or otherwise, anywhere in North America:

 

  (a) carry on, be engaged in, have any financial or other interest in or be otherwise commercially involved in any endeavour, activity or business which is in competition with the Business of the Company;
     
  (b) canvass or solicit the business of (or procure or assist the canvassing or soliciting of the business of) any customer, prospective customer or supplier of the Company to supply or purchase any goods or services that are substantially the same as or in competition with goods or services supplied in the Business of the Company;

 

 
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  (c) accept (or procure or assist the acceptance of) any business from any customer, prospective customer, sales personnel or supplier that is substantially the same as or in competition with the Business of the Company; or
     
  (d) supply (or procure or assist the supply of) any goods or services to any customer, prospective customer, sales personnel or supplier that are substantially the same as or in competition with the goods or services supplied in the Business of the Company.

 

7.3 During the Term, and for a period of one (1) year immediately following the termination or expiration of this Agreement, the Consultant agrees not to solicit or induce any customer, prospective customer, supplier, sales personnel, employee or independent contractor involved with the Company to terminate or breach any employment, contractual or other relationship with Company, or to otherwise discontinue or alter such third party’s relationship with the Company.
   
7.4 During the Term, and for a period of six (6) months immediately following the termination or expiration of this Agreement, the Consultant agrees not to, on his own behalf or on behalf of or in connection with any third party, directly or indirectly, in any capacity whatsoever, engage in any pattern of conduct that involves the making or publishing of written or oral statements or remarks (including without limitation the repetition or distribution of derogatory rumours, allegations, negative reports or comments) which are disparaging, deleterious or damaging to the integrity, reputation or goodwill of the Company or any of its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, consultants or advisors.
   
8. General
   
8.1 This Agreement contains the entire Agreement and obligation between the Parties with respect to its subject matter. No amendment to this Agreement will be valid or effective unless in writing and signed by both Parties.
   
8.2 The Parties agree that the Consultant’s obligations under this Agreement are of a unique character that gives them particular value, and that the Consultant’s breach of any of these obligations will cause irreparable and continuing damage to the Company for which money damages are insufficient. The Company is entitled to injunctive relief, a decree for specific performance, and all other relief as may be proper (including money damages if appropriate), without the need to post a bond.
   
8.3 The Consultant acknowledges that the restrictions contained in Section 5, 6 and 7 are, in view of the nature of the Business of the Company, reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the Company, that the Company would not have entered into this Agreement in the absence of such restrictions and that any violation of any provision of those Sections could result in irreparable injury to the Company. The Consultant agrees that, in the event it violates any of the restrictions referred to in Section 5, 6 and 7, the Company shall be entitled to such injunctive relief or other remedies at law or in equity which the Court deems fit.

 

 
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8.4 The Consultant expressly acknowledges that this Agreement is reasonable and valid in all respects and irrevocably waives (and irrevocably agrees not to raise) as a defence any issue of reasonableness in any proceeding to enforce any provision of this Agreement, the intention of the Parties being to provide for the legitimate and reasonable protection of the interests of the Company by providing, without limitation, for the broadest scope, the longest duration and the widest territory allowable by law.
   
8.5 The Consultant agrees to indemnify the Company from all losses, claims, actions, damages, assessments or demands (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) which result from negligent acts or omissions of the Consultant in providing the Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company agrees that the Consultant will be covered by the Company’s Directors & Officers and Employment Practices Liability Insurance, once such insurance is obtained by the Company.
   
8.6 Any notice, request, demand or other communication hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows, with notice deemed given as indicated: (a) by personal delivery, when actually delivered; (b) by overnight courier, upon written verification of receipt; (c) by facsimile or email, when sent, if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not sent during normal business hours, then on the recipient’s next business day; or (e) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt. Notice shall be sent to the addresses set forth on the first page of this Agreement or to such other address as either Party may advise the other in writing from time to time in accordance with this Section 8.6.
   
8.7 Each Party will be responsible for all of its own expenses, legal and other professional fees, disbursements, and all other costs incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and all documents and instruments relating hereto. The Parties agree that they have had adequate opportunity to seek independent legal advice with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and have either obtained such advice or consciously chosen not to do so with full knowledge of the risks associated with not obtaining such legal advice.
   
8.8 If any provision of this Agreement, including as to term or geographical area, is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under present or future laws by any court of competent jurisdiction, such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the legality, enforceability or validity of any other provisions of this Agreement or of the same provision as applied to any other fact or circumstance, and such illegal, unenforceable or invalid provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make such provision legal, valid or enforceable.
   
8.9 Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement.
   
8.10 The Consultant may not sell, assign or transfer any rights or interests created under this Agreement or delegate any of the Consultant’s duties without the prior written consent of the Company.

 

 
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8.11 The headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. Wherever the singular or masculine or neuter is used in this Agreement, the same shall be construed as meaning the plural or feminine or a body politic or corporate and vice versa where the context so requires.
   
8.12 This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, and the federal laws of United States of America applicable therein, and each Party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts of competent jurisdiction in the State of Nevada.
   
8.13 This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be executed either in original or electronic form and the Parties agree that any signature delivered by electronic transmission will be deemed to be the original signature of the delivering Party.
   
8.14 Unless otherwise provided, all dollar amounts referred to in this Agreement are in lawful money of United States.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Parties have signed this Agreement as of the day and year first written above.

 

APPCOIN INNOVATIONS INC.

 

Per: /s/ Jimmy Geiskopf    
       
       
       
SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED BY )  
MICHAEL A. BLUM IN THE PRESENCE )  
OF: )  
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Witness Signature )  
  ) /s/ Michael Blum
Witness Name ) MICHAEL A. BLUM
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Witness Occupation  

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SERVICES

 

Defined terms used but not otherwise defined in this Schedule A have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Independent Consultant Agreement dated effective October 1, 2017 (the “ Agreement ”) between Michael A. Blum (the “ Consultant ”) and AppCoin Innovations Inc. (the “ Company ”) of which this Schedule A forms part.

 

The Services to be provided by the Consultant under the Agreement are as follows:

 

  (a) financial reporting, including oversight of preparation of financial statements, reports and disclosure documents, coordination with any outside accountant or auditor in the preparation of any regulatory disclosure documents, and certifying required regulatory filings with applicable securities commissions and stock exchanges;
     
  (b) economic strategy and forecasting, including studying, analyzing and reporting on trends and opportunities for expansion and projection of Company growth and acquisitions or research;
     
  (c) preparation for and analyzing of, or preparing budgets for, the Company’s business activities;
     
  (d) undertaking financing activities and supervising the Company’s investments;
     
  (e) overseeing the Company’s accounting, which will include reviewing and payment of expense reports and all other Company expenses, and monitoring income of the Company and its affiliates;
     
  (f) reviewing communications Company personnel have with outside parties that may affect any existing and future investments of, or funding for, the Company;
     
  (g) contributing to establishing and managing the Company’s legal and compliance infrastructure; and
     
  (h) such other activities as are reasonably directed by the Board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPCOIN INNOVATIONS INC.

561 INDIANA COURT

VENICE, CA 90291

 

BUSINESS SERVICES AGREEMENT

 

December 29, 2017

 

WENN Digital Inc. (the “ Client ”)

c/o 561 Indiana Court

Venice, CA 90291

 

AppCoin Innovations Inc., (ACI) is pleased to provide a range of services to Client.

 

The attached Business Services Agreement (BSA), along with Schedule A describe the specifics of the working relationships and the business services, and the scope of work that will be provided to Client by the ACI team.

 

We look forward to continuing to work with you and would be pleased to provide any additional information you may request. Please contact the undersigned if you require any clarification.

 

Sincerely,

 

/s/ Michael Blum

 

Michael Blum

Chief Financial Officer

AppCoin Innovations Inc.

 

     
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THIS BUSINESS SERVICES AGREEMENT is entered into effective on December 29, 2017.

 

BETWEEN:

 

AppCoin Innovations Inc.

a corporation having its office located

at 561 Indiana Court, Venice, CA 90291

 

(“ACI”)

 

AND

 

WENN Digital Inc.

a corporation having its office located

c/o 561 Indiana Court, Venice, CA 90291

 

(the “Client”)

 

WHEREAS:

 

A.       The Client wishes to conduct an initial coin offering (an “ICO”);

 

B.       In order to achieve its corporate and business objectives, the Client desires and has agreed to retain the services of ACI to provide the services and complete the duties described on Schedule “A” attached hereto and ACI agrees to provide such services to the Client, in accordance with the terms and conditions contained herein; and

 

C.       The parties desire that the Services (as defined below) shall be provided by ACI directly to the senior executive officers and management team employed by the Client of the Client.

 

NOW THEREFORE in consideration and mutual covenants herein contained and such good and other consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged by each of ACI and the Client (each, a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”), the Parties hereto agree as follows:

 

  1. Services, Term and Compensation. The term of this Agreement (the “Term”), the services to be provided by ACI under this Agreement (the “Services”) and the amounts to be paid to ACI as full and complete consideration for ACI providing the Services under this Agreement (the “Fees”), are set out in the attached Schedule “A”, which forms part of this Agreement.
     
    This Agreement shall come into force and effect as of the date set out first above, and shall continue in effect until the end of the Term identified in Schedule “A”, unless one of ACI or the Client terminates this Agreement in accordance with its provisions. Except as otherwise provided herein, or in Schedule hereto, the Term may be renewed, varied or extended only by a written instrument executed by both the Client and ACI. In the event of the expiration or termination of this Agreement, the Client agrees to pay to ACI any and all unpaid Fees and expenses (as set forth herein) in full.
     
  2. Independent Contractor. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Client hereby engages ACI as an independent contractor to perform the Services, and ACI hereby accepts such engagement. It is expressly agreed that ACI is acting as an independent contractor in performing the Services hereunder.
     
  3. Nature of Engagement. ACI shall perform the Services as an independent contractor, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to create or imply a joint venture, partnership, principal agent, or employment relationship between the Client and ACI. Unless the Client specifically authorizes ACI in writing to do so, ACI shall neither act or purport to be acting as the agent of the Client, nor enter into any agreement on behalf of the Client or otherwise bind, nor purport to bind the Client or cause the Client to incur liability in any manner whatsoever. All final decisions with respect to Services provided by ACI hereunder shall be entirely the Client’s to make, and ACI shall have no liability relating to or arising from the Client’s decisions. It is understood that ACI’s responsibility to the Client is solely contractual in nature and that ACI does not act in a fiduciary capacity in relation to the Client as a result of this Agreement.
     
    With the prior written consent of ACI, not to be unreasonably withheld, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the Client, or any entity chosen by the Client, from performing some or all of the functions of ACI herein. It is recognized that ACI will expend significant time and commit considerable resources to the Client. The Services are not exclusive to the Client however, and ACI may render similar services to other parties both during and after the Term.

 

     
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  4. Third Party Expenses. Prior written approval of the Client is required for ACI to incur expenses that may not be covered under Schedule A . The Client is responsible for paying specific disbursements charged by third parties to ACI relating to this Agreement, including graphic design, creative, legal and other advisory fees. The Client further agrees to reimburse ACI for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by ACI in connection with this Agreement and carrying out the Services within thirty (30) days of presentation of reasonably itemized invoices to the Client as set forth in clause 5 below.
     
  5. Billing. Accounts, including out-of-pocket expenses, will be rendered by ACI on a monthly basis. Accounts are due when rendered and payable within thirty (30) days from the date of the account.
     
  6. Information Provided to ACI. The Client agrees ACI is entitled to rely (without independent verification) upon any information provided by the Client in relation to this Agreement, including, without limitation, information with respect to the assets, liabilities, earnings, earning potential, financial condition, historical performance, future prospects and financial projections, and any assumptions used in the development of such projections furnished by the Client or any individual on behalf of the Client, and ACI is entitled to assume that all such information is true, correct and complete in all material respects and does not contain any untrue statements of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to ensure the information supplied is not misleading. ACI is not liable or responsible for any loss or damage suffered by the Client or others if any misstatement, error or omission in any material, information, document or representation supplied or approved by the Client. If at any time during the effectiveness of this Agreement, the Client or any of the Client’s agents or advisors becomes aware of any material change in any of the information previously furnished to ACI, the Client will promptly advise ACI of the change.
     
  7. Confidentiality.

 

  a) For the purpose of this section, the term “Confidential Information” includes, but is not limited to, all business and financial information, marketing and strategic plans, equipment details, software programs, manuals, maps, customer and client lists, employee information, supplier information, analyses, reports, technologies, processes and operations, compilations, forecasts, studies. lists, summaries, notes, designs, formulae, innovations, techniques, data, patents and trade secrets of the Client, as well as the present and contemplated products, techniques and other services evolved or to be used by the Client. Confidential Information does not include such portions of the Confidential Information which: (i) are, or prior to the time of disclosure or utilization become, generally available to the public; (ii) are received by ACI from an independent third party who had obtained the Confidential Information lawfully and was, to the best of ACI’s knowledge, under no obligation of secrecy or duty of confidentiality owed to the Client; (iii) ACI can show was in ACI’s lawful possession before ACI received such Confidential Information from the Client, or (iv) ACI can show that such Confidential Information was independently developed by ACI having no access to the Confidential Information at the time of its independent development.
     
  b) In the course of performing the Services, ACI acknowledges and understands that it will have access to and will be entrusted with Confidential Information which is not public, but is proprietary and confidential to the Client. ACI shall keep the Confidential Information strictly confidential and shall take all necessary precautions against unauthorized disclosure of the Confidential Information during the Term of this Agreement and thereafter. ACI shall not use or reproduce any Confidential Information, in any manner, except as reasonably required to perform the Services and/or fulfill the purposes of this Agreement. ACI shall ensure that any copies of Confidential Information it takes or makes are clearly marked, or otherwise identified as confidential and proprietary to the Client, and that all Confidential Information and copies thereof are stored in a secure location while in ACI’s possession, control, charge or custody.
     
  c) ACI hereby agrees and acknowledges that the disclosure of any of the Confidential Information to competitors of the Client or to the general public would be highly detrimental to the best interests of the Client. Accordingly, ACI covenants and agrees with the Client that, save with the written consent of the Client, it will not, either during the Term of this Agreement, or at any time thereafter, directly or indirectly, disclose, allow access to, transmit or transfer any of such Confidential Information to any person other than its directors, officers, employees, consultants, agents and advisers or to similar representatives of the Client, nor shall it use the same for any purpose other than the purposes of performing the Services to be performed by ACI under this Agreement.
     
  d) ACI acknowledges that it shall not acquire any right, title or interest in or to any Confidential Information by virtue of it having access to same during the Term of this Agreement.

 

     
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  e) In the event ACI is requested or required pursuant to any Court order, or other legal or regulatory demand, to disclose any Confidential Information to a third party, ACI agrees that it will provide the Client with prompt notice of such request or requirement so that the Client, at its option, may seek an appropriate protective order or other remedy to ensure that Confidential Information will be accorded confidential treatment.
     
  f) Upon termination or expiry of this Agreement, for whatever reason, ACI agrees to:

 

  (i) deliver to the Client, or destroy, all Confidential Information and copies thereof which are in its power or possession which relate in any way to the business of the Client, or its customers; and
     
  (ii) remove any Confidential Information from ACI’s computers, or computer databases that may have been created in the course of performing ACI’s Services under this Agreement (other than information stored on back-up servers pursuant to retention of files laws and policies) and certify the return or destruction of all documents containing Confidential Information.

 

  8. Ownership of Work Product. Any and all Work Product conceived, developed, reduced to practice or a definite and practical shape, invented, authored, wrote, created, produced or otherwise generated on behalf of ACI or by any employee, agent, contractor, representative or other individual acting on behalf of ACI (“ACI Personnel”) in connection with the performance of the Services will be the exclusive property of the Client. ACI shall assign and waive, and shall cause to be assigned or waived at ACI’s expense, any right, title and interest in and to the Work Product to or in favour of the Client. In this Agreement, “Work Product” includes, without limitation, any and all of the following: (a) any invention, process, formula, algorithm, specification, technique, concept, idea, method, diagnostic, compound, development, composition, apparatus, machine, test, design, trade secret, know how or any improvement, modification, thereto or any issued patent, industrial design or application therefor applied for, issued or granted in any jurisdiction anywhere in the world, including but not limited to reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, re-examinations, renewals and substitutes thereof, foreign counterparts of the foregoing, including, without limitation, the right to apply for Letters Patent in the United States, Canada and all other countries throughout the world and all rights to claim priority based on said applications under the terms of any international convention, and all rights in the United States, Canada and all other countries throughout the world to sue and recover for past or future infringement of such rights; (b) trade names, trademarks, trade secrets, service names, service marks, business names, product names, brands, logos and other distinctive identifications used in commerce, whether in connection with products or services, and the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing; (c) original works of authorship, derivative works and other copyrightable works of any nature, and fixations of any of the foregoing; (d) computer software or code of any type (whether source code or object code) in any programming or markup language, underlying any type of computer programming (whether application software, middleware, firm ware or system software) including, but not limited to, applets, assemblers, compilers, design tools, and user interfaces, databases and fixations thereof;(e) uniform resource locators, website addresses, domain names, website content and all fixations thereof; and (f) any other intellectual and industrial property in and to the foregoing, which is recognized under the law of any jurisdiction anywhere in the world, whether under common law, by statute or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, certain of the deliverables may incorporate ACI’s processes, procedures, forms and other information, which shall be the property of ACI (“ ACI Property ”), and ACI grants the Client a non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid-up license, with the right to use the same.
     
  9. Moral Rights. ACI acknowledges and agrees that the Client may use, alter, vary, adapt and exploit any Work Product as the Client sees fit, in its sole and unfettered discretion. Except with respect to the ACI Property, at its own expense, ACI shall cause to be assigned, waived or released any and all rights including, but not limited to, all moral rights (as defined under the Copyright Act (Canada)), in or otherwise relating to any Work Product in favour of the Client, its successor and assigns.
     
  10. Further Assurances . At the requested of the Client, ACI will promptly do all acts and execute and deliver to the Client all instruments that may be required to effect, register, record, or otherwise perfect the interest of the Client in or relating to Work Product, and ACI will cause the ACI Personnel to do the same.
     
  11. Conflicts. ACI assists other companies and individuals, some of whom may, on occasion, be competitors or adverse in interest to the Client. ACI will not disclose to others any sensitive, proprietary or otherwise Confidential Information of a non-public nature concerning or affecting the Client’s affairs, unless such disclosure is authorized by the Client or required to defend ACI against any claim, action, suit, or proceeding, or to the extent such disclosure is required by any applicable law or regulation.

 

     
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  12. Announcements. Provided the Client has provided its prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, ACI may, subject to compliance with paragraph 7 hereof, disclose the existence of this Agreement to certain persons and entities selected by ACI and in certain electronic and print publications, including ACI’s website. In accordance with all applicable laws, including the Client’s disclosure obligations under applicable securities laws, the Client is expressly permitted to make any required disclosures of this Agreement, including the material terms hereof.
     
  13. Legal and Tax Advice. ACI will not provide or be responsible for obtaining legal or tax advice with respect to the Client, nor any other legal and regulatory requirements and issues which may arise pursuant to this Agreement. The Client is responsible for ensuring compliance with all of the Client’s legal and regulatory requirements in connection with all aspects of this Agreement.
     
  14. Best Efforts/Timely Performance. ACI will use all reasonable efforts to perform the Services described in Schedule “A” to this Agreement within the time-frame agreed upon by the Parties. Neither the execution and/or delivery of this Agreement, nor the provision of Services hereunder constitutes a guarantee or commitment, express or implied, on the part of ACI, as to the timeliness of ACI’s performance of the Services. Further, ACI shall not be liable for failures or delays in performance that arise from causes beyond ACI’s control.
     
  15. Indemnification.

 

  a) The Client shall indemnify ACI, its shareholders, directors, officers, employees, contractors, agents and other representatives (in each case, an “ ACI Indemnitee ”) from and against all losses, damages, costs and expenses, and hold such ACI Indemnitee harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, demands, actions, causes of action, lawsuits and proceedings which may be made or brought against or suffered by an ACI Indemnitee, or which it may suffer or incur as a result of, in respect of or arising out of, the performance of the Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no ACI Indemnitee shall be entitled to any indemnification by the Client for or in respect of any act, matter or omission caused by : (i) fraud, wilful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence; (ii) violation of applicable laws; or (iii) a breach of this Agreement.
     
  b) ACI shall indemnify and hold harmless the Client, its shareholders, directors, officers, employees, contractors, agents and other representatives (in each case, a “ Client Indemnitee ”) from and against all losses, damages, costs and expenses, and hold such Client Indemnitee harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, demands, actions, causes of action, lawsuits and proceedings which may be made or brought against or suffered by a Client Indemnitee, which it may suffer or incur as a result of, in respect of or arising out of any act, matter or omission caused by ACI or any representative thereof: i) fraud, wilful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence; (ii) violation of applicable laws; or (iii) a breach of this Agreement.

 

  16. Non-Solicitation. During the Term and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, the Client will not directly or indirectly recruit, solicit or hire any employee or contractor of ACI, or induce or attempt to induce any employee or contractor of ACI to terminate his/her/its employment or contractual relationship with, or otherwise cease his/her/its relationship with ACI. During the Term and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, ACI will not directly or indirectly recruit, solicit or hire any employee of the Client, or induce or attempt to induce any employee of the Client to terminate his/her employment with, or otherwise cease his/her relationship with the Client.
     
  17. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement and all obligations and benefits of the Client and ACI shall bind the Client and ACI and any of the respective successors and assigns of either.
     
  18. Termination on Notice .

 

  a) Either ACI or the Client may terminate this Agreement at any time upon the provision of thirty (30) days written notice to the other party.
     
  b) If ACI provides such notice, the Client shall, in its sole discretion, have the right to immediately terminate the Agreement and ACI will be entitled to no further compensation except for any Fees earned and out-of-pocket expenses incurred prior to the effective date of the termination of this Agreement.
     
  c) If the Client provides such notice, ACI shall, in its sole discretion, have the right to immediately terminate the Agreement and ACI will be entitled to no further compensation except the following lump sum payments:

 

     
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  i) any Fees earned to the effective date of termination;
     
  ii) out of pocket expenses incurred prior to the effective date of termination which are otherwise reimbursable by the Client pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;
     
  iii) a lump sum payment of $105,000; and
     
  iv) 20% of aggregate number of coins or tokens raised in any ICO.

 

  19. Arbitration of Disputes. The Client and ACI agree that all claims or controversies, whether such claims or controversies arose prior to, on, or subsequent to the date hereof, between the Client and ACI or any of the present of former members, managers, officers, employees, agents and representatives of any Party concerning or arising from, without limitation, the construction, performance or breach of this Agreement, or any duty arising therefrom, shall be determined by arbitration. Any arbitration under this Agreement shall be conducted pursuant to the laws of State of California before a single arbitrator, and shall be binding upon the Client and ACI. The costs of the arbitrator shall be borne equally by the Client and ACI, and each of the Client and ACI shall bear their respective legal and other fees, unless the arbitrator decides to allocate a greater burden of said costs and fees to the unsuccessful Party.
     
  20. Notices. Any and all notices, demands, or other communications required or desired to be given hereunder by any Party shall be in:

 

  a) writing and shall be validly given or made to another party if personally served, or if deposited in the mail, certified or registered, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, but not required; or
     
  b) via electronic mail.

 

If such notice or demand is served personally, notice shall be deemed constructively made at the time of such personal service. If such notice, demand or other communication is given by mail, such notice shall be conclusively deemed given five days after deposit thereof in the mail addressed to the party to whom such notice, demand or other communication is to be given as follows:

 

If to ACI:

 

AppCoin Innovations Inc.

561 Indiana Court
Venice, CA

90291

 

Attention Michael Blum

e-mail: Michael.blumf@appcoininnovations.com

 

If to the Client:

 

WENN Digital Inc.

c/o 561 Indiana Court
Venice, CA

90291

 

Attention: Jamie Clarke

e-mail: jamie@businessinstincts.com

 

Any party hereto may change its office or email addresses for purposes of this paragraph by written notice given in the manner provided above.

 

  21. Waiver. Failure of either party hereto to insist upon strict compliance with any of the terms, covenants and conditions hereof shall not be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of any similar right or power hereunder at any subsequent time or of any other provision hereof.
     
  22. Modification or Amendment. No amendment, change or modification of this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing signed by the Parties.

 

     
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  23. Survival. Any provision of this Agreement which expressly states that it is to continue in effect after termination or expiration of this Agreement, or which by its nature would survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement, shall do so.
     
  24. Severability. If any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, any such provision shall be severable from this Agreement, in which event this Agreement shall be construed as if such provision had never been contained herein and the remainder of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect.
     
  25. Entire Understanding. This Agreement, and Schedule “A” hereto (which is incorporated into this Agreement), constitute the entire understanding and agreement of the Parties, and any and all prior agreements, understandings, and representations are hereby terminated and cancelled in their entirety and are of no further force and effect.
     
  26. Jurisdiction. The laws of the State of California shall govern the validity of this Agreement, the construction of its terms and the interpretation of the rights and duties of the Parties. The Parties irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of Alberta for the purpose of any legal suit, action or other proceeding arising out of the Agreement.
     
  27. Counterparts. Each Party hereto may sign this Agreement in counterparts and deliver such counterparts by facsimile or other electronic delivery, which parts will be read together and construed as if all signing Parties had signed one copy of this Agreement.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

     
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first written above.

 

AppCoin Innovations Inc.  
   
Per: /s/ Michael Blum  
  Name Michael Blum  
  Title: Chief Financial Officer  
     
Date: December 29, 2017  

 

WENN Digital Inc.

 

Per: /s/ Jamie Clarke  
  Name: Jamie Clarke  
  Title: President  
     
Date: December 20, 2017  

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

BUSINESS SERVICES, MONTHLY RATE, SCOPE OF WORK, and TERM

 

All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Schedule A shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Business Services Agreement to which the Schedule A is attached.

 

ACI will provide the following services to the Client.

 

All figures in United States Dollars , applicable taxes are in addition.

 

Scope of Work Activities   Advance Rate   Monthly Rate
  ACI has been engaged to create and deliver and manage on an ongoing basis, up until time of the completion of the ICO by the Client. Services below are an outline but not necessarily an exhaustive list of services that may or may not be employed in order to launch the ICO.   These fees are payable out of ICO sale proceeds.    
           
  Business Modelling and Scoping and Development.       -
             
  Advisory services surrounding token models, and token incentivization.   $250,000 - Waived.    
             
Pre - AppCoin ICO Services Advisory services surrounding cryptoeconomics creating networks, and utility of tokens.        
             
  Assistance & sourcing of technical guidance surrounding creation of working model from conceptual framework.        
             
  Assistance & sourcing of guidance surrounding creation of company application for token usage, storage and transferring.        

 

  ACI has been engaged to create and deliver and manage on an ongoing basis:   $500,000   -
           
  P.R. & marketing plans and strategies maximizing physical and digital outreach, including Slack, Reddit, Facebook, Twitter etc.) (Services will not include the assistance regarding the offer or sale of any tokens or coins);        
             
  Presentation materials;        
             
  Initial Community Development & Management Strategy;        
             
AppCoin ICO Services Establish digital/social media presence;        
             
  Localized management (includes 3 languages);        
             
  Whitepaper preparation and continued iterative reviews;        
             
  Prospectus preparation;        
             
  White labelled investor web wallet;        
             
  AppCoin website inforgraphics and design;        
             
  AppCoin smart contract creation, sourcing, conceptualization and high level specifications;        
             
  AppCoin Project Manager (for 3 months);        

 

 
 

 

Scope of Work Activities   Advance Rate   Monthly Rate
  Token exchange listing assistance (per successful listing);        
             
  Provide sourcing, guidance and assistance where required to engineering team surrounding the development of token wallet;        
             
  Due diligence report;        
             
  Specifications of Token Events, Token Events website, and database backend built to collect user information; and        
             
  Legal services and sourcing (within scope).        

 

Post-AppCoin ICO Support Marketing & public relations to support Client (not related to offering or sale of any tokens or coins);       $35,000
             
(the “Monthly Services”) Community development and management; and        
             
  general support.        

 

AppCoin Work Fees Work Fees   6% of total amount raised in ICO   -

 

As a Founding Member - AppCoin share of ICO Coins or Tokens Which shall be deemed earned on the date of execution of this Agreement.   20% of aggregate number of coins or tokens raised in ICO   -

 

Term:

 

This Agreement will continue until completion of the ICO unless earlier terminated by either ACT or the Client.

 

With respect to the Monthly Services, ACI will provide the Monthly Services for one (1) year commencing on the date on which the ICO has closed, after which this Agreement and the provision of the Monthly Services will automatically renew for one (1) year periods and can be terminated by either ACI or the Client with 30 days written notice.

 

Payment Schedule:

 

The total fees for the services provided in connection with the launch and completion of the ICO will be the lesser of (1) total amount raised on the ICO, or (2) $500,000 plus work fees which are calculated at 6% of the total amount raised on the ICO. These fees are payable on completion of the ICO and on receipt of the proceeds of the ICO by the Client. All fees will be paid within ten (10) days of ACI providing an invoice to the Client.

 

Immediately upon completion of the ICO, the Client will issue to ACI such number of coins or tokens, as applicable, as is equal to 20% of the aggregate number of coins or tokens issued in the ICO.

 

The fees for the Monthly Services of $35,000 per month (the “Monthly Fee”) will be due at the beginning of each month commencing on the date on which the ICO has closed. ACI and the Client, both parties acting reasonably, shall renegotiate the amount of the Monthly Fees if ACI determines that the cost of the Monthly Services is exceeding the current amount of the Monthly Fee.

 

All pre-approved expenses incurred will be billed directly to ACI and allocated to the Client appropriately.

 

 
 

 

Broker-Dealer

 

The Client acknowledges and agrees that ACI is not engaged in the business of effecting transactions in securities for the account of others, and is not a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), any Canadian securities commissions or any other Canadian or US federal, state or provincial agency. The Client further acknowledges that ACI shall not perform any services that require ACI to register as a broker-dealer with the SEC, any Canadian securities commissions, securities regulatory authorities of any other country, or any other Canadian or US federal, state or provincial agency.

 

AppCoin Innovations Inc.  
     
Per: /s/ Michael Blum  
  Name: Michael Blum  
  Title: Chief Financial Officer  
     
Date: December 29, 2017  

 

WENN Digital Inc.

 

Per: /s/ Jamie Clarke  
  Name: Jamie Clarke  
  Title: President  
     
Date: December 29, 2017