UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM S-1

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

 

 

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Wyoming   7349   30-1035174

(State or other Jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

13110 NE 177th Place, Suite 293, Woodinville, WA 98072

(833) 304-7336

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

 

Registered Agent Solutions, Inc.

125 S. King St.

P.O. Box 2922

Jackson, WY 83001

(800) 246-2677

 

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

 

Please send copies of all communications to:

 

McMurdo Law Group, LLC

Matthew McMurdo, Esq.

1185 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd Floor

New York, New York 10036

(917) 318-2865

 

As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

(Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public)

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box: [X]

 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, please check the following box and list the Securities Act of 1933 registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [  ]

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box and list the Securities Act of 1933 registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [  ]

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box and list the Securities Act of 1933 registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [  ]

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer [  ] Accelerated filer [  ]
Non-accelerated filer [  ] Smaller reporting company [X]

 

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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. [  ]

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

Prior to the effectiveness of this Form S-1, we, “The Company”, are not subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. We intend, with the filing of this Form S-1, and ultimate effectiveness of this Form S-1, to become SEC Reporting in which case we will be subject to comply with the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for so long as we are subject to those requirements.

 

Calculation of Registration Fee

 

Title of Each Class of

Securities To Be Registered

 

Amount to

be

Registered (4)(5)(6)

 

Proposed
Maximum

Offering Price

Per Share (1)

   

Proposed
Maximum

Aggregate

Offering Price

   

Amount of

Registration Fee (2)

 
Common stock, par value $.001 per share   27,206,637 shares   $ 0.04     $ 1,088,265     $ 141.25  

 

(1) The Offering price has been estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act and is based upon a $0.04 per share price on the OTC Market on March 13, 2020, the most recent day that the Registrant’s shares traded on the OTC Markets.
   
(2) Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(a) based on an estimate of the proposed maximum aggregate offering price
   
(3) Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, the securities being registered hereunder include such indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock as may be issued after the date hereof as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
   
(4)

This Registration Statement covers the resale by our selling shareholders of up to 6,000,000 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of a convertible note.

   
(5) This Registration Statement covers the resale by our selling shareholders of up to 20,403,706 shares of common stock previously issued to such selling shareholders.
   
(6) This Registration Statement covers the resale by our selling shareholders of up to 802,931 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of multiple warrants with exercise prices ranging from $0.04 to $0.20.

 

 

 

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 

   
 

 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS - SUBJECT TO COMPLETION Dated March 18, 2020

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

 

27,206,637

Shares of

Common Stock

 

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). This prospectus relates to the offering of up to 27,206,637 shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”) by selling shareholders. This registration statement covers the resale by our selling shareholders of up to 20,403,706 shares of common stock previously issued to such selling shareholders, 802,931 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of multiple warrants and 6,000,000 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of a convertible note. The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling shareholders may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted. 

 

Our Common Stock is subject to quotation on OTC Markets “PINK” under the symbol “DGWR.” On March 13, 2020, the last reported sales price for our Common Stock was $0.04 per share. We urge prospective purchasers of our Common Stock to obtain current information about the market prices of our Common Stock. The shares of our Common Stock may be offered and sold by the Selling Shareholders at a fixed price of $0.04 per share until our Common Stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, OTCQX or OTCQB, and thereafter at prevailing market prices or privately negotiated prices or in transactions that are not in the public market. Notwithstanding our belief that upon the effective date of this registration statement our Common Stock will qualify for quotation on the OTCQB and we intend to pursue application for admission to the OTCQB, we cannot assure you that our Common Stock will, in fact, be quoted on the OTCQB tier. We will not receive proceeds from the sale of shares from the selling shareholders.

 

There are no underwriting commissions involved in this offering. We have agreed to pay all the costs and expenses of this offering. Selling shareholders will pay no offering expenses. As of the date of this prospectus, our common stock is quoted under the symbol “DGWR.” On March 13, 2020, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the OTC Markets “PINK” was $0.04 per share.

 

This offering is highly speculative and these securities involve a high degree of risk and should be considered only by persons who can afford the loss of their entire investment. Additionally, our auditor has expressed substantial doubt as to our Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page, infra.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this prospectus is March 18, 2020.

 

Our Common Stock is quoted on the OTC Markets Pink under the symbol “DGWR.”

 

Our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should read the “RISK FACTORS” section beginning on page 11 before you decide to purchase any of our Common Stock.

 

The Company has minimal revenues to date and there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in furthering its operations and/or revenues. Persons should not invest unless they can afford to lose their entire investment. Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should purchase these securities only if you can afford a complete loss of your investment. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 11 of this prospectus.

 

Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this prospectus is March 18, 2020.

 

   
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY 4
THE OFFERING 8
SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA 10
RISK FACTORS 11
NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 21
TAX CONSIDERATIONS 22
USE OF PROCEEDS 22
DILUTION 22
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES 26
DIVIDEND POLICY 29
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS 29
PROPERTIES 32
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION 33
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS, AND CONTROL PERSONS 39
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 40
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT 42
MARKET FOR COMMON STOCK / SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE 44
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION 45
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 45
EXPERTS 45
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 46
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 49

 

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus and any free writing prospectus prepared by us or on our behalf. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different or additional information. If anyone provides you with different or additional information, you should not rely on it. The information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front of this prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since the date of this prospectus. This prospectus is not an offer or solicitation relating to the securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation relating to the securities is not authorized. You should not consider this prospectus to be an offer or solicitation relating to the securities if the person making the offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so, or if it is unlawful for you to receive such an offer or solicitation.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights certain information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary is not complete and does not contain all of the information you should consider prior to investing. After you read this summary, you should read and consider carefully the more detailed information and financial statements and related notes that we include in this prospectus, especially the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” If you invest in our securities, you are assuming a high degree of risk.

 

Unless we have indicated otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references in the prospectus to “Deep Green Waste,” “Deep Green’” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” or similar terms are to Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc.

 

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

Overview

 

Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. (f/k/a Critic Clothing, Inc.) (“Deep Green”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) was organized as a Nevada Corporation on August 24, 1995 under the name of Evader, Inc. On May 25, 2012, the Company filed its Foreign Profit Corporation Articles of Domestication to change the domicile of the Company from Nevada to Wyoming. On November 4, 2015, the Company filed an Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to change the name of the Company to Critical Clothing, Inc. and on August 28, 2017 an Amendment was filed to change the Company name to Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc.

 

Deep Green was a full-service waste & recycling company that managed services to and logistics for large commercial properties throughout the continental U.S. The Company served retail malls and shopping centers, multi-family apartment and townhome communities, hospitals, hotels, correctional institutions, office parks and more. Our unique value proposition was in the design and execution of end-to-end waste management programs for our clients. Our programs not only saved money on direct waste disposal, lower administrative costs and equipment costs, but they also provided income from direct recycling rebates. We had a presence in over 30 states across all regions of the United States and served approximately 300 commercial customers.

 

On August 10, 2017, our majority shareholder and our board of directors approved an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation for the purpose of approving a reverse split of one to one thousand in which each shareholder will be issued one common share in exchange for every one thousand common shares of their currently issued common stock. Prior to approval of the reverse split, we had a total of 99,997,102,862 issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001. On September 27, 2017, the effective date of the reverse split, we had a total of 99,997,102 issued and 90,697,102 outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001. Please see NOTE G - CAPITAL STOCK for further information.

 

On August 24, 2017, the Company entered into an Agreement of Conveyance, Transfer and Assignment of Assets and Assumption of Obligations (the “Agreement”) with St. James Capital Management, LLC. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company transferred and assigned all of the assets of the Company related to its extreme sports apparel design and manufacturing business in exchange for the assumption of certain liabilities and cancellation of 3,000,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company.

 

On August 24, 2017, the Company entered into a Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with Deep Green Acquisition, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”) and Deep Green Waste and Recycling, LLC, a privately held Georgia limited liability company (“Deep Green Waste”). In connection with the closing of this merger transaction, Merger Sub merged with and into Deep Green Waste (the “Merger”) on August 24, 2017, with the filing of Articles of Merger with the Georgia Secretary of State.

 

On October 1, 2017, the Company acquired Compaction and Recycling Equipment, Inc. (“CARE”), a Portland, Oregon based company that sells and services waste and recycling equipment. The Company purchased 100% of the common stock for $902,700, of which $586,890 was paid in cash at closing and a promissory note was executed in the amount of $315,810. The note pays simple interest at the rate of 7% per annum on the outstanding balance due, amortized over forty-eight months and payable in quarterly installments, with the first payment being due on the first day of the first month following 90 days after closing.

 

On October 1, 2017, the Company acquired Columbia Financial Services, Inc. (“CFSI”), a Portland, Oregon based company that finances the purchases of waste and recycling equipment. Deep Green purchased 100% of the common stock for $597,300, of which $418,110 was paid in cash at closing and a promissory note was executed in the amount of $179,190. The note pays simple interest at the rate of 7% per annum on the outstanding balance due, amortized over forty-eight months and payable in quarterly installments, with the first payment being due on the first day of the first month following 90 days after closing.

 

On August 7, 2018, the Company entered into an Agreement of Conveyance, Transfer and Assignment of Subsidiaries and Assumption of Obligations with Mirabile Corporate Holdings, Inc. (the “Agreement”). Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company transferred all capital stock of its two wholly owned subsidiaries, Compaction and Recycling Equipment, Inc. and Columbia Financial Services, Inc., to Mirabile Corporate Holdings, Inc. in exchange for the assumption and cancellation of certain liabilities. Please see NOTE C – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS for further information.

 

Going forward, the company plans to re-launch its waste and recycling services business. The Company plans to:

 

  Provide sustainable waste management services that minimizes costs based on volume and content of waste streams, and methods of disposal, including landfills, transfer stations and recycling centers; and
  Offer innovative recycling services that significantly reduce the disposal of plastics, electronic wastes, food wastes, and hazardous wastes; and
  Establish partnerships with innovative universities and companies, and acquire profitable waste and recycling services companies, that can help the Company achieve these objectives; and
  Attract investment funds who will actively work with the Company to achieve these goals and help the Company grow into a leading waste and recycling services supplier in North America.

 

Licenses:

 

None.

 

Patents/Trademarks:

 

We currently hold no patents or trademarks.

 

Research & Development

 

We had no expenses in Research and Development costs during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

Compliance Expenses

 

Our company incurs annual expenses to comply with state corporate governance and business licensing requirements. We estimate these costs to be under $2,000 per year for the establishment of foreign corporations in other states that we plan to operate.

 

Labor and Other Supplies

 

We currently have three part time employees. We contract all labor for public company governance services, website development, accounting, legal and daily activities outside of management.

 

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Principal Products or Services and Markets

 

The principal markets for the Company’s future and recycling services will comprise property management companies, construction and demolition companies, restaurants and retail stores, industrial and manufacturing businesses, and healthcare.

 

Seasonality

 

The waste and recycling industry experiences little seasonal variance, and the Company does not anticipate significant seasonality in its business.

 

Leases

 

The Company anticipates its most significant lease obligations will be classified as fixed assets that will be used in the normal course of its business.  Some lease obligations may include renewal or purchase options, escalation clauses, restrictions, penalties or other obligations that we will consider in determining minimum lease payments. The leases will be classified as either operating leases or capital leases, as appropriate.

 

Governmental Regulation

 

Our operations are subject to certain foreign, federal, state and local regulatory requirements relating to environmental, waste management, and health and safety matters. We believe we operate in substantial compliance with all applicable requirements. However, material costs and liabilities may arise from these requirements or from new, modified or more stringent requirements. Material cost may rise due to additional manufacturing cost of raw or made parts with the application of new regulations. Our liabilities may also increase due to additional regulations imposed by foreign, federal, state and local regulatory requirements relating to environmental, waste management, and health and safety matters. In addition, our past, current and future operations and those of businesses we acquire, may give rise to claims of exposure by employees or the public or to other claims or liabilities relating to environmental, waste management or health and safety concerns.

 

Our markets can be positively or negatively impacted by the effects of governmental and regulatory matters. We are affected not only by energy policy, laws, regulations and incentives of governments in the markets into which we sell, but also by rules, regulations and costs imposed by utilities. Utility companies or governmental entities could place barriers on the installation of our product or the interconnection of the product with the electric grid. Further, utility companies may charge additional fees to customers who install on-site power generation, thereby reducing the electricity they take from the utility, or for having the capacity to use power from the grid for back-up or standby purposes. These types of restrictions, fees or charges could hamper the ability to install or effectively use our products or increase the cost to our potential customers for using our systems in the future. This could make our systems less desirable, thereby adversely affecting our revenue and profitability potential. In addition, utility rate reductions can make our products less competitive which would have a material adverse effect on our future operations. These costs, incentives and rules are not always the same as those faced by technologies with which we compete. Additionally, reduced emissions and higher fuel efficiency could help our future customers combat the effects of global warming. Accordingly, we may benefit from increased government regulations that impose tighter emission and fuel efficiency standards.

 

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Environmental Regulation

 

Upon the completion of a waste and recycling service business, the Company will become subject to federal, state or provincial and local environmental, health, safety and transportation laws and regulations. These laws and regulations are administered by the EPA, Environment Canada, and various other federal, state, provincial and local environmental, zoning, transportation, land use, health and safety agencies in the U.S. and Canada. Many of these agencies will examine our subsidiary operations to monitor compliance with these laws and regulations and have the power to enforce compliance, obtain injunctions or impose civil or criminal penalties in case of violations.  Because the primary mission of our business is to collect, manage and recycle waste in an environmentally sound manner, a significant portion of our capital expenditures will be related, either directly or indirectly, to supporting the Company’s subsidiary operations as they relate to compliance with federal, state, provincial and local rules.

 

Competition

 

We expect to encounter intense competition with large national waste management companies, counties and municipalities that maintain their own waste collection and disposal operations and regional and local companies of varying sizes and financial resources. The industry also includes companies that specialize in certain discrete areas of waste management, operators of alternative disposal facilities, companies that seek to use parts of the waste stream as feedstock for renewable energy and other by-products, and waste brokers that rely upon haulers in local markets to address customer needs. In recent years, the industry has seen some consolidation, though the industry remains intensely competitive. Operating costs, disposal costs and collection fees vary widely throughout the areas in which we operate. The prices that we charge are determined locally, and typically vary by volume and weight, type of waste collected, treatment requirements, risk of handling or disposal, frequency of collections, distance to final disposal sites, the availability of airspace within the geographic region, labor costs and amount and type of equipment furnished to the customer.

 

Competitors include: Waste Management (WM), Rubicon Global, Republic Services, Stericycle, Waste Connections, Casella Waste Systems, Bioenergy DevCo, PegEx, Recycle Track Systems and Liquid Environmental Solutions.

 

Employees

 

As of the date of this Report, we have one full-time employee that serves in the roles of President/Chief Executive Officer/Corporate Secretary, and two part time employees that serve in the roles of Chief Operating Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer. We plan to expand our management team within the next 12 months to include certain officers for any acquisitions and any new subsidiaries or operational activities management deems necessary. We consider our relations with our employees and consultants to be in good standing. Please see DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS, AND CONTROL PERSONS for additional information.

 

Report to Shareholders

 

The public may read and copy these reports, statements, or other information we file at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549 on official business days during the hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. State that the public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. The Commission maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the Commission at (http://www.sec.gov).

 

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Going Concern

 

The Company had minimal revenues and has incurred losses of $7,043,784 for the period August 24, 1995 (inception) through the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 and negative working capital of $4,021,949 at December 31, 2019. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

There can be no assurance that sufficient funds required during the next year or thereafter will be generated from operations or that funds will be available from external sources such as debt or equity financings or other potential sources. The lack of additional capital resulting from the inability to generate cash flow from operations or to raise capital from external sources would force the Company to substantially curtail or cease operations and would, therefore, have a material adverse effect on its business. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that any such required funds, if available, will be available on attractive terms or that they will not have a significant dilutive effect on the Company’s existing stockholders.

 

The Company intends to overcome the circumstances that impact its ability to remain a going concern through a combination of the commencement of revenues, with interim cash flow deficiencies being addressed through additional equity and debt financing. The Company anticipates raising additional funds through public or private financing, strategic relationships or other arrangements in the near future to support its business operations; however, the Company may not have commitments from third parties for a sufficient amount of additional capital. The Company cannot be certain that any such financing will be available on acceptable terms, or at all, and its failure to raise capital when needed could limit its ability to continue its operations. The Company’s ability to obtain additional funding will determine its ability to continue as a going concern. Failure to secure additional financing in a timely manner and on favorable terms would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial performance, results of operations and stock price and require it to curtail or cease operations, sell off its assets, seek protection from its creditors through bankruptcy proceedings, or otherwise. Furthermore, additional equity financing may be dilutive to the holders of the Company’s common stock, and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants, and strategic relationships, if necessary, to raise additional funds, and may require that the Company relinquish valuable rights. Please see NOTE J - GOING CONCERN UNCERTAINITY for further information.

 

Company Information

 

We are a Wyoming for-profit corporation. Our corporate address is 13110 NE 177th Place, Suite 293, Woodinville, WA 98072, our telephone number is (833) 304-7336 and our website address is www.deepgreenwaste.com. The information on our website is not a part of this prospectus. The Company’s stock is quoted under the symbol “DGWR” on the OTC Markets “PINK.” The Company’s transfer agent is Transfer Online whose address is 512 SE Salmon St., Portland, OR 97214 and phone number is (503) 227-2950.

 

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Smaller Reporting Company

 

We also qualify as a “smaller reporting company” under Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, which is defined as a company with a public equity float of less than $75 million. To the extent that we remain a smaller reporting company at such time as we are no longer an emerging growth company, we will still have reduced disclosure requirements for our public filings some of which are similar to those of an emerging growth company, including having to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements.

 

THE OFFERING

 

Securities offered   Up to 27,206,637 shares of our Common Stock
     
Offering Amount   $1,088,265
     
Terms of the Offering   The Selling Shareholders will determine when and how they will sell the Common Stock offered in this Prospectus. The shares of our Common Stock may be offered and sold by Selling Shareholders at a fixed price of $0.04 per share until our Common Stock is quoted on the OTCQB tier of the OTC Markets, and thereafter at prevailing market prices or privately negotiated prices or in transactions that are not in the public market. Notwithstanding our belief that upon the effective date of this registration statement our Common Stock will satisfy the admission requirements for the OTCQB and our intention to make application for quotation on the OTCQB Market, we cannot assure you that our Common Stock will be quoted on the OTCQB tier.
     
Common Stock Issued and Outstanding Before This Offering   105,891,540 (1)
     
Common Stock Issued and Outstanding After This Offering  

 

112,694,471 (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)

     
Risk Factors   See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 11 and the other information set forth in this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should consider before deciding to invest in our securities.
     
Market for Common Stock   Our Common Stock is subject to quotation on the OTC Pink Market under the symbol “DGWR.”
     
Dividends   We have not declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock since our inception, and we do not anticipate paying any such dividends for the foreseeable future.

 

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(1) The number of shares of our common stock outstanding before this Offering is 105,891,540 as of March 13, 2020.
   
(2)

On March 12, 2020, the Company issued to Armada Investment Fund, LLC (“ARMADA”) a Convertible Promissory Note (the “Note”) in the amount of Twenty-Three Thousand and NO/100 Dollars ($23,000). On March 6, 2020, ARMADA entered into an Assignment Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Sylios Corp (“Assignor”). Under the terms of the Agreement, the Assignor sells, assigns, conveys and transfers its interest into the Securities Purchase Agreement, Convertible Promissory Note (principal amount of $23,000), Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement (262,500 shares of common stock) and Registration Rights Agreement entered into by the Assignor and Company all dated January 13, 2020. This Registration Statement covers the resale by ARMADA of up to 6,000,000 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Note.

   
(3)

In addition, ARMADA was issued a warrant to purchase 262,500 shares of the Company’s common stock. The shares to be issued under the warrant are included in the offering and are included in the calculation of beneficial ownership. In the event that ARMADA were to fully exercise their warrant, the total number of shares outstanding would increase to 112,694,471. Please see NOTE G - CAPITAL STOCK for further information.

   
(4)

We will receive proceeds from the issuance of 262,500 shares of our common stock underlying the warrant issued to ARMADA pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated January 13, 2020 and the Assignment Agreement dated March 12, 2020. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.04 and are exercisable for a period of five years.

   
(5)

This Registration Statement covers the resale by our selling shareholders of up to 20,403,706 shares of common stock previously issued to such selling shareholders.

   
(6)

This Registration Statement covers the resale of 540,431 shares of our common stock underlying the warrants previously issued to multiple warrant holders, not inclusive of ARMADA. The warrants have exercise prices ranging from $0.20 to $0.175. The shares to be issued under the warrants are included in the offering and are included in the calculation of beneficial ownership. We will receive proceeds from the issuance of the 540,431 shares underlying the warrants. In the event that the multiple warrant holders were to fully exercise their warrants, the total number of shares outstanding would increase to 112,694,471. Please see SELLING SHAREHOLDERS for further information.

 

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SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA

 

The following summary of our financial data should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements, appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

Statements of Operations Data

 

   

For the

year-ended

December 31, 2019

   

For the

year-ended
December 31, 2018

 
Revenue   $ -     $ 6,375,693  
Loss from operations   $ (41,403 )   $ (1,302,084 )
Net income (loss)   $ (92,376 )   $ (2,549,458 )

 

Balance Sheet Data

 

   

As of

December 31, 2019

   

As of

December 31, 2018

 
Cash   $ 735     $ 1,694  
Total assets   $ 29,199     $ 52,501  
Total liabilities   $ 4,149,109     $ 4,080,035  
Total stockholders’ (deficiency)   $ (4,119,910 )   $ (4,027,534 )

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

You should carefully consider the risks described below and other information in this prospectus, including the financial statements and related notes that appear at the end of this prospectus, before deciding to invest in our securities. These risks should be considered in conjunction with any other information included herein, including in conjunction with forward-looking statements made herein. If any of the following risks actually occur, they could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results or prospects. Additional risks and uncertainties that we do not presently know or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business, financial condition, operating results and prospects.

 

Risks Relating to Our Financial Condition

 

Our independent registered accounting firm has expressed concerns about our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

The report of our independent registered accounting firm expresses concern about our ability to continue as a going concern based on the absence of significant revenues, our significant losses from operations and our need for additional financing to fund all of our operations. It is not possible at this time for us to predict with assurance the potential success of our business. The revenue and income potential of our proposed business and operations are unknown. If we cannot continue as a viable entity, we may be unable to continue our operations and you may lose some or all of your investment in our common stock.

 

We have limited operational history in an emerging industry, making it difficult to accurately predict and forecast business operation.

 

As we have approximately ten years of corporate operational history and have yet to generate substantial revenue, it is extremely difficult to make accurate predictions and forecasts on our finances. This is compounded by the fact that we operate in both the technology, retail and cannabis industries, which are three rapidly transforming industries. There is no guarantee that our products or services will remain attractive to potential and current users as these industries undergo rapid change or that potential customers will utilize our services.

 

As a growing company, we have yet to achieve a profit and may not achieve a profit in the near future, if at all.

 

We have not yet produced a net profit and may not in the near future, if at all. While we expect our revenue to grow, we have not achieved profitability and cannot be certain that we will be able to sustain our current growth rate or realize sufficient revenue to achieve profitability. Our ability to continue as a going concern may be dependent upon raising capital from financing transactions, increasing revenue throughout the year and keeping operating expenses below our revenue levels in order to achieve positive cash flows, none of which can be assured.

 

We may require additional capital to support business growth, and this capital might not be available on acceptable terms, if at all.

 

We intend to continue to make investments to support our business growth and may require additional funds to respond to business challenges, including the need to develop new features and products or enhance our existing products, improve our operating infrastructure or acquire complementary businesses and technologies. Accordingly, we may need to engage in continued equity or debt financings to secure additional funds. If we raise additional funds through future issuances of equity or convertible debt securities, our existing stockholders could suffer significant dilution, and any new equity securities we issue could have rights, preferences and privileges superior to those of our common stock. Any debt financing we secure in the future could involve restrictive covenants relating to our capital raising activities and other financial and operational matters, which may make it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital and to pursue business opportunities, including potential acquisitions. We may not be able to obtain additional financing on terms favorable to us, if at all. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us when we require it, our ability to continue to support our business growth and to respond to business challenges could be impaired, and our business may be harmed.

 

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We expect our quarterly financial results to fluctuate.

 

We expect our revenue and operating results to vary significantly from quarter to quarter due to a number of factors, including changes in:

 

  General economic conditions, both domestically and in foreign markets;
     
  The performance of the two spin-offs of which we hold an equity investment;
     
  Production from the oil and natural gas wells in which we maintain ownership;
     
  Our ability to identify future acquisition targets;
     
  Our ability to raise capital to implement our business plan; and
     
  General acceptance and growth of the cannabis and blockchain technology industries.

 

As a result of the variability of these and other factors, our operating results in future quarters may be below the expectations of our stockholders.

 

General Business Risks

 

Conflicts of interest may arise from other business activities of our directors and officers.

 

We are highly dependent on the services of key executives, the loss of whom could materially harm our business and our strategic direction. If we lose key management or significant personnel, cannot recruit qualified employees, directors, officers, or other personnel or experience increases in our compensation costs, our business may materially suffer.

 

We are highly dependent on our management team, specifically Lloyd Spencer, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. If we lose key employees, our business may suffer. Furthermore, our future success will also depend in part on the continued service of our management personnel and our ability to identify, hire, and retain additional key personnel. We do not carry “key-man” life insurance on the lives of any of our executives, employees or advisors. We experience intense competition for qualified personnel and may be unable to attract and retain the personnel necessary for the development of our business. Because of this competition, our compensation costs may increase significantly.

 

We will need to raise additional capital to continue operations over the coming year.

 

We anticipate the need to raise approximately $500,000 in capital to fund our operations through December 31, 2020. We expect to use these cash proceeds, primarily for future acquisitions, expansion of our business plan and to remain in full legal and accounting compliance with the SEC. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to raise these required funds or generate sufficient revenue to remain operational.

 

We may be unable to manage growth, which may impact our potential profitability.

 

Successful implementation of our business strategy requires us to manage our growth. Growth could place an increasing strain on our management and financial resources. To manage growth effectively, we will need to:

 

  Establish definitive business strategies, goals and objectives;
     
  Maintain a system of management controls; and
     
  Attract and retain qualified personnel, as well as, develop, train and manage management-level and other employees.

 

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If we fail to manage our growth effectively, our business, financial condition or operating results could be materially harmed, and our stock price may decline.

 

Our lack of adequate D&O insurance may also make it difficult for us to retain and attract talented and skilled directors and officers.

 

We may in the future be subject to additional litigation, including potential class action and stockholder derivative actions. Risks associated with legal liability are difficult to assess and quantify, and their existence and magnitude can remain unknown for significant periods of time. To date, we have not obtained directors and officers liability (“D&O”) insurance. While neither Florida law nor our Articles of Incorporation or bylaws require us to indemnify or advance expenses to our officers and directors involved in such a legal action, we have entered into an indemnification agreement with our President and intend to enter into similar agreements with other officers and directors in the future. Without adequate D&O insurance, the amounts we would pay to indemnify our officers and directors should they be subject to legal action based on their service to the Company could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. Furthermore, our lack of adequate D&O insurance may make it difficult for us to retain and attract talented and skilled directors and officers, which could adversely affect our business.

 

If we are unable to maintain effective internal control over our financial reporting, the reputational effects could materially adversely affect our business.

 

Under the provisions of Section 404(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended by the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, the SEC adopted rules requiring public companies to perform an evaluation of Internal Control over Financial Reporting (Internal Controls) and to report on our evaluation in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our Internal Controls constitute a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP. In the event we discover material weakness in our internal controls and our remediation of such reported material weakness is ineffective, or if in the future we are unable to maintain effective Internal Controls, additional resulting material restatements could occur, regulatory actions could be taken, and a resulting loss of investor confidence in the reliability of our financial statements could occur.

 

The Company’s bank accounts will not be fully insured

 

The Company’s regular bank accounts and the escrow account for this Offering each have federal insurance that is limited to a certain amount of coverage. It is anticipated that the account balances in each account may exceed those limits at times. In the event that any of Company’s banks should fail, the Company may not be able to recover all amounts deposited in these bank accounts.

 

The Company’s business plan is speculative

 

The Company’s present business and planned business are speculative and subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. There is no assurance that the Company will generate significant revenues or profits.

 

The Company will likely incur debt

 

The Company has incurred high level of debt and expects to incur future debt in order to fund operations. Complying with obligations under such indebtedness may have a material adverse effect on the Company and on your investment. There is high risk of default, if the Company is not able to raise additional capital and there is no assurance that the Company will be able to do so.

 

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The Company’s expenses could increase without a corresponding increase in revenues

 

The Company’s operating and other expenses could increase without a corresponding increase in revenues, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial results and on your investment. Factors which could increase operating and other expenses include, but are not limited to (1) increases in the rate of inflation, (2) increases in taxes and other statutory charges, (3) changes in laws, regulations or government policies which increase the costs of compliance with such laws, regulations or policies, (4) significant increases in insurance premiums, and (5) increases in borrowing costs.

 

The Company will be reliant on key suppliers

 

The Company intends to enter into agreements with key suppliers and will be reliant on positive and continuing relationships with such suppliers. Termination of those agreements, variations in their terms or the failure of a key supplier to comply with its obligations under these agreements (including if a key supplier were to become insolvent) could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial results and on your investment.

 

Increased costs could affect the company

 

An increase in the cost of raw materials or energy could affect the Company’s profitability. Commodity and other price changes may result in unexpected increases in the cost of raw materials, glass bottles and other packaging materials used by the Company. The Company may also be adversely affected by shortages of raw materials or packaging materials. In addition, energy cost increases could result in higher transportation, freight and other operating costs. The Company may not be able to increase its prices to offset these increased costs without suffering reduced volume, sales and operating profit, and this could have an adverse effect on your investment.

 

Inability to maintain and enhance product image

 

It is important that the Company maintains and enhances the image of its existing and new products. The image and reputation of the Company’s products and services may be impacted for various reasons including litigation, complaints from regulatory bodies resulting from quality failure, illness or other health concerns. Such concerns, even when unsubstantiated, could be harmful to the Company’s image and the reputation of its products. From time to time, the Company may receive complaints from customers regarding products purchased from the Company. The Company may in the future receive correspondence from customers requesting reimbursement. Certain dissatisfied customers may threaten legal action against the Company if no reimbursement is made. The Company may become subject to product liability lawsuits from customers alleging injury because of a purported defect in products or sold by the Company, claiming substantial damages and demanding payments from the Company. The Company is in the chain of title when it manufactures, supplies or distributes products, and therefore is subject to the risk of being held legally responsible for them. These claims may not be covered by the Company’s insurance policies. Any resulting litigation could be costly for the Company, divert management attention, and could result in increased costs of doing business, or otherwise have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, and financial condition. Any negative publicity generated as a result of customer complaints about the Company’s products could damage the Company’s reputation and diminish the value of the Company’s brand, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, and financial condition, as well as your investment. Deterioration in the Company’s brand equity (brand image, reputation and product quality) may have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial results as well as your investment.

 

If we are unable to protect effectively our intellectual property, we may not be able to operate our business, which would impair our ability to compete

 

Our success will depend on our ability to obtain and maintain meaningful intellectual property protection for any such intellectual property. The names and/or logos of Company brands (whether owned by the Company or licensed to us) may be challenged by holders of trademarks who file opposition notices, or otherwise contest trademark applications by the Company for its brands. Similarly, domains owned and used by the Company may be challenged by others who contest the ability of the Company to use the domain name or URL. Such challenges could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial results as well as your investment.

 

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Computer, website or information system breakdown could affect the Company’s business

 

Computer, website and/or information system breakdowns as well as cyber security attacks could impair the Company’s ability to service its customers leading to reduced revenue from sales and/or reputational damage, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial results as well as your investment.

 

Changes in the economy could have a detrimental impact on the Company

 

Changes in the general economic climate could have a detrimental impact on consumer expenditure and therefore on the Company’s revenue. It is possible that recessionary pressures and other economic factors (such as declining incomes, future potential rising interest rates, higher unemployment and tax increases) may adversely affect customers’ confidence and willingness to spend. Any of such events or occurrences could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial results and on your investment.

 

The amount of capital the company is attempting to raise in this offering is not enough to sustain the Company’s current business plan

 

In order to achieve the Company’s near and long-term goals, the Company will need to procure funds in addition to the amount raised in the Offering. There is no guarantee the Company will be able to raise such funds on acceptable terms or at all. If we are not able to raise sufficient capital in the future, we will not be able to execute our business plan, our continued operations will be in jeopardy and we may be forced to cease operations and sell or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of our remaining assets, which could cause you to lose all or a portion of your investment.

 

Additional financing may be necessary for the implementation of our growth strategy

 

The Company may require additional debt and/or equity financing to pursue our growth and business strategies. These include but are not limited to enhancing our operating infrastructure and otherwise responding to competitive pressures. Given our limited operating history and existing losses, there can be no assurance that additional financing will be available, or, if available, that the terms will be acceptable to us.

 

The Company’s business model is evolving

 

The Company’s business model is unproven and is likely to continue to evolve. Accordingly, the Company’s initial business model may not be successful and may need to be changed. The Company’s ability to generate significant revenues will depend, in large part, on the Company’s ability to successfully market the Company’s products to potential users who may not be convinced of the need for the Company’s products and services or who may be reluctant to rely upon third parties to develop and provide these products. The Company intends to continue to develop the Company’s business model as the Company’s market continues to evolve.

 

The Company needs to increase brand awareness

 

Due to a variety of factors, the Company’s opportunity to achieve and maintain a significant market share may be limited. Developing and maintaining awareness of the Company’s brand name, among other factors, is critical. Further, the importance of brand recognition will increase as competition in the Company’s market increases. Successfully promoting and positioning the Company’s brand, products and services will depend largely on the effectiveness of the Company’s marketing efforts. Therefore, the Company may need to increase the Company’s financial commitment to creating and maintaining brand awareness. If the Company fails to successfully promote the Company’s brand name or if the Company incurs significant expenses promoting and maintaining the Company’s brand name, it would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations.

 

The Company faces competition in the Company’s markets from a number of large and small companies, some of which have greater financial, research and development, production and other resources than does the company

 

In many cases, the Company’s competitors have longer operating histories, established ties to the market and consumers, greater brand awareness, and greater financial, technical and marketing resources. The Company’s ability to compete depends, in part, upon a number of factors outside the Company’s control, including the ability of the Company’s competitors to develop alternatives that are superior. If the Company fails to successfully compete in its markets, or if the Company incurs significant expenses in order to compete, it would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations.

 

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A data security breach could expose the Company to liability and protracted and costly litigation, and could adversely affect the Company’s reputation and operating revenues

 

To the extent that the Company’s activities involve the storage and transmission of confidential information, the Company and/or third-party processors will receive, transmit and store confidential customer and other information. Encryption software and the other technologies used to provide security for storage, processing and transmission of confidential customer and other information may not be effective to protect against data security breaches by third parties. The risk of unauthorized circumvention of such security measures has been heightened by advances in computer capabilities and the increasing sophistication of hackers. Improper access to the Company’s or these third parties’ systems or databases could result in the theft, publication, deletion or modification of confidential customer and other information. A data security breach of the systems on which sensitive account information is stored could lead to fraudulent activity involving the Company’s products and services, reputational damage, and claims or regulatory actions against us. If the Company issued in connection with any data security breach, the Company could be involved in protracted and costly litigation. If unsuccessful in defending that litigation, the Company might be forced to pay damages and/or change the Company’s business practices or pricing structure, any of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operating revenues and profitability. The Company would also likely have to pay fines, penalties and/or other assessments imposed as a result of any data security breach.

 

The Company depends on third-party providers for a reliable internet infrastructure and the failure of these third parties, or the internet in general, for any reason would significantly impair the Company’s ability to conduct its business

 

The Company will outsource some or all of its online presence and data management to third parties who host the actual servers and provide power and security in multiple data centers in each geographic location. These third-party facilities require uninterrupted access to the Internet. If the operation of the servers is interrupted for any reason, including natural disaster, financial insolvency of a third-party provider, or malicious electronic intrusion into the data center, its business would be significantly damaged. As has occurred with many Internet-based businesses, the Company may be subject to ‘denial-of-service’ attacks in which unknown individuals bombard its computer servers with requests for data, thereby degrading the servers’ performance. The Company cannot be certain it will be successful in quickly identifying and neutralizing these attacks. If either a third-party facility failed, or the Company’s ability to access the Internet was interfered with because of the failure of Internet equipment in general or if the Company becomes subject to malicious attacks of computer intruders, its business and operating results will be materially adversely affected.

 

We expect to incur substantial expenses to meet our reporting obligations as a public company. In addition, failure to maintain adequate financial and management processes and controls could lead to errors in our financial reporting and could harm our ability to manage our expenses.

 

We estimate that it will cost approximately $50,000 annually to maintain the proper management and financial controls for our filings required as a public reporting company. In addition, if we do not maintain adequate financial and management personnel, processes and controls, we may not be able to accurately report our financial performance on a timely basis, which could cause a decline in our stock price and adversely affect our ability to raise capital.

 

We have a limited operating history and if we are not successful in continuing to grow our business, then we may have to scale back or even cease ongoing business operations.

 

We are in the “developmental” stage of business and have yet to commence any substantive commercial operations. We have limited history of revenues from operations. We have yet to generate positive earnings and there can be no assurance that we will ever operate profitably. We have a limited operating history and must be considered in the developmental stage. Success is significantly dependent on a successful drilling, completion and production program. Operations will be subject to all the risks inherent in the establishment of a developing enterprise and the uncertainties arising from the absence of a significant operating history. We may be unable to locate recoverable reserves or operate on a profitable basis. We are in the developmental stage and potential investors should be aware of the difficulties normally encountered by enterprises in this stage. If the business plan is not successful, and we are not able to operate profitably, investors may lose some or all of their investment in the Company.

 

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Risk to Our Common Stock and Offering

 

If we fail to remain current on our reporting requirements, we could be removed from the OTC Bulletin Board which would limit the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities in the secondary market.

 

Companies trading on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board must be reporting issuers under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and must be current in their reports under Section 13, in order to maintain price quotation privileges on the OTC Bulletin Board. As a result, the market liquidity for our securities could be severely adversely affected by limiting the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and the ability of stockholders to sell their securities in the secondary market. In addition, we may be unable to get relisted on the OTC Bulletin Board, which may have an adverse material effect on the Company.

 

We do not expect to pay dividends in the future; any return on investment may be limited to the value of our common stock.

 

We do not currently anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends on our common stock will depend on earnings, financial condition and other business and economic factors affecting it at such time as the board of directors may consider relevant. Our current intention is to apply net earnings, if any, in the foreseeable future to increasing our capital base and development and marketing efforts. There can be no assurance that the Company will ever have sufficient earnings to declare and pay dividends to the holders of our common stock, and in any event, a decision to declare and pay dividends is at the sole discretion of our board of directors. If we do not pay dividends, our common stock may be less valuable because a return on your investment will only occur if its stock price appreciates.

 

Authorization of preferred stock.

 

Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock with designations, rights and preferences determined from time to time by its Board of Directors. Accordingly, our Board of Directors is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting, or other rights which could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of the common stock. In the event of issuance, the preferred stock could be utilized, under certain circumstances, as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company. As of December 31, 2019, we have authorized and issued 2,000,000 and 0 shares, respectively, of Preferred stock. Please see NOTE G - CAPITAL STOCK for further information.

 

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The Company arbitrarily determined the offering price and terms of the Shares offered through this Prospectus.

 

The price of the Shares has been arbitrarily determined and bears no relationship to the assets or book value of the Company, or other customary investment criteria. No independent counsel or appraiser has been retained to value the Shares, and no assurance can be made that the offering price is in fact reflective of the underlying value of the Shares offered hereunder. Each prospective investor is therefore urged to consult with his or her own legal counsel and tax advisors as to the offering price and terms of the Shares offered hereunder.

 

The Shares are an illiquid investment and transferability of the Shares is subject to significant restriction.

 

There are substantial restrictions on the transfer of the Shares. Therefore, the purchase of the Shares must be considered a long-term investment acceptable only for prospective investors who are willing and can afford to accept and bear the substantial risk of the investment for an indefinite period of time. There is not a public market for the resale of the Shares. A prospective investor, therefore, may not be able to liquidate its investment, even in the event of an emergency, and Shares may not be acceptable as collateral for a loan.

 

The market price for our common stock may be particularly volatile given our status as a relatively unknown company, with a limited operating history and lack of profits which could lead to wide fluctuations in our share price. You may be unable to sell your common stock at or above your purchase price, which may result in substantial losses to you.

 

Our stock price may be particularly volatile when compared to the shares of larger, more established companies that trade on a national securities exchange and have large public floats. The volatility in our share price will be attributable to a number of factors. First, our common stock will be compared to the shares of such larger, more established companies, sporadically and thinly traded. As a consequence of this limited liquidity, the trading of relatively small quantities of shares by our shareholders may disproportionately influence the price of those shares in either direction. The price for our shares could decline precipitously in the event that a large number of shares of our common stock are sold on the market without commensurate demand. Second, we are a speculative or “risky” investment due to our limited operating history and lack of profits to date, and uncertainty of future market acceptance for our potential products. As a consequence of this enhanced risk, more risk-adverse investors may, under the fear of losing all or most of their investment in the event of negative news or lack of progress, be more inclined to sell their shares on the market more quickly and at greater discounts than would be the case with the stock of a larger, more established company that trades on a national securities exchange and has a large public float. Many of these factors are beyond our control and may decrease the market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance. We cannot make any predictions or projections as to what the prevailing market price for our common stock will be at any time. Moreover, the OTC Bulletin Board is not a liquid market in contrast to the major stock exchanges. We cannot assure you as to the liquidity or the future market prices of our common stock if a market does develop. If an active market for our common stock does not develop, the fair market value of our common stock could be materially adversely affected.

 

Existing stockholders will experience significant dilution from our sale of shares under potential Securities Purchase Agreements.

 

The sale of shares pursuant to any Securities Purchase Agreements executed by the Company in the future will have a dilutive impact on our stockholders. As a result, the market price of our common stock could decline significantly, as we sell shares pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement. In addition, for any particular advance, we will need to issue a greater number of shares of common stock under the Securities Purchase Agreement as our stock price declines. If our stock price is lower, then our existing stockholders would experience greater dilution.

 

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The Company May Issue Shares of Preferred Stock with Greater Rights than Common Stock.

 

The Company’s charter authorizes the Board of Directors to issue one or more series of preferred stock and set the terms of the preferred stock without seeking any further approval from holders of the Company’s common stock. Any preferred stock that is issued may rank ahead of the Company’s common stock in terms of dividends, priority and liquidation premiums and may have greater voting rights than the Company’s common stock.

 

Being a Public Company Significantly Increases the Company’s Administrative Costs.

 

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as rules subsequently implemented by the SEC and listing requirements subsequently adopted by the NYSE Amex in response to Sarbanes-Oxley, have required changes in corporate governance practices, internal control policies and audit committee practices of public companies. Although the Company is a relatively small public company, these rules, regulations, and requirements for the most part apply to the same extent as they apply to all major publicly traded companies. As a result, they have significantly increased the Company’s legal, financial, compliance and administrative costs, and have made certain other activities more time consuming and costly, as well as requiring substantial time and attention of our senior management. The Company expects its continued compliance with these and future rules and regulations to continue to require significant resources. These rules and regulations also may make it more difficult and more expensive for the Company to obtain director and officer liability insurance in the future and could make it more difficult for it to attract and retain qualified members for the Company’s Board of Directors, particularly to serve on its audit committee.

 

Our shares are subject to the U.S. “Penny Stock” Rules and investors who purchase our shares may have difficulty re-selling their shares as the liquidity of the market for our shares may be adversely affected by the impact of the “Penny Stock” Rules.

 

Our stock is subject to U.S. “Penny Stock” rules, which may make the stock more difficult to trade on the open market. Our common shares are not currently traded on the OTC Bulletin Board, but it is the Company’s plan that the common shares be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board. A “penny stock” is generally defined by regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as an equity security with a market price of less than US$5.00 per share. However, an equity security with a market price under US $5.00 will not be considered a penny stock if it fits within any of the following exceptions:

 

  (i) the equity security is listed on NASDAQ or a national securities exchange;
     
  (ii) the issuer of the equity security has been in continuous operation for less than three years, and either has (a) net tangible assets of at least US $5,000,000, or (b) average annual revenue of at least US $6,000,000; or
     
  (iii) the issuer of the equity security has been in continuous operation for more than three years and has net tangible assets of at least US $2,000,000.

 

Our common stock does not currently fit into any of the above exceptions.

 

If an investor buys or sells a penny stock, SEC regulations require that the investor receive, prior to the transaction, a disclosure explaining the penny stock market and associated risks. Furthermore, trading in our common stock will be subject to Rule 15g-9 of the Exchange Act, which relates to non-NASDAQ and non-exchange listed securities. Under this rule, broker/dealers who recommend our securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors must make a special written suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to a transaction prior to sale. Securities are exempt from this rule if their market price is at least $5.00 per share. Since our common stock is currently deemed penny stock regulations, it may tend to reduce market liquidity of our common stock, because they limit the broker/dealers’ ability to trade, and a purchaser’s ability to sell, the stock in the secondary market.

 

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The low price of our common stock has a negative effect on the amount and percentage of transaction costs paid by individual shareholders. The low price of our common stock also limits our ability to raise additional capital by issuing additional shares. There are several reasons for these effects. First, the internal policies of certain institutional investors prohibit the purchase of low-priced stocks. Second, many brokerage houses do not permit low-priced stocks to be used as collateral for margin accounts or to be purchased on margin. Third, some brokerage house policies and practices tend to discourage individual brokers from dealing in low-priced stocks. Finally, broker’s commissions on low-priced stocks usually represent a higher percentage of the stock price than commissions on higher priced stocks. As a result, the Company’s shareholders may pay transaction costs that are a higher percentage of their total share value than if our share price were substantially higher.

 

Because we can issue additional shares of common stock, purchasers of our common stock may incur immediate dilution and experience further dilution.

 

We are authorized to issue up to 250,000,000 shares of common stock, of which 105,051,540 shares of common stock are issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019. Our Board of Directors has the authority to cause us to issue additional shares of common stock and to determine the rights, preferences and privileges of such shares, without consent of any of our stockholders. Consequently, the stockholders may experience more dilution in their ownership of our stock in the future.

 

A reverse stock split may decrease the liquidity of the shares of our common stock.

 

The liquidity of the shares of our common stock may be affected adversely by a reverse stock split given the reduced number of shares that will be outstanding following a reverse stock split, especially if the market price of our common stock does not increase as a result of the reverse stock split.

 

Following a reverse stock split, the resulting market price of our common stock may not attract new investors, including institutional investors, and may not satisfy the investing requirements of those investors. Consequently, the trading liquidity of our common stock may not improve.

 

Although we believe that a higher market price of our common stock may help generate greater or broader investor interest, we cannot assure you that a reverse stock split will result in a share price that will attract new investors.

 

You may be diluted by conversions of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, convertible notes and exercises of outstanding options and warrants.

 

As of the date of this filing, we had (i) outstanding options/warrants to purchase an aggregate of 6,552,931 shares of our common stock with exercise prices ranging from $0.04 to $0.20 per share, (ii) an outstanding third-party note with principal amount of $23,000, which is convertible for up to 6,000,000 shares of our common stock, and (iii) twenty five thousand shares of our Series B Convertible Preferred Stock convertible into an undetermined number of shares of our common stock. Please see NOTE G - CAPITAL STOCK for further information.

 

The exercise of such options and warrants, conversion of the third-party notes and conversion of our Series B Convertible Preferred Stock will result in further dilution of your investment. In addition, you may experience additional dilution if we issue common stock in the future. As a result of this dilution, you may receive significantly less in net tangible book value than the full purchase price you paid for the shares in the event of liquidation.

 

Issuances of shares of common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of common stock following this offering, as well as the exercise of options and warrants outstanding, will dilute your ownership interests and may adversely affect the future market price of our common stock.

 

The issuance of additional shares of our common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock could be dilutive to stockholders if they do not invest in future offerings. We may seek additional capital through a combination of private and public offerings in the future.

 

The Company’s shares of common stock are quoted on the OTC Pink Sheet market, which limits the liquidity and price of the Company’s common stock.

 

The Company’s shares of Common Stock are traded on the OTC Pink Sheet market under the symbol “DGWR.” Quotation of the Company’s securities on the OTC Pink Sheet market limits the liquidity and price of the Company’s Common Stock more than if the Company’s shares of Common Stock were listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market or a national exchange. There is currently no active trading market in the Company’s Common Stock. There can be no assurance that there will be an active trading market for the Company’s Common Stock following a business combination. In the event that an active trading market commences, there can be no assurance as to the market price of the Company’s shares of Common Stock, whether any trading market will provide liquidity to investors, or whether any trading market will be sustained. Furthermore, because our shares of Common Stock are traded on the OTC Pink Sheet market, the shares of our Common Stock may only be offered and sold by Selling Shareholders at a fixed price of $0.044 per share until our Common Stock is quoted on the OTCQB tier of the OTC Markets, and thereafter at prevailing market prices or privately negotiated prices or in transactions that are not in the public market. We cannot assure you that our Common Stock will be quoted on the OTCQB tier notwithstanding our belief that we will satisfy the eligibility standards for admission to, and our intention to make application for quotation on the OTCQB.

 

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

 

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) has adopted rules requiring 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 or 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 has indicated its belief that there is a high probability that speculative or low-priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. If these FINRA requirements are applicable to us or our securities, they may make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that at least some of their customers buy our common stock, which may limit the ability of our stockholders to buy and sell our common stock and could have an adverse effect on the market for and price of our common stock.

 

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We are classified as a “smaller reporting company” and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies will make our common stock less attractive to investors.

 

We are a “smaller reporting company.” Specifically, “smaller reporting companies” are able to provide simplified executive compensation disclosures in their filings; are exempt from the provisions of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requiring that independent registered public accounting firms provide an attestation report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting; and have certain other decreased disclosure obligations in their SEC filings.

 

Because directors and officers currently and for the foreseeable future will continue to control Green Deep Waste, it is not likely that you will be able to elect directors or have any say in the policies of the Company

 

Our shareholders are not entitled to cumulative voting rights. Consequently, the election of directors and all other matters requiring shareholder approval will be decided by majority vote. The directors, officers and affiliates of Deep Green Waste beneficially own approximately 30% of our outstanding common stock either through direct ownership or through another class of capital stock that may be convertible into shares of our common stock. Due to such significant ownership position held by our insiders, new investors may not be able to effect a change in our business or management, and therefore, shareholders would have no recourse as a result of decisions made by management. Our Interim Chief Financial Officer and Director owns all (25,000) issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, which has voting rights equal to 20,000 votes for each shares of Series B held. As of the date of this filing, our Interim Chief Financial Officer would have voting rights equal to 562,906,600 shares (500,000,000 voting shares through the Series B Preferred Stock and 62,906,800 shares of common stock held) or 93.07% of the shares available to vote for a matter brought before shareholders.

 

Since we intend to retain any earnings for development of our business for the foreseeable future, you will likely not receive any dividends for the foreseeable future.

 

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends or distributions on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain our future earnings to support operations and to finance expansion and therefore we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.

 

NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Statements under “Prospectus Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Description of Business” and elsewhere in this prospectus may be “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that express our intentions, beliefs, expectations, strategies, predictions or any other statements relating to our future activities or other future events or conditions. These statements include, among other things, statements regarding:

 

  the growth of our business and revenues and our expectations about the factors that influence our success;
     
  our plans to continue to invest in systems, facilities, and infrastructure, increase our hiring and grow our business;
     
  our plans for the build out, expansion and funding of
     
  our ability to identify and acquire working interests and royalties in
     
  our ability to identify and acquire
     
  our ability to identify acquisitions, joint ventures and other business combinations;
     
  our ability to attain funding for the development of
     
  our ability to attain funding and the sufficiency of our sources of funding;
     
  our expectation that our cost of revenues, development expenses, sales and marketing expenses, and general and administrative expenses will increase;
     
  fluctuations in our capital expenditures; and
     
  our plans for potential business partners and any acquisition plans;

 

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as well as other statements regarding our future operations, financial condition and prospects, and business strategies. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our business based, in part, on assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may, and are likely to, differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including those described above and those risks discussed from time to time in this registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, including the risks described under “Risk Factors.” Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances that occur in the future.

 

If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may vary materially from what we may have projected. Any forward-looking statements you read in this prospectus reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations, financial condition, growth strategy and liquidity. You should specifically consider the factors identified in this prospectus that could cause actual results to differ before making an investment decision. In addition, as discussed in “Risk Factors,” our shares may be considered a “penny stock” and, as a result, the safe harbors provided for forward-looking statements made by a public company that files reports under the federal securities laws may not be available to us.

 

TAX CONSIDERATIONS

 

We are not providing any tax advice as to the acquisition, holding or disposition of the securities offered herein. In making an investment decision, investors are strongly encouraged to consult their own tax advisor to determine the U.S. Federal, state and any applicable foreign tax consequences relating to their investment in our securities.

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

This prospectus relates to shares of our common stock that may be offered and sold from time to time by the selling stockholders. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock in this offering, except from the issuance of 262,500 shares of our common stock underlying the warrant issued to Armada Investment Fund, LLC, 37,868 shares of our common stock underlying the warrants issued to Virginia Haubert, 395,459 shares of our common stock underlying the warrants issued to David Smith and the David Smith Trust, 25,000 shares of our common stock underlying the warrant issued to Torey Gault, 14,473 shares of our common stock underlying the warrant issued to Jonja Maner, 44,473 shares of our common stock underlying the warrant issued to Mary Williams, 11,579 shares of our common stock underlying the warrant issued to Josh Beckham and 11,579 shares of our common stock underlying the warrant issued to Chris Montag. 

 

DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE

 

The pricing of the Shares has been arbitrarily determined and established by the Company. No independent accountant or appraiser has been retained to protect the interest of the investors. No assurance can be made that the offering price is in fact reflective of the underlying value of the Shares. Each prospective investor is urged to consult with his or her counsel and/or accountant as to offering price and the terms and conditions of the Shares. Factors to be considered in determining the price include the amount of capital expected to be required, the market for securities of entities in a new business venture, projected rates of return expected by prospective investors of speculative investments, the Company’s prospects for success and prices of similar entities.

 

DILUTION

 

Not applicable. We are not offering any shares in this registration statement. All shares are being registered on behalf of our selling shareholders.

 

SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

 

This prospectus covers the resale from time to time by the selling shareholders and future shareholders identified in the table below of up to 27,206,637 shares of our common stock, which were issued in various transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act, as follows:

 

  20,403,706 of the shares registered hereby for resale are common stock previously issued to such selling shareholders.
     
  6,000,000 of the shares registered hereby are issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Note, which we sold to Armada Investment Fund, LLC on March 12, 2020. Please see NOTE L – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS for additional information.; and

 

 

262,500 of the shares registered hereby are issuable upon the exercise of the warrant issued to Armada Investment Fund, LLC on March 12, 2020. Please see NOTE L – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS for additional information.; and

     
  37,868 of the shares registered hereby are issuable upon the exercise of the warrants issued to Virginia Haubert on November 30, 2017; and
     
  395,459 of the shares registered hereby are issuable upon the exercise of the warrants issued to David Smith and the David Smith Trust on November 30, 2017; and
     
  25,000 of the shares registered hereby are issuable upon the exercise of the warrant issued to Torey Gault on October 30, 2017
     
  14,473 of the shares registered hereby are issuable upon the exercise of the warrant issued to Jonja Maner on July 27, 2017
     
  14,473 of the shares registered hereby are issuable upon the exercise of the warrant issued to Mary Williams on November 30, 2017
     
  30,000 of the shares registered hereby are issuable upon the exercise of the warrant issued to Mary Williams on February 19, 2018
     
  11,579 of the shares registered hereby are issuable upon the exercise of the warrant issued to Josh Beckham on November 30, 2017
     
  11,579 of the shares registered hereby are issuable upon the exercise of the warrant issued to Chris Montag on November 30, 2017

 

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The selling shareholders named below are selling the securities. The table assumes that all of the securities will be sold in this offering. However, any or all of the securities listed below may be retained by any of the selling shareholders, and therefore, no accurate forecast can be made as to the number of securities that will be held by the selling shareholders upon termination of this offering. The shares of our Common Stock may be offered and sold by the Selling Shareholders at a fixed price of $0.04 per share until our Common Stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, OTCQX or OTCQB, and thereafter at prevailing market prices or privately negotiated prices or in transactions that are not in the public market. Notwithstanding our belief that upon the effective date of this registration statement our Common Stock will qualify for quotation on the OTCQB and we intend to pursue application for admission to the OTCQB, we cannot assure you that our Common Stock will, in fact, be quoted on the OTCQB tier. We will not receive proceeds from the sale of shares from the selling shareholders, but we will however receive proceeds from the issuance of 262,500 shares of our common stock underlying the warrants. We believe that the selling shareholders listed in the table have sole voting and investment powers with respect to the securities indicated. Each selling shareholder who is also an affiliate of a broker dealer as noted below has represented that: (1) the selling shareholder purchased in the ordinary course of business; and (2) at the time of purchase of the securities being registered for resale, the selling shareholder had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities.

 

Stockholder   Beneficial Ownership Before Offering
(ii)
    Percentage
of
Common Stock
Owned
Before
Offering
(ii)
    Shares of Common Stock Included
in Prospectus
    Beneficial Ownership After the Offering
(iii)
    Percentage
of
Common Stock
Owned
After the Offering
(iii)
 

Armada Investment Fund, LLC (iv)

    6,262,500       5.29 %     6,262,500       0       0.00 %
Lloyd Spencer (v)     840,000       * %     840,000       0       0.00 %
Billy R. Edmonds (vi)     62,906,800       53.11 %     4,500,000       58,406,800       49.31 %
David A. Bradford (vii)     12,005,400       10.14 %     4,500,000       7,505,400       6.34 %
Virginia Haubert (viii)     3,417,897       2.89 %     3,417,897       0       0.00 %
David Smith (ix)     7,351,393       6.21 %     3,500,000       3,851,393       3.25 %
Kathryn Wilburn (x)     2,124,150       1.79 %     2,124,150       0       0.00 %
William T. Lawson (xi)     1,272,450       1.07 %     1,272,450       0       0.00 %
Torey Gault (xii)     186,500       * %     186,500       0       0.00 %
Jonja Maner (xiii)     159,205       * %     159,205       0       0.00 %
Mary Williams (xiv)     189,205       * %     189,205       0       0.00 %
Josh Beckham (xv)     127,365       * %     127,365       0       0.00 %
Chris Montag (xvi)     127,365       * %     127,365       0       0.00 %
TOTAL     96,970,230       81.87 %     27,206,637       69,763,593       58.90 %

 

 

* Less than 1%

 

(i) These columns represent the aggregate maximum number and percentage of shares that the selling stockholders can own at one time (and therefore, offer for resale at any one time).

 

(ii) The number and percentage of shares beneficially owned is determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. Under such rule, beneficial ownership includes any shares as to which the selling stockholders has sole or shared voting power or investment power and also any shares, which the selling stockholders has the right to acquire within 60 days. The percentage of shares owned by each selling stockholder is based on 118,444,471 shares that is comprised of 105,891,540 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, plus 6,000,000 shares to be issued upon the conversion of the convertible note issued to Armada Investment Fund, LLC and 6,552,931 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of all outstanding warrants as of March 13, 2020.

 

(iii) Assumes that all securities registered will be sold.

 

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(iv) On March 12, 2020, the Company issued to Armada Investment Fund, LLC (“ARMADA”) a Convertible Promissory Note (the “Note”) in the amount of Twenty-Three Thousand and NO/100 Dollars ($23,000). On March 6, 2020, ARMADA entered into an Assignment Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Sylios Corp (“Assignor”). Under the terms of the Agreement, the Assignor sells, assigns, conveys and transfers its interest into the Securities Purchase Agreement, Convertible Promissory Note (principal amount of $23,000), Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement (262,500 shares of common stock) and Registration Rights Agreement entered into by the Assignor and Company all dated January 13, 2020. This Registration Statement covers the resale by ARMADA of up to 6,000,000 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Note and 262,500 shares issuable as per the warrant. The address for ARMADA is 7703 Springfield Lake Dr., Lake Worth, FL 33467 and its principal is Gabriel Berkowitz. Please see NOTE L – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS for additional information.

 

(v) Includes 840,000 shares of common stock issued to Mr. Spencer as per the terms of the Employment Agreement entered into between the Company and Mr. Spencer dated December 4, 2019. Mr. Spencer’s address is 13110 NE 177th Place, Suite 293, Woodinville, WA 98072.

 

(vi) Includes 62,906,800 shares of common stock issued to Mr. Edmonds in exchange for membership units held by Mr. Edmonds, issued by Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, in the Merger Agreement by and between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, Critic Clothing, Inc. and Deep Green Acquisition, LLC dated August 24, 2017. The address for Mr. Edmonds is 13110 NE 177th Place, Suite 293, Woodinville, WA 98072.

 

(vii) Includes 12,005,400 shares of common stock issued to Mr. Bradford in exchange for membership units held by Mr. Bradford, issued by Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, in the Merger Agreement by and between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, Critic Clothing, Inc. and Deep Green Acquisition, LLC dated August 24, 2017. The address for Mr. Bradford is 13110 NE 177th Place, Suite 293, Woodinville, WA 98072.

 

(viii) Includes 3,001,350 shares of common stock issued to Ms. Haubert in exchange for membership units held by Ms. Haubert, issued by Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, in the Merger Agreement by and between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, Critic Clothing, Inc. and Deep Green Acquisition, LLC dated August 24, 2017, 378,679 shares of common stock issued as per the terms of the Debt Conversion Agreement dated November 30, 2017 and 37,868 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants issued to Ms. Haubert on November 30, 2017. The address for Ms. Haubert is 107 Blind Way, Miffilitown, PA 17059.

 

(ix) Includes 3,001,350 shares of common stock issued to Mr. Smith in exchange for membership units held by Mr. Smith, issued by Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, in the Merger Agreement by and between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, Critic Clothing, Inc. and Deep Green Acquisition, LLC dated August 24, 2017, 2,436,067 shares of common stock issued as per the terms of the Debt Conversion Agreement dated November 30, 2017, 1,518,517 shares of common stock held in the name of the David Smith Trust issued as per the terms of the Debt Conversion Agreement dated November 30, 2017, 151,852 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrant issued to Mr. Smith on November 30, 2017 and 243,607 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrant issued to the Smith Trust on November 30, 2017. Of the shares controlled by Mr. Smith, 3,104,541 shares of previously issued common stock and 395,459 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants issued to David Smith and the Smith Trust on November 30, 2017 are being included within this registration statement for a total of 3,500,000 shares. Mr. Smith is the Trustee of the David Smith Trust. The address for Mr. Smith is 550 Brayford Way, Suwanee, GA 30024.

 

(x) Includes 2,124,150 shares of common stock issued to Ms. Wilburn in exchange for membership units held by Ms. Wilburn, issued by Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, in the Merger Agreement by and between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, Critic Clothing, Inc. and Deep Green Acquisition, LLC dated August 24, 2017. The address for Ms. Wilburn is 1410 Little Raven Street, Denver, CO 80202.

 

(xi) Includes 1,272,450 shares of common stock issued to Mr. Lawson in exchange for membership units held by Mr. Lawson, issued by Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, in the Merger Agreement by and between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, Critic Clothing, Inc. and Deep Green Acquisition, LLC dated August 24, 2017. The address for Mr. Lawson is 1503 Fallen Leaf, Marietta, GA 30064.

 

(xii) Includes 25,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrant issued to Ms. Gault as per the terms of the Convertible Note issued on October 30, 2017 and 161,500 shares of common stock issued to Mr. Gault in exchange for membership units held by Ms. Gault, issued by Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, in the Merger Agreement by and between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, Critic Clothing, Inc. and Deep Green Acquisition, LLC dated August 24, 2017. The address for Mr. Gault is 12862 Riverside Dr, East, Windsor, ON n8n1a8.

 

(xiii) Includes 14,473 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrant issued to Ms. Maner on November 30, 2017 and 144,732 shares of common stock as per the terms of the Debt Conversion Agreement dated July 27, 2017. The address for Ms. Maner is 470 Vernon North Dr., Atlanta, GA 30338.

 

(xiv) Includes 14,473 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrant issued to Ms. Williams dated November 30, 2017, 144,732 shares of common stock issued as per the terms of the Debt Conversion Agreement dated July 27, 2017 and 30,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrant issued to Ms. Williams as per the terms of the Convertible Note dated February 19, 2018. The address for Ms. Williams is 1888 Colt Dr., Atlanta, GA 30341.

 

(xv) Includes 11,579 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of a warrant issued to Mr. Beckham on November 30, 2017 and 115,786 shares of common stock issued to Mr. Beckham as per the terms of the Debt Conversion Agreement dated July 27, 2017. The address for Mr. Beckham is P.O. Box 342, Snellville, GA 30039.

 

(xvi) Includes 11,579 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of a warrant issued to Mr. Montag on November 30, 2017 and 115,786 shares of common stock issued to Mr. Montag as per the terms of the Debt Conversion Agreement dated July 27, 2017. The address for Mr. Montag is 3709 Ashwood Dr., Smyrna, GA 30080.

 

(xvii) Those shareholders shown with an asterisk (*) after their name in the “Stockholder” column are registered broker-dealers or affiliates of broker-dealers.

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

The Selling Shareholders and any of its pledgees, donees, assignees and other successors-in-interest may, from time to time sell any or all of their shares of Common Stock on any market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. On March 9, 2020, the last reported sales price for our Common Stock was $0.04 per share. Because our Common Stock is subject to quotation on OTC Pink Market, our Common Stock may only be offered and sold by the Selling Shareholders at a fixed price of $0.04 per share until our Common Stock is quoted on the OTCQB tier of the OTC Markets, and thereafter at prevailing market prices or privately negotiated prices or in transactions that are not in the public market. Notwithstanding our belief that upon the effective date of this registration statement our Common Stock will satisfy the eligibility standards and requirements for quotation on the OTCQB and our express intention to pursue our application for quotation of our Common Stock on the OTCQB, we cannot assure you that our Common Stock will, in fact, be quoted on the OTCQB tier. We urge prospective purchasers of our Common Stock to obtain current information about the market prices of our Common Stock.

 

  ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits the purchaser;
     
  block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal
     
  facilitate the transaction;
     
  purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
     
  an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

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  privately-negotiated transactions;
     
  broker-dealers may agree with the selling stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
     
  through the writing of options on the shares;
     
  a combination of any such methods of sale; and
     
  any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

The selling stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus. The selling stockholders shall have the sole and absolute discretion not to accept any purchase offer or make any sale of shares if it deems the purchase price to be unsatisfactory at any particular time.

 

The selling stockholders or their respective pledgees, donees, transferees or other successors in interest, may also sell the shares directly to market makers acting as principals and/or broker-dealers acting as agents for themselves or their customers. Such broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders and/or the purchasers of shares for whom such broker-dealers may act as agents or to whom they sell as principal or both, which compensation as to a particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions. Market makers and block purchasers purchasing the shares will do so for their own account and at their own risk. It is possible that a selling stockholder will attempt to sell shares of common stock in block transactions to market makers or other purchasers at a price per share which may be below the then existing market price. We cannot assure that all or any of the shares offered in this prospectus will be issued to, or sold by, the selling stockholders. The selling stockholders and any brokers, dealers or agents, upon effecting the sale of any of the shares offered in this prospectus, may be deemed to be “underwriters” as that term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of such acts. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.

 

We are required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the registration of the shares, including fees and disbursements of counsel to the selling stockholders, but excluding brokerage commissions or underwriter discounts.

 

The selling stockholders, alternatively, may sell all or any part of the shares offered in this prospectus through an underwriter. The selling stockholders have not entered into any agreement with a prospective underwriter and there is no assurance that any such agreement will be entered into.

 

The selling stockholders may pledge their shares to their brokers under the margin provisions of customer agreements. If a selling stockholder defaults on a margin loan, the broker may, from time to time, offer and sell the pledged shares. The selling stockholders and any other persons participating in the sale or distribution of the shares will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations under such Act, including, without limitation, Regulation M. These provisions may restrict certain activities of and limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares by, the selling stockholders or any other such person. In the event that any of the selling stockholders are deemed an affiliated purchaser or distribution participant within the meaning of Regulation M, then the selling stockholders will not be permitted to engage in short sales of common stock. Furthermore, under Regulation M, persons engaged in a distribution of securities are prohibited from simultaneously engaging in market making and certain other activities with respect to such securities for a specified period of time prior to the commencement of such distributions, subject to specified exceptions or exemptions. In addition, if a short sale is deemed to be a stabilizing activity, then the selling stockholders will not be permitted to engage in a short sale of our common stock. All of these limitations may affect the marketability of the shares.

 

If a selling stockholder notifies us that it has a material arrangement with a broker-dealer for the resale of the common stock, then we would be required to amend the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and file a prospectus supplement to describe the agreements between the selling stockholder and the broker-dealer.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

 

Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

 

We are registering on this Registration Statement only our common stock, the terms of which are described below. However, because our preferred stock will remain outstanding following the effectiveness of this Registration Statement, we also describe below the terms of our preferred stock to the extent such terms qualify the rights of our common stock.

 

Our authorized capital consists of 250,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and 2,000,000 are shares of preferred stock, par value $.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”). At December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had 105,051,540 and 105,051,540 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, respectively, and 0 and 0 shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, respectively.

 

Common Stock

 

Holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to one vote for each share on all matters submitted to a stockholder vote. Holders of common stock do not have cumulative voting rights. Therefore, holders of a majority of the shares of common stock voting for the election of directors can elect all of the directors. Holders of the Company’s common stock representing a majority of the voting power of the Company’s capital stock issued, outstanding and entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, are necessary to constitute a quorum at any meeting of stockholders. A vote by the holders of a majority of the Company’s outstanding shares is required to effectuate certain fundamental corporate changes such as liquidation, merger or an amendment to the Company’s articles of incorporation.

 

Holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to share in all dividends that the board of directors, in its discretion, declares from legally available funds. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up, each outstanding share entitles its holder to participate pro rata in all assets that remain after payment of liabilities and after providing for each class of stock, if any, having preference over the common stock. The Company’s common stock has no pre-emptive rights, no conversion rights and there are no redemption provisions applicable to the Company’s common stock.

 

On August 10, 2017, our majority shareholder and our board of directors approved an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation for the purpose of approving a reverse split of one to one thousand in which each shareholder will be issued one common share in exchange for every one thousand common shares of their currently issued common stock. Prior to approval of the reverse split, we had a total of 99,997,102,862 issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001. On September 27, 2017, the effective date of the reverse split, we had a total of 99,997,102 issued and 90,697,102 outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001. Please see NOTE G - CAPITAL STOCK for further information.

 

At December 31, 2019 and December 31,2018, there are 105,051,540 and 105,051,540 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.

 

Preferred Stock

 

Our Articles of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock with designations, rights and preferences determined from time to time by its Board of Directors. Accordingly, our Board of Directors is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting, or other rights which could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of the common stock. In the event of issuance, the preferred stock could be utilized, under certain circumstances, as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company.

 

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On July 18, 2010, the Board of Directors unanimously approved the designation of a series of preferred stock to be known as “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” (hereinafter “Series A”) with a stated par value is $0.0001.The designations, powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions hereof, in respect of the Series A shall be as hereinafter described.

 

The holders of the Series A, shall not be entitled to receive dividends, nor shall dividends be paid on common stock or any other Series of Preferred Stock while Series A shares are outstanding. The holders of Series A shall be entitled to vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the Shareholders of the Company. The holders of the Series A shall be entitled to one thousand (1,000) votes per one share of Series A held. Upon the availability of a sufficient number of authorized but unissued and unreserved shares of common stock, the holders of any Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to convert such shares in to fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock at the rate of 1000 shares of common stock for each share of Series A. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, either voluntarily or involuntarily, after setting apart or paying in full the preferential amounts due the Holders of senior capital stock, if any, the Holders of Series A and parity capital stock, if any, shall be entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets or surplus funds of the Corporation to the Holders of junior capital stock, including Common Stock, an amount equal to $0.125 per share. The number of authorized shares constituting the Series A is Five Hundred Thousand (500,000) shares.

 

At December 31, 2019 and December 31,2018, there are 0 and 0 Series A shares issued and outstanding. If the holder of our Series A were to elect to convert their shares into shares of our common stock, this would result in additional dilution to shareholders.

 

On January 22, 2020, the Board of Directors unanimously approved the designation of a series of preferred stock to be known as “Series B Convertible Preferred Stock” (hereinafter “Series B”) with a stated par value is $0.0001. The designations, powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions hereof, in respect of the Series B shall be as hereinafter described.

 

The holders of the Series B, shall not be entitled to receive dividends, nor shall dividends be paid on common stock or any other Series of Preferred Stock while Series B shares are outstanding. The holders of Series B shall be entitled to vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the Shareholders of the Company. The holders of the Series B shall be entitled to twenty thousand (20,000) votes per one share of Series B held. Upon the availability of a sufficient number of authorized but unissued and unreserved shares of common stock, the holders of any Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to convert such shares in to fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock at the following conversion feature: the Conversion Price for each share of Series B Preferred Stock in effect on any Conversion Date shall be (i) eighty five percent (85%) of the average closing bid price of the Common Stock over the twenty (20) trading days immediately preceding the date of conversion, (ii) but no less than Par Value of the Common Stock. For purposes of determining the closing bid price on any day, reference shall be to the closing bid price for a share of Common Stock on such date on the NASD OTC Bulletin Board, as reported on Bloomberg, L.P. Any conversion shall be for a minimum Stated Value of $500.00 of Series B shares.

 

If the Corporation shall commence a voluntary case under the U.S. Federal bankruptcy laws or any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, or consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any law or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Corporation or of any substantial part of its property, or make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or if a decree or order for relief in respect of the Corporation shall be entered by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under the U.S. Federal bankruptcy laws or any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law resulting in the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Corporation or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and any such decree or order shall be unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days and, on account of any such event, the Corporation shall liquidate, dissolve or wind up, or if the Corporation shall otherwise liquidate, dissolve or wind up, including, but not limited to, the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets in one transaction or in a series of related transactions (a “Liquidation Event”), no distribution shall be made to the holders of any shares of capital stock of the Corporation (other than Senior Securities and Pari Passu Securities) upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up unless prior thereto the Holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall have received the Liquidation Preference (as defined below) with respect to each share. If, upon the occurrence of a Liquidation Event, the assets and funds available for distribution among the Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock and Holders of Pari Passu Securities shall be insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the preferential amounts payable thereon, then the entire assets and funds of the Corporation legally available for distribution to the Series B Preferred Stock and the Pari Passu Securities shall be distributed ratably among such shares in proportion to the ratio that the Liquidation Preference payable on each such share bears to the aggregate Liquidation Preference payable on all such shares.

 

At December 31, 2019 and December 31,2018, there are 0 and 0 Series B shares issued and outstanding. If the holder of our Series B were to elect to convert their shares into shares of our common stock, this would result in additional dilution to shareholders. Please see NOTE G - CAPITAL STOCK for further information.

 

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Options and Warrants

 

As of the date of this filing, the Company has issued warrants/options to the persons and upon the terms below:

 

Name   Date of Issuance   Shares upon
Issuance of
warrants or
options (v)
    Exercise
Price (vi)
    Expiration
Date

Armada Investment Fund, LLC (i)

  3/12/2020     262,500     $ 0.04     1/13/2025
Anna & Michele Castoro (ii)   10/30/2017     25,000       0.175     10/30/2020
John Figliolini (iii)   10/30/2017     25,000       0.175     10/30/2020
Tirante Financial, Ltd (iv)   10/30/2017     425,000       0.175     10/30/2020
Torey Gault (v)   10/30/2017     25,000       0.175     10/30/2020
White Crest Assets, LLC (vi)   10/20/2017     200,000       0.175     10/20/2020
Saint James Capital Management, LLC (vii)   06/25/2017     5,000,000       0.20     06/25/2020
Transglobal Finance, Inc. (viii)   11/20/2017     25,000       0.175     11/20/2020
Mary Williams (ix)   2/19/2018     30,000       0.175     2/19/2021
C. Alvin Roberds, Jr. (x)   3/16/2018     25,000       0.175     3/16/2021
Ellen Bailey (xi)   3/16/2018     25,000       0.175     3/16/2021
Chris Montag (xii)   11/30/2017     11,579       0.20     11/30/2020
Jonja Maner (xiii)   11/30/2017     14,473       0.20     11/30/2020
Josh Beckham (xiv)   11/30/2017     11,579       0.20     11/30/2020
Virginia Haubert (xv)   11/30/2017     20,500       0.20     11/30/2020
Virginia Haubert (xvi)   11/30/2017     17,368       0.20     11/30/2020
David Smith (xvii)   11/30/2017     151,852       0.20     11/30/2020
Smith Trust (xviii)   11/30/2017     243,607       0.20     11/30/2020

 

  (i)

On March 12, 2020, the Company issued to Armada Investment Fund, LLC (“ARMADA”) a Convertible Promissory Note (the “Note”) in the amount of Twenty-Three Thousand and NO/100 Dollars ($23,000). On March 6, 2020, ARMADA entered into an Assignment Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Sylios Corp (“Assignor”). Under the terms of the Agreement, the Assignor sells, assigns, conveys and transfers its interest into the Securities Purchase Agreement, Convertible Promissory Note (principal amount of $23,000), Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement (262,500 shares of common stock) and Registration Rights Agreement (RRA”) entered into by the Assignor and Company all dated January 13, 2020. The Note is convertible, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time before maturity (January 13, 2021) at the option of the holder at the Variable Conversion Price, shall equal the lesser of (i) 60% multiplied by the lowest Trading Price during the previous twenty (20) Trading Days before the Issue Date of this Note (representing a discount rate of 40%) or (ii) 60% multiplied by the Market Price (as defined herein) (representing a discount rate of 40%). “Market Price” means the lowest Trading Price (as defined below) for the Common Stock during the twenty (20) Trading Day period ending on the latest complete Trading Day prior to the Conversion Date. The Note has a term of one (1) year and bears interest at 8% annually. Among other things, the RRA provides for the Company to file a Registration Statement with the SEC covering the resale of shares underlying the Note and the warrant and to have declared effective such Registration Statement. In the event that the Company doesn’t meet the registration requirements provided for in the RRA, the Company is obligated to pay ARMADA certain payments for such failures.

     
  (ii) On October 30, 2017, the Company executed a Convertible Note (the “Convertible Note”) payable to Anna & Michele Castoro, (“CASTORO”) in the principal amount of $50,000. The Convertible Note was funded on October 30, 2017. The Convertible Note is convertible, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time before maturity (May 30, 2020) at the option of the holder at the fixed conversion price of $0.20. The Convertible Note has a term of thirty (30) months and bears interest at 12% annually. As part of the transaction, CASTORO was also issued a warrant granting the holder the right to purchase 25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.175 for a term of 3-years. Please see NOTE C – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS for further information.
     
  (iii) On October 30, 2017, the Company executed a Convertible Note (the “Convertible Note”) payable to John Figliolini, (“FIGLIOLINI”) in the principal amount of $50,000. The Convertible Note was funded on October 30, 2017. The Convertible Note is convertible, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time before maturity (May 30, 2020) at the option of the holder at the fixed conversion price of $0.20. The Convertible Note has a term of thirty (30) months and bears interest at 12% annually. As part of the transaction, FIGLIOLINI was also issued a warrant granting the holder the right to purchase 25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.175 for a term of 3-years. Please see NOTE C – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS for further information.

 

  (iv) On October 30, 2017, the Company executed a Convertible Note (the “Convertible Note”) payable to Tirante Finance, Ltd, (“TIRANTE”) in the principal amount of $850,000. The Convertible Note was funded on October 30, 2017. The Convertible Note is convertible, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time before maturity (May 30, 2020) at the option of the holder at the fixed conversion price of $0.20. The Convertible Note has a term of thirty (30) months and bears interest at 12% annually. As part of the transaction, TIRANTE was also issued a warrant granting the holder the right to purchase 425,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.175 for a term of 3-years. Please see NOTE C – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS for further information.
     
  (v) On October 30, 2017, the Company executed a Convertible Note (the “Convertible Note”) payable to Torey Gault, (“GAULT”) in the principal amount of $50,000. The Convertible Note was funded on October 30, 2017. The Convertible Note is convertible, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time before maturity (May 30, 2020) at the option of the holder at the fixed conversion price of $0.20. The Convertible Note has a term of thirty (30) months and bears interest at 12% annually. As part of the transaction, GAULT was also issued a warrant granting the holder the right to purchase 25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.175 for a term of 3-years. Please see NOTE C – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS for further information.
     
  (vi) On October 20, 2017, the Company executed a Convertible Note (the “Convertible Note”) payable to White Crest Assets, LLC, (“CREST”) in the principal amount of $400,000. The Convertible Note was funded on October 20, 2017. The Convertible Note is convertible, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time before maturity (May 20, 2020) at the option of the holder at the fixed conversion price of $0.20. The Convertible Note has a term of thirty (30) months and bears interest at 12% annually. As part of the transaction, CREST was also issued a warrant granting the holder the right to purchase 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.175 for a term of 3-years. Please see NOTE C – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS for further information.
     
  (vii) On June 25, 2017, the Company entered into a conversion agreement with Saint James Capital Management, LLC (“St. James”), whereby St. James agreed to convert 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred stock into a warrant to purchase 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.30 per share for a term of three years. The warrant strike price was reduced to $.20 by the Company’s Board of Directors on August 23, 2017.
     
  (viii) On November 20, 2017, the Company executed a Convertible Note (the “Convertible Note”) payable to Transglobal Finance, Inc., (“TRANSGLOBAL”) in the principal amount of $70,000. The Convertible Note was funded on November 20, 2017. The Convertible Note is convertible, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time before maturity (November 20, 2019) at the option of the holder at the fixed conversion price of $0.20. The Convertible Note has a term of twenty-four (24) months and bears interest at 12% annually. As part of the transaction, TRANSGLOBAL was also issued a warrant granting the holder the right to purchase 25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.175 for a term of 3-years. Please see NOTE C – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS for further information.
     
  (ix) On February 19, 2018, the Company executed a Convertible Note (the “Convertible Note”) payable to Mary Williams, (“WILLIAMS”) in the principal amount of $60,000. The Convertible Note was funded on February 19, 2018. The Convertible Note is convertible, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time before maturity (February 19, 2020) at the option of the holder at the fixed conversion price of $0.20. The Convertible Note has a term of twenty-four (24) months and bears interest at 12% annually. As part of the transaction, WILLIAMS was also issued a warrant granting the holder the right to purchase 30,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.175 for a term of 3-years. Please see NOTE C – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS for further information.
     
  (x) On March 15, 2018, the Company executed a Convertible Note (the “Convertible Note”) payable to C Alvin Roberds, Jr., (“ROBERDS”) in the principal amount of $50,000. The Convertible Note was funded on March 15, 2018. The Convertible Note is convertible, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time before maturity (March 15, 2020) at the option of the holder at the fixed conversion price of $0.20. The Convertible Note has a term of twenty-four (24) months and bears interest at 12% annually. As part of the transaction, ROBERDS was also issued a warrant granting the holder the right to purchase 25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.175 for a term of 3-years. Please see NOTE C – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS for further information.
     
  (xi) On March 16, 2018, the Company executed a Convertible Note (the “Convertible Note”) payable to Ellen Bailey, (“BAILEY”) in the principal amount of $50,000. The Convertible Note was funded on March 16, 2018. The Convertible Note is convertible, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time before maturity (March 16, 2020) at the option of the holder at the fixed conversion price of $0.20. The Convertible Note has a term of twenty-four (24) months and bears interest at 12% annually. As part of the transaction, BAILEY was also issued a warrant granting the holder the right to purchase 25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.175 for a term of 3-years. Please see NOTE C – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS for further information.
     
  (xii) On November 30, 2017, the Company entered into a Debt Conversion Agreement with Chris or Lindsay Montag. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company issued the Chris Montag 115,786 shares of common stock and a warrant to purchase 11,579 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.18 for a term of three years in satisfaction of an outstanding loan in the amount of $20,841.
     
  (xiii) On November 30, 2017, the Company entered into a Debt Conversion Agreement with Jonja Maner Montag. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company issued the Ms. Maner 144,732 shares of common stock and a warrant to purchase 14,473 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.18 for a term of three years in satisfaction of an outstanding loan in the amount of $26,052.
     
  (xiv) On November 30, 2017, the Company entered into a Debt Conversion Agreement with Mr. Beckham. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company issued Mr. Beckham 115,786 shares of common stock and a warrant to purchase 11,579 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.18 for a term of three years in satisfaction of an outstanding loan in the amount of $20,841.
     
  (xv) On November 30, 2017, the Company entered into a Debt Conversion Agreement with Ms. Haubert. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company issued Ms. Haubert 205,000 shares of common stock and a warrant to purchase 20,500 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.18 for a term of three years in satisfaction of an outstanding loan in the amount of $36,900.
     
  (xvi) On November 30, 2017, the Company entered into a Debt Conversion Agreement with Ms. Haubert. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company issued Ms. Haubert 173,679 shares of common stock and a warrant to purchase 17,368 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.18 for a term of three years in satisfaction of an outstanding loan in the amount of $31,262.
     
  (xvii) On November 30, 2017, the Company entered into a Debt Conversion Agreement with David Smith. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company issued to the David Smith Trust 1,518,517 shares of common stock and a warrant to purchase 151,852 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.18 for a term of three years in satisfaction of an outstanding loan in the amount of $273,333.
     
  (xviii) On November 30, 2017, the Company entered into a Debt Conversion Agreement with David Smith. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company issued to Mr. Smith 2,436,067 shares of common stock and a warrant to purchase 243,607 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.18 for a term of three years in satisfaction of an outstanding loan in the amount of $438,942.

 

To date, no warrants or options have been issued under shareholder approved plans and no shareholder approved plans currently exist. Please see NOTE G - CAPITAL STOCK and NOTE L - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS for further information.

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Transfer Online, 512 SE Salmon St., Portland, OR 97214, Tel: (503) 227-2950 Fax: (503) 227-6874.

 

INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

 

The validity of the shares of common stock offered hereby will be passed upon for the Registrant by McMurdo Law Group, LLC, Matthew McMurdo, Esq., 1185 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10036. The financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 for Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. included in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement have been audited by Michael T. Studer CPA P.C., 111 West Sunrise Highway, 2nd Floor, East Freeport, New York 11520, as indicated in its report with respect thereto, and are included herein in reliance upon the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting in giving said reports.

 

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DIVIDEND POLICY

 

We have never paid any cash dividends on our common stock and anticipate that, for the foreseeable future, no cash dividends will be paid on our common stock.

 

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

Organization

 

Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. (f/k/a Critic Clothing, Inc.) (“Deep Green”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) was organized as a Nevada Corporation on August 24, 1995 under the name of Evader, Inc. On May 25, 2012, the Company filed its Foreign Profit Corporation Articles of Domestication to change the domicile of the Company from Nevada to Wyoming. On November 4, 2015, the Company filed an Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to change the name of the Company to Critical Clothing, Inc. and on August 28, 2017 an Amendment was filed to change the Company name to Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc.

 

Deep Green was a full-service waste & recycling company that managed services to and logistics for large commercial properties throughout the continental U.S. The Company served retail malls and shopping centers, multi-family apartment and townhome communities, hospitals, hotels, correctional institutions, office parks and more. Our unique value proposition was in the design and execution of end-to-end waste management programs for our clients. Our programs not only saved money on direct waste disposal, lower administrative costs and equipment costs, but they also provided income from direct recycling rebates. We had a presence in over 30 states across all regions of the United States and served approximately 300 commercial customers.

 

On August 10, 2017, our majority shareholder and our board of directors approved an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation for the purpose of approving a reverse split of one to one thousand in which each shareholder will be issued one common share in exchange for every one thousand common shares of their currently issued common stock. Prior to approval of the reverse split, we had a total of 99,997,102,862 issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001. On September 27, 2017, the effective date of the reverse split, we had a total of 99,997,102 issued and 90,697,102 outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001. Please see NOTE G - CAPITAL STOCK for further information.

 

On August 24, 2017, the Company entered into an Agreement of Conveyance, Transfer and Assignment of Assets and Assumption of Obligations (the “Agreement”) with St. James Capital Management, LLC. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company transferred and assigned all of the assets of the Company related to its extreme sports apparel design and manufacturing business in exchange for the assumption of certain liabilities and cancellation of 3,000,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company.

 

On August 24, 2017, the Company entered into a Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with Deep Green Acquisition, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”) and Deep Green Waste and Recycling, LLC, a privately held Georgia limited liability company (“Deep Green Waste”). In connection with the closing of this merger transaction, Merger Sub merged with and into Deep Green Waste (the “Merger”) on August 24, 2017, with the filing of Articles of Merger with the Georgia Secretary of State.

 

On October 1, 2017, the Company acquired Compaction and Recycling Equipment Inc (CARE), a Portland, Oregon based company that sells and services waste and recycling equipment. The Company purchased 100% of the common stock for $902,700, of which $586,890 was paid in cash at closing and a promissory note was executed in the amount of $315,810. The note pays simple interest at the rate of 7% per annum on the outstanding balance due, amortized over forty-eight months and payable in quarterly installments, with the first payment being due on the first day of the first month following 90 days after closing.

 

On October 1, 2017, the Company acquired Columbia Financial Services Inc (CFSI), a Portland, Oregon based company that finances the purchases of waste and recycling equipment. Deep Green purchased 100% of the common stock for $597,300, of which $418,110 was paid in cash at closing and a promissory note was executed in the amount of $179,190. The note pays simple interest at the rate of 7% per annum on the outstanding balance due, amortized over forty-eight months and payable in quarterly installments, with the first payment being due on the first day of the first month following 90 days after closing.

 

On August 7, 2018, the Company entered into an Agreement of Conveyance, Transfer and Assignment of Subsidiaries and Assumption of Obligations (the “Agreement”) with Mirabile Corporate Holdings, Inc. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company transferred all capital stock of its two wholly owned subsidiaries, Compaction and Recycling Equipment, Inc. and Columbia Financial Services, Inc., to Mirabile Corporate Holdings, Inc. in exchange for the assumption and cancellation of certain liabilities. Please see NOTE C – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS for additional information.

 

Going forward, the company plans to re-launch its waste and recycling services business. The Company plans to:

 

  Provide sustainable waste management services that minimizes costs based on volume and content of waste streams, and methods of disposal, including landfills, transfer stations and recycling centers
  Offer innovative recycling services that significantly reduce the disposal of plastics, electronic wastes, food wastes, and hazardous wastes
  Establish partnerships with innovative universities and companies, and acquire profitable waste and recycling services companies, that can help the Company achieve these objectives
  Attract investment funds who will actively work with the Company to achieve these goals and help the Company grow into a leading waste and recycling services supplier in North America.

 

Our principal executive office is located at 13110 NE 177th Place, Suite 293, Woodinville, WA 98072, our telephone number is (833) 304-7336 and our corporate website is located at www.deepgreenwaste.com.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2019, we raised an aggregate of $- from the sale of our securities. For the year ended December 31, 2019, we had net loss of $92,376 as compared to a net loss of $2,549,458 for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

Our independent registered public accounting firm has issued an audit opinion for our Company, which includes an explanatory paragraph expressing substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

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Background: Deep Green Waste Recycling, Inc.

 

On December 16, 2019, the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Sylios Corp (the “Consultant”). Under the terms of the Agreement, the Consultant is to assist the Company in the preparation of its Registration Statement on Form S-1, introduce the Company to a PCAOB audit firm and introduce potential funding sources. The term of the Agreement is for six months and the Consultant is to be paid compensation of $7,500. The Company made its first payment of $5,000 on January 13, 2020.

 

On December 4, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with Lloyd Spencer as President and Chief Executive Officer. In connection with his appointment, the Company and Mr. Spencer entered into a written employment agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) for an initial three-year term, which provides for the following compensation terms for Mr. Spencer. Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Spencer will receive a base salary of $10,000 per month starting when the corporation receives its first round of equity or debt financing. Mr. Spencer shall receive 500,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock on or before January 31, 2020 as a sign-on bonus. In addition, the Company shall issue to Mr. Spencer restricted shares in the form of stock grants equivalent to 6,120,000 shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock over a 3-year period. Stock Grant shares shall vest 170,000 shares each month after the Stock Grant date, December 4, 2019, over a three year period, except that all unvested Stock Grant shares shall vest immediately if the Corporation terminates Executive’s employment without Just Cause, or Executive resigns for Good Reason. The number of shares vested shall be adjusted in the event of subsequent stock splits.

 

On December 3, 2019, David Bradford submitted his resignation as President, Chief Executive Officer Secretary a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, effectively immediately. Mr. Bradford retained his role as Chief operating Officer of the Company.

 

On August 7, 2018, the Company entered into an Agreement of Conveyance, Transfer and Assignment of Subsidiaries and Assumption of Obligations (the “Agreement”) with Mirabile Corporate Holdings, Inc. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company transferred all capital stock of its two wholly owned subsidiaries, Compaction and Recycling Equipment, Inc. and Columbia Financial Services, Inc., to Mirabile Corporate Holdings, Inc. in exchange for the assumption and cancellation of certain liabilities. Please see NOTE C – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS for additional information.

 

On June 11, 2018, Josh Beckham submitted his resignation as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effectively immediately. Mr. Beckham did not resign as a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

 

On October 1, 2017, the Company acquired Compaction and Recycling Equipment Inc (CARE), a Portland, Oregon based company that sells and services waste and recycling equipment. The Company purchased 100% of the common stock for $902,700, of which $586,890 was paid in cash at closing and a promissory note was executed in the amount of $315,810. The note pays simple interest at the rate of 7% per annum on the outstanding balance due, amortized over forty-eight months and payable in quarterly installments, with the first payment being due on the first day of the first month following 90 days after closing.

 

On October 1, 2017, the Company acquired Columbia Financial Services Inc (CFSI), a Portland, Oregon based company that finances the purchases of waste and recycling equipment. Deep Green purchased 100% of the common stock for $597,300, of which $418,110 was paid in cash at closing and a promissory note was executed in the amount of $179,190. The note pays simple interest at the rate of 7% per annum on the outstanding balance due, amortized over forty-eight months and payable in quarterly installments, with the first payment being due on the first day of the first month following 90 days after closing.

 

On October 1, 2017, the Company entered into an Independent Contractor Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Gordon Borse (the “Contractor”). Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company was to pay the Contractor a fee of $5,000 per month for a term of four years. The Contractor was to provide services as a sales and business development consultant. The Company elected to terminate the Agreement on July 12, 2018.

 

On August 28, 2017, the Company filed an Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to change the name of the Company to Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc.

 

On August 24, 2017, the Company entered into an Agreement of Conveyance, Transfer and Assignment of Assets and Assumption of Obligations (the “Agreement”) with St. James Capital Management, LLC. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company transferred and assigned all of the assets of the Company related to its extreme sports apparel design and manufacturing business in exchange for the assumption of certain liabilities and cancellation of 3,000,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company.

 

On August 24, 2017, the Company entered into a Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with Deep Green Acquisition, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”) and Deep Green Waste and Recycling, LLC, a privately held Georgia limited liability company (“Deep Green Waste”). In connection with the closing of this merger transaction, Merger Sub merged with and into Deep Green Waste (the “Merger”) on August 24, 2017, with the filing of Articles of Merger with the Georgia Secretary of State.

 

On August 10, 2017, our majority shareholder and our board of directors approved an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation for the purpose of approving a reverse split of one to one thousand in which each shareholder will be issued one common share in exchange for every one thousand common shares of their currently issued common stock. Prior to approval of the reverse split, we had a total of 99,997,102,862 issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001. On September 27, 2017, the effective date of the reverse split, we had a total of 99,997,102 issued and 90,697,102 outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001. Please see NOTE G - CAPITAL STOCK for further information.

 

On July 20, 2017, the Company filed an Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to change the capital structure of the Company. The Company increased the number of shares of authorized common stock from 5,000,000,000 to 110,000,000,000.

 

On July 20, 2017, the Company filed an Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to add Articles 13. Article 13 states: Whenever shareholders are required or permitted to take any action by vote, such action may be taken without a meeting on written consent, setting forth the action so taken, signed by the holders of outstanding shares having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.

 

On June 26, 2017, the Company entered into a conversion agreement with Saint James Capital Management LLC and agreed to convert 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock held by Saint James into a warrant to purchase 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.30 per share and a term of three years. On August 23, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a reduction of the warrant exercise price from $0.30 to $0.20 per share.

 

On August 13, 2015, the Company filed an Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to amend the designation of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock (Series A”) so that the holders of the Series A may at their election convert each share of Series A into 1,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

On November 4, 2015, the Company filed an Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to change the name of the Company to Critical Clothing, Inc.

 

On December 8, 2014, the Company filed an Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to change the capital structure of the Company. The Company increased the number of shares of authorized common stock from 1,800,000,000 to 5,000,000,000.

 

On August 14, 2014, the Company filed an Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to change the capital structure of the Company. The Company decreased the number of shares of authorized common stock from 5,000,000,000 to 1,800,000,000 and also increased the number of authorized shares of preferred stock from 1,000,000 to 2,000,000.

 

On July 24, 2014, the Company filed an Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to change the capital structure of the Company. The Company increased the number of shares of authorized common stock from 868.751.727 to 5,000,000,000 and also authorized 1,000,000 shares as preferred stock.

 

On May 25, 2012, the Company filed its Foreign Profit Corporation Articles of Domestication to change the domicile of the Company from Nevada to Wyoming.

 

On July 19, 2010, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation for a Convertible Preferred Series A Stock. Please see NOTE G- CAPITAL STOCK for further information.

 

On August 24, 1995, the Company filed its Articles of Incorporation with the State of Nevada under the name of Evader, Inc.

 

Fundraising and Previous Offerings

 

During the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company raised $0 and $285,000, respectively, through the issuance of Convertible Promissory Notes, Secured Notes or through Securities Purchase Agreements.

 

Employees and Consultants

 

As of the date of this Report, we have one full-time employee that serves in the roles of President/Chief Executive Officer/Corporate Secretary, two part time employees that serve in the roles of Chief Operating Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer and one independent consultant. The Company anticipates that it will need to retain the services of additional management and key personnel in the near future to further its business plan.

 

Amount Spent on Research and Website Development

 

Deep Green Waste will invest a significant portion of its operating budget in the research and development of its newly formed or acquired subsidiaries. We expect to spend approximately $100,000 during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 on further development-related payroll, websites and expenses. We spent $0 on research and development-related salaries for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

Insurance

 

In 2020, Deep Green Waste will begin offering health, dental and vision insurance to its employees at an estimated monthly cost of $4,000. Deep Green Waste also carries general liability insurance. We do not currently hold any other forms of insurance, including directors’ and officers’ insurance. Because we do not have any insurance, if we are made a party of a legal action, we may not have sufficient funds to defend the litigation. If that occurs a judgment could be rendered against us that could cause us to cease operations.

 

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Trademarks

 

The success of our business depends on our continued ability to use our existing trade name in order to increase our brand awareness. In that regard, we believe that our trade name is valuable asset that is critical to our success. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not submitted a trademark application for our name, Deep Green Waste & Recycling or that of any of our subsidiaries. In the event the Company does file an application, there is no guarantee that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will grant us a trademark. The unauthorized use or other misappropriation of our trade name could diminish the value of our business concept and may cause a decline in our revenue.

 

Competitors, Methods of Completion, Competitive Business Conditions

 

We are in direct competition with numerous companies whose business plans are centered around the waste sector. Several of our competitors are large, well-known energy companies, but no single entity dominates the industry. Many of our competitors possess greater financial and personnel resources, sometimes enabling them to identify and acquire more economically desirable contracts. We are more of a regional operator, and have the traditional competitive strengths of one, including recently established contacts and in-depth knowledge of the local geography.

 

We believe our operational subsidiary faces significant direct competition in the waste sector. There are several direct competitors such as Waste Connections, Clean energy Technologies, Cass Information Systems and advanced environmental Recycling Tech.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

From time to time we may be a defendant and plaintiff in various legal proceedings arising in the normal course of our business. We are currently not a party to any material pending legal proceedings or government actions, including any bankruptcy, receivership, or similar proceedings. In addition, management is not aware of any known litigation or liabilities involving the operators of our properties that could affect our operations. Should any liabilities be incurred in the future, they will be accrued based on management’s best estimate of the potential loss. As such, there is no adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flow at this time. Furthermore, Management of the Company does not believe that there are any proceedings to which any director, officer, or affiliate of the Company, any owner of record of the beneficially or more than five percent of the common stock of the Company, or any associate of any such director, officer, affiliate of the Company, or security holder is a party adverse to the Company or has a material interest adverse to the Company.

 

On June 20, 2018, Central Ohio Contractors, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint against Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC (“Defendant”) with the Common Pleas Court of Franklin County, Ohio, alleging that the Defendant failed to pay Plaintiff for services rendered from January through March 2018 in the amount of $32,580.73. On August 1, 2018, the Court issued a Default Judgment against the Company in the amount of $32,580.73 and court costs of $251. Said total is to draw interest at the legal rate of 4.0% interest per annum beginning on April 30, 2018. As of December 31, 2019, $32,580.73 principal plus all post-judgment interest remains due.

 

On October 30, 2018, CoreCivic of Tennessee, LLC (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint against Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC (“Defendant”) with the Chancery Court for Davidson County, Tennessee at Nashville, alleging that the Defendant defaulted on its payment obligations in the amount of $411,210.42 under the Master Waste & Recycling Agreement entered into between the parties and dated May 4, 2017. On January 14, 2019, the Court issued a a Default Judgment Certificate against the Company in the amount of $411,210.42 principal, $11,942.00 in prejudgment interest and post-judgment interest until the judgment is paid in full for a per diem interest amount of $81.15. As of December 31, 2019, $423,152.42 principal plus all post-judgment interest remains due.

 

On December 17, 2018, Angelo’s Aggregate Materials, Ltd (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint against Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC (“Defendant”) with the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in and for Pinellas County, Florida, alleging that the Defendant failed to pay Plaintiff for services rendered from January 5, 2018 through March 31, 2018 in the amount of $29,777.41. On January 24, 2019, the Court issued a Default Judgment against the Company in the amount of $29,777.41, court costs in the sum of $510 and prejudgment interest from April 30, 2018 to January 30, 2019, in the sum of $1,349.62, computed at the statutory rate of 5.72% per annum, for the months of April through June 2018; 5.97% per annum for the months of July through September, 2018; 6.09% per annum for the months of October through December, 2018; and 6.33% per annum for the month of January 2019, for a total of $31,631.03, all which shall bear interest at the prevailing statutory rate of 6.33% per year from this date through December 31, 2019, for which let execution issue forthwith. As of December 31, 2019, $31,631.03 principal plus all post-judgment interest remains due.

 

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Sources and Availability of Raw Materials

 

We do not use raw materials in our business.

 

Seasonal Aspect of our Business

 

None of our products are affected by seasonal factors.

 

Reports to Security Holders

 

We are required to file reports and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any document that we file at the SEC’s public reference facilities at 100 F. Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-732-0330 for more information about its public reference facilities. Our SEC filings are available to you free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. We are an electronic filer with the SEC and, as such, our information is available through the Internet site maintained by the SEC that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. This information may be found at www.sec.gov and posted on our website for investors at http://www.deepgreenwaste.com/overview/.

 

PROPERTIES

 

Our current office space is located at 13110 NE 177th Place., Suite 293, Woodinville, WA 98072. As our operations grow, we anticipate requiring additional space during the second quarter of 2020. We are currently entered into a month to month lease, but we believe will be at our current office space for the foreseeable future.

 

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We believe that our facilities are adequate for our current needs and that, if required, we will be able to expand our current space or locate suitable new office space and obtain a suitable replacement for our executive and administrative headquarters.

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

AND RESULTS OF OPERATION

 

Please read the following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with financial statements and notes thereto, as well as the “Risk Factors” and “Description of Business” sections included elsewhere in this prospectus. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this prospectus, particularly in “Risk Factors”.

 

Overview

 

Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. (f/k/a Critic Clothing, Inc.) (“Deep Green”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) was organized as a Nevada Corporation on August 24, 1995 under the name of Evader, Inc. On May 25, 2012, the Company filed its Foreign Profit Corporation Articles of Domestication to change the domicile of the Company from Nevada to Wyoming. On November 4, 2015, the Company filed an Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to change the name of the Company to Critical Clothing, Inc. and on August 28, 2017 an Amendment was filed to change the Company name to Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc.

 

Deep Green was a full-service waste & recycling company that managed services to and logistics for large commercial properties throughout the continental U.S. The Company served retail malls and shopping centers, multi-family apartment and townhome communities, hospitals, hotels, correctional institutions, office parks and more. Our unique value proposition was in the design and execution of end-to-end waste management programs for our clients. Our programs not only saved money on direct waste disposal, lower administrative costs and equipment costs, but they also provided income from direct recycling rebates. We had a presence in over 30 states across all regions of the United States and served approximately 300 commercial customers.

 

On August 10, 2017, our majority shareholder and our board of directors approved an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation for the purpose of approving a reverse split of one to one thousand in which each shareholder will be issued one common share in exchange for every one thousand common shares of their currently issued common stock. Prior to approval of the reverse split, we had a total of 99,997,102,862 issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001. On September 27, 2017, the effective date of the reverse split, we had a total of 99,997,102 issued and 90,697,102 outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001. Please see NOTE G - CAPITAL STOCK for further information.

 

On August 24, 2017, the Company entered into an Agreement of Conveyance, Transfer and Assignment of Assets and Assumption of Obligations (the “Agreement”) with St. James Capital Management, LLC. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company transferred and assigned all of the assets of the Company related to its extreme sports apparel design and manufacturing business in exchange for the assumption of certain liabilities and cancellation of 3,000,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company.

 

On August 24, 2017, the Company entered into a Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with Deep Green Acquisition, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”) and Deep Green Waste and Recycling, LLC, a privately held Georgia limited liability company (“Deep Green Waste”). In connection with the closing of this merger transaction, Merger Sub merged with and into Deep Green Waste (the “Merger”) on August 24, 2017, with the filing of Articles of Merger with the Georgia Secretary of State.

 

On October 1, 2017, the Company acquired Compaction and Recycling Equipment Inc (CARE), a Portland, Oregon based company that sells and services waste and recycling equipment. The Company purchased 100% of the common stock for $902,700, of which $586,890 was paid in cash at closing and a promissory note was executed in the amount of $315,810. The note pays simple interest at the rate of 7% per annum on the outstanding balance due, amortized over forty-eight months and payable in quarterly installments, with the first payment being due on the first day of the first month following 90 days after closing.

 

On October 1, 2017, the Company acquired Columbia Financial Services Inc (CFSI), a Portland, Oregon based company that finances the purchases of waste and recycling equipment. Deep Green purchased 100% of the common stock for $597,300, of which $418,110 was paid in cash at closing and a promissory note was executed in the amount of $179,190. The note pays simple interest at the rate of 7% per annum on the outstanding balance due, amortized over forty-eight months and payable in quarterly installments, with the first payment being due on the first day of the first month following 90 days after closing.

 

On August 7, 2018, the Company entered into an Agreement of Conveyance, Transfer and Assignment of Subsidiaries and Assumption of Obligations (the “Agreement”) with Mirabile Corporate Holdings, Inc. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company transferred all capital stock of its two wholly owned subsidiaries, Compaction and Recycling Equipment, Inc. and Columbia Financial Services, Inc., to Mirabile Corporate Holdings, Inc. in exchange for the assumption and cancellation of certain liabilities. Please see NOTE C – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS for additional information.

 

12 MONTH MILESTONES TO IMPLEMENT BUSINESS OPERATIONS

 

The Milestones encompass what management believes the Company needs to accomplish to be successful. The Milestones are broken down by quarters and projected costs.

 

Assumptions:

 

Accounting/Audit related fees, edgar fees and legal and professional fees are compliance related and are not included within the Company’s Business milestones.

 

Quarterly Milestones:

 

A. 0-3 Months

 

 

Fund the “going fully reporting” event for Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. inclusive of; accounting, audit, legal and regulatory fees through unsecured promissory notes

     
 

Identify first acquisition candidate(s); prepare them for the acquisition audit process

     
  Complete accounting including audit review for quarter end and file 10-Q at a cost of $5,000

 

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B. 4-6 Months

 

  Complete first acquisition in the waste and recycling management sector at an estimated cost of $800,000 through a mix of cash and stock
     
  Hire ancillary staff to support the Company’s operations
     
  Establish working relationships with food waste and next generation plastics recycling partners
     
  Retain consultant for SEO (Search Engine Optimization) web services for the Company’s corporate website and that of its subsidiaries
     
  Complete accounting including audit review for quarter end and file 10-Q at an estimated cost of $5,000
     
  Appoint 1 additional Board member
     
  We anticipate increased revenue during this quarter as a result of our first acquisition
     
  Identify and complete due diligence on second acquisition candidate(s); prepare them for the acquisition and audit process

 

C. 7-9 Months

 

  Hire interns and part-time experts to develop the Company’s supply chain and logistics infrastructure that will drive new business and revenues
     
  Focus the Company’s sales and marketing efforts to help accelerate growth of the Company’s subsidiary sales and revenues
     
  Complete accounting including audit review for quarter end and file 10-Q at an estimated cost of $5,000
     
  Thorough evaluation of the Company’s business plan to date with a focus on profitability and sustainability
     
  Perform website maintenance and upgrades at a projected cost of $2,000 for the quarter
     
  We anticipate continued and increased revenue during this quarter from the operations of our subsidiary

 

D. 10-12 Months

 

  Complete second acquisition in the waste and recycling brokerage industry at an estimated cost of $1,500,000 through a mix of cash and stock
     
  Review SEO plan and make changes as needed
     
  Identify direct investments and/or acquisitions in private companies within the next generation plastics recycling partners sector with a potential investment amount of $100,000
     
  Complete accounting including audit for year end and file 10-K at an estimated cost of $20,000
     
  Develop business plan for years two and three
     
  We anticipate continued and increased revenue during this quarter from the operations of our subsidiaries
     
  Employee evaluations and changes if needed

 

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The below discussions are as of the date stated (unless specifically noted otherwise) and should be read in conjunction with financial statements and notes thereto for the applicable period referenced. These discussions may include information that has since changed and may not be consistent with other sections of this prospectus.

 

Recent Developments- For the twelve months ended December 31, 2019

 

On December 16, 2019, the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Sylios Corp (the “Consultant”). Under the terms of the Agreement, the Consultant is to assist the Company in the preparation of its Registration Statement on Form S-1, introduce the Company to a PCAOB audit firm and introduce potential funding sources. The term of the Agreement is for six months and the Consultant is to be paid compensation of $7,500. The Company made its first payment of $5,000 on January 13, 2020.

 

On December 4, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with Lloyd Spencer as President and Chief Executive Officer. In connection with his appointment, the Company and Mr. Spencer entered into a written employment agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) for an initial three-year term, which provides for the following compensation terms for Mr. Spencer. Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Spencer will receive a base salary of $10,000 per month starting when the corporation receives its first round of equity or debt financing. Mr. Spencer shall receive 500,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock on or before January 31, 2020 as a sign-on bonus. In addition, the Company shall issue to Mr. Spencer restricted shares in the form of stock grants equivalent to 6,120,000 shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock over a 3-year period. Stock Grant shares shall vest 170,000 shares each month after the Stock Grant date, December 4, 2019, over a three year period, except that all unvested Stock Grant shares shall vest immediately if the Corporation terminates Executive’s employment without Just Cause, or Executive resigns for Good Reason. The number of shares vested shall be adjusted in the event of subsequent stock splits.

 

On December 3, 2019, David Bradford submitted his resignation as President, Chief Executive Officer Secretary a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, effectively immediately. Mr. Bradford retained his role as Chief operating Officer of the Company.

 

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Financing Needs

 

In order to fund our operations, we rely upon direct investments, partnerships and joint ventures with accredited investors. Once the Company becomes profitable, we intend to fund our operations from free cash flow.

 

At present, the Company only has sufficient funds to conduct its operations for three to six months. There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to the Company, if at all.

 

If we are not successful in generating sufficient liquidity from Company operations or in raising sufficient capital resources, on terms acceptable to us, this could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations liquidity and financial condition.

 

The Company presently does not have any available credit, bank financing or other external sources of liquidity. Due to its brief history and historical operating losses, the Company’s operations have not been a source of liquidity. The Company will need to obtain additional capital in order to expand operations and become profitable. In order to obtain capital, the Company may need to sell additional shares of its common stock or borrow funds from private lenders. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining additional funding.

 

The Company will need additional investments in order to continue operations. Additional investments are being sought, but the Company cannot guarantee that it will be able to obtain such investments. Financing transactions may include the issuance of equity or debt securities, obtaining credit facilities, or other financing mechanisms. In the event there is a downturn in the U.S. stock and debt markets, this could make it more difficult to obtain financing through the issuance of equity or debt securities. Even if the Company is able to raise the funds required, it is possible that it could incur unexpected costs and expenses, fail to collect significant amounts owed to it, or experience unexpected cash requirements that would force it to seek alternative financing. Further, if the Company issues additional equity or debt securities, stockholders may experience additional dilution or the new equity securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of existing holders.

 

Discussion for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (Audited):

 

Results of Operations:

 

For the Fiscal Year ended

 

    31-Dec-19     31-Dec-18     $ Change  
Gross revenue   $ -     $ 6,375,693     $ (6,375,693 )
Operating expenses     41,403       2,647,682       (2,606,279 )
Loss from Operations     (41,403 )     (1,302,084 )     (1,260,681 )
Other Income (Expense)     (50,973 )     (1,247,374 )     1,196,401 )
Net Income (Loss)     (92,376 )     (2,549,458 )     (2,457,082 )
Net loss per share - basic and diluted   $ (0.00 )   $ (0.02 )   $ 0.02  

 

Revenues

 

Since our inception on August 24, 1995, we have generated minimal revenue from our operations. We cannot guarantee we will be successful in our business operations. Our business is subject to risks inherent in the establishment of a new business enterprise, including the financial risks associated with the limited capital resources currently available to us and risks associated with the implementation of our business strategies.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2019, we generated $- revenue as compared to revenue of $6,375,693 for the year ended December 31, 2018, a decrease of $6,375,693. In 2018, the Company’s revenue was derived from its operations as a full-service waste broker providing all traditional waste and recycling services as well as sales and rental of compacting and baling equipment. On August 7, 2018, the Company ceased its waste recycling business.

 

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Operating Expenses

 

Our operating expenses were $41,403 and $2,647,682 during fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

We anticipate that our cost of revenues will increase in 2020 and for the foreseeable future as we continue to identify acquisition opportunities in the waste and recycling sector.

 

We incurred $0 and $15,113 in advertising expenses during fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

We incurred $0 and $0 in Payroll and related expenses during fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively. All wages during the years 2019 and 2018 were accrued. The Company anticipates that it will need to expand its management team with future acquisitions or joint ventures.

 

Loss from Operations

 

The Company’s loss from operations decreased to $41,403 for fiscal year 2019 from $1,302,084 in 2018, a decrease of $1,260,681.

 

Other Income (Expenses)

 

Other Income (Expenses) included interest expense, interest income, gain on settlement of accounts payable and loss on the sale of the Company’s two subsidiaries in the amount of ($50,973) during fiscal year 2019 as compared to ($1,247,374) during fiscal year 2018. The decrease in other income (expenses) in fiscal year 2019 is attributed to the Company’s transfer of its two operational subsidiaries, Compaction and Recycling Equipment, Inc. and Columbia Financial Services, Inc., on August 7, 2018.

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

For the fiscal year ended 2019, our net loss decreased to ($92,376), as compared to a net loss of ($2,549,458) for the year ended December 31, 2018, a decrease of $2,457,082. The decrease in net loss is attributed to the transfer of its two operational subsidiaries, Compaction and Recycling Equipment, Inc. and Columbia Financial Services, Inc., on August 7, 2018.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Capital Raising

 

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, the Company raised $0 through the issuance of Convertible Promissory Notes or Securities Purchase Agreements.

 

Cash on Hand

 

Our cash on hand as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was $735 and $1,694, respectively.

 

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We currently have no external sources of liquidity such as arrangements with credit institutions or off-balance sheet arrangements that will have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition or immediate access to capital.

 

We are dependent on the sale of our securities to fund our operations and will remain so until we generate sufficient revenues to pay for our operating costs. Our officers and directors have made no written commitments with respect to providing a source of liquidity in the form of cash advances, loans and/or financial guarantees.

 

If we are unable to raise the funds, we will seek alternative financing through means such as borrowings from institutions or private individuals. There can be no assurance that we will be able to raise the capital we need for our operations from the sale of our securities. We have not located any sources for these funds and may not be able to do so in the future. We expect that we will seek additional financing in the future. However, we may not be able to obtain additional capital or generate sufficient revenues to fund our operations. If we are unsuccessful at raising sufficient funds, for whatever reason, to fund our operations, we may be forced to cease operations. If we fail to raise funds, we expect that we will be required to seek protection from creditors under applicable bankruptcy laws.

 

Our independent registered public accounting firm has expressed doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern and believes that our ability is dependent on our ability to implement our business plan, raise capital and generate revenues. Please see NOTE J - GOING CONCERN UNCERTAINITY for further information.

 

Debt

 

Our Debt was $888,109 and $888,109 at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Please see NOTE F – DEBT for further information.

 

Use of Cash

 

We had net cash provided (used) in operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 of ($959) and ($234,951), respectively.

 

We had net cash (used) in investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 of $- and ($184,701), respectively.

 

We had net cash provided in financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 of $- and $138,967, respectively.

 

Required Capital Over the Next Fiscal Year

 

We expect to incur losses from operations for the near future. We believe we will have to raise an additional $500,000 to fund our operations through the end of the 2020 fiscal year, including roughly $50,000 to remain current in our filings with the SEC.

 

Future financing may include the issuance of equity or debt securities, obtaining credit facilities, or other financing mechanisms. Even if we are able to raise the funds required, it is possible that we could incur unexpected costs and expenses or experience unexpected cash requirements that would force us to seek alternative financing. Furthermore, if we issue additional equity or debt securities, existing holders of our securities may experience additional dilution or the new equity securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of existing holders of our securities.

 

If additional financing is not available or is not available on acceptable terms, we may be required to delay or alter our business plan based on available financing.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Critical Accounting Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

There were various updates recently issued, most of which represented technical corrections to the accounting literature or application to specific industries and are not expected to a have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. See the Notes to the Financial Statements for more information.

 

OTC Bulletin Board Considerations

 

As discussed elsewhere in this registration statement, the Company’s common stock is currently traded on the OTC Markets “PINK” under the symbol “DGWR.”

 

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS, AND CONTROL PERSONS

 

Directors and Executive Officers

 

The names and ages of our Directors and Executive Officers are set forth below. Our By-Laws provide for not less than one Director. All Directors are elected annually by the stockholders to serve until the next annual meeting of the stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The officers are elected by our Board.

 

Name   Age     Position and Term
Lloyd Spencer     63     President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Since 2019)
Bill Edmonds    

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    Interim Chief Financial Officer and Chairman of the Board
David Bradford     72     Chief Operating Officer

 

Lloyd Spencer- President and Chief Executive Officer- Lloyd Spencer is President and Chief Executive Officer of Deep Green Waste & Recycling, serves as the company’s Corporate Secretary, and is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. From 2017 to 2019, Mr. Spencer served as Corporate Secretary of TraqIQ, Inc. From 2006 to 2016, Mr. Spencer served as President and CEO of CoroWare. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Spencer was a co-founder and President of CoroWare, Inc., a Washington State private company that was acquired by Innova Holdings, Inc., which is now known as CoroWare, Inc. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Spencer was Vice President of Sales at Planet Technologies, a systems integration company based in Germantown, MD. From 1996 to 2002, Mr. Spencer was Solutions Unit Manager and Group Product Manager at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington. Prior to Microsoft, Mr. Spencer served as Assistant Vice-President and Business Unit Manager at Newbridge Networks; and Product Line Manager at Sun Microsystems. Mr. Spencer began his career as a software development engineer at Hewlett-Packard Corporation in Cupertino, California. Mr. Spencer received his Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in 1980 with a major in Biology and Animal Science and with an emphasis in Immunogenetics.

 

Bill Edmonds- Interim Chief Financial Officer and Chairman of the Board- Bill Edmonds is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and serves as Interim Chief Financial Officer of Deep Green Waste & Recycling. Before starting Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Bill spent several years in telecommunications leadership positions, serving as CFO and VP of Operations at International Environmental Management (IEM), a waste & recycling business that was focused exclusively on retail mall businesses. Mr. Edmonds has an extensive background in Finance and is a CPA. He graduated from Georgia Tech University with a Bachelor of Science degree, and Emory University with an Executive Masters of Business Administration degree.

 

David Bradford- Chief Operating Officer- David Bradford serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Deep Green Waste & Recycling and is responsible for implementing acquisitions and improving operations. Mr. Bradford devoted the majority of his senior management career to the telecommunications industry. From 1977 through 1987, Mr. Bradford served in executive positions at the Chicago Tribune’s broadcast and cable television divisions. Positions included Vice President and General Manager for Tribune Cable Communications, Vice President of Operations for WGN Electronic Systems, and Director of Strategic Planning for Tribune Cable and subsidiaries. At Tribune Cable, Mr. Bradford helped grow the company from a small 2,000 subscriber property to a major multiple system operator managing over 300,000 customers nationwide. Mr. Bradford brings three decades of successful customer based operating experience to the team as well as many years of participation, guidance, and oversight in numerous debt and equity financings, acquisitions, and strategic restructuring.

 

Family Relationships

 

There are no family relationships among the directors and executive officers.

 

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

Executive Compensation

 

Summary Compensation Table

 

Name and Principal Position   Year     Salary- Paid or accrued
($)
    Bonus
($)
    Stock Awards
($)
    Option Awards
($)
    Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
($)
    Change in Pension
Value &
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
   

All Other

Compensation
($)

    Total
($)
 
                                                       
          (a)     (b)     (c)     (d)(5)                 (e)        
                                                       
Lloyd Spencer- President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary, Director
(4)(6)
    2019       0       0       0       0       0          0       0       0  
                                                                         
Bill Edmonds- Interim Financial Officer, Chairman of the Board (1)(2)(6)     2019       6,886       0       0       0       0       0       0       6,886  
      2018       60,125       0       0       0       0       0       0       60,125  
      2017       212,333       0       0       0       0       0       0       212,333  
                                                                         
David Bradford- Chief Operating Officer (1)(3)(6)     2019       217       0       0       0       0       0       0       217  
    2018       38,100       0       0       0       0       0       0       38,100  
      2017       127,381       0       0       0       0       0       0       127,381  
                                                                         
Josh Beckham- Chief Financial Officer (5)(6)     2018       62,068       0       0       0       0       0       0       62,068  

 

(1) Messrs. Edmonds and Bradford entered into 5-year employment agreements with Deep Green Waste and Recycling, LLC on January 1, 2016, which were assigned and assumed by Deep Green Waste and Recycling, Inc. on August 24, 2017 following the closing of the Purchase and Conveyance Agreement between the Company and Deep Green Waste and Recycling, LLC.
   
(2) On January 1, 2016, the Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC (the ‘LLC”) entered into an Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Bill Edmonds as Managing Member, President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Edmonds became Chief Executive Officer of the Company in 2011. In connection with his appointment, the LLC and Mr. Edmonds entered into a written Agreement for an initial five-year term, which provides for the following compensation terms for Mr. Edmonds. Pursuant to the Agreement, Mr. Edmonds will receive a base salary of $200,000 per year, subject to increase of not less than 10% per year. The Company (i) shall remit payment of One Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($160,000) of the Base Salary; and (ii) shall defer payment of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000) of the Base Salary, in a proportionate basis and allocated over each payment of the Base Salary so remitted (the “Deferred Base Salary”). The Deferred Base Salary shall earn seven percent (7%) simple interest per annum until paid in full. The Executive, in his sole and absolute discretion, shall determine when and how Deferred Base Salary shall be paid, without limitation; and may also elect to acquire additional ownership interest in the LLC in exchange for all or any portion of the Deferred Base Salary then outstanding, at the lesser of (i) the then-current value of the ownership interest in the LLC; or (ii) the price at which ownership interest in the LLC was most recently purchased by any party, including the LLC. Mr. Edmonds is eligible for a cash bonus equal to 2.5% of Adjusted EBITDA over $2,000,000 at the end of each respective annual period. On July 17, 2017, Mr. Bradford and the LLC agreed to amend the terms of the Agreement, as follows: (i) upon initiation of its Incentive Stock Plan, the LLC hereby grants the Executive an additional two and one-fourth percent (2.25%) ownership interest in the LLC, with 0.5625% granted upon the date of initiation and 0.5625% granted on the anniversary date of the ISP for each of the following three years, and (ii) for each year of the Agreement in which the LLC’s after-tax profits exceed $2,00000,000, the LLC will pay the Executive a Discretionary Incentive Bonus of no less than two and one half percent (2.5%) of the LLC’s after-tax profits, as determined by the LLC’s independent certified public accountant(s) in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. On August 24, 2017, simultaneous with the entry into the Merger Agreement between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, Critic Clothing, Inc. and Deep Green Acquisition, LLC dated August 24, 2017, Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. (the “Company”)(f/k/a Critic Clothing, Inc.) entered into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement of Mr. Bradford’s Agreement.
   
(3) On January 1, 2016, Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC (the “LLC”) entered into an Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) with David A. Bradford as Chief Operating Officer. In connection with his appointment, the LLC and Mr. Bradford entered into a written Agreement for an initial five-year term, which provides for the following compensation terms for Mr. Bradford. Pursuant to the Agreement, Mr. Bradford will receive a base salary of $108,000 per year, subject to increase of not less than 10% per year. The LLC (i) shall remit payment of Eighty-Four Thousand Dollars ($84,000) of the Base Salary; and (ii) shall defer payment of Twenty-Four Thousand Dollars ($24,000) of the Base Salary, in a proportionate basis and allocated over each payment of the Base Salary so remitted (the “Deferred Base Salary”). The Deferred Base Salary shall earn seven percent (7%) simple interest per annum until paid in full. The Executive, in his sole and absolute discretion, shall determine when and how the Deferred Base Salary shall be paid, without limitation; and may also elect to acquire additional ownership interest in the LLC in exchange for all or any portion of the Deferred Base Salary then outstanding, at the lesser of (i) the then-current value of the ownership interest in the Company; or (ii) the price at which ownership interest in the LLC was most recently purchased by any party, including the LLC. Mr. Bradford is eligible for a cash bonus equal to 1.5% of Adjusted EBITDA over $2,000,000 at the end of each respective annual period. As an inducement to the Executive to enter into this Agreement, the LLC hereby granted the Executive an initial three and one-half percent (3.5%) ownership interest in the LLC. In addition, the executive has the right to purchase equity at the most recently traded rate. In 2016, the executive converted $19,947 of deferred compensation to 4.76% members’ equity. On July 17, 2017, Mr. Bradford and the LLC agreed to amend the terms of the Agreement, as follows: (i) upon initiation of its Incentive Stock Plan, the LLC hereby grants the Executive an additional one and one half percent (1.5%) ownership interest in the LLC, with 0.375% granted upon the date of initiation and 0.375% granted on the anniversary date of the ISP for each of the following three years, and (ii) for each year of the Agreement in which the Company’s after-tax profits exceed $2,000,000, the LLC will pay the Executive a Discretionary Incentive Bonus of no less than one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the LLC’s after-tax profits, as determined by the LLC’s independent certified public accountant(s) in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. On August 24, 2017, simultaneous with the entry into the Merger Agreement between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, Critic Clothing, Inc. and Deep Green Acquisition, LLC dated August 24, 2017, Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. (the “Company”)(f/k/a Critic Clothing, Inc.) entered into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement of Mr. Bradford’s Agreement. On December 3, 2019, Mr. Bradford submitted his resignation as President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, effectively immediately. Mr. Bradford retained his role as Chief Operating Officer of the Company.
   
(4) On December 4, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with Lloyd Spencer as President and Chief Executive Officer. In connection with his appointment, the Company and Mr. Spencer entered into a written employment agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) for an initial three-year term, which provides for the following compensation terms for Mr. Spencer. Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Spencer will receive a base salary of $10,000 per month starting when the corporation receives its first round of equity or debt financing. Mr. Spencer shall receive 500,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock on or before January 31, 2020 as a sign-on bonus. In addition, the Company shall issue to Mr. Spencer restricted shares in the form of stock grants equivalent to 6,120,000 shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock over a 3-year period. Stock Grant shares shall vest 170,000 shares each month after the Stock Grant date, December 4, 2019, over a three year period, except that all unvested Stock Grant shares shall vest immediately if the Corporation terminates Executive’s employment without Just Cause, or Executive resigns for Good Reason. The number of shares vested shall be adjusted in the event of subsequent stock splits.
   

(5)

On February 1, 2018, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Josh Beckham. The agreement stipulates that Mr. Beckham shall be employed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. This Agreement shall be for a period of four years (the “Initial Term”), commencing upon the date of this Agreement and expiring on midnight of the last night immediately preceding the first day of the fifth (5th) year thereafter, and extended for additional one (1) year “Terms”, unless at least six (6) months prior to the expiration of the then-current Term, written notice is delivered by the party desiring to terminate the Agreement to the other party stating that the Agreement will terminate and not be extended. This Agreement is also subject to early termination, as provided for within the agreement. Mr. Beckham shall receive a salary of One Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Dollars ($128,000) per annum and shall be increased not less than ten percent (10%) and not more than the greater of (i) twenty percent (20%) of the most recent Base Salary; or (ii) a percentage equal to an increase in the Company’s Enterprise Value over the most recently ended calendar year. For purposes of this Agreement, “Enterprise Value” shall mean 1.2 times the Company’s gross annual revenue, net only of any taxes collected for and remitted to a governing body, and less the Company’s total liabilities, as reflected on the Company’s balance sheet. As an inducement to Mr. Beckham to enter into this Agreement, the Company hereby grants the Executive a vesting ownership interest in the Company. The Company shall grant the Executive 800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, 200,000 shares of which will vest immediately upon commencement of employment, and 200,000 shares of which will vest on each of the three subsequent anniversary dates of employment in which the Executive is in the employ of the Company. In addition, on the first anniversary of employment, the Company will pay Mr. Beckham a “Stay” Bonus equal to ten percent (10%) of the Executive’s first year salary of $128,000. For each year of the Agreement in which the Company’s after-tax profits exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) the Company will pay the Executive a Discretionary Incentive Bonus of no less than three percent (3%) of the Company’s after-tax profits, as determined by the Company’s independent certified public accountant(s) in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. At the Executive’s sole and absolute election, any Discretionary Incentive Bonus shall be paid in any combination (i) of cash; (ii) pursuant to a deferred cash compensation arrangement; (iii) in ownership interest; and/or; (iv) in Options. On June 11, 2018, Mr. Beckham submitted his resignation as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective immediately.
   
(6) The values shown in this column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of equity-based awards granted during the fiscal year, in accordance with ASC 718, “Share Based-Payment”. The fair value of the stock options at the date of grant was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, based on the assumptions described in the Notes to Financial Statements included in this Registration Statement filed on Form S-1.

 

  (a) Accrued salary and salary paid.
     
  (b) Accrued bonus to employee for execution of employment agreement.
     
  (c) Delivery of common stock to employee for execution of employment agreements.
     
  (d) Options issued to employee for execution of employment agreement. More details on Options noted under Employment Agreements section below.
     
  (e) Equity compensation received as a Director of the Company.

 

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We have no plans in place and have never maintained any plans that provide for the payment of retirement benefits or benefits that will be paid primarily following retirement including, but not limited to, tax qualified deferred benefit plans, supplemental executive retirement plans, tax-qualified deferred contribution plans and nonqualified deferred contribution plans.

 

Except as indicated below, we have no contracts, agreements, plans or arrangements, whether written or unwritten, that provide for payments to the named executive officers listed above.

 

Equity Compensation, Pension or Retirement Plans

 

No retirement, pension, profit sharing, stock option or insurance programs or other similar programs have been adopted by the Company for the benefit of its employees.

 

Audit Committee

 

Presently, our Board of Directors is performing the duties that would normally be performed by an audit committee. We intend to form a separate audit committee, and plan to seek potential independent directors. In connection with our search, we plan to appoint an individual qualified as an audit committee financial expert.

 

Options/SARS Grants During Last Fiscal Year

 

None.

 

Directors’ Compensation

 

None. Please see NOTE L - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS for further information.

 

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

 

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

The following table sets forth certain information, as of March 13, 2020, with respect to any person (including any “group”, as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) who is known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of any class of our voting securities, and as to those shares of our equity securities beneficially owned by each of our directors and executive officers and all of our directors and executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise specified in the table below, such information, other than information with respect to our directors and executive officers, is based on a review of statements filed with the Securities and Exchange commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Sections 13 (d), 13 (f), and 13 (g) of the Exchange Act with respect to our common stock. As of March 13, 2020, there were 105,891,540 shares of common stock outstanding, 6,000,000 common shares to be issued under the Convertible Note between the Company and Armada Investment Fund, LLC dated March 12, 2020, 262,500 shares of common stock to be issued under the Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement between the Company and Armada Investment Fund, LLC dated March 12, 2020, 25,000 shares of common stock to be issued under the Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement between the Company and Anna & Michele Castoro dated October 30, 2017, 25,000 shares of common stock to be issued under the Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement between the Company and John Figiolini dated October 30, 2017, 425,000 shares of common stock to be issued under the Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement between the Company and John Tirante Financial, Ltd dated October 30, 2017, 25,000 shares of common stock to be issued under the Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement between the Company and John Torey Gault dated October 30, 2017, 200,000 shares of common stock to be issued under the Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement between the Company and White Crest assets, LLC dated October 20, 2017, 5,000,000 shares of common stock to be issued under the Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement between the Company and St. James Capital Management, LLC dated June 25, 2017, 25,000 shares of common stock to be issued under the Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement between the Company and Transglobal Finance, Inc. dated November 20, 2017, 14,473 shares of common stock to be issued under the Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement between the Company and Mary Williams dated November 30, 2017, 14,473 shares of common stock to be issued under the Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement between the Company and Jonja Maner dated November 30, 2017, 11,579 shares of common stock to be issued under the Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement between the Company and Chris Montag dated November 30, 2017, 11,579 shares of common stock to be issued under the Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement between the Company and Josh Beckham dated November 30, 2017, 20,500 shares of common stock to be issued under the Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement between the Company and Virginia Haubert dated November 30, 2017, 151,852 shares of common stock to be issued under the Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement between the Company and David Smith dated November 30, 2017, 243,607 shares of common stock to be issued under the Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement between the Company and the Smith Trust dated November 30, 2017, 17,368 shares of common stock to be issued under the Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement between the Company and Virginia Haubert dated November 30, 2017, 30,000 shares of common stock to be issued under the Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement between the Company and Mary Williams dated February 19, 2018, 25,000 shares of common stock to be issued under the Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement between the Company and C. Alvin Roberds, Jr. dated March 16, 2018 and 25,000 shares of common stock to be issued under the Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement between the Company and Ellen Bailey dated March 16, 2018. The number of common shares outstanding used in computing the percentages is 118,444,471.

 

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The number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by each person is determined under the rules of the Commission and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. Under such rules, beneficial ownership includes any shares as to which such person has sole or shared voting power or investment power and also any shares which the individual has the right to acquire within sixty (60) days after the date hereof, through the exercise of any stock option, warrant or other right. Unless otherwise indicated, each person has sole investment and voting power (or shares such power with his or her spouse) with respect to the shares set forth in the following table. The inclusion herein of any shares deemed beneficially owned does not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership of those shares.

 

The table below shows the number of shares beneficially owned as of March 13, 2020 by each of our individual directors and executive officers, by other holders of 5% or more of the outstanding stock and by all our current directors and executive officers as a group.

 

    Common Stock     Percentage of  
    Beneficially     Common Stock  
Name of Beneficial Owner (1)   Owned     (3)  
Lloyd Spencer (3)(4)     840,000       * %
Bill Edmonds (5)(6)     62,906,800      

53.11

%
David Bradford (7)(8)     12,005,400      

10.14

%

Armada Investment Fund, LLC (9)(10)

    6,262,500      

5.29

%
David Smith    

7,351,393

     

6.21

%
                 
Officers and Directors as a Group     75,752,200      

63.96

%

 

Equals less than 1%

 

 

  (1) Beneficial Ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Shares of common stock subject to options, warrants, or convertible debt currently exercisable or convertible, or exercisable or convertible within 60 days of March 13, 2020 are deemed outstanding for computing percentage of the person holding such option or warrant but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any person. Percentages are based on a total of shares of common stock outstanding on March 13, 2020, and the shares issuable upon exercise of options, warrants exercisable, and debt convertible on or within 60 days of March 13, 2020.
     
  (2) The number of common shares outstanding used in computing the percentages is 118,444,471.
     
  (3) Included within Lloyd Spencer’s beneficial ownership includes 840,000 shares of common stock issued to Mr. Spencer as per the terms of the Employment Agreement entered into between the Company and Mr. Spencer dated December 4, 2019.
     
  (4)

The address for Mr. Spencer is 13110 NE 177th Place, Suite 293, Woodinville, WA 98072.

     
  (5) Included within Bill Edmonds’ beneficial ownership includes 62,906,800 shares of common stock issued to Mr. Edmonds in exchange for membership units held by Mr. Edmonds, issued by Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, in the Merger Agreement by and between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, Critic Clothing, Inc. and Deep Green Acquisition, LLC dated August 24, 2017.
     
  (6)

The address for Mr. Edmonds is 13110 NE 177th Place, Suite 293, Woodinville, WA 98072.

     
  (7) Included within David Bradford’s beneficial ownership includes 12,005,400 shares of common stock issued to Mr. Bradford in exchange for membership units held by Mr. Bradford, issued by Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, in the Merger Agreement by and between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, Critic Clothing, Inc. and Deep Green Acquisition, LLC dated August 24, 2017.
     
  (8)

The address for Mr. Bradford is 13110 NE 177th Place, Suite 293, Woodinville, WA 98072.

     
  (9)

Included within Armada Investment Fund, LLC’s (“ARMADA”) beneficial ownership includes 6,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock reserved as per the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement dated January 13, 2020 and to be issued upon the conversion issued to ARMADA dated March 12, 2020 and 262,500 shares of common stock issuable to ARMADA as per the warrant issued on March 12, 2020.

     
  (10)

The address for Armada Investment Fund, LLC is 7703 Springfield Lake Dr., Lake Worth, FL 33467 and its principal is Gabriel Berkowitz.

     
  (11) Included within David Smith’s beneficial ownership includes 3,001,350 shares of common stock issued to Mr. Smith in exchange for membership units held by Mr. Smith, issued by Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, in the Merger Agreement by and between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, Critic Clothing, Inc. and Deep Green Acquisition, LLC dated August 24, 2017, 2,436,067 shares of common stock issued as per the terms of the Debt Conversion Agreement dated November 30, 2017, 1,518,517 shares of common stock held in the name of the David Smith Trust issued as per the terms of the Debt Conversion Agreement dated November 30, 2017, 151,852 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrant issued to Mr. Smith on November 30, 2017 and 243,607 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrant issued to the Smith Trust on November 30, 2017.
     
  (12) The address for Mr. Smith and the David Smith Trust is 550 Brayford Way, Suwanee, GA 30024.

 

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MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

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

 

Market Information

 

The Common Stock of the Company is currently trading on the OTC Markets “PINK” under the symbol “DGWR.” The following information reflects the high and low closing prices of the Company’s common stock on the OTC Markets “PINK.”

 

Quarterly period   High     Low  
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2019:                
First Quarter   $ 0.10     $ 0.03  
Second Quarter   $ 0.0491     $ 0.01  
Third Quarter   $ 0.04     $ 0.01  
Fourth Quarter   $ 0.18     $ 0.0025  
                 
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2019:                
First Quarter   $ 0.72     $ 0.35  
Second Quarter   $ 0.40     $ 0.15  
Third Quarter   $ 0.18     $ 0.05  
Fourth Quarter   $ 0.10     $ 0.0177  

 

Holders

 

As of December 31, 2019, the approximate number of stockholders of record of the Common Stock of the Company was 301.

 

Dividend Policy

 

The Company has never declared or paid any cash dividends on its common stock. We currently intend to retain future earnings, if any, to finance the expansion of our business. As a result, we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

 

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Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities

 

Our Certificate of Incorporation provides to the fullest extent permitted by Florida Law that our directors or officers shall not be personally liable to us or our shareholders for damages for breach of such director’s or officer’s fiduciary duty. The effect of this provision of our Articles of Incorporation is to eliminate our rights and our shareholders (through shareholders’ derivative suits on behalf of our company) to recover damages against a director or officer for breach of the fiduciary duty of care as a director or officer (including breaches resulting from negligent or grossly negligent behavior), except under certain situations defined by statute. We believe that the indemnification provisions in our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.

 

Our By-Laws also provide that the Board of Directors may also authorize us to indemnify our employees or agents, and to advance the reasonable expenses of such persons, to the same extent, following the same determinations and upon the same conditions as are required for the indemnification of and advancement of expenses to our directors and officers. As of the date of this Registration Statement, the Board of Directors has not extended indemnification rights to persons other than directors and officers.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.

 

Where You Can Find More Information

 

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of common stock we and the selling stockholders are offering by this prospectus. This prospectus does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement. For further information pertaining to us and our common stock, you should refer to the registration statement and to its exhibits. Whenever we make reference in this prospectus to any of our contracts, agreements or other documents, the references are not necessarily complete, and you should refer to the exhibits attached to the registration statement for copies of the actual contract, agreement or other document.

 

We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You can read our SEC filings, including the registration statement, over the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file with the SEC at its public reference facility at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549.

 

You may also obtain copies of the documents at prescribed rates by writing to the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference facilities.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

We know of no pending proceedings to which any director, member of senior management, or affiliate is either a party adverse to us or has a material interest adverse to us.

 

  None of our executive officers or directors have (i) been involved in any bankruptcy proceedings within the last five years, (ii) been convicted in or has pending any criminal proceedings (other than traffic violations and other minor offenses), (iii) been subject to any order, judgment or decree enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activity or (iv) been found to have violated any Federal, state or provincial securities or commodities law and such finding has not been reversed, suspended or vacated.

 

Experts

 

The validity of the shares of common stock offered hereby will be passed upon for the Registrant by McMurdo Law Group, LLC. The financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 for Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. included in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement have been audited by Michael T. Studer CPA P.C., as indicated in its report with respect thereto, and are included herein in reliance upon the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting in giving said reports.

 

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Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

None.

 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

Governance of Our Company

 

We seek to maintain high standards of business conduct and corporate governance, which we believe are fundamental to the overall success of our business, serving our shareholders well and maintaining our integrity in the marketplace. Our corporate governance guidelines and code of business conduct, together with our Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and the charters for each of our Board committees, form the basis for our corporate governance framework. We also are subject to certain provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC. The full text of the Code of Conduct is available on our website at https://www.deepgreenwaste.com

 

Our Board of Directors

 

Our Board currently consists of two members. The number of directors on our Board can be determined from time to time by action of our Board.

 

Our Board believes its members collectively have the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills to effectively oversee the management of our Company, including a high degree of personal and professional integrity, an ability to exercise sound business judgment on a broad range of issues, sufficient experience and background to have an appreciation of the issues facing our Company, a willingness to devote the necessary time to their Board and committee duties, a commitment to representing the best interests of the Company and our stockholders and a dedication to enhancing stockholder value.

 

Risk Oversight. Our Board oversees the management of risks inherent in the operation of our business and the implementation of our business strategies. Our Board performs this oversight role by using several different levels of review. In connection with its reviews of the operations and corporate functions of our Company, our Board of Directors addresses the primary risks associated with those operations and corporate functions. In addition, our Board of Directors reviews the risks associated with our Company’s business strategies periodically throughout the year as part of its consideration of undertaking any such business strategies. Each of our Board committees also coordinates oversight of the management of our risk that falls within the committee’s areas of responsibility. In performing this function, each committee has full access to management, as well as the ability to engage advisors. The Board also is provided updated by the CEO and other executive officers of the Company on a regular basis.

 

Shareholder Communications. Although we do not have a formal policy regarding communications with the Board, shareholders may communicate with the Board by writing to us at 13110 NE 177th Place, Suite 293, Woodinville, WA 98072, Attention: Investor Relations or via e-mail communication at info@deepgreenwaste.com. Shareholders who would like their submission directed to a member of the Board may so specify, and the communication will be forwarded, as appropriate. Please note that the foregoing communication procedure does not apply to (i) shareholder proposals pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 and communications made in connection with such proposals or (ii) service of process or any other notice in a legal proceeding.

 

Board Committees

 

None.

 

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PART II - INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

 

The following table sets forth expenses (estimated except for the NASDAQ Listing Fee, SEC registration fees and FINRA notice fee) in connection with the offering described in the Registration Statement:

 

SEC registration fees   $

141.25

 
Legal fees and expenses   $ 5,000  
Accountants fees and expenses   $

30,000

 
TOTAL   $

35,141.25

 

 

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

The Certificate of Incorporation of the Company provides that:

 

  The Corporation shall indemnify a director or officer of the Corporation who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which the director or office was a party because the director or officer is or was a director or officer of the Corporation against reasonable attorney fees and expenses incurred by the director or officer in connection with the proceeding. The Corporation may indemnify an individual made a party to a proceeding because the individual is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation against liability if authorized in the specific case after determination, in the manner required by the board of directors, that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent, as the case may be, is permissible in the circumstances because the director, officer, employee or agent has met the standard of conduct set forth by the board of directors. The indemnification and advancement of attorney fees and expenses for directors, officers, employees and agents of the Corporation shall apply when such persons are serving at the Corporation’s request while a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, as the case may be, as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another foreign or domestic Corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, whether or not for profit, as well as in their official capacity with the Corporation. The Corporation also may pay for or reimburse the reasonable attorney fees and expenses incurred by a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation who is a party to a proceeding in advance of final disposition of the proceeding. The Corporation also may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of an individual arising from the individual’s status as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, whether or not the Corporation would have power to indemnify the individual against the same liability under the law. All references in these Articles of Incorporation are deemed to include any amendment or successor thereto. Nothing contained in these Articles of Incorporation shall limit or preclude the exercise of any right relating to indemnification or advance of attorney fees and expenses to any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or the ability of the Corporation otherwise to indemnify or advance expenses to any such person by contract or in any other manner. If any word, clause or sentence of the foregoing provisions regarding indemnification or advancement of the attorney fees or expenses shall be held invalid as contrary to law or public policy, it shall be severable and the provisions remaining shall not be otherwise affected. All references in these Articles of Incorporation to “director”, “officer”, “employee”, and “agent” shall include the heirs, estates, executors, administrators and personal representatives of such persons.

 

Any indemnification as outlined above is not exclusive of any other rights to indemnification afforded by Florida law.

 

Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

 

Each of the below transactions were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in reliance upon Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act, Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

For the fiscal years ended in December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company issued and/or sold the following unregistered securities:

 

2019

 

None.

 

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2018

 

On January 17, 2018, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of its common stock to Antevorta Capital Partners, Ltd for a conversion in the amount of $15,000 principal against the note issued to Online Business Services, Inc. dated August 15, 2013.

 

On January 19, 2018, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of its common stock to Antevorta Capital Partners, Ltd for a conversion in the amount of $15,000 principal against the note issued to Business Direct, Inc. dated May 13, 2010 and as amended on August 24, 2017.

 

On March 6, 2018, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of its common stock to Antevorta Capital Partners, Ltd for a conversion in the amount of $15,000 principal against the note issued to Online Business Services, Inc. dated August 15, 2013.

 

On March 23, 2018, the Company issued 3,666,667 shares of its common stock to Antevorta Capital Partners, Ltd for a conversion in the amount of $55,000 principal against the note issued to Online Business Services, Inc. dated August 15, 2013.

 

On April 18, 2018, the Company issued 2,633,333 shares of its common stock to Antevorta Capital Partners, Ltd for a conversion in the amount of $39,850 principal against the note issued to Business Direct, Inc. dated May 13, 2010 and as amended on August 24, 2017.

 

On April 5, 2018, the Company issued 115,786 shares of its common stock to Chris Montag as per the terms of the Debt Conversion Agreement dated July 27, 2017 in satisfaction of $20,841 principal and interest.

 

On April 5, 2018, the Company issued 378,679 shares of its common stock to Virginia Haubert as per the terms of the Debt Conversion Agreement dated July 27, 2017 in satisfaction of $68,162 principal and interest.

 

On April 5, 2018, the Company issued 144,732 shares of its common stock to Jonja Maner as per the terms of the Debt Conversion Agreement dated July 27, 2017 in satisfaction of $26,052 principal and interest.

 

On April 5, 2018, the Company issued 144,732 shares of its common stock to Mary Williams as per the terms of the Debt Conversion Agreement dated July 27, 2017 in satisfaction of $26,052 principal and interest.

 

On April 5, 2018, the Company issued 115,786 shares of its common stock to Josh Beckham as per the terms of the Debt Conversion Agreement dated July 27, 2017 in satisfaction of $20,841 principal and interest.

 

On April 5, 2018, the Company issued 2,436,067 shares of its common stock to David Smith as per the terms of the Debt Conversion Agreement dated July 27, 2017 in satisfaction of $438,492 principal and interest.

 

On April 5, 2018, the Company issued 1,518,517 shares of its common stock to the David Smith Trust as per the terms of the Debt Conversion Agreement dated July 27, 2017 in satisfaction of $273,333 principal and interest.

 

Effective February 1, 2018, the Company agreed to issue Josh Beckham 200,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to an employment agreement dated February 1, 2018. The $124,000 fair value of the 200,000 shares at February 1, 2018 was expensed and included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 as “Selling General and Administrative” expenses.

 

The number of common shares authorized with a par value of $0.0001 per share at December 31, 2019 and 2018 is 250,000,000 and 250,000,000, respectively. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, there are 105,051,540 and 105,051,540 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, respectively.

 

Except as noted, none of the foregoing transactions involved any underwriters, underwriting discounts or commissions, or any public offering, and the Registrant believes each transaction was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act as stated above. All recipients of the foregoing transactions either received adequate information about the Registrant or had access, through their relationships with the Registrant, to such information. Furthermore, the Registrant affixed appropriate legends to the share certificates and instruments issued in each foregoing transaction setting forth that the securities had not been registered and the applicable restrictions on transfer.

 

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Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

 

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Financial Statements   Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   F-1
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018   F-2
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018   F-3
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficiency for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018   F-4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018   F-5
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements   F-6 to F-21

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc.:

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc.: (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ (deficiency), and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 and the results of its operations and cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

 

Going Concern Uncertainty

 

The accompanying financial statements referred to above have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note O to the financial statements, the Company’s present financial situation raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to this matter are also described in Note O. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/ Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.  
Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.  

 

Freeport, New York

March 17, 2020

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2019.

 

F-1
 

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

    December 31, 2019     December 31, 2018  
             
ASSETS                
Current assets:                
Cash   $ 735     $ 1,694  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful account of $542,745 at December 31, 2019 and $555,410 at December 31, 2018     2,675       2,675  
Total current assets     3,410       4,369  
                 
Property and equipment, net     20,789       43,132  
Other assets:                
Deposits     5,000       5,000  
Total other assets     5,000       5,000  
                 
Total assets   $ 29,199     $ 52,501  
                 
LIABILITIES                
                 
Current liabilities:                
                 
Current portion of debt   $ 764,359     $

640,609

 
Accounts payable    

2,919,628

      2,910,315  
Accrued expenses     78,272       78,272  
Deferred compensation     105,325       98,223  
Accrued interest     88,924       36,265  
Customer deposits payable     68,851       68,851  
Total current liabilities     4,025,359       3,832,535  
                 
Long-term liabilities                
Long-term portion of debt     123,750       247,500  
Total long-term liabilities     123,750       247,500  
                 
Total liabilities     4,149,109       4,080,035  
                 
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT                
                 
Common stock, $.0001 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 105,051,540 and 105,051,540 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively     10,505       10,505  
Preferred Stock, $.0001 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized; 0 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively     -       -  
Additional paid-in capital     2,913,369       2,913,369  
Accumulated deficit     (7,043,784 )     (6,951,408 )
                 
Total stockholders’ deficit     (4,119,910 )     (4,027,534 )
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit   $ 29,199     $ 52,501  

 

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

 

F-2
 

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

    December 31, 2019     December 31, 2018  
             
Revenues from discontinued operations   $ -     $ 6,375,693  
                 
Total revenues     -       6,375,693  
                 
Cost of revenues from discontinued operations     -       5,030,095  
                 
Gross margin from discontinued operations     -       1,345,598  
                 
Operating expenses:                
Selling, general and administrative     20,390       1,941,769  
Professional and consulting     11,335       236,844  
Provision for doubtful accounts     (12,665 )     372,629  
Depreciation and amortization     22,343       96,440  
Total operating expenses     41,403       2,647,682  
                 
Operating (loss)     (41,403 )     (1,302,084 )
                 
Other income/(expense):                

Interest income

    -    

1,279

Interest expense (including amortization of debt discounts of $0 and $151,916, respectively)

   

(95,309

)    

(775,568

)
Gain on settlement of accounts payable     44,336       -  
Loss on sale of two subsidiaries     -       (473,085 )
Total other income/(expense)     (50,973 )     (1,247,374 )
                 
Net (loss)   $ (92,376 )   $ (2,549,458 )
                 
Net loss per common share:                
Basic and diluted net loss per common share   $ (0.00 )   $ (0.02 )
Basic and diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding     105,051,540       103,154,371  

 

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

 

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DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIENCY)

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

          Additional              
    Common Stock     Paid in     Accumulated        
    Shares     Amount     Capital     Deficit     Total  
                               
Balances at December 31, 2017     95,551,540     $ 9,555     $ 2,510,470     $ (4,401,950 )   $ (1,881,925 )
Issuance of common stock in satisfaction of convertible debt, accrued interest and fees     9,300,000       930       118,919       -       119,849  
Common stock to be issued in connection with employment agreement dated February 1, 2018     200,000       20       123,980       -       124,000  
Beneficial conversion features and warrants relating to issuance of convertible notes                 160,000             160,000  
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2018     -       -       -       (2,549,458 )     (2,549,458 )
Balances at December 31, 2018     105,051,540       10,505     $ 2,913,369       (6,951,408 )     (4,027,534 )
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2019                       (92,376 )     (92,376 )
Balances at December 31, 2019     105,051,540     $ 10,505     $ 2,913,369     $ (7,043,784 )   $ (4,119,910 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

    December 31, 2019     December 31, 2018  
                 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                
Net income (loss) for the period   $ (92,376 )   $ (2,549,458 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:                
Depreciation and amortization     22,343       96,440  
Provision for doubtful accounts     (12,665 )     372,629  
Amortization of debt discounts     -       151,916  
Common stock to be issued in connection with employment agreement dated February 1, 2018     -       124,000  
Gain on settlement of accounts payable     (44,336 )     -  
Loss on sale of two subsidiaries     -       473,085  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable     12,665       (294,838 )
Inventory     -       (28,277
Prepaid expenses     -       31,192  
Deposits     -       3,300  
Accounts payable     53,649       1,222,524  
Accrued expenses     -       39,504  
Leases payable     -       (8,603 )
Deferred compensation     7,102       25,876  
Accrued interest     52,659       39,246  
Deferred revenue     -       (19,652 )
Customer deposits payable     -       86,165  
Net cash used in operating activities     (959 )     (234,951 )
                 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                
Purchase of property and equipment     -       (97,669 )
Sale of subsidiaries:                
CARE     -       (53,345 )
CFSI     -       (33,687 )
Net cash used in investing activities     -       (184,701 )
                 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Proceeds from notes payable     -       285,000  
Repayment of notes payable     -       (146,033 )
Net cash provided by financing activities     -       138,967  
                 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH     (959 )     (280,685 )
                 
CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD     1,694       282,379  
                 
CASH, END OF PERIOD   $ 735     $ 1,694  
                 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information                
Cash paid during the year for:                
Interest   $ 42,650     $ 584,406  
    Income taxes   $ -     $ -  
Non-Cash investing and financing activities:                
Issuance of common stock in satisfaction of convertible debt ($94,850) and accrued interest and fees ($24,999)   $ -     $ 119,849  
Deep Green loans payable assumed by Mirabile Corporate Holdings, Inc. in connection with sale of CARE and CFSI (net of $639,460 debt discounts at August 7, 2018)   $ -     $ 969,513  
Beneficial conversion feature and warrants relating to issuance of convertible notes   $ -     $ 160,000  

 

 

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

 

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DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

NOTE A – ORGANIZATION

 

Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. (f/k/a Critic Clothing, Inc.) (“Deep Green”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) was organized as a Nevada Corporation on August 24, 1995 under the name of Evader, Inc. On May 25, 2012, the Company filed its Foreign Profit Corporation Articles of Domestication to change the domicile of the Company from Nevada to Wyoming. On November 4, 2015, the Company filed an Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to change the name of the Company to Critical Clothing, Inc. and on August 28, 2017 an Amendment was filed to change the Company name to Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc.

 

On August 24, 2017, the Company entered into an Agreement of Conveyance, Transfer and Assignment of Assets and Assumption of Obligations (the “Agreement”) with St. James Capital Management, LLC. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company transferred and assigned all of the assets of the Company related to its extreme sports apparel design and manufacturing business in exchange for the assumption of certain liabilities and cancellation of 3,000,000 shares (as adjusted for the September 27, 2017 reverse stock split of 1 share for 1000 shares) of common stock of the Company.

 

On August 24, 2017, the Company acquired all the membership units of Deep Green Waste and Recycling, LLC (“DGWR LLC”), a Georgia limited liability company engaged in the waste recycling business since 2011, in exchange for 85,000,000 shares (as adjusted for the September 27, 2017 reverse stock split of 1 share for 1000 shares) of the Company’s common stock. The transaction was accounted for as a “reverse merger” where DGWR LLC was considered the accounting acquiror and the Company was considered the accounting acquiree.

 

Effective October 1, 2017, Deep Green acquired Compaction and Recycling Equipment, Inc. (CARE), a Portland, Oregon based company that sells and services waste and recycling equipment. Deep Green purchased 100% of the common stock for $902,700. $586,890 was paid in cash at closing and a promissory note was executed in the amount of $315,810.

 

Effective October 1, 2017, Deep Green acquired Columbia Financial Services, Inc, (CFSI), a Portland, Oregon based company that finances the purchases of waste and recycling equipment. Deep Green purchased 100% of the common stock for $597,300. $418,110 was paid in cash at closing and a promissory note was executed in the amount of $179,190.

 

On August 7, 2018, the Company entered into an Agreement of Conveyance, Transfer and Assignment of Subsidiaries and Assumption of Obligations (the “Agreement”) with Mirabile Corporate Holdings, Inc. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company transferred all capital stock of its two wholly owned subsidiaries, Compaction and Recycling Equipment, Inc. and Columbia Financial Services, Inc., to Mirabile Corporate Holdings, Inc. in exchange for the assumption and cancellation of certain liabilities. Deep Green’s then Chief Executive Officer owns a 7.5% equity interest in Mirabile Corporate Holdings, Inc.

 

On August 7, 2018, the Company ceased its waste recycling business.

 

Going forward, the company plan is to obtain additional funding and re-launch its waste and recycling services business. The Company plans to:

 

  Provide sustainable waste management services that minimizes costs based on volume and content of waste streams, and methods of disposal, including landfills, transfer stations and recycling centers; and
  Offer innovative recycling services that significantly reduce the disposal of plastics, electronic wastes, food wastes, and hazardous wastes; and
  Establish partnerships with innovative universities and companies, and acquire profitable waste and recycling services companies, that can help the Company achieve these objectives; and
  Attract investment funds who will actively work with the Company to achieve these goals and help the Company grow into a leading waste and recycling services supplier in North America.

 

NOTE B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

This summary of significant accounting policies of the Company is presented to assist in understanding the Company’s financial statements. The financial statements and notes are representations of the Company’s management, which is responsible for their integrity and objectivity. These accounting policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and have been consistently applied in the preparation of the financial statements.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. (“Deep Green”), DGWR, LLC and Deep Green’s wholly owned subsidiaries, Compaction and Recycling Equipment Inc (“CARE”) and Columbia Financial Services Inc (“CFSI”), for the period of Deep Green’s ownership of CARE and CFSI from October 1, 2017 to August 7, 2018. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

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DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

NOTE B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

Cash Equivalents

 

Investments having an original maturity of 90 days or less that are readily convertible into cash are considered to be cash equivalents. For the periods presented, the Company had no cash equivalents.

 

Income Taxes

 

In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 740 - Income Taxes, the provision for income taxes is computed using the asset and liability method. The asset and liability method measures deferred income taxes by applying enacted statutory rates in effect at the balance sheet date to the differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts on the financial statements. The resulting deferred tax assets or liabilities are adjusted to reflect changes in tax laws as they occur. A valuation allowance is provided when it is not more likely than not that a deferred tax asset will be realized.

 

We expect to recognize the financial statement benefit of an uncertain tax position only after considering the probability that a tax authority would sustain the position in an examination. For tax positions meeting a “more-likely-than-not” threshold, the amount to be recognized in the financial statements will be the benefit expected to be realized upon settlement with the tax authority. For tax positions not meeting the threshold, no financial statement benefit is recognized. As of December 31, 2019, we had no uncertain tax positions. We recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as general and administrative expenses. We currently have no federal or state tax examinations nor have we had any federal or state examinations since our inception. To date, we have not incurred any interest or tax penalties.

 

Financial Instruments and Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

We adopted ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. ASC Topic 820 establishes a common definition for fair value to be applied to existing US GAAP that requires the use of fair value measurements that establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure about such fair value measurements.

 

ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Additionally, ASC Topic 820 requires the use of valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. These inputs are prioritized below:

 

Level 1:   Observable inputs such as quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2:   Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data
Level 3:   Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data, which require the use of the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

 

The carrying value of financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value is measured on a recurring or nonrecurring basis. Financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis are those that are adjusted to fair value each time a financial statement is prepared. Financial assets and liabilities measured on a non-recurring basis are those that are adjusted to fair value when a significant event occurs. We had no financial assets or liabilities carried and measured at fair value on a recurring or nonrecurring basis during the periods presented.

 

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DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

NOTE B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

Derivative Liabilities

 

We evaluate convertible notes payable, stock options, stock warrants and other contracts to determine if those contracts or embedded components of those contracts qualify as derivatives to be separately accounted for under the relevant sections of ASC Topic 815-40, Derivative Instruments and Hedging: Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity.

 

The result of this accounting treatment could be that the fair value of a financial instrument is classified as a derivative instrument and is marked-to-market at each balance sheet date and recorded as a liability. In the event that the fair value is recorded as a liability, the change in fair value is recorded in the statement of operations as other income or other expense. Upon conversion or exercise of a derivative instrument, the instrument is marked to fair value at the conversion date and then that fair value is reclassified to equity. Financial instruments that are initially classified as equity that become subject to reclassification under ASC Topic 815-40 are reclassified to a liability account at the fair value of the instrument on the reclassification date.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company’s long-lived assets (consisting primarily of property and equipment) are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the undiscounted future net cash flows expected to be generated by that asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future undiscounted cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Through December 31, 2019, the Company has not experienced impairment losses on its long-lived assets.

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Routine maintenance and repairs and minor replacement costs are charged to expense as incurred, while expenditures that extend the life of these assets are capitalized. Depreciation and amortization are provided for in amounts sufficient to write off the cost of depreciable assets to operations over their estimated service lives. The Company uses the straight-line method of depreciation method for both financial reporting and tax purposes. Upon the sale or retirement of property and equipment, the cost and related accumulated depreciation and amortization will be removed from the accounts and the resulting profit or loss will be reflected in the statement of income. The estimated lives used to determine depreciation and amortization are:

 

Software   2-3 Years
Office Equipment   3-7 Years
Furniture and Fixtures   8 Years
Waste and Recycling Equipment   5 Years
Leasehold Improvements   Varies by Lease
Service Equipment   5 Years

 

*Construction in Progress (CIP) is not depreciated until it is place in service.

 

F-8
 

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

NOTE B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

Equity Instruments Issued to Non-Employees for Acquiring Goods or Services

 

Issuances of our common stock or warrants for acquiring goods or services are measured at the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The measurement date for the fair value of the equity instruments issued to consultants or vendors is determined at the earlier of (i) the date at which a commitment for performance to earn the equity instruments is reached (a “performance commitment” which would include a penalty considered to be of a magnitude that is a sufficiently large disincentive for nonperformance) or (ii) the date at which performance is complete.

 

Although situations may arise in which counter performance may be required over a period of time, the equity award granted to the party performing the service may be fully vested and non-forfeitable on the date of the agreement. As a result, in this situation in which vesting periods do not exist if the instruments are fully vested on the date of agreement, we determine such date to be the measurement date and will record the estimated fair market value of the instruments granted as a prepaid expense and amortize such amount to expense over the contract period. When it is appropriate for us to recognize the cost of a transaction during financial reporting periods prior to the measurement date, for purposes of recognition of costs during those periods, the equity instrument is measured at the then-current fair values.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

We account for share-based awards to employees in accordance with ASC 718 “Stock Compensation”. Under this guidance, stock compensation expense is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized as an expense over the estimated service period (generally the vesting period) on the straight-line attribute method. Share-based awards to non-employees are accounted for in accordance with ASC 505-50 “Equity”, wherein such awards are expensed over the period in which the related services are rendered.

 

Related Parties

 

A party is considered to be related to us if the party directly or indirectly or through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with us. Related parties also include our principal owners, our management, members of the immediate families of our principal owners and our management and other parties with which we may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests. A party which can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties, or if it has an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests, is also a related party.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Revenue is recognized when all of the following criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (2) the price is fixed or determinable, (3) collectability is reasonably assured, and (4) delivery has occurred.

 

Advertising Costs

 

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising and promotions expense was $0 and $15,113 for the year ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

 

Loss per Share

 

We compute net loss per share in accordance with FASB ASC 260. The ASC specifies the computation, presentation and disclosure requirements for loss per share for entities with publicly held common stock.

 

Basic loss per share amounts are computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per common share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive securities (such as stock options, warrants and convertible securities) outstanding. Dilutive securities having an anti-dilutive effect on diluted net loss per share are excluded from the calculation.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, we have excluded the 6,290,431 warrants outstanding at December 31, 2019 and 2018 (Please see NOTE G - CAPITAL STOCK for further information) from our diluted net loss per share calculation as the effect of their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.

 

F-9
 

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

NOTE B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

Recently Enacted Accounting Standards

 

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which will supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is to recognize revenues when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 defines a five-step process to achieve this core principle and, in doing so, more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than was required under prior U.S. GAAP. We adopted ASU 2014-09 effective January 1, 2018. ASU 2014-09 has not had any significant effect on our Financial statements for the periods presented.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), to provide guidance on recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements, specifically differentiating between different types of leases. The core principle of Topic 842 is that a lessee should recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from all leases. The recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee have not significantly changed from previous GAAP. There continues to be a differentiation between finance leases and operating leases. However, the principal difference from previous guidance is that the lease assets and lease liabilities arising from operating leases should be recognized in the balance sheet. The accounting applied by a lessor is largely unchanged from that applied under previous GAAP. We adopted ASU 2016-02 effective January 1, 2019. ASU No. 2016-02 has not had any significant effect on our Financial statements for the periods presented.

 

On July 13, 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-11. Among other things, ASU 2017-11 provides guidance that eliminates the requirement to consider “down round” features when determining whether certain financial instruments or embedded features are indexed to an entity’s stock and need to be classified as liabilities. ASU 2017-11 provides for entities to recognize the effect of a down round feature only when it is triggered and then as a dividend and a reduction to income available to common stockholders in basic earnings per share. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018; early adoption is permitted.

 

The Company has early adopted ASU 2017-11. As a result, we have not recognized the fair value of the warrants containing down round features as liabilities. Please see NOTE G - CAPITAL STOCK for further information.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

F-10
 

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

NOTE B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company defines the fair value of a financial instrument as the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties. Financial instruments included in the Company’s financial statements include cash, accounts payable and accrued expenses, accrued interest payable and debt. Unless otherwise disclosed in the notes to the financial statements, the carrying value of financial instruments is considered to approximate fair value due to the short maturity and characteristics of those instruments. The carrying value of debt approximates fair value as terms approximate those currently available for similar debt instruments.

 

NOTE C – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

As described in Note 1 above, the Company sold its two subsidiaries, CARE and CFSI, and ceased its waste recycling business on August 7, 2018.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, consolidated operating results consisted of:

 

   

Deep Green

and DGWR, LLC

    CARE     CFSI     Total  
                         
Revenues   $ 4,608,264     $ 1,672,374     $ 95,055     $ 6,375,693  
Cost of revenues     (4,098,241 )     (914,024 )     (17,830 )     (5,030,095 )
Gross margin     510,023       758,350       77,225       1,345,598  
Operating expenses     (1,846,926 )     (789,362 )     (11,394 )     (2,647,682 )
Operating income (loss)     (1,336,903 )     (31,012 )     65,831       (1,302,084 )
Interest income     46       1,233       -       1,279  
Interest expense     (769,245 )     (3,492 )     (2,831 )     (775,568 )
Loss on sale of two subsidiaries     (473,085 )     -       -       (473,085 )
Other income (expense)     (1,242,284 )     (2,259 )     (2,831 )     (1,247,374 )
Net income (loss)   $ (2,579,187 )   $ (33,271 )   $ 63,000     $ (2,549,458 )

 

The loss on the sale of CARE and CFSI on August 7, 2018 was $473,085 as follows:

 

Deep Green loans payable assumed by Mirabile Corporate Holdings, Inc. (less $639,460 debt discounts)   $ 969,513  
Forgiveness of Deep Green intercompany loans payable to CARE and CFSI     103,564  
Total consideration received by Deep Green     1,073,077  
Net assets of CARE and CFSI at August 7, 2018     1,546,162  
Loss on sale of CARE and CFSI   $ (473,085 )

 

NOTE D - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property and Equipment consist of the following at:

 

    12/31/2019     12/31/2018  
Software     99,025       99,025  
Office equipment     60,974       60,974  
Furniture and Fixtures     948       948   
Waste and Recycling Equipment     18,800       18,800  

Leasehold Improvements

    2,100       2,100  

Total

    181,847       181,847  
                 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization     (161,058 )     (138,715 )
                 
Net   $ 20,789     $ 43,132  

 

F-11
 

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

NOTE E – ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

 

Accounts payable consist of the following at:

 

    December 31, 2019     December 31, 2018  
August 1, 2018 Default Judgment payable to Ohio vendor   32,832     32,832  
January 14, 2019 Default Judgment payable to Tennessee customer     423,152       423,152  
January 24, 2019 Default judgment payable to Florida vendor     31,631       31,631  
Other vendors of materials and services     2,211,707       2,231,623  
Credit card obligations     220,306       191,077  
                 
Total   $ 2,919,628     $ 2,910,315  

 

Most of the accounts payable relate to services performed by subcontractors prior to the cessation of our waste recycling business on August 7, 2018. In many cases, these subcontractors have subsequently reached agreements with our former customers to continue the provision of services to such customers.

 

NOTE F – DEBT

 

Debt consists of the following at:

 

    December 31, 2019     December 31, 2018  
Note payable to Seller of CARE dated October 20, 2017, interest at 7% per annum, payable in 16 quarterly installments of principal and interest commencing on January 1, 2018 and ending October 1, 2021 (1)   $ 315,810     $ 315,810  
Note payable to Seller of CFSI dated October 20, 2017, interest at 7% per annum, payable in 16 quarterly installments of principal and interest commencing on January 1, 2018 and ending October 1, 2021 (1)     179,190       179,190  
Claimed amount due to Factor pursuant to Factor’s Notice of Default dated July 31, 2018     387,535       387,535  
Short-term capital lease     5,574       5,574  
Total     888,109       888,109  
Current portion of debt     (764,359 )     (640,609 )
Long-term portion of debt   $ 123,750     $ 247,500  

 

(1) The Company disputes these liabilities based on Seller’s misrepresentations in connection with the sale of CARE and CFSI to Deep Green effective October 1, 2017. The Company has not made any of the payments required under these notes. 

 

F-12
 

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

  F-13  

 

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

NOTE G - CAPITAL STOCK

 

Preferred Stock

 

On July 18, 2010, the Board of Directors unanimously approved the designation of a series of preferred stock to be known as “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” (hereinafter “Series A”) with a stated par value of $0.0001 per share. The designations, powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions hereof, in respect of the Series A shall be as hereinafter described. The holders of Series A, shall not be entitled to receive dividends, nor shall dividends be paid on common stock or any other Series of Preferred Stock while Series A shares are outstanding. The holders of Series A shall be entitled to vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the Shareholders of the Company. The holders of the Series A shall be entitled to one thousand (1,000) votes per one share of Series A held. Upon the availability of a sufficient number of authorized but unissued and unreserved shares of common stock, the holders of any Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to convert such shares in to fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock at the rate of 1000 shares of common stock for each share of Series A. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, either voluntarily or involuntarily, after setting apart or paying in full the preferential amounts due the Holders of senior capital stock, if any, the Holders of Series A and parity capital stock, if any, shall be entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets or surplus funds of the Corporation to the Holders of junior capital stock, including Common Stock, an amount equal to $0.125 per share.

 

On June 26, 2017, the Company entered into a conversion agreement with Saint James Capital Management LLC and agreed to convert 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock held by Saint James into a warrant to purchase 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.30 per share and a term of three years. On August 23, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a reduction of the warrant exercise price from $0.30 to $0.20 per share.

 

At December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there are 0 and 0 shares of Series A issued and outstanding, respectively.

 

On January 22, 2020, the Board of Directors unanimously approved the designation of a series of preferred stock to be known as “Series B Convertible Preferred Stock” (hereinafter “Series B”) with a stated par value of $0.0001 per share. The designations, powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions hereof, in respect of the Series B shall be as hereinafter described.

 

The holders of the Series B, shall not be entitled to receive dividends, nor shall dividends be paid on common stock or any other Series of Preferred Stock while Series B shares are outstanding. The holders of Series B shall be entitled to vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the Shareholders of the Company. The holders of the Series B shall be entitled to twenty thousand (20,000) votes per one share of Series B held. Upon the availability of a sufficient number of authorized but unissued and unreserved shares of common stock, the holders of any Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to convert such shares in to fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock at the following conversion feature: the Conversion Price for each share of Series B Preferred Stock in effect on any Conversion Date shall be (i) eighty five percent (85%) of the average closing bid price of the Common Stock over the twenty (20) trading days immediately preceding the date of conversion, (ii) but no less than Par Value of the Common Stock. For purposes of determining the closing bid price on any day, reference shall be to the closing bid price for a share of Common Stock on such date on the NASD OTC Bulletin Board, as reported on Bloomberg, L.P. Any conversion shall be for a minimum Stated Value of $500.00 of Series B shares.

 

If the Corporation shall commence a voluntary case under the U.S. Federal bankruptcy laws or any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, or consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any law or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Corporation or of any substantial part of its property, or make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or if a decree or order for relief in respect of the Corporation shall be entered by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under the U.S. Federal bankruptcy laws or any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law resulting in the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Corporation or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and any such decree or order shall be unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days and, on account of any such event, the Corporation shall liquidate, dissolve or wind up, or if the Corporation shall otherwise liquidate, dissolve or wind up, including, but not limited to, the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets in one transaction or in a series of related transactions (a “Liquidation Event”), no distribution shall be made to the holders of any shares of capital stock of the Corporation (other than Senior Securities and Pari Passu Securities) upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up unless prior thereto the Holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall have received the Liquidation Preference (as defined below) with respect to each share. If, upon the occurrence of a Liquidation Event, the assets and funds available for distribution among the Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock and Holders of Pari Passu Securities shall be insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the preferential amounts payable thereon, then the entire assets and funds of the Corporation legally available for distribution to the Series B Preferred Stock and the Pari Passu Securities shall be distributed ratably among such shares in proportion to the ratio that the Liquidation Preference payable on each such share bears to the aggregate Liquidation Preference payable on all such shares.

 

At December 31, 2019 and December 31,2018, there are 0 and 0 Series B shares issued and outstanding. Please see NOTE L - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS for further information.

 

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DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

NOTE G - CAPITAL STOCK (continued)

 

Common Stock

 

Holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to one vote for each share on all matters submitted to a stockholder vote. Holders of common stock do not have cumulative voting rights. A vote by the holders of a majority of the Company’s outstanding voting shares is required to effectuate certain fundamental corporate changes such as liquidation, merger or an amendment to the Company’s articles of incorporation.

 

Holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to share in all dividends that the board of directors, in its discretion, declares from legally available funds. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up, each outstanding share entitles its holder to participate pro rata in all assets that remain after payment of liabilities and after providing for each class of stock, if any, having preference over the common stock. The Company’s common stock has no pre-emptive rights, no conversion rights and there are no redemption provisions applicable to the Company’s common stock.

 

  F-15  

 

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

NOTE G - CAPITAL STOCK (continued)

 

Our majority shareholder and our board of directors approved an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation for the purpose of approving a reverse split of one to one thousand in which each shareholder was issued one common share in exchange for every one thousand common shares of their issued common stock. Prior to approval of the reverse split we had a total of 99,997,102,862 issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001. On September 27, 2017, the effective date of the reverse split, we had a total of 99,997,102 issued and 90,697,102 outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001.

 

Common Stock and Preferred Stock Issuances

 

For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company issued and/or sold the following securities:

 

2019

 

None

 

2018

 

From January 17, 2018 to April 18, 2018, the Company issued a total of 9,300,000 shares of its common stock to Antevorta Capital Partners, Ltd in satisfaction of a total of $94,850 notes payable and $24,999 accrued interest.

 

Effective February 1, 2018, the Company agreed to issue Josh Beckham 200,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to an employment agreement dated February 1, 2018. The $124,000 fair value of the 200,000 shares at February 1, 2018 was expensed and included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 as “Selling General and Administrative” expenses.

 

The number of common shares authorized with a par value of $0.0001 per share at December 31, 2019 and 2018 is 250,000,000 and 250,000,000, respectively. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, there are 105,051,540 and 105,051,540 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, respectively.

 

  F-16  

 

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

NOTE G - CAPITAL STOCK (continued)

 

Warrants and options

 

A summary of warrants and options activity follows:

 

    Shares Equivalent  
    Options     Warrants     Total  
Balance December 31, 2017     -       6,210,431       6,210,431  

Warrants (exercisable at $0.175 per share) issued to an investor in connection with sale of $60,000 Promissory Note on February 19, 2018

    -       30,000       30,000  

Warrants (exercisable at $0.175 per share) issued to an investor. in connection with sale of $50,000 Promissory Note on March 16, 2018

    -       25,000       25,000  

Warrants (exercisable at $0.175 per share) issued to an investor in connection with sale of $50,000 Promissory Note on March 16, 2018

    -       25,000       25,000  
Balance, December 31, 2018     -       6,290,431       6,290,431  
Balance, December 31, 2019     -       6,290,431       6,290,431  

 

As of December 31, 2019, the Company had eighteen warrants issued and outstanding granting the holders the right to purchase up to a total of 6,290,431 shares of its common stock. Please see NOTE L - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS for further information.

 

The following table summarizes information about warrants outstanding as of December 31, 2019:

 

Number Outstanding        
At December 31, 2019   Exercise Price   Expiration Date
         
  500,000     $ 0.175     October 30, 2020
  200,000     $ 0.175     October 20, 2020
  5,000,000     $ 0.20     June 20, 2020
  25,000     $ 0.175     November 20, 2020
  30,000     $ 0.175     February 19, 2021
  50,000     $ 0.175     March 16, 2021
  485,431     $ 0.20     November 30, 2020
  6,290,431              

 

  F-17  

 

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

NOTE H - INCOME TAXES

 

The provision for (benefit from) income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory United States federal income tax rate for the periods presented to income (loss) before income taxes. The income tax rate was 21% for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. The sources of the difference are as follows:

 

    Year Ended  
    December 31, 2019     December 31, 2018  
Expected tax at 21%   $ (19,399 )   $ (535,386 )
Non-deductible loss on sale of two subsidiaries     -       99,348  
Non-deductible amortization of debt discounts     -       31,902  
Increase (decrease) in Valuation allowance     19,399       404,136  
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes   $ -     $ -  

 

All tax years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

 

Based on management’s present assessment, the Company has not yet determined it to be more likely than not that a deferred tax asset attributable to the future utilization of the net operating loss carryforward as of December 31, 2019 will be realized. Accordingly, the Company has provided a 100% allowance against the deferred tax asset in the financial statements at December 31, 2019. The Company will continue to review this valuation allowance and make adjustments as appropriate.

 

Current tax laws limit the amount of loss available to be offset against future taxable income when a substantial change in ownership occurs. Therefore, the amount available to offset future taxable income may be limited.

 

  F-18  

 

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

NOTE I - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Occupancy

 

On December 6, 2019, the Company entered into a rental agreement for a facility located at 13110 NE 177th Place, #293, Woodinville, WA  98072.  The rental was for a term of one quarter with a quarterly rental rate of $70 and continues on a month-to-month basis. The Company anticipates that it will need to lease additional space upon the completion of an acquisition and as its business plan develops.

 

  F-19  

 

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

NOTE I - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (continued)

 

Employment and Director Agreements

 

On January 1, 2016, Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC (the “LLC”) entered into an Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) with David A. Bradford as Chief Operating Officer. In connection with his appointment, the LLC and Mr. Bradford entered into a written Agreement for an initial five-year term, which provides for the following compensation terms for Mr. Bradford. Pursuant to the Agreement, Mr. Bradford will receive a base salary of $108,000 per year, subject to increase of not less than 10% per year. The LLC (i) shall remit payment of Eighty-Four Thousand Dollars ($84,000) of the Base Salary; and (ii) shall defer payment of Twenty-Four Thousand Dollars ($24,000) of the Base Salary, in a proportionate basis and allocated over each payment of the Base Salary so remitted (the “Deferred Base Salary”). The Deferred Base Salary shall earn seven percent (7%) simple interest per annum until paid in full. The Executive, in his sole and absolute discretion, shall determine when and how the Deferred Base Salary shall be paid, without limitation; and may also elect to acquire additional ownership interest in the LLC in exchange for all or any portion of the Deferred Base Salary then outstanding, at the lesser of (i) the then-current value of the ownership interest in the Company; or (ii) the price at which ownership interest in the LLC was most recently purchased by any party, including the LLC. Mr. Bradford is eligible for a cash bonus equal to 1.5% of Adjusted EBITDA over $2,000,000 at the end of each respective annual period. As an inducement to the Executive to enter into this Agreement, the LLC hereby granted the Executive an initial three and one-half percent (3.5%) ownership interest in the LLC. In addition, the executive has the right to purchase equity at the most recently traded rate. In 2016, the executive converted $19,947 of deferred compensation to 4.76% members’ equity. On July 17, 2017, Mr. Bradford and the LLC agreed to amend the terms of the Agreement, as follows: (i) upon initiation of its Incentive Stock Plan, the LLC hereby grants the Executive an additional one and one half percent (1.5%) ownership interest in the LLC, with 0.375% granted upon the date of initiation and 0.375% granted on the anniversary date of the ISP for each of the following three years, and (ii) for each year of the Agreement in which the Company’s after-tax profits exceed $2,000,000, the LLC will pay the Executive a Discretionary Incentive Bonus of no less than one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the LLC’s after-tax profits, as determined by the LLC’s independent certified public accountant(s) in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. On August 24, 2017, simultaneous with the entry into the Merger Agreement between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, Critic Clothing, Inc. and Deep Green Acquisition, LLC dated August 24, 2017, Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. (the “Company”)(f/k/a Critic Clothing, Inc.) entered into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement of Mr. Bradford’s Agreement. Effective May 1, 2018, Mr. Bradford agreed to forgo payment of his salary until circumstances allow a resumption. On December 3, 2019, Mr. Bradford submitted his resignation as President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, effectively immediately. Mr. Bradford retained his role as Chief Operating Officer of the Company. As of December 31, 2019, the deferred compensation balance due Mr. Bradford is $0.

 

On January 1, 2016, Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC (the ‘LLC”) entered into an Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Bill Edmonds as Managing Member, President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Edmonds became Chief Executive Officer of the Company in 2011. In connection with his appointment, the LLC and Mr. Edmonds entered into a written Agreement for an initial five-year term, which provides for the following compensation terms for Mr. Edmonds. Pursuant to the Agreement, Mr. Edmonds will receive a base salary of $200,000 per year, subject to increase of not less than 10% per year. The Company (i) shall remit payment of One Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($160,000) of the Base Salary; and (ii) shall defer payment of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000) of the Base Salary, in a proportionate basis and allocated over each payment of the Base Salary so remitted (the “Deferred Base Salary”). The Deferred Base Salary shall earn seven percent (7%) simple interest per annum until paid in full. The Executive, in his sole and absolute discretion, shall determine when and how Deferred Base Salary shall be paid, without limitation; and may also elect to acquire additional ownership interest in the LLC in exchange for all or any portion of the Deferred Base Salary then outstanding, at the lesser of (i) the then-current value of the ownership interest in the LLC; or (ii) the price at which ownership interest in the LLC was most recently purchased by any party, including the LLC. Mr. Edmonds is eligible for a cash bonus equal to 2.5% of Adjusted EBITDA over $2,000,000 at the end of each respective annual period. On July 17, 2017, Mr. Edmonds and the LLC agreed to amend the terms of the Agreement, as follows: (i) upon initiation of its Incentive Stock Plan, the LLC hereby grants the Executive an additional two and one-fourth percent (2.25%) ownership interest in the LLC, with 0.5625% granted upon the date of initiation and 0.5625% granted on the anniversary date of the ISP for each of the following three years, and (ii) for each year of the Agreement in which the LLC’s after-tax profits exceed $2,000,000, the LLC will pay the Executive a Discretionary Incentive Bonus of no less than two and one half percent (2.5%) of the LLC’s after-tax profits, as determined by the LLC’s independent certified public accountant(s) in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. On August 24, 2017, simultaneous with the entry into the Merger Agreement between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, Critic Clothing, Inc. and Deep Green Acquisition, LLC dated August 24, 2017, Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. (the “Company”)(f/k/a Critic Clothing, Inc.) entered into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement of Mr. Edmond’s Agreement. Effective May 1, 2018, Mr. Edmonds agreed to forgo payment of his salary until circumstances allow a resumption. As of December 31, 2019, the deferred compensation balance due Mr. Edmonds is $105,325.

 

On December 4, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with Lloyd Spencer as President and Chief Executive Officer. In connection with his appointment, the Company and Mr. Spencer entered into a written employment agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) for an initial three-year term, which provides for the following compensation terms for Mr. Spencer. Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Spencer will receive a base salary of $10,000 per month starting when the corporation receives its first round of equity or debt financing. Mr. Spencer shall receive 500,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock on or before January 31, 2020 as a sign-on bonus. In addition, the Company shall issue to Mr. Spencer restricted shares in the form of stock grants equivalent to 6,120,000 shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock over a 3-year period. Stock Grant shares shall vest 170,000 shares each month after the Stock Grant date, December 4, 2019, over a three year period, except that all unvested Stock Grant shares shall vest immediately if the Corporation terminates Executive’s employment without Just Cause, or Executive resigns for Good Reason. The number of shares vested shall be adjusted in the event of subsequent stock splits.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2019, no compensation expense was recognized under the above employment agreements.

 

Legal

 

As indicated in NOTE E – ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, one customer and two vendors have received Default Judgments against Deep Green aggregating $487,615 that remain unpaid by Deep Green. Also, Deep Green has accounts payable to other vendors of materials and services and credit card companies aggregating $2,432,013, which are past due and remain unpaid by Deep Green. Also, Deep Green has not paid any of the required installments due under the two notes payable aggregating $495,000 due the Seller of CARE and CFSI and has not paid any amounts to satisfy the $387,535 claimed by the factor pursuant to the Factor’s Notice of Default dated July 31, 2018 (Please see NOTE F – DEBT for further information).

 

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DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

NOTE J - GOING CONCERN UNCERTAINITY

 

Under ASC 205-40, we have the responsibility to evaluate whether conditions and/or events raise substantial doubt about our ability to meet our future financial obligations as they become due within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. As required by this standard, our evaluation shall initially not take into consideration the potential mitigating effects of our plans that have not been fully implemented as of the date the financial statements are issued.

 

In performing the first step of this assessment, we concluded that the following conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to meet our financial obligations as they become due. We have a history of net losses: As of December 31, 2019, we had cash of $735, current assets of $3,410, current liabilities of $4,025,359 and an accumulated deficit of $7,043,784. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, we used cash from operating activities of $959 and $234,951, respectively. We expect to continue to incur negative cash flows until such time as our operating segments generate sufficient cash inflows to finance our operations and debt service requirements.

 

In performing the second step of this assessment, we are required to evaluate whether our plans to mitigate the conditions above alleviate the substantial doubt about our ability to meet our obligations as they become due within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. Our future plans include securing additional funding sources that may include establishing corporate partnerships, establishing licensing revenue agreements, issuing additional convertible debentures and issuing public or private equity securities, including selling common stock through an at-the-market facility (ATM).

 

There is no assurance that sufficient funds required during the next year or thereafter will be generated from operations or that funds will be available through external sources. The lack of additional capital resulting from the inability to generate cash flow from operations or to raise capital from external sources would force the Company to substantially curtail or cease operations and would, therefore, have a material effect on the business. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that any such required funds, if available, will be available on attractive terms or they will not have a significant dilutive effect on the Company’s existing shareholders. We have therefore concluded there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern through March 2021.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going-concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from our failure to continue as a going concern.

 

NOTE K – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

During the period January 1, 2018 to August 7, 2018 (the date of Deep Green’s cessation of its waste recycling business), Deep Green used an entity controlled by Deep Green’s then Chief Executive Officer as a subcontractor to service certain customers of Deep Green. Charges to cost of revenues from this related party totaled $29,190 for the year ended December 31, 2018. At December 31, 2018 and 2019, Deep Green had an account payable to this entity of $57,600.

 

NOTE L - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On January 9, 2020, the Company and Bill Edmonds (the “Director”) entered into a Board of Directors Services Agreement whereby the Director shall receive compensation for serving on the Company’s Board of Directors equivalent to Five Thousand and no/100 dollars ($5,000.00) of the Company’s common stock, paid to the Director on the last calendar day of each fiscal quarter as long as Director continues to fulfill his duties and provide the services set forth above. The pricing of the stock to be delivered shall be calculated as: $5,000/(Closing stock price on the last calendar day of the fiscal quarter x 0.8). The Director shall begin receiving compensation for services rendered under this Agreement beginning during the first calendar quarter of 2020.

 

On January 9, 2020, the Company and Lloyd Spencer (the “Director”) entered into a Board of Directors Services Agreement whereby the Director shall receive compensation for serving on the Company’s Board of Directors equivalent to Five Thousand and no/100 dollars ($5,000.00) of the Company’s common stock, paid to the Director on the last calendar day of each fiscal quarter as long as Director continues to fulfill his duties and provide the services set forth above. The pricing of the stock to be delivered shall be calculated as: $5,000/(Closing stock price on the last calendar day of the fiscal quarter x 0.8). The Director shall begin receiving compensation for services rendered under this Agreement beginning during the first calendar quarter of 2020.

 

On January 13, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Sylios Corp (hereinafter “Sylios”) wherein the Company issued to Sylios a Convertible Promissory Note (the “Note”) in the amount of $23,000 ($3,000 OID). The Note has a term of one (1) year (due on January 13, 2021) and bears interest at 8% annually. As part and parcel of the foregoing transaction, Sylios was issued a warrant granting the holder the right to purchase up to 262,500 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.04 for a term of 5-years. As part of the Note, the Company executed a Registration Rights Agreement (the “RRA”) dated January 13, 2020. Among other things, the RRA provides for the Company to file a Registration Statement with the SEC covering the resale of shares underlying the Note and the warrant and to have declared effective such Registration Statement. In the event that the Company doesn’t meet the registration requirements provided for in the RRA, the Company is obligated to pay to Sylios certain payments for such failures. The transaction closed on January 16, 2020. In addition, 6,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock have been reserved at Transfer Online, the Company’s transfer agent, for Sylios for the issuance upon the conversion of the Note into shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

On January 22, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a new designation of preferred stock titled Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. The Company filed the Certificate of Designation with the State of Wyoming on February 4, 2020. Please see NOTE G - CAPITAL STOCK for further information.

 

On January 24, 2020, the Company issued Lloyd Spencer 840,000 shares of its common stock as per the terms of the Employment Agreement entered into between the Company and Mr. Spencer dated December 4, 2019. The $33,600 estimated fair value of the 840,000 shares of common stock at January 24, 2020 will be charged to operations in the three months ended March 31, 2020. Please see NOTE I - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES for further information.

 

On February 4, 2020, the Company issued Bill Edmonds 25,000 shares of its Series B Convertible Preferred Stock in satisfaction of $25,000 of deferred compensation.

  

On March 6, 2020, the Company executed an Acknowledgement of the Assignment Agreement (the “Agreement”) entered into between Armada Investment Fund, LLC (“Assignee”) and Sylios Corp (“Assignor”) dated March 6, 2020. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Assignor assigned all of its rights under the Securities Purchase Agreement, Convertible Promissory Note, Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement all dated January 13, 2020 issued by the Company to the Assignee. On March 12, 2020, the Company reissued the Assignee a Convertible Promissory Note in the amount of $23,000 and a Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement granting the holder the right to purchase 262,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.04 for a term of 5-years from the original issue date.

 

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Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

 

Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K

 

The following exhibits are filed with this registration statement:

 

No.   Description
2.1  

Merger Agreement by and between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC, Critic Clothing, Inc. and Deep Green Acquisition, LLC dated August 24, 2017

2.2   Articles of Merger of Deep Green Acquisition, LLC and Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC dated August 24, 2017
2.3  

Share Purchase Agreement between Gordon Boorse and Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC dated June 2017 (Compaction and Recycling Equipment, Inc.)

2.4   Share Purchase Agreement between Gordon Boorse and Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC dated June 2017 (Columbia Financial services, Inc.)
2.5   Agreement of Conveyance, Transfer and Assignment of Assets and Assumption of Obligations with St. James Capital Management, LLC dated August 24, 2017
2.6  

Agreement of Conveyance, Transfer and Assignment of Subsidiaries and Assumption of Obligations with Mirabile Corporate Holdings, Inc. dated August 7, 2018

3.1   Articles of Incorporation Evader, Inc. dated August 24, 1995
3.2   Certificate of Correction for Evader, Inc. dated December 28, 2005
3.3  

Certificate of Designation of Series A Preferred Stock dated July 18, 2010

3.4   Articles of Conversion of Evader, Inc., Inc. dated April 25, 2012 effective May 25, 2012
3.5   Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Evader, Inc., Inc. (previously filed with Form 1-A on May 17, 2018)
3.6   Bylaws of Evader, Inc. (previously filed with Form 1-A on May 17, 2018)
3.7   Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Evader, Inc. dated July 24, 2014
3.8   Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Evader, Inc. dated August 14, 2014
3.9   Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Evader, Inc. dated December 8, 2014
3.10   Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Evader, Inc. dated August 13, 2015
3.11   Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Evader, Inc. dated July 20, 2017 (name change to Critical Clothing, Inc.)
3.12   Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Critical Clothing, Inc. dated July 20, 2017
3.13   Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Critical Clothing, Inc. dated November 6, 2017 (name change to Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc.)
3.14  

Certificate of Designation Series B Convertible Preferred Stock dated January 22, 2020

4.1   Specimen certificate of common stock
5.1  

Legal Opinion of McMurdo Law Group, LLC

10.1   Board of Directors Services Agreement with Bill Edmonds dated January 9, 2020
10.2   Board of Directors Services Agreement with Lloyd Spencer dated January 9, 2020
10.3   Indemnification Agreement between Green Deep Waste & Recycling, Inc. and Bill Edmonds dated January 9, 2020
10.4   Indemnification Agreement between Green Deep Waste & Recycling, Inc. and Lloyd Spencer dated January 9, 2020
10.5   Employment Agreement between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. and Lloyd Spencer dated December 4, 2019
10.6   Employment Agreement between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC and David Bradford dated January 1, 2016
10.7   Employment Agreement between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC and Bill Edmonds dated December 4, 2019
10.8   Employment Agreement between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. and Josh Beckham dated February 5, 2018
10.9   Amendment to Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC Employment Agreement with David Bradford dated July 20, 2017
10.10   Amendment to Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC Employment Agreement with Bill Edmonds dated July 20, 2017
10.11   Consulting Agreement between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. and Sylios Corp dated December 16, 2019

10.12

 

Securities Purchase Agreement between Sylios Corp and Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. dated as of January 13, 2020

10.13

 

Convertible Promissory Note between Sylios Corp and Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. dated as of January 13, 2020

10.14

  Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement between Sylios Corp and Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. dated as of January 13, 2020

10.15

 

Registration Rights Agreement between Sylios Corp and Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. dated as of January 13, 2020

10.16   Acknowledgement of Assignment Agreement between Sylios Corp and Armada Capital Partners, LLC dated March 6, 2020
10.17   Assignment Agreement between Sylios Corp and Armada Capital Partners, LLC dated March 6, 2020
10.18   Convertible Promissory Note between Armada Investment Fund, LLC and Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. dated as of March 12, 2020
10.19   Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement between Armada Investment Fund, LLC and Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. dated as of March 12, 2020

 

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14.1   Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
21.1   Certificate of Organization of Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC dated August 2, 2011
21.2   Articles of Incorporation of Jetty Enterprises, Inc. dated November 4, 1987
21.3   Amendment to Articles of Incorporation for Jetty Enterprises, Inc. dated May 21, 2993 (name change to Compaction and Recycling Equipment, Inc.)
21.4   Articles of Incorporation for Columbia Financial Services, Inc. dated October 3, 1988
23.1  

Consent of McMurdo Law Group, LLC (Please see Exhibit 5.1 Legal Opinion of McMurdo Law Group, LLC

23.2   Consent of Michael T. Studer, CPA
Graphic   Corporate logo- Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc.

 

 

+ Filed hereby with this Registration Statement.

++ To be filed by subsequent amendment.

XBRL Exhibits will be filed by subsequent amendment.

 

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Item 17. Undertakings.

 

The undersigned Company hereby undertakes to:

 

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

  (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
     
  (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement, and
     
  (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.

 

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
   
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

 

That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:

 

The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 

  (i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
     
  (ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
     
  (iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
     
  (iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of St. Petersburg, State of Florida, on March 18, 2020.

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

 

By: /s/ Lloyd Spencer   By: /s/ Bill Edmonds
  Lloyd Spencer     Bill Edmonds
  President     Interim Chief Financial Officer 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures   Title   Date
         
/s/ Lloyd Spencer   President (Principal Executive Officer), Director  

March 18, 2020

/s/ Bill Edmonds    (Principal Accounting Officer) and Chairman of the Board of Directors    

 

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Exhibit 2.1

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     
 

 

 

     

 

Exhibit 2.2

 

 

     

 

 

Exhibit 2.3

 

SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) made and entered into this ______day of June, 2017, by and between, GORDON BOORSE, an Oregon resident with an address of ___________________________________(“Seller”), and DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company with an address of 3225 Shallowford Rd, NE, Suite 1020, Marietta, GA 30062 (“Purchaser”).

 

WITNESSETH

 

WHEREAS, Seller owns _____________ (_____) shares of NO par, voting, common stock (the “Shares”) in COMPACTION AND RECYCLING EQUIPMENT, INC., an Oregon corporation with an address of 12250 SE Capps Rd., Clackamas, OR 97015 (the “Corporation”), represented by certificate number(s) _______ (____), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and hereby incorporated by reference; and

 

WHEREAS, the Shares represent all of the outstanding and issued ownership in the Corporation; and

 

WHEREAS, Purchaser desires to acquire from Seller, and Seller desires to sell to Purchaser, the Shares, upon the terms and conditions herein set forth; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties wish to effectuate the specific terms and provisions of this Share Purchase Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and of the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements which are set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

I. Purchase of Shares. Purchaser shall purchase from Seller and Seller shall sell to Purchaser all of Seller’s right, title and Shares in and to the Shares.

 

II. Assumption of Liabilities. Except as expressly hereinafter set forth in this Agreement, Purchaser does not and shall not assume any debts, liabilities, obligations, expenses, rents, taxes, contracts or commitments of Seller of any kind, character or description, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, and whether or not reflected or reserved against in the financial statements, books of accounts or records of Seller. Purchaser hereby expressly agrees to assume all obligations of the Shares incurred after the Closing Date.

 

Share Purchase Agreement Page 1 Initials:
 

 

III. Consideration.

 

A. Purchase Price. The total purchase price to be paid by Purchaser to Seller for the purchase of the Shares shall be ONE MILLION FIFTY-TWO THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS (US$1,052,000), and shall be paid as follows:

 

Cash at Closing of Seven Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety and No/100 Dollars (US$736,890) by wire transfer; and

 

Three Hundred Fifteen Thousand Eight Hundred Ten and No/100 Dollars (US$315,810) by the execution of the Promissory Note, attached hereto as Exhibit “C” and hereby incorporated by reference with simple interest thereupon at the rate of seven percent (7%) per annum on the outstanding balance due, amortized over forty-eight (48) months, and payable in quarterly installments, with the first (1st) payment being due on the first (1st) day of the first (1st) month following ninety (90) days after Closing, each with each subsequent payment being due on or before the first (1st) day of each third (3rd) month thereafter, until the entire amount is paid in full, and which may be prepaid at any time without penalty.

 

B. Purchase Price Adjustments and Pro-rations. The Purchase Price shall be adjusted as provided in this Section to give effect to the pro-ration between Purchaser and Seller of all revenues and expenses arising from the operation of the Business. To the extent that the Purchase Price is adjusted, the Promissory Note referenced in this Article II shall be reduced, accordingly.

 

1. Pro-rated Expenses. For sixty (60) days following Closing, the parties shall account for expenses for the purposes of pro-rating the same, as appropriate. The expenses to be prorated shall include business, franchise, and license fees (including any retroactive adjustments thereof), utility charges, real and personal property taxes and assessments levied against the Assets, property and equipment rentals, amounts due under any of the Assumed Contracts and Grants of Authority and taxes, as more particularly set forth in Exhibit “D-1”, attached hereto and hereby incorporated by reference. The pro-ration shall be made in accordance with the principle that Seller shall receive all revenues and be responsible for all expenses, costs, and liabilities allocable to the period prior to Closing, and Purchaser shall receive all revenues and be responsible for all expenses, costs, and obligations allocable to the period after Closing, except that there shall be no adjustment and Seller shall remain solely liable with respect to any obligation or liability not being assumed by Purchaser in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

2. Adjustments for Customer Deposits and Prepayments. The Purchase Price shall be adjusted further by deducting therefrom the amount of client deposits and prepayments, as more particularly set forth in Exhibit “D-2”, attached hereto and hereby incorporated by reference, the responsibility for which is assumed by Purchaser under this Agreement.

 

3. Net Income Representation Adjustments.

 

(i) If the annualized Net Income for the six (6) months prior to Closing is less than $204,956.83 at Closing, the Purchase Price shall be reduced by $5.00 for each $1.00 of annualized Net Income less than $204,956.83. For purposes of this Agreement, “Net Income” shall mean Gross Revenue less all expenses of the Business incurred, in a manner calculated so as to have the same meaning as in the accounting format represented in the Profit and Loss statement presented to Purchaser on March ____, 2017, upon which Purchaser relied in calculating the valuation of the Business and Purchase Price hereunder.

 

(ii) For sixty (60) days following Closing, all expenses charged against and deposits of the Business incurred prior to Closing but applied post-Closing shall also result in an adjustment to Net Income, as applicable.

 

C. Final Determination of Purchase Price. The Purchase Price, taking into account all adjustments and prorations, will be determined finally, and additional payment by Purchaser to Seller orrefund by Seller to Purchaser, as appropriate, will be made, in accordance with the following procedures:

 

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1. Within seventy (70) days after the Closing Date, Purchaser will deliver to Seller “Purchaser’s Statement,” setting forth Buyer’s determination of the amount of the Purchase Price and the calculation thereof, taking into account all adjustments and prorations through the sixtieth (60th) day following Closing. If Seller disputes the amount of the Purchase Price determined by Purchaser, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser within fifteen (15) days after receipt of Purchaser’s Statement, “Seller’s Statement,” setting forth Seller’s determination of the final Purchaser Price. If Seller notifies Purchaser of Seller’s acceptance of Purchaser’s Statement, or if Seller otherwise fails to deliver Seller’s Statement within said fifteen (15) day period, Purchaser’s determination shall be final and payment shall be made thereon and in accordance therewith. Purchaser shall offset any debit adjustments to the Purchase Price against the Promissory Note.

 

2. Purchaser and Seller shall use their good faith efforts to resolve any dispute regarding the determination of the Purchase Price. If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute within fifteen (15) days following the delivery of the later of Purchaser’s Statement or Seller’s Statement, each of Purchaser and Seller shall select an independent arbitrator who shall be knowledgeable and experienced in share acquisitions, and the two (2) arbitrators so chosen shall attempt to resolve the dispute. If they are not able to do so within forty-five (45) days following the delivery of the later of Purchaser’s Statement or Seller’s Statement, as the case may be, the two (2) arbitrators shall agree upon a third (3rd) arbitrator, and the dispute shall be resolved by the decision of the majority of the arbitrators, which shall be conclusive and binding on the parties. Any fees of the arbitrators shall be split equally between the parties. All payments due under the Promissory Note shall be suspended until such time as resolution is reached, without penalty to Purchaser.

 

IV. Deliverables.

 

A. At Closing, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser:

 

(1) A copy of Resolutions of the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Seller, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other collateral documents referred to herein to be executed by Seller, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and

 

(2) Such bills of sale, endorsements, assignments and other good and sufficient instruments of conveyance and transfer, in form and substance reasonable satisfactory to Purchaser and its counsel as shall be effective to vest in Purchaser all of Seller’s title to and “as-is” interest in the Shares and, simultaneously with such delivery, will take such steps as may be necessary to put Purchaser in actual possession and operating control of the Shares; and

 

(3) Such other certificates and documents as Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request or require.

 

B. At Closing, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller:

 

(1) A copy of Resolutions of the Members of Purchaser, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other collateral documents referred to herein to be executed by Purchaser, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and

 

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(2) Such other certificates and documents as Seller or its counsel may reasonably request or require.

 

V. Due Diligence. Closing is contingent upon favorable results of Purchaser’s due diligence inspection, examination and acceptance, in Purchaser’s sole discretion, of the physical condition of the Assets, the financial condition of the Business, and all contracts and covenants, as well as all matters related to the ownership, operation, use and/or maintenance of the Business, as provided below herein.

 

A. Access to Documents and Records. Within seven (7) days of the date of this Agreement, Seller will provide Purchaser copies of the following documents (to the extent such documents are in

 

Seller’s possession or control): any and all bills, statements and/or reports of the Business for last twelve (12) months; the past three (3) years’ federal and state income and sales taxes; copies of any leases, contracts, etc. on the equipment and premises of the Business; and any relevant EPA documentation.

 

B. Inspection of Property and Review of Documents. Purchaser shall have thirty (30) days following receipt of the last document and record (the “Inspection Period”) to conduct Purchaser’s due diligence review and inspection in any way related thereto.

 

C. Purchaser’s Right of Termination. Prior to or on the last day of the Inspection Period, Purchaser shall have the absolute right, in Purchaser’s sole and absolute discretion, to give written notice of termination to Seller in the manner hereinafter provided for the giving of notice, advising Seller of

 

Purchaser’s election to terminate this Agreement. Such notice shall be effective only if given by Purchaser and received by Seller on or before the last day of the Inspection Period. If Purchaser does not terminate this Agreement by delivering the termination notice set forth in this Paragraph, then Purchaser shall be deemed to have waived the right to terminate this Agreement.

 

VI. Representation, Warranties and Covenants of Seller. Seller hereby represents, warrants and covenants as follows:

 

A. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms. Seller has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby. Seller has and at Closing shall have good, valid and marketable title to the Shares subject to no mortgage, pledge, lien, security Shares, conditional sale agreement, encumbrance or charge of any kind. Seller has and at Closing shall have complete and unrestricted power to sell and deliver the Shares to Purchaser and hereby agrees to warrant and defend Purchaser’s title in and to the Shares after the Closing Date.

 

B. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller does not, and the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby will not, to the best of Seller’s knowledge: (1) violate any provision of, or result in the creation of any lien or security Shares under any agreement, indenture, instrument, lease, security agreement, mortgage or lien affecting the Shares; (2) violate any order, arbitration award, judgement, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Seller; or (3) violate any other contractual or legal obligation or restriction affecting the Shares or the Corporation.

 

C. The Corporation is duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Oregon. All necessary corporate action, including the adoption of a Resolution by the Board of Directors and the Shareholders has been taken or shall be taken prior to Closing necessary to authorize and direct the execution and performance of this Agreement and all collateral documentation referred to herein, by Seller.

 

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D. The Corporation has and at Closing shall have full power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and possesses all governmental and other permits, licenses and other authorizations to own, lease or operate its assets and properties as now owned, leased and operated and to carry on its business as presently conducted.

 

E. There are no claims, actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the best of Seller’s knowledge, threatened by or against, or otherwise affecting the Shares or the Corporation, at law or in equity or before or by any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, agency, instrumentality or authority.

 

F. Except as otherwise expressly disclosed to Purchaser or provided herein with respect to

 

Seller’s ownership of the Shares, Seller, to the best of his knowledge, does not have and at Closing shall not have any liabilities or obligations of any nature, whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become due (including, without limitation, liabilities for taxes and interest, penalties, past due rent and other charges payable with respect thereto). Furthermore, Seller does not know of any basis for the assertion of any such liability or obligation of any nature.

 

G. To Seller’s best knowledge, Seller has, in the past duly complied and is presently duly complying, in the conduct of the Corporation and his ownership of the Shares, with all applicable laws, whether statutory or otherwise, rules, regulations, orders, ordinances, judgments and decrees of all governmental authorities whether federal, state, local or otherwise (hereinafter collectively, the “Laws”).

 

Seller has not received any notice of, or notice of any investigation of, a possible violation of any applicable Laws, or any other Law or requirement relating to or affecting the Shares or the operations or properties of the Corporation.

 

H. Except as otherwise expressly disclosed to Purchaser or provided herein, there are no employment, bonus, deferred compensation, pension, stock option, stock appreciation right, profit-sharing or retirement plans, arrangements or practices, or other agreements or fringe benefit plans, arrangements or practices, of the Corporation. Seller does not have and at Closing shall not have any commitment, whether formal or informal and whether legally binding or not, to create any additional such agreement, plan, arrangement or practice.

 

I. With respect to all contract rights of the Corporation disclosed to Purchaser, each underlying contract is in full force and effect; there have been no threatened cancellations thereof nor outstanding disputes thereunder, and, to the best of Seller’s knowledge, there does not exist any default in any material respect under, or event (including the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby) which would constitute a breach or default in any material respect under, the terms of any such agreement. During the calendar years 2016 and 2017 Seller, has (a) operated the Corporation in substantially the same manner as it has in the past and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations; (b) performed all obligations under contracts with other parties; (c) undertaken no advertising or other promotional campaigns which would obligate Purchaser to provide services or products to customers at less than ordinary and customary retail cost; and (d) maintained and preserved the Corporation in general, including without limitation, relationships with suppliers, employees, independent contractors, customers, and others having a business relationship with the Corporation, so that relationships will be preserved for Purchaser on and after Closing. From the date of the execution of this Agreement through and including Closing Seller shall (a) operate the Corporation in substantially the same manner as it has in the past and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations; (b) perform all obligations under contracts with other parties; (c) undertake no advertising or other promotional campaigns which would obligate Purchaser to provide services or products to customers at less than ordinary and customary retail cost; and (d) maintain and preserve the Corporation in general, including without limitation, relationships with suppliers, employees, independent contractors, customers, and others having a business relationship with the Corporation, so that relationships will be preserved for Purchaser on and after Closing.

 

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J. At Closing Seller shall resign as shareholder, officer, director, agent and otherwise of the Corporation.

 

K. Seller agrees to execute at Closing the Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, Non-Disclosure Agreement to be attached hereto as Exhibit “B” and hereby incorporated by reference, restricting Seller’s ability to disclose confidential and proprietary information; solicit Purchaser’s customers; and to compete with Purchaser in a business which is similar to or which competes directly or indirectly with the Corporation for a period of four (4) years within a twenty (20) mile radius of any party who is or has been a client of the Business or Purchaser as of the date of this Agreement and at any time within the four (4) years thereafter.

 

L. Seller represents and warrants that this Agreement contains no untrue statement of material fact. Seller has not withheld from Purchaser disclosure of any event, condition or fact which Seller knows may materially adversely affect the Shares; and shall not withhold any event, condition or fact arising subsequent to the execution of this Agreement and prior to Closing.

 

VII. Representation, Warranties and Covenants of Purchaser. Purchaser hereby represents, warrants and covenants as follows:

 

A. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of Purchaser, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms.

 

B. There is no litigation pending or now contemplated against Purchaser, which would to any extent affect or impede the ability of Purchaser to pay or satisfy the indebtedness to Seller arising out of the purchase of the Shares under the terms of this Agreement.

 

C. Purchaser acknowledges that except as otherwise expressly provided herein, Purchaser shall be responsible for all contingent liabilities applicable to any sales, transactions, or occurrences involving the Corporation, but not of Seller, arising subsequent to Closing.

 

VIII. Survival of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by the parties in this Agreement and the statements contained in the Exhibits attached hereto or in any instrument, list, certificate or writing delivered by the parties, pursuant to this Agreement, shall be true when made and at, and as of the time of, Closing as though such representations and warranties were made at, and as of the time of, Closing.

 

IX. Conditions Precedent to Obligations. Each party hereto hereby expressly agrees, as evidenced by its respective signature contained herein below, that said party shall have performed and complied with all covenants, agreements, obligations and conditions required by this Agreement to be so complied with or performed; and that all rights, interests, entitlements and obligations created hereunder are subject to fulfillment on, or prior to, Closing, of all of the following conditions:

 

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A. Performance by Seller. Seller shall have performed and complied with all covenants, agreements, obligations and conditions required by this Agreement to be so complied with or performed. Seller also shall have performed and complied with the contemporaneous sale by Seller and acquisition by Purchaser of all of the ownership interests in and to Columbia Financial Services, Inc., an Oregon corporation, under the same representation, warranties, covenants and obligations of Seller as herein set forth.

 

B. Consents, Modifications and Approvals. Purchaser shall have received from Seller executed counterparts of any consents reasonably requested by Purchaser in connection with or required for the consummation of, the transactions contemplated hereby, all of which consents shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Purchaser.

 

C. Liens. Seller hereby warrants and attests that no liens do presently encumber the Shares nor any of the assets of the Corporation. If any liens or any other outstanding liabilities, obligations, debts and/or other encumbrances are made known to Purchaser after Closing, Purchaser shall provide Seller with written notice of such encumbrance, after which time Seller shall have five (5) days to have such encumbrance removed.

 

D. Performance by Purchaser. Purchaser shall have performed and complied with all agreements, obligations and conditions required by this Agreement to be so complied with or performed.

 

X. Indemnification by Seller. Seller hereby agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser, and shall reimburse Purchaser for, from and against each claim, loss, liability, cost and expense including without limitation, interest, penalties, costs of preparation and investigation, and the reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Losses”), directly or indirectly relating to, resulting from or arising out of:

 

A. Any untrue representation, misrepresentation, breach of warranty and/or nonfulfillment of any covenant, agreement or other obligation of Seller contained herein, any Exhibit hereto or in any certificate, document or instrument delivered to Purchaser pursuant hereto;

 

B. Any illegal, negligent or intentional acts or omissions of Seller; and

 

C. Any other Loss incidental to any of the foregoing.

 

XI. Indemnification by Purchaser. Purchaser hereby agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Seller, and shall reimburse Seller for, from and against each claim, loss, liability, cost and expense including without limitation, interest, penalties, costs of preparation and investigation, and the reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Losses”), directly or indirectly relating to, resulting from or arising out of:

 

A. Any untrue representation, misrepresentation, breach of warranty and/or nonfulfillment of any covenant, agreement or other obligation of Seller contained herein, any Exhibit hereto or in any certificate, document or instrument delivered to Seller pursuant hereto;

 

B. Any illegal, negligent or intentional acts or omissions of Purchaser; and

 

C. Any other Loss incidental to any of the foregoing.

 

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XII. Breach and Remedies.

 

A. In the event of a default of this Agreement by either party, then, except as otherwise herein set forth, the claiming party shall provide the breaching party with written notice of said default, after which time the breaching party shall have ten (10) days in which to cure said default or diligently commence and pursue cure which cannot, by its nature, be cured within said ten (10) days.

 

B. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by either party of any of the provisions of this Agreement, including any and all exhibits, lists, and collateral documentation hereto, and failure to timely cure as hereinabove set forth, the claiming party shall have the right to invoke any remedy allowed at law or in equity. The remedies provided herein shall be cumulative and shall not preclude the assertion by any party hereto of any other rights or the seeking of any other remedies against the other party hereto. The failure or delay of any party at any time or times to require performance of any provision or to exercise its rights with respect to any provision hereof shall in no manner operate as a waiver of or affect such party’s right at a later time to enforce the same.

 

C. Purchaser expressly has the right of set-off against amounts due under the Promissory Note executed contemporaneously herewith by Purchaser in favor of Seller for the balance of the Purchase Price due hereunder, for any liabilities and/or breaches of Seller discovered or arising after Closing which Seller does not cure within ten (10) days.

 

D. The prevailing party in any action shall be entitled to collect any amount due hereunder and court costs and attorney’s fees incurred in recovering any amount incurred in collection and curing any of the other party’s defaults.

 

XIII. Miscellaneous.

 

A. Survival of Representations. All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements by the parties contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing and any investigation at any time made by or on behalf of any party hereto.

 

B. Remedies Cumulative. The remedies provided herein shall be cumulative and shall not preclude the assertion by any party hereto of any other rights or the seeking of any other remedies against the other party hereto.

 

C. Closing Costs. Each party shall pay its respective costs of Closing.

 

D. Representation. The parties acknowledge, agree and understand that Shannan S. Collier (“Purchaser Attorney”) prepared the Closing documents and that Attorney represents Purchaser in the transaction contemplated herein. Seller acknowledges that Seller has relied upon the legal services of ________________________________________ (“Seller Attorney”) in this transaction. Neither party has relied and is not relying upon Purchaser or Seller Attorney in their decision to purchase and sell the Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions herein. Seller and Purchaser have independently conducted their own due diligence and performed any investigation necessary; agree to hold Purchaser and Seller Attorney harmless from any claim relating to the transaction herein contemplated; and agree to assume all rights and obligations associated with the purchase and sale of the Shares.

 

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E. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the Exhibits, lists and other documents and writings referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto, which form a part hereof, contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement shall be binding upon all parties hereto upon execution hereof and shall not be invalid by the absence of, or failure to attach, an Exhibit, Schedule or List referred to herein. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings other than those expressly set forth herein or therein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument duly executed by the party entitled to the benefits thereof. The failure or delay of any party at any time or times to require performance of any provision or to exercise its rights with respect to any provision hereof shall in no manner operate as a waiver of or affect such party’s right at a later time to enforce the same.

 

F. Parties in Interest. All the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, shall insure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the respective heirs, successors, assigns and legal or personal representatives of the parties hereto.

 

G. Headings. The section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretations of this Agreement.

 

H. Severability. The invalidity of any term or terms of this Agreement shall not affect any other term of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

 

I. Notice. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon personal delivery and three (3) days after depositing with the USPS, mailed registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, via tracking method to the addresses hereinabove set forth, or to such other address as any party may have furnished to the others in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall only be effective upon receipt.

 

J. Governing Law, Venue, Jurisdiction. By execution below, the parties agree that this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia, hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Cobb County Courts in connection with any litigation arising out of this Agreement, and waive any and all objections to this forum, including without limitation forum non conveniens.

 

K. Interpretation. This Agreement was jointly prepared by the parties, and, as such, this Agreement and the ancillary documents herein referenced shall not be construed with reference to the party that may be deemed to have caused this Agreement or any ancillary agreement, or any part thereof to be prepared, and the doctrine of contra proferentem shall not be applied in any action arising out of or relating to the same.

 

L. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more counterparts, with the same effect as if the signatories executing the several counterparts had executed one counterpart, provided, however, that the several executed counterparts shall together have been signed by Purchaser and Seller. All executed counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

 

M. Time. Time is of the essence of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Share Purchase Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and Seller, and has been signed, sealed and delivered on the date first above written.

 

Seller:   Purchaser:
     
    DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, LLC
     
_________________________________(SEAL)   ________________________________(SEAL)
Gordon Boorse By: Bill Edmonds, President

 

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      List of Exhibits:  
Exhibit A:   Certificate number(s) _______ (____) of Compaction and Recycling Equipment, Inc.
Exhibit B:   Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, Non-Disclosure Agreement
Exhibit C:   Promissory Note
Exhibit D-1   Assumed Contracts and Grants of Authority and Taxes
Exhibit D-2:   Client Deposits and Prepayments

 

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Exhibit 2.4

 

SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) made and entered into this ______ day of June, 2017, by and between, GORDON BOORSE, an Oregon resident with an address of _______________________________________________________________________ (“Seller”), and DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company with an address of 3225 Shallowford Rd, NE, Suite 1020, Marietta, GA 30062 (“Purchaser”).

 

WITNESSETH

 

WHEREAS, Seller owns _____________ (_____) shares of NO par, voting, common stock (the

 

“Shares”) in COLUMBIA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., an Oregon corporation with an address of 2415 Bellevue Terrace, West Linn, OR 97068 (the “Corporation”), represented by certificate number(s) _______ (____), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and hereby incorporated by reference; and

 

WHEREAS, the Shares represent all of the outstanding and issued ownership in the Corporation;

 

and

 

WHEREAS, Purchaser desires to acquire from Seller, and Seller desires to sell to Purchaser, the Shares, upon the terms and conditions herein set forth; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties wish to effectuate the specific terms and provisions of this Share Purchase Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and of the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements which are set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

I. Purchase of Shares. Purchaser shall purchase from Seller and Seller shall sell to Purchaser all of

 

Seller’s right, title and Shares in and to the Shares.

 

II. Assumption of Liabilities. Except as expressly hereinafter set forth in this Agreement, Purchaser does not and shall not assume any debts, liabilities, obligations, expenses, rents, taxes, contracts or commitments of Seller of any kind, character or description, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, and whether or not reflected or reserved against in the financial statements, books of accounts or records of Seller. Purchaser hereby expressly agrees to assume all obligations of the Shares incurred after the Closing Date.

 

III. Consideration.

 

A. Purchase Price. The total purchase price to be paid by Purchaser to Seller for the purchase of the Shares shall be FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND NO/100 DOLLARS (US$597,300), and shall be paid as follows:

 

Cash at Closing of Four Hundred Eighteen Thousand One Hundred Ten and No/100 Dollars (US$418,110) by wire transfer; and One Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand One Hundred Ninety and No/100 Dollars (US$179,190) by the execution of the Promissory Note, attached hereto as Exhibit “E” and hereby incorporated by reference with simple interest thereupon at the rate of seven percent (7%) per annum on the outstanding balance due, amortized over forty-eight (48) months, and payable in quarterly installments, with the first (1st) payment being due on the first (1st) day of the first (1st) month following ninety (90) days after Closing, each with each subsequent payment being due on or before the first (1st) day of each third (3rd) month thereafter, until the entire amount is paid in full, and which may be prepaid at any time without penalty.

 

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B. Purchase Price Adjustments and Pro-rations. The Purchase Price shall be adjusted as provided in this Section to give effect to the pro-ration between Purchaser and Seller of all revenues and expenses arising from the operation of the Business. To the extent that the Purchase Price is adjusted, the Promissory Note referenced in this Article II shall be reduced, accordingly.

 

1. Pro-rated Expenses. For sixty (60) days following Closing, the parties shall account for expenses for the purposes of pro-rating the same, as appropriate. The expenses to be prorated shall include business, franchise, and license fees (including any retroactive adjustments thereof), utility charges, real and personal property taxes and assessments levied against the Assets, property and equipment rentals, amounts due under any of the Assumed Contracts and Grants of Authority and taxes, as more particularly set forth in Exhibit “D-1”, attached hereto and hereby incorporated by reference. The pro-ration shall be made in accordance with the principle that Seller shall receive all revenues and be responsible for all expenses, costs, and liabilities allocable to the period prior to Closing, and Purchaser shall receive all revenues and be responsible for all expenses, costs, and obligations allocable to the period after Closing, except that there shall be no adjustment and Seller shall remain solely liable with respect to any obligation or liability not being assumed by Purchaser in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

2. Adjustments for Customer Deposits and Prepayments. The Purchase Price shall be adjusted further by deducting therefrom the amount of client deposits and prepayments, as more particularly set forth in Exhibit “D-2”, attached hereto and hereby incorporated by reference, the responsibility for which is assumed by Purchaser under this Agreement.

 

3. Net Income Representation Adjustments.

 

(i) If the annualized Net Income for the six (6) months prior to Closing is less than $124,570.88 at Closing, the Purchase Price shall be reduced by $5.00 for each $1.00 of annualized Net Income less than $124,570.88. For purposes of this Agreement, “Net Income” shall mean Gross Revenue less all expenses of the Business incurred, in a manner calculated so as to have the same meaning as in the accounting format represented in the Profit and Loss statement presented to Purchaser on March ____, 2017, upon which Purchaser relied in calculating the valuation of the Business and Purchase Price hereunder.

 

(ii) For sixty (60) days following Closing, all expenses charged against and deposits of the Business incurred prior to Closing but applied post-Closing shall also result in an adjustment to Net Income, as applicable.

 

C. Final Determination of Purchase Price. The Purchase Price, taking into account all adjustments and prorations, will be determined finally, and additional payment by Purchaser to Seller or refund by Seller to Purchaser, as appropriate, will be made, in accordance with the following procedures:

 

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1. Within seventy (70) days after the Closing Date, Purchaser will deliver to Seller “Purchaser’s Statement,” setting forth Buyer’s determination of the amount of the Purchase Price and the calculation thereof, taking into account all adjustments and prorations through the sixtieth (60th) day following Closing. If Seller disputes the amount of the Purchase Price determined by Purchaser, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser within fifteen (15) days after receipt of Purchaser’s Statement, “Seller’s Statement,” setting forth Seller’s determination of the final Purchaser Price. If Seller notifies Purchaser of Seller’s acceptance of Purchaser’s Statement, or if Seller otherwise fails to deliver Seller’s Statement within said fifteen (15) day period, Purchaser’s determination shall be final and payment shall be made thereon and in accordance therewith. Purchaser shall offset any debit adjustments to the Purchase Price against the Promissory Note.

 

2. Purchaser and Seller shall use their good faith efforts to resolve any dispute regarding the determination of the Purchase Price. If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute within fifteen (15) days following the delivery of the later of Purchaser’s Statement or Seller’s Statement, each of Purchaser and Seller shall select an independent arbitrator who shall be knowledgeable and experienced in share acquisitions, and the two (2) arbitrators so chosen shall attempt to resolve the dispute. If they are not able to do so within forty-five (45) days following the delivery of the later of Purchaser’s Statement or Seller’s Statement, as the case may be, the two (2) arbitrators shall agree upon a third (3rd) arbitrator, and the dispute shall be resolved by the decision of the majority of the arbitrators, which shall be conclusive and binding on the parties. Any fees of the arbitrators shall be split equally between the parties. All payments due under the Promissory Note shall be suspended until such time as resolution is reached, without penalty to Purchaser.

 

IV. Deliverables.

 

A. At Closing, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser:

 

1. A copy of Resolutions of the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Seller, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other collateral documents referred to herein to be executed by Seller, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and

 

2. Such bills of sale, endorsements, assignments and other good and sufficient instruments of conveyance and transfer, in form and substance reasonable satisfactory to Purchaser and its counsel as shall be effective to vest in Purchaser all of Seller’s title to and “as-is” interest in the Shares and, simultaneously with such delivery, will take such steps as may be necessary to put Purchaser in actual possession and operating control of the Shares; and

 

3. Such other certificates and documents as Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request or require.

 

B. At Closing, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller:

 

1. A copy of Resolutions of the Members of Purchaser, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other collateral documents referred to herein to be executed by Purchaser, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and

 

2. Such other certificates and documents as Seller or its counsel may reasonably request or require.

 

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V. Due Diligence. Closing is contingent upon favorable results of Purchaser’s due diligence inspection, examination and acceptance, in Purchaser’s sole discretion, of the physical condition of the Assets, the financial condition of the Business, and all contracts and covenants, as well as all matters related to the ownership, operation, use and/or maintenance of the Business, as provided below herein.

 

A. Access to Documents and Records. Within seven (7) days of the date of this Agreement, Seller will provide Purchaser copies of the following documents (to the extent such documents are in Seller’s possession or control): any and all bills, statements and/or reports of the Business for last twelve (12) months; the past three (3) years’ federal and state income and sales taxes; copies of any leases, contracts, etc. on the equipment and premises of the Business; and any relevant EPA documentation.

 

B. Inspection of Property and Review of Documents. Purchaser shall have thirty (30) days following receipt of the last document and record (the “Inspection Period”) to conduct Purchaser’s due diligence review and inspection in any way related thereto.

 

C. Purchaser’s Right of Termination. Prior to or on the last day of the Inspection Period, Purchaser shall have the absolute right, in Purchaser’s sole and absolute discretion, to give written notice of termination to Seller in the manner hereinafter provided for the giving of notice, advising Seller of Purchaser’s election to terminate this Agreement. Such notice shall be effective only if given by Purchaser and received by Seller on or before the last day of the Inspection Period. If Purchaser does not terminate this Agreement by delivering the termination notice set forth in this Paragraph, then Purchaser shall be deemed to have waived the right to terminate this Agreement.

 

VI. Representation, Warranties and Covenants of Seller. Seller hereby represents, warrants and covenants as follows:

 

A. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms. Seller has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby. Seller has and at Closing shall have good, valid and marketable title to the Shares subject to no mortgage, pledge, lien, security Shares, conditional sale agreement, encumbrance or charge of any kind. Seller shall, as of the Day of Closing, have complete and unrestricted power to sell and deliver the Shares to Purchaser and hereby agrees to warrant and defend Purchaser’s title in and to the Shares after the Closing Date.

 

B. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller does not, and the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby will not, to the best of Seller’s knowledge: (1) violate any provision of, or result in the creation of any lien or security Shares under any agreement, indenture, instrument, lease, security agreement, mortgage or lien affecting the Shares; (2) violate any order, arbitration award, judgement, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Seller; or (3) violate any other contractual or legal obligation or restriction affecting the Shares or the Corporation.

 

C. The Corporation is duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Oregon. All necessary corporate action, including the adoption of a Resolution by the Board of Directors and the Shareholders has been taken or shall be taken prior to Closing necessary to authorize and direct the execution and performance of this Agreement and all collateral documentation referred to herein, by Seller.

 

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D. The Corporation has and at Closing shall have full power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and possesses all governmental and other permits, licenses and other authorizations to own, lease or operate its assets and properties as now owned, leased and operated and to carry on its business as presently conducted.

 

E. There are no claims, actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the best of Seller’s knowledge, threatened by or against, or otherwise affecting the Shares or the Corporation, at law or in equity or before or by any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, agency, instrumentality or authority.

 

F. Except as otherwise expressly disclosed to Purchaser or provided herein with respect to Seller’s ownership of the Shares, Seller, to the best of his knowledge, does not have and at Closing shall not have any liabilities or obligations of any nature, whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become due (including, without limitation, liabilities for taxes and interest, penalties, past due rent and other charges payable with respect thereto). Furthermore, Seller does not know of any basis for the assertion of any such liability or obligation of any nature.

 

G. To Seller’s best knowledge, Seller has, in the past duly complied and is presently duly complying, in the conduct of the Corporation and his ownership of the Shares, with all applicable laws, whether statutory or otherwise, rules, regulations, orders, ordinances, judgments and decrees of all governmental authorities whether federal, state, local or otherwise (hereinafter collectively, the “Laws”). Seller has not received any notice of, or notice of any investigation of, a possible violation of any applicable Laws, or any other Law or requirement relating to or affecting the Shares or the operations or properties of the Corporation.

 

H. Except as otherwise expressly disclosed to Purchaser or provided herein, there are no employment, bonus, deferred compensation, pension, stock option, stock appreciation right, profit-sharing or retirement plans, arrangements or practices, or other agreements or fringe benefit plans, arrangements or practices, of the Corporation. Seller does not have and at Closing shall not have any commitment, whether formal or informal and whether legally binding or not, to create any additional such agreement, plan, arrangement or practice.

 

I. With respect to all contract rights of the Corporation disclosed to Purchaser, each underlying contract is in full force and effect; there have been no threatened cancellations thereof nor outstanding disputes thereunder, and, to the best of Seller’s knowledge, there does not exist any default in any material respect under, or event (including the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby) which would constitute a breach or default in any material respect under, the terms of any such agreement. During the calendar years 2016 and 2017 Seller, has (a) operated the Corporation in substantially the same manner as it has in the past and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations; (b) performed all obligations under contracts with other parties; (c) undertaken no advertising or other promotional campaigns which would obligate Purchaser to provide services or products to customers at less than ordinary and customary retail cost; and (d) maintained and preserved the Corporation in general, including without limitation, relationships with suppliers, employees, independent contractors, customers, and others having a business relationship with the Corporation, so that relationships will be preserved for Purchaser on and after Closing. From the date of the execution of this Agreement through and including Closing Seller shall (a) operate the Corporation in substantially the same manner as it has in the past and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations; (b) perform all obligations under contracts with other parties; (c) undertake no advertising or other promotional campaigns which would obligate Purchaser to provide services or products to customers at less than ordinary and customary retail cost; and (d) maintain and preserve the Corporation in general, including without limitation, relationships with suppliers, employees, independent contractors, customers, and others having a business relationship with the Corporation, so that relationships will be preserved for Purchaser on and after Closing.

 

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J. At Closing Seller shall resign as shareholder, officer, director, agent and otherwise of the Corporation.

 

K. Seller agrees to execute at Closing the Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, Non-Disclosure Agreement to be attached hereto as Exhibit “B” and hereby incorporated by reference, restricting Seller’s ability to disclose confidential and proprietary information; solicit Purchaser’s customers; and to compete with Purchaser in a business which is similar to or which competes directly or indirectly with the Corporation for a period of four (4) years within a twenty (20) mile radius of any party who is or has been a client of the Business or Purchaser as of the date of this Agreement and at any time within the four (4) years thereafter.

 

L. Seller agrees to execute at Closing the Consulting Agreement to be attached hereto as Exhibit “C” and hereby incorporated by reference, providing for Purchaser to contract the services of Seller on an independent contractor basis for a period of not less than four (4) years, being compensated at the rate of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) per calendar month and providing for additional non-competition, non-solicitation and non-disclosure covenants associated therewith.

 

M. Seller represents and warrants that this Agreement contains no untrue statement of material fact. Seller has not withheld from Purchaser disclosure of any event, condition or fact which Seller knows may materially adversely affect the Shares; and shall not withhold any event, condition or fact arising subsequent to the execution of this Agreement and prior to Closing.

 

VII. Representation, Warranties and Covenants of Purchaser. Purchaser hereby represents, warrants and covenants as follows:

 

A. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of Purchaser, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms.

 

B. There is no litigation pending or now contemplated against Purchaser, which would to any extent affect or impede the ability of Purchaser to pay or satisfy the indebtedness to Seller arising out of the purchase of the Shares under the terms of this Agreement.

 

C. Purchaser acknowledges that except as otherwise expressly provided herein, Purchaser shall be responsible for all contingent liabilities applicable to any sales, transactions, or occurrences involving the Corporation, but not of Seller, arising subsequent to Closing.

 

VIII. Survival of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by the parties in this Agreement and the statements contained in the Exhibits attached hereto or in any instrument, list, certificate or writing delivered by the parties, pursuant to this Agreement, shall be true when made and at, and as of the time of, Closing as though such representations and warranties were made at, and as of the time of, Closing.

 

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IX. Conditions Precedent to Obligations. Each party hereto hereby expressly agrees, as evidenced by its respective signature contained herein below, that said party shall have performed and complied with all covenants, agreements, obligations and conditions required by this Agreement to be so complied with or performed; and that all rights, interests, entitlements and obligations created hereunder are subject to fulfillment on, or prior to, Closing, of all of the following conditions:

 

A. Performance by Seller. Seller shall have performed and complied with all covenants, agreements, obligations and conditions required by this Agreement to be so complied with or performed. Seller also shall have performed and complied with the contemporaneous sale by Seller and acquisition by Purchaser of all of the ownership interests in and to Compaction and Recycling Equipment, Inc., an Oregon corporation, under the same representation, warranties, covenants and obligations of Seller as herein set forth.

 

B. Consents, Modifications and Approvals. Purchaser shall have received from Seller executed counterparts of any consents reasonably requested by Purchaser in connection with or required for the consummation of, the transactions contemplated hereby, all of which consents shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Purchaser.

 

C. Liens. Seller hereby warrants and attests that no liens do presently encumber the Shares nor any of the assets of the Corporation. If any liens or any other outstanding liabilities, obligations, debts and/or other encumbrances are made known to Purchaser after Closing, Purchaser shall provide Seller with written notice of such encumbrance, after which time Seller shall have five (5) days to have such encumbrance removed.

 

D. Performance by Purchaser. Purchaser shall have performed and complied with all agreements, obligations and conditions required by this Agreement to be so complied with or performed.

 

X. Indemnification by Seller. Seller hereby agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser, and shall reimburse Purchaser for, from and against each claim, loss, liability, cost and expense including without limitation, interest, penalties, costs of preparation and investigation, and the reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Losses”), directly or indirectly relating to, resulting from or arising out of:

 

A. Any untrue representation, misrepresentation, breach of warranty and/or nonfulfillment of any covenant, agreement or other obligation of Seller contained herein, any Exhibit hereto or in any certificate, document or instrument delivered to Purchaser pursuant hereto;

 

B. Any illegal, negligent or intentional acts or omissions of Seller; and

 

C. Any other Loss incidental to any of the foregoing.

 

XI. Indemnification by Purchaser. Purchaser hereby agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Seller, and shall reimburse Seller for, from and against each claim, loss, liability, cost and expense including without limitation, interest, penalties, costs of preparation and investigation, and the reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Losses”), directly or indirectly relating to, resulting from or arising out of:

 

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A. Any untrue representation, misrepresentation, breach of warranty and/or nonfulfillment of any covenant, agreement or other obligation of Seller contained herein, any Exhibit hereto or in any certificate, document or instrument delivered to Seller pursuant hereto;

 

B. Any illegal, negligent or intentional acts or omissions of Purchaser; and

 

C. Any other Loss incidental to any of the foregoing.

 

XII. Breach and Remedies.

 

A. In the event of a default of this Agreement by either party, then, except as otherwise herein set forth, the claiming party shall provide the breaching party with written notice of said default, after which time the breaching party shall have ten (10) days in which to cure said default or diligently commence and pursue cure which cannot, by its nature, be cured within said ten (10) days.

 

B. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by either party of any of the provisions of this Agreement, including any and all exhibits, lists, and collateral documentation hereto, and failure to timely cure as hereinabove set forth, the claiming party shall have the right to invoke any remedy allowed at law or in equity. The remedies provided herein shall be cumulative and shall not preclude the assertion by any party hereto of any other rights or the seeking of any other remedies against the other party hereto. The failure or delay of any party at any time or times to require performance of any provision or to exercise its rights with respect to any provision hereof shall in no manner operate as a waiver of or affect such party’s right at a later time to enforce the same.

 

C. Purchaser expressly has the right of set-off against amounts due under the Promissory Note executed contemporaneously herewith by Purchaser in favor of Seller for the balance of the Purchase Price due hereunder, for any liabilities and/or breaches of Seller discovered or arising after Closing which Seller does not cure within ten (10) days.

 

D. The prevailing party in any action shall be entitled to collect any amount due hereunder and court costs and attorney’s fees incurred in recovering any amount incurred in collection and curing any of the other party’s defaults.

 

XIII. Miscellaneous.

 

A. Survival of Representations. All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements by the parties contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing and any investigation at any time made by or on behalf of any party hereto.

 

B. Remedies Cumulative. The remedies provided herein shall be cumulative and shall not preclude the assertion by any party hereto of any other rights or the seeking of any other remedies against the other party hereto.

 

C. Closing Costs. Each party shall pay its respective costs of Closing.

 

D. Representation. The parties acknowledge, agree and understand that Shannan S. Collier (“Purchaser Attorney”) prepared the Closing documents and that Attorney represents Purchaser in the transaction contemplated herein. Seller acknowledges that Seller has relied upon the legal services of

__________________________________________________________________ (“Seller Attorney”) in this transaction. Neither party has relied and is not relying upon Purchaser or Seller Attorney in their decision to purchase and sell the Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions herein. Seller and Purchaser have independently conducted their own due diligence and performed any investigation necessary; agree to hold Purchaser and Seller Attorney harmless from any claim relating to the transaction herein contemplated; and agree to assume all rights and obligations associated with the purchase and sale of the Shares.

 

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E. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the Exhibits, lists and other documents and writings referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto, which form a part hereof, contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement shall be binding upon all parties hereto upon execution hereof and shall not be invalid by the absence of, or failure to attach, an Exhibit, Schedule or List referred to herein. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings other than those expressly set forth herein or therein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument duly executed by the party entitled to the benefits thereof. The failure or delay of any party at any time or times to require performance of any provision or to exercise its rights with respect to any provision hereof shall in no manner operate as a waiver of or affect such party’s right at a later time to enforce the same.

 

F. Parties in Interest. All the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, shall insure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the respective heirs, successors, assigns and legal or personal representatives of the parties hereto.

 

G. Headings. The section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretations of this Agreement.

 

H. Severability. The invalidity of any term or terms of this Agreement shall not affect any other term of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

 

I. Notice. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon personal delivery and three (3) days after depositing with the USPS, mailed registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, via tracking method to the addresses hereinabove set forth, or to such other address as any party may have furnished to the others in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall only be effective upon receipt.

 

J. Governing Law, Venue, Jurisdiction. By execution below, the parties agree that this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia, hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Cobb County Courts in connection with any litigation arising out of this Agreement, and waive any and all objections to this forum, including without limitation forum non conveniens.

 

K. Interpretation. This Agreement was jointly prepared by the parties, and, as such, this Agreement and the ancillary documents herein referenced shall not be construed with reference to the party that may be deemed to have caused this Agreement or any ancillary agreement, or any part thereof to be prepared, and the doctrine of contra proferentem shall not be applied in any action arising out of or relating to the same.

 

L. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more counterparts, with the same effect as if the signatories executing the several counterparts had executed one counterpart, provided, however, that the several executed counterparts shall together have been signed by Purchaser and Seller. All executed counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

 

M. Time. Time is of the essence of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Share Purchase Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and Seller, and has been signed, sealed and delivered on the date first above written.

 

Seller: Purchaser:
     
  DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, LLC
     
__________________________________________(SEAL)   ________________________________________(SEAL)
Gordon Boorse By: Bill Edmonds, President

 

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    List of Exhibits:  
Exhibit A: Certificate number(s) _______ (____) of Columbia Financial Services, Inc.
Exhibit B: Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, Non-Disclosure Agreement
Exhibit C: Consulting Agreement of Gordon Boorse
Exhibit D-1 Assumed Contracts and Grants of Authority and Taxes
Exhibit D-2: Client Deposits and Prepayments
Exhibit E: Promissory Note

 

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Exhibit 2.5

 

AGREEMENT OF CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER AND ASSIGNMENT OF ASSETS AND ASSUMPTION OF OBLIGATIONS

 

This Agreement of Conveyance, Transfer and Assignment of Assets and Assumption of Obligations (“Transfer and Assumption Agreement”) is made as of August 24, 2017, by Critic Clothing, Inc., a Wyoming corporation (“Assignor”), and Saint James Capital Management, LLC (“Assignee”).

 

WHEREAS, Assignor has been engaged in extreme sports apparel design and manufacturing (the “Business”); and

 

WHEREAS, Assignor desires to convey, transfer and assign to Assignee, and Assignee desires to acquire from Assignor, all of the assets of Assignor relating to the operation of the Business, and in connection therewith, Assignee has agreed to assume all of the liabilities of Assignor relating to that Business, on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

 

Section 1. Assignment.

 

1.1. Assignment of Assets. For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged by Assignor, Assignor does hereby assign, grant, bargain, sell, convey, transfer and deliver to Assignee, and its successors and assigns, all of Assignor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the assets, properties and business, of every kind and description, wherever located, real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, owned, held or used in the conduct of the Business (the “Assets”), including, but not limited to, the assets listed on Exhibit A hereto, and identified in part by reference to Assignor’s most recent balance sheet filed with OTC Markets (the “Balance Sheet”).

 

1.2 Further Assurances. Assignor shall from time to time after the date hereof at the request of Assignee and without further consideration execute and deliver to Assignee such additional instruments of transfer and assignment, including without limitation any bills of sale, assignments of leases, deeds, and other recordable instruments of assignment, transfer and conveyance, in addition to this Transfer and Assumption Agreement, as Assignee shall reasonably request to evidence more fully the assignment by Assignor to Assignee of the Assets.

 

 
 

 

Section 2. Assumption and Cancellation of Shares.

 

2.1 Assumed Liabilities. As of the date hereof, Assignee hereby assumes and agrees to pay, perform and discharge, fully and completely, (i) all liabilities, commitments, contracts, agreements, obligations or other claims against Assignor, whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, accrued or unaccrued, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, due or to become due, and whether contractual, statutory, or otherwise associated with the Business (the “Liabilities”), including, but not limited to, the Liabilities listed on Exhibit B, and identified in part by reference to the Balance Sheet. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the term Liabilities shall not include the two convertible promissory notes held by Antevorta Capital Partners, Ltd. in the aggregate principal amount of $200,000, which will remain in Assignor.

 

Assignee represents and warrants that these are all the liabilities that currently exist related to the Business.

 

2.2. Cancellation of Shares. Assignee further agrees to cancel 3,000,000,000 shares of common stock currently held by it in Assignor.

 

2.3 Further Assurances. Assignee shall from time to time after the date hereof at the request of Assignor and without further consideration execute and deliver to Assignor such additional instruments of assumption in addition to this Transfer and Assumption Agreement as Assignor shall reasonably request to evidence more fully the assumption by Assignee of the Liabilities.

 

Section 3. Headings. The descriptive headings contained in this Transfer and Assumption Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Transfer and Assumption Agreement.

 

Section 4. Governing Law. This Transfer and Assumption Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within that state, except that any conveyances of leaseholds and real property made herein shall be governed by the laws of the respective jurisdictions in which such property is located.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Transfer and Assumption Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the parties hereto as of the date first above written.

 

  CRITIC CLOTHING, INC.
     
  By:  
    John Figliolini
    CEO
     
  SAINT JAMES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
     
  By:                          
    John Figliolini
    CEO

 

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Exhibit A

 

(a) All of the equipment, computers, servers, hardware, appliances, implements, and all other tangible personal property that are owned by Assignor and have been used in the conduct of the Business;

 

(b) all inventory associated with the Business;

 

(c) all real property and real property leases to which Assignor is a party, and which affect the Business or the Assets;

 

(d) all contracts to which Assignor is a party, or which affect the Business or the Assets, including leases of personal property;

 

(e) all rights, claims and causes of action against third parties resulting from or relating to the operation of the Business or the Assets, including without limitation, any rights, claims and causes of action arising under warranties from vendors and other third parties;

 

(f) all governmental licenses, permits, authorizations, consents or approvals affecting or relating to the Business or the Assets;

 

(g) all accounts receivable, notes receivable, prepaid expenses and insurance and indemnity claims to the extent related to any of the Assets or the Business;

 

(h) all goodwill associated with the Assets and the Business;

 

(i) all business records, regardless of the medium of storage, relating to the Assets and/or the Business, including without limitation, all schematics, drawings, customer data, subscriber lists, statistics, promotional graphics, original art work, mats, plates, negatives, accounting and financial information concerning the Assets or Business;

 

(j) Assignor’s right to use the name “Critic Clothing,” and all other names used in conducting the Business, and all derivations thereof, in connection with Assignee’s future conduct of the Business;

 

(k) all internet domain names and URLs of the Business, software, inventions, art works, patents, patent applications, processes, shop rights, formulas, brand names, trade secrets, know-how, service marks, trade names, trademarks, trademark applications, copyrights, source and object codes, customer lists, drawings, ideas, algorithms, processes, computer software programs or applications (in code and object code form), tangible or intangible proprietary information and any other intellectual property and similar items and related rights owned by or licensed to Assignor used in the Business, together with any goodwill associated therewith and all rights of action on account of past, present and future unauthorized use or infringement thereof; and

 

(l) all other privileges, rights, interests, properties and assets of whatever nature and wherever located that are owned, used or intended for use in connection with, or that are necessary to the continued conduct of, the Business as presently conducted or planned to be conducted.

 

     
 

 

Exhibit B

 

(a) All liabilities in respect of indebtedness of Assignor related to the Business;

 

(b) product liability and warranty claims relating to any product or service of Assignor associated with the Business;

 

(c) taxes, duties, levies, assessments and other such charges, including any penalties, interests and fines with respect thereto, payable by Assignor to any federal, provincial, municipal or other government, domestic or foreign, incurred in the conduct of the Business;

 

(d) liabilities for salary, bonus, vacation pay, severance payments damages for wrongful dismissal, or other compensation or benefits relating to Assignor’s employees employed in the conduct of the Business;

 

(e) any liability or claim for liability (whether in contract, in tort or otherwise, and whether or not successful) related to any lawsuit or threatened lawsuit or claim (including any claim for breach or non-performance of any contract) based upon actions, omissions or events relating to the Business; and

 

(f) any liability, ongoing duty or obligation, or any claim for liability or performance of any ongoing duty or obligation arising under any and all contracts to which Assignor is a party, or which affect the Business or the Assets.

 

     

 

Exhibit 2.6

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.1

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.2

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.3

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.7

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.8

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.9

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.10

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.11

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.12

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.13

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.14

 

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS,

PREFERENCES AND

RIGHTS OF SERIES B CONVERTIBLE

PREFERRED STOCK, $0.0001 PAR VALUE PER SHARE

 

Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Wyoming (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies that the following resolution was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) on January 22, 2020 in accordance with the provisions of its Certificate of Incorporation (as amended and restated through the date hereof, the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and Bylaws. The authorized series of the Corporation’s previously-authorized preferred stock shall have the following preferences, privileges, powers and restrictions thereof, as follows:

 

RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority granted to and vested in the Board in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and by-laws of the Corporation, each as amended or amended and restated through the date hereof, the Board hereby authorizes a series of the Corporation’s previously authorized preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock”), and hereby states the designation and number of shares, and fixes the relative rights, preferences, privileges, powers and restrictions thereof as follows:

 

I. NAME OF THE CORPORATION

 

Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc.

 

II. DESIGNATION AND AMOUNT; DIVIDENDS

 

A. Designation. The designation of said series of preferred stock shall be Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”).

 

B. Number of Shares. The number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock authorized shall be one hundred thousand (100,000) shares. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall have a stated value equal to $1.00 (as may be adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations or splits with respect to such shares) (the “Series B Stated Value”).

 

C. Dividends: Initially, there will be no dividends due or payable on the Series B Preferred Stock. Any future terms with respect to dividends shall be determined by the Board consistent with the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation. Any and all such future terms concerning dividends shall be reflected in an amendment to this Certificate, which the Board shall promptly file or cause to be filed.

 

     

 

 

III. LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE.

 

If the Corporation shall commence a voluntary case under the U.S. Federal bankruptcy laws or any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, or consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any law or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Corporation or of any substantial part of its property, or make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or if a decree or order for relief in respect of the Corporation shall be entered by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under the U.S. Federal bankruptcy laws or any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law resulting in the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Corporation or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and any such decree or order shall be unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days and, on account of any such event, the Corporation shall liquidate, dissolve or wind up, or if the Corporation shall otherwise liquidate, dissolve or wind up, including, but not limited to, the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets in one transaction or in a series of related transactions (a “Liquidation Event”), no distribution shall be made to the holders of any shares of capital stock of the Corporation (other than Senior Securities and Pari Passu Securities) upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up unless prior thereto the Holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall have received the Liquidation Preference (as defined below) with respect to each share. If, upon the occurrence of a Liquidation Event, the assets and funds available for distribution among the Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock and Holders of Pari Passu Securities shall be insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the preferential amounts payable thereon, then the entire assets and funds of the Corporation legally available for distribution to the Series B Preferred Stock and the Pari Passu Securities shall be distributed ratably among such shares in proportion to the ratio that the Liquidation Preference payable on each such share bears to the aggregate Liquidation Preference payable on all such shares. The purchase or redemption by the Corporation of stock of any class, in any manner permitted by law, shall not, for the purposes hereof, be regarded as a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation. Neither the consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other entity nor the sale or transfer by the Corporation of substantially all of its assets shall, for the purposes hereof, be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation. The “Liquidation Preference” with respect to a share of Series B Preferred Stock means an amount equal to the Stated Value thereof. The Liquidation Preference with respect to any Pari Passu Securities shall be as set forth in the Certificate of Designation filed in respect thereof.

 

IV. CONVERSION.

 

(a) Each outstanding share of Series B Preferred Stock shall be convertible into the number of shares of the Corporation’s common stock (“Common Stock”) determined by dividing the Stated Value by the Conversion Price as defined below, at the option of the Holder in whole or in part, at any time commencing no earlier than six (6) months after the Issuance Date; provided that any conversion under this section must be made during the ten (10) day period immediately following the date on which the Corporation files with the Securities and Exchange Commission any periodic report on form 10-Q, 10-K or the equivalent form; provided further that, any conversion under this Section IV(a) shall be for a minimum Stated Value of $500.00 of Series B Preferred Stock. The Holder shall effect conversions by sending a conversion notice (the “Notice of Conversion”) in the manner set forth in Section IV(j). Each Notice of Conversion shall specify the Stated Value of Series B Preferred Stock to be converted. The date on which such conversion is to be effected (the “Conversion Date”) shall be on the date the Notice of Conversion is delivered pursuant to Section IV(j) hereof. Except as provided herein, each Notice of Conversion, once given, shall be irrevocable. Upon the entire conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock, the certificates for such Series B Preferred Stock shall be returned to the Corporation for cancellation.

 

     

 

 

(b) Not later than ten (10) Business Days after the Conversion Date, the Corporation will deliver to the Holder (i) a certificate or certificates representing the number of shares of Common Stock being acquired upon the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock and (ii) once received from the Corporation, the Series B Preferred Stock in principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Series B Preferred Stock not converted; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be obligated to issue certificates evidencing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any Series B Preferred Stock until the Series B Preferred Stock are either delivered for conversion to the Corporation or any transfer agent for the Series B Preferred Stock or Common Stock, or the Holder notifies the Corporation that such Series B Preferred Stock certificates have been lost, stolen or destroyed and provides an agreement reasonably acceptable to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation from any loss incurred by it in connection therewith. In the case of a conversion pursuant to a Notice of Conversion, if such certificate or certificates are not delivered by the date required under this Section IV(b), the Holder shall be entitled, by providing written notice to the Corporation at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates thereafter, to rescind such conversion, in which event the Corporation shall immediately return the Series B Preferred Stock tendered for conversion.

 

(c) The Conversion Price for each share of Series B Preferred Stock in effect on any Conversion Date shall be (i) eighty five percent (85%) of the average closing bid price of the Common Stock over the twenty (20) trading days immediately preceding the date of conversion, (ii) but no less than Par Value of the Common Stock. For purposes of determining the closing bid price on any day, reference shall be to the closing bid price for a share of Common Stock on such date on the NASD OTC Bulletin Board, as reported on Bloomberg, L.P. (or similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices).

 

(d) (i) If the Corporation, at any time while any Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding, (A) shall pay a stock dividend or otherwise make a distribution or distributions on shares of its Junior Securities (as defined below) payable in shares of its capital stock (whether payable in shares of its Common Stock or of capital stock of any class), (B) subdivide outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (C) combine outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (D) issue by reclassification of shares of Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, the Conversion Price designated in Section IV(c) shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company outstanding before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section IV(d) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification.

 

(ii) If the Corporation, at any time while Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to Holders of Series B Preferred Stock) evidences of its indebtedness or assets or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security, then in each such case the Conversion Price at which each Series B Preferred Stock shall thereafter be convertible shall be determined by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the Per Share Market Value of Common Stock determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such Per Share Market Value of the Common Stock on such record date less the then fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith; provided, however that in the event of a distribution exceeding ten percent (10%) of the net assets of the Corporation, such fair market value shall be determined by a nationally recognized or major regional investment banking firm or firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized standing (which may be the firm that regularly examines the financial statements of the Corporation) (an “Appraiser”) selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority of the principal amount of the Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding; and provided, further, that the Corporation, after receipt of the determination by such Appraiser shall have the right to select an additional Appraiser, in which case the fair market value shall be equal to the average of the determinations by each such Appraiser. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder and all other Holders of Series B Preferred Stock of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.

 

     

 

 

(iii) All calculations under this Article IV shall be made to the nearest 1/1,000th of a cent or the nearest 1/1,000th of a share, as the case may be. Any calculation resulting in a fraction shall be rounded up to the next cent or share.

 

(iv) Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to Section IV(d)(ii) or (iii), the Corporation shall within ten (10) days after the determination of the new Fixed Conversion Price mail and fax to the Holder and to each other Holder of Series B Preferred Stock, a notice setting forth the Fixed Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

(v) In case of any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into another person, the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, then each holder of Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding shall have the right thereafter to convert such Series B Preferred Stock only into the shares of stock and other securities and property receivable upon or deemed to be held by holders of Common Stock following such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange (except in the event the property is cash, then the Holder shall have the right to convert the Series B Preferred Stock and receive cash in the same manner as other stockholders), and the Holder shall be entitled upon such event to receive such amount of securities or property as the shares of the Common Stock into which such Series B Preferred Stock could have been converted immediately prior to such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange would have been entitled. The terms of any such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange shall include such terms so as to continue to give to the holder the right to receive the securities or property set forth in this Section IV(d)(v) upon any conversion following such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange. This provision shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or share exchanges.

 

(vi) If:

 

  (A) the Corporation shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution) on its Common Stock; or
     
  (B) the Corporation shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of its Common Stock; or
     
  (C) the Corporation shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights; or
     
  (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Corporation shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock of the Corporation (other than a subdivision or combination of the outstanding shares of Common Stock), any consolidation or merger to which the Corporation is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property; or
     
  (E) the Corporation shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the affairs of the Corporation;

 

     

 

 

then the Corporation shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of Series B Preferred Stock, and shall cause to be mailed and faxed to the Holders of Series B Preferred Stock at their last addresses as it shall appear upon the Series B Preferred stock register, at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined, or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, share exchange, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is expected to become effective, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, share exchange, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up; provided, however, that the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice.

 

(e) Intentionally omitted.

 

(f) The Corporation covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be issuable hereunder shall, upon issue, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid and nonassessable.

 

(g) No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issuable upon a conversion hereunder and the number of shares to be issued shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share. If a fractional share interest arises upon any conversion hereunder, the Corporation shall eliminate such fractional share interest by issuing the Holder an additional full share of Common Stock.

 

(h) The issuance of certificates for shares of Common Stock on conversion of Series B Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to the Holder for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificate, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holder and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the person or persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid.

 

(i) Series B Preferred Stock converted into Common Stock shall be canceled upon conversion.

 

     

 

 

(j) Each Notice of Conversion shall be given by facsimile to the Corporation no later than 4:00 pm EST. Any such notice shall be deemed given and effective upon the transmission of such facsimile at the current facsimile telephone number of the Company. In the event that the Corporation receives the Notice of Conversion after 4:00 p.m. EST, the Conversion Date shall be deemed to be the next Business Day. In the event that the Corporation receives the Notice of Conversion after the end of the Business Day, notice will be deemed to have been given the next Business Day.

 

V. RANK

 

The Series B Preferred Stock shall, as to distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, rank (i) prior to the Corporation’s Common Stock (ii) prior to any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created that, by its terms, ranks junior to the Series B Preferred Stock (“Junior Securities”); (iii) junior to the Series B Preferred Stock and any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created which by its terms ranks senior to the Series B Preferred Stock (“Senior Securities”); (iv) pari passu with any other series of preferred stock of the Corporation hereafter created which by its terms ranks on a parity (“Pari Passu Securities”) with the Series B Preferred Stock.

 

VI. VOTING RIGHTS

 

Each one share of the Series B Preferred Stock shall have voting rights equal to twenty thousand (20,000) votes of Common Stock. With respect to all matters upon which stockholders are entitled to vote or to which stockholders are entitled to give consent, the holders of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall vote together with the holders of Common Stock without regard to class, except as to those matters on which separate class voting is required by applicable law or the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation or by-laws.

 

VII. PROTECTION PROVISIONS

 

So long as any shares of Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without first obtaining the unanimous written consent of the holders of Series B Preferred Stock, alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series B Preferred so as to affect adversely the holders of Series B Preferred Stock.

 

VIII. MISCELLANEOUS

 

A. Status of Converted or Redeemed Stock: In case any shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be redeemed or otherwise repurchased or reacquired, the shares so redeemed, repurchased, or reacquired shall resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock, and shall no longer be designated as Series B Preferred Stock.

 

B. Lost or Stolen Certificates: Upon receipt by the Corporation of (i) evidence of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Preferred Stock Certificate(s) and (ii) in the case of loss, theft or destruction, indemnity (with a bond or other security) reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, or in the case of mutilation, the Preferred Stock Certificate(s) (surrendered for cancellation), the Corporation shall execute and deliver new Preferred Stock Certificates. However, the Corporation shall not be obligated to reissue such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Preferred Stock Certificates if the holder of Series B Preferred Stock contemporaneously requests the Corporation to convert such holder’s Series B Preferred.

 

     

 

 

C. Waiver: Notwithstanding any provision in this Certificate of Designation to the contrary, any provision contained herein and any right of the holders of Series B Preferred granted hereunder may be waived as to all shares of Series B Preferred Stock (and the holders thereof) upon the unanimous written consent of the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock.

 

D. Notices: Any notices required or permitted to be given under the terms hereof shall be sent by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested) or delivered personally, by nationally recognized overnight carrier or by confirmed facsimile transmission, and shall be effective five (5) days after being placed in the mail, if mailed, or upon receipt or refusal of receipt, if delivered personally or by nationally recognized overnight carrier or confirmed facsimile transmission, in each case addressed to a party as set forth below, or such other address and telephone and fax number as may be designated in writing hereafter in the same manner as set forth in this Section.

If to the Corporation:

 

Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc.

13110 NE 177th Place, #293

Woodinville, WA 98072

Attention: Corporate Secretary

Telephone: (833) 305-7336

 

If to the holders of Series B Preferred, to the address listed in the Corporation’s books and records.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the Chief Executive Officer and Secretary of Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc., hereby declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Certificate of Designation of the Rights and Preferences of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. duly adopted by the Board of Directors of Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. on January 22, 2020 and this Certificate of Designation is executed by the undersigned on behalf of Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. this 22nd day of January, 2020.

 

  Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc.
     
  By:
    Lloyd T. Spencer
    President and CEO

 

     

 

Exhibit 4.1

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 5.1

 

March 18, 2020

 

Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc.

13110 NE 177th Place, Suite 293

Woodinville, WA 98072

 

Re: Registration Statement on Form S-1

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

I am counsel for Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc., a Wyoming corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the proposed public offering of up to 27,206,637 shares of the common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), of the Company by the selling shareholders listed in Exhibit A, attached hereto (collectively, the “Selling Shareholders”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, through a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”) as to which this opinion is a part, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about March 18, 2020.

 

In connection with rendering my opinion as set forth below, I have reviewed and examined originals or copies identified to my satisfaction of the following:

 

(1) Articles of Incorporation, of the Company as filed with the Secretary of State of Wyoming;

 

(2) By-laws of the Company;

 

(3) Corporate minutes containing the written resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company;

 

(4) The Registration Statement and the prospectus contained within the Registration Statement; and

 

(5) The other exhibits of the Registration Statement.

 

I have examined such other documents and records, instruments and certificates of public officials, officers and representatives of the Company, and have made such other investigations as I have deemed necessary or appropriate under the circumstances.

 

In my examination, I have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as original documents and the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to me as certified, conformed, facsimile, electronic or photostatic copies. I have relied upon the statements contained in the Registration Statement and certificates of officers of the Company, and I have made no independent investigation with regard thereto.

 

Based upon the foregoing and in reliance thereon, it is my opinion that the 27,206,637 shares of Common Stock being offered by the Selling Shareholders under the Registration Statement, are legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable pursuant to the laws of the State of Nevada and the laws of the United States of America.

 

I hereby consent to this opinion being included as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of my name under the caption “EXPERTS” in the prospectus constituting a part thereof.  
 

  MCMURDO LAW GROUP, LLC
   
  /s/ Matthew McMurdo, Esq.
  Matthew McMurdo, Esq.

 

 
 

 

Exhibit A

 

Name   Shares  
Armada Investment Fund, LLC     6,262,500  
Lloyd Spencer     840,000  
Billy R. Edmonds     4,500,000  
David A. Bradford     4,500,000  
Virginia Haubert     3,417,897  
David Smith     3,500,000  
Kathryn Wilburn     2,124,150  
William T. Lawson     1,272,450  
Torey Gault     186,500  
Jonja Maner     159,205  
Mary Williams     189,205  
Josh Beckham     127,365  
Chris Montag     127,365  
         

Total

    27,206,637  

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc.

Board of Directors Services Agreement

 

This Board of Directors Services Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated January 9, 2020, is entered into between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc., a Wyoming corporation (“the Company), and Bill Edmonds, an individual with a principal place of residence in Fair Play, South Carolina (“Director”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain the services of Director for the benefit of the Company and its stockholders; and

 

WHEREAS, Director desires to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors for the period of time and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for consideration and as set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Board Duties. Director agrees to provide services to the Company as a member of the Board of Directors. Director shall, for so long as he remains a member of the Board of Directors, but in any case, not less than one year from the date hereof, meet with the Company upon written request, at dates and times mutually agreeable to Director and the Company, to discuss any matter involving the Company or its Subsidiaries, which involves or may involve issues of which Director has knowledge and cooperate in the review, defense or prosecution of such matters. Director acknowledges and agrees that the Company may rely upon Director’s expertise in product development, marketing or other business disciplines where Director has a deep understanding with respect to the Company’s business operations and that such requests may require substantial additional time and efforts in addition to Director’s customary service as a member of the Board of Directors. Director will notify the Company promptly if he is subpoenaed or otherwise served with legal process in any matter involving the Company or its subsidiaries. Director will notify the Company if any attorney who is not representing the Company contacts or attempts to contact Director (other than Director’s own legal counsel) to obtain information that in any way relates to the Company or its Subsidiaries, and Director will not discuss any of these matters with any such attorney without first so notifying the Company and providing the Company with an opportunity to have its attorney present during any meeting or conversation with any such attorney.

 

2. Compensation. As compensation for the services provided herein, the Company shall pay to Director an amount equivalent to Five Thousand and no/100 dollars ($5,000.00) of the Company’s common stock, paid to the Director on the last calendar day of each fiscal quarter as long as Director continues to fulfill his duties and provide the services set forth above. The pricing of the stock to be delivered shall be calculated as: $5,000/(Closing stock price on the last calendar day of the fiscal quarter x 0.8). The Director shall begin receiving compensation for services rendered under this Agreement beginning during the first calendar quarter of 2020.

 

3. Benefits and Expenses. The Company shall reimburse Director for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with discharging his duties as a Board member. Any additional expenses shall be pre-approved by the President or CFO of the Company and will be reimbursed subject to receiving reasonable substantiating documentation relating to such expenses.

 

4. Mutual Non-Disparagement. Director and the Company mutually agree to forbear from making, causing to be made, publishing, ratifying or endorsing any and all disparaging remarks, derogatory statements or comments made to any party with respect to either of them. Further, the parties hereto agree to forbear from making any public or non-confidential statement with respect to the any claim or complain against either party without the mutual consent of each of them, to be given in advance of any such statement.

 

5. Anti-Dilution. The Company agrees to not issue equity capital for consideration less than fair market value, or otherwise issue equity capital that would have the effect of diluting Director’s ownership position in the Company in a manner that is not implemented pro-rata with respect all stockholders. Issuance of stock options or other equity grants to employees or consultants, shares issued in connection with acquisitions approved by the Board of Directors, and shares issued for consideration at fair market value shall not be considered dilutive.

 

     
 

 

6. Cooperation. In the event of any claim or litigation against the Company and/or Director based upon any alleged conduct, acts or omissions of Director during the tenure of Director as an officer of the Company, whether known or unknown, threatened or not as of the time of this writing, the Company will cooperate with Director and provide to Director such information and documents as are necessary and reasonably requested by Director or his counsel, subject to restrictions imposed by federal or state securities laws or court order or injunction. The Company shall cooperate in all respects to ensure that Director has access all available insurance coverage and shall do nothing to damage Director’s status as an insured and shall provide all necessary information for Director to make or tender any claim under applicable coverage.

 

7. Board of Directors Status of Director. Director’s membership on the Company’s Board of Directors shall not be disturbed for at least the greater of any period of time: (a) specified in any other agreement or contract defining Director’s role as a member of the Board of Directors, (b) a period of one year from the date hereof, or (c) so long as Director owns, directly or indirectly, at least 10% of the issued or outstanding equity stock in the Company. Membership on the Board shall require adherence to board member conduct policies adopted by the board and enforced equally upon all directors.

 

Director may voluntarily resign his position on the Board of Directors at any time and without penalty or liability of any kind.

 

8. Confidentiality. Subject to exceptions mutually agreed upon by the parties to this Agreement in advance and in writing, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall remain confidential and protected from disclosure except as required by law in connection with any registration or filing, in relation to a lawful subpoena, or as may be necessary for purposes of disclosure to accountants, financial advisors or other experts, who shall be made aware of and agree to be bound by the confidentiality provisions hereof.

 

9. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the law of the State of Wyoming. In the event of any dispute regarding the performance or terms hereof, the prevailing party in any litigation shall be entitled to an award of reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of suit, together with any other relief awarded hereunder or in accordance with governing law.

 

In witness whereof, the parties hereto enter into this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

THE COMPANY:   DIRECTOR:
       
Name: Lloyd T. Spencer   Bill Edmonds
Title: President    

 

     

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc.

Board of Directors Services Agreement

 

This Board of Directors Services Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated January 9, 2020, is entered into between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc., a Wyoming corporation (“the Company), and Lloyd T. Spencer, an individual with a principal place of residence in Woodinville, Washington (“Director”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain the services of Director for the benefit of the Company and its stockholders; and

 

WHEREAS, Director desires to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors for the period of time and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for consideration and as set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Board Duties. Director agrees to provide services to the Company as a member of the Board of Directors. Director shall, for so long as he remains a member of the Board of Directors, but in any case, not less than one year from the date hereof, meet with the Company upon written request, at dates and times mutually agreeable to Director and the Company, to discuss any matter involving the Company or its Subsidiaries, which involves or may involve issues of which Director has knowledge and cooperate in the review, defense or prosecution of such matters. Director acknowledges and agrees that the Company may rely upon Director’s expertise in product development, marketing or other business disciplines where Director has a deep understanding with respect to the Company’s business operations and that such requests may require substantial additional time and efforts in addition to Director’s customary service as a member of the Board of Directors. Director will notify the Company promptly if he is subpoenaed or otherwise served with legal process in any matter involving the Company or its subsidiaries. Director will notify the Company if any attorney who is not representing the Company contacts or attempts to contact Director (other than Director’s own legal counsel) to obtain information that in any way relates to the Company or its Subsidiaries, and Director will not discuss any of these matters with any such attorney without first so notifying the Company and providing the Company with an opportunity to have its attorney present during any meeting or conversation with any such attorney.

 

2. Compensation. As compensation for the services provided herein, the Company shall pay to Director an amount equivalent to Five Thousand and no/100 dollars ($5,000.00) of the Company’s common stock, paid to the Director on the last calendar day of each fiscal quarter as long as Director continues to fulfill his duties and provide the services set forth above. The pricing of the stock to be delivered shall be calculated as: $5,000/(Closing stock price on the last calendar day of the fiscal quarter x 0.8). The Director shall begin receiving compensation for services rendered under this Agreement beginning during the first calendar quarter of 2020.

 

3. Benefits and Expenses. The Company shall reimburse Director for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with discharging his duties as a Board member. Any additional expenses shall be pre-approved by the President or CFO of the Company and will be reimbursed subject to receiving reasonable substantiating documentation relating to such expenses.

 

4. Mutual Non-Disparagement. Director and the Company mutually agree to forbear from making, causing to be made, publishing, ratifying or endorsing any and all disparaging remarks, derogatory statements or comments made to any party with respect to either of them. Further, the parties hereto agree to forbear from making any public or non-confidential statement with respect to the any claim or complain against either party without the mutual consent of each of them, to be given in advance of any such statement.

 

5. Anti-Dilution. The Company agrees to not issue equity capital for consideration less than fair market value, or otherwise issue equity capital that would have the effect of diluting Director’s ownership position in the Company in a manner that is not implemented pro-rata with respect all stockholders. Issuance of stock options or other equity grants to employees or consultants, shares issued in connection with acquisitions approved by the Board of Directors, and shares issued for consideration at fair market value shall not be considered dilutive.

 

     
 

 

6. Cooperation. In the event of any claim or litigation against the Company and/or Director based upon any alleged conduct, acts or omissions of Director during the tenure of Director as an officer of the Company, whether known or unknown, threatened or not as of the time of this writing, the Company will cooperate with Director and provide to Director such information and documents as are necessary and reasonably requested by Director or his counsel, subject to restrictions imposed by federal or state securities laws or court order or injunction. The Company shall cooperate in all respects to ensure that Director has access all available insurance coverage and shall do nothing to damage Director’s status as an insured and shall provide all necessary information for Director to make or tender any claim under applicable coverage.

 

7. Board of Directors Status of Director. Director’s membership on the Company’s Board of Directors shall not be disturbed for at least the greater of any period of time: (a) specified in any other agreement or contract defining Director’s role as a member of the Board of Directors, (b) a period of one year from the date hereof, or (c) so long as Director owns, directly or indirectly, at least 10% of the issued or outstanding equity stock in the Company. Membership on the Board shall require adherence to board member conduct policies adopted by the board and enforced equally upon all directors.

 

Director may voluntarily resign his position on the Board of Directors at any time and without penalty or liability of any kind.

 

8. Confidentiality. Subject to exceptions mutually agreed upon by the parties to this Agreement in advance and in writing, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall remain confidential and protected from disclosure except as required by law in connection with any registration or filing, in relation to a lawful subpoena, or as may be necessary for purposes of disclosure to accountants, financial advisors or other experts, who shall be made aware of and agree to be bound by the confidentiality provisions hereof.

 

9. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the law of the State of Wyoming. In the event of any dispute regarding the performance or terms hereof, the prevailing party in any litigation shall be entitled to an award of reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of suit, together with any other relief awarded hereunder or in accordance with governing law.

 

In witness whereof, the parties hereto enter into this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

THE COMPANY:   DIRECTOR:
     
       
Name: Lloyd T. Spencer   Lloyd T. Spencer
Title: President    

 

     

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

This Indemnification Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 9, 2020, is made by and between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc., a Wyoming corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned, who is either a director or an officer (or both) of the Company (the “Indemnitee”), with this Agreement to be deemed effective as of the date that the Indemnitee first assumed either such capacity at the Company.

 

RECITALS

 

A. The Company is aware that competent and experienced persons are reluctant to serve as directors or officers of corporations unless they are protected by comprehensive liability insurance and indemnification, due to the exposure to litigation costs and risks resulting from their service to such corporations, and due to the fact that the exposure frequently bears no relationship to the compensation of such directors and officers;

 

B. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has concluded that, to retain and attract talented and experienced individuals to serve as officers or directors of the Company, it is necessary for the Company contractually to indemnify certain of such persons and to assume for itself maximum liability for expenses and damages in connection with claims against such persons in connection with their service to the Company;

 

C. Section 17-16-856 of Chapter 607 of the Wyoming Business Corporation Act, under which the Company is organized (“Section 17-16-856”), empowers the Company to indemnify by agreement its present and former officers and directors and persons who serve, at the request of the Company, as directors or officers of other corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, trusts, or other enterprises and expressly provides that the indemnification provided by Section 17-16-856 is not exclusive; and

 

D. The Company desires and has requested the Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve as a director or an officer of the Company free from undue concern for claims for damages arising out of or related to such services to the Company.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Definitions

 

1.1 Agent. For the purposes of this Agreement, “agent” of the Company means any person who is or was a director or an officer of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company; or is or was serving at the request of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company as a director or an officer of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise or an affiliate of the Company. The term “enterprise” includes any employee benefit plan of the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, and predecessor corporations.

 

1.2 Company. For purposes of this Agreement, the “Company” includes, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger that, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers so that any person who is or was a director or an officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director or an officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under this Agreement with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

 

1.3 Expenses. For the purposes of this Agreement, “expenses” includes all direct and indirect costs of any type or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, all attorneys’ fees and related disbursements and other out-of-pocket costs) actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the investigation, defense, or appeal of a proceeding or establishing or enforcing a right to indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Agreement, Section [  ] or otherwise; provided, however, that expenses shall not include any judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, or amounts paid in settlement of a proceeding.

 

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1.4 Fines. For purposes of this Agreement, references to “fines” includes any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan.

 

1.5 Liabilities. For purposes of this Agreement, “liabilities” means judgments, fines, ERISA execute taxes or penalties, and amounts paid in settlement in connection with a proceeding.

 

1.6 Other Enterprises. For purposes of this Agreement, “other enterprises” includes employee benefit plans.

 

1.7 Proceeding. For the purposes of this Agreement, “proceeding” means any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or other proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative.

 

1.8 Subsidiary. For purposes of this Agreement, “subsidiary” means any corporation of which more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities is owned directly or indirectly by the Company, by the Company and one or more of its subsidiaries, or by one or more of the Company’s subsidiaries.

 

1.9 Serving at the Request of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, “serving at the request of the Company” includes any service as a director or an officer of the Company that imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement.

 

2. Agreement to Serve. The Indemnitee agrees to serve and/or continue to serve as an agent of the Company, at the will of the Company (or under separate agreement, if such agreement exists), in the capacity the Indemnitee currently serves as an agent of the Company, faithfully and to the best of his ability, so long as he is duly appointed or elected and qualified in accordance with the applicable provisions of the charter documents of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company; provided, however, that the Indemnitee may at any time and for any reason resign from such position (subject to any contractual obligation that the Indemnitee may have assumed apart from this Agreement), and the Company and any subsidiary shall have no obligation under this Agreement to continue the Indemnitee in any such position.

 

3. Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance. The Company shall, to the extent that the Board determines it to be economically reasonable, maintain a policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (“D&O Insurance”), on such terms and conditions as may be approved by the Board.

 

4. Mandatory Indemnification. Subject to Section 9 below, the Company hereby agrees to hold harmless and indemnify the Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law, as such may be amended from time to time. In furtherance of the foregoing indemnification, and without limiting the generality thereof:

 

4.1 Third-Party Actions. If the Indemnitee is a person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any proceeding (except an action by or in the right of the Company) by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee is or was an agent of the Company, or by reason of anything done or not done by the Indemnitee in any such capacity, against any and all expenses and liabilities of any type whatsoever incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such proceeding if (a) the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful, or (b) the Indemnitee, if a director or an officer of the Company, did not act or fail to act in a manner that constituted a breach of the Indemnitee’s fiduciary duties as a director or an officer or such Indemnitee’s breach of those duties did not involve intentional misconduct, fraud, or a knowing violation of law; and

 

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4.2 Derivative Actions. If the Indemnitee is a person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee is or was an agent of the Company, or by reason of anything done or not done by the Indemnitee in any such capacity, against any and all expenses and liabilities incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such proceeding if (a) the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, or (b) the Indemnitee, if a director or an officer of the Company, did not act or fail to act in a manner that constituted a breach of the Indemnitee’s fiduciary duties as a director or an officer or such Indemnitee breach of those duties involved intentional misconduct, fraud, or a knowing violation of law; except that no indemnification under this subsection shall be made in respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which the Indemnitee shall have been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after the exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be liable to the Company or for amounts paid in settlement to the Company, unless and only to the extent that the court in which such proceeding was brought or another court of competent jurisdiction determines upon application that, in view of all the circumstances of the case, the Indemnitee is fairly and reasonable entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper; and

 

4.3 Exception for Amounts Covered by Insurance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to indemnify the Indemnitee for expenses or liabilities of any type whatsoever (including, but not limited to, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, and amounts paid in settlement) to the extent such have been paid to the Indemnitee by D&O Insurance.

 

4.4 Indemnification for Expenses as a Witness. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of the Indemnitee’s status as an agent of the Company, a witness, or is made (or asked) to respond to discovery requests, in any proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all expenses and liabilities of any type whatsoever actually and reasonably incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in connection therewith.

 

5. Partial Indemnification and Contribution.

 

5.1 Partial Indemnification. If the Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of any expenses or liabilities of any type whatsoever incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with a proceeding but is not entitled, however, to indemnification for all of the total amount thereof, then the Company shall nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for such total amount except as to the portion thereof to which the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification.

 

5.2 Contribution. If the Indemnitee is not entitled to the indemnification provided in Section 4 for any reason other than the statutory limitations set forth in the Wyoming Revised Statutes, then in respect of proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with the Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such proceeding), the Company shall contribute to the amount of expenses and liabilities paid or payable by the Indemnitee in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect (a) the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Indemnitee on the other hand from the transaction from which such proceeding arose and (b) the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Indemnitee on the other hand in connection with the events that resulted in such expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Indemnitee on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent the circumstances resulting in such expenses, judgments, fines, or settlement amounts. The Company agrees that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5 were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the foregoing equitable considerations.

 

6. Mandatory Advancement of Expenses.

 

6.1 Advancement. Subject to Section 9 below, the Company shall pay as incurred and in advance of the final disposition of a civil or criminal proceeding all expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with defending any such proceeding to which the Indemnitee is a party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee is or was an agent of the Company or by reason of anything done or not done by the Indemnitee in any such capacity. The Indemnitee hereby undertakes to promptly repay such amounts advanced only if, and to the extent that, it shall ultimately by determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company under the provisions of this Agreement, the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, the Wyoming Revised Statutes, or otherwise. The advances to be made hereunder shall be paid by the Company to the Indemnitee within thirty (30) days following delivery of a written request therefor by the Indemnitee to the Company.

 

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6.2 Exception. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, the Company shall not be obligated to advance any expenses to the Indemnitee arising from a lawsuit filed directly by the Company against the Indemnitee if an absolute majority of the members of the Board reasonably determines in good faith, within thirty (30) days of the Indemnitee’s request to be advanced expenses, that the facts known to them at the time such determination is made demonstrate clearly and convincingly that the Indemnitee acted in bad faith. If such a determination is made, the Indemnitee may have such decision reviewed in the manner set forth in Section 8.5 hereof, with all references therein to “indemnification” being deemed to refer to “advancement of expenses,” and the burden of proof shall be on the Company to demonstrate clearly and convincingly that, based on the facts known at the time, the Indemnitee acted in bad faith. The Company may not avail itself of this Section 6.2 as to a given lawsuit if, at any time after the occurrence of the activities or omissions that are the primary focus of the lawsuit, the Company has undergone a change in control. For this purpose, a “change in control” shall mean a given person of group of affiliated persons or groups increasing their beneficial ownership interest in the Company by at least twenty (20) percentage points without advance Board approval.

 

7. Notice and Other Indemnification Procedures.

 

7.1 Notification. Promptly after receipt by the Indemnitee of notice of the commencement of or the threat of commencement of any proceeding, the Indemnitee shall, if the Indemnitee believes that indemnification with respect thereto may be sought from the Company under this Agreement, notify the Company of the commencement or threat of commencement thereof.

 

7.2 Insurance. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of the commencement of a proceeding pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof, the Company has D&O Insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in accordance with the terms of such D&O Insurance policies.

 

7.3 Defense. In the event the Company shall be obligated to advance the expenses for any proceeding against the Indemnitee, the Company, if appropriate, shall be entitled to assume the defense of such proceeding, with counsel approved by the Indemnitee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), upon the delivery to the Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. After delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by the Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to the Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees of counsel subsequently incurred by the Indemnitee with respect to the same proceeding, provided that (a) the Indemnitee shall have the right to employ the Indemnitee’s own counsel in any such proceeding at the Indemnitee’s expense; (b) the Indemnitee shall have the right to employ the Indemnitee’s own counsel in connection with any such proceeding, at the expense of the Company, if such counsel serves in a review, observer, advice, and counseling capacity and does not otherwise materially control or participate in the defense of such proceeding; and (c) if (i) the employment of counsel by the Indemnitee has been previously authorized by the Company, (ii) the Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be conflict of interest between the Company and the Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense, or (iii) the Company shall not, in fact, have employed counsel to assume the defense of such proceeding, then the fees and expenses of the Indemnitee’s counsel shall be at the expense of the Company.

 

8. Determination of Right to Indemnification.

 

8.1 Success on Merits. To the extent the Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any proceeding referred to in Section 4.1 or 4.2 of this Agreement or in the defense of any claim, issue, or matter described therein, the Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the investigation, defense, or appeal of such proceeding, or such claim, issue, or matter, as the case may be.

 

8.2 Proof by Company. In the event that Section 8.1 is inapplicable, or does not apply to the entire proceeding, the Company shall nonetheless indemnify the Indemnitee unless the Company shall prove by clear and convincing evidence to a forum listed in Section 8.4 below that the Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct required to entitle the Indemnitee to such indemnification.

 

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8.3 Termination of Proceeding. The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere its equivalent, does not, of itself, create a presumption that a person (a) did not act in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, (b) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, that the person had reasonable cause to believe that the person’s conduct was unlawful, or (c) the person’s act or failure to act constituted a breach of the person’s fiduciary duties as a director or an officer or the person’s breach of those duties involved intentional misconduct, fraud, or a knowing violation of law.

 

8.4 Applicable Forums. The Indemnitee shall be entitled to select the forum in which the validity of the Company’s claim under Section 8.2 hereof that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification will be heard from among the following, except that the Indemnitee can select a forum consisting of the stockholders of the Company only with the approval of the Company and, if the Indemnitee is a director or an officer at the time of such determination, the determination shall be made in accordance with (a), (b), (c) or (d) below at the election of the Company:

 

(a) A majority vote of the directors who are not parties to the proceeding for which indemnification is being sought even though less than a quorum;

 

(b) By a committee of directors who are not parties to the proceeding for which indemnification is being sought designated by a majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum;

 

(c) If there are no directors who are not parties to the proceeding for which indemnification is sought, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion;

 

(d) The stockholders of the Company;

 

(e) A panel of three arbitrators, one of whom is selected by the Company, another of whom is selected by the Indemnitee and the last of whom is selected by the first two arbitrators so selected; or

 

(f) A court having jurisdiction of subject matter and the parties.

 

8.5 Submission. As soon as practicable, and in no event later than thirty (30) days after the forum has been selected pursuant to Section 8.4 above, the Company shall, at its own expense, submit to the selected forum its claim that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, and the Company shall act in the utmost good faith to assure the Indemnitee a complete opportunity to defend against such claim.

 

8.6 Appeals. If the forum selected in accordance with Section 8.4 hereof is not a court, then after the final decision of such forum is rendered, the Company or the Indemnitee shall have the right to apply to a court of California, the court in which the proceeding giving rise to the Indemnitee’s claim for indemnification is or was pending, or any other court of competent jurisdiction, for the purpose of appealing the decision of such forum, provided that such right is executed within sixty (60) days after the final decision of such forum is rendered. If the forum selected in accordance with Section 8.4 hereof is a court, then the rights of the Company or the Indemnitee to appeal any decision of such court shall be governed by the applicable laws and rules governing appeals of the decision of such court.

 

8.7 Expenses for Interpretation. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee against all expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with any hearing or proceeding under this Section 8 involving the Indemnitee and against all expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with any other proceeding between the Company and the Indemnitee involving the interpretation or enforcement of the rights of the Indemnitee under this Agreement unless a court of competent jurisdiction finds that each of the material claims and/or defenses of the Indemnitee in any such proceeding was frivolous or not made in good faith.

 

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9. Exceptions. Any other provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement in the following circumstances:

 

9.1 Claims Initiated by Indemnitee. To indemnify or advance expenses to the Indemnitee with respect to proceedings or claims initiated or brought voluntarily by the Indemnitee and not by way of defense, except with respect to proceedings specifically authorized by the Board or brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification and/or advancement of expenses arising under this Agreement, the charter documents of the Company or any subsidiary, or any statute or law or otherwise, but such indemnification or advancement of expenses may be provided by the Company in specific cases if the Board finds it to be appropriate; or

 

9.2 Unauthorized Settlements. To indemnify the Indemnitee hereunder for any amounts paid in settlement of a proceeding unless the Company consents in advance in writing to such settlement, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; or

 

9.3 Securities Law Actions. To indemnify the Indemnitee on account of any suit in which judgment is rendered against the Indemnitee for an accounting of profits made from the purchase or sale by the Indemnitee of securities of the company pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and amendments thereto or similar provisions of any federal, state, or local statutory law; or

 

9.4 Unlawful Indemnification. To indemnify the Indemnitee if a final decision by a court having jurisdiction in the mater shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful. In this respect, the Company and the Indemnitee have been advised that the Securities and Exchange Commission takes the position that indemnification for liabilities arising under the federal securities laws is against public policy and is, therefore, unenforceable and that claims for indemnification should be submitted to appropriate courts for adjudication.

 

10. Non-Exclusivity. The provisions for indemnification and advancement of expenses set forth in this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights that the Indemnitee may have under any provision of law, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, the vote of the Company’s stockholders or disinterested directors, other agreements, or otherwise, both as to action in the Indemnitee’s official capacity and to action in another capacity while occupying the Indemnitee’s position as an agent of the Company, and the Indemnitee’s rights hereunder shall continue after the Indemnitee has ceased acting as an agent of the Company and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of the Indemnitee.

 

11. General Provisions.

 

11.1 Interpretation of Agreement. It is understood that the parties hereto intend this Agreement to be interpreted and enforced so as to provide indemnification and advancement of expenses to the Indemnitee to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law, except as expressly limited herein.

 

11.2 Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, then: (a) the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, all portions of any paragraphs of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable that are not themselves invalid, illegal, or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, all portions of any paragraphs of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid, illegal, or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable and to give effect to Section 11.1 hereof.

 

11.3 Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification, or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

11.4 Subrogation. In the event of full payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the Indemnitee, who shall execute all documents required and shall do all acts that may be necessary or desirable to secure such rights and to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

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11.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, which shall together constitute one agreement.

 

11.6 Successors and Assigns. The terms of this Agreement shall bind, and shall inure to the benefit of, the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this section shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or an officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person.

 

11.7 Notice. All notices, requests, demands, and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given if (a) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party addressee, or (b) mailed by certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the mailing date. Addresses for notice to either party are as shown on the signature page of this Agreement or as subsequently modified by written notice.

 

11.8 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed exclusively by and construed according to the laws of the State of Wyoming, as applied to contracts between Wyoming residents entered into and to be performed entirely within Wyoming.

 

11.9 Consent to Jurisdiction. The Company and the Indemnitee each hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Wyoming for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of or relates to this Agreement.

 

11.10 Attorneys’ Fees. In the event Indemnitee is required to bring any action to enforce rights under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the expenses of any proceeding described in Section 4), the Indemnitee shall be entitled to all reasonable fees and expenses in bringing and pursuing such action, unless a court of competent jurisdiction finds each of the material claims of the Indemnitee in any such action was frivolous and not made in good faith.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into this Indemnification Agreement effective as of the date first written above.

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.   INDEMNITEE:
   
    Bill Edmonds
     
By:     By:  
Name:  Lloyd T. Spencer   Name:  Bill Edmonds
Title: President  

 

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Exhibit 10.4

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

This Indemnification Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 9, 2020, is made by and between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc., a Wyoming corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned, who is either a director or an officer (or both) of the Company (the “Indemnitee”), with this Agreement to be deemed effective as of the date that the Indemnitee first assumed either such capacity at the Company.

 

RECITALS

 

A. The Company is aware that competent and experienced persons are reluctant to serve as directors or officers of corporations unless they are protected by comprehensive liability insurance and indemnification, due to the exposure to litigation costs and risks resulting from their service to such corporations, and due to the fact that the exposure frequently bears no relationship to the compensation of such directors and officers;

 

B. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has concluded that, to retain and attract talented and experienced individuals to serve as officers or directors of the Company, it is necessary for the Company contractually to indemnify certain of such persons and to assume for itself maximum liability for expenses and damages in connection with claims against such persons in connection with their service to the Company;

 

C. Section 17-16-856 of Chapter 607 of the Wyoming Business Corporation Act, under which the Company is organized (“Section 17-16-856”), empowers the Company to indemnify by agreement its present and former officers and directors and persons who serve, at the request of the Company, as directors or officers of other corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, trusts, or other enterprises and expressly provides that the indemnification provided by Section 17-16-856 is not exclusive; and

 

D. The Company desires and has requested the Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve as a director or an officer of the Company free from undue concern for claims for damages arising out of or related to such services to the Company.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Definitions

 

1.1 Agent. For the purposes of this Agreement, “agent” of the Company means any person who is or was a director or an officer of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company; or is or was serving at the request of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company as a director or an officer of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise or an affiliate of the Company. The term “enterprise” includes any employee benefit plan of the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, and predecessor corporations.

 

1.2 Company. For purposes of this Agreement, the “Company” includes, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger that, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers so that any person who is or was a director or an officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director or an officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under this Agreement with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

 

1.3 Expenses. For the purposes of this Agreement, “expenses” includes all direct and indirect costs of any type or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, all attorneys’ fees and related disbursements and other out-of-pocket costs) actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the investigation, defense, or appeal of a proceeding or establishing or enforcing a right to indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Agreement, Section [] or otherwise; provided, however, that expenses shall not include any judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, or amounts paid in settlement of a proceeding.

 

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1.4 Fines. For purposes of this Agreement, references to “fines” includes any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan.

 

1.5 Liabilities. For purposes of this Agreement, “liabilities” means judgments, fines, ERISA execute taxes or penalties, and amounts paid in settlement in connection with a proceeding.

 

1.6 Other Enterprises. For purposes of this Agreement, “other enterprises” includes employee benefit plans.

 

1.7 Proceeding. For the purposes of this Agreement, “proceeding” means any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or other proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative.

 

1.8 Subsidiary. For purposes of this Agreement, “subsidiary” means any corporation of which more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities is owned directly or indirectly by the Company, by the Company and one or more of its subsidiaries, or by one or more of the Company’s subsidiaries.

 

1.9 Serving at the Request of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, “serving at the request of the Company” includes any service as a director or an officer of the Company that imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement.

 

2. Agreement to Serve. The Indemnitee agrees to serve and/or continue to serve as an agent of the Company, at the will of the Company (or under separate agreement, if such agreement exists), in the capacity the Indemnitee currently serves as an agent of the Company, faithfully and to the best of his ability, so long as he is duly appointed or elected and qualified in accordance with the applicable provisions of the charter documents of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company; provided, however, that the Indemnitee may at any time and for any reason resign from such position (subject to any contractual obligation that the Indemnitee may have assumed apart from this Agreement), and the Company and any subsidiary shall have no obligation under this Agreement to continue the Indemnitee in any such position.

 

3. Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance. The Company shall, to the extent that the Board determines it to be economically reasonable, maintain a policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (“D&O Insurance”), on such terms and conditions as may be approved by the Board.

 

4. Mandatory Indemnification. Subject to Section 9 below, the Company hereby agrees to hold harmless and indemnify the Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law, as such may be amended from time to time. In furtherance of the foregoing indemnification, and without limiting the generality thereof:

 

4.1 Third-Party Actions. If the Indemnitee is a person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any proceeding (except an action by or in the right of the Company) by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee is or was an agent of the Company, or by reason of anything done or not done by the Indemnitee in any such capacity, against any and all expenses and liabilities of any type whatsoever incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such proceeding if (a) the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful, or (b) the Indemnitee, if a director or an officer of the Company, did not act or fail to act in a manner that constituted a breach of the Indemnitee’s fiduciary duties as a director or an officer or such Indemnitee’s breach of those duties did not involve intentional misconduct, fraud, or a knowing violation of law; and

 

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4.2 Derivative Actions. If the Indemnitee is a person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee is or was an agent of the Company, or by reason of anything done or not done by the Indemnitee in any such capacity, against any and all expenses and liabilities incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such proceeding if (a) the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, or (b) the Indemnitee, if a director or an officer of the Company, did not act or fail to act in a manner that constituted a breach of the Indemnitee’s fiduciary duties as a director or an officer or such Indemnitee breach of those duties involved intentional misconduct, fraud, or a knowing violation of law; except that no indemnification under this subsection shall be made in respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which the Indemnitee shall have been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after the exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be liable to the Company or for amounts paid in settlement to the Company, unless and only to the extent that the court in which such proceeding was brought or another court of competent jurisdiction determines upon application that, in view of all the circumstances of the case, the Indemnitee is fairly and reasonable entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper; and

 

4.3 Exception for Amounts Covered by Insurance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to indemnify the Indemnitee for expenses or liabilities of any type whatsoever (including, but not limited to, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, and amounts paid in settlement) to the extent such have been paid to the Indemnitee by D&O Insurance.

 

4.4 Indemnification for Expenses as a Witness. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of the Indemnitee’s status as an agent of the Company, a witness, or is made (or asked) to respond to discovery requests, in any proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all expenses and liabilities of any type whatsoever actually and reasonably incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in connection therewith.

 

5. Partial Indemnification and Contribution.

 

5.1 Partial Indemnification. If the Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of any expenses or liabilities of any type whatsoever incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with a proceeding but is not entitled, however, to indemnification for all of the total amount thereof, then the Company shall nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for such total amount except as to the portion thereof to which the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification.

 

5.2 Contribution. If the Indemnitee is not entitled to the indemnification provided in Section 4 for any reason other than the statutory limitations set forth in the Wyoming Revised Statutes, then in respect of proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with the Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such proceeding), the Company shall contribute to the amount of expenses and liabilities paid or payable by the Indemnitee in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect (a) the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Indemnitee on the other hand from the transaction from which such proceeding arose and (b) the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Indemnitee on the other hand in connection with the events that resulted in such expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Indemnitee on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent the circumstances resulting in such expenses, judgments, fines, or settlement amounts. The Company agrees that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5 were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the foregoing equitable considerations.

 

6. Mandatory Advancement of Expenses.

 

6.1 Advancement. Subject to Section 9 below, the Company shall pay as incurred and in advance of the final disposition of a civil or criminal proceeding all expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with defending any such proceeding to which the Indemnitee is a party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee is or was an agent of the Company or by reason of anything done or not done by the Indemnitee in any such capacity. The Indemnitee hereby undertakes to promptly repay such amounts advanced only if, and to the extent that, it shall ultimately by determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company under the provisions of this Agreement, the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, the Wyoming Revised Statutes, or otherwise. The advances to be made hereunder shall be paid by the Company to the Indemnitee within thirty (30) days following delivery of a written request therefor by the Indemnitee to the Company.

 

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6.2 Exception. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, the Company shall not be obligated to advance any expenses to the Indemnitee arising from a lawsuit filed directly by the Company against the Indemnitee if an absolute majority of the members of the Board reasonably determines in good faith, within thirty (30) days of the Indemnitee’s request to be advanced expenses, that the facts known to them at the time such determination is made demonstrate clearly and convincingly that the Indemnitee acted in bad faith. If such a determination is made, the Indemnitee may have such decision reviewed in the manner set forth in Section 8.5 hereof, with all references therein to “indemnification” being deemed to refer to “advancement of expenses,” and the burden of proof shall be on the Company to demonstrate clearly and convincingly that, based on the facts known at the time, the Indemnitee acted in bad faith. The Company may not avail itself of this Section 6.2 as to a given lawsuit if, at any time after the occurrence of the activities or omissions that are the primary focus of the lawsuit, the Company has undergone a change in control. For this purpose, a “change in control” shall mean a given person of group of affiliated persons or groups increasing their beneficial ownership interest in the Company by at least twenty (20) percentage points without advance Board approval.

 

7. Notice and Other Indemnification Procedures.

 

7.1 Notification. Promptly after receipt by the Indemnitee of notice of the commencement of or the threat of commencement of any proceeding, the Indemnitee shall, if the Indemnitee believes that indemnification with respect thereto may be sought from the Company under this Agreement, notify the Company of the commencement or threat of commencement thereof.

 

7.2 Insurance. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of the commencement of a proceeding pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof, the Company has D&O Insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in accordance with the terms of such D&O Insurance policies.

 

7.3 Defense. In the event the Company shall be obligated to advance the expenses for any proceeding against the Indemnitee, the Company, if appropriate, shall be entitled to assume the defense of such proceeding, with counsel approved by the Indemnitee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), upon the delivery to the Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. After delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by the Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to the Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees of counsel subsequently incurred by the Indemnitee with respect to the same proceeding, provided that (a) the Indemnitee shall have the right to employ the Indemnitee’s own counsel in any such proceeding at the Indemnitee’s expense; (b) the Indemnitee shall have the right to employ the Indemnitee’s own counsel in connection with any such proceeding, at the expense of the Company, if such counsel serves in a review, observer, advice, and counseling capacity and does not otherwise materially control or participate in the defense of such proceeding; and (c) if (i) the employment of counsel by the Indemnitee has been previously authorized by the Company, (ii) the Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be conflict of interest between the Company and the Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense, or (iii) the Company shall not, in fact, have employed counsel to assume the defense of such proceeding, then the fees and expenses of the Indemnitee’s counsel shall be at the expense of the Company.

 

8. Determination of Right to Indemnification.

 

8.1 Success on Merits. To the extent the Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any proceeding referred to in Section 4.1 or 4.2 of this Agreement or in the defense of any claim, issue, or matter described therein, the Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the investigation, defense, or appeal of such proceeding, or such claim, issue, or matter, as the case may be.

 

8.2 Proof by Company. In the event that Section 8.1 is inapplicable, or does not apply to the entire proceeding, the Company shall nonetheless indemnify the Indemnitee unless the Company shall prove by clear and convincing evidence to a forum listed in Section 8.4 below that the Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct required to entitle the Indemnitee to such indemnification.

 

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8.3 Termination of Proceeding. The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere its equivalent, does not, of itself, create a presumption that a person (a) did not act in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, (b) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, that the person had reasonable cause to believe that the person’s conduct was unlawful, or (c) the person’s act or failure to act constituted a breach of the person’s fiduciary duties as a director or an officer or the person’s breach of those duties involved intentional misconduct, fraud, or a knowing violation of law.

 

8.4 Applicable Forums. The Indemnitee shall be entitled to select the forum in which the validity of the Company’s claim under Section 8.2 hereof that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification will be heard from among the following, except that the Indemnitee can select a forum consisting of the stockholders of the Company only with the approval of the Company and, if the Indemnitee is a director or an officer at the time of such determination, the determination shall be made in accordance with (a), (b), (c) or (d) below at the election of the Company:

 

(a) A majority vote of the directors who are not parties to the proceeding for which indemnification is being sought even though less than a quorum;

 

(b) By a committee of directors who are not parties to the proceeding for which indemnification is being sought designated by a majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum;

 

(c) If there are no directors who are not parties to the proceeding for which indemnification is sought, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion;

 

(d) The stockholders of the Company;

 

(e) A panel of three arbitrators, one of whom is selected by the Company, another of whom is selected by the Indemnitee and the last of whom is selected by the first two arbitrators so selected; or

 

(f) A court having jurisdiction of subject matter and the parties.

 

8.5 Submission. As soon as practicable, and in no event later than thirty (30) days after the forum has been selected pursuant to Section 8.4 above, the Company shall, at its own expense, submit to the selected forum its claim that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, and the Company shall act in the utmost good faith to assure the Indemnitee a complete opportunity to defend against such claim.

 

8.6 Appeals. If the forum selected in accordance with Section 8.4 hereof is not a court, then after the final decision of such forum is rendered, the Company or the Indemnitee shall have the right to apply to a court of California, the court in which the proceeding giving rise to the Indemnitee’s claim for indemnification is or was pending, or any other court of competent jurisdiction, for the purpose of appealing the decision of such forum, provided that such right is executed within sixty (60) days after the final decision of such forum is rendered. If the forum selected in accordance with Section 8.4 hereof is a court, then the rights of the Company or the Indemnitee to appeal any decision of such court shall be governed by the applicable laws and rules governing appeals of the decision of such court.

 

8.7 Expenses for Interpretation. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee against all expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with any hearing or proceeding under this Section 8 involving the Indemnitee and against all expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with any other proceeding between the Company and the Indemnitee involving the interpretation or enforcement of the rights of the Indemnitee under this Agreement unless a court of competent jurisdiction finds that each of the material claims and/or defenses of the Indemnitee in any such proceeding was frivolous or not made in good faith.

 

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9. Exceptions. Any other provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement in the following circumstances:

 

9.1 Claims Initiated by Indemnitee. To indemnify or advance expenses to the Indemnitee with respect to proceedings or claims initiated or brought voluntarily by the Indemnitee and not by way of defense, except with respect to proceedings specifically authorized by the Board or brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification and/or advancement of expenses arising under this Agreement, the charter documents of the Company or any subsidiary, or any statute or law or otherwise, but such indemnification or advancement of expenses may be provided by the Company in specific cases if the Board finds it to be appropriate; or

 

9.2 Unauthorized Settlements. To indemnify the Indemnitee hereunder for any amounts paid in settlement of a proceeding unless the Company consents in advance in writing to such settlement, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; or

 

9.3 Securities Law Actions. To indemnify the Indemnitee on account of any suit in which judgment is rendered against the Indemnitee for an accounting of profits made from the purchase or sale by the Indemnitee of securities of the company pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and amendments thereto or similar provisions of any federal, state, or local statutory law; or

 

9.4 Unlawful Indemnification. To indemnify the Indemnitee if a final decision by a court having jurisdiction in the mater shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful. In this respect, the Company and the Indemnitee have been advised that the Securities and Exchange Commission takes the position that indemnification for liabilities arising under the federal securities laws is against public policy and is, therefore, unenforceable and that claims for indemnification should be submitted to appropriate courts for adjudication.

 

10. Non-Exclusivity. The provisions for indemnification and advancement of expenses set forth in this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights that the Indemnitee may have under any provision of law, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, the vote of the Company’s stockholders or disinterested directors, other agreements, or otherwise, both as to action in the Indemnitee’s official capacity and to action in another capacity while occupying the Indemnitee’s position as an agent of the Company, and the Indemnitee’s rights hereunder shall continue after the Indemnitee has ceased acting as an agent of the Company and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of the Indemnitee.

 

11. General Provisions.

 

11.1 Interpretation of Agreement. It is understood that the parties hereto intend this Agreement to be interpreted and enforced so as to provide indemnification and advancement of expenses to the Indemnitee to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law, except as expressly limited herein.

 

11.2 Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, then: (a) the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, all portions of any paragraphs of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable that are not themselves invalid, illegal, or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, all portions of any paragraphs of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid, illegal, or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable and to give effect to Section 11.1 hereof.

 

11.3 Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification, or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

11.4 Subrogation. In the event of full payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the Indemnitee, who shall execute all documents required and shall do all acts that may be necessary or desirable to secure such rights and to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

 

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11.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, which shall together constitute one agreement.

 

11.6 Successors and Assigns. The terms of this Agreement shall bind, and shall inure to the benefit of, the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this section shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or an officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person.

 

11.7 Notice. All notices, requests, demands, and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given if (a) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party addressee, or (b) mailed by certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the mailing date. Addresses for notice to either party are as shown on the signature page of this Agreement or as subsequently modified by written notice.

 

11.8 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed exclusively by and construed according to the laws of the State of Wyoming, as applied to contracts between Wyoming residents entered into and to be performed entirely within Wyoming.

 

11.9 Consent to Jurisdiction. The Company and the Indemnitee each hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Wyoming for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of or relates to this Agreement.

 

11.10 Attorneys’ Fees. In the event Indemnitee is required to bring any action to enforce rights under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the expenses of any proceeding described in Section 4), the Indemnitee shall be entitled to all reasonable fees and expenses in bringing and pursuing such action, unless a court of competent jurisdiction finds each of the material claims of the Indemnitee in any such action was frivolous and not made in good faith.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into this Indemnification Agreement effective as of the date first written above.

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.   INDEMNITEE:
         
      Lloyd Spencer
       
By:     By: 
Name: Lloyd T. Spencer   Name: Lloyd T. Spencer
Title: President  

 

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Exhibit 10.5

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and entered into this 4th day of December 2019 by and between Lloyd T. Spencer, a resident of Washington State (the “Executive”) and Deep Green Waste and Recycling, Inc. (the “Corporation”), a Wyoming corporation with its principal place of business in Fair Play, South Carolina. Collectively, the Corporation and the Executive are referred to herein as the “Parties” and sometimes individually as a “Party.”

 

R E C I T A L S:

 

  A. Executive has substantial experience which the Corporation believes valuable in its business and that of certain of its subsidiaries; and
     
  B. Corporation desires to employ the Executive as an executive of the Corporation and such of its Subsidiaries as president and Chief Executive Officer as the Corporation deems appropriate and the Executive desires to accept such employment; and
     
  C. Corporation desires to appoint Executive to serve as a Director on the Board of Directors of the Corporation and such of its Subsidiaries, and Executive desires to so serve.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the Corporation and the Executive do hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Employment and Duties. On the terms and subject to the job conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Corporation shall employ the Executive as an executive officer of the corporation and such of its Subsidiaries as it believes appropriate and to perform such duties as are consistent with such position as may be assigned, from time to time, by the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and to render such additional services and discharge such other responsibilities as the Corporation or designated Subsidiary may, from time to time, stipulate, including without limitation serving as president and Chief Executive Officer. The costs of salary, expenses, options, benefits and bonus related to all work performed for a Subsidiary shall be allocated to that Subsidiary.

 

2. Performance. The Executive accepts the employment described in Paragraph 1 of this Agreement and agrees to devote all of his business time and efforts to the faithful and diligent performance of the services described therein, including the performance of such other services and responsibilities as the Corporation may, from time to time, stipulate.

 

3. Term. The term (“Term”) of employment under this Agreement shall commence on December 4, 2019 (the “Commencement Date”) and shall continue until the third anniversary date following the Commencement Date and shall be automatically renewable for successive one year periods, unless terminated as provided herein. The Term of employment shall terminate:

 

a. after three years from the Commencement Date, if either Party gives more than sixty days prior written notice to the other Party that it wishes to terminate this Agreement; and

 

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b. immediately upon receipt of written notice for Just Cause or Good Reason.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Just Cause” shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following events: (i) the breach by the Executive of his covenants under this Agreement; (ii) the Executive’s refusal to perform, or his substantial neglect of, the duties assigned to the Executive pursuant to Paragraph 1 hereof; (iii) the commission by the Executive of theft or embezzlement of Corporation property or other acts of dishonesty; (iv) the commission by the Executive of a crime resulting in injury to the business, property or reputation of the Corporation or any affiliate of the Corporation or commission of other significant activities harmful to the business or reputation of the Corporation or any affiliate of the Corporation; (v) any significant violation of any statutory or common law duty of loyalty to the Corporation; (vi) Executive’s neglect of his duties hereunder or his failure to devote the time and attention to the Corporation’s business required herein; or (vii) Executive’s intentional violation of Corporation’s rules, regulations, procedures or other policies.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following events: (i) the Corporation’s material breach of this Agreement; or (ii) a material change in Executive’s compensation and/or responsibilities unless such change is agreed to in advance by Executive.

 

On the effective date of termination of this Agreement for any reason, including, without limitation, the expiration of the Term, and regardless of which Party effects the termination, the Executive shall return to the Corporation all Proprietary Information (as defined hereinafter), and any other property belonging to the Corporation.

 

If the Corporation terminates Executive’s employment without Just Cause or Executive terminates employment with Good Reason, Executive shall be entitled to accrued but unpaid salary and benefits through the date of termination and shall receive a severance payment equal to one-month’s current salary for each full year of employment, with a minimum severance payment of three (3) months and a maximum of six (6) months’ pay; provided however, that Executive’s receipt of any severance payment shall be contingent on Executive signing a separate agreement releasing all claims against the Corporation arising out of Executive’s employment. If Executive is terminated for Just Cause or resigns without Good Reason, Executive shall be entitled only to salary and benefits accrued but unpaid through the date of termination and shall receive no amount for severance.

 

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4. Compensation.

 

a. Salary Compensation. During the Term, the Corporation shall pay the Executive a salary in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) per month commencing when the Corporation receives its first round of equity or debt financing.

 

b. Sign-On Bonus. In recognition of the efforts that Executive shall invest without cash compensation to achieve Corporation’s compliance with OTCMarkets, SEC and FINRA, the Corporation’s Board of Directors shall issue a sign-on bonus of 500,000 shares of the Corporation’s Restricted Common Stock on or before January 31, 2020.

 

c. Stock Grant Compensation. The Corporation shall issue restricted shares in the form of stock grants equivalent to 6,120,000 shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock over a 3 year period. Stock Grant shares shall vest 170,000 shares each month after the Stock Grant date, December 4, 2019, over a three year period, except that all unvested Stock Grant shares shall vest immediately if the Corporation terminates Executive’s employment without Just Cause, or Executive resigns for Good Reason. The number of shares vested shall be adjusted in the event of subsequent stock splits.

 

d. If Executive fails to give Corporation 90 days notice of termination without Good Reason, he shall forfeit all unvested Stock Grant shares.

 

e. Expenses. The Corporation shall pay Executive’s out of pocket expenses provided such expenses are within the Corporation’s guidelines. The Executive shall provide the Corporation with an expense report and such substantiating documents as the Corporation requests from time to time.

 

5. Benefits. In addition to the reimbursement of the ordinary out of pocket business expenses described in 4.d, above, the Executive shall be eligible for such other benefits as are offered to other executives in similar positions on such terms as the Corporation shall determine in its sole discretion, including but not limited to an executive medical program which includes dental and vision coverage. If the Executive is eligible for Medicare, Corporation shall require that Executive apply for Medicare, and Corporation shall determine a benefits plan that complements Medicare in a manner that is offered to other executives in similar positions.

 

6. Location. The Executive shall perform the duties required of him in the State of Washington or other locations as the Corporation may specify from time to time.

 

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7. Confidentiality of Information; Duty of Non-Disclosure.

 

c. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that his employment by the Corporation under this Agreement necessarily involves his understanding of and access to certain trade secrets and confidential information pertaining to the business of the Corporation. Accordingly, the Executive agrees that at all times after the date of this Agreement he will not, directly or indirectly, without the express permission of the Corporation, disclose to or use for the benefit of any person, corporation or other entity, or for himself any and all files, trade secrets or other confidential information concerning the internal affairs of the Corporation, including, but not limited to, information pertaining to its clients, services, products, earnings, finances, manufacturing, operations, suppliers, including without limitation its overseas network of suppliers and other relations, methods, distribution system or other activities (“Proprietary Information”); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to information which is of public record or is generally known, disclosed or available to the general public or the industry generally. Further, the Executive agrees that he shall not, directly or indirectly, remove or retain, without the express prior written consent of the Corporation, and upon termination of this Agreement for any reason shall return to the Corporation, any figures, calculations, letters, papers, records, computer disks, computer print-outs, lists, documents, instruments, drawings, designs, programs, brochures, sales literature, or any copies thereof, or any information or instruments derived therefrom, or any other similar information of any type or description, however such information might be obtained or recorded, arising out of or in any way relating to the business of the Corporation or obtained as a result of his employment by the Corporation. The Executive acknowledges that all of the foregoing are proprietary information, and are the exclusive property of the Corporation. The covenants contained in this Paragraph 7 shall survive the termination of Executive’s employment or this Agreement.

 

8. Covenant Not to Compete.

 

a. During Employment Period. During the period when the Executive is employed by the Corporation (the “Employment Period”), the Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Corporation, engage in any other business activity for gain, profit, or other pecuniary advantage (excepting the investment of funds in such form or manner as will not require any services on the part of the Executive in the operation of the affairs of the companies in which such investments are made) or engage in or in any manner be connected or concerned, directly or indirectly, whether as an officer, director, stockholder, partner, owner, Executive, creditor, or otherwise, with the operation, management, or conduct of any business that competes with or is of a nature similar to that of the Corporation.

 

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b. Following Employment Period.

 

  (i) For the purposes of this sub-section, the term “Involved Subsidiary” shall include: (1) any subsidiary of the Corporation with which Executive was actually employed; (2) any subsidiary of the Corporation for which Executive served on the Board of Directors; and (3) any subsidiary of the Corporation that possesses confidential information or has customers to which Executive had direct access during his employment.
     
  (ii) Within the twelve (12) month period immediately following the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Corporation, regardless of the reason therefore, the Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Corporation, interfere with, or divert any customer served by any Involved Subsidiary, or any prospective customer identified by or on behalf of any Involved Subsidiary, or any supplier to any Involved Subsidiary who was a supplier or prospective supplier during the Executive’s employment with the Corporation, wherever located.
     
  (iii) In addition, during the twelve (12) month period immediately following the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Corporation, regardless of the reason therefore, the Executive shall not engage in or in any manner be connected or concerned, directly or indirectly, whether as an officer, director, stockholder, partner, owner, executive, creditor, or otherwise, with the operation, management, or conduct of any business that competes with the Corporation or its subsidiaries without the prior written approval of the Corporation.
     
  (iv) In addition, during the twelve (12) month period immediately following the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Corporation, regardless of the reason therefore, the Executive shall not engage in or in any manner be connected or concerned with any business activity, either as an employee, owner, consultant or any other activity involving a product or technology that Executive had initiated, or actively participated in while employed by the Corporation.
     
  (v) Executive has the right to seek alternative employment if the Company reduces Executives compensation as it is detailed in this Agreement.

 

The covenants contained in this Paragraph 8 shall survive the termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement.

 

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9. Severability. The Executive agrees and acknowledges that the Corporation does not have any adequate remedy at law for the breach or threatened breach by the Executive of the covenants contained in Paragraphs 7 and 8 of this Agreement, and agrees that the Corporation shall be entitled to injunctive relief to bar the Executive from such breach or threatened breach in addition to any other remedies which may be available to the Corporation at law or in equity. The covenants of the Executive contained in Paragraphs 7 and 8 of this Agreement shall each be construed as an agreement independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action of the Executive against the Corporation, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Corporation of such covenants. If any part of any covenant or other term of this Agreement is determined by a court of law to be overly broad thereby making the covenant unenforceable, the parties hereto agree, and it is their desire, that the court shall substitute a judicially enforceable limitation in its place, and that as so modified the covenant shall be binding upon the parties as if originally set forth herein.

 

10. Inventions, Designs, and Secrecy. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 10 , the Executive: (a) shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Corporation all secret or confidential information, knowledge, or data of the Corporation or its business or production operations obtained by the Executive during his employment by the Corporation, which shall not be generally known to the public or recognized as standard practice (whether or not developed by the Executive) and shall not, during his employment by the Corporation and after the termination of such employment for any reason, communicate or divulge any such information, knowledge or data to any person, firm or corporation other than the Corporation or persons, firms or corporations designated by the Corporation; (b) shall promptly disclose to the Corporation all designs, inventions, software programs, ideas, devices, and processes made or conceived by him alone or jointly with others, from the time of entering the Corporation’s employ until such employment is terminated, relevant or pertinent in any way, whether directly or indirectly, to the Corporation’s business or production operations or resulting from or suggested by any work which he may have done for the Corporation or at its request; (c) shall, at all times during employment with the Corporation, assist the Corporation in every proper way (entirely at the Corporation’s expense) to obtain and develop for the Corporation’s benefit patents or copyrights on such designs, software programs, inventions, ideas, devices and processes, whether or not patented, trademarked, or copyrighted; and (d) shall do all such acts and execute, acknowledge and deliver all such instruments as may be necessary or desirable in the opinion of the Corporation to vest in the Corporation the entire interest in such designs, inventions, ideas, devices, and processes referred to above. The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, the Executive shall not be required to assign or offer to assign to the Corporation any of Executive’s rights in any design or invention for which no equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information of the Corporation was used and which was developed entirely on the Executive’s own time, unless (a) the design or invention related to (i) the business of the Corporation or (ii) the Corporation’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b) the design, software or invention results from any work performed by the Executive for the Corporation. The Executive acknowledges his prior receipt of written notification of the limitation set forth in the preceding sentence on the Executive’s obligation to assign or offer to assign to the Corporation the Executive’s rights in designs and inventions.

 

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11. Notice. All notices, demands, instructions and other communications required or permitted to be given to or made upon either Party hereto or any other person shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested (with a copy by facsimile, if such Party has provided a facsimile number), or by a reputable courier delivery service, or by telegram (with messenger delivery), or by facsimile (confirmed by mail), and shall be deemed to be given for purposes of this Agreement on the day that such writing is delivered or sent to the intended recipient thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Paragraph. Unless otherwise specified in a notice sent or delivered in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Paragraph, notices, demands, instructions and other communications in writing shall be given to or made upon the respective Parties hereto at the following address:

 

To the Corporation:

 

Deep Green Waste and Recycling, Inc.

Attention: William Edmonds

PO Box 33

Fair Play, SC 29643

Email : Bill.Edmonds@deepgreenwaste.com

 

To the Executive:

 

Lloyd T. Spencer

18529 NE 184th Street

Woodinville, WA 98077

Email : lloydtspencer@gmail.com

 

Any such notice shall be deemed effective on the seventh (7th) business day after its mailing.

 

12. Assignment or Transfer.

 

a. The Corporation shall have the right in its discretion to freely assign or transfer its interests under this Agreement provided such assignment or transfer is in connection with a sale of all or substantially all of its assets, if such assignee assumes all obligations of the Corporation to the Executive arising under the provisions of this Agreement.

 

b. This Agreement is personal to the Executive, and neither all nor any part of this Agreement directly or indirectly may be assigned or transferred by the Executive without the Corporation’s prior written approval.

 

13. Miscellaneous.

 

a. Controlling Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the United States of America and the State of Wyoming. The Parties acknowledge and agree that any dispute resolution regarding the Executive’s employment shall be adjudicated in any Federal court located in Cheyenne, Wyoming USA, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the parties.

 

b. Entire Agreement. This instrument contains the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to its subject matter and may not be changed orally but only by an Agreement in writing signed by the Parties hereto.

 

c. Failure to Enforce. The failure of either Party to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of such provisions. Further, any express waiver of a breach of any provision hereunder by any Party shall not constitute a waiver of any prior or subsequent breach or of such Party’s right to fully enforce thereafter each and every provision of this Agreement.

 

d. Headings. All numbers and heading of paragraphs and subparagraphs in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not intended to qualify, limit or otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

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WHEREFORE, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date and year first above written.

 

EXECUTIVE:   CORPORATION:
     
    Deep Green Waste and Recycling, Inc.
       
  By:
Lloyd T. Spencer     William Edmonds
      Chairman, Board of Directors

 

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Exhibit 10.6

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.7

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.8

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.9

 

AMENDMENT TO DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, LLC EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDMENT, dated as of the 20th day of July, 2017, is made to the Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC Employment Agreement dated the 1st of January, 2016 (“the Agreement”) by and between Deep Green Waste & Recycling LLC, a Georgia Limited Liability Company (“Deep Green”), and David A. Bradford (the “Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, both Executive and Deep Green understand that changes in terms of certain provisions in the Agreement will be helpful in the furtherance of Deep Green’s negotiation of additional financing and both Deep Green and the Executive have agreed to such changes.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Amendment hereby agree as follows:

 

  1. Paragraph 5. Ownership Interest. Delete the second sentence and insert the sentence:
     
    “Upon initiation of its Incentive Stock Plan, Deep Green hereby grants the Executive an additional one and one half percent (1.5%) ownership interest in Deep Green, with 0.375% granted upon the date of initiation and 0.375% granted on the anniversary date of the ISP for each of the following three years.”
     
  2. Paragraph 6. Grant of Initial Stock Options.
     
    Delete the paragraph.
     
  3. Paragraph 7. Discretionary Incentive Bonus to the Executive.
     
    Delete the first sentence and replace with “For each year of the Agreement in which the Company’s after-tax profits exceed $2,000,000, the Company will pay the Executive a Discretionary Incentive Bonus of no less than one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the Company’s after-tax profits, as determined by the Company’s independent certified public accountant(s) in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.”
     
  4. Paragraph 12. Change of Control.
     
    In 12. (b) (i) delete the word “ten” and replace with the word “thirty” and delete the figure (10%) and replace with the figure (30%).
     
  5. Except as expressly amended or modified hereby, the Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC Employment Agreement will and does remain in full force and effect.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment on the day and year first written above.

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, LLC  
     
By: ___________________________(SEAL) ___________________________(SEAL)
Its:  ___________________________ David A. Bradford

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.10

 

AMENDMENT TO DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, LLC EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDMENT, dated as of the 20th day of July, 2017, is made to the Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC Employment Agreement dated the 1st of January, 2016 (“the Agreement”) by and between Deep Green Waste & Recycling LLC, a Georgia Limited Liability Company (“Deep Green”), and Bill Edmonds (the “Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, both Executive and Deep Green understand that changes in terms of certain provisions in the Agreement will be helpful in the furtherance of Deep Green’s negotiation of additional financing and both Deep Green and the Executive have agreed to such changes.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Amendment hereby agree as follows:

 

  1. Paragraph 5. Ownership Interest. Delete the paragraph and insert the paragraph:
     
    “Upon initiation of its Incentive Stock Plan, Deep Green hereby grants the Executive an additional two and one-fourth percent (2.25%) ownership interest in Deep Green, with 0.5625% granted upon the date of initiation and 0.5625% granted on the anniversary date of the ISP for each of the following three years.”
     
  2. Paragraph 6. Grant of Initial Stock Options.
     
    Delete the paragraph.
     
  3. Paragraph 7. Discretionary Incentive Bonus to the Executive.
     
    Delete the first sentence and replace with “For each year of the Agreement in which the Company’s after-tax profits exceed $2,00000,000, the Company will pay the Executive a Discretionary Incentive Bonus of no less than two and one half percent (2.5%) of the Company’s after-tax profits, as determined by the Company’s independent certified public accountant(s) in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.”
     
  4. Paragraph 12. Change of Control.
     
    In 12. (b) (i) delete the word “ten” and replace with the word “thirty” and delete the figure (10%) and replace with the figure (30%).
     
  5. Except as expressly amended or modified hereby, the Deep Green Waste & Recycling, LLC Employment Agreement will and does remain in full force and effect.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment on the day and year first written above.

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, LLC

 

     
By: ___________________________(SEAL) ___________________________(SEAL)
Its: ___________________________ Bill Edmonds

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.11

 

CONSULTING AGREEMENT

 

This Consulting Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 16th day of December 2019, by and between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. a Wyoming corporation whose address is 13110 NE 177th Place, #293, Woodinville, WA 98072 (the “Company”) and Sylios Corp (the “Consultant”), a Florida corporation whose address is 501 1st Ave N., Suite 900, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, (individually, a “Party”; collectively, the “Parties”). This Agreement is non-exclusive.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Consultant has significant experience in the preparation of reports to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”); including, but not limited to Registration Statements, Quarterly Reports, Annual Reports, Current Reports, preparation of consolidated financial statements, and filings of other accounting and financial reporting forms to regulatory agencies.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein contained, the Parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1. CONDITIONS. This Agreement will not take effect, and Consultant will have no obligation to provide any service whatsoever, unless and until the Company sends a signed copy of this Agreement to Consultant (either by mail, email or facsimile copy). The Company shall be truthful with Consultant in regard to any relevant material regarding the Company, verbally or otherwise, or this entire Agreement will terminate and all consideration paid shall be forfeited without further notice.

 

Upon execution of this Agreement, the Company agrees to cooperate with Consultant in carrying out the purposes of this Agreement, keep Consultant informed of any developments of importance pertaining to the Company’s business and abide by this Agreement in its entirety.

 

2. TERM OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall be in full force and effect commencing on December 16, 2019 and shall remain in effect for six (6) months or until the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 or Form 10 (the “Registration Statement”) is deemed effective by the SEC. Either Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement without notice in the event of the bankruptcy, insolvency, or assignment for the benefit of creditors of the other Party. Either Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement with notice, and the effective date of termination shall be the date such notice is received (by mail, overnight delivery, or fax) by the terminated Party.

 

3. CONSULTING SERVICES. During the term of this Agreement, Consultant will perform the services described below (the “Consulting Services”) for the Company.

 

(a) Transactional Business

 

(i) Preparation of the Company’s Registration Statement; and

(ii) Assist the Company in the preparation of any press releases it may elect to submit during the term of this Agreement; and

 

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(iii) Introduce the Company to third-party investor relations firms/individuals; and

(iv) Introduce the Company to a PCAOB audit firm; and

(v) Work with the Company’s accounting firm/auditor to assist in preparation of the Company’s financial tables and footnotes to be included within the Company’s Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission

(vi) Introduce the Company to funding sources.

 

4. STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE. Consultant shall devote such time and efforts to the affairs of the Company as is reasonably necessary to render the services contemplated by this Agreement. Consultant is not responsible for the performance of any services that may be rendered hereunder if the Company fails to provide the requested information in writing prior thereto. The services of Consultant shall not include the rendering of any legal opinions or the performance of any work that is in the ordinary purview of a certified public accountant. Consultant cannot guarantee results on behalf of the Company, but shall use commercially reasonable efforts in providing the services listed above. Consultant’s duty is to identify prospective acquisition/joint venture companies for the Company. Consultant will in no way act as a “broker-dealer” under state securities laws. Because all final decisions pertaining to any particular investment are to be made by the Company, the Company may be required to communicate directly with potential acquisition/joint venture prospective companies.

 

5. COMPENSATION TO CONSULTANT. As Consultant’s entire compensation for its performance under this agreement, the Company shall pay Consultant $7,500.00 (exclusive of agreed upon extraordinary expenses). The first payment of $5,000 shall be paid to Consultant the sooner of: (i) 30 days of the date of this Agreement, or (ii) the Closing of a financing round by the Company. Thereafter, the Consultant shall receive $2,500 upon notice from the SEC that the Company’s Registration Statement is deemed effective. The Consultant will be solely responsible for all tax returns and payments required to be filed with or made to any federal, state or local tax authority with respect to the Consultant’s performance of services and receipt of fees under this Agreement. The Company will regularly report amounts paid, if any, to the Consultant by filing Form 1099-MISC and/or other appropriate form with the Internal Revenue Service as required by law. Because the Consultant is an independent contractor, the Company will not withhold or make payments for social security; make consulting contract insurance or disability insurance contributions; or obtain worker’s compensation insurance on the Consultant’s behalf. The Consultant agrees to accept exclusive liability for complying with all applicable state and federal laws governing self-employed individuals, including obligations such as payment of taxes, social security, disability and other contributions based on fees paid to the Consultant under this Agreement. The Consultant hereby agrees to indemnify and defend the Company against any and all such taxes or contributions, including penalties and interest.

 

6. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. The Consultant and the Company acknowledge that each will have access to proprietary information regarding the business operations of the other and agree to keep all such information secret and confidential and not to use or disclose any such information to any individual or organization without the non-disclosing Parties prior written consent. It is hereby agreed that from time to time Consultant and the Company may designate certain disclosed information as confidential for purposes of this Agreement.

 

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7. INDEMNIFICATION. Each Party (the “Indemnifying Party”) agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the other Party (the “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all claims, damages, and liabilities, including any and all expense and costs, legal or otherwise, caused by the negligent act or omission of the Indemnifying Party, its subcontractors, agents, or employees, incurred by the Indemnified Party in the investigation and defense of any claim, demand, or action arising out of the work performed under this Agreement; including breach of the Indemnifying Party of this Agreement. The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any claims, damages, or liabilities caused by the sole negligence of the Indemnified Party, its subcontractors, agents, or employees.

 

The Indemnified Party shall notify promptly the Indemnifying Party of the existence of any claim, demand, or other matter to which the Indemnifying Party’s indemnification obligations would apply, and shall give them a reasonable opportunity to settle or defend the same at their own expense and with counsel of their own selection, provided that the Indemnified Party shall at all times also have the right to fully participate in the defense. If the Indemnifying Party, within a reasonable time after this notice, fails to take appropriate steps to settle or defend the claim, demand, or the matter, the Indemnified Party shall, upon written notice, have the right, but not the obligation, to undertake such settlement or defense and to compromise or settle the claim, demand, or other matter on behalf, for the account, and at the risk, of the Indemnifying Party.

 

The rights and obligations of the Parties under this Article shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, and heirs of the Parties.

 

8. COVENANTS OF CONSULTANT. Consultant covenants and agrees with the Company that, in performing Consulting Services under this Agreement, Consultant will:

 

(a) Comply with all federal and state laws;

 

(b) Not make any representations other than those authorized by the Company; and

 

(c) Not publish, circulate or otherwise use any materials or documents other than materials provided by or otherwise approved by the Company.

 

9. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY. The Company covenants, represents and warrants to Consultant as follows:

 

(a) Authorization. The Company and its signatories herein have full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(b) No Violation. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will violate any provision of the charter or by-laws of the Company or violate any terms of provision of any other material agreement to which the Company is a party or any applicable statute or law.

 

(c) Contracts in Full Force and Effect. All contracts, agreements, plans, policies and licenses to which the Company is a party are valid and in full force and effect.

 

(d) Consents. No consent of any person, other than the signatories hereto, is necessary to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, consents from parties to loans, contracts, lease or other agreements and consents from governmental agencies, whether federal, state, or local.

 

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(e) Consultant Reliance. Consultant has and will rely upon the documents, instruments and written information furnished to Consultant by the Company’s officers or designated employees.

 

(f) Company’s Material. All representations and statements provided herein about the Company are true and complete and accurate. The Company agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend Consultant, its officers, directors, agents and employees, at the Company’s expense for any proceeding or suit which may rise out of any inaccuracy or incompleteness of any such material or written information supplied to Consultant.

 

10. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

(a) Amendment and Modification. This Agreement may be amended, modified and supplemented only by written agreement of the Company and Consultant.

 

(b) Waiver of Compliance. Any failure of Consultant, on the one hand, or the Company, on the other, to comply with any obligation, agreement, or condition herein may be expressly waived in writing, but such waiver or failure to insist upon strict compliance with such obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure.

 

(c) Expenses, Transfer Taxes, Etc. Other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Parties shall bear their own costs and expenses in carrying out the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(d) Compliance with Regulatory Agencies. Each Party agrees that all actions, direct or indirect, taken by it and its respective agents, employees and affiliates in connection with this Agreement and any financing or underwriting hereunder shall conform to all applicable Federal and State securities laws.

 

(e) Notices. Any notices to be given hereunder by any Party to the other may be effected either by personal delivery in writing, by a reputable, national overnight delivery service, by facsimile transmission or by mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid with return receipt requested. Notices shall be addressed to the “Contact Person” at the addresses appearing on the signature page of this Agreement, but any Party may change his address or “Contact Person” by written notice in accordance with this subsection. Notices delivered personally shall be deemed delivered as of actual receipt, notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed delivered one (1) day after electronic confirmation of receipt, notices sent by overnight delivery service shall be deemed delivered one (1) day after delivery to the service, mailed notices shall be deemed delivered as of five (5) days after mailing.

 

(f) Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

(g) Delegation. Neither Party shall delegate the performance of its duties under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party.

 

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(h) Publicity. Neither Consultant nor the Company shall make or issue or cause to be made or issued, any announcement or written statement concerning this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby for dissemination to the general public without the prior consent of the other Party. This provision shall not apply, however, to any announcement or written statement required to be made by law or the regulations of any Federal or State governmental agency, except that the Party required to disclose shall consult with and make reasonable efforts to accommodate changes to the required disclosure and the timing of such announcement suggested by the other Party.

 

(i) Arbitration and Governing Law. If a dispute arises out of or relates to this contract, or the breach thereof, and if the dispute cannot be settled through negotiation, the parties agree first to try in good faith to settle the dispute by mediation administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Mediation Procedures before resorting to arbitration, litigation, or some other dispute resolution procedure. If they do not reach such solution within a period of 60 days, then, upon notice by either party to the other, all disputes, claims, questions, or differences shall be finally settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with the provisions of its Commercial Arbitration Rules. This Agreement and the legal relations among the Parties hereto shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflict of law doctrine. The Parties agree that the venue for the resolution of all disputes arising under the terms of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein will be the County of Pinellas, State of Florida.

 

(j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

(k) Headings. The heading of the sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not constitute a part hereto or affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

(l) Entire Agreement. This Agreement including any Exhibits hereto, and the other documents and certificates delivered pursuant to the terms hereto, set forth the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior agreements, promise, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or written, by any officers employee or representative of any Party hereto.

 

(m) Third Parties. Except as specifically set forth or referred to herein, nothing herein express or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give to any person or entity other than the Parties hereto and their successors or assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

(n) Attorneys’ Fees and Costs. If any action is necessary to enforce and collect upon the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing Party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, in addition to any other relief to which that Party may be entitled. This provision shall be construed as applicable to the entire Agreement.

 

(o) Survivability. If any part of this Agreement is found or deemed by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, that part shall be severable from the remainder of the Agreement.

 

(p) Further Assurances. Each of the Parties agrees that it shall from time-to-time take such actions and execute such additional instruments as may be reasonably necessary or convenient to implement and carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

 

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(q) Relationship of the Parties. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute either Party becoming the partner of the other, the agent or legal representative of the other, nor create any fiduciary relationship between them, except as otherwise expressly provided herein. It is not the intention of the Parties to create nor shall this Agreement be construed to create any commercial relationship or other partnership. Neither Party shall have any authority to act for or to assume any obligation or responsibility on behalf of the other Party, except as otherwise expressly provided herein. The rights, duties, obligations and liabilities of the Parties shall be separate, not joint or collective. Each Party shall be responsible only for its obligations as herein set out and shall be liable only for its share of the costs and expenses as provided herein.

 

(r) No Authority to Obligate the Company. Without the consent of the Board of Directors of the Company, Consultant shall have no authority to take, nor shall it take, any action committing or obligating the Company in any manner, and it shall not represent itself to others as having such authority.

 

11. Non-Circumvention. In and for valuable consideration, the Company hereby agrees that Consultant may introduce (whether by written, oral, data, or other form of communication) the Company to one or more opportunities, including, without limitation, existing or potential investors, lenders, borrowers, trusts, natural persons, corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, unincorporated businesses, sole proprietorships and similar entities (an “Opportunity” or “Opportunities”). The Company further acknowledges and agrees that the identity of the subject Opportunities, and all other information concerning an Opportunity (including without limitation, all mailing information, phone and fax numbers, email addresses and other contact information) introduced hereunder are the property of Consultant, and shall be treated as confidential information by the Company, it affiliates, officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns. The Company shall not use such information, except in the context of any arrangement with Consultant in which Consultant is directly and actively involved, and never without Consultant’s prior written approval. The Company further agrees that neither it nor its employees, affiliates or assigns, shall enter into, or otherwise arrange (either for it/him/herself, or any other person or entity) any business relationship, contact any person regarding such Opportunity, either directly or indirectly, or any of its affiliates, or accept any compensation or advantage in relation to such Opportunity except as directly though Consultant, without the prior written approval of Consultant. Consultant is relying on the Company’s assent to these terms and their intent to be bound by the terms by evidence of their signature. Without the Company’s signed assent to these terms, Consultant would not introduce any Opportunity or disclose any confidential information to the Company as herein described.

 

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IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

COMPANY:   CONSULTANT:
DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYLCING, INC.   SYLIOS CORP
13100 NE 177th Place, #293   501 First Ave N, Suite 901
Woodinville, WA 98072   St. Petersburg, FL 33701
         
By:     By:  
  Lloyd Spencer     Jimmy Wayne Anderson
Its: President and CEO   Its: President
Date: December 16, 2019   Dated: December 16, 2019

 

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Exhibit 10.12

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of January 13, 2020 between Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc., a Wyoming corporation and its predecessors (the “Company”), and the purchaser identified on the signature page hereto (each, including its successors and permitted assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”).

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506(b) promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement: (a) capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Articles of Incorporation (as defined herein), and (b) the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:

 

Action” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).

 

Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of Florida are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

Closing” means one or more Closings of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1.

 

Closing Date” means the Business Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligation to pay the Subscription Amount at such Closing, and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities to be issued and sold at such Closing, in each case, have been satisfied or waived.

 

Closing Form 8-K” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.10.

 

Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, $0.0001 par value per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

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Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

Company Counsel” means _____________________.

 

Company Financial Statements” means the Company’s financial statements contained in the SEC Documents.

 

Conversion Price” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Note.

 

Conversion Shares” means shares of the Company’s Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Note and interest in accordance with the terms of the Note.

 

Disclosure Schedules” means the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered concurrently herewith.

 

Disqualification Event” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(cc).

 

End Date” shall mean the date no Purchaser owns any Securities.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock and options to officers, directors, employees, or consultants of the Company prior to and after the Closing Date, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of Securities issued hereunder (subject to adjustment for forward and reverse stock splits and the like that occur after the date hereof) and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement provided that such securities and any term thereof have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the issue price, exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities and which securities, and (c) securities issued or issuable pursuant to this Agreement, the Notes, the Warrants and other Transaction Documents, or upon exercise or conversion of any such securities.

 

FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

Financial Statements” means the financial information regarding the Company filed with the Commission prior to the date hereof.

 

GAAP” shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis.

 

Indebtedness” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(w).

 

Intellectual Property Rights” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(o).

 

Legend Removal Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(d).

 

Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.

 

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Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(c).

 

Material Permits” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).

 

Maximum Rate” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.17.

 

Money Laundering Laws” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(y).

 

Notes” means the convertible notes, in the form of Exhibit A hereto.

 

OFAC” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(z).

 

Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition, whether commenced or threatened.

 

Regulation D” means Regulation D under the Securities Act.

 

Required Approvals” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).

 

Required Minimum” means, as of any date three (3) times the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issued or potentially issuable in the future pursuant to the Transaction Documents, including but not limited to any Underlying Shares issuable upon conversion in full of the Notes and the interest that could accrue through three years after the term thereof and the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, ignoring any conversion or exercise limits set forth therein plus such additional amounts as requested by the Purchaser pursuant to the TA Letter.

 

Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

Securities” means the Notes, the Warrants, and the Underlying Shares.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Subscription Amount” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for the Notes and Warrants purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.

 

Subsidiary” means with respect to any entity at any date, any direct or indirect corporation, limited or general partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, association, joint venture or other business entity of which (A) more than 25% of (i) the outstanding capital stock having (in the absence of contingencies) ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managing body of such entity, (ii) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, the interest in the capital or profits of such partnership or limited liability company or (iii) in the case of a trust, estate, association, joint venture or other entity, the beneficial interest in such trust, estate, association or other entity business is, at the time of determination, owned or controlled directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, by such entity, or (B) is under the actual control of the Company. Representations, undertakings and obligations set forth in this Agreement shall be applicable only to Subsidiaries which exist or have existed at the applicable and relevant time.

 

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TA Letter” means the letter to the Company’s Transfer Agent in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit C.

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges: the NYSE MKT LLC, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the OTC Bulletin Board, the OTCQB, or the OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Warrants, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto, and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

Transfer Agent” means the transfer agent for the Common Stock, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

Underlying Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued and issuable upon conversion of the Notes and payment of interest on the Notes in accordance with the terms of the Notes and upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the terms of the Warrants.

 

Unlegended Shares” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(d).

 

Warrants” means the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Article II hereof, in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto.

 

Warrant Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

ARTICLE II.

PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1 Closing. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, an aggregate of up to $23,000.00 principal amount of Notes, and Warrants as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), such purchase and sale being the “Closing.” Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount, and the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser its respective Note and Warrants, as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at a Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of Company Counsel or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree.

 

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2.2 Deliveries.

 

(a) On or prior to the initial Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following:

 

(i) this Agreement duly executed by the Company with the schedules and exhibits thereto current as of each such Closing Date;

 

(ii) a Note in the principal amount of $23,000, which shall be equal to 115% of such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount registered in the name of such Purchaser;

 

(iii) Warrants registered in the names of such Purchaser to purchase 262,500 shares of Common Stock at a per share exercise price of $0.04, subject to adjustment as provided therein; and

 

(iv) the TA Letter, for 6,000,000 shares of common stock, executed by the Company and the Transfer Agent.

 

(b) On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following:

 

(i) this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser; and

 

(ii) such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer.

 

2.3 Closing Conditions.

 

(a) The obligations of the Company hereunder to effect a Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i) the accuracy in all material respects (determined without regard to any materiality, Material Adverse Effect or other similar qualifiers therein) on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);

 

(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; and

 

(iii) the delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.

 

(b) The respective obligations of a Purchaser hereunder to effect the Closing, unless waived by such Purchaser, are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i) the accuracy in all material respects (determined without regard to any materiality, Material Adverse Effect or other similar qualifiers therein) on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);

 

(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii) the Purchaser shall have received executed signature pages to this Agreement with respect to the Subscription Amounts for which such Closing is to occur;

 

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(iv) the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement;

 

(v) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof; and

 

(vi) from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in securities in the United States generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of such Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing.

 

ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules or the reports filed by the Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the two years preceding the date hereof (the “SEC Documents”), the Company represents and warrants to each Purchaser as of the date hereof and the Closing Date unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date:

 

(a) Subsidiaries. The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. If the Company has no Subsidiaries relevant to any component of this Agreement as of a particular date, then such reference shall not be applicable.

 

(b) Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document, or (iv) the occurrence of a Disqualification Event (any of (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), a “Material Adverse Effect”) and, no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

 

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(c) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s stockholders and creditors in connection herewith or therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals except those filings requires to be made with the Commission and state agencies after the Closing Date. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby to which it is a party do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected.

 

(e) Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filing of Form D with the Commission, and (ii) such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).

 

(f) Issuance of the Securities. The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens other than those created by the Purchaser. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock a number of shares of Common Stock for issuance of the Underlying Shares at least equal the Required Minimum on the date hereof. In order to ensure such reservation the Company shall have its Transfer Agent countersign the TA Letter, at the Closing. The failure to comply with the terms of this section shall be a material breach of the agreement.

 

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(g) Capitalization. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of: (i) 250,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which approximately 154,851,540 shares are issued and outstanding; and (ii) 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which 0 are issued and outstanding. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, no shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s stock option plans, no shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to securities (other than the Note and any other convertible promissory note issued to the Buyer) exercisable for, or convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock. All of such outstanding shares of capital stock are, or upon issuance will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. No shares of capital stock of the Company are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights of the shareholders of the Company or any liens or encumbrances imposed through the actions or failure to act of the Company. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, as of the effective date of this Agreement, (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe for, puts, calls, rights of first refusal, agreements, understandings, claims or other commitments or rights of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of its or their securities under the 1933 Act and (iii) there are no anti-dilution or price adjustment provisions contained in any security issued by the Company (or in any agreement providing rights to security holders) that will be triggered by the issuance of the Note or the Conversion Shares.

 

(h) Financial Statements. The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject to normal, immaterial adjustments and inclusion of footnotes which would be required pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles.

 

(i) Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the most recently dated Financial Statements: (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any material liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate.

 

(j) Litigation. There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. At no time, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

 

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(k) Labor Relations. No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(l) Compliance. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(m) Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as presently conducted, and as contemplated to be conducted, except where the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.

 

(n) Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made and, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. The Company and Subsidiaries do not own any real property. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.

 

(o) Intellectual Property.

 

(i) The term “Intellectual Property Rights” includes:

 

1. the name of the Company and each Subsidiary, all fictional business names, trading names, registered and unregistered trademarks, service marks, and applications of the Company and each Subsidiary (collectively, “Marks”);

 

2. all patents, patent applications, and inventions and discoveries that may be patentable of the Company and each Subsidiary (collectively, “Patents”);

 

3. all copyrights in both unpublished works and published works of the Company and each Subsidiary (collectively, “Copyrights”);

 

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4. all rights in mask works of the Company and each Subsidiary (collectively, “Rights in Mask Works”);

 

5. all know-how, trade secrets, confidential information, customer lists, software, technical information, data, process technology, plans, drawings, and blue prints (collectively, “Trade Secrets”); owned, used, or licensed by the Company and each Subsidiary as licensee or licensor; and

 

6. the license or right to directly or indirectly use any of the foregoing, whether perpetually or for a fixed term, whether or not subject to defeasement, and whether or not reduced to writing or otherwise memorialized.

 

(ii) Know-How Necessary for the Business. The Intellectual Property Rights are all those necessary for the operation of the Company’s businesses as it is currently conducted or contemplated to be conducted. The Company is the owner of all right, title, and interest in and to each of the Intellectual Property Rights, free and clear of all liens, security interests, charges, encumbrances, equities, and other adverse claims, and has the right to use all of the Intellectual Property Rights. To the Company’s knowledge, no employee of the Company has entered into any contract that restricts or limits in any way the scope or type of work in which the employee may be engaged or requires the employee to transfer, assign, or disclose information concerning his work to anyone other than of the Company.

 

(iii) Patents. The Company is the owner of or licensee of all right, title and interest in and to each of the Patents, free and clear of all Liens and other adverse claims. All of the issued Patents are currently in compliance with formal legal requirements (including payment of filing, examination, and maintenance fees and proofs of working or use), are valid and enforceable, and are not subject to any maintenance fees or taxes or actions falling due within ninety days after the Closing Date. No Patent has been or is now involved in any interference, reissue, reexamination, or opposition proceeding. To the Company’s knowledge: (1) there is no potentially interfering patent or patent application of any third party, and (2) no Patent is infringed or has been challenged or threatened in any way. To the Company’s knowledge, none of the products manufactured and sold, nor any process or know-how used, by the Company infringes or is alleged to infringe any patent or other proprietary right of any other Person.

 

(iv) Trademarks. The Company is the owner of all right, title, and interest in and to each of the Marks, free and clear of all Liens and other adverse claims. All Marks that have been registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office are currently in compliance with all formal legal requirements (including the timely post-registration filing of affidavits of use and incontestability and renewal applications), are valid and enforceable, and are not subject to any maintenance fees or taxes or actions falling due within ninety days after the Closing Date. No Mark has been or is now involved in any opposition, invalidation, or cancellation and, to the Company’s knowledge, no such action is threatened with respect to any of the Marks. To the Company’s knowledge: (1) there is no potentially interfering trademark or trademark application of any third party, and (2) no Mark is infringed or has been challenged or threatened in any way. To the Company’s knowledge, none of the Marks used by the Company infringes or is alleged to infringe any trade name, trademark, or service mark of any third party.

 

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(v) Copyrights. The Company is the owner of all right, title, and interest in and to each of the Copyrights, free and clear of all Liens and other adverse claims. All the Copyrights have been registered and are currently in compliance with formal requirements, are valid and enforceable, and are not subject to any maintenance fees or taxes or actions falling due within ninety days after the date of the Closing. No Copyright is infringed or, to the Company’s knowledge, has been challenged or threatened in any way. To the Company’s knowledge, none of the subject matter of any of the Copyrights infringes or is alleged to infringe any copyright of any third party or is a derivative work based on the work of a third party. All works encompassed by the Copyrights have been marked with the proper copyright notice.

 

(vi) Trade Secrets. With respect to each Trade Secret, the documentation relating to such Trade Secret is current, accurate, and sufficient in detail and content to identify and explain it and to allow its full and proper use without reliance on the knowledge or memory of any individual. The Company has taken all reasonable precautions to protect the secrecy, confidentiality, and value of its Trade Secrets. The Company has good title and an absolute (but not necessarily exclusive) right to use the Trade Secrets. The Trade Secrets are not part of the public knowledge or literature, and, to the Company’s knowledge, have not been used, divulged, or appropriated either for the benefit of any Person (other the Company) or to the detriment of the Company. No Trade Secret is subject to any adverse claim or has been challenged or threatened in any way.

 

(p) Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost. The Company has valid and subsisting insurance in compliance with all applicable legal requirements.

 

(q) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in the Financial Statements and Transaction Documents, none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, stockholder, member or partner.

 

(r) Certain Fees. No brokerage, finder’s fees, commissions or due diligence fees are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any such fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section 3.1(r) that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

(s) Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company is not aware of any person that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of any Regulation D Securities.

 

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(t) Application of Takeover Protections. As of the Closing Date, the Company will have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable as of the Closing Date and thereafter any control share acquisition, business combinations, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s certificate of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of the State of Florida that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Securities.

 

(u) Disclosure. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, when taken together as a whole, is true and correct in all material respects and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2.

 

(v) Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries each (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state and local income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.

 

(w) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has: (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or any Subsidiary (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of FCPA.

 

(x) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.

 

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(y) Money Laundering. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened.

 

(z) Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”).

 

(aa) Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby.

 

(bb) No General Solicitation or Integration. To the best knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. To the best knowledge of the Company, the Company has offered the Securities for sale only to the Purchasers and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.

 

(cc) No Disqualification Events. None of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the offering hereunder, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of sale (each, an “Issuer Covered Person” and, together, “Issuer Covered Persons”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e), and has furnished to the Purchasers a copy of any disclosures provided thereunder. The Company will notify the Purchasers in writing, prior to the Closing Date of (i) any Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person and (ii) any event that would, with the passage of time, become a Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person.

 

(dd) Reporting Company/Shell Company. The Company is a publicly-held company subject to reporting obligations pursuant to Sections 12(g) and 13 of the Exchange Act. As of the Closing Date, the Company is not a “shell company” as that term is employed in Rule 144 under the Securities Act. The Company is a former shell company but has met each of the requirements under Rule 144(i)(2).

 

(ee) Survival. The foregoing representations and warranties shall survive the Closing Date.

 

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3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein):

 

(a) Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is either an individual or an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) to the extent the indemnification provisions contained in this Agreement may be limited by applicable law.

 

(b) Understandings or Arrangements. Such Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant to a registration statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.

 

(c) Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it converts a Note or exercises any Warrants, it will be either: (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act. Such Purchaser has the authority and is duly and legally qualified to purchase and own the Securities. Such Purchaser is able to bear the risk of such investment for an indefinite period and to afford a complete loss thereof.

 

(d) Experience of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

(e) Information on Company. Purchasers are not deemed to have any knowledge of any information not included in the Financial Statements or the Transaction Documents unless such information is delivered in the manner described in the next sentence. Each Purchaser was afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as such Purchaser deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the merits and risks of acquiring the Securities; (ii) the right of access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable such Purchaser to evaluate the Securities; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to acquiring the Securities. In addition, such Purchaser may have received in writing from the Company such other information concerning its operations, financial condition and other matters as such Purchaser has requested, identified thereon as OTHER WRITTEN INFORMATION (such other information is collectively, the “Other Written Information”), and considered all factors such Purchaser deems material in deciding on the advisability of investing in the Securities.

 

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(f) Compliance with Securities Act; Reliance on Exemptions. Such Purchaser understands and agrees that the Securities have not been registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws, by reason of their issuance in a transaction that does not require registration under the 1933 Act, and that such Securities must be held indefinitely unless a subsequent disposition is registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws or is exempt from such registration. Such Purchaser understands and agrees that the Securities are being offered and sold to such Purchaser in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and regulations and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Purchaser’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Purchaser to acquire the Securities.

 

(g) Communication of Offer. Such Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any “general solicitation” or “general advertising,” as such terms are defined in Regulation D, which includes, but is not limited to, any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or on the internet or broadcast over television, radio or the internet or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.

 

(h) No Governmental Review. Such Purchaser understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other governmental or state agency has passed on or made recommendations or endorsement of the Securities or the suitability of the investment in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.

 

(i) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and performance under the other Transaction Documents and the consummation by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or relating hereto or thereto do not and will not (i) result in a violation of such Purchaser’s charter documents, bylaws or other organizational documents, if applicable, (ii) conflict with nor constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under any agreement to which such Purchaser is a party, nor (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or any order, judgment or decree of any court or governmental agency applicable to such Purchaser or its properties (except for such conflicts, defaults and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on such Purchaser). Such Purchaser is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or perform under the other Transaction Documents nor to purchase the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof, provided that for purposes of the representation made in this sentence, such Purchaser is assuming and relying upon the accuracy of the relevant representations and agreements of the Company herein.

 

(j) Survival. The foregoing representations and warranties shall survive the Closing Date for 30 days.

 

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3.3 Reliance. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby.

 

ARTICLE IV.

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

4.1 Transfer Restrictions.

 

(a) Disposition of Securities. The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company or to an Affiliate of a Purchaser or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company at the Company’s expense, an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall have the rights and obligations of a Purchaser under the Transaction Documents and registration statement, if any.

 

(b) Legend. The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1, of a legend on any of the Securities in the following form:

 

[NEITHER] THIS SECURITY [NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS [EXERCISABLE] [CONVERTIBLE]] HAS [NOT] BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY [AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON [EXERCISE] [CONVERSION] OF THIS SECURITY] MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

(c) Pledge. The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and who agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer pledge or secure Securities to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. At such Purchaser’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities, including, if the Securities are subject to registration pursuant to the registration statement, the preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) under the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act to appropriately amend the list of selling stockholders thereunder.

 

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(d) Legend Removal. Certificates evidencing the Underlying Shares shall not contain any legend (“Unlegended Shares”) (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof): (i) while a registration statement covering the resale of such security is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of such Underlying Shares pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) if such Underlying Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such Underlying Shares and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission). The Company shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Transfer Agent during the time any of the aforedescribed conditions apply, to effect the removal of the legend hereunder. If all or any Notes are converted or any portion of a Warrant is exercised at a time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the resale of the corresponding Underlying Shares, or if such Underlying Shares may be sold under Rule 144 or if such legend is not otherwise required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission) then such Underlying Shares shall be issued free of all legends. The Company agrees that following such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 4.1(d), it will, no later than five Trading Days following the delivery by the Purchaser to the Company or the Transfer Agent of a certificate representing Underlying Shares, as applicable, issued with a restrictive legend (such fifth Trading Day, the “Legend Removal Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends (however, the Corporation shall use reasonable best efforts to deliver such shares within three (3) Trading Days). The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to the Transfer Agent that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4.1. Certificates for Underlying Shares subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Purchaser by crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company System as directed by such Purchaser.

 

(e) Legend Removal Default. In addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, provided the conditions for legend removal set forth in Section 4.1(c) exist, the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Underlying Shares (based on the higher of the actual purchase price of the Common Stock on the date such Securities are submitted to the Transfer Agent) delivered for removal of the restrictive legend and subject to Section 4.1(d), $10 per Trading Day for each Trading Day after the Legend Removal Date until such certificate is delivered without a legend. Nothing herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to pursue actual damages for the Company’s failure to deliver certificates representing any Securities as required by the Transaction Documents, and such Purchaser shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.

 

(f) DWAC. Commencing after the Closing, in lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Unlegended Shares, upon request of a Purchaser, so long as the certificates therefor do not bear a legend and the Purchaser is not obligated to return such certificate for the placement of a legend thereon, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Unlegended Shares by crediting the account of Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal At Custodian system, provided that the Company’s Common Stock is DTC eligible and the Company’s transfer agent participates in the Deposit Withdrawal at Custodian system. Such delivery must be made on or before the Legend Removal Date.

 

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(g) Resale Requirements. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees with the Company that such Purchaser will sell the Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Securities are sold pursuant to a registration statement, they will be sold in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein, and acknowledges that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 4.1 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance upon this understanding.

 

(h) Remedies. In addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares delivered for removal of the restrictive legend and Conversion Shares delivered for conversion into Shares, $10 per Trading Day for each Trading Day following the Legend Removal Date or the date such Securities are to be delivered pursuant to the Note until such Common Stock certificate is delivered without a legend pursuant to Section 4.1(c) or such Conversion Shares. Nothing herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to elect in lieu of the aforedescribed liquidated damages to pursue actual damages for the Company’s failure to deliver certificates representing any Underlying Shares as required by the Transaction Documents, and such Purchaser shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.

 

(i) Injunction. In the event a Purchaser shall request delivery of Securities as described in this Section 4.1 or Common Stock pursuant to the Note and the Company is required to deliver such Securities, the Company may not refuse to deliver Securities based on any claim that such Purchaser or anyone associated or affiliated with such Purchaser has not complied with Purchaser’s obligations under the Transaction Documents, or for any other reason, unless, an injunction or temporary restraining order from a court, on notice, restraining and or enjoining delivery of such unlegended shares shall have been sought and obtained by the Company and the Company has posted a surety bond for the benefit of such Purchaser in the amount of 120% of the amount of the aggregate purchase price of the Securities intended to be subject to the injunction or temporary restraining order, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Purchaser to the extent Purchaser obtains judgment in Purchaser’s favor.

 

(j) Buy-In. In addition to any other rights available to Purchaser, if the Company fails to deliver to a Purchaser Securities as required pursuant to this Agreement or the Note and after the Legend Removal Date or required delivery date pursuant to the Note the Purchaser, or a broker on the Purchaser’s behalf, purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Purchaser of the shares of Common Stock which the Purchaser was entitled to receive in unlegended form from the Company (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall promptly pay in cash to the Purchaser (in addition to any remedies available to or elected by the Purchaser) the amount, if any, by which (A) the Purchaser’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (B) the aggregate purchase price of the shares of Common Stock delivered to the Company for reissuance as unlegended Shares or as are required to be delivered pursuant to the Note, as the case may be, together with interest thereon at a rate of 15% per annum accruing until such amount and any accrued interest thereon is paid in full (which amount shall be paid as liquidated damages and not as a penalty). For example, if a Purchaser purchases shares of Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to $10,000 of purchase price of Shares delivered to the Company for reissuance as unlegended shares, the Company shall be required to pay the Purchaser $1,000, plus interest, if any. The Purchaser shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Purchaser in respect of the Buy-In.

 

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4.2 Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Company acknowledges that the issuance of the Securities may result in dilution of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, which dilution may be substantial under certain market conditions. The Company further acknowledges that its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, its obligation to issue the Underlying Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off, counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of the effect of any such dilution or any claim the Company may have against any Purchaser and regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership of the other stockholders of the Company.

 

4.3 Furnishing of Information.

 

(a) At any time commencing on the Closing Date and ending at the earliest of the time that no Purchaser owns Securities, the Company covenants to file all periodic reports with the Commission pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act and under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the 1934 Act, maintain the registration of the Common Stock under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act and to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act even if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

 

(b) At any time commencing on the Closing Date and ending at such time that all of the Securities may be sold without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144, if the Company shall fail for any reason to satisfy the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c) (a “Public Information Failure”) then, in addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the Securities, an amount in cash equal to two percent (2.0%) of the aggregate principal amount of Notes and accrued interest held by such Purchaser on the day of a Public Information Failure and on every thirtieth (30th) day (pro-rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) thereafter until the earlier of (a) the date such Public Information Failure is cured and (b) such time that such public information is no longer required for the Purchasers to transfer the Underlying Shares pursuant to Rule 144. The payments to which a Purchaser shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 4.2(b) are referred to herein as “Public Information Failure Payments.” Public Information Failure Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (i) the last day of the calendar month during which such Public Information Failure Payments are incurred and (ii) the third (3rd) Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Public Information Failure Payments is cured. In the event the Company fails to make Public Information Failure Payments in a timely manner, such Public Information Failure Payments shall bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full. Nothing herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to pursue actual damages for the Public Information Failure, and such Purchaser shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.

 

4.4 Conversion and Exercise Procedures. Each of the form of Notice of Conversion attached to the Note and form of Notice of Exercise included in the Warrant sets forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchasers in order to convert the Note or exercise the Warrant. No additional legal opinion, other information or instructions shall be required of the Purchasers to convert their Note or exercise their Warrant. The Company shall honor conversions of the Note and exercises of the Warrants and shall deliver Underlying Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents.

 

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4.5 Reservation and Listing of Securities.

 

(a) The Company shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents in such amount as may then be required to fulfill its obligations in full under the Transaction Documents, but not less than the Required Minimum.

 

(b) If, on any date, the number of authorized but unissued (and otherwise unreserved) shares of Common Stock is less than the Required Minimum on such date, then the Board of Directors shall amend the Company’s certificate or articles of incorporation to increase the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to at least the Required Minimum at such time, as soon as possible and in any event not later than the 60th day after such date. In the event of a shortfall in the Required Minimum, any shares reserved for issuance to the Company’s officers and directors (not including Purchasers, if applicable) will be made available for issuance to the Purchasers.

 

4.6 Equal Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration (including any modification of any Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents unless the same or substantially similar consideration is also offered, mutatis mutandis, on a ratable basis to all of the parties to this Agreement. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to treat the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.

 

4.7 Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale or resale of the Securities.

 

4.8 Reimbursement. If any Purchaser becomes involved in any capacity in any Proceeding by or against any Person who is a stockholder of the Company (except as a result of sales, pledges, margin sales and similar transactions by such Purchaser to or with any current stockholder), solely as a result of such Purchaser’s acquisition of the Securities under this Agreement, the Company will reimburse such Purchaser for its reasonable legal and other expenses (including the cost of any investigation preparation and travel in connection therewith) incurred in connection therewith, as such expenses are incurred. The reimbursement obligations of the Company under this paragraph shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have, shall extend upon the same terms and conditions to any Affiliates of the Purchasers who are actually named in such action, proceeding or investigation, and partners, directors, agents, employees and controlling persons (if any), as the case may be, of the Purchasers and any such Affiliate, and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives of the Company, the Purchasers and any such Affiliate and any such Person. The Company also agrees that neither the Purchasers nor any such Affiliates, partners, directors, agents, employees or controlling persons shall have any liability to the Company or any Person asserting claims on behalf of or in right of the Company solely as a result of acquiring the Securities under this Agreement.

 

4.9 Non-Public Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf, will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have entered into a written agreement with the Company regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

 

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4.10 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall by 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on day following the Closing Date, file a Current Report on Form 8-K including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto (the “Closing Form 8-Kmutatis mutandem) or include the Transaction Documents within a Registration Statement on Form S-1.

 

4.11 Par Value. In the event the Conversion Price of the Notes is reduced below the par value of the common stock, the Company shall within 30 days thereafter, reduce the par value of its common stock so that the Conversion Price shall be greater than the par value of the Common Stock.

 

4.12 Indemnification of Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.6, the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against Purchaser Parties in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser Party, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is based upon a breach of such Purchaser Party’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser Party may have with any such stockholder or any violations by such Purchaser Party of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser Party which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance). If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of its representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents. The indemnification required by this Section 4.6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Purchaser Party against the Company or others and any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to law.

 

4.13 Form D; Blue Sky Filings. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon request of any Purchaser. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Purchasers at the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of any Purchaser.

 

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4.14 Most Favored Nation Provision. From the date hereof and for so long as a Purchaser holds any Securities, in the event that the Company issues or sells any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, if a Purchaser then holding outstanding Securities reasonably believes that any of the terms and conditions appurtenant to such issuance or sale are more favorable to such investors than are the terms and conditions granted to the Purchasers hereunder, upon notice to the Company by such Purchaser, the Company shall amend the terms of this transaction as to such Purchaser only so as to give such Purchaser the benefit of such more favorable terms or conditions. This Section shall not apply with respect to an Exempt Issuance. The Company shall provide each Purchaser with notice of any such issuance or sale not later than ten (10) Trading Days before such issuance or sale.

 

4.15 Preservation of Corporate Existence. Until the End Date, the Company shall preserve and maintain its corporate existence, rights, privileges and franchises in the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and qualify and remain qualified, as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is necessary in view of its business or operations and where the failure to qualify or remain qualified might reasonably have a Material Adverse Effect upon the financial condition, business or operations of the Company taken as a whole.

 

4.16 Shareholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents.

 

4.17 Piggy-Back Registrations. If at any time until two years after the Closing Date there is not an effective registration statement covering all of the Conversion Shares and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the 1933 Act of any of its equity securities, but excluding Forms S-4 or S-8 and similar forms which do not permit such registration, then the Company shall send to each holder of any of the Securities written notice of such determination and, if within fifteen calendar days after receipt of such notice, any such holder shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement all or any part of the Conversion Shares such holder requests to be registered, subject to customary underwriter cutbacks applicable to all holders of registration rights and any cutbacks in accordance with guidance provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission (including, but not limited to, Rule 415). The obligations of the Company under this Section may be waived by any holder of any of the Securities entitled to registration rights under this Section. The holders whose Conversion Shares are included or required to be included in such registration statement are granted the same rights, benefits, liquidated or other damages and indemnification granted to other holders of securities included in such registration statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the registration rights granted hereunder to the holders of Securities shall not be applicable for such times as such Conversion Shares may be sold by the holder thereof without restriction pursuant to Section 144(b)(1) of the 1933 Act. In no event shall the liability of any holder of Securities or permitted successor in connection with any Conversion Shares included in any such registration statement be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds actually received by such Subscriber upon the sale of the Conversion Shares sold pursuant to such registration or such lesser amount in proportion to all other holders of Securities included in such registration statement. All expenses incurred by the Company in complying with this Section, including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees, printing expenses (if required), fees and disbursements of counsel and independent public accountants for the Company, fees and expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred in connection with complying with state securities or “blue sky” laws, fees of the NASD, transfer taxes, and fees of transfer agents and registrars, are called “Registration Expenses.” All underwriting discounts and selling commissions applicable to the sale of registrable securities are called “Selling Expenses.” The Company will pay all Registration Expenses in connection with the registration statement under this Section. Selling Expenses in connection with each registration statement under this Section shall be borne by the holder and will be apportioned among such holders in proportion to the number of Shares included therein for a holder relative to all the Securities included therein for all selling holders, or as all holders may agree.

 

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4.18 Subsequent Equity Sales. From the date hereof until the Notes are no longer outstanding, the Company will not, without the consent of the Purchasers, enter into any Equity Line of Credit or similar agreement nor issue nor agree to issue any common stock at a per share price less than the then in effect Conversion Price, floating or Variable Priced Equity Linked Instruments nor any of the foregoing or equity with price reset rights (subject to adjustment for stock splits, distributions, dividends, recapitalizations and the like) (collectively, the “Variable Rate Transaction”). For purposes hereof, “Equity Line of Credit” shall include any transaction involving a written agreement between the Company and an investor or underwriter whereby the Company has the right to “put” its securities to the investor or underwriter over an agreed period of time and at an agreed price or price formula, and “Variable Priced Equity Linked Instruments” shall include: (A) any debt or equity securities which are convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or carry the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock either (1) at any conversion, exercise or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security, or (2) with a fixed conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security due to a change in the market price of the Company’s Common Stock since date of initial issuance, and (B) any amortizing convertible security which amortizes prior to its maturity date, where the Company is required or has the option to (or any investor in such transaction has the option to require the Company to) make such amortization payments in shares of Common Stock which are valued at a price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security (whether or not such payments in stock are subject to certain equity conditions). For purposes of determining the total consideration for a convertible instrument (including a right to purchase equity of the Company) issued, subject to an original issue or similar discount or which principal amount is directly or indirectly increased after issuance, the consideration will be deemed to be the actual net cash amount received by the Company in consideration of the original issuance of such convertible instrument. Until thirty-six (36) months after the Closing Date, the Company will not issue any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents to officers, directors, employees, consultants and service providers of the Company except consistent with past practices. For so long as the Notes are outstanding, the Company will not amend the terms of any securities or Common Stock Equivalents or of any agreement outstanding or in effect as of the date of this Agreement or at any time thereafter, pursuant to which same were or may be acquired, if such issuance or the result of such amendment would be at an effective price per share of Common Stock less than the Conversion Price in effect at the time of such amendment.

 

ARTICLE V.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before January 31, 2020; provided, however, that such termination will not affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party or parties.

 

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5.2 Fees and Expenses. Each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchasers. The Company agrees to pay counsel to the Purchasers the amount of $1,000 (“Legal Fees”), incurred in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and Closing.

 

5.3 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

 

5.4 Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be: (i) if to the Company, to: Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc., 13110 NE 177th Place, Suite 293, Woodinville, WA 98072 Attn: Lloyd Spencer, email: Lloyd.spencer@deepgreenwaste.com, and (ii) if to the Purchasers, to: the addresses and fax numbers indicated on the signature page hereto.

 

5.5 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement nor any other Transaction Document may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended nor consent obtained or approval deemed granted except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Purchasers or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement nor any other Transaction Document shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement thereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right thereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. Any Purchaser may waive in writing any right or benefit granted to or available to such Purchaser pursuant to the Transaction Documents.

 

5.6 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

5.7 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Purchaser (other than by merger). Following the Closing, any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound with respect to the transferred Securities by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the “Purchasers” and is able to make each and every representation made by Purchasers in this Agreement.

 

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5.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.10.

 

5.9 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 Florida, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of St. Petersburg, County of Pinellas (the “Florida Courts”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Florida Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such Florida Courts, or such Florida Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Note and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Note or the transactions contemplated hereby. If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Note, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

5.10 Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities.

 

5.11 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

 

5.12 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of any Transaction Document is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

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5.13 Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may, at any time prior to the Company’s performance of such obligations, rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights; provided, however, that in the case of a rescission of a conversion of a Note or exercise of a Warrant, the applicable Purchaser shall be required to return any shares of Common Stock subject to any such rescinded conversion or exercise notice concurrently with the return to such Purchaser of the aggregate exercise price paid to the Company for such shares and the restoration of such Purchaser’s right to acquire such shares pursuant to such Purchaser’s Note or Warrant (including, issuance of a replacement warrant certificate evidencing such restored right).

 

5.14 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.

 

5.15 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate. The Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.

 

5.16 Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

 

5.17 Usury. To the extent it may lawfully do so, the Company hereby agrees not to insist upon or plead or in any manner whatsoever claim, and will resist any and all efforts to be compelled to take the benefit or advantage of, usury laws wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, in connection with any claim, action or proceeding that may be brought by any Purchaser in order to enforce any right or remedy under any Transaction Document. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in any Transaction Document, it is expressly agreed and provided that the total liability of the Company under the Transaction Documents for payments in the nature of interest shall not exceed the maximum lawful rate authorized under applicable law (the “Maximum Rate”), and, without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall any rate of interest or default interest, or both of them, when aggregated with any other sums in the nature of interest that the Company may be obligated to pay under the Transaction Documents exceed such Maximum Rate. It is agreed that if the maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law and applicable to the Transaction Documents is increased or decreased by statute or any official governmental action subsequent to the date hereof, the new maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law will be the Maximum Rate applicable to the Transaction Documents from the effective date thereof forward, unless such application is precluded by applicable law. If under any circumstances whatsoever, interest in excess of the Maximum Rate is paid by the Company to any Purchaser with respect to indebtedness evidenced by the Transaction Documents, such excess shall be applied by such Purchaser to the unpaid principal balance of any such indebtedness or be refunded to the Company, the manner of handling such excess to be at such Purchaser’s election.

 

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5.18 Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

5.19 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.

 

5.20 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.

 

5.21 Equitable Adjustment. The Conversion Price trading volume amounts, price/volume amounts and similar figures in the Transaction Documents shall be equitably adjusted (but without duplication) to offset the effect of stock splits, similar events and as otherwise described in the Transaction Documents.

 

(Signature Pages Follow)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.  

 

By:

   
Name: Lloyd Spencer  
Title: CEO  

 

[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK;

SIGNATURE PAGE FOR PURCHASER FOLLOWS]

 

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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGE TO DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

Name of Purchaser: SYLIOS CORP                                                             

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: ______________________________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Jimmy Wayne Anderson                                                                                              

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: President                                                                                                                           

 

Email Address of Authorized Signatory: wa@sylios.com                                                                                               

 

Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory: (727) 547-7350                                                                                          

 

Address for Notice to Purchaser:

 

501 1st Avenue N., Suite 901

St. Petersburg, FL 33701

 

Address for Delivery of Securities to Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):

 

______________________________________________________________________________

 

______________________________________________________________________________

 

______________________________________________________________________________

 

Subscription Amount: $20,000.00

 

Note Principal (Subscription Amount *1.17): $23,000.00

 

Warrants: 262,500

 

EIN Number, if applicable, will be provided under separate cover.

 

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EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A Form of Note

Exhibit B Form of Warrant

Exhibit C TA Letter

 

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Exhibit 10.13

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO BORROWER. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

Original Issue Date: January 13, 2020

Principal Amount: $23,000.00

Purchase Price: $20,000.00

 

CONVERTIBLE NOTE

DUE JANUARY 13, 2021

 

THIS CONVERTIBLE NOTE is one of a series of duly authorized and validly issued Notes of Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc., a Wyoming corporation, (the “Borrower”), due January 13, 2021 (this note, the “Note” and, collectively with the other notes of such series, the “Notes”).

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Borrower promises to pay to Sylios Corp, or its registered assigns (the “Holder”), with an address at: 501 1st Avenue N., Suite 901, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, email: wa@sylios.com, fax: (727) 547-7350, or shall have paid pursuant to the terms hereunder, the principal sum of Twenty-Three Thousand Dollars ($23,000.00.00), plus accrued but unpaid interest thereon, on January 13, 2021 (the “Maturity Date”) or such earlier date as this Note is required or permitted to be repaid or such later date if extended by the Holder as provided hereunder, and to pay interest, if any, to the Holder on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of this Note in accordance with the provisions hereof.

 

This Note is subject to the following additional provisions:

 

Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes hereof, in addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Note, (a) capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement and (b) the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Alternate Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

 

Bankruptcy Event” means any of the following events: (a) Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof commences a case or other proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction relating to Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, (b) there is commenced against Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof any such case or proceeding that is not dismissed within 60 days after commencement, (c) Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered, (d) Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof suffers any appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any substantial part of its property that is not discharged or stayed within 60 calendar days after such appointment, (e) Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (f) Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof calls a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts or (g) Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, by any act or failure to act, expressly indicates its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing or takes any corporate or other action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.

 

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Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(d).

 

Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of Florida are required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

Buy-In” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c)(v).

 

Change of Control Transaction” means, other than by means of conversion or exercise of the Notes and the Securities issued together with the Notes, the occurrence after the date hereof of any of (a) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of Borrower, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of 50% of the voting securities of Borrower, (b) Borrower merges into or consolidates with any other Person, or any Person merges into or consolidates with Borrower and, after giving effect to such transaction, the stockholders of Borrower immediately prior to such transaction own less than 50% of the aggregate voting power of Borrower or the successor entity of such transaction, (c) Borrower sells or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to another Person and the stockholders of Borrower immediately prior to such transaction own less than 50% of the aggregate voting power of the acquiring entity immediately after the transaction, (d) a replacement at one time or within a three year period of more than one-half of the members of the Board of Directors which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board of Directors on the Original Issue Date (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the Board of Directors on any date whose nomination to the Board of Directors was approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are members on the date hereof), or (e) the execution by Borrower of an agreement to which Borrower is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth in clauses (a) through (d) above.

 

Conversion” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.

 

Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

 

Conversion Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b).

 

Conversion Shares” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

Event of Default” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(a).

 

Fundamental Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

 

Mandatory Default Amount” means 150% of the outstanding principal amount of this Note, plus, all other amounts, costs, expenses and liquidated damages due in respect of this Note.

 

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Florida Courts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(d).

 

Note Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(c).

 

Notice of Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

 

Original Issue Date” means the date of the first issuance of the Notes, regardless of any transfers of any Note and regardless of the number of instruments which may be issued to evidence such Notes.

 

Other Holder” means a holder, if any of one or more Other Notes (collectively, “Other Holders”).

 

Other Notes” means Notes, if any, nearly identical to this Note issued to other Holders if any pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

Purchase Agreement” means the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 13, 2020 among Borrower and the original Holders, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Share Delivery Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c)(ii).

 

Successor Entity” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE MKT, the NASDAQ Capital Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the OTC Bulletin Board, OTCQB, OTC Pink or the OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if any of the NASDAQ markets or exchanges is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the OTCQX, OTCQB or OTC Pink Marketplace maintained by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock on the first such facility (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to Borrower, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by Borrower.

 

Warrants” means the Warrants issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

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Section 2. Interest and Repayment.

 

a) Interest and Principal Payments. Holders shall be entitled to receive, and Borrower shall pay, simple interest on the outstanding principal amount of this Note at the annual rate of eight percent (8%) (as subject to increase as set forth in this Note) from the Original Issue Date through the Maturity Date. Principal and interest shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date.

 

b) Payment Grace Period. Except as set forth herein, the Borrower shall not have any grace period to pay any monetary amounts due under this Note.

 

c) Conversion Privileges. The Conversion Rights set forth in Section 4 shall remain in full force and effect immediately from the date hereof and until the Note is paid in full regardless of the occurrence of an Event of Default. This Note shall be payable in full on the Maturity Date, unless previously converted into Common Stock in accordance with Section 4 hereof.

 

d) Application of Payments. Interest on this Note shall be calculated on the basis of a 365 or 366-day year as the case may be and the actual number of days elapsed. Payments made in connection with this Note shall be applied first to amounts due hereunder other than principal and interest, thereafter to interest and finally to principal.

 

e) Pari Passu. All payments made on this Note and the Other Notes and all actions taken by the Borrower with respect to this Note and the Other Notes, including but not limited to Optional Redemption, shall be made and taken pari passu with respect to this Note and the Other Notes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Transaction Documents, it shall not be considered non-pari passu for a Holder or Other Holder to elect to receive interest paid in shares of Common Stock or for the Borrower to actually pay interest in shares of Common Stock to such electing Holder or Other Holder, nor for a Holder of a Note or Other Note to accept a prepayment provided a prepayment offer was made to the Holder and holders of Other Notes on a pari passu basis.

 

f) Manner and Place of Payment. Principal and interest on this Note and other payments in connection with this Note shall be payable at the Holder’s offices as designated above in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds without set-off, deduction or counterclaim. Upon assignment of the interest of Holder in this Note, Borrower shall instead make its payment pursuant to the assignee’s instructions upon receipt of written notice thereof. Except as set forth herein, this Note may not be prepaid or mandatorily converted without the consent of the Holder.

 

Section 3. Registration of Transfers and Exchanges.

 

a) Different Denominations. This Note is exchangeable for an equal aggregate principal amount of Notes of different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be payable for such registration of transfer or exchange.

 

b) Investment Representations. This Note has been issued subject to certain investment representations of the original Holder set forth in the Purchase Agreement and may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Purchase Agreement and applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations.

 

c) Reliance on Note Register. Prior to due presentment for transfer to Borrower of this Note, Borrower and any agent of Borrower may treat the Person in whose name this Note is duly registered on the register maintained of Holders of the Notes and Other Notes (the “Note Register”) as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and for all other purposes, whether or not this Note is overdue, and neither Borrower nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

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Section 4. Conversion.

 

a) Voluntary Conversion. At any time after the Closing Date, until this Note is no longer outstanding, this Note shall be convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of Common Stock at the option of the Holder, at any time and from time to time (subject to the conversion limitations set forth in Section 4(d) hereof). The Holder shall effect conversions by delivering to Borrower a Notice of Conversion, the form of which is attached hereto as Annex A (each, a “Notice of Conversion”), specifying therein the principal amount of this Note and accrued interest, if any, to be converted at the election of the Holder and the date on which such conversion shall be effected (such date, the “Conversion Date”). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion is deemed delivered hereunder. To effect conversions hereunder, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to Borrower unless the entire principal amount of this Note has been so converted. Conversions of principal hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding principal amount of this Note in an amount equal to the applicable conversion. The Holder and Borrower shall maintain records showing the principal amount(s) converted and the date of such conversion(s). Borrower may deliver an objection to any Notice of Conversion within one (1) Business Day of delivery of such Notice of Conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Holder shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. The Holder, and any assignee by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of a portion of this Note, the unpaid and unconverted principal amount of this Note may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

b) Conversion Price. The conversion price for the principal and interest in connection with voluntary conversions by the Holder shall be 60% multiplied by the Market Price (as defined herein)(representing a discount rate of 40%), subject to adjustment as described herein (“Conversion Price”). Market Price” means the lowest one (1) Trading Prices (as defined below) for the Common Stock during the twenty (20) Trading Day period ending on the last complete Trading Day prior to the Conversion Date. “Trading Prices” means, for any security as of any date, the lowest traded price on the Over-the Counter Pink Marketplace, OTCQB, or applicable trading market (the “OTCQB”) as reported by a reliable reporting service (“Reporting Service”) designated by the Holder (i.e. www.Nasdaq.com) or, if the OTCQB is not the principal trading market for such security, on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded or, if the lowest intraday trading price of such security is not available in any of the foregoing manners, the lowest intraday price of any market makers for such security that are quoted on the OTC Markets. If the Trading Prices cannot be calculated for such security on such date in the manner provided above, the Trading Prices shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Borrower and the holders of a majority in interest of the Notes being converted for which the calculation of the Trading Prices are required in order to determine the Conversion Price of such Notes. “Trading Day” shall mean any day on which the Common Stock is tradable for any period on the OTCQB, or on the principal securities exchange or other securities market on which the Common Stock is then being traded. Upon any Event of Default, including not having current financial information publicly disclosed, the Conversion Price will be reduced to 50% multiplied by the Market Price (as defined herein)(representing a discount rate of 50%).

 

c) Mechanics of Conversion.

 

i. Conversion Shares Issuable Upon Conversion of Principal Amount. The number of Conversion Shares issuable upon a conversion hereunder shall be determined by the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the outstanding principal amount of this Note to be converted plus interest, if any, elected by the Holder to be converted by (y) the Conversion Price. Upon every Conversion, the Company shall deliver an additional $1,200 worth of shares (as calculated by the Conversion Price in effect on the Conversion Notice being honored) to cover the Holder’s expenses and deposit fees associated with each Notice of Conversion.

 

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ii. Delivery of Certificate Upon Conversion. Not later than five (5) Trading Days after each Conversion Date (the “Share Delivery Date”), Borrower shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Conversion Shares which, on or after the earlier of (i) the six month anniversary of the Original Issue Date or (ii) the Effective Date, shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions (other than those which may then be required by the Purchase Agreement) representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of this Note. On or after the earlier of (i) the six-month anniversary of the Original Issue Date or (ii) the Effective Date, Borrower shall in lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Conversion Shares, upon request of the Holder, so long as the certificates therefor do not bear a legend and the Holder is not obligated to return such certificate for the placement of a legend thereon, the Borrower shall cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Conversion Shares by crediting the account of Holder’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal At Custodian system, provided that the Borrower’s Common Stock is DTC eligible and the Borrower’s transfer agent participates in the Deposit Withdrawal at Custodian system. Such delivery must be made on or before the Legend Removal Date.

 

iii. Failure to Deliver Certificates. If, in the case of any Notice of Conversion, such certificate or certificates are not delivered to or as directed by the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the Holder shall be entitled to elect by written notice to Borrower at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates, to rescind such Conversion, in which event Borrower shall promptly return to the Holder any original Note delivered to Borrower and the Holder shall promptly return to Borrower the Common Stock certificates issued to such Holder pursuant to the rescinded Conversion Notice.

 

iv. Obligation Absolute. Borrower’s obligations to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to Borrower or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of Borrower to the Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares; provided, however, that such delivery shall not operate as a waiver by Borrower of any such action Borrower may have against the Holder. In the event the Holder of this Note shall elect to convert any or all of the outstanding principal amount hereof, Borrower may not refuse conversion based on any claim that the Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with the Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to Holder, restraining and or enjoining conversion of all or part of this Note shall have been sought and obtained, and Borrower posts a surety bond for the benefit of the Holder in the amount of 150% of the outstanding principal amount of this Note, which is subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the underlying dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to the Holder to the extent it obtains judgment. In the absence of such injunction, Borrower shall issue Conversion Shares or, if applicable, cash, upon a properly noticed conversion. If Borrower fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii) by the Share Delivery Date, Borrower shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of principal amount being converted, $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after such liquidated damages being to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Share Delivery Date until such certificates are delivered or Holder rescinds such conversion. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8 hereof for Borrower’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein and the Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit the Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.

 

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v. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Conversion. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if Borrower fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates by the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii), and if after such Share Delivery Date the Holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the Holder or Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Conversion Shares which the Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a “Buy-In”), then Borrower shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder (in addition to any other remedies available to or elected by the Holder) the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including any brokerage commissions) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that the Holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed (including any brokerage commissions) and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reissue (if surrendered) this Note in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of the attempted conversion (in which case such conversion shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if Borrower had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 4(c)(ii). For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of this Note with respect to which the actual sale price of the Conversion Shares (including any brokerage commissions) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, Borrower shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide Borrower written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of Borrower, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to Borrower’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Note as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

vi. Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion. Borrower covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of this Note as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (and the other holders of the Notes), not less than three times such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement) be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 5) upon the conversion of the then outstanding principal amount of this Note and interest which has accrued and would accrue on such principal amount, assuming such principal amount was not converted through three years after the Original Issue Date. Borrower covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

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vii. Fractional Shares. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of this Note. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such conversion, Borrower shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

viii. Transfer Taxes and Expenses. The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on conversion of this Note shall be made without charge to the Holder hereof for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that, Borrower shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holder of this Note so converted and Borrower shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to Borrower the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of Borrower that such tax has been paid. Borrower shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Conversion.

 

d) Holder’s Conversion Limitations. Borrower shall not effect any conversion of this Note, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Note, to the extent that after giving effect to the conversion set forth on the applicable Notice of Conversion, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining, unconverted principal amount of this Note beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of Borrower subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein (including, without limitation, any other Notes or the Warrants) beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 4(d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 4(d) applies, the determination of whether this Note is convertible (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which principal amount of this Note is convertible shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Conversion shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Note may be converted (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and which principal amount of this Note is convertible, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. To ensure compliance with this restriction, the Holder will be deemed to represent to Borrower each time it delivers a Notice of Conversion that such Notice of Conversion has not violated the restrictions set forth in this paragraph and Borrower shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 4(d), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (i) Borrower’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by Borrower, or (iii) a more recent written notice by Borrower or Borrower’s transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, Borrower shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of Borrower, including this Note, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note held by the Holder. The Holder may decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation at any time and the Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to Borrower, may increase the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 4(d), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Note held by the Holder and the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 4(d) shall continue to apply. Any such increase will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to Borrower. The Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 4(d) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation contained herein or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Note.

 

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Section 5. Certain Adjustments.

 

a) Stock Dividends and Stock Splits. If Borrower, at any time while this Note is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock on shares of Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalents (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by Borrower upon conversion of the Notes), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of capital stock of Borrower, then the Fixed Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of Borrower) outstanding immediately before such event, and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

b) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 5(a) above, if at any time Borrower grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Note (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

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c) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Note is outstanding, if Borrower shall declare or make any dividend whether or not permitted, or makes any other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Note, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Note (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

d) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Note is outstanding, (i) Borrower, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of Borrower with or into another Person, (ii) Borrower, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by Borrower or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) Borrower, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, (v) Borrower, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent conversion of this Note, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 4(d) on the conversion of this Note), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of Borrower, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Note is convertible immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 4(d) on the conversion of this Note). For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one (1) share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and Borrower shall apportion the Conversion Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of this Note following such Fundamental Transaction. Borrower shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which Borrower is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of Borrower under this Note and the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5(a) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the holder of this Note, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Note a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Note which is convertible for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon conversion of this Note (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of this Note) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with a conversion price which applies the conversion price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such conversion price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Note immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Note and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of Borrower and shall assume all of the obligations of Borrower under this Note and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as Borrower herein.

 

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e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 5 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 5, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of Borrower) issued and outstanding.

 

f) Notice to the Holder.

 

i. Adjustment to Conversion Price. Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 5, Borrower shall promptly deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

ii. Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder. If (A) Borrower shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) Borrower shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) Borrower shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of Borrower shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which Borrower is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property or (E) Borrower shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of Borrower, then, in each case, Borrower shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Note, and shall cause to be delivered to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Note Register, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, Borrower shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to convert this Note during the 20-day period commencing on the date of such notice through the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

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Section 6. Negative Covenants. As long as any principal amount of this Note remains outstanding, Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

 

a) enter into any transaction pursuant to Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act;

 

b) amend its charter documents, including, without limitation, its certificate of incorporation and bylaws, in any manner that materially and adversely affects any rights of the Holder, provided, however, that Borrower may amend its articles of incorporation to increase the number of common shares authorized provided all such additional shares of common stock are reserved solely for issuance to the Holders, or to create a class or series of preferred stock so long as the class or series has no conversion or dividend rights, or any liquidation preference;

 

c) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire more than a de minimis number of shares of its Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents other than as to the Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares as permitted or required under the Transaction Documents;

 

d) declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets or rights to acquire its assets to holders of shares of Common Stock, preferred stock, or any other equity security by way of return of capital or otherwise including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction;

 

d) enter into any transaction with any Affiliate of Borrower which would be required to be disclosed in any public filing with the Commission, unless such transaction is made on an arm’s-length basis and expressly approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of Borrower (even if less than a quorum otherwise required for board approval); or

 

e) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

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Section 7. Events of Default.

 

a) “Event of Default” means, wherever used herein, any of the following events (whatever the reason for such event and whether such event shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

 

i. any default in the payment of (A) the principal or interest amount of this Note or (B) liquidated damages and other amounts owing to a Holder on any Note, as and when the same shall become due and payable (whether on a Conversion Date or the Maturity Date or by acceleration or otherwise) which default, solely in the case of a default under clause (B) above, is not cured within 3 Trading Days after Borrower has become or should have become aware of such default;

 

ii. Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant or agreement contained in the Notes (other than a breach by Borrower of its obligations to deliver shares of Common Stock to the Holder upon conversion, which breach is addressed in clause (ix) below) which failure is not cured, if possible to cure, within the earlier to occur of (A) five (5) Trading Days after written notice of such failure sent by the Holder or by any Other Holder to Borrower and (B) ten (10) Trading Days after Borrower has become or should have become aware of such failure;

 

iii. a default or event of default (subject to any grace or cure period provided in the applicable agreement, document or instrument) shall occur under (A) any of the Transaction Documents other than the Notes, including but not limited to failure to strictly comply with the provisions of the Transaction Documents, or (B) any other material agreement, lease, document or instrument to which Borrower or any Subsidiary is obligated (and not covered by clause (vi) below), which, in the case of subsection (B), would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

iv. any representation or warranty made in this Note, any other Transaction Documents, any written statement pursuant hereto or thereto or any other report, financial statement or certificate made or delivered to the Holder or any Other Holder shall be untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of the date when made or deemed made;

 

v. Borrower or any Subsidiary shall be subject to a Bankruptcy Event;

 

vi. Borrower or any Subsidiary shall default on any of its obligations under any mortgage, credit agreement or other facility, indenture agreement, factoring agreement or other instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for borrowed money or money due under any long term leasing or factoring arrangement that (a) involves an obligation greater than $100,000, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created, and (b) results in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable;

 

vii. Borrower shall be a party to any Change of Control Transaction or Fundamental Transaction;

 

viii. Borrower shall fail for any reason to deliver certificates to a Holder prior to the fifth (5th) Trading Day after a Conversion Date pursuant to Section 4(c) or Borrower shall provide at any time notice to the Holder, including by way of public announcement, of Borrower’s intention to not honor requests for conversions of any Notes in accordance with the terms hereof;

 

ix. any monetary judgment, writ or similar final process shall be entered or filed against Borrower, any subsidiary or any of their respective property or other assets for more than $100,000, and such judgment, writ or similar final process shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of 90 calendar days;

 

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x. any dissolution, liquidation or winding up by Borrower or a material Subsidiary of a substantial portion of their business not assumed by the Borrower or another Subsidiary;

 

xi. cessation of material operations by Borrower or by a material Subsidiary if the operations are not assumed by the Borrower or another Subsidiary;

 

xii. an event resulting in the Common Stock no longer being listed or quoted on a Trading Market, or notification from a Trading Market that the Borrower is not in compliance with the conditions for such continued quotation on at least one Trading Market and such non-compliance continues for twenty (20) days following such notification;

 

xiii. a Commission or judicial stop trade order or suspension from the Borrower’s Principal Trading Market;

 

xiv. the Borrower effectuates a reverse split of its Common Stock without ten (10) days prior written notice to the Holder;

 

xv. a failure by Borrower to notify Holder of any material event of which Borrower is obligated to notify Holder pursuant to the terms of this Note or any other Transaction Document;

 

xvi. a default by the Borrower of a material term, covenant, warranty or undertaking of any other agreement to which the Borrower and Holder are parties, or the occurrence of an event of default under any such other agreement to which Borrower and Holder are parties which is not cured after any required notice and/or cure period or waived;

 

xvii. the occurrence of an Event of Default under any Other Note;

 

xviii. any material provision of any Transaction Document shall at any time for any reason (other than pursuant to the express terms thereof) cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against the Borrower, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by Borrower, or a proceeding shall be commenced by Borrower or any governmental authority having jurisdiction over Borrower or Holder, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or Borrower shall deny in writing that it has any liability or obligation purported to be created under any Transaction Document;

 

xix. Borrower does not meet the current public information requirements under Rule 144; or

 

xx. the Conversion Price falls below the par value of the common stock subject to cure as set forth above.

 

In the event more than one grace, cure or notice period is applicable to an Event of Default, then the shortest grace, cure or notice period shall be applicable thereto.

 

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b) Remedies Upon Event of Default, Fundamental Transaction and Change of Control Transaction. If any Event of Default or a Fundamental Transaction or a Change of Control Transaction occurs, the outstanding principal amount of this Note, liquidated damages and other amounts owing in respect thereof through the date of acceleration, shall become, at the Holder’s election, immediately due and payable in cash at the Mandatory Default Amount. Commencing on the Maturity Date and also five (5) days after the occurrence of any Event of Default interest on this Note shall accrue at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 18% per annum or the maximum rate permitted under applicable law. Upon the payment in full of the Mandatory Default Amount, the Holder shall promptly surrender this Note to or as directed by Borrower. In connection with such acceleration described herein, the Holder need not provide, and Borrower hereby waives, any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and the Holder may immediately and without expiration of any grace period enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law. Such acceleration may be rescinded and annulled by Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder and the Holder shall have all rights as a holder of the Note until such time, if any, as the Holder receives full payment pursuant to this Section 7(b). No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

Section 8. Prepayment. The Borrower shall not have the option to prepay this Note after 180th day after the Issue Date (“Cutoff Date”). Prior to the Cutoff Date, the Borrower shall have the right, exercisable on not less five (5) Trading Days prior written notice to the Holder of the Note to prepay the outstanding Note (principal and accrued interest), in full by making a payment to the Holder of an amount in cash equal to 125%, multiplied by the sum of: (w) the then outstanding principal amount of this Note plus (x) accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note plus (y) Default Interest, if any. Any notice of prepayment hereunder (an “Optional Prepayment Notice”) shall be delivered to the Holder of the Note at its registered addresses and shall state: (1) that the Borrower is exercising its right to prepay the Note, and (2) the date of prepayment which shall be not more than three (3) Trading Days from the date of the Optional Prepayment Notice. On the date fixed for prepayment (the “Optional Prepayment Date”), the Borrower shall make payment of the applicable prepayment amount to or upon the order of the Holder as specified by the Holder in writing to the Borrower at least one (1) business day prior to the Optional Prepayment Date. Prior to the Option Prepayment Date the Holder may convert all or a portion of this Note in accordance with its terms.

 

Section 9. Miscellaneous.

 

Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be: (i) if to Borrower, to: Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc., 13110 NE 177th Place, Suite 293, Woodinville, WA 98072 Attn: Lloyd Spencer, email: Lloyd.spencer@deepgreenwaste.com, and (ii) if to the Holder, to: the address, email address and fax number indicated on the front page of this Note.

 

a) Absolute Obligation. Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of Borrower, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, liquidated damages and accrued interest, as applicable, on this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. This Note is a direct debt obligation of Borrower. This Note ranks pari passu with all other Notes now or hereafter issued under the terms set forth herein.

 

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b) Lost or Mutilated Note. If this Note shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, Borrower 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 principal amount of this Note so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Note, and of the ownership hereof, reasonably satisfactory to Borrower.

 

c) 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 Florida, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of St. Petersburg, County of Pinellas (the “Florida Courts”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Florida Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such Florida Courts, or such Florida Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Note and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Note or the transactions contemplated hereby. If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Note, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding. This Note shall be deemed an unconditional obligation of Borrower for the payment of money and, without limitation to any other remedies of Holder, may be enforced against Borrower by summary proceeding pursuant to Florida Civil Procedure Law and Rules or any similar rule or statute in the jurisdiction where enforcement is sought. For purposes of such rule or statute, any other document or agreement to which Holder and Borrower are parties or which Borrower delivered to Holder, which may be convenient or necessary to determine Holder’s rights hereunder or Borrower’s obligations to Holder are deemed a part of this Note, whether or not such other document or agreement was delivered together herewith or was executed apart from this Note.

 

d) Waiver. Any waiver by Borrower or the Holder 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 Borrower or the Holder 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 on any other occasion. Any waiver by Borrower or the Holder must be in writing.

 

e) Severability. 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.

 

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f) Usury. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law. Borrower covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive Borrower from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on this Note as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Note, and Borrower (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefits or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Holder, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such as though no such law has been enacted.

 

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

 

h) Headings. The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Note and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

i) Amendment. Unless otherwise provided for hereunder, this Note may not be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived without the written consent of Borrower and the Holder.

 

j) Facsimile Signature. In the event that the Borrower’s signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, PDF, electronic signature or other similar electronic means, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the Borrower with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.

 

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(Signature Pages Follow)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be signed in its name by an authorized officer as of the Date written above.

 

  DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.
     
  By:  
  Name: Lloyd Spencer
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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ANNEX A

 

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

The undersigned hereby elects to convert principal under the Convertible Note due January 13, 2021 of Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc., a Wyoming corporation (the “Company”), into shares of common stock (the “Common Stock”), of Borrower according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If shares of Common Stock are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as reasonably requested by Borrower in accordance therewith. No fee will be charged to the holder for any conversion, except for such transfer taxes, if any.

 

By the delivery of this Notice of Conversion the undersigned represents and warrants to Borrower that its ownership of the Common Stock does not exceed the amounts specified under Section 4 of this Note, as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

The undersigned agrees to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements under the applicable securities laws in connection with any transfer of the aforesaid shares of Common Stock.

 

Conversion calculations:

 

  Date to Effect Conversion: ________________________________
   
  Principal Amount of Note to be Converted: $__________________
   
  Additional Interest to be Converted: $________________________
   
  Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued: ______________
   
  Signature: _____________________________________________
   
  Name: ________________________________________________
   
  Address for Delivery of Common Stock Certificates: ____________
  ______________________________________________________
  ______________________________________________________
   
  Or
   
  DWAC Instructions: ____________________________________
   
  Broker No:_________________
  Account No: _______________

 

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Exhibit 10.14

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

 

Warrant Shares: 262,500 Issuance Date: January 13, 2020

 

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received Sylios Corp, or its registered assigns (the “Holder”), with an address at: 501 1st Avenue N., Suite 901, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, email: wa@sylios.com, fax: (727) 547-7350,, is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to the close of business on the fifth anniversary of the Issuance Date (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc., a Wyoming corporation (the “Company”), up to 262,500 shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).

 

Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated January 13, 2020, among the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto and the note issued to the Holder contemporaneously with this Warrant (the “Note”).

 

Section 2. Exercise.

 

(a) Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of a duly executed facsimile copy of the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto. Within two (2) Trading Days following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary (although the Holder may surrender the Warrant to, and receive a replacement Warrant from, the Company), the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise Form within one (1) Trading Day of delivery of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

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(b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.04, subject to adjustment as described herein (“Exercise Price”).

 

(c) Cashless Exercise. If at any time after the Initial Exercise Date, there is no effective registration statement registering the Warrant Shares, or no current prospectus available for the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised at the Holder’s election, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

  (A) = the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which Holder elects to exercise this Warrant by means of a “cashless exercise,” as set forth in the applicable Notice of Exercise;
     
  (B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and
     
  (X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on the Termination Date, unless the Holder notifies the Company otherwise, if there is no effective Registration Statement registering the Warrant Shares, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant shall be automatically exercised via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section 2(c).

 

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if any of the NASDAQ markets or exchanges is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the OTCQX, OTCQB or OTC Pink Marketplace maintained by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock on the first such facility (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

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(d) Mechanics of Exercise.

 

(i) Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise. Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise and Rule 144 is available, and otherwise by physical delivery to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is three (3) Trading Days after the latest of (A) the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (B) surrender of this Warrant (if required) and (C) payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set forth above (including by cashless exercise, if permitted) (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised, with payment to the Company of the Exercise Price (or by cashless exercise, if permitted) and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2(d)(vi) prior to the issuance of such shares, having been paid. The Company understands that a delay in the delivery of the Warrant Shares after the Warrant Share Delivery Date could result in economic loss to the Holder. As compensation to the Holder for such loss, the Company agrees to pay (as liquidated damages and not as a penalty) to the Holder for late issuance of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant the proportionate amount of $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day after the fifth (5th) Trading Day) after the Warrant Share Delivery Date for each $1,000 of Exercise Price of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercised which are not timely delivered. The Company shall pay any payments incurred under this Section in immediately available funds upon demand. Furthermore, in addition to any other remedies which may be available to the Holder, in the event that the Company fails for any reason to effect delivery of the Warrant Shares by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Holder may revoke all or part of the relevant Warrant exercise by delivery of a notice to such effect to the Company, whereupon the Company and the Holder shall each be restored to their respective positions immediately prior to the exercise of the relevant portion of this Warrant, except that the liquidated damages described above shall be payable through the date notice of revocation or rescission is given to the Company.

 

(ii) Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

 

(iii) Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or the certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right, at any time prior to issuance of such Warrant Shares, to rescind such exercise.

 

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(iv) Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or the certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(v) No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

(vi) Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise.

 

(vii) Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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(e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. the Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder may decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation at any time and the Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any such increase will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

 

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Section 3. Certain Adjustments.

 

(a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant or pursuant to any of the other Transaction Documents), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

(b) Pro Rata Distributions. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holder) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock (which shall be subject to Section 3(c)), then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then per share fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.

 

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(c) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction. “Black Scholes Value” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black and Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg, L.P. (“Bloomberg”) determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the greater of 100% and the 100 day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction and (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

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(d) Adjustment Upon Issuance of Shares of Common Stock. If and whenever on or after the date hereof, the Company issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 3 is deemed to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock (including the issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock owned or held by or for the account of the Company, but excluding any Exempt Issuance issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold) for a consideration per share (the “New Issuance Price”) less than a price equal to the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issue or sale or deemed issuance or sale (such Exercise Price then in effect is referred to as the “Applicable Price”) (the foregoing a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately after such Dilutive Issuance, the Exercise Price then in effect shall be reduced to the New Issuance Price. For all purposes of the foregoing (including, without limitation, determining the adjusted Exercise Price and consideration per share under this Section 3(e)), the following shall be applicable:

 

(i) Issuance of Options. If the Company in any manner grants or sells any options (other than options that qualify as Exempt Issuances) and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such option or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Common Stock Equivalents issuable upon exercise of any such option is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the granting or sale of such option for such price per share. For purposes of this Section 3(e)(i), the “lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such options or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Common Stock Equivalents issuable upon exercise of any such option” shall be equal to (1) the lower of (x) the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the granting or sale of such option, upon exercise of such option and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Common Stock Equivalent issuable upon exercise of such option and (y) the lowest exercise price set forth in such option for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such options or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Common Stock Equivalents issuable upon exercise of any such option minus (2) the sum of all amounts paid or payable to the holder of such option (or any other Person) upon the granting or sale of such option, upon exercise of such Option and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Common Stock Equivalent issuable upon exercise of such option plus the value of any other consideration received or receivable by, or benefit conferred on, the holder of such option (or any other Person). Except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such shares of Common Stock or of such Common Stock Equivalents upon the exercise of such options or upon the actual issuance of such shares of Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Common Stock Equivalents.

 

(ii) Issuance of Common Stock Equivalents. If the Company in any manner issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents (other than Common Stock Equivalents that qualify as Exempt Issuances) and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the issuance or sale of such Common Stock Equivalents for such price per share. For the purposes of this Section 3(e)(ii), the “lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof” shall be equal to (1) the lower of (x) the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale of the Common Stock Equivalent and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Common Stock Equivalent and (y) the lowest conversion price set forth in such Common Stock Equivalent for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange thereof minus (2) the sum of all amounts paid or payable to the holder of such Common Stock Equivalent (or any other Person) upon the issuance or sale of such Common Stock Equivalent plus the value of any other consideration received or receivable by, or benefit conferred on, the holder of such Common Stock Equivalent (or any other Person). Except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such shares of Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Common Stock Equivalents, and if any such issue or sale of such Common Stock Equivalents is made upon exercise of any options for which adjustment of this Note has been or is to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section 3(e), except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made by reason of such issue or sale.

 

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(iii) Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion. If the purchase or exercise price provided for in any options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue, conversion, exercise or exchange of any Common Stock Equivalents, or the rate at which any Common Stock Equivalents are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock increases or decreases at any time, the Exercise Price in effect at the time of such increase or decrease shall be adjusted to the Exercise Price which would have been in effect at such time had such options or Common Stock Equivalents provided for such increased or decreased purchase price, additional consideration or increased or decreased conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold. For purposes of this Section 3(e)(iii), if the terms of any option or Common Stock Equivalent that was outstanding as of the date of issuance of this Note are increased or decreased in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence, then such option or Common Stock Equivalent and the shares of Common Stock deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such increase or decrease. No adjustment pursuant to this Section 3(e) shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Exercise Price then in effect.

 

(iv) Calculation of Consideration Received. If any option and/or Common Stock Equivalent and/or Adjustment Right is issued in connection with the issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale of any other securities of the Company (as determined by the Holder, the “Primary Security”, and such option and/or Common Stock Equivalent and/or Adjustment Right, the “Secondary Securities”), together comprising one integrated transaction, the consideration per share of Common Stock with respect to such Primary Security shall be deemed to be equal to the difference of (x) the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock was issued in such integrated transaction (or was deemed to be issued pursuant to Section 3(e)(i) or 3(e)(ii) above, as applicable) solely with respect to such Primary Security, minus (y) with respect to such Secondary Securities, the sum of (I) the Black Scholes Consideration Value of each such option, if any, (II) the fair market value (as determined by the Holder) or the Black Scholes Consideration Value, as applicable, of such Adjustment Right, if any, and (III) the fair market value (as determined by the Holder) of such Common Stock Equivalent, if any, in each case, as determined on a per share basis in accordance with this Section 3(e)(iv). If any shares of Common Stock, options or Common Stock Equivalents are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefor (for the purpose of determining the consideration paid for such Common Stock, option or Common Stock Equivalent, but not for the purpose of the calculation of the Black Scholes Consideration Value) will be deemed to be the net amount of consideration received by the Company therefor. If any shares of Common Stock, options or Common Stock Equivalents are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash (for the purpose of determining the consideration paid for such Common Stock, option or Common Stock Equivalent, but not for the purpose of the calculation of the Black Scholes Consideration Value), the amount of such consideration received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of publicly traded securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company for such securities will be the arithmetic average of the VWAPs of such security for each of the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding the date of receipt. If any shares of Common Stock, options or Common Stock Equivalents are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Company is the surviving entity (for the purpose of determining the consideration paid for such Common Stock, option or Common Stock Equivalent, but not for the purpose of the calculation of the Black Scholes Consideration Value), the amount of consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such shares of Common Stock, options or Common Stock Equivalents, as the case may be. The fair value of any consideration other than cash or publicly traded securities (for the purpose of determining the consideration paid for such Common Stock, option or Common Stock Equivalent, but not for the purpose of the calculation of the Black Scholes Consideration Value) will be determined jointly by the Company and the Holder. If such parties are unable to reach agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the “Valuation Event”), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within five (5) Trading Days after the tenth (10th) day following such Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the Holder. The determination of such appraiser shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne by the Company.

 

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(e) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

(f) Notice to Holder.

 

(i) Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

(ii) Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, to the extent that such information constitutes material non-public information (as determined in good faith by the Company) the Company shall follow the procedure described in Section 13 of the Subscription Agreement and shall deliver to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

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i) Increase in Warrant Shares. In the event the Exercise Price is reduced for any reason, including but not limited to pursuant to Section 3(e) and 3(f) of this Warrant the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder shall be increased such that the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder, after taking into account the decrease in the Exercise Price, shall be equal to the aggregate Exercise Price prior to such adjustment.

 

Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.

 

(a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the provisions of the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

 

(b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the initial issuance date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

 

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(c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

 

Section 5. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i).

 

(b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

 

(c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Trading Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.

 

(d) Authorized Shares. The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue). Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant. Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

 

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(e) Jurisdiction. All questions concerning governing law, jurisdiction, venue and the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

(f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, or unless exercised in a cashless exercise when Rule 144 is available, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

(g) Non-waiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant or the Purchase Agreement, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

 

(h) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

(i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

(j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

(k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

 

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(l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding Warrants issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

(m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 

(n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

 

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(Signature Page Follows)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

  DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Lloyd Spencer
  Name: Lloyd Spencer
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

To: DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

 

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

[  ] in lawful money of the United States;

 

[  ] [if permitted] the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c) ; or

 

[  ] by cancelling $________ of the amount due on the Note issued by the Company to the undersigned.

 

(3) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

_______________________________

 

(4) After giving effect to this Notice of Exercise, the undersigned will not have exceeded the Beneficial Ownership Limitation.

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by physical delivery of a certificate to:

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity: _________________________________________________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: ___________________________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: _____________________________________________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: ______________________________________________________________

 

Date: _________________________________________________________________________________

 

     
 

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute

this form and supply required information.

Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [____] all of or [_______] shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

_______________________________________________ whose address is

 

_______________________________________________________________.

 

_______________________________________________________________

 

Dated: ______________, _______

 

  Holder’s Signature: _____________________________  
       
  Holder’s Address: _____________________________  

 

_____________________________

 

Signature Guaranteed: ___________________________________________

 

NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.

 

     

 

 

Exhibit 10.15

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 13, 2020, by and among Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc., a Wyoming corporation (the “Company”), and the investor listed on the Schedule of Purchasers attached hereto (each, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”).

 

WHEREAS:

 

A. In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the parties hereto of even date herewith (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to the Purchaser, (i) convertible promissory notes (“Notes”) convertible for shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) (the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of the Note or in connection therewith, including upon conversion of interest on the Note, collectively, the “Conversion Shares”) and (ii) warrant (the “Warrant”) which will be exercisable to purchase shares of Common Stock (as exercised, collectively, the “Warrant Shares”) in accordance with the terms of the Warrants.

 

B. In accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the “1933 Act”), and applicable state securities laws.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each of the Purchasers hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Definitions.

 

Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a) “Additional Effective Date” means the date the Additional Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC.

 

(b) “Additional Effectiveness Deadline” means the date which is the earlier of (x) (i) in the event that the Additional Registration Statement is not subject to a full review by the SEC, twenty (20) calendar days after the earlier of the Additional Filing Date and the Additional Filing Deadline or (ii) in the event that the Additional Registration Statement is subject to a full review by the SEC, fifty (50) calendar days after the earlier of the Additional Filing Date and the Additional Filing Deadline and (y) the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that such Additional Registration Statement will not be reviewed or will not be subject to further review; provided, however, that if the Additional Effectiveness Deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the SEC is closed for business, the Additional Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the SEC is open for business.

 

(c) “Additional Filing Date” means the date on which the Additional Registration Statement is filed with the SEC.

 

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(d) “Additional Filing Deadline” means if Additional Registrable Securities are required to be included in any Additional Registration Statement, thirty (30) days after the date substantially all of the Registrable Securities registered under the immediately preceding Registration Statement are sold.

 

(e) “Additional Registrable Securities” means, (i) any Cutback Shares not previously included on a Registration Statement and (ii) any capital stock of the Company issued or issuable with respect to the Notes, Conversion Shares, the Warrants, the Warrant Shares, or the Cutback Shares, as applicable, as a result of any anti-dilution or ratchet or similar rights; stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise all without regard to any limitations on conversion of the Notes or exercise of the warrants.

 

(f) “Additional Registration Statement” means a registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the 1933 Act covering the resale of any Additional Registrable Securities.

 

(g) “Additional Required Registration Amount” means (I) any Additional Registrable Securities not previously included on a Registration Statement, all subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2(f) or (II) such other amount as may be permitted by the staff of the SEC pursuant to Rule 415, without regard to any limitations on conversion of Notes nor exercise of the Warrants.

 

(h) “Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

(i) “Closing Date” shall mean the Closing Date as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

(j) “Cutback Shares” means any of the Initial Required Registration Amount or the Additional Required Registration Amount (without regard to clause (II) in the definition thereof) of Registrable Securities not included in all Registration Statements previously declared effective as contemplated hereunder as a result of a limitation on the maximum number of shares of Common Stock of the Company permitted to be registered by the staff of the SEC pursuant to Rule 415. For the purpose of determining the Cutback Shares, in order to determine any applicable Required Registration Amount, unless an Investor gives written notice to the Company to the contrary with respect to the allocation of its Cutback Shares, first the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Common Stock Purchase Warrants shall be excluded on a pro rata basis among the Investors until all such Warrant Shares have been excluded, and second the Conversion Shares shall be excluded on a pro rata basis among the Investors until all of the Conversion Shares have been excluded.

 

(k) “Effective Date” means the Initial Effective Date and the Additional Effective Date, as applicable.

 

(l) “Effectiveness Deadline” means the Initial Effectiveness Deadline and the Additional Effectiveness Deadline, as applicable.

 

(m) “Eligible Market” means The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the NYSE MKT LLC, The NASDAQ Capital Market, The NASDAQ Global Select Market, The Nasdaq Global Market, the OTC Bulletin Board, the OTCQB or the OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

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(n) “Filing Deadline” means the Initial Filing Deadline and the Additional Filing Deadline, as applicable.

 

(o) “Filing of Registration Statement” shall have the meaning as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

(p) “Initial Effective Date” means the date that the Initial Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC.

 

(q) “Initial Effectiveness Deadline” means the date which is the earlier of (x) in the event that the Initial Registration Statement is not subject to a full review by the SEC, , or (y) the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that such Initial Registration Statement will not be reviewed or will not be subject to further review; provided, however, that if the Initial Effectiveness Deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the SEC is closed for business, the Initial Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the SEC is open for business.

 

(r) “Initial Filing Date” means the date on which the Initial Registration Statement is filed with the SEC.

 

(s) “Initial Filing Deadline” means January 31, 2020.

 

(t) “Initial Registrable Securities” means (i) the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes issued in connection with the Closing, and pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, (ii) the Warrant Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants issued in connection with the Closing, and (iii) any capital stock of the Company issued or issuable with respect to the Notes, Conversion Shares, Warrants, and Warrant Shares as a result of any anti-dilution, ratchet or similar rights; stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise without regard to any limitations on conversion of the Notes or exercise of the Warrants.

 

(u) “Initial Registration Statement” means a registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the 1933 Act covering the resale of the Initial Registrable Securities.

 

(v) “Initial Required Registration Amount” means (I) the sum of (i) the maximum number of Conversion Shares and (ii) the maximum number of Warrant Shares issued and issuable pursuant to the Warrants; without regard to any limitations on conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants and the Commitment Shares, or (II) such other amount as may be permitted by the staff of the SEC pursuant to Rule 415, but in no event fewer than 6,000,000 shares of Common Stock.

 

(w) “Investor” means a Purchaser or any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a Purchaser assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9 and any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a transferee or assignee assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.

 

(x) “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.

 

(y) “Principal Market” means the OTCQB.

 

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(z) “register,” “registered,” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration Statements (as defined below) in compliance with the 1933 Act and pursuant to Rule 415, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by the SEC.

 

(aa) “Registrable Securities” means the Initial Registrable Securities and the Additional Registrable Securities.

 

(bb) “Registration Statement” means the Initial Registration Statement and the Additional Registration Statement, as applicable.

 

(cc) “Required Holders” means holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities.

 

(dd) “Required Registration Amount” means either the Initial Required Registration Amount or the Additional Required Registration Amount, as applicable.

 

(ee) “Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated under the 1933 Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a continuous or delayed basis.

 

(ff) “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

(gg) “Trading Day” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded; provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time).

 

2. Registration.

 

(a) Initial Mandatory Registration. Promptly following the Closing Date, the Company shall prepare, and, as soon as practicable but in no event later than the Initial Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Initial Registration Statement on Form S-1 covering the resale of all of the Initial Registrable Securities. The Initial Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Initial Required Registration Amount determined as of the date the Initial Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2(f). The Initial Registration Statement shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Required Holders) the “Plan of Distribution” and “Selling Shareholders” sections in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. The Company shall use its best efforts to have the Initial Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Initial Effectiveness Deadline. By 9:30 a.m., New York time on the Business Day following the Initial Effective Date, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Initial Registration Statement. The Company represents and warrants that Cutbacks will not apply with respect to at least 6,000,000 Initial Registrable Securities and that not fewer than 6,000,000 of Initial Registrable Securities must be included for registration in the Initial Registration Statement.

 

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(b) Additional Mandatory Registrations. The Company shall prepare, and, as soon as practicable but in no event later than the Additional Filing Deadline, file with the SEC an Additional Registration Statement on Form S-1 covering the resale of all of the Additional Registrable Securities not previously registered on an Additional Registration Statement hereunder. To the extent the staff of the SEC does not permit the Additional Required Registration Amount to be registered on an Additional Registration Statement, the Company shall file Additional Registration Statements successively trying to register on each such Additional Registration Statement the maximum number of remaining Additional Registrable Securities until the Additional Required Registration Amount has been registered with the SEC; provided that after two rejections by the SEC of Additional Registration Statements, the Company shall not be required to file Additional Registration Statements more frequently than once per sixty day period commencing subsequent to the second rejection. Each Additional Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Additional Required Registration Amount determined as of the date such Additional Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2(f). Each Additional Registration Statement shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Required Holders) the “Plan of Distribution” and “Selling Shareholders” sections in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. The Company shall use its best efforts to have each Additional Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Additional Effectiveness Deadline. By 9:30 a.m., New York time on the Business Day following the Additional Effective Date, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Additional Registration Statement.

 

(c) Allocation of Registrable Securities. The initial number of Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement and any increase or decrease in the number of Registrable Securities included therein shall be allocated pro rata among the Investors based on the number of Registrable Securities held by each Investor at the time the Registration Statement covering such initial number of Registrable Securities or increase or decrease thereof is declared effective by the SEC. In the event that an Investor sells or otherwise transfers any of such Investor’s Registrable Securities, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of the then remaining number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement for such transferor. Any shares of Common Stock included in a Registration Statement and which remain allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement shall be allocated to the remaining Investors, pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities then held by such Investors which are covered by such Registration Statement. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement without the prior written consent of the Required Holders.

 

(d) Legal Counsel. Subject to Section 5 hereof, the Required Holders shall have the right to select one legal counsel to review and oversee any registration pursuant to this Section 2 (“Legal Counsel”), which shall be ___________________________ or such other counsel as thereafter designated by the Required Holders. The Company and Legal Counsel shall reasonably cooperate with each other in performing the Company’s obligations under this Agreement.

 

(e) Sufficient Number of Shares Registered. In the event the number of shares available under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(b) is insufficient to cover the Required Registration Amount of Registrable Securities required to be covered by such Registration Statement or an Investor’s allocated portion of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(c), the Company shall amend the applicable Registration Statement, or file a new Registration Statement (on the short form available therefor, if applicable), or both, so as to cover at least the Required Registration Amount as of the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the filing of such amendment or new Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than fifteen (15) days after the necessity therefor arises. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause such amendment and/or new Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable following the filing thereof. For purposes of the foregoing provision, the number of shares available under a Registration Statement shall be deemed “insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities” if at any time the number of shares of Common Stock available for resale under the Registration Statement is less than the Required Registration Amount. The calculation set forth in the foregoing sentence shall be made without regard to any limitations on the exercise of the Warrants and such calculation shall assume the Warrants are then exercisable in full into shares of Common Stock at the then prevailing Exercise Price (as defined in the Warrants).

 

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(f) Effect of Failure to File and Obtain and Maintain Effectiveness of Registration Statement. If (i) the Initial Registration Statement when declared effective fails to register the Initial Required Registration Amount of Initial Registrable Securities (a “Registration Failure”), (ii) a Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered thereby and required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement is (A) not filed with the SEC on or before the applicable Filing Deadline (a “Filing Failure”) or (B) not declared effective by the SEC on or before the applicable Effectiveness Deadline, (an “Effectiveness Failure”) or (iii) on any day after the applicable Effective Date, sales of all of the Registrable Securities required to be included on such Registration Statement cannot be made (other than during an Allowable Grace Period (as defined in Section 3(r))) pursuant to such Registration Statement or otherwise (including, without limitation, because of the suspension of trading or any other limitation imposed by an Eligible Market, a failure to keep such Registration Statement effective, a failure to disclose such information as is necessary for sales to be made pursuant to such Registration Statement, a failure to register a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock or a failure to maintain the listing of the Common Stock) (a “Maintenance Failure” and collectively with a Registration Failure, a Filing Failure, and an Effectiveness Failure, the “Failures” and each a “Failure”), then, as partial relief for the damages to any holder by reason of a Failure (which remedy shall not be exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in equity, including, without limitation, specific performance or the additional obligation of the Company to register any Cutback Shares), the Company shall pay to each holder of Registrable Securities relating to such Registration Statement an amount in cash equal to one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the aggregate Subscription Amount (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) of such Investor’s Registrable Securities whether or not included in such Registration Statement, on each of the following dates: (i) the day of a Registration Failure, (ii) the day of a Filing Failure; (iii) the day of an Effectiveness Failure; (iv) the initial day of a Maintenance Failure; (v) on the thirtieth day after the date of a Registration Failure and one percent (1%) of such aggregate Subscription Amount every thirtieth day thereafter (prorated for periods totaling less than thirty days) until such Registration Failure is cured; (vi) on the thirtieth day after the date of a Filing Failure and every thirtieth day thereafter (prorated for periods totaling less than thirty days) until such Filing Failure is cured; (vii) on the thirtieth day after the date of an Effectiveness Failure and every thirtieth day thereafter (prorated for periods totaling less than thirty days) until such Effectiveness Failure is cured; and (viii) on the thirtieth day after the initial date of a Maintenance Failure and every thirtieth day thereafter (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) until such Maintenance Failure is cured; provided however, in the event that there shall be more than one Failure occurring simultaneously, then 1.5% shall apply in the aggregate (e.g., during any single or multiple Failure, 1.5% shall be due, however 1.5% shall not be due “per Failure” if the Failures are simultaneous and for so long as such Failures are simultaneous). The payments to which a holder shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 2(g) are referred to herein as “Registration Delay Payments.” Registration Delay Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (I) the dates set forth above and (II) the third Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Registration Delay Payments is cured. In the event the Company fails to make Registration Delay Payments in a timely manner, such Registration Delay Payments shall bear interest at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Registration Delay Payments shall (i) cease to accrue to the extent that and while the Registrable Securities may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restrictions or limitations, and (ii) cease to accrue upon the termination of the Registration Period (as defined below).

 

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3. Related Obligations.

 

At such time as the Company is obligated to file a Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to Section 2(a), 2(b), 2(e) or 2(f), the Company will use its best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations:

 

(a) The Company shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement with respect to the Registrable Securities and use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement relating to the Registrable Securities to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing (but in no event later than the Effectiveness Deadline). The Company shall keep each Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 at all times until the earlier of (i) the date that is two (2) years and six (6) months after the date of the Going Public Event, or (ii) the date on which the Investors shall have sold all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered by such Registration Statement (the “Registration Period”). The Company shall ensure that each Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of prospectuses, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made) not misleading. The term “best efforts” shall mean, among other things, that the Company shall submit to the SEC, within two (2) Business Days after the later of the date that (i) the Company learns that no review of a particular Registration Statement will be made by the staff of the SEC or that the staff has no further comments on a particular Registration Statement, as the case may be, and (ii) the approval of Legal Counsel pursuant to Section 3(c) (which approval is immediately sought), a request for acceleration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement to a time and date not later than two (2) Business Days after the submission of such request. The Company shall respond in writing to comments made by the SEC in respect of a Registration Statement as soon as practicable, but in no event later than fifteen (15) days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the SEC that an amendment is required in order for a Registration Statement to be declared effective.

 

(b) The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the 1933 Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K or any analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), the Company shall have incorporated such report by reference into such Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the 1934 Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement such Registration Statement.

 

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(c) The Company shall (A) permit Legal Counsel to review and comment upon (i) a Registration Statement at least three (3) Business Days prior to its filing with the SEC and (ii) all amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements (except for those filed by reason of the Company filing Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and any similar or successor reports) within a reasonable number of days prior to their filing with the SEC, (B) permit each Investor to review and comment on the “Plan of Distribution” and “Selling Shareholders” sections of the Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement to the extent any changes are made to those sections, and (C) not file any Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto in a form to which Legal Counsel reasonably objects; provided however, that if the delay in filing the Registration Statement is due to Legal Counsel’s or an Investor’s unreasonable objections (and unreasonable refusal to allow the Company to file the Registration Statement) then in such event, no Registration Failure (or similar event that triggers a Registration Delay Payment) shall be deemed to have occurred with such delay arising from Legal Counsel’s unreasonable objections, or solely with respect to an Investor, arising from such Investor’s unreasonable objections. The Company shall not submit a request for acceleration of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto without the prior approval of Legal Counsel, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided however, that if the delay in filing the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is due to Legal Counsel’s unreasonable objections (and unreasonable refusal to allow the Registration Statement to become effective) then in such event, no Effectiveness Failure (or similar event that triggers a Registration Delay Payment) shall be deemed to have occurred. The Company shall furnish to Legal Counsel, without charge, (i) copies of any correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC to the Company or its representatives relating to any Registration Statement, (ii) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, one copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by an Investor, and all exhibits and (iii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, one copy of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto. The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Legal Counsel in performing the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section 3.

 

(d) The Company shall furnish to each Investor whose Registrable Securities are included in any Registration Statement, without charge, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, at least one copy of such Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by an Investor, all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, ten (10) copies of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as such Investor may reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents, including copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as such Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor.

 

(e) The Company shall use its best efforts to (i) register and qualify, unless an exemption from registration and qualification applies, the resale by Investors of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of all applicable jurisdictions in the United States, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(e), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.

 

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(f) The Company shall notify Legal Counsel and each Investor in writing of the happening of any event, as promptly as practicable but not later than the first Business Day after becoming aware of such event, (i) as a result of which the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, nonpublic information), or (ii) that results in the lack of effectiveness of any Registration Statement, and, subject to Section 3(r), promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, or lack of effectiveness of any Registration Statement, and deliver ten (10) copies of such supplement or amendment to Legal Counsel and each Investor (or such other number of copies as Legal Counsel or such Investor may reasonably request). The Company shall also promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to Legal Counsel and each Investor by facsimile or email on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight mail), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate. On the date following the date any post-effective amendment has become effective, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement.

 

(g) The Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.

 

(h) If any Investor is required by the SEC to be described in the Registration Statement as an underwriter or an Investor believes that it should be identified as an underwriter of Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement and the Registration Statement is so modified, at the reasonable request of such Investor, the Company shall furnish to such Investor, on the date of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as an Investor may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date, from the Company’s independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Investors, and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Investors.

 

(i) If any Investor is required under applicable securities laws to be described in the Registration Statement as an underwriter or an Investor believes that it could reasonably be deemed to be an underwriter of Registrable Securities, the Company shall make available for inspection by (i) such Investor, (ii) Legal Counsel and (iii) one firm of accountants or other agents retained by the Investors (collectively, the “Inspectors”), all pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”), as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information which any Inspector may reasonably request; provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to an Investor) or use of any Record or other information which the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the 1933 Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement. Each Investor agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed confidential. Nothing herein (or in any other confidentiality agreement between the Company and any Investor) shall be deemed to limit the Investors’ ability to sell Registrable Securities in a manner which is otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations.

 

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(j) The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning an Investor provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning an Investor is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to such Investor and allow such Investor a reasonable period of time, at the Investor’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.

 

(k) The Company shall use its best efforts either to (i) cause all of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange or (ii) secure the inclusion for quotation of all of the Registrable Securities on the Principal Market or (iii) if, despite the Company’s best efforts, the Company is unsuccessful in satisfying the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), to secure the inclusion for quotation on another Eligible Market for such Registrable Securities and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to use its best efforts to arrange for at least two market makers to register with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) as such with respect to such Registrable Securities. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 3(k).

 

(l) The Company shall cooperate with the Investors who hold Registrable Securities being offered and, to the extent applicable, facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case may be, as the Investors may reasonably request and registered in such names as the Investors may request.

 

(m) If requested by an Investor, the Company shall as soon as practicable (i) incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as an Investor reasonably requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement if reasonably requested by an Investor holding any Registrable Securities.

 

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(n) The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.

 

(o) The Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as practical, but not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with, and in the manner provided by, the provisions of Rule 158 under the 1933 Act) covering a twelve-month period beginning not later than the first day of the Company’s fiscal quarter next following the applicable Effective Date of a Registration Statement.

 

(p) The Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to comply in all material respects with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration hereunder.

 

(q) Within two (2) Business Days after a Registration Statement which covers Registrable Securities is ordered effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investors whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement) confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

(r) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at any time after the Effective Date, the Company may delay the disclosure of material, non-public information concerning the Company the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company and its counsel, in the best interest of the Company and, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, otherwise required (a “Grace Period”); provided, that the Company shall promptly (i) notify the Investors in writing of the existence of material, non-public information giving rise to a Grace Period (provided that in each notice the Company will not disclose the content of such material, non-public information to the Investors) and the date on which the Grace Period will begin, and (ii) notify the Investors in writing of the date on which the Grace Period ends; and, provided further, that no Grace Period shall exceed ten (10) consecutive Trading Days and during any three hundred sixty five (365) day period such Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of twenty (20) Trading Days and the first day of any Grace Period must be at least five (5) Trading Days after the last day of any prior Grace Period (each, an “Allowable Grace Period”). For purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period above, the Grace Period shall begin on and include the date the Investors receive the notice referred to in clause (i) and shall end on and include the later of the date the Investors receive the notice referred to in clause (ii) and the date referred to in such notice. The provisions of Section 3(g) hereof shall not be applicable during the period of any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of the Grace Period, the Company shall again be bound by the first sentence of Section 3(f) with respect to the information giving rise thereto unless such material, non-public information is no longer applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale, prior to the Investor’s receipt of the notice of a Grace Period and for which the Investor has not yet settled.

 

(s) Except as required by applicable law, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary or affiliate thereof shall identify any Investor as an underwriter in any public disclosure or filing with the SEC, the Principal Market or any Eligible Market and any Purchaser being deemed an underwriter by the SEC shall not relieve the Company of any obligations it has under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit the Company from including the disclosure found in the “Plan of Distribution” section attached hereto as Exhibit B in the Registration Statement. If the Company is required by law to identify any Investor as an underwriter in any public disclosure or filing with the SEC, the Principal Market or any Eligible Market, prior to so identifying any such Investor, the Company shall promptly notify each such Investor of the legal requirement and give each such Investor a reasonable opportunity to persuade the applicable regulator that said disclosure is not required. If the applicable Investors are unable to eliminate the legal requirement to be identified as an underwriter, the applicable Investor shall have five (5) Business Days to consent to such disclosure or to agree to withdraw as a selling shareholder under the Registration Statement. If an Investor agrees to withdraw as a selling shareholder under the Registration Statement, the Company shall not be responsible for any such Failures with respect to any such Investor.

 

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(t) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of preventing the Company from performing its obligations hereunder.

 

4. Obligations of the Investors.

 

(a) At least five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated Filing Date of a Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor in writing of the information the Company requires from each such Investor if such Investor elects to have any of such Investor’s Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete any registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of a particular Investor that such Investor shall timely furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it as shall be reasonably required by the Company to effect and maintain the effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall timely execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request.

 

(b) Each Investor, by such Investor’s acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of any Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company in writing of such Investor’s election to exclude all of such Investor’s Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.

 

(c) Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f) (a “No Sale Notice”), such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until such Investor’s receipt of copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus as contemplated by Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f) or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f) and for which the Investor has not yet settled.

 

(d) Each Investor covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act as applicable to it or an exemption therefrom in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

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5. Expenses of Registration.

 

All reasonable expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company shall be paid by the Company. The Company shall also reimburse the Investors for the fees and disbursements of Legal Counsel in connection with registration, filing or qualification pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement which amount shall be limited to $5,000 for each such registration, filing or qualification.

 

6. Indemnification.

 

In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement under this Agreement:

 

(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend each Investor, the directors, officers, partners, members, employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls any Investor within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an “Indemnified Person”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several (collectively, “Claims”), incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto (“Indemnified Damages”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered (“Blue Sky Filing”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus if used prior to the effective date of such Registration Statement, or contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement or (iv) any violation of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) being, collectively, “Violations”). Subject to Section 6(c), the Company shall reimburse the Indemnified Persons, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person for such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto; and (ii) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9.

 

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(b) In connection with any Registration Statement in which an Investor is participating, each such Investor agrees to severally and not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an “Indemnified Party”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Investor expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 6(c), such Investor shall reimburse the Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by an Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of such Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, further, however, that the Investor shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Investor as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9.

 

(c) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for all such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party, as applicable, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. In the case of an Indemnified Person, legal counsel referred to in the immediately preceding sentence shall be selected by the Investors holding at least a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement to which the Claim relates. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall reasonably cooperate with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or Claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in respect to such Claim or litigation and such settlement shall not include any admission as to fault on the part of the Indemnified Party. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.

 

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(d) The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.

 

(e) The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.

 

7. Contribution.

 

To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities which Person is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution from any Person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the amount of net proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.

 

8. Reports Under the 1934 Act.

 

In addition to the reporting and financial information requirements set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement, and with a view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investors to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration (“Rule 144”), the Company agrees from and after the sooner of the date the Company has a class of shares registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act or is otherwise subject to reporting obligations under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, to:

 

(a) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;

 

(b) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and

 

(c) furnish to each Investor so long as such Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company, if true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act and that it has satisfied the current public information provisions set forth in Rule 144, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investors to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.

 

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9. Assignment of Registration Rights.

 

The rights under this Agreement shall be automatically assignable by the Investors to any transferee of all or any portion of such Investor’s Registrable Securities if: (i) the Investor agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within a reasonable time after such assignment; (ii) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee or assignee, and (b) the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned; (iii) immediately following such transfer or assignment the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under the 1933 Act or applicable state securities laws; (iv) at or before the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this sentence the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein; and (v) such transfer shall have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

10. Amendment of Registration Rights.

 

Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Required Holders; provided that any such amendment or waiver that complies with the foregoing but that disproportionately, materially and adversely affects the rights and obligations of any Investor relative to the comparable rights and obligations of the other Investors shall require the prior written consent of such adversely affected Investor. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall be binding upon each Investor and the Company. No such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the Registrable Securities. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of this Agreement unless the same consideration (other than the reimbursement of legal fees) also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.

 

11. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from such record owner of such Registrable Securities.

 

(b) Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); (iii) when sent, if sent by electronic mail; or (iv) one Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses, facsimile numbers and email addresses for such communications shall be:

 

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If to the Company:

 

Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc.

13110 NE 177th Place, Suite 293

Woodinville, WA 98072
Attn: Lloyd Spencer, Chief Executive Officer

Fax: ( ) ____________

 

With a copy (for informational purposes only) to:

 

 

If to Legal Counsel:

 

If to a Purchaser, to its address, facsimile number and/or email address set forth on the Schedule of Purchasers attached hereto or on the signature pages of the Securities Purchase Agreement, with copies to such Purchaser’s representatives as set forth on the Schedule of Purchasers, or to such other address, facsimile number and/or email address to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine or email containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.

 

(c) Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.

 

(d) All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Florida, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Florida or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Florida. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of St. Petersburg, County of Pinellas, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

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(e) If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement so long as this Agreement as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).

 

(f) This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) and the instruments referenced herein and therein constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the instruments referenced herein and therein supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

(g) Subject to the requirements of Section 9, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.

 

(h) The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

(i) This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.

 

(j) Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(k) All consents and other determinations required to be made by the Investors pursuant to this Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, by the Required Holders, determined as if the outstanding Warrants then held by Investors have been exercised for Registrable Securities without regard to any limitations on exercise of the Warrants.

 

(l) The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

 

(m) This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

 

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(n) The obligations of each Investor hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no provision of this Agreement is intended to confer any obligations on any Investor vis-à-vis any other Investor. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated herein.

 

(o) Legal Counsel may resign as Legal Counsel on five (5) calendar days’ prior notice to the Company and Purchaser. Legal Counsel will not be required to consult with any Purchaser nor obtain instructions nor follow any instructions or orders made or given by any Purchaser other than the Purchaser having the most Registrable Securities.

 

* * * * * *

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  COMPANY:
   
  DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.
   
  By:  
  Name: Lloyd Spencer
  Title: CEO

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF HOLDERS FOLLOWS]

 

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[SIGNATURE PAGE OF PURCHASERS TO

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC. RRA]

 

Name of Purchaser: Sylios Corp

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: /s/ Jimmy Wayne Anderson

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Jimmy Wayne Anderson

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: President

 

Email Address of Authorized Signatory: wa@sylios.com

 

Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory: (727) 547-7350

 

Address for Notice to Purchaser: 501 1st Ave N., Suite 901

 

St. Petersburg, FL 33701

 

[SIGNATURE PAGES CONTINUE]

 

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SCHEDULE OF PURCHASERS

 

PURCHASER AND ADDRESS  

PURCHASE

PRICE and

NOTE PRINCIPAL

  WARRANTS

SYLIOS CORP

501 1st Avenue N., Suite 901

St. Petersburg, FL 33701

Attn: Jimmy Wayne Anderson

 

$20,000.00 Purchase Price

$23,000.00 Note Principal

  262,500

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Transfer Agent

[RC]

 

  Re: Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc.

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

I am counsel to Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc., a Wyoming corporation (the “Company”), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 13, 2020 (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), entered into by and among the Company and the purchaser named therein (collectively, the “Holder”) pursuant to which the Company issued to the Holder a convertible promissory note (“Note”) convertible for shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) (the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of the Notes and Securities Purchase Agreement, collectively, the “Conversion Shares”) and a warrant exercisable for shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant”). Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company also has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Holder (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to register the resale of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), including the Conversion Shares issuable pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The description of the Registrable Securities are set forth on Schedule A hereto [Selling Shareholder Table]. In connection with the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, on [RC], 2020, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 024-__________) (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to the Registrable Securities which names each of the Holders as a selling shareholder thereunder.

 

In connection with the foregoing, I advise you that a member of the SEC’s staff has advised me by telephone that the SEC has entered an order declaring the Registration Statement effective under the 1933 Act at [ENTER TIME OF EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS]. I have no knowledge, subsequent to such telephonic conversation with the SEC’s staff, that any stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC. Based on the foregoing, the Registrable Securities set forth on Schedule A hereto are available for resale under the 1933 Act pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

This letter, unless and until subsequently revoked or modified orally by [RC] or in writing from any member of this firm (which writing may include email correspondence), shall serve as our standing instruction to you that the Registrable Securities set forth on Schedule A hereto are freely transferable by the Holders pursuant to the Registration Statement. You need not require further letters from us to effect any future legend-free issuance or reissuance of Registrable Securities to the Holders as contemplated by the Company’s Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions dated January 13, 2020.

 

Very truly yours,
     
By:  
  , Esq. 
CC: Purchasers  

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

 

The shares of common stock being offered by the selling shareholders are those issued to the selling shareholders pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement upon conversion of the Note and exercise of Warrant. For additional information regarding the issuance of that common stock and warrants, see “Private Placement of Note and Warrant” above. We are registering the shares of common stock in order to permit the selling shareholders to offer the shares for resale from time to time. Except for the ownership of the Notes and Warrants issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the selling shareholders have not had any material relationship with us within the past three years.

 

The table below lists the selling shareholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock by each of the selling shareholders. The second column lists the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by each selling shareholder, based on its ownership of the Note and Warrant as of January 13, 2020, assuming the conversion of the Notes and cash exercise of all Warrants held by the selling shareholders on that date, without regard to any limitations on exercise.

 

The third column lists the shares of common stock being offered by this prospectus by the selling shareholders.

 

In accordance with the terms of a registration rights agreement with the selling shareholders, this prospectus generally covers the resale of at least the sum of (i) the number of shares of common stock issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement as of the Trading Day immediately preceding the date the registration statement is initially filed with the SEC, and (ii) the maximum number of shares of common stock issued and issuable upon exercise of the related warrants as of the Trading Day immediately preceding the date the registration statement is initially filed with the SEC. The fourth column assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the selling shareholders pursuant to this prospectus.

 

Under the terms of the warrants, a selling shareholder may not exercise the warrants to the extent such exercise would cause such selling shareholder, together with its affiliates, to beneficially own a number of shares of common stock which would exceed 4.99% of our then outstanding shares of common stock following such exercise, excluding for purposes of such determination shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants which have not been exercised. The number of shares in the second column does not reflect this limitation. The selling shareholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”

 




Name of Selling Shareholder
  Number of Shares
of Common Stock
Owned Prior to
Offering
  Maximum Number
of Shares of
Common Stock to be
Sold Pursuant to
this Prospectus
  Number of Shares
of Common Stock
Owned After
Offering
             
             

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We are registering the shares of common stock issued upon conversion of the note and upon exercise of the warrant to permit the resale of these shares of common stock by the holders of such notes and warrants from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling shareholders of the shares of common stock. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares of common stock.

 

The selling shareholders may sell all or a portion of the shares of common stock beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the shares of common stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling shareholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions. The shares of common stock may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions,

 

  on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;
     
  in the over-the-counter market;
     
  in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market;
     
  through the writing of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise;
     
  ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
     
  block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
     
  purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
     
  an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
     
  privately negotiated transactions;
     
  sales pursuant to Rule 144;
     
  broker-dealers may agree with the selling securityholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
     
  a combination of any such methods of sale; and
     
  any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

If the selling shareholders effect such transactions by selling shares of common stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholders or commissions from purchasers of the shares of common stock for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). In connection with sales of the shares of common stock or otherwise, the selling shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the shares of common stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling shareholders may also sell shares of common stock short and deliver shares of common stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The selling shareholders may also loan or pledge shares of common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.

 

B-2
 

 

The selling shareholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of common stock or warrants owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, amending, if necessary, the list of selling shareholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling shareholders under this prospectus. The selling shareholders also may transfer and donate the shares of common stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

 

The selling shareholders and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution of the shares of common stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commission paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a particular offering of the shares of common stock is made, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of shares of common stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling shareholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to broker-dealers.

 

Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of common stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of common stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.

 

There can be no assurance that any selling shareholder will sell any or all of the shares of common stock registered pursuant to the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.

 

The selling shareholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of common stock by the selling shareholders and any other participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of common stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of common stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock.

 

We will pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of common stock pursuant to the registration rights agreement, estimated to be $[ ] in total, including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws; provided, however, that a selling shareholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any. We will indemnify the selling shareholders against liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with the registration rights agreements, or the selling shareholders will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling shareholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, that may arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling shareholder specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreement, or we may be entitled to contribution.

 

Once sold under the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the shares of common stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.

 

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Exhibit 10.16

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

 

Deep Green Waste and Recycling, Inc. a Wyoming corporation (the “Company”), acknowledges the foregoing Assignment Agreement dated March 6, 2020 (the “Agreement”), between Armada Capital Partners, LLC (the “Assignee”) and Sylios Corp (as “Assignor”). Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement.

 

As a material inducement to the Assignee to enter into the Agreement the Company makes the following representations and warranties to the Assignee.

 

1. Consent. The Company consents to the Assignor’s sale, assignment, conveyance, and transfer of the Assigned Interests to the Assignee provided for therein. The Company agrees acknowledges that upon the Closing the Assignee shall be the holder of the Note and the Warrant as well as the successor to all of the Assignor’s rights under the SPA and RRA. The Company will include the Assignee in place of the Assignor in the registration statement to be filed pursuant to the RRA.

 

2. Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this transaction and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized. Each of the documents contemplated by this transaction has been duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.

 

3. Defenses. The Company hereby represents and warrants that there are no defenses to its obligations under the Note and the documents delivered together therewith or related thereto. The Company acknowledges that the full-face amount of the Note plus all accrued interest is owed on the Note. The Assigned Interests are in force and effect and the Company has no defenses to any of the right being assigned in the Agreement.

 

4. Assignor Status. The Assignor is not now and has not been for the previous three (3) months an affiliate or control person of the Company.

 

5. Tacking. The Assignee’s holding period of the Note, Warrants and the securities issuable to the Assignee in exchange for the Note and Warrants shall tack back for Rule 144 purposes to the initial issue date of the Note and Warrant.

 

6. Execution. This Acknowledgement may be executed and delivered by electronic execution and delivery.

 

  Deep Green Waste and Recycling, Inc.
   
  /s/ Lloyd Spencer
  By: Lloyd Spencer
  Its: President

 

     

 

Exhibit 10.17

 

ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Assignment Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of March 6, 2020, is being entered into among Sylios Corp (the “Assignor”) and Armada Capital Partners, LLC (the “Assignee”).

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated January 13, 2020 (the “SPA”) between the Assignor as Purchaser and Deep Green Waste and Recycling, Inc. a Wyoming corporation, as Company (the “Company”) the Assignor is the holder of a convertible note, dated January 13, 2020 in the principal amount of $23,000 issued by the Company (the “Note”) and warrant to purchase 262,500 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Warrant”) and the Company and Assignor are party to a Registration Rights Agreement dated June 13, 2020 (the “RRA”);

 

WHEREAS, the Assignor desires to assign the Note, Warrants, all its rights under the SPA and all its rights under the RRA (the “Assigned Interests”) to the Assignee;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

PURCHASE AND SALE

 

1.1 The Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Assignor hereby sells, assigns, conveys, and transfers to the Assignee the Assigned Interests, for a cash purchase price of $10,000.00 (the “Cash Purchase Price”) and cancellation of an Amended and Restated Replacement Convertible Noe dated February 12, 2019 in the principal amount of $21,5000 issued by the Assignor to the Assignee (together with the Cash Purchase Price, the “Purchase Price”), payable to the Assignor at closing. The closing of the purchase and sale of the Assigned Interests (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Grushko & Mittman, P.C. The date of the Closing is hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date.” In the event the Closing Date (including receipt of payment by the Assignor) occurs after March 11, 2020, then the Assignor may elect to cancel this Agreement.

 

1.2 Deliveries. At the Closing, the parties shall deliver or shall cause to be delivered the following to the other parties:

 

(A) Assignor shall deliver the Acknowledgment of the Company annexed hereto as Exhibit B; and

 

(B) Assignee shall deliver the Purchase Price via wire pursuant to instructions provided by the Assignor.

 

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ARTICLE II

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

2.1 Representations and Warranties of the Assignor. The Assignor hereby makes the following representations and warranties:

 

(A) Authorization; Enforcement. The Assignor has the requisite power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this transaction and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the documents by the Assignor and the consummation by him of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized. Each of the documents contemplated by this transaction has been duly executed by the Assignor and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Assignor enforceable against the Assignor in accordance with its terms.

 

(B) Ownership. The Assignor owns and is selling, assigning, conveying and transferring to the Assignee all of his right, title and interest to the Assigned Interests, free and clear of all liens, mortgages, pledges, security interests, encumbrances or charges of any kind or description and upon consummation of the transaction contemplated herein good title in the Assigned Interests shall vest in Assignee, free of all liens and other charges.

 

(C) No Consents, Approvals, Violations or Breaches. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Assignor, nor the consummation by the Assignor of the transactions contemplated hereby, will (i) require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing, registration or qualification with or prior notification to, any governmental or regulatory authority under any law of the United States, any state or any political subdivision thereof applicable to the Assignor, (ii) violate any statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation of the United States, any state or any political subdivision thereof, or any judgment, order, writ, decree or injunction applicable to the Assignor or any of the Assignor’s properties or assets, the violation of which would have a material adverse effect upon the Assignor, or (iii) violate, conflict with, or result in a breach of any provisions of, or constitute a default (or any event which, with or without due notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination of, or accelerate the performance required by, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which the Assignor is a party or by which the Assignor or any of the Assignor’s properties or assets may be bound which would have a material adverse effect upon the Assignor except for the consent of the Company which is being given by the Company in Section 2.3(A) of this Agreement.

 

(D) Assignor Status. The Assignor is not now and has not been for the previous three (3) months an affiliate or control person of the Company.

 

2.2 Representations and Warranties of the Assignee. Assignee represents and warrants as follows:

 

(A) Due Diligence. Assignee acknowledges that upon execution of this Agreement, it has completed its own investigation and undertaken any and all due diligence it requires in order to satisfy itself to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder.

 

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(B) No Consents, Approvals, Violations or Breaches. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Assignee, nor the consummation by Assignee of the transactions contemplated hereby, will (i) require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing, registration or qualification with or prior notification to, any governmental or regulatory authority under any law of the United States, any state or any political subdivision thereof or any other jurisdiction applicable to Assignee, (ii) violate any statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation of the United States any state or any political subdivision thereof or any other jurisdiction applicable to Assignee, or any judgment, order, writ, decree or injunction applicable to Assignee or any of its properties or assets, the violation of which would have a material adverse effect upon Assignee, or (iii) violate, conflict with, or result in a breach of any provisions of, or constitute a default (or any event which, with or without due notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination of, or accelerate the performance required by, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which Assignee is a party or by which Assignee or any of its properties or assets may be bound which would have a material adverse effect upon Assignee.

 

(C) Assignee (i) is an “accredited investor,” as that term is defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); (ii) has such knowledge, skill and experience in business and financial matters, based on actual participation, that Assignee is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Company and the suitability thereof as an investment for Assignee; (iii) has received such documents and information as it has requested and has had an opportunity to ask questions of representatives of the Assignor concerning the terms and conditions of the investment proposed herein, and such questions were answered to the satisfaction of Assignee; (iv) is in a financial position to hold the Assigned Interests for an indefinite time and is able to bear the economic risk and withstand a complete loss of its investment in the Company; and (v) has not made an overall commitment to investments which are not readily marketable which is disproportionate so as to cause such overall commitment to become excessive.

 

(D) Assignee understands that the Assigned Interests has not been registered under applicable state or federal securities laws and is purchasing the Assigned Interests pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

ARTICLE III

GENERAL MATTERS

 

3.1. Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be:

 

(a) If to the Assignor, to: 501 1st Ave N., Suite 901
    St. Petersburg, FL 33701
     
(b) If to the Assignee, to: 7703 Springfield Lake Drive
    Lake Worth, FL 33467

 

or to such other address as any of them shall give to the others by notice made pursuant to this Section 3.1.

 

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3.2. Assignment; Binding Agreement. Neither this Agreement nor any right or obligation hereunder shall be assignable by any party without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective legal representatives, successors and assigns.

 

3.3. Invalidity. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be in any way impaired thereby, it being intended that all of the rights and privileges of the parties hereto shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

3.4. Counterparts/Execution. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different signatories hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile transmission and delivered by facsimile transmission.

 

3.5. Agreement. Each of the undersigned states that he or it has read the foregoing Agreement and understands and agrees to it.

 

3.6. Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in New York County, New York, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the documents contemplated herein, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the party determined not to have prevailed for his or its attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

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3.7. Survival. The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein shall survive the Closing.

 

3.8. No Waiver. The waiver by any party of the breach of any of the terms and conditions of, or any right under, this Agreement shall not be deemed to constitute the waiver of any other breach of the same or any other term or condition or of any similar right. No such waiver shall be binding or effective unless expressed in writing and signed by the party giving such waiver.

 

3.9. Construction. The article and section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

3.10. Further Assurances. Each party will execute and deliver such further agreements, documents and instruments and take such further action as may be reasonably requested by any other party to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

ASSIGNEE

 

Armada Capital Partners, LLC

 

/s/ Gabriel Berkowitz  
By: Gabriel Berkowitz  
Its: Managing Member  

 

ASSIGNOR

 

Sylios Corp

 

/s/ Jimmy Wayne Anderson  
By: Jimmy Wayne Anderson  
Its: President  

 

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Exhibit 10.18

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO BORROWER. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

Original Issue Date: January 13, 2020

Reissue Date: March 12, 2020

Principal Amount: $23,000.00

Purchase Price: $20,000.00

 

CONVERTIBLE NOTE

DUE JANUARY 13, 2021

 

THIS CONVERTIBLE NOTE is one of a series of duly authorized and validly issued Notes of Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc., a Wyoming corporation, (the “Borrower”), due January 13, 2021 (this note, the “Note” and, collectively with the other notes of such series, the “Notes”).

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Borrower promises to pay to Armada Investment Fund LLC, or its registered assigns (the “Holder”), with an address at: 7703 Springfield Lake Drive, Lake Worth, Florida 33467, email: gabriel@armadacp.com, or shall have paid pursuant to the terms hereunder, the principal sum of Twenty-Three Thousand Dollars ($23,000.00.00), plus accrued but unpaid interest thereon, on January 13, 2021 (the “Maturity Date”) or such earlier date as this Note is required or permitted to be repaid or such later date if extended by the Holder as provided hereunder, and to pay interest, if any, to the Holder on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of this Note in accordance with the provisions hereof.

 

This Note was originally issued to Sylios Corp. and was assigned to the Holder pursuant to an Assignment Agreement dated March 12, 2020.

 

This Note is subject to the following additional provisions:

 

Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes hereof, in addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Note, (a) capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement and (b) the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Alternate Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

 

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Bankruptcy Event” means any of the following events: (a) Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof commences a case or other proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction relating to Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, (b) there is commenced against Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof any such case or proceeding that is not dismissed within 60 days after commencement, (c) Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered, (d) Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof suffers any appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any substantial part of its property that is not discharged or stayed within 60 calendar days after such appointment, (e) Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (f) Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof calls a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts or (g) Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, by any act or failure to act, expressly indicates its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing or takes any corporate or other action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.

 

Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(d).

 

Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of Florida are required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

Buy-In” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c)(v).

 

Change of Control Transaction” means, other than by means of conversion or exercise of the Notes and the Securities issued together with the Notes, the occurrence after the date hereof of any of (a) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of Borrower, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of 50% of the voting securities of Borrower, (b) Borrower merges into or consolidates with any other Person, or any Person merges into or consolidates with Borrower and, after giving effect to such transaction, the stockholders of Borrower immediately prior to such transaction own less than 50% of the aggregate voting power of Borrower or the successor entity of such transaction, (c) Borrower sells or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to another Person and the stockholders of Borrower immediately prior to such transaction own less than 50% of the aggregate voting power of the acquiring entity immediately after the transaction, (d) a replacement at one time or within a three year period of more than one-half of the members of the Board of Directors which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board of Directors on the Original Issue Date (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the Board of Directors on any date whose nomination to the Board of Directors was approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are members on the date hereof), or (e) the execution by Borrower of an agreement to which Borrower is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth in clauses (a) through (d) above.

 

Conversion” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.

 

Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

 

Conversion Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b).

 

Conversion Shares” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

Event of Default” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(a).

 

Fundamental Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

 

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Mandatory Default Amount” means 150% of the outstanding principal amount of this Note, plus, all other amounts, costs, expenses and liquidated damages due in respect of this Note.

 

Florida Courts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(d).

 

Note Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(c).

 

Notice of Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

 

Original Issue Date” means the date of the first issuance of the Notes, regardless of any transfers of any Note and regardless of the number of instruments which may be issued to evidence such Notes.

 

Other Holder” means a holder, if any of one or more Other Notes (collectively, “Other Holders”).

 

Other Notes” means Notes, if any, nearly identical to this Note issued to other Holders if any pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

Purchase Agreement” means the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 13, 2020 among Borrower and the original Holders, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Share Delivery Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c)(ii).

 

Successor Entity” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE MKT, the NASDAQ Capital Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the OTC Bulletin Board, OTCQB, OTC Pink or the OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if any of the NASDAQ markets or exchanges is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the OTCQX, OTCQB or OTC Pink Marketplace maintained by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock on the first such facility (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to Borrower, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by Borrower.

 

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Warrants” means the Warrants issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

Section 2. Interest and Repayment.

 

a) Interest and Principal Payments. Holders shall be entitled to receive, and Borrower shall pay, simple interest on the outstanding principal amount of this Note at the annual rate of eight percent (8%) (as subject to increase as set forth in this Note) from the Original Issue Date through the Maturity Date. Principal and interest shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date.

 

b) Payment Grace Period. Except as set forth herein, the Borrower shall not have any grace period to pay any monetary amounts due under this Note.

 

c) Conversion Privileges. The Conversion Rights set forth in Section 4 shall remain in full force and effect immediately from the date hereof and until the Note is paid in full regardless of the occurrence of an Event of Default. This Note shall be payable in full on the Maturity Date, unless previously converted into Common Stock in accordance with Section 4 hereof.

 

d) Application of Payments. Interest on this Note shall be calculated on the basis of a 365 or 366-day year as the case may be and the actual number of days elapsed. Payments made in connection with this Note shall be applied first to amounts due hereunder other than principal and interest, thereafter to interest and finally to principal.

 

e) Pari Passu. All payments made on this Note and the Other Notes and all actions taken by the Borrower with respect to this Note and the Other Notes, including but not limited to Optional Redemption, shall be made and taken pari passu with respect to this Note and the Other Notes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Transaction Documents, it shall not be considered non-pari passu for a Holder or Other Holder to elect to receive interest paid in shares of Common Stock or for the Borrower to actually pay interest in shares of Common Stock to such electing Holder or Other Holder, nor for a Holder of a Note or Other Note to accept a prepayment provided a prepayment offer was made to the Holder and holders of Other Notes on a pari passu basis.

 

f) Manner and Place of Payment. Principal and interest on this Note and other payments in connection with this Note shall be payable at the Holder’s offices as designated above in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds without set-off, deduction or counterclaim. Upon assignment of the interest of Holder in this Note, Borrower shall instead make its payment pursuant to the assignee’s instructions upon receipt of written notice thereof. Except as set forth herein, this Note may not be prepaid or mandatorily converted without the consent of the Holder.

 

Section 3. Registration of Transfers and Exchanges.

 

a) Different Denominations. This Note is exchangeable for an equal aggregate principal amount of Notes of different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be payable for such registration of transfer or exchange.

 

b) Investment Representations. This Note has been issued subject to certain investment representations of the original Holder set forth in the Purchase Agreement and may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Purchase Agreement and applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations.

 

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c) Reliance on Note Register. Prior to due presentment for transfer to Borrower of this Note, Borrower and any agent of Borrower may treat the Person in whose name this Note is duly registered on the register maintained of Holders of the Notes and Other Notes (the “Note Register”) as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and for all other purposes, whether or not this Note is overdue, and neither Borrower nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

Section 4. Conversion.

 

a) Voluntary Conversion. At any time after the Closing Date, until this Note is no longer outstanding, this Note shall be convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of Common Stock at the option of the Holder, at any time and from time to time (subject to the conversion limitations set forth in Section 4(d) hereof). The Holder shall effect conversions by delivering to Borrower a Notice of Conversion, the form of which is attached hereto as Annex A (each, a “Notice of Conversion”), specifying therein the principal amount of this Note and accrued interest, if any, to be converted at the election of the Holder and the date on which such conversion shall be effected (such date, the “Conversion Date”). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion is deemed delivered hereunder. To effect conversions hereunder, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to Borrower unless the entire principal amount of this Note has been so converted. Conversions of principal hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding principal amount of this Note in an amount equal to the applicable conversion. The Holder and Borrower shall maintain records showing the principal amount(s) converted and the date of such conversion(s). Borrower may deliver an objection to any Notice of Conversion within one (1) Business Day of delivery of such Notice of Conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Holder shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. The Holder, and any assignee by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of a portion of this Note, the unpaid and unconverted principal amount of this Note may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

b) Conversion Price. The conversion price for the principal and interest in connection with voluntary conversions by the Holder shall be 60% multiplied by the Market Price (as defined herein)(representing a discount rate of 40%), subject to adjustment as described herein (“Conversion Price”). Market Price” means the lowest one (1) Trading Prices (as defined below) for the Common Stock during the twenty (20) Trading Day period ending on the last complete Trading Day prior to the Conversion Date. “Trading Prices” means, for any security as of any date, the lowest traded price on the Over-the Counter Pink Marketplace, OTCQB, or applicable trading market (the “OTCQB”) as reported by a reliable reporting service (“Reporting Service”) designated by the Holder (i.e. www.Nasdaq.com) or, if the OTCQB is not the principal trading market for such security, on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded or, if the lowest intraday trading price of such security is not available in any of the foregoing manners, the lowest intraday price of any market makers for such security that are quoted on the OTC Markets. If the Trading Prices cannot be calculated for such security on such date in the manner provided above, the Trading Prices shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Borrower and the holders of a majority in interest of the Notes being converted for which the calculation of the Trading Prices are required in order to determine the Conversion Price of such Notes. “Trading Day” shall mean any day on which the Common Stock is tradable for any period on the OTCQB, or on the principal securities exchange or other securities market on which the Common Stock is then being traded. Upon any Event of Default, including not having current financial information publicly disclosed, the Conversion Price will be reduced to 50% multiplied by the Market Price (as defined herein)(representing a discount rate of 50%).

 

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c) Mechanics of Conversion.

 

i. Conversion Shares Issuable Upon Conversion of Principal Amount. The number of Conversion Shares issuable upon a conversion hereunder shall be determined by the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the outstanding principal amount of this Note to be converted plus interest, if any, elected by the Holder to be converted by (y) the Conversion Price. Upon every Conversion, the Company shall deliver an additional $1,200 worth of shares (as calculated by the Conversion Price in effect on the Conversion Notice being honored) to cover the Holder’s expenses and deposit fees associated with each Notice of Conversion.

 

ii. Delivery of Certificate Upon Conversion. Not later than five (5) Trading Days after each Conversion Date (the “Share Delivery Date”), Borrower shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Conversion Shares which, on or after the earlier of (i) the six month anniversary of the Original Issue Date or (ii) the Effective Date, shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions (other than those which may then be required by the Purchase Agreement) representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of this Note. On or after the earlier of (i) the six-month anniversary of the Original Issue Date or (ii) the Effective Date, Borrower shall in lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Conversion Shares, upon request of the Holder, so long as the certificates therefor do not bear a legend and the Holder is not obligated to return such certificate for the placement of a legend thereon, the Borrower shall cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Conversion Shares by crediting the account of Holder’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal At Custodian system, provided that the Borrower’s Common Stock is DTC eligible and the Borrower’s transfer agent participates in the Deposit Withdrawal at Custodian system. Such delivery must be made on or before the Legend Removal Date.

 

iii. Failure to Deliver Certificates. If, in the case of any Notice of Conversion, such certificate or certificates are not delivered to or as directed by the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the Holder shall be entitled to elect by written notice to Borrower at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates, to rescind such Conversion, in which event Borrower shall promptly return to the Holder any original Note delivered to Borrower and the Holder shall promptly return to Borrower the Common Stock certificates issued to such Holder pursuant to the rescinded Conversion Notice.

 

iv. Obligation Absolute. Borrower’s obligations to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to Borrower or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of Borrower to the Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares; provided, however, that such delivery shall not operate as a waiver by Borrower of any such action Borrower may have against the Holder. In the event the Holder of this Note shall elect to convert any or all of the outstanding principal amount hereof, Borrower may not refuse conversion based on any claim that the Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with the Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to Holder, restraining and or enjoining conversion of all or part of this Note shall have been sought and obtained, and Borrower posts a surety bond for the benefit of the Holder in the amount of 150% of the outstanding principal amount of this Note, which is subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the underlying dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to the Holder to the extent it obtains judgment. In the absence of such injunction, Borrower shall issue Conversion Shares or, if applicable, cash, upon a properly noticed conversion. If Borrower fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii) by the Share Delivery Date, Borrower shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of principal amount being converted, $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after such liquidated damages being to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Share Delivery Date until such certificates are delivered or Holder rescinds such conversion. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8 hereof for Borrower’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein and the Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit the Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.

 

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v. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Conversion. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if Borrower fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates by the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii), and if after such Share Delivery Date the Holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the Holder or Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Conversion Shares which the Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a “Buy-In”), then Borrower shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder (in addition to any other remedies available to or elected by the Holder) the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including any brokerage commissions) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that the Holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed (including any brokerage commissions) and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reissue (if surrendered) this Note in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of the attempted conversion (in which case such conversion shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if Borrower had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 4(c)(ii). For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of this Note with respect to which the actual sale price of the Conversion Shares (including any brokerage commissions) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, Borrower shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide Borrower written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of Borrower, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to Borrower’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Note as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

vi. Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion. Borrower covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of this Note as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (and the other holders of the Notes), not less than three times such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement) be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 5) upon the conversion of the then outstanding principal amount of this Note and interest which has accrued and would accrue on such principal amount, assuming such principal amount was not converted through three years after the Original Issue Date. Borrower covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

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vii. Fractional Shares. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of this Note. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such conversion, Borrower shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

viii. Transfer Taxes and Expenses. The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on conversion of this Note shall be made without charge to the Holder hereof for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that, Borrower shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holder of this Note so converted and Borrower shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to Borrower the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of Borrower that such tax has been paid. Borrower shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Conversion.

 

d) Holder’s Conversion Limitations. Borrower shall not effect any conversion of this Note, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Note, to the extent that after giving effect to the conversion set forth on the applicable Notice of Conversion, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining, unconverted principal amount of this Note beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of Borrower subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein (including, without limitation, any other Notes or the Warrants) beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 4(d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 4(d) applies, the determination of whether this Note is convertible (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which principal amount of this Note is convertible shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Conversion shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Note may be converted (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and which principal amount of this Note is convertible, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. To ensure compliance with this restriction, the Holder will be deemed to represent to Borrower each time it delivers a Notice of Conversion that such Notice of Conversion has not violated the restrictions set forth in this paragraph and Borrower shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 4(d), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (i) Borrower’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by Borrower, or (iii) a more recent written notice by Borrower or Borrower’s transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, Borrower shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of Borrower, including this Note, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note held by the Holder. The Holder may decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation at any time and the Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to Borrower, may increase the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 4(d), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Note held by the Holder and the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 4(d) shall continue to apply. Any such increase will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to Borrower. The Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 4(d) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation contained herein or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Note.

 

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Section 5. Certain Adjustments.

 

a) Stock Dividends and Stock Splits. If Borrower, at any time while this Note is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock on shares of Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalents (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by Borrower upon conversion of the Notes), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of capital stock of Borrower, then the Fixed Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of Borrower) outstanding immediately before such event, and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

b) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 5(a) above, if at any time Borrower grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Note (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

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c) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Note is outstanding, if Borrower shall declare or make any dividend whether or not permitted, or makes any other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Note, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Note (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

d) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Note is outstanding, (i) Borrower, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of Borrower with or into another Person, (ii) Borrower, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by Borrower or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) Borrower, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, (v) Borrower, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent conversion of this Note, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 4(d) on the conversion of this Note), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of Borrower, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Note is convertible immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 4(d) on the conversion of this Note). For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one (1) share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and Borrower shall apportion the Conversion Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of this Note following such Fundamental Transaction. Borrower shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which Borrower is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of Borrower under this Note and the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5(a) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the holder of this Note, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Note a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Note which is convertible for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon conversion of this Note (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of this Note) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with a conversion price which applies the conversion price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such conversion price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Note immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Note and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of Borrower and shall assume all of the obligations of Borrower under this Note and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as Borrower herein.

 

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e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 5 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 5, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of Borrower) issued and outstanding.

 

f) Notice to the Holder.

 

i. Adjustment to Conversion Price. Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 5, Borrower shall promptly deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

ii. Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder. If (A) Borrower shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) Borrower shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) Borrower shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of Borrower shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which Borrower is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property or (E) Borrower shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of Borrower, then, in each case, Borrower shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Note, and shall cause to be delivered to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Note Register, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, Borrower shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to convert this Note during the 20-day period commencing on the date of such notice through the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

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Section 6. Negative Covenants. As long as any principal amount of this Note remains outstanding, Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

 

a) enter into any transaction pursuant to Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act;

 

b) amend its charter documents, including, without limitation, its certificate of incorporation and bylaws, in any manner that materially and adversely affects any rights of the Holder, provided, however, that Borrower may amend its articles of incorporation to increase the number of common shares authorized provided all such additional shares of common stock are reserved solely for issuance to the Holders, or to create a class or series of preferred stock so long as the class or series has no conversion or dividend rights, or any liquidation preference;

 

c) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire more than a de minimis number of shares of its Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents other than as to the Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares as permitted or required under the Transaction Documents;

 

d) declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets or rights to acquire its assets to holders of shares of Common Stock, preferred stock, or any other equity security by way of return of capital or otherwise including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction;

 

d) enter into any transaction with any Affiliate of Borrower which would be required to be disclosed in any public filing with the Commission, unless such transaction is made on an arm’s-length basis and expressly approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of Borrower (even if less than a quorum otherwise required for board approval); or

 

e) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

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Section 7. Events of Default.

 

a) “Event of Default” means, wherever used herein, any of the following events (whatever the reason for such event and whether such event shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

 

i. any default in the payment of (A) the principal or interest amount of this Note or (B) liquidated damages and other amounts owing to a Holder on any Note, as and when the same shall become due and payable (whether on a Conversion Date or the Maturity Date or by acceleration or otherwise) which default, solely in the case of a default under clause (B) above, is not cured within 3 Trading Days after Borrower has become or should have become aware of such default;

 

ii. Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant or agreement contained in the Notes (other than a breach by Borrower of its obligations to deliver shares of Common Stock to the Holder upon conversion, which breach is addressed in clause (ix) below) which failure is not cured, if possible to cure, within the earlier to occur of (A) five (5) Trading Days after written notice of such failure sent by the Holder or by any Other Holder to Borrower and (B) ten (10) Trading Days after Borrower has become or should have become aware of such failure;

 

iii. a default or event of default (subject to any grace or cure period provided in the applicable agreement, document or instrument) shall occur under (A) any of the Transaction Documents other than the Notes, including but not limited to failure to strictly comply with the provisions of the Transaction Documents, or (B) any other material agreement, lease, document or instrument to which Borrower or any Subsidiary is obligated (and not covered by clause (vi) below), which, in the case of subsection (B), would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

iv. any representation or warranty made in this Note, any other Transaction Documents, any written statement pursuant hereto or thereto or any other report, financial statement or certificate made or delivered to the Holder or any Other Holder shall be untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of the date when made or deemed made;

 

v. Borrower or any Subsidiary shall be subject to a Bankruptcy Event;

 

vi. Borrower or any Subsidiary shall default on any of its obligations under any mortgage, credit agreement or other facility, indenture agreement, factoring agreement or other instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for borrowed money or money due under any long term leasing or factoring arrangement that (a) involves an obligation greater than $100,000, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created, and (b) results in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable;

 

vii. Borrower shall be a party to any Change of Control Transaction or Fundamental Transaction;

 

viii. Borrower shall fail for any reason to deliver certificates to a Holder prior to the fifth (5th) Trading Day after a Conversion Date pursuant to Section 4(c) or Borrower shall provide at any time notice to the Holder, including by way of public announcement, of Borrower’s intention to not honor requests for conversions of any Notes in accordance with the terms hereof;

 

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ix. any monetary judgment, writ or similar final process shall be entered or filed against Borrower, any subsidiary or any of their respective property or other assets for more than $100,000, and such judgment, writ or similar final process shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of 90 calendar days;

 

x. any dissolution, liquidation or winding up by Borrower or a material Subsidiary of a substantial portion of their business not assumed by the Borrower or another Subsidiary;

 

xi. cessation of material operations by Borrower or by a material Subsidiary if the operations are not assumed by the Borrower or another Subsidiary;

 

xii. an event resulting in the Common Stock no longer being listed or quoted on a Trading Market, or notification from a Trading Market that the Borrower is not in compliance with the conditions for such continued quotation on at least one Trading Market and such non-compliance continues for twenty (20) days following such notification;

 

xiii. a Commission or judicial stop trade order or suspension from the Borrower’s Principal Trading Market;

 

xiv. the Borrower effectuates a reverse split of its Common Stock without ten (10) days prior written notice to the Holder;

 

xv. a failure by Borrower to notify Holder of any material event of which Borrower is obligated to notify Holder pursuant to the terms of this Note or any other Transaction Document;

 

xvi. a default by the Borrower of a material term, covenant, warranty or undertaking of any other agreement to which the Borrower and Holder are parties, or the occurrence of an event of default under any such other agreement to which Borrower and Holder are parties which is not cured after any required notice and/or cure period or waived;

 

xvii. the occurrence of an Event of Default under any Other Note;

 

xviii. any material provision of any Transaction Document shall at any time for any reason (other than pursuant to the express terms thereof) cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against the Borrower, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by Borrower, or a proceeding shall be commenced by Borrower or any governmental authority having jurisdiction over Borrower or Holder, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or Borrower shall deny in writing that it has any liability or obligation purported to be created under any Transaction Document;

 

xix. Borrower does not meet the current public information requirements under Rule 144; or

 

xx. the Conversion Price falls below the par value of the common stock subject to cure as set forth above.

 

In the event more than one grace, cure or notice period is applicable to an Event of Default, then the shortest grace, cure or notice period shall be applicable thereto.

 

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b) Remedies Upon Event of Default, Fundamental Transaction and Change of Control Transaction. If any Event of Default or a Fundamental Transaction or a Change of Control Transaction occurs, the outstanding principal amount of this Note, liquidated damages and other amounts owing in respect thereof through the date of acceleration, shall become, at the Holder’s election, immediately due and payable in cash at the Mandatory Default Amount. Commencing on the Maturity Date and also five (5) days after the occurrence of any Event of Default interest on this Note shall accrue at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 18% per annum or the maximum rate permitted under applicable law. Upon the payment in full of the Mandatory Default Amount, the Holder shall promptly surrender this Note to or as directed by Borrower. In connection with such acceleration described herein, the Holder need not provide, and Borrower hereby waives, any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and the Holder may immediately and without expiration of any grace period enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law. Such acceleration may be rescinded and annulled by Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder and the Holder shall have all rights as a holder of the Note until such time, if any, as the Holder receives full payment pursuant to this Section 7(b). No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

Section 8. Prepayment. The Borrower shall not have the option to prepay this Note after 180th day after the Issue Date (“Cutoff Date”). Prior to the Cutoff Date, the Borrower shall have the right, exercisable on not less five (5) Trading Days prior written notice to the Holder of the Note to prepay the outstanding Note (principal and accrued interest), in full by making a payment to the Holder of an amount in cash equal to 125%, multiplied by the sum of: (w) the then outstanding principal amount of this Note plus (x) accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note plus (y) Default Interest, if any. Any notice of prepayment hereunder (an “Optional Prepayment Notice”) shall be delivered to the Holder of the Note at its registered addresses and shall state: (1) that the Borrower is exercising its right to prepay the Note, and (2) the date of prepayment which shall be not more than three (3) Trading Days from the date of the Optional Prepayment Notice. On the date fixed for prepayment (the “Optional Prepayment Date”), the Borrower shall make payment of the applicable prepayment amount to or upon the order of the Holder as specified by the Holder in writing to the Borrower at least one (1) business day prior to the Optional Prepayment Date. Prior to the Option Prepayment Date the Holder may convert all or a portion of this Note in accordance with its terms.

 

Section 9. Miscellaneous.

 

Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be: (i) if to Borrower, to: Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc., 13110 NE 177th Place, Suite 293, Woodinville, WA 98072 Attn: Lloyd Spencer, email: Lloyd.spencer@deepgreenwaste.com , and (ii) if to the Holder, to: the address, email address and fax number indicated on the front page of this Note.

 

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a) Absolute Obligation. Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of Borrower, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, liquidated damages and accrued interest, as applicable, on this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. This Note is a direct debt obligation of Borrower. This Note ranks pari passu with all other Notes now or hereafter issued under the terms set forth herein.

 

b) Lost or Mutilated Note. If this Note shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, Borrower 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 principal amount of this Note so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Note, and of the ownership hereof, reasonably satisfactory to Borrower.

 

c) 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 Florida, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of St. Petersburg, County of Pinellas (the “Florida Courts”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Florida Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such Florida Courts, or such Florida Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Note and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Note or the transactions contemplated hereby. If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Note, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding. This Note shall be deemed an unconditional obligation of Borrower for the payment of money and, without limitation to any other remedies of Holder, may be enforced against Borrower by summary proceeding pursuant to Florida Civil Procedure Law and Rules or any similar rule or statute in the jurisdiction where enforcement is sought. For purposes of such rule or statute, any other document or agreement to which Holder and Borrower are parties or which Borrower delivered to Holder, which may be convenient or necessary to determine Holder’s rights hereunder or Borrower’s obligations to Holder are deemed a part of this Note, whether or not such other document or agreement was delivered together herewith or was executed apart from this Note.

 

d) Waiver. Any waiver by Borrower or the Holder 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 Borrower or the Holder 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 on any other occasion. Any waiver by Borrower or the Holder must be in writing.

 

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e) Severability. 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.

 

f) Usury. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law. Borrower covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive Borrower from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on this Note as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Note, and Borrower (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefits or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Holder, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such as though no such law has been enacted.

 

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

 

h) Headings. The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Note and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

i) Amendment. Unless otherwise provided for hereunder, this Note may not be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived without the written consent of Borrower and the Holder.

 

j) Facsimile Signature. In the event that the Borrower’s signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, PDF, electronic signature or other similar electronic means, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the Borrower with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.

 

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(Signature Pages Follow)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be signed in its name by an authorized officer as of the Date written above.

 

  DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.
     
  By:  
  Name: Lloyd Spencer
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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ANNEX A

 

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

The undersigned hereby elects to convert principal under the Convertible Note due January 13, 2021 of Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc., a Wyoming corporation (the “Company”), into shares of common stock (the “Common Stock”), of Borrower according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If shares of Common Stock are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as reasonably requested by Borrower in accordance therewith. No fee will be charged to the holder for any conversion, except for such transfer taxes, if any.

 

By the delivery of this Notice of Conversion the undersigned represents and warrants to Borrower that its ownership of the Common Stock does not exceed the amounts specified under Section 4 of this Note, as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

The undersigned agrees to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements under the applicable securities laws in connection with any transfer of the aforesaid shares of Common Stock.

 

Conversion calculations:

 

  Date to Effect Conversion: ____________________________
   
  Principal Amount of Note to be Converted: $_______________
   
  Additional Interest to be Converted: $_______________
   
  Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued: ____________
   
  Signature: _________________________________________
   
  Name: ____________________________________________
   
  Address for Delivery of Common Stock Certificates: __________
  _____________________________________________________
  _____________________________________________________
   
  Or
   
  DWAC Instructions: _________________________________
   
  Broker No:_____________
  Account No: _______________

 

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Exhibit 10.19

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

 

Warrant Shares: 262,500 Issuance Date: January 13, 2020
  Reissuance Date: March 12, 2020

 

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received Armada Investment Fund LLC, or its registered assigns (the “Holder”), with an address at: 7703 Springfield Lake Drive, Lake Worth, Florida 33467, email: gabriel@armadacp.com, is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to the close of business on the fifth anniversary of the Issuance Date (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc., a Wyoming corporation (the “Company”), up to 262,500 shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).

 

This Warrant was originally issued to Sylios Corp. and was assigned to the Holder pursuant to an Assignment Agreement dated March 12, 2020.

 

Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated January 13, 2020, among the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto and the note issued to the Holder contemporaneously with this Warrant (the “Note”).

 

Section 2. Exercise.

 

(a) Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of a duly executed facsimile copy of the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto. Within two (2) Trading Days following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary (although the Holder may surrender the Warrant to, and receive a replacement Warrant from, the Company), the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise Form within one (1) Trading Day of delivery of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

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(b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.04, subject to adjustment as described herein (“Exercise Price”).

 

(c) Cashless Exercise. If at any time after the Initial Exercise Date, there is no effective registration statement registering the Warrant Shares, or no current prospectus available for the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised at the Holder’s election, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

  (A) = the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which Holder elects to exercise this Warrant by means of a “cashless exercise,” as set forth in the applicable Notice of Exercise;

 

  (B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and

 

  (X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on the Termination Date, unless the Holder notifies the Company otherwise, if there is no effective Registration Statement registering the Warrant Shares, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant shall be automatically exercised via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section 2(c).

 

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if any of the NASDAQ markets or exchanges is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the OTCQX, OTCQB or OTC Pink Marketplace maintained by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock on the first such facility (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

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(d) Mechanics of Exercise.

 

(i) Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise. Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise and Rule 144 is available, and otherwise by physical delivery to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is three (3) Trading Days after the latest of (A) the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (B) surrender of this Warrant (if required) and (C) payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set forth above (including by cashless exercise, if permitted) (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised, with payment to the Company of the Exercise Price (or by cashless exercise, if permitted) and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2(d)(vi) prior to the issuance of such shares, having been paid. The Company understands that a delay in the delivery of the Warrant Shares after the Warrant Share Delivery Date could result in economic loss to the Holder. As compensation to the Holder for such loss, the Company agrees to pay (as liquidated damages and not as a penalty) to the Holder for late issuance of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant the proportionate amount of $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day after the fifth (5th) Trading Day) after the Warrant Share Delivery Date for each $1,000 of Exercise Price of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercised which are not timely delivered. The Company shall pay any payments incurred under this Section in immediately available funds upon demand. Furthermore, in addition to any other remedies which may be available to the Holder, in the event that the Company fails for any reason to effect delivery of the Warrant Shares by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Holder may revoke all or part of the relevant Warrant exercise by delivery of a notice to such effect to the Company, whereupon the Company and the Holder shall each be restored to their respective positions immediately prior to the exercise of the relevant portion of this Warrant, except that the liquidated damages described above shall be payable through the date notice of revocation or rescission is given to the Company.

 

(ii) Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

 

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(iii) Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or the certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right, at any time prior to issuance of such Warrant Shares, to rescind such exercise.

 

(iv) Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or the certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(v) No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

(vi) Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise.

 

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(vii) Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. the Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder may decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation at any time and the Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any such increase will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

 

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Section 3. Certain Adjustments.

 

(a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant or pursuant to any of the other Transaction Documents), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

(b) Pro Rata Distributions. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holder) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock (which shall be subject to Section 3(c)), then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then per share fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.

 

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(c) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction. “Black Scholes Value” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black and Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg, L.P. (“Bloomberg”) determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the greater of 100% and the 100 day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction and (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

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(d) Adjustment Upon Issuance of Shares of Common Stock. If and whenever on or after the date hereof, the Company issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 3 is deemed to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock (including the issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock owned or held by or for the account of the Company, but excluding any Exempt Issuance issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold) for a consideration per share (the “New Issuance Price”) less than a price equal to the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issue or sale or deemed issuance or sale (such Exercise Price then in effect is referred to as the “Applicable Price”) (the foregoing a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately after such Dilutive Issuance, the Exercise Price then in effect shall be reduced to the New Issuance Price. For all purposes of the foregoing (including, without limitation, determining the adjusted Exercise Price and consideration per share under this Section 3(e)), the following shall be applicable:

 

(i) Issuance of Options. If the Company in any manner grants or sells any options (other than options that qualify as Exempt Issuances) and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such option or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Common Stock Equivalents issuable upon exercise of any such option is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the granting or sale of such option for such price per share. For purposes of this Section 3(e)(i), the “lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such options or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Common Stock Equivalents issuable upon exercise of any such option” shall be equal to (1) the lower of (x) the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the granting or sale of such option, upon exercise of such option and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Common Stock Equivalent issuable upon exercise of such option and (y) the lowest exercise price set forth in such option for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such options or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Common Stock Equivalents issuable upon exercise of any such option minus (2) the sum of all amounts paid or payable to the holder of such option (or any other Person) upon the granting or sale of such option, upon exercise of such Option and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Common Stock Equivalent issuable upon exercise of such option plus the value of any other consideration received or receivable by, or benefit conferred on, the holder of such option (or any other Person). Except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such shares of Common Stock or of such Common Stock Equivalents upon the exercise of such options or upon the actual issuance of such shares of Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Common Stock Equivalents.

 

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(ii) Issuance of Common Stock Equivalents. If the Company in any manner issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents (other than Common Stock Equivalents that qualify as Exempt Issuances) and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the issuance or sale of such Common Stock Equivalents for such price per share. For the purposes of this Section 3(e)(ii), the “lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof” shall be equal to (1) the lower of (x) the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale of the Common Stock Equivalent and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Common Stock Equivalent and (y) the lowest conversion price set forth in such Common Stock Equivalent for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange thereof minus (2) the sum of all amounts paid or payable to the holder of such Common Stock Equivalent (or any other Person) upon the issuance or sale of such Common Stock Equivalent plus the value of any other consideration received or receivable by, or benefit conferred on, the holder of such Common Stock Equivalent (or any other Person). Except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such shares of Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Common Stock Equivalents, and if any such issue or sale of such Common Stock Equivalents is made upon exercise of any options for which adjustment of this Note has been or is to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section 3(e), except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made by reason of such issue or sale.

 

(iii) Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion. If the purchase or exercise price provided for in any options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue, conversion, exercise or exchange of any Common Stock Equivalents, or the rate at which any Common Stock Equivalents are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock increases or decreases at any time, the Exercise Price in effect at the time of such increase or decrease shall be adjusted to the Exercise Price which would have been in effect at such time had such options or Common Stock Equivalents provided for such increased or decreased purchase price, additional consideration or increased or decreased conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold. For purposes of this Section 3(e)(iii), if the terms of any option or Common Stock Equivalent that was outstanding as of the date of issuance of this Note are increased or decreased in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence, then such option or Common Stock Equivalent and the shares of Common Stock deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such increase or decrease. No adjustment pursuant to this Section 3(e) shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Exercise Price then in effect.

 

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(iv) Calculation of Consideration Received. If any option and/or Common Stock Equivalent and/or Adjustment Right is issued in connection with the issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale of any other securities of the Company (as determined by the Holder, the “Primary Security”, and such option and/or Common Stock Equivalent and/or Adjustment Right, the “Secondary Securities”), together comprising one integrated transaction, the consideration per share of Common Stock with respect to such Primary Security shall be deemed to be equal to the difference of (x) the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock was issued in such integrated transaction (or was deemed to be issued pursuant to Section 3(e)(i) or 3(e)(ii) above, as applicable) solely with respect to such Primary Security, minus (y) with respect to such Secondary Securities, the sum of (I) the Black Scholes Consideration Value of each such option, if any, (II) the fair market value (as determined by the Holder) or the Black Scholes Consideration Value, as applicable, of such Adjustment Right, if any, and (III) the fair market value (as determined by the Holder) of such Common Stock Equivalent, if any, in each case, as determined on a per share basis in accordance with this Section 3(e)(iv). If any shares of Common Stock, options or Common Stock Equivalents are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefor (for the purpose of determining the consideration paid for such Common Stock, option or Common Stock Equivalent, but not for the purpose of the calculation of the Black Scholes Consideration Value) will be deemed to be the net amount of consideration received by the Company therefor. If any shares of Common Stock, options or Common Stock Equivalents are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash (for the purpose of determining the consideration paid for such Common Stock, option or Common Stock Equivalent, but not for the purpose of the calculation of the Black Scholes Consideration Value), the amount of such consideration received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of publicly traded securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company for such securities will be the arithmetic average of the VWAPs of such security for each of the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding the date of receipt. If any shares of Common Stock, options or Common Stock Equivalents are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Company is the surviving entity (for the purpose of determining the consideration paid for such Common Stock, option or Common Stock Equivalent, but not for the purpose of the calculation of the Black Scholes Consideration Value), the amount of consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such shares of Common Stock, options or Common Stock Equivalents, as the case may be. The fair value of any consideration other than cash or publicly traded securities (for the purpose of determining the consideration paid for such Common Stock, option or Common Stock Equivalent, but not for the purpose of the calculation of the Black Scholes Consideration Value) will be determined jointly by the Company and the Holder. If such parties are unable to reach agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the “Valuation Event”), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within five (5) Trading Days after the tenth (10th) day following such Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the Holder. The determination of such appraiser shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne by the Company.

 

(e) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

(f) Notice to Holder.

 

(i) Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

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(ii) Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, to the extent that such information constitutes material non-public information (as determined in good faith by the Company) the Company shall follow the procedure described in Section 13 of the Subscription Agreement and shall deliver to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

i) Increase in Warrant Shares. In the event the Exercise Price is reduced for any reason, including but not limited to pursuant to Section 3(e) and 3(f) of this Warrant the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder shall be increased such that the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder, after taking into account the decrease in the Exercise Price, shall be equal to the aggregate Exercise Price prior to such adjustment.

 

Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.

 

(a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the provisions of the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

 

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(b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the initial issuance date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

 

(c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

 

Section 5. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i).

 

(b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

 

(c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Trading Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.

 

(d) Authorized Shares. The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue). Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant. Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

 

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(e) Jurisdiction. All questions concerning governing law, jurisdiction, venue and the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

(f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, or unless exercised in a cashless exercise when Rule 144 is available, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

(g) Non-waiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant or the Purchase Agreement, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

 

(h) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

(i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

(j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

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(k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

 

(l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding Warrants issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

(m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 

(n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

 

(o) Facsimile Signature. In the event that the Company’s signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, PDF, electronic signature or other similar electronic means, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the Company with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.

 

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(Signature Page Follows)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

  DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.
     
  By:  
  Name: Lloyd Spencer
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

To: DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

 

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

[  ] in lawful money of the United States;

 

[  ] [if permitted] the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c) ; or

 

[  ] by cancelling $________ of the amount due on the Note issued by the Company to the undersigned.

 

(3) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

_______________________________

 

(4) After giving effect to this Notice of Exercise, the undersigned will not have exceeded the Beneficial Ownership Limitation.

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by physical delivery of a certificate to:

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing Entity: ________________________________________________________________

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: __________________________________________

Name of Authorized Signatory: ___________________________________________________________

Title of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________________

Date: ________________________________________________________________________________

 

     
 

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [____] all of or [_______] shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

_______________________________________________ whose address is

 

_______________________________________________________________.

 

_______________________________________________________________

 

Dated: ______________, _______

 

Holder’s Signature: _____________________________

 

Holder’s Address: _____________________________

 

_____________________________

 

Signature Guaranteed: ___________________________________________

 

NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.

 

     

 

 

Exhibit 14.1

 

CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT and ETHICS

for

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC.

 

2020

 

Introduction

 

DEEP GREEN WASTE & RECYCLING, INC. and all of the group’s subsidiaries, (together, the “Company”) is committed to the highest standards of legal and ethical conduct. This Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”) sets forth the Company’s policies with respect to the way we conduct ourselves individually and operate our business. The provisions of this Code are designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote honest and ethical conduct among our employees, officers and directors.

 

In the course of performing our various roles in the Company, each of us will encounter ethical questions in different forms and under a variety of circumstances. Moments of ethical uncertainty may arise in our dealings with fellow employees of the Company, with customers, or with other parties such as government entities or members of our community. In achieving the high ground of ethical behavior, compliance with governmental laws is not enough. Our employees should never be content with simply obeying the letter of the law, but must also strive to comport themselves in an honest and ethical manner. This Code provides clear rules to assist our employees, directors and officers in taking the proper actions when faced with an ethical dilemma.

 

The reputation of the Company is our greatest asset and its value relies on the character of its employees. In order to protect this asset, the Company will not tolerate unethical behavior by employees, officers or directors. Those who violate the standards in this Code will be subject to disciplinary action. If you are concerned about taking an action that may violate the Code or are aware of a violation by another employee, an officer or a director, follow the guidelines set forth in Sections 10 and 11 of this Code.

 

This Code applies equally to all employees, officers and directors of the Company. All references to employees contained in this Code should be understood as referring to officers and directors as well.

 

1. Compliance with Laws, Rules and Regulations

 

Company policy requires that the Company, as well as all employees, officers and directors of the Company, comply fully with both the spirit and the letter of all laws, rules and regulations. Whenever an applicable law, rule or regulation is unclear or seems to conflict with either another law or any provision of this Code, all employees, officers and directors are urged to seek clarification from their supervisor, the appropriate compliance official or the Chief Executive Officer. See Section 11 for contact information. Beyond mere compliance with the law, we should always conduct our business with the highest standards of honesty and integrity – wherever we operate.

 

     
 

 

2. Conflicts of Interest

 

Every employee has a primary business responsibility to the Company and must avoid conflicts of interest. A conflict of interest arises when an employee takes actions or enters into relationships that oppose the interests of the Company, harm the Company’s reputation or interfere with the employee’s performance or independent judgment when carrying out any actions on behalf of the Company. The Company strictly prohibits its employees from taking any action or entering into any relationship, personal or professional, that creates, or even appears to create, a conflict of interest.

 

A conflict situation can arise when a director, officer or employee takes actions or has interests that may make it difficult to perform his or her work for the Company objectively and effectively. Conflicts of interests may also arise when a director, officer or employee, or a member of his or her family, receives an improper personal benefit as a result of his or her position with the Company. It may be a conflict of interest for a director, officer or employee to work simultaneously for a competitor, customer or supplier. The best policy is to avoid any direct or indirect business connection with our customers, suppliers or competitors, except on our behalf. Employees must be sensitive to potential conflicts of interest that may arise and use their best efforts to avoid the conflict.

 

In particular, except as provided below, no director, officer or employee shall:

 

  be a consultant to, or a director, officer or employee of, or otherwise operate an outside business that:

 

  markets products or services in competition with our current or potential products and services;
     
  supplies products or services to the Company; or
     
  purchases products or services from the Company;

 

  accept any personal loan or guarantee of obligations from the Company, except to the extent such arrangements have been approved by the Chief Executive Officer and are legally permissible; or
     
  conduct business on behalf of the Company with immediate family members, which include your spouse, children, parents, siblings and persons sharing your same home whether or not legal relatives.

 

Directors, officers and employees must notify the Chief Executive Officer of the existence of any actual or potential conflict of interest. With respect to officers or directors, the Board may make a determination that a particular transaction or relationship will not result in a conflict of interest covered by this policy. With respect to all other employees or agents, the Chief Executive Officer, acting alone, or the Board may make such a determination. Any waivers of this policy as to an officer or director may only be approved by the Board of Directors.

 

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Any employee, officer or director who is aware of a transaction or relationship that could reasonably be expected to give rise to a conflict of interest in violation of this section must inform the appropriate personnel in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 12 of this Code. If an employee has any questions regarding the Company’s policy on conflicts of interest or needs assistance in avoiding a potential conflict of interest, he or she is urged to seek the advice of a supervisor or the Chief Executive Officer.

 

3. Corporate Opportunities

 

Employees, officers and directors are prohibited from taking for themselves personally opportunities that are discovered through the use of Company property, Company information or their position in the Company. Furthermore, employees may not use Company property, information or influence or their position in the Company for improper personal gain. Finally, employees have a duty to advance the Company’s legitimate interests when the opportunity to do so arises. Consequently, employees are not permitted to compete with the Company.

 

4. Confidentiality

 

Employees must maintain the confidentiality of confidential information entrusted to them by the Company or its customers or suppliers, except when disclosure is authorized by the Company or required by applicable laws or regulations. Confidential information includes proprietary information of the Company, as well as all non-public information that might be of use to competitors, or harmful to the Company or its customers, if disclosed. This confidentiality requirement is in additional to any other obligations imposed by the Company to keep information confidential.

 

5. Insider Trading

 

Employees, officers and directors will frequently become aware of confidential non-public information concerning the Company and the parties with which the Company does business. As set forth in more detail in the Company’s Insider Trading Policy, the Company prohibits employees from using such confidential information for personal financial gain, such as for purposes of stock trading, or for any other purpose other than the conduct of our business. Employees must maintain the confidentiality of such information and may not make disclosures to third parties, including members of the employee’s family. All non-public information about the Company should be treated as confidential information. To use non-public information for personal financial benefit or to “tip” others who may make stock trades on the basis of this information is not only unethical but also illegal. This policy also applies to trading in the securities of any other company, including our customers or suppliers, if employees have material, non-public information about that company which the employee obtained in the course of their employment by the Company. In addition to possible legal sanctions, any employee, officer or director found to be in violation of the Company’s insider trading policy will face decisive disciplinary action. Employees are encouraged to contact the Company’s Chief Executive Officer with any questions concerning this policy.

 

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6. Protection and Proper Use of Company Assets

 

All Company assets should be used for legitimate business purposes and all employees, officers and directors must make all reasonable efforts to protect the Company’s assets and ensure their efficient use. Theft, carelessness, and waste have a direct impact on the Company’s profitability and must therefore be avoided. The suspected occurrence of fraud or theft should be immediately reported to the appropriate person in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 11 of this Code.

 

An employee’s obligation to protect the Company’s assets extends to the Company’s proprietary information. Proprietary information includes intellectual property such as patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. An employee who uses or distributes such proprietary information without the Company’s authorization will be subject to disciplinary measures as well as potential legal sanctions.

 

7. Fair Dealing

 

Although the success of our Company depends on our ability to outperform our competitors, the Company is committed to achieving success by fair and ethical means. We seek to maintain a reputation for fair dealing among our competitors and the public alike. In light of this aim, the Company prohibits employees from engaging in any unethical or illegal business practices. An exhaustive list of unethical practices cannot be provided. Instead, the Company relies on the judgment of each individual employee to avoid such practices. Furthermore, each employee should endeavor to deal fairly with the Company’s customers, suppliers, competitors and employees. No employee should take unfair advantage of anyone through manipulation, concealment, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation of material facts, or any other unfair business practice.

 

8. Disclosures

 

It is Company policy to make full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in all reports and documents that the Company files with, or submits to, the Securities and Exchange Commission and in all other public communications made by the Company. Employees shall endeavor in good faith to assist the Company in such efforts.

 

9. Waivers

 

The Company expects all employees, officers and directors to comply with the provisions of this Code. Any waiver of this Code for executive officers, directors or employees may be made only by the Board of Directors or a Board committee and will be promptly disclosed to the public as required by law and stock exchange regulations.

 

10. Compliance Guidelines and Resources

 

In some situations, our employees may not be certain how to proceed in compliance with this Code. This uncertainty may concern the ethical nature of the employee’s own acts or the employee’s duty to report the unethical acts of another. When faced with this uncertainty, the employee should carefully analyze the situation and make use of Company resources when determining the proper course of action. The Company also encourages employees to talk to their supervisors, or other personnel identified below, when in doubt about the best course of action.

 

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1. Gather all the facts. Do not take any action that may violate the Code until you have gathered all the facts that are required to make a well-informed decision and, if necessary, you have consulted with your supervisor, or the Chief Executive Officer, or the Chairman of the Audit/Compliance Committee.

 

2. Is the action illegal or contrary to policy? If the action is illegal or contrary to the provision of this Code, you should not carry out the act. If you believe that the Code has been violated by an employee, an officer or a director, you must promptly report the violation in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 11.

 

3. Discuss the problem with your supervisor. It is your supervisor’s duty to assist employees in complying with this Code. Feel free to discuss a situation that raises ethical issues with your supervisor if you have any questions. You will suffer no retaliation for seeking such guidance.

 

4. Additional resources. The Human Resources Manager is available to speak with you about problematic situations if you do not feel comfortable approaching your direct supervisor. If you prefer, you may request assistance in writing by sending a request to the Chief Executive Officer.

 

11. Reporting Procedures

 

All employees have a duty to report any violations of this Code, as well as violations of any laws, rules, or regulations. The Company does not permit retaliation of any kind against employees for good faith reports of ethical violations.

 

If you believe that the Code has been violated by an employee you must promptly report the violation to your direct supervisor, Human Resources Manager or the Chief Executive Officer. If a report is made to a supervisor, the supervisor must in turn report the violation to the Chief Executive Officer. All violations by an officer or director of the Company must be reported directly to the entire Board of Directors.

 

Contact Information

 

Reports may be made in person, by telephone or in writing by sending a description of the violation and the names of the parties involved to the appropriate personnel mentioned in the preceding paragraph. The contact information is as follows:

 

Lloyd Spencer

Chief Executive Officer

Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc.

13110 NE 177th Place, #293

Woodinville, WA 98072

 

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12. Disciplinary Action

 

Employees, officers and directors of the Company will be held accountable for adherence to this Code. The penalty for a particular violation of this Code will be decided on a case-by-case basis and will depend on the nature and severity of the violation as well as the employee’s history of non-compliance and cooperation in the disciplinary process. Significant penalties will be imposed for violations resulting from intentional or reckless behavior. Penalties may also be imposed when an employee fails to report a violation due to the employee’s indifference, deliberate ignorance or reckless conduct. All violations of this Code will be treated seriously and will result in the prompt imposition of penalties which may include (1) an oral or written warning, (2) a reprimand, (3) suspension, (4) termination and/or (5) restitution.

 

13. No Rights Created

 

This Code is a statement of certain fundamental principles, policies and procedures that govern the Company’s officers, directors and employees in the conduct of the Company’s business. It is not intended to and does not create any rights in any employee, supplier, competitor, shareholder or any other person or entity.

 

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CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT and ETHICS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM

 

PLEASE READ, SIGN & RETURN I acknowledge that I have received and read a copy of the DEEP GREEN Code of Business Conduct & Ethics (2020).
   
  I understand that this Code contains certain policies of the Company and I intend to comply as an employee of the Company in accordance with these policies. I know that if I have questions concerning my obligations under the provisions of the Code, or supplements or procedures related to the Code, I should promptly ask my supervisor or the Human Resources Department for appropriate answers.
   
  I understand my obligations to report to the Company any suspected violations of Code that I now know of or which may come to my attention in the future, and to cooperate with investigations regarding possible Code violations.

 

   
Name (Please Print)  
   
Signature/Date  
   
Department/Location  

 

Return a signed copy of this acknowledgement form to the attention of ___________________.

 

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CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT and ETHICS

DISCLOSURE FORM

 

COMPLIANCE In conjunction with the acknowledgement form that I have signed regarding the DEEP GREEN Code of Business Conduct & Ethics (2020), I wish to disclose the awareness of certain facts or suspicions that I am obliged to bring to the attention of my supervisor, the Human Resources department, and/or the CEO of the Company.
   
  I understand that this disclosure is being made without repercussion, and that if necessary, I will comply with an investigation into any alleged violation of the Code

 

Disclosure  
   
   
   

 

   
Name of Employee (Please Print)  
   
Signature/Date  
   
Department/Location  

 

 
   
   
Name of Supervisor, Audit Committee Chair, or CEO to whom this was disclosed  
   
Signature/Date  
   
Department/Location  

 

Return a signed copy of this disclosure form to the attention of the Company CEO

 

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Exhibit 21.1

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 21.2

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 21.3

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 21.4

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.2

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the inclusion in this Form S-1 Registration Statement of Deep Green Waste & Recycling, Inc. (the “Company”) of our report dated March 13, 2020 relating to the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 included in this Registration Statement.

 

We also consent to the reference to the Firm under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement

 

/s/ Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.  
Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.  
Freeport, New York  
March 17, 2020