UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________.
Commission File Number: 000-12350
EVIO, INC. | ||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Colorado | 47-1890509 | |
(State of Incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
2340 Horizon Ridge Dr. Suite 120 Henderson, NV | 89052 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(541) 633-4568
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common stock, $.0001 par value
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes [ ] No [X]
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes [ ] No [X]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]
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 definition of “accelerated filer”, “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
Large accelerated filer | [ ] | Accelerated filer | [ ] |
Non-accelerated filer | [X] | Smaller reporting company | [X] |
Emerging Growth 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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [X]
The aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant based upon the closing price of $1.25 per share as of March 31, 2019 was approximately $16,621,047.
As of May 9, 2020, there were 85,842,473 shares of registrant’s common stock outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Forward-Looking Statements
This report includes “forward-looking” statements as the term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 or by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this report, including statements regarding our future financial position, business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “may,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should,” “plan,” “could,” “target,” “potential,” “is likely,” “will,” “expect” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are also intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. In addition, our past results of operations do not necessarily indicate our future results.
Other sections of this report may include additional factors which could adversely affect our business and financial performance. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to anticipate all the relevant risks to our business, and we cannot assess the impact of all such risks on our business or the extent to which any risk, or combination of risks, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Those factors include, among others, those matters disclosed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Except as otherwise required by applicable laws and regulations, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or the risk factors described in this report, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason after the date of this report. Neither the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 nor Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 provides any protection to us for statements made in this report. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events or performance. We cannot assure you that the events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.
The Company maintains an internet website at www.eviolabs.com. The Company makes available, free of charge, through the Investor Information section of the web site, its Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, Section 16 filings and all amendments to those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any of the foregoing information is available in print to any stockholder who requests it by contacting our Investor Relations Department.
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Corporate Background and Our Business
Our Vision
EVIO, Inc. supports and optimizes our clients’ businesses, and protects the health and safety of consumers by providing analytical testing, compliance consulting, and research & development services to the legal cannabis and hemp industries.
Our founders believe that products derived from the cannabis sativa plant could have the potential to provide an alternative to pharmaceutical products and may improve wellness. Our founders also believe that it is imperative that there be third party verification of the safety and quality of these products by qualified scientists in adherence with the highest accreditation standards, including ISO 17025, TNI NELAP, and GMP.
We believe that as we leverage best practices from labs across North America, we are building standardized and optimized methods and procedures that will provide EVIO a considerable advantage in a future global market for cannabis and hemp ingredients and products.
We work to ensure the EVIO brand is synonymous with safe, high quality products.
Our Services
EVIO, Inc’s core business is analytical testing services for cannabis and hemp growers, product formulators, processors, distributors, and retailers. We perform testing as required by state and provincial mandates, as well as for research and development or informational purposes.
Tests include identification and quantification of compounds including cannabinoids such as THC and CBD, and terpenes. This testing includes mandated hemp field verifications, quantitation for product labeling, and testing to support product formulations. We also perform homogeneity and process control testing, and other tests to determine the quality and conformance of cannabis products.
We also identify contaminants such as solvents, pesticides, e. coli, salmonella, aflatoxins, excess moisture, and heavy metals in cannabis and related products including soils, water, hemp and CBD products.
Our labs rely on instrumentation including High Performance Liquid Chromatography (PLC) for cannabinoid testing; triple-quadrupole mass spectrometry for pesticide testing; gas chromatography for solvent and terpene testing; Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICPMS) to identify heavy metal; Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technology for identification of DNA or RNA from harmful microbial contaminants; and other support instruments including moisture analyzers and water activity meters, plating, and microscopy.
EVIO Biosciences and our advisory services work include providing technical guidance to our clients and governments in the areas of industry best practices, regulatory compliance, support for product formulation, assisting businesses with setting up their own internal research laboratories, providing expert advice and data to governments and financial auditors, and assisting with state and local cannabis licensing. We also leverage our expertise and access to data to perform R&D and identify new and novel testing methods and gain insights about cannabis and its potential uses.
Our Team
Our company is led by a team of technology-focused professionals who came from Fortune-500 companies. Each of our labs are led by experienced laboratory directors who hold PhD’s or other advanced degrees in chemistry, biology, chemical engineering or other sciences. Our laboratory teams include analytical chemists and biologists and laboratory technicians who are trained to EVIO’s standardized methods and procedures to be both specialists in one area of testing and attain cross-training in other tests.
Our teams collaborate across labs to share best practices, and we continuously improve our methods and processes across all labs based on lessons learned in each. The ability to learn from labs across the country provides a significant advantage compared to our competitors that operate one or two labs.
Background
EVIO, INC. was originally incorporated in the State of New York, December 12, 1977 under the name 3171 Holding Corporation. On February 22, 1979 the name was changed to Electronomic Industries Corp. and on February 23, 1983 the name was changed to Quantech Electronics Corp. The Company was reincorporated in the State of Colorado on December 15, 2003. On August 29, 2014, Signal Bay Research, Inc., a Nevada corporation completed a reverse merger with Quantech Electronics Corp., a public shell company. In September 2014, the Company changed its name to Signal Bay, Inc. (now named EVIO). The Company has selected September 30 as its fiscal year end. The Company is domiciled in the State of Colorado, and its corporate headquarters is located in Henderson, NV.
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During 2014 and 2015, Signal Bay’s primary business focus was providing consulting services, market research, and data analysis for businesses, governments, and individuals, involved with the emerging legal cannabis industry. In 2015, the founders identified the testing market as an underserved segment of the emerging cannabis industry that provided a service that was in alignment with our vision to contribute to the development of a safe and compliant industry.
In September 2015, the Company acquired a majority stake of an analytical testing laboratory in Bend, OR. The Company continued to acquire laboratories with the goal of attaining best practices and capturing market share in advance of the adult-use legalization of cannabis in Oregon. By 2018, the Company had acquired 4 testing labs in Oregon and gained licensing and accreditation for all four labs to perform testing to the newly adopted rigorous testing standards required by the State of Oregon. The labs began operating under one name, EVIO Labs. The company continued its growth in other states, through both acquisitions and licensing agreements.
In August 2018, Signal Bay, Inc. changed its name to EVIO, Inc.
In January 2019, the Company acquired C3 Labs, LLC, a cannabis research and development laboratory in Berkeley California. During 2019, we expanded the scope of lab services to include compliance testing, in anticipation of newly adopted rules to serve California’s mandated testing requirements.
In May 2019, the Company formed EVIO Canada, Inc. and acquired a 50% state in Keystone Labs, Inc. located in Edmonton, Alberta. Keystone provides a full array of analytical and microbiological testing services for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, nutraceutical, and medical cannabis industries.
In September 2019, the company operated or licensed labs in 6 states and Alberta, Canada.
EVIO, Inc.:
Trade Name (dba) | Company Name |
State of Incorporation |
Ownership % | Inception/Acquisition Month | ||||||
EVIO Labs Medford | Smith Scientific Industries, LLC | Oregon | 80 | % | June 2016 | |||||
EVIO Labs Portland | Greenhaus Analytical Labs, LLC | Oregon | 100 | % | October 2016 | |||||
EVIO Labs MA | Viridis Analytics LLC | Massachusetts | 100 | % | August 2018 | |||||
EVIO Labs Berkeley | C3 Labs, LLC | Nevada | 90 | % | January 2019 | |||||
EVIO Labs Humboldt | EVIO Labs Humboldt, LLC | California | 100 | % | April 2019 | |||||
Keystone Labs | Keystone Labs, Inc. | Canada | 50 | % | May 2019 |
EVIO Business Segments
The Company currently has three principal business segments: (1) Management and Corporate; (2) Consulting Services to the cannabis industry; and (3) Analytical Testing Services to the cannabis industry.
None of the Company’s business segments constitutes the transport, production, distribution, storage, sale or possession of cannabis for non-medical purposes.
1. Management and Corporate
The Company provides overall management and corporate reporting functions for the entire organization. This includes marketing, human resources, financial management and reporting, investor relations, mergers & acquisitions, and corporate compliance.
The Company competes with other cannabis testing labs on a state by state basis. Digipath Labs is a known publicly traded cannabis testing lab. It has one location in Nevada. The Company does not currently operate in Nevada. Each of our labs compete with other laboratories in their respective states as described below.
The Company maintains intangible property including its brand, which it uses internally and licenses to certain laboratories. It also has consolidated customer lists and has developed proprietary laboratory methods, procedures, and software.
As of September 30, 2019, the Management and Corporate division has seven employees. These corporate employees include the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Science Officer, Controller, Vice President of Operations, Director of Human Resources, and Accountant.
2. Consulting Services
The Company provides advisory, product formulation, licensing and compliance services to the cannabis industry. Consulting clients are located in states that have state managed medical and/or recreational cannabis programs. The Company assists such clients with business planning, state compliance, product and process development advice, and ongoing operational support, evaluation of processes, identification of alternative solutions, formulations, or processes, recommendations of resources needed, and deliverable reports or prototype products.
Business advisory and compliance consulting require specialized skills in the areas of policy and compliance, cannabis industry regulations, and cannabis operations. Cannabis product formulation, custom R&D, and process optimization consulting require additional skills in chemistry and/or chemical engineering, product formulation and product development. Consulting services depends on the shared resources of corporate and laboratory personnel on an as-needed basis. The Chief Operations Officer, and/or Chief Science Officer lead advisory projects, and recruit qualified personnel from our labs, as well as outside consultants, to perform services on an as-needed basis.
There are many small private cannabis consulting firms and sole proprietor consultants working in the cannabis industry today. Most of our consulting clients come to us as referral business from our testing operations, or as referrals from or repeat business from our consulting clients. Therefore, we rarely encounter direct competition for our consulting services, which we currently provide as a companion or value-added service to our analytical testing services.
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3. Testing Services
Testing services represents the core of the Company’s operations. The Company provides analytical testing services to the cannabis industry under the EVIO Labs brand. As of September 30, 2019.
EVIO Labs clients are located in Oregon, California, Massachusetts and Edmonton and consists of distributors, growers, processors and dispensaries. Operating under the rule of the appropriate state regulating bodies, EVIO Labs certifies products have been tested and are free from pesticide and other contaminants before resale to patients and consumers. The Company’s deliverable is a certificate of analysis that is provided to both the Company’s client and the state regulators. The Company has hundreds of customers across North America. No single customer comprises more that 15% of total consolidated revenue of the Company.
Production and Services
EVIO tests cannabis and hemp and related products to quantify, or detect the presence of, certain compounds including those that might endanger consumer health. At a minimum, we test the compounds required for sale of product by regulation, and in addition, we provide additional testing services. A description of those services is set forth below:
Analytical Testing
EVIO Labs provides product testing for agricultural, medical, and biotechnology companies, currently specializing in analytical services for the emerging legal cannabis industry. EVIO Labs provides a variety of testing services for the cannabis industry including cannabinoid potency testing, terpene analysis, pesticide testing, residual solvent screening, visual inspections, biological contaminant testing, and more. In addition, our laboratories work together to engage in internal research to improve methods and develop additional technical services. The tests we perform include the following:
- | Cannabinoid Potency (detecting the presence of cannabinoids including d9-THC, THCA, CBD, CBDA, CBN, CBC and CBG; this also includes THC:CBD ratio for immature plants. Some labs may also detect additional cannabinoids such as THCV, d8-THC) | |
- | Terpene Analysis | |
- | Water Activity and Moisture Content | |
- | Microbiological Testing |
o | Yeast/Mold Enumeration | |
o | Bacterial Testing (E. coli, Salmonella) | |
o | Mycotoxins and Aflatoxins |
- | Pesticide/Fungicide Screening | |
- | Residual Solvent Screening | |
- | Immature Plant Inspection | |
- | Foreign Matter Inspections | |
- | Heavy Metals Detection (Lead, Mercury, Arsenic, Cadmium) |
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Specialized Skill and Knowledge
Our testing labs require the specialized expertise of qualified chemists and micro-biologists at each lab location. All of the Company’s laboratory technicians have undergraduate degrees in science; laboratory analysts have masters’ degrees or equivalent experience; and laboratory directors have post-graduate degrees or prior laboratory experience plus management expertise. Laboratory staff have both scientific knowledge and specialized expertise in performing analytical testing, and specifically testing cannabis and cannabis products. The labs also require specialized personnel in the areas of compliance and quality assurance.
Competitive Conditions
Due to prohibitions on interstate transport of cannabis in the US, cannabis labs compete on a state by state level.
In Oregon, according to the Oregon Liquor Licensing Commission there are approximately 20 accredited cannabis test labs, of which we owned four, and consolidated to two. Competitors in Oregon include GreenLeaf Labs, ChemHistory, Juniper Labs, and Pixis Labs. None of the Company’s competitors in Oregon have labs at multiple locations.
In Massachusetts, according to the Cannabis Control Commission, there are four labs, of which the Company owns one. Competing labs in Massachusetts include MCR Labs and Pro Verde.
In Canada, according to Health Canada, the Company competes with 33 “licensed testing companies” nationwide.
In California, according to the Bureau of Cannabis Control, there are currently 32 licensed cannabis laboratories. Current incumbent competitors include: Steep Hill Labs, SC Labs, PharmLabs and CW Analytical.
DigiPath in Nevada is the only other publicly traded lab and operates in Las Vegas, Nevada, where we do not compete.
Our Growth Strategy
Focus on the newly legalized markets in California and Massachusetts. California is projected to be the largest cannabis market in the world. In 2019, California implemented new testing requirements that require all cannabis sold in the recently regulated adult-use dispensaries be tested. This opens a substantial opportunity for EVIO to capture substantial market share of the California market. Massachusetts is also a recent addition to the roster of adult-use states and has created an immediate opportunity to perform testing, especially because of the small number of labs in the state.
Increase participation in the recently regulated hemp and CBD markets. With the emergence of CBD products, and a market that is expected to soon eclipse the cannabis market, we anticipate that the states, and the FDA will require that hemp-derived CBD products undergo testing. EVIO is well positioned to perform this testing.
Evaluate new domestic and international markets for growth. The cannabis market continues to grow as more US states and many countries implement medical and adult use cannabis programs. EVIO will continue to evaluate new markets.
Establish partnerships with the industry’s leading national brands and organizations. We believe that consolidation within the industry is likely. Therefore, we will focus our efforts on establishing partnerships with the companies and brands that are most likely to emerge as leaders. EVIO’s national footprint should attract the multi-state and multi-national operators that seek consistent testing and a consistent customer experience at any lab they work with.
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this item.
The above statement notwithstanding, shareholders and prospective investors should be aware that certain risks exist with respect to the Company and its business, including those risk factors contained in our most recent Registration Statements on Form 10, as amended. These risks include, among others: limited assets, lack of significant revenues and only losses since inception, industry risks, dependence on third party manufacturers/suppliers and the need for additional capital.
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Recent Events
COVID-19 Pandemic
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a global pandemic. In addition to the devastating effects on human life, the pandemic is having a negative ripple effect on the global economy, leading to disruptions and volatility in the global financial markets. Most U.S. states and many countries have issued policies intended to stop or slow the further spread of the disease.
COVID-19 and the U.S.’s response to the pandemic are significantly affecting the economy. There are no comparable events that provide guidance as to the effect the COVID-19 pandemic may have, and, as a result, the ultimate effect of the pandemic is highly uncertain and subject to change. We do not yet know the full extent of the effects on the economy, the markets we serve, our business or our operations.
Risks Related To Our Cannabis Related Businesses
Our Cannabis testing business is dependent on state laws pertaining to the cannabis and hemp industries. The states where EVIO works have allowed the use of cannabis for medical use, adult use or both. Continued development of the cannabis industry is dependent upon continued legislative authorization of cannabis at the state level. Any number of factors could slow or halt progress in this area. Further progress in the cannabis industry, while encouraging, is not assured. While there may be ample public support for legislative action, numerous factors impact the legislative process. Any one of these factors could slow or halt use of cannabis, which would negatively impact our business.
Cannabis containing over 0.3% THC remains illegal under federal law and a change in federal enforcement practices could significantly and negatively affect our business. Despite the rapid development of the cannabis industry, and recent legalization of industrial hemp state laws legalizing medicinal and adult cannabis use continue to be in conflict with the Federal Controlled Substances Act, which classifies cannabis as a Schedule-I controlled substance and makes cannabis use and possession illegal on a national level. The United States Supreme Court has ruled that it is the Federal government that has the right to regulate and criminalize cannabis, even for medical purposes, and thus Federal law criminalizing the use of cannabis preempts state laws that legalize its use. Our business requires us to be in possession of cannabis, plus we provide services to customers that are engaged in the business of possession, use, cultivation, and/or transfer of cannabis. As a result, law enforcement authorities, in their attempt to regulate the illegal use of cannabis, may seek to bring an action or actions against us, including, but not limited, to a claim of aiding and abetting another’s criminal activities. As a result of such an action, we may be forced to cease operations at any one or more of our labs. Such an action would have a material negative effect on our business and operations.
Laws and regulations affecting the cannabis and hemp industries are constantly changing, which could detrimentally affect our business, and we cannot predict the impact that future regulations may have on us. Local, state and federal cannabis laws and regulations are constantly changing, and they are subject to evolving interpretations, which could require us to incur substantial costs associated with compliance or to alter one or more of our service offerings. In addition, violations of these laws, or allegations of such violations, could disrupt our business and result in a material adverse effect on our revenues, profitability, and financial condition. We cannot predict the nature of any future laws, regulations, interpretations or applications, nor can we determine what effect additional governmental regulations or administrative policies and procedures, when and if promulgated, could have on our business. Any change in law or interpretation could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
If the federal government were to change its practices or were to expand its resources attacking providers in the cannabis industry, such action could have a materially adverse effect on our operations, our customers, or the sales of our products. It is possible that additional Federal or state legislation could be enacted in the future that would prohibit our customers from selling cannabis, and if such legislation were enacted, such customers may discontinue the use of our services. We cannot predict the nature of any future laws, regulations, interpretations or applications, nor can we determine what effect additional governmental regulations or administrative policies and procedures, when and if promulgated, could have on our business.
Due to our involvement in the cannabis industry, we may have a difficult time obtaining the various insurances that are desired to operate our business, which may expose us to additional risk and financial liabilities. Insurance that is otherwise readily available, such as workers’ compensation, general liability, and directors and officer’s insurance, is more difficult for us to find, and more expensive, because we are service providers to companies in the cannabis industry. There are no guarantees that we will be able to find such insurances in the future, or that the cost will be affordable to us. If we are forced to go without such insurances, it may prevent us from entering into certain business sectors, may inhibit our growth, and may expose us to additional risk and financial liabilities.
Participants in the cannabis industry have difficulty accessing the service of banks, which makes it difficult for us to operate. Banks have the responsibility to assure that the funds they receive from businesses are lawfully attained. Since the use of cannabis remains illegal under federal law, most banks will not accept for deposit, funds derived from the sale or distribution of cannabis. Consequently, businesses involved in the cannabis industry are at risk of maintaining banking relationships. An inability to open and maintain bank accounts may make it difficult for us and our customers to do business. The inability for some of our clients to maintain a bank account has resulted in our transporting and holding large sums of cash and exposes us to a greater risk of theft.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.
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Our executive mailing address is located at 2340 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 120, Henderson NV 89052 and our telephone number is (888) 544-3846 (EVIO). Our locations include:
Medford, OR: | 540 E. Vilas Rd, Suite F, Central Point, OR 97502 | Leased | ||
Tigard, OR: | 14775 SW 74th Ave. Tigard, OR 97224 | Owned | ||
Berkeley, CA | 1200 Fifth St, Berkeley, CA 94710 | Leased | ||
Costa Mesa, CA: | 3505 Cadillac, Unit F1, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 | Leased | ||
Framingham, MA: | 40 Speen Street, Suite 301 Framingham, MA 01701 | Leased | ||
Henderson, NV | 2340 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Henderson, NV 89052 | Leased |
From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business.
On May 9, 2019, Stephanie Head, a former part-time lab administrator for EVIO Labs Eugene, LLC, filed a wrongful termination lawsuit with the US District Court - District of Oregon, Eugene Division, Case No. 6:19-CV-00681, against EVIO Labs Eugene, LLC, EVIO, Inc. and Lori Glauser. In December, 2018, EVIO Labs Eugene, LLC terminated Stephanie Head because she was not available to work full-time. In February 2019, Ms. Head filed complaint to Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries (“BOLI”) with allegations that she was discriminated against and unlawfully terminated. In October, 2019 BOLI found substantial evidence of unlawful employment on the basis of protected whistle-blowing, but found no substantial evidence of Ms. Head’s seven other allegations of unlawful employment practice. In April, 2019, BOLI notified EVIO Labs Eugene, LLC that BOLI elected not to pursue the charges further and closed the file. On January 28, 2020, the case was settled for $35,000, $25,000 payable in cash and $10,000 in EVIO Common Stock.
On August 29, 2019, the Company issued FIRSTFIRE GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LLC (“Creditor”) a Promissory Note in the original principal amount of $220,000.00 (the “Note”). The Company failed to timely pay certain sums under the Note and, as a result of the Breach, on or about August 7, 2019, Creditor filed a Complaint - Breach of Promissory Note in the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County, Florida. Since such filing, the Company and Creditor have entered into a Settlement Agreement and Stipulation, pursuant to which the Company has agreed to issue the Creditor 1,000,000 shares of its common stock under 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act of 1933 in settlement for all claims. The settlement was approved by the court on August 27, 2019. The shares were issued on September 6, 2019.
On February 6, 2020, MC CRE Investments, LLC landlord for the Palm Desert location, filed a Breach of Lease Agreement with the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Riverside. EVIO Labs Palm Desert has vacated the space and turned it back over to the landlord. The Company has expensed past due rents and late fees and these items are included in the liabilities in the balance sheet.
On or about March 5, 2020, Paul Tomaso and Jonah Barber beneficiaries for MRX Labs, LLC, filed a Breach of Promissory Note in the original principal amount of $750,000, plus late fees and penalties, with the Circuit Court of the State in Oregon, in Multnomah County against Greenhaus Analytical Labs, LLC. The Company has expensed penalties and late fees and these items are included in the liabilities in the balance sheet.
On or about April 30, 2020, Michele Malaret and Gordon Griswold filed, filed a Breach of Contract in the original principal amount of $500,000, with the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. The Company currently recognizes the fully liability on its balance sheet. There is no interest due associated with the note.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
None.
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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market Information
Our common stock trades over-the-counter and is quoted on the OTC Market’s Pink Marketplace under the symbol “EVIO.” The table below sets forth the high and low bid prices for our common stock as reflected on the OTC Bulletin Board for the last two fiscal years. Quotations represent prices between dealers, do not include retail markups, markdowns or commissions, and do not necessarily represent prices at which actual transactions were affected.
Common Stock | ||||||||
Fiscal Year 2019 | High | Low | ||||||
First Quarter | $ | 0.92 | $ | 0.33 | ||||
Second Quarter | $ | 0.83 | $ | 0.35 | ||||
Third Quarter | $ | 0.58 | $ | 0.21 | ||||
Fourth Quarter | $ | 0.78 | $ | 0.37 |
Common Stock | ||||||||
Fiscal Year 2018 | High | Low | ||||||
First Quarter | $ | 1.47 | $ | 0.47 | ||||
Second Quarter | $ | 2.70 | $ | 1.06 | ||||
Third Quarter | $ | 1.77 | $ | 1.04 | ||||
Fourth Quarter | $ | 1.24 | $ | 0.66 |
Holders of Common Equity
As of May 9, 2020, there were approximately 119 holders of record of our common stock. Such number does not include any shareholders holding shares in nominee or “street name”. As of May 9, 2020, there were 85,842,473 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
Penny Stock Rules
Due to the price of our common stock, as well as the fact that we are not listed on Nasdaq or another national securities exchange, our stock is characterized as a “penny stock” under applicable securities regulations. Our stock therefore is subject to rules adopted by the SEC regulating broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. The broker or dealer proposing to affect a transaction in a penny stock must furnish his customer a document containing information prescribed by the SEC and obtain from the customer an executed acknowledgment of receipt of that document. The broker or dealer must also provide the customer with pricing information regarding the security prior to the transaction and with the written confirmation of the transaction. The broker or dealer must also disclose the aggregate amount of any compensation received or receivable by him in connection with such transaction prior to consummating the transaction and with the written confirmation of the trade. The broker or dealer must also send an account statement to each customer for which he has executed a transaction in a penny stock each month in which such security is held for the customer’s account. The existence of these rules may have an effect on the price of our stock, and the willingness of certain brokers to effect transactions in our stock.
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Transfer Agent
Pacific Stock Transfer is the transfer agent for our common stock with its business address at 6725 Via Austi Pkwy, Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89119 and its telephone number is (702) 433-1979.
Dividend Policy
Since inception we have not paid any dividends on our common stock. We currently do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future on our common stock. Although we intend to retain our earnings, if any, to finance the development and growth of our business, our Board of Directors has the discretion to declare and pay dividends in the future
Equity Incentive Plan
The company does not have an effective employee incentive plan.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
During the year ended September 30, 2019, the company entered into the following transactions:
● | The company issued 838,017 common shares valued at $186,550 for vesting of services. |
● | The company issued 287,500 common shares $391,980 for vesting of employee services |
● | The company issued 2,054,887 common shares for the conversion of $687,200 of outstanding principal on convertible notes payable |
● | The company issued 10,163 common shares for the conversion of $25,111 accrued interest |
● | The company issued 669,362 common shares for the settlement of $388,000 debenture conversions |
● | The company issued 31,579 common shares for the settlement of $15,000 of accounts payable |
● | The company issued 1,415,000 common shares for cash proceeds of $586,000 |
● | The company issued 200,000 common shares professional services of $150,341 |
● | The company issued 532,500 common shares for the conversion of Preferred Series D stock |
● | The company issued 20,000 common shares for debt issuance costs of $11,760 |
All the above securities issued were offered and issued in reliance upon the exemption from registration pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and/or Regulation S promulgated thereunder.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain matters discussed herein are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements contained herein involve risks and uncertainties, including statements as to:
● | our future operating results; | |
● | our business prospects; | |
● | our contractual arrangements and relationships with third parties; | |
● | the dependence of our future success on the general economy; | |
● | our possible financings; and | |
● | the adequacy of our cash resources and working capital. |
These forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement will include words such as we “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate” or words of similar meaning. Similarly, statements that describe our future plans, objectives or goals are also forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties which are described in close proximity to such statements and which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated as of the date of this report. Shareholders, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these factors in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included herein are only made as of the date of this report, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
You should read the following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto, included elsewhere in this report. 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 those differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this report, particularly in the “Risk Factors” section.
Going Concern
The Company’s financial statements are prepared using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. However, the Company has negative working capital, recurring losses, and does not have an established source of revenues sufficient to cover its operating costs. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully accomplish the plan described in the preceding paragraph and eventually attain profitable operations. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that may be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
In the coming year, the Company’s foreseeable cash requirements will relate to continual development of the operations of its business, maintaining its good standing and making the requisite filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the payment of expenses associated with operations and business developments. The Company may experience a cash shortfall and be required to raise additional capital.
Historically, it has mostly relied upon private offerings and internally generated funds such as shareholder loans and advances to finance its operations and growth. Management may raise additional capital by retaining net earnings or through future public or private offerings of the Company’s stock or through loans from private investors, although there can be no assurance that it will be able to obtain such financing. The Company’s failure to do so could have a material and adverse effect upon it and its shareholders.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates.
Our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section discusses our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue recognition, accrued expenses, financing operations, and contingencies and litigation. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The most significant accounting estimates inherent in the preparation of our financial statements include estimates as to the appropriate carrying value of certain assets and liabilities which are not readily apparent from other sources.
Revenue Recognition:
The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of services in accordance with ASC 606. Revenue is recognized only when the transfer of the promised goods or services to the customer has occurred and recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods and services.
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Stock Based Compensation
In accordance with ASC No. 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”), the Company measures the cost of stock-based compensation arrangements based on the grant-date fair value and recognizes the cost in the financial statements at the time goods are received or over the period during which employees and non-employees are required to provide services. If the Company cannot estimate reliably the fair value of the goods and services received, the Company shall measure their value indirectly by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments granted. For transactions with employees and others providing similar services, the Company measures the fair value of the services by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments granted. Stock-based compensation arrangements may include stock options, restricted stock plans, performance-based awards, stock appreciation rights and employee stock purchase plans.
The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes simulation model, which was developed for use in estimating the fair value of options. Option-pricing models require the input of highly complex and subjective variables including the expected life of options granted and the expected volatility of the Company’s stock price over a period equal to or greater than the expected life of the options.
While our significant accounting policies are more fully described in notes to our consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-K, we believe that the following accounting policies are the most critical to aid you in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results and affect the more significant judgments and estimates that we used in the preparation of our financial statements.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Revenues
Percentage of Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | Change | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
Testing services | $ | 3,786,815 | $ | 3,188,693 | $ | 598,122 | 99.9 | % | 94.7 | % | ||||||||||
Consulting services | 3,000 | 176,832 | (173,832 | ) | 0.1 | % | 5.3 | % | ||||||||||||
Total revenue | 3,789,815 | 3,365,525 | 424,290 | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Cost of revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||
Testing services | $ | 3,494,607 | $ | 3,125,171 | $ | 369,436 | 92.2 | % | 92.9 | % | ||||||||||
Consulting services | 1 | 190,125 | (190,124 | ) | 0.0 | % | 5.6 | % | ||||||||||||
Depreciation | 1,231,247 | 521,992 | 709,255 | 32.5 | % | 15.5 | % | |||||||||||||
Total cost of revenue | 4,725,855 | 3,837,288 | 888,567 | 124.7 | % | 114.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Gross Profit | $ | (936,040 | ) | $ | (471,763 | ) | $ | (464,277 | ) | - | 24.7 | % | 14.0 | % |
Revenues for the year ended September 30, 2019 were $3,786,815 compared to $3,365,525 for the year ended September 30, 2018. The 19% increase in revenues during the year ended September 30, 2019 is primarily the result of increased testing revenue during the year. This was attributed to recognition of a full year operating results from both Canadian and California operations, off-set by the consolidation of two Oregon laboratories. Cost of revenues for the year ended September 30, 2019 were $3,494,607 compared to $3,837,288 for the year ended September 30, 2018. The 12% increase in the cost of revenue during the year ended September 30, 2019 is the result of the increased direct costs associated with additional labor, lab supplies, rent, equipment repair and maintenance, and depreciation and amortization.
Gross profit for the year ended September 30, 2019 was $(936,040) compared to $(471,763) during the year ended September 30, 2018. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue decreased from -14% during the year ended September 30, 2018 to -25% during the year ended September 30, 2019 primarily due to startup and integration expenses for acquired labs and required relocation, reaccreditation and licensing of EVIO Labs Massachusetts beginning May, 2019.
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Operating Expenses
Percentage of Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | Change | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | $ | 6,155,187 | $ | 7,501,788 | $ | (1,346,601 | ) | 162 | % | 223 | % | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 234,477 | 202,873 | 31,604 | 6 | % | 6 | % | |||||||||||||
Total Operating Expenses | $ | 6,389,664 | $ | 7,704,661 | $ | (1,314,997 | ) | 169 | % | 229 | % |
Total operating expenses during the year ended September 30, 2019 decreased $1,314,997 compared to prior year. Total operating expenses were $6,389,664 compared to $7,704,661 during the year ended September 30, 2018. The reduced costs can be attributed to decreased stock option expense, as well as decreased legal, accounting, and promotion expenses, offset by an increase in bad debt expense.
Other Expenses
Percentage of Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | Change | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | 5,663,242 | $ | 4,870,103 | $ | 793,139 | 149 | % | 145 | % | ||||||||||
Other Income | 49,695 | (7,246 | ) | 56,941 | -1 | % | 0 | % | ||||||||||||
Loss on settlement of debt | - | 56,093 | (56,093 | ) | 0 | % | 2 | % | ||||||||||||
Impairment loss | 7,255,724 | 1,396,319 | 5,859,405 | 192 | % | 41 | % | |||||||||||||
Loss (gain) on change in fair market value of derivative liabilities | 366,974 | (2,555,350 | ) | 2,922,324 | 10 | % | -76 | % | ||||||||||||
Total Other Expenses | $ | 13,335,635 | $ | 3,759,919 | $ | 9,575,716 | 352 | % | 112 | % |
Total other expenses were $13,335,635 during the year ended September 30, 2019 compared to $3,759,919 during the year ended September 30, 2018. Interest expense increased by $793,139, which is primarily attributable to the amortization of debt discounts. The impairment loss increase of $5,859,405 compared to prior year relates to impairment of goodwill for Keystone Labs, Greenhaus Analytical Labs, Viridis Analytical and Leaf Detective due to changing outlook of market conditions.
Net Loss
Percentage of Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | Change | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (20,669,033 | ) | $ | (11,936,343 | ) | $ | (8,732,690 | ) | -545 | % | -355 | % |
Net loss during the year ended September 30, 2019 was $20,669,033 compared to $11,936,343 during the year ended September 30, 2018. The increase in net loss can be attributed primarily to the increase in total other expenses of $13,355,635 which includes increased impairment loss for Keystone Labs and Greenhaus Analytical Labs and increased loss on change in fair market value of derivative liabilities.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Year Ended September 30, 2019
The Company had cash on hand of $110,325 as of September 30, 2019, current assets of $982,400 and current liabilities of $13,268,665 creating a working capital deficit of $12,286,265. Current assets consisted of cash totaling $110,325, accounts receivable net of allowances totaling $133,022, prepaid expenses totaling $190,460, other current assets of $9,689 and current portion of a note receivable of $538,904. Current liabilities consisted of accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $3,811,237, client deposits of $108,418, convertible notes payable net of discounts of $3,695,484, current capital lease obligations of $957,673, interest payable of $1,387,642, derivative liabilities of $2,545,735, and current portion of notes payable net of discounts of $762,476.
During the year ended September 30, 2019, the Company used $2,506,654 of cash in operating activities which consisted of a net loss of $20,669,033, non-cash losses of $16,300,966 and changes in working capital of $1,861,413.
Net cash used in investing activities total $353,231 during the year ended September 30, 2019. The Company paid $407,865 for the purchase of equipment and had notes receivable of $761,096 for payments due primarily from Kaycha Holdings for the purchase of Phytatech Note.
During the year ended September 30, 2019, the Company generated cash of $2,186,589 from financing activities. The Company repaid $305,781 of capital lease obligations; received $374,000 of cash from the issuance of convertible debenture, $586,000 from the sale of common stock; $1,270,435 in cash from convertible notes payable, net of original issue discounts and fees, repaid loans payable $(36,629), repaid related party notes payable $ (112,277), and $410,841 proceeds from related party advances.
Subsequent to year ended September 30, 2019, the Company repaid $1,659,341 in convertible notes payable and $525,778 accrued liabilities through conversion into common stock.
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Dividends
The Company did not declare any dividends during the years ended September 30, 2019 or 2018.
Employees
As of September 30, 2019 EVIO, Inc. had 43 full time employees and 5 part time employee compared to 57 full time and 1 part-time employee in 2018.
Need for Additional Financing
The Company is uncertain of its ability to generate sufficient liquidity from its operations so the need for additional funding may be necessary. The Company may sell stock and/or issue additional debt to raise capital to accelerate our growth.
Going Concern Uncertainties
In management’s opinion, the Company’s cash position is insufficient to maintain its operations at the current level for the next 12 months. Any expansion may cause the Company to require additional capital until such expansion began generating revenue. It is anticipated that the raise of additional funds will principally be through the sales of our securities. As of the date of this report, additional funding has not been secured and no assurance may be given that we will be able to raise additional funds.
Emerging Growth Company Status
We are an “emerging growth company” as defined under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, commonly referred to as the JOBS Act. We will remain an “emerging growth company” for up to five years, or until the earliest of (i) the last day of the first fiscal year in which our total annual gross revenues exceed $1 billion, (ii) the date that we become a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which would occur if the market value of our ordinary shares that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter or (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt during the preceding three year period.
As an “emerging growth company,” we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to:
● | not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (we also will not be subject to the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404(b) as long as we are a “smaller reporting company,” which includes issuers that had a public float of less than $ 75 million as of the last business day of their most recently completed second fiscal quarter); | |
● | reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements; and | |
● | exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. |
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In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. Under this provision, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of such accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies until the first to occur of the date the subject company (i) is no longer an “emerging growth company” or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opts out of the extended transition period provided in Securities Act Section 7(a) (2) (B). The Company has elected to take advantage of this extended transition period and, as a result, our financial statements may not be comparable to the financial statements of other public companies. Accordingly, until the date that we are no longer an “emerging growth company” or affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of the exemption provided by Securities Act Section 7(a) (2) (B), upon the issuance of a new or revised accounting standard that applies to your financial statements and has a different effective date for public and private companies, clarify that we will disclose the date on which adoption is required for non-emerging growth companies and the date on which we will adopt the recently issued accounting standard.
Off-balance sheet arrangements
On March 31, 2018, the Company entered into a long-term operating lease requiring monthly payments of $10,275 for a period of 36 months terminating on March 31, 2021.
We have no other significant off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to stockholders.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities for most leases. ASU 2016-02 is effective for public entity financial statements for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. ASU 2016-02 was further clarified and amended within ASU 2018-01, ASU 2018-10, ASU 2018-11 and ASU 2018-20 which included provisions that would provide us with the option to adopt the provisions of the new guidance using a modified retrospective transition approach, without adjusting the comparative periods presented. The Company is currently evaluating ASU 2016-02 and its impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350), Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment”. The amendments in this update simplify how an entity is required to test goodwill for impairment by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. This update is effective for annual or interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing after January 1, 2017. The Company notes that this guidance applies to its reporting requirements and will implement the new guidance accordingly in performing goodwill impairment testing; however, the Company does not believe this update will have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The Company, as a smaller reporting company, as defined by Rule 229.10(f)(1), is not required to provide the information required by this Item.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
EVIO, INC.
FORM 10-K
September 30, 2019 and 2018
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the shareholders and the board of directors of Evio, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Evio, Inc. as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit), 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 the Company as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
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 audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our 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.
Substantial Doubt about the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 4 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a significant accumulated deficit. In addition, the Company continues to experience negative cash flows from operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 4. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/S/ BF Borgers CPA PC
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2019
Lakewood, CO
May 18, 2020
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
September 30, | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||
Cash | $ | 110,325 | $ | 81,736 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $215,933 and $414,475 | 133,022 | 234,178 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses | 190,460 | 45,940 | ||||||
Other current assets | 9,689 | 146,816 | ||||||
Note receivable, current portion | 538,904 | 100,000 | ||||||
Total current assets | 982,400 | 608,670 | ||||||
Right of use assets | 2,543,976 | - | ||||||
Capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $422,570 and $123,854, respectively | 1,383,828 | 411,241 | ||||||
Assets not in service | - | 455,540 | ||||||
Land | 212,550 | 212,550 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,089,403 and $520,437, respectively | 3,080,425 | 3,525,772 | ||||||
Security deposits | 178,918 | 159,632 | ||||||
Note receivable, net of current portion | - | 1,200,000 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses, net of current portion | 4,061 | 63,582 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $1,977,660 and $318,816 | - | 1,680,569 | ||||||
Goodwill | - | 6,037,404 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 8,386,159 | $ | 14,354,960 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 3,811,237 | $ | 1,546,617 | ||||
Client deposits | 108,418 | 363,211 | ||||||
Interest payable | 1,387,642 | 416,459 | ||||||
Capital lease obligation, current | 957,673 | 677,030 | ||||||
Derivative liability | 2,545,735 | 1,181,278 | ||||||
Convertible notes payable, net of discounts of $716,714 and $753,557, respectively | 3,695,484 | 1,678,265 | ||||||
Loans payable, current, net of discounts of $0 and $119,000, respectively | 762,476 | 643,927 | ||||||
Loans payable, related party, current | - | |||||||
Total current liabilities | 13,268,665 | 6,506,787 | ||||||
Convertible debentures payable, net of discounts of $3,448,110 and $4,043,836, respectively | 1,734,890 | 1,153,164 | ||||||
Lease Liabilities | 2,594,726 | |||||||
Capital lease obligation, net of current portion | 381,786 | 148,433 | ||||||
Loans payable, net of current portion | 657,603 | 1,193,781 | ||||||
Convertible loans payable, related party, net of current portion, net of discounts of $0 and $23,737, respectively | 61,263 | |||||||
Loans payable, related party, net of current portion, net of discounts of $26,563 and $51,971, respectively | 1,560,849 | 1,348,793 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 20,198,519 | 10,412,221 | ||||||
Stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, Par Value $0.0001; 5,000,000 authorized; 5,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively | 500 | 500 | ||||||
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, Par Value $0.0001; 500,000 authorized; 500,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively | 50 | 50 | ||||||
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, Par Value $0.0001; 1,000,000 authorized; 339,500 and 552,500 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively | 34 | 55 | ||||||
Common Stock, Par Value $0.0001, 1,000,000,000 authorized; 29,314,419 and 23,255,411 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively | 2,931 | 2,326 | ||||||
Additional Paid In Capital | 26,498,076 | 21,495,621 | ||||||
Other Comprehensive Income | (353,090 | ) | (263,985 | ) | ||||
Accumulated Deficit | (37,775,183 | ) | (19,226,462 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders’ equity | (11,626,682 | ) | 2,008,105 | |||||
Non-controlling interest | (185,678 | ) | 1,934,634 | |||||
Total equity | (11,812,360 | ) | 3,942,739 | |||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 8,386,159 | $ | 14,354,960 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Year ended September 30, | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Revenues | ||||||||
Testing services | $ | 3,786,815 | $ | 3,188,693 | ||||
Consulting services | 3,000 | 176,832 | ||||||
Total revenue | 3,789,815 | 3,365,525 | ||||||
Cost of revenue | ||||||||
Testing services | 3,494,608 | 3,125,171 | ||||||
Consulting services | - | 190,125 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,231,247 | 521,992 | ||||||
Total cost of revenue | 4,725,855 | 3,837,288 | ||||||
Gross margin | (936,040 | ) | (471,763 | ) | ||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 6,155,187 | 7,501,788 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 234,477 | 202,873 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 6,389,664 | 7,704,661 | ||||||
Loss from operations | (7,325,704 | ) | (8,176,424 | ) | ||||
Other income (expense) | ||||||||
Interest expense, net of interest income | (5,663,242 | ) | (4,870,103 | ) | ||||
Other income | (49,695 | ) | 7,246 | |||||
Loss on settlement of debt and account payable | - | (56,093 | ) | |||||
Impairment loss | (7,255,724 | ) | (1,396,319 | ) | ||||
Gain (loss) on change in fair market value of derivative liabilities | (366,974 | ) | 2,555,350 | ) | ||||
Total other income (expense) | (13,335,635 | ) | (3,759,919 | ) | ||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | (20,661,339 | ) | (11,936,343 | ) | ||||
Provision for income taxes (benefit) | 7,694 | |||||||
Net loss | $ | (20,669,033 | ) | $ | (11,936,343 | ) | ||
Gain (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest | (2,120,312 | ) | (302,252 | ) | ||||
Net loss attributable to EVIO, Inc. | $ | (18,548,721 | ) | $ | (11,634,091 | ) | ||
Basic and diluted loss per common share | $ (0.69 | ) | $ | (0.70 | ) | |||
Weighted average common shares outstanding | 26,887,932 | 16,548,473 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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EVIO, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Year ended September 30, | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Net loss | $ | (20,669,033 | ) | $ | (11,936,343 | ) | ||
Other comprehensive income | ||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (89,105 | ) | ||||||
Comprehensive loss | $ | (20,758,138 | ) | $ | (11,936,343 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
Series
B
Preferred Stock |
Series
C
Preferred Stock |
Series D Preferred Stock | Common Stock |
Stock
Subscriptions |
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Shares | Value | Shares | Value | Shares | Value | Shares | Value | Receivable | Capital | Earnings | Income | Equity | Interest | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2017 | 5,000,000 | $ | 500 | 500,000 | $ | 50 | 832,500 | $ | 83 | 10,732,922 | $ | 1,073 | $ | - | $ | 7,657,982 | $ | (7,592,371 | ) | $ | - | $ | 67,317 | $ | 158,124 | $ | 225,441 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (11,634,091 | ) | - | (11,634,091 | ) | (302,252 | ) | (11,936,343 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in foreign currency translation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (263,985 | ) | (263,985 | ) | - | (263,985 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with the conversion of Series D preferred stock | - | - | - | - | (280,000 | ) | (28 | ) | 700,000 | 70 | - | (42 | ) | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with sales made under private offerings | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,561,392 | 256 | - | 2,041,246 | - | - | 2,041,502 | - | 2,041,502 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with the exercise of common stock purchase warrants | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13,333 | 1 | - | 1,999 | - | - | 2,000 | - | 2,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock as compensation to employees, officers and/or directors | - | - | - | - | - | - | 478,500 | 48 | - | 2,532,000 | - | - | 2,532,048 | - | 2,532,048 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in exchange for consulting, professional and other services provided | - | - | - | - | - | - | 301,250 | 30 | - | 278,758 | - | - | 278,788 | - | 278,788 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in satisfaction of debt issuances costs | - | - | - | - | - | - | 670,271 | 67 | - | 1,414,840 | - | - | 1,414,907 | - | 1,414,907 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with the settlement of accounts payable | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37,500 | 4 | - | 18,746 | - | - | 18,750 | - | 18,750 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with the settlement of notes payable | - | - | - | - | - | - | 324,000 | 32 | - | 161,968 | - | - | 162,000 | - | 162,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with the conversion of loans payable | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4,790,693 | 480 | - | 2,755,019 | - | - | 2,755,499 | - | 2,755,499 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with the conversion of debentures | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,309,997 | 231 | - | 1,385,769 | - | - | 1,386,000 | - | 1,386,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with the conversion of related party notes payable | - | - | - | - | - | - | 125,000 | 13 | - | 62,488 | - | - | 62,501 | - | 62,501 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with the conversion of interest payable | - | - | - | - | - | - | 210,553 | 21 | - | 114,771 | - | - | 114,792 | - | 114,792 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclassifcation of derivative liability to additional paid-in capital | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,342,112 | - | - | 2,342,112 | - | 2,342,112 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recognition of beneficial conversion features related to convertible debt instruments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 727,965 | - | - | 727,965 | - | 727,965 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of equity interests in subsidiaries | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,078,762 | 2,078,762 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2018 | 5,000,000 | $ | 500 | 500,000 | $ | 50 | 552,500 | $ | 55 | 23,255,411 | $ | 2,326 | $ | - | $ | 21,495,621 | $ | (19,226,462 | ) | $ | (263,985 | ) | $ | 2,008,105 | $ | 1,934,634 | $ | 3,942,739 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (18,548,721 | ) | - | (18,548,721 | ) | (2,120,312 | ) | (20,669,033 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in foreign currency translation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (89,105 | ) | (89,105 | ) | - | (89,105 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with the conversion of Series D preferred stock | - | - | - | - | (213,000 | ) | (21 | ) | 532,500 | 53 | - | (32 | ) | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with sales made under private offerings | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,415,000 | 141 | - | 585,859 | - | - | 586,000 | - | 586,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock as compensation to employees, officers and/or directors | - | - | - | - | - | - | 287,500 | 29 | - | 397,951 | - | - | 397,980 | - | 397,980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in exchange for consulting, professional and other services provided | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,038,017 | 104 | - | 336,787 | - | - | 336,891 | - | 336,891 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with the settlement of accounts payable | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31,579 | 3 | - | 14,997 | - | - | 15,000 | - | 15,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with the conversion of loans payable | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,054,887 | 205 | - | 686,995 | - | - | 687,200 | - | 687,200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with the conversion of debentures | - | - | - | - | - | - | 669,362 | 67 | - | 387,933 | - | - | 388,000 | - | 388,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with the conversion of interest payable | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10,163 | 1 | - | 25,109 | - | - | 25,110 | - | 25,110 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock purchase warrants in satisfaction of debt issuances costs | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20,000 | 2 | - | 11,758 | - | - | 11,760 | - | 11,760 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recognition of beneficial conversion features related to convertible debt instruments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,844,834 | - | - | 1,844,834 | - | 1,844,834 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation related to employee stock options | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 710,264 | - | - | 710,264 | - | 710,264 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2019 | 5,000,000 | $ | 500 | 500,000 | $ | 50 | 339,500 | $ | 34 | 29,314,419 | $ | 2,931 | $ | - | $ | 26,498,076 | $ | (37,775,183 | ) | $ | (353,090 | ) | $ | (11,626,682 | ) | $ | (185,678 | ) | $ | (11,812,360 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (20,669,033 | ) | $ | (11,936,343 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
Amortization of Debt Discount | 3,713,299 | 4,359,074 | ||||||
Common stock issued in exchange for fees and services | 348,651 | - | ||||||
Default penalties and other covenant adjustments on convertible debentures | 491,896 | - | ||||||
Deferred Taxes | - | - | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 1,465,724 | 724,865 | ||||||
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets | 7,255,724 | 1,367,813 | ||||||
Loss on disposal of assets | 64,095 | - | ||||||
Loss on settlement of accounts payable | - | - | ||||||
Loss on settlement of debt | 63,651 | 52,343 | ||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts | 1,422,708 | 309,116 | ||||||
Stock based compensation | 1,108,244 | 2,810,836 | ||||||
(Gain) loss on derivative liability | 366,974 | (2,555,350 | ) | |||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (1,322,212 | ) | (252,771 | ) | ||||
Prepaid expenses | (85,000 | ) | 64,871 | |||||
Other current asset | 137,128 | (245,885 | ) | |||||
Security deposits | (19,254 | ) | 112,892 | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 2,280,801 | 387,204 | ||||||
Interest payable | 1,073,867 | 399,710 | ||||||
Operating lease right of use assets | 50,750 | - | ||||||
Customer deposits and deferred revenue | (254,667 | ) | 23,980 | |||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (2,506,654 | ) | (4,377,645 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
Note Receivable | 761,096 | - | ||||||
Net cash paid in acquisitions of subsidiaries | - | (2,825,889 | ) | |||||
Purchase of equipment | (407,865 | ) | (1,395,450 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities | 353,231 | (4,221,339 | ) | |||||
Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
Repayments of capital leases | (305,781 | ) | (199,568 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from issuance of convertible debenture | 374,000 | 6,136,120 | ||||||
Proceeds from exercise of common stock warrants | - | 2,000 | ||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 586,000 | 2,041,501 | ||||||
Proceeds from convertible notes, net of original issue discounts and fees | 1,270,435 | 2,163,750 | ||||||
Payment on loan payable | (36,629 | ) | (1,114,331 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from related party advances | 410,841 | 155,066 | ||||||
Payments on notes payable - related party | (112,277 | ) | (449,800 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 2,186,589 | 8,734,738 | ||||||
Effect of foreign currency translation adjustment | (4,576 | ) | (175,031 | ) | ||||
Net cash increase for period | 28,590 | (39,277 | ) | |||||
Cash balance, beginning of period | 81,735 | 121,013 | ||||||
Cash balance, end of period | $ | 110,325 | $ | 81,736 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | 67,370 | $ | 230,424 | ||||
Cash paid for income tax | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||
Conversion of convertible note and accrued interest into common stock | $ | 1,100,310 | $ | 4,256,291 | ||||
Reclassification of derivative liability to additional paid in capital | $ | 0 | $ | 2,342,112 | ||||
Settlement of account payable for common stock | $ | 15,000 | $ | 18,750 | ||||
Common stock issued for settlement of note payable | $ | 0 | $ | 162,000 | ||||
Common stock issued for settlement of related party note payable | $ | 0 | $ | 62,500 | ||||
Conversion of Series D Preferred stock to common stock | $ | 0 | $ | 70 | ||||
Debt discount recorded on convertible notes and debentures payable upon initial measurement of derivative liability | $ | 997,483 | $ | 6,318,324 | ||||
Debt discounts recorded for original issue discounts on convertible debentures | $ | 0 | $ | 599,052 | ||||
Debt discounts recorded for beneficial conversion features on convertible debentures and notes payable | $ | 1,844,834 | $ | - | ||||
Acquisition of C3 Labs through issuance of note payable and convertible note payable | $ | 0 | $ | 600,000 | ||||
Sale and assumption of note payable and accrued interest | $ | 577,588 | $ | - | ||||
Equipment financed through capital leases | $ | 829,273 | $ | 466,195 |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF ACTIVITIES
EVIO, Inc., a Colorado corporation and its subsidiaries provide analytical testing and advisory services to the emerging legalized cannabis industry. EVIO, Inc. was originally incorporated in the State of New York, December 12, 1977 under the name 3171 Holding Corporation. On February 22, 1979, the name was changed to Electronomic Industries Corp. and on February 23, 1983 the name was changed to Quantech Electronics Corp. The Company was reincorporated in the State of Colorado on December 15, 2003. On August 29, 2014, the Company completed a reverse merger with Signal Bay Research, Inc., a Nevada Corporation, and assumed its operations. In September 2014, the Company changed its name from Quantech Electronics Corp. to Signal Bay, Inc. then to EVIO, INC. in August 2018. The Company has selected September 30 as its fiscal year end. The Company is domiciled in the State of Colorado, and its corporate headquarters are located in Henderson, Nevada.
As a part of and prior to the consummation of the reverse merger, William Waldrop and Lori Glauser, principals of Signal Bay Research, Inc., purchased 80% of the issued and outstanding common stock from WB Partners. The merger between the Company and Signal Bay Research was finalized and closed contemporaneously with the share purchase. As part of this share purchase, Mr. Waldrop and Ms. Glauser became the officers and directors of the Company. Immediately after the reverse, WB Partners owned less than 5% of the common stock. The company filed a Form 10-12G on November 25, 2014 and was determined to be a shell company by the SEC as per the Form 10-12G/A which went effective on January 24, 2015. On January 29, 2015, the company filed an 8-K stating it entered into a material agreement and was no longer a shell company.
After the reverse merger, Signal Bay Research, Inc. continues to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary providing compliance, research and advisory services for Signal Bay, Inc.
Signal Bay Services was formed on January 25, 2015, as the management services division of EVIO.
On September 17, 2015, EVIO entered into a share exchange agreement with CR Labs, Inc., an Oregon Corporation, pursuant to which the Company acquired 80% of the outstanding common stock of CR Labs, Inc.
EVIO Inc. was formed on April 4, 2016 to become the holding company for all laboratory operations.
EVIO Labs Eugene was formed on May 23, 2016, as a wholly owned subsidiary of EVIO Inc. Subsequently on May 24, 2016, EVIO Labs Eugene acquired all of the assets of Oregon Analytical Services, LLC, inclusive of client lists, equipment, trade names and personnel.
On June 1, 2016, EVIO Inc. entered into a share purchase agreement to purchase 80% of the outstanding common stock of Smith Scientific Industries, Inc. d/b/a Kenevir Research in Medford, OR.
On October 19, 2016, the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement to purchase 100% of the ownership of GreenHaus Analytical Labs, LLC.
On October 26, 2016, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Green Style Consulting, LLC which was closed on November 1, 2016.
The Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement with Viridis Analytics MA, LLC which was closed on August 1, 2018.
On December 29, 2018, the Company entered into a Membership Purchase Agreement to purchase 60% of the outstanding shares of C3 Labs, LLC which closed On January 1, 2019.
On June 27, 2018, Greenhaus Analytical Labs LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVIO, Inc. entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Michael G. Myers for the property located at 14775 SW 74th Ave., Tigard, OR 97224.
On June 27, 2018, Greenhaus Analytical Labs, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVIO, Inc., entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with MRX Labs LLC which closed on July 5, 2019.
On April 29, 2018, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Leaf Detective, LLC which was closed on the same date.
On May 2, 2018, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Keystone, Labs, Inc. to purchase 50% of the outstanding shares of Keystone Labs which was closed on the same date.
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EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
A summary of significant accounting policies of EVIO, INC. (the “Company”) is presented to assist in understanding the Company’s financial statements. The accounting policies presented in these footnotes conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and have been consistently applied in the preparation of the accompanying financial statements. These financial statements and notes are representations of the Company’s management who are responsible for their integrity and objectivity.
Principles of Consolidation
The Company prepares its consolidated financial statements on the accrual basis of accounting. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly and partially owned subsidiaries, all of which have a fiscal year end of September 30. All intercompany accounts, balances and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidation.
The Company consolidates its subsidiaries in accordance with ASC 810, and specifically ASC 810-10-15-8 which states, the usual condition for a controlling financial interest is ownership of a majority voting interest, and, therefore, as a general rule ownership by one reporting entity, directly or indirectly, or over 50% of the outstanding voting shares of another entity is a condition pointing toward consolidation.”
Cash and Cash Equivalents
All cash is maintained with major financial institutions. Deposits may exceed the amount of insurance provided on such deposits. For the purposes of the cash flows, the Company considers all short-term debt securities purchased with original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company did not have any cash equivalents as of September 30, 2019 or 2018.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Accounts receivable are recorded at their original invoice amounts. We regularly review collectability and establish an allowance for uncollectible amounts as necessary based on our experience with historical collectability. Management recognized an allowance for uncollectible amounts, of $215,933 and $414,475 for 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Notes Receivable
The Company accounts investments for notes receivable in accordance with ASC 320. On September 6, 2017, the Company entered in a note receivable with an unrelated entity for $1,300,000. The note is due on September 6, 2024 and carries interest at a rate of 8% per annum. The note requires minimum principal payments of $100,000 plus accrued interest on each anniversary date with the unpaid principal and interest being due on September 6, 2024. The note was purchased in May 2019, by an unrelated third party. The balance on the purchased note as of September 30, 2019 was $538,904. The Company evaluated the collectability of the note receivable as of September 30, 2019 and determined the full balance is collectible and no reserve for write off was recorded.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized but are evaluated for impairment annually or more often if indicators of a potential impairment are present. Our annual impairment tests are conducted at the beginning of the fourth quarter. We use a two-step process to quantitatively evaluate goodwill for impairment. In the first step, we compare the fair value of each reporting unit with the carrying amount of the reporting unit, including goodwill. If the estimated fair value of the reporting unit is less than the carrying amount of the reporting unit, we complete a second step to determine the amount of the goodwill impairment that we should record. In the second step, we determine an implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill by allocating the reporting unit’s fair value to all of its assets and liabilities other than goodwill (including any unrecognized intangible assets). We compare the resulting implied fair value of the goodwill to the carrying amount and record an impairment charge for the difference. We test individual indefinite-lived intangible assets by comparing the estimated fair value with the book values of each asset.
The Company recognizes an acquired intangible apart from goodwill whenever the intangible arises from contractual or other legal rights, or whenever it can be separated or divided from the acquired entity and sold, transferred, licensed, rented or exchanged, either individually or in combination with a related contract, asset or liability. Such intangibles are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives unless the estimated useful life is determined to be indefinite. The Company’s intangible assets consist of client lists (amortized over five years), assembled workforce (amortized over five years), websites and domain names (amortized over 15 years) and testing licenses (amortized over 5 years).
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EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
The Company performed its annual fair value assessment at September 30, 2019, on its subsidiaries with material goodwill and intangible asset amounts on their respective balance sheets and determined that carrying value of its goodwill and Intangible assets on our financial statements exceeds its fair value. As such, the Company recorded an impairment charge to its goodwill of $7,255,724. The impairment charge included $1,569,911 for Greenhaus Analytical Labs, $477,900 for EVIO Labs Humboldt, $3,264,623 for Keystone Labs, $784,814 for EVIO Labs Berkeley, $441,903 for Smith Scientific, and $643,729 for EVIO Labs MA due to changing outlook of market conditions.
Business Combinations. We have adopted the amendment to ASC 805 for the accounting for business acquisitions both during the period of the acquisition and in subsequent periods. Among the more significant changes in the accounting for acquisitions are the following:
● | Contingent consideration is recorded at fair value as an element of purchase price with subsequent adjustments recognized in operations. | |
● | Subsequent decreases in valuation allowances on acquired deferred tax assets are recognized in operations after the measurement period. | |
● | Upon gaining control of an entity in which an equity method or cost basis investment was held, the carrying value of that investment is adjusted to fair value with the related gain or loss recorded in earnings. |
Reclassification
Certain amounts in the 2018 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2019 financial presentation. These reclassifications have no impact on net loss.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in 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. A change in managements’ estimates or assumptions may have a material impact on the financial condition and results of operations of the Company during the period in which such changes occurred. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company’s financial statements reflect all adjustments that management believes are necessary for the fair presentation of their financial condition and results of operations for the periods presented.
Revenue Recognition
In 2019 the Company recognizes revenue under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The core principle of the new revenue standard is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The following five steps are applied to achieve that core principle:
● | Step 1: Identify the contract with the customer | |
● | Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract | |
● | Step 3: Determine the transaction price | |
● | Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract | |
● | Step 5: Recognize revenue when the company satisfies a performance obligation |
The Company generates revenue from consulting services, licensing agreements and testing of cannabis and cannabis products for both medicinal and recreational consumption.
The Company accounts for a contract after it has been approved by all parties to the arrangement, the rights of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable.
The Company evaluates the services promised in each contract at inception to determine whether the contract should be accounted for as having one or more performance obligations. The Company’s services included in its contracts are distinct from one another.
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EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
The Company determines the transaction price for each contract based on the consideration it expects to receive for the distinct services being provided under the contract.
The Company recognizes revenue as performance obligations are satisfied and the customer obtains control of the goods or services provided. In determining when performance obligations are satisfied, the Company considers factors such as contract terms, payment terms and whether there is an alternative future use of the product or service.
The Company recognizes revenue from testing services upon delivery of its testing results to the client. Customer orders for testing services are generally completed within two weeks of receiving the order.
Consulting engagements may vary in length and scope, but will generally include the review and/or preparation of regulatory filings, business plans and financial models to customers within the same industry. Revenue from consulting services is recognized upon completion of deliverables as outlined in the consulting agreement.
The Company recognizes revenue from right of use license agreements upon transfer of control of the functional intellectual property. In certain licensing agreements, the Company may receive royalty revenues based upon performance metrics which are recognized as earned over time.
The Company generated revenues of $3,789,815 and $3,365,525 during the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
Cost of Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes all costs incurred that are directly related to revenue generating activities as a cost of revenue. These costs include salaries and payroll taxes associated with lab employees, rent and utilities on lab facilities, repairs and maintenance to facilities and equipment, depreciation of lab equipment and outsourced professional services utilized for consulting engagements. Cost of revenues totaled $4,725,855 and $3,837,288 during the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Stock Based Compensation
In accordance with ASC No. 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”), the Company measures the cost of stock-based compensation arrangements based on the grant-date fair value and recognizes the cost in the financial statements at the time goods are received or over the period during which employees and non-employees are required to provide services. If the Company cannot estimate reliably the fair value of the goods and services received, the Company shall measure their value indirectly by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments granted. For transactions with employees and others providing similar services, the Company measures the fair value of the services by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments granted. Stock-based compensation arrangements may include stock options, restricted stock plans, performance-based awards, stock appreciation rights and employee stock purchase plans.
The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes simulation model, which was developed for use in estimating the fair value of options. Option-pricing models require the input of highly complex and subjective variables including the expected life of options granted and the expected volatility of the Company’s stock price over a period equal to or greater than the expected life of the options.
Income Taxes
The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740-10, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” Under this method, income tax expense is recognized for the amount of: (i) taxes payable or refundable for the current year; and, (ii) deferred tax consequences of temporary differences resulting from matters that have been recognized in an entity’s financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the deferred tax assets reported if, based on the weight of available positive and negative evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
ASC 740-10 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Under ASC 740-10, a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position taken or expected to be taken may be recognized only if it is “more likely than not” that the position is sustainable upon examination, based on its technical merits. The tax benefit of a qualifying position under ASC 740-10 would equal the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority having full knowledge of all the relevant information. A liability (including interest and penalties, if applicable) is established to the extent a current benefit has been recognized on a tax return for matters that are considered contingent upon the outcome of an uncertain tax position. Related interest and penalties, if any, are included as components of income tax expense and income taxes payable.
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EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Capital Leases
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception and has lease agreements for warehouses, office facilities, and equipment. These commitments have remaining non-cancelable lease terms, with lease expirations which range from 2020 to 2024.
As a result of the adoption of ASC 842, certain real estate and equipment operating leases have been recorded on the balance sheet with a lease liability and right- of-use asset (“ROU”). Application of this standard resulted in the recognition of ROU assets of $2,543,976, net of accumulated amortization, and a corresponding lease liability of $2,594,726. Accounting for finance leases is substantially unchanged.
Operating leases are included in operating lease ROU assets, operating lease obligations, current, and operating lease obligations, long term on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Finance leases are included in property and equipment, finance lease obligations, short term, and finance lease obligations, long term, on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make scheduled lease payments. ROU assets and liabilities are recognized on the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The present value of lease payments is calculated using the incremental borrowing rate at lease commencement, which takes into consideration recent debt issuances as well as other applicable market data available.
Amortization of lease assets is included in general and administrative expenses. The future minimum lease payments of lease liabilities as of September 30, 2019, are as follows:
Year ended September 30, | Operating Leases | Financing Leases | ||||||
2019 | 782,138 | $ | 311,592 | |||||
2020 | 970,425 | 433,087 | ||||||
2021 | 697,436 | 514,152 | ||||||
2022 | 549,390 | 183,020 | ||||||
2023 | 347,475 | 206,674 | ||||||
Thereafter | 27,911 | 5,022 | ||||||
Total lease payments | 3,374,775 | 1,653,547 | ||||||
Less: Payments Made | (780,049 | ) | (314,088 | ) | ||||
Total Lease Liabilities | $ | 2,594,726 | $ | 1,339,459 |
Concentration of Credit Risk
Instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash deposits, notes receivable and accounts receivable. As of September 30, 2019, the Company did not hold cash at any financial institution in excess of the amount insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) of up to $250,000.
No individual client represents greater than 10% of the annual revenue.
As of September 30, 2019, the Company had total accounts receivable, net of allowances, of $133,022. Five separate clients comprised a total of 41% of this balance as follows:
Balance | Percent of Total | |||||||
Customer 1 | $ | 48,606 | 14 | % | ||||
Customer 2 | 33,572 | 10 | % | |||||
Customer 3 | 20,336 | 6 | % | |||||
Customer 4 | 20,321 | 6 | % | |||||
Customer 5 | 20,208 | 6 | % | |||||
All others | 246,456 | 59 | % | |||||
Total | 348,955 | 100 | % | |||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | (215,933 | ) | ||||||
Net accounts receivable | $ | 133,022 |
F-11 |
EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are carried at cost. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed in the period incurred. Renewals and betterments that materially extend the life of the assets are capitalized. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in income for the period.
Depreciation is computed for financial statement purposes on a straight-line basis over estimated useful lives of the related assets and the modified accelerated cost recovery system for federal income tax purposes. The estimated useful lives of depreciable assets are:
Estimated | ||
Useful Lives | ||
Building | 39 years | |
Laboratory and Computer Equipment | 5 years | |
Furniture and Fixtures | 7 years | |
Software | 3 years | |
Domains | 15 years |
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company evaluates, on a periodic basis, long-lived assets to be held and used for impairment in accordance with the reporting requirements of ASC 360-10. The evaluation is based on certain impairment indicators, such as the nature of the assets, the future economic benefit of the assets, any historical or future profitability measurements, as well as other external market conditions or factors that may be present. If these impairment indicators are present or other factors exist that indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable, then an estimate of the undiscounted value of expected future operating cash flows is used to determine whether the asset is recoverable and the amount of any impairment is measured as the difference between the carrying amount of the asset and its estimated fair value. The fair value is estimated using valuation techniques such as market prices for similar assets or discounted future operating cash flows.
The Company performed its annual fair value assessment at September 30, 2019, on its subsidiaries with material long-lived asset amounts on their respective balance sheets and determined that no impairment exists.
Financial Instruments
The Company has adopted the guidance under ASC Topic 820 for financial instruments measured on a fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.
ASC Topic 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy, giving the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable data and requires disclosures for assets and liabilities measured at fair value based on their level in the hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy is based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, as follows:
● | Level 1 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. |
● | Level 2 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data. |
● | Level 3 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities. |
The Company’s financial instruments consist principally cash, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities. The carrying values of these financial instruments approximate their fair value due to their short maturities. The carrying amount of the Company’s debt approximates fair value because the interest rates on these instruments approximate the interest rate on debt with similar terms available to the Company.
F-12 |
EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
The Company analyzes all financial instruments with features of both liabilities and equity under ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” and ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”. Derivative liabilities are adjusted to reflect fair value at each period end, with any increase or decrease in the fair value being recorded in results of operations as adjustments to fair value of derivatives. The effects of interactions between embedded derivatives are calculated and accounted for in arriving at the overall fair value of the financial instruments. In addition, the fair value of free-standing derivative instruments such as warrant and option derivatives are valued using the Black-Scholes simulation model.
The Company’s derivative liabilities were adjusted to fair market value at the end of each reporting period, using Level 3 inputs.
The following table sets forth by level with the fair value hierarchy the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on September 30, 2019:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 2,545,735 | $ | 2,545,735 |
The following table sets forth by level with the fair value hierarchy the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on September 30, 2018:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 1,181,278 | $ | 1,181,278 |
F-13 |
EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Non-Controlling Interest
The Company reports the non-controlling interest in its majority owned subsidiaries in the consolidated balance sheets within the stockholders’ deficit section, separately from the Company’s stockholders’ deficit. Non-controlling interest represents the non-controlling interest holders’ proportionate share of the equity of the Company’s majority-owned subsidiaries. Non-controlling interest is adjusted for the non-controlling interest holders’ proportionate share of the earnings or losses and other comprehensive income (loss) and the non-controlling interest continues to be attributed its share of losses even if that attribution results in a deficit non-controlling interest balance.
Related Parties
The registrant follows subtopic 850-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions.
Pursuant to Section 850-10-20 the Related parties include (a) affiliates of the registrant; (b) entities for which investments in their equity securities would be required, absent the election of the fair value option under the Fair Value Option Subsection of Section 825–10–15, to be accounted for by the equity method by the investing entity; (c) trusts for the benefit of employees, such as pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of management; (d) principal owners of the registrant; (e) management of the registrant; (f) other parties with which the registrant 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; and (g) Other parties that can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or that have 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.
The financial statements shall include disclosures of material related party transactions, other than compensation arrangements, expense allowances, and other similar items in the ordinary course of business. However, disclosure of transactions that are eliminated in the preparation of consolidated or combined financial statements is not required in those statements. The disclosures shall include: (a) the nature of the relationship(s) involved; (b) description of the transactions, including transactions to which no amounts or nominal amounts were ascribed, for each of the periods for which income statements are presented, and such other information deemed necessary to an understanding of the effects of the transactions on the financial statements; (c) the dollar amounts of transactions for each of the periods for which income statements are presented and the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms from that used in the preceding period; and (d) amounts due from or to related parties as of the date of each balance sheet presented and, if not otherwise apparent, the terms and manner of settlement.
Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Share
The Company computes net income (loss) per share in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 260, “Earnings per Share.” ASC 260 requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) on the face of the income statement. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders (numerator) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding (denominator) during the period. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method and convertible preferred stock using the if-converted method. In computing diluted EPS, the average stock price for the period is used in determining the number of shares assumed to be purchased from the exercise of stock options or warrants. Given the net losses of the Company during the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the effects of convertible equity and debt instruments were anti-dilutive resulting in basic and diluted loss per weighted average common shares outstanding equal. There was a total of 26,887,932 and 16,548,473 common stock equivalents excluded from diluted earnings per share for the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
F-14 |
EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350), Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment”. The amendments in this update simplify how an entity is required to test goodwill for impairment by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. This update is effective for annual or interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing after January 1, 2017. The Company notes that this guidance applies to its reporting requirements and will implement the new guidance accordingly in performing goodwill impairment testing; however, the Company does not believe this update will have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business,” which revises the definition of a business. This update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company notes that this guidance will impact its acquisitions beginning January 1, 2018.
Management believes recently issued accounting pronouncements will have no impact on the financial statements of the Company.
In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718) which simplifies certain aspects of the accounting for nonemployee share-based payment transactions resulting from expanding the scope of Topic 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation, to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. Certain areas of the simplification apply only to nonpublic entities. The amendments specify that Topic 718 applies to all share-based payment transactions in which a grantor acquires goods or services to be used or consumed in a grantor’s own operations by issuing share-based payment awards. The amendments also clarify that Topic 718 does not apply to share-based payments used to effectively provide (1) financing to the issuer or (2) awards granted in conjunction with selling goods or services to customers as part of a contract accounted for under Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The amendments of the ASU are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that fiscal year. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this standard on our consolidated financial statements.
In August 2018, the SEC issued Final Rule Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification. Under the final rule Company’s must now analyze changes in stockholders’ equity in the form of a reconciliation, for the current and comparative year-to-date, with subtotals for each interim period.
Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements upon adoption.
F-15 |
EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 3 – ACQUISITIONS
Completed During the Year Ended September 30, 2019
Not Applicable
Completed During the Year Ended September 30, 2018
C3 Labs, LLC
On January 1, 2018, the Company completed its acquisition of C3 Labs, LLC (“C3 Labs”). In consideration of a 60% ownership, the Company issued a $500,000 convertible note payable which carries no interest and matures on June 30, 2018. Upon maturation, the note will convert to common stock of the Company at $0.75 per share. Additionally, the Company issued a $100,000 note payable due on March 31, 2018 which bears no interest.
The Company has been granted two options to purchase additional interest of C3 Labs subject to the following terms and conditions.
(a) | 30% Option. Effective as of Closing and terminating the date three (3) years from the Closing Date, the C3 Members hereby collectively grant EVIO the right to ratably purchase from the C3 Members an aggregate of 30% of the Interests in C3 LABS following the issuance of 60% of the Interests to EVIO. EVIO may exercise its option by providing C3 LABS and the C3 Members written notice of its intent to exercise the option. The C3 Members shall have three (3) days following the date of such notice to execute assignments of Interests totaling 30% of the then outstanding membership interests in C3 LABS in favor of EVIO California. If EVIO should elect to exercise its option within nine (9) months from the Closing Date, the exercise price for the 30% of Interests shall be $450,000.00, to be paid in cash or EVIO’s common stock, as agreed by the C3 Members. If EVIO does not exercise the option within nine (9) months from the Closing Date, the exercise price shall be set by mutual agreement between the parties or, if no such agreement can be reached, as determined by an independent third-party valuation by an appraiser agreed to by the parties. In August 2018, the company exercised its option to increase its ownership to 90%. |
(b) | 10% Option. Effective as of three (3) years after the Closing Date and terminating the date twenty four (24) months therefrom, the C3 Members hereby collectively grant EVIO the right to ratably purchase from the C3 Members an aggregate of 10% of the then outstanding Interests in C3 LABS (comprising the remaining Interests not owned by EVIO). EVIO may exercise its option by providing C3 LABS and the C3 Members written notice of its intent to exercise the option. The C3 Members shall have three (3) days following the date of such notice to execute assignments of Interests totaling 10% of the then outstanding membership interests in C3 LABS in favor of EVIO. Upon notice of its intent to exercise the option granted hereby, the exercise price shall be set by mutual agreement between the parties or, if no such agreement can be reached, as determined by an independent third-party valuation by an appraiser agreed to by the parties. |
The Company applied the acquisition method to the business combination and valued each of the assets acquired (cash, accounts receivable, security deposits, customer lists, certain testing licenses, equipment and non-compete agreements) and liabilities assumed (accounts payable and deferred rent payable) at fair value as of the acquisition date. The cash, accounts receivable, security deposits, accounts payable and deferred rent payable were deemed to be recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date. The Company determined the fair value of the equipment to be historical net book value. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price was based on estimates of the fair value of the assets and liabilities assumed based on provisional amounts. The allocation of the excess purchase price is not final and the amounts allocated to intangible assets are subject to change pending the completion of final valuations of certain assets and liabilities. Under the purchase agreement, the Company issued a $100,000 promissory note and a $500,000 convertible promissory note for total consideration of $600,000 in exchange for a 60% interest. The following table shows the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:
ASSETS ACQUIRED | ||||
Cash | $ | 20,468 | ||
Accounts receivable | 5,110 | |||
Other current assets | 3,461 | |||
Security deposits | 20,000 | |||
Equipment | 244,875 | |||
License | 247,000 | |||
Customer list | 112,000 | |||
Non-compete agreement | 88,000 | |||
Goodwill | 291,697 | |||
TOTAL ASSETS ACQUIRED | $ | 1,032,611 | ||
LIABILITIES ASSUMED | ||||
Accounts payable | 4,314 | |||
Deferred rent | 28,297 | |||
TOTAL LIABILITIES ASSUMED | 32,611 | |||
Non-controlling interest | (400,000 | ) | ||
NET ASSETS ACQUIRED | $ | 600,000 |
The license and customer list will be amortized over 7 years and non-compete agreement over 5 years
F-16 |
EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 3 ACQUISITIONS (CONTINUED)
Keystone Labs
On May 2, 2018, EVIO Canada, Inc, (“EVIO Canada”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company consummated certain agreements to acquire a 50% interest of Keystone Labs, Inc. (“Keystone”) for $2,495,000 Canadian Dollars in cash.
The Company applied the acquisition method to the business combination and valued each of the assets acquired (cash, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets, websites, customer lists, certain testing licenses, equipment, non-compete agreements and other intellectual property) and liabilities assumed (accounts payable, capital lease obligations, deferred revenue and related party payables) at fair value as of the acquisition date. The cash, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable, related party payables and deferred revenues were deemed to be recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date. The Company determined the fair value of the equipment to be historical net book value. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price was based on estimates of the fair value of the assets and liabilities assumed based on provisional amounts. The allocation of the excess purchase price is not final and the amounts allocated to intangible assets are subject to change pending the completion of final valuations of certain assets and liabilities. Under the purchase agreement, the Company paid a total of $2,495,000 Canadian Dollars which equated to $1,962,095 US Dollars in exchange for a 50% interest. The following table shows the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:
ASSETS ACQUIRED | ||||
Cash | $ | 371,278 | ||
Accounts receivable | 65,815 | |||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 38,415 | |||
Equipment | 40,774 | |||
Intellectual property | 334,719 | |||
Websites and domain names | 18,299 | |||
Customer list | 521,539 | |||
Non-compete agreement | 97,302 | |||
Goodwill | 2,716,027 | |||
TOTAL ASSETS ACQUIRED | $ | 4,204,167 | ||
LIABILITIES ASSUMED | ||||
Accounts payable | 108,207 | |||
Capital lease obligation | 12,826 | |||
Related party payables | 153,755 | |||
Deferred revenue | 5,189 | |||
TOTAL LIABILITIES ASSUMED | 279,977 | |||
Non-controlling interest | (1,962,095 | ) | ||
NET ASSETS ACQUIRED | $ | 1,962,095 |
MRX Labs
On July 5, 2018, the Company acquired the assets of MRX Labs for $2,705,000. $750,000. The note carries interest at 8% annually and is due on January 5, 2019. The acquisition included purchase of the property in Tigard, OR valued at $1,150,000 for the land and building, property, plant and equipment valued at $721,000; customer contracts and relationships for $50,750, and goodwill valued at $718,000.
ASSETS ACQUIRED | ||||
LAND | $ | 212,550 | ||
BUILDING | 937,450 | |||
PROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT | 721,000 | |||
CUSTOMER CONTRACTS/RELATIONSHIPS | 65,250 | |||
ASSEMBLED WORKFORCE | 50,750 | |||
GOODWILL | 718,000 | |||
TOTAL ASSETS ACQUIRED | $ | 2,705,000 | ||
LIABILITIES ASSUMED | 174,000 | |||
NET ASSETS ACQUIRED FROM MRX | $ | 2,531,000 |
F-17 |
EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 3 – ACQUISITIONS (CONTINUED)
In accordance with ASC 805-10-50, the Company is providing the following unaudited pro-forma to present a summary of the combined results of the Company’s consolidated operations with all acquisitions. as if the acquisitions had been completed as of the beginning of the reporting period. Adjustments were made to eliminate any inter-company transactions in the periods presented.
EVIO, INC.
UNAUDITED PROFORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Year ended September 30, | ||||||||
2018 | 2017 | |||||||
Revenues | ||||||||
Testing services | $ | 3,576,919 | $ | 3,499,135 | ||||
Consulting services | 176,832 | 347,044 | ||||||
Total revenue | 3,753,751 | 3,846,179 | ||||||
Cost of revenue | ||||||||
Testing services | 3,301,016 | 3,089,092 | ||||||
Consulting services | 190,125 | 115,387 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 529,732 | 145,203 | ||||||
Total cost of revenue | 4,020,873 | 3,349,681 | ||||||
Gross margin | (267,122 | ) | 496,498 | |||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 7,766,313 | 3,396,397 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 202,873 | 222,714 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 7,969,186 | 3,619,111 | ||||||
Loss from operations | (8,236,308 | ) | (3,122,614 | ) | ||||
Other income (expense) | ||||||||
Interest expense, net of interest income | (4,872,084 | ) | (1,011,259 | ) | ||||
Other income | 7,246 | (22,170 | ) | |||||
Loss on settlement of debt and account payable | (56,093 | ) | - | |||||
Impairment loss | (1,396,319 | ) | (200,000 | ) | ||||
Gain (loss) on change in fair market value of derivative liabilities | 2,555,350 | (285,887 | ) | |||||
Total other income (expense) | (3,761,900 | ) | (1,519,316 | ) | ||||
Net loss | $ | (11,998,208 | ) | $ | (4,641,930 | ) |
F-18 |
EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 4 – GOING CONCERN
The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. However, the Company has negative working capital, recurring losses, and does not have a source of revenues sufficient to cover its operating costs. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully accomplish the plan described in the preceding paragraph and eventually attain profitable operations. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that may be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
In the coming year, the Company’s foreseeable cash requirements will relate to continual development of the operations of its business, maintaining its good standing and making the requisite filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the payment of expenses associated with operations and business developments. The Company may experience a cash shortfall and be required to raise additional capital.
Historically, it has mostly relied upon internally generated funds such as shareholder loans and advances to finance its operations and growth. Management may raise additional capital by retaining net earnings or through future public or private offerings of the Company’s stock or through loans from private investors, although there can be no assurance that it will be able to obtain such financing. The Company’s failure to do so could have a material and adverse effect upon it and its shareholders.
NOTE 5 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The Company’s intangible assets consist of customer lists, testing licenses, favorable leases and websites. The components of intangible assets as of September 30, 2019 and 2018 consist of:
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Customer list | $ | 854,014 | $ | 865,672 | ||||
License | 503,000 | 503,000 | ||||||
Favorable lease | 3,100 | 3,100 | ||||||
Website | 49,516 | 49,690 | ||||||
Non-Compete | 182,388 | 184,563 | ||||||
Assembled Workforce | 50,750 | 50,750 | ||||||
Intellectual Property | 334,893 | 342,610 | ||||||
Total | 1,977,661 | 1,999,385 | ||||||
Accumulated amortization | (1,977,661 | ) | (318,815 | ) | ||||
Net value | $ | - | $ | 1,680,570 |
The Company has fully amortized the intangible assets during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, and no future amortization is to calculated.
F-19 |
EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 6 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
The Company’s property and equipment consisted of the following as of September 30, 2019 and 2018:
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Assets Not-In-Service | $ | - | $ | 455,540 | ||||
Capital Assets | 1,800,347 | 535,095 | ||||||
Land | 212,550 | 212,550 | ||||||
Buildings & Real Estate | 941,857 | 937,450 | ||||||
Furniture and Equipment | 152,933 | 189,459 | ||||||
Laboratory Equipment | 2,188,828 | 2,468,141 | ||||||
Software | 78,996 | 63,913 | ||||||
Leasehold Improvements | 697,333 | 303,331 | ||||||
Vehicles | 83,915 | 83,915 | ||||||
Total | 6,188,777 | 5,249,394 | ||||||
Accumulated depreciation | (1,511,973 | ) | (644,291 | ) | ||||
Net value | $ | 4,676,804 | $ | 4,605,103 |
NOTE 7 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company received loans from its Chief Operating Officer totaling $194,820 and $0 and made repayments totaling $1,040 and $0, respectively. There was $193,780 and $0 due as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively and are included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as a current portion of notes payable to related parties. The loans carry a 0% interest rate and are due on demand.
During the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company received loans from its Chief Executive Officer totaling $75,000 and $0 and made repayments totaling $19,200 and $0, respectively. There was $55,800 and $0 due as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively and are included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as a current portion of notes payable to related parties. The loans carry a 0% interest rate and are due on demand.
During the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 the Company made payments to Sara Lausmann, associated with the asset purchase of Oregon Analytical Services, LLC, totaling $12,000 and $97,500, respectively. There was $568,299 and $580,299 of principal due as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The note carries interest at a rate of 5% per annum and had accrued interest totaling $107,899 and $79,295 due as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
During the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 the Company made payments to Anthony Smith, our Chief Science Officer, associated with the purchase of 80% of Smith Scientific Industries, totaling $55,090 and $25,000, respectively. There was $180,910 and $236,000 of principal due as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The note carries interest at a rate of 5% per annum and had accrued interest totaling $41,600 and $30,960 due as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
During the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 the Company made repayments to Henry Grimmett, prior Company Director (retired April 2018), on an outstanding loan from member assumed by the Company, totaling a note payable of Greenhaus Analytical Services, LLC, totaling $3,859 and $52,000, respectively. There was $113,554 and $117,412 of principal due as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The note bears interest at 0% per annum and requires repayments of $25,000 quarterly.
During the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company made no payments to Henry Grimmett, prior Company Director (retired April 2018), associated with the acquisition of Greenhaus Analytical Services, LLC. The Company entered into a $340,000 note payable as part of its acquisition of Greenhaus Analytical Services, LLC. The note carries interest at a rate of 6% per annum and matures on October 16, 2020. During the quarter ending September 30, 2019, a third party purchased $170,000 of the note from Henry Grimmett, refer to Note 10, Convertible Notes; Noteholder 14. There was $170,000 and $340,000 of principal due as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Unamortized debt discount of $26,563 and $51,971 as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively and $59,412 and $39,905 of accrued interest due as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
During the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company received loans from a related party associate with Keystone Labs totaling $191,515 and $171,425 and made repayments totaling $9,034 of $18,733. There was $354,050 and $153,17 due as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Amounts have been adjusted for USD. The advances are non-interest bearing and due on demand and is included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as a current portion of notes payable to related parties.
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EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 8 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
The Company designated 1,850,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”) with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Initially, there will be no dividends due or payable on the Series A 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.
All shares of the Series A Preferred Stock shall rank (i) senior to the Corporation’s Common Stock and any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created, (ii) pari passu with any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created and specifically ranking, by its terms, on par with the Series A Preferred Stock and (iii) junior to any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created specifically ranking, by its terms, senior to the Series A Preferred Stock, in each case as to distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary.
The Series A Preferred shall have no liquidation preference over any other class of stock.
Except as otherwise required by law, holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall have no special voting rights and their consent shall not be required (except to the extent they are entitled to vote with holders of Common Stock or any other class or series of preferred stock) for the taking of any corporate action.
Conversion at the Option of the Holder. From 12 months from the date of issuance, each holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock may, at any time and from time to time, convert (an “Optional Conversion”) each of its shares of Series A Preferred Stock into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock at a rate equal to 4.9% of the Common Stock.
For a period of 18 months after the Preferred is convertible, the conversion price of the Series A Preferred will be subject to adjustment to prevent dilution in the event that the Company issues additional shares at a purchase price less than the applicable conversion price. The conversion price will be subject to adjustment on a weighted basis that takes into account issuances of additional shares. At the expiration of the antidilution period, the conversion rate in Section VI (A) above shall be equal to a conversion rate equal to 4.9% on the Common Stock. For example, if on the date of expiration of the antidilution clause there are 500,000,000 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding then each Series A Preferred Stock shall convert at a rate of 13.24 common shares for each 1 Series Preferred Share.
The Company has evaluated the Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with ASC 815 and has determined their conversion options were for equity and ASC 815 does not apply.
The Company has evaluated the Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with FASB ASC Subtopic 470-20, and has determined that there is no beneficial conversion feature that must be accounted.
The Company has 0 shares of Series A Convertible Stock issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and 2018.
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
The Company designated 5,000,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”) with a par value of $0.0001 per share.
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.
All shares of the Series B Preferred Stock shall rank (i) senior to the Corporation’s Common Stock and any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created, (ii) pari passu with any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created and specifically ranking, by its terms, on par with the Series B Preferred Stock and (iii) junior to any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created specifically ranking, by its terms, senior to the Series B Preferred Stock, in each case as to distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary.
The Series B Preferred shall have no liquidation preference over any other class of stock.
Each holder of outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the number of votes equal to one Common Share. Except as provided by law, or by the provisions establishing any other series of Preferred Stock, holders of Series B Preferred Stock and of any other outstanding series of Preferred Stock shall vote together with the holders of Common Stock as a single class.
Each holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock may, at any time and from time to time, convert (an “Optional Conversion”) each of its shares of Series B Preferred Stock into one (1) fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock.
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EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 8 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (continued)
The Company has evaluated the Series B Preferred Stock in accordance with ASC 815 and has determined their conversion options were for equity and ASC 815 does not apply.
The Company has evaluated the Series B Preferred Stock in accordance with FASB ASC Subtopic 470-20, and has determined that there is no beneficial conversion feature that must be accounted.
The Company has 5,000,000 shares of Series B Convertible Stock issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and 2018.
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock
The Company designated 500,000 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series C Preferred Stock”) with a par value of $0.0001 per share.
Initially, there will be no dividends due or payable on the Series C 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.
All shares of the Series C Preferred Stock shall rank (i) senior to the Corporation’s Common Stock and any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created, (ii) pari passu with any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created and specifically ranking, by its terms, on par with the Series B Preferred Stock and (iii) junior to any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created specifically ranking, by its terms, senior to the Series B Preferred Stock, in each case as to distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary.
In any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive (a) in preference to the holders of the Common Stock (b) on a pari passu basis to any sum that the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, but (c) subordinate in preference to any sum that the holders of any shares of any other series of the Corporation’s Preferred Stock shall be entitled, an amount equal to $1 per share (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, forward stock split, or other similar recapitalization). After payment of such sums, (i) the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and (ii) the holders of the Common Stock, shall be entitled to receive any remaining assets of the Corporation on a pro rata, as-converted basis assuming conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock into Common Stock at the then- current Conversion Rate.
Each holder of outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the number of votes equal to five (5) Common Shares. Except as provided by law, or by the provisions establishing any other series of Preferred Stock, holders of Series B Preferred Stock and of any other outstanding series of Preferred Stock shall vote together with the holders of Common Stock as a single class.
Each holder of shares of Series C Preferred Stock may, at any time and from time to time, convert (an “Optional Conversion”) each of its shares of Series C Preferred Stock into five (5) fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock; provided, however, that any Optional Conversion must involve the issuance of at least 100 shares of Common Stock.
In the event of a forward or reverse split, the conversion ratio shall be modified on a pro rata basis to align with the forward or reverse split.
The Company has evaluated the Series C Preferred Stock in accordance with ASC 815 and has determined their conversion options were for equity and ASC 815 does not apply.
The Company has evaluated the Series C Preferred Stock in accordance with FASB ASC Subtopic 470-20, and has determined that there is no beneficial conversion feature that must be accounted.
There were 500,000 shares of Series C Convertible Stock issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and 2018.
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EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 8 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock
The Company designated 1,000,000 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series D Preferred Stock”) with a par value of $0.0001 per share.
Initially, there will be no dividends due or payable on the Series D 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.
All shares of the Series D Preferred Stock shall rank (i) senior to the Corporation’s Common Stock and any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created, (ii) pari passu with any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created and specifically ranking, by its terms, on par with the Series B Preferred Stock and (iii) junior to any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created specifically ranking, by its terms, senior to the Series B Preferred Stock, in each case as to distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary.
As originally issued, in any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of the Series D Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive (a) in preference to the holders of the Common Stock (b) on a pari passu basis to any sum that the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, but (c) subordinate in preference to any sum that the holders of any shares of any other series of the Corporation’s Preferred Stock shall be entitled, an amount equal to $1 per share (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, forward stock split, or other similar recapitalization). After payment of such sums, (i) the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and (ii) the holders of the Common Stock, shall be entitled to receive any remaining assets of the Corporation on a pro rata, as-converted basis assuming conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock into Common Stock at the then- current Conversion Rate. On July 31, 2018, the Company amended its articles of incorporation such that the Series D Preferred Stock shall have no liquidation preference over any other class of stock.
Each holder of outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the number of votes equal to two hundred fifty (250) Common Shares. Except as provided by law, or by the provisions establishing any other series of Preferred Stock, holders of Series B Preferred Stock and of any other outstanding series of Preferred Stock shall vote together with the holders of Common Stock as a single class.
Each holder of shares of Series D Preferred Stock may, at any time and from time to time, convert (an “Optional Conversion”) each of its shares of Series D Preferred Stock into 2.5 fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock; provided, however, that any Optional Conversion must involve the issuance of at least 500 shares of Common Stock.
In the event of a forward or reverse split, the conversion ratio shall be modified on a pro rata basis to align with the forward or reverse split.
The Company has evaluated the Series D Preferred Stock in accordance with ASC 815 and has determined their conversion options were for equity and ASC 815 does not apply.
The Company has evaluated the Series D Preferred Stock in accordance with FASB ASC Subtopic 470-20, and has determined that there is no beneficial conversion feature that must be accounted.
During the Year Ended September 30, 2019, the Company received conversion notices from Series D Preferred Stockholders resulting in a total of 532,500 shares of common stock being issued for the conversion of 213,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock.
During the Year Ended September, 2018, the Company received conversion notices from Series D Preferred Stockholders resulting in a total of 700,000 shares of common stock being issued for the conversion of 280,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock.
There were 339,500 and 552,500 shares of Series D Convertible Stock issued and outstanding as September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
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EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 8 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)
Common Stock
During the year ended September 30, 2018, the Company issued 131,250 common shares valued at $153,788 for services; 2,561,392 common shares for cash proceeds of $2,041,501; 478,500 common shares valued at $831,133 under its employee equity incentive plan; 37,500 common shares for the settlement of $18,750 of accounts payable; 324,000 common shares for the settlement of $162,000 of notes payable, 4,918,580 common shares for the conversion of $2,805,008 of outstanding principal on convertible notes payable; 210,553 for the conversion of $114,792 of convertible accrued interest; 548,780 common shares for the settlement of non-convertible debt totaling $450,000; 2,309,997 common shares for the settlement of $1,386,000 debenture conversions, and 700,000 common shares for the conversion of Preferred Series D stock. All conversions of outstanding principal and accrued interest on convertible notes payable were done so at contractual terms.
During the year ended September 30, 2019, the Company issued 1,038,017 common shares valued at $336,891 for services; 1,415,000 common shares for cash proceeds of $586,000; 287,500 common shares valued at $397,980 as compensation to employees; 31,579 common shares for the settlement of $15,000 of accounts payable; 2,054,887 common shares for the settlement of $687,200 of convertible notes payable; 10,163 for the conversion of $25,110 of convertible accrued interest; 20,000 common shares for issuance of a stock purchase agreement valued at $11,760; 669,362 common shares for the settlement of $388,000 debenture conversions, and 532,500 common shares for the conversion of Preferred Series D stock. All conversions of outstanding principal and accrued interest on convertible notes payable were done so at contractual terms.
There were 29,314,419 and 23,255,411 shares of common stock issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
NOTE 9 – LOANS PAYABLE
The Company had the following loans payable outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018:
September 30, 2019 |
September 30, 2018 |
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On March 16, 2018, the Company executed notes payable for the purchase of three vehicles. The notes carry interest at 6.637% annually and mature on March 31, 2023. | 47,551 | 60,477 | ||||||
On September 6, 2017, the Company entered into a note payable totaling $1,000,000 for the purchase of an outstanding note receivable. The note carries interest at 8% annually and is due on July 6, 2018. | - | 500,000 | ||||||
On June 28, 2018, the Company executed a note payable for $650,000 for the purchase of the building at 14775 SW 74th Ave, Tigard, OR. The note carries interest at 8% annually and is due on June 28, 2021. | 622,523 | 646,231 | ||||||
On July 5, 2018, the Company executed a note payable for $750,000 for the asset purchase of MRX Labs, The note carries interest at 8% annually and is due on January 5, 2019. (This note is in default as of 7/5/2019, which resulted in 5% penalty on outstanding amount.) | 750,000 | 750,000 | ||||||
1,956,708 | ||||||||
Less: unamortized original issue discounts | - | (119,000 | ) | |||||
Total loans payable | 1,420,079 | 1,837,708 | ||||||
Less: current portion of loans payable | 762,476 | 643,627 | ||||||
Long-term portion of loans payable | $ | 657,603 | $ | 1,193,781 |
As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company accrued interest of $74,301 and $47,767, respectively.
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EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 10 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE
The Company has entered into convertible notes payable that convert to common stock of the Company at variable conversion prices. As further discussed in Note 11 – Derivative Liabilities, the Company analyzed the conversion features of the agreements for derivative accounting consideration under ASC 815-15 “Derivatives and Hedging” and determined that the embedded conversion features should be classified as a derivative because the exercise price of these convertible notes are subject to a variable conversion rate. In accordance with AC 815, the Company has bifurcated the conversion feature of the note and recorded a derivative liability.
The following table summarizes all convertible notes outstanding as of September 30, 2019:
The following table summarizes all convertible notes outstanding as of September 30, 2018:
Holder | Issue Date | Due Date | Principal |
Unamortized
Debt Discount |
Carrying Value | Accrued Interest | ||||||||||||||
Noteholder 2 | 7/2/18 | 10/1/18 | 220,000 | (220 | ) | 219,780 | 4,340 | |||||||||||||
Noteholder 3 | 7/2/18 | 10/1/18 | 220,000 | (220 | ) | 219,780 | 4,340 | |||||||||||||
Noteholder 4 | 8/1/18 | 10/1/18 | 330,000 | (492 | ) | 329,508 | - | |||||||||||||
Noteholder 1 | 8/14/18 | 8/14/19 | 167,100 | (13,591 | ) | 153,509 | 2,839 | |||||||||||||
Noteholder 5 | 8/29/18 | 2/28/19 | 222,222 | (78,670 | ) | 143,552 | - | |||||||||||||
Noteholder 6 | 9/6/18 | 9/6/19 | 125,000 | (89,921 | ) | 35,079 | - | |||||||||||||
Noteholder 3 | 9/13/18 | 3/11/19 | 585,000 | (513,062 | ) | 71,938 | - | |||||||||||||
Noteholder 7 | 9/17/18 | 9/17/19 | 62,500 | (57,381 | ) | 5,119 | - | |||||||||||||
Noteholder 10 | 4/24/18 | 4/24/19 | 500,000 | 0 | 500,000 | - | ||||||||||||||
$ | 2,431,822 | $ | (753,557 | ) | $ | 1,678,265 | $ | 11,519 |
Noteholder 1
On August 14, 2017, the Company sold and issued a Convertible Promissory Note to an unrelated party, for the principal amount of $275,600 of which $15,600 was an original issue discount and $10,000 was paid directly to third parties resulting in cash proceeds to the Company of $250,000 pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement of even date therewith. The Note, together with accrued interest at the annual rate of 8%, was due on August 14, 2018. The Note is convertible into the Company’s common stock commencing 180 days from the date of issuance at a conversion price equal to 75% of the lowest trade price of the Company’s common stock for the fifteen prior trading days including the date of conversion. During the year ended September 30, 2018, the holder elected to convert $167,100 of principal due in exchange for 479,848 shares of common stock and the holder elected to convert $2,988 of interest due in exchange for 10,163 shares of common stock. There was $0 and $167,100 of principal and $0 and $2,839 of accrued interest due at September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively.
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EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 10 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (CONTINUED)
Noteholder 2
On July 2, 2018, the Company sold and issued a Convertible Promissory to an unrelated party for the principal amount of $220,000 of which $20,000 was an original issue discount and $17,000 was paid directly to third parties resulting in cash proceeds to the Company of $183,000 pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement of even date therewith. The Note, together with accrued interest at the annual rate of 8%, is due on October 1, 2018. The principal amount of the note and any accrued interest thereon are convertible at the option of the holder into common shares of the Company at any time at a conversion price of $0.60 per share. There was $0 and $220,000 of principal and $0 and $4,340 of accrued interest due at September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively. This note was purchased by Noteholders 8, 9, 12 & 13.
Noteholder 3
On July 2, 2018, the Company sold and issued a Convertible Promissory to an unrelated party for the principal amount of $220,000 of which $20,000 was an original issue discount resulting in cash proceeds to the Company of $200,000 pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement of even date therewith. The Note, together with accrued interest at the annual rate of 8%, was due on October 1, 2018. The principal amount of the note and any accrued interest thereon are convertible at the option of the holder into common shares of the Company at any time at a conversion price of $0.60 per share. There was $0 and $220,000 of principal and $0 and $4,340 of accrued interest due at September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively. This note was replaced on July 1, 2019.
On September 13, 2018, the Company entered into an exchange agreement with an unrelated party for the principal amount $585,000, of which the loan payable to Palliatech, Dated August 1, 2017, outstanding and principal of $549,652 would be assumed by the new note holder, with difference of $35,348 to be treated as an original issue discount. The new convertible note payable carries an interest rate of 0% per annum is convertible into common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder immediately at 80% of the lowest volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 20 trading days. There was $0 and $585,000 of principal and $0 and $0 of accrued interest due at September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively. This note was replaced on July 1, 2019.
On July 1, 2019, the two previous notes were replaced for the principal amount of $825,890. This included a default penalty of $150,000 for non-payment of the prior two notes. The note, together with accrued interest at the annual rate of 8%, is due on 9/30/2019. The note is convertible into common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder at a rate equal to a 35% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days. There was $825,890 of principal and $18,893.35 of accrued interest at September 30, 2019.
Noteholder 4
On August 1, 2018, the Company sold and issued a Convertible Promissory to an unrelated party for the principal amount of $330,000 of which $30,000 was an original issue discount resulting in cash proceeds to the Company of $300,000 pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement of even date therewith. The Note, together with accrued interest at the annual rate of 8%, was due on October 1, 2018. The principal amount of the note and any accrued interest thereon are convertible at the option of the holder into common shares of the Company at any time the lower of a conversion price of $0.50 per share or at a rate equal to a 35% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days. On September 30, 2019 a fee for payment default of $66,000 was added to the principal. There was $396,000 and $330,000 of principal and $76,472 and $10,994 of accrued interest due at September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively.
On October 2, 2018, the Company sold and issued a Convertible Promissory to an unrelated party for the principal amount of $220,000 of which $20,000 was an original issue discount resulting in cash proceeds to the Company of $200,000 pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement of even date therewith. The Note, together with accrued interest at the annual rate of 8%, is due on January 1, 2019. The principal amount of the note and any accrued interest thereon are convertible at the option of the holder into common shares of the Company at any time at a conversion price of $0.50 per share or at a rate equal to a 35% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days. On September 30, 2019 a fee for payment default of $44,000 was added to the principal. There was $264,000 of principal and $40,634 of accrued interest at September 30, 2019.
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EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 10 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (CONTINUED)
Noteholder 5
On August 29, 2018, the Company sold and issued a Convertible Promissory to an unrelated party for the principal amount of $222,222 of which $22,222 was an original issue discount and $5,500 was paid directly to third parties resulting in cash proceeds to the Company of $194,500 pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement of even date therewith. The Note, together with accrued interest at the annual rate of 5%, is due on February 28, 2019. The principal amount of the note and any accrued interest thereon are convertible at the option of the holder into common shares of the Company at any time at a conversion price of $0.70 per share. This note was previously placed in default and has been settled for issuance of shares. There was $0 and $222,222 of principal and $0 and $0 of accrued interest due at September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively.
Noteholder 6
On September 6, 2018, the Company sold and issued a Convertible Promissory to an unrelated party for the principal amount of $125,000 of which $15,000 was an original issue discount parties resulting in cash proceeds to the Company of $110,000 pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement of even date therewith. The Note, together with accrued interest at the annual rate of 10%, is due on September 6, 2019. The principal amount of the note and any accrued interest thereon are convertible at the option of the holder into common shares of the Company at any time at the lower of a conversion price of $0.50 per share or at a rate equal to a 35% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days. On July 5, 2019 a fee for payment default of $20,000 was added to the principal. There was $145,000 and $125,000 of principal and $15,575 and $10,171 of accrued interest due at September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively.
Noteholder 7
On September 6, 2018, the Company sold and issued a Convertible Promissory to an unrelated party for the principal amount of $62,500 of which $6,250 was an original issue discount resulting in cash proceeds to the Company of $56,250 pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement of even date therewith. The Note, together with accrued interest at the annual rate of 10%, is due on September 6, 2019. The principal amount of the note and any accrued interest thereon are convertible at the option of the holder into common shares of the Company at any time at the lower of a conversion price of $0.50 per share or at a rate equal to a 35% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days. On July 5, 2019 a fee for payment default of $20,000 was added to the principal. There was $82,500 and $62,500 of principal and $8,586 and $4,897 of accrued interest due at September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively.
Noteholder 8
On November 15, 2018, the Company sold and issued a Convertible Promissory to an unrelated party for the principal amount of $222,600 of which $12,600 was an original issue discount resulting in cash proceeds to the Company of $210,000 pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement of even date therewith. The Note, together with accrued interest at the annual rate of 8%, is due on November 15, 2019. The principal amount of the note and any accrued interest thereon are convertible at the option of the holder into common shares of the Company at any time at the lower of a conversion price of $0.50 per share or at a rate equal to a 35% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days. There was $222,600 of principal and $15,564 of accrued interest due at September 30, 2019.
On January 14, 2019, the Company entered into a convertible note payable with an unrelated party for $131,250 of which included $6,250 in third party fees resulting in net cash proceeds to the Company of $125,000. The convertible note payable carries interest at a rate of 8% per annum, is due on January 14, 2020 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder six months after issuance at a rate equal to a 35% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days. There was $131,250 of principal and $7,364 of accrued interest due at September 30, 2019.
On February 4, 2019, the Company entered into a convertible note payable with an unrelated party for $265,000 of which $15,000 was an original issue discount and $10,000 in third party fees resulting in net cash proceeds to the Company of $240,000. The convertible note payable carries interest at a rate of 8% per annum, is due on February 4, 2020 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder six months after issuance at a rate equal to a 35% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days. There was $265,000 of principal and $13,824 accrued interest due at September 30, 2019.
On March 15, 2019, the Company entered into an exchange agreement with an unrelated party for $70,913, of which the loan payable to Noteholder 2, dated July 2, 2018, outstanding and principal would be assumed by the new note holder. The new convertible note payable carries an interest rate of 8% per annum is due on March 15, 2020 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder six months after issuance at a rate equal to a 35% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days. There was $70,913 of principal and $3,093 of accrued interest due at September 30, 2019.
On August 8, 2019, the Company entered into a convertible note agreement with an unrelated party for $33,092 of which $1,576 in third party fees resulting in net cash proceeds to the Company of $31,516. The convertible note payable carries interest at a rate of 8% per annum, is due on August 8, 2020 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder six months after issuance at a rate equal to a 35% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days. There was $33,092 of principal and $384 of accrued interest due at September 30, 2019.
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EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 10 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (CONTINUED)
Noteholder 9
On December 27, 2018, the Company sold and issued a Convertible Promissory to an unrelated party for the principal amount of $105,000 pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement of even date therewith. The Note, together with accrued interest at the annual rate of 8%, is due on December 27, 2019 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder six months after issuance at a rate equal to a 35% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days. There was $105,000 of principal and $18,204 of accrued interest due at September 30, 2019.
On February 5, 2019, the Company entered into a convertible note payable with an unrelated party for $131,250 of which included $6,250 in third party fees resulting in net cash proceeds to the Company of $125,000. The convertible note payable carries interest at a rate of 8% per annum, is due on February 5, 2020 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder six months after issuance at a rate equal to a 35% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days. There was $131,250 of principal and $6,616 of accrued interest due at September 30, 2019.
On March 15, 2019, the Company entered into an exchange agreement with an unrelated party for $70,913, of which the loan payable to Noteholder 2, dated July 2, 2018, outstanding and principal would be assumed by the new note holder. The new convertible note payable carries an interest rate of 8% per annum is due on March 15, 2020 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder six months after issuance at a rate equal to a 35% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days. There was $70,913 of principal and $2,938 of accrued interest due at September 30, 2019.
On August 8, 2019, the Company entered into a convertible note agreement with an unrelated party for $33,092 of which $1,576 in third party fees resulting in net cash proceeds to the Company of $31,516. The convertible note payable carries interest at a rate of 8% per annum, is due on August 8, 2020 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder six months after issuance at a rate equal to a 35% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days. There was $33,092 of principal and $384 of accrued interest due at September 30, 2019.
Noteholder 10
On April 24, 2018, the Company entered into a convertible note payable totaling $500,000 in exchange for 100% of the assets of Leaf Detective LLC. The note bears no interest, matures on April 24, 2019 and automatically converted to common stock at $1.25 per share on the maturity date. In the event the average lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock during the five days prior to maturity is less than $1.25 per share, the Company will pay the noteholder the difference between $1.25 and the average lowest trading price during the preceding five days per share converted in cash. There was $500,000 principal and $0 interest due on both September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018. As disclosed in item #3, On or about April 30, 2020, Michele Malaret and Gordon Griswold filed, filed a Breach of Contract in the original principal amount of $500,000, with the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. The Company currently recognizes the fully liability on its balance sheet. There is no interest due associated with the note.
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EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 10 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (CONTINUED)
Noteholder 11
On February 8, 2019, the Company entered into an exchange agreement with an unrelated party for $580,537, of which the loan payable to Palliatech, dated September 1, 2017, outstanding and principal would be assumed by the new note holder. The new convertible note payable carries an interest rate of 10% per annum, with one year interest guaranteed, is due on February 8, 2020 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder six months after issuance at a rate equal to a 30% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days. A principal non-pay default was applied in the amount of $203,188. There was $783,724 of principal and $89,627 of accrued interest due at September 30, 2019.
Noteholder 12
On March 15, 2019, the Company entered into an exchange agreement with an unrelated party for $70,913, of which the loan payable to Noteholder 2, dated July 2, 2018, outstanding and principal would be assumed by the new note holder. The new convertible note payable carries an interest rate of 8% per annum is due on March 15, 2020 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder six months after issuance at a rate equal to a 35% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days. There was $70,913 of principal and $3,093 of accrued interest due at September 30, 2019.
Noteholder 13
On March 15, 2019, the Company entered into an exchange agreement with an unrelated party for $70,913, of which the loan payable to Noteholder 2, dated July 2, 2018, outstanding and principal would be assumed by the new note holder. The new convertible note payable carries an interest rate of 8% per annum is due on March 15, 2020 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder six months after issuance at a rate equal to a 35% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days. There was $70,913 of principal and $3,093 of accrued interest due at September 30, 2019.
Noteholder 14
On August 30, 2019, the Company entered into a convertible note payable with an unrelated party for $110,000 which included $10,000 original issue discount resulting in net cash proceeds to the Company of $100,000. The convertible note payable carries interest at a rate of 8% per annum, is due on May 30, 2020 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder six months after issuance at a rate equal to a 35% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days. There was $110,000 of principal and $747 of accrued interest due at September 30, 2019.
On August 29, 2019, the Company entered into an exchange agreement with an unrelated party for $170,000, of which the loan payable to Henry Grimmett, dated October 16, 2016, outstanding and principal would be assumed by the new note holder. The new convertible note payable carries an interest rate of 8% per annum, is due on May 29, 2020 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder six months after issuance at a rate equal to a 35% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days. There was $100,000 of principal and $964 of accrued interest due at September 30, 2019.
NOTE 11 – CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES
On January 29, 2018, the Company issued a total of 5,973 units of 8% unsecured convertible debentures. Each unit consists of one convertible debenture with a principal face value of $1,000 and 250 warrants. The gross proceeds were $5,973,000. Each warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one additional common share of the Company at an exercise price of $0.80 per warrant for a period of 24 months. The convertible debentures have a maturity date of 36 months from issuance. Simple interest will be paid at a rate of 8% per annum in arrears until maturity or until conversion. The principal amount of the debentures and any accrued interest thereon are convertible at the option of the holder into common shares of the Company at any time at a conversion price of $0.60 per share.
In addition to the warrants associated with the convertible debentures, the Company issued an additional 597,300 warrants to purchase common stock of the Company as offering costs representing an equivalent of 6% of the fully converted debentures. The warrants are exercisable at $0.60 per share for a period of two years.
The Company also issued three separate debentures under the same terms for additional cash proceeds of $610,000. The additional debentures carry an additional 152,500 warrants to purchase additional common shares of the Company at $0.80 per share. Additionally, the outstanding principal and interest may be converted to common stock of the Company at $0.60 per share.
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EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 12 – DERIVATIVE LIABILITY
As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, Company had a derivative liability balance of $2,545,735 and $1,181,278 on the balance sheets and recorded a loss of $366,974 and a gain of $2,555,350 from derivative liability fair value adjustments during the year ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
On November 15, 2018, the Company issued a $222,600 convertible promissory note to an unrelated party that matures on November 15, 2019. Refer to Noteholder 8 under “Note 10 – Convertible Debentures” for more information. The Company analyzed the conversion feature of the agreement for derivative accounting consideration under ASC 815-15, Derivatives and Hedging and determined that the embedded conversion features should be classified as a derivative because the exercise price of these convertible notes are subject to a variable conversion rate. In accordance with AC 815, the Company has bifurcated the conversion feature of the note and recorded a derivative liability.
The embedded derivative for the note is carried on the Company’s balance sheet at fair value. The derivative liability is marked-to-market each measurement period and any unrealized change in fair value is recorded as a component of the income statement and the associated fair value carrying amount on the balance sheet is adjusted by the change. The Company fair values the embedded derivative using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The aggregate fair value of the derivative at the issuance date of the note was $220,463 which was recorded as a derivative liability on the balance sheet. The Company recorded a debt discount of $184,957 which was up to the face value of the convertible note with the excess fair value at initial measurement of $35,506 being recognized as a loss on derivative fair value measurement.
On December 27, 2018, the Company issued a $105,000 convertible promissory note to an unrelated party that matures on December 27, 2019. Refer to Noteholder 9 under “Note 10 – Convertible Debentures” for more information. The Company analyzed the conversion feature of the agreement for derivative accounting consideration and determined that the embedded conversion features should be classified as a derivative because the exercise price of these convertible notes are subject to a variable conversion rate.
The aggregate fair value of the derivative at the issuance date of the note was $98,091 which was recorded as a derivative liability on the balance sheet. The Company recorded a debt discount of $38,365 which was up to the face value of the convertible note with the excess fair value at initial measurement of $59,725 being recognized as a loss on derivative fair value measurement.
On January 14, 2019, the Company issued a $131,250 convertible promissory note to an unrelated party that matures on February 5, 2020. Refer to Noteholder 8 under “Note 10 – Convertible Debentures” for more information. The Company analyzed the conversion feature of the agreement for derivative accounting consideration and determined that the embedded conversion features should be classified as a derivative because the exercise price of these convertible notes are subject to a variable conversion rate.
The aggregate fair value of the derivative at the issuance date of the note was $144,752 which was recorded as a derivative liability on the balance sheet. The Company recorded a debt discount of $14,423 which was up to the face value of the convertible note with the excess fair value at initial measurement of $130,329 being recognized as a loss on derivative fair value measurement
On February 4, 2019, the Company issued a $265,000 convertible promissory note to an unrelated party that matures on February 4, 2020. Refer to Noteholder 8 under “Note 10 – Convertible Debentures” for more information. The Company analyzed the conversion feature of the agreement for derivative accounting consideration and determined that the embedded conversion features should be classified as a derivative because the exercise price of these convertible notes are subject to a variable conversion rate.
The aggregate fair value of the derivative at the issuance date of the note was $322,521 which was recorded as a derivative liability on the balance sheet. The Company recognized a loss of $322,521 on derivative fair value measurement.
On February 5, 2019, the Company issued a $131,250 convertible promissory note to an unrelated party that matures on February 11, 2020. Refer to Noteholder 9 under “Note 10 – Convertible Debentures” for more information. The Company analyzed the conversion feature of the agreement for derivative accounting consideration and determined that the embedded conversion features should be classified as a derivative because the exercise price of these convertible notes are subject to a variable conversion rate.
The aggregate fair value of the derivative at the issuance date of the note was $228,916 which was recorded as a derivative liability on the balance sheet. The Company recognized a loss of $228,916 on derivative fair value measurement.
On July 1, 2019, the Company issued a $825,930 convertible promissory note to an unrelated party that matures on September 30, 2019. Refer to Noteholder 3 under “Note 10 – Convertible Debentures” for more information. The Company analyzed the conversion feature of the agreement for derivative accounting consideration and determined that the embedded conversion features should be classified as a derivative because the exercise price of these convertible notes are subject to a variable conversion rate.
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EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 12 – DERIVATIVE LIABILITY (CONTINUED)
The aggregate fair value of the derivative at the issuance date of the note was $1,807,875 which was recorded as a derivative liability on the balance sheet. The Company recognized a loss of $1,807,875 on derivative fair value measurement.
On August 29, 2019, the Company issued a $170,000 convertible promissory note to an unrelated party that matures on May 29, 2020. Refer to Noteholder 14 under “Note 10 – Convertible Debentures” for more information. The Company analyzed the conversion feature of the agreement for derivative accounting consideration and determined that the embedded conversion features should be classified as a derivative because the exercise price of these convertible notes are subject to a variable conversion rate.
The aggregate fair value of the derivative at the issuance date of the note was $143,951 which was recorded as a derivative liability on the balance sheet. The Company recognized a loss of $65,965 on derivative fair value measurement.
On August 30, 2019, the Company issued a $110,000 convertible promissory note to an unrelated party that matures on May 30, 2020. Refer to Noteholder 14 under “Note 10 – Convertible Debentures” for more information. The Company analyzed the conversion feature of the agreement for derivative accounting consideration and determined that the embedded conversion features should be classified as a derivative because the exercise price of these convertible notes are subject to a variable conversion rate.
The aggregate fair value of the derivative at the issuance date of the note was $109,936 which was recorded as a derivative liability on the balance sheet. The Company recognized a loss of $79,183 on derivative fair value measurement.
At September 30, 2019, the Company marked-to-market the fair value of the derivative liabilities related to conversion features and determined an aggregate fair value of $2,363,919 and recorded a $1,502,833 gain from change in fair value for the year ended September 30, 2019. The fair value of the embedded derivatives was determined using a Black-Scholes option pricing model based on the following assumptions: (1) expected volatility of 128%, (2) risk-free interest rate of 1.75%, (3) exercise prices of $0.21 - $0.26, and (4) expected lives of 0.13 – 0.67 of a year.
On October 2, 2018, the Company issued a total of $220,000 convertible debenture to an unrelated party that matures on January 1, 2019. The Company issued a total of 100,000 warrants to purchase additional shares of common stock of the Company in connection with the convertible debenture. The Company analyzed the issued warrants for derivative accounting consideration under ASC 815-15 “Derivatives and Hedging” and determined that the warrants should be classified as a derivative because the Company is unable to ascertain there will be adequate unissued authorized shares of common stock to fulfill its obligations should the warrants be exercised. In accordance with AC 815, the Company has recorded a derivative liability related to the warrants.
The derivative for the warrants is carried on the Company’s balance sheet at fair value. The derivative liability is marked-to-market each measurement period and any unrealized change in fair value is recorded as a component of the income statement and the associated fair value carrying amount on the balance sheet is adjusted by the change. The Company fair values the derivative using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The aggregate fair value of the derivative at the issuance date of the warrants was $57,014 which was recorded as a derivative liability on the balance sheet. The Company recorded a debt discount of $53,333 which was up to the face value of the convertible debentures with the excess fair value at initial measurement of $3,681 being recognized as a loss on derivative fair value measurement.
As discussed in “Note 10 – Convertible Debentures”, the Company issued a total of $374,000 of convertible debentures to unrelated parties that mature on dates ranging from October 17, 2020 to October 23, 2020. The Company issued a total of 187,000 warrants to purchase additional shares of common stock of the Company in connection with the convertible debentures. The Company analyzed the issued warrants for derivative accounting consideration and determined that the warrants should be classified as a derivative. The aggregate fair value of the derivative at the issuance date of the warrants was $73,383 which was recorded as a derivative liability on the balance sheet, for which the Company recorded an equivalent debt discount to the convertible debentures.
At September 30, 2019, the Company marked-to-market the fair value of the derivative liabilities related to warrants and determined an aggregate fair value of $181,816 and recorded a $1,100,643 gain from change in fair value for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The fair value of the derivatives was determined using a Black-Scholes option pricing model based on the following assumptions: (1) expected volatility of 128%, (2) risk-free interest rate of 1.75%, (3) exercise prices of $0.60 to $0.80, and (4) expected lives of 0.33 – 1.07 years.
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EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 12 – DERIVATIVE LIABILITY (CONTINUED)
The following table summarizes the derivative liabilities included in the balance sheet at September 30, 2019:
Fair Value of Embedded Derivative Liabilities: | ||||
Balance, September 30, 2018 | $ | 1,181,278 | ||
Initial measurement of derivative liabilities | 3,967,933 | |||
Change in fair market value | (2,603,476 | ) | ||
Write off due to conversion | (– | ) | ||
Balance, September 30, 2019 | $ | 2,545,735 |
The following table summarizes the gain (loss) on derivative liability included in the income statement for the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Year Ended September 30, |
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2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Day one loss due to derivatives on convertible debt | $ | (2,970,450 | ) | $ | (765,114 | ) | ||
Change in fair value of derivatives | 2,603,476 | 3,320,464 | ||||||
Total derivative gain (loss) | $ | (366,974 | ) | $ | 2,555,350 |
Associated with the issuance of the convertible debentures during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018; the Company incurred cash-based issuance costs of $702,963, issued common shares valued at $1,414,907 and warrants to purchase additional shares of common stock valued at $1,265,385 for total debt issuance costs of $3,383,255. The debt issuance costs were recorded as a discount to the carrying value of the convertible debentures. The warrants associated with the debt issue costs were valued using a Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions:
Expected term of options granted | 2.00 years | |||
Expected volatility | 223 | % | ||
Risk-free interest rate | 2.49 | % | ||
Expected dividend yield | 0 | % |
The Company separately assessed the value of the detachable warrants and conversion features of the convertible debentures. The Company separately initially valued the detachable warrants issued with the convertible debentures at $3,351,160 using a Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions:
Expected term of options granted | 2.00 years | |||
Expected volatility | 211-223 | % | ||
Risk-free interest rate | 2.09-2.25 | % | ||
Expected dividend yield | 0 | % |
Additionally, the outstanding principal on convertible debentures totaling $6,583,000 may be converted into common stock of the Company at $0.60 per share for a total of 10,971,667 shares. Due to the variable conversion features of the outstanding convertible notes payable as discussed in Note 10 – Convertible Notes Payable, the Company cannot ascertain there will be adequate unissued authorized common shares to fulfill all share based obligations. As a result, the warrants issued in connection with the convertible debentures are not afforded equity treatment and were recorded as a derivative liability upon initial measurement. The total initial measurement of warrants issued with the convertible debentures was $4,616,545 of which $4,465,131 was recorded as a debt discount and, when combined with debt issuance costs, represents a total debt discount of $6,583,000.
As of September 30, 2018 the Company has amortized $1,226,994 of the total outstanding debt discount leaving an unamortized debt discount of $2,156,261. The remaining debt discount will be amortized to interest expense over the expected life of the note. There was $5,197,000 of principal and accrued interest totaling $234,626 outstanding as of September 30, 2018.
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EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 13 – INCOME TAXES
We did not provide any current or deferred U.S. federal income tax provision or benefit for any of the periods presented because we have experienced operating losses since inception. When it is more likely than not that a tax asset cannot be realized through future income the Company must allow for this future tax benefit. We provided a full valuation allowance on the net deferred tax asset, consisting of net operating loss carry forwards, because management has determined that it is more likely than not that we will not earn income sufficient to realize the deferred tax assets during the carry forward period.
The Company has not taken a tax position that, if challenged, would have a material effect on the financial statements for the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 applicable under FASB ASC 740. We did not recognize any adjustment to the liability for uncertain tax position and therefore did not record any adjustment to the beginning balance of accumulated deficit on the balance sheet.
The provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before provision for income taxes. The sources and tax effects of the differences for the periods presented are as follows:
September 30, 2019 | September 30, 2018 | |||||||
Income tax provision at the federal statutory rate | 21.0 | % | 35.0 | % | ||||
Effect on operating losses | -21.0 | % | -35.0 | % |
September 30, 2019 | September 30, 2018 | |||||||
Net deferred tax assets co nsisted of the following: | ||||||||
Net operating loss carryforward | $ | 3,895,231 | $ | 4,071,932 | ||||
Valuation allowance | (3,895,231 | ) | (4,071,932 | ) | ||||
Net deferred tax asset | $ | - | $ | - |
A reconciliation of income taxes computed at the statutory rate is as follows.
September 30, 2019 | September 30, 2018 | |||||||
Computed federal income tax expense at statutory rate is as follows. | $ | (3,895,231 | ) | $ | (4,071,932 | ) | ||
Depreciation and amortization | 307,802 | 253,703 | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 22,768 | 127,124 | ||||||
Common stock issued for services | 69,520 | 136,671 | ||||||
Common stock issued under employee incentive plan | 36,025 | 251,791 | ||||||
Stock option expense | 149,155 | 595,304 | ||||||
Amortization of debt discounts | 779,793 | 1,519,967 | ||||||
Default penalties on convertible notes payable | 98,378 | - | ||||||
Change in derivative liability | 387,415 | 254,788 | ||||||
Change in valuation allowance | 2,044,376 | 932,585 | ||||||
Income tax expense | $ | - | $ | - |
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EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 13 – INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)
This summary reflects the Company’s current segments, as described below.
Corporate
The parent Company provides overall management and corporate reporting functions for the entire organization.
Consulting
The Company provides advisory, licensing and compliance services to the cannabis industry. Consulting clients are located in states that have state managed medical and/or recreational programs. EVIO assists these companies with license applications, business planning, state compliance and ongoing operational support.
Testing Services
The Company provides analytical testing services to the cannabis industry under the EVIO Labs brand. As of September 30, 2019, EVIO Labs has operating labs located in Oregon, California and Massachusetts. Clients consist of growers, processors, dispensaries and individuals. Operating under the rules of the appropriate state regulating body, EVIO Labs certifies products have been tested and are free from pesticides and other containments before resale to patients and consumers.
Year ended September 30, 2019 | Corporate | Consulting Services | Testing Services | Total Consolidated | ||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | - | $ | 3,000 | $ | 3,786,815 | $ | 3,789,815 | ||||||||
Segment income (loss) from operations | (7,325,704 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | ||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | ) | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
Year ended September 30, 2018 | Corporate | Consulting Services | Testing Services | Total Consolidated | ||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | - | $ | 176,832 | $ | 3,188,693 | $ | 3,365,525 | ||||||||
Segment income (loss) from operations | (3,802,702 | ) | (1,835,901 | ) | (2,537,821 | ) | (8,176,424 | ) | ||||||||
Total assets | (16,650 | ) | 1,534,823 | 12,836,787 | 14,354,960 | |||||||||||
Capital expenditures | - | - | (4,246,770 | ) | (4,246,770 | ) | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | - | - | 724,865 | 724,865 |
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EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 14 – COMMITTMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business. We are currently not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that we believe will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results.
The Company has entered into various office and laboratory leases as well as a long-term operating lease. Future minimum rental payments under the terms of the lease are:
Year ending September 30, | ||||
2019 | 782,138 | |||
2020 | 970,425 | |||
2021 | 697,436 | |||
2022 | 549,390 | |||
2023 | 347,475 | |||
Thereafter | 27,911 | |||
Total | $ | 2,594,726 |
NOTE 15 – REVENUE CONCENTRATION
The Company generated revenues of $3,789,815 and $3,365,525 for the years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Company did not have any customer that represented greater than 10% of revenues during the years ended September 30, 2019 or 2018.
NOTE 16 – STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS
The following tables summarizes all stock option and warrant activity for the year ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
Shares |
Weighted- Average Exercise Price Per Share |
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Outstanding, September 30, 2017 | 655,000 | $ | 0.902 | |||||
Granted | 4,073,000 | 0.767 | ||||||
Exercised | - | - | ||||||
Forfeited | (90,000 | ) | 0.878 | |||||
Expired | - | - | ||||||
Outstanding, September 30, 2018 | 4,638,050 | $ | 0.784 |
Shares |
Weighted- Average Exercise Price Per Share |
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Outstanding, September 30, 2018 | 4,638,050 | 0.902 | ||||||
Granted | 846,920 | 0.519 | ||||||
Exercised | - | - | ||||||
Forfeited | - | - | ||||||
Expired | - | - | ||||||
Outstanding, September 30, 2019 | 5,484,970 | 0.742 |
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EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 16 STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS (CONTINUED)
The following table discloses information regarding outstanding and exercisable options and warrants at September 30, 2019:
Outstanding | Exercisable | |||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise Prices | Number of Option Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years) | Number of Option Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |||||||||||||||||
$ | 0.225 | 200,000 | $ | 0.225 | 4.71 | 200,000 | $ | 0.225 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 0.400 | 110,000 | $ | 0.400 | 1.88 | 110,000 | $ | 0.400 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 0.420 | 330,000 | $ | 0.420 | 4.30 | 330,000 | $ | 0.420 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 0.500 | 165,000 | $ | 0.500 | 1.95 | 162,500 | $ | 0.500 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 0.600 | 627,220 | $ | 0.600 | 0.37 | 627,220 | $ | 0.600 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 0.650 | 145,000 | $ | 0.650 | 3.07 | 36,250 | $ | 0.650 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 0.800 | 3,482,750 | $ | 0.800 | 1.68 | 3,095,250 | $ | 0.800 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 0.850 | 100,000 | $ | 0.850 | 3.55 | - | $ | 0.850 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 1.050 | 25,000 | $ | 1.050 | 4.04 | - | $ | 1.050 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 1.260 | 220,000 | $ | 1.260 | 2.75 | 110,000 | $ | 1.260 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 1.300 | 10,000 | $ | 1.300 | 2.05 | 7,500 | $ | 1.300 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 1.386 | 60,000 | $ | 1.386 | 2.75 | 30,000 | $ | 1.386 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 1.666 | 10,000 | $ | 1.666 | 2.84 | 5,000 | $ | 1.666 | ||||||||||||||
Total | 5,484,970 | $ | 0.742 | 1.95 | 4,713,720 | $ | 0.718 |
In determining the compensation cost of the stock options granted, the fair value of each option grant has been estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The assumptions used in these calculations are summarized as follows:
September 30, 2019 | ||||
Expected term of options granted | 1.0-5.0 years | |||
Expected volatility | 103- 122 | % | ||
Risk-free interest rate | 2.00 – 2.67 | % | ||
Expected dividend yield | 0 | % |
The following table discloses information regarding outstanding and exercisable options and warrants at September 30, 2018:
Outstanding | Exercisable | |||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise Prices | Number of Option Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years) | Number of Option Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |||||||||||||||||
$ | 0.400 | 110,000 | $ | 0.400 | 2.88 | 110,000 | $ | 0.400 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 0.500 | 165,000 | $ | 0.500 | 2.95 | 162,500 | $ | 0.500 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 0.600 | 597,300 | $ | 0.600 | 1.33 | 597,300 | $ | 0.600 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 0.650 | 145,000 | $ | 0.650 | 4.07 | 36,250 | $ | 0.650 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 0.800 | 3,195,750 | $ | 0.800 | 2.74 | 2,808,250 | $ | 0.800 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 0.850 | 100,000 | $ | 0.850 | 4.55 | - | $ | 0.850 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 1.050 | 25,000 | $ | 1.050 | 5.04 | - | $ | 1.050 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 1.260 | 220,000 | $ | 1.260 | 3.75 | 110,000 | $ | 1.260 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 1.300 | 10,000 | $ | 1.300 | 3.05 | 7,500 | $ | 1.300 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 1.386 | 60,000 | $ | 1.386 | 3.75 | 30,000 | $ | 1.386 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 1.666 | 10,000 | $ | 1.666 | 3.84 | 5,000 | $ | 1.666 | ||||||||||||||
Total | 4,638,050 | $ | 0.784 | 3.322 | 3,866,800 | $ | 0.763 |
In determining the compensation cost of the stock options granted, the fair value of each option grant has been estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The assumptions used in these calculations are summarized as follows:
September 30, 2018 | ||||
Expected term of options granted | 5 years | |||
Expected volatility | 14.63 | % | ||
Risk-free interest rate | 2.94 | % | ||
Expected dividend yield | 0 | % |
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EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 17 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Common Stock Issuances
The Company made the following issuances of common stock subsequent to September 30, 2019:
● | 35,170,123 common shares for the conversion of $1,518,022 of principal on convertible debentures. |
● | 4,452,443 common shares for the conversion of $203,820 of interest on convertible debentures |
● | 681,183 common shares issued for the conversion of debt conversion fees of $23,000 |
● | 7,353,538 common shares issued for deferral of executive compensation |
● | 385,000 common shares issued for vesting of restricted stock grants for officers and directors |
● | 3,930,000 common shares issued for services |
● | 144,928 common shares issued for settlement of lawsuit |
● | 26,666 common shares issued for settlement of accounts payable. |
Convertible Notes Payable
On November 4, 2019, the Company entered into a convertible note payable with an unrelated party for $33,516 which included $2,000 third party fees resulting in net cash proceeds to the Company of $31,516. The convertible note payable carries interest at a rate of 8% per annum, is due on November 4, 2020 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder six months after issuance at a rate equal to a 35% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days.
On December 23, 2019, the Company entered into a convertible note payable with an unrelated party for $137,375 which included $16,3785 third party fees resulting in net cash proceeds to the Company of $121,000. The convertible note payable carries interest at a rate of 8% per annum, is due on December 23, 2020 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder six months after issuance at a rate equal to a 35% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days.
On January 13, 2020, the Company entered into a convertible note payable with an unrelated party for $52,500 which included $2,500 third party fees resulting in net cash proceeds to the Company of $50,000. The convertible note payable carries interest at a rate of 8% per annum, is due on January 13, 2021 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder six months after issuance at a rate equal to a 35% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days.
On November 4, 2019, the Company entered into a convertible note payable with an unrelated party for $33,516 which included $2,000 third party fees resulting in net cash proceeds to the Company of $31,516. The convertible note payable carries interest at a rate of 8% per annum, is due on November 4, 2020 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder six months after issuance at a rate equal to a 35% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days.
On December 23, 2019, the Company entered into a convertible note payable with an unrelated party for $137,375 which included $16,3785 third party fees resulting in net cash proceeds to the Company of $121,000. The convertible note payable carries interest at a rate of 8% per annum, is due on December 23, 2020 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder six months after issuance at a rate equal to a 35% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days.
On January 13, 2020, the Company entered into a convertible note payable with an unrelated party for $52,500 which included $2,500 third party fees resulting in net cash proceeds to the Company of $50,000. The convertible note payable carries interest at a rate of 8% per annum, is due on January 13, 2021 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder six months after issuance at a rate equal to a 35% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days.
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EVIO, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 17 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (CONTINUED)
Convertible Notes Payable – Exchanged Note
On December 23, 2019, the Company entered into a debt purchase agreement with an unrelated party for $274,345, of which the loan payable to Palliatech, Dated September 1, 2017, outstanding and principal would be assumed by the new note holder. The new convertible note payable carries an interest rate of 10% per annum, with one year interest guaranteed, is due on February 8, 2020 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder six months after issuance at a rate equal to a 30% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days.
On December 23, 2019, the Company entered into a debt purchase agreement with an unrelated party for $274,345, of which the loan payable to Palliatech, Dated September 1, 2017, outstanding and principal would be assumed by the new note holder. The new convertible note payable carries an interest rate of 10% per annum, with one year interest guaranteed, is due on February 8, 2020 and is convertible into common stock of the Company at the option of the noteholder six months after issuance at a rate equal to a 30% discount from the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock in the preceding 15 trading days.
Legal Proceedings
As disclosed in Item 3:
On May 9, 2019, Stephanie Head, a former part-time lab administrator for EVIO Labs Eugene, LLC, filed a wrongful termination lawsuit with the US District Court - District of Oregon, Eugene Division, Case No. 6:19-CV-00681, against EVIO Labs Eugene, LLC, EVIO, Inc. and Lori Glauser. In December, 2018, EVIO Labs Eugene, LLC terminated Stephanie Head because she was not available to work full-time. In February 2019, Ms. Head filed complaint to Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries (“BOLI”) with allegations that she was discriminated against and unlawfully terminated. In October, 2019 BOLI found substantial evidence of unlawful employment on the basis of protected whistle-blowing, but found no substantial evidence of Ms. Head’s seven other allegations of unlawful employment practice. In April, 2019, BOLI notified EVIO Labs Eugene, LLC that BOLI elected not to pursue the charges further and closed the file. On January 28, 2020, the case was settled for $35,000, $25,000 payable in cash and $10,000 in EVIO Common Stock.
On February 6, 2020, MC CRE Investments, LLC landlord for the Palm Desert location, filed a Breach of Lease Agreement with the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Riverside. EVIO Labs Palm Desert has vacated the space and turned it back over to the landlord. The Company has expensed past due rents and late fees and these items are included in the liabilities in the balance sheet.
On or about March 5, 2020, Paul Tomaso and Jonah Barber beneficiaries for MRX Labs, LLC, filed a Breach of Promissory Note in the original principal amount of $750,000, plus late fees and penalties, with the Circuit Court of the State in Oregon, in Multnomah County against Greenhaus Analytical Labs, LLC. The Company has expensed penalties and late fees and these items are included in the liabilities in the balance sheet.
On or about April 30, 2020, Michele Malaret and Gordon Griswold filed, filed a Breach of Contract in the original principal amount of $500,000, with the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. The Company currently recognizes the fully liability on its balance sheet. There is no interest due associated with the note.
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
During the year ended September 30, 2018, the Company dismissed Sadler, Gibb & Associates, LLC and engaged BF Borgers CPA PC as its independent registered audit firm. We have not had any disagreements with our auditors on any matters of accounting principles, practices, or financial statement disclosure.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our principal executive and principal financial officers have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a – 15(e) and 15d – 15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods required under the SEC’s rules and forms and that the information is gathered and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to Rule 308(b) of Regulation S-K, which permits the Company to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
1. | Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; | |
2. | Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with the authorization of our management and directors; and | |
3. | Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. |
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2019. Based on this assessment, management concluded that the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting is not effective as a result of the identified material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting described below. In making this assessment, management used the framework set forth in the report entitled Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, or COSO. The COSO framework summarizes each of the components of a company’s internal control system, including (i) the control environment, (ii) risk assessment, (iii) control activities, (iv) information and communication, and (v) monitoring.
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Identified Material Weakness
A material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the financial statements will not be prevented or detected.
Management identified the following material weakness during its assessment of internal controls over financial reporting as of September 30, 2019:
Independent Directors: The Company intends to obtain at least 2 independent directors at its 2020 annual shareholder meeting. The cost associated to the addition in minimal and not deemed material.
No Segregation of Duties: Ineffective controls over financial reporting: The Company hired additional staff members, either as employees or consultants, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019. These additional staff members are responsible for making sure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed and submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required and will the staff members will have segregated responsibilities with regard to these responsibilities. The costs associated with the hiring the additional staff members will increase the Company’s Sales, General and Administration (SG&A) Expense. It is anticipated the cost of the new staff members will be approximately $150,000 per year. As of September 30, 2019, we had no full-time employees with the requisite expertise in the key functional areas of finance and accounting. As a result, there is a lack of proper segregation of duties necessary to ensure that all transactions are accounted for accurately and in a timely manner.
No audit committee: After the election of the independent directors at the 2019 annual shareholder meeting, the Company expects that an Audit Committee will be established. The cost associated to the addition an audit committee are minimal and not deemed material.
Written Policies & Procedures: We need to prepare written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting to establish a formal process to close our books monthly on an accrual basis and account for all transactions, including equity transactions, and prepare, review and submit SEC filings in a timely manner.
Management’s Remediation Initiatives
As our resources allow, we will add financial personnel to our management team. We plan to prepare additional written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting to improve the process to close our books monthly on an accrual basis and account for all transactions, including equity transactions. Upon the addition of independent directors, we will create an audit committee made up of our independent directors.
As of September 30, 2019, the Company has not taken any remediation actions to address these weaknesses in our controls even though they were identified during the year. The Company hired, as soon as its financial position permitted it to do so, additional staff in its accounting department to be able to segregate the duties. The Company expects that the expense will be approximately $150,000 per year which would allow the Company to hire one new staff member.
(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no change in internal controls over financial reporting during the year ended September 30, 2019. Upon hiring additional financial staff, EVIO will prepare written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting to establish a formal process to close our books monthly on an accrual basis and account for all transactions, including equity transactions, and prepare, review and submit SEC filings in a timely manner
None.
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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Our directors and executive officers and additional information concerning them are as follows:
Name | Age | Position | ||
William Waldrop | 52 | CEO and Director | ||
Lori Glauser | 50 | COO and Director | ||
Anthony Smith, Ph.D. | 50 | CSO, President and Director |
William H. Waldrop – Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Waldrop is our CEO and member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Waldrop has over 20 years’ experience in corporate formation, operations, financing and leadership. In 2010, Mr. Waldrop founded Newport Commercial Advisors, which assists start-up and high-growth companies in developing and executing their business strategies. From 2006 – 2009, Mr. Waldrop was the Co-Founder and President of CMP Capital, a national commercial finance company. CMP Capital provided finance solutions for the transportation and construction industries. From 2004 – 2005, Mr. Waldrop was the President and Chief Operating Officer of College Partnership. College Partnership was publicly traded company that assists high school students with their college selection and financial aid. From 2002 – 2005, Mr. Waldrop was the CEO and President of Vision Direct Marketing, a full-service marketing company. Vision Direct Marketing was acquired by College Partnership. From 2000 – 2002, Mr. Waldrop was Vice President of Operations at Leading Edge Broadband, a start-up international telecommunications company, he designed and operated network managing call traffic between the United States and the Philippines for International Call Centers. From 1992 – 2000, Mr. Waldrop was a Senior Manager at AirTouch Cellular, now Verizon Wireless, he managed a 44-Store, $100 million annual revenue distribution channel. Mr. Waldrop received a B.S. from California State University of Long Beach, 1991 and an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the University of Southern California, 1997.
Lori Glauser– COO and Director
Ms. Glauser founded EVIO, Inc. with William Waldrop in 2014 and has served as our Chief Operating Officer and a member of the board of directors. Ms. Glauser is responsible for the strategic growth and day to day operations of EVIO, Inc. including the company’s Labs and Advisory Services divisions. Lori came to EVIO with 25 years’ experience in engineering, management consulting, and startup company management. Her expertise lies in business planning and operations, business process engineering, financial forecasting, risk analysis, customer experience, product management, and regulatory compliance. Previously, Ms. Glauser was a management consultant in the energy and water industries with Ernst & Young, IBM, Financial Times Group, and SNL Financial. She also launched two startups. Lori began her career in 1991 as a mechanical engineer, and later as management consultant with Stone & Webster, a global architect/engineering firm where she worked in the nuclear power industry. Lori has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Hampshire and an MBA from University of Alabama.
Anthony Smith, Ph.D. – Director, President and Chief Science Officer
Executive Scientist and founder of Kenevir Technologies, LLC and Kenevir Research Labs, Dr. Anthony Smith received his Ph.D. from Oregon State University in Molecular & Cellular Biology with an emphasis on biochemistry, metabolism and nutrition. He brings over 15 years of natural product research, quality assurance, product development, GMP manufacturing, FDA & regulatory experience and analytical expertise to EVIO Labs. Prior to joining EVIO in June 2016, Mr. Smith was Founder and President of Kenevir Research from July 2014 to May June 2016; and Chief Science Officer for BIOMED Diagnostics form July 2008 to June 2014.Dr. Smith was recently appointed to the Oregon governor’s Task Force on Researching the Medicinal and Public Health Properties of Cannabis.
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Code of Ethics
We have adopted a Code of Ethics which is designed to ensure that our directors and officers meet the highest standards of ethical conduct. The Code of Ethics requires that our directors and officers comply with all laws and other legal requirements, conduct business in an honest and ethical manner and otherwise act with integrity and in our best interest. A copy of the Company’s code of ethics has been attached the Company’s form 10K, filed August 19, 2019, Exhibit 14.1.
Committees of the Board of Directors
The Company does not presently have a separately designated audit committee, compensation committee, nominating committee, executive committee or any other committees of its Board of Directors. As such, the Board of Directors acts in those capacities. The Company believes that committees of the Board are not necessary at this time given that the Company is in its development stage. However, the Board of Directors will continue to study this matter, and the Company plans to add Board members and/or committees of the Board as its business develops.
Audit Committee Financial Expert
Neither Mr. Waldrop nor Ms. Glauser qualify as an “audit committee financial expert.” The Company believes that the cost related to retaining such a financial expert at this time is prohibitive, given its current operating and financial condition. Further, because the Company is in the development stage of its business operations, it believes the services of an audit committee financial expert are not warranted at this time.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The Companies’ officers and directors have received the annual salary listed below for the services rendered on behalf of the Company:
Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | All Other Compensation | Total | |||||||||||||||||
William Waldrop, CEO, Director (1) | 2019 | $ | 202,500 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | $ | 202,500 | ||||||||||||
2018 | 112,500 | - | - | 31,591 | 144,091 | |||||||||||||||||
Lori Glauser, COO, Director (2) | 2019 | 165,000 | - | - | 165,000 | |||||||||||||||||
2018 | 112,500 | - | - | 4,500 | 117,000 | |||||||||||||||||
Anthony Smith, President, CSO (3) | 2019 | 131,250 | - | - | - | 131,250 | ||||||||||||||||
Paul Wright, Interim CFO (4) | 2019 | 102,813 | - | 52,000 | - | 154,813 | ||||||||||||||||
2018 | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Christian Carnell, CFO (5) | 2019 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
2018 | - | - | 7,125 | 9,000 | 16,125 |
(1) | Mr. Waldrop deferred $157,500 of his compensation during fiscal year 2019. |
(2) | Ms. Glauser deferred $133,750 of her compensation during fiscal year 2019. Ms. Glauser resigned as President as of 1/15/2020. |
(3) | Mr. Smith was appointed President 1/15/2020. Mr. Smith deferred $106,250 of his compensation during fiscal year 2019. |
(4) | Mr. Wright employment commenced on September 21, 2018. Mr. Wright resigned as of April 15, 2020. |
(5) | Mr. Carnell stepped down from CFO in April 2018. |
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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The following table sets forth, as of the date of this filing, with respect to the holdings of: (i) each person known by us to be the beneficially owner of more than 5% of our Common Stock; (ii) each of our directors, nominees for director and executive officers; (iii) all directors and officers as a group.
Unless otherwise indicated below, to our knowledge, all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to their shares of our common stock, except to the extent authority is shared by spouses under community property laws. Except as otherwise indicated in the table below, addresses of named beneficial owners are in care of the Company, 2340 W. Horizon Ridge Pkwy, Ste 120, Henderson, NV 89052.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Title of Class | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership | Percent of Common Stock (1) | |||||||
William Waldrop | Common Stock | 6,894,007 | (2) | 8.47 | % | |||||
Lori Glauser | Common Stock | 6,410,317 | (3) | 7.88 | % | |||||
Anthony Smith | Common Stock | 3,330,881 | (4) | 4.09 | % | |||||
Paul Wright | Common Stock | 100,000 | * | % | ||||||
16,735,205 | 20.56 | % |
(1) | As of February 28, 2020, there were 73,898,298 shares of registrant’s common stock outstanding. |
(2) | Mr. Waldrop owns Series B Preferred Stock which converts to 2,500,000 shares of Common stock and 750,000 vested options to acquire Common Stock. |
(3) | Ms. Glauser owns Series B Preferred Stock which converts to 2,500,000 shares of Common stock and 450,000 vested options to acquire Common Stock. |
(4) | Mr. Smith owns Series C Preferred Stock which converts to 1,500,000 shares of Common stock and 250,000 vested options to acquire Common Stock. |
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Transactions with Related Persons
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR FEES
The following is a summary of the fees billed to us by our independent auditors for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
Fiscal
Year
2019 |
Fiscal
Year
2018 |
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Audit Fees | $ | 140,000 | $ | 69,625 |
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(1) | Incorporated by reference to Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 24, 2017. | |
(2) | Incorporated by reference to Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 24, 2017. | |
(3) | Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 1, 2017. | |
(4) | Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 8, 2018. | |
(5) | Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 7, 2018. | |
(6) | Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 12, 2018. | |
(7) | Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 12, 2018. |
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on May 19, 2020.
EVIO, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ William Waldrop | |
William Waldrop | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
By: | /s/ William Waldrop | |
William Waldrop | ||
Acting Chief Financial Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on May 19, 2020.
By: | /s/ William Waldrop | |
William Waldrop | ||
Director & Principal Executive Officer | ||
By: | /s/ Lori Glauser | |
Lori Glauser | ||
Director | ||
By: | /s/ Anthony Smith | |
Anthony Smith | ||
Director |
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Exhibit 3.15
BY-LAWS
OF
EVIO, INC.
SECTION 1
Certification of Incorporation
1.1. The nature of the business or purposes of the corporation shall be as set forth in its certificate of incorporation. These by-laws, the powers of the corporation and of its directors and stockholders, and all matters concerning the management of the business and conduct of the affairs of the corporation shall be subject to such provisions in regard thereto, if any, as are set forth in the certificate of incorporation; and the certificate of incorporation is hereby made a part of these by-laws. In these by-laws, references to the certificate of incorporation mean the provisions of the certificate of incorporation of the corporation as from time to time in effect, and references to these by-laws or to any requirement or provision of law mean these by-laws or such requirement or provision of law as from time to time in effect.
SECTION 2
Offices
The corporation may have an office or offices at such other place or places, either within or without the State of Colorado, as the Board of Directors of the corporation from time to time may determine or as the business of the corporation may require.
SECTION 3
Stockholders
3.1. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held at nine-thirty o’clock in the forenoon on the first Monday in March in each year, unless that day be a legal holiday at the place where the meeting is to be held, in which case the meeting shall be held at the same hour on the next succeeding day not a legal holiday, or at such other date and time as shall be designated from time to time by the board of directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which they shall elect a board of directors and transact such other business as may be required by law or these by-law or as may be specified by the chairman of the board or by a majority of the directors then in office or by vote of the board of directors and of which notice was given in the notice of the meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the first annual meeting of the corporation shall be held in the year 2010.
3.2. SPECIAL MEETING IN PLACE OF ANNUAL MEETING. If the election for directors shall not be held on the day designated by these by-laws, the directors shall cause the election to be held as soon thereafter as convenient, and to that end, if the annual meeting is omitted on the day herein provided therefor or if the election of directors shall not be held thereat, a special meeting of the stockholders may be held in place of such omitted meeting or election, and any business transacted or election held at such special meeting shall have the same effect as if transacted or held at the annual meeting, and in such case all references in these by-laws to the annual meeting of the stockholders, or to the annual election of directors, shall be deemed to refer to or include such special meeting. Any such special meeting shall be called, and the purposes thereof shall be specified in the call, as provided in Section 3.
3.3. SPECIAL MEETINGS. A special meeting of the stockholders may be called at any time by the chairman of the board or by the board of directors. A special meeting of the stockholders shall be called by the secretary, or in the case of the death, absence, incapacity or refusal of the secretary, by an assistant secretary or some other officer, upon application of a majority of the directors or of one or more stockholders who are entitled to vote and who hold at least fifty percent of the capital stock issued and outstanding. Any such application shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. Any such call shall state the place, date, hour, and purposes of the meeting
3.4. PLACE OF MEETING. All meetings of the stockholders for the election of directors or for any other purpose shall be held at such place within or without the State of Colorado as may be determined from time to time by the chairman of the board or the board of directors. Any adjourned session of any meeting of the stockholders shall be held at the place designated in the vote of adjournment.
3.5. NOTICE OF MEETINGS. Except as otherwise provided by law, a written notice of each meeting of stockholders stating the place, day and hour thereof and, in the case of a special meeting, the purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the meeting, to each stockholder entitled to vote thereat; and to each stockholder who, by law, by the certificate of incorporation or by these by-laws, is entitled to notice, by leaving such notice with him or at his residence or usual place of business, or by depositing it in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to such stockholder at his address as it appears in the records of the corporation. Such notice shall be given by the secretary, or by an officer or person designated by the board of directors, or in the case of a special meeting by the officer calling the meeting. As to any adjourned session of any meeting of stockholders, notice of the adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment was taken except that if the adjournment is for more than thirty days or if after the adjournment a new record date is set for the adjourned session, notice of any such adjourned session of the meeting shall be given in the manner heretofore described. No notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjourned session thereof need be given to a stockholder if a written waiver of notice, executed before or after the meeting or such adjournment session by such stockholder is filed with the records of the meeting or if the stockholder attends such meeting without objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any meeting of the stockholders or any adjourned session thereof need be specified in any written waiver of notice.
3.6. QUORUM OF STOCKHOLDERS. At any meeting of the stockholders, whether the same be an original or an adjourned session, a quorum shall consist of a majority in interest of all stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting, except in any case where a larger quorum is required by law, by the certificate of incorporation or by these by-laws. Any meeting may be adjourned from time to time by a majority of the votes properly cast upon the question, whether or not a quorum is present.
3.7. ACTION BY VOTE. When a quorum is present at any meeting, whether the same be an original or an adjourned session, a plurality of the votes properly cast for election to any office shall elect to such office and a majority of the votes properly cast upon any question other than an election to an office shall decide the question, except when a larger vote is required by law, by the certificate of incorporation or by these by-laws. No ballot shall be required for any election unless requested by a stockholder present or represented at the meeting and entitled to vote in the election.
3.8. ACTION WITHOUT MEETINGS. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken by stockholders for or in connection with any corporate action may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock 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.
If action is taken by unanimous consent of stockholders, the writing or writings comprising such unanimous consent shall be filed with the records of the meetings of stockholders.
If action is taken by less than unanimous consent of stockholders and in accordance with the foregoing, there shall be filed with the records of the meetings of stockholders the writing or writings comprising such less than unanimous consent and a certificate signed and attested to by the secretary that prompt notice was given to all stockholders of the taking of such action without a meeting and by less than unanimous written consent.
In the event that the action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under any of the provisions of the General Corporation Law of Colorado, if such action had been voted upon by the stockholders at a meeting thereof, the certificate filed under such provision shall state that written consent has been given under Section 228 of said General Corporation Law, in lieu of stating that the stockholders have voted upon the corporate action in question, if such last mentioned statement is required thereby.
3.9. PROXY REPRESENTATION. Every stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy in all matters in which a stockholder is entitled to participate, whether by waiving notice of any meeting, objecting to or voting or participating at a meeting, or expressing consent or dissent without a meeting.
Every proxy must be signed by the stockholder or by his attorney-in-fact or be authorized by such other means as is provided in Colorado Corporation Law. No proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date unless such proxy provides for a longer period. A duly executed proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A proxy may be made irrevocable regardless of whether the interest with which it is coupled is an interest in the stock itself or an interest in the corporation generally. The authorization of a proxy may but need not be limited to specified action, provided, however, that if a proxy limits its authorization to a meeting or meetings of stockholders, unless otherwise specifically provided such proxy shall entitle the holder thereof to vote at any adjourned session but shall not be valid after the final adjournment thereof.
3.10. VOTES PER SHARE. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock having voting power held by such stockholder.
3.11. LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, arranged in alphabetical order and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in his name. Such list shall be open to examination by any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for at least ten days prior to the meeting either at the place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place should be specified in the notice of such meeting, or at the place where such meeting is to be held, and shall also be produced at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and subject to the inspection of any stockholder who may be present. The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are stockholders entitled to examine such list or to vote in person or by proxy at such meeting.
SECTION 4
Board of Directors
4.1. NUMBER. The Board of Directors shall consist of one or more members, the number thereof to be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. Directors need not be stockholders.
4.2. TENURE. The Board of Directors shall be divided into four classes to be known as Class I, Class II, Class III, and Class IV, which shall be as nearly equal in number as possible. Except in case of death, resignation, disqualification or removal, each Director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the fourth annual meeting of shareholders following the annual meeting at which the Director was elected; provided, however, that each initial Director in Class I shall hold office until the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders; each initial Director in Class II shall hold office until the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders; and each initial Director in Class III shall hold office until the 2017 annual meeting of shareholders; and each initial Director in Class IV shall hold office until the 2018 annual meeting of shareholders. In the event of any increase or decrease in the authorized number of Directors, the newly created or eliminated directorships resulting from such an increase or decrease shall be apportioned among the four classes of Directors so that the four classes remain as nearly equal in size as possible; provided, however, that there shall be no classification of additional Directors elected by the Board of Directors until the next meeting of shareholders called for the purposes of electing Directors, at which meeting the terms of all such additional Directors shall expire, and such additional Director positions, if they are to be continued, shall be apportioned among the classes of Directors, and nominees therefore shall be submitted to the shareholders for their vote.
4.3. POWERS. The business of the corporation shall be managed by the board of directors who shall have and may exercise all the power of the corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by law, the certificate of incorporation or these by-laws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.
4.4. VACANCIES. Vacancies and any newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors may be filled by vote of the stockholders at a meeting called for the purpose, or by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. When one or more directors shall resign from the board, effective at a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have resigned, shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote or action by writing thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective. The directors shall have and may exercise all their powers notwithstanding the existence of one or more vacancies in their number, subject to any requirements of law or of the certificate of incorporation or of these by-laws as to the number of directors required for a quorum or for any vote or other action.
4.5. COMMITTEES. The board of directors may, by vote of a majority of the whole board, (a) designate, change the membership of or terminate the existence of any committee or committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors; (b) designate one or more directors as alternate members of any such committee who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee; and (c) determine the extent to which each such committee shall have and may exercise the powers of the board of directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation, including the power to authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to all papers which require it and the power and authority to declare dividends, to authorize the issuance of stock, or to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Corporation Law of Colorado; excepting, however, such powers which by law, by the certificate of incorporation or by these by-laws they are prohibited from so delegating. In the absence or disqualification of any member of such committee and his alternate, if any, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not constituting a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the board of directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Except as the board of directors may otherwise determine, any committee may make rules for the conduct of its business, but unless otherwise provided by the board or such rules, its business shall be conducted as nearly as may be in the same manner as is provided by these by-laws for the conduct of the business by the board of directors. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the board of directors upon request.
4.6. REGULAR MEETINGS. Regular meetings of the board of directors may be held without call or notice at such place within or without the State of Colorado and at such times as the board may from time to time determine, provided that notice of the first regular meeting following any such determination shall be given to absent directors. A regular meeting of the directors may be held without call or notice immediately after and at the same place as the annual meeting of the stockholders.
4.7. SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the board of directors may be held at any time and at any place within or without the State of Colorado designated in the notice of the meeting, when called by the chairman of the board, or by one-third or more in number of the directors, reasonable notice thereof being given to each director by the secretary or by the chairman of the board or any one of the directors calling the meeting.
4.8. NOTICE. It shall be reasonable and sufficient notice to a director to send notice by mail at least forty-eight hours or by facsimile or electronic message at least twenty-four hours before the meeting addressed to him at his usual or last known business or residence address or to give notice to him in person or by telephone at least twenty-four hours before the meeting. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any director if a written waiver of notice, executed by him before or after the meeting, is filed with the records of the meeting, or to any director who attends the meeting without protesting prior thereto or at its commencement the lack of notice to him. Neither notice of a meeting nor a waiver of a notice need specify the purposes of the meeting.
4.9. QUORUM. Except as may be otherwise provided by law, by the certificate of incorporation or by these by-laws, at any meeting of the directors a majority of the directors then in office shall constitute a quorum; a quorum shall not in any case be less than one-third of the total number of directors constituting the whole board. Any meeting may be adjourned from time to time by a majority of the votes cast upon the question, whether or not a quorum is present, and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice.
4.10. ACTION BY VOTE. Except as may be otherwise provided by law, by the certificate of incorporation or by these by-laws , when a quorum is present at any meeting the vote of a majority of the directors present shall be the act of the board of directors.
4.11. ACTION WITHOUT A MEETING. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors or a committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all the members of the board or of such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and such writing or writings are filed with the records of the meeting of the board or of such committee. Such consent shall be treated for all purposes as the act of the board or of such committee, as the case may be.
4.12. COMPENSATION. In the discretion of the board of directors, each director may be paid such fees for his services as director and be reimbursed for his reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of his duties as director as the board of directors from time to time may determine. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation therefor.
4.13. INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
(a) No contract or transaction between the corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association, or other organization in which one or more of the corporation’s directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the board or committee thereof which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because his or their votes are counted for such purpose, if:
(1) The material facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the board of directors or the committee, and the board or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or
(2) The material facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or
(3) The contract or transaction is fair as to the corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified, by the board of directors, a committee thereof, or the stockholders.
(b) Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the board of directors or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.
SECTION 5
Officers and Agents
5.1. ENUMERATION; QUALIFICATION. The officers of the corporation shall be a chairman of the board, a treasurer, a secretary and such other officers, if any, as the board of directors from time to time may in its discretion elect or appoint including without limitation a vice-chairman of the board, one or more vice presidents and a controller. The corporation may also have such agents, if any, as the board of directors from time to time may in its discretion choose. Any officer may be, but none except the chairman and any vice-chairman of the board need be, a director or stockholder. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person. Any officer may be required by the board of directors to secure the faithful performance of his duties to the corporation by giving bond in such amount and with sureties or otherwise as the board of directors may determine.
5.2. POWERS. Subject to law, to the certificate of incorporation and to the other provisions of these by-laws, each officer shall have, in addition to the duties and power herein set forth, such duties and powers as are commonly incident to his office and such additional duties and powers as the board of directors may from time to time designate.
5.3. ELECTION. The officers may be elected to the board of directors at their first meeting following the annual meeting of the stockholders or at any other time. At any time or from time to time the directors may delegate to any officers their power to elect or appoint any other officer or any agents.
5.4. TENURE. Each officer shall hold office until the first meeting of the board of directors following the next annual meeting of the stockholders and until his respective successor is chosen and qualified unless a shorter period shall have been specified by the terms of his election or appointment, or in each case until he sooner dies, resigns, is removed or becomes disqualified. Each agent shall retain his authority at the pleasure of the directors, or the officer by whom he was appointed or the officer who then holds agent appointive power.
5.5. CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Except as otherwise voted by the directors, the chairman of the board shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation, he shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and directors at which he is present and shall have such other powers and duties as the board of directors, executive committee or any other duly authorized committee shall from time to time designate.
Except as otherwise voted by the directors, the vice-chairman of the board, if any is elected or appointed, shall assume the duties and powers of the chairman of the board in his absence and shall otherwise have such duties and powers as shall be designated from time to time by the board of directors.
5.6. VICE PRESIDENTS. Any vice presidents shall have such duties and powers as shall be designated from time to time by the board of directors or by the chairman of the board.
5.7. TREASURER AND ASSISTANT TREASURERS. Except as otherwise voted by the directors, the treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the corporation and shall be in charge of its funds and valuable papers, and shall have such other duties and powers as may be designated from time to time by the board of directors or by the chairman of the board. If no controller is elected, the treasurer shall also have the duties and powers of the controller.
Any assistant treasurers shall have such duties and powers as shall be designated from time to time by the board of directors, the chairman of the board or the treasurer.
5.8. CONTROLLER AND ASSISTANT CONTROLLERS. If a controller is elected, he shall be the chief accounting officer of the corporation and shall be in charge of its books of account and accounting records, and of its accounting procedures. He shall have such other duties and powers as may be designated from time to time by the board of directors, the chairman of the board or the treasurer.
Any assistant controller shall have such duties and powers as shall be designated from time to time by the board of directors, the chairman of the board, the treasurer or the controller.
5.9. SECRETARY AND ASSISTANT SECRETARIES. The secretary shall record all proceedings of the stockholders, of the board of directors and of committees of the board of directors in a book or series of books to be kept therefor and shall file therein all writings of, or related to action by stockholder or director consent. In the absence of the secretary from any meeting, an assistant secretary, or if there be none or he is absent, a temporary secretary chosen at the meeting, shall record the proceedings thereof. Unless a transfer agent has been appointed the secretary shall keep or cause to be kept the stock and transfer records of the corporation, which shall contain the names and record addresses of all stockholders and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. He shall have such other duties and powers as may from time to time be designated by the board of directors or the chairman of the board.
Any assistant secretaries shall have such duties and powers as shall be designated from time to time by the board of directors, the chairman of the board or the secretary.
SECTION 6
Resignations and Removals
6.1. Any director or officer may resign at any time by delivering his resignation in writing to the chairman of the board or the secretary or to a meeting of the board of directors. Such resignation shall be effective upon receipt unless specified to be effective at some other time, and without in either case the necessity of its being accepted unless the resignation shall so state. A director (including persons elected by directors to fill vacancies in the board) may be removed from office with or without cause by the vote of the holders of a majority of the shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote in the election of directors. The board of directors may at any time remove any officer either with or without cause. The board of directors may at any time terminate or modify the authority of any agent. No director or officer resigning and (except where a right to receive compensation shall be expressly provided in a duly authorized written agreement with the corporation) no director or officer removed, shall have any right to any compensation as such director or officer for any period following his resignation or removal, or any right to damages on account of such removal, whether his compensation be by the month or by the year or otherwise; unless in the case of a resignation, the directors, or in the case of a removal, the body acting on the removal, shall in their or its discretion provide for compensation.
SECTION 7
Vacancies
7.1. If the office of the chairman of the board or the treasurer or the secretary becomes vacant, the directors may elect a successor by vote of a majority of the directors then in office. If the office of any other officer becomes vacant, any person or body empowered to elect or appoint that officer may choose a successor. Each such successor shall hold office for the unexpired term, and in the case of the chairman of the board, the treasurer and the secretary until his successor is chosen and qualified, or in each case until he sooner dies, resigns, is removed or becomes disqualified. Any vacancy of a directorship shall be filled as specified in Section 4.4 of these by-laws.
SECTION 8
Capital Stock
8.1. STOCK CERTIFICATES. Shares of the corporation’s stock may be certificated or uncertificated, as provided by the General Corporation Law of the State of Colorado. All certificates of stock of the corporation shall be numbered and shall be entered in the books of the corporation as they are issued. They shall exhibit the holder’s name and the number, class and designation of the series, if any, of the shares held and shall be signed by the Chairman or a Vice Chairman or the President or a Vice President and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed on such certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent, or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent, or registrar at the time of its issue.
8.2. LOSS OF CERTIFICATES. In the case of the alleged theft, loss, destruction or mutilation of a certificate of stock, a duplicate certificate may be issued in place thereof, upon such terms, including receipt of a bond sufficient to indemnify the corporation against any claim or account thereof, as the board of directors may prescribe.
SECTION 9
Transfer of Shares of Stock
9.1. TRANSFER ON BOOKS. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the corporation only by the record holder of such stock, or by an attorney lawfully constituted in writing, and, in the case of stock represented by a certificate, subject to the restrictions, if any, stated or noted on the stock certificate, upon surrender to the corporation or its transfer agent of the certificate therefore properly endorsed or accompanied by a written assignment and power of attorney properly executed, with necessary transfer stamps affixed, and with such proof of the authenticity of signature as the board of directors or the transfer agent of the corporation may reasonably require. Except as may be otherwise required by law, by the certificate of incorporation or by these by-laws, the corporation shall be entitled to treat the record holder of stock as shown on its books as the owner of such stock for all purposes, including the payment of dividends and the right to receive notice and to vote or to give any consent with respect thereto and to be held liable for such calls and assessments, if any, as may lawfully be made thereon, regardless of any transfer, pledge or other disposition of such stock until the shares have been properly transferred on the books of the corporation.
9.2 RECORD DATE AND CLOSING TRANSFER BOOKS. In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distributions or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the board of directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty nor less than ten days (or such longer period as may be required by law) before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty days prior to any other action.
If no record date is fixed:
(a) The record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held.
(b) The record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the board of directors is necessary, shall be the day on which the first written consent is expressed.
(c) The record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board of directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the board of directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
SECTION 10
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
10.1. RIGHT TO INDEMNIFICATION. Each director or officer of the corporation who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a “proceeding” ), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person of whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the corporation to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of Colorado, as the same exist or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the corporation to provide prior to such amendment), against all costs, charges, expenses, liabilities and losses (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith and such indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators: provided however, that except for any proceeding seeking to enforce or obtain payment under any right to indemnification by the corporation, the corporation shall indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if the corporation has joined in or consented to the initiation of such proceeding (or part thereof). The corporation may, by action of its Board of Directors, either on a general basis or as designated by the Board of Directors, provide indemnification to employees and agents of the corporation, and to directors, officers, employees and agents of the Company’s subsidiaries, with the same scope and effect as the foregoing indemnification of the same scope and effect as the foregoing indemnification of directors and officers. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 10 to the contrary, no person shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section on account of any suit in which judgment is rendered against such person for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale by such person of securities of the corporation pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
10.2. NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF RIGHTS. The right to indemnification and the payment of expenses incurred in defending a proceeding in advance of its final disposition conferred in this Section 10 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the certificate of incorporation, by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. Each person who is or becomes a director or officer of the corporation shall be deemed to have served or to have continued to serve in such capacity in reliance upon the indemnity provided in this Section 10.
10.3. INSURANCE. The corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any such expense, liability or loss, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the General Corporation Law of Colorado.
10.4. EXPENSES AS A WITNESS. To the extent that any director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation is by reason of such position, or a position with another entity at the request of the corporation, a witness in any action, suit or proceeding, he or she shall be indemnified against all costs and expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her on his or her behalf in connection therewith.
10.5. INDEMNITY AGREEMENTS. The corporation may enter into indemnity agreements with the persons who are members of its board of directors from time to time, and with such officers, employees and agents of the corporation and with such officers, directors, employees and agents of subsidiaries as the board may designate, such indemnity agreements to provide in substance that the corporation will indemnify such persons as contemplated by this Section 10, and to include any other substantive or procedural provisions regarding indemnification as are not inconsistent with the General Corporation Law of Colorado. The provisions of such indemnity agreements shall prevail to the extent that they limit or condition or differ from the provisions of this Section 10.
10.6. DEFINITION OF CORPORATION. For purposes of this Section 10 reference to “the corporation” includes all constituent corporations absorbed in a consolidation or merger as well as the resulting or surviving corporation so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such a constituent corporation shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Section with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he would if he had served the resulting or surviving corporation in the same capacity.
SECTION 11
Corporate Seal
11.1. The seal of the corporation shall, subject to alteration by the directors, consist of a flat-faced circular die with the word “Colorado” together with the name of the corporation and the year of its organization, cut or engraved thereon. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.
SECTION 12
Execution of Papers
12.1. Except as the board of directors may generally or in some particular cases authorize the execution thereof in some other manner, all deeds, leases, transfers, contracts, bonds, notes, checks, drafts and other obligations made, accepted or endorsed by the corporation shall be signed by the chairman of the board or by one of the vice presidents or by the treasurer.
SECTION 13
Fiscal Year
13.1. Except as from time to time otherwise provided by the board of directors, the fiscal year of the corporation shall end on the 30th day of September of each year.
SECTION 14
Amendments
14.1. These by-laws may be made, altered, amended or repealed by vote of a majority of the directors in office or by vote of a majority of the stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Any by-law, whether made, altered, amended or repealed by the stockholders or directors, may be altered, amended or reinstated, as the case may be, by either the stockholders or by the directors as hereinbefore provided.
Exhibit 4.1
NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS NOTE IS PROMISSORY HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE. THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SOLD 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.
Evio, Inc.
Promissory Note
Issuance Date: October 2, 2018 | Original Principal Amount: $220,000 |
Consideration Paid at Close: $200,000 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, EVIO, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “Company”), hereby promises to pay to the order of JOHN KUTKEVICIUS PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION or registered assigns (the “Holder”) the amount set out above as the Original Principal Amount (as reduced pursuant to the terms hereof pursuant to redemption, conversion or otherwise, the “Principal”) when due, whether upon the Maturity Date (as defined below), acceleration, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof) and to pay interest (“Interest”) on any outstanding Principal at the applicable Interest Rate from the date set out above as the Issuance Date (the “Issuance Date”) until the same becomes due and payable, upon the Maturity Date or acceleration, conversion, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof).
The Original Principal Amount is $220,000 (two hundred twenty thousand dollars) plus accrued and unpaid interest and any other fees. The Consideration is $200,000 (two hundred thousand dollars) payable by wire transfer or company check. The Holder shall pay $200,000 of Consideration upon closing of this Note. For purposes hereof, the term “Outstanding Balance” means the Original Principal Amount, as reduced or increased, as the case may be, pursuant to the terms hereof, breach hereof or otherwise, plus any accrued but unpaid interest, collection and enforcements costs, and any other fees or charges incurred under this Note.
(1) GENERAL TERMS
(a) Payment of Principal. The “Maturity Date” shall be the earlier of (i) January 1, 2019, and (ii) the closing of any financing or series of financings with gross proceeds of more than $3,000,000.
(b) Interest. An interest charge of Eight percent (8%) per annum (“Interest Rate”) shall accrue. Interest hereunder shall be paid on the Maturity Date to the Holder or its assignee in whose name this Note is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of Notes.
(c) Pre-Payment. The Company will be allowed to pre-pay the note to the Holder in whole or in part at any time without any a pre-payment penalty.
(2) EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
(a) An “Event of Default”, wherever used herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason and whether it 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) The Company’s failure to pay to the Holder any amount of Principal, Interest, or other amounts when and as due under this Note (including, without limitation, the Company’s failure to pay any redemption payments or amounts hereunder) or any other Transaction Document;
(ii) [BLANK]
(iii) The Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall commence, or there shall be commenced against the Company or any subsidiary of the Company under any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or hereafter in effect or any successor thereto, or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company commences any other proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or there is commenced against the Company or any subsidiary of the Company any such bankruptcy, insolvency or other proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of 61 days; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company suffers any appointment of any custodian, private or court appointed receiver or the like for it or any substantial part of its property which continues undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty one (61) days; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall fail to pay, or shall state that it is unable to pay, or shall be unable to pay, its debts generally as they become due; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall call a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall by any act or failure to act expressly indicate its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing; or any corporate or other action is taken by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
(iv) The Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall default in any of its obligations under any other Note or 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 of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company in an amount exceeding $100,000, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created; and
(v) The Common Stock is suspended or delisted for trading on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board market (the “Primary Market”).
(vi) The Company’s Common Stock trades at or below a price of $0.01 as reported by the OTC Markets website.
(vii) The Company loses its status as “DTC Eligible.”
(viii) The Company shall become late or delinquent in its filing requirements as a fully-reporting issuer registered with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
(b) Upon the occurrence of the first Event of Default, the Outstanding Balance shall immediately increase to one hundred twenty (120%) of the Outstanding Balance immediately prior to the occurrence of the Event of Default (the “Mandatory Default Amount”) and will be immediately due and payable in cash. In addition, interest on the Mandatory Default Amount will begin to accrue at an annual rate of 18%. The Mandatory Default Amount shall automatically apply upon the occurrence of the Event of Default without the need for any party to give any notice or take any other action.
(3) INTENTIONALLY DELETED.
(4) CONVERSION OF NOTE. In addition to any remedies available to the Holder in Section 2 hereof, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default of this Note, including the failure to pay any amounts owed by the Maturity Date, this Note shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s Common Stock, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 4.
(i) “Conversion Amount” means the portion of the Outstanding Balance to be converted, plus any penalties, redeemed or otherwise with respect to which this determination is being made.
(ii) “Conversion Price” shall be $0.50.
(iii) Beneficial Ownership. If at any time after the closing, the Holder shall or would receive shares of Common Stock in payment of interest or principal under this Note, upon conversion of the Note, so that the Holder would, together with other shares of Common Stock held by it or its Affiliates, own or beneficially own by virtue of such action or receipt of additional shares of Common Stock a number of shares exceeding 4.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such date (the “Maximum Percentage”), the Company shall not be obligated and shall not issue to the Holder shares of Common Stock which would exceed the Maximum Percentage, but only until such time as the Maximum Percentage would no longer be exceeded by any such receipt of shares of Common Stock by the Holder. Upon delivery of a written notice to the Company, the Holder may from time to time increase (with such increase not effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after delivery of such notice) or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% as specified in such notice; provided that (i) any such increase in the Maximum Percentage will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder and its Affiliates. The limitation contained in this paragraph may not be waived and shall apply to a successor holder of the Note.
(5) REISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE.
(a) Assignability. The Company may not assign this Note. This Note will be binding upon the Company and its successors and will inure to the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns and may be assigned by the Holder to anyone of its choosing without Company’s approval.
(b) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Note. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Note, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Note representing the outstanding Principal.
(6) NOTICES. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms hereof 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) upon receipt, when sent by email; or (iv) one (1) 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 and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be those set forth in the communications and documents that each party has provided the other immediately preceding the issuance of this Note or at such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party three (3) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (i) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (ii) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (iii) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery 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.
The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company, to:
EVIO, Inc.
62930 O.B. Riley Rd.
Suite 300
Bend, OR 97703
If to the Holder:
JOHN
KUTKEVICIUS PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
365 Bay St, Suite 800
Toronto, ON M5H 2V1, Canada
(7) APPLICABLE LAW AND VENUE. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to conflicts of laws thereof. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of California or in the federal courts located in the city and county of San Diego, in the State of California. Both parties and the individuals signing this Agreement agree to submit to the jurisdiction of such courts.
(a) WAIVER. Any waiver by 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 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. Any waiver must be in writing.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Promissory Note to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date set forth above.
COMPANY: | ||
EVIO, Inc. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | William H. Waldrop | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 4.2
THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER (THE “1933 ACT”)
US $222,600.00
EVIO, INC.
8% CONVERTIBLE REDEEMABLE NOTE
DUE NOVEMBER 15, 2019
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, EVIO, INC. (the “Company”) promises to pay to the order of ADAR ALEF, LLC and its authorized successors and permitted assigns (“Holder”), the aggregate principal face amount of Two Hundred Twenty Two Thousand Six Hundred Dollars exactly (U.S. $222,600.00) on November 15, 2019 (“Maturity Date”) and to pay interest on the principal amount outstanding hereunder at the rate of 8% per annum commencing on November 15, 2018 (“Issuance Date”). This Note contains a 6% OID such that the purchase price is $210,000. The interest will be paid to the Holder in whose name this Note is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of this Note. The principal of, and interest on, this Note are payable at 38 Olympia Lane, Monsey, NY 10952, initially, and if changed, last appearing on the records of the Company as designated in writing by the Holder hereof from time to time. The Company will pay each interest payment and the outstanding principal due upon this Note before or on the Maturity Date, less any amounts required by law to be deducted or withheld, to the Holder of this Note by check or wire transfer addressed to such Holder at the last address appearing on the records of the Company. The forwarding of such check or wire transfer shall constitute a payment of outstanding principal hereunder and shall satisfy and discharge the liability for principal on this Note to the extent of the sum represented by such check or wire transfer. Interest shall be payable in Common Stock (as defined below) pursuant to paragraph 4(b) herein.
This Note is subject to the following additional provisions:
1. 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 made for such registration or transfer or exchange, except that Holder shall pay any tax or other governmental charges payable in connection therewith.
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2. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from all payments any amounts required to be withheld under applicable laws.
3. This Note may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Act”) and applicable state securities laws. Any attempted transfer to a non-qualifying party shall be treated by the Company as void. Prior to due presentment for transfer of this Note, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is duly registered on the Company’s records as the owner hereof for all other purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected or bound by notice to the contrary. Any Holder of this Note electing to exercise the right of conversion set forth in Section 4(a) hereof, in addition to the requirements set forth in Section 4(a), and any prospective transferee of this Note, also is required to give the Company written confirmation that this Note is being converted (“Notice of Conversion”) in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A. The date of receipt (including receipt by telecopy) of such Notice of Conversion shall be the Conversion Date.
4. (a) During the first 6 months this Note is in effect, the Holder of this Note is entitled, at its option, to convert all or any amount of the principal face amount of this Note then outstanding into shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) at a price (“Conversion Price”) for each share of Common Stock at fixed price of $0.55 per share. After the 6th monthly anniversary, the Conversion Price shall be equal to 65% of the lowest trading price of the Common Stock as reported on the National Quotations Bureau OTC marketplace which the Company’s shares are traded or any exchange upon which the Common Stock may be traded in the future (“Exchange”), for the lower of (i) fifteen prior trading days immediately preceding the Issuance Date of this note or (ii) the fifteen prior trading days including the day upon which a Notice of Conversion is received by the Company or its transfer agent (provided such Notice of Conversion is delivered by fax or other electronic method of communication to the Company or its transfer agent after 4 P.M. Eastern Standard or Daylight Savings Time if the Holder wishes to include the same day closing price). If the shares have not been delivered within 3 business days, the Notice of Conversion may be rescinded. Such conversion shall be effectuated by the Company delivering the shares of Common Stock to the Holder within 3 business days of receipt by the Company of the Notice of Conversion. Accrued but unpaid interest shall be subject to conversion. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractions of shares will be issued on conversion, but the number of shares issuable shall be rounded to the nearest whole share. To the extent the Conversion Price of the Company’s Common Stock closes below the par value per share, the Company will take all steps necessary to solicit the consent of the stockholders to reduce the par value to the lowest value possible under law. The Company agrees to honor all conversions submitted pending this increase. In the event the Company experiences a DTC “Chill” on its shares, the Conversion Price shall be decreased to 55% instead of 65% while that “Chill” is in effect. All the terms set forth herein, including but not limited to interest rate, prepayment terms, conversion discount or lookback period will be adjusted downward (i.e. for the benefit of the Holder) if the Company offers a more favorable conversion discount (whether via interest, rate OID or otherwise) or lookback period to another party or otherwise grants any more favorable terms to any third party than those contained herein while this note is in effect. In no event shall the Holder be allowed to effect a conversion if such conversion, along with all other shares of Company Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates would exceed 4.99% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company (which may be increased to 9.99% on 61 days prior written notice).
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(b) Interest on any unpaid principal balance of this Note shall be paid at the rate of 8% per annum. Interest outstanding after the six month anniversary of this Note, shall be paid by the Company in Common Stock (“Interest Shares”). Holder may, at any time after the six month anniversary of this Note, send in a Notice of Conversion to the Company for Interest Shares based on the formula provided in Section 4(a) above. The dollar amount converted into Interest Shares shall be all or a portion of the accrued interest calculated on the unpaid principal balance of this Note to the date of such notice.
(c) During the first six months this Note is in effect, the Company may redeem this Note by paying to the Holder an amount as follows: (i) if the redemption is within the first 90 days this Note is in effect, then for an amount equal to 110% of the unpaid principal amount of this Note along with any interest that has accrued during that period, (ii) if the redemption is after the 90th day this Note is in effect, but less than the 180th day this Note is in effect, then for an amount equal to 125% of the unpaid principal amount of this Note along with any accrued interest accrued during that period. This Note may not be redeemed after 180 days. The redemption must be closed and paid for within 3 business days of the Company sending the redemption demand or the redemption will be invalid and the Company may not redeem this Note.
(d) Upon (i) a transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any person in a single transaction or series of related transactions, (ii) a reclassification, capital reorganization or other change or exchange of outstanding shares of the Common Stock, other than a forward or reverse stock split or stock dividend, or (iii) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another person or entity in which the Company is not the surviving entity (other than a merger which is effected solely to change the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company and results in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of Common Stock solely into shares of Common Stock) (each of items (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to as a “Sale Event”), then, in each case, the Company shall, upon request of the Holder, redeem this Note in cash for 150% of the principal amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest through the date of redemption, or at the election of the Holder, such Holder may convert the unpaid principal amount of this Note (together with the amount of accrued but unpaid interest) into shares of Common Stock immediately prior to such Sale Event at the Conversion Price.
(e) In case of any Sale Event (not to include a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets) in connection with which this Note is not redeemed or converted, the Company shall cause effective provision to be made so that the Holder of this Note shall have the right thereafter, by converting this Note, to purchase or convert this Note into the kind and number of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, capital reorganization or other change, consolidation or merger by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock that could have been purchased upon exercise of the Note and at the same Conversion Price, as defined in this Note, immediately prior to such Sale Event. The foregoing provisions shall similarly apply to successive Sale Events. If the consideration received by the holders of Common Stock is other than cash, the value shall be as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company or successor person or entity acting in good faith.
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5. No provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, and interest on, this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the form, herein prescribed.
6. The Company hereby expressly waives demand and presentment for payment, notice of non-payment, protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, notice of acceleration or intent to accelerate, and diligence in taking any action to collect amounts called for hereunder and shall be directly and primarily liable for the payment of all sums owing and to be owing hereto.
7. The Company agrees to pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, which may be incurred by the Holder in collecting any amount due under this Note.
8. If one or more of the following described “Events of Default” shall occur:
(a) The Company shall default in the payment of principal or interest on this Note or any other note issued to the Holder by the Company; or
(b) Any of the representations or warranties made by the Company herein or in any certificate or financial or other written statements heretofore or hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Note, or the Securities Purchase Agreement under which this note was issued shall be false or misleading in any respect; or
(c) The Company shall fail to perform or observe, in any respect, any covenant, term, provision, condition, agreement or obligation of the Company under this Note or any other note issued to the Holder; or
(d) The Company shall (1) become insolvent; (2) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they mature; (3) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or commence proceedings for its dissolution; (4) apply for or consent to the appointment of a trustee, liquidator or receiver for its or for a substantial part of its property or business; (5) file a petition for bankruptcy relief, consent to the filing of such petition or have filed against it an involuntary petition for bankruptcy relief, all under federal or state laws as applicable; or
(e) A trustee, liquidator or receiver shall be appointed for the Company or for a substantial part of its property or business without its consent and shall not be discharged within sixty (60) days after such appointment; or
(f) Any governmental agency or any court of competent jurisdiction at the instance of any governmental agency shall assume custody or control of the whole or any substantial portion of the properties or assets of the Company; or
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(g) One or more money judgments, writs or warrants of attachment, or similar process, in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate, shall be entered or filed against the Company or any of its properties or other assets and shall remain unpaid, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of fifteen (15) days or in any event later than five (5) days prior to the date of any proposed sale thereunder; or
(h) The Company shall have defaulted on or breached any term of any other note of similar debt instrument into which the Company has entered and failed to cure such default within the appropriate grace period; or
(i) The Company shall have its Common Stock delisted from an exchange (including the OTC Market Exchange) or, if the Common Stock trades on an exchange, then trading in the Common Stock shall be suspended for more than 10 consecutive days or ceases to file its 1934 act reports with the SEC;
(j) If a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company on the date hereof are no longer serving as members of the Board;
(k) The Company shall not deliver to the Holder the Common Stock pursuant to paragraph 4 herein without restrictive legend within 3 business days of its receipt of a Notice of Conversion; or
(l) The Company shall not replenish the reserve set forth in Section 12, within 3 business days of the request of the Holder.
(m) The Company shall not be “current” in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission;
(n) The Company shall lose the “bid” price for its stock in a market (including the OTC marketplace or other exchange); or
Then, or at any time thereafter, unless cured within 5 days, and in each and every such case, unless such Event of Default shall have been waived in writing by the Holder (which waiver shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent default) at the option of the Holder and in the Holder’s sole discretion, the Holder may consider this Note immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or (further) notice of any kind (other than notice of acceleration), all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything herein or in any note or other instruments contained to the contrary notwithstanding, and the Holder may immediately, and without expiration of any period of grace, enforce any and all of the Holder’s rights and remedies provided herein or any other rights or remedies afforded by law. Upon an Event of Default, interest shall accrue at a default interest rate of 24% per annum or, if such rate is usurious or not permitted by current law, then at the highest rate of interest permitted by law. In the event of a breach of Section 8(k) the penalty shall be $250 per day the shares are not issued beginning on the 4th day after the conversion notice was delivered to the Company. This penalty shall increase to $500 per day beginning on the 10th day. The penalty for a breach of Section 8(n) shall be an increase of the outstanding principal amounts by 20%. In case of a breach of Section 8(i), the outstanding principal due under this Note shall increase by 50%. If this Note is not paid at maturity, the outstanding principal due under this Note shall increase by 10%. Further, if a breach of Section 8(m) occurs or is continuing after the 6 month anniversary of the Note, then the Holder shall be entitled to use the lowest closing bid price during the delinquency period as a base price for the conversion. For example, if the lowest closing bid price during the delinquency period is $0.01 per share and the conversion discount is 50% the Holder may elect to convert future conversions at $0.005 per share.
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If the Holder shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Note, including, without limitation, engaging an attorney, then if the Holder prevails in such action, the Holder shall be reimbursed by the Company for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
Make-Whole for Failure to Deliver Loss. At the Holder’s election, if the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the conversion shares by the by the 3rd business day following the delivery of a Notice of Conversion to the Company and if the Holder incurs a Failure to Deliver Loss, then at any time the Holder may provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Failure to Deliver Loss and the Company must make the Holder whole as follows:
Failure to Deliver Loss = [(Highest VWAP for the 30 trading days on or after the day of exercise) x (Number of conversion shares)]
The Company must pay the Failure to Deliver Loss by cash payment, and any such cash payment must be made by the third business day from the time of the Holder’s written notice to the Company.
9. In case any provision of this Note is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessive in scope or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent possible, and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Note will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
10. Neither this Note nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Holder.
11. The Company represents that it is not a “shell” issuer and has never been a “shell” issuer or that if it previously has been a “shell” issuer that at least 12 months have passed since the Company has reported form 10 type information indicating it is no longer a “shell issuer. Further. The Company will instruct its counsel to either (i) write a 144 opinion to allow for salability of the conversion shares or (ii) accept such opinion from Holder’s counsel.
12. The Company shall issue irrevocable transfer agent instructions reserving 2,634,000 shares of its Common Stock for conversions under this Note (the “Share Reserve”). Upon full conversion of this Note, any shares remaining in the Share Reserve shall be cancelled. The Company shall pay all transfer agent costs associated with issuing and delivering the share certificates to Holder. If such amounts are to be paid by the Holder, it may deduct such amounts from the Conversion Price. The company should at all times reserve a minimum of four times the amount of shares required if the note would be fully converted. The Holder may reasonably request increases from time to time to reserve such amounts. The Company will instruct its transfer agent to provide the outstanding share information to the Holder in connection with its conversions.
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13. The Company will give the Holder direct notice of any corporate actions, including but not limited to name changes, stock splits, recapitalizations etc. This notice shall be given to the Holder as soon as possible under law.
14. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable provision shall automatically be revised to equal the maximum rate of interest or other amount deemed interest permitted under applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not seek to claim or take advantage of any law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or a portion of the principal or interest on this Note.
15. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New York applicable to contracts made and wholly to be performed within the State of New York and shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each party hereto. The Holder and the Company hereby mutually waive trial by jury and consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the courts of the State of New York or in the Federal courts sitting in the county or city of New York. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and the facsimile transmission of an executed counterpart to this Agreement shall be effective as an original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: ___________
EVIO, INC. | ||
By: | ||
Title: |
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(To be Executed by the Registered Holder in order to Convert the Note)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $___________ of the above Note into _________ Shares of Common Stock of EVIO, INC. (“Shares”) according to the conditions set forth in such Note, as of the date written below.
If Shares are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer and other taxes and charges payable with respect thereto.
Date of Conversion: _____________________________________________________
Applicable Conversion Price: ______________________________________________
Signature: ____________________________________________________________
[Print Name of Holder and Title of Signer]
Address: _____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
SSN or EIN: __________________________
Shares are to be registered in the following name: ____________________________________
Name: ___________________________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________________
Tel: __________________________________
Fax: ________________________________
SSN or EIN: __________________________
Shares are to be sent or delivered to the following account:
Account Name: ________________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________________
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Exhibit 4.3
THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER (THE “1933 ACT”)
US $105,000.00
EVIO, INC.
8% CONVERTIBLE SECURED REDEEMABLE NOTE
DUE DECEMBER 28, 2019
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Evio, Inc. (the “Company”) promises to pay to the order of LG CAPITAL FUNDING, LLC and its authorized successors and permitted assigns (“Holder”), the aggregate principal face amount of One Hundred Five Thousand Dollars exactly (U.S. $105,000.00) on December 28, 2019 (“Maturity Date”) and to pay interest on the principal amount outstanding hereunder at the rate of 8% per annum commencing on December 28, 2018 (“Issuance Date”). The interest will be paid to the Holder in whose name this Note is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of this Note. The principal of, and interest on, this Note are payable at 1218 Union Street, Suite #2, Brooklyn, NY 11225, initially, and if changed, last appearing on the records of the Company as designated in writing by the Holder hereof from time to time. The Company will pay each interest payment and the outstanding principal due upon this Note before or on the Maturity Date, less any amounts required by law to be deducted or withheld, to the Holder of this Note by check or wire transfer addressed to such Holder at the last address appearing on the records of the Company. The forwarding of such check or wire transfer shall constitute a payment of outstanding principal hereunder and shall satisfy and discharge the liability for principal on this Note to the extent of the sum represented by such check or wire transfer. Interest shall be payable in Common Stock (as defined below) pursuant to paragraph 4(b) herein. This Note is a secured Note, secured by all the assets of the Company.
This Note is subject to the following additional provisions:
1. 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 made for such registration or transfer or exchange, except that Holder shall pay any tax or other governmental charges payable in connection therewith.
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2. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from all payments any amounts required to be withheld under applicable laws.
3. This Note may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Act”) and applicable state securities laws. Any attempted transfer to a non-qualifying party shall be treated by the Company as void. Prior to due presentment for transfer of this Note, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is duly registered on the Company’s records as the owner hereof for all other purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected or bound by notice to the contrary. Any Holder of this Note electing to exercise the right of conversion set forth in Section 4(a) hereof, in addition to the requirements set forth in Section 4(a), and any prospective transferee of this Note, also is required to give the Company written confirmation that this Note is being converted (“Notice of Conversion”) in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A. The date of receipt (including receipt by telecopy) of such Notice of Conversion shall be the Conversion Date.
4. (a) The Holder of this Note is entitled, at its option, at any time after 6 months, to convert all or any amount of the principal face amount of this Note then outstanding into shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) at a price (“Conversion Price”) for each share of Common Stock equal to 65% of the lowest trading price of the Common Stock as reported on the National Quotations Bureau OTC marketplace which the Company’s shares are traded or any exchange upon which the Common Stock may be traded in the future (“Exchange”), for the lower of (i) fifteen prior trading days immediately preceding the Issuance Date of this note or (ii) the fifteen prior trading days including the day upon which a Notice of Conversion is received by the Company or its transfer agent (provided such Notice of Conversion is delivered by fax or other electronic method of communication to the Company or its transfer agent after 4 P.M. Eastern Standard or Daylight Savings Time if the Holder wishes to include the same day closing price). If the shares have not been delivered within 3 business days, the Notice of Conversion may be rescinded. Such conversion shall be effectuated by the Company delivering the shares of Common Stock to the Holder within 3 business days of receipt by the Company of the Notice of Conversion. Accrued but unpaid interest shall be subject to conversion. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractions of shares will be issued on conversion, but the number of shares issuable shall be rounded to the nearest whole share. To the extent the Conversion Price of the Company’s Common Stock closes below the par value per share, the Company will take all steps necessary to solicit the consent of the stockholders to reduce the par value to the lowest value possible under law. The Company agrees to honor all conversions submitted pending this increase. In the event the Company experiences a DTC “Chill” on its shares, the Conversion Price shall be decreased to 55% instead of 65% while that “Chill” is in effect. In no event shall the Holder be allowed to effect a conversion if such conversion, along with all other shares of Company Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates would exceed 9.9% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company. The conversion discount and look back period will be adjusted on a ratchet basis if the Company offers a more favorable conversion discount (whether through a straight discount or in combination with an original issue discount) or look back period to another party while this note is in effect.
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(b) Interest on any unpaid principal balance of this Note shall be paid at the rate of 8% per annum. Interest shall be paid by the Company in Common Stock (“Interest Shares”). Holder may, at any time, send in a Notice of Conversion to the Company for Interest Shares based on the formula provided in Section 4(a) above. The dollar amount converted into Interest Shares shall be all or a portion of the accrued interest calculated on the unpaid principal balance of this Note to the date of such notice.
(c) During the first six months this Note is in effect, the Company may redeem this Note by paying to the Holder an amount as follows: (i) if the redemption is within the first 90 days this Note is in effect, then for an amount equal to 110% of the unpaid principal amount of this Note along with any interest that has accrued during that period, (ii) if the redemption is after the 90th day this Note is in effect, but less than the 180th day this Note is in effect, then for an amount equal to 125% of the unpaid principal amount of this Note along with any accrued interest accrued during that period. This Note may not be redeemed after 180 days. The redemption must be closed and paid for within 3 business days of the Company sending the redemption demand or the redemption will be invalid and the Company may not redeem this Note.
(d) Upon (i) a transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any person in a single transaction or series of related transactions, (ii) a reclassification, capital reorganization or other change or exchange of outstanding shares of the Common Stock, other than a forward or reverse stock split or stock dividend, or (iii) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another person or entity in which the Company is not the surviving entity (other than a merger which is effected solely to change the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company and results in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of Common Stock solely into shares of Common Stock) (each of items (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to as a “Sale Event”), then, in each case, the Company shall, upon request of the Holder, redeem this Note in cash for 150% of the principal amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest through the date of redemption, or at the election of the Holder, such Holder may convert the unpaid principal amount of this Note (together with the amount of accrued but unpaid interest) into shares of Common Stock immediately prior to such Sale Event at the Conversion Price.
(e) In case of any Sale Event (not to include a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets) in connection with which this Note is not redeemed or converted, the Company shall cause effective provision to be made so that the Holder of this Note shall have the right thereafter, by converting this Note, to purchase or convert this Note into the kind and number of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, capital reorganization or other change, consolidation or merger by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock that could have been purchased upon exercise of the Note and at the same Conversion Price, as defined in this Note, immediately prior to such Sale Event. The foregoing provisions shall similarly apply to successive Sale Events. If the consideration received by the holders of Common Stock is other than cash, the value shall be as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company or successor person or entity acting in good faith.
5. No provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, and interest on, this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the form, herein prescribed.
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6. The Company hereby expressly waives demand and presentment for payment, notice of non-payment, protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, notice of acceleration or intent to accelerate, and diligence in taking any action to collect amounts called for hereunder and shall be directly and primarily liable for the payment of all sums owing and to be owing hereto.
7. The Company agrees to pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, which may be incurred by the Holder in collecting any amount due under this Note.
8. If one or more of the following described “Events of Default” shall occur:
(a) The Company shall default in the payment of principal or interest on this Note or any other note issued to the Holder by the Company; or
(b) Any of the representations or warranties made by the Company herein or in any certificate or financial or other written statements heretofore or hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Note, or the Securities Purchase Agreement under which this note was issued shall be false or misleading in any respect; or
(c) The Company shall fail to perform or observe, in any respect, any covenant, term, provision, condition, agreement or obligation of the Company under this Note or any other note issued to the Holder; or
(d) The Company shall (1) become insolvent; (2) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they mature; (3) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or commence proceedings for its dissolution; (4) apply for or consent to the appointment of a trustee, liquidator or receiver for its or for a substantial part of its property or business; (5) file a petition for bankruptcy relief, consent to the filing of such petition or have filed against it an involuntary petition for bankruptcy relief, all under federal or state laws as applicable; or
(e) A trustee, liquidator or receiver shall be appointed for the Company or for a substantial part of its property or business without its consent and shall not be discharged within sixty (60) days after such appointment; or
(f) Any governmental agency or any court of competent jurisdiction at the instance of any governmental agency shall assume custody or control of the whole or any substantial portion of the properties or assets of the Company; or
(g) One or more money judgments, writs or warrants of attachment, or similar process, in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate, shall be entered or filed against the Company or any of its properties or other assets and shall remain unpaid, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of fifteen (15) days or in any event later than five (5) days prior to the date of any proposed sale thereunder; or
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(h) The Company shall have defaulted on or breached any term of any other note of similar debt instrument into which the Company has entered and failed to cure such default within the appropriate grace period; or
(i) The Company shall have its Common Stock delisted from a market (including the OTC marketplace) or, if the Common Stock trades on an exchange, then trading in the Common Stock shall be suspended for more than 10 consecutive days or ceases to file its 1934 act reports with the SEC;
(j) If a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company on the date hereof are no longer serving as members of the Board;
(k) The Company shall not deliver to the Holder the Common Stock pursuant to paragraph 4 herein without restrictive legend within 3 business days of its receipt of a Notice of Conversion; or
(l) The Company shall not replenish the reserve set forth in Section 12, within 3 business days of the request of the Holder; or
(m) The Company shall not be “current” in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission; or
(n) The Company shall lose the “bid” price for its stock in a market (including the OTC marketplace or other exchange)
Then, or at any time thereafter, unless cured within 5 days, and in each and every such case, unless such Event of Default shall have been waived in writing by the Holder (which waiver shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent default) at the option of the Holder and in the Holder’s sole discretion, the Holder may consider this Note immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or (further) notice of any kind (other than notice of acceleration), all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything herein or in any note or other instruments contained to the contrary notwithstanding, and the Holder may immediately, and without expiration of any period of grace, enforce any and all of the Holder’s rights and remedies provided herein or any other rights or remedies afforded by law. Upon an Event of Default, interest shall accrue at a default interest rate of 24% per annum or, if such rate is usurious or not permitted by current law, then at the highest rate of interest permitted by law. In the event of a breach of Section 8(k) the penalty shall be $250 per day the shares are not issued beginning on the 4th day after the conversion notice was delivered to the Company. This penalty shall increase to $500 per day beginning on the 10th day. The penalty for a breach of Section 8(n) shall be an increase of the outstanding principal amounts by 20%. Further, if a breach of Section 8(m) occurs or is continuing after the 6 month anniversary of the Note, then the Holder shall be entitled to use the lowest closing bid price during the delinquency period as a base price for the conversion. For example, if the lowest closing bid price during the delinquency period is $0.01 per share and the conversion discount is 50% the Holder may elect to convert future conversions at $0.005 per share.
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If the Holder shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Note, including, without limitation, engaging an attorney, then if the Holder prevails in such action, the Holder shall be reimbursed by the Company for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
Make-Whole for Failure to Deliver Loss. At the Holder’s election, if the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the conversion shares by the by the 3rd business day following the delivery of a Notice of Conversion to the Company and if the Holder incurs a Failure to Deliver Loss, then at any time the Holder may provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Failure to Deliver Loss and the Company must make the Holder whole as follows:
Failure to Deliver Loss = [(Highest VWAP price for the 30 trading days on or after the day of exercise) x (Number of conversion shares)]
The Company must pay the Failure to Deliver Loss by cash payment, and any such cash payment must be made by the third business day from the time of the Holder’s written notice to the Company.
9. In case any provision of this Note is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessive in scope or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent possible, and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Note will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
10. Neither this Note nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Holder.
11. The Company represents that it is not a “shell” issuer and has never been a “shell” issuer or that if it previously has been a “shell” issuer that at least 12 months have passed since the Company has reported form 10 type information indicating it is no longer a “shell issuer. Further. The Company will instruct its counsel to either (i) write a 144 opinion to allow for salability of the conversion shares or (ii) accept such opinion from Holder’s counsel.
12. The Company shall issue irrevocable transfer agent instructions reserving 1,911,000 shares of its Common Stock for conversions under this Note (the “Share Reserve”). Upon full conversion of this Note, any shares remaining in the Share Reserve shall be cancelled. The Company shall pay all transfer agent costs associated with issuing and delivering the share certificates to Holder. If such amounts are to be paid by the Holder, it may deduct such amounts from the Conversion Price. The company should at all times reserve a minimum of four times the amount of shares required if the note would be fully converted. The Holder may reasonably request increases from time to time to reserve such amounts. The Company will instruct its transfer agent to provide the outstanding share information to the Holder in connection with its conversions.
13. The Company will give the Holder direct notice of any corporate actions, including but not limited to name changes, stock splits, recapitalizations etc. This notice shall be given to the Holder as soon as possible under law.
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14. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable provision shall automatically be revised to equal the maximum rate of interest or other amount deemed interest permitted under applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not seek to claim or take advantage of any law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or a portion of the principal or interest on this Note.
15. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New York applicable to contracts made and wholly to be performed within the State of New York and shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each party hereto. The Holder and the Company hereby mutually waive trial by jury and consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the courts of the State of New York or in the Federal courts sitting in the county or city of New York. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and the facsimile transmission of an executed counterpart to this Agreement shall be effective as an original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized.
Dated:________________ | ||
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(To be Executed by the Registered Holder in order to Convert the Note)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $___________ of the above Note into _________ Shares of Common Stock of Evio, Inc. (“Shares”) according to the conditions set forth in such Note, as of the date written below.
If Shares are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer and other taxes and charges payable with respect thereto.
Date of Conversion: ______________________________________________________
Applicable Conversion Price: _______________________________________________
Signature:______________________________________________________________
[Print Name of Holder and Title of Signer]
Address: _______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
SSN or EIN: ______________________________________________________________
Shares are to be registered in the following name: __________________________________
Name: __________________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________
Tel: _____________________________________
Fax: _____________________________________
SSN or EIN: _______________________________
Shares are to be sent or delivered to the following account:
Account Name: ___________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________
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Exhibit 4.4
THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER (THE “1933 ACT”)
US $131,250.00
EVIO, INC.
8% CONVERTIBLE SECURED REDEEMABLE NOTE
DUE JANUARY 14, 2020
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Evio, Inc. (the “Company”) promises to pay to the order of LG CAPITAL FUNDING, LLC and its authorized successors and permitted assigns (“Holder”), the aggregate principal face amount of One Hundred Thirty One Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars exactly (U.S. $131,250.00) on January 14, 2020 (“Maturity Date”) and to pay interest on the principal amount outstanding hereunder at the rate of 8% per annum commencing on January 14, 2019 (“Issuance Date”). The interest will be paid to the Holder in whose name this Note is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of this Note. The principal of, and interest on, this Note are payable at 1218 Union Street, Suite #2, Brooklyn, NY 11225, initially, and if changed, last appearing on the records of the Company as designated in writing by the Holder hereof from time to time. The Company will pay each interest payment and the outstanding principal due upon this Note before or on the Maturity Date, less any amounts required by law to be deducted or withheld, to the Holder of this Note by check or wire transfer addressed to such Holder at the last address appearing on the records of the Company. The forwarding of such check or wire transfer shall constitute a payment of outstanding principal hereunder and shall satisfy and discharge the liability for principal on this Note to the extent of the sum represented by such check or wire transfer. Interest shall be payable in Common Stock (as defined below) pursuant to paragraph 4(b) herein. This Note is a secured Note, secured by all the assets of the Company.
This Note is subject to the following additional provisions:
1. 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 made for such registration or transfer or exchange, except that Holder shall pay any tax or other governmental charges payable in connection therewith.
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2. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from all payments any amounts required to be withheld under applicable laws.
3. This Note may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Act”) and applicable state securities laws. Any attempted transfer to a non-qualifying party shall be treated by the Company as void. Prior to due presentment for transfer of this Note, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is duly registered on the Company’s records as the owner hereof for all other purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected or bound by notice to the contrary. Any Holder of this Note electing to exercise the right of conversion set forth in Section 4(a) hereof, in addition to the requirements set forth in Section 4(a), and any prospective transferee of this Note, also is required to give the Company written confirmation that this Note is being converted (“Notice of Conversion”) in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A. The date of receipt (including receipt by telecopy) of such Notice of Conversion shall be the Conversion Date.
4. (a) The Holder of this Note is entitled, at its option, at any time after 6 months, to convert all or any amount of the principal face amount of this Note then outstanding into shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) at a price (“Conversion Price”) for each share of Common Stock equal to 65% of the lowest trading price of the Common Stock as reported on the National Quotations Bureau OTC marketplace which the Company’s shares are traded or any exchange upon which the Common Stock may be traded in the future (“Exchange”), for the lower of (i) fifteen prior trading days immediately preceding the Issuance Date of this note or (ii) the fifteen prior trading days including the day upon which a Notice of Conversion is received by the Company or its transfer agent (provided such Notice of Conversion is delivered by fax or other electronic method of communication to the Company or its transfer agent after 4 P.M. Eastern Standard or Daylight Savings Time if the Holder wishes to include the same day closing price). If the shares have not been delivered within 3 business days, the Notice of Conversion may be rescinded. Such conversion shall be effectuated by the Company delivering the shares of Common Stock to the Holder within 3 business days of receipt by the Company of the Notice of Conversion. Accrued but unpaid interest shall be subject to conversion. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractions of shares will be issued on conversion, but the number of shares issuable shall be rounded to the nearest whole share. To the extent the Conversion Price of the Company’s Common Stock closes below the par value per share, the Company will take all steps necessary to solicit the consent of the stockholders to reduce the par value to the lowest value possible under law. The Company agrees to honor all conversions submitted pending this increase. In the event the Company experiences a DTC “Chill” on its shares, the Conversion Price shall be decreased to 55% instead of 65% while that “Chill” is in effect. In no event shall the Holder be allowed to effect a conversion if such conversion, along with all other shares of Company Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates would exceed 9.9% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company. The conversion discount and look back period will be adjusted on a ratchet basis if the Company offers a more favorable conversion discount (whether through a straight discount or in combination with an original issue discount) or look back period to another party while this note is in effect.
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(b) Interest on any unpaid principal balance of this Note shall be paid at the rate of 8% per annum. Interest shall be paid by the Company in Common Stock (“Interest Shares”). Holder may, at any time, send in a Notice of Conversion to the Company for Interest Shares based on the formula provided in Section 4(a) above. The dollar amount converted into Interest Shares shall be all or a portion of the accrued interest calculated on the unpaid principal balance of this Note to the date of such notice.
(c) During the first six months this Note is in effect, the Company may redeem this Note by paying to the Holder an amount as follows: (i) if the redemption is within the first 90 days this Note is in effect, then for an amount equal to 110% of the unpaid principal amount of this Note along with any interest that has accrued during that period, (ii) if the redemption is after the 90th day this Note is in effect, but less than the 180th day this Note is in effect, then for an amount equal to 125% of the unpaid principal amount of this Note along with any accrued interest accrued during that period. This Note may not be redeemed after 180 days. The redemption must be closed and paid for within 3 business days of the Company sending the redemption demand or the redemption will be invalid and the Company may not redeem this Note.
(d) Upon (i) a transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any person in a single transaction or series of related transactions, (ii) a reclassification, capital reorganization or other change or exchange of outstanding shares of the Common Stock, other than a forward or reverse stock split or stock dividend, or (iii) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another person or entity in which the Company is not the surviving entity (other than a merger which is effected solely to change the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company and results in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of Common Stock solely into shares of Common Stock) (each of items (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to as a “Sale Event”), then, in each case, the Company shall, upon request of the Holder, redeem this Note in cash for 150% of the principal amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest through the date of redemption, or at the election of the Holder, such Holder may convert the unpaid principal amount of this Note (together with the amount of accrued but unpaid interest) into shares of Common Stock immediately prior to such Sale Event at the Conversion Price.
(e) In case of any Sale Event (not to include a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets) in connection with which this Note is not redeemed or converted, the Company shall cause effective provision to be made so that the Holder of this Note shall have the right thereafter, by converting this Note, to purchase or convert this Note into the kind and number of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, capital reorganization or other change, consolidation or merger by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock that could have been purchased upon exercise of the Note and at the same Conversion Price, as defined in this Note, immediately prior to such Sale Event. The foregoing provisions shall similarly apply to successive Sale Events. If the consideration received by the holders of Common Stock is other than cash, the value shall be as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company or successor person or entity acting in good faith.
5. No provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, and interest on, this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the form, herein prescribed.
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6. The Company hereby expressly waives demand and presentment for payment, notice of non-payment, protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, notice of acceleration or intent to accelerate, and diligence in taking any action to collect amounts called for hereunder and shall be directly and primarily liable for the payment of all sums owing and to be owing hereto.
7. The Company agrees to pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, which may be incurred by the Holder in collecting any amount due under this Note.
8. If one or more of the following described “Events of Default” shall occur:
(a) The Company shall default in the payment of principal or interest on this Note or any other note issued to the Holder by the Company; or
(b) Any of the representations or warranties made by the Company herein or in any certificate or financial or other written statements heretofore or hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Note, or the Securities Purchase Agreement under which this note was issued shall be false or misleading in any respect; or
(c) The Company shall fail to perform or observe, in any respect, any covenant, term, provision, condition, agreement or obligation of the Company under this Note or any other note issued to the Holder; or
(d) The Company shall (1) become insolvent; (2) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they mature; (3) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or commence proceedings for its dissolution; (4) apply for or consent to the appointment of a trustee, liquidator or receiver for its or for a substantial part of its property or business; (5) file a petition for bankruptcy relief, consent to the filing of such petition or have filed against it an involuntary petition for bankruptcy relief, all under federal or state laws as applicable; or
(e) A trustee, liquidator or receiver shall be appointed for the Company or for a substantial part of its property or business without its consent and shall not be discharged within sixty (60) days after such appointment; or
(f) Any governmental agency or any court of competent jurisdiction at the instance of any governmental agency shall assume custody or control of the whole or any substantial portion of the properties or assets of the Company; or
(g) One or more money judgments, writs or warrants of attachment, or similar process, in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate, shall be entered or filed against the Company or any of its properties or other assets and shall remain unpaid, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of fifteen (15) days or in any event later than five (5) days prior to the date of any proposed sale thereunder; or
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(h) The Company shall have defaulted on or breached any term of any other note of similar debt instrument into which the Company has entered and failed to cure such default within the appropriate grace period; or
(i) The Company shall have its Common Stock delisted from a market (including the OTC marketplace) or, if the Common Stock trades on an exchange, then trading in the Common Stock shall be suspended for more than 10 consecutive days or ceases to file its 1934 act reports with the SEC;
(j) If a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company on the date hereof are no longer serving as members of the Board;
(k) The Company shall not deliver to the Holder the Common Stock pursuant to paragraph 4 herein without restrictive legend within 3 business days of its receipt of a Notice of Conversion; or
(l) The Company shall not replenish the reserve set forth in Section 12, within 3 business days of the request of the Holder; or
(m) The Company shall not be “current” in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission; or
(n) The Company shall lose the “bid” price for its stock in a market (including the OTC marketplace or other exchange)
Then, or at any time thereafter, unless cured within 5 days, and in each and every such case, unless such Event of Default shall have been waived in writing by the Holder (which waiver shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent default) at the option of the Holder and in the Holder’s sole discretion, the Holder may consider this Note immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or (further) notice of any kind (other than notice of acceleration), all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything herein or in any note or other instruments contained to the contrary notwithstanding, and the Holder may immediately, and without expiration of any period of grace, enforce any and all of the Holder’s rights and remedies provided herein or any other rights or remedies afforded by law. Upon an Event of Default, interest shall accrue at a default interest rate of 24% per annum or, if such rate is usurious or not permitted by current law, then at the highest rate of interest permitted by law. In the event of a breach of Section 8(k) the penalty shall be $250 per day the shares are not issued beginning on the 4th day after the conversion notice was delivered to the Company. This penalty shall increase to $500 per day beginning on the 10th day. The penalty for a breach of Section 8(n) shall be an increase of the outstanding principal amounts by 20%. Further, if a breach of Section 8(m) occurs or is continuing after the 6 month anniversary of the Note, then the Holder shall be entitled to use the lowest closing bid price during the delinquency period as a base price for the conversion. For example, if the lowest closing bid price during the delinquency period is $0.01 per share and the conversion discount is 50% the Holder may elect to convert future conversions at $0.005 per share.
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If the Holder shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Note, including, without limitation, engaging an attorney, then if the Holder prevails in such action, the Holder shall be reimbursed by the Company for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
Make-Whole for Failure to Deliver Loss. At the Holder’s election, if the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the conversion shares by the by the 3rd business day following the delivery of a Notice of Conversion to the Company and if the Holder incurs a Failure to Deliver Loss, then at any time the Holder may provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Failure to Deliver Loss and the Company must make the Holder whole as follows:
Failure to Deliver Loss = [(Highest VWAP price for the 30 trading days on or after the day of exercise) x (Number of conversion shares)]
The Company must pay the Failure to Deliver Loss by cash payment, and any such cash payment must be made by the third business day from the time of the Holder’s written notice to the Company.
9. In case any provision of this Note is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessive in scope or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent possible, and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Note will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
10. Neither this Note nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Holder.
11. The Company represents that it is not a “shell” issuer and has never been a “shell” issuer or that if it previously has been a “shell” issuer that at least 12 months have passed since the Company has reported form 10 type information indicating it is no longer a “shell issuer. Further. The Company will instruct its counsel to either (i) write a 144 opinion to allow for salability of the conversion shares or (ii) accept such opinion from Holder’s counsel.
12. The Company shall issue irrevocable transfer agent instructions reserving 2,019,000 shares of its Common Stock for conversions under this Note (the “Share Reserve”). Upon full conversion of this Note, any shares remaining in the Share Reserve shall be cancelled. The Company shall pay all transfer agent costs associated with issuing and delivering the share certificates to Holder. If such amounts are to be paid by the Holder, it may deduct such amounts from the Conversion Price. The company should at all times reserve a minimum of four times the amount of shares required if the note would be fully converted. The Holder may reasonably request increases from time to time to reserve such amounts. The Company will instruct its transfer agent to provide the outstanding share information to the Holder in connection with its conversions.
13. The Company will give the Holder direct notice of any corporate actions, including but not limited to name changes, stock splits, recapitalizations etc. This notice shall be given to the Holder as soon as possible under law.
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14. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable provision shall automatically be revised to equal the maximum rate of interest or other amount deemed interest permitted under applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not seek to claim or take advantage of any law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or a portion of the principal or interest on this Note.
15. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New York applicable to contracts made and wholly to be performed within the State of New York and shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each party hereto. The Holder and the Company hereby mutually waive trial by jury and consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the courts of the State of New York or in the Federal courts sitting in the county or city of New York. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and the facsimile transmission of an executed counterpart to this Agreement shall be effective as an original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized.
Dated:__________________ | ||
EVIO, INC. | ||
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(To be Executed by the Registered Holder in order to Convert the Note)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $___________ of the above Note into _________ Shares of Common Stock of Evio, Inc. (“Shares”) according to the conditions set forth in such Note, as of the date written below.
If Shares are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer and other taxes and charges payable with respect thereto.
Date of Conversion: ____________________________________________________
Applicable Conversion Price: _____________________________________________
Signature: _____________________________________________________________
[Print Name of Holder and Title of Signer]
Address: _______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
SSN or EIN: _____________________________________________________________
Shares are to be registered in the following name: _________________________________
Name: __________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________
Tel: _________________________________________
Fax: _________________________________________
SSN or EIN: __________________________________
Shares are to be sent or delivered to the following account:
Account Name: ______________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________
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Exhibit 4.5
THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER (THE “1933 ACT”)
US $265,000.00
EVIO, INC.
8% CONVERTIBLE REDEEMABLE NOTE
DUE FEBRUARY 4, 2020
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, EVIO, INC. (the “Company”) promises to pay to the order of ADAR ALEF, LLC and its authorized successors and permitted assigns (“Holder”), the aggregate principal face amount of Two Hundred Sixty Five Thousand Dollars exactly (U.S. $265,000.00) on February 4, 2020 (“Maturity Date”) and to pay interest on the principal amount outstanding hereunder at the rate of 8% per annum commencing on February 4, 2019 (“Issuance Date”). This Note contains a 6% OID such that the purchase price is $250,000. The interest will be paid to the Holder in whose name this Note is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of this Note. The principal of, and interest on, this Note are payable at 38 Olympia Lane, Monsey, NY 10952, initially, and if changed, last appearing on the records of the Company as designated in writing by the Holder hereof from time to time. The Company will pay each interest payment and the outstanding principal due upon this Note before or on the Maturity Date, less any amounts required by law to be deducted or withheld, to the Holder of this Note by check or wire transfer addressed to such Holder at the last address appearing on the records of the Company. The forwarding of such check or wire transfer shall constitute a payment of outstanding principal hereunder and shall satisfy and discharge the liability for principal on this Note to the extent of the sum represented by such check or wire transfer. Interest shall be payable in Common Stock (as defined below) pursuant to paragraph 4(b) herein.
This Note is subject to the following additional provisions:
1. 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 made for such registration or transfer or exchange, except that Holder shall pay any tax or other governmental charges payable in connection therewith.
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2. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from all payments any amounts required to be withheld under applicable laws.
3. This Note may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Act”) and applicable state securities laws. Any attempted transfer to a non-qualifying party shall be treated by the Company as void. Prior to due presentment for transfer of this Note, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is duly registered on the Company’s records as the owner hereof for all other purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected or bound by notice to the contrary. Any Holder of this Note electing to exercise the right of conversion set forth in Section 4(a) hereof, in addition to the requirements set forth in Section 4(a), and any prospective transferee of this Note, also is required to give the Company written confirmation that this Note is being converted (“Notice of Conversion”) in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A. The date of receipt (including receipt by telecopy) of such Notice of Conversion shall be the Conversion Date.
4. (a) During the first 6 months this Note is in effect, the Holder of this Note is entitled, at its option, to convert all or any amount of the principal face amount of this Note then outstanding into shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) at a price (“Conversion Price”) for each share of Common Stock at fixed price of $0.55 per share. After the 6th monthly anniversary of this Note, the Conversion Price shall be equal to 65% of the lowest trading price of the Common Stock as reported on the National Quotations Bureau OTC marketplace which the Company’s shares are traded or any exchange upon which the Common Stock may be traded in the future (“Exchange”), for the lower of (i) fifteen prior trading days immediately preceding the Issuance Date of this note or (ii) the fifteen prior trading days including the day upon which a Notice of Conversion is received by the Company or its transfer agent (provided such Notice of Conversion is delivered by fax or other electronic method of communication to the Company or its transfer agent after 4 P.M. Eastern Standard or Daylight Savings Time if the Holder wishes to include the same day closing price). If the shares have not been delivered within 3 business days, the Notice of Conversion may be rescinded. Such conversion shall be effectuated by the Company delivering the shares of Common Stock to the Holder within 3 business days of receipt by the Company of the Notice of Conversion. Accrued but unpaid interest shall be subject to conversion. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractions of shares will be issued on conversion, but the number of shares issuable shall be rounded to the nearest whole share. To the extent the Conversion Price of the Company’s Common Stock closes below the par value per share, the Company will take all steps necessary to solicit the consent of the stockholders to reduce the par value to the lowest value possible under law. The Company agrees to honor all conversions submitted pending this increase. In the event the Company experiences a DTC “Chill” on its shares, the Conversion Price shall be decreased to 55% instead of 65% while that “Chill” is in effect. All the terms set forth herein, including but not limited to interest rate, prepayment terms, conversion discount or lookback period will be adjusted downward (i.e. for the benefit of the Holder) if the Company offers a more favorable conversion discount (whether via interest, rate OID or otherwise) or lookback period to another party or otherwise grants any more favorable terms to any third party than those contained herein while this note is in effect. In no event shall the Holder be allowed to effect a conversion if such conversion, along with all other shares of Company Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates would exceed 4.99% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company (which may be increased to 9.99% on 61 days prior written notice).
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(b) Interest on any unpaid principal balance of this Note shall be paid at the rate of 8% per annum. Interest outstanding after the six month anniversary of this Note, shall be paid by the Company in Common Stock (“Interest Shares”). Holder may, at any time after the six month anniversary of this Note, send in a Notice of Conversion to the Company for Interest Shares based on the formula provided in Section 4(a) above. The dollar amount converted into Interest Shares shall be all or a portion of the accrued interest calculated on the unpaid principal balance of this Note to the date of such notice.
(c) During the first six months this Note is in effect, the Company may redeem this Note by paying to the Holder an amount as follows: (i) if the redemption is within the first 90 days this Note is in effect, then for an amount equal to 110% of the unpaid principal amount of this Note along with any interest that has accrued during that period, (ii) if the redemption is after the 90th day this Note is in effect, but less than the 180th day this Note is in effect, then for an amount equal to 125% of the unpaid principal amount of this Note along with any accrued interest accrued during that period. This Note may not be redeemed after 180 days. The redemption must be closed and paid for within 3 business days of the Company sending the redemption demand or the redemption will be invalid and the Company may not redeem this Note.
(d) Upon (i) a transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any person in a single transaction or series of related transactions, (ii) a reclassification, capital reorganization or other change or exchange of outstanding shares of the Common Stock, other than a forward or reverse stock split or stock dividend, or (iii) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another person or entity in which the Company is not the surviving entity (other than a merger which is effected solely to change the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company and results in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of Common Stock solely into shares of Common Stock) (each of items (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to as a “Sale Event”), then, in each case, the Company shall, upon request of the Holder, redeem this Note in cash for 150% of the principal amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest through the date of redemption, or at the election of the Holder, such Holder may convert the unpaid principal amount of this Note (together with the amount of accrued but unpaid interest) into shares of Common Stock immediately prior to such Sale Event at the Conversion Price.
(e) In case of any Sale Event (not to include a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets) in connection with which this Note is not redeemed or converted, the Company shall cause effective provision to be made so that the Holder of this Note shall have the right thereafter, by converting this Note, to purchase or convert this Note into the kind and number of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, capital reorganization or other change, consolidation or merger by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock that could have been purchased upon exercise of the Note and at the same Conversion Price, as defined in this Note, immediately prior to such Sale Event. The foregoing provisions shall similarly apply to successive Sale Events. If the consideration received by the holders of Common Stock is other than cash, the value shall be as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company or successor person or entity acting in good faith.
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5. No provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, and interest on, this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the form, herein prescribed.
6. The Company hereby expressly waives demand and presentment for payment, notice of non-payment, protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, notice of acceleration or intent to accelerate, and diligence in taking any action to collect amounts called for hereunder and shall be directly and primarily liable for the payment of all sums owing and to be owing hereto.
7. The Company agrees to pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, which may be incurred by the Holder in collecting any amount due under this Note.
8. If one or more of the following described “Events of Default” shall occur:
(a) The Company shall default in the payment of principal or interest on this Note or any other note issued to the Holder by the Company; or
(b) Any of the representations or warranties made by the Company herein or in any certificate or financial or other written statements heretofore or hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Note, or the Securities Purchase Agreement under which this note was issued shall be false or misleading in any respect; or
(c) The Company shall fail to perform or observe, in any respect, any covenant, term, provision, condition, agreement or obligation of the Company under this Note or any other note issued to the Holder; or
(d) The Company shall (1) become insolvent; (2) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they mature; (3) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or commence proceedings for its dissolution; (4) apply for or consent to the appointment of a trustee, liquidator or receiver for its or for a substantial part of its property or business; (5) file a petition for bankruptcy relief, consent to the filing of such petition or have filed against it an involuntary petition for bankruptcy relief, all under federal or state laws as applicable; or
(e) A trustee, liquidator or receiver shall be appointed for the Company or for a substantial part of its property or business without its consent and shall not be discharged within sixty (60) days after such appointment; or
(f) Any governmental agency or any court of competent jurisdiction at the instance of any governmental agency shall assume custody or control of the whole or any substantial portion of the properties or assets of the Company; or
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(g) One or more money judgments, writs or warrants of attachment, or similar process, in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate, shall be entered or filed against the Company or any of its properties or other assets and shall remain unpaid, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of fifteen (15) days or in any event later than five (5) days prior to the date of any proposed sale thereunder; or
(h) The Company shall have defaulted on or breached any term of any other note of similar debt instrument into which the Company has entered and failed to cure such default within the appropriate grace period; or
(i) The Company shall have its Common Stock delisted from an exchange (including the OTC Market Exchange) or, if the Common Stock trades on an exchange, then trading in the Common Stock shall be suspended for more than 10 consecutive days or ceases to file its 1934 act reports with the SEC;
(j) If a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company on the date hereof are no longer serving as members of the Board;
(k) The Company shall not deliver to the Holder the Common Stock pursuant to paragraph 4 herein without restrictive legend within 3 business days of its receipt of a Notice of Conversion; or
(l) The Company shall not replenish the reserve set forth in Section 12, within 3 business days of the request of the Holder.
(m) The Company shall not be “current” in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission;
(n) The Company shall lose the “bid” price for its stock in a market (including the OTC marketplace or other exchange); or
Then, or at any time thereafter, unless cured within 5 days, and in each and every such case, unless such Event of Default shall have been waived in writing by the Holder (which waiver shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent default) at the option of the Holder and in the Holder’s sole discretion, the Holder may consider this Note immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or (further) notice of any kind (other than notice of acceleration), all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything herein or in any note or other instruments contained to the contrary notwithstanding, and the Holder may immediately, and without expiration of any period of grace, enforce any and all of the Holder’s rights and remedies provided herein or any other rights or remedies afforded by law. Upon an Event of Default, interest shall accrue at a default interest rate of 24% per annum or, if such rate is usurious or not permitted by current law, then at the highest rate of interest permitted by law. In the event of a breach of Section 8(k) the penalty shall be $250 per day the shares are not issued beginning on the 4th day after the conversion notice was delivered to the Company. This penalty shall increase to $500 per day beginning on the 10th day. The penalty for a breach of Section 8(n) shall be an increase of the outstanding principal amounts by 20%. In case of a breach of Section 8(i), the outstanding principal due under this Note shall increase by 50%. If this Note is not paid at maturity, the outstanding principal due under this Note shall increase by 10%. Further, if a breach of Section 8(m) occurs or is continuing after the 6 month anniversary of the Note, then the Holder shall be entitled to use the lowest closing bid price during the delinquency period as a base price for the conversion. For example, if the lowest closing bid price during the delinquency period is $0.01 per share and the conversion discount is 50% the Holder may elect to convert future conversions at $0.005 per share.
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If the Holder shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Note, including, without limitation, engaging an attorney, then if the Holder prevails in such action, the Holder shall be reimbursed by the Company for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
Make-Whole for Failure to Deliver Loss. At the Holder’s election, if the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the conversion shares by the by the 3rd business day following the delivery of a Notice of Conversion to the Company and if the Holder incurs a Failure to Deliver Loss, then at any time the Holder may provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Failure to Deliver Loss and the Company must make the Holder whole as follows:
Failure to Deliver Loss = [(Highest VWAP for the 30 trading days on or after the day of exercise) x (Number of conversion shares)]
The Company must pay the Failure to Deliver Loss by cash payment, and any such cash payment must be made by the third business day from the time of the Holder’s written notice to the Company.
9. In case any provision of this Note is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessive in scope or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent possible, and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Note will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
10. Neither this Note nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Holder.
11. The Company represents that it is not a “shell” issuer and has never been a “shell” issuer or that if it previously has been a “shell” issuer that at least 12 months have passed since the Company has reported form 10 type information indicating it is no longer a “shell issuer. Further. The Company will instruct its counsel to either (i) write a 144 opinion to allow for salability of the conversion shares or (ii) accept such opinion from Holder’s counsel.
12. The Company shall issue irrevocable transfer agent instructions reserving 3,977,000 shares of its Common Stock for conversions under this Note (the “Share Reserve”). Upon full conversion of this Note, any shares remaining in the Share Reserve shall be cancelled. The Company shall pay all transfer agent costs associated with issuing and delivering the share certificates to Holder. If such amounts are to be paid by the Holder, it may deduct such amounts from the Conversion Price. The company should at all times reserve a minimum of four times the amount of shares required if the note would be fully converted. The Holder may reasonably request increases from time to time to reserve such amounts. The Company will instruct its transfer agent to provide the outstanding share information to the Holder in connection with its conversions.
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13. The Company will give the Holder direct notice of any corporate actions, including but not limited to name changes, stock splits, recapitalizations etc. This notice shall be given to the Holder as soon as possible under law.
14. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable provision shall automatically be revised to equal the maximum rate of interest or other amount deemed interest permitted under applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not seek to claim or take advantage of any law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or a portion of the principal or interest on this Note.
15. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New York applicable to contracts made and wholly to be performed within the State of New York and shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each party hereto. The Holder and the Company hereby mutually waive trial by jury and consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the courts of the State of New York or in the Federal courts sitting in the county or city of New York. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and the facsimile transmission of an executed counterpart to this Agreement shall be effective as an original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized.
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(To be Executed by the Registered Holder in order to Convert the Note)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $___________ of the above Note into _________ Shares of Common Stock of EVIO, INC. (“Shares”) according to the conditions set forth in such Note, as of the date written below.
If Shares are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer and other taxes and charges payable with respect thereto.
Date of Conversion: ____________________________________________________
Applicable Conversion Price: _____________________________________________
Signature: ____________________________________________________________
[Print Name of Holder and Title of Signer]
Address: _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
SSN or EIN: __________________________
Shares are to be registered in the following name:_______________________________
Name: ___________________________________
Address: ______________________________
Tel: ________________________________
Fax: ________________________________
SSN or EIN: __________________________
Shares are to be sent or delivered to the following account:
Account Name: _______________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________
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Exhibit 4.6
THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER (THE “1933 ACT”)
US $131,250.00
EVIO, INC.
8% CONVERTIBLE SECURED REDEEMABLE NOTE
DUE FEBRUARY 5, 2020
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Evio, Inc. (the “Company”) promises to pay to the order of LG CAPITAL FUNDING, LLC and its authorized successors and permitted assigns (“Holder”), the aggregate principal face amount of One Hundred Thirty One Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars exactly (U.S. $131,250.00) on February 5, 2020 (“Maturity Date”) and to pay interest on the principal amount outstanding hereunder at the rate of 8% per annum commencing on February 5, 2019 (“Issuance Date”). The interest will be paid to the Holder in whose name this Note is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of this Note. The principal of, and interest on, this Note are payable at 1218 Union Street, Suite #2, Brooklyn, NY 11225, initially, and if changed, last appearing on the records of the Company as designated in writing by the Holder hereof from time to time. The Company will pay each interest payment and the outstanding principal due upon this Note before or on the Maturity Date, less any amounts required by law to be deducted or withheld, to the Holder of this Note by check or wire transfer addressed to such Holder at the last address appearing on the records of the Company. The forwarding of such check or wire transfer shall constitute a payment of outstanding principal hereunder and shall satisfy and discharge the liability for principal on this Note to the extent of the sum represented by such check or wire transfer. Interest shall be payable in Common Stock (as defined below) pursuant to paragraph 4(b) herein. This Note is a secured Note, secured by all the assets of the Company.
This Note is subject to the following additional provisions:
1. 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 made for such registration or transfer or exchange, except that Holder shall pay any tax or other governmental charges payable in connection therewith.
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2. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from all payments any amounts required to be withheld under applicable laws.
3. This Note may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Act”) and applicable state securities laws. Any attempted transfer to a non-qualifying party shall be treated by the Company as void. Prior to due presentment for transfer of this Note, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is duly registered on the Company’s records as the owner hereof for all other purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected or bound by notice to the contrary. Any Holder of this Note electing to exercise the right of conversion set forth in Section 4(a) hereof, in addition to the requirements set forth in Section 4(a), and any prospective transferee of this Note, also is required to give the Company written confirmation that this Note is being converted (“Notice of Conversion”) in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A. The date of receipt (including receipt by telecopy) of such Notice of Conversion shall be the Conversion Date.
4. (a) The Holder of this Note is entitled, at its option, at any time after 6 months, to convert all or any amount of the principal face amount of this Note then outstanding into shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) at a price (“Conversion Price”) for each share of Common Stock equal to 65% of the lowest trading price of the Common Stock as reported on the National Quotations Bureau OTC marketplace which the Company’s shares are traded or any exchange upon which the Common Stock may be traded in the future (“Exchange”), for the lower of (i) fifteen prior trading days immediately preceding the Issuance Date of this note or (ii) the fifteen prior trading days including the day upon which a Notice of Conversion is received by the Company or its transfer agent (provided such Notice of Conversion is delivered by fax or other electronic method of communication to the Company or its transfer agent after 4 P.M. Eastern Standard or Daylight Savings Time if the Holder wishes to include the same day closing price). If the shares have not been delivered within 3 business days, the Notice of Conversion may be rescinded. Such conversion shall be effectuated by the Company delivering the shares of Common Stock to the Holder within 3 business days of receipt by the Company of the Notice of Conversion. Accrued but unpaid interest shall be subject to conversion. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractions of shares will be issued on conversion, but the number of shares issuable shall be rounded to the nearest whole share. To the extent the Conversion Price of the Company’s Common Stock closes below the par value per share, the Company will take all steps necessary to solicit the consent of the stockholders to reduce the par value to the lowest value possible under law. The Company agrees to honor all conversions submitted pending this increase. In the event the Company experiences a DTC “Chill” on its shares, the Conversion Price shall be decreased to 55% instead of 65% while that “Chill” is in effect. In no event shall the Holder be allowed to effect a conversion if such conversion, along with all other shares of Company Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates would exceed 9.9% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company. The conversion discount and look back period will be adjusted on a ratchet basis if the Company offers a more favorable conversion discount (whether through a straight discount or in combination with an original issue discount) or look back period to another party while this note is in effect.
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(b) Interest on any unpaid principal balance of this Note shall be paid at the rate of 8% per annum. Interest shall be paid by the Company in Common Stock (“Interest Shares”). Holder may, at any time, send in a Notice of Conversion to the Company for Interest Shares based on the formula provided in Section 4(a) above. The dollar amount converted into Interest Shares shall be all or a portion of the accrued interest calculated on the unpaid principal balance of this Note to the date of such notice.
(c) During the first six months this Note is in effect, the Company may redeem this Note by paying to the Holder an amount as follows: (i) if the redemption is within the first 90 days this Note is in effect, then for an amount equal to 110% of the unpaid principal amount of this Note along with any interest that has accrued during that period, (ii) if the redemption is after the 90th day this Note is in effect, but less than the 180th day this Note is in effect, then for an amount equal to 125% of the unpaid principal amount of this Note along with any accrued interest accrued during that period. This Note may not be redeemed after 180 days. The redemption must be closed and paid for within 3 business days of the Company sending the redemption demand or the redemption will be invalid and the Company may not redeem this Note.
(d) Upon (i) a transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any person in a single transaction or series of related transactions, (ii) a reclassification, capital reorganization or other change or exchange of outstanding shares of the Common Stock, other than a forward or reverse stock split or stock dividend, or (iii) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another person or entity in which the Company is not the surviving entity (other than a merger which is effected solely to change the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company and results in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of Common Stock solely into shares of Common Stock) (each of items (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to as a “Sale Event”), then, in each case, the Company shall, upon request of the Holder, redeem this Note in cash for 150% of the principal amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest through the date of redemption, or at the election of the Holder, such Holder may convert the unpaid principal amount of this Note (together with the amount of accrued but unpaid interest) into shares of Common Stock immediately prior to such Sale Event at the Conversion Price.
(e) In case of any Sale Event (not to include a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets) in connection with which this Note is not redeemed or converted, the Company shall cause effective provision to be made so that the Holder of this Note shall have the right thereafter, by converting this Note, to purchase or convert this Note into the kind and number of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, capital reorganization or other change, consolidation or merger by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock that could have been purchased upon exercise of the Note and at the same Conversion Price, as defined in this Note, immediately prior to such Sale Event. The foregoing provisions shall similarly apply to successive Sale Events. If the consideration received by the holders of Common Stock is other than cash, the value shall be as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company or successor person or entity acting in good faith.
5. No provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, and interest on, this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the form, herein prescribed.
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6. The Company hereby expressly waives demand and presentment for payment, notice of non-payment, protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, notice of acceleration or intent to accelerate, and diligence in taking any action to collect amounts called for hereunder and shall be directly and primarily liable for the payment of all sums owing and to be owing hereto.
7. The Company agrees to pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, which may be incurred by the Holder in collecting any amount due under this Note.
8. If one or more of the following described “Events of Default” shall occur:
(a) The Company shall default in the payment of principal or interest on this Note or any other note issued to the Holder by the Company; or
(b) Any of the representations or warranties made by the Company herein or in any certificate or financial or other written statements heretofore or hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Note, or the Securities Purchase Agreement under which this note was issued shall be false or misleading in any respect; or
(c) The Company shall fail to perform or observe, in any respect, any covenant, term, provision, condition, agreement or obligation of the Company under this Note or any other note issued to the Holder; or
(d) The Company shall (1) become insolvent; (2) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they mature; (3) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or commence proceedings for its dissolution; (4) apply for or consent to the appointment of a trustee, liquidator or receiver for its or for a substantial part of its property or business; (5) file a petition for bankruptcy relief, consent to the filing of such petition or have filed against it an involuntary petition for bankruptcy relief, all under federal or state laws as applicable; or
(e) A trustee, liquidator or receiver shall be appointed for the Company or for a substantial part of its property or business without its consent and shall not be discharged within sixty (60) days after such appointment; or
(f) Any governmental agency or any court of competent jurisdiction at the instance of any governmental agency shall assume custody or control of the whole or any substantial portion of the properties or assets of the Company; or
(g) One or more money judgments, writs or warrants of attachment, or similar process, in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate, shall be entered or filed against the Company or any of its properties or other assets and shall remain unpaid, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of fifteen (15) days or in any event later than five (5) days prior to the date of any proposed sale thereunder; or
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(h) The Company shall have defaulted on or breached any term of any other note of similar debt instrument into which the Company has entered and failed to cure such default within the appropriate grace period; or
(i) The Company shall have its Common Stock delisted from a market (including the OTC marketplace) or, if the Common Stock trades on an exchange, then trading in the Common Stock shall be suspended for more than 10 consecutive days or ceases to file its 1934 act reports with the SEC;
(j) If a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company on the date hereof are no longer serving as members of the Board;
(k) The Company shall not deliver to the Holder the Common Stock pursuant to paragraph 4 herein without restrictive legend within 3 business days of its receipt of a Notice of Conversion; or
(l) The Company shall not replenish the reserve set forth in Section 12, within 3 business days of the request of the Holder; or
(m) The Company shall not be “current” in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission; or
(n) The Company shall lose the “bid” price for its stock in a market (including the OTC marketplace or other exchange)
Then, or at any time thereafter, unless cured within 5 days, and in each and every such case, unless such Event of Default shall have been waived in writing by the Holder (which waiver shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent default) at the option of the Holder and in the Holder’s sole discretion, the Holder may consider this Note immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or (further) notice of any kind (other than notice of acceleration), all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything herein or in any note or other instruments contained to the contrary notwithstanding, and the Holder may immediately, and without expiration of any period of grace, enforce any and all of the Holder’s rights and remedies provided herein or any other rights or remedies afforded by law. Upon an Event of Default, interest shall accrue at a default interest rate of 24% per annum or, if such rate is usurious or not permitted by current law, then at the highest rate of interest permitted by law. In the event of a breach of Section 8(k) the penalty shall be $250 per day the shares are not issued beginning on the 4th day after the conversion notice was delivered to the Company. This penalty shall increase to $500 per day beginning on the 10th day. The penalty for a breach of Section 8(n) shall be an increase of the outstanding principal amounts by 20%. Further, if a breach of Section 8(m) occurs or is continuing after the 6 month anniversary of the Note, then the Holder shall be entitled to use the lowest closing bid price during the delinquency period as a base price for the conversion. For example, if the lowest closing bid price during the delinquency period is $0.01 per share and the conversion discount is 50% the Holder may elect to convert future conversions at $0.005 per share.
If the Holder shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Note, including, without limitation, engaging an attorney, then if the Holder prevails in such action, the Holder shall be reimbursed by the Company for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
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Make-Whole for Failure to Deliver Loss. At the Holder’s election, if the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the conversion shares by the by the 3rd business day following the delivery of a Notice of Conversion to the Company and if the Holder incurs a Failure to Deliver Loss, then at any time the Holder may provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Failure to Deliver Loss and the Company must make the Holder whole as follows:
Failure to Deliver Loss = [(Highest VWAP price for the 30 trading days on or after the day of exercise) x (Number of conversion shares)]
The Company must pay the Failure to Deliver Loss by cash payment, and any such cash payment must be made by the third business day from the time of the Holder’s written notice to the Company.
9. In case any provision of this Note is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessive in scope or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent possible, and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Note will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
10. Neither this Note nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Holder.
11. The Company represents that it is not a “shell” issuer and has never been a “shell” issuer or that if it previously has been a “shell” issuer that at least 12 months have passed since the Company has reported form 10 type information indicating it is no longer a “shell issuer. Further. The Company will instruct its counsel to either (i) write a 144 opinion to allow for salability of the conversion shares or (ii) accept such opinion from Holder’s counsel.
12. The Company shall issue irrevocable transfer agent instructions reserving 1,965,000 shares of its Common Stock for conversions under this Note (the “Share Reserve”). Upon full conversion of this Note, any shares remaining in the Share Reserve shall be cancelled. The Company shall pay all transfer agent costs associated with issuing and delivering the share certificates to Holder. If such amounts are to be paid by the Holder, it may deduct such amounts from the Conversion Price. The company should at all times reserve a minimum of four times the amount of shares required if the note would be fully converted. The Holder may reasonably request increases from time to time to reserve such amounts. The Company will instruct its transfer agent to provide the outstanding share information to the Holder in connection with its conversions.
13. The Company will give the Holder direct notice of any corporate actions, including but not limited to name changes, stock splits, recapitalizations etc. This notice shall be given to the Holder as soon as possible under law.
14. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable provision shall automatically be revised to equal the maximum rate of interest or other amount deemed interest permitted under applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not seek to claim or take advantage of any law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or a portion of the principal or interest on this Note.
15. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New York applicable to contracts made and wholly to be performed within the State of New York and shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each party hereto. The Holder and the Company hereby mutually waive trial by jury and consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the courts of the State of New York or in the Federal courts sitting in the county or city of New York. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and the facsimile transmission of an executed counterpart to this Agreement shall be effective as an original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: _____________
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(To be Executed by the Registered Holder in order to Convert the Note)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $___________ of the above Note into _________ Shares of Common Stock of Evio, Inc. (“Shares”) according to the conditions set forth in such Note, as of the date written below.
If Shares are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer and other taxes and charges payable with respect thereto.
Date of Conversion: ________________________________________________
Applicable Conversion Price: _________________________________________
Signature: ________________________________________________________
[Print Name of Holder and Title of Signer]
Address: _______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
SSN or EIN: ___________________________
Shares are to be registered in the following name: ________________________________
Name: ___________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________
Tel: _____________________________________
Fax: ____________________________________
SSN or EIN: _____________________________
Shares are to be sent or delivered to the following account:
Account Name: _______________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________
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Exhibit 4.7
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 THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
Original Issue Date: February 8, 2019
Fixed Conversion Price (subject to adjustment herein): $0.50
Original Principal Amount: $580,536.60
Purchase Price: $580,536.60
SENIOR SECURED
CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE
DUE FEBRUARY 8, 2020
THIS SENIOR SECURED CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE is a duly authorized and validly issued debt obligation of EVIO, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “Company” or the “Borrower”), having its principal place of business at 2340 W. Horizon Ridge Pkwy, Suite 120, Henderson, NV 89052, designated as its Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note due February 8, 2020 (the “Note”).
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Company promises to pay to Bellridge Capital, L.P. or its registered assigns (the “Holder”), or shall have paid pursuant to the terms hereunder, the principal sum of $580,536.60, Late Fees (as defined below), and any other sums due hereunder on February 8, 2020 (the “Maturity Date”), or such earlier date as this Note is required or permitted to be repaid as provided hereunder, and to pay interest 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 Exchange Agreement and (b) the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Bankruptcy Event” means any of the following events: (a) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X) 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 the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof; (b) there is commenced against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof any such case or proceeding that is not dismissed within sixty (60) days after commencement; (c) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; (d) the Company or any Significant 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 sixty (60) calendar days after such appointment; (e) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (f) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof calls a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts; or (g) the Company or any Significant 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.
“Base Share Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(d).
“Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(d).
“Board of Directors” means the Company’s board of directors.
“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 the New York Federal Reserve Bank is closed.
“Buy-In” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c)(v).
“Change of Control Transaction” means 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 the Company, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities of the Company (other than by means of conversion of the Note), (b) the Company merges into or consolidates with any other Person, or any Person merges into or consolidates with the Company and, after giving effect to such transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than fifty-one percent (51%) of the aggregate voting power of the Company or the successor entity of such transaction, (c) the Company sells or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to another Person and the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than fifty-one percent (51%) 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 the Company of an agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth in clauses (a) through (d) above.
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“Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company
“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.
“Default Payment Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).
“Default Variable Conversion Price” means 60% of the Trading Price in the twenty (20) Trading Days prior to the Conversion Date.
“Dilutive Issuance” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(d).
“Dilutive Issuance Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(d).
“DTC” means the Depository Trust Company.
“DTC Chill” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(a)(vii).
“DWAC” means Deposit Withdrawal at Custodian as defined by the DTC.
“Event of Default” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(a).
“Exchange Agreement” means the Exchange Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2019, by and between the Company and the original Holder, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.
“Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers, directors, advisors or independent contractors of the Company issued pursuant to a Company’s equity incentive plan and reserved for such purpose, (b) shares of Common Stock issued for consideration other than cash pursuant to a merger, consolidation, acquisition, or similar business combination approved by the Board of Directors; (c) shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to any equipment loan or leasing arrangement, real property leasing arrangement or debt financing from a bank or similar financial institution approved by the Board of Directors or (d) shares of Common Stock with respect to which the holders of a majority of the outstanding Notes issued in connection with all of the Transaction Documents have waived their anti-dilution rights.
“Fixed Conversion Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b).
“Late Fees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
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“Leak-Out” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(k).
“Mandatory Default Amount” means either, at the Holder’s discretion (i) the conversion of the outstanding principal amount of this Note, plus all accrued and unpaid interest hereon, converted at the Default Variable Conversion Price or (ii) the payment of 135% of the outstanding principal amount of this Note and accrued and unpaid interest hereon, in addition to, for both (i) and (ii) above, the payment of all other amounts, costs, expenses and liquidated damages due in respect of this Note.
“Mandatory Redemption” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).
“Mandatory Redemption Amount” means if (A) the Company is required to prepay the Note due to a Qualified Offering at any time within the initial thirty (30) days following the Original Issue Date, the Company shall make payment to the Holder of an amount in cash equal to the sum of: (x) 105% multiplied by the then outstanding principal amount of this Note plus (y) accrued and unpaid interest on the outstanding principal amount to the Mandatory Redemption Date (as defined herein) plus (z) all liquidated damages and other amounts then due in respect of this Note; and (B) the Company is required to prepay the Note due to a Qualified Offering at any time on or after the 31st day following the Original Issue Date, the Company shall make payment to the Holder of an amount in cash equal to the sum of: (x) 120% multiplied by the then outstanding principal amount of this Note plus (y) accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount to the Mandatory Prepayment Date plus (z) all liquidated damages and other amounts then due in respect of this Note.
“Mandatory Redemption Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).
“Mandatory Redemption Exercise Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).
“Mandatory Redemption Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).
“Mandatory Redemption Notice Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).
“New York Courts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(d).
“Note Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(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 Note, regardless of any transfers of any Note and regardless of the number of instruments which may be issued to evidence such Note.
“Optional Redemption” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
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“Optional Redemption Amount” means, if (a) within 30 days of the Original Issue Date, the sum of (i) 105% of the then outstanding principal amount of this Note which the Company elects to redeem pursuant to an Optional Redemption plus (ii) all accrued but unpaid interest, and all liquidated damages and other amounts then due in respect of this Note or (b) if on or after the 31st day after the Original Issue Date, the sum of (i) 120% of the then outstanding principal amount of this Note which the Company elects to redeem pursuant to an Optional Redemption plus (ii) all accrued but unpaid interest and all liquidated damages and other amounts due in respect of this Note.
“Optional Redemption Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“Optional Redemption Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“Optional Redemption Notice Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“Optional Redemption Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“Permitted Indebtedness” means the indebtedness evidenced by the Note.
“Permitted Lien” means the individual and collective reference to the following: (a) Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies not yet due or Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Company) have been established in accordance with GAAP, (b) Liens imposed by law which were incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, statutory landlords’ Liens, and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, and which (x) do not individually or in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries or (y) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing for the foreseeable future the forfeiture or sale of the property or asset subject to such Lien and (c) Liens incurred in connection with Permitted Indebtedness.
“Qualified Offering” means the consummation by the Company of single offering (including, without limitation, equity, debt, or otherwise) with gross proceeds to the Company equal to or greater than $2,000,000.
“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).
“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, any market or quotation service of the OTC Markets Group or the OTC Bulletin Board (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
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“Trading Price” 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 lowest 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 the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the lowest 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 in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, 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 Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
“Variable Conversion Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).
“Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company issues or sells Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents either (i) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon, and/or varies with, the trading prices of or quotations for the Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities or (ii) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock (other than pursuant to terms and conditions applicable to such Common Stock Equivalents in effect as of the date hereof and disclosed in filings of the Company with the Commission prior to the date hereof).
Section 2. Interest.
a) Payment of Interest in Cash. Subject to Section 2(b) and Section 7, the Company shall pay interest to the Holder on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of this Note at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum.
b) Late Fee. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Company shall pay a late fee in cash to the Holder on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of this Note at an interest rate equal to the lesser of eighteen percent (18%) per annum or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law (the “Late Fees”) which shall accrue daily from the date of the occurrence and during the continuance of such Event of Default hereunder through and including the date of actual payment in full. Interest hereunder will be paid to the Person in whose name this Note is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of this Note (the “Note Register”).
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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 Exchange Agreement and may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Exchange Agreement and applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations.
c) Reliance on Note Register. Prior to due presentment for transfer to the Company of this Note, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the Person in whose name this Note is duly registered on 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 the Company nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Section 4. Conversion.
(a) Voluntary Conversion. At any time after the Original Issue 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 the Company 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 to be converted 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. No ink-original Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Conversion form be required. To effect conversions hereunder, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Company unless the entire principal amount of this Note, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, has been so converted. Conversions 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 the Company shall maintain records showing the principal amount(s) converted and the date of such conversion(s). The Company 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.
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(b) Conversion Price. The conversion price in effect on any Conversion Date shall be equal to the lower of $0.50 (the “Fixed Conversion Price”) or 70% of the Trading Price in the fifteen (15) Trading Days prior to the Conversion Date (the “Variable Conversion Price”, and collectively with the Fixed Conversion Price and the Default Variable Conversion Price, the “Conversion Price”). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default the Holder may require the Company to, at such Holder’s option and otherwise in accordance with the provisions for conversion herein, convert all or any part of this Note into Common Stock at the Default Variable Conversion Price. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification or similar transaction that proportionately decreases or increases the Common Stock during such measuring period. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant to Section 7 hereof 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.
(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 by (y) the Conversion Price.
ii. Delivery of Certificate Upon Conversion. Not later than three (3) Trading Days after each Conversion Date (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Conversion Shares which, on or after the six (6)-month anniversary of the Original Issue Date shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions (other than those which may then be required by the Exchange Agreement) representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of this Note and (B) a bank check in the amount of the Late Fee. Except in the case of any certificate or certificates bearing a restrictive legend, all certificate or certificates required to be delivered by the Company under this Section 4(c) shall be delivered electronically through the DTC or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions. If the Conversion Date is prior to the six (6)-month anniversary of the Original Issue Date, then the Conversion Shares shall bear a restrictive legend in the following form, as appropriate:
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“THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”
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 the Company at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates, to rescind such Conversion, in which event the Company shall promptly return to the Holder any original Note delivered to the Company and the Holder shall promptly return to the Company the Common Stock certificates issued to such Holder pursuant to the rescinded Conversion Notice.
iv. Obligation Absolute; Partial Liquidated Damages. The Company’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 the Company 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 the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares; provided, however, that such delivery shall not operate as a waiver by the Company of any such action the Company 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, the Company 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 the Company posts a surety bond for the benefit of the Holder in the amount of 100% 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, the Company shall issue Conversion Shares or, if applicable, cash, upon a properly noticed conversion. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii) by the Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $10,000 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 begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Share Delivery Date until such certificates are delivered or Holder rescinds such conversion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum amount of liquidated damages that must be paid by the Company pursuant to this Section 4(c)(iv) shall be an amount equal to one percent (1%) of the aggregate principal amount being converted. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant to Section 7 hereof for the Company’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 the Company 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’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 the Company 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 the Company 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, 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 conversion of this Note as required pursuant to the terms hereof. If the Company pays Holder pursuant to this Section, it will not owe Holder any liquidated damages pursuant to Section 4(c)(iv) above.
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vi. Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion. The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to 350% of the Required Minimum (to be adjusted monthly) for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of this Note and payment of interest on this Note, each 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 Note), not less than such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Exchange 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 payment of interest hereunder. The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
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, 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 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, the Company 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 the Company 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 Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Conversion.
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(d) Holder’s Conversion Limitations. The Company 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 the Company subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein (including, without limitation, any other Notes) 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 the Company each time it delivers a Notice of Conversion that such Notice of Conversion has not violated the restrictions set forth in this paragraph 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 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) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the SEC, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Company, or (iii) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Company’s 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 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, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase or decrease 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 or decrease will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. 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 the Company, 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 the Company upon conversion of, or payment of interest on, the Note), (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 the Company, then the 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 the Company) 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) Most Favored Nation Status. If the Company or any subsidiary thereof, as applicable, at any time while this Note is outstanding, shall sell or grant any option to purchase, or sell or grant any right to reprice, or otherwise dispose of or issue (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, at an effective price per share less than the Conversion Price then in effect (such lower price, the “Base Share Price” and such issuances collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”) (it being understood and agreed that if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive Common Stock at an effective price per share that is less than the Conversion Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Conversion Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance at such effective price), then simultaneously with the consummation of each Dilutive Issuance the Conversion Price shall be reduced and only reduced to equal the Base Share Price. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustments shall be made, paid or issued under this Section 5(d) in respect of an Exempt Issuance or any issuance or grant to Holder, whether under this Note or otherwise. The Company shall notify the Holder, in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance or deemed issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 5(d), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice, the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 5(d), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Conversion Shares based upon the Base Share Price regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Share Price in the Notice of Conversion. If the Company enters into a Variable Rate Transaction the Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible conversion or exercise price at which such securities may be converted or exercised.
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(c) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Note is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, 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) 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 the Company) issued and outstanding.
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(e) Notice to the Holder.
i. Adjustment to Conversion Price. Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 5, the Company 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) 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 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 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, cash or property 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, the Company 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 the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the SEC 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. Optional Redemption.
a) Optional Redemption at Election of Company. Subject to the provisions of this Section 6(a), at any time after the Original Issue Date, the Company may deliver a notice to the Holder (an “Optional Redemption Notice” and the date such notice is deemed delivered hereunder, the “Optional Redemption Notice Date”) of its irrevocable election to redeem some or all of the then outstanding principal amount of this Note for cash for an amount equal to the Optional Redemption Amount on the tenth (10th) Trading Day following the Optional Redemption Notice Date (such date, the “Optional Redemption Date”, such ten (10)-Trading Day period, the “Optional Redemption Period” and such redemption, the “Optional Redemption”). The Optional Redemption Amount is payable in full on the Optional Redemption Date. The Company covenants and agrees that it will honor all Notices of Conversion tendered from the time of delivery of the Optional Redemption Notice through the date all amounts owing thereon are due and paid in full.
b) Optional Redemption Procedure. The payment of cash pursuant to an Optional Redemption shall be payable on the Optional Redemption Date. If any portion of the payment pursuant to an Optional Redemption shall not be paid by the Company by the applicable due date, interest shall accrue thereon at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 18% per annum or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law until such amount is paid in full. Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, if any portion of the Optional Redemption Amount remains unpaid after such date, the Holder may elect, by written notice to the Company given at any time thereafter, to invalidate such Optional Redemption, ab initio, and, with respect to the Company’s failure to honor the Optional Redemption, the Company shall have no further right to exercise such Optional Redemption. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6, the Company’s determination to redeem in cash shall be applied ratably among the Holders of Notes. The Holder may elect to convert the outstanding principal amount of this Note pursuant to Section 4 prior to actual payment in cash for any redemption under this Section 6 by the delivery of a Notice of Conversion to the Company.
c) Mandatory Redemption at Election of Holder. Subject to the provisions of this Section 6, if, at any time while this Note is outstanding, the Company shall carry out a Qualified Offering, the Holder shall have the right to require the Company to first use up to twenty percent (20%) of the gross proceeds of such Qualified Offering to redeem all or a portion of this Note for an amount equal to the Mandatory Redemption Amount (such redemption, the “Mandatory Redemption”). The Holder may continue to convert the Note from the Mandatory Redemption Notice Date (defined below) until the Mandatory Redemption Date. The Company shall deliver notice to the Holder of the details of the Qualified Offering at least five (5) Trading Days prior to the closing of the Qualified Offering (“Mandatory Redemption Notice”, and the date such Mandatory Redemption Notice is deemed delivered hereunder, the “Mandatory Redemption Notice Date”). If the Holder exercises its right herein to require a Mandatory Redemption by delivering notice to the Company within five (5) Trading Days of the Mandatory Redemption Notice Date (“Mandatory Redemption Exercise Notice”), the Company shall effect the Mandatory Redemption and pay the Mandatory Redemption Amount to the Holder on or prior to the second (2nd) Trading Day following the consummation of the Qualified Offering (“Mandatory Redemption Date”). The Company’s payment of the Mandatory Redemption Proceeds shall be applied ratably to all of the holders of the then outstanding Notes which exercise the right to require a Mandatory Redemption on the basis of their (or their predecessor’s) initial purchases of Notes pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 6 shall not apply with respect to an Exempt Issuance, except that no Variable Rate Transaction shall be an Exempt Issuance.
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d) Mandatory Redemption Procedure. The payment of cash pursuant to a Mandatory Redemption shall be payable in full on the Mandatory Redemption Date. If any portion of the payment pursuant to a Mandatory Redemption shall not be paid by the Company by the applicable due date, interest shall accrue thereon at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 18% per annum or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law until such amount is paid in full. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6, in addition to, and without limiting any other rights hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents, the Holder may elect, by written notice to the Company at any time following the Mandatory Redemption Notice Date through the date of actual payment in full in cash of the Mandatory Redemption Amount, to rescind such Mandatory Redemption. The Company covenants and agrees that it will honor all Notices of Conversion tendered from the date of delivery of the Mandatory Redemption Exercise Notice through the date all amounts owing thereon are due and paid in full, provided that any such Notice of Conversion shall first apply to any portion of the Note that is not subject to the Mandatory Redemption unless the Notice of Conversion expressly states that it shall apply to a portion of the Note that is subject to the Mandatory Redemption.
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 amount of any Note or (B) interest, 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 an interest payment or other default under clause (B) above, is not cured within three (3) Trading Days;
ii. the Company shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant or agreement contained in the Note (other than a breach by the Company of its obligations to deliver shares of Common Stock to the Holder upon conversion, which breach is addressed in clause (ix) below), including, but not limited to, a breach of Section 8(k), which failure is not cured, if possible to cure, within the earlier to occur of (A) five (5) Trading Days after notice of such failure sent by the Holder or by any other Holder to the Company and (B) ten (10) Trading Days after the Company 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 or (B) any other material agreement, lease, document or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is obligated (and not covered by clause (vi) below);
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iv. any representation or warranty made in this Note or 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. the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X) shall be subject to a Bankruptcy Event;
vi. the Company 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. the Common Stock shall no longer be eligible for listing or quotation for trading on the OTCQB and shall not become eligible to resume listing or quotation for trading thereon or on the OTCQB within five (5) Trading Days, or the transfer of shares of Common Stock through the DTC System is no longer available or “chilled” (“DTC Chill”) and the Company has not cured such DTC Chill within thirty (30) Trading Days from receipt of notice that a DTC Chill has occurred;
viii. the Company shall be a party to any Change of Control Transaction or shall agree to sell or dispose of all or in excess of fifty percent (50%) of its assets in one transaction or a series of related transactions (whether or not such sale would constitute a Change of Control Transaction;
ix. the Company shall fail for any reason to deliver certificates representing the Conversion Shares via DWAC to the Holder prior to the second (2nd) Trading Day after a Conversion Date pursuant to Section 4(c), or the Company shall provide at any time notice to the Holder, including by way of public announcement, of the Company’s intention to not honor requests for conversions of the Note in accordance with the terms hereof;
x. the Company fails to file with the SEC any required reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act such that it is not in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable), provided, that an Event of Default will not be deemed to have occurred if the Company files its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018 with the SEC on or before February 28, 2019;
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xi. if the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary shall: (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator of it or any of its properties; (ii) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they mature; (iii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (iv) be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent or be the subject of an order for relief under Title 11 of the United States Code or any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any other jurisdiction or foreign country; or (v) file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, or a petition or an answer seeking reorganization or an arrangement with creditors or to take advantage or any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute, or an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any proceeding under any such law, or (vi) take or permit to be taken any action in furtherance of or for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
xii. if any order, judgment or decree shall be entered, without the application, approval or consent of the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary, by any court of competent jurisdiction, approving a petition seeking liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or appointing a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or of all or any substantial part of its assets, and such order, judgment or decree shall continue unstayed and in effect for any period of sixty (60) days;
xiii. the occurrence of any levy upon or seizure or attachment of, or any uninsured loss of or damage to, any property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary having an aggregate fair value or repair cost (as the case may be) in excess of $100,000 individually or in the aggregate, and any such levy, seizure or attachment shall not be set aside, bonded or discharged within forty-five (45) days after the date thereof;
xiv. the Company shall fail to maintain a sufficient number of reserved shares pursuant to Section 4(c)(vi) hereof and the Exchange Agreement; or
xv. any monetary judgment, writ or similar final process shall be entered or filed against the Company, 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 forty-five (45) calendar days.
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b) Remedies Upon Event of Default. Subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation as set forth in Section 4(e), if any Event of Default occurs, then the outstanding principal amount of this Note, plus accrued but unpaid interest, 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. After the occurrence of any Event of Default that results in the eventual acceleration of this Note, the interest rate on this Note shall accrue at an additional interest rate equal to the lesser of 1.5% per month (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 the Company. In connection with such acceleration described herein, the Holder need not provide, and the Company hereby waives, any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and the Holder may immediately 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. The Mandatory Default Amount, whether payable in cash or in shares, shall be due and payable or issuable, as the case may be, within five (5) Trading Days of the date on which the notice for the payment therefor is provided by a Holder (the “Default Payment Date”). If the Company fails to pay in full the Mandatory Default Amount hereunder on the date such amount is due in accordance with this Section 7(b) (whether in cash or shares of Common Stock), the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate equal to the lesser of 1.5% per month (18% per annum) or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law, accruing from such date until the Mandatory Default Amount, plus all such interest thereon, is paid in full.
Section 8. Miscellaneous.
a) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holder hereunder, including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, electronically, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at the address set forth above, or such other facsimile number, email address or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holder delivered in accordance with this Section 8(a). Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, electronically, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number, email address or address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company, or if no such facsimile number, email address or address appears on the books of the Company, at the principal place of business of such Holder, as set forth in the Exchange Agreement. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
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b) Absolute Obligation. Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, 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 the Company. This Note ranks pari passu with all other Notes now or hereafter issued pursuant to the Transaction Documents.
c) Lost or Mutilated Note. If this Note shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated Note, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed Note, a new Note for the 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 the Company.
d) 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 New York, 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 New York, Borough of Manhattan (the “New York Courts”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York 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 New York Courts, or such New York 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.
e) Waiver. Any waiver by the Company 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 the Company 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 the Company or the Holder must be in writing.
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f) 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. 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. The Company 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 the Company 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 the Company (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) Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The remedies provided in this Note shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Note and any of the other Transaction Documents at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Note. The Company covenants to the Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, conversion and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any such breach or any such threatened breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required. The Company shall provide all information and documentation to the Holder that is requested by the Holder to enable the Holder to confirm the Company’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Note.
h) 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.
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i) 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.
j) Secured Obligation. The obligations of the Company under this Note are secured by all assets of the Company and each Subsidiary pursuant to the Security Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2019 between the Company, the Subsidiaries of the Company and the Secured Parties (as defined therein).
k) Lock-Up and Leak-Out. Except for an Exempt Issuance, for so long as this Note remains outstanding or the Holder beneficially owns any Conversion Shares, the Company shall not commence or participate in a Subsequent Financing transaction, unless the investor(s) in such transaction agree that such investor(s) in the aggregate shall not sell an amount of shares of Common Stock in excess of ten percent (10%) of the daily average dollar volume of Common Stock (a “Leak-Out”). The Company shall be responsible for ensuring that in any such Subsequent Financing, that the terms of such Leak-Out are accurately described in a timely filed Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC and the Company shall file as an exhibit to such Current Report on Form 8-K, the form of Leak-Out agreement utilized in such Subsequent Financing.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date first above indicated.
EVIO, INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | William Waldrop | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Facsimile No. for delivery of Notices: (541) 727-5361 |
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ANNEX A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
The undersigned hereby elects to convert principal under the Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note due February 8, 2020 of EVIO, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “Company”), into shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) 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 the Company 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 the Company 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 Information
Date to Effect Conversion: ____________________________________________ | |
Outstanding Principal: _______________________________________________ | |
Outstanding Interest: ________________________________________________ | |
Principal Amount of Note to be Converted: ________________________________ | |
Interest Amount of Note to be Converted: _________________________________ | |
Conversion Price Calculations: | |
Total Shares of Common Stock to be Issued: | |
Outstanding Principal After Conversion: __________________________________ | |
Outstanding Interest After Conversion: ___________________________________ |
DWAC Instructions | Physical Delivery |
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DTC#: | |
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Account: | |
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Exhibit 4.8
THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER (THE “1933 ACT”)
US $70,912.75
REPLACEMENT NOTE- ORIGINALLY ISSUED ON JULY 2, 2018 IN THE AMOUNT OF $220,000 AND AMENDED ON NOVEMBER 30, 2018
EVIO, INC.
8% CONVERTIBLE REDEEMABLE NOTE
DUE MARCH 15, 2020
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, EVIO, Inc. (the “Company”) promises to pay to the order of LG CAPITAL FUNDING, LLC and its authorized successors and permitted assigns (“Holder”), the aggregate principal face amount of Seventy Thousand Nine Hundred Twelve Dollars and 75/100 cents exactly (U.S. $70,912.75) on March 15, 2020 (“Maturity Date”) and to pay interest on the principal amount outstanding hereunder at the rate of 8% per annum commencing on March 15, 2019. The interest will be paid to the Holder in whose name this Note is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of this Note. The principal of, and interest on, this Note are payable at 1218 Union Street, Suite #2, Brooklyn, NY 11225, initially, and if changed, last appearing on the records of the Company as designated in writing by the Holder hereof from time to time. The Company will pay each interest payment and the outstanding principal due upon this Note before or on the Maturity Date, less any amounts required by law to be deducted or withheld, to the Holder of this Note by check or wire transfer addressed to such Holder at the last address appearing on the records of the Company. The forwarding of such check or wire transfer shall constitute a payment of outstanding principal hereunder and shall satisfy and discharge the liability for principal on this Note to the extent of the sum represented by such check or wire transfer. Interest shall be payable in Common Stock (as defined below) pursuant to paragraph 4(b) herein.
This Note is subject to the following additional provisions:
1. 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 made for such registration or transfer or exchange, except that Holder shall pay any tax or other governmental charges payable in connection therewith.
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2. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from all payments any amounts required to be withheld under applicable laws.
3. This Note may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Act”) and applicable state securities laws. Any attempted transfer to a non-qualifying party shall be treated by the Company as void. Prior to due presentment for transfer of this Note, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is duly registered on the Company’s records as the owner hereof for all other purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected or bound by notice to the contrary. Any Holder of this Note electing to exercise the right of conversion set forth in Section 4(a) hereof, in addition to the requirements set forth in Section 4(a), and any prospective transferee of this Note, also is required to give the Company written confirmation that this Note is being converted (“Notice of Conversion”) in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A. The date of receipt (including receipt by telecopy) of such Notice of Conversion shall be the Conversion Date.
4. (a) The Holder of this Note is entitled, at its option, at any time, to convert all or any amount of the principal face amount of this Note then outstanding into shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) at a price (“Conversion Price”) for each share of Common Stock equal to 65% of the lowest trading price of the Common Stock as reported on the National Quotations Bureau OTC marketplace which the Company’s shares are traded or any exchange upon which the Common Stock may be traded in the future (“Exchange”), for the lower of (i) fifteen prior trading days immediately preceding the Issuance Date of this note or (ii) the fifteen prior trading days including the day upon which a Notice of Conversion is received by the Company or its transfer agent (provided such Notice of Conversion is delivered by fax or other electronic method of communication to the Company or its transfer agent after 4 P.M. Eastern Standard or Daylight Savings Time if the Holder wishes to include the same day closing price). If the shares have not been delivered within 3 business days, the Notice of Conversion may be rescinded. Such conversion shall be effectuated by the Company delivering the shares of Common Stock to the Holder within 3 business days of receipt by the Company of the Notice of Conversion. Accrued but unpaid interest shall be subject to conversion. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractions of shares will be issued on conversion, but the number of shares issuable shall be rounded to the nearest whole share. To the extent the Conversion Price of the Company’s Common Stock closes below the par value per share, the Company will take all steps necessary to solicit the consent of the stockholders to reduce the par value to the lowest value possible under law. The Company agrees to honor all conversions submitted pending this increase. In the event the Company experiences a DTC “Chill” on its shares, the Conversion Price shall be decreased to 55% instead of 65% while that “Chill” is in effect. In no event shall the Holder be allowed to effect a conversion if such conversion, along with all other shares of Company Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates would exceed 9.9% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company. The conversion discount and look back period will be adjusted on a ratchet basis if the Company offers a more favorable conversion discount (whether through a straight discount or in combination with an original issue discount) or look back period to another party while this note is in effect.
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(b) Interest on any unpaid principal balance of this Note shall be paid at the rate of 8% per annum. Interest outstanding after the six month anniversary of this Note, shall be paid by the Company in Common Stock (“Interest Shares”). Holder may, at any time after the six month anniversary of this Note, send in a Notice of Conversion to the Company for Interest Shares based on the formula provided in Section 4(a) above. The dollar amount converted into Interest Shares shall be all or a portion of the accrued interest calculated on the unpaid principal balance of this Note to the date of such notice.
(c) The Note may not be prepaid.
(d) Upon (i) a transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any person in a single transaction or series of related transactions, (ii) a reclassification, capital reorganization or other change or exchange of outstanding shares of the Common Stock, other than a forward or reverse stock split or stock dividend, or (iii) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another person or entity in which the Company is not the surviving entity (other than a merger which is effected solely to change the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company and results in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of Common Stock solely into shares of Common Stock) (each of items (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to as a “Sale Event”), then, in each case, the Company shall, upon request of the Holder, redeem this Note in cash for 150% of the principal amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest through the date of redemption, or at the election of the Holder, such Holder may convert the unpaid principal amount of this Note (together with the amount of accrued but unpaid interest) into shares of Common Stock immediately prior to such Sale Event at the Conversion Price.
(e) In case of any Sale Event (not to include a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets) in connection with which this Note is not redeemed or converted, the Company shall cause effective provision to be made so that the Holder of this Note shall have the right thereafter, by converting this Note, to purchase or convert this Note into the kind and number of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, capital reorganization or other change, consolidation or merger by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock that could have been purchased upon exercise of the Note and at the same Conversion Price, as defined in this Note, immediately prior to such Sale Event. The foregoing provisions shall similarly apply to successive Sale Events. If the consideration received by the holders of Common Stock is other than cash, the value shall be as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company or successor person or entity acting in good faith.
5. No provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, and interest on, this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the form, herein prescribed.
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6. The Company hereby expressly waives demand and presentment for payment, notice of non-payment, protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, notice of acceleration or intent to accelerate, and diligence in taking any action to collect amounts called for hereunder and shall be directly and primarily liable for the payment of all sums owing and to be owing hereto.
7. The Company agrees to pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, which may be incurred by the Holder in collecting any amount due under this Note.
8. If one or more of the following described “Events of Default” shall occur:
(a) The Company shall default in the payment of principal or interest on this Note or any other note issued to the Holder by the Company; or
(b) Any of the representations or warranties made by the Company herein or in any certificate or financial or other written statements heretofore or hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Note, or the Securities Purchase Agreement under which this note was issued shall be false or misleading in any material respect; or
(c) The Company shall fail to perform or observe, in any respect, any material covenant, term, provision, condition, agreement or obligation of the Company under this Note or any other note issued to the Holder; or
(d) The Company shall (1) become insolvent; (2) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or commence proceedings for its dissolution; (3) apply for or consent to the appointment of a trustee, liquidator or receiver for its or for a substantial part of its property or business; (4) file a petition for bankruptcy relief, consent to the filing of such petition or have filed against it an involuntary petition for bankruptcy relief, all under federal or state laws as applicable; or
(e) A trustee, liquidator or receiver shall be appointed for the Company or for a substantial part of its property or business without its consent and shall not be discharged within sixty (60) days after such appointment; or
(f) Any governmental agency or any court of competent jurisdiction at the instance of any governmental agency shall assume custody or control of the whole or any substantial portion of the properties or assets of the Company; or
(g) One or more money judgments, writs or warrants of attachment, or similar process, in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate, shall be entered or filed against the Company or any of its properties or other assets and shall remain unpaid, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of fifteen (15) days or in any event later than five (5) days prior to the date of any proposed sale thereunder; or
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(h) The Company shall have defaulted on or breached any term of any other note of similar debt instrument into which the Company has entered and failed to cure such default within the appropriate grace period; or
(i) The Company shall have its Common Stock delisted from an exchange (including the OTC Market Exchange) or, if the Common Stock trades on an exchange, then trading in the Common Stock shall be suspended for more than 10 consecutive days or ceases to file its 1934 act reports with the SEC;
(j) If a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company on the date hereof are no longer serving as members of the Board;
(k) The Company shall not deliver to the Holder the Common Stock pursuant to paragraph 4 herein without restrictive legend within 3 business days of its receipt of a Notice of Conversion; or
(l) The Company shall not replenish the reserve set forth in Section 12, within 3 business days of the request of the Holder.
(m) The Company shall not be “current” in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission;
(n) The Company shall lose the “bid” price for its stock in a market (including the OTC marketplace or other exchange); or
Then, or at any time thereafter, unless cured within 5 days, and in each and every such case, unless such Event of Default shall have been waived in writing by the Holder (which waiver shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent default) at the option of the Holder and in the Holder’s sole discretion, the Holder may consider this Note immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or (further) notice of any kind (other than notice of acceleration), all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything herein or in any note or other instruments contained to the contrary notwithstanding, and the Holder may immediately, and without expiration of any period of grace, enforce any and all of the Holder’s rights and remedies provided herein or any other rights or remedies afforded by law. Upon an Event of Default, interest shall accrue at a default interest rate of 24% per annum or, if such rate is usurious or not permitted by current law, then at the highest rate of interest permitted by law. In the event of a breach of Section 8(k) the penalty shall be $250 per day the shares are not issued beginning on the 4th day after the conversion notice was delivered to the Company. This penalty shall increase to $500 per day beginning on the 10th day. The penalty for a breach of Section 8(n) shall be an increase of the outstanding principal amounts by 20%. Further, if a breach of Section 8(m) occurs or is continuing after the 6 month anniversary of the Note, then the Holder shall be entitled to use the lowest closing bid price during the delinquency period as a base price for the conversion. For example, if the lowest closing bid price during the delinquency period is $0.01 per share and the conversion discount is 50% the Holder may elect to convert future conversions at $0.005 per share.
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If the Holder shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Note, including, without limitation, engaging an attorney, then if the Holder prevails in such action, the Holder shall be reimbursed by the Company for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
Make-Whole for Failure to Deliver Loss. At the Holder’s election, if the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the conversion shares by the by the 3rd business day following the delivery of a Notice of Conversion to the Company and if the Holder incurs a Failure to Deliver Loss, then at any time the Holder may provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Failure to Deliver Loss and the Company must make the Holder whole as follows:
Failure to Deliver Loss = [(Highest VWAP price for the 30 trading days on or after the day of exercise) x (Number of conversion shares)]
The Company must pay the Failure to Deliver Loss by cash payment, and any such cash payment must be made by the third business day from the time of the Holder’s written notice to the Company.
9. In case any provision of this Note is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessive in scope or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent possible, and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Note will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
10. Neither this Note nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Holder.
11. The Company represents that it is not a “shell” issuer and has never been a “shell” issuer or that if it previously has been a “shell” issuer that at least 12 months have passed since the Company has reported Form 10 type information indicating it is no longer a “shell issuer. Further, the Company will instruct its counsel to either (i) write a 144 opinion to allow for salability of the conversion shares or (ii) accept such opinion from Holder’s counsel.
12. The Company shall issue irrevocable transfer agent instructions reserving 659,000 shares of its Common Stock for conversions under this Note (the “Share Reserve”). Upon full conversion of this Note, any shares remaining in the Share Reserve shall be cancelled. The Company shall pay all transfer agent costs associated with issuing and delivering the share certificates to Holder. If such amounts are to be paid by the Holder, it may deduct such amounts from the Conversion Price. The company should at all times reserve a minimum of four times the amount of shares required if the note would be fully converted. The Holder may reasonably request increases from time to time to reserve such amounts. The Company will instruct its transfer agent to provide the outstanding share information to the Holder in connection with its conversions.
13. The Company will give the Holder direct notice of any corporate actions, including but not limited to name changes, stock splits, recapitalizations etc. This notice shall be given to the Holder as soon as possible under law. The prices per share set forth in this Note are subject to adjustment to give effect to any stock splits, reverse stock splits, recapitalizations and the like.
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14. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable provision shall automatically be revised to equal the maximum rate of interest or other amount deemed interest permitted under applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not seek to claim or take advantage of any law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or a portion of the principal or interest on this Note.
15. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New York applicable to contracts made and wholly to be performed within the State of New York and shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each party hereto. The Holder and the Company hereby mutually waive trial by jury and consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the courts of the State of New York or in the Federal courts sitting in the county or city of New York. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and the facsimile transmission of an executed counterpart to this Agreement shall be effective as an original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: ___________ | ||
EVIO, INC. | ||
By: | ||
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(To be Executed by the Registered Holder in order to Convert the Note)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $___________ of the above Note into _________ Shares of Common Stock of EVIO, Inc. (“Shares”) according to the conditions set forth in such Note, as of the date written below.
If Shares are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer and other taxes and charges payable with respect thereto.
Date of Conversion: __________________________________________________________
Applicable Conversion Price: ___________________________________________________
Signature: __________________________________________________________________
[Print Name of Holder and Title of Signer]
Address: __________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
SSN or EIN:__________________________
Shares are to be registered in the following name:______________________________________
Name:_____________________________________________________________________
Address:___________________________________________________________________
Tel:________________________________
Fax:________________________________
SSN or EIN:__________________________
Shares are to be sent or delivered to the following account:
Account Name:______________________________________________________________
Address:___________________________________________________________________
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Exhibit 4.9
THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER (THE “1933 ACT”)
US $70,912.75
REPLACEMENT NOTE- ORIGINALLY ISSUED ON JULY 2, 2018 IN THE AMOUNT OF $220,000 AND AMENDED ON NOVEMBER 30, 2018
EVIO, INC.
8% CONVERTIBLE REDEEMABLE NOTE
DUE MARCH 15, 2020
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, EVIO, Inc. (the “Company”) promises to pay to the order of ADAR ALEF, LLC and its authorized successors and permitted assigns (“Holder”), the aggregate principal face amount of Seventy Thousand Nine Hundred Twelve Dollars and 75/100 cents exactly (U.S. $70,912.75) on March 15, 2020 (“Maturity Date”) and to pay interest on the principal amount outstanding hereunder at the rate of 8% per annum commencing on March 15, 2019. The interest will be paid to the Holder in whose name this Note is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of this Note. The principal of, and interest on, this Note are payable at 38 Olympia Ln, Monsey, NY 10952, initially, and if changed, last appearing on the records of the Company as designated in writing by the Holder hereof from time to time. The Company will pay each interest payment and the outstanding principal due upon this Note before or on the Maturity Date, less any amounts required by law to be deducted or withheld, to the Holder of this Note by check or wire transfer addressed to such Holder at the last address appearing on the records of the Company. The forwarding of such check or wire transfer shall constitute a payment of outstanding principal hereunder and shall satisfy and discharge the liability for principal on this Note to the extent of the sum represented by such check or wire transfer. Interest shall be payable in Common Stock (as defined below) pursuant to paragraph 4(b) herein.
This Note is subject to the following additional provisions:
1. 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 made for such registration or transfer or exchange, except that Holder shall pay any tax or other governmental charges payable in connection therewith.
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2. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from all payments any amounts required to be withheld under applicable laws.
3. This Note may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Act”) and applicable state securities laws. Any attempted transfer to a non-qualifying party shall be treated by the Company as void. Prior to due presentment for transfer of this Note, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is duly registered on the Company’s records as the owner hereof for all other purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected or bound by notice to the contrary. Any Holder of this Note electing to exercise the right of conversion set forth in Section 4(a) hereof, in addition to the requirements set forth in Section 4(a), and any prospective transferee of this Note, also is required to give the Company written confirmation that this Note is being converted (“Notice of Conversion”) in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A. The date of receipt (including receipt by telecopy) of such Notice of Conversion shall be the Conversion Date.
4. (a) The Holder of this Note is entitled, at its option, at any time, to convert all or any amount of the principal face amount of this Note then outstanding into shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) at a price (“Conversion Price”) for each share of Common Stock equal to 65% of the lowest trading price of the Common Stock as reported on the National Quotations Bureau OTC marketplace which the Company’s shares are traded or any exchange upon which the Common Stock may be traded in the future (“Exchange”), for the lower of (i) fifteen prior trading days immediately preceding the Issuance Date of this note or (ii) the fifteen prior trading days including the day upon which a Notice of Conversion is received by the Company or its transfer agent (provided such Notice of Conversion is delivered by fax or other electronic method of communication to the Company or its transfer agent after 4 P.M. Eastern Standard or Daylight Savings Time if the Holder wishes to include the same day closing price). If the shares have not been delivered within 3 business days, the Notice of Conversion may be rescinded. Such conversion shall be effectuated by the Company delivering the shares of Common Stock to the Holder within 3 business days of receipt by the Company of the Notice of Conversion. Accrued but unpaid interest shall be subject to conversion. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractions of shares will be issued on conversion, but the number of shares issuable shall be rounded to the nearest whole share. To the extent the Conversion Price of the Company’s Common Stock closes below the par value per share, the Company will take all steps necessary to solicit the consent of the stockholders to reduce the par value to the lowest value possible under law. The Company agrees to honor all conversions submitted pending this increase. In the event the Company experiences a DTC “Chill” on its shares, the Conversion Price shall be decreased to 55% instead of 65% while that “Chill” is in effect. In no event shall the Holder be allowed to effect a conversion if such conversion, along with all other shares of Company Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates would exceed 9.9% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company. The conversion discount and look back period will be adjusted on a ratchet basis if the Company offers a more favorable conversion discount (whether through a straight discount or in combination with an original issue discount) or look back period to another party while this note is in effect.
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(b) Interest on any unpaid principal balance of this Note shall be paid at the rate of 8% per annum. Interest outstanding after the six month anniversary of this Note, shall be paid by the Company in Common Stock (“Interest Shares”). Holder may, at any time after the six month anniversary of this Note, send in a Notice of Conversion to the Company for Interest Shares based on the formula provided in Section 4(a) above. The dollar amount converted into Interest Shares shall be all or a portion of the accrued interest calculated on the unpaid principal balance of this Note to the date of such notice.
(c) The Note may not be prepaid.
(d) Upon (i) a transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any person in a single transaction or series of related transactions, (ii) a reclassification, capital reorganization or other change or exchange of outstanding shares of the Common Stock, other than a forward or reverse stock split or stock dividend, or (iii) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another person or entity in which the Company is not the surviving entity (other than a merger which is effected solely to change the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company and results in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of Common Stock solely into shares of Common Stock) (each of items (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to as a “Sale Event”), then, in each case, the Company shall, upon request of the Holder, redeem this Note in cash for 150% of the principal amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest through the date of redemption, or at the election of the Holder, such Holder may convert the unpaid principal amount of this Note (together with the amount of accrued but unpaid interest) into shares of Common Stock immediately prior to such Sale Event at the Conversion Price.
(e) In case of any Sale Event (not to include a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets) in connection with which this Note is not redeemed or converted, the Company shall cause effective provision to be made so that the Holder of this Note shall have the right thereafter, by converting this Note, to purchase or convert this Note into the kind and number of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, capital reorganization or other change, consolidation or merger by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock that could have been purchased upon exercise of the Note and at the same Conversion Price, as defined in this Note, immediately prior to such Sale Event. The foregoing provisions shall similarly apply to successive Sale Events. If the consideration received by the holders of Common Stock is other than cash, the value shall be as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company or successor person or entity acting in good faith.
5. No provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, and interest on, this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the form, herein prescribed.
6. The Company hereby expressly waives demand and presentment for payment, notice of non-payment, protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, notice of acceleration or intent to accelerate, and diligence in taking any action to collect amounts called for hereunder and shall be directly and primarily liable for the payment of all sums owing and to be owing hereto.
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7. The Company agrees to pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, which may be incurred by the Holder in collecting any amount due under this Note.
8. If one or more of the following described “Events of Default” shall occur:
(a) The Company shall default in the payment of principal or interest on this Note or any other note issued to the Holder by the Company; or
(b) Any of the representations or warranties made by the Company herein or in any certificate or financial or other written statements heretofore or hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Note, or the Securities Purchase Agreement under which this note was issued shall be false or misleading in any material respect; or
(c) The Company shall fail to perform or observe, in any respect, any material covenant, term, provision, condition, agreement or obligation of the Company under this Note or any other note issued to the Holder; or
(d) The Company shall (1) become insolvent; (2) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or commence proceedings for its dissolution; (3) apply for or consent to the appointment of a trustee, liquidator or receiver for its or for a substantial part of its property or business; (4) file a petition for bankruptcy relief, consent to the filing of such petition or have filed against it an involuntary petition for bankruptcy relief, all under federal or state laws as applicable; or
(e) A trustee, liquidator or receiver shall be appointed for the Company or for a substantial part of its property or business without its consent and shall not be discharged within sixty (60) days after such appointment; or
(f) Any governmental agency or any court of competent jurisdiction at the instance of any governmental agency shall assume custody or control of the whole or any substantial portion of the properties or assets of the Company; or
(g) One or more money judgments, writs or warrants of attachment, or similar process, in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate, shall be entered or filed against the Company or any of its properties or other assets and shall remain unpaid, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of fifteen (15) days or in any event later than five (5) days prior to the date of any proposed sale thereunder; or
(h) The Company shall have defaulted on or breached any term of any other note of similar debt instrument into which the Company has entered and failed to cure such default within the appropriate grace period; or
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(i) The Company shall have its Common Stock delisted from an exchange (including the OTC Market Exchange) or, if the Common Stock trades on an exchange, then trading in the Common Stock shall be suspended for more than 10 consecutive days or ceases to file its 1934 act reports with the SEC;
(j) If a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company on the date hereof are no longer serving as members of the Board;
(k) The Company shall not deliver to the Holder the Common Stock pursuant to paragraph 4 herein without restrictive legend within 3 business days of its receipt of a Notice of Conversion; or
(l) The Company shall not replenish the reserve set forth in Section 12, within 3 business days of the request of the Holder.
(m) The Company shall not be “current” in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission;
(n) The Company shall lose the “bid” price for its stock in a market (including the OTC marketplace or other exchange); or
Then, or at any time thereafter, unless cured within 5 days, and in each and every such case, unless such Event of Default shall have been waived in writing by the Holder (which waiver shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent default) at the option of the Holder and in the Holder’s sole discretion, the Holder may consider this Note immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or (further) notice of any kind (other than notice of acceleration), all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything herein or in any note or other instruments contained to the contrary notwithstanding, and the Holder may immediately, and without expiration of any period of grace, enforce any and all of the Holder’s rights and remedies provided herein or any other rights or remedies afforded by law. Upon an Event of Default, interest shall accrue at a default interest rate of 24% per annum or, if such rate is usurious or not permitted by current law, then at the highest rate of interest permitted by law. In the event of a breach of Section 8(k) the penalty shall be $250 per day the shares are not issued beginning on the 4th day after the conversion notice was delivered to the Company. This penalty shall increase to $500 per day beginning on the 10th day. The penalty for a breach of Section 8(n) shall be an increase of the outstanding principal amounts by 20%. Further, if a breach of Section 8(m) occurs or is continuing after the 6 month anniversary of the Note, then the Holder shall be entitled to use the lowest closing bid price during the delinquency period as a base price for the conversion. For example, if the lowest closing bid price during the delinquency period is $0.01 per share and the conversion discount is 50% the Holder may elect to convert future conversions at $0.005 per share.
If the Holder shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Note, including, without limitation, engaging an attorney, then if the Holder prevails in such action, the Holder shall be reimbursed by the Company for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
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Make-Whole for Failure to Deliver Loss. At the Holder’s election, if the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the conversion shares by the by the 3rd business day following the delivery of a Notice of Conversion to the Company and if the Holder incurs a Failure to Deliver Loss, then at any time the Holder may provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Failure to Deliver Loss and the Company must make the Holder whole as follows:
Failure to Deliver Loss = [(Highest VWAP price for the 30 trading days on or after the day of exercise) x (Number of conversion shares)]
The Company must pay the Failure to Deliver Loss by cash payment, and any such cash payment must be made by the third business day from the time of the Holder’s written notice to the Company.
9. In case any provision of this Note is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessive in scope or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent possible, and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Note will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
10. Neither this Note nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Holder.
11. The Company represents that it is not a “shell” issuer and has never been a “shell” issuer or that if it previously has been a “shell” issuer that at least 12 months have passed since the Company has reported Form 10 type information indicating it is no longer a “shell issuer. Further, the Company will instruct its counsel to either (i) write a 144 opinion to allow for salability of the conversion shares or (ii) accept such opinion from Holder’s counsel.
12. The Company shall issue irrevocable transfer agent instructions reserving 659,000 shares of its Common Stock for conversions under this Note (the “Share Reserve”). Upon full conversion of this Note, any shares remaining in the Share Reserve shall be cancelled. The Company shall pay all transfer agent costs associated with issuing and delivering the share certificates to Holder. If such amounts are to be paid by the Holder, it may deduct such amounts from the Conversion Price. The company should at all times reserve a minimum of four times the amount of shares required if the note would be fully converted. The Holder may reasonably request increases from time to time to reserve such amounts. The Company will instruct its transfer agent to provide the outstanding share information to the Holder in connection with its conversions.
13. The Company will give the Holder direct notice of any corporate actions, including but not limited to name changes, stock splits, recapitalizations etc. This notice shall be given to the Holder as soon as possible under law. The prices per share set forth in this Note are subject to adjustment to give effect to any stock splits, reverse stock splits, recapitalizations and the like.
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14. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable provision shall automatically be revised to equal the maximum rate of interest or other amount deemed interest permitted under applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not seek to claim or take advantage of any law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or a portion of the principal or interest on this Note.
15. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New York applicable to contracts made and wholly to be performed within the State of New York and shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each party hereto. The Holder and the Company hereby mutually waive trial by jury and consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the courts of the State of New York or in the Federal courts sitting in the county or city of New York. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and the facsimile transmission of an executed counterpart to this Agreement shall be effective as an original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized.
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(To be Executed by the Registered Holder in order to Convert the Note)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $___________ of the above Note into _________ Shares of Common Stock of EVIO, Inc. (“Shares”) according to the conditions set forth in such Note, as of the date written below.
If Shares are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer and other taxes and charges payable with respect thereto.
Date of Conversion: __________________________________________________________
Applicable Conversion Price: ___________________________________________________
Signature: __________________________________________________________________
[Print Name of Holder and Title of Signer]
Address: ___________________________________________________________________
SSN or EIN: ________________________________________________________________
Shares are to be registered in the following name:
Name: ____________________________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________________
Tel: __________________________
Fax: _________________________
SSN or EIN: ___________________
Shares are to be sent or delivered to the following account:
Account Name:__________________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________________
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Exhibit 4.10
THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER (THE “1933 ACT”)
US $70,912.75
REPLACEMENT NOTE- ORIGINALLY ISSUED ON JULY 2, 2018 IN THE AMOUNT OF $220,000 AND AMENDED ON NOVEMBER 30, 2018
EVIO, INC.
8% CONVERTIBLE REDEEMABLE NOTE
DUE MARCH 15, 2020
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, EVIO, Inc. (the “Company”) promises to pay to the order of QUARUM HOLDINGS, LLC and its authorized successors and permitted assigns (“Holder”), the aggregate principal face amount of Seventy Thousand Nine Hundred Twelve Dollars and 75/100 cents exactly (U.S. $70,912.75) on March 15, 2020 (“Maturity Date”) and to pay interest on the principal amount outstanding hereunder at the rate of 8% per annum commencing on March 15, 2019. The interest will be paid to the Holder in whose name this Note is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of this Note. The principal of, and interest on, this Note are payable at 217 Broadway, Suite 603, New York, NY 10007, initially, and if changed, last appearing on the records of the Company as designated in writing by the Holder hereof from time to time. The Company will pay each interest payment and the outstanding principal due upon this Note before or on the Maturity Date, less any amounts required by law to be deducted or withheld, to the Holder of this Note by check or wire transfer addressed to such Holder at the last address appearing on the records of the Company. The forwarding of such check or wire transfer shall constitute a payment of outstanding principal hereunder and shall satisfy and discharge the liability for principal on this Note to the extent of the sum represented by such check or wire transfer. Interest shall be payable in Common Stock (as defined below) pursuant to paragraph 4(b) herein.
This Note is subject to the following additional provisions:
1. 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 made for such registration or transfer or exchange, except that Holder shall pay any tax or other governmental charges payable in connection therewith.
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2. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from all payments any amounts required to be withheld under applicable laws.
3. This Note may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Act”) and applicable state securities laws. Any attempted transfer to a non-qualifying party shall be treated by the Company as void. Prior to due presentment for transfer of this Note, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is duly registered on the Company’s records as the owner hereof for all other purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected or bound by notice to the contrary. Any Holder of this Note electing to exercise the right of conversion set forth in Section 4(a) hereof, in addition to the requirements set forth in Section 4(a), and any prospective transferee of this Note, also is required to give the Company written confirmation that this Note is being converted (“Notice of Conversion”) in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A. The date of receipt (including receipt by telecopy) of such Notice of Conversion shall be the Conversion Date.
4. (a) The Holder of this Note is entitled, at its option, at any time, to convert all or any amount of the principal face amount of this Note then outstanding into shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) at a price (“Conversion Price”) for each share of Common Stock equal to 65% of the lowest trading price of the Common Stock as reported on the National Quotations Bureau OTC marketplace which the Company’s shares are traded or any exchange upon which the Common Stock may be traded in the future (“Exchange”), for the lower of (i) fifteen prior trading days immediately preceding the Issuance Date of this note or (ii) the fifteen prior trading days including the day upon which a Notice of Conversion is received by the Company or its transfer agent (provided such Notice of Conversion is delivered by fax or other electronic method of communication to the Company or its transfer agent after 4 P.M. Eastern Standard or Daylight Savings Time if the Holder wishes to include the same day closing price). If the shares have not been delivered within 3 business days, the Notice of Conversion may be rescinded. Such conversion shall be effectuated by the Company delivering the shares of Common Stock to the Holder within 3 business days of receipt by the Company of the Notice of Conversion. Accrued but unpaid interest shall be subject to conversion. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractions of shares will be issued on conversion, but the number of shares issuable shall be rounded to the nearest whole share. To the extent the Conversion Price of the Company’s Common Stock closes below the par value per share, the Company will take all steps necessary to solicit the consent of the stockholders to reduce the par value to the lowest value possible under law. The Company agrees to honor all conversions submitted pending this increase. In the event the Company experiences a DTC “Chill” on its shares, the Conversion Price shall be decreased to 55% instead of 65% while that “Chill” is in effect. In no event shall the Holder be allowed to effect a conversion if such conversion, along with all other shares of Company Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates would exceed 9.9% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company. The conversion discount and look back period will be adjusted on a ratchet basis if the Company offers a more favorable conversion discount (whether through a straight discount or in combination with an original issue discount) or look back period to another party while this note is in effect.
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(b) Interest on any unpaid principal balance of this Note shall be paid at the rate of 8% per annum. Interest outstanding after the six month anniversary of this Note, shall be paid by the Company in Common Stock (“Interest Shares”). Holder may, at any time after the six month anniversary of this Note, send in a Notice of Conversion to the Company for Interest Shares based on the formula provided in Section 4(a) above. The dollar amount converted into Interest Shares shall be all or a portion of the accrued interest calculated on the unpaid principal balance of this Note to the date of such notice.
(c) The Note may not be prepaid.
(d) Upon (i) a transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any person in a single transaction or series of related transactions, (ii) a reclassification, capital reorganization or other change or exchange of outstanding shares of the Common Stock, other than a forward or reverse stock split or stock dividend, or (iii) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another person or entity in which the Company is not the surviving entity (other than a merger which is effected solely to change the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company and results in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of Common Stock solely into shares of Common Stock) (each of items (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to as a “Sale Event”), then, in each case, the Company shall, upon request of the Holder, redeem this Note in cash for 150% of the principal amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest through the date of redemption, or at the election of the Holder, such Holder may convert the unpaid principal amount of this Note (together with the amount of accrued but unpaid interest) into shares of Common Stock immediately prior to such Sale Event at the Conversion Price.
(e) In case of any Sale Event (not to include a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets) in connection with which this Note is not redeemed or converted, the Company shall cause effective provision to be made so that the Holder of this Note shall have the right thereafter, by converting this Note, to purchase or convert this Note into the kind and number of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, capital reorganization or other change, consolidation or merger by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock that could have been purchased upon exercise of the Note and at the same Conversion Price, as defined in this Note, immediately prior to such Sale Event. The foregoing provisions shall similarly apply to successive Sale Events. If the consideration received by the holders of Common Stock is other than cash, the value shall be as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company or successor person or entity acting in good faith.
5. No provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, and interest on, this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the form, herein prescribed.
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6. The Company hereby expressly waives demand and presentment for payment, notice of non-payment, protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, notice of acceleration or intent to accelerate, and diligence in taking any action to collect amounts called for hereunder and shall be directly and primarily liable for the payment of all sums owing and to be owing hereto.
7. The Company agrees to pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, which may be incurred by the Holder in collecting any amount due under this Note.
8. If one or more of the following described “Events of Default” shall occur:
(a) The Company shall default in the payment of principal or interest on this Note or any other note issued to the Holder by the Company; or
(b) Any of the representations or warranties made by the Company herein or in any certificate or financial or other written statements heretofore or hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Note, or the Securities Purchase Agreement under which this note was issued shall be false or misleading in any material respect; or
(c) The Company shall fail to perform or observe, in any respect, any material covenant, term, provision, condition, agreement or obligation of the Company under this Note or any other note issued to the Holder; or
(d) The Company shall (1) become insolvent; (2) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or commence proceedings for its dissolution; (3) apply for or consent to the appointment of a trustee, liquidator or receiver for its or for a substantial part of its property or business; (4) file a petition for bankruptcy relief, consent to the filing of such petition or have filed against it an involuntary petition for bankruptcy relief, all under federal or state laws as applicable; or
(e) A trustee, liquidator or receiver shall be appointed for the Company or for a substantial part of its property or business without its consent and shall not be discharged within sixty (60) days after such appointment; or
(f) Any governmental agency or any court of competent jurisdiction at the instance of any governmental agency shall assume custody or control of the whole or any substantial portion of the properties or assets of the Company; or
(g) One or more money judgments, writs or warrants of attachment, or similar process, in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate, shall be entered or filed against the Company or any of its properties or other assets and shall remain unpaid, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of fifteen (15) days or in any event later than five (5) days prior to the date of any proposed sale thereunder; or
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(h) The Company shall have defaulted on or breached any term of any other note of similar debt instrument into which the Company has entered and failed to cure such default within the appropriate grace period; or
(i) The Company shall have its Common Stock delisted from an exchange (including the OTC Market Exchange) or, if the Common Stock trades on an exchange, then trading in the Common Stock shall be suspended for more than 10 consecutive days or ceases to file its 1934 act reports with the SEC;
(j) If a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company on the date hereof are no longer serving as members of the Board;
(k) The Company shall not deliver to the Holder the Common Stock pursuant to paragraph 4 herein without restrictive legend within 3 business days of its receipt of a Notice of Conversion; or
(l) The Company shall not replenish the reserve set forth in Section 12, within 3 business days of the request of the Holder.
(m) The Company shall not be “current” in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission;
(n) The Company shall lose the “bid” price for its stock in a market (including the OTC marketplace or other exchange); or
Then, or at any time thereafter, unless cured within 5 days, and in each and every such case, unless such Event of Default shall have been waived in writing by the Holder (which waiver shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent default) at the option of the Holder and in the Holder’s sole discretion, the Holder may consider this Note immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or (further) notice of any kind (other than notice of acceleration), all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything herein or in any note or other instruments contained to the contrary notwithstanding, and the Holder may immediately, and without expiration of any period of grace, enforce any and all of the Holder’s rights and remedies provided herein or any other rights or remedies afforded by law. Upon an Event of Default, interest shall accrue at a default interest rate of 24% per annum or, if such rate is usurious or not permitted by current law, then at the highest rate of interest permitted by law. In the event of a breach of Section 8(k) the penalty shall be $250 per day the shares are not issued beginning on the 4th day after the conversion notice was delivered to the Company. This penalty shall increase to $500 per day beginning on the 10th day. The penalty for a breach of Section 8(n) shall be an increase of the outstanding principal amounts by 20%. Further, if a breach of Section 8(m) occurs or is continuing after the 6 month anniversary of the Note, then the Holder shall be entitled to use the lowest closing bid price during the delinquency period as a base price for the conversion. For example, if the lowest closing bid price during the delinquency period is $0.01 per share and the conversion discount is 50% the Holder may elect to convert future conversions at $0.005 per share.
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If the Holder shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Note, including, without limitation, engaging an attorney, then if the Holder prevails in such action, the Holder shall be reimbursed by the Company for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
Make-Whole for Failure to Deliver Loss. At the Holder’s election, if the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the conversion shares by the by the 3rd business day following the delivery of a Notice of Conversion to the Company and if the Holder incurs a Failure to Deliver Loss, then at any time the Holder may provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Failure to Deliver Loss and the Company must make the Holder whole as follows:
Failure to Deliver Loss = [(Highest VWAP price for the 30 trading days on or after the day of exercise) x (Number of conversion shares)]
The Company must pay the Failure to Deliver Loss by cash payment, and any such cash payment must be made by the third business day from the time of the Holder’s written notice to the Company.
9. In case any provision of this Note is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessive in scope or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent possible, and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Note will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
10. Neither this Note nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Holder.
11. The Company represents that it is not a “shell” issuer and has never been a “shell” issuer or that if it previously has been a “shell” issuer that at least 12 months have passed since the Company has reported Form 10 type information indicating it is no longer a “shell issuer. Further, the Company will instruct its counsel to either (i) write a 144 opinion to allow for salability of the conversion shares or (ii) accept such opinion from Holder’s counsel.
12. The Company shall issue irrevocable transfer agent instructions reserving 659,000 shares of its Common Stock for conversions under this Note (the “Share Reserve”). Upon full conversion of this Note, any shares remaining in the Share Reserve shall be cancelled. The Company shall pay all transfer agent costs associated with issuing and delivering the share certificates to Holder. If such amounts are to be paid by the Holder, it may deduct such amounts from the Conversion Price. The company should at all times reserve a minimum of four times the amount of shares required if the note would be fully converted. The Holder may reasonably request increases from time to time to reserve such amounts. The Company will instruct its transfer agent to provide the outstanding share information to the Holder in connection with its conversions.
13. The Company will give the Holder direct notice of any corporate actions, including but not limited to name changes, stock splits, recapitalizations etc. This notice shall be given to the Holder as soon as possible under law. The prices per share set forth in this Note are subject to adjustment to give effect to any stock splits, reverse stock splits, recapitalizations and the like.
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14. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable provision shall automatically be revised to equal the maximum rate of interest or other amount deemed interest permitted under applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not seek to claim or take advantage of any law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or a portion of the principal or interest on this Note.
15. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New York applicable to contracts made and wholly to be performed within the State of New York and shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each party hereto. The Holder and the Company hereby mutually waive trial by jury and consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the courts of the State of New York or in the Federal courts sitting in the county or city of New York. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and the facsimile transmission of an executed counterpart to this Agreement shall be effective as an original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: _____________________
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(To be Executed by the Registered Holder in order to Convert the Note)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $___________ of the above Note into _________ Shares of Common Stock of EVIO, Inc. (“Shares”) according to the conditions set forth in such Note, as of the date written below.
If Shares are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer and other taxes and charges payable with respect thereto.
Date of Conversion: ____________________________________________
Applicable Conversion Price: _____________________________________
Signature: ____________________________________________________
[Print Name of Holder and Title of Signer]
Address: _____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
SSN or EIN: ___________________________________________________
Shares are to be registered in the following name: _______________________
Name: _______________________________________________________
Address:_____________________________________________________
Tel: _________________________________________________________
Fax:_________________________________________________________
SSN or EIN: ___________________________________________________
Shares are to be sent or delivered to the following account:
Account Name: ________________________________________________
Address:_____________________________________________________
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Exhibit 4.11
THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER (THE “1933 ACT”)
US $70,912.75
REPLACEMENT NOTE- ORIGINALLY ISSUED ON JULY 2, 2018 IN THE AMOUNT OF $220,000 AND AMENDED ON NOVEMBER 30, 2018
EVIO, INC.
8% CONVERTIBLE REDEEMABLE NOTE
DUE MARCH 15, 2020
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, EVIO, Inc. (the “Company”) promises to pay to the order of CERBERUS FINANCE GROUP, LTD and its authorized successors and permitted assigns (“Holder”), the aggregate principal face amount of Seventy Thousand Nine Hundred Twelve Dollars and 75/100 cents exactly (U.S. $70,912.75) on March 15, 2020 (“Maturity Date”) and to pay interest on the principal amount outstanding hereunder at the rate of 8% per annum commencing on March 15, 2019. The interest will be paid to the Holder in whose name this Note is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of this Note. The principal of, and interest on, this Note are payable at 50 West Liberty Street, Suite 880, Reno, NV 89501, initially, and if changed, last appearing on the records of the Company as designated in writing by the Holder hereof from time to time. The Company will pay each interest payment and the outstanding principal due upon this Note before or on the Maturity Date, less any amounts required by law to be deducted or withheld, to the Holder of this Note by check or wire transfer addressed to such Holder at the last address appearing on the records of the Company. The forwarding of such check or wire transfer shall constitute a payment of outstanding principal hereunder and shall satisfy and discharge the liability for principal on this Note to the extent of the sum represented by such check or wire transfer. Interest shall be payable in Common Stock (as defined below) pursuant to paragraph 4(b) herein.
This Note is subject to the following additional provisions:
1. 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 made for such registration or transfer or exchange, except that Holder shall pay any tax or other governmental charges payable in connection therewith.
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2. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from all payments any amounts required to be withheld under applicable laws.
3. This Note may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Act”) and applicable state securities laws. Any attempted transfer to a non-qualifying party shall be treated by the Company as void. Prior to due presentment for transfer of this Note, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is duly registered on the Company’s records as the owner hereof for all other purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected or bound by notice to the contrary. Any Holder of this Note electing to exercise the right of conversion set forth in Section 4(a) hereof, in addition to the requirements set forth in Section 4(a), and any prospective transferee of this Note, also is required to give the Company written confirmation that this Note is being converted (“Notice of Conversion”) in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A. The date of receipt (including receipt by telecopy) of such Notice of Conversion shall be the Conversion Date.
4. (a) The Holder of this Note is entitled, at its option, at any time, to convert all or any amount of the principal face amount of this Note then outstanding into shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) at a price (“Conversion Price”) for each share of Common Stock equal to 65% of the lowest trading price of the Common Stock as reported on the National Quotations Bureau OTC marketplace which the Company’s shares are traded or any exchange upon which the Common Stock may be traded in the future (“Exchange”), for the lower of (i) fifteen prior trading days immediately preceding the Issuance Date of this note or (ii) the fifteen prior trading days including the day upon which a Notice of Conversion is received by the Company or its transfer agent (provided such Notice of Conversion is delivered by fax or other electronic method of communication to the Company or its transfer agent after 4 P.M. Eastern Standard or Daylight Savings Time if the Holder wishes to include the same day closing price). If the shares have not been delivered within 3 business days, the Notice of Conversion may be rescinded. Such conversion shall be effectuated by the Company delivering the shares of Common Stock to the Holder within 3 business days of receipt by the Company of the Notice of Conversion. Accrued but unpaid interest shall be subject to conversion. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractions of shares will be issued on conversion, but the number of shares issuable shall be rounded to the nearest whole share. To the extent the Conversion Price of the Company’s Common Stock closes below the par value per share, the Company will take all steps necessary to solicit the consent of the stockholders to reduce the par value to the lowest value possible under law. The Company agrees to honor all conversions submitted pending this increase. In the event the Company experiences a DTC “Chill” on its shares, the Conversion Price shall be decreased to 55% instead of 65% while that “Chill” is in effect. In no event shall the Holder be allowed to effect a conversion if such conversion, along with all other shares of Company Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates would exceed 9.9% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company. The conversion discount and look back period will be adjusted on a ratchet basis if the Company offers a more favorable conversion discount (whether through a straight discount or in combination with an original issue discount) or look back period to another party while this note is in effect.
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(b) Interest on any unpaid principal balance of this Note shall be paid at the rate of 8% per annum. Interest outstanding after the six month anniversary of this Note, shall be paid by the Company in Common Stock (“Interest Shares”). Holder may, at any time after the six month anniversary of this Note, send in a Notice of Conversion to the Company for Interest Shares based on the formula provided in Section 4(a) above. The dollar amount converted into Interest Shares shall be all or a portion of the accrued interest calculated on the unpaid principal balance of this Note to the date of such notice.
(c) The Note may not be prepaid.
(d) Upon (i) a transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any person in a single transaction or series of related transactions, (ii) a reclassification, capital reorganization or other change or exchange of outstanding shares of the Common Stock, other than a forward or reverse stock split or stock dividend, or (iii) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another person or entity in which the Company is not the surviving entity (other than a merger which is effected solely to change the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company and results in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of Common Stock solely into shares of Common Stock) (each of items (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to as a “Sale Event”), then, in each case, the Company shall, upon request of the Holder, redeem this Note in cash for 150% of the principal amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest through the date of redemption, or at the election of the Holder, such Holder may convert the unpaid principal amount of this Note (together with the amount of accrued but unpaid interest) into shares of Common Stock immediately prior to such Sale Event at the Conversion Price.
(e) In case of any Sale Event (not to include a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets) in connection with which this Note is not redeemed or converted, the Company shall cause effective provision to be made so that the Holder of this Note shall have the right thereafter, by converting this Note, to purchase or convert this Note into the kind and number of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, capital reorganization or other change, consolidation or merger by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock that could have been purchased upon exercise of the Note and at the same Conversion Price, as defined in this Note, immediately prior to such Sale Event. The foregoing provisions shall similarly apply to successive Sale Events. If the consideration received by the holders of Common Stock is other than cash, the value shall be as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company or successor person or entity acting in good faith.
5. No provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, and interest on, this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the form, herein prescribed.
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6. The Company hereby expressly waives demand and presentment for payment, notice of non-payment, protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, notice of acceleration or intent to accelerate, and diligence in taking any action to collect amounts called for hereunder and shall be directly and primarily liable for the payment of all sums owing and to be owing hereto.
7. The Company agrees to pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, which may be incurred by the Holder in collecting any amount due under this Note.
8. If one or more of the following described “Events of Default” shall occur:
(a) The Company shall default in the payment of principal or interest on this Note or any other note issued to the Holder by the Company; or
(b) Any of the representations or warranties made by the Company herein or in any certificate or financial or other written statements heretofore or hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Note, or the Securities Purchase Agreement under which this note was issued shall be false or misleading in any material respect; or
(c) The Company shall fail to perform or observe, in any respect, any material covenant, term, provision, condition, agreement or obligation of the Company under this Note or any other note issued to the Holder; or
(d) The Company shall (1) become insolvent; (2) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or commence proceedings for its dissolution; (3) apply for or consent to the appointment of a trustee, liquidator or receiver for its or for a substantial part of its property or business; (4) file a petition for bankruptcy relief, consent to the filing of such petition or have filed against it an involuntary petition for bankruptcy relief, all under federal or state laws as applicable; or
(e) A trustee, liquidator or receiver shall be appointed for the Company or for a substantial part of its property or business without its consent and shall not be discharged within sixty (60) days after such appointment; or
(f) Any governmental agency or any court of competent jurisdiction at the instance of any governmental agency shall assume custody or control of the whole or any substantial portion of the properties or assets of the Company; or
(g) One or more money judgments, writs or warrants of attachment, or similar process, in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate, shall be entered or filed against the Company or any of its properties or other assets and shall remain unpaid, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of fifteen (15) days or in any event later than five (5) days prior to the date of any proposed sale thereunder; or
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(h) The Company shall have defaulted on or breached any term of any other note of similar debt instrument into which the Company has entered and failed to cure such default within the appropriate grace period; or
(i) The Company shall have its Common Stock delisted from an exchange (including the OTC Market Exchange) or, if the Common Stock trades on an exchange, then trading in the Common Stock shall be suspended for more than 10 consecutive days or ceases to file its 1934 act reports with the SEC;
(j) If a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company on the date hereof are no longer serving as members of the Board;
(k) The Company shall not deliver to the Holder the Common Stock pursuant to paragraph 4 herein without restrictive legend within 3 business days of its receipt of a Notice of Conversion; or
(l) The Company shall not replenish the reserve set forth in Section 12, within 3 business days of the request of the Holder.
(m) The Company shall not be “current” in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission;
(n) The Company shall lose the “bid” price for its stock in a market (including the OTC marketplace or other exchange); or
Then, or at any time thereafter, unless cured within 5 days, and in each and every such case, unless such Event of Default shall have been waived in writing by the Holder (which waiver shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent default) at the option of the Holder and in the Holder’s sole discretion, the Holder may consider this Note immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or (further) notice of any kind (other than notice of acceleration), all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything herein or in any note or other instruments contained to the contrary notwithstanding, and the Holder may immediately, and without expiration of any period of grace, enforce any and all of the Holder’s rights and remedies provided herein or any other rights or remedies afforded by law. Upon an Event of Default, interest shall accrue at a default interest rate of 24% per annum or, if such rate is usurious or not permitted by current law, then at the highest rate of interest permitted by law. In the event of a breach of Section 8(k) the penalty shall be $250 per day the shares are not issued beginning on the 4th day after the conversion notice was delivered to the Company. This penalty shall increase to $500 per day beginning on the 10th day. The penalty for a breach of Section 8(n) shall be an increase of the outstanding principal amounts by 20%. Further, if a breach of Section 8(m) occurs or is continuing after the 6 month anniversary of the Note, then the Holder shall be entitled to use the lowest closing bid price during the delinquency period as a base price for the conversion. For example, if the lowest closing bid price during the delinquency period is $0.01 per share and the conversion discount is 50% the Holder may elect to convert future conversions at $0.005 per share.
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If the Holder shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Note, including, without limitation, engaging an attorney, then if the Holder prevails in such action, the Holder shall be reimbursed by the Company for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
Make-Whole for Failure to Deliver Loss. At the Holder’s election, if the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the conversion shares by the by the 3rd business day following the delivery of a Notice of Conversion to the Company and if the Holder incurs a Failure to Deliver Loss, then at any time the Holder may provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Failure to Deliver Loss and the Company must make the Holder whole as follows:
Failure to Deliver Loss = [(Highest VWAP price for the 30 trading days on or after the day of exercise) x (Number of conversion shares)]
The Company must pay the Failure to Deliver Loss by cash payment, and any such cash payment must be made by the third business day from the time of the Holder’s written notice to the Company.
9. In case any provision of this Note is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessive in scope or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent possible, and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Note will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
10. Neither this Note nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Holder.
11. The Company represents that it is not a “shell” issuer and has never been a “shell” issuer or that if it previously has been a “shell” issuer that at least 12 months have passed since the Company has reported Form 10 type information indicating it is no longer a “shell issuer. Further, the Company will instruct its counsel to either (i) write a 144 opinion to allow for salability of the conversion shares or (ii) accept such opinion from Holder’s counsel.
12. The Company shall issue irrevocable transfer agent instructions reserving 659,000 shares of its Common Stock for conversions under this Note (the “Share Reserve”). Upon full conversion of this Note, any shares remaining in the Share Reserve shall be cancelled. The Company shall pay all transfer agent costs associated with issuing and delivering the share certificates to Holder. If such amounts are to be paid by the Holder, it may deduct such amounts from the Conversion Price. The company should at all times reserve a minimum of four times the amount of shares required if the note would be fully converted. The Holder may reasonably request increases from time to time to reserve such amounts. The Company will instruct its transfer agent to provide the outstanding share information to the Holder in connection with its conversions.
13. The Company will give the Holder direct notice of any corporate actions, including but not limited to name changes, stock splits, recapitalizations etc. This notice shall be given to the Holder as soon as possible under law. The prices per share set forth in this Note are subject to adjustment to give effect to any stock splits, reverse stock splits, recapitalizations and the like.
14. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable provision shall automatically be revised to equal the maximum rate of interest or other amount deemed interest permitted under applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not seek to claim or take advantage of any law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or a portion of the principal or interest on this Note.
15. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New York applicable to contracts made and wholly to be performed within the State of New York and shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each party hereto. The Holder and the Company hereby mutually waive trial by jury and consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the courts of the State of New York or in the Federal courts sitting in the county or city of New York. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and the facsimile transmission of an executed counterpart to this Agreement shall be effective as an original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: _______________
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(To be Executed by the Registered Holder in order to Convert the Note)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $___________ of the above Note into _________ Shares of Common Stock of EVIO, Inc. (“Shares”) according to the conditions set forth in such Note, as of the date written below.
If Shares are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer and other taxes and charges payable with respect thereto.
Date of Conversion: _______________________________________________________
Applicable Conversion Price: ________________________________________________
Signature: _______________________________________________________________
[Print Name of Holder and Title of Signer]
Address: _________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
SSN or EIN: __________________________
Shares are to be registered in the following name: __________________________________________
Name: _________________________________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________________________
Tel: _____________________________________
Fax: _____________________________________
SSN or EIN: ______________________________
Shares are to be sent or delivered to the following account:
Account Name: ________________________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________________
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Exhibit 4.12
EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
THIS EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of July 1, 2019, is entered into by and among Evio, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “Company”), and Gemini Special Opportunities Fund, LP (the “Holder”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company issued to the Holder two notes, (i) a certain $585,000 Secured Convertible Note dated on September 13, 2018 (as amended on November 30, 2018) and (ii) a certain $220,000 Promissory Note dated July 2, 2018 (as amended on November 30, 2018) (the “Notes”);
WHEREAS, the Company is currently in default on the Notes due to Borrower’s failure to pay all amounts due under the Notes.
WHEREAS, the Company and the Holder desire to exchange the Notes for a new Secured Convertible Note (the “Convertible Note”) issued by the Company, all on the terms set forth below; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Exchange of Note and Issuance of Secured Convertible Note.
a. Upon the following terms and conditions, the Company shall issue to the Holder, and the Holder shall acquire from the Company, the Convertible Note.
b. Promptly following execution hereof, the Company shall deliver an originally signed Convertible Note to Holder. The execution and consummation of the Security Agreement by the Holder and the Company shall be a condition precedent to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
c. The date upon which the Convertible Note is issued shall be the “Closing Date”.
2. Representations and Warranties. The Company hereby makes to the Holder the following representations and warranties:
a. Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Convertible Note by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, its board of directors or its stockholders in connection therewith. This Agreement and the Convertible Note have 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 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.
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b. No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Convertible Note by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any of its subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (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 or encumbrance 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 material agreement, credit facility, debt or other material instrument (evidencing a Company or subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other material understanding to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any subsidiary thereof 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; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the Company or its business of financial condition.
c. Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any approval, consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing, qualification or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local, foreign or other governmental authority or other person or entity in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement or the Convertible Note. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for exchange for and the issuance of the Convertible Note.
d. No Inside Information. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf has provided the Holder or its counsel with any information that constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information concerning the Company.
e. Equal Consideration. Except as otherwise set forth herein, no consideration has been offered or paid to any person to amend or consent to a waiver, modification, forbearance, exchange or otherwise of any provision of the Convertible Note.
f. Survival. All of the Company’s warranties and representations contained in this Agreement shall survive the execution, delivery and acceptance of this Agreement by the parties hereto.
g. Holding Period for Convertible Note. Pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, the holding period of the Convertible Note, and any shares of common stock issued upon conversion of the Convertible Note, shall tack back to July 2, 2018 (the original issue date of the note). The Company agrees not to take a position contrary to this paragraph. The Company agrees to take all actions, including, without limitation, the issuance by its legal counsel of any necessary legal opinions, necessary to issue the Convertible Note (and such Underlying Shares) without restriction and not containing any restrictive legend without the need for any action by the Holder. The Company is not subject to Rule 144(i). The Convertible Note is being issued in substitution and exchange for and not in satisfaction of the Note. The Convertible Note shall not constitute a novation or satisfaction and accord of the Note. Without limiting any of the terms, conditions or covenants contained in this Agreement or other documents, if at any time it is determined that any Underlying Shares are not freely tradable without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144, then the Company shall promptly register the resale of all Underlying Shares under the Securities Act by filing a registration statement with the SEC as soon as practicable (but in no event later than 30 days) and causing such registration statement to be declared effective as soon as practicable (but in no event later than 90 days).
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h. No Event of Default. Upon consummation of the exchange hereunder, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
i. Balances. As of the date hereof, the balance outstanding under the Notes, including principal and interest is $825,930.30, and no further amounts are due under the Notes.
3. Legal Opinion. The Company hereby agrees to cause its legal counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Holder and the Company’s Transfer Agent regarding this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Holder, including an opinion that all shares issued pursuant to a conversion of the Convertible Note may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without restrictions or manner of sale limitations and that certificates representing any such shares may be issued without a restrictive legend. Delivery of such legal opinion shall be a condition to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
4. Public Information. So long as the Holder owns the Convertible Note, the Company shall timely file (or timely obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports and definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), and shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange Act (even if the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder would otherwise permit such termination).
5. Miscellaneous.
a. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts and by facsimile signature, delivery of PDF images of executed signature pages by email or otherwise, and each of such counterparts shall be deemed an original and all of such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
b. 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).
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c. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with laws of the State of California. The parties hereto hereby waive the right to a jury trial in any litigation resulting from or related to this Agreement. The parties hereto consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the federal courts sitting in the County of San Diego. Each party waives all defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non conveniens. Process may be served on any party hereto in the manner authorized by applicable law or court rule.
d. The Holder and the Company hereby agree and provide further assurances that it will, in the future, execute and deliver any and all further agreements, certificates, instruments and documents and do and perform or cause to be done and performed, all acts and things as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement.
e. The Company acknowledges and agrees, and the Holder represents and agrees, that the Holder has participated in the negotiation hereof with the advice of its own counsel and advisors.
f. In the event of any action at law or in equity to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement or any of the other transaction documents, including but not limited to the Convertible Note, the Company agrees that it will pay the Holder’s attorneys’ fees and expenses.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed as of the date first set forth above.
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By: | ||
Name: | William Waldrop | |
Title: | CEO | |
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Gemini Special Opportunities Fund, LP | ||
By: | ||
Name: | Steven Winters | |
Title: | President |
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Exhibit 4.13
NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS NOTE IS CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE. THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SOLD 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.
EVIO, INC.
SECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTE
Original Issuance Date: July 2, 2018 | Principal Amount: | $825,930.30 |
Issuance Date: July 1, 2019 | ||
Note No. EVIO-GEMINI-JULY2019 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, EVIO, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “Company”), hereby promises to pay to the order of Gemini Special Opportunities Fund, LP, or registered assigns (the “Holder”) the amount set out above as the Principal Amount (as reduced pursuant to the terms hereof pursuant to redemption, conversion or otherwise, the “Principal”) when due, whether upon the Maturity Date (as defined below), acceleration, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof) and to pay interest (“Interest”) on any outstanding Principal at the applicable Interest Rate from the date set out above as the Issuance Date (the “Issuance Date”) until the same becomes due and payable, upon the Maturity Date or acceleration, conversion, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof).
The Principal Amount is $825,930.30 (eight hundred twenty-five thousand nine- hundred and thirty dollars and 30 cents). For purposes hereof, the term “Outstanding Balance” means the Principal Amount, as reduced or increased, as the case may be, pursuant to the terms hereof for conversion, breach hereof or otherwise, plus any accrued but unpaid interest, collection and enforcements costs, and any other fees or charges incurred under this Note.
(1) GENERAL TERMS
(a) Payment of Principal. The “Maturity Date” shall be September 30, 2019.
(b) Interest. Interest shall accrue at an annual rate of eight percent (8%) (“Interest Rate”) on the Principal Amount and shall be paid on the Maturity Date (or sooner as provided herein) to the Holder or its assignee in whose name this Note is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of Notes in cash or converted into Common Stock at the Conversion Price.
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(c) Security. This Note shall be secured by the assets of the Company pursuant to that Security Agreement between the Company and the Holder.
(2) EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
(a) An “Event of Default”, wherever used herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason and whether it 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) The Company’s failure to pay to the Holder any amount of Principal, Interest, or other amounts when and as due under this Note (including, without limitation, the Company’s failure to pay any redemption payments or amounts hereunder) or any other Transaction Document;
(ii) A Conversion Failure as defined in section 3(b)(ii);
(iii) The Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall commence, or there shall be commenced against the Company or any subsidiary of the Company under any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or hereafter in effect or any successor thereto, or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company commences any other proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or there is commenced against the Company or any subsidiary of the Company any such bankruptcy, insolvency or other proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of sixty-one (61) days; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company suffers any appointment of any custodian, private or court appointed receiver or the like for it or any substantial part of its property which continues undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty one (61) days; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall fail to pay, or shall state that it is unable to pay, or shall be unable to pay, its debts generally as they become due; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall call a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall by any act or failure to act expressly indicate its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing; or any corporate or other action is taken by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
(iv) The Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall default in any of its obligations under any other Note or 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 of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company in an amount exceeding $100,000, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created;
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(v) The Common Stock is suspended or delisted for trading on the Over the Counter QB market (the “Primary Market”), unless the Common Stock is “uplisted” to NASDAQ or other national exchange;
(vi) Intentionally deleted;
(vii) The Company loses its status as “DTC Eligible”;
(viii) The Company shall become late or delinquent in its filing requirements as a fully-reporting issuer registered with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
(b) Upon the occurrence of the first Event of Default, the Outstanding Balance shall immediately increase to one hundred twenty (120%) of the Outstanding Balance immediately prior to the occurrence of the Event of Default (the “Default Effect”). The Default Effect shall automatically apply upon the occurrence of the Event of Default without the need for any party to give any notice or take any other action.
(3) CONVERSION OF NOTE. This Note shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s Common Stock, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 3.
(a) Conversion Right. At any time or from time to time, the Holder shall be entitled to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount (as defined below) into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 3(c), at the Conversion Price (as defined below). The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall be equal to the quotient of dividing the Conversion Amount by the Conversion Price. The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any conversion. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up to the nearest whole share. The Company shall pay any and all transfer agent fees, legal fees, costs and any other fees or costs that may be incurred or charged in connection with the issuance of shares of the Company’s Common Stock to the Holder arising out of or relating to the conversion of this Note up to a maximum of five thousand dollars ($5,000); this amount does not include legal fees incurred by Holder.
(i) “Conversion Amount” means the portion of the Original Principal Amount and Interest to be converted, plus any penalties, redeemed or otherwise with respect to which this determination is being made.
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(ii) “Conversion Price” shall be sixty-five percent (65%) of the lowest volume weighted average price of the Company’s Common Stock during the previous twenty (20) trading days, subject to adjustment herein.
(b) Mechanics of Conversion.
(i) Optional Conversion. To convert any Conversion Amount into shares of Common Stock on any date (a “Conversion Date”), the Holder shall (A) transmit by email, facsimile (or otherwise deliver), for receipt on or prior to 11:59 p.m., New York, NY Time, on such date, a copy of an executed notice of conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Conversion Notice”) to the Company. On or before the third Business Day following the date of receipt of a Conversion Notice (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Company shall (A) if legends are not required to be placed on certificates of Common Stock pursuant to the then existing provisions of Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933 (“Rule 144”) and provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company’s (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system or (B) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, issue and deliver to the address as specified in the Conversion Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled which certificates shall not bear any restrictive legends unless required pursuant the Rule 144. If this Note is physically surrendered for conversion and the outstanding Principal of this Note is greater than the Principal portion of the Conversion Amount being converted, then the Company shall, upon request of the Holder, as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) Business Days after receipt of this Note and at its own expense, issue and deliver to the holder a new Note representing the outstanding Principal not converted. The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of this Note shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock upon the transmission of a Conversion Notice.
(ii) Company’s Failure to Timely Convert. If within three (3) Trading Days after the Company’s receipt of the facsimile or email copy of a Conversion Notice together with documentation satisfactory to the Transfer Agent that the shares are eligible for such electronic issuance, the Company shall fail to issue and deliver to Holder the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon such holder’s conversion of any Conversion Amount (a “Conversion Failure”), the Outstanding Amount of the Note shall increase by $2,000 per day until the Company issues and delivers a certificate to the Holder or credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon such holder’s conversion of any Conversion Amount (under Holder’s and Company’s expectation that any damages will tack back to the Issuance Date). If the Company fails to deliver shares in accordance with the timeframe stated in this Section, resulting in a Conversion Failure, the Holder, at any time prior to selling all of those shares, may rescind any portion, in whole or in part, of that particular conversion attributable to the unsold shares and have the rescinded conversion amount returned to the Outstanding Balance with the rescinded conversion shares returned to the Company (under Holder’s and Company’s expectations that any returned conversion amounts will tack back to the original date of the Note).
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Intentionally Deleted.
(iii) DTC Eligibility & Sub-Penny. If the Conversion Price is less than $0.01, the Principal Amount of the Note shall increase by ten thousand dollars ($10,000) (under Holder’s and Company’s expectation that any Principal Amount increase will tack back to the Issuance Date). In addition, the Conversion Price shall be redefined to equal 50% of the lowest trade occurring during the twenty-five (25) consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the applicable Conversion Date on which the Holder elects to convert all or part of this Note, subject to adjustment as provided in this Note.
(iv) Book-Entry. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of any portion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Company unless (A) the full Conversion Amount represented by this Note is being converted or (B) the Holder has provided the Company with prior written notice (which notice may be included in a Conversion Notice) requesting reissuance of this Note upon physical surrender of this Note. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the Principal and Interest converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Company, so as not to require physical surrender of this Note upon conversion.
(c) Limitations on Conversions or Trading.
(i) Beneficial Ownership. If at any time after the Closing, the Buyer shall or would receive shares of Common Stock in payment of interest or principal under Note, upon conversion of the Note, so that the Buyer would, together with other shares of Common Stock held by it or its Affiliates, own or beneficially own by virtue of such action or receipt of additional shares of Common Stock a number of shares exceeding 4.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such date (the “Maximum Percentage”), the Company shall not be obligated and shall not issue to the Buyer shares of Common Stock which would exceed the Maximum Percentage, but only until such time as the Maximum Percentage would no longer be exceeded by any such receipt of shares of Common Stock by the Buyer. Upon delivery of a written notice to the Company, the Buyer may from time to time increase (with such increase not effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after delivery of such notice) or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% as specified in such notice; provided that (i) any such increase in the Maximum Percentage will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company and (ii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Buyer and its Affiliates. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 5.13 to the extent necessary to correct this paragraph (or any portion of this paragraph) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation contained in this Section 5.13 or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitation contained in this paragraph may not be waived and shall apply to a successor holder of the Note.
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(d) Other Provisions.
(i) Share Reservation. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized Common Stock a number of shares equal to at least 2 (two) times the full number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all outstanding amounts under this Note and within 3 (three) Business Days following the receipt by the Company of a Holder’s notice that such minimum number of Underlying Shares is not so reserved, the Company shall promptly reserve a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to comply with such requirement. The Company shall provide irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent to issue shares to Holder upon submission of a conversion notice.
(ii) Prepayment. At any time following the Issuance Date, the Company shall have the option, upon 10 business days’ notice to Holder, to pre-pay the entire remaining outstanding principal amount of this Note in cash. For the avoidance of doubt the Holder is expressly allowed to convert the note during the 10 business day period prior to receiving funds from the Company.
(iii) Terms of Future Financings. So long as this Note is outstanding, upon any issuance by the Company of any convertible promissory note at a conversion rate more favorable to the holder of such security or with a term in favor of the holder of such security that was not similarly provided to the Holder in this Note, then the Company shall notify the Holder of such additional or more favorable term. In such event, Holder may convert the current outstanding amount due under this Note into an investment on the same terms offered to the other investor. To the extent such investor simultaneously received a stock purchase warrant (for no additional consideration), Holder will receive the warrant on the terms issued to the investor. The types of terms contained in another security that may be more favorable to the holder of such security include, but are not limited to, terms addressing conversion discounts, conversion look-back periods, interest rates, original issue discounts, stock sale price, private placement price per share, and warrant coverage.
(iv) All calculations under this Section 3 shall be rounded up to the nearest $0.00001 or whole share.
(v) Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant to Section 2 herein for the Company’s failure to deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion within the period specified herein and such Holder 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, in each case without the need to post a bond or provide other security. 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.
(4) SECTION 3(A)(10) TRANSACTION. So long as this Note is outstanding, the Company shall not enter into any transaction or arrangement structured in accordance with, based upon, or related or pursuant to, in whole or in part, Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act (a “3(a)(10) Transaction”). In the event that the Company does enter into, or makes any issuance of Common Stock related to a 3(a)(10) Transaction while this note is outstanding, a liquidated damages charge of 25% of the outstanding principal balance of this Note, but not less than $25,000, will be assessed and will become immediately due and payable to the Holder at its election in the form of cash payment or addition to the balance of this Note.
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(5) REISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE.
(a) Assignability. The Company may not assign this Note. This Note will be binding upon the Company and its successors and will inure to the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns and may be assigned by the Holder to anyone of its choosing without Company’s approval.
(b) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Note. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Note, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Note representing the outstanding Principal.
(6) NOTICES. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms shall be handled according to the Notice clause in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company, to:
EVIO, Inc.
Attn:WilliamWaldrop William@eviolabs.com
If to the Holder:
Gemini Special Opportunities Fund, LP
Attn: Steven Winters
1075 Valleyside Lane
Encinitas, CA 92024
Steve@GeminiStrategies.com
(7) APPLICABLE LAW AND VENUE. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to conflicts of laws thereof. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of California or in the federal courts located in the city and county of San Diego, in the State of California. Both parties and the individuals signing this Agreement agree to submit to the jurisdiction of such courts.
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(8) WAIVER. Any waiver by 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 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. Any waiver must be in writing.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Convertible Note to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date set forth above.
COMPANY: EVIO, INC. |
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Name: | William Waldrop | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Note No. EVIO-GEMINI-JULY2019
EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
Attn: William Waldrop
EVIO, Inc.
The undersigned hereby elects to convert a portion of the $825,930.30 Secured Convertible Note (Note No. EVIO-GEMINI-JULY2019) issued to Gemini Special Opportunities Fund, LP into shares of Common Stock of EVIO, Inc. according to the conditions set forth in such Note as of the date written below.
By accepting this notice of conversion, you are acknowledging that the number of shares to be delivered represents less than 5% (five percent) of the common stock outstanding. If the number of shares to be delivered represents more than 4.99% of the common stock outstanding, this conversion notice shall immediately automatically extinguish and debenture Holder must be immediately notified.
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Gemini Special Opportunities Fund, LP |
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Exhibit 4.14
THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER (THE “1933 ACT”)
US $33,092.32
EVIO, INC.
8% CONVERTIBLE REDEEMABLE NOTE
DUE AUGUST 8, 2020
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, EVIO, INC. (the “Company”) promises to pay to the order of LG CAPITAL FUNDING, LLC and its authorized successors and permitted assigns (“Holder”), the aggregate principal face amount of Thirty Three Thousand Ninety Two Dollars 32/100 cents exactly (U.S. $33,092.32) on August 8, 2020 (“Maturity Date”) and to pay interest on the principal amount outstanding hereunder at the rate of 8% per annum commencing on August 8, 2019 (“Issuance Date”). The interest will be paid to the Holder in whose name this Note is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of this Note. The principal of, and interest on, this Note are payable at 1218 Union Street, Suite #2, Brooklyn, NY 11225, initially, and if changed, last appearing on the records of the Company as designated in writing by the Holder hereof from time to time. The Company will pay each interest payment and the outstanding principal due upon this Note before or on the Maturity Date, less any amounts required by law to be deducted or withheld, to the Holder of this Note by check or wire transfer addressed to such Holder at the last address appearing on the records of the Company. The forwarding of such check or wire transfer shall constitute a payment of outstanding principal hereunder and shall satisfy and discharge the liability for principal on this Note to the extent of the sum represented by such check or wire transfer. Interest shall be payable in Common Stock (as defined below) pursuant to paragraph 4(b) herein.
This Note is subject to the following additional provisions:
1. 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 made for such registration or transfer or exchange, except that Holder shall pay any tax or other governmental charges payable in connection therewith.
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2. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from all payments any amounts required to be withheld under applicable laws.
3. This Note may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Act”) and applicable state securities laws. Any attempted transfer to a non-qualifying party shall be treated by the Company as void. Prior to due presentment for transfer of this Note, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is duly registered on the Company’s records as the owner hereof for all other purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected or bound by notice to the contrary. Any Holder of this Note electing to exercise the right of conversion set forth in Section 4(a) hereof, in addition to the requirements set forth in Section 4(a), and any prospective transferee of this Note, also is required to give the Company written confirmation that this Note is being converted (“Notice of Conversion”) in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A. The date of receipt (including receipt by telecopy) of such Notice of Conversion shall be the Conversion Date.
4. (a) During the first 6 months this Note is in effect, the Holder of this Note is entitled, at its option, to convert all or any amount of the principal face amount of this Note then outstanding into shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) at a price (“Conversion Price”) for each share of Common Stock at fixed price of $0.55 per share. After the 6th monthly anniversary of this Note, the Conversion Price shall be equal to 65% of the lowest trading price of the Common Stock as reported on the National Quotations Bureau OTC marketplace which the Company’s shares are traded or any exchange upon which the Common Stock may be traded in the future (“Exchange”), for the lower of (i) fifteen prior trading days immediately preceding the Issuance Date of this note or (ii) the fifteen prior trading days including the day upon which a Notice of Conversion is received by the Company or its transfer agent (provided such Notice of Conversion is delivered by fax or other electronic method of communication to the Company or its transfer agent after 4 P.M. Eastern Standard or Daylight Savings Time if the Holder wishes to include the same day closing price). If the shares have not been delivered within 3 business days, the Notice of Conversion may be rescinded. Such conversion shall be effectuated by the Company delivering the shares of Common Stock to the Holder within 3 business days of receipt by the Company of the Notice of Conversion. Accrued but unpaid interest shall be subject to conversion. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractions of shares will be issued on conversion, but the number of shares issuable shall be rounded to the nearest whole share. To the extent the Conversion Price of the Company’s Common Stock closes below the par value per share, the Company will take all steps necessary to solicit the consent of the stockholders to reduce the par value to the lowest value possible under law. The Company agrees to honor all conversions submitted pending this increase. In the event the Company experiences a DTC “Chill” on its shares, the Conversion Price shall be decreased to 55% instead of 65% while that “Chill” is in effect. All the terms set forth herein, including but not limited to interest rate, prepayment terms, conversion discount or lookback period will be adjusted downward (i.e. for the benefit of the Holder) if the Company offers a more favorable conversion discount (whether via interest, rate OID or otherwise) or lookback period to another party or otherwise grants any more favorable terms to any third party than those contained herein while this note is in effect. In no event shall the Holder be allowed to effect a conversion if such conversion, along with all other shares of Company Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates would exceed 4.99% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company (which may be increased to 9.99% on 61 days prior written notice).
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(b) Interest on any unpaid principal balance of this Note shall be paid at the rate of 8% per annum. Interest outstanding after the six month anniversary of this Note, shall be paid by the Company in Common Stock (“Interest Shares”). Holder may, at any time after the six month anniversary of this Note, send in a Notice of Conversion to the Company for Interest Shares based on the formula provided in Section 4(a) above. The dollar amount converted into Interest Shares shall be all or a portion of the accrued interest calculated on the unpaid principal balance of this Note to the date of such notice.
(c) During the first six months this Note is in effect, the Company may redeem this Note by paying to the Holder an amount as follows: (i) if the redemption is within the first 90 days this Note is in effect, then for an amount equal to 110% of the unpaid principal amount of this Note along with any interest that has accrued during that period, (ii) if the redemption is after the 90th day this Note is in effect, but less than the 180th day this Note is in effect, then for an amount equal to 125% of the unpaid principal amount of this Note along with any accrued interest accrued during that period. This Note may not be redeemed after 180 days. The redemption must be closed and paid for within 3 business days of the Company sending the redemption demand or the redemption will be invalid and the Company may not redeem this Note.
(d) Upon (i) a transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any person in a single transaction or series of related transactions, (ii) a reclassification, capital reorganization or other change or exchange of outstanding shares of the Common Stock, other than a forward or reverse stock split or stock dividend, or (iii) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another person or entity in which the Company is not the surviving entity (other than a merger which is effected solely to change the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company and results in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of Common Stock solely into shares of Common Stock) (each of items (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to as a “Sale Event”), then, in each case, the Company shall, upon request of the Holder, redeem this Note in cash for 150% of the principal amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest through the date of redemption, or at the election of the Holder, such Holder may convert the unpaid principal amount of this Note (together with the amount of accrued but unpaid interest) into shares of Common Stock immediately prior to such Sale Event at the Conversion Price.
(e) In case of any Sale Event (not to include a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets) in connection with which this Note is not redeemed or converted, the Company shall cause effective provision to be made so that the Holder of this Note shall have the right thereafter, by converting this Note, to purchase or convert this Note into the kind and number of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, capital reorganization or other change, consolidation or merger by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock that could have been purchased upon exercise of the Note and at the same Conversion Price, as defined in this Note, immediately prior to such Sale Event. The foregoing provisions shall similarly apply to successive Sale Events. If the consideration received by the holders of Common Stock is other than cash, the value shall be as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company or successor person or entity acting in good faith.
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5. No provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, and interest on, this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the form, herein prescribed.
6. The Company hereby expressly waives demand and presentment for payment, notice of non-payment, protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, notice of acceleration or intent to accelerate, and diligence in taking any action to collect amounts called for hereunder and shall be directly and primarily liable for the payment of all sums owing and to be owing hereto.
7. The Company agrees to pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, which may be incurred by the Holder in collecting any amount due under this Note.
8. If one or more of the following described “Events of Default” shall occur:
(a) The Company shall default in the payment of principal or interest on this Note or any other note issued to the Holder by the Company; or
(b) Any of the representations or warranties made by the Company herein or in any certificate or financial or other written statements heretofore or hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Note, or the Securities Purchase Agreement under which this note was issued shall be false or misleading in any respect; or
(c) The Company shall fail to perform or observe, in any respect, any covenant, term, provision, condition, agreement or obligation of the Company under this Note or any other note issued to the Holder; or
(d) The Company shall (1) become insolvent; (2) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they mature; (3) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or commence proceedings for its dissolution; (4) apply for or consent to the appointment of a trustee, liquidator or receiver for its or for a substantial part of its property or business; (5) file a petition for bankruptcy relief, consent to the filing of such petition or have filed against it an involuntary petition for bankruptcy relief, all under federal or state laws as applicable; or
(e) A trustee, liquidator or receiver shall be appointed for the Company or for a substantial part of its property or business without its consent and shall not be discharged within sixty (60) days after such appointment; or
(f) Any governmental agency or any court of competent jurisdiction at the instance of any governmental agency shall assume custody or control of the whole or any substantial portion of the properties or assets of the Company; or
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(g) One or more money judgments, writs or warrants of attachment, or similar process, in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate, shall be entered or filed against the Company or any of its properties or other assets and shall remain unpaid, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of fifteen (15) days or in any event later than five (5) days prior to the date of any proposed sale thereunder; or
(h) The Company shall have defaulted on or breached any term of any other note of similar debt instrument into which the Company has entered and failed to cure such default within the appropriate grace period; or
(i) The Company shall have its Common Stock delisted from an exchange (including the OTC Market Exchange) or, if the Common Stock trades on an exchange, then trading in the Common Stock shall be suspended for more than 10 consecutive days or ceases to file its 1934 act reports with the SEC;
(j) If a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company on the date hereof are no longer serving as members of the Board;
(k) The Company shall not deliver to the Holder the Common Stock pursuant to paragraph 4 herein without restrictive legend within 3 business days of its receipt of a Notice of Conversion; or
(l) The Company shall not replenish the reserve set forth in Section 12, within 3 business days of the request of the Holder.
(m) The Company shall not be “current” in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission;
(n) The Company shall lose the “bid” price for its stock in a market (including the OTC marketplace or other exchange); or
Then, or at any time thereafter, unless cured within 5 days, and in each and every such case, unless such Event of Default shall have been waived in writing by the Holder (which waiver shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent default) at the option of the Holder and in the Holder’s sole discretion, the Holder may consider this Note immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or (further) notice of any kind (other than notice of acceleration), all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything herein or in any note or other instruments contained to the contrary notwithstanding, and the Holder may immediately, and without expiration of any period of grace, enforce any and all of the Holder’s rights and remedies provided herein or any other rights or remedies afforded by law. Upon an Event of Default, interest shall accrue at a default interest rate of 24% per annum or, if such rate is usurious or not permitted by current law, then at the highest rate of interest permitted by law. In the event of a breach of Section 8(k) the penalty shall be $250 per day the shares are not issued beginning on the 4th day after the conversion notice was delivered to the Company. This penalty shall increase to $500 per day beginning on the 10th day. The penalty for a breach of Section 8(n) shall be an increase of the outstanding principal amounts by 20%. In case of a breach of Section 8(i), the outstanding principal due under this Note shall increase by 50%. If this Note is not paid at maturity, the outstanding principal due under this Note shall increase by 10%. Further, if a breach of Section 8(m) occurs or is continuing after the 6 month anniversary of the Note, then the Holder shall be entitled to use the lowest closing bid price during the delinquency period as a base price for the conversion. For example, if the lowest closing bid price during the delinquency period is $0.01 per share and the conversion discount is 50% the Holder may elect to convert future conversions at $0.005 per share.
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If the Holder shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Note, including, without limitation, engaging an attorney, then if the Holder prevails in such action, the Holder shall be reimbursed by the Company for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
Make-Whole for Failure to Deliver Loss. At the Holder’s election, if the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the conversion shares by the by the 3rd business day following the delivery of a Notice of Conversion to the Company and if the Holder incurs a Failure to Deliver Loss, then at any time the Holder may provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Failure to Deliver Loss and the Company must make the Holder whole as follows:
Failure to Deliver Loss = [(Highest VWAP for the 30 trading days on or after the day of exercise) x (Number of conversion shares)]
The Company must pay the Failure to Deliver Loss by cash payment, and any such cash payment must be made by the third business day from the time of the Holder’s written notice to the Company.
9. In case any provision of this Note is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessive in scope or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent possible, and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Note will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
10. Neither this Note nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Holder.
11. The Company represents that it is not a “shell” issuer and has never been a “shell” issuer or that if it previously has been a “shell” issuer that at least 12 months have passed since the Company has reported form 10 type information indicating it is no longer a “shell issuer. Further. The Company will instruct its counsel to either (i) write a 144 opinion to allow for salability of the conversion shares or (ii) accept such opinion from Holder’s counsel.
12. The Company shall issue irrevocable transfer agent instructions reserving 278,965 shares of its Common Stock for conversions under this Note (the “Share Reserve”). Upon full conversion of this Note, any shares remaining in the Share Reserve shall be cancelled. The Company shall pay all transfer agent costs associated with issuing and delivering the share certificates to Holder. If such amounts are to be paid by the Holder, it may deduct such amounts from the Conversion Price. The company should at all times reserve a minimum of four times the amount of shares required if the note would be fully converted. The Holder may reasonably request increases from time to time to reserve such amounts. The Company will instruct its transfer agent to provide the outstanding share information to the Holder in connection with its conversions.
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13. The Company will give the Holder direct notice of any corporate actions, including but not limited to name changes, stock splits, recapitalizations etc. This notice shall be given to the Holder as soon as possible under law.
14. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable provision shall automatically be revised to equal the maximum rate of interest or other amount deemed interest permitted under applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not seek to claim or take advantage of any law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or a portion of the principal or interest on this Note.
15. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New York applicable to contracts made and wholly to be performed within the State of New York and shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each party hereto. The Holder and the Company hereby mutually waive trial by jury and consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the courts of the State of New York or in the Federal courts sitting in the county or city of New York. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and the facsimile transmission of an executed counterpart to this Agreement shall be effective as an original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: ______________________
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(To be Executed by the Registered Holder in order to Convert the Note)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $___________ of the above Note into _________ Shares of Common Stock of EVIO, INC. (“Shares”) according to the conditions set forth in such Note, as of the date written below.
If Shares are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer and other taxes and charges payable with respect thereto.
Date of Conversion: _______________________________________________________
Applicable Conversion Price: _________________________________________________
Signature: _______________________________________________________________
[Print Name of Holder and Title of Signer]
Address: ________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
SSN or EIN: _______________________________________________________________
Shares are to be registered in the following name: ___________________________________
Name: ___________________________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________________
Tel: _____________________________________________________________________
Fax: _____________________________________________________________________
SSN or EIN: _______________________________________________________________
Shares are to be sent or delivered to the following account:
Account Name: ____________________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________________
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Exhibit 4.15
THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER (THE “1933 ACT”)
US $33,092.32
EVIO, INC.
8% CONVERTIBLE REDEEMABLE NOTE
DUE AUGUST 8, 2020
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, EVIO, INC. (the “Company”) promises to pay to the order of ADAR ALEF, LLC and its authorized successors and permitted assigns (“Holder”), the aggregate principal face amount of Thirty Three Thousand Ninety Two Dollars 32/100 cents exactly (U.S. $33,092.32) on August 8, 2020 (“Maturity Date”) and to pay interest on the principal amount outstanding hereunder at the rate of 8% per annum commencing on August 8, 2019 (“Issuance Date”). The interest will be paid to the Holder in whose name this Note is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of this Note. The principal of, and interest on, this Note are payable at 38 Olympia Lane, Monsey, NY 10952, initially, and if changed, last appearing on the records of the Company as designated in writing by the Holder hereof from time to time. The Company will pay each interest payment and the outstanding principal due upon this Note before or on the Maturity Date, less any amounts required by law to be deducted or withheld, to the Holder of this Note by check or wire transfer addressed to such Holder at the last address appearing on the records of the Company. The forwarding of such check or wire transfer shall constitute a payment of outstanding principal hereunder and shall satisfy and discharge the liability for principal on this Note to the extent of the sum represented by such check or wire transfer. Interest shall be payable in Common Stock (as defined below) pursuant to paragraph 4(b) herein.
This Note is subject to the following additional provisions:
1. 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 made for such registration or transfer or exchange, except that Holder shall pay any tax or other governmental charges payable in connection therewith.
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2. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from all payments any amounts required to be withheld under applicable laws.
3. This Note may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Act”) and applicable state securities laws. Any attempted transfer to a non-qualifying party shall be treated by the Company as void. Prior to due presentment for transfer of this Note, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is duly registered on the Company’s records as the owner hereof for all other purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected or bound by notice to the contrary. Any Holder of this Note electing to exercise the right of conversion set forth in Section 4(a) hereof, in addition to the requirements set forth in Section 4(a), and any prospective transferee of this Note, also is required to give the Company written confirmation that this Note is being converted (“Notice of Conversion”) in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A. The date of receipt (including receipt by telecopy) of such Notice of Conversion shall be the Conversion Date.
4. (a) During the first 6 months this Note is in effect, the Holder of this Note is entitled, at its option, to convert all or any amount of the principal face amount of this Note then outstanding into shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) at a price (“Conversion Price”) for each share of Common Stock at fixed price of $0.55 per share. After the 6th monthly anniversary of this Note, the Conversion Price shall be equal to 65% of the lowest trading price of the Common Stock as reported on the National Quotations Bureau OTC marketplace which the Company’s shares are traded or any exchange upon which the Common Stock may be traded in the future (“Exchange”), for the lower of (i) fifteen prior trading days immediately preceding the Issuance Date of this note or (ii) the fifteen prior trading days including the day upon which a Notice of Conversion is received by the Company or its transfer agent (provided such Notice of Conversion is delivered by fax or other electronic method of communication to the Company or its transfer agent after 4 P.M. Eastern Standard or Daylight Savings Time if the Holder wishes to include the same day closing price). If the shares have not been delivered within 3 business days, the Notice of Conversion may be rescinded. Such conversion shall be effectuated by the Company delivering the shares of Common Stock to the Holder within 3 business days of receipt by the Company of the Notice of Conversion. Accrued but unpaid interest shall be subject to conversion. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractions of shares will be issued on conversion, but the number of shares issuable shall be rounded to the nearest whole share. To the extent the Conversion Price of the Company’s Common Stock closes below the par value per share, the Company will take all steps necessary to solicit the consent of the stockholders to reduce the par value to the lowest value possible under law. The Company agrees to honor all conversions submitted pending this increase. In the event the Company experiences a DTC “Chill” on its shares, the Conversion Price shall be decreased to 55% instead of 65% while that “Chill” is in effect. All the terms set forth herein, including but not limited to interest rate, prepayment terms, conversion discount or lookback period will be adjusted downward (i.e. for the benefit of the Holder) if the Company offers a more favorable conversion discount (whether via interest, rate OID or otherwise) or lookback period to another party or otherwise grants any more favorable terms to any third party than those contained herein while this note is in effect. In no event shall the Holder be allowed to effect a conversion if such conversion, along with all other shares of Company Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates would exceed 4.99% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company (which may be increased to 9.99% on 61 days prior written notice).
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(b) Interest on any unpaid principal balance of this Note shall be paid at the rate of 8% per annum. Interest outstanding after the six month anniversary of this Note, shall be paid by the Company in Common Stock (“Interest Shares”). Holder may, at any time after the six month anniversary of this Note, send in a Notice of Conversion to the Company for Interest Shares based on the formula provided in Section 4(a) above. The dollar amount converted into Interest Shares shall be all or a portion of the accrued interest calculated on the unpaid principal balance of this Note to the date of such notice.
(c) During the first six months this Note is in effect, the Company may redeem this Note by paying to the Holder an amount as follows: (i) if the redemption is within the first 90 days this Note is in effect, then for an amount equal to 110% of the unpaid principal amount of this Note along with any interest that has accrued during that period, (ii) if the redemption is after the 90th day this Note is in effect, but less than the 180th day this Note is in effect, then for an amount equal to 125% of the unpaid principal amount of this Note along with any accrued interest accrued during that period. This Note may not be redeemed after 180 days. The redemption must be closed and paid for within 3 business days of the Company sending the redemption demand or the redemption will be invalid and the Company may not redeem this Note.
(d) Upon (i) a transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any person in a single transaction or series of related transactions, (ii) a reclassification, capital reorganization or other change or exchange of outstanding shares of the Common Stock, other than a forward or reverse stock split or stock dividend, or (iii) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another person or entity in which the Company is not the surviving entity (other than a merger which is effected solely to change the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company and results in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of Common Stock solely into shares of Common Stock) (each of items (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to as a “Sale Event”), then, in each case, the Company shall, upon request of the Holder, redeem this Note in cash for 150% of the principal amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest through the date of redemption, or at the election of the Holder, such Holder may convert the unpaid principal amount of this Note (together with the amount of accrued but unpaid interest) into shares of Common Stock immediately prior to such Sale Event at the Conversion Price.
(e) In case of any Sale Event (not to include a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets) in connection with which this Note is not redeemed or converted, the Company shall cause effective provision to be made so that the Holder of this Note shall have the right thereafter, by converting this Note, to purchase or convert this Note into the kind and number of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, capital reorganization or other change, consolidation or merger by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock that could have been purchased upon exercise of the Note and at the same Conversion Price, as defined in this Note, immediately prior to such Sale Event. The foregoing provisions shall similarly apply to successive Sale Events. If the consideration received by the holders of Common Stock is other than cash, the value shall be as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company or successor person or entity acting in good faith.
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5. No provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, and interest on, this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the form, herein prescribed.
6. The Company hereby expressly waives demand and presentment for payment, notice of non-payment, protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor, notice of acceleration or intent to accelerate, and diligence in taking any action to collect amounts called for hereunder and shall be directly and primarily liable for the payment of all sums owing and to be owing hereto.
7. The Company agrees to pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, which may be incurred by the Holder in collecting any amount due under this Note.
8. If one or more of the following described “Events of Default” shall occur:
(a) The Company shall default in the payment of principal or interest on this Note or any other note issued to the Holder by the Company; or
(b) Any of the representations or warranties made by the Company herein or in any certificate or financial or other written statements heretofore or hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Note, or the Securities Purchase Agreement under which this note was issued shall be false or misleading in any respect; or
(c) The Company shall fail to perform or observe, in any respect, any covenant, term, provision, condition, agreement or obligation of the Company under this Note or any other note issued to the Holder; or
(d) The Company shall (1) become insolvent; (2) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they mature; (3) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or commence proceedings for its dissolution; (4) apply for or consent to the appointment of a trustee, liquidator or receiver for its or for a substantial part of its property or business; (5) file a petition for bankruptcy relief, consent to the filing of such petition or have filed against it an involuntary petition for bankruptcy relief, all under federal or state laws as applicable; or
(e) A trustee, liquidator or receiver shall be appointed for the Company or for a substantial part of its property or business without its consent and shall not be discharged within sixty (60) days after such appointment; or
(f) Any governmental agency or any court of competent jurisdiction at the instance of any governmental agency shall assume custody or control of the whole or any substantial portion of the properties or assets of the Company; or
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(g) One or more money judgments, writs or warrants of attachment, or similar process, in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate, shall be entered or filed against the Company or any of its properties or other assets and shall remain unpaid, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of fifteen (15) days or in any event later than five (5) days prior to the date of any proposed sale thereunder; or
(h) The Company shall have defaulted on or breached any term of any other note of similar debt instrument into which the Company has entered and failed to cure such default within the appropriate grace period; or
(i) The Company shall have its Common Stock delisted from an exchange (including the OTC Market Exchange) or, if the Common Stock trades on an exchange, then trading in the Common Stock shall be suspended for more than 10 consecutive days or ceases to file its 1934 act reports with the SEC;
(j) If a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company on the date hereof are no longer serving as members of the Board;
(k) The Company shall not deliver to the Holder the Common Stock pursuant to paragraph 4 herein without restrictive legend within 3 business days of its receipt of a Notice of Conversion; or
(l) The Company shall not replenish the reserve set forth in Section 12, within 3 business days of the request of the Holder.
(m) The Company shall not be “current” in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission;
(n) The Company shall lose the “bid” price for its stock in a market (including the OTC marketplace or other exchange); or
Then, or at any time thereafter, unless cured within 5 days, and in each and every such case, unless such Event of Default shall have been waived in writing by the Holder (which waiver shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent default) at the option of the Holder and in the Holder’s sole discretion, the Holder may consider this Note immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or (further) notice of any kind (other than notice of acceleration), all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything herein or in any note or other instruments contained to the contrary notwithstanding, and the Holder may immediately, and without expiration of any period of grace, enforce any and all of the Holder’s rights and remedies provided herein or any other rights or remedies afforded by law. Upon an Event of Default, interest shall accrue at a default interest rate of 24% per annum or, if such rate is usurious or not permitted by current law, then at the highest rate of interest permitted by law. In the event of a breach of Section 8(k) the penalty shall be $250 per day the shares are not issued beginning on the 4th day after the conversion notice was delivered to the Company. This penalty shall increase to $500 per day beginning on the 10th day. The penalty for a breach of Section 8(n) shall be an increase of the outstanding principal amounts by 20%. In case of a breach of Section 8(i), the outstanding principal due under this Note shall increase by 50%. If this Note is not paid at maturity, the outstanding principal due under this Note shall increase by 10%. Further, if a breach of Section 8(m) occurs or is continuing after the 6 month anniversary of the Note, then the Holder shall be entitled to use the lowest closing bid price during the delinquency period as a base price for the conversion. For example, if the lowest closing bid price during the delinquency period is $0.01 per share and the conversion discount is 50% the Holder may elect to convert future conversions at $0.005 per share.
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If the Holder shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Note, including, without limitation, engaging an attorney, then if the Holder prevails in such action, the Holder shall be reimbursed by the Company for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
Make-Whole for Failure to Deliver Loss. At the Holder’s election, if the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the conversion shares by the by the 3rd business day following the delivery of a Notice of Conversion to the Company and if the Holder incurs a Failure to Deliver Loss, then at any time the Holder may provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Failure to Deliver Loss and the Company must make the Holder whole as follows:
Failure to Deliver Loss = [(Highest VWAP for the 30 trading days on or after the day of exercise) x (Number of conversion shares)]
The Company must pay the Failure to Deliver Loss by cash payment, and any such cash payment must be made by the third business day from the time of the Holder’s written notice to the Company.
9. In case any provision of this Note is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessive in scope or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent possible, and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Note will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
10. Neither this Note nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Holder.
11. The Company represents that it is not a “shell” issuer and has never been a “shell” issuer or that if it previously has been a “shell” issuer that at least 12 months have passed since the Company has reported form 10 type information indicating it is no longer a “shell issuer. Further. The Company will instruct its counsel to either (i) write a 144 opinion to allow for salability of the conversion shares or (ii) accept such opinion from Holder’s counsel.
12. The Company shall issue irrevocable transfer agent instructions reserving 278,965 shares of its Common Stock for conversions under this Note (the “Share Reserve”). Upon full conversion of this Note, any shares remaining in the Share Reserve shall be cancelled. The Company shall pay all transfer agent costs associated with issuing and delivering the share certificates to Holder. If such amounts are to be paid by the Holder, it may deduct such amounts from the Conversion Price. The company should at all times reserve a minimum of four times the amount of shares required if the note would be fully converted. The Holder may reasonably request increases from time to time to reserve such amounts. The Company will instruct its transfer agent to provide the outstanding share information to the Holder in connection with its conversions.
13. The Company will give the Holder direct notice of any corporate actions, including but not limited to name changes, stock splits, recapitalizations etc. This notice shall be given to the Holder as soon as possible under law.
14. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable provision shall automatically be revised to equal the maximum rate of interest or other amount deemed interest permitted under applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not seek to claim or take advantage of any law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or a portion of the principal or interest on this Note.
15. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New York applicable to contracts made and wholly to be performed within the State of New York and shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each party hereto. The Holder and the Company hereby mutually waive trial by jury and consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the courts of the State of New York or in the Federal courts sitting in the county or city of New York. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and the facsimile transmission of an executed counterpart to this Agreement shall be effective as an original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: ________________ | ||
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(To be Executed by the Registered Holder in order to Convert the Note)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $___________ of the above Note into _________ Shares of Common Stock of EVIO, INC. (“Shares”) according to the conditions set forth in such Note, as of the date written below.
If Shares are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer and other taxes and charges payable with respect thereto.
Date of Conversion: __________________________________________________________
Applicable Conversion Price: ___________________________________________________
Signature: _________________________________________________________________
[Print Name of Holder and Title of Signer]
Address: __________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
SSN or EIN: ________________________________________________________________
Shares are to be registered in the following name: ____________________________________
Name: ____________________________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________________
Tel: _____________________________________
Fax: _____________________________________
SSN or EIN: _______________________________
Shares are to be sent or delivered to the following account:
Account Name: _____________________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________________
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Exhibit 4.16
NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
Principal Amount: Up to US$398,406.00 | Original Issue Date: October 16, 2016 | |
Issue Date: August 29, 2019 |
AMENDED AND RESTATED REPLACEMENT CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, EVIO, Inc., a Colorado corporation (hereinafter called the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of Platinum Point Capital LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, or its registered assigns (the “Holder”), the sum of the lesser of US$$398,406.00, together with any interest as set forth herein, on May 29, 2020 (the “Maturity Date”), and to pay interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof at the rate of eight percent (8%) (the “Interest Rate”) per annum from the funding date hereof (the “Issue Date”) until the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or upon acceleration or otherwise. Any amount of principal or interest on this Amended and Restated Replacement Convertible Promissory Note (the “Note”) which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of eighteen percent (18%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same is paid (the “Default Interest”). Interest shall commence accruing on the date that the Note is fully paid and shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed. All payments due hereunder (to the extent not converted into common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) in accordance with the terms hereof) shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America. All payments shall be made at such address as the Holder shall hereafter give to the Borrower by written notice made in accordance with the provisions of this Note. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Note is due on any day which is not a business day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a business day and, in the case of any interest payment date which is not the date on which this Note is paid in full, the extension of the due date thereof shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining the amount of interest due on such date. As used in this Note, the term “business day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in the city of New York, New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed.
Reference is made to that certain Convertible Promissory Note, dated October 16, 2016, issued by the Borrower in favor of Henry D. Grimmet (“Assignor”) in the principal amount of Three Hundred Forty Thousand and No/100 United States Dollars (US$340,000.00), plus accrued interest (the “Original Note”).
On August 29, 2019, the Holder and the Assignor entered into a Convertible Promissory Note Portion Purchase Agreement (substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, the “Purchase Agreement”), providing for the transfer and sale by the Assignor to the Holder of up to US$340,000.00 of principal amount plus US$58,406 of accrued interest due under the Original Note. The Holder, the Borrower, and the Assignor agree that by their signatures below they hereby assign such amount of principal and interest sold from time to time under the Purchase Agreement owed under and pursuant to the Original Note and hereby re-evidence such indebtedness with this Note. This Note shall serve as a replacement for that portion of the indebtedness which has been purchased and assigned to the Holder as of the date hereof and which was previously evidenced by the Original Note. The terms and conditions contained in the Original Note shall remain in full force and effect, provided, however, that said terms and conditions shall not be applicable to the indebtedness evidenced by this Note and this Note shall hereby serve as evidence therefore.
This Note is free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Borrower and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.
The undersigned hereby affirm all of their obligations to the Holder under all of the transaction documents related to this Note and agree and affirm as follows: (i) that as of the date hereof, the undersigned have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all the covenants, agreements and conditions under each of the transaction documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the undersigned; (ii) that the undersigned shall continue to perform each and every covenant, agreement and condition set forth in each of the transaction documents and this Note, and continue to be bound by each and all of the terms and provisions thereof and hereof; (iii) that as of the date hereof, no default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing under any Note or any other transaction documents, and no event has occurred that, with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default or an Event of Default under the Note or any other transaction documents; and (iv) that as of the date hereof, no event, fact, or other set of circumstances has occurred which could reasonably be expected to have, cause, or result in a material adverse effect.
The undersigned hereby acknowledge, represent, warrant and confirm to Holder that: (i) each of the transaction documents executed by the Borrower are valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms; and (ii) no oral representations, statements, or inducements have been made by Holder, or any agent or representative of Holder, with respect to this Note, any other Note, and all other transaction documents.
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The following terms shall apply to this Note:
ARTICLE I. CONVERSION RIGHTS
1.1 Conversion Right. The Holder shall have the right at any time to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal, interest, fees, or any other obligation owed pursuant to this Note into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock, as such Common Stock exists on the Issue Date, or any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Borrower into which such Common Stock shall hereafter be changed or reclassified at the Conversion Price (as defined below) determined as provided herein (a “Conversion”); provided, however, that in no event shall the Holder be entitled to convert any portion of this Note in excess of that portion of this Note upon conversion of which the sum of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates (other than shares of Common Stock which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of the unconverted portion of the Notes or the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other security of the Borrower subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitations contained herein) and (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the portion of this Note with respect to which the determination of this proviso is being made, would result in beneficial ownership by the Holder and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. For purposes of the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Regulations 13D-G thereunder, except as otherwise provided in clause (1) of such proviso, provided, further, however, that the limitations on conversion may be waived by the Holder upon, at the election of the Holder, not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Borrower, and the provisions of the conversion limitation shall continue to apply until such 61st day (or such later date, as determined by the Holder, as may be specified in such notice of waiver). The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon each conversion of this Note shall be determined by dividing the Conversion Amount (as defined below) (the numerator) by the applicable Conversion Price then in effect on the date specified in the notice of conversion (the denominator), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Notice of Conversion”), delivered to the Borrower by the Holder in accordance with Section 1.4 below; provided that the Notice of Conversion is submitted by facsimile or e-mail (or by other means resulting in, or reasonably expected to result in, notice) to the Borrower before 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time on such conversion date (the “Conversion Date”). The term “Conversion Amount” means, with respect to any conversion of this Note, the sum of (1) the principal amount of this Note to be converted in such conversion plus (2) at the Holder’s option, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on such principal amount at the interest rates provided in this Note to the Conversion Date, provided however, that the Borrower shall have the right to pay any or all interest in cash plus (3) at the Holder’s option, Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (1) and/or (2) plus (4) at the Holder’s option, any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof.
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1.2 Conversion Price.
(a) Calculation of Conversion Price. Subject to the adjustments described herein, and provided that no Event of Default (as defined in Article III) has occurred, the conversion price (the “Conversion Price”) shall equal the Variable Conversion Price (as defined herein) (subject to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends or rights offerings by the Borrower relating to the Borrower’s securities or the securities of any subsidiary of the Borrower, combinations, recapitalization, reclassifications, extraordinary distributions and similar events). The “Variable Conversion Price” shall equal the lowest Trading Price (as defined herein) during the previous fifteen (15) Trading Day (as defined herein) period ending on the latest complete Trading Day prior to the Conversion Date. “Trading Price” means, for any security as of any date, 65% (representing a discount rate of 35%) multiplied by the lesser of: (a) the lowest trade price on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (the “OTCBB”), OTCQB or applicable trading market as reported by a reliable reporting service (“Reporting Service”) designated by the Holder or, if the OTCBB is not the principal trading market for such security, the trading price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded or, if no trading price of such security is available in any of the foregoing manners, the average of the trading prices of any market makers for such security that are listed in the “pink sheets” by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc., or (b) the closing bid price on the OTCBB, OTCQB or applicable trading market as reported by a Reporting Service designated by the Holder or, if the OTCBB is not the principal trading market for such security, the closing bid price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded or, if no closing bid price of such security is available in any of the foregoing manners, the average of the closing bid prices of any market makers for such security that are listed in the “pink sheets” by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. To the extent the Conversion Price of the Borrower’s Common Stock closes below the par value per share, the Borrower will take all steps necessary to solicit the consent of the stockholders to reduce the par value to the lowest value possible under law. The Borrower agrees to honor all conversions submitted pending this adjustment. Furthermore, the Conversion Price may be adjusted downward if, within three (3) business days of the transmittal of the Notice of Conversion to the Borrower, the Common Stock has a closing bid which is 5% or lower than that set forth in the Notice of Conversion. If the shares of the Borrower’s Common Stock have not been delivered within three (3) business days to the Holder, the Notice of Conversion may be rescinded. At any time after the Closing Date, if in the case that the Borrower’s Common Stock is not deliverable by DWAC (including if the Borrower’s transfer agent has a policy prohibiting or limiting delivery of shares of the Borrower’s Common Stock specified in a Notice of Conversion), an additional 10% discount will apply for all future conversions under all Notes. If in the case that the Borrower’s Common Stock is “chilled” for deposit into the DTC system and only eligible for clearing deposit, an additional 7.5% discount shall apply for all future conversions under all Notes while the “chill” is in effect. If in the case of both of the above, an additional cumulative 17.5% discount shall apply. Additionally, if the Borrower ceases to be a reporting company pursuant to the 1934 Act or if the Note cannot be converted into free trading shares after one hundred eighty-one (181) days from the Issue Date, an additional 15% discount will be attributed to the Conversion Price. If the Trading Price cannot be calculated for such security on such date in the manner provided above, the Trading Price shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Borrower and the Holder of the Note being converted for which the calculation of the Trading Price is required in order to determine the Conversion Price of such Notes. “Trading Day” shall mean any day on which the Common Stock is tradable for any period on the OTCBB, OTCQB or on the principal securities exchange or other securities market on which the Common Stock is then being traded. The Borrower shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent and all DTC fees associated with any such issuance by applying such amount to the principal amount due under the Note. Holder shall be entitled to charge all fees in each Notice of Conversion to cover Holder’s deposit fees associated with each Notice of Conversion. If at any time the Conversion Price as determined hereunder for any conversion would be less than the par value of the Common Stock, then at the sole discretion of the Holder, the Conversion Price hereunder may equal such par value for such conversion and the Conversion Amount for such conversion may be increased to include Additional Principal, where “Additional Principal” means such additional amount to be added to the Conversion Amount to the extent necessary to cause the number of conversion shares issuable upon such conversion to equal the same number of conversion shares as would have been issued had the Conversion Price not been adjusted by the Holder to the par value price.
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While this Note is outstanding, each time any third party has the right to convert monies owed to that third party (or receive shares pursuant to a settlement or otherwise), including but not limited to under Section 3(a)(9) and Section 3(a)(10), at a discount to market greater than the Conversion Price in effect at that time (prior to all other applicable adjustments in the Note), then the Holder, in Holder’s sole discretion, may utilize such greater discount percentage (prior to all applicable adjustments in this Note) until this Note is no longer outstanding. While this Note is outstanding, each time any third party has a look back period greater than the look back period in effect under the Note at that time, including but not limited to under Section 3(a)(9) and Section 3(a)(10), then the Holder, in Holder’s sole discretion, may utilize such greater number of look back days until this Note is no longer outstanding. The Borrower shall give written notice to the Holder within one (1) business day of becoming aware of any event that could permit the Holder to make any adjustment described in the two immediately preceding sentences.
(b) Conversion Price During Major Announcements. Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 1.2(a) to the contrary, in the event the Borrower (i) makes a public announcement that it intends to consolidate or merge with any other corporation (other than a merger in which the Borrower is the surviving or continuing corporation and its capital stock is unchanged) or sell or transfer all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower or (ii) any person, group or entity (including the Borrower) publicly announces a tender offer to purchase 50% or more of the Borrower’s Common Stock (or any other takeover scheme) (the date of the announcement referred to in clause (i) or (ii) is hereinafter referred to as the “Announcement Date”), then the Conversion Price shall, effective upon the Announcement Date and continuing through the Adjusted Conversion Price Termination Date (as defined below), be equal to the lower of (x) the Conversion Price which would have been applicable for a Conversion occurring on the Announcement Date and (y) the Conversion Price that would otherwise be in effect. From and after the Adjusted Conversion Price Termination Date, the Conversion Price shall be determined as set forth in this Section 1.2(a). For purposes hereof, “Adjusted Conversion Price Termination Date” shall mean, with respect to any proposed transaction or tender offer (or takeover scheme) for which a public announcement as contemplated by this Section 1.2(b) has been made, the date upon which the Borrower (in the case of clause (i) above) or the person, group or entity (in the case of clause (ii) above) consummates or publicly announces the termination or abandonment of the proposed transaction or tender offer (or takeover scheme) which caused this Section 1.2(b) to become operative.
(c) Pro Rata Conversion; Disputes. In the event of a dispute as to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to the Holder in connection with a conversion of this Note, the Borrower shall issue to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock not in dispute and resolve such dispute in accordance with Section 4.13.
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1.3 Authorized Shares. The Borrower covenants that during the period the conversion right exists, the Borrower will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares, free from preemptive rights, to provide for the issuance of Common Stock upon the full conversion of this Note. The Borrower is required at all times to have authorized and reserved three times the number of shares that is actually issuable upon full conversion of the Note (based on the Conversion Price of the Notes in effect from time to time) (the “Reserved Amount”). The Reserved Amount shall be increased from time to time in accordance with the Borrower’s obligations pursuant to Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instruction Letter dated as of the date hereof. The Borrower represents that upon issuance, such shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. In addition, if the Borrower shall issue any securities or make any change to its capital structure which would change the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Notes shall be convertible at the then current Conversion Price, the Borrower shall at the same time make proper provision so that thereafter there shall be a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, for conversion of the outstanding Notes. The Borrower (i) acknowledges that it has irrevocably instructed its transfer agent to issue certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, and (ii) agrees that its issuance of this Note shall constitute full authority to its officers and agents who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Reserved Amount be lower than the initial Reserved Amount, regardless of any prior conversions.
If, at any time the Borrower does not maintain or replenish the Reserved Amount within three (3) business days of the request of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note shall increase by Five Thousand and No/100 United States Dollars ($5,000) (under Holder’s and Borrower’s expectation that any principal amount increase will tack back to the Issue Date) per occurrence.
1.4 Method of Conversion.
(a) Mechanics of Conversion. Subject to Section 1.1, this Note may be converted by the Holder in whole or in part at any time from time to time after the Issue Date, by
(A) submitting to the Borrower a Notice of Conversion (by facsimile, e-mail or other reasonable means of communication dispatched on the Conversion Date prior to 5:00 p.m., New York, New York time) and (B) subject to Section 1.4(b), surrendering this Note at the principal office of the Borrower.
(b) Surrender of Note Upon Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Borrower unless the entire unpaid principal amount of this Note is so converted. The Holder and the Borrower shall maintain records showing the principal amount so converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Borrower, so as not to require physical surrender of this Note upon each such conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, such records of the Holder shall, prima facie, 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 represented by this Note may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
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(c) Payment of Taxes. The Borrower shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of shares of Common Stock or other securities or property on conversion of this Note in a name other than that of the Holder (or in street name), and the Borrower shall not be required to issue or deliver any such shares or other securities or property unless and until the person or persons (other than the Holder or the custodian in whose street name such shares are to be held for the Holder’s account) requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Borrower the amount of any such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Borrower that such tax has been paid.
(d) Delivery of Common Stock Upon Conversion. Upon receipt by the Borrower from the Holder of a facsimile transmission or e-mail (or other reasonable means of communication) of a Notice of Conversion meeting the requirements for conversion as provided in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall issue and deliver or cause to be issued and delivered to or upon the order of the Holder certificates (or electronic shares via DWAC transfer, at the option of Holder) for the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion within three (3) business days after such receipt (the “Deadline”) (and, solely in the case of conversion of the entire unpaid principal amount hereof, surrender of this Note) in accordance with the terms hereof.
(e) Obligation of Borrower to Deliver Common Stock. Upon receipt by the Borrower of a Notice of Conversion, the Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, the outstanding principal amount and the amount of accrued and unpaid interest on this Note shall be reduced to reflect such conversion, and, unless the Borrower defaults on its obligations under this Article I, all rights with respect to the portion of this Note being so converted shall forthwith terminate except the right to receive the Common Stock or other securities, cash or other assets, as herein provided, on such conversion. If the Holder shall have given a Notice of Conversion as provided herein, the Borrower’s obligation to issue and deliver the certificates for Common Stock shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the absence of any action by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision thereof, the recovery of any judgment against any person or any action to enforce the same, any failure or delay in the enforcement of any other obligation of the Borrower to the holder of record, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder of any obligation to the Borrower, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Borrower to the Holder in connection with such conversion. The Conversion Date specified in the Notice of Conversion shall be the Conversion Date so long as the Notice of Conversion is received by the Borrower before 5:00 p.m., New York, New York time, on such date.
(f) Delivery of Common Stock by Electronic Transfer. In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Common Stock issuable upon conversion, provided the Borrower is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer (“FAST”) program, upon request of the Holder and its compliance with the provisions contained in Section 1.1 and in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall use its best efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable upon conversion to the Holder by crediting the account of Holder’s Prime Broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal At Custodian (“DWAC”) system.
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(g) DTC Eligibility & Sub-Penny. If the Borrower fails to maintain its status as “DTC Eligible” for any reason, or, if the Conversion Price is less than $0.001, at any time while this Note is outstanding, the principal amount of the Note shall increase by Fifteen Thousand and No/100 United States Dollars ($15,000) (under Holder’s and Borrower’s expectation that any principal amount increase will tack back to the Issue Date).
(h) Failure to Deliver Common Stock Prior to Delivery Deadline. Without in any way limiting the Holder’s right to pursue other remedies, including actual damages and/or equitable relief, the parties agree that if delivery of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note is not delivered by the Deadline (other than a failure due to the circumstances described in Section 1.3 above, which failure shall be governed by such Section) the Borrower shall pay to the Holder $2,000 per day in cash, for each day beyond the Deadline that the Borrower fails to deliver such Common Stock until the Borrower issues and delivers a certificate to the Holder or credit the Holder’s balance account with OTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon such Holder’s conversion of any Conversion Amount (under Holder’s and Borrower’s expectation that any damages will tack back to the Issue Date). Such cash amount shall be paid to Holder by the fifth day of the month following the month in which it has accrued or, at the option of the Holder (by written notice to the Borrower by the first day of the month following the month in which it has accrued), shall be added to the principal amount of this Note, in which event interest shall accrue thereon in accordance with the terms of this Note and such additional principal amount shall be convertible into Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Note. The Borrower agrees that the right to convert is a valuable right to the Holder. The damages resulting from a failure, attempt to frustrate, interference with such conversion right are difficult if not impossible to qualify. Accordingly, the parties acknowledge that the liquidated damages provision contained in this Section 1.4(h) are justified.
(i) Rescindment of a Notice of Conversion. If (i) the Borrower fails to respond to Holder within one (1) business day from the Conversion Date confirming the details of Notice of Conversion, (ii) the Borrower fails to provide any of the shares of the Borrower’s Common Stock requested in the Notice of Conversion within three (3) business days from the date of receipt of the Note of Conversion, (iii) the Holder is unable to procure a legal opinion required to have the shares of the Borrower’s Common Stock issued unrestricted and/or deposited to sell for any reason related to the Borrower’s standing, (iv) the Holder is unable to deposit the shares of the Borrower’s Common Stock requested in the Notice of Conversion for any reason related to the Borrower’s standing, (v) at any time after a missed Deadline, at the Holder’s sole discretion, or (vi) if OTC Markets changes the Borrower’s designation to ‘Limited Information’ (Yield), ‘No Information’ (Stop Sign), ‘Caveat Emptor’ (Skull & Crossbones), ‘OTC’, ‘Other OTC’ or ‘Grey Market’ (Exclamation Mark Sign) or other trading restriction on the day of or any day after the Conversion Date, the Holder maintains the option and sole discretion to rescind the Notice of Conversion (“Rescindment”) with a “Notice of Rescindment.”
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1.5 Concerning the Shares. The shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note may not be sold or transferred unless (i) such shares are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or (ii) the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have been furnished with an opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that the shares to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration or (iii) such shares are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act (or a successor rule) (“Rule 144”) or (iv) such shares are transferred to an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Borrower who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the shares only in accordance with this Section 1.5 and who is an Accredited Investor. Subject to the removal provisions set forth below, until such time as the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note have been registered under the Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, each certificate for shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note that has not been so included in an effective registration statement or that has not been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption that permits removal of the legend, shall bear a legend substantially in the following form, as appropriate:
“NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”
The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Borrower shall issue to the Holder a new certificate therefore free of any transfer legend if (i) the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have received an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Common Stock may be made without registration under the Act, which opinion shall be reasonably accepted by the Borrower so that the sale or transfer is effected or (ii) in the case of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, such security is registered for sale by the Holder under an effective registration statement filed under the Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold. In the event that the Borrower does not accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Buyer with respect to the transfer of Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration, such as Rule 144 or Regulation S, at the Deadline, it will be considered an Event of Default pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Note.
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1.6 Effect of Certain Events.
(a) Effect of Merger, Consolidation, Etc. At the option of the Holder, the sale, conveyance or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the effectuation by the Borrower of a transaction or series of related transactions in which more than 50% of the voting power of the Borrower is disposed of, or the consolidation, merger or other business combination of the Borrower with or into any other Person (as defined below) or Persons when the Borrower is not the survivor shall either: (i) be deemed to be an Event of Default (as defined in Article III) pursuant to which the Borrower shall be required to pay to the Holder upon the consummation of and as a condition to such transaction an amount equal to the Default Amount (as defined in Article III) or (ii) be treated pursuant to Section 1.6(b) hereof. “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity or organization.
(b) Adjustment Due to Merger, Consolidation, Etc. If, at any time when this Note is issued and outstanding and prior to conversion of all of the Notes, there shall be any merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization, or other similar event, as a result of which shares of Common Stock of the Borrower shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of another class or classes of stock or securities of the Borrower or another entity, or in case of any sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower other than in connection with a plan of complete liquidation of the Borrower, then the Holder of this Note shall thereafter have the right to receive upon conversion of this Note, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified herein and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore issuable upon conversion, such stock, securities or assets which the Holder would have been entitled to receive in such transaction had this Note been converted in full immediately prior to such transaction (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth herein), and in any such case appropriate provisions shall be made with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder of this Note to the end that the provisions hereof (including, without limitation, provisions for adjustment of the Conversion Price and of the number of shares issuable upon conversion of the Note) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as may be practicable in relation to any securities or assets thereafter deliverable upon the conversion hereof. The Borrower shall not affect any transaction described in this Section 1.6(b) unless (a) it first gives, to the extent practicable, thirty (30) days prior written notice (but in any event at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice) of the record date of the special meeting of shareholders to approve, or if there is no such record date, the consummation of, such merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar event or sale of assets (during which time the Holder shall be entitled to convert this Note) and (b) the resulting successor or acquiring entity (if not the Borrower) assumes by written instrument the obligations of this Section 1.6(b). The above provisions shall similarly apply to successive consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or share exchanges.
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(c) Adjustment Due to Distribution. If the Borrower shall declare or make any distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock as a dividend, stock repurchase, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including any dividend or distribution to the Borrower’s shareholders in cash or shares (or rights to acquire shares) of capital stock of a subsidiary (i.e., a spin-off)) (a “Distribution”), then the Holder of this Note shall be entitled, upon any conversion of this Note after the date of record for determining shareholders entitled to such Distribution, to receive the amount of such assets which would have been payable to the Holder with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion had such Holder been the holder of such shares of Common Stock on the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to such Distribution.
(d) Adjustment Due to Dilutive Issuance. If, at any time when any Notes are issued and outstanding, the Borrower issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 1.6(d) hereof is deemed to have issued or sold, except for shares of Common Stock issued directly to vendors or suppliers of the Borrower in satisfaction of amounts owed to such vendors or suppliers (provided, however, that such vendors or suppliers shall not have an arrangement to transfer, sell or assign such shares of Common Stock prior to the issuance of such shares), any shares of Common Stock for no consideration or for a consideration per share (before deduction of reasonable expenses or commissions or underwriting discounts or allowances in connection therewith) less than the Conversion Price in effect on the date of such issuance (or deemed issuance) of such shares of Common Stock (a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately upon the Dilutive Issuance, the Conversion Price will be reduced to the amount of the consideration per share received by the Borrower in such Dilutive Issuance.
The Borrower shall be deemed to have issued or sold shares of Common Stock if the Borrower in any manner issues or grants any warrants, rights or options (not including employee stock option plans), whether or not immediately exercisable, to subscribe for or to purchase Common Stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock (“Convertible Securities”) (such warrants, rights and options to purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities are hereinafter referred to as “Options”) and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such Options is less than the Conversion Price then in effect, then the Conversion Price shall be equal to such price per share. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the “price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such Options” is determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Borrower as consideration for the issuance or granting of all such Options, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Borrower upon the exercise of all such Options, plus, in the case of Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options, the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration payable upon the conversion or exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities first become convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of all such Options (assuming full conversion of Convertible Securities, if applicable). No further adjustment to the Conversion Price will be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon the exercise of such Options or upon the conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of such Options.
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Additionally, the Borrower shall be deemed to have issued or sold shares of Common Stock if the Borrower in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities, whether or not immediately convertible (other than where the same are issuable upon the exercise of Options), and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange is less than the Conversion Price then in effect, then the Conversion Price shall be equal to such price per share. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, the “price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange” is determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Borrower as consideration for the issuance or sale of all such Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Borrower upon the conversion or exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities first become convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities. No further adjustment to the Conversion Price will be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.
(e) Purchase Rights. If, at any time when any Notes are issued and outstanding, the Borrower issues any convertible securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property (the “Purchase Rights”) pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock, then the Holder of this Note will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such Holder could have acquired if such Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Note (without regard to any limitations on conversion contained herein) 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 Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.
(f) Notice of Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price as a result of the events described in this Section 1.6, the Borrower, at its expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment and prepare and furnish to the Holder a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Borrower shall, upon the written request at any time of the Holder, furnish to such Holder a like certificate setting forth
(i) such adjustment or readjustment, (ii) the Conversion Price at the time in effect and (iii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities or property which at the time would be received upon conversion of the Note.
1.7 Trading Market Limitations. Unless permitted by the applicable rules and regulations of the principal securities market on which the Common Stock is then listed or traded, in no event shall the Borrower issue upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note more than the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that the Borrower can issue pursuant to any rule of the principal United States securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded (the “Maximum Share Amount”), which shall be 4.99% of the total shares outstanding on the Issue Date, subject to equitable adjustment from time to time for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, capital reorganizations and similar events relating to the Common Stock occurring after the date hereof. Once the Maximum Share Amount has been issued, if the Borrower fails to eliminate any prohibitions under applicable law or the rules or regulations of any stock exchange, interdealer quotation system or other self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over the Borrower or any of its securities on the Borrower’s ability to issue shares of Common Stock in excess of the Maximum Share Amount, in lieu of any further right to convert this Note, this will be considered an Event of Default under Section 3.2 of the Note.
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1.8 Status as Shareholder. Upon submission of a Notice of Conversion by a Holder, (i) the shares covered thereby (other than the shares, if any, which cannot be issued because their issuance would exceed such Holder’s allocated portion of the Reserved Amount or Maximum Share Amount) shall be deemed converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the Holder’s rights as a Holder of such converted portion of this Note shall cease and terminate, excepting only the right to receive certificates for such shares of Common Stock and to any remedies provided herein or otherwise available at law or in equity to such Holder because of a failure by the Borrower to comply with the terms of this Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Holder has not received certificates for all shares of Common Stock prior to the tenth (10th) business day after the expiration of the Deadline with respect to a conversion of any portion of this Note for any reason, then (unless the Holder otherwise elects to retain its status as a holder of Common Stock by so notifying the Borrower) the Holder shall regain the rights of a Holder of this Note with respect to such unconverted portions of this Note and the Borrower shall, as soon as practicable, return such unconverted Note to the Holder or, if the Note has not been surrendered, adjust its records to reflect that such portion of this Note has not been converted. In all cases, the Holder shall retain all of its rights and remedies (including, without limitation, (i) the right to receive Conversion Default Payments pursuant to Section 1.3 to the extent required thereby for such Conversion Default and any subsequent Conversion Default and (ii) the right to have the Conversion Price with respect to subsequent conversions determined in accordance with Section 1.3) for the Borrower’s failure to convert this Note.
ARTICLE II. CERTAIN COVENANTS
2.1 Distributions on Capital Stock. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not without the Holder’s written consent (a) pay, declare or set apart for such payment, any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, property or other securities) on shares of capital stock other than dividends on shares of Common Stock solely in the form of additional shares of Common Stock or (b) directly or indirectly or through any subsidiary make any other payment or distribution in respect of its capital stock except for distributions pursuant to any shareholders’ rights plan which is approved by a majority of the Borrower’s disinterested directors.
2.2 Restriction on Stock Repurchases. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not without the Holder’s written consent redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire (whether for cash or in exchange for property or other securities or otherwise) in any one transaction or series of related transactions any shares of capital stock of the Borrower or any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire any such shares.
2.3 Borrowings. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, create, incur, assume guarantee, endorse, contingently agree to purchase or otherwise become liable upon the obligation of any person, firm, partnership, joint venture or corporation, except by the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection, or suffer to exist any liability for borrowed money, except (a) borrowings in existence or committed on the date hereof and of which the Borrower has informed Holder in writing prior to the date hereof, (b) indebtedness to trade creditors financial institutions or other lenders incurred in the ordinary course of business or (c) borrowings, the proceeds of which shall be used to repay this Note.
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2.4 Sale of Assets. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any significant portion of its assets outside the ordinary course of business. Any consent to the disposition of any assets may be conditioned on a specified use of the proceeds of disposition.
2.5 Advances and Loans. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, lend money, give credit or make advances to any person, firm, joint venture or corporation, including, without limitation, officers, directors, employees, subsidiaries and affiliates of the Borrower, except loans, credits or advances (a) in existence or committed on the date hereof and which the Borrower has informed Holder in writing prior to the date hereof, (b) made in the ordinary course of business or (c) not in excess of $100,000.
2.6 Section 3(a)(9) or 3(a)(10) Transaction. So long as this Note is outstanding, the Borrower shall not enter into any transaction or arrangement structured in accordance with, based upon, or related or pursuant to, in whole or in part, either Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act (a “3(a)(9) Transaction”) or Section 3(a)(l0) of the Securities Act (a “3(a)(l0) Transaction”). In the event that the Borrower does enter into, or makes any issuance of Common Stock related to a 3(a)(9) Transaction or a 3(a)(l0) Transaction while this Note is outstanding, a liquidated damages charge of 25% of the outstanding principal balance of this Note, but not less than Fifteen Thousand Dollars $15,000, will be assessed and will become immediately due and payable to the Holder at its election in the form of cash payment or addition to the balance of this Note.
2.7 Preservation of Existence, etc. The Borrower shall maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, its existence, rights and privileges, and become or remain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries (other than dormant Subsidiaries that have no or minimum assets) to become or remain, duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary.
2.8 Non-circumvention. The Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that the Borrower will not, by amendment of its Certificate or Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Note, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Note and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder.
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ARTICLE III. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
If any of the following events of default (each, an “Event of Default”) shall occur:
3.1 Failure to Pay Principal or Interest. The Borrower fails to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due on this Note, whether at maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise.
3.2 Conversion and the Shares. The Borrower fails to issue shares of Common Stock to the Holder (or announces or threatens in writing that it will not honor its obligation to do so) upon exercise by the Holder of the conversion rights of the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Note, fails to transfer or cause its transfer agent to transfer (issue) (electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, the Borrower directs its transfer agent not to transfer or delays, impairs, and/or hinders its transfer agent in transferring (or issuing) (electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, or fails to remove (or directs its transfer agent not to remove or impairs, delays, and/or hinders its transfer agent from removing) any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop transfer instructions in respect thereof) on any certificate for any shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note (or makes any written announcement, statement or threat that it does not intend to honor the obligations described in this paragraph) and any such failure shall continue uncured (or any written announcement, statement or threat not to honor its obligations shall not be rescinded in writing) for three (3) business days after the Holder shall have delivered a Notice of Conversion. It is an obligation of the Borrower to remain current in its obligations to its transfer agent. It shall be an event of default of this Note, if a conversion of this Note is delayed, hindered or frustrated due to a balance owed by the Borrower to its transfer agent. If at the option of the Holder, the Holder advances any funds to the Borrower’s transfer agent in order to process a conversion, such advanced funds shall be paid by the Borrower to the Holder within forty-eight (48) hours of a demand from the Holder.
3.3 [Removed and Reserved]
3.4 Breach of Covenants. The Borrower breaches any material covenant or other material term or condition contained in this Note and any collateral documents and such breach continues for a period of ten (10) days after written notice thereof to the Borrower from the Holder (except that no cure period shall apply for the Borrower’s breach of Section 4.16 of this Note).
3.5 Breach of Representations and Warranties. Any representation or warranty of the Borrower made herein or in any agreement, statement or certificate given in writing pursuant hereto or in connection herewith, shall be false or misleading in any material respect when made and the breach of which has (or with the passage of time will have) a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note.
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3.6 Receiver or Trustee. The Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or commence proceedings for its dissolution, or apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver or trustee for it or for a substantial part of its property or business, or such a receiver or trustee shall otherwise be appointed for the Borrower or for a substantial part of its property or business without its consent and shall not be discharged within sixty (60) days after such appointment.
3.7 Judgments. Any money judgment, writ or similar process shall be entered or filed against the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower or any of its property or other assets for more than $50,000, and shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of twenty (20) days unless otherwise consented to by the Holder, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
3.8 Bankruptcy. Bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings, voluntary or involuntary, for relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower, or the Borrower admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they mature, or have filed against it an involuntary petition for bankruptcy relief, all under federal or state laws as applicable or the Borrower admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they mature, or have filed against it an involuntary petition for bankruptcy relief, all under international, federal or state laws as applicable.
3.9 Delisting of Common Stock. The Borrower shall fail to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on at least one of the OTCBB, OTCQB, OTC Pink or an equivalent replacement exchange, the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq Small Cap Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE MKT.
3.10 Failure to Comply with the Exchange Act. The Borrower shall fail to comply with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (including but not limited to becoming delinquent in its filings); and/or the Borrower shall cease to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
3.11 Liquidation. Any dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of Borrower or any substantial portion of its business.
3.12 Cessation of Operations. Any cessation of operations by Borrower or Borrower admits it is otherwise generally unable to pay its debts as such debts become due, provided, however, that any disclosure of the Borrower’s ability to continue as a “going concern” shall not be an admission that the Borrower cannot pay its debts as they become due.
3.13 Maintenance of Assets. The failure by Borrower to maintain any material intellectual property rights, personal, real property or other assets which are necessary to conduct its business (whether now or in the future) or any disposition or conveyance of any material asset of the Borrower.
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3.14 Financial Statement Restatement. The restatement of any financial statements filed by the Borrower with the SEC for any date or period from two years prior to the Issue Date of this Note and until this Note is no longer outstanding, if the result of such restatement would, by comparison to the unrestated financial statement, have constituted a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note.
3.15 Reverse Splits. The Borrower effectuates a reverse split of its Common Stock without twenty (20) days prior written notice to the Holder.
3.16 Replacement of Transfer Agent. In the event that the Borrower proposes to replace its transfer agent, the Borrower fails to provide, prior to the effective date of such replacement, a fully executed Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in a form as initially delivered (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserve shares of Common Stock in the Reserved Amount) signed by the successor transfer agent to Borrower and the Borrower.
3.17 Cessation of Trading. Any cessation of trading of the Common Stock on at least one of the OTCBB, OTCQB, OTC Pink or an equivalent replacement exchange, the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq Small Cap Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE MKT, and such cessation of trading shall continue for a period of five consecutive (5) Trading Days.
3.18 Cross-Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note or the other related or companion documents, a breach or default by the Borrower of any material covenant or other term or condition contained in any of the Other Agreements, other than any such breach or default which is cured by agreement of the parties, after the passage of all applicable notice and cure or grace periods, shall, at the option of the Holder, be considered a default under this Note and the Other Agreements, in which event the Holder shall be entitled (but in no event required) to apply all rights and remedies of the Holder under the terms of this Note and the Other Agreements by reason of a default under said Other Agreement or hereunder. “Other Agreements” means, collectively, all agreements and instruments between, among or by: (1) the Borrower, and, or for the benefit of, (2) the Holder and any affiliate of the Holder, including, without limitation, promissory notes; provided, however, the term “Other Agreements” shall not include the agreements and instruments defined as the Documents. Each of the loan transactions will be cross-defaulted with each other loan transaction and with all other existing and future debt of Borrower to the Holder.
3.19 Bid Price. The Borrower shall lose the “bid” price for its Common Stock ($0.0001 on the “Ask” with zero market makers on the “Bid” per Level 2) and/or a market (including the OTCBB, OTCQB or an equivalent replacement exchange).
3.20 OTC Markets Designation. OTC Markets changes the Borrower’s designation to ‘No Information’ (Stop Sign), ‘Caveat Emptor’ (Skull and Crossbones), or ‘OTC’, ‘Other OTC’ or ‘Grey Market’ (Exclamation Mark Sign).
3.21 Inside Information. Any attempt by the Borrower or its officers, directors, and/or affiliates to transmit, convey, disclose, or any actual transmittal, conveyance, or disclosure by the Borrower or its officers, directors, and/or affiliates of, material non-public information concerning the Borrower, to the Holder or its successors and assigns, which is not immediately cured by Borrower’s filing of a Form 8-K pursuant to Regulation FD on that same date.
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3.22 Unavailability of Rule 144. If, at any time on or after the date which is six (6) months after the Issue Date, the Holder is unable to (i) obtain a standard “144 legal opinion letter” from an attorney reasonably acceptable to the Holder, the Holder’s brokerage firm (and respective clearing firm), and the Borrower’s transfer agent in order to facilitate the Holder’s conversion of any portion of the Note into free trading shares of the Borrower’s Common Stock pursuant to Rule 144, and (ii) thereupon deposit such shares into the Holder’s brokerage account.
Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3.15, 3.16. 3.17, 3.18, 3.19, 3.20, 3.21, and/or 3.22 exercisable through the delivery of written notice to the Borrower by such Holders (the “Default Notice”), the Note shall become immediately due and payable and the Borrower shall pay to the Holder, in full satisfaction of its obligations hereunder, an amount equal to (i) 150% (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO SECTION 3.2 AND/OR 3.22, IN WHICH CASE 150% SHALL BE REPLACED WITH 200%) times the sum of (w) the then outstanding principal amount of this Note plus (x) accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note to the date of payment (the “Mandatory Prepayment Date”) plus (y) Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in clauses (w) and/or (x) plus (z) any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof (the then outstanding principal amount of this Note to the date of payment plus the amounts referred to in clauses (x), (y) and (z) shall collectively be known as the “Default Sum”) or (ii) at the option of the Holder, the “parity value” of the Default Sum to be prepaid, where parity value means (a) the highest number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to such Default Sum in accordance with Article I, treating the Trading Day immediately preceding the Mandatory Prepayment Date as the “Conversion Date” for purposes of determining the lowest applicable Conversion Price, unless the Default Event arises as a result of a breach in respect of a specific Conversion Date in which case such Conversion Date shall be the Conversion Date), multiplied by (b) the highest Trading Price for the Common Stock during the period beginning on the date of first occurrence of the Event of Default and ending one day prior to the Mandatory Prepayment Date (the “Default Amount”) and all other amounts payable hereunder shall immediately become due and payable, all without demand, presentment or notice, all of which hereby are expressly waived, together with all costs, including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, of collection, and the Holder shall be entitled to exercise all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity. Further, if a breach of Sections 3.9, 3.10 and/or 3.19 occurs or is continuing after the six (6) month anniversary of this Note, then the principal amount of the Note shall increase by Fifteen Thousand and No/100 United States Dollars ($15,000) (under Holder’s and Borrower’s expectation that any principal amount increase will tack back to the Issue Date) and the Holder shall be entitled to use the lowest Trading Price during the delinquency period as a base price for the conversion, subject to adjustment as provided in this Note. If this Note is not paid at Maturity Date, then the outstanding principal due under this Note shall increase by Fifteen Thousand and No/100 United States Dollars ($15,000).
The Holder shall have the right at any time, to require the Borrower to immediately issue, in lieu of the Default Amount, the number of shares of Common Stock of the Borrower equal to the Default Amount divided by the Conversion Price then in effect, subject to the terms of this Note. This requirement by the Borrower shall automatically apply upon the occurrence of an Event of Default without the need for any party to give any notice or take any other action.
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If the Holder shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Note, including, without limitation, engaging an attorney, then if the Holder prevails in such action, the Holder shall be reimbursed by the Borrower for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
ARTICLE IV. MISCELLANEOUS
4.1 Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privileges. All rights and remedies existing hereunder are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.
4.2 Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Borrower, to:
EVIO, Inc.
2340 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway
Suite 120
Henderson NV 89052
Attn: William Waldrop
If to the Holder:
Platinum Point Capital LLC
211 East 43rd Street., Suite 626
New York, NY 10017
Attn: Brian Freifeld, President
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With a copy to (which copy shall not constitute notice):
Lucosky Brookman LLP
101 Wood Avenue South, 5th Floor
Woodbridge, New Jersey 08830
Attn: Seth Brookman, Esq.
4.3 Amendments. This Note and any provision hereof may only be amended by an instrument in writing signed by the Borrower and the Holder. The term “Note” and all reference thereto, as used throughout this instrument, shall mean this instrument as originally executed, or if later amended or supplemented, then as so amended or supplemented.
4.4 Assignability. This Note shall be binding upon the Borrower and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to be the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns. Neither the Borrower nor the Holder shall assign this Note or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holder may assign its rights hereunder to any “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of the 1933 Act) in a private transaction from the Holder or to any of its “affiliates”, as that term is defined under the 1934 Act, without the consent of the Borrower. Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, this Note may be pledged as collateral in connection with a bona fide margin account or other lending arrangement. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that following conversion of a portion of this Note, the unpaid and unconverted principal amount of this Note represented by this Note may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
4.5 Cost of Collection. If default is made in the payment of this Note, the Borrower shall pay the Holder hereof reasonable costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.
4.6 Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Note shall be brought only in the state courts of New Jersey, in the federal courts located in the District of the State of New Jersey, or in such other jurisdiction and venue as the Holder may determine in its sole discretion.. The parties to this Note hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS NOTE OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Note or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
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4.7 Certain Amounts. Whenever pursuant to this Note the Borrower is required to pay an amount in excess of the outstanding principal amount (or the portion thereof required to be paid at that time) plus accrued and unpaid interest plus Default Interest on such interest, the Borrower and the Holder agree that the actual damages to the Holder from the receipt of cash payment on this Note may be difficult to determine and the amount to be so paid by the Borrower represents stipulated damages and not a penalty and is intended to compensate the Holder in part for loss of the opportunity to convert this Note and to earn a return from the sale of shares of Common Stock acquired upon conversion of this Note at a price in excess of the price paid for such shares pursuant to this Note. The Borrower and the Holder hereby agree that such amount of stipulated damages is not plainly disproportionate to the possible loss to the Holder from the receipt of a cash payment without the opportunity to convert this Note into shares of Common Stock.
4.8 Purchase Agreement. By its acceptance of this Note, each party agrees to be bound by the applicable terms of the Purchase Agreement.
4.9 Notice of Corporate Events. Except as otherwise provided below, the Holder of this Note shall have no rights as a Holder of Common Stock unless and only to the extent that it converts this Note into Common Stock. The Borrower shall provide the Holder with prior notification of any meeting of the Borrower’s shareholders (and copies of proxy materials and other information sent to shareholders). In the event of any taking by the Borrower of a record of its shareholders for the purpose of determining shareholders who are entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution, any right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire (including by way of merger, consolidation, reclassification or recapitalization) any share of any class or any other securities or property, or to receive any other right, or for the purpose of determining shareholders who are entitled to vote in connection with any proposed sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower or any proposed liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Borrower, the Borrower shall mail a notice to the Holder, at least twenty (20) days prior to the record date specified therein (or thirty (30) days prior to the consummation of the transaction or event, whichever is earlier), of the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, right or other event, and a brief statement regarding the amount and character of such dividend, distribution, right or other event to the extent known at such time. The Borrower shall make a public announcement of any event requiring notification to the Holder hereunder substantially simultaneously with the notification to the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.9 including, but not limited to, name changes, recapitalizations, etc. as soon as possible under law.
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4.10 Usury. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable provision shall automatically be revised to equal the maximum rate of interest or other amount deemed interest permitted under applicable law. The Borrower covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not seek to claim or take advantage of any usury law that would prohibit or forgive the Borrower from paying all or a portion of the principal or interest on this Note.
4.11 Remedies. The Borrower acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Borrower acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Note will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Borrower of the provisions of this Note, that the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Note and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions thereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required. No provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Borrower, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, and interest on, this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the form, herein prescribed.
4.12 Severability. In the event that any provision of this Note is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.
4.13 Dispute Resolution. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Conversion Price, Conversion Amount, or Default Amount, Default Sum, Closing or Maturity Date, the closing bid price, or fair market value (as the case may be) or the arithmetic calculation of the Conversion Price (as the case may be), the Borrower or the Holder shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations via facsimile (i) within two (2) Business Days after receipt of the applicable notice giving rise to such dispute to the Borrower or the Holder or (ii) if no notice gave rise to such dispute, at any time after the Holder learned of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute. If the Holder and the Borrower are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation within two (2) Business Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation (as the case may be) being submitted to the Borrower or the Holder, then the Borrower shall, within two (2) Business Days, submit via facsimile (a) the disputed determination of the Conversion Price, the closing bid price, the or fair market value (as the case may be) to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Borrower and approved by the Holder or (b) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Conversion Price, Conversion Amount, or Default Amount, Default Sum to an independent, outside accountant selected by the Holder that is reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. The Borrower shall cause at its expense the investment bank or the accountant to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Borrower and the Holder of the results no later than ten (10) Business Days from the time it receives such disputed determinations or calculations. Such investment bank’s or accountant’s determination or calculation shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error.
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4.14 Terms of Future Financings. So long as this Note is outstanding, upon any issuance by the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries of any security with any term more favorable to the holder of such security or with a term in favor of the holder of such security that was not similarly provided to the Holder in this Note, then the Borrower shall notify the Holder of such additional or more favorable term and such term, at Holder’s option, shall become a part of the transaction documents with the Holder. The types of terms contained in another security that may be more favorable to the holder of such security include, but are not limited to, terms addressing conversion discounts, conversion lookback periods, interest rates, original issue discounts, stock sale price, private placement price per share, and warrant coverage.
4.15 Piggyback Registration Rights. The Borrower shall include on the next registration statement the Borrower files with SEC (or on the subsequent registration statement if such registration statement is withdrawn) all shares issuable upon conversion of this Note, unless such shares are at that time eligible for sale under Rule 144 under the Securities Act. Failure to do so will result in liquidated damages of 25% of the outstanding principal balance of this Note, but not less than Fifteen Thousand and No/100 United States Dollars ($15,000), being immediately due and payable to the Holder at its election in the form of cash payment or addition to the balance of this Note.
[signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be signed in its name by the parties as of the date first above written.
EVIO, INC.
By: | ||
Name: | William H. Waldrop | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT A
AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT B
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
The undersigned hereby elects to convert $ __________________principal amount of the Note (defined below) together with $ ___________of accrued and unpaid interest thereto, totaling $ ____________into that number of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the conversion of the Note (“Common Stock”) as set forth below, of EVIO, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “Borrower”), according to the conditions of the Amended and Restated Replacement Convertible Promissory Note of the Borrower dated as of August 29, 2019, (the “Note”), as of the date written below. No fee will be charged to the Holder for any conversion, except for transfer taxes, if any.
Box Checked as to applicable instructions:
[X] | The Borrower shall electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Notice of Conversion to the account of the undersigned or its nominee with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal At Custodian system (“DWAC Transfer”). |
Name of DTC Prime Broker:
Account Number:
[ ] | The undersigned hereby requests that the Borrower issue a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock set forth below (which numbers are based on the Holder’s calculation attached hereto) in the name(s) specified immediately below or, if additional space is necessary, on an attachment hereto: |
Name:
Address:
PLATINUM POINT CAPITAL LLC
By: | |||
Name: | Brian Freifeld | ||
Title: | President | ||
Date: |
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Exhibit 4.17
NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
Principal Amount: US$110,000.00 | Issue Date: August 30, 2019 | |
Purchase Price: US$100,000.00 |
CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, EVIO, INC., a Colorado corporation (hereinafter called the “Borrower”) (Trading Symbol: EVIO), hereby promises to pay to the order of PLATINUM POINT Capital LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, or registered assigns (the “Holder”) the sum of US$110,000.00 together with any interest as set forth herein, on May 30, 2020 (the “Maturity Date”), and to pay interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof at the rate of eight percent (8%) (the “Interest Rate”) per annum from the date hereof (the “Issue Date”) until the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or upon acceleration or by prepayment or otherwise. This Note may not be prepaid in whole or in part except as otherwise explicitly set forth herein with the written consent of the Holder which may be withheld for any reason or for no reason. Any amount of principal or interest on this Note which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of the lesser of (i) sixteen percent (16%) per annum or (ii) the maximum amount allowed by law from the due date thereof until the same is paid (the “Default Interest”). Interest shall commence accruing on the date that the Note is fully paid and shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed. All payments due hereunder (to the extent not converted into common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) in accordance with the terms hereof) shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America. All payments shall be made at such address as the Holder shall hereafter give to the Borrower by written notice made in accordance with the provisions of this Note. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Note is due on any day which is not a business day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a business day and, in the case of any interest payment date which is not the date on which this Note is paid in full, the extension of the due date thereof shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining the amount of interest due on such date. As used in this Note, the term “business day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in the city of New York, New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed. Each capitalized term used herein, and not otherwise defined, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated the date hereof, pursuant to which this Note was originally issued (the “Purchase Agreement”).
This Note is free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Borrower and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.
The following terms shall also apply to this Note:
Article I. CONVERSION RIGHTS
1.1 Conversion Right. The Holder shall have the right from time to time, and at any time on or following the Issue Date and ending on the later of (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) the date of payment of the Default Amount (as defined in Article III) pursuant to Section 1.6(a) or Article III, each in respect of the remaining outstanding principal amount of this Note to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal amount of this Note into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock, as such Common Stock exists on the Issue Date, or any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Borrower into which such Common Stock shall hereafter be changed or reclassified at the Conversion Price (as defined below) determined as provided herein (a “Conversion”); provided, however, that in no event shall the Holder be entitled to convert any portion of this Note in excess of that portion of this Note upon conversion of which the sum of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates (other than shares of Common Stock which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of the unconverted portion of the Notes or the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other security of the Borrower subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitations contained herein) and (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the portion of this Note with respect to which the determination of this proviso is being made, would result in beneficial ownership by the Holder and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. For purposes of the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Regulations 13D-G thereunder, except as otherwise provided in clause (1) of such proviso, provided, further, however, that the limitations on conversion may be waived by the Holder (up to a maximum of 9.99%) upon, at the election of the Holder, not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Borrower, and the provisions of the conversion limitation shall continue to apply until such 61st day (or such later date, as determined by the Holder, as may be specified in such notice of waiver). The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon each conversion of this Note shall be determined by dividing the Conversion Amount (as defined below) by the applicable Conversion Price then in effect on the date specified in the notice of conversion, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notice of Conversion”), delivered to the Borrower by the Holder in accordance with Section 1.4 below; provided that the Notice of Conversion is submitted by facsimile or e-mail (or by other means resulting in, or reasonably expected to result in, notice) to the Borrower before 11:59 p.m., New York, New York time on such conversion date (the “Conversion Date”). The term “Conversion Amount” means, with respect to any conversion of this Note, the sum of (1) the principal amount of this Note to be converted in such conversion plus (2) at the Holder’s option, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on such principal amount at the interest rates provided in this Note to the Conversion Date, provided however, that the Borrower shall have the right to pay any or all interest in cash plus (3) at the Holder’s option, Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (1) and/or (2) plus (4) at the Holder’s option, any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof.
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1.2 Conversion Price.
Calculation of Conversion Price. Subject to the adjustments described herein, the conversion price (the “Conversion Price”) shall equal the lesser of (i) 65% multiplied by the lowest traded price of the Common Stock during the previous fifteen (15) Trading Day (as defined herein) period ending on the latest complete Trading Day prior to the Issue Date of this Note ) (representing a discount rate of 35%) and (ii) the Variable Conversion Price (as defined herein) (subject to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends or rights offerings by the Borrower relating to the Borrower’s securities or the securities of any subsidiary of the Borrower, combinations, recapitalization, reclassifications, extraordinary distributions and similar events). The “Variable Conversion Price” shall mean 65% multiplied by the Market Price (as defined herein) (representing a discount rate of 35%). “Market Price” means the lowest traded price for the Common Stock during the fifteen (15) Trading Day period ending on the latest complete Trading Day prior to the Conversion Date. To the extent the Conversion Price of the Borrower’s Common Stock closes below the par value per share, the Borrower will take all steps necessary to solicit the consent of the stockholders to reduce the par value to the lowest value possible under law. The Borrower agrees to honor all conversions submitted pending this adjustment. Furthermore, the Conversion Price may be adjusted downward if, within three (3) business days of the transmittal of the Notice of Conversion to the Borrower, the Common Stock has a closing bid which is 5% or lower than that set forth in the Notice of Conversion. If the shares of the Borrower’s Common Stock have not been delivered within three (3) business days to the Borrower, the Notice of Conversion may be rescinded. At any time after the Closing Date, if in the case that the Borrower’s Common Stock is not deliverable by DWAC (including if the Borrower’s transfer agent has a policy prohibiting or limiting delivery of shares of the Borrower’s Common Stock specified in a Notice of Conversion), an additional 10% discount will apply for all future conversions under all Notes. If in the case that the Borrower’s Common Stock is “chilled” for deposit into the DTC system and only eligible for clearing deposit, an additional 15% discount shall apply for all future conversions under all Notes while the “chill” is in effect. If in the case of both of the above, an additional cumulative 25% discount shall apply. Additionally, if the Borrower ceases to be a reporting company pursuant to the 1934 Act or if the Note cannot be converted into free trading shares after one hundred eighty-one (181) days from the Issue Date, an additional 15% discount will be attributed to the Conversion Price. If the Market Price cannot be calculated for such security on such date in the manner provided above, the Market Price shall be the lesser of (i) the lowest closing price of the Common Stock, or (ii) the fair market value as mutually determined by the Borrower and the holders of a majority in interest of the Notes being converted for which the calculation of the Trading Price is required in order to determine the Conversion Price of such Notes. “Trading Day” shall mean any day on which the Common Stock is tradable for any period on the OTC Pink, OTCQB or on the principal securities exchange or other securities market on which the Common Stock is then being traded. The Borrower shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent and all DTC fees associated with any such issuance. Holder shall be entitled to deduct $500.00 from the conversion amount in each Notice of Conversion to cover Holder’s deposit fees associated with each Notice of Conversion.
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While this Note is outstanding, each time any 3rd party has the right to convert monies owed to that 3rd party (or receive shares pursuant to a settlement or otherwise), including but not limited to under Section 3(a)(9) and Section 3(a)(10), at a discount to market greater than the Conversion Price in effect at that time (prior to all other applicable adjustments in the Note), then the Holder, in Holder’s sole discretion, may utilize such greater discount percentage (prior to all applicable adjustments in this Note) until this Note is no longer outstanding. While this Note is outstanding, each time any 3rd party has a look back period greater than the look back period in effect under the Note at that time, including but not limited to under Section 3(a)(9) and Section 3(a)(10), then the Holder, in Holder’s sole discretion, may utilize such greater number of look back days until this Note is no longer outstanding. The Borrower shall give written notice to the Holder within one (1) business day of becoming aware of any event that could permit the Holder to make any adjustment described in the two immediately preceding sentences.
(a) Conversion Price During Major Announcements. Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 1.2(a) to the contrary, in the event the Borrower (i) makes a public announcement that it intends to consolidate or merge with any other corporation (other than a merger in which the Borrower is the surviving or continuing corporation and its capital stock is unchanged) or sell or transfer all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower or (ii) any person, group or entity (including the Borrower) publicly announces a tender offer to purchase 50% or more of the Borrower’s Common Stock (or any other takeover scheme) (the date of the announcement referred to in clause (i) or (ii) is hereinafter referred to as the “Announcement Date”), then the Conversion Price shall, effective upon the Announcement Date and continuing through the Adjusted Conversion Price Termination Date (as defined below), be equal to the lower of (x) the Conversion Price which would have been applicable for a Conversion occurring on the Announcement Date and (y) the Conversion Price that would otherwise be in effect. From and after the Adjusted Conversion Price Termination Date, the Conversion Price shall be determined as set forth in this Section 1.2(a). For purposes hereof, “Adjusted Conversion Price Termination Date” shall mean, with respect to any proposed transaction or tender offer (or takeover scheme) for which a public announcement as contemplated by this Section 1.2(b) has been made, the date upon which the Borrower (in the case of clause (i) above) or the person, group or entity (in the case of clause (ii) above) consummates or publicly announces the termination or abandonment of the proposed transaction or tender offer (or takeover scheme) which caused this Section 1.2(b) to become operative.
(b) Pro Rata Conversion; Disputes. In the event of a dispute as to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to the Holder in connection with a conversion of this Note, the Borrower shall issue to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock not in dispute and resolve such dispute in accordance with Section 4.13.
(c) If at any time the Conversion Price as determined hereunder for any conversion would be less than the par value of the Common Stock, then the Conversion Price hereunder shall equal such par value for such conversion and the Conversion Amount for such conversion shall be increased to include Additional Principal, where “Additional Principal” means such additional amount to be added to the Conversion Amount to the extent necessary to cause the number of conversion shares issuable upon such conversion to equal the same number of conversion shares as would have been issued had the Conversion Price not been subject to the minimum price set forth in this Section 1.2(c).
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1.3 Authorized Shares. The Borrower covenants that during the period the conversion right exists, the Borrower will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares, free from preemptive rights, to provide for the issuance of Common Stock upon the full conversion of this Note issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The Borrower is required at all times to have authorized and reserved five times the number of shares that is actually issuable upon full conversion of the Note (based on the Conversion Price of the Notes in effect from time to time) (the “Reserved Amount”). The Reserved Amount shall be increased from time to time in accordance with the Borrower’s obligations pursuant to Section 3(d) of the Purchase Agreement. The Borrower represents that upon issuance, such shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. In addition, if the Borrower shall issue any securities or make any change to its capital structure which would change the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Notes shall be convertible at the then current Conversion Price, the Borrower shall at the same time make proper provision so that thereafter there shall be a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, for conversion of the outstanding Notes. The Borrower (i) acknowledges that it has irrevocably instructed its transfer agent to issue certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, and (ii) agrees that its issuance of this Note shall constitute full authority to its officers and agents who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Reserved Amount be lower than the initial Reserved Amount, regardless of any prior conversions.
If, at any time the Borrower does not maintain or replenish the Reserved Amount within three (3) business days of the request of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note shall increase by Five Thousand and No/100 United States Dollars ($5,000) (under Holder’s and Borrower’s expectation that any principal amount increase will tack back to the Issue Date) per occurrence.
1.4 Method of Conversion.
(a) Mechanics of Conversion. Subject to Section 1.1, this Note may be converted by the Holder in whole or in part at any time from time to time on or after the Issue Date, by (A) submitting to the Borrower a Notice of Conversion (by facsimile, e-mail or other reasonable means of communication dispatched on the Conversion Date prior to 11:59 p.m., New York, New York time) and (B) subject to Section 1.4(b), surrendering this Note at the principal office of the Borrower.
(b) Surrender of Note Upon Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Borrower unless the entire unpaid principal amount of this Note is so converted. The Holder and the Borrower shall maintain records showing the principal amount so converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Borrower, so as not to require physical surrender of this Note upon each such conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, such records of the Borrower shall, prima facie, be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any portion of this Note is converted as aforesaid, the Holder may not transfer this Note unless the Holder first physically surrenders this Note to the Borrower, whereupon the Borrower will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Note of like tenor, registered as the Holder (upon payment by the Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may request, representing in the aggregate the remaining unpaid principal amount of this Note. 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 represented by this Note may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
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(c) Payment of Taxes. The Borrower shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of shares of Common Stock or other securities or property on conversion of this Note in a name other than that of the Holder (or in street name), and the Borrower shall not be required to issue or deliver any such shares or other securities or property unless and until the person or persons (other than the Holder or the custodian in whose street name such shares are to be held for the Holder’s account) requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Borrower the amount of any such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Borrower that such tax has been paid.
(d) Delivery of Common Stock Upon Conversion. Upon receipt by the Borrower from the Holder of a facsimile transmission or e-mail (or other reasonable means of communication) of a Notice of Conversion meeting the requirements for conversion as provided in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall issue and deliver or cause to be issued and delivered to or upon the order of the Holder certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion within three (3) business days after such receipt (the “Deadline”) (and, solely in the case of conversion of the entire unpaid principal amount hereof, surrender of this Note) in accordance with the terms hereof and the Purchase Agreement.
(e) Obligation of Borrower to Deliver Common Stock. Upon receipt by the Borrower of a Notice of Conversion, the Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, the outstanding principal amount and the amount of accrued and unpaid interest on this Note shall be reduced to reflect such conversion, and, unless the Borrower defaults on its obligations under this Article I, all rights with respect to the portion of this Note being so converted shall forthwith terminate except the right to receive the Common Stock or other securities, cash or other assets, as herein provided, on such conversion. If the Holder shall have given a Notice of Conversion as provided herein, the Borrower’s obligation to issue and deliver the certificates for Common Stock shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the absence of any action by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision thereof, the recovery of any judgment against any person or any action to enforce the same, any failure or delay in the enforcement of any other obligation of the Borrower to the holder of record, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder of any obligation to the Borrower, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Borrower to the Holder in connection with such conversion. The Conversion Date specified in the Notice of Conversion shall be the Conversion Date so long as the Notice of Conversion is received by the Borrower before 11:59 p.m., New York, New York time, on such date.
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(f) Delivery of Common Stock by Electronic Transfer. In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Common Stock issuable upon conversion, provided the Borrower is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer (“FAST”) program, upon request of the Holder and its compliance with the provisions contained in Section 1.1 and in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable upon conversion to the Holder by crediting the account of Holder’s Prime Broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal At Custodian (“DWAC”) system.
(g) DTC Eligibility & Market Loss. If the Borrower fails to maintain its status as “DTC Eligible” for any reason, or, if the Conversion Price is less than $0.01 at any time after the Issue Date, the principal amount of the Note shall increase by Fifteen Thousand and No/100 United States Dollars ($15,000) (under Holder’s and Borrower’s expectation that any principal amount increase will tack back to the Issue Date). In addition, the Variable Conversion Price shall be redefined to mean forty percent (40%) multiplied by the Market Price, subject to adjustment as provided in this Note.
(h) Failure to Deliver Common Stock Prior to Delivery Deadline. Without in any way limiting the Holder’s right to pursue other remedies, including actual damages and/or equitable relief, the parties agree that if delivery of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note is not delivered by the Deadline (other than a failure due to the circumstances described in Section 1.3 above, which failure shall be governed by such Section) the Borrower shall pay to the Holder $2,000 per day in cash, for each day beyond the Deadline that the Borrower fails to deliver such Common Stock until the Borrower issues and delivers a certificate to the Holder or credit the Holder’s balance account with OTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon such Holder’s conversion of any Conversion Amount (under Holder’s and Borrower’s expectation that any damages will tack back to the Issue Date).. Such cash amount shall be paid to Holder by the fifth day of the month following the month in which it has accrued or, at the option of the Holder (by written notice to the Borrower by the first day of the month following the month in which it has accrued), shall be added to the principal amount of this Note, in which event interest shall accrue thereon in accordance with the terms of this Note and such additional principal amount shall be convertible into Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Note. The Borrower agrees that the right to convert is a valuable right to the Holder. The damages resulting from a failure, attempt to frustrate, interference with such conversion right are difficult if not impossible to qualify. Accordingly, the parties acknowledge that the liquidated damages provision contained in this Section 1.4(h) are justified.
(i) Rescindment of a Notice of Conversion. If (i) the Borrower fails to respond to Holder within one (1) business day from the Conversion Date confirming the details of Notice of Conversion, (ii) the Borrower fails to provide any of the shares of the Borrower’s Common Stock requested in the Notice of Conversion within three (3) business days from the date of receipt of the Note of Conversion, (iii) the Holder is unable to procure a legal opinion required to have the shares of the Borrower’s Common Stock issued unrestricted and/or deposited to sell for any reason related to the Borrower’s standing, (iv) the Holder is unable to deposit the shares of the Borrower’s Common Stock requested in the Notice of Conversion for any reason related to the Borrower’s standing, (v) at any time after a missed Deadline, at the Holder’s sole discretion, or (vi) if OTC Markets changes the Borrower’s designation to ‘Limited Information’ (Yield), ‘No Information’ (Stop Sign), ‘Caveat Emptor’ (Skull & Crossbones), ‘OTC’, ‘Other OTC’ or ‘Grey Market’ (Exclamation Mark Sign) or other trading restriction on the day of or any day after the Conversion Date, the Holder maintains the option and sole discretion to rescind the Notice of Conversion (“Rescindment”) with a “Notice of Rescindment.”
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1.5 Concerning the Shares. The shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note may not be sold or transferred unless (i) such shares are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or (ii) the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have been furnished with an opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that the shares to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration or (iii) such shares are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act (or a successor rule) (“Rule 144”) or (iv) such shares are transferred to an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Borrower who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the shares only in accordance with this Section 1.5 and who is an Accredited Investor (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). Except as otherwise provided in the Purchase Agreement (and subject to the removal provisions set forth below), until such time as the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note have been registered under the Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, each certificate for shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note that has not been so included in an effective registration statement or that has not been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption that permits removal of the legend, shall bear a legend substantially in the following form, as appropriate:
“NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”
The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Borrower shall issue to the Holder a new certificate therefore free of any transfer legend if (i) the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have received an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Common Stock may be made without registration under the Act, which opinion shall be reasonably accepted by the Borrower so that the sale or transfer is effected or (ii) in the case of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, such security is registered for sale by the Holder under an effective registration statement filed under the Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold. In the event that the Borrower does not accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Buyer with respect to the transfer of Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration, such as Rule 144 or Regulation S, at the Deadline, it will be considered an Event of Default pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Note.
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1.6 Effect of Certain Events.
(a) Effect of Merger, Consolidation, Etc. At the option of the Holder, the sale, conveyance or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the effectuation by the Borrower of a transaction or series of related transactions in which more than 50% of the voting power of the Borrower is disposed of, or the consolidation, merger or other business combination of the Borrower with or into any other Person (as defined below) or Persons when the Borrower is not the survivor shall either: (i) be deemed to be an Event of Default (as defined in Article III) pursuant to which the Borrower shall be required to pay to the Holder upon the consummation of and as a condition to such transaction an amount equal to the Default Amount (as defined in Article III) or (ii) be treated pursuant to Section 1.6(b) hereof. “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity or organization.
(b) Adjustment Due to Merger, Consolidation, Etc. If, at any time when this Note is issued and outstanding and prior to conversion of all of the Notes, there shall be any merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization, or other similar event, as a result of which shares of Common Stock of the Borrower shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of another class or classes of stock or securities of the Borrower or another entity, or in case of any sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower other than in connection with a plan of complete liquidation of the Borrower, then the Holder of this Note shall thereafter have the right to receive upon conversion of this Note, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified herein and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore issuable upon conversion, such stock, securities or assets which the Holder would have been entitled to receive in such transaction had this Note been converted in full immediately prior to such transaction (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth herein), and in any such case appropriate provisions shall be made with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder of this Note to the end that the provisions hereof (including, without limitation, provisions for adjustment of the Conversion Price and of the number of shares issuable upon conversion of the Note) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as may be practicable in relation to any securities or assets thereafter deliverable upon the conversion hereof. The Borrower shall not affect any transaction described in this Section 1.6(b) unless (a) it first gives, to the extent practicable, thirty (30) days prior written notice (but in any event at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice) of the record date of the special meeting of shareholders to approve, or if there is no such record date, the consummation of, such merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar event or sale of assets (during which time the Holder shall be entitled to convert this Note) and (b) the resulting successor or acquiring entity (if not the Borrower) assumes by written instrument the obligations of this Section 1.6(b). The above provisions shall similarly apply to successive consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or share exchanges.
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(c) Adjustment Due to Distribution. If the Borrower shall declare or make any distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock as a dividend, stock repurchase, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including any dividend or distribution to the Borrower’s shareholders in cash or shares (or rights to acquire shares) of capital stock of a subsidiary (i.e., a spin-off)) (a “Distribution”), then the Holder of this Note shall be entitled, upon any conversion of this Note after the date of record for determining shareholders entitled to such Distribution, to receive the amount of such assets which would have been payable to the Holder with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion had such Holder been the holder of such shares of Common Stock on the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to such Distribution.
(d) Adjustment Due to Dilutive Issuance. If, at any time when any Notes are issued and outstanding, the Borrower issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 1.6(d) hereof is deemed to have issued or sold, except for shares of Common Stock issued directly to vendors or suppliers of the Borrower in satisfaction of amounts owed to such vendors or suppliers (provided, however, that such vendors or suppliers shall not have an arrangement to transfer, sell or assign such shares of Common Stock prior to the issuance of such shares), any shares of Common Stock for no consideration or for a consideration per share (before deduction of reasonable expenses or commissions or underwriting discounts or allowances in connection therewith) less than the Conversion Price in effect on the date of such issuance (or deemed issuance) of such shares of Common Stock (a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately upon the Dilutive Issuance, the Conversion Price will be reduced to the amount of the consideration per share received by the Borrower in such Dilutive Issuance.
The Borrower shall be deemed to have issued or sold shares of Common Stock if the Borrower in any manner issues or grants any warrants, rights or options (not including employee stock option plans), whether or not immediately exercisable, to subscribe for or to purchase Common Stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock (“Convertible Securities”) (such warrants, rights and options to purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities are hereinafter referred to as “Options”) and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such Options is less than the Conversion Price then in effect, then the Conversion Price shall be equal to such price per share. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the “price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such Options” is determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Borrower as consideration for the issuance or granting of all such Options, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Borrower upon the exercise of all such Options, plus, in the case of Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options, the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration payable upon the conversion or exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities first become convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of all such Options (assuming full conversion of Convertible Securities, if applicable). No further adjustment to the Conversion Price will be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon the exercise of such Options or upon the conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of such Options.
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Additionally, the Borrower shall be deemed to have issued or sold shares of Common Stock if the Borrower in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities, whether or not immediately convertible (other than where the same are issuable upon the exercise of Options), and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange is less than the Conversion Price then in effect, then the Conversion Price shall be equal to such price per share. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, the “price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange” is determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Borrower as consideration for the issuance or sale of all such Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Borrower upon the conversion or exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities first become convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities. No further adjustment to the Conversion Price will be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.
(e) Purchase Rights. If, at any time when any Notes are issued and outstanding, the Borrower issues any convertible securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property (the “Purchase Rights”) pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock, then the Holder of this Note will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such Holder could have acquired if such Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Note (without regard to any limitations on conversion contained herein) 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 Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.
(f) Notice of Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price as a result of the events described in this Section 1.6, the Borrower, at its expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment and prepare and furnish to the Holder a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Borrower shall, upon the written request at any time of the Holder, furnish to such Holder a like certificate setting forth (i) such adjustment or readjustment, (ii) the Conversion Price at the time in effect and (iii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities or property which at the time would be received upon conversion of the Note.
1.7 Trading Market Limitations. Unless permitted by the applicable rules and regulations of the principal securities market on which the Common Stock is then listed or traded, in no event shall the Borrower issue upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note and the other Notes issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement more than the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that the Borrower can issue pursuant to any rule of the principal United States securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded (the “Maximum Share Amount”), which shall be 4.99% of the total shares outstanding on the Closing Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), subject to equitable adjustment from time to time for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, capital reorganizations and similar events relating to the Common Stock occurring after the date hereof. Once the Maximum Share Amount has been issued, if the Borrower fails to eliminate any prohibitions under applicable law or the rules or regulations of any stock exchange, interdealer quotation system or other self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over the Borrower or any of its securities on the Borrower’s ability to issue shares of Common Stock in excess of the Maximum Share Amount, in lieu of any further right to convert this Note, this will be considered an Event of Default under Section 3.2 of the Note.
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1.8 Status as Shareholder. Upon submission of a Notice of Conversion by a Holder, (i) the shares covered thereby (other than the shares, if any, which cannot be issued because their issuance would exceed such Holder’s allocated portion of the Reserved Amount or Maximum Share Amount) shall be deemed converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the Holder’s rights as a Holder of such converted portion of this Note shall cease and terminate, excepting only the right to receive certificates for such shares of Common Stock and to any remedies provided herein or otherwise available at law or in equity to such Holder because of a failure by the Borrower to comply with the terms of this Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Holder has not received certificates for all shares of Common Stock prior to the tenth (10th) business day after the expiration of the Deadline with respect to a conversion of any portion of this Note for any reason, then (unless the Holder otherwise elects to retain its status as a holder of Common Stock by so notifying the Borrower) the Holder shall regain the rights of a Holder of this Note with respect to such unconverted portions of this Note and the Borrower shall, as soon as practicable, return such unconverted Note to the Holder or, if the Note has not been surrendered, adjust its records to reflect that such portion of this Note has not been converted. In all cases, the Holder shall retain all of its rights and remedies (including, without limitation, (i) the right to receive Conversion Default Payments pursuant to Section 1.3 to the extent required thereby for such Conversion Default and any subsequent Conversion Default and (ii) the right to have the Conversion Price with respect to subsequent conversions determined in accordance with Section 1.3) for the Borrower’s failure to convert this Note.
1.9 Prepayment. Subject to the terms of this Note, and provided that an Event of Default has not occurred under this Note, the Borrower may prepay the amounts outstanding hereunder pursuant to the following terms and conditions:
(a) At any time during the period beginning on the Issue Date and ending on the date which is thirty (30) calendar days following the Issue Date, the Borrower shall have the right, exercisable on not less than three (3) Trading Days prior written notice to the Holder of the Note to prepay the outstanding Note (principal and accrued interest), in full 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.
(b) At any time during the period beginning on the date which is thirty one (31) calendar days following the Issue Date and ending on the date which is sixty (60) calendar days following the Issue Date, the Borrower shall have the right, exercisable on not less than three (3) Trading Days prior written notice to the Holder of the Note to prepay the outstanding Note (principal and accrued interest), in full by making a payment to the Holder of an amount in cash equal to 130%, 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.
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(c) At any time during the period beginning on the date which is sixty one (61) calendar days following the Issue Date and ending on the date which is ninety (90) calendar days following the Issue Date, the Borrower shall have the right, exercisable on not less than three (3) Trading Days prior written notice to the Holder of the Note to prepay the outstanding Note (principal and accrued interest), in full by making a payment to the Holder of an amount in cash equal to 135%, 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.
(d) At any time during the period beginning on the date which is ninety one (91) calendar days following the Issue Date and ending on the date which is one hundred twenty (120) calendar days following the Issue Date, the Borrower shall have the right, exercisable on not less than three (3) Trading Days prior written notice to the Holder of the Note to prepay the outstanding Note (principal and accrued interest), in full by making a payment to the Holder of an amount in cash equal to 135%, 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.
(e) At any time during the period beginning on the date which is one hundred twenty one (121) calendar days following the Issue Date and ending on the date which is one hundred eighty (180) calendar days following the Issue Date, the Borrower shall have the right, exercisable on not less than three (3) Trading Days prior written notice to the Holder of the Note to prepay the outstanding Note (principal and accrued interest), in full by making a payment to the Holder of an amount in cash equal to 135%, 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.
(f) After the expiration of one hundred eighty (180) calendar days following the date of the Note, the Borrower shall have no right of prepayment.
1.10 Any notice of prepayment hereunder (an “Optional Prepayment Notice”) shall be delivered to the Holder of the Note at its registered addresses by physical mail 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. If the Borrower delivers an Optional Prepayment Notice and fails to pay the applicable prepayment amount due to the Holder of the Note within two (2) business days following the Optional Prepayment Date, the Borrower shall forever forfeit its right to prepay the Note pursuant to Section 1.9.
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Article II. CERTAIN COVENANTS
2.1 Distributions on Capital Stock. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not without the Holder’s written consent (a) pay, declare or set apart for such payment, any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, property or other securities) on shares of capital stock other than dividends on shares of Common Stock solely in the form of additional shares of Common Stock or (b) directly or indirectly or through any subsidiary make any other payment or distribution in respect of its capital stock except for distributions pursuant to any shareholders’ rights plan which is approved by a majority of the Borrower’s disinterested directors.
2.2 Restriction on Stock Repurchases. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not without the Holder’s written consent redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire (whether for cash or in exchange for property or other securities or otherwise) in any one transaction or series of related transactions any shares of capital stock of the Borrower or any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire any such shares.
2.3 Borrowings. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, create, incur, assume guarantee, endorse, contingently agree to purchase or otherwise become liable upon the obligation of any person, firm, partnership, joint venture or corporation, except by the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection, or suffer to exist any liability for borrowed money, except (a) borrowings in existence or committed on the date hereof and of which the Borrower has informed Holder in writing prior to the date hereof, (b) indebtedness to trade creditors financial institutions or other lenders incurred in the ordinary course of business or (c) borrowings, the proceeds of which shall be used to repay this Note.
2.4 Sale of Assets. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any significant portion of its assets outside the ordinary course of business. Any consent to the disposition of any assets shall be conditioned on a specified use of the proceeds towards the repayment of this Note.
2.5 Advances and Loans. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, lend money, give credit or make advances to any person, firm, joint venture or corporation, including, without limitation, officers, directors, employees, subsidiaries and affiliates of the Borrower, except loans, credits or advances (a) in existence or committed on the date hereof and which the Borrower has informed Holder in writing prior to the date hereof, (b) made in the ordinary course of business or (c) not in excess of $100,000.
2.6 Section 3(a)(9) or 3(a)(10) Transaction. So long as this Note is outstanding, the Borrower shall not enter into any transaction or arrangement structured in accordance with, based upon, or related or pursuant to, in whole or in part, either Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act (a “3(a)(9) Transaction”) or Section 3(a)(l0) of the Securities Act (a “3(a)(l0) Transaction”). In the event that the Borrower does enter into, or makes any issuance of Common Stock related to a 3(a)(9) Transaction or a 3(a)(l0) Transaction while this note is outstanding, a liquidated damages charge of 25% of the outstanding principal balance of this Note, but not less than Fifteen Thousand Dollars $15,000, will be assessed and will become immediately due and payable to the Holder at its election in the form of cash payment or addition to the balance of this Note.
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2.7 Preservation of Existence, etc. The Borrower shall maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, its existence, rights and privileges, and become or remain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries (other than dormant Subsidiaries that have no or minimum assets) to become or remain, duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary.
2.8 Non-circumvention. The Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that the Borrower will not, by amendment of its Certificate or Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Note, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Note and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder.
2.9 Repayment from Proceeds. While any portion of this Note is outstanding, if the Borrower receives cash proceeds from any source or series of related or unrelated sources, including but not limited to, from payments from customers, the issuance of equity or debt, the conversion of outstanding warrants of the Borrower, the issuance of securities pursuant to an equity line of credit of the Borrower or the sale of assets, the Borrower shall, within one (1) business day of Borrower’s receipt of such proceeds, inform the Holder of such receipt, following which the Holder shall have the right in its sole discretion to require the Borrower to immediately apply all or any portion of such proceeds to repay all or any portion of the outstanding amounts owed under this Note. Failure of the Borrower to comply with this provision shall constitute an Event of Default. In the event that such proceeds are received by the Holder prior to the Maturity Date, the required prepayment shall be subject to the terms of Section 1.9 herein.
Article III. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
If any of the following events of default (each, an “Event of Default”) shall occur:
3.1 Failure to Pay Principal or Interest. The Borrower fails to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due on this Note, whether at maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise.
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3.2 Conversion and the Shares. The Borrower (i) fails to issue shares of Common Stock to the Holder (or announces or threatens in writing that it will not honor its obligation to do so) upon exercise by the Holder of the conversion rights of the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Note, (ii) fails to transfer or cause its transfer agent to transfer (issue) (electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, (iii) directs its transfer agent not to transfer or delays, impairs, and/or hinders its transfer agent in transferring (or issuing) (electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, (iv) fails to remove (or directs its transfer agent not to remove or impairs, delays, and/or hinders its transfer agent from removing) any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop transfer instructions in respect thereof) on any certificate for any shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note (or makes any written announcement, statement or threat that it does not intend to honor the obligations described in this paragraph) and any such failure shall continue uncured (or any written announcement, statement or threat not to honor its obligations shall not be rescinded in writing) for three (3) business days after the Holder shall have delivered a Notice of Conversion, (v) fails to remain current in its obligations to its transfer agent, (vi) causes a conversion of this Note is delayed, hindered or frustrated due to a balance owed by the Borrower to its transfer agent, (vii) fails to repay Holder, within forty eight (48) hours of a demand from the Holder, any amount of funds advanced by Holder to Borrower’s transfer agent in order to process a conversion, (viii) fails to reserve sufficient amount of shares of common stock to satisfy the Reserved Amount at all times, (ix) fails to provide a Rule 144 opinion letter from the Borrower’s legal counsel to the Holder, covering the Holder’s resale into the public market of the respective conversion shares under this Note, within two (2) business days of the Holder’s submission of a Notice of Conversion to the Borrower (provided that the Holder must request the opinion from the Borrower at the time that Holder submits the respective Notice of Conversion and the date of the respective Notice of Conversion must be on or after the date which is six (6) months after the date that the Holder funded the Purchase Price under this Note), and/or (x) an exemption under Rule 144 is unavailable for the Holder’s deposit into Holder’s brokerage account and resale into the public market of any of the conversion shares under this Note at any time after the date which is six (6) months after the date that the Holder funded the Purchase Price under this Note.
3.3 Failure to Deliver Transaction Expense Amount. The Borrower fails to deliver the Transaction Expense Amount (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) to the Holder within three (3) business days of the date such amount is due.
3.4 Breach of Covenants. The Borrower breaches any material covenant or other material term or condition contained in this Note and any collateral documents including but not limited to the Purchase Agreement and such breach continues for a period of ten (10) days after written notice thereof to the Borrower from the Holder.
3.5 Breach of Representations and Warranties. Any representation or warranty of the Borrower made herein or in any agreement, statement or certificate given in writing pursuant hereto or in connection herewith (including, without limitation, the Purchase Agreement), shall be false or misleading in any material respect when made and the breach of which has (or with the passage of time will have) a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note or the Purchase Agreement.
3.6 Receiver or Trustee. The Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or commence proceedings for its dissolution, or apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver or trustee for it or for a substantial part of its property or business, or such a receiver or trustee shall otherwise be appointed for the Borrower or for a substantial part of its property or business without its consent and shall not be discharged within sixty (60) days after such appointment.
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3.7 Judgments. Any money judgment, writ or similar process shall be entered or filed against the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower or any of its property or other assets for more than $50,000, and shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of twenty (20) days unless otherwise consented to by the Holder, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
3.8 Bankruptcy. Bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings, voluntary or involuntary, for relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower, or the Borrower admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they mature, or have filed against it an involuntary petition for bankruptcy relief, all under federal or state laws as applicable or the Borrower admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they mature, or have filed against it an involuntary petition for bankruptcy relief, all under international, federal or state laws as applicable.
3.9 Delisting of Common Stock. The Borrower shall fail to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on at least one of the OTC Pink, OTCQB, Nasdaq National Market, Nasdaq Small Cap Market, New York Stock Exchange, NYSE MKT, or an equivalent replacement exchange
3.10 Failure to Comply with the Exchange Act. The Borrower shall fail to comply with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (including but not limited to becoming delinquent in its filings); and/or the Borrower shall cease to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
3.11 Liquidation. Any dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of Borrower or any substantial portion of its business.
3.12 Cessation of Operations. Any cessation of operations by Borrower or Borrower admits it is otherwise generally unable to pay its debts as such debts become due, provided, however, that any disclosure of the Borrower’s ability to continue as a “going concern” shall not be an admission that the Borrower cannot pay its debts as they become due.
3.13 Maintenance of Assets. The failure by Borrower to maintain any material intellectual property rights, personal, real property or other assets which are necessary to conduct its business (whether now or in the future), or any disposition or conveyance of any material asset of the Borrower.
3.14 Financial Statement Restatement. The restatement of any financial statements filed by the Borrower with the SEC for any date or period from two years prior to the Issue Date of this Note and until this Note is no longer outstanding, if the result of such restatement would, by comparison to the unrestated financial statement, have constituted a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note or the Purchase Agreement.
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3.15 Reverse Splits. The Borrower effectuates a reverse split of its Common Stock without twenty (20) days prior written notice to the Holder.
3.16 Replacement of Transfer Agent. In the event that the Borrower proposes to replace its transfer agent, the Borrower fails to provide, prior to the effective date of such replacement, a fully executed Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in a form as initially delivered pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserve shares of Common Stock in the Reserved Amount) signed by the successor transfer agent to Borrower and the Borrower.
3.17 Cessation of Trading. Any cessation of trading of the Common Stock on at least one of the OTC Pink, OTCQB, Nasdaq National Market, Nasdaq Small Cap Market, New York Stock Exchange, NYSE MKT, or an equivalent replacement exchange, and such cessation of trading shall continue for a period of five consecutive (5) Trading Days.
3.18 Cross-Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note or the other related or companion documents, a breach or default by the Borrower of any covenant or other term or condition contained in any of the Other Agreements (as defined herein), after the passage of all applicable notice and cure or grace periods, shall, at the option of the Holder, be considered a default under this Note and the Other Agreements, in which event the Holder shall be entitled (but in no event required) to apply all rights and remedies of the Holder under the terms of this Note and the Other Agreements by reason of a default under said Other Agreement or hereunder. “Other Agreements” means, collectively, all agreements and instruments between, among or by: (1) the Borrower, and, or for the benefit of, (2) the Holder (and any affiliate of the Holder) or any other third party, including, without limitation, promissory notes; provided, however, the term “Other Agreements” shall not include the agreements and instruments defined as the Documents. Each of the loan transactions will be cross-defaulted with each other loan transaction and with all other existing and future debt of Borrower to the Holder.
3.19 Bid Price. The Borrower shall lose the “bid” price for its Common Stock ($0.0001 on the “Ask” with zero market makers on the “Bid” per Level 2) and/or a market (including the OTC Pink, OTCQB or an equivalent replacement exchange).
3.20 OTC Markets Designation. OTC Markets changes the Borrower’s designation to ‘No Information’ (Stop Sign), ‘Caveat Emptor’ (Skull and Crossbones), or ‘OTC’, ‘Other OTC’ or ‘Grey Market’ (Exclamation Mark Sign).
3.21 Inside Information. Any attempt by the Borrower or its officers, directors, and/or affiliates to transmit, convey, disclose, or any actual transmittal, conveyance, or disclosure by the Borrower or its officers, directors, and/or affiliates of, material non-public information concerning the Borrower, to the Holder or its successors and assigns, which is not immediately cured by Borrower’s filing of a Form 8-K pursuant to Regulation FD on that same date.
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3.22 Unavailability of Rule 144. If, at any time on or after the date which is six (6) months after the Issue Date, the Holder is unable to (i) obtain a standard “144 legal opinion letter” from an attorney reasonably acceptable to the Holder, the Holder’s brokerage firm (and respective clearing firm), and the Borrower’s transfer agent in order to facilitate the Holder’s conversion of any portion of the Note into free trading shares of the Borrower’s Common Stock pursuant to Rule 144, and (ii) thereupon deposit such shares into the Holder’s brokerage account.
UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF ANY EVENT OF DEFAULT SPECIFIED IN SECTION 3.2 AND/OR 3.22 OF THIS NOTE, THE NOTE SHALL BECOME IMMEDIATELY DUE AND PAYABLE AND THE BORROWER SHALL PAY TO THE HOLDER, IN FULL SATISFACTION OF ITS OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO: (Y) THE DEFAULT SUM (AS DEFINED HEREIN); MULTIPLIED BY (Z) TWO (2). Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in Sections 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3.15, 3.16. 3.17, 3.18, 3.19, 3.20, and/or 3.21, exercisable through the delivery of written notice to the Borrower by such Holders (the “Default Notice”), the Note shall become immediately due and payable and the Borrower shall pay to the Holder, in full satisfaction of its obligations hereunder, an amount equal to (i) 150% times the sum of (w) the then outstanding principal amount of this Note plus (x) accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note to the date of payment (the “Mandatory Prepayment Date”) plus (y) Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in clauses (w) and/or (x) plus (z) any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof (the then outstanding principal amount of this Note to the date of payment plus the amounts referred to in clauses (x), (y) and (z) shall collectively be known as the “Default Sum”) or (ii) at the option of the Holder, the “parity value” of the Default Sum to be prepaid, where parity value means (a) the highest number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to such Default Sum in accordance with Article I, treating the Trading Day immediately preceding the Mandatory Prepayment Date as the “Conversion Date” for purposes of determining the lowest applicable Conversion Price, unless the Default Event arises as a result of a breach in respect of a specific Conversion Date in which case such Conversion Date shall be the Conversion Date), multiplied by (b) the highest Trading Price for the Common Stock during the period beginning on the date of first occurrence of the Event of Default and ending one day prior to the Mandatory Prepayment Date (the “Default Amount”) and all other amounts payable hereunder shall immediately become due and payable, all without demand, presentment or notice, all of which hereby are expressly waived, together with all costs, including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, of collection, and the Holder shall be entitled to exercise all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity. Further, if a breach of Sections 3.9, 3.10 and/or 3.19 occurs or is continuing after the six (6) month anniversary of this Note, then the principal amount of the Note shall increase by Fifteen Thousand and No/100 United States Dollars ($15,000) (under Holder’s and Borrower’s expectation that any principal amount increase will tack back to the Issue Date) and the Holder shall be entitled to use the lowest Trading Price during the delinquency period as a base price for the conversion with the Variable Conversion Price shall be redefined to mean fifty percent (50%) multiplied by the Market Price (at the option of the Holder), subject to adjustment as provided in this Note. For example, if the lowest Trading Price during the delinquency period is $0.50 per share and the conversion discount is 50%, then the Holder may elect to convert future conversions at $0.25 per share. If this Note is not paid at Maturity Date, then the outstanding principal due under this Note shall increase by Fifteen Thousand and No/100 United States Dollars ($15,000).
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The Holder shall have the right at any time, to require the Borrower to immediately issue, in lieu of the Default Amount and/or Default Sum, the number of shares of Common Stock of the Borrower equal to the Default Amount and/or Default Sum divided by the Conversion Price then in effect, subject to the terms of this Note (including but not limited to any beneficial ownership limitations contained herein). This requirement by the Borrower shall automatically apply upon the occurrence of an Event of Default without the need for any party to give any notice or take any other action.
If the Holder shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Note, including, without limitation, engaging an attorney, then if the Holder prevails in such action, the Holder shall be reimbursed by the Borrower for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
Article IV. MISCELLANEOUS
4.1 Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privileges. All rights and remedies existing hereunder are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.
4.2 Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, electronic mail, 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 electronic mail or facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Borrower, to:
EVIO, Inc.
2340 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway. Suite 120
Henderson, NV 89052
Attn: William Waldrop, Chief Executive Officer
If to the Holder:
Platinum Point Capital LLC
211 East 43rd Street., Suite 626
New York, NY 10017
Attn: Brian Freifeld, President
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4.3 Amendments. This Note and any provision hereof may only be amended by an instrument in writing signed by the Borrower and the Holder. The term “Note” and all reference thereto, as used throughout this instrument, shall mean this instrument (and the other Notes issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement) as originally executed, or if later amended or supplemented, then as so amended or supplemented.
4.4 Assignability. This Note shall be binding upon the Borrower and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to be the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns. Neither the Borrower nor the Holder shall assign this Note or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holder may assign its rights hereunder to any “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of the 1933 Act) in a private transaction from the Holder or to any of its “affiliates”, as that term is defined under the 1934 Act, without the consent of the Borrower. Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, this Note may be pledged as collateral in connection with a bona fide margin account or other lending arrangement. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that following conversion of a portion of this Note, the unpaid and unconverted principal amount of this Note represented by this Note may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
4.5 Cost of Collection. If default is made in the payment of this Note, the Borrower shall pay the Holder hereof reasonable costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.
4.6 Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Note shall be brought only in the state courts of the State of New York or in the federal courts located in the State of New York. The parties to this Note hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS NOTE OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Note or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
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4.7 Certain Amounts. Whenever pursuant to this Note the Borrower is required to pay an amount in excess of the outstanding principal amount (or the portion thereof required to be paid at that time) plus accrued and unpaid interest plus Default Interest on such interest, the Borrower and the Holder agree that the actual damages to the Holder from the receipt of cash payment on this Note may be difficult to determine and the amount to be so paid by the Borrower represents stipulated damages and not a penalty and is intended to compensate the Holder in part for loss of the opportunity to convert this Note and to earn a return from the sale of shares of Common Stock acquired upon conversion of this Note at a price in excess of the price paid for such shares pursuant to this Note. The Borrower and the Holder hereby agree that such amount of stipulated damages is not plainly disproportionate to the possible loss to the Holder from the receipt of a cash payment without the opportunity to convert this Note into shares of Common Stock.
4.8 Purchase Agreement. By its acceptance of this Note, each party agrees to be bound by the applicable terms of the Purchase Agreement.
4.9 Notice of Corporate Events. Except as otherwise provided below, the Holder of this Note shall have no rights as a Holder of Common Stock unless and only to the extent that it converts this Note into Common Stock. The Borrower shall provide the Holder with prior notification of any meeting of the Borrower’s shareholders (and copies of proxy materials and other information sent to shareholders). In the event of any taking by the Borrower of a record of its shareholders for the purpose of determining shareholders who are entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution, any right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire (including by way of merger, consolidation, reclassification or recapitalization) any share of any class or any other securities or property, or to receive any other right, or for the purpose of determining shareholders who are entitled to vote in connection with any proposed sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower or any proposed liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Borrower, the Borrower shall mail a notice to the Holder, at least twenty (20) days prior to the record date specified therein (or thirty (30) days prior to the consummation of the transaction or event, whichever is earlier), of the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, right or other event, and a brief statement regarding the amount and character of such dividend, distribution, right or other event to the extent known at such time. The Borrower shall make a public announcement of any event requiring notification to the Holder hereunder substantially simultaneously with the notification to the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.9 including, but not limited to, name changes, recapitalizations, etc. as soon as possible under law.
4.10 Usury. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable provision shall automatically be revised to equal the maximum rate of interest or other amount deemed interest permitted under applicable law. The Borrower covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not seek to claim or take advantage of any law that would prohibit or forgive the Borrower from paying all or a portion of the principal or interest on this Note.
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4.11 Remedies. The Borrower acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Borrower acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Note will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Borrower of the provisions of this Note, that the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Note and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions thereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required. No provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Borrower, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, and interest on, this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the form, herein prescribed.
4.12 Severability. In the event that any provision of this Note is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.
4.13 Dispute Resolution. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Conversion Price, Conversion Amount, any prepayment amount or Default Amount, Default Sum, Closing or Maturity Date, the closing bid price, or fair market value (as the case may be) or the arithmetic calculation of the Conversion Price or the applicable prepayment amount(s) (as the case may be), the Borrower or the Holder shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations via facsimile (i) within two (2) Business Days after receipt of the applicable notice giving rise to such dispute to the Borrower or the Holder or (ii) if no notice gave rise to such dispute, at any time after the Holder learned of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute. If the Holder and the Borrower are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation within two (2) Business Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation (as the case may be) being submitted to the Borrower or the Holder, then the Borrower shall, within two (2) Business Days, submit via facsimile (a) the disputed determination of the Conversion Price, the closing bid price, the or fair market value (as the case may be) to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Borrower and approved by the Holder or (b) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Conversion Price, Conversion Amount, any prepayment amount or Default Amount, Default Sum to an independent, outside accountant selected by the Holder that is reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. The Borrower shall cause at its expense the investment bank or the accountant to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Borrower and the Holder of the results no later than ten (10) Business Days from the time it receives such disputed determinations or calculations. Such investment bank’s or accountant’s determination or calculation shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error.
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4.14 Terms of Future Financings. So long as this Note is outstanding, upon any issuance by the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries of any security with any term more favorable to the holder of such security or with a term in favor of the holder of such security that was not similarly provided to the Holder in this Note, then the Borrower shall notify the Holder of such additional or more favorable term and such term, at Holder’s option, shall automatically become a part of the transaction documents with the Holder (irrespective of whether Borrower provided the notification or not). The types of terms contained in another security that may be more favorable to the holder of such security include, but are not limited to, terms addressing conversion discounts, prepayment rate, conversion lookback periods, interest rates, original issue discounts, stock sale price, private placement price per share, and warrant coverage.
4.15 Piggyback Registration Rights. The Borrower shall include on the next registration statement the Borrower files with SEC (or on the subsequent registration statement if such registration statement is withdrawn) all shares issuable upon conversion of this Note. Failure to do so will result in liquidated damages of 25% of the outstanding principal balance of this Note, but not less than Fifteen Thousand and No/100 United States Dollars ($15,000), being immediately due and payable to the Holder at its election in the form of cash payment or addition to the balance of this Note.
[signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be signed in its name by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.
EVIO, Inc. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | William Waldrop | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
The undersigned hereby elects to convert $__________ principal amount of the Note (defined below) together with $__________ of accrued and unpaid interest thereto, totaling $__________ into that number of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the conversion of the Note (“Common Stock”) as set forth below, of EVIO, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “Borrower”), according to the conditions of the convertible note of the Borrower dated as of August 29 , 2019 (the “Note”), as of the date written below. No fee will be charged to the Holder for any conversion, except for transfer taxes, if any.
Box Checked as to applicable instructions:
_____ | The Borrower shall electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Notice of Conversion to the account of the undersigned or its nominee with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal At Custodian system (“DWAC Transfer”). | |
Name of DTC Prime Broker: _____ | ||
Account Number: _____ | ||
_____ | The undersigned hereby requests that the Borrower issue a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock set forth below (which numbers are based on the Holder’s calculation attached hereto) in the name(s) specified immediately below or, if additional space is necessary, on an attachment hereto: |
Name: _____
Address: _____
Date of Conversion: | _____ | ||
Applicable Conversion Price: | $_____ | ||
Number of Shares of Common Stock to be Issued | |||
Pursuant to Conversion of the Notes: | _____ | ||
Amount of Principal Balance Due remaining | |||
Under the Note after this conversion: | $_____ | ||
Accrued and unpaid interest remaining: | $_____ |
PLATINUM POINT Capital LLC | |||
By: | |||
Name: | Brian Freifeld | ||
Title: | President | ||
Date: |
Exhibit 14.1
CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS
EVIO, INC.
I. INTRODUCTION.
EVIO, Inc. together with all of its subsidiaries (the “Company”) seeks at all times to conduct its business in accordance with the highest standards of ethical conduct and in compliance with all laws, rules and regulations.
This Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”) governs the business decisions made and actions taken by the Company’s directors, officers and employees and is an expression of the Company’s fundamental and core values, some of which are: (i) integrity and honesty in the Company’s and its employees’ dealings with customers, suppliers, co-workers, competitors, shareholders and the community, (ii) respect for individuality and personal experience and background and (iii) support of the communities where the Company and its employees work and reside.
These core values and the other standards of conduct in this Code provide general guidance for resolving a variety of legal and ethical questions for employees, officers and directors. However, while the specific provisions of this Code attempt to describe certain foreseeable circumstances and to state the employee’s, officer’s and director’s obligations in such event, it is impossible to anticipate all possibilities. Therefore, in addition to compliance with this Code and applicable laws, rules and regulations, all Company employees, officers and directors are expected to observe the highest standards of business and personal ethics in the discharge of their assigned duties and responsibilities.
The integrity, reputation and profitability of the Company ultimately depend upon the individual actions of the Company’s employees, officers and directors. As a result, each such individual is personally responsible and accountable for compliance with this Code. ALL REFERENCES IN THIS CODE TO “EMPLOYEES” SHOULD BE UNDERSTOOD TO INCLUDE ALL EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY (INCLUDING ITS SUBSIDIARIES), UNLESS THE CONTEXT REQUIRES OTHERWISE.
The Addendum to this Code provides additional standards of conduct applicable to Executive Officers and Directors of the Company. The Addendum is provided separately to designated Executive Officers and Directors.
II. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.
A. Conflicts of Interest
(1) The Company recognizes and respects the right of its employees to engage in outside activities which they may deem proper and desirable, provided that employees fulfill their obligations to act in the best interests of the Company and to avoid situations that present a potential or actual conflict between their interests and the Company’s interests. A “conflict of interest” occurs when a person’s private interest interferes in any way with the interests of the Company as a whole. Conflicts of interest may arise in many situations. They can arise when an employee takes an action or has an interest that may make it difficult for him or her to perform the responsibilities of his or her position objectively and/or effectively in the best interests of the Company. They may also occur when an employee or his or her family members receive some improper personal benefit as a result of his or her position in the Company. Each individual’s situation is different and in evaluating his or her own situation, an employee will have to consider many factors. Some of the most common situations that could present a conflict of interest are as follows:
(i) ownership of a significant interest in, or a significant indebtedness to or from, any entity that is a competitor of the Company or that does business with the Company;
(ii) serving in any capacity for an entity that does business with the Company or is a competitor of the Company; Company or is a competitor of the Company;
(iii) marketing or selling products or services in competition with the Company’s products or services, or otherwise directly or indirectly competing with the Company;
(iv) exerting (or attempting or appearing to exert) influence to obtain special treatment for a particular supplier, vendor or contractor, with or without receiving some actual or potential benefit from such supplier, vendor or contractor;
(vi) engaging in any business transaction on behalf of the Company with an immediate family member, or with a firm of which an immediate family member is a principal, officer, representative or substantial owner;
(vii) hiring friends or relatives, unless such friends or relatives will work in a different department and are hired with the consent of the appropriate members of management or, if involving a member of management, the Board or a committee thereof;
(viii) performing non-Company work or soliciting such work on the Company’s premises or on Company time; and
(ix) using Company assets, property or services for personal gain.
Please note that use of the Company’s name, facilities or relationships for charitable work or pro bono purposes can be made only with prior approval from senior management and such other notifications and approvals as may be required under other applicable policies then in effect.
(2) For purposes of this Code, an “immediate family member” includes a person’s spouse, parents, children (whether natural or adopted), siblings, mothers-and fathers-in-law, sons-and daughters-in-law, brothers-and sisters-in-law, and anyone (other than employees) who shares such person’s home.
(3) If there are any questions as to whether or not a specific act or situation represents, or appears to represent, a conflict of interest, an employee should consult their manager or supervisor. Any material transaction or relationship that reasonably could be expected to give rise to a conflict of interest should be reported promptly to the Company’s legal counsel, who shall notify the Board as he deems appropriate. Conflicts of interest involving the Company’s legal counsel must be disclosed directly to the Board.
B. Employment and Outside Employment
Employees of the Company are expected to devote their full attention to the business interests of the Company, with the exception only of employees who are in part-time positions. A conflict of interest can be created where you engage in an activity that interferes with your job performance or responsibilities to the Company. Employees may not accept simultaneous employment with a customer, supplier or competitor of the Company. You should not engage in activities that would put you in a competitive position with the Company or that would enhance or support a competitor.
C. Outside Directorships
It is a conflict of interest for you to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of any company that competes with the Company. If you wish to serve as a director of a customer, supplier or other business partner of the Company, you must obtain written approval from the CEO as well as the Company’s Counsel before accepting any such directorships. The President and CEO must obtain approval from the Board of Directors before accepting any such directorships. These approvals are not required for directorships with a subsidiary of the Company or a religious or social organization or advisory board of a non-profit institution.
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D. Financial Interests in Other Businesses
A conflict of interest may be created if you (or a family member) hold a financial interest in a customer, supplier, other business partner or competitor of the Company. Examples of potentially inappropriate financial interests with these companies include owning an interest in such an entity, holding stock representing in excess of 1 % of the publicly traded stock of a corporation, loaning money or receiving a loan of money, and selling or leasing property. You should consider many factors in determining whether such a financial interest will create a conflict, including the amount of money involved, your ability to influence the Company’s decisions and the decisions of the other company, your access to the confidential information of the Company or the other company and the nature of the relationship between the Company and the other company. If you are unsure as to whether a conflict may exist, you should consult with the Company’s Counsel. If it is determined that a conflict exists, you must receive the prior written approval of the Company’s Counsel before proceeding with the transaction.
E. Corporate Opportunities
You acknowledge that under Colorado Corporate law that you must present to the Company any business opportunity presented to you as an individual that met the Colorado’s standard for a corporate opportunity: (1) the corporation is financially able to exploit the opportunity; (2) the opportunity is within the corporation’s line of business; (3) the corporation has an interest or expectancy in the opportunity; and (4) by taking the opportunity for his own, the corporate fiduciary will thereby be placed in a position inimical to their duties to the corporation. You may not exploit, for your own personal gain, opportunities that are discovered through your use of Company property, information or position, unless the opportunity is disclosed in writing to the Company’s Board of Directors, and the Board of Directors declines to pursue the opportunity. In such circumstance, you must receive the prior written approval of the Board of Directors as well as the Company’s Counsel before proceeding with the opportunity.
F. Gifts to and from Business Partners
Occasional business gifts to or from, and entertainment of or by, other persons in connection with business discussions or the development of business relationships are generally deemed appropriate in the conduct of Company business. However, a conflict of interest can be created when you (or a family member) give or accept any gift from a customer, supplier, other business partner or competitor of the Company that might indicate intent to improperly influence the normal business relationship between the Company and the other company. For the purpose of this policy, the term “gift” includes any object or service of value, including meals, vacations and tickets to sporting events. A gift of cash or its equivalent is always considered an improper gift, regardless of the value. A noncash gift with a value over $500 is presumed to be improper. Repeated noncash gifts of lesser value may also be considered improper. We expect you to use good judgment and seek guidance from the Company’s Counsel when needed. If necessary, you can consult with the Company’s Counsel regarding how to refuse or return a gift you deem improper in a manner designed as to not to offend the individual offering the gift.
This policy does not apply to minor items commonly exchanged in business relationships between the Company and any customer, supplier, other business partner or competitors, or to gifts directed to the Company (for example, business entertainment and meals with one or more employees of the Company’s customers, suppliers and other business partners, subject to approval by the President or other members of the Company’s executive staff). In addition, the Company and you may distribute promotional items relating to the Company’s services to customers if the items are of a limited value, and their distribution does not violate any laws or generally accepted business practices.
Under no circumstances can you make or accept gifts in exchange for Company business. Further, you (or a family member) cannot accept any discount from the Company’s customers or other business partners unless the same discount is available to all employees of the Company.
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G. Protection of Confidential Information
Confidential proprietary information that is generated and/or gathered in the Company’s business, or is provided by third parties that do business with the Company, plays a vital role in the Company’s business, prospects and ability to compete. Employees are required not to disclose or distribute such confidential proprietary information, except when disclosure is authorized by the Company or required by law or other regulations, and shall use such information solely for legitimate Company purposes. Every employee having access to proprietary, non-public Company information is required to take steps necessary to prevent such information from becoming public knowledge. You may be required to execute the Company’s Employee Confidentiality Agreement. This Agreement sets forth with added specificity your obligations related to the Company’s confidential information, including, for example, information regarding the Company’s customer relationships, property acquisitions and mineral exploration results. Upon leaving the Company, employees must return all Company property, including, but not limited to, proprietary information in their possession.
One area that is of concern to the Company relates to investment bankers and research analysts and their relationships or dealings with the Company and its employees, officers and directors. Only designated executive officers of the Company are authorized to discuss Company matters with investment bankers or analyst. Relationships or transactions with investment bankers and research analysts that are prohibited by applicable law or by the rules and regulations of the stock exchange or system on which the Company’s securities are listed or quoted, as applicable, should not be permitted to occur.
If you have any questions regarding these obligations, you should consult with the Company’s Counsel.
H. Using Non-Public Information and Insider Trading
In the course of employment with the Company, an employee may become aware of material information about the Company or other companies that has not been made public. Employees are prohibited from using such non-public information (e.g., trading in the Company’s or another company’s securities) or disclosing such non-public information to any person outside the Company. For purposes of this policy, the term “material information” is any information that a reasonable investor would deem important to consider in determining whether to buy or sell the Company’s stock. In addition, those employees, officers and directors of the Company bound by any specific Company procedures with respect to transactions in the Company’s securities must familiarize themselves and comply with such procedures, copies of which are available from the Company’s legal counsel. If an employee has any questions concerning what he or she can or cannot do in this area, he or she should consult with the Company’s management or legal counsel.
I. Compliance with Laws, Rules and Regulations
The Company is committed to conducting its business with honesty and integrity and in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. No employee shall engage in any unlawful or unethical activity, or instruct others to do so, for any reason. As an employee conducts the Company’s business, he or she may encounter a variety of legal issues. If employees have questions on specific laws, rules or regulations they should contact the Company’s legal counsel. The following is a summary of some of the laws, rules and regulations that affect the Company’s business and with respect to which all employee actions should comply:
(1) Antitrust and Competition Laws. It is the Company’s policy to comply with all laws governing competition (including antitrust, monopoly, fair trade or cartel laws) applicable to it.
(2) Environmental Laws. It is the Company’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local environmental protection laws particularly those applicable to mineral exploration and mining. Each employee shall immediately report any violation of an environmental law, or any action that may appear to conceal such a violation, to his or her manager or supervisor.
(3) Health and Safety Laws. It is the Company’s policy to maintain a safe and healthy work environment. Each employee shall take reasonable steps to comply with all applicable federal, state and local health and safety laws, rules and regulations particularly those applicable to mineral exploration and mining and must report any health or safety problem observed in or arising during the conduct of his or her responsibilities to his or her manager or supervisor.
(4) Political Activities. In the conduct of their responsibilities, the Company and its employees will not illegally contribute to or make expenditures on behalf of any candidate for elective office, political party or political committee, including by means of any corporate funds, services or goods, as well as by means of employees’ chargeable work time. In the conduct of their responsibilities, the Company and its employees shall ensure that all of their respective political activities are compliant with appropriate laws, rules and regulations.
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(5) Illegal Payments. No employee is authorized to pay any bribe or make any other illegal payment on behalf of the Company. No employee is authorized to make any payment to consultants, agents or other intermediaries when he or she has reason to believe some part of the payment will be used to influence governmental or private action. This policy does not prohibit expenditures of amounts for meals and entertainment of suppliers and customers that are otherwise permitted under the Company’s gift policies described under “Fair Dealing” in Section F below.
(6) Acquiring Information. No employee is authorized to use improper means to acquire a competitor’s trade secrets or other confidential information. Illegal practices include trespassing, burglary, wiretapping, bribery and stealing. Improper solicitation of confidential data from a competitor’s employees or from the Company’s customers is also prohibited.
(7) Public and Shareholder Communications. It is the Company’s policy to comply with all laws, rules and regulations governing the public disclosure of business information, including, without limitation, the requirements of SEC Regulation FD which address the selective disclosure of material non-public information. Consequently, only designated executive officers or public relations spokespersons are authorized to speak to or communicate with members of the press, the general public or shareholders on behalf of the Company relating to Company business. Additional information regarding public disclosures by the Company is addressed under Sections K and M below.
(8) Import/Export Controls. It is the Company’s policy to comply with import/export laws applicable to it and its business and products. Each employee involved with the sale or shipment of products across international borders is expected to understand and comply with the import/export control restrictions of all relevant countries.
(9) Government Contracts and Relationships. Company employees are required to comply with all laws, rules and regulations relating to government contracts in all countries where the Company does business, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (which is discussed in more detail under “Fair Dealing” in Section F below), and to cooperate fully with investigators and auditors who require information in connection with such contracts.
J. Protection and Proper Use of Company Assets
Loss, theft and misuse of Company assets have a direct impact on the Company’s profitability. Therefore, employees are required to protect the Company’s assets entrusted to them and to protect the Company’s assets in general. Employees shall also take steps to ensure that Company assets are used only for legitimate business purposes consistent with the Company’s guidelines. Any questions concerning the protection and proper use of Company assets should be directed to the appropriate manager or supervisor. The following highlights the responsibilities of employees with respect to certain of the Company’s assets:
(1) employees are expected to be alert to and report to their manager or supervisor any incidents that could lead to the loss, theft or misuse of Company property;
(2) all physical assets, such as equipment, facilities, supplies and inventories, are to be used solely for Company purposes;
(3) employees who receive or disburse money shall follow established procedures to ensure the proper use and recording of funds;
(4) employees shall not use or allow anyone else to use the Company’s name in any outside capacity without proper authorization; and
(5) employees shall take reasonable steps to protect the intellectual property of the Company, in accordance with applicable Company policies.
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K. Quality of Public Disclosures
The Company is committed to providing its shareholders and the public with full and accurate information, in all material respects, about the Company’s financial condition and results of operations in accordance with the securities laws of the United States and, if applicable, other foreign jurisdictions. The Company strives to ensure that the reports and documents it files with or submits to the Securities and Exchange Commission include full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in accordance with the securities laws of the United States and, if applicable, other foreign jurisdiction. All employees are expected to provide full, fair and accurate information/data/analysis to insure compliance with SEC reporting requirements. The Company’s senior management shall be primarily responsible for monitoring such public disclosure.
L. Work Environment
(1) Discrimination and Harassment. The Company seeks to maintain a healthy, safe and productive work environment which is free from discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, or other factors that are unrelated to the Company’s legitimate business interests. Accordingly, conduct involving discrimination or harassment of others will not be tolerated. Employees are required to comply with the Company’s policy on equal opportunity, non-discrimination and fair employment, copies of which are distributed to employees and are available from the Company’s management upon request. The Company also provides periodic training to promote compliance with applicable regulations and Company policy.
(2) Substance Abuse. Employees should not be on Company premises or in the Company work environment if they are under the influence of, or affected by, illegal drugs, controlled substances used for non-medical purposes or alcoholic beverages. Consumption of alcoholic beverages on Company premises is only permitted at Company-sponsored events with prior management approval. All employees are required to comply with the Company’s policy on drug and alcohol use, copies of which are distributed to employees and are available from the Company’s management upon request.
(3) Environment, Health and Safety. The Company and all employees shall strive to avoid adverse impact and injury to the environment and communities in which the Company conducts its business. In furtherance of this objective, the Company and all employees shall seek to comply with all applicable environmental and workplace health and safety laws and regulations (as discussed under “Compliance with Laws, Rules and Regulations” in Section I above).
(4) Dangerous Items. The Company makes every effort to create a safe work environment. As a result, any employee found to be carrying firearms, ammunition or other dangerous weapons and/or explosives will result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.
M. Outside Activities
(1) General. Employees should generally avoid any outside activity that reduces the employee’s productivity, causes frequent absences and/or tardiness or generally interferes with the employee’s work performance. If such interference occurs, the employee may be reprimanded or even discharged.
(2) Political Involvement. Employees may spend their own time and funds supporting political candidates and issues, running for public office or serving as an elected official, but they will not be reimbursed by the Company in any way for such time or their funds used for such political activities. Employees are also expected to ensure that their personal political contributions and activities are in compliance with applicable law. Unless properly authorized, employees may not make any political contribution as a representative of the Company. Employees must obtain the prior approval of the Company to lobby or authorize anyone else to lobby on the Company’s behalf.
(3) Public Service. The Company encourages employees to be active in the civic life of their communities. However, when such service places an employee in a situation that poses a conflict of interest with the interests of the Company, such employee should consult with their manager or supervisor and should disclose his or her association with the Company to such civic organization or other entity.
(4) Public Speaking and Media Relations. In all of the Company’s dealings with the press and other media, the Company’s investor relations personnel or senior management shall be the sole contact. Any requests from the media must be referred to those personnel. In speaking on public issues generally, employees shall speak only for themselves and shall not imply or give the appearance that they are speaking on the Company’s behalf, unless properly authorized to do so by the Company.
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N. Other Situations
If a proposed transaction or conduct raises questions or concerns for you, you should consult with the Company’s Counsel.
II. COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES.
A. Administration of this Code
The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), or such committee or person(s) responsible for administering this Code as the Board shall establish, shall implement and oversee the administration of this Code. The Board shall establish such procedures as it shall deem necessary or desirable in order to discharge this responsibility, including delegating authority to officers and other employees and engaging advisors. Administration of this Code shall include periodic review and revisions to this Code as necessary or appropriate.
B. Communication of Policies
(1) A copy of this Code and any revisions thereto shall be supplied to all employees, officers and directors.
(2) A copy of this Code is available to all employees, officers and directors by request from any officer or director of the Company. Each new employee, officer or director shall receive a copy of this Code upon their employment.
(3) The Company requires all employees (including new employees), directors and officers to complete, sign and return an Acknowledgment Form attached to this Code. That form states that the acknowledging person has received a copy of this Code and has read and understands this Code. Adherence to these requirements is a condition of employment (both beginning and continuing).
(4) Periodically, the Company’s management may conduct training sessions on the Company’s ethical and business guidelines for new and/or continuing employees, officers and/or directors.
C. Monitoring Compliance
The Company’s management, under the supervision of the Board, shall take reasonable steps to monitor and audit compliance with this Code, including the establishment of monitoring and auditing systems that are reasonably designed to detect conduct in violation of this Code. The Company’s management shall periodically report to the Board or a committee thereof on these compliance efforts including, without limitation, regular reporting of alleged violations of this Code and the actions taken with respect to such violation.
D. Reporting Concerns/Receiving Advice
(1) Communication Channels.
(i) Every employee is required to act proactively by asking questions, seeking guidance and reporting any suspected violations with respect to compliance with this Code, other policies and procedures of the Company, or any government law, rule or regulation. IF ANY EMPLOYEE BELIEVES THAT ACTIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE, MAY BE TAKING PLACE, OR MAY BE ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE THAT VIOLATE OR WOULD VIOLATE THIS CODE, THEY ARE OBLIGATED TO BRING THE MATTER TO THE ATTENTION OF THE COMPANY.
(ii) The best starting point for an employee seeking advice on ethics-related issues or reporting potential violations is his or her manager or supervisor. However, if the conduct in question involves his or her manager or supervisor, or if the employee has reported it to his or her manager or supervisor and does not believe that he or she has dealt with it properly, or if the employee does not feel that he or she can discuss the matter with his or her manager or supervisor, the employee may raise the matter with the next level of management, the Company’s President, any member of the Board and/or the Company’s legal counsel.
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(iii) In the case of accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, any concerns or questions about violations with respect to such matters that are not resolved to the employee’s satisfaction through the channels set forth above should be directed to the Audit Committee of the Board. The Company must notify the Audit Committee of the Board of any complaints it receives that involve accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters.
(iv) Upon receiving a report from an employee, the person reviewing the report should consider whether the report involves a potential violation of this Code; if so, he or she must report it immediately to the Company’s legal counsel, who will have primary responsibility for enforcement of this Code, subject to the supervision of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof, or, in the case of accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, the Audit Committee of the Board.
(v) Reporting of potential violations may be done in writing, by e-mail or by telephone. For purposes of reporting to or otherwise contacting the Company’s legal counsel, such reports and other communications should be addressed as follows:
(vi) Employees must not use this compliance program in bad faith or a frivolous manner or to report personnel grievances not involving this Code or other ethics-related issues.
(2) Confidentiality; Retaliation.
(i) When reporting conduct suspected of violating· this Code, the Company prefers that employees identify themselves in order to facilitate the Company’s ability to take appropriate steps to address the report, including conducting any appropriate investigation. If an employee wishes to remain anonymous, he or she may do so, but this could impair the Company’s ability to adequately investigate the complaint. When an individual comes forward with a complaint the Company will use reasonable efforts to protect the confidentiality of the reporting person subject to any applicable law, rule or regulation or to any applicable legal proceedings. In the event the report is made anonymously, however, the Company may not have sufficient information to look into or otherwise investigate or evaluate the allegations. Accordingly, persons who make reports anonymously should endeavor to provide as much detail as is reasonably necessary to permit the Company to look into, investigate and evaluate the matter(s) set forth in the anonymous report.
(ii) Any employee involved in any capacity in an investigation of a possible violation of this Code must not discuss or disclose any information to anyone not involved in conducting the investigation unless required by applicable law, rule or regulation or by any applicable legal proceeding or when seeking their own legal advice, if necessary.
(iii) The Company expressly forbids any retaliation against any employee for reporting suspected misconduct under this Code. Any person who participates in any retaliation is subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
E. Investigating Violations
If the Company receives information regarding an alleged violation of this Code, the authorized person(s) investigating the alleged violations shall, as appropriate:
(1) evaluate such information as to gravity and credibility;
(2) initiate an informal inquiry or a formal investigation with respect thereto;
(3) prepare a report of the results of such inquiry or investigation, including recommendations as to the disposition of such matter;
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(4) make the results of such inquiry or investigation available to the Company’s legal counsel for action (including, if appropriate, disciplinary action); and
(5) note in the report any changes in this Code that may be necessary or desirable to prevent further similar violations or to appropriately address any areas of ambiguity, confusion or omission in this Code.
The Board or a committee thereof shall periodically receive a list of all such alleged violations and the outcome of the inquiry or investigation thereof and shall have access to all reports prepared regarding alleged violations of this Code.
F. Disciplinary Actions
Failure to comply with this Code or any related ethical policies of the Company will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action as determined by the Company, subject to the supervision of the Board or a committee thereof or, in the case of accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, the Audit Committee of the Board. Disciplinary measures include, but are not limited to, counseling, oral or written reprimands, warnings, probation or suspension without pay, demotions, reductions in salary, termination of employment or service to the Company and restitution. Persons subject to disciplinary measures shall include, in addition to the violator, others involved in the violation such as (i) persons who fail to use reasonable care to detect a violation, (ii) persons who are aware of a violation but fail to report it, (iii) persons who were asked to provide information regarding a violation, but withheld material information regarding the violation and (iv) managers or supervisors who approve or condone the violations or attempt to retaliate against employees for reporting violations or violators.
G. Waivers and Amendments
No waiver of any provision of this Code as applied to officers, members of the Company’s finance department or directors of the Company shall be effective unless first approved by the Board, or a committee thereof. Any waivers of this Code for other employees may only be made within the approval of the Company’s President and legal counsel. All amendments to this Code must be approved by the Board, or a committee thereof. All waivers and amendments to this Code must be promptly disclosed to the Company’s shareholders in accordance with applicable United States securities laws and/or the rules and regulations of the exchange or system on which the Company’s shares are traded or quoted, as the case may be.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I acknowledge that I have reviewed and understand the Company’s Code of Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”) and agree to abide by the provisions of this Code.
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EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, William Waldrop, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Annual report on Form 10-K of EVIO, INC; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the period presented in this report; |
4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
(a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |
(b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |
(c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and | |
(d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of the annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or person performing the equivalent functions): |
(a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |
(b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: May 19, 2020 | By: | /s/ William Waldrop |
William Waldrop | ||
Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
I, William Waldrop, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Annual report on Form 10-K of EVIO, INC.; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the period presented in this report; |
4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
(a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |
(b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |
(c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and | |
(d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of the annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or person performing the equivalent functions): |
(a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |
(b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: May 19, 2020 | By: | /s/ William Waldrop |
William Waldrop | ||
Acting Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13b — 14(b) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT AND 18 U.S.C.
SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of EVIO, INC. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, William Waldrop, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
(2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date: May 19, 2020 | By: | /s/ William Waldrop |
William Waldrop | ||
Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13b — 14(b) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT AND 18 U.S.C.
SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of EVIO, INC. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Christian Carnell, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
(2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date: May 19, 2020 | By: | /s/ William Waldrop |
William Waldrop | ||
Acting Chief Financial Officer |