UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of October 2022
Commission File Number: 001-41480
Starbox Group Holdings Ltd.
VO2-03-07, Velocity Office 2, Lingkaran SV, Sunway Velocity, 55100
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
(Address of principal executive office)
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On October 26, 2022, Starbox Group Holdings Ltd., a Cayman Islands company (the “Company”), entered into certain subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with four investors (the “Subscribers”). Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements and in reliance on Rule 902 of Regulation S (“Regulation S”) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Company agreed to sell and the Subscribers agreed to purchase an aggregate of 9,000,000 ordinary shares, par value $0.001125 per share, of the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) at a price of $1.40 per share (the “Private Placement”). The Subscribers represented that they were not residents of the United States and were not “U.S. persons” as defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S and were not acquiring the Shares for the account or benefit of any U.S. person.
The Company expects to close the Private Placement on or about November 3, 2022 and receive gross proceeds, before deducting the placement agent’s fees and other related offering expenses, of $12.60 million. The Ordinary Shares to be issued in the Private Placement are not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act, pursuant to Regulation S promulgated thereunder. The management of the Company will have sole and absolute discretion concerning the use of the proceeds from the Private Placement.
Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc. (the “Placement Agent”) is acting as placement agent in the Private Placement, and the Company agreed to pay the Placement Agent a placement agent fee equal to 4% of the gross proceeds and 1% of the gross proceeds as non-accountable expense allowance, pursuant to a Placement Agency Agreement (the “Placement Agreement”) dated October 26, 2022. The placement agent fee and non-accountable expense allowance will be paid out of an escrow account pursuant to an Escrow Agreement (the “Escrow Agreement”) entered into by and among the Company, the Placement Agent, and a certain escrow agent on October 26, 2022. The Company also paid the Placement Agent an expense advancement in the amount of $50,000 upon signing the Placement Agreement.
The capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Subscription Agreements, the Placement Agreement, and the Escrow Agreement. The foregoing description of the Subscription Agreements, the Placement Agreement, and the Escrow Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text. Copies of such agreements are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1, 1.1, and 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
EXHIBIT INDEX
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Starbox Group Holdings Ltd. | ||
Date: October 27, 2022 | By: | /s/ Lee Choon Wooi |
Name: | Lee Choon Wooi | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 1.1
October 26, 2022
Lee Choon Wooi, CEO
Starbox Group Holdings Ltd.
Address: VO2-3-5, Velocity Office 2, Lingkaran SV
Sunway Velocity, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Re: PLACEMENT AGENT’S AGREEMENT
Dear Mr. Lee:
Starbox Group Holdings Ltd., a Cayman Islands company (hereinafter referred to as the “Company” or “You”), proposes to offer for sale in a private placement (“Offering”) the Company’s security, as follows: a maximum of 9,000,000 ordinary shares, par value $0.001125 per share (“Ordinary Shares”), of the Company (the “Offering”) on a best effort basis, at a price per share to be determined by the parties herein. The Ordinary Shares are hereinafter occasionally referred to as the Securities.
The undersigned, Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc., a Texas Corporation and broker/dealer registered with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), hereinafter referred to as “Placement Agent”, “Network 1” or “We” or “Our”) hereby offers its services to the Company as Placement Agent for the aforementioned proposed private placement offering.
The terms and conditions of this Placement Agent’s Agreement (this “Agreement”) are as follows:
1. Appointment of Placement Agent; The Offering Period.
1.1 Appointment of Placement Agent. You hereby appoint Network 1 Financial Securities as the exclusive Placement Agent of the Company during the Offering Period herein specified for the purpose of assisting the Company in placing its Securities with purchasers who are qualified accredited investors (“Subscribers”). The Placement Agent hereby accepts such agency and agrees to assist the Company in placing the Offering with the Subscribers. The Placement Agent’s agency hereunder is not terminable by the Company except upon termination of the Offering or upon breach by the Placement Agent of its obligations hereunder.
NETWORK 1 FINANCIAL SECURITIES, Inc.
Member FINRA, SIPC
The Galleria ● Building 2 ● Penthouse
2 Bridge Avenue ● Red Bank, New Jersey 07701-1106 ● (732) 758 – 9001
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1.2 Offering Period. The Offering Period shall commence on the day that the Company’s offering documents (“Offering Documents”) are first made available to the Placement Agent by the Company and will continue until the final Closing (as hereinafter defined) of the maximum offering or November 30, 2022 (the “Termination Date”), unless extended by the Company for a period of up to ninety (90) days from such date without notice to any Subscriber (the “Offering Period”). After the initial closing, subsequent closings with respect to accepted subscriptions may take place at any time during the Offering Period as may be mutually determined by the Company and the Placement Agent (such subsequent closings and the initial closing will each be referred to herein as a “Closing”).
1.3 Offering Documents. The Company will provide the Placement Agent with a sufficient number of copies of the Offering Documents for delivery to potential Subscribers and such other information, documents and instruments which the Placement Agent deems reasonably necessary to act as Placement Agent hereunder and to comply with the rules, regulations and judicial and administrative interpretations respecting compliance with applicable state and federal statutes related to the Offering.
2. Compliance with Securities Laws.
2.1 Regulation S. It is our understanding that the investors participating in the Offering will be non-“U.S Person”. Investors of the Offering shall be required to complete a questionnaire with respect to their status as non-U.S. Person.
2.2 Due Diligence. Current regulations in the securities industry require placement agents to conduct “due diligence” on any issuer that seeks to offer its securities to qualified accredited investors. In the event that Placement Agent is unable to complete “due diligence” either (1) because of lack of cooperation on the part of the Company (for instance, but not limited to, the Company not providing Placement Agent with information or documents requested by the Placement Agent) or (2) because the Placement Agent uncovers “red flags” about the Company that cause Placement Agent to be not satisfied that Placement Agent can in good faith recommend the Company’s securities to investors, Placement Agent may terminate this Agreement (1) without further obligation on the part of Placement Agent to proceed with this Offering and (2) without any obligation on the part of the Placement Agent to reimburse to Company any monies advanced by Company to Placement Agent. In short, Placement Agent’s obligations under this Agreement are expressly conditioned upon “due diligence” on the Company that is both complete in the reasonable opinion of and reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agent. Placement Agent’s right of termination under this Section 2.2 is not adversely affected in any way by the termination provisions in Section 8.1 and 8.2, below.
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3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Placement Agent and the Subscribers as follows:
3.1 Disclosure in Offering Documents.
3.1.1 Disclosure of Contracts. The descriptions in the Offering Documents of all material contracts, agreements, instruments, indentures, mortgages, loans, leases, licenses, arrangements or undertakings of any nature, written or oral, of the Company which involve future payments, performance or services, development of products, or delivery of goods or materials to or by the Company of an aggregate amount or value in excess of $250,000, or which otherwise are material to the business or prospects of the Company (collectively, “Contracts”) are accurate in all material respects and present fairly the information required to be disclosed therein and there are no contracts or other documents required to be described in the Offering Documents which have not been so described. The Company has furnished the Placement Agent, when and if requested, with true, correct and complete copies (or where oral, written descriptions) of all Contracts, including all exhibits, schedules, amendments, supplements, modifications and waivers thereto. Except as otherwise stated in the Offering Documents, each of the Contracts is in full force and effect, the Company has performed in all material respects all of its obligations thereunder and is not in default thereunder, and no party to a Contract has made a claim to the effect that the Company has failed to perform any obligations thereunder. To the best knowledge of the Company, the Company has not received any written notification from any contracting party to a Contract to terminate, cancel or modify such Contract or to reduce or otherwise change its activity thereunder so as to adversely affect in any material respect the benefits derived or expected to be derived therefrom by the Company.
3.2 Changes after Dates in Offering Documents.
3.2.1 No Material Adverse Change. Except as otherwise stated in the Offering Documents, since the Balance Sheet Date, as hereinafter defined, (i) there has been no material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the results of operations, business or business prospects of the Company, including, but not limited to a material loss or interference with its business from fire, storm, explosion, flood or other casualty, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, (ii) the Company has not become a party to, and neither the business nor the property of the Company has become the subject of, any litigation which, if adversely determined, would have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company, whether or not in the ordinary course of business (a “Material Adverse Effect”), and (iii) there have been no transactions entered into by the Company, other than those in the ordinary course of business or reflected in the Offering Documents, which are material with respect to the condition, financial or otherwise, or to the results of operations, or business of the Company. The Balance Sheet Date is defined as September 30, 2022.
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3.2.2 Recent Securities Transactions. Etc. Since the most recent Balance Sheet date, and except as otherwise specifically stated in the Offering Documents or on Schedule A (if any) hereto, the Company has not (i) issued any securities or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, for borrowed money; (ii) declared or paid any dividend or made any other distribution on or in respect to its capital stock; or (iii) issued any options, warrants or other rights to purchase the capital stock of the Company, or any security or other instrument which by its terms is convertible into, exercisable for or exchangeable for capital stock of the Company.
3.3 No Preemptive Rights; Options; Registration Rights. Except as set forth in the Offering Documents, there are no preemptive or other rights to subscribe for or purchase, or any restriction upon the voting or transfer of, any Ordinary Shares, or other securities of the Company.
3.4 Financial Statements. The financial statements (“Financials”) of the Company, including any notes thereto and supporting schedules, included or incorporated by reference in the Offering Documents, fairly present the financial position and results of operations of the Company at the dates thereof and for the periods covered thereby, subject, in the case of interim periods, to year-end adjustments and normal recurring accruals. The Company has no material liabilities or obligations, contingent, direct, indirect or otherwise except (i) as set forth in the balance sheet for the Balance Sheet Date included in the Financials or the footnotes thereto, (ii) those incurred in the ordinary course of business since the Balance Sheet Date, and (iii) otherwise as set forth in the Offering Documents. The Offering Documents also set forth all material outstanding amounts due to any employees, officers, directors or shareholders of the Company, or to any of their respective affiliates, including, but not limited to, accrued salaries or loans.
3.5 Authorized Capital; Options; Etc. The Company had, at the date or dates indicated in the Offering Documents, such duly authorized, issued and outstanding capitalization as set forth in the Offering Documents.
3.6 Valid Issuance of Securities: Etc.
3.6.1 Outstanding Securities. All issued and outstanding securities of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; the holders thereof have no rights of rescission with respect thereto, and are not subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders; and none of such securities were issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the Company or similar contractual rights granted by the Company. All outstanding options and warrants to purchase shares of capital stock constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms. The authorized capital stock and outstanding options and warrants conform to all statements relating thereto contained in the Offering Documents. The offers and sales of the outstanding capital stock, options and warrants to purchase shares of capital stock were at all relevant times either registered under the Act and the applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws or exempt from such registration requirements.
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3.6.2 Securities. The Securities have been duly and validly authorized and, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Subscription Agreements, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The holders of the Securities will not be subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders and will not be subject to the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the Company or similar contractual rights granted by the Company. All corporate action required to be taken for the authorization, issuance and sale of the Securities has been duly and validly taken.
3.7 Registration Rights of Third Parties. Except as set forth in the Offering Documents or on Schedule B (if any) hereto, no holders of any securities of the Company or of any options or warrants of the Company exercisable for or convertible or exchangeable into securities of the Company have the right to require the Company to register any such securities of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or to include any such securities in a registration statement to be filed by the Company.
3.8 Due Authorization. The Company has full right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Subscription Agreements, to issue the securities and to perform all of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Offering Documents. This Agreement has been, and the Subscription Agreements, when executed and delivered, will have been, duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action and no further corporate action or approval is or will be required for their respective execution, delivery and performance. This Agreement constitutes and each Subscription Agreement (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by each subscriber) to be entered into by the Company with respect to the purchase and sale of the Securities, will constitute, when executed and delivered by the Company, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms (except (i) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, (ii) that the enforceability of the indemnification and contribution provisions of the respective agreements may be limited by the federal and state securities laws and public policy, and (iii) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought).
3.9 No Conflicts. The Company’s execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the Subscription Agreements, the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated herein and therein and the compliance by the Company with the provisions of this Agreement and the Subscription Agreements have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not and will not, with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both (i) result in a breach of, or conflict with any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation, modification, termination or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, note, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument evidencing an obligation for borrowed money, or any other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company may be bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company is subject; (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company; (iii) to the Company’s knowledge, violate any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any governmental agency or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its material properties or material businesses; or (iv) have any material adverse effect on any permit, license, certificate, registration, approval, consent, license or franchise necessary for the Company to own or lease and operate any of its properties or to conduct its business.
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3.10 No Defaults. Except as described in the Offering Documents, no material default exists in the due performance and observance of any term, covenant or condition of any permit, license, contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, note, loan or credit agreement, or any other agreement or instrument evidencing an obligation for borrowed money, or any other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company may be bound or to which any of the properties or assets of the Company is subject the effect of which would have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as described in the Offering Documents, the Company is not in violation of any material term or provision of its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association or in material violation of any franchise, license, permit, applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment or decree of any governmental agency or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties or business.
3.11 Corporate Power; Licenses; Consents.
3.11.1 Conduct of Business. To its knowledge, the Company has all requisite corporate power and authority, and has all necessary authorizations, approvals, orders, licenses, certificates and permits of and from all governmental regulatory officials, agencies, authorities and bodies to own or lease its properties and conduct its business as described in the Offering Documents. The Company is and has been doing business in material compliance with all such authorizations, approvals, orders, licenses, certificates and permits and all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations. The disclosures in the Offering Documents concerning the effects of applicable regulation on the Company’s business as currently conducted or contemplated to be conducted are correct in all material respects and do not omit to state a material fact.
3.11.2 Transactions Contemplated Herein; Consents. The Company has all corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, and the Subscription Agreements to carry out the provisions and conditions hereof and thereof, and all consents, authorizations, approvals and orders required in connection therewith have been obtained. Except as set forth in the Offering Documents, no consent, approval, authorization, order of, or filing with, any court, governmental agency, authority or other body is required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Subscription Agreements, and the issuance of the securities, except that the offer and sale of the securities in certain jurisdictions may be subject to the provisions of the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions.
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3.12 Title to Property; Insurance. Except as set forth in the Offering Documents, the Company has good and marketable title to, or valid and enforceable leasehold estates in, all items of real and personal property (tangible and intangible) owned or leased by it, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims, security interests, defects and restrictions of any material nature whatsoever. The Company has adequately insured its properties against loss or damage by fire or other casualty and maintains such insurance in adequate amounts that are adequate to protect its financial condition against the risks involved in the conduct of its businesses.
3.13 No Pending Actions. Except as set forth in the Offering Documents, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims, or hearings of any kind or nature existing or pending (or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened) or, to the knowledge of the Company, any investigations or inquiries, before or by any court, or other governmental authority, tribunal or instrumentality (or, the Company’s knowledge, any state of facts which would give rise thereto), pending or threatened against the Company, or involving the properties of the Company, which might result in any Material Adverse Effect or which might materially adversely affect the transactions or other acts contemplated by this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement. Except as described in the Offering Documents, there are no outstanding orders, judgments or decrees of any court, governmental agency or other tribunal naming the Company and enjoining the Company from taking, or requiring the Company to take, any action, or to which the Company, its properties or business, is bound or subject.
3.14 Due Incorporation, Qualification and Good Standing. The Company has been duly incorporated, validly exists as a corporation and is in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority necessary to own or hold its properties and conduct its business as described in the Offering Documents.
3.15 Taxes. Except as set forth in the Offering Documents or as set forth on Schedule 3.15 hereto, the Company has filed all tax returns required to be filed by it, and has paid in full all taxes which have become due pursuant to such returns or claimed to be due by any taxing authority or otherwise due and owing; provided, however, that the Company has not paid any tax, assessment, charge, levy or license fee that it is contesting in good faith and by proper proceedings and adequate reserves for the accrual of same are maintained if required by generally accepted accounting principles. Each of the tax returns heretofore filed by the Company correctly and accurately reflects the amount of its tax liability thereunder. Except as set forth in the Offering Documents, the Company has withheld, collected and paid all levies, assessments, license fees and taxes to the extent required. As used herein, “tax” or “taxes” include all taxes, charges, fees, levies or other assessments imposed by any taxing authority, including, without limitation, income, premium, recapture, credit, excise, property, sales, use, occupation, service, service use, leasing, leasing use, value added, transfer, payroll, employment, license, stamp, franchise or similar taxes (including any interest earned thereon or penalties or additions attributable thereto). The term “returns” means all returns, declarations, reports, statements, and other documents required to be filed in respect of taxes.
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3.16 Non-Circumvent. The Company hereby irrevocably agrees not to circumvent, avoid, bypass, or obviate, directly or indirectly, the intent of this Agreement through any transaction, transfer, pledge, agreement, recapitalization, loan, lease, assignment, or otherwise. The Company (including affiliates of such parties) agrees that it will not attempt, directly or indirectly, to contact parties introduced to the Company by the Placement Agent in writing during the Offering Period on matters described in this Agreement, except through Network 1 or with the expressed written consent of Network 1 as to each such contact. The Company shall not contact, deal with, or otherwise become involved in any transaction with any corporation, partnership, individual, any banks, trust or lending institutions introduced in writing by or through Network 1 during the Offering Period without the permission of Network 1. Any violation of this provision shall be deemed an attempt to circumvent this provision, and the Company may be liable for damages in favor of the circumvented party.
3.17 Transactions Affecting Disclosure to FINRA.
3.17.1 Finder’s Fees. The Company is not obligated to pay a finder’s fee to anyone in connection with the introduction of the Company to the Placement Agent, or the consummation of the Offering contemplated hereunder.
3.17.2 Use of Proceeds. None of the net proceeds of the Offering will be paid by the Company to any FINRA member or its affiliate or associates, except as specifically authorized herein.
3.18 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has, nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any subsidiary has in the course of his actions for or on behalf of the Company, used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company and its subsidiaries have not directly or indirectly made or agreed to make (whether or not said payment is lawful) any payment to obtain, or with respect to, sales other than usual and regular compensation to its or their employees and sales representatives with respect to such sales.
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3.19 Intangibles. The Company owns or possesses the requisite licenses or rights to use all material trademarks, service marks, service names, trade names, patents and patent applications, copyrights and other rights (collectively, “Intangibles”) used by the Company in its business or relating to products sold by the Company, and all such Intangibles are stated in the Offering Documents. Any of the Company’s Intangibles which have been registered with the applicable trademark have been fully maintained and are in full force and effect, except where the failure to do so would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. There is no claim or action by any person pertaining to, or proceeding pending, or to the Company’s knowledge threatened, and the Company has not received any notice of conflict with the asserted rights of others which challenges the exclusive right of the Company with respect to any Intangibles used in the conduct of the Company’s business except as described in the Offering Documents or except where such challenge, even if successful, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. To the Company’s knowledge, the Intangibles and the Company’s current products, services and processes do not infringe on any intangibles held by any third party. To the Company’s knowledge, no others have infringed upon the Intangibles of the Company.
3.19 Relations With Employees.
3.19.1 Employee Matters. The Company has generally enjoyed a satisfactory employer-employee relationship with its employees and is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations respecting the employment of its employees and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours relating thereto. There are no pending investigations involving the Company by a governmental agency responsible for the enforcement of such laws and employment laws and regulations. There is no unfair labor practice charge or complaint against the Company pending before a labor relations board or any strike, picketing, boycott, dispute, slowdown or stoppage pending or threatened against or involving the Company or any predecessor entity. No questions concerning representation exist respecting the employees of the Company and no collective bargaining agreement or modification thereof is currently being negotiated by the Company. No grievance or arbitration proceeding is pending under any expired or existing collective bargaining agreements of the Company, if any.
3.19.2 Employee Benefit Plans. As disclosed in the Offering Documents, the Company contributes to government sponsored employee benefit plans, including certain social insurance, housing funds and other welfare-oriented payment obligations.
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3.20 Environmental Matters. The Company and each of its subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental and Safety Requirements, and there are no proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its subsidiaries alleging any failure to so comply or involving any of its past operations or any real property currently used by the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any written or oral notice or report with respect to it or its facilities regarding any (A) actual or alleged violation of environmental and safety requirements or (B) actual or potential liability arising under Environmental and Safety Requirements, including, without limitation, any investigatory, remedial or corrective obligation. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has expressly assumed or undertaken any liability of any other person under any Environmental and Safety Requirements. “Environmental and Safety Requirements” means all applicable laws, orders, contractual obligations concerning public health and safety, worker health and safety, and pollution or protection of the environment, including, without limitation, all those relating to the presence, use, production, generation, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, distribution, labeling, testing, processing, discharge, release, threatened release, control or cleanup of any hazardous materials, substances or wastes, chemical substances or mixtures, pesticides, pollutants, contaminants, toxic chemicals, petroleum products or byproducts, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, noise or radiation.
3.21 No Regulatory Problems. The Company (i) has not filed a registration statement which is the subject of any pending proceeding or examination under Section 8 of the Securities Act, and is not and has not been the subject of any refusal order or stop order thereunder; (ii) is not subject to any pending proceeding under Rule 258 of the Securities Act or any similar rule adopted under Section 3(b) of the Securities Act, or to an order entered thereunder; (iii) has not been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or involving the making of any false filing with the SEC; (iv) is not subject to any order, judgment, or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction temporarily or preliminarily restraining or enjoining, or any order, judgment, or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction permanently restraining or enjoining, the Company from engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or involving the making of any false filing with the SEC; and (v) is not subject to a United States Postal Service false representation order entered under Section 3005 of Title 39, United States Code; or a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction entered under Section 3007 of Title 39, United States Code, with respect to conduct alleged to have violated Section 3005 of Title 39, United States Code.
To the Company’s knowledge, none of the Company’s directors, officers, or beneficial owners of five (5%) percent or more of any class of its equity securities (i) has been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor in connection with the purchase or sale of any security, involving the making of a false filing with the SEC, or arising out of the conduct of the business of an underwriter, broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, or investment advisor; (ii) is subject to any order, judgment, or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction temporarily or preliminarily enjoining or restraining, or is subject to any order, judgment, or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently enjoining or restraining such person from engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with the purchase or sale of any security, or involving the making of a false filing with the SEC, or arising out of the conduct of the business of an underwriter, broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, or investment adviser; (iii) is subject to an order of the SEC entered pursuant to Section 15(b), 15B(a) or 15B(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or is subject to an order of the SEC entered pursuant to Section 203(e) or (f) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; (iv) is suspended or expelled from membership in, or suspended or barred from association with a member of, an exchange registered as a national securities exchange pursuant to Section 6 of the Exchange Act, an association registered as a national securities association under Section 15A of the Exchange Act, or a Canadian securities exchange or association for any act or omission to act constituting conduct inconsistent with just and equitable principles of trade; or (v) is subject to a United States Postal Service false representation order entered under Section 3005 of Title 39, United States Code, or is subject to a restraining order or preliminary injunction entered under Section 3007 of Title 39, United States Code, with respect to conduct alleged to have violated Section 3005 of Title 39, United States Code.
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3.22 Stock Collateral. Except as disclosed in the Offering Documents, none of the Company’s obligations to any third party are secured by any of the Company’s outstanding securities.
3.23 Reaffirmation. All of the representations, warranties and covenants of the Company set forth in this Agreement or in any letter or certificate furnished to Placement Agent pursuant hereto, each of which is incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof, shall be true in all material respects upon the execution of this Agreement.
4. Representations and Warranties of the Placement Agent. The Placement Agent represents and warrants as follows:
4.1 Due Incorporation. The Placement Agent is duly incorporated and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the failure to be so qualified would have a materially adverse effect on the business of the Placement Agent.
4.2 Broker/Dealer Registration. The Placement Agent is registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
4.3 Good Standing with FINRA. The Placement Agent is a member in good standing of the FINRA and no proceedings are pending or to the Placement Agent’s knowledge, threatened, to revoke or limit such status.
4.4 Sale in Certain Jurisdictions. Sales of Shares by the Placement Agent will be made only in such jurisdictions in which (i) the Placement Agent is a registered broker-dealer or where an applicable exemption from such registration exists and (ii) the Offering and sale of the securities is registered under, or is exempt from, applicable registration requirements.
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4.5 Compliance with Laws.
4.6 Due Authorization.
The Placement Agent has all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement between the Company and the Placement Agent, and this Agreement will be duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Placement Agent and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Placement Agent enforceable against the Placement Agent in accordance with its terms.
5. Closing.
5.1.1 At or prior to each Closing, and as a condition of the Placement Agent’s obligations hereunder, the following shall have been satisfied: (i) the Company shall have delivered to the Placement Agent at the Closing (a) a certificate of the Company, signed by two executive officers thereof, stating the representations and warranties contained herein are true and correct as of the date of such Closing as if, and to the same effect, the warranties and representations were made on such date; (b) Subscription Agreements signed by the Company; (c) consents of any party required to consummate this Offering and the transactions contemplated thereby, if any; and (d) such other closing documents as shall be reasonably requested by the Placement Agent and/or its counsel. The Company agree to wire $630,000 to the escrow account of Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC prior to the Closing for the purpose of fulfilling its payment obligation under Section 5.1.1 hereof. Placement Agent’s Fees and Expenses.
(a) At each Closing, the Company shall pay to the Placement Agent a commission equal to four percent (4%) of the aggregate purchase price of the Securities sold by the Placement Agent. The Company will also pay to Placement Agent one percent (1%) of the offering proceeds as non-accountable expense.
(b) The Company shall pay a non-refundable expense advancement of $50,000 under Section 8.3 hereof at the time of the Company signing of this Agreement.
5.1.2 Finder’s Fee.
In the event that at any time prior to the first (1st) anniversary of the final Closing, the Company or any of its affiliates shall enter into any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger, consolidation, acquisition, financing, joint venture or other arrangement) with any party introduced to the Company by the Placement Agent in writing, directly or indirectly, during the Offering Period, the Placement Agent will be paid a transaction fee, payable at the closing thereof, equal to a percentage of the consideration or value received by the Company and/or its shareholders as follows:
(a) 5% of the first $1,000,000,
(b) 4% of the next $1,000,000,
(c) 3% of the next $1,000,000,
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(d) 2% of the next $1,000,000, and
(e) 1% of all amounts in excess of $4,000,000.
The Company agrees to pay to the Placement Agent the aforementioned finder’s fee during the aforementioned time period, even in situations where the consummation of the transaction at issue culminated not directly from the finder’s initial introduction but indirectly from a chain of introductions initiated by the finder’s introduction. In no event shall the fees payable pursuant to this paragraph exceed the maximum finder’s fee allowed by FINRA at the time of such transaction.
6. Covenants. The Company covenants and agrees that:
6.1 Expenses of Offering and Other Expenses. The Company shall be responsible for, and shall pay, all fees, disbursements and expenses incurred in connection with the Offering, including, but not limited to, the Company’s legal and accounting fees and disbursements, the costs of preparing, printing, mailing and delivering, background check and filing, where necessary, the Offering Documents and all amendments and supplements thereto (in such quantities as the Placement Agent may reasonably require), and the costs of any “due diligence” meeting held by the Company as requested by the Placement Agent, the fees and disbursements of the Placement Agent counsel up to $30,000.
6.2 Further Assurances. The Company will take such actions as may be reasonably required or desirable to carry out the provisions of this Agreement and the transaction contemplated hereby.
7. Indemnification and Contribution.
7.1 Indemnification by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Placement Agent and each person, if any, who controls the Placement Agent within the meaning of the Securities Act and/or the Exchange Act against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which the Placement Agent or such controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Offering Documents, (ii) any breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained herein or in any of the Subscription Agreements, or (iii) the omission or alleged omission by the Company to state in the Offering Documents a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and will reimburse the Placement Agent and each such controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Placement Agent or such controlling person in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action, whether arising out of an action between the Placement Agent and a third party; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon (i) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information regarding the Placement Agent which is furnished to the Company by the Placement Agent specifically for inclusion in the Offering Documents or any such Blue Sky Application or (ii) any breach by the Placement Agent of the representations, warranties or covenants contained herein (together, (i) and (ii) above are referred to as the “Non-indemnity Events”).
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7.2 Indemnification by the Placement Agent. The Placement Agent agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act and/or the Exchange Act against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which the Company or such controlling person may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any Non-Indemnity Event; and will reimburse the Company and each such controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company or such controlling person in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action provided that such loss, claim, damage or liability is found ultimately to arise out of or be based upon any Non-Indemnity Event.
7.3 Procedure. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 7 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 7, notify in writing the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof; and the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will relieve the indemnifying party from any liability under this Section 7 as to the particular item for which indemnification is then being sought, but not from any other liability which it may have to any indemnified party. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies an indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein, and to the extent that it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party, similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel who shall be to the reasonable satisfaction of such indemnified party, and after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 7 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof. Any such indemnifying party shall not be liable to any such indemnified party on account of any settlement of any claim or action effected without the consent of such indemnifying party.
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7.3.1 Notice. Any notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be delivered (a) in person, (b) by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, (c) by facsimile or electronic mail, or (d) by a commercial overnight courier that guarantees next day delivery and provides a receipt, and such notices shall be addressed as follows:
Or to such other address as either party may from time to time specify in writing to the other party. Any notice shall be effective only upon delivery, which for any notice given by facsimile shall mean notice that has been received by the party to whom it is sent as evidenced by confirmation slip.
7.4 Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 is unavailable to any indemnified party (other than as a result of the failure to notify the indemnifying party as provided in Section 7.3 hereof) in respect to any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, will contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party, as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand, and the Placement Agent, on the other hand, from the Offering, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above, but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and of the Placement Agent, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Placement Agent, on the other hand, shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total proceeds from the Offering (net of sales commissions, but before deducting other expenses) received by the Company bear to the commissions received by the Placement Agent. The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Placement Agent, on the other hand, will be determined with reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact of the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, on the one hand, and the Placement Agent, on the other hand, and their relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
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7.5 Equitable Considerations. The Company and the Placement Agent agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any method of allocation which does not take into account the equitable consideration referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
7.6 Attorneys’ Fees. The amount payable by a party under this Section 7 as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to above will be deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel incurred by an indemnified party in any action or proceeding between the indemnifying party and indemnified party or between the indemnified party and any third party or otherwise).
8. Termination.
8.1 Prior to Completion of Offering Documents and Commencement of Offering. Prior to the completion of the Offering Documents and the commencement of the Offering, either party may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the other party.
8.2 Following Completion of Offering Documents and Commencement of Offering. Following the completion of the Offering Documents and the commencement of the Offering, each of the Company and the Placement Agent will have the right to terminate this Agreement by giving written notice as herein specified, at any time, at or prior to the initial Closing:
(a) if the other party shall have failed, refused, or been unable to perform any of its obligations hereunder, or breached any of its representations or warranties hereunder; or
(b) if, in the Placement Agent’s or the Company’s reasonable opinion, there has occurred an event materially affecting the value of the securities.
8.3 Reimbursement of Costs and Payment of Compensation Post-Termination. If the Company elects not to proceed with the Offering for any reason other than the Placement Agent’s failure to complete the Offering, the Company shall pay Placement Agent in full the sum of $50,000 in cash or cash equivalent for Placement Agent expenses (including, without limitation, its legal fees, background check, and disbursements) allowed under FINRA rules in regards to Offerings; and,
The parties agree that this payment constitute liquidated damages and
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(1) is Placement Agent’s exclusive monetary remedy for actual loss of compensation opportunity in connection with this Offering;
(2) is in lieu of the payments set forth in Section 5.1.1(a) above;
(3) is in full and final settlement of any Claim that the Placement Agent may have for losses caused by the Company’s termination of this Agreement on grounds other than that Placement Agent has failed, refused, or been unable to perform any of its obligations or that Placement Agent has breached any of its representations or warranties under this Agreement; and,
(3) That this Liquidated Damages Clause shall not limit the exercise by Company of its rights to terminate the Agreement for material breach.
9. Competing Claims. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agent will not proceed to perform hereunder until it receives assurances, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agent and their counsel, that as of the first date that the Offering Documents are presented to potential purchasers of the securities, there will be no claims or payments for services in the nature of a finder’s fee with respect to the Offering or any other arrangements, agreements, payments, issuances or understandings that may affect the Placement Agent’s compensation hereunder other than any claims that may be made by the Placement Agent’s own personnel. The Placement Agent shall compensate any of its personnel who may have acted in such capacities, as it shall determine.
10. Miscellaneous.
(a) Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed as to validity, interpretation, construction, effect and in all other respects by the internal law of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of law. Each of the Company and the Placement Agent (i) agrees that any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be instituted exclusively in the Supreme Court of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, (ii) waives any objection to the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding, and the right to assert that such forum is an inconvenient forum, and (iii) irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of New York, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in any such suit, action or proceeding. The Company further agrees to accept and acknowledge service of any and all process which may be served in any such suit, action or proceeding in the Supreme Court of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and agrees that service of process upon it mailed by certified mail to its address shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding.
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(b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(c) Parties. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Neither party may assign this Agreement or its obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party. This Agreement is intended to be, and is, for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and the persons described in Section 7 hereof and their respective successors and assigns, and for the benefit of no other person, and no other person will have any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under, or in respect of this Agreement.
(d) Amendment and/or Modification. Neither this Agreement, nor any term or provision hereof, may not be changed, waived, discharged, amended, modified or terminated orally, or in any manner other than by an instrument in writing signed by each of the parties hereto.
(e) Validity. In case any term of this Agreement will be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the validity of any of the other terms of this Agreement will not in any way be affected thereby.
(f) Waiver of Breach. The failure of any party hereto to insist upon strict performance of any of the covenants and agreements herein contained, or to exercise any option or right herein conferred in any one or more instances, will not be construed to be a waiver or relinquishment of any such option or right, or of any other covenants or agreements, and the same will be and remain in full force and effect.
(g) Further Assurances. Each party to this Agreement will perform any and all acts and execute any and all documents as may be necessary and proper under the circumstances in order to accomplish the intents and purposes of this Agreement and to carry out its provisions.
11. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, respectively, and there are no representations, inducements, promises or agreements, oral or otherwise, not embodied in this Agreement. Any and all prior discussions, negotiations, commitments and understanding relating to the subject matter of these agreements are superseded by them.
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If Starbox Group Holdings Ltd. finds the foregoing is in accordance with its understanding with Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc., kindly sign and return to Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc. a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument along with all counterparts will become a binding agreement between Starbox Group Holdings Ltd. and Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc.
NETWORK 1 FINANCIAL SECURITIES, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Damon D. Testaverde | |
Damon D. Testaverde | ||
Managing Director | ||
AGREED TO BY | ||
Starbox Group Holdings Ltd. | ||
By: | /s/ Lee Choon Wooi | |
Lee Choon Wooi | ||
CEO | ||
Date: October 26, 2022 |
Exhibit 10.1
THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (THIS “AGREEMENT”) RELATES TO AN OFFER AND SALE OF SECURITIES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED HEREIN) PURSUANT TO REGULATION S (AS DEFINED HEREIN) UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”).
NONE OF THE SECURITIES TO WHICH THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT RELATES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND, UNLESS SO REGISTERED, NONE MAY BE OFFERED OR SOLD, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED HEREIN) EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, 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 EACH CASE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This Agreement is dated as of October 26, 2022 (the “Execution Date”) by and between Starbox Group Holdings Ltd., a Cayman Islands company (the “Company”), and ______________ (the “Subscriber”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to the provisions of Regulation S (“Regulation S”) promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act, the Company desires to issue and sell to the Subscriber, and the Subscriber, severally and not jointly with other subscribers, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement (collectively, the “Offering”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of and subject to the mutual agreements, terms and conditions herein contained, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and Subscriber agree as follows:
1. | PURCHASE AND SALE OF ORDINARY SHARES, AND RELEVANT RIGHTS |
1.1 Purchase and Sale of Ordinary Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company is offering to the Subscriber the number of ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.001125 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), set forth on the signature page herein at a price of $1.40 per share (collectively, the “Purchase Price”). The Ordinary Shares are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Shares.”
1.2 Closing. The closing of the transactions contemplated hereby shall take place on a rolling close basis as agreed by the Company and each Subscriber (each closing being called the “Closing” and such date and time being called the “Closing Date”).
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(a) At the Closing, subject to Section 2 below, the Subscriber shall pay the Purchase Price by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account specified by the Company. All such wire transfer remitted to the Company shall be accompanied by information identifying the Subscriber, subscription, the Subscriber’s social security or taxpayer identification number (or other applicable number) and address;
(b) At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to the Subscriber its certificates representing its purchase or issue the Shares to the Subscriber in book-entry form; and
2. | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY |
The Company represents and warrants to the Subscriber that:
2.1 The Company is duly incorporated in the Cayman Islands and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands. The Company and each of its direct and indirect subsidiaries that have been consolidated with the Company in its audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2021 or any such entity subsequently acquired (each, a “Subsidiary”) are not in violation of any of the provisions of their respective articles of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational or charter documents, each as may be amended (the “Internal Documents”). The Company and each Subsidiary are qualified to transact business as a foreign corporation and are in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where the location of their respective properties or the conduct of their respective business makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise), properties or prospects of the Company on a consolidated basis.
2.2 Each of the Company and each Subsidiary has all power and authority to conduct its business as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted as described in the SEC Reports (as defined herein). The Company has all power and authority to (i) enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and (ii) issue, sell and deliver the Shares. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the issuance, sale and delivery of the Shares have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action. Once executed and delivered, this Agreement will constitute, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, including the effect of statutory and other laws regarding fraudulent conveyances and preferential transfers, and except that no representation is made herein regarding the enforceability of the Company’s obligations to provide indemnification and contribution remedies under the securities laws and subject to the limitations imposed by general equitable principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).
A private placement memorandum is not circulated or distributed to potential investors related to the Offering. All investors are encouraged to visit the SEC website (SEC.gov) for the publicly available information on the Company. A direct link to the Company’s SEC filings can be found at the following link: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=1914818&owner=exclude.
2.3 The Shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from all taxes or liens with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and/or other similar rights of shareholders of the Company and/or any other person.
2.4 No action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or its property is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened that (i) could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the performance of this Agreement by the Company or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and/or (ii) could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operations.
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2.5 The Company is not in (i) violation or default of any provision of its Internal Documents; (ii) default or material violation of the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which it is a party or bound or to which its property is subject; and/or (iii) default or material violation of any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to the Company of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties, as applicable.
2.6 Assuming the accuracy of the Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, the Company is not required to (i) register under the Securities Act the offer and sale of the Shares to the Subscriber in the manner contemplated herein and (ii) to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, self-regulatory organization (including The Nasdaq Capital Market) or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, except that, if required by the Nasdaq Listing Rules, the Company will submit a Listing of Additional Shares Notification Form to Nasdaq in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
2.7 The execution and delivery of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, conflict with, or result in any violation of, or default under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both), or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to a loss of a material benefit under any provision of any mortgage, indenture, lease or other agreement or instrument, permit, concession, franchise, license, judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or its properties or assets. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, nor the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby, will result in the imposition of any security interest upon the Shares.
2.8 Securities Compliance and Restricted Shares. All Shares are restricted securities as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
2.9 No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Shares by any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D).
2.10 Certain Fees. Brokers fees, finder’s fees or financial advisory fees or commissions may be payable by the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Subscriber shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other persons for fees of a type contemplated in this section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
2.11 As of their respective dates, all reports and registration statements (the “SEC Reports”) filed or furnished by the Company with the SEC complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, year-end audit adjustments. To the knowledge of the Company, there are no material outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters from the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the SEC with respect to any of the SEC Reports as of the date hereof.
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2.12 The Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and are listed for trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “STBX”. There is no suit, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company by The Nasdaq Capital Market or the SEC with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the ordinary shares or prohibit or terminate the listing of the ordinary shares on The Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company has taken no action that is designed to terminate the registration of the ordinary shares under the Exchange Act. Upon the issuance of the Shares, the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares will continue to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and will be listed for trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market.
2.13 The Company is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Shares, will not be, (i) an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended or (ii) a Passive Foreign Investment Company, as defined in Section 1297(a) of the US Internal Revenue Code.
2.14 The Company shall take all necessary or desirable actions required to duly and validly rely on the exemption for foreign private issuers from applicable rules and regulations of Nasdaq with respect to corporate governance to rely on “home country practice” in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder (including an exemption from any Nasdaq rules that would otherwise require seeking shareholder approval in respect of such transactions), including (i) notifying Nasdaq of its intention to utilize its home country practice by providing Nasdaq a written statement from independent counsel in its home country prior to the Closing Date, and (ii) disclosing in its next annual report to be filed with the SEC each requirement that it does not follow and describe the home country practice followed by the Company in lieu of such requirements.
3. | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SUBSCRIBER |
The Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
3.1 Organization. Such Subscriber is either an individual or an entity, corporate, partnership, limited liability company, duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporated or formed with full right, or similar 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.
3.2 Authority. The Subscriber has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and to purchase the Shares being sold to it hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Subscriber and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or limited liability company action, and no further consent or authorization of such Subscriber or its Board of Directors, stockholders, partners, members, or managers, as the case may be, is required. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Subscriber and constitutes, or shall constitute when executed and delivered, a valid and binding obligation of such Subscriber enforceable against such Subscriber in accordance with the terms hereof.
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3.3 Purchase Entirely for Own Account. This Agreement is made with the Subscriber in reliance upon the Subscriber’s representation to the Company, which by the Subscriber’s execution of this Agreement, the Subscriber hereby confirms that the Shares to be acquired by the Subscriber will be acquired for investment for the Subscriber’s own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof, and that the Subscriber has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same. By executing this Agreement, the Subscriber further represents that the Subscriber does not presently have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any Person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such Person or to any third Person, with respect to any of the Shares.
3.4 Experience of Subscriber. The Subscriber, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Shares, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment.
3.5 Ability to Bear Risk. The Subscriber understands and agrees that purchase of the Shares is a high-risk investment and the Subscriber is able to afford and bear an investment in a speculative venture having the risks and objectives of the Company, including a risk of total loss of such investment. The Subscriber must bear the substantial economic risks of the investment in the Shares indefinitely because none of the Shares may be sold, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration(s) are available. The Subscriber represents that it is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Shares and is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
3.6 Disclosure of Information. The Subscriber has been given access to full and complete information regarding the Company and has utilized such access to the Subscriber’s satisfaction for the purpose of obtaining such information regarding the Company as Subscriber has reasonably requested. In particular, the Subscriber: (i) has received and thoroughly read and evaluated all the disclosures contained in this Agreement; and (ii) has been given a reasonable opportunity to review such documents as Subscriber has requested and to ask questions of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the Shares and the business and affairs of the Company and to obtain any additional information concerning the Company’s business to the extent reasonably available so as to understand more fully the nature of this investment and to verify the accuracy of the information supplied. The Subscriber is satisfied that it has received adequate information with respect to all matters which he/she/it considers material to its decision to make this investment.
3.7 No other documents. In evaluating the suitability of an investment in the Company, the Subscriber has not relied upon any representation or other information (oral or written) other than the SEC Reports or as stated in this Agreement.
3.8 Use of Purchase Price. The Subscriber understands, acknowledges and agrees that management of the Company shall have sole and absolute discretion concerning the use of the Purchase Price as well as the timing of its expenditures.
3.9 Restricted Securities. The Subscriber understands that the Shares have not been, although they may be, registered under the Securities Act, by reason of a specific exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act, which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent and the accuracy of the Subscriber’s representations as expressed herein. The Subscriber understands that the Shares are “restricted securities” under applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws and that, pursuant to these laws, the Subscriber must hold the Shares indefinitely unless they are registered with the SEC and qualified by state authorities, or an exemption from such registration and qualification requirements is available. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Subscriber acknowledges that the Company has no obligation to register or qualify the Shares. The Subscriber further acknowledges that if an exemption from registration or qualification is available, it may be conditioned on various requirements including, but not limited to, the time and manner of sale, the holding period for the Shares, and on requirements relating to the Company that are outside of the Subscriber’s control, and which the Company is under no obligation and may not be able to satisfy.
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3.10 No General Solicitation. The Subscriber is not purchasing the Shares as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Shares published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.
3.11 Exculpation Among Subscribers. The Subscriber acknowledges that it is not relying upon any Person, other than the Company and its officers and directors, in making its investment or decision to invest in the Company. The Subscriber agrees that the Subscriber is not liable to any other subscribers participated in this Offering for any action heretofore taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Shares.
3.12 Residence. The Subscriber is presently a bona fide resident of the country represented on the signature page hereof and has no present intention of becoming a resident of any other state, country, or jurisdiction, and the address and Social Security Number/National Insurance Number (or other applicable number) or Employer Identification Number/Corporate Tax Reference Number (or other applicable number) set forth on the signature page hereof are the Subscriber’s true and correct residential or business address and Social Security Number/National Insurance Number (or other applicable number) or Employer Identification Number/Corporate Tax Reference Number (or other applicable number).
3.13 The Subscriber has been independently advised as to the restrictions with respect to trading the Shares and with respect to the resale restrictions imposed by applicable securities laws, confirms that no representation has been made to it by or on behalf of the Company with respect thereto, acknowledges the risks relating to an investment therein and of the fact that it may not be able to resell the Shares except in accordance with limited exemptions under applicable securities legislation and regulatory policy until expiry of the applicable restriction period and compliance with the other requirements of applicable law, or that the Shares are registered under the Securities Act and in compliance with the other requirements of applicable laws, that the Subscriber (or others for whom it is contracting hereunder) is solely responsible to find out what these restrictions are and the Subscriber is solely responsible (and neither the Company is not in any way responsible) for compliance with applicable resale restrictions and the Subscriber is aware that it may not be able to resell the Shares except in accordance with limited exemptions under applicable securities laws, or that the Shares are registered under the Securities Act, and it agrees that any certificates representing the Shares may bear a legend indicating that the resale of such securities is restricted;
3.14 The Company may complete additional financings, including project financing, in the future in order to develop the business of the Company and to fund its ongoing development; there is no assurance that such financings or project financings will be available and, if available, on reasonable terms; failure to obtain sufficient additional funds by way of debt or equity financings or through joint ventures will prevent the continued development of the business of the Company and any such future financings may have a dilutive effect on current security holders, including the Subscriber;
3.15 The Subscriber is solely responsible (and the Company is not responsible in any way) for compliance with all applicable hold periods and resale restrictions under which the Shares are subject;
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3.16 The Subscriber understands that the purchase of the Shares is a highly speculative investment and that an investment in the Shares is suitable only for sophisticated investors and requires the financial ability and willingness to accept the possibility of the loss of all or substantially all of such investment as well as the risks and lack of liquidity inherent in an investment in the Company;
3.17 Confidential Information. The Subscriber agrees that such Subscriber and its employees, agents and representatives will keep confidential and will not disclose, divulge or use (other than for purposes of monitoring its investment in the Company) any confidential information which such Subscriber may obtain from the Company pursuant to financial statements, reports and other materials submitted by the Company to such Subscriber pursuant to this Agreement, unless such information is (i) known to the public through no fault of such Subscriber or his or its employees or representatives; (ii) becomes part of the public domain other than by a breach of this Agreement; (iii) becomes known by the action of a third party not in breach of a duty of confidence; or (iv) is required to be disclosed to a third party pursuant to any applicable law, government resolution, or decision of any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction; provided, however, that a Subscriber may disclose such information (i) to its attorneys, accountants and other professionals in connection with their representation of such Subscriber in connection with such Subscriber’s investment in the Company, (ii) to any prospective permitted transferee of the Securities, or (iii) to any general partner or affiliate of such Subscriber, so long as the prospective transferee agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section.
3.18 Regulation S Exemption. The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that none of the Shares have been registered under the Securities Act, or under any state securities or “blue sky” laws of any state of the United States, and are being offered only in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act, and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. Persons (as defined herein), except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in each case only in accordance with applicable state and provincial securities laws. The Subscriber understands that the Shares are being offered and sold to him, her or it in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws under Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Subscriber set forth herein in order to determine the applicability of such exemptions and the suitability of the Subscriber to acquire the Shares. In this regard, the Subscriber represents, warrants and agrees that:
(i) The Subscriber is not a U.S. Person and is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 501(b) under the Securities Act) of the Company and is not acquiring the Shares for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person. A “U.S. Person” means any one of the following:
(A) | any natural person resident in the United States of America; | |
(B) | any partnership, limited liability company, corporation or other entity organized or incorporated under the laws of the United States of America; | |
(C) | any estate of which any executor or administrator is a U.S. Person; | |
(D) | any trust of which any trustee is a U.S. Person; | |
(E) | any agency or branch of a foreign entity located in the United States of America; |
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(F) | any non-discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary for the benefit or account of a U.S. person; | |
(G) | any discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary organized, incorporated or (if an individual) resident in the United States of America; and | |
(H) | any partnership, company, corporation or other entity if: |
(1) | organized or incorporated under the laws of any foreign jurisdiction; and | |
(2) | formed by a U.S. person principally for the purpose of investing in securities not registered under the Securities Act, unless it is organized or incorporated, and owned, by accredited investors (as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) who are not natural persons, estates or trusts. |
(ii) At the time of the origination of contact concerning this Agreement and the date of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Subscriber was outside of the United States.
(iii) The Subscriber realizes that the basis for the exemption may not be present if, notwithstanding such representations, the Subscriber has in mind merely acquiring the Shares for a fixed or determinable period in the future, or for a market rise, or for sale if the market does not rise. The Subscriber does not have any such intention.
(iv) The Subscriber will not, during the period commencing on the date of issuance of the Shares and ending six months after such date (the “Restricted Period”), offer, sell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Shares in the United States, or to a U.S. Person for the account or for the benefit of a U.S. Person, unless such Shares have been registered for resale pursuant to the Securities Act, or otherwise in a manner that is not in compliance with Regulation S.
(v) The Subscriber will, after expiration of the Restricted Period, offer, sell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Shares only pursuant to registration under the Securities Act or an available exemption therefrom and, in accordance with all applicable state and foreign securities laws.
(vi) The Subscriber was not in the United States engaged in, and prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period will not engage in, any short selling of or any hedging transaction with respect to the Shares, including without limitation, any put, call or other option transaction, option writing or equity swap.
(vii) Neither the Subscriber nor or any person acting on his or her behalf has engaged, nor will engage, in any directed selling efforts to a U.S. Person with respect to the Shares and the Subscriber and any person acting on his or her behalf have complied and will comply with the “offering restrictions” requirements of Regulation S under the Securities Act.
(viii) The transactions contemplated by this Agreement have not been pre-arranged with a buyer located in the United States or with a U.S. Person, and are not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
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(ix) Neither the Subscriber nor any person acting on his or her behalf has undertaken or carried out any activity for the purpose of, or that could reasonably be expected to have the effect of, conditioning the market in the United States, its territories or possessions, for any of the Shares. The Subscriber agrees not to cause any advertisement of the Shares to be published in any newspaper or periodical or posted in any public place and not to issue any circular relating to the Shares, except such advertisements that include the statements required by Regulation S under the Securities Act, and only offshore and not in the U.S. or its territories, and only in compliance with any local applicable securities laws.
(x) The Subscriber has carefully reviewed and completed the investor questionnaire annexed hereto as Exhibit A.
3.19 No Advertisements or Direct Selling Effort. The Subscriber is not subscribing for the Shares as a result of or subsequent to any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine, or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or via the Internet, or presented at any seminar or meeting. The Subscriber has not acquired the Shares as a result of, and will not itself engage in, any “directed selling efforts” (as defined in Regulation S) in the United States in respect of any of the Shares which would include any activities undertaken for the purpose of, or that could reasonably be expected to have the effect of, conditioning the market in the United States for the resale of any of the Shares; provided, however, that the Subscriber may sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Shares pursuant to registration of any of the Shares pursuant to the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws or under an exemption from such registration requirements and as otherwise provided herein.
3.20 Economic Considerations. The Subscriber is not relying on the Company, or its affiliates or agents with respect to economic considerations involved in this investment. The Subscriber has relied solely on his or her own advisors.
3.21 Compliance with Laws. Any resale of the Shares during the “distribution compliance period” as defined in Rule 902(f) to Regulation S shall only be made in compliance with exemptions from registration afforded by Regulation S. Further, any such sale of the Shares in any jurisdiction outside of the United States will be made in compliance with the securities laws of such jurisdiction. The Subscriber will not offer to sell or sell the Shares in any jurisdiction unless the Subscriber obtains all required consents, if any.
3.22 No Minimum. The Subscriber understands that although there may be multiple Closing with other Subscribers, there might be no other Subscribers and that the funds that the Company receives from the undersigned Subscriber in connection with this Agreement might be the only funds that the Company receives from this placement. Such funds might not be sufficient to meet the Company’s funding needs in connection with the placement.
4. | LEGENDS, ETC. |
4.1 Legends. Each certificate representing the Shares shall be endorsed with the following legends, in addition to any other legend required to be placed thereon by applicable federal or state securities laws:
“THESE SECURITIES ARE BEING OFFERED TO INVESTORS WHO ARE NOT U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (“THE SECURITIES ACT”)) AND WITHOUT REGISTRATION WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT IN RELIANCE UPON REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.”
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“TRANSFER OF THESE SECURITIES IS PROHIBITED, EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR PURSUANT TO AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT.”
4.2 Company’s Refusal to Register Transfer of Shares. The Company shall refuse to register any transfer of the Shares not made in accordance with (i) the provisions of Regulation S, (ii) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act, or (iii) pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
5. | MISCELLANEOUS |
5.1 Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The placement agent of the Offering shall receive a commission of four percent (4%) and a non-accountable expense allowance of one percent (1%) of the gross proceeds of the Offering. In addition, the placement agent has received an expense advancement of $50,000.00.
5.2 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company and the Subscriber shall survive the Closing and delivery of the Shares.
5.3 Indemnification
(i) The Subscriber agrees, severally and not jointly with any other Subscribers, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each director, officer or agent thereof from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities and expenses arising out of or in connection with any breach of, or inaccuracy in, any representation or warranty of the undersigned, whether contained in this Agreement or otherwise.
(ii) The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Subscriber, the officers, directors, agents and employees of the Subscriber, each person who controls the Subscriber (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, agents and employees of each such controlling person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses that arise out of or are based upon (a) any breach of, or inaccuracy in, any representation or warranty of the undersigned, whether contained in this Agreement and (b) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the SEC Reports (or any reports filed or furnished by the Company with the SEC hereafter), or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
5.4 Waiver, Amendment. Neither this Agreement nor any provisions hereof shall be waived, modified, changed, discharged or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom any waiver, modification, change, discharge or termination is sought.
5.5 Section and Other Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
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5.6 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the choice of law principles thereof. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS ARISING OUT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.
5.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement.
5.8 Notices. All notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or if delivered by electronic transmission, on the business day of such delivery if sent by 6:00 p.m. in the time zone of the recipient, or if sent after that time, on the next succeeding business day (as evidenced by the printed confirmation of delivery generated by the sending party’s telecopier machine):
(a) | if to the Subscriber: | |
The address included on the signature page. | ||
(b) | if to the Company: | |
Starbox Group Holdings Ltd. | ||
VO2-03-07, Velocity Office 2, Lingkaran SV, Sunway Velocity, 55100 | ||
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||
Attn: Lee Choon Wooi, Chief Executive Officer | ||
E-Mail: cw.lee@starboxrebates.com |
5.9 Binding Effect. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and accrue to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, permitted successors and assigns.
5.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Exhibit hereto) constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties are expressly canceled.
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5.11 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
5.12 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, the Subscriber and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under this Agreement. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in this Agreement and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
5.13 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise this Agreement and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or any amendments thereto.
5.14 Further Assurances: Each party hereto shall from time to time at the request of the other party hereto do such further acts and execute and deliver such further instruments, deeds and documents as shall be reasonably required in order to fully perform and carry out the provisions of this Agreement. The parties hereto agree to act honestly and in good faith in the performance of their respective obligations hereunder.
5.15 Waivers. No waiver by any party of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any other provisions, condition or requirement hereof and thereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder and thereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right accruing to it thereafter.
5.16 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned by a party hereto without the prior written consent of the Company or the Subscriber, as applicable, provided, however, that, subject to federal and state securities laws and as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Subscriber may assign its rights and delegate its duties hereunder in whole or in part (i) to a third party acquiring all or substantially all of its Shares in a private transaction or (ii) to an affiliate, in each case, without the prior written consent of the Company or the other subscribers participated in this Offering, after notice duly given by such Subscriber to the Company provided, that no such assignment or obligation shall affect the obligations of such Subscriber hereunder and that such assignee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred securities, by the provisions hereof that apply to the Subscriber. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective permitted successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions hereof.
Company: | ||
Starbox Group Holdings Ltd. | ||
By: | ||
Name | Lee Choon Wooi | |
Title | Chief Executive Officer |
[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK;
SIGNATURE PAGE FOR SUBSCRIBER FOLLOWS]
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Starbox Group Holdings Ltd.
SUBSCRIBER SIGNATURE PAGE TO
SUBSCRIBTION AGREEMENT
The Subscriber hereby elects to purchase ______ Ordinary Shares for a total purchase price of $_____________.
Date (NOTE: To be completed by the Subscriber): , 2022
If the Subscriber is an INDIVIDUAL, and if purchased with a SPOUSE, or as JOINT
TENANTS, as TENANTS IN COMMON, or as COMMUNITY PROPERTY:
Print Name(s) | ID#(s) (Passport/ID/Social Security Number) | |
Signature(s) of Subscriber(s) | Address | |
Date | City, State, Zip, Country |
If the Subscriber is a PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY or TRUST:
Name of Partnership, | Identification Number | |
Corporation, Limited | ||
Liability Company or Trust |
By: | ||
Name: | Jurisdiction of Organization | |
Title: | ||
Date | Address |
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Exhibit A
INVESTOR SUITABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE
FOR NON-U.S. INVESTORS AS DEFINED IN RULE 902 OF REGULATION S
CONFIDENTIAL
Starbox Group Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) will use the responses to this questionnaire to qualify prospective investors for purposes of federal and state securities laws.
Please complete, sign, date and return one copy of this questionnaire as soon as possible, via mail or electronic mail, to:
Name of the Company contact person: How Wil Kin
Contact information: Starbox Group Holdings Ltd.
VO2-03-07, Velocity Office 2, Lingkaran SV, Sunway Velocity, 55100
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
wilkin.how@starboxrebates.com
Name: |
(EXACT NAME AS IT SHOULD APPEAR ON SECURITIES)
1. | Please indicate the country in which you maintain your principal residence and how long you have maintained your principal residence in that country. |
Country: | ||
Duration: | ||
Address: | ||
Email Address: |
You agree that the Company may present this questionnaire to such parties as the Company deems appropriate to establish the availability of exemptions from registration under federal and state securities laws. You represent that the information furnished in this questionnaire is true and correct and you acknowledge that the Company and its counsel are relying on the truth and accuracy of such information to comply with federal and state securities laws. You agree to notify the Company promptly of any changes in the foregoing information that may occur prior to the investment.
(Signature) | |
Title or capacity of signing party if the Subscriber is partnership, corporation, trust or other non-individual entity |
Date: |
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I. INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS:
(Investors other than individuals should turn to Part II)
INITIAL EACH BOX TRUE OR FALSE OR COMPLETE, AS APPROPRIATE
Disclosure of Foreign Citizenship.
1. | ______ ________ True False |
You are a citizen of a country other than the United States. | ||
2. | _________________ | If the answer to the preceding question is true, specify the country of which you are a citizen. |
Verification of Status as a Non-“U.S. Person” under Regulation S.
3. | ______ ________ True False |
You are a natural person resident in the United States. |
PLEASE PROVIDE COPIES OF THE IDENFICATION DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY THE COUNTRY OF WHICH YOU ARE A CITIZEN.
PLEASE TURN TO PART III AND SIGN AND DATE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE
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II. NON-INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS:*
(Please answer Part II only if the purchase is proposed to be undertaken by a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity)
● | If the investment will be made by more than one affiliated entity, please complete a copy of this questionnaire for EACH entity. | |
● | PLEASE PROVIDE COPIES OF THE FORMATION DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY THE COUNTRY IN WHICH YOU WERE FORMED. |
INITIAL EACH BOX TRUE OR FALSE
Disclosure of Foreign Ownership.
1. | ______ _______ True False |
You are an entity organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than those of the United States or any state, territory or possession of the United States (a “Foreign Entity”). | ||
2. | ______ _______ True False |
You are a corporation of which, in the aggregate, more than one-fourth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by Foreign Citizens, Foreign Entities, Foreign Corporations (as defined below) or Foreign partnerships (as defined below) (a “Foreign Corporation”) | ||
3. | ______ _______ True False |
You are a general or limited partnership of which any general or limited partner is a Foreign Citizen, Foreign Entity, Foreign Government, Foreign Corporation or Foreign Partnership (as defined below) (a “Foreign Partnership”) | ||
4. | ______ _______ True False |
You are a representative of, or entity controlled by, any of the entities listed in items 1 through 3 above. |
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Verification of Status as a Non-“U.S. Person” under Regulation S.
1. | ______ _______ True False |
You are a partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of the United States. | ||
2. | _____ _________ True False |
You are an estate of which any executor or administrator is a U.S. Person. If the preceding sentence is true, but the executor or administrator who is a U.S. Person is a professional fiduciary and (i) there is another executor or administrator who is a non-U.S. Person who has shared or sole investment discretion with respect to the assets of the estate; and (ii) the estate is governed by foreign law, you may answer “False.” | ||
3. | _____ _________ True False |
You are a trust of which any trustee is a U.S. Person. If the preceding sentence is true, but the trustee who is a U.S. Person is a professional fiduciary and (i) there is another trustee who is a non-U.S. Person who has shared or sole investment discretion with respect to the trust assets; and (ii) no beneficiary of the trust is a U.S. Person, you may answer “False.” | ||
4. | _____ _________ True False |
You are an agency or branch of a foreign entity located in the United States. | ||
5. | _____ _________ True False |
You are a non-discretionary or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or fiduciary for the benefit or account of a U.S. Person. | ||
6. | _____ _________ True False |
You are a discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary organized or incorporated, or (if an individual) resident in the United States. If the preceding sentence is true, but such account is held by a dealer or other professional fiduciary organized or incorporated, or resident in the United States for the benefit or account of a non-U.S. Person, you may answer “False.” | ||
7. | _____ _________ True False |
You are a partnership or corporation that was organized under the laws of any foreign jurisdiction by a U.S. Person principally for the purpose of investing in securities not registered under the Securities Act not organized or incorporated. If the preceding sentence is true, but you were organized or incorporated and are owned by accredited investors (as defined in rule 501(a) of Regulation D) who are not natural persons, estates or trusts, you may answer “False.” |
8. | _____ _________ True False |
You are an employee benefit plan established and administered in accordance with the law and customary practices and documentation of a country other than the United States. | ||
9. | _____ _________ True False |
You are an agency or branch of a U.S. Person located outside the United States that is (i) operated for valid business reasons; (ii) engaged in the business of insurance or banking; and (iii) subject to substantive insurance or banking regulation, respectively, where located. | ||
10. | _____ _________ True False |
You are the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the African Development Bank, the United Nations, or one of their agencies, affiliates or pension plans. |
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III. SIGNATURE
You agree that the Company may disclose this questionnaire to such parties as the Company deems appropriate to establish the availability of exemptions from registration under federal and state securities laws. You represent that the information furnished in this questionnaire is true, complete and correct and you acknowledge that the Company and its counsel are relying on the truth and accuracy of such information to comply with U.S. federal and state securities laws. You agree to notify the Company promptly of any changes in the foregoing information that may occur prior to the investment.
FOR INDIVIDUALS: | ||
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Date: | ||
FOR ENTITIES: | ||
Name of Entity | ||
(Signature) | ||
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Exhibit 10.2
ESCROW AGREEMENT
THIS ESCROW AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of October 26, 2022, by and among STARBOX GROUP HOLDINGS LTD., a Cayman Islands company (the “Company”), NETWORK 1 FINANCIAL SECURITIES, INC. (the “Placement Agent” and, together with the Company, sometimes referred to individually as “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”), and Hunter Taubman Fisher & Li LLC (the “Escrow Agent”). For the convenience of the Parties, capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Placement Agreement; provided, however, that the Escrow Agent shall only be bound by, and shall look only to, the terms defined within this Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Company and the Placement Agent are parties to that certain Placement Agent’s Agreement dated as of October 26, 2022 (the “Placement Agent Agreement”) in connection with certain private placement to be closed on or about November 3, 2022 (the “Offering”);
WHEREAS, the Placement Agent Agreement contemplates that the Company will deposit, or will cause to be deposited, with the Escrow Agent on the date hereof an amount in cash equal to $630,000 (the “Escrow Deposit”), to be held in escrow to pay certain compensation to the Placement Agent pursuant to the terms of Section 5.1 of the Placement Agent Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Placement Agent desire to appoint the Escrow Agent as escrow agent with respect to the Escrow Deposit, and the Escrow Agent is willing to so serve as such escrow agent in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants contained herein, the Parties and the Escrow Agent agree as follows:
1. | Appointment. The Parties hereby appoint the Escrow Agent as their escrow agent for the purposes set forth herein, and the Escrow Agent hereby accepts such appointment under the terms and conditions set forth herein. |
2. | Escrow Deposit. The Company agrees to deposit with the Escrow Agent the Escrow Deposit. The Escrow Agent shall hold the Escrow Deposit in its non-interest bearing attorney trust account. |
3. | Disposition and Termination. |
(a) | Payment Notice. At the time of initial Closing, an officer of the Company (the “Authorized Representative”) shall deliver to the Placement Agent and the Escrow Agent, in accordance with the provisions of Section 8 below, payment notice setting forth the amount of gross proceeds from the Offering and the payment to be made to the Placement Agent pursuant to Section 5.1 of the Placement Agent Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit A, (the “Placement Agent Fee”), with the remainder, if any, to be returned to the Company’s account. |
(b) | Disbursements. The Company hereby irrevocably instruct the Escrow Agent that the Escrow Deposit shall be disbursed by the Escrow Agent upon the expiration of two (2) Business Days following the earlier of (i) the Company’s announcement of the closing of the Offering on a press release or current report on Form 6-K or (ii) issuance of the shares in connection with the Offering. As used in this Section 3, “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which the Escrow Agent located at the notice address set forth below is authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed. Upon delivery of the Escrow Deposit in full by the Escrow Agent pursuant to this Section 3, this Agreement shall terminate and the related account(s) shall be closed, subject to the provisions of Section 6. |
4. | Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent shall have only those duties as are specifically and expressly provided herein, and no other duties, including but not limited to any fiduciary duty, shall be implied. The Escrow Agent has no knowledge of, nor any obligation to comply with, the terms and conditions of any other agreement between the Parties, nor shall the Escrow Agent be required to determine if any Party has complied with any other agreement. The Escrow Agent may conclusively rely upon any written notice, document, instruction or request delivered by the Parties believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed by an Authorized Representative(s), as applicable, without inquiry and without requiring substantiating evidence of any kind and the Escrow Agent shall be under no duty to inquire into or investigate the validity, accuracy or content of any such document, notice, instruction or request. The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith except to the extent that the Escrow Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct was the cause of any direct loss to either Party. Escrow Agent may execute any of its powers and perform any of its duties hereunder directly or through affiliates or agents. In the event the Escrow Agent shall be uncertain, or believes there is some ambiguity, as to its duties or rights hereunder, or receives instructions, claims or demands from any Party hereto which in E the scrow Agent’s judgment conflict with the provisions of this Agreement, or if the Escrow Agent receives conflicting instructions from the Parties, the Escrow Agent shall be entitled either to: (a) refrain from taking any action until it shall be given (i) a joint written direction executed by Authorized Representatives of the Parties which eliminates such conflict or (ii) a court order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction (it being understood that the Escrow Agent shall be entitled conclusively to rely and act upon any such court order and shall have no obligation to determine whether any such court order is final); or (b) file an action in interpleader. The Escrow Agent shall have no duty to solicit any payments which may be due to it, including, without limitation, the Escrow Deposit, nor shall the Escrow Agent have any duty or obligation to confirm or verify the accuracy or correctness of any amounts deposited with it hereunder. The Parties grant to the Escrow Agent a lien and security interest in the Escrow Deposit in order to secure any indemnification obligations of the Parties or obligation for fees or expenses owed to the Escrow Agent hereunder. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Escrow Agent be liable for special, incidental, punitive, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Escrow Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to the extent such loss or damage is caused by fraud on the part of the Escrow Agent. |
5. | Succession. The Escrow Agent may resign and be discharged from its duties or obligations hereunder by giving not less than thirty (30) days advance notice in writing of such resignation to the Parties, or may be removed, with or without cause, by the Parties at any time after giving not less than thirty (30) days prior joint written notice to the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent’s sole responsibility after such applicable thirty (30) day notice period expires shall be to hold the Escrow Deposit (without any obligation to reinvest the same) and to deliver the same to a designated substitute escrow agent, if any, appointed by the Parties, or such other person designated by the Parties, or in accordance with the directions of a final court order, at which time the Escrow Agent’s obligations hereunder shall cease and terminate. If prior to the effective resignation or removal date, the Parties have failed to appoint a successor escrow agent, or to instruct the Escrow Agent to deliver the Escrow Deposit to another person as provided above, or if such delivery is contrary to applicable law, at any time on or after the effective resignation date, the Escrow Agent either (a) may interplead the Escrow Deposit with a court located in the State of New York and the costs, expenses and reasonable attorney’s fees which are incurred in connection with such proceeding may be charged against and withdrawn from the Escrow Deposit; or (b) appoint a successor escrow agent of its own choice. Any appointment of a successor escrow agent shall be binding upon the Parties and no appointed successor escrow agent shall be deemed to be an agent of the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent shall deliver the Escrow Deposit to any appointed successor escrow agent, at which time the Escrow Agent’s obligations under this Agreement shall cease and terminate. Any entity into which the Escrow Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any entity to which all or substantially all of the escrow business may be transferred, shall be the Escrow Agent under this Agreement without further act. |
6. | Dispute Resolution. In the event of any dispute between the parties to this Agreement in connection with the Escrow Deposit, or if the Escrow Agent shall in good faith be in doubt as to what action it should take hereunder, the Escrow Agent may, at its option, refuse to take any action hereunder for so long as such dispute continues or such doubt exists or until (1) the rights of the parties shall have been fully and finally adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction or (2) all differences and all doubt resolved by an agreement between the Company and the Placement Agent, and the Escrow Agent shall have been notified thereof in writing thereof by an Authorized Representative of each of the Parties. In addition, in the event of any such dispute or doubt, the Escrow Agent shall have the right to tender into the registry or custody of any court having jurisdiction any part of or all of the Escrow Deposit. Upon such tender, the parties to this Agreement agree that the Escrow Agent shall be discharged from all further duties under this Agreement. |
7. | Indemnification and Reimbursement. The Parties agree jointly and severally to indemnify and hold harmless the Escrow Agent and its agents, employees, officers and members (the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all losses, damages, claims, liabilities, costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees) (collectively “Losses”), resulting directly or indirectly from (a) the Escrow Agent’s performance of this Agreement, except to the extent that such Losses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Escrow Agent or any such Indemnitee; and (b) the Escrow Agent’s following, accepting or acting upon any instructions or directions, whether joint or singular, from the Parties received in accordance with this Agreement. The obligations set forth in this Section 7 shall survive the resignation, replacement or removal of the Escrow Agent or the termination of this Agreement. |
8. | Notices. Except as otherwise expressly required in Section 3, all communications hereunder shall be in writing or set forth in a PDF attached to an email, and shall be delivered by facsimile, email or overnight courier only to the appropriate fax number, email address, or notice address set forth for each Party as follows: |
If to the Placement Agent:
Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc.
The Galleria, Building 2
Penthouse 2 Bridge Avenue
Red Bank, New Jersey 07701-1106
Attention: Damon Testaverde, Managing Director
Email: ddtestaverde@netw1.com
with copies to (which shall not constitute notice):
Ortoli | Rosenstadt LLP
366 Madison Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10017
Attention: Jason Ye, Esq.
Email: Jye@orllp.legal
If to the Company:
Starbox Group Holdings Ltd.
VO2-03-07, Velocity Office 2, Lingkaran SV, Sunway Velocity, 55100
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Attention: Lee Choon Wooi, Chief Executive Officer
E-mail: cw.lee@starboxrebates.com
with copies to (which shall not constitute notice):
Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC
48 Wall Street, Suite 1100
New York, New York 10005
Attention: Ying Li, Esq.
E-mail: yli@htflawyers.com
If to the Escrow Agent:
Hunter Taubman Fisher & Li LLC
48 Wall Street, Suite 1100,
New York, NY 10005
Attention: Ying Li, Esq.
Facsimile: (212) 202-6380
E-mail: yli@htflawyers.com
9. | Legal Representations. The Placement Agent and the Company acknowledge that Hunter Taubman Fisher & Li LLC is representing the Company in connection with the Placement Agent Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and in other matters, and further agree that such firm shall not be disabled or precluded from acting as attorney for the Company or any of its shareholders, directors or officers, in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of the Placement Agent Agreement or the transaction contemplated thereby, or otherwise, by reason of its having acted as the Escrow Agent hereunder. |
10. | Compliance with Court Orders. In the event that a legal garnishment, attachment, levy restraining notice or court order is served with respect to any of the Escrow Deposit, or the delivery thereof shall be stayed or enjoined by an order of a court, the Escrow Agent is hereby expressly authorized, in its sole discretion, to obey and comply with all such orders so entered or issued, and in the event that the Escrow Agent obeys or complies with any such order it shall not be liable to any of the Parties hereto or to any other person by reason of such compliance notwithstanding such order be subsequently reversed, modified, annulled, set aside or vacated. |
11. | Miscellaneous. |
(a) | The provisions of this Agreement may be waived, altered, amended or supplemented only by a writing signed by the Escrow Agent and both Parties. Neither this Agreement nor any right or interest hereunder may be assigned by any Party without the prior consent of the Escrow Agent and the other Party. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal, substantive laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements entered into and to be performed solely within such state, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York. Each Party and the Escrow Agent irrevocably waives any objection on the grounds of venue, forum non-conveniens or any similar grounds and irrevocably consents to service of process by mail or in any other manner permitted by applicable law and consents to the jurisdiction of the courts located in the State of New York. To the extent that in any jurisdiction either Party may now or hereafter be entitled to claim for itself or its assets, immunity from suit, execution, attachment (before or after judgment) or other legal process, such Party shall not claim, and hereby irrevocably waives, such immunity. The Escrow Agent and the Parties further hereby waive any right to a trial by jury with respect to any lawsuit or judicial proceeding arising or relating to this Agreement. |
(b) | No Party is liable to any other Party for losses due to, or if it is unable to perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement because of, acts of God, fire, war, terrorism, floods, strikes, electrical outages, equipment or transmission failure, or other causes reasonably beyond its control. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument or instruction, as applicable. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable, the validity of the remaining portions of this Agreement shall not be affected. The Parties each represent, warrant and covenant that (i) each document, notice, instruction or request provided by such Party to the Escrow Agent shall comply with applicable laws and regulations; (ii) such Party has full power and authority to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform all of the duties and obligations to be performed by it hereunder; and (iii) the person(s) executing this Agreement on such Party’s behalf and certifying Authorized Representatives in the applicable Schedule 1 have been duly and properly authorized to do so, and each Authorized Representative of such Party has been duly and properly authorized to take the actions specified for such person in the applicable Schedule 1. Except as expressly provided in Sections 4 and 7 above, nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, shall be construed to give to any person or entity other than the Escrow Agent and the Parties any legal or equitable right, remedy, interest or claim under or in respect of the Escrow Deposit or this Agreement. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth above.
Starbox Group Holdings Ltd. | ||
By: | /s/ Lee Choon Wooi | |
Name: | Lee Choon Wooi | |
Title: | CEO | |
NETWORK 1 FINANCIAL SECURITIES, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Damon Testaverde | |
Name: | Damon Testaverde | |
Title: | Head of Investment Banking | |
HUNTER TAUBMAN FISCHER & LI LLC | ||
As Escrow Agent | ||
By: | /s/ Ying Li | |
Name: | Ying Li | |
Title: | Partner |
Exhibit A
The Placement Agent Agreement