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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 1−K

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO REGULATION A

OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

For the year ended December 31, 2021

 

GelStat Corp.

(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   90-0075732
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

7554 SW Jack James Drive, Stuart, Florida 34997

(Full mailing address of principal executive offices)

 

(772) 212-1368

(Issuer’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Common Stock

Title of each class of securities issued pursuant to Regulation A

 

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ITEM 1. BUSINESS 1
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 7
ITEM 3. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS 12
ITEM 4. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN SECURITY HOLDERS 15
ITEM 5. INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS 16
ITEM 6. OTHER INFORMATION 16
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 16
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS 29

 

Use of Terms

 

Except as otherwise indicated by the context and for the purposes of this report only, references in this report to “we,” “us,” “our,” “our company,” “the company,” or “GelStat” refer to GelStat Corp., a Delaware corporation.

 

Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

 

Certain information contained in this report includes forward-looking statements. The statements herein which are not historical reflect our current expectations and projections about our company’s future results, performance, liquidity, financial condition, prospects and opportunities and are based upon information currently available to our company and our management and our interpretation of what is believed to be significant factors affecting the business, including many assumptions regarding future events.

 

Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of the words “may,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “intend,” or “project” or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. Actual results, performance, liquidity, financial condition, prospects and opportunities could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements as a result of various risks, uncertainties and other factors.

 

These factors include, among other things:

 

  · Our ability to raise sufficient funding to support current operations and grow into new businesses and our dependence upon external sources for the financing of our operations;

 

  · our ability to attract or maintain a critical mass of users to accept our products in a cost-effective manner;

 

  · we have a limited operating history and have an evolving and unpredictable business model and we may never generate meaningful revenues. A purchaser of Shares will have limited benefit in reviewing the company’s prior performance;

 

  · the amount and nature of competition from companies in the healthcare and consumer product industry that manufacture homeopathic products;

 

  · our success establishing and maintaining contractual business arrangements;

  

  · the effects of COVID-19;

  

  · the effects of any reforms or changes in the healthcare and consumer product industry; and

 

  · our ability to achieve, maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations.

 

Actual events or results may differ materially from those discussed in forward-looking statements as a result of various factors and matters described in this report generally. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained in this report will in fact occur. Certain important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in any forward-looking statements are described in the section labeled “Risk Factors” within the Company’s Offering Circular filed December 15, 2021, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

Potential investors should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Except as expressly required by the federal securities laws, there is no undertaking to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason.

 

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS

 

The Company

 

We are a consumer health care company dedicated to the cost-effective development and marketing of over-the-counter (OTC) and other non-prescription consumer health care products.

 

GelStat will continue to operate as a direct-to-consumer retailer and will continue to evolve its marketing strategies with an expanded distribution base through third-party distribution mechanisms.

 

GelStat plans to introduce new products and market those products with national digital reach targeting concentrated market areas designed to grow our distribution network.

 

In March 2020, a new CEO was appointed. In July 2020, the CEO initiated operations with the purchase of inventory and leasing of office and warehouse space. In late 2020, the Company began reengaging with capital markets and seeking additional financing which is ongoing at this time.

 

In January 2021, GelStat returned to OTC Markets by updating disclosure documents and deploying processes to ensure public filings, transparent operations and shareholder engagement. On June 22, 2021, the Company filed an amendment of its certificate of incorporation with the State of Delaware to increase its authorized common stock shares to 5,000,000,000. On July 6, 2021, the Company filed a certificate of designation to authorize 51 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.01.

 

Products

 

We currently offer non-nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory homeopathic drugs (non-NSAID) targeting consumer concerned with migraines, headaches, or sleep. Currently, approximately two-thirds of the population of the United States of America is affected by one of the aforementioned issues. We plan to introduce enhanced versions of our current line of products allowing for improved performance and focusing on prevention of symptoms when that formulation is supported by scientific research.

 

Our aim is to produce and sell products that are:

 

  · Effective plant-based and natural;

 

  · Safe to use;

 

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  · Reduce symptoms and need for medication;

 

  · Have no known side effects; and

 

  · Non-narcotic and non-NSAID.

 

The approximate number of individuals in the United States of America suffering from the types of symptoms that our products are aiming to address are as follows:

 

  · Migraines - 38 million people reported monthly

 

  · Sleep - 110 million estimated

  

The above statistics indicate the potential markets for our products, and the basis of our belief to launch a widespread and successful marketing campaign for our products that we believe will generate a larger revenue base. Below is a description of our products:

 

GelStat Migraine

 

The Company's first product is GelStat® Migraine is a homeopathic drug designed to provide acute relief from migraine and migraine-like headaches. GelStat Migraine was originally launched through distributors into retailers and wholesalers across the United States.

 

The global migraine drug market was valued at $1.7 billion in 2017, according to studies from Allied Market Research and Grand View Research, and is expected to reach $2.1 billion by 2025, growing at an expected CAGR of 3.1% during the forecast period (2018-2025). North America is anticipated to be the highest revenue contributor throughout the forecast period.

 

GelStat Migraine maintains a competitive edge in a market were non-prescription NSAID medications become less desirable due to long term organ damage and supplements with less effectiveness gain appeal being labelled natural and with negligible side effects. GelStat Migraine has yet to reach its market potential while becoming a bridge for downstream derivatives that will refresh the brand. We also are working with search engines to effectively promote and advertise our products. Additional efforts to expand brand and product awareness will include research studies designed to induce new users to GelStat Migraine, continuously seeding downstream social interactions and mentions.

 

GelStat Migraine is administered sublingually (under the tongue), where it is held in place briefly before being swallowed. Gelstat Migraine is provided in single dose dispensers, which are intended to ensure ease of use as well as consistent, accurate administration of medication. By utilizing an orally dispersible tablet to deliver the planned combination of ingredients, the product contains advantageous relative to competing products. GelStat Sleep is provided as an orally dispersible tablet, a form of administration believed to be of particular benefit because of the rapid onset of absorption and the high percent of active ingredient absorbed. It is believed that GelStat Sleep may offer consumers an effective OTC sleep aid without the risks and side effects associated with other OTC and prescription sleep aids.

 

GelStat Sleep

 

GelStat Sleep is a sleep aid that employs a unique combination of active ingredients, each of which has independently been shown in certain studies to be effective in promoting healthy sleep. Those ingredients are combined with proprietary adjuncts as part of the delivery system intended to provide rapid, effective and safe administration when used as directed. The tablets are specifically formulated for effective delivery of active ingredients. Unlike nearly all other non-prescription sleep aids, GelStat Sleep does not contain antihistamines. Antihistamines cause drowsiness, but they are often ineffective sleep aids, and have side effects that create problems for many users.

 

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GelStat Migraine is administered under the tongue, where it is held in place briefly before being swallowed. Gelstat Migraine is provided in single dose dispensers, which are intended to ensure ease of use as well as consistent, accurate administration of medication. By utilizing an orally dispersible tablet to deliver the planned combination of ingredients, the product contains advantages relative to competing products. GelStat Sleep is provided as an orally dispersible tablet, a form of administration believed to be beneficial because of the rapid onset of absorption and the high percent of active ingredient absorbed. It is believed that GelStat Sleep may offer consumers an effective OTC sleep aid without the risks and side effects associated with other OTC and prescription sleep aids.

 

The global insomnia therapeutics market is expected to reach $3.45 billion by 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc.

 

“Global Sleep Aids Market size was valued at $49,543 million in 2016, and is estimated to reach $79,851 million by 2023, registering a CAGR of 7.0% from 2017 to 2023. Sleep is a biological requirement that maintain metabolic homeostasis, influences memory and other cognitive function, and regulates immune function. Sleep aids are drugs and medical devices used to diagnose and treat various sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea and insomnia. Lack of quality sleep leads to sleep disorders, which are caused due to medical issues, physical disturbances, environmental problems, and psychiatric disorders. These sleep disorders are expected to adversely affect the human health and lead to number of chronic diseases, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis, and stroke. Thus, it is important to treat and diagnose these disorders at an early stage. In addition, rising innovations in sleep aid devices, developing drugs for inappropriate sleep and rising utilization of compact sleep apnea devices is relied upon to add to the development of the global sleep aids market.” (Sleep Aids Market by Product and Sleep Disorder - Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2017-2023, Onkar Sumant and Tenzin Kunsel, 2017).

 

This market is primarily driven by the presence of patented molecules, potential clinical pipeline candidates, rising stress level, and increase in geriatric population who find it difficult to fall asleep.

 

Increase in prevalence of insomnia, awareness about this condition and availability of safer drugs are anticipated to fuel revenue growth. The COVID-19 pandemic and turbulent political climate is expected to create additional demand for this product.

 

There is heavy competition in insomnia therapeutics market segment, with new competition being introduced to this market regularly, and with customers frequently changing their behavior, primarily to avoid prescription and narcotics, and to compensate for their increased tolerance to medications or supplements. Competition in this segment includes Koninklijke Philips N.V., Merck & Co., Sanofi, eVilbiss Healthcare LLC., Pfizer Inc., SleepMed Inc., Cadwell Laboratories Inc., Compumedics Limited, Natus Medical Incorporated, and GlaxoSmithKline plc. However, the aforementioned companies' primary products require prescription, creating an opportunity for GelStat Sleep, an effective OTC supplement, which has room to grow share in this massive segment through high volume marketing engagements and infomercial style marketing directed to social media platforms.

 

FDA Approval

 

In general, the Company's products are regulated both by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the "FDA") and by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC") as well as States through their “little FTC” laws and rules as well as other consumer protection laws. Internationally, the Company must comply with the federal and local laws of each country.

 

The FDA treats homeopathic drugs, both prescription and OTC, differently than non-homeopathic drugs. Unlike non-homeopathic drugs, homeopathic drugs are not required to submit to pre-market approval and are not required to be tested for safety and effectiveness. Homeopathic drugs must meet the standards set forth by the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States.

 

Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, homeopathic products are subject to the same requirements related to approval, adulteration and misbranding as other drug products. Homeopathy is generally based on two main principles:

 

  · that a substance that causes symptoms in a healthy person can be used in diluted form to treat symptoms and illnesses, a principle known as “like-cures-like”; and

 

  · the more diluted the substance, the more potent it is, which is known as the “law of infinitesimals.”

 

There are currently no known homeopathic products approved by the FDA. Since homeopathic drug products have not been approved by FDA for any use, they may not meet modern standards for safety, effectiveness, and quality. There are no known FDA-approved products labeled as homeopathic; this means that any product labeled as homeopathic is being marketed in the U.S. without FDA evaluation for safety or effectiveness.

 

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The FDA’s proposed approach towards homeopathic products prioritizes regulatory and enforcement actions involving unapproved homeopathic products that pose the greatest risk to patients. Many homeopathic products will likely fall outside the risk-based categories described in the revised draft guidance. The FDA intends to focus its enforcement authorities on the following kinds of products:

 

  · with reported safety concerns;

 

  · that contain or purport to contain ingredients associated with potentially significant safety concerns;

 

  · for routes of administration other than oral or topical, e.g. for use as an injection or taken nasally;

 

  · that claim to treat or prevent serious and/or life-threatening diseases and conditions, such as cancer;

 

  · marketed to vulnerable populations, including children, pregnant women and the elderly; or

 

  · with significant quality issues.

 

In general, the FTC and the FDA prohibit fraud in the marketing of homeopathic drugs, monitor OTC versus prescription use of homeopathic drugs, hold homeopathic drugs to several labeling requirements, and require production incompliance with current good manufacturing practices (with some minor exceptions).

 

The FDA prohibits "health fraud," defined as:

 

The deceptive promotion, advertisement, distribution or sale of articles, intended for human or animal use, that are presented as being effective to diagnose, prevent, cure, treat, or mitigate disease (or other conditions), or provide a beneficial effect on health, but which have not been scientifically proven safe and effective for such purposes. Such practices may be deliberate, or done without adequate knowledge or understanding of the article.

 

Only those homeopathic drugs that treat "self-limiting" conditions that the average consumer can recognize and diagnose are allowed to be marketed as OTC drugs. Homeopathic drugs that claim to treat serious diseases and those that require diagnosis by a physician, such as AIDS or cancer, must be marketed as prescription homeopathic drugs - they cannot be sold as an OTC drug.

 

The FDA requires that homeopathic drugs be properly labeled. “A drug or device shall be deemed to be misbranded if its labeling is false or misleading in any particular fashion.” Furthermore, Section 352 of the Act requires that the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor be placed on the package. Homeopathic drugs for retail sale must also bear adequate directions for use that can be interpreted by the average lay person, and their ingredients as well as the dilution of each active ingredient must be stated (with dilution stated as the number of 1:10 dilutions required to arrive at the final concentration of active ingredient). The label must also state at least one major indication for the drug, the drug's established name, and any applicable warnings.

 

Brand Strategy

 

Consumers worldwide constantly weigh medication benefits over their risks and side effects. Their search for healthier products fuels the alternative medicine demand, creating some instances of over the counter performance exceeding prescription.

 

On top of this behavior, people need a reliable support community to provide reliable tools and resources to manage and contain their particular ailment or requirement.

  

We plan to become a support environment providing the required interactions that allows consumers to safely address their health concerns, find solutions to their requirements and establish a social community that drives awareness for our products and values.

 

Our platform will allow for several products and divisions to coexist and benefit from each other’s success and provide common fulfillment infrastructure to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction with efficient order to delivery processes.

 

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We will spread goals across three operational phases to ensure success:

 

Phase A “Recover”

 

  · Higher focus on robust controls and documentation

 

  · Achieve total effective order fulfillment for all sources

 

  · Achieve individual profitability for each product line

 

Phase B “Stabilize”

 

  · Establish a source path for all products and reintroduce to market previous successful products

 

  · Develop new products and/or derivatives and update/create new patents

 

Phase C “Grow”

 

  · Expand and acquire additional products and/or business in support of expanding market share

  

Our Corporate Strategy

 

The service and sourcing of our products will contain the following characteristics:

 

Customer Service

 

We aim to maintain strong relationships with our diverse customer base. We will require streamlined processes that evaluates retail customer satisfaction metrics across all process stages ensuring each unique business unit customers’ requirements are incorporated into their scope.

 

Order/Service Fulfillment

 

Deploying effective Six Sigma-driven productive chain control processes will allow for controlled continuous improvement operations sharing common methodologies while maintaining uniqueness in each operating structure ensuring cost effective use of resources and external logistic service providers such as Amazon to maintain high levels of customer satisfaction and allow competitive pricing.

 

Administrative Infrastructure

 

Having a central financial data concentration repository will allow for effective metrics and deliverables across the organization while maintaining individuality of each profit center.

 

Pipeline

 

We are finalizing steps to bring to market mature candidates to address prevent migraines; derived from GelStat Migraine. Following a similar development methodology, GelStat Sleep is being overhauled to improve cosmetics and produce derivative applications. In addition to our internal development efforts, we are constantly searching for candidate products to be acquired.

 

Marketing

 

Our commercial strategy will includes maximizing several parallel channels growing each independently until capitalization when a full integration will be sustained. Our efforts will focus on the following channels:

 

Digital Advertising

 

This space provides a huge impact base with unlimited flexibility to increase awareness and generate leads and will consider three sub-channels:

 

  - Google Ad Words – Immediate investment to build and support awareness at a low-cost driving traffic to website and ecommerce resources.

 

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  - Digital Media – Establish investment plan for medium to long term advertising in websites with aligned target audience. 

 

  - Social Media – Social targeted interactions designed to build awareness and community engagement driving lead generation and extending our own support environment. 

 

Digital hub

 

Establish a web presence with clear product and company information, robust e-business infrastructure and user-friendly social support environment. 

 

BTL (Campaigns and Activations)

 

Establish investment plan for medium to long-term real-world activities to allow target audience to engage with our products. 

 

Distributor network

 

Create regional presence through collaboration with individual distributors responsible for defined market objectives supporting diverse points of sale. We will continue to operate as a direct-to-consumer retailer, and will continue to evolve its hybrid model aiming to balance network marketing strategies with and expanded distribution base through party plan strategies motivating individual channel throughout under an umbrella of marketing, validation and social media resources.

 

GelStat will market products with national digital reach and progressive regional incursions targeting concentrated market areas and designed to grow our distribution network. Our distributor network currently has both a Northeast and Southwest presence and we expect to expand to new locations.

 

Supply Chain

 

Our product manufacturing has been outsourced to date and, in the future, will be performed by a quality company willing and able to support future requirements. We are also seeking additional suppliers to improve our product’s cost, quality and presentation. We do not anticipate any issues related to locating such suppliers.

 

Competition

 

There is heavy competition in this market segment, with new competition being introduced to this market regularly, and with customers frequently changing their behavior, primarily to avoid prescription and narcotics, and to compensate for their increased tolerance to medications or supplements. Competition in this segment includes Koninklijke Philips N.V., Merck & Co., Sanofi, eVilbiss Healthcare LLC., Pfizer Inc., SleepMed Inc., Cadwell Laboratories Inc., Compumedics Limited, Natus Medical Incorporated, and GlaxoSmithKline plc. However, the aforementioned companies' primary products require prescription, creating an opportunity for GelStat Sleep, an effective OTC supplement, which has room to grow share in this massive segment through high volume marketing engagements and infomercial style marketing directed to social media platforms.

 

Intellectual Property

 

Our intellectual property consists of three key formulations for natural products addressing pain (migraine, and arthritis), insomnia and energy deficiency. The formulae for each of our supplements is proprietary. We are not intending to patent the formulae at this time due to the costs and our likelihood of receiving a patent. We intend to revisit this in the next few years.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

None.

  

Research and Development

 

In the past, hawse have worked with leading researchers to identify unique products that address large and underserved markets and has proven efficacy for products which are now in our pipeline. These products will be the next additions to our portfolio expanding our market reach. Additional target products have been identified that will improve and expand our legacy product offering including alternative delivery, additives, and combinations. Our research philosophy will continue forward looking to develop additional products to address additional ailments and markets.

 

Employees

 

We have two full-time employees and one part-time employee.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Overview

 

GelStat is a consumer health care company dedicated to the cost-effective development and marketing of over-the-counter (OTC) and other non-prescription consumer health care products. We are a Delaware company focused on offering non-CBD/non-nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory homeopathic drugs (non-NSAID) targeting consumer concerned with migraines, headaches, energy enhancement or sleep. We plan to introduce enhanced versions of our current line of products allowing for improved performance and focusing on prevention of symptoms when that formulation is supported by scientific research.

 

GelStat operates as a direct-to-consumer retailer and will continue to evolve its hybrid model looking to balance network marketing strategies with an expanded distribution base through party plan strategies motivating individual channel throughput under an umbrella of marketing, validation and social resources. In addition, we plan to market products with national digital reach and progressive regional incursions targeting concentrated market areas and designed to grow our distribution network.

 

Our primary source of working capital has been funds raised in the Regulation A+ offering and a convertible note. We have raised $100,000 through its sale of 33,333,333 shares of common stock through its Regulation A+ offering in 2021, and issued a convertible note in the amount of $120,000 in 2022, see “Recent Developments” below.

 

If the current outbreak of the coronavirus continues to grow, the effects of such a widespread infectious disease and epidemic may inhibit our ability to conduct our business and operations and could materially harm our Company. The coronavirus may cause us to have to reduce operations as a result of various lock-down procedures enacted by the local, state or federal government, which could restrict our ability to conduct our business operations. The coronavirus may also cause a decrease in spending on the types of products that we plan to offer, as a result of the economic turmoil resulting from the spread of the coronavirus and thereby having a negative effect on our ability to generate revenue from the sales of our products. The continued coronavirus outbreak may also restrict our ability to raise funding when needed and may also cause an overall decline in the economy as a whole. The specific and actual effects of the spread of coronavirus are difficult to assess at this time as the actual effects will depend on many factors beyond the control and knowledge of the Company. However, the spread of the coronavirus, if it continues, may cause an overall decline in the economy as a whole and also may materially harm our Company.  In addition, the continued spread of COVID-19 could disrupt our supply chain and the manufacture or shipment of our products, and other related activities, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. COVID-19 has also had an adverse impact on global economic conditions which could impair our ability to raise capital when needed.

 

Recent Developments

 

Settlement

 

On December 6, 2021, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) with both a former member of management and a major shareholder. Pursuant to the Agreement, neither party admitted liability, and entered into a mutual waiver and release claims. As a result of the Agreement, more than 100 million shares of common stock will be returned to the Company’s treasury in 2022 and will be available for issuance in the future.

 

Convertible Promissory Note

 

On February 23, 2022, the Company issued a $120,000 convertible note to an accredited investor. The note bears an interest rate of 0% per annum and is convertible into common stock of the Company at a fixed conversion rate of $0.003 per share of common stock. The holder of the note has the right to convert all or part of the principal and interest into common stock. The maturity date of the convertible note is February 26, 2024. In connection with the issuance of the convertible note, we issued a common stock purchase warrant to the same investor to purchase up to 10,000,000 shares of common stock. The common stock purchase warrant is exercisable through February 23, 2025 and exercisable at a rate of $0.003 per share of common stock.

 

Our auditor has identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting which could, if not remediated, result in material misstatements in our financial statements.

 

Although our auditor has concluded that our consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the results of operations, financial position, and cash flows of our company and its subsidiaries in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, our auditor has identified a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting related to the lack of segregation of accounting duties. Under standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, a material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected and corrected on a timely basis.

 

We are initiating remedial measures, but if our remedial measures are insufficient to address the material weakness, or if additional material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting are discovered or occur in the future, our consolidated financial statements may contain material misstatements, and we could be required to restate our financial results. If we are unable to successfully remediate this material weakness and if we are unable to produce accurate and timely financial statements, your investment in us may lose all or some of its value.

 

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Principal Factors Affecting our Financial Performance

 

Our operating results are primarily affected by the following factors:

 

  our ability to access additional capital and the size and timing of subsequent financings;
     
  our ability to obtain funding required for the production of initial inventory as well as our operations;

 

  the rate of progress and cost of development activities;

 

  the cost and delays in product development that may result from changes in regulatory requirements applicable to our products;

 

  the costs of sales, marketing, and customer acquisition;

 

  willingness of healthcare providers to recommend our products; and

 

  the costs of compliance with any unforeseen regulatory obstacles or governmental mandates in any states or countries in which we seek to operate.

 

Results of Operations for Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

Revenues

 

Revenues in 2021 increased by 78% or $3,072 in comparison to 2020, mostly as a direct result of initiating operations of Product sales via e-commerce marketing and orders.

 

We also increased our customer base in 2021 compared to our limited startup activity in 2020.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2021, our customer base and revenue streams were comprised of approximately 0% B2B (Wholesale Distributors and Enterprise Institutions) and 100% B2C (consumers who bought through our online ecommerce platform and through Amazon, Google, etc.).

 

During the year ended December 31, 2021, we had a customer base that reached 42 cities across nine states in the U.S. and three other countries.

 

Cost of goods sold

 

Cost of goods sold increased $1,606 during 2021 in comparison to 2020, primarily due to increased sales volume. As a result, total gross margin resulted in 58% in 2020.

 

Wages and benefits

 

Wages and benefits for 2021 increased $44,330 compared to year 2020, primarily as a result of increased operational requirements of operations.

 

Professional fees

 

Professional fees consist of costs attributable to consultants and contractors who primarily spent their time on legal, accounting, product development, and business development. Such costs increased $71,064 or 412% in 2021 compared to 2020. As a result, the Company believes it has complied with federal, state, local and shareholder obligations.

  

Sale and marketing expenses

 

Sales and marketing expenses increased $6,533 during 2021 in comparison to 2020, primarily due to product placement and consumer awareness efforts.

 

General and administrative

 

General and administrative costs during 2021 were $1,030 in comparison to 2020, mostly due to the implementation of processes and infrastructure to support renewed business operations. We expect these numbers to increase as we ramp up our overall business after the COVID crisis.

 

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Other expense/income, net

 

Other expense/income in 2021 was a net expense of $161,933, compared to 2020 where we had an expense of $291, a difference of 161,642.

 

Net loss

 

Net loss during 2021 increased by $297,405 in comparison to the net loss incurred during 2020, primarily as a net result of overall operating expenses.

 

On an earnings-per-share basis, we saw no material change in loss per share from ($0.00) in 2020 to ($0.00) in 2021.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources for Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

As of December 31, 2021, we had $67,138 in cash and $142,290 of total current assets, and $498,338 of current liabilities, resulting in a working capital deficit of $356,048 compared to $767 in cash and a working capital deficit of approximately $230,085 as of December 31, 2020.

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $204,858 for 2021 compared to net cash used of $85,219 for 2020. The increase in net cash used in operating activities was largely attributed to net operating losses offset by accrued interest of note issuances and other accrued expenses. 

 

There was no net cash used for investing activities during 2021 or 2020.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities during 2021 was $271,229 and consisted of proceeds totaling $33,747 received from advances under CARE loans, proceeds from the sale of common stock of $100,000, proceeds from a convertible note in the amount of $50,000a loan in the amount of $87,482 from a related-party. Net cash by financing activities during 2020 was $33,750 received from advances under CARE loans and a loan from a related party in the amount of 51,095.

 

We expect to continue to generate revenues from our ongoing operations. We also expect to see new revenues as we continue to grow the customer base for GelStat Migraine. In 2022, we expect to introduce upgrades to GelStat Migraine, adding an oil-based version improving delivery and boosting terpenes to increase effectiveness.  We also expect improving our GelStat Sleep product. We stress that the improvements of these products are contingent on our ability to meet working capital needs and raise additional debt and equity in capital markets.  Our revenues are still unpredictable and may not be sufficient to fund all our operational needs. Accordingly, we anticipate that we will have negative cash flow from our operations and, therefore, will have to raise additional capital in order to fund our operations in 2022.

 

During years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, except for two government backed PPP loans, and the convertible notes described herein, the Company has not taken any new debt.

 

On May 1, 2020, the company entered into a promissory note (the “Note”) with Bank of America, which provides for a loan in the amount of $33,750 (the “Loan”) pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”).  The Loan has a two-year term and bears interest at a rate of 1.00% per annum (APR 1.014%).  Monthly principal and interest payments were deferred for seven months after the date of disbursement and was again extended an additional six months from the date of disbursement.  The Loan may be prepaid at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties.  The Company applied for the PPP loan forgiveness and this loan was forgiven.

 

On January 28, 2021, the Company entered into a second promissory note (the “Second Note”) with Bank of America, which provides for a loan in the amount of $33,747 (the “Second Loan”) pursuant to the Second Draw of the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”).  The Loan has a two-year term and bears interest at a rate of 1.00% per annum (APR 1.014%). Monthly principal and interest payments are deferred for seven months after the date of disbursement and was extended additional six months from the date of disbursement.  The Company applied for the PPP loan forgiveness and this loan was also forgiven.

 

In addition to continuing to incur normal operating expenses, we intend to continue our research and development efforts for our various products, including website development, and we also expect to further develop our sales, marketing and manufacturing programs associated with the commercialization of our products. We currently do not have sufficient capital on hand to fully fund our proposed research and development activities, which lack of product development may negatively affect our future revenues.

 

On July 8, 2021, GelStat issued a one-year $59,444 convertible note and received $50,000 in proceeds after discount and fees. This note bears no interest and is due July 8, 2022. GelStat also issued 25,000,000 shares and a five-year warrant to purchase 5,944,444 shares as additional consideration for this note.

 

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Convertible Promissory Note

 

On February 23, 2022, the Company issued a $120,000 convertible note to an accredited investor. The note bears an interest rate of 0% per annum and is convertible into common stock of the Company at a fixed conversion rate of $0.003 per share of common stock. The holder of the note has the right to convert all or part of the principal and interest into common stock. The maturity date of the convertible note is February 26, 2024. In connection with the issuance of the convertible note, we issued a common stock purchase warrant to the same investor to purchase up to 10,000,000 shares of common stock. The common stock purchase warrant is exercisable through February 23, 2025 and exercisable at a rate of $0.003 per share of common stock.

 

As noted above, based on budgeted revenues and expenditures, unless revenues increase significantly, we believe that our existing and projected sources of liquidity may not be sufficient to satisfy our cash requirements for the next twelve months. Accordingly, we will need to raise additional funds in 2022. The sale of additional equity securities will result in additional dilution to our existing stockholders. Sale of debt securities could involve substantial operational and financial covenants that might inhibit our ability to follow our business plan. Any additional funding that we obtain in a financing is likely to reduce the percentage ownership of the Company held by our existing security-holders. The amount of this dilution may be substantial based on our current stock price, and could increase if the trading price of our common stock declines at the time of any financing from its current levels. We may also attempt to raise funds through corporate collaboration and licensing arrangements. To the extent that we raise additional funds through collaboration and licensing arrangements, we may be required to grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to us. There can be no assurance that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. If we are unable to obtain the needed additional funding, we may have to further reduce our current level of operations, or, may even have to totally discontinue our operations.

 

We are subject to many risks associated with early stage businesses, including the above discussed risks associated with the ability to raise capital. Please see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Offering Circular for more information regarding risks associated with our business.

 

Plan of Operations

 

We have not yet generated any significant revenues. During the next twelve months, we plan to develop new products. Because we have identified potential in the Migraine and Sleep core products, we plan to invest resources in improving their packaging, delivery methods and usage recommendations in an attempt to promote lower costs and higher usage patterns.

 

Specifically, we plan to reintroduce Sleep with a new formulation, packaging and delivery. We believe this will support our complimentary plans to launch a new Migraine produce and improve sourcing, registration, commercial and distribution efforts to grow Migraine sales volumes. We aim to achieve positive cashflow within the next twelve (12) months while establishing an organic growth pattern increasing the product and brand potential during which new products are planned to be developed.

 

In parallel and with our affecting our path towards profitability and return to market, GelStat must initiate a development strategy to bring additional products and services to market. Therefore, we also plan to invest significant resources in research and development. We will continue to evaluate opportunities to grow through acquisition or synergy.

 

We believe the offering amount of proceeds will satisfy our cash requirements to implement our plan of operations for the next twelve (12) months.

 

Trends Information

 

GelStat Migraine has proven itself as a reliable solution for our customers. Nine out of ten new customers developed repetitive purchase patterns which can be grouped in three main categories based on their cadence: migraines more than a month apart, migraines every month and several migraines per month.

 

GelStat also benefitted from the shift to e-business and online marketing having positive results and conversion on Google, Bing and Amazon platforms; allowing us to grow our customer base by an average of 40% on every campaign across platforms.

 

Consumer demand continues to shift towards products with healthier impact on their bodies and reduce risks of addition, overdose, or organ damage, thus trying to avoid prescription drugs and NSAIDs.

 

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Regulatory Matters

 

Our products are subject to government regulation, both in the United States and abroad, which could increase our costs significantly and limit or prevent the sale of our products. The sale, advertisement and promotion of foods, dietary supplements, vitamins, minerals, herbal and homeopathic products and cosmetics that we sell are subject to regulation by the FDA, FTC, USPS, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and state regulatory authorities. Any of these government agencies, as well as legislative bodies, can change existing regulations, or impose new ones, or could take aggressive measures, causing or contributing to a variety of negative consequences, including:

 

  · requirements for the reformulation of products to meet new standards,

 

  · the recall or discontinuance of products,

 

  · additional record keeping,

 

  · expanded documentation of the properties of products,

 

  · expanded or different labeling,

 

  · adverse event tracking and reporting and

 

  · additional scientific substantiation.

 

Any or all of these requirements could have a material adverse effect on us. There can be no assurance that the regulatory environment in which we operate will not change or that such regulatory environment, or any specific action taken against us, will not result in a material adverse effect on us

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We did not have during the periods presented, and we do not currently have, any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Going Concern

 

Our independent auditor has expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern given our lack of operating history and the fact that we have had nominal revenues to date. Furthermore, our auditor identified material weaknesses. Our future is dependent upon our ability to obtain financing and upon future profitable operations. These factors raise substantial doubt that we will be able to continue as a going concern.

 

Regulation A Offering

 

We launched a Regulation A offering on December 18, 2021. To date, 33,333,333 shares of common stock were sold to one investor at a price of $0.003 per share. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, the amount raised pursuant to the Regulation A offering totaled $100,000, which we have used for working capital.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires our management to make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported, including the notes thereto, and related disclosures of commitments and contingencies, if any.

 

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ITEM 3. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

Directors and Executive Officers

 

The following table sets forth the name and position of each of our current executive officers, directors and significant employees.

 

Name   Age   Position(s)   Term   Approximate hour per week for part-time employees
Javier G. Acosta   50   Director   October 2021 to September 2022*   Not applicable
        CEO   October 2021 to September 2022*   Not applicable
Paul W. Bucha       Director   October 2021 to September 2022*   Not applicable
Adrian Goldfarb   65   Director   October 2021 to September 2022*   Not applicable
William R. Colucci   84   Director   October 2021 to September 2022*   Not applicable

*Each office/position shall be held until the next annual meeting of the company’s stockholders in 2022.

 

Javier G. Acosta. Mr. Acosta, combines over 10 years of experience in technology integration industries senior management, following a 16-year career in the automotive industry. Previously he had been involved in Duos Technology, Inc., a company in software development and technology integration, holding positions including Vice President of Sales and Marketing and Vice President of Operations. During 2018, he was the Lead Consultant for MotoDrive, a company involved in automotive manufacturing and distribution. From 2012 to 2018, he served as Operations Director with Organizacion Interamericana de Asesoria y Comercio, a company dedicated to industrial automation and control systems integration. He has an Engineering undergraduate degree from Universidad Iberoamericana.

 

Adrian Goldfarb. Mr. Goldfarb is a 40-year industry veteran including more than 30 years in information technology. He began his career with IBM as a financial specialist in an enterprise systems group focused on IT solutions in the oil industry. He has worked in marketing, operations and finance with both large and small organizations including 10 years with a subsidiary of Fujitsu both at headquarters and European operations. For most of the past 20 years he has specialized in new venture and early-stage organizations. From 1998 until 2002 Mr. Goldfarb was Managing Director of WSI Europe, a division of the Weather Channel turning long time loss making divisions to profitability. From June 2002 to December 2007, Mr. Goldfarb served on the Board of Directors of MOWIS GmbH, an Austrian-based Weather Technology Media company. He also served as their interim Chief Financial Officer and led the management team in securing seed capital to fund growth. MOWIS was acquired as a strategic new media portal in 2007 by one of Europe's largest media groups. From February 2008 through October 2012 Mr. Goldfarb served as Chief Financial Officer of Ecosphere Technologies, Inc. where he was instrumental in guiding the Company through its growth from $0.3 million in annual revenues in 2008 to more than $21 million in annual revenues in 2011. Currently, Mr. Goldfarb serves as Chief Financial Officer of Duos Technologies Group, Inc . Mr. Goldfarb BA in Business specializing in Finance from Rutgers University in Newark, NJ.

 

William R. Colucci. William R. Colucci has been a consultant to the Company and a director since 2007. From 2008-2010, he advised Ermis Pharmaceuticals in developing a market strategy for their all natural acne and face products. From 2004 to 2007 he served as Corporate Secretary for Universal Capital Management, Inc., a publicly traded Business Development Company. Since 1999, Mr. Colucci has served as an independent consultant providing business consulting services to emerging growth companies. Mr. Colucci was elected as a director for his experience with emerging growth companies.

 

Paul W. Bucha. Paul Bucha has served as a director since 2011. Mr. Bucha, has been the CEO of Terra Mark II, LLC since December 2005. Under his leadership, it was established to continue work on real estate projects in Bermuda and other environmentally sensitive locations after the buy-out of majority owners of Terra Mark, LLC, joint venture with Greenfield Partners of Norwalk, Connecticut. In addition, Mr. Bucha has been a director of M Group, USA since 1994. M Group, USA is a family-owned real estate and investment company with projects in Switzerland, United Kingdom, Caribbean basin and USA. He has oversight of all aspects of company activities. Mr. Bucha was appointed director because of his extensive business experience.

  

Family Relationships

 

There are no family relationships between any director, executive officer, person nominated or chosen to become a director or executive officer or any significant employee.

 

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Corporate Governance

 

The Company promotes accountability for adherence to honest and ethical conduct; endeavors to provide full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) and in other public communications made by the Company; and strives to be compliant with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations. The Company has not formally adopted a written code of business conduct and ethics that governs the Company’s employees, officers and Directors as the Company is not required to do so.

 

In lieu of an Audit Committee, the Company’s Board of Directors, is responsible for reviewing and making recommendations concerning the selection of outside auditors, reviewing the scope, results and effectiveness of the annual audit of the Company’s financial statements and other services provided by the Company’s independent public accountants. The Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company review the Company’s internal accounting controls, practices and policies.

 

Committees of the Board

 

Our Company currently does not have nominating, compensation, or audit committees or committees performing similar functions nor does our Company have a written nominating, compensation or audit committee charter. Our Directors believe that it is not necessary to have such committees, at this time, because the Directors can adequately perform the functions of such committees.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

Our Directors/Officers have not been involved in any of the following events during the past ten years:

 

  1. bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;

   

  2. any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);

   

  3. being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his/her involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities; or

   

  4. being found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated.

   

  5. such person was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commission to have violated any Federal or State securities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated;

 

  6. such person was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any Federal commodities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated;

   

  7. such person was the subject of, or a party to, any Federal or State judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of:(i) Any Federal or State securities or commodities law or regulation; or(ii) Any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order; or(iii) Any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or

   

  8. such person was the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(26))), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1(a)(29))), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.

 

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Code of Ethics

 

We have not adopted a formal Code of Ethics. The Board of Directors evaluated the business of the Company and the number of employees and determined that since the business is operated by a small number of persons, general rules of fiduciary duty and federal and state criminal, business conduct and securities laws are adequate ethical guidelines. In the event our operations, employees and/or Directors expand in the future, we may take actions to adopt a formal Code of Ethics.

 

Shareholder Proposals

 

We do not have any defined policy or procedural requirements for shareholders to submit recommendations or nominations for Directors. The Board of Directors believes that, given the stage of our development, a specific nominating policy would be premature and of little assistance until our business operations develop to a more advanced level. We do not currently have any specific or minimum criteria for the election of nominees to the Board of Directors or any specific process or procedure for evaluating such nominees. The Board of Directors will assess all candidates, whether submitted by management or shareholders, and make recommendations for election or appointment.

 

A shareholder who wishes to communicate with our Board of Directors may do so by directing a written request addressed to our President, at the address appearing on the first page of this Form 1-K.

 

Compensation

 

Name   Capacities in which compensation was received   Cash Compensation   Other Compensation   Total Compensation
Javier Acosta(1)(2)(3)   Officer, Director            
2021           $100,000   $100,000
2020           $25,000   $25,000
Adrian Goldfarb(2)(4)   Director, Chairman            
2021           $24,000   $24,000
2020           $47,625   $47,625
William R. Colucci(2)(5)   Director            
2021           $12,000   $12,000
2020           $12,000   $12000
Paul W. Bucha(2)(6)   Director            
2021           $12,000   $12000
2020           $12,000   $12000

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(1) After raising at least $500,000 from offering proceeds, salaries will be activated for President / CEO at $150,000 annually. In addition, Mr. Acosta will receive a $100,000 performance bonus to be paid in $100,000, subject to approval of a Strategic Plan for 2021 and approval of the Compensation Committee.

 

(2) Starting in the second quarter of 2021, each director received compensation in the amount of $12,000 for one full year of service, paid in stock at the discretion of the Company, and the chairman of the board received an additional $12,000 paid in stock.

 

(3) Javier Acosta received 16,666,667 shares of common stock as compensation for service on the board during 2020, and 33,333,333 shares of common stock as compensation for service on the board during 2021.
   
(4) Adrian Goldfarb received 16,000,000 shares of common stock as compensation for service on the board during 2020, plus 9,843,750 shares of common stock, origination shares, in connection with the July 31, 2020 securities purchase agreement, plus 53,209,459 shares of common stock as a result of a cashless exercise of 78,750,000 warrants in connection with the July 31, 2020 securities purchase agreement.  Mr. Goldfarb received 8,000,000 shares of common stock as compensation for service on the board during 2021, as well as 5,000,000 warrants issued in connection with the November 2021 financing. Warrant option available upon request.
   
(5) William Colucci received 8,000,000 shares of common stock as compensation for service on the board during 2020, and 4,000,000 shares of common stock as compensation for service on the board during 2021. Warrant option available upon request.
   
(6) Paul Bucha received 8,000,000 shares of common stock as compensation for service on the board during 2020, and 4,000,000 shares of common stock as compensation for service on the board during 2021. Warrant option available upon request.

 

No Executives or Officers have received compensation since the inception of the Company. They have agreed to forego such compensation until the Company achieves a sufficient financial position as determined by the Board of Directors.

 

  

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Summary of Compensation

 

Stock Option Grants

 

We have not granted any stock options to our executive officer(s) since our incorporation.

 

Employment Agreements

 

We do not currently have any employment agreements in place.

 

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

 

Director Compensation 

 

Our Board of Directors does not currently receive any consideration for their services as members of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors reserves the right in the future to award the members of the Board of Directors cash or stock based consideration for their services to the Company, which awards, if granted, shall be in the sole determination of the Board of Directors.

 

Executive Compensation Philosophy

 

Our Board of Directors determines the compensation given to our executive officers in their sole determination. Our Board of Directors reserves the right to pay our executive or any future executives a salary, and/or issue them shares of common stock issued in consideration for services rendered and/or to award incentive bonuses which are linked to our performance, as well as to the individual executive officers performance. This package may also include long-term stock based compensation to certain executives, which is intended to align the performance of our executives with our long-term business strategies. Additionally, while our Board of Directors has not granted any performance base stock options to date, the Board of Directors reserves the right to grant such options in the future, if the Board in its sole determination believes such grants would be in the best interests of the Company.

 

Incentive Bonus 

 

The Board of Directors may grant incentive bonuses to our executive officer and/or future executive officers in its sole discretion, if the Board of Directors believes such bonuses are in the Company’s best interest, after analyzing our current business objectives and growth, if any, and the amount of revenue we are able to generate each month, which revenue is a direct result of the actions and ability of such executives.

 

Long-term, Stock Based Compensation

 

In order to attract, retain and motivate executive talent necessary to support the Company’s long-term business strategy we may award our executive and any future executives with long-term, stock-based compensation in the future, at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors, which we do not currently have any immediate plans to award.

 

ITEM 4. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN SECURITYHOLDERS

 

The following table sets forth information regarding beneficial ownership of our voting stock as of April 20, 2022 (i) by each of our executive officers and directors who beneficially owns more than 10% of any class of our voting securities; (ii) by all of our executive officers and directors as a group; and (iii) by each person who is known by us to beneficially own more than 10% of any class of our voting securities. Unless otherwise specified, the address of each of the persons set forth below is in care of our company at 7554 SW Jack James Drive, Stuart, FL 33997.

 

As of April 20, 2022, the members of the Board and the executive officers of the Company hold 0.24 percent of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company. Members of the Board, executive officers of the Company, and other persons owning ten percent or more of the Company’s issued and outstanding capital stock as a group include the following:

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner   Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned   Common Stock Voting Percentage Beneficially Owned   Voting Shares of Preferred Stock   Preferred Stock Voting Percentage Beneficially Owned   Total Voting Percentage Beneficially Owned(1)
Executive Officers and Directors                    
Adrian Goldfarb    87,768,609   14.20%   15   29.41%   21.96%
Javier Acosta   50,000,000   8.09%   16   31.37%   19.96%
William Colucci   13,575,000   2.20%   10   19.61%   11.08%
Paul Bucha   12,500,000   2.02%   10   19.61%   10.99%
10% Shareholders                    
Laurence Gershman   126,017,131   20.39%           9.99%

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(1) Assuming one share of preferred stock is equivalent to 12,611,296.10 votes.

 

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Beneficial ownership has been determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act. Under this rule, certain shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by more than one person (if, for example, persons share the power to vote or the power to dispose of the shares). In addition, shares are deemed to be beneficially owned by a person if the person has the right to acquire shares (for example, upon exercise of an option or warrant) within 60 days of the date as of which the information is provided. In computing the percentage ownership of any person, the amount of shares is deemed to include the amount of shares beneficially owned by such person by reason of such acquisition rights. As a result, the percentage of outstanding shares of any person as shown in the following table does not necessarily reflect the person’s actual voting power at any particular date.

 

ITEM 5. INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

 

The following includes a summary of transactions since the beginning of our 2020 year, or any currently proposed transaction, in which we were or are to be a participant and the amount involved exceeded or exceeds the lesser of $120,000 and one percent of the average of our total assets at year-end for the last two completed years, and in which any related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest (other than compensation described under “Item 3. Directors and Officers—Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers”). We believe the terms obtained or consideration that we paid or received, as applicable, in connection with the transactions described below were comparable to terms available or the amounts that would be paid or received, as applicable, in arm’s-length transactions.

 

Other than disclosed herein, none of the members of the Board, the Company’s executive officers, or other affiliates have or will be involved in a material company transaction as of the date of this Form 1-K.

 

On July 31, 2020 we entered into a securities purchase agreement with Adrian Goldfarb pursuant to which we have issued that certain Promissory Note in the principal amount of $75,000 with Adrian Goldfarb (the “Goldfarb Note”) which carries an annual interest rate of 12% and an Original Issue Discount of 5%, and a warrant to purchase up to 78,750,000 shares of our common stock with an aggregate exercise price of $0.006. The Goldfarb Note is convertible upon default on payment or at any time at the lowest price 10-day volume weighted average price (VWAP) upon conversion into stock and its maturity date is the earlier of June 30, 2025 or the third business day after the closing of the public offering of $1 million or greater. The balance of this note as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $138,577 and $51,095.

 

ITEM 6. OTHER INFORMATION

 

We have no information to disclose that was required to be in a report on Form 1-U during the last six months of the year ended December 31, 2021, but was not reported.

 

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

GELSTAT CORP.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Description Page
   
Report of Independent Auditor 17
Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 19
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 20
Statement of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 21
Statement of Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 22
Notes to Financial Statements 23

 

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

To the Board of Directors and

Stockholders of GelStat Corporation

Stuart, FL 34997-7258

 

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of GelStat Corporation, (the “Company”), as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Going Concern

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As more fully described in Note 2, the Company has a significant working capital deficiency, has incurred significant losses, and needs to raise additional funds to meet its obligations and sustain its operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

56 Rockford Road, Wilmington, DE 19806-1004 | Phone: 302-652-4783

ciroadamscpa.com

 

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Critical Audit Matters

 

Critical audit matters are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. We determined that there were no critical audit matters.

 

 

Wilmington, DE 19806-1004

 

May 2, 2022

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2021.

 

 

 

 

 

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GELSTAT CORP.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

   For the Year Ended
December 31
 
   2021   2020 
         
Revenues  $7,022   $3,950 
Cost of goods sold   3,019    1,413 
Gross Margin   4,003    2,537 
           
           
Operating expenses:          
Personnel costs   177,495    133,165 
Legal and professional   88,308    17,244 
Rent expense   28,536    14,264 
Selling, general and administrative expenses   22,974    15,411 
Total operating expenses   317,313    180,084 
           
Other Income(expense):          
Grant income - PPP Cares Act   67,497     
Interest expense   (230,369)   (2,291)
Other income (settlement with creditors)   939    2,000 
Total Other Income(expense)   (161,933)   (291)
           
           
Net loss  $(475,243)  $(177,838)
           
Net loss per common share - basic and diluted  $(0.00)  $(0.00)
           
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted   512,926,145    499,993,540 

 

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

 

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GELSTAT CORP.

BALANCE SHEET

 

 

   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Assets          
           
Current Assets          
Cash  $67,138   $767 
Accounts receivable   91    30 
Inventory   75,061    75,263 
Total Current Assets   142,290    76,060 
           
Other assets:          
Warehouse right of use   37,800    62,160 
Security deposits   2,000    2,000 
    39,800    64,160 
Total Assets  $182,090   $140,220 
           
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit          
           
Current Liabilities          
Accounts payable  $55,547   $51,565 
Accrued expenses   183,714    91,450 
Other current liabilities   11,773     
Loans - PPP Cares Act       33,750 
Loans - related party   138,577    51,095 
Due to/from related party   3,925    3,925 
Warehouse lease liability -current portion   25,080    24,360 
Convertible note payable, net of discount   29,722     
Preferred stock payable   50,000    50,000 
Total Current Liabilities   498,338    306,145 
           
Other Liabilities          
Warehouse lease liability -long term portion   12,720    37,800 
           
Stockholders’ Deficit          
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 5,000,000,000 shares authorized;          
558,326,873 and 449,935,540 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and 2020   5,583,268    4,999,935 
Additional paid-in-capital   13,561,884    13,795,217 
Accumulated deficit   (19,474,120)   (18,998,877)
Total Stockholders’ Deficit   (328,968)   (203,725)
           
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit  $182,090   $140,220 

 

 

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

 

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GELSTAT CORP.

STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS

 

 

   For the Years Ended
December 31,
 
   2021   2020 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES          
Net loss  $(475,243)  $(177,838)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
PPP - Cares Act forgiveness of debt   (67,497)    
Amortization of loan discount   39,166     
Accrued interest of note issuance   190,556     
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable   (61)   (30)
Inventory   202    (75,263)
Security deposits       (2,000)
Due to/from related party       1,173 
Accounts payable   3,982    27,289 
Accrued expenses   92,264    91,450 
Other current liabilities   11,773     
Preferred stock payable       50,000 
Net cash used in operating activities   (204,858)   (85,219)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES          
Net cash used in investing activities        
           
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES          
Proceeds from the sale of common stock   100,000     
Loans - PPP Cares Act   33,747    33,750 
Proceeds from loans - related party   87,482    51,095 
Proceeds from convertible note   50,000     
Net cash provided by financing activities   271,229    84,845 
           
Net increase (decrease) in cash   66,371    (374)
           
Cash - beginning of period   767    1,141 
           
Cash - end of period  $67,138   $767 
           
SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:          
Cash paid during the year for:          
Interest  $   $ 
Taxes  $   $ 
           
           
SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:          
           
Operating lease liability  $   $62,160 

 

 

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

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY

 

   Common Stock   Additional       Total 
   $0.01 Par Value   Paid in   Accumulated   Stockholders' 
   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Deficit 
Balance December 31, 2019   499,993,540   $4,999,935   $13,795,217   $(18,821,039)  $(25,887)
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2020               (177,838)   (177,838)
Balance December 31, 2020   499,993,540   $4,999,935   $13,795,217   $(18,998,877)  $(203,725)
                         
Issuance of common stock for debt   25,000,000    250,000              250,000 
Issuance of common stock for cash   33,333,333    333,333    (233,333)        100,000 
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2021                 (475,243)   (475,243)
Balance December 31, 2021   558,326,873   $5,583,268   $13,561,884   $(19,474,120)  $(328,968)

 

 

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

 

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GELSTAT CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2021 and 2020

 

NOTE 1 - Business

 

GelStat Corporation ("the Company" or "GelStat") is a consumer health care company dedicated to the cost-effective development and marketing of over-the-counter (OTC) and other non-prescription consumer health care products. Our efforts are focused on proprietary, innovative products that address the multi-billion-dollar global markets.

 

In March 2020, a new CEO was appointed. In July 2020, the CEO initiated operations with the purchase of inventory and leasing of office and warehouse space. In late 2020, the Company began reengaging with capital markets and seeking additional financing which is ongoing at this time.

 

 

NOTE 2- Liquidity and Going Concern

 

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes the Company will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. The Company had a net loss of $475,243 for the year ended December 31 2021. The Company has an accumulated deficit of $9,267,062 and a stockholders’ deficit of $19,474,120 as of December 31, 2021 and used $204,858 in cash flow from operating activities for the year then ended.

 

Management believes these conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for the next twelve months from the date these financial statements were issued. The ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon profitable future operations, positive cash flows, and additional financing.

 

Management intends to raise money through a Regulation A Funding, which through December 31, 2021 raised a total of $100,000 of the $5,000,000 offering. Such funds will enable the company to develop and markets its products and for its working capital needs. Management cannot provide any assurances that the Company will be successful in completing these undertakings and accomplishing any of its plans.

 

 

NOTE 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) under the accrual basis of accounting.

 

Management's Estimates

 

In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. The Company’s significant estimates include, the valuation of inventories and the realizability of income tax assets Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

The Company’s financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk primarily consist of its cash. The Company places its cash with financial institutions of high credit worthiness. At times, its cash with a particular financial institution may exceed any applicable government insurance limits. The Company’s management plans to assess the financial strength and credit worthiness of any parties to which it is a credit counterparty, and as such, it believes that any associated credit risk exposures are limited.

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2021 and 2020

 

Risks and Uncertainties

 

The Company is undertaking a new business venture that is inherently subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including financial, operational, technological and other risks that could potentially have a risk of business failure.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all short-term investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash and equivalents for purposes of the statement of cash flows.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

Accounts receivables are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company did not record an allowance for uncollectible accounts.

 

Inventories

 

Inventories are valued using average actual cost. Inventory items replaced by an alternative and rendered unusable or diminished in value are considered to be obsolete. Obsolete inventory items are written down to zero.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

In accordance with ASC 606 revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised products and/or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those products and services. The Company currently sells its products through direct, retail and distributor sales channels with a national reach across the USA. The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of a customer or distributor arrangement exists, shipment has occurred, the price is fixed or determinable, and the sales revenues are considered collectible. Subject to these criteria, the Company recognizes revenue at the time of shipment of the merchandise to the retail customer.

 

Cost of Revenue

 

Cost of revenues consists primarily of product costs and shipping and handling, which are directly attributable to the sale of products.

 

Advertising

 

Advertising costs, including the cost of promotional products, which totaled $8,211 and $1,678 for the year end December 31, 2021 and 2020, are charged to operations when incurred.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company accounts for impairment of long-lived assets in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360, Property, Plant and Equipment, (“ASC 360”). Long-lived assets consist primarily of property, plant and equipment. In accordance with ASC 360, the Company periodically evaluates long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. When triggering event indicators are present, the Company obtains appraisals on an asset-by-asset basis and will recognize an impairment loss when the sum of the appraised values is less than the carrying amounts of such assets. The appraised values, based on reasonable and supportable assumptions and projections, require subjective judgments. Depending on the assumptions and estimates used, the appraised values projected in the evaluation of long-lived assets can vary within a range of outcomes. The appraisals consider the likelihood of possible outcomes in determining the best estimate for the value of the assets. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company did not record any impairment losses.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2021 and 2020

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income tax using Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC 740”) “Accounting for Income Taxes”, which requires the asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Under this approach, deferred income taxes are provided for the estimated future tax effects attributable to temporary differences between financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, and for the expected future tax benefits from loss carry-forwards and provisions, if any. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the enacted tax rates expected in the years of recovery or reversal and the effect from a change in tax rates is recognized in the statement of operations and comprehensive income in the period of enactment. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the amount of deferred tax assets if it is considered more likely than not that some portion of, or all of, the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

Earnings or Loss per Common Share

 

Basic earnings or loss per share is calculated as the income or loss attributable to common stockholders divided by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each period. Diluted earnings or loss per share is calculated by dividing the net income or loss attributable to common shareholders by the diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software: Customer's Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract”, which aligns the requirement for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. This ASU is effective for years beginning after December 15, 2020.

 

On July 1, 2020, the Company adopted ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The standard modifies the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by removing, modifying, or adding certain disclosures. The adoption of ASU 2018-13 did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

 

There are no other recent accounting pronouncements that are expected to have a material effect on the Company's financial statements.

 

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GELSTAT CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2021 and 2020

 

NOTE 4 – Debt

 

Notes Payable

 

The Company’s notes payable relating to financing agreements classified as current liabilities consist of the following as of:

 

   Years Ended December 31, 
Notes Payable  2021   Interest rate   2020   Interest rate 
Related party note payable  $138,577    12%  $51,095    12%
PPP loan       1%   33,750    1%
Convertible note, net of discount   29,722               
Total  $160.431        $84,845      

 

Related Party

 

The Company entered into an agreement with a related party on July 31, 2020, whereby the related party loaned the Company the aggregate principal amount of up to $78,750 in tranches, pursuant to a note, repayable on June 30, 2022. The note carries an annual interest rate of 12% and an Original Issue Discount (OID) of 5%. In addition, the Company will issue warrants permitting the related party to purchase for cash 78,750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price to be determined once sufficient authorized shares are available for issuance such that these shares do not exceed the amount of available authorized shares. The balance of this note as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $138,577 and $51,095.

 

PPP Loan

 

On May 1, 2020, the Company entered into a promissory note (the “Note”) with Bank of America, which provides for a loan in the amount of $33,750 (the “Loan”) pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). The Loan has a two-year term and bears interest at a rate of 1.00% per annum (APR 1.014%). Monthly principal and interest payments are deferred for seven months after the date of disbursement and was extended additional six months from the date of disbursement. The Loan may be prepaid at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. The Company applied for the PPP loan forgiveness.

 

On January 28, 2021, the Company entered into a further promissory note (the “Second Note”) with Bank of America, which provides for a loan in the amount of $33,747 (the “Second Loan”) pursuant to the Second Draw of the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). The Loan has a two-year term and bears interest at a rate of 1.00% per annum (APR 1.014%). Monthly principal and interest payments are deferred for seven months after the date of disbursement and was extended additional six months from the date of disbursement. The Loan may be prepaid at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. The two PPP loans were both forgiven and the balance of PPP loan is $0 as of December 31, 2021.

 

Convertible note

 

On July 8, 2021, GelStat issued a one-year $59,444 convertible note and received $50,000 in proceeds after discount and fees. (The note bears no interest and is due July 8, 2022.) GelStat also issued 25,000,000 shares and a five-year warrant to purchase 5,944,444 shares as additional consideration for this note.

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2021 and 2020

 

NOTE 5 - Accounts payable and preferred stock payable

 

On June 13, 2020, the company entered into an inventory purchase agreement with vendor to purchase the inventory for $75,000 to be paid with $25,000 cash and $50,000 of GelStat preferred stock. The first cash payment of $10,000 was made on June 29,2020. As of December 31,2021, the remaining $15,000 of cash payment and the $50,000 of preferred stock is still payable.

 

 

NOTE 6 – Accrued Salary

 

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company has accrued $172,365 and $91,450 in salary to its CEO.

 

 

NOTE 7 – Inventory

 

Inventories are recorded at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The cost of finished goods is determined using average actual cost. The inventory consists of finished goods and amounted $75,061 and $75,263 as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

 

NOTE 8 – Warehouse lease agreement

 

On June 28,2020, the company entered into a warehouse and office lease agreement at its current address 7554 SW Jack James Drive, Stuart, Florida 34997. The lease started July 1, 2020 and expires on June 30, 2023. The right-to-use asset recorded is $37,800 and $62,160 on December 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

At December 31, 2021, future cash payments under warehouse lease with terms of at least one year were as follows:

 

    Amount 
For the year ending December 31,      
2022   $25,080 
2023    12,720 
Thereafter     
    $37,800 
Less: imputed interest    2,268 
Total operating lease liabilities   $35,532 

 

 

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GELSTAT CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2021 and 2020

 

NOTE 9 – Income Taxes

 

The company maintains deferred tax assets and liabilities that reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The deferred tax assets at December 31, 2021 and 2020 consist of net operating loss carryforwards and differences in the book basis and tax basis of intangible assets.

 

The items accounting for the difference between income taxes at the effective statutory rate and the provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

 

   Years Ended December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Income tax benefit at U.S. statutory rate of 21%  $(96,083)  $(37,346)
State income taxes   (16,471)   (7,928)
Non-deductible expenses        
Change in valuation allowance   112,554    45,274 
Total provision for income tax  $   $ 

 

   Years Ended December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Deferred tax assets:          
Net operating loss carryforward  $(19,111,431)  $(18,998,877)
Intangible assets        
    (19,111,431)   (18,998,877)
Valuation allowance   19,111,431    18,998,877 
   $   $ 

 

NOTE 10 – Shareholders’ Equity

 

On June 22, 2021, the Company filed an amendment of its articles of incorporation with the State of Delaware to increase its authorized common stock shares to 5,000,000,000.

 

On July 19, 2021, the Company issued 25,000,000 shares of common stock concurrent with a convertible note. (See Note 4.)

 

In December, 2021, the Company sold 33,333,333 shares of common stock under its current Regulation A offering at $0.003 per share for total proceeds of $100,000.

 

NOTE 11 – Subsequent Events

 

Convertible Promissory Note

 

On February 23, 2022, the Company issued a $120,000 convertible note at a discounted price of $100,000. The note bears an interest rate of 0% per annum and is convertible into common stock of the Company at a fixed conversion rate of $0.003 per share of common stock.  The holder of the note has the right to convert all or part of the principal and interest into common stock. The maturity date of the convertible note is February 26, 2024.  In connection with the issuance of the convertible note, the Company issued a common stock purchase warrant to the same investor to purchase up to 10,000,000 shares of common stock.  The common stock purchase warrant is exercisable through February 23, 2025, at a rate of $0.003 per share of common stock. 

 

End of Financial Statements

 

 

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ITEM 8: EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.   Description
2.1*   Certificate of Incorporation
2.2*   Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed May 16, 2011
2.3*   Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed June 22, 2021
2.4*   Bylaws
2.5*   Agreement of Merger and Plan of Merger and Reorganization between GelStat, a Minnesota corporation and GelStat Corporation, a Delaware corporation
2.6*   Certificate of Merger of Foreign Corporation into a Domestic Corporation
3.1*   Certificate of Designation of Series A Preferred Stock filed July 6, 2021
4.1*   Form of Subscription Agreement
4.2*   Security Agreement between Company and Quick Capital, LLC
4.3**   Common Stock Purchase Agreement between the Company and Accredited Investor dated February 23,2022
4.4**   Convertible Promissory Note between the Company and Accredited Investor dated February 23, 2022

 

*   Previously filed

** Filed herewith

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, the issuer has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: May 2, 2022   GelStat Corp.
       
    /s/ Javier Acosta
    Name: Javier Acosta
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
      (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

SIGNATURE   TITLE   DATE
         
/s/ Adrian Goldfarb   Director   May 2, 2022
Adrian Goldfarb        
         

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT 4.3

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

Warrant Shares: 10,000,000 Issuance Date: February 23, 2022

 

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, [redacted], or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date that is six months following the date hereof and on or prior to the close of business on the third year anniversary of the Issuance Date (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from GelStat Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”). The purchase price of one Warrant Share under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b). This Warrant is issued pursuant to that certain Promissory Note (the “Promissory Note”), dated as of February 23, 2022, issued by the Company to the Holder.

 

Section 1.Definitions. The following terms as used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them below:

 

“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire Common Stock at any time, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

 
 

 

“Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers or directors of the Company, in an aggregate amount not to exceed 15% of shares of Common Stock outstanding pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose by the Board of Directors shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose, by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose for services rendered to the Company, (b) securities issuable upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities issued hereunder and/or other securities issuable pursuant to existing agreements or instruments, exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of the Promissory Note, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of the Promissory Note to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than (1) in connection with stock dividends, stock splits or combinations or (2) automatic adjustments to such terms pursuant to anti-dilution, default or similar provisions of such securities, (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the directors of the Company, provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equity holders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities, (d) securities issued for bonafide services provided to the Company not for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities or (e) securities issued in a public offering.

 

“Fundamental Transaction” means the occurrence of the Company (i) directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, (A) consolidating or merging with or into (if the Company is the surviving corporation) another Person, (B) selling, assigning, transferring, conveying or otherwise disposing of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its “significant subsidiaries” (as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X) to one or more Persons, (C) making, or allowing one or more Persons to make, or allowing the Company to be subject to or have its Common Stock be subject to or party to one or more Persons making, a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of at least either (x) 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (y) 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all Persons making or party to, or affiliated with any Persons making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer were not outstanding; or (z) such number of shares of Common Stock such that all Persons making or party to, or affiliated with any Person making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer, become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (D) consummating a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with one or more Persons whereby all such Persons, individually or in the aggregate, acquire, either (x) at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (y) at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Common Stock held by all the Persons making or party to, or affiliated with any Persons making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination were not outstanding; or (z) such number of shares of Common Stock such that the Persons become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (E) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify its Common Stock other than a stock split.

 

“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

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“Registration Statement” registration statement filed by the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

 

“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC (or similar United States law) having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Subsidiary” means with respect to any entity at any date, any direct or indirect corporation, limited or general partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, association, joint venture or other business entity of which (a) more than 50% of (i) the outstanding capital stock having (in the absence of contingencies) ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managing body of such entity, (ii) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, the interest in the capital or profits of such partnership or limited liability company or (iii) in the case of a trust, estate, association, joint venture or other entity, the beneficial interest in such trust, estate, association or other entity business is, at the time of determination, owned or controlled directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, by such entity, or (b) is under the actual control of the Company.

 

“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the OTCQB, the OTCQX, or the OTC Pink Marketplace (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

“Transfer Agent” means Action Stock Transfer Corp., and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

Section 2.Exercise.

 

(a) Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the six month anniversary of the Issuance Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of a duly executed copy of the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto. Within two Trading Days following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank, unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary (although the Holder may surrender the Warrant to, and receive a replacement Warrant from, the Company), the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within two Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the

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effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise Form within one Trading Day of delivery of such notice. The Holder by acceptance of this Warrant or any transferee, acknowledges and agrees that, by reason of the provisions of this Section 2(a), following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

(b) Exercise Price. The initial exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to $0.003 per share, subject to adjustment under Section 3 (the “Exercise Price”).

 

(c) Cashless Exercise. Other than as provided for in Section 2(f), if at any time after the six month anniversary of the Issuance Date, there is no effective Registration Statement covering the resale of the Warrant Shares at prevailing market prices (not a fixed price) by the Holder (or the prospectus does not meet the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act), then this Warrant may also be exercised at the Holder’s election, in whole or in part and in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the number obtained by dividing [(A - B) times (C)] by (A), where:

 

(A)    =  the greater of (i) the arithmetic average of the VWAPs for the five consecutive Trading Days ending on the date immediately preceding the date on which the Holder elects to exercise this Warrant by means of a “cashless exercise,” as set forth in the applicable Notice of Exercise or (ii) the VWAP for the Trading Day immediately prior to the date on which the Holder makes such “cashless exercise” election;

 

(B)    =  the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder, at the time of such exercise; and

 

(C)    =  the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise;

 

“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)) (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), (b) if no volume weighted average price of the Common Stock is reported for the Trading Market, the most recent reported bid price per share of the Common Stock, or (c) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the characteristics of the Warrants being exercised, and the holding period of the Warrants being exercised may be tacked on to the holding period of the Warrant Shares. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).

 

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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if on the Termination Date (unless the Holder notifies the Company otherwise) if there is no effective Registration Statement covering the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant shall be automatically exercised via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section 2(c).

 

(d) Mechanics of Exercise.

 

(i) Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise. Certificates for the shares of Common Stock purchased hereunder shall be transmitted to the Holder by the Transfer Agent by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise and Rule 144 is available, or otherwise by physical delivery to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is two Trading Days after the latest of (A) the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise and (B) payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set forth above (unless by cashless exercise, if permitted) (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised, with payment to the Company of the Exercise Price (or by cashless exercise, if permitted). The Company understands that a delay in the delivery of the Warrant Shares after the Warrant Share Delivery Date could result in economic loss to the Holder. As compensation to the Holder for such loss, the Company agrees to pay (as liquidated damages and not as a penalty) to the Holder for late issuance of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant the proportionate amount of $10 per Trading Day after the Warrant Share Delivery Date for each $10,000 of the value of the Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercised (based on the Exercise Price) which are not timely delivered. In no event shall liquidated damages for any one transaction exceed $100 for the first 10 Trading Days. Furthermore, in addition to any other remedies which may be available to the Holder, in the event that the Company fails for any reason to effect delivery of the Warrant Shares by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Holder may revoke all or part of the relevant Warrant exercise by delivery of a notice to such effect to the Company, whereupon the Company and the Holder shall each be restored to their respective positions immediately prior to the exercise of the relevant portion of this Warrant, except that the liquidated damages described above shall be payable through the date notice of revocation or rescission is given to the Company or the date the Warrant Shares are delivered to the Holder, whichever date is earlier.

 

(ii) Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical to this Warrant. Unless the Warrant has been fully exercised, the Holder shall not be required to surrender this Warrant as a condition of exercise.

 

(iii) Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to deliver the Warrant Shares or cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or the certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right, at any time prior to issuance of such Warrant Shares, to rescind such exercise.

 

(iv) Reserved.

 

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(v) No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

(vi) Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate including any charges of any clearing firm, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise. The Company shall (A) pay the reasonable legal fees of the Holder’s choice (provided such counsel is reasonably acceptable to the Company) (in an amount not to exceed $500 per opinion, and not more often than once per week) in connection with the exercise of the Warrants, (B) cause its attorneys to promptly provide any opinion or reliance opinion to the Transfer Agent, and (C) pay the Holder the sums required under Section 2(d)(iv).

 

(vii) Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates.  Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above

 

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shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.  Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding.  In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e) solely with respect to the Holder’s Warrant, provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any such increase will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The Holder may also decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e) solely with respect to the Holder’s Warrant at any time, which decrease shall be effectively immediately upon delivery of notice to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

 

Section 3.Certain Adjustments.

 

(a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification.

 

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(b) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all of the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Purchase Rights will be made under this Section 3(b) in respect of an Exempt Issuance.

 

(c) Pro Rata Distributions. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holder) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock (which shall be subject to Section 3(b)), then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then per share fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.

 

(d) Fundamental Transaction.

 

(i) If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions engages in any Fundamental Transaction, then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation on the exercise of this Warrant), at the option of the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration

 

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issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall not effect a Fundamental Transaction unless it gives the Holder at least four (4) Trading Days prior notice together with sufficient details so the Holder can make an informed decision as to whether it elects to accept the Alternative Consideration. If a public announcement of the Fundamental Transaction has not been made, the notice to the Holder may not be given until the Company files a Form 1-U or other report disclosing the Fundamental Transaction.

 

(ii) If Section 3(d)(i) is not applicable, the Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the Promissory Note in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d)(iii) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation on the exercise of this Warrant), and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the Promissory Note referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the Promissory Note with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

(e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

(f)Notice to Holder.

 

(i) Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly email to the Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. The Holder may supply an email address to the Company and change such address.

 

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(ii) Notice to Allow Exercise by the Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall deliver to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to email such notice or any defect therein or in the emailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (as determined in good faith by the Company), the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 1-U. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

(g)Mandatory Exercise. The Company shall have the option, subject to the Equity Conditions, to cause the Holder to exercise the Warrant (“Mandatory Exercise”) in whole or in part upon written notice (“Mandatory Exercise Notice”). For purposes of this Warrant, “Equity Conditions” means: (i) no breach under the Warrant or the Promissory Note shall have occurred, (ii) the last closing sale price of the Common Stock has been equal to or greater than $2.00 per share (subject to adjustments for splits, dividends, recapitalizations and similar events) for consecutive 10 Trading Days immediately prior to the date on which the Mandatory Exercise Notice is given to the Holder (the “10 Day Consecutive Period”), (iii) on each Trading Day during the 10 Day Consecutive Period, the total daily trading dollar volume was at least $1,000,000, and (iv) during each day of the 10 Day Consecutive Period and through the date of the Mandatory Exercise shall occur, the Company must have an effective registration statement with a current prospectus in compliance with Sections 5 and 10 of the Securities Act on file with the SEC pursuant to which the Warrant Shares may be sold. The Mandatory Exercise Notice shall specify a date, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date such Mandatory Exercise Notice is received by the Holder on which such Mandatory Exercise shall occur. The Company’s right to require a Mandatory Exercise shall be subject to and may be limited by Section 2(e) above.

 

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Section 4.Transfer of Warrant.

 

(a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Upon such surrender, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new Holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

 

(b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the initial issuance date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

 

(c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

 

Section 5.Miscellaneous.

 

(a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof other than as explicitly set forth in Section 3.

 

(b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it, and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate. In no event shall the Holder be required to deliver a bond or other security.

 

(c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Trading Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.

 

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(d) Authorized Shares. The Company covenants that during the period this Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock, free of preemptive rights 200% of the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof.

 

In addition to any other remedies provided by this Warrant, if the Company at any time fails to meet this reservation of Common Stock requirement within 45 days after written notice from the Holder, it shall pay the Holder as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty a sum equal to $100 per day for each $100,000 of initial principal amount of the Promissory Note (or the initial principal amount of the original holder’s Promissory Note if the Holder is a transferee of the Warrant).

 

Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use reasonable best efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

 

Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

 

(e) Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Promissory Note.

 

(f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered or if not exercised on a cashless basis when Rule 144 (or any successor law or rule) is available, may have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

(g) Non-waiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of the Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

 

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(h) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Promissory Note.

 

(i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

(j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate or that there is no irreparable harm and not to require the posting of a bond or other security.

 

(k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder of Warrant Shares.

 

(l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and Holder.

 

(m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 

(n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

 

  GELSTAT CORP.
     
     
     
  By:  
  Name: Javier Acosta
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO WARRANT

 

 

EXHIBIT 4.4

 

NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.

 

 

Principal Amount: $120,000 Effective Date: February 23, 2022

Purchase Price: $100,000

 

 

CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, GelStat Corporation, a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of [redacted], an individual residing at [redacted], or registered assigns (the “Holder”) the sum of $120,000 (the “Principal Amount”) together with any interest as set forth herein, on February 26, 2024 (the “Maturity Date”), and to pay interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof at the rate of zero percent (0%) (the “Interest Rate”) per annum from the date hereof (the “Effective Date”) until the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or upon acceleration or by prepayment or otherwise. This Note may not be prepaid in whole or in part except as otherwise explicitly set forth herein. All payments due hereunder (to the extent not converted into common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) in accordance with the terms hereof) shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America. All payments shall be made at such address as the Holder shall hereafter give to the Borrower by written notice made in accordance with the provisions of this Note.

 

This Note is free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Borrower and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.

 

The following terms shall apply to this Note:

 

ARTICLE I. CONVERSION RIGHTS

 

1.1 Conversion Right. The Holder shall have the right from time to time, and at any time following the date of this Note and ending on the later of: (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) the date of payment of the Default Amount (as defined in Article III), each in respect of the remaining outstanding amount of this Note to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid amount of this Note into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (also referred to as the “Conversion Shares”), as such Common Stock exists on the Effective Date, or any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Borrower into which such Common Stock shall hereafter be changed or reclassified at the conversion price (the “Conversion Price”) determined as provided herein (a “Conversion”); provided, however, that in no event

 

 
 

 

shall the Holder be entitled to convert any portion of this Note in excess of that portion of this Note upon conversion of which the sum of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates (other than shares of Common Stock which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of the unconverted portion of the Notes or the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other security of the Borrower subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitations contained herein) and (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the portion of this Note with respect to which the determination of this proviso is being made, would result in beneficial ownership by the Holder and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. For purposes of the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Regulations 13D-G thereunder, except as otherwise provided in clause (1) of such proviso. The beneficial ownership limitations on conversion as set forth in the section may NOT be waived by the Holder except upon 61 days prior written notice to the Borrower. The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon each conversion of this Note shall be determined by dividing the Conversion Amount (as defined below) by the applicable Conversion Price then in effect on the date specified in the notice of conversion, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notice of Conversion”), delivered to the Borrower by the Holder in accordance with Section 1.4 below; provided that the Notice of Conversion is submitted by facsimile or e-mail (or by other means resulting in, or reasonably expected to result in, notice) to the Borrower before 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time on such conversion date (the “Conversion Date”); however, if the Notice of Conversion is sent after 6:00pm, New York, New York time the Conversion Date shall be the next business day. The term “Conversion Amount” means, with respect to any conversion of this Note, the sum of the (1) principal amount of this Note to be converted in such conversion plus (2) at the Holder’s option, any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.4 hereof.

 

1.2 Conversion Price. Subject to the adjustments described herein, the conversion price (the “Conversion Price”) shall equal the Fixed Conversion Price (as defined herein) (subject to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends or rights offerings by the Borrower relating to the Borrower’s securities or the securities of any subsidiary of the Borrower, combinations, recapitalization, reclassifications, extraordinary distributions and similar events). The “Fixed Conversion Price” shall mean $0.003. To the extent the Conversion Price of the Borrower’s Common Stock closes below the par value per share, the Borrower will take all steps necessary to solicit the consent of the stockholders to reduce the par value to the lowest value possible under law. The Borrower agrees to honor all conversions submitted pending this adjustment. “Trading Day” shall mean any day on which the Common Stock is tradable for any period on the OTC Pink, OTCQB or on the principal securities exchange or other securities market on which the Common Stock is then being traded. The Borrower shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent and all DTC fees associated with any such issuance.

 

1.3 Authorized Shares. The Borrower covenants that during the period the conversion right exists, the Borrower will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares, free from preemptive rights, to provide for the issuance of Common Stock upon the full conversion of this Note. The Borrower is required at all times to have authorized and reserved two (2) times the number of shares that would be issuable upon full conversion of the Note (assuming that the 4.99% limitation set forth in Section 1.1 is not in effect), based on the respective Conversion Price of the Note (as defined in Section 1.2) in effect from time to time, (initially 40,000,000 shares defined as the “Note Reserve Shares”). The Note Reserve Shares shall be increased (or decreased with the written consent of the Holder) from time to time in accordance with the Borrower’s obligations hereunder, subject to the terms of the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions. The Borrower represents that upon issuance, such shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. In addition, if the Borrower shall issue any securities or make any change to its capital structure which would change the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Notes shall be convertible at the then current Conversion Price, the Borrower shall at the same time make proper provision so that thereafter there shall be a sufficient number of shares of

 

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Common Stock authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, for conversion of the outstanding Note. The Borrower (i) acknowledges that it has irrevocably instructed its transfer agent to issue certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, and (ii) agrees that its issuance of this Note shall constitute full authority to its officers and agents who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Note.

 

If, at any time the Borrower does not maintain the Note Reserve Shares, as may be adjusted from time to time, it will be considered an Event of Default under Section 3.2 of the Note.

 

1.4 Method of Conversion.

 

(a) Mechanics of Conversion. As set forth in Section 1.1 hereof, from time to time, and at any time during the period beginning on the date which is one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of this Note and ending on the later of: (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) the date of payment of the Default Amount, this Note may be converted by the Holder in whole or in part at any time from time to time after the Effective Date, by (A) submitting to the Borrower a Notice of Conversion (by facsimile, e-mail or other reasonable means of communication dispatched on the Conversion Date prior to 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time) and (B) subject to Section 1.4(b), surrendering this Note at the principal office of the Borrower (upon payment in full of any amounts owed hereunder).

 

(b) Surrender of Note Upon Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Borrower unless the entire unpaid principal amount of this Note is so converted. The Holder and the Borrower shall maintain records showing the principal amount so converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Borrower, so as not to require physical surrender of this Note upon each such conversion.

 

(c) Delivery of Common Stock Upon Conversion. Upon receipt by the Borrower from the Holder of a facsimile transmission or e-mail (or other reasonable means of communication) of a Notice of Conversion meeting the requirements for conversion as provided in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall issue and deliver or cause to be issued and delivered to or upon the order of the Holder certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion within two (2) business days after such receipt (the “Deadline”) (and, solely in the case of conversion of the entire unpaid principal amount hereof, surrender of this Note). Upon receipt by the Borrower of a Notice of Conversion, the Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, the outstanding principal amount and the amount of accrued and unpaid interest on this Note shall be reduced to reflect such conversion, and, unless the Borrower defaults on its obligations hereunder, all rights with respect to the portion of this Note being so converted shall forthwith terminate except the right to receive the Common Stock or other securities, cash or other assets, as herein provided, on such conversion. If the Holder shall have given a Notice of Conversion as provided herein, the Borrower’s obligation to issue and deliver the certificates for Common Stock shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the absence of any action by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision thereof, the recovery of any judgment against any person or any action to enforce the same, any failure or delay in the enforcement of any other obligation of the Borrower to the holder of record, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder of any obligation to the Borrower, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Borrower to the Holder in connection with such conversion.

 

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(d) Delivery of Common Stock by Electronic Transfer. In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Common Stock issuable upon conversion, provided the Borrower is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer (“FAST”) program, upon request of the Holder and its compliance with the provisions set forth herein, the Borrower shall use its best efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable upon conversion to the Holder by crediting the account of Holder’s Prime Broker with DTC through its Deposit and Withdrawal at Custodian (“DWAC”) system.

 

(e) Failure to Deliver Common Stock Prior to Deadline. Without in any way limiting the Holder’s right to pursue other remedies, including actual damages and/or equitable relief, the parties agree that if delivery of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note is not delivered by the Deadline due to action and/or inaction of the Borrower, the Borrower shall pay to the Holder $100 per day in cash, for each day beyond the Deadline that the Borrower fails to deliver such Common Stock (the “Fail to Deliver Fee”); provided; however that the Fail to Deliver Fee shall not be due if the failure is a result of a third party (i.e., transfer agent; and not the result of any failure to pay such transfer agent) despite the best efforts of the Borrower to effect delivery of such Common Stock. Such cash amount shall be paid to Holder by the fifth day of the month following the month in which it has accrued or, at the option of the Holder (by written notice to the Borrower by the first day of the month following the month in which it has accrued), shall be added to the principal amount of this Note, in which event interest shall accrue thereon in accordance with the terms of this Note and such additional principal amount shall be convertible into Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Note. The Borrower agrees that the right to convert is a valuable right to the Holder. The damages resulting from a failure, attempt to frustrate, interference with such conversion right are difficult if not impossible to qualify. Accordingly, the parties acknowledge that the liquidated damages provision contained in this Section 1.4(e) are justified.

 

1.5 Concerning the Shares. The shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note may not be sold or transferred unless: (i) such shares are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or (ii) the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have been furnished with an opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that the shares to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration (such as Rule 144 or a successor rule) (“Rule 144”); or (iii) such shares are transferred to an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Borrower who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the shares only in accordance with this Section 1.5 and who is an accredited investor.

 

Any restrictive legend on certificates representing shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note shall be removed and the Borrower shall issue to the Holder a new certificate therefore free of any transfer legend if the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have received an opinion of counsel from Holder’s counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that (i) a public sale or transfer of such Common Stock may be made without registration under the Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company so that the sale or transfer is effected; or (ii) in the case of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, such security is registered for sale by the Holder under an effective registration statement filed under the Act; or otherwise may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration. In the event that the Company does not reasonably accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Holder with respect to the transfer of Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration (such as Rule 144), at the Deadline, it will be considered an Event of Default pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Note.

 

1.6Effect of Certain Events.

 

(a) Effect of Merger, Consolidation, Etc. At the option of the Holder, the sale,

 

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conveyance or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the effectuation by the Borrower of a transaction or series of related transactions in which more than 50% of the voting power of the Borrower is disposed of, or the consolidation, merger or other business combination of the Borrower with or into any other Person (as defined below) or Persons when the Borrower is not the survivor shall be deemed to be an Event of Default (as defined in Article III) pursuant to which the Borrower shall be required to pay to the Holder upon the consummation of and as a condition to such transaction an amount equal to the Default Amount (as defined in Article III). “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity or organization.

 

(b) Adjustment Due to Merger, Consolidation, Etc. If, at any time when this Note is issued and outstanding and prior to conversion of all of the Note, there shall be any merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization, or other similar event, as a result of which shares of Common Stock of the Borrower shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of another class or classes of stock or securities of the Borrower or another entity, or in case of any sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower other than in connection with a plan of complete liquidation of the Borrower, then the Holder of this Note shall thereafter have the right to receive upon conversion of this Note, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified herein and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore issuable upon conversion, such stock, securities or assets which the Holder would have been entitled to receive in such transaction had this Note been converted in full immediately prior to such transaction (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth herein), and in any such case appropriate provisions shall be made with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder of this Note to the end that the provisions hereof (including, without limitation, provisions for adjustment of the Conversion Price and of the number of shares issuable upon conversion of the Note) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as may be practicable in relation to any securities or assets thereafter deliverable upon the conversion hereof. The Borrower shall not affect any transaction described in this Section 1.6(b) unless (a) it first gives, to the extent practicable, ten (10) days prior written notice (but in any event at least five (5) days prior written notice) of the record date of the special meeting of shareholders to approve, or if there is no such record date, the consummation of, such merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar event or sale of assets (during which time the Holder shall be entitled to convert this Note) and (b) the resulting successor or acquiring entity (if not the Borrower) assumes by written instrument the obligations of this Note. The above provisions shall similarly apply to successive consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or share exchanges.

 

(c) Adjustment Due to Distribution. If the Borrower shall declare or make any distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock as a dividend, stock repurchase, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including any dividend or distribution to the Borrower’s shareholders in cash or shares (or rights to acquire shares) of capital stock of a subsidiary (i.e., a spin-off)) (a “Distribution”), then the Holder of this Note shall be entitled, upon any conversion of this Note after the date of record for determining shareholders entitled to such Distribution, to receive the amount of such assets which would have been payable to the Holder with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion had such Holder been the holder of such shares of Common Stock on the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to such Distribution.

 

(d) Adjustment Due to Dilutive Issuance. If, at any time when any Notes are issued and outstanding, the Borrower issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 1.6(d) hereof is deemed to have issued or sold, except for shares of Common Stock issued directly to vendors or suppliers of the Borrower in satisfaction of amounts owed to such vendors or suppliers (provided, however, that such vendors or suppliers shall not have an arrangement to transfer, sell or assign such shares of Common Stock prior to the issuance of such shares), any shares of Common Stock for no consideration or for a consideration per share (before deduction of reasonable expenses or commissions or underwriting discounts or allowances in connection therewith) less than the Conversion Price in effect on the date of such issuance (or deemed

 

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issuance) of such shares of Common Stock (a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately upon the Dilutive Issuance, the Conversion Price will be reduced to the amount of the consideration per share received by the Borrower in such Dilutive Issuance.

 

The Borrower shall be deemed to have issued or sold shares of Common Stock if

the Borrower in any manner issues or grants any warrants, rights or options (not including employee stock option plans), whether or not immediately exercisable, to subscribe for or to purchase Common Stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock (“Convertible Securities”) (such warrants, rights and options to purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities are hereinafter referred to as “Options”) and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such Options is less than the Conversion Price then in effect, then the Conversion Price shall be equal to such price per share. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the “price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such Options” is determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Borrower as consideration for the issuance or granting of all such Options, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Borrower upon the exercise of all such Options, plus, in the case of Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options, the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration payable upon the conversion or exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities first become convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of all such Options (assuming full conversion of Convertible Securities, if applicable). No further adjustment to the Conversion Price will be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon the exercise of such Options or upon the conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of such Options.

 

Additionally, the Borrower shall be deemed to have issued or sold shares of Common Stock if the Borrower in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities, whether or not immediately convertible (other than where the same are issuable upon the exercise of Options), and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange is less than the Conversion Price then in effect, then the Conversion Price shall be equal to such price per share. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, the “price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange” is determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Borrower as consideration for the issuance or sale of all such Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Borrower upon the conversion or exchange thereof at the time such Convertible Securities first become convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities. No further adjustment to the Conversion Price will be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.

 

1.7 Prepayment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note, the Borrower shall have the right, exercisable on a date not earlier than twelve (12) months from the date of this Note and not more than three (3) Trading Days prior written notice to the Holder of the Note to prepay the outstanding Note (principal and accrued interest), in full, in accordance with this Section 1.7. Any notice of prepayment hereunder (an “Optional Prepayment Notice”) shall be delivered to the Holder of the Note at its registered addresses and shall state: (1) that the Borrower is exercising its right to prepay the Note, and (2) the date of prepayment which shall be not earlier than twelve (12) months from the date of this Note and not more than three (3) Trading Days from the date of the Optional Prepayment Notice. On the date fixed for prepayment (the “Optional Prepayment Date”), the Borrower shall make payment of the Optional Prepayment Amount (as defined below) to Holder, or upon the direction of the Holder as specified by the Holder in a writing to the Borrower (which direction shall to be sent to Borrower by the Holder at least one (1) business day prior to the Optional Prepayment Date). If the Borrower exercises its right to prepay the Note, the Borrower shall make payment to the Holder of an amount in cash equal to $18,000

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(the “Optional Prepayment Amount”). If the Borrower delivers an Optional Prepayment Notice and fails to pay the Optional Prepayment Amount due to the Holder of the Note within two (2) business days following the Optional Prepayment Date, the Borrower shall forever forfeit its right to prepay the Note pursuant to this Section 1.7.

 

After the expiration of eighteen (18) months following the Effective Date, the Borrower shall have no right of prepayment.

 

ARTICLE II. CERTAIN COVENANTS

 

2.1 Sale of Assets. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any significant portion of its assets outside the ordinary course of business. Any consent to the disposition of any assets may be conditioned on a specified use of the proceeds of disposition.

 

ARTICLE III. EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

If any of the following events of default (each, an “Event of Default”) shall occur:

 

3.1 Failure to Pay Principal and Interest. The Borrower fails to pay the principal hereof when due on this Note, whether at maturity or upon acceleration and such breach continues for a period of five (5) days after written notice from the Holder.

 

3.2 Conversion and the Shares. The Borrower fails to issue shares of Common Stock to the Holder (or announces or threatens in writing that it will not honor its obligation to do so) upon exercise by the Holder of the conversion rights of the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Note, fails to transfer or cause its transfer agent to transfer (issue) (electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, the Borrower directs its transfer agent not to transfer or delays, impairs, and/or hinders its transfer agent in transferring (or issuing) (electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, or fails to remove (or directs its transfer agent not to remove or impairs, delays, and/or hinders its transfer agent from removing) any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop transfer instructions in respect thereof) on any certificate for any shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note (or makes any written announcement, statement or threat that it does not intend to honor the obligations described in this paragraph) and any such failure shall continue uncured (or any written announcement, statement or threat not to honor its obligations shall not be rescinded in writing) for two (2) business days after the Holder shall have delivered a Notice of Conversion. It is an obligation of the Borrower to remain current in its obligations to its transfer agent. It shall be an event of default of this Note, if a conversion of this Note is delayed, hindered or frustrated due to a balance owed by the Borrower to its transfer agent. If at the option of the Holder, the Holder advances any funds to the Borrower’s transfer agent in order to process a conversion, such advanced funds shall be paid by the Borrower to the Holder within forty-eight (48) hours of a demand from the Holder.

 

3.3 Breach of Covenants. The Borrower breaches any material covenant or other material term or condition contained in this Note and such breach continues for a period of twenty (20) days after written notice thereof to the Borrower from the Holder.

 

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3.4Breach of Representations and Warranties. Any representation or warranty of the Borrower made herein or in any agreement, statement or certificate given in writing pursuant hereto or in connection herewith, shall be false or misleading in any material respect when made and the breach of which has (or with the passage of time will have) a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note.

 

3.5 Receiver or Trustee. The Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver or trustee for it or for a substantial part of its property or business, or such a receiver or trustee shall otherwise be appointed.

 

3.6 Bankruptcy. Bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings, voluntary or involuntary, for relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower.

 

3.7 Delisting of Common Stock. The Borrower shall fail to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on at least one of the OTC (which specifically includes the quotation platforms maintained by the OTC Markets Group) or an equivalent replacement exchange, the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the American Stock Exchange.

 

3.8Failure to Comply with Regulation A. The Borrower shall fail to comply with the reporting requirements of Regulation A; and/or the Borrower shall cease to be subject to the reporting requirements of Regulation A.

 

3.9 Liquidation. Any dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of Borrower or any substantial portion of its business.

 

3.10 Cessation of Operations. Any cessation of operations by Borrower or Borrower admits it is otherwise generally unable to pay its debts as such debts become due, provided, however, that any disclosure of the Borrower’s ability to continue as a “going concern” shall not be an admission that the Borrower cannot pay its debts as they become due.

 

3.11 Financial Statement Restatement. The restatement of any financial statements filed by the Borrower with the SEC at any time after 180 days after the Issuance Date for any date or period until this Note is no longer outstanding, if the result of such restatement would, by comparison to the un-restated financial statement, have constituted a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note.

 

3.12 Replacement of Transfer Agent. In the event that the Borrower proposes to replace its transfer agent, the Borrower fails to provide, prior to the effective date of such replacement, a fully executed Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserve shares of Common Stock in the Reserved Amount) signed by the successor transfer agent to Borrower and the Borrower.

 

3.13 Cross-Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note or the other related or companion documents, a breach or default by the Borrower of any covenant or other term or condition contained in any of the Other Agreements, after the passage of all applicable notice and cure or grace periods, shall, at the option of the Holder, be considered a default under this Note and the Other Agreements, in which event the Holder shall be entitled (but in no event required) to apply all rights and remedies of the Holder under the terms of this Note and the Other Agreements by reason of a default

 

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under said Other Agreement or hereunder. “Other Agreements” means, collectively, all agreements and instruments between, among or by: (1) the Borrower, and, or for the benefit of, (2) the Holder and any affiliate of the Holder, including, without limitation, promissory notes; provided, however, the term “Other Agreements” shall not include the related or companion documents to this Note. Each of the loan transactions will be cross-defaulted with each other loan transaction and with all other existing and future debt of Borrower to the Holder.

 

3.14 Unavailability of Rule 144. If, at any time on or after the date which is six (6) months after the Effective Date, the Holder is unable to (i) obtain a standard “144 legal opinion letter” from an attorney reasonably acceptable to the Holder, the Holder’s brokerage firm (and respective clearing firm), and the Borrower’s transfer agent in order to facilitate the Holder’s conversion of any portion of the Note into free trading shares of the Borrower’s Common Stock pursuant to Rule 144, and (ii) thereupon deposit such shares into the Holder’s brokerage account.

 

Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default specified in Section 3.1 (solely with respect to failure to pay the principal hereof when due at the Maturity Date), the Note shall become immediately due and payable and the Borrower shall pay to the Holder, in full satisfaction of its obligations hereunder, an amount equal to the Default Amount (as defined herein). UPON THE OCCURRENCE AND DURING THE CONTINUATION OF ANY EVENT OF DEFAULT SPECIFIED IN SECTION 3.2, OR SECTION 3.14, THE NOTE SHALL BECOME IMMEDIATELY DUE AND PAYABLE AND THE BORROWER SHALL PAY TO THE HOLDER, IN FULL SATISFACTION OF ITS OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE DEFAULT AMOUNT (AS DEFINED HEREIN). Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default specified in Sections 3.1 (solely with respect to failure to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due on this Note or upon acceleration), 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, exercisable through the delivery of written notice to the Borrower by such Holders (the “Default Notice”), and upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified the remaining sections of Articles III (other than failure to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon at the Maturity Date specified in Section 3,1 hereof), the Note shall become immediately due and payable and the Borrower shall pay to the Holder, in full satisfaction of its obligations hereunder, an amount equal to 150% times the sum of the then outstanding principal amount of this Note (“Default Amount”) and all other amounts payable hereunder shall immediately become due and payable, all without demand, presentment or notice, all of which hereby are expressly waived, together with all costs, including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, of collection, and the Holder shall be entitled to exercise all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity.

 

If the Borrower fails to pay the Default Amount within five (5) business days of written notice that such amount is due and payable, then the Holder shall have the right at any time, so long as the Borrower remains in default (and so long and to the extent that there are sufficient authorized shares), to require the Borrower, upon written notice, to immediately issue, in lieu of the Default Amount, the number of shares of Common Stock of the Borrower equal to the Default Amount divided by the Conversion Price then in effect.

 

ARTICLE IV. MISCELLANEOUS

 

4.1 Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privileges. All rights and remedies existing hereunder are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.

 

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4.2 Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be:

 

If to the Borrower, to:

 

[redacted]
[redacted]
[redacted]
[redacted]

 

If to the Holder:

 

GelStat Corporation

7554 SW Jack James Drive

Stuart, Florida 34997

Attention: Javier Acosta

e-mail:

 

4.3 Amendments. This Note and any provision hereof may only be amended by an instrument in writing signed by the Borrower and the Holder. The term “Note” and all reference thereto, as used throughout this instrument, shall mean this instrument as originally executed, or if later amended or supplemented, then as so amended or supplemented.

 

4.4 Most Favored Nation. During the period where any monies are owed to the Holder pursuant to this Note, if the Borrower engages in any future financing transactions with a third-party investor, the Borrower will provide the Holder with written notice (the “MFN Notice”) thereof promptly but in no event less than ten (10) days prior to closing any financing transactions. Included with the MFN Notice shall be a copy of all documentation relating to such financing transaction and shall include, upon written request of the Holder, any additional information related to such subsequent investment as may be reasonably requested by the Holder. In the event the Holder determines that the terms of the subsequent investment are preferable to the terms of this Note, the Holder will notify the Borrower in writing. Promptly after receipt of such written notice from the Holder, the Borrower agrees to amend and restate the Securities (which may include the conversion terms of this Note), to be identical to the instruments evidencing the subsequent investment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.4 shall not apply in respect of (i) an Exempt Issuance, or (ii) an underwritten public offering of Common Stock. “Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of: (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers, consultants, advisors or directors of the Borrower pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of directors established for such purpose, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of this Note and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and

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outstanding on the date hereof, and (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Borrower, provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company in a business synergistic with the business of the Borrower and in which the Borrower receives benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Borrower is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities.

 

4.5 Assignability. This Note shall be binding upon the Borrower and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to be the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns. Each transferee of this Note must be an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of the Securities and Exchange Commission). Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, this Note may be pledged as collateral in connection with a bona fide margin account or other lending arrangement; and may be assigned by the Holder without the consent of the Borrower.

 

4.6 Cost of Collection. If default is made in the payment of this Note, the Borrower shall pay the Holder hereof costs of collection.

 

4.7 Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Note shall be brought only in the state courts of Delaware or in the federal courts located in the State of Delaware. The parties to this Note hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. The Borrower and Holder waive trial by jury. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Note or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Note, any agreement or any other document delivered in connection with this Note by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Note and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

4.8 [Reserved]

 

4.9 Remedies. The Borrower acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Borrower acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Note will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Borrower of the provisions of this Note, that the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Note and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions thereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be signed in its name by its duly authorized officer this on February 23, 2022

 

 

  Borrower:
  GelStat Corporation
     
     
  By:  
  Name: Javier G. Acosta   
  Title: CEO and Director

 

 

 

 

 

Acknowledged and Accepted by:

 

HOLDER:

 

 

 

By:    
  Name: [redacted]     
  Title: Individual  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A -- NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

The undersigned hereby elects to convert $_________________ principal amount of the Note (defined below) into that number of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the conversion of the Note (“Common Stock”) as set forth below, of GelStat Corporation (the “Borrower”) according to the conditions of the convertible note of the Borrower dated as of February __, 2022 (the “Note”), as of the date written below. No fee will be charged to the Holder for any conversion, except for transfer taxes, if any.

 

Box Checked as to applicable instructions:

 

 

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The Borrower shall electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Notice of Conversion to the account of the undersigned or its nominee with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system (“DWAC Transfer”).

Name of DTC Prime Broker:

Account Number:

 

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The undersigned hereby requests that the Borrower issue a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock set forth below (which numbers are based on the Holder’s calculation attached hereto) in the name(s) specified immediately below or, if additional space is necessary, on an attachment hereto:

 

[Insert Name and Address of Holder Here]

 

  Date of conversion:       
  Applicable Conversion Price:   $  
  Number of shares of common stock to be issued    
        pursuant to conversion of the Notes:       
  Amount of Principal Balance due remaining    
        under the Note after this conversion:    

 

 

 

 

By:_____________________________

Name:

Title:
Date:

 

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