UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August 21, 2019
Monaker Group, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | |
001-38402 | 26-3509845 |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2893 Executive Park Drive, Suite 201
Weston, Florida 33331
(Address of principal executive offices zip code)
(954) 888-9779
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.00001 Par Value Per Share |
MKGI |
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq Capital Market) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). |
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ |
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 21, 2019, Monaker Group, Inc. (the “Company”, “we” and “us”), closed the transactions contemplated by an Intellectual Property Purchase Agreement dated August 15, 2019 (the “IP Purchase Agreement”) by and between the Company, as buyer, and IDS Inc., as seller (“IDS”). Pursuant to the IP Purchase Agreement, the Company purchased certain proprietary technology from IDS for the reservation and booking of air travel, hotel accommodations, car rentals, and ancillary products, services, and amenities, integration of the same with the providers of such products and services, associated functions, including website addresses, patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets relating thereto, and all goodwill associated therewith (collectively, the “IP Assets”). Although the IP Purchase Agreement was dated August 15, 2019, the agreement was not binding upon either party and no party was subject to any enforceable obligations pursuant to the terms of the agreement until August 21, 2019.
The purchase price of the IP Assets was $4,920,000, which was paid by way of the issuance by the Company to IDS of 1,968,000 shares of restricted common stock (the “IDS Shares”), with an agreed upon value of $2.50 per share.
As part of the IP Purchase Agreement, we provided IDS a perpetual, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sub-licensable, royalty-free right and license to continue to use the IP Assets.
The IP Purchase Agreement also included a provision whereby IDS agreed not to offer, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, contract to sell, or otherwise dispose of, any shares of our common stock (including the IDS Shares) or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable into shares of our common stock for an eighteen month period, without offering us a five business day first right to purchase such securities, at the then current market price of our common stock.
The IP Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of each party for a transaction of this type. The IP Purchase Agreement also contains customary covenants and indemnification obligations of the parties.
As an additional requirement of the transaction, we entered into an inventory agreement (the “Inventory Agreement”) and an asset management services agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with IDS and TD Assets Holding, LLC, an affiliate of IDS (“TDS”), respectively.
Pursuant to the Inventory Agreement, IDS agreed to make its vacation and hotel room inventory available to us at cost.
Pursuant to the Management Agreement, we engaged TDS to manage the operations of the IP Assets and agreed to provide financing, facilities, and other support for such operations. The Management Agreement has a term of 12 months, unless otherwise extended with the mutual consent of the parties. We were required to pay TDS $350,000 at the closing as the first payment due pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement (which payment was timely made) and to make a payment 90 days following the closing date in the amount of $284,400. A total of $350,000 of the amount of the initial payment was loaned to the Company from the Donald P. Monaco Insurance Trust, of which Donald P. Monaco is the trustee and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, as described in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 20, 2019.
We also agreed to provide a minimum of $1.2 million of funding in connection with the operation of the IP Assets, and exploitation of such assets, over a seven-month period following the closing.
The foregoing description of the IP Purchase Agreement and Management Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text thereof, filed herewith as Exhibits 2.1 and 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, respectively, and incorporated by reference in this Item 1.01.
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
The discussion of the acquisition of the IP Assets and the IP Purchase Agreement in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01 in its entirety.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The discussion of the Management Agreement in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03 in its entirety.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
In consideration for the acquisition of the IP Assets, as discussed in Item 1.01, above, the Company issued IDS 1,968,000 shares of restricted common stock. We claim an exemption from registration for the issuance pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), since the foregoing issuance did not involve a public offering, the recipient (a) was an “accredited investor”; and/or (b) had access to similar documentation and information as would be required in a Registration Statement under the Securities Act, and the recipient acquired the securities for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof. The securities were offered without any general solicitation by us or our representatives. No underwriters or agents were involved in the foregoing issuances and we paid no underwriting discounts or commissions. The securities sold are subject to transfer restrictions, and the certificates evidencing the securities contain an appropriate legend stating that such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold absent registration or pursuant to an exemption therefrom. The securities were not registered under the Securities Act and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.
Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On August 22, 2019, the Company released a press release announcing the closing of the acquisition described in Item 1.01 above. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit
Number |
Description | |
2.1+# | Intellectual Property Purchase Agreement by and between Monaker Group, Inc., as Buyer and IDS Inc., as Seller, dated August 15, 2019 | |
10.1% | Asset Management Services Agreement by and between TD Assets Holding, LLC, as Operator, and Monaker Group, Inc., as Owner, dated August 15, 2019 | |
99.1 | Press Release dated August 22, 2019 |
+ Certain schedules, exhibits, annexes and similar attachments have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request; provided, however that Monaker Group, Inc. may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for any schedule or exhibit so furnished.
# Certain confidential portions of this Exhibit were omitted by means of marking such portions with brackets (“[****]”) because the identified confidential portions (i) are not material and (ii) would be competitively harmful if publicly disclosed.
% Certain schedules, exhibits, annexes and similar attachments have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request; provided, however that Monaker Group, Inc. may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for any schedule or exhibit so furnished.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MONAKER GROUP, INC. | |||
Date: August 22, 2019 | By: | /s/ William Kerby | |
Name: | William Kerby | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number |
Description | |
2.1+# | Intellectual Property Purchase Agreement by and between Monaker Group, Inc., as Buyer and IDS Inc., as Seller, dated August 15, 2019 | |
10.1% | Asset Management Services Agreement by and between TD Assets Holding, LLC, as Operator, and Monaker Group, Inc., as Owner, dated August 15, 2019 | |
99.1 | Press Release dated August 22, 2019 |
+ Certain schedules, exhibits, annexes and similar attachments have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request; provided, however that Monaker Group, Inc. may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for any schedule or exhibit so furnished.
# Certain confidential portions of this Exhibit were omitted by means of marking such portions with brackets (“[****]”) because the identified confidential portions (i) are not material and (ii) would be competitively harmful if publicly disclosed.
% Certain schedules, exhibits, annexes and similar attachments have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request; provided, however that Monaker Group, Inc. may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for any schedule or exhibit so furnished.
Exhibit 2.1
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by and between
MONAKER GROUP, INC., as Buyer
and
IDS INC., as Seller
Dated as of August 15, 2019
This INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of August 15, 2019 by and between Monaker Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Buyer”) and IDS Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Seller,” each of Buyer and Seller a “Party” and together, the “Parties”); and with respect to the following facts:
A. | Buyer is engaged in the business of developing technology for the travel and vacation rental markets; |
B. | Buyer is a company whose shares of common stock are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market (“NASDAQ”); |
C. | Seller has developed and owns certain proprietary technology for the reservation and booking of vacation lodging; |
D. | Seller desires to sell, and Buyer desires to purchase, such technology upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; |
E. | Buyer desires to issue shares of its common stock to Seller in consideration for the acquisition of such technology; and |
F. | In connection with the acquisition contemplated hereby, Buyer also intends to enter into agreements pursuant to which Seller or its Affiliates (i) will manage the acquired assets on behalf of Buyer and (ii) will make vacation and hotel room inventory available to Buyer at competitive rates. |
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective covenants, representations and promises set forth herein, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1.
Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated:
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“Acquired Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Acquired Assets Value” means $4,920,000.
“Acquired Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
“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.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Asset Management Services Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(e).
“Buyer” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Buyer Common Stock” means the common stock par value $0.00001 of Monaker Group, Inc.
“Buyer Disclosure Schedule” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of Article 3.
“Buyer Entities” means Buyer and any Affiliate of Buyer.
“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.
“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.
“Environmental Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.24.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Future Upgrades” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.24.
“Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.
“Insolvent” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7.
“Intellectual Property Assignment Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b).
“Intellectual Property Licenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
“Inventory Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(d).
“Lien” means any lien, charge, claim, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal or other restriction.
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“Losses” means any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, settlement costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees.
“Material Adverse Effect” with respect to a Party shall means (i) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or financial condition of the Party or (ii) material and adverse impairment of the Party’s ability to perform its obligations under any of the Agreement.
“Material Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.17.
“NASDAQ” has the meaning set forth in Recital B.
“Open Source Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(i).
“Party” or “Parties” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Permitted Liens” means: (i) statutory liens for Taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (ii) mechanics’, materialmen’s, carriers’, warehousemen’s or similar statutory liens for amounts not yet due or being diligently contested in good faith in appropriate proceedings; and (iii) pledges or deposits to secure obligations under workers’ compensation laws or similar legislation or to secure public or statutory obligations.
“Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, a government or any department or agency thereof and any other legal entity.
“Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, a partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened in writing.
“SEC” has the meaning set forth in Recital B.
“SEC Reports” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.
“Securities Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(d).
“Seller” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Seller Entities” means the Seller and any Affiliate of Seller.
“Seller Disclosure Schedule” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of Article 4.
“Software” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(c)(ii).
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“Stock Consideration” means the number of shares of Buyer Common Stock that is calculated by dividing the Acquired Assets Value by $2.50.
“Tax” or “Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.25.
“Trading Market” means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE Amex Equities, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market, OTC Bulletin Board, or OTC Markets’ OTCQB, on which Buyer Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.
“Transactions” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.
“Transfer” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(a).
“Travel Booking Engine” shall mean, collectively, the systems or platforms consisting of computerized reservation applications, products and services developed by Seller and existing as of the Closing Date for the booking of air travel, hotel accommodations, car rentals, and ancillary products, services, or amenities, integration of the same with the providers of such products and services, and associated functions such as CRM and mapping, the description and functional specifications for which are described in more detail on Schedule 1 hereto.
“U.S. GAAP” means Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States as promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
Article
2
PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS
2.1
Agreement to Purchase and Sell. On and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller shall sell, assign, transfer, convey, deliver and relinquish exclusively to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and acquire from Seller, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), all of Seller’s right, title and interest, both the tangible and the intangible, as of the Closing, in and to the following assets, properties and rights (collectively, the “Acquired Assets”):
(a)
the Acquired Intellectual Property; and
(b)
and all goodwill associated with the foregoing.
2.2
Excluded Liabilities. Buyer will not assume any liability or obligation of Seller in connection with Buyer’s purchase of the Acquired Assets pursuant to this Agreement.
2.3
Stock Consideration.
(a)
Delivery. In consideration for the sale by Seller of the Acquired Assets to Buyer, at the Closing, Buyer shall direct American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as registrar and transfer agent to the Buyer, to register the Stock Consideration in book-entry form in the name of and for the benefit of the Seller in order to effectively vest in Seller its right, title and interest in and to the Stock Consideration.
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(b)
Allocation. The Stock Consideration shall be allocated among the Acquired Assets as follows: (i) $4.5 million of the $4.92 million Stock Consideration shall be allocated to the purchase of the acquired technology for the Travel Booking Engine, and (ii) the remainder shall be allocated in a manner to be mutually agreed by the Parties prior to Closing.
(c)
Restricted Securities. Stock Consideration shall be issued pursuant to exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), and shall accordingly bear a restrictive legend subject to existing law, as more fully described in Section 4.8(a) hereof.
2.4
Closing Transactions.
(a)
Closing. Subject to the satisfaction or, if permissible, waiver of the conditions set forth in Articles 7 and 8, the closing of the Transactions (the “Closing”) will take place remotely via the electronic exchange of documents and signatures on August 15, 2019, or at such other time and place as Seller and Buyer shall mutually agree, orally or in writing (which time is designated as the “Closing Date”).
(b)
Intellectual Property Assignment. At the Closing, the Parties shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, an Intellectual Property Assignment Agreement in a form set forth on Exhibit A (the “Intellectual Property Assignment Agreement”) pursuant to which the Acquired Intellectual Property will be transferred and assigned to Buyer. The Intellectual Property Assignment Agreement shall include a perpetual, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable, non-sub-licensable, royalty-free right and grant-back license in favor of Seller to use the Acquired Intellectual Property. Except as specified in such grant-back license, Seller shall retain no other rights of any kind in the Acquired Intellectual Property. After the Closing, Seller shall not make, use, sell, offer to sell, reproduce, execute, perform, distribute, exploit, or otherwise commercialize the Acquired Intellectual Property except as expressly permitted in the grant-back license.
(c)
Other Deliverables. Seller will execute and deliver all such other bills of sale, assignments, endorsements, intellectual property right assignments, trade name assignments, certificates of title, consents and other good and sufficient instruments and documents of conveyance and transfer in a form reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, as Buyer reasonably shall deem necessary or appropriate to vest in or confirm to Buyer full and complete right, title and interest in and to all of the Acquired Assets.
(d)
Actions and Deliveries by Seller. At the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Buyer:
(i) an inventory agreement (the “Inventory Agreement”) in a form set forth on Exhibit B, pursuant to which Seller shall agree to make vacation and hotel room inventory available to Buyer at competitive rates; and
(ii) the certificates and documents required to be delivered by Seller pursuant to Sections 7.1 and 7.2.
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(e)
Actions and Deliveries by Buyer. At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver to Seller:
(i) an asset management services agreement (the “Asset Management Services Agreement”) in a form set forth on Exhibit C, pursuant to which Buyer shall agree to engage Seller or an Affiliate or assignee of Seller to manage the operations of the Acquired Assets on behalf of Buyer and pursuant to which Buyer shall agree to provide financing, facilities, and other support for such operations; and
(ii) the certificates and documents required to be delivered by Buyer pursuant to Sections 7.1 and 7.3.
2.5
Future Upgrades to the Acquired Intellectual Property. If either Party makes any upgrades, enhancements, improvements, modifications, updates, fixes, revisions and/or expansions to the Acquired Intellectual Property, including both the version being sold to Buyer and the grant-back version that Seller retains certain rights in (“Future Upgrades”), the Party shall offer to provide, and shall provide upon request, the Future Updates to the other party at no additional charge. The Future Upgrades shall be considered part of the Acquired Intellectual Property being sold by Seller to Buyer.
Article
3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer hereby represents and warrants to Seller that the statements contained in this Article 3 are true and correct, except as disclosed in Buyer disclosure schedule attached hereto (the “Buyer Disclosure Schedule”), which is divided into sections that correspond to the sections of this Article 3 (with the disclosures in any such section of Buyer Disclosure Schedule qualifying both the corresponding representations and warranties of this Article 3 and any other representations and warranties of this Article 3 to which such disclosure would reasonably relate).
3.1
Corporate Organization; Subsidiaries. Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Nevada with the requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to own, operate and lease its properties and assets, and is duly qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation in good standing in every other jurisdiction in which the character or location of the properties and assets owned, leased or operated by it or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or licensing, except in such jurisdictions in which the failure to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on Buyer taken as whole. Buyer has several subsidiaries.
3.2
Authorization; Enforceability.
(a) Buyer has the requisite corporate authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and the Exhibits hereto (the “Transactions”) and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. Subject to obtaining the approval of Buyer’s board of directors as provided in Section 8.8, the execution and delivery of Agreement by Buyer and the consummation by it of the Transactions have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Buyer and no further consent or action is required by Buyer, its board of directors or its shareholders.
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(b) Other than the submission to and approval by NASDAQ of a listing of additional shares form as more fully described in Section 8.10, and the notice on Form D to be filed with the SEC, in each case covering the Stock Consideration, the Buyer is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions, other than those whose failure to be obtained could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) This Agreement has been (or upon delivery will be) duly executed by Buyer and is, or when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute, the valid and binding obligation of Buyer enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
3.3
No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement by Buyer and the consummation by Buyer of the Transactions and thereby do not, and will not, (i) conflict with or violate any provision of Buyer’s articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Buyer debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which Buyer is a party or by which any property or asset of Buyer is bound, or affected, except in the cases of clauses (i) and (ii) above to the extent that such conflict, default, termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation right would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which Buyer is subject, or by which any properties or assets of Buyer are bound or affected, except to the extent that such violation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.4
Stock Consideration Duly Authorized. The Stock Consideration is duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens and will not be subject to preemptive or similar rights of shareholders.
3.5
Capitalization. All outstanding shares of Buyer’s capital stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and have been issued in compliance in all material respects with all applicable securities laws. Except as set forth in the Buyer Disclosure Schedule, and except for customary adjustments as a result of stock dividends, stock splits, combinations of shares, reorganizations, recapitalizations, reclassifications or other similar events, there are no anti-dilution or price adjustment provisions contained in any security issued by Buyer (or in any agreement providing rights to security holders) and the issuance and sale of the Stock Consideration will not obligate Buyer to issue additional shares of Buyer Common Stock or other securities to any Person and will not result in a right of any holder of securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities.
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3.6
SEC Filings; Financial Statements. Other than as set forth on Schedule 3.6 of the Buyer Disclosure Schedule, all statements, reports, schedules, forms and other documents required to have been filed by Buyer with the SEC (“SEC Reports”) have been so filed and on a timely basis for at least the prior two years. As of the time it was filed with the SEC (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing), each of the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act. Buyer has a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act. Buyer’s fiscal year-end is February 28 and such fiscal year has been determined and approved by Buyer’s board of directors. The SEC Reports contain a correct and complete copy of the audited financial statements (including, in each case, any related notes thereto), on a consolidated basis, for the period from March 1, 2018 to fiscal year ended February 28, 2019 prepared in accordance with the published rules and regulations of any applicable governmental entity and with U.S. GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and audited in accordance with the auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) by an independent accountant registered with PCAOB. Such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial position of Buyer, on a consolidated basis, at the respective dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods indicated.
3.7
Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments; Solvency. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within its Form 10-K filed with the SEC on filed June 13, 2019, as amended June 14, 2019, for the period ended February 28, 2019, except as disclosed in the Buyer Disclosure Schedule, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or that would result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) Buyer has not incurred any material liabilities other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in Buyer’s financial statements pursuant to U.S. GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made with the SEC, (iii) Buyer has not altered its method of accounting or changed its auditors, (iv) Buyer has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its shareholders, in their capacities as such, or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock, and (v) Buyer has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except as set forth in Forms 8-K filed with the SEC. Buyer has not taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any bankruptcy law nor does Buyer have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact that would reasonably lead a creditor to do so. Buyer is not as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to the Transactions to occur at the Closing will not be, Insolvent (as defined below). For purposes of this Section 3.7, “Insolvent” means (i) the present fair saleable value of Buyer’s assets, as the case may be, is less than the amount required to pay Buyer’s total indebtedness), (ii) Buyer is unable to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured, (iii) Buyer intends to incur or believes that it will incur debts that would be beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature or (iv) Buyer has unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which it is engaged as such business is now conducted and is proposed to be conducted.
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3.8
Absence of Litigation. There is no action, suit, claim, or Proceeding, or, to Buyer’s knowledge, inquiry or investigation, before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of Buyer, threatened against or affecting Buyer that could, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.9
Compliance. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) Buyer is not in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, and (ii) Buyer is not or has not been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority.
3.10
Title to Assets. Buyer does not own any real property. Buyer has good and marketable title in all personal property owned by it that is material to the business of Buyer, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens that do not, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect. Any real property and facilities held under lease by Buyer is held by it under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases of which Buyer is in material compliance.
3.11
No General Solicitation; Private Placement. Neither Buyer, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Buyer Common Stock. Neither Buyer nor any of its Affiliates nor, any Person acting on Buyer’s behalf has, directly or indirectly, at any time within the past six months, made any offer or sale of any security or solicitation of any offer to buy any security under circumstances that would eliminate the availability of the exemption from registration under Regulation D under the Securities Act in connection with the offer and sale by Buyer of the Stock Consideration as contemplated hereby. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Seller set forth in Article 5, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Buyer Common Stock by Buyer to Seller as contemplated hereby. The sale and issuance of the Stock Consideration hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of any Trading Market on which the Buyer Common Stock is listed or quoted.
3.12
[RESERVED]
3.13
Listing and Maintenance Requirements. Buyer’s Common Stock is quoted on NASDAQ under the symbol “MKGI” and is “DTC eligible.” Other than as set forth on Schedule 3.13 of the Buyer Disclosure Schedule, Buyer has not, in the twelve months preceding the date hereof, received notice (written or oral) from any Trading Market on which Buyer Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that Buyer is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. Other than as set forth on Schedule 3.13 of the Buyer Disclosure Schedule, Buyer is, and is making all commercially reasonable efforts to remain, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements.
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3.14
No Disqualifying Event. No “bad actor” disqualifying event described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i)-(viii) of the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”) is applicable to Buyer or, to Buyer’s knowledge, any Buyer Covered Person, except for a Disqualification Event as to which Rule 506(d)(2)(ii–iv) or (d)(3) is applicable. For purposes of this Agreement “Buyer Covered Person” means, with respect to Buyer as an “issuer” for purposes of Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act, any person listed in the first paragraph of Rule 506(d)(1).
3.15
Registration Rights. Buyer has not granted or agreed to grant to any Person any rights (including “piggy-back” registration rights) to have any securities of Buyer registered with the SEC or any other governmental authority that have not expired or been satisfied or waived.
3.16
Trademarks. Buyer owns the content of its websites, its registered domain names, registered and unregistered trademarks, and has contracts with third party property managers and distributors.
3.17
Regulatory Permits. Buyer possesses all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct its respective business as presently conducted (“Material Permits”), except where the failure to possess such permits does not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and Buyer has not received any written notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
3.18
Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Buyer has numerous transactions with related parties and entities, including officers and directors of Buyer, as set forth in Buyer’s SEC Reports, including its most recent Form 10-K and Form 8-K filings.
3.19
Internal Accounting Controls. Buyer maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
3.20
Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither Buyer, nor to the knowledge of Buyer, any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of Buyer, has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, Buyer (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation in any material respect of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.
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3.21
Indebtedness. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, Buyer (i) does not have any outstanding indebtedness, (ii) is not in violation of any term of or is in default under any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, except where such violations and defaults would not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) is not a party to any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any indebtedness, the performance of which, in the judgment of Buyer’s officers, has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.22
Employee Relations. Buyer is not a party to any collective bargaining agreement. Buyer believes that its relations with its employees are as disclosed in its SEC Reports. Except as contemplated in the Agreement, no executive officer of Buyer has notified Buyer that such officer intends to leave Buyer, as applicable, or otherwise terminate such officer’s employment with Buyer. To the knowledge of Buyer, no executive officer of Buyer is in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement, non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject Buyer to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters.
3.23
Labor Matters. Buyer is in compliance in all material respects with all federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations respecting labor, employment and employment practices and benefits, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where failure to be in compliance would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
3.24
[RESERVED]
3.25
Tax Status. For purposes of this Agreement, “Tax” or “Taxes” refers to any and all applicable central, federal, provincial, state, local, municipal and foreign taxes, together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to any such amounts and any obligations under any agreements or arrangements with any other person with respect to any such amounts.
To the knowledge of Buyer:
(i)
Buyer has timely filed and paid all Taxes required for fiscal year ended February 28, 2019.
(ii)
Buyer has timely filed all the returns, estimates, information statements and reports relating to Taxes required to be filed with any Tax Authority prior to the date hereof. All such filings are true, correct and complete in all material respects. Buyer has paid all Taxes shown to be due on such filings.
(iii)
All Taxes that Buyer is required by law to withhold or collect have been duly withheld or collected, and has been timely paid over to the proper Authority to the extent due and payable.
(iv)
No audit or other examination of any Tax return filed by Buyer by any Tax Authority is presently in progress, nor has Buyer been notified of any request for such an audit or other examination.
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(v)
Buyer has no liability for any unpaid Taxes which have not been accrued for or reserved on Buyer’ balance sheets included in the U.S. GAAP financial statements described in Section 3.6 for the most recent fiscal year, other than any liability for unpaid Taxes that may have accrued since the end of the most recent fiscal year in connection with operation of Buyer business.
3.26
No Brokers or Finders. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with any of the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Buyer.
3.27
Adequacy of Funds. Buyer reasonably anticipates, but cannot guarantee, the availability of adequate financial resources to satisfy its monetary obligations under this Agreement and as contemplated by the Transactions (specifically including but not limited to the “Asset Management Services Fee” and the “Owner Support Commitment” described in the Asset Management Services Agreement).
Article
4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller represents and warrants to Buyer, that the statements contained in this Article 4 are true and correct, except as disclosed in the disclosure schedule attached hereto (the “Seller Disclosure Schedule”), which is divided into sections that correspond to the sections of this Article 4 (with the disclosures in any such section of the Seller Disclosure Schedule qualifying both the corresponding representations and warranties of this Article 4 and any other representations and warranties of this Article 4 to which such disclosure would reasonably relate).
4.1
Corporate Organization; Subsidiaries; Properties. Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Nevada with the requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to own, operate and lease its properties and assets, and is duly qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation in good standing in every other jurisdiction in which the character or location of the properties and assets owned, leased or operated by it or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or licensing, except in such jurisdictions in which the failure to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on Seller taken as whole. Seller has no subsidiaries. Seller does not own or lease any real property material to the Acquired Assets, and no interests in real property are incorporated in the Acquired Assets.
4.2
Authorization; Enforceability. Seller has the requisite corporate authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller and the consummation by it of the Transactions have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Seller and no further consent or action is required by Seller, its board of directors or its shareholders. The Agreement has been (or upon delivery will be) duly executed by Seller and is, or when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute, the valid and binding obligation of Seller enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
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4.3
No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement by Seller and the consummation by Seller of the Transactions and thereby do not, and will not, (i) conflict with or violate any provision of Seller’s articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Seller debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which Seller is a party or by which any property or asset of Seller is bound, or affected, except in the cases of clauses (ii) and (iii) above to the extent that such conflict, default, termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation right would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which Seller is subject, or by which any properties or assets of Seller are bound or affected, except to the extent that such violation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.4
Absence of Litigation. Seller is not a party to or the subject of any pending litigation, claims, decrees, orders, stipulations or governmental investigation relating to the Acquired Intellectual Property, and there are no lawsuits, claims, demands, assessments, investigations, or similar matters, against or affecting Seller, its management or its properties with respect to the Acquired Intellectual Property. Seller has complied in all material respects with all laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations, rules, decrees or orders applicable to the Acquired Intellectual Property, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.5
Intellectual Property and Software.
(a)
Set forth in the Seller Disclosure Schedule is a true and complete list of all: (i) patents, patent applications, provisional patents and utility models and applications therefor and equivalent or similar rights anywhere in the world in inventions and discoveries including invention disclosures; (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names, logos and corporate names (in each case, whether registered or unregistered) and registrations and applications for registration thereof; (iii) copyrights (whether registered or unregistered) and registrations and applications for registration thereof; (iv) rights in data, databases or other compilations of fact; (v) trade secrets and other confidential or proprietary information (including ideas, formulas, compositions, inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), know-how, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, marketing and other business systems, research and development information, drawings, specifications, designs, plans, proposals, financial and marketing plans and customer and supplier lists and information); (vi) uniform resource locator and World Wide Web addresses and domain names and applications and registrations therefor; (vii) works of authorship including computer programs, source code and executable code, whether embodied in software, firmware or otherwise, including, software compilations, software implementations of engines, algorithms, software tool sets, compilers, and software models and methodologies (regardless of the stage of development or completion), documentation, designs, files, records, data and mask works; and (viii) goodwill associated with any of the foregoing of any kind now used by Seller in connection with the operation or commercial exploitation of the Travel Booking Engine (collectively, the “Acquired Intellectual Property”), other than any off-the shelf, shrink-wrapped or “click to accept” software licenses or other licenses to generally commercially available software obtained in the ordinary course of business. Set forth in the Seller Disclosure Schedule is a complete list of all licenses or agreements, to which Seller is a party granting third-parties rights in the Acquired Intellectual Property or pursuant to which the Seller has acquired rights incorporated in the Acquired Intellectual Property respect to any of the Acquired Intellectual Property (the “Intellectual Property Licenses”).
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(b)
Except as set forth in the Seller Disclosure Schedule, neither the Acquired Intellectual Property nor any Intellectual Property License violates, misappropriates or infringes upon any validly issued trademark, trade name, service mark, copyright or, any validly issued patent or patent application or other right of any other Person, nor does Seller have knowledge of any basis for such a claim or demand. To the knowledge of Seller, no Person is misappropriating, infringing, violating or making unlawful use of any Acquired Intellectual Property, nor does Seller have knowledge of any basis for such a claim or demand. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, Seller has not received any demand, notice or communication from any Person claiming any violation, misappropriation or infringement by Seller of another Person’s rights in connection with the Acquired Intellectual Property or any Intellectual Property License nor does Seller have knowledge of any basis for any such notice, communication, claim or demand.
(c)
Except as set forth in the Seller Disclosure Schedule, Seller is the sole and exclusive owner or licensee of:
(i)
the Acquired Intellectual Property and the technology, know-how and processes used by Seller in connection with the operation or commercial exploitation of the Travel Booking Engine; and
(ii)
all rights, title and interest in and to the computer software incorporated in the Acquired Intellectual Property (“Software”), with all modifications, enhancements and additions thereto, including, without limitation, all rights in and to all versions thereof and all source code, object code, manuals and other documentation and related materials thereof, copyright in and to each and all works derivative therefrom (including the registrations of copyright incorporated in the Acquired Intellectual Property), all current, enhanced and developmental versions of the source and object code and any variations thereof, all user and programmer documentation, all design specifications, all system documentation (including all flow charts, systems procedures and program component descriptions), all procedures for modification and preparation for the release of enhanced versions and all test data available (excluding all proprietary information of third parties) with respect to the Software.
(d)
Each of the Intellectual Property Licenses is valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms against the parties thereto (subject, as to enforceability, to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general applicability affecting the rights of creditors and to general principles of equity), Seller has performed all obligations imposed upon it thereunder, and Seller is not in default thereunder, nor is there any event which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default thereunder. Except as set forth in the Seller Disclosure Schedule, Seller has not received notice that any party to any of the Intellectual Property Licenses intends to cancel, terminate or refuse to renew the same or to exercise or decline to exercise any option or other right thereunder. No licenses, sublicenses, covenants or agreements have been granted or entered into by Seller in respect of any of the Acquired Intellectual Property except the Intellectual Property Licenses.
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(e)
Seller has the right to use all trade secrets, customer lists, graphics, logos, illustrations, programming processes, software and other information incorporated in the Acquired Intellectual Property; to the knowledge of Seller, all trade secrets and other confidential information of Seller incorporated in the Acquired Intellectual Property are not part of the public domain or publicly known, nor, to the knowledge of Seller, have they been misappropriated by any Person; and, to the knowledge of Seller, no employee or consultant of Seller has used or disclosed any trade secrets or other confidential information of any other Person in the course of their work for Seller except under an obligation to maintain such trade secrets or other confidential information in confidence.
(f)
No Acquired Intellectual Property or product, technology or service of Seller incorporated therein is subject to any proceeding or outstanding decree, order, judgment, settlement agreement or stipulation that restricts in any manner the use, transfer or licensing thereof by Seller. To the knowledge of Seller, no (i) product, technology, service or publication of Seller, or (ii) material published or distributed by Seller or any statement of Seller, in each case incorporated in the Acquired Intellectual Property, constitutes obscenity, defames any Person, constitutes false advertising or otherwise violates any applicable law or regulation.
(g)
The Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth all Internet domain names used by Seller in connection with the operation or commercial exploitation of the Travel Booking Engine. Seller has no knowledge of any third party disputing ownership of any such domain names or alleging infringement of any rights of any such parties by Seller with respect thereto.
(h)
Each item of registered Acquired Intellectual Property is valid and subsisting and all necessary registration, maintenance and renewal fees in connection with such Acquired Intellectual Property have been paid to the extent applicable, and all necessary documents and certificates in connection with such Acquired Intellectual Property have been filed with the relevant authorities in the United States or foreign jurisdictions, as the case may be, for the purposes of maintaining such Acquired Intellectual Property. There is no threatened or reasonably foreseeable loss or expiration of any Acquired Intellectual Property, and the Transactions do not and will not (with notice, the happening of any event and/or the passage of time or notice) result in the loss or expiration of any license or of any Acquired Intellectual Property rights of Seller.
(i)
Except as set forth on the Disclosure Schedules, none of the Acquired Intellectual Property incorporates, includes, uses, is distributed or otherwise made available or accessible together with, was developed with or is compiled with, linked with or otherwise dependent on any open source, free software, community source, shareware, freeware or other code licensed under any similar licensing arrangement (“Open Source Materials”) and there are no current plans to include any Open Source Materials in any of the Acquired Intellectual Property. The Disclosure Schedules describe the manner in which these Open Source Materials were used in the Acquired Intellectual Property, including the license under which each of the Open Source Materials is licensed to Seller; whether and how the Open Source Materials were modified or distributed or otherwise made available or accessible by Seller; and with which Seller Product(s) the Open Source Materials were used, distributed or otherwise made available or accessible. Seller has complied with all of the requirements of each license applicable to any Open Source Materials used by it. Except as set forth on the Disclosure Schedules, Seller has not provided (nor is it obligated to provide, nor will the closing of the transactions under this Agreement obligate it to provide) the source code for any Acquired Intellectual Property to any other Person. Except as set forth on the Disclosure Schedules, Seller has not, by license, transfer, escrow or otherwise, permitted any other Person to reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile any Acquired Intellectual Property to create such source code, except as may be required by law. All copies of any Acquired Intellectual Property consisting of Software code distributed in connection with Seller’s business have been distributed solely in object code form. There has been no disclosure of any Acquired Intellectual Property consisting of source code or confidential Software documentation (e.g., functional, system, and development specifications) by Seller or any of its Affiliates, or to the knowledge of Seller, by any other Person to any third party. Customers of Seller permitted to use the Acquired Intellectual Property consisting of Software code have done so only through execution of object code versions. Each Person so permitted by Seller is party to a valid, existing and written license or services agreement enforceable against such Person with regards thereto.
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(j)
Seller has taken all steps that are reasonably required to protect its rights in, and the confidentiality of, the Acquired Intellectual Property (including trade secret rights) developed by or on behalf of, and all other confidential or proprietary information belonging to, Seller or provided by any other Person to Seller and incorporated in the Acquired Intellectual Property. Without limiting the foregoing, Seller has, and enforces, a policy requiring each of its employees, consultants and contractors to execute enforceable proprietary information, assignment of inventions and confidentiality agreements assigning all rights in any Acquired Intellectual Property to Seller, and all current and former employees, consultants and contractors of Seller have executed such an agreement. Seller has recorded each such assignment of any registered Acquired Intellectual Property assigned to Seller with the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in each jurisdiction in which such assignment is required to be recorded. To the knowledge of Seller, no employee of Seller is obligated under any agreement or commitment, or subject to any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative agency, that could interfere with such employee’s duties to Seller with respect to the Acquired Intellectual Property, or that could conflict with the conduct of Buyer’s use of the Acquired Intellectual Property.
(k)
No person employed by or affiliated with Seller has used or proposes to use any trade secret or any information or documentation in connection with the Acquired Intellectual Property that is confidential or proprietary to any other Person. Seller has been and is in compliance with each confidentiality obligation, use restriction and legal requirement, if any relating to the confidential or proprietary information of any other Person, including, without limitation, any customers and their vendors, solely in connection with the Acquired Intellectual Property.
(l)
Seller has the right to use, pursuant to valid licenses, all software development tools, library functions, compilers and all other third-party software and hosted services that are used or necessary to create, modify, compile, operate or support the Acquired Intellectual Property or is incorporated into or otherwise used in the performance of the Acquired Intellectual Property. Seller owns or has valid licenses for, and possesses, all of the source code for the Acquired Intellectual Property owned, licensed, distributed, made available or accessible, performed or presently supported by Seller. Seller has taken all actions customary in the software industry to document the software that is Seller Intellectual Property and its operation, such that such software, including the source code and documentation, has been written in a clear and professional manner so that it may be understood, modified and maintained in an efficient manner by reasonably competent programmers certified in the applicable programming languages. For the avoidance of doubt, the software referred to in the preceding sentence shall include any and all bug tracking, source code management and other information technology systems that have been programmed, designed or otherwise developed in any way by Seller.
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(m)
No government, military or quasi-governmental funding, facilities of a university, college, other educational institution or research center was used in the development of the Acquired Intellectual Property. To the knowledge of Seller, no current or former employee, consultant or independent contractor of Seller, who was involved in, or who contributed to, the creation or development of any Acquired Intellectual Property, has (i) performed services for a Governmental Entity, university, college or other educational institution or research center, or any other entity or person during a period of time during which such employee, consultant or independent contractor was also performing services for Seller; or (ii) entered into a contract granting such an entity an exclusive license to any owned Acquired Intellectual Property.
(n)
Seller’s rights in and to its Acquired Intellectual Property are free and clear of all liens (other than Permitted Liens). Seller owns all of the source code for all Acquired Intellectual Property presently supported or supported since January 1, 2018 by Seller.
(o)
To the knowledge of Seller, the Software is free from material defects and errors, was coded in well-defined, professional, and workmanlike manner, and conforms in all material respects to the functional, system, and development specifications for the Travel Booking Engine.
4.6
No Brokers or Finders. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with any of the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Buyer.
4.7
Investment and Related Representations.
(a)
No Registration. Seller is aware that the offer or sale of the Stock Consideration has not been registered under the Securities Act, or under any state securities law. Seller understands that the Stock Consideration will be characterized as “restricted securities” under US federal securities laws and that under such laws and applicable regulations such securities may be resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances. Seller agrees that he, she or it will not sell all or any portion of the Stock Consideration, except pursuant to registration under the Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Seller understands that each certificate for the shares of Buyer Common Stock issued to Seller or to any subsequent transferee shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with the legends set forth below summarizing the restrictions set forth below and that Buyer shall refuse to transfer the Buyer Common Stock except in accordance with such restrictions:
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). THE SHARES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF A CURRENT AND EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SHARES, OR AN OPINION OF THE ISSUER’S COUNSEL TO THE EFFECT THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAY RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL BY MONAKER GROUP, INC.
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(b)
Investment Representation. This Agreement is made with Buyer in reliance upon Seller’s representation, that the Stock Consideration to be received by Seller is being acquired pursuant to this Agreement for investment and not with a view to the public resale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to an effective registration statement or exemption under the Securities Act.
(c)
No Public Solicitation. Seller is acquiring the Stock Consideration after private negotiation and has not been attracted to the acquisition of the shares of Buyer Common Stock by any press release, advertising or publication.
(d)
Access to Information. Seller acknowledges having received and reviewed the reports filed by Buyer with the SEC and acknowledges that any information contained therein is deemed disclosed by Buyer for purposes of the Buyer Disclosure Schedule as well as any other disclosures required hereunder. In particular, those reports have included Buyer’s Form 10-K, filed June 13, 2019, as amended June 14, 2019, for the period ended February 28, 2019, reports on Form 8-K filed March 6, 2019, March 8, 2019, March 15, 2019, March 29, 2019, April 4, 2019, April 11, 2019, April 24, 2019, April 25, 2019, June 17, 2019, June 19, 2019, June 27, 2019, June 28, 2019, July 12, 2019, and August 2, 2019, the definitive proxy statement, Form 14A, filed on June 27, 2019, and the prospectus supplement to its prospectus dated July 2, 2018 pursuant to SEC Rule 424(b)(5), Form NT 10-Q filed on July 12, 2019 and Form 10-Q filed on July 19, 2019.
(e)
Investment Intent; Ability to Bear Risk to Loss. Seller has not been organized for the purpose of acquiring the Stock Consideration and is acquiring the Stock Consideration for its own account. Seller acknowledges that it is able to protect its interests in connection with the acquisition of the Stock Consideration and can bear the economic risk of investment in such securities without producing a material adverse change in Seller’s financial condition. Seller otherwise has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that Seller is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the common stock.
(f)
Investor Status. Seller is an “accredited investor”, as that term is defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
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Article 5
COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES
5.1
Full Access. Through the period prior to the Closing, each Party will afford to the other and its directors, officers, managers, members, employees, counsel, accountants, investment advisors and other authorized representatives and agents, reasonable access to the facilities, properties, books and records of the Party in order that the other may have full opportunity to make such investigations as it will desire to make of the affairs of the disclosing Party. Each Party will furnish such additional financial and operating data and other information as the other will, from time to time, reasonably request, including without limitation access to the working papers of its independent certified public accountants; provided, however, that any such investigation will not affect or otherwise diminish or obviate in any respect any of the representations and warranties of the disclosing Party.
5.2
Confidentiality. Each of the Parties hereto agrees that it will not use, or permit the use of, any of the information relating to any other Party hereto furnished to it in connection with the Transactions (“Information”) in a manner or for a purpose detrimental to such other Party or otherwise than in connection with the Transactions, and that they will not disclose, divulge, provide or make accessible, or permit the disclosure of, any of the Information to any person or entity, other than their respective directors, officers, employees, investment advisors, accountants, counsel and other authorized representatives and agents, except as may be required by judicial or administrative process or, in the opinion of such Party’s counsel, by other requirements of Law; provided, however, that prior to any disclosure of any Information permitted hereunder, the disclosing Party will first seek to obtain the recipients’ undertaking to comply with the provisions of this Section with respect to such information. The term “Information” as used herein will not include any information relating to a Party that the Party disclosing such information can show: (i) to have been in its possession prior to its receipt from the other Party hereto without breach of any other confidentiality agreement; (ii) to be generally available to the public through no fault of the disclosing Party; (iii) to have been available to the public at the time of its receipt by the disclosing Party without breach of any confidentiality agreement; (iv) to have been received separately by the disclosing Party in an unrestricted manner from a person entitled to disclose such information; or (v) to have been developed independently by the disclosing Party without regard to any information received in connection with this transaction. Each Party hereto also agrees to promptly return to the Party from whom it originally received such information all original and duplicate copies of written materials containing Information should the Transactions not occur. A Party hereto will be deemed to have satisfied its obligations to hold the Information confidential if it exercises the same care as it takes with respect to its own similar information.
5.3
Further Assurances; Cooperation; Notification. At any time after the Closing, at the reasonable request of either Party and without further consideration, the Party that is the subject of the request will execute and deliver such instruments of sale, transfer, conveyance, assignment and confirmation and take such action as the requesting Party may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to more effectively consummate the Transactions.
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5.4
Right of First Refusal. Seller agrees, for a period from the Closing Date to the 18th month anniversary thereof, not to offer, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, contract to sell, or otherwise dispose of any shares of Buyer Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable into Buyer Common Stock without offering Buyer a five (5) business day prior right to purchase Seller’s shares at the then current market price of the shares of Buyer Common Stock.
5.5
Satisfaction of Conditions Precedent. Each Party will use commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy or cause to be satisfied all the conditions precedent that are applicable to them, and to cause the Transactions to be consummated, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to obtain all material consents and authorizations of third parties and to make filings with, and give all notices to, third parties that may be necessary or reasonably required on its part in order to effect the Transactions.
5.6
Waiver of Assignment of Inventions Provisions. Except as Buyer may agree in writing, no Seller Entity shall terminate, waive, release or consent to any violation of any provision of any agreement pertaining to the assignment of inventions or confidentiality of information similar matters or agree to grant any such termination, waiver, release or consent, in each case solely in connection with the Acquired Intellectual Property.
Article 6
INDEMNIFICATION
6.1
Seller Indemnification. Seller shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless all Buyer Entities, their successors and assigns, and the respective directors, officers, shareholders, employees, and agents of all Buyer Entities and their successors and assigns, from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, obligations, damages, expenses, demands, suits, judgments, penalties, and costs of any kind whatsoever, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, arising from or attributable to (i) Seller’s breach of any representation, warranty or agreement of Seller set forth in this Agreement, or in any agreement or instrument executed and delivered by Seller in connection with this Agreement; (ii) any third-party claim arising from the Acquired Assets or the Transactions (relating to periods and events occurring prior to the Closing Date but regardless of when such claim is made); (iii) any court, administrative or bankruptcy proceeding involving Seller or otherwise relating to this Agreement; or (iv) fraud or willful misconduct of Seller or its directors, officers, Affiliates, representatives or employees in connection with the Transactions.
6.2
Buyer Indemnification. Buyer shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless all Seller Entities, their successors and assigns, and the respective directors, officers, shareholders, employees, and agents of all Seller Entities and their successors and assigns, from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, obligations, damages, expenses, demands, suits, judgments, penalties, and costs of any kind whatsoever, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, arising from or attributable to (i) Buyer’s breach of any representation, warranty or agreement of Buyer set forth in this Agreement, or in any agreement or instrument executed and delivered by Buyer in connection with this Agreement; (ii) any third-party claim arising from the Acquired Assets or the Transactions (relating to periods and events occurring prior to the Closing Date but regardless of when such claim is made); (iii) any court, administrative or bankruptcy proceeding involving Buyer or otherwise relating to this Agreement; or (vi) fraud or willful misconduct of Buyer or its directors, officers, Affiliates, representatives and employees in connection with the Transactions.
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6.3
Third Party Claims. If either Party becomes aware of any claim or assertion by a third party that may give rise to a claim for indemnification under Section 6.1 or 6.2, such Party shall promptly notify the other Party, provided, however, that no delay on the part of any Party seeking indemnification (i.e., the indemnified Party) in providing such notice shall relieve the indemnifying Party from any obligation hereunder unless (and then solely to the extent) the indemnifying Party is thereby actually prejudiced.
6.4
Settlement. The indemnifying Party shall not have the right, as part of any settlement to adversely affect any of the indemnified Party’s rights under this Agreement, to limit in any way the indemnified Party’s course of doing business (including in each case where the indemnified Party is Buyer the right of Buyer to use and exploit any of Seller Intellectual Property in any way deemed desirable by Buyer) or to bind the indemnified Party in any way without the express written consent of the indemnified Party. An indemnified Party shall cooperate at the indemnifying Party’s expense in the defense of a third-party claim.
6.5
Survival. All rights of the parties under this Section 6 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
Article
7
CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF BUYER
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the obligation of Buyer to effect the Transactions will be subject to the satisfaction at the Closing, or waiver by Buyer, of each of the following conditions:
7.1
Representations and Warranties True. The representations and warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement, including without limitation in the Seller Disclosure Schedule delivered to Buyer, will be true, complete and accurate in all material respects as of the Closing Date.
7.2
Performance. Seller will have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements, covenants, obligations and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by Seller on or prior to the Closing.
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7.3
Required Approvals and Consents.
(a)
All action required by law and otherwise to be taken by Seller to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions will have been duly and validly taken.
(b)
All Consents of or from all Authorities required hereunder to consummate the Transactions, will have been delivered, made or obtained, and Buyer will have received copies thereof.
(c)
Buyer will have received a certificate of good standing of Seller from the State of Nevada and any other states where Seller is qualified to do business, as of the most recent practicable date.
7.4
Agreements and Documents. Buyer will have received the following agreements and documents, delivered by Seller contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of which will be in full force and effect:
(a)
the Asset Management Services Agreement
(b)
the Intellectual Property Assignment Agreement;
(c)
the Inventory Agreement; and
(d)
resolutions of the board of directors of Seller, certified by the secretary of Seller, approving the Transactions, including the sale of the Acquired Assets and the matters referred to in Section 7.3 of this Agreement.
7.5
No Proceeding or Litigation. No suit, action, investigation, inquiry or other proceeding by any Authority or other person or entity will have been instituted or threatened which delays or questions the validity or legality of the Transactions or which, if successfully asserted, would, in the reasonable judgment of Buyer, individually or in the aggregate, otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect on the Acquired Assets or prevent or delay the consummation of the Transactions.
7.6
Legislation. No Law will have been enacted that prohibits, restricts or delays the consummation of the Transactions or any of the conditions to the consummation thereof.
7.7
Appropriate Documentation. Buyer will have received, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, dated the Closing Date, all certificates and other documents, instruments and writings to evidence the fulfillment of the conditions set forth in this Article 7 as Buyer may reasonably request.
7.8
Readiness to File Form 8-K. Buyer shall have confirmed, in consultation with the auditors and counsel to Buyer, that Buyer is prepared to file a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Transactions.
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7.9
Buyer Board Approval. Buyer shall have obtained the approval of its board of directors as provided in Section 8.8 hereof.
Article
8
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the obligations of Seller to effect the Transactions will be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing, or waiver by Seller, of each of the following conditions:
8.1
Representations and Warranties True. The representations and warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement, including without limitation in the Seller Disclosure Schedule delivered to Seller, will be true, complete and accurate in all material respects as of the Closing Date.
8.2
Performance. Buyer will have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements, covenants, obligations and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by Buyer at or prior to the Closing.
8.3
Required Approvals and Consents.
(a)
All action required by law and otherwise to be taken by the Buyer to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions will have been duly and validly taken.
(b)
All Consents of or from all Authorities required hereunder to consummate the Transactions, will have been delivered, made or obtained, and Seller will have received copies thereof.
8.4
Agreements and Documents. Seller will have received the following agreements and documents delivered by Seller contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of which will be in full force and effect:
(a)
the Asset Management Services Agreement;
(b)
resolutions of the board of directors of Buyer, certified by the secretary of Buyer, approving the Transactions, including the issuance of the Stock Consideration and the matters referred to in Section 8.3 of this Agreement;
(c)
documentation in form and substance satisfactory to Seller evidencing the matters described in Section 8.10; and
(d)
a certificate of active status of Buyer from the State of Florida and any other states where Buyer is qualified to do business, as of the most recent practicable date.
8.5
No Proceeding or Litigation. No suit, action, investigation, inquiry or other proceeding by any Authority or other person or entity will have been instituted or threatened which delays or questions the validity or legality of the Transactions or which, if successfully asserted, would, in the reasonable judgment of Seller, individually or in the aggregate, otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect on Buyer’s business, financial condition, prospects, assets or operations or prevent or delay the consummation of the Transactions.
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8.6
Legislation. No Law will have been enacted which prohibits, restricts or delays the consummation of the Transactions or any of the conditions to the consummation thereof.
8.7
Appropriate Documentation. Seller will have received, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Seller, dated the Closing Date, all certificates and other documents, instruments and writings to evidence the fulfillment of the conditions set forth in this Article 8 as Seller may reasonably request.
8.8
Buyer Board Approval. Seller acknowledges and agrees that Buyer’s obligations under this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions shall be subject to Buyer’s obtaining the approval of Buyer’s board of directors. Buyer shall provide written notice to Seller promptly upon obtaining approval of Buyer’s board of directors. If Buyer does not provide notice of approval of Buyer’s board of directors to Seller within two (2) business days after the date hereof, Buyer shall be deemed not to have obtained the approval of its board of directors, and Buyer and Seller each shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by providing written notice to the other Party, in which case the Parties shall have no further rights or obligations under this Agreement, except those which expressly survive such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Buyer provides notice of approval of Buyer’s board of directors to Seller after the expiration of such two (2) business day period and prior to the termination of this Agreement by Seller pursuant to this Section 8.8, then neither Buyer nor Seller thereafter shall have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.8.
8.9
Payment Under Asset Management Services Agreement. Buyer shall have made payment in immediately available funds in satisfaction of the first installment of the “Asset Management Services Fee” described in the Asset Management Services Agreement upon execution thereof.
8.10
NASDAQ Notice of Additional Shares. Buyer shall have submitted to NASDAQ a listing of additional shares form covering the Stock Consideration and Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate the approval by NASDAQ of such filing.
8.11
Delivery of Stock Consideration. Buyer shall have transferred the Stock Consideration to a book entry account with American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC in the name of and for the benefit of the Seller in order to effectively vest in Seller its right, title and interest in and to the Stock Consideration.
Article 9
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
9.1
Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. All of the representations, warranties and covenants in this Agreement shall survive the Closing.
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9.2
Expenses. Except as set forth in the following sentence, Buyer and Seller will each bear their own costs and expenses relating to the Transactions, including without limitation, fees and expenses of legal counsel, accountants, investment bankers, brokers or finders, printers, copiers, consultants or other representatives for the services used, hired or connected with the Transactions.
9.3
Amendment and Modification. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by mutual agreement of Buyer and Seller. All such amendments and modifications to this Agreement must be in writing duly executed by all of the Parties hereto.
9.4
Waiver of Compliance; Consents. Any failure of a Party to comply with any obligation, covenant, agreement or condition herein may be expressly waived in writing by Buyer, on the one hand, and Seller, on the other, but such waiver or failure to insist upon strict compliance with such obligation, covenant, agreement or condition will not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure. No single or partial exercise of a right or remedy will preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other right or remedy hereunder. Whenever this Agreement requires or permits the consent by or on behalf of a Party, such consent will be given in writing in the same manner as for waivers of compliance.
9.5
Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement will entitle any person or entity other than a Party hereto and his, her or its respective successors and assigns permitted hereby to rely upon any of the representations or warranties contained herein or to any claim, cause of action, remedy or right of any kind.
9.6
Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted hereunder will be made in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given and effective: (i) on the date of delivery, if delivered personally; or (ii) on the date of transmission, if sent by facsimile, telecopy, telegraph, telex or other similar telegraphic communications equipment, or to such other person or address as a Party will furnish to the other Party hereto in writing in accordance with this subsection.
(a) | If to Buyer: |
Monaker Group, Inc.
2893 Executive Park Drive, Suite 201
Weston, Florida 33331
Attention: Bill Kerby
Phone: 888-777-3333
Email: bkerby@monakergroup.com
with a copy to:
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
401 E. Jackson Street, Suite 3400
Tampa, FL 33602
Attention: Steven Holtzman
Phone: 813-739-1925
Email: Steven.Holtzman@lewisbrisbois.com
or to such other person or address as Buyer will furnish to the other Parties hereto in writing in accordance with this subsection.
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(b) | if to Seller: |
IDS Inc.
21781 Ventura Blvd Ste. 231
Woodland Hills, CA 91634
Attention: Ari Daniels
with a copy to:
Navarro | McKown
66 W. Flagler St., 6th Floor
Miami, Fl. 33130
Attention: Jeffrey Bailey, Esq.
Phone: 305-447-8707
Email: jeff@nmbesq.com
with a further copy to:
RichbourgLaw
Attention: Luke S. Richbourg, Esq.
Phone: 212-658-0212
Email: luke@richbourglaw.com
or to such other person or address as Seller will furnish to the other Parties hereto in writing in accordance with this subsection.
9.7
Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, but neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder will be assigned (whether voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise) by any Party hereto without the prior written consent of the other Party.
9.8
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more counterparts, including facsimile transmissions, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.
9.9
Headings. The headings of the sections and subsections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and will not constitute a part hereof.
9.10
Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the schedules, the Disclosure Schedules and the exhibits and other writings referred to in this Agreement or in the Disclosure Schedules or any such exhibit or other writing are part of this Agreement, together they embody the entire Agreement and understanding of the Parties hereto in respect of the Transactions and together they are referred to as this “Agreement” or the “Agreement.” There are no restrictions, promises, warranties, agreements, covenants or undertakings, other than those expressly set forth or referred to in this Agreement. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the Parties with respect to the Transactions. Provisions of this Agreement will be interpreted to be valid and enforceable under applicable Law to the extent that such interpretation does not materially alter this Agreement, provided, however, that if any such provision becomes invalid or unenforceable under applicable Law such provision will be stricken to the extent necessary and the remainder of such provisions and the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect.
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9.11
Remedies and Injunctive Relief. It is expressly agreed among the Parties hereto that monetary damages would be inadequate to compensate a Party hereto for any breach by any other Party of the confidentiality obligations in Section 5.2 hereof. Accordingly, the Parties agree and acknowledge that any such violation or threatened violation will cause irreparable injury to the other and that, in addition to any other remedies which may be available, such Party will be entitled to injunctive relief against the threatened breach of Section 5.2 hereof or the continuation of any such breach without the necessity of proving actual damages and may seek to specifically enforce the terms thereof.
9.12
Governing Law. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the Parties hereto shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Florida, without respect to its conflict of law principles. The Parties hereto agree that, in any suit, action, or proceeding based in tort or in contract brought by any of the parties hereto in connection with any matters whatsoever arising out of, under, or in connection with the terms of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall and do hereby waive trial by jury to the fullest extent permitted by law, and that the prevailing party in any such action shall recover from the other party all reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses incurred through trial and all levels of appeal. In addition, the parties hereto irrevocably: (a) agree that venue for any suit, action, or proceeding of any nature whatsoever arising out of, or in any way connected with, this Agreement shall lie exclusively in the federal courts whose districts encompass any part of Southern District of Florida (Fort Lauderdale Division) or the state courts of the State of Florida sitting in Broward County and the City of Ft. Lauderdale in connection with any dispute arising under this Agreement, (b) waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which they may have to the laying of venue in the above-described courts, and (c) waive any claim, defense, or objection that any suit, action or proceeding brought in any of the above-described has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the parties hereto hereby accepts and irrevocably consents to the personal and subject matter jurisdiction of the state and federal courts described in clause (a) above in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of, or in any way connected with this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
MONAKER GROUP, INC., as Buyer | ||
By: |
/s/ Bill Kerby |
|
Name: | Bill Kerby | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
IDS INC., as Seller | ||
By: |
/s/ Ari Daniels |
|
Name: | Ari Daniels | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit 10.1
THE SYMBOL “[****]” DENOTES PLACES WHERE CERTAIN IDENTIFIED
INFORMATION HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE EXHIBIT BECAUSE IT IS BOTH (i)
NOT MATERIAL, AND (ii) WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO THE
COMPANY IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED
Asset Management Services Agreement
ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT
by and between
TD Assets Holding, LLC, as Operator
and
MONAKER GROUP, INC., as Owner
Dated as of August 15, 2019
This ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of August 15, 2019 by and between Monaker Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Owner”) and TD Assets Holding, LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company (“Operator”, each of Owner and Operator a “Party” and together, the “Parties”); and with respect to the following facts:
A. | Owner is engaged in the business of developing technology for the travel and vacation rental markets; |
B. | Pursuant to that certain Intellectual property asset purchase agreement (the “Intellectual Property Asset Purchase Agreement”) of even date herewith by and between Owner and IDS Inc., a Nevada corporation Owner has acquired from an affiliate of Operator certain proprietary technology for the reservation and booking of vacation lodging known as the Travel Booking Engine; |
C. | Operator possess familiarity with the Travel Booking Engine and specialized experience, knowledge, and know-how for the commercial exploitation of the same; |
D. | Owner desires to contract for, and Operator desires to provide, certain asset management services relating to the operation and commercial exploitation of the Travel Booking Engine as further described herein, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; |
Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Intellectual Property Asset Purchase Agreement:
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective covenants, representations and promises set forth herein, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES
For a period not to exceed twelve (12) months from the date hereof, unless otherwise extended by mutual agreement of Operator and Owner, Operator shall provide to Owner the technical, consulting, marketing, business development, technology development, and other services in connection with the operation and commercial exploitation of the Travel Booking Engine as set forth in further detail on Schedule I hereto (the “Asset Management Services”).
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ARTICLE II
ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES FEE
In consideration of the Asset Management Services and the rights, conveyances, covenants, representations and warranties of the Operator as set forth in Article I of this Agreement, Owner hereby agrees to pay Operator the fees set forth on Schedule II hereto (the “Asset Management Services Fee”).
ARTICLE III
OWNER SUPPORT COMMITMENT
The Operator’s provision of the Asset Management Services is contingent upon the Owner’s commitment to provide financial support and other resources as set forth in further detail on Schedule III hereto (the “Owner Support Commitment”).
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
6.1 WAIVER; MODIFICATION. No provision of this Agreement may be amended, modified, waived or discharged unless such amendment, waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by each of the parties hereto or a duly authorized representative thereto. No waiver by any party hereto at any time of any breach by any other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time.
6.2 INVALIDITY. If any provision of this Agreement shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable or invalid to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby, and this Agreement shall be construed to the fullest extent possible as to give effect to the intentions of the provision found unenforceable or invalid.
6.3 PARTIES IN INTEREST. This Agreement may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the other Party hereto (whether by a sale of all or substantially all of its assets, a change in control or by operation of law), which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided however that Operator may freely assign this Agreement to any entity controlled by, controlling or under common control with the Operator. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and all successors.
6.4 EXPENSES. Except as otherwise specifically provided for herein, each party hereto shall bear all expenses incurred by it in connection with this Agreement including, without limitation, the charges of its counsel, accountants and other experts.
6.5 GOVERNING LAW. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida without regard to its conflicts of law principles.
6.6 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.
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6.8 HEADINGS. All headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way effect the meaning or interpretation of any provision or provisions of this Agreement.
6.9 INTEGRATION. This Agreement, and the documents to be delivered in connection therewith, and the exhibits and schedules thereto, if any, set forth the entire agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, understandings, communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or written, by any party hereto; and any prior agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein is hereby terminated and canceled. No agreements or representations, whether written, oral, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party that are not set forth expressly in this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered in connection herewith and therewith.
[signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Asset Management Services Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
MONAKER GROUP, INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ Bill Kerby |
|
Name: | Bill Kerby | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
TD Assets Holding, LLC | ||
By: |
/s/ Ari Daniels |
|
Name: | Ari Daniels | |
Title: | Managing Member |
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Schedule I
to Asset Management Services Agreement
Asset Management Services
The asset management services to be provided by Operator shall consist of the following:
It is understood that [****] will need to continue to operate IDS Inc. but will agree to spend time as required to work with William Kerby and designated Buyer staff supporting the division responsible for the operation and commercial exploitation of the Travel Booking Engine in the following areas:
A) | Marketing; Technology Development; Business Development |
1) | Marketing budget spend |
2) | Technology / projects development |
3) | Strategic distribution partnerships/relationships |
4) | Strategic product partnerships/relationships |
5) | Completion and delivery of [****] |
6) | Operator will work to finish vacation rental booking engine platform already started at Monakers expense |
B) | Initial anticipated contracts include: |
1) | [****] |
2) | [****] |
3) | [****] |
4) | [****] |
5) | [****] |
6) | [****] |
7) | [****] |
8) | [****] |
9) | [****] |
10) | [****] |
11) | [****] |
12) | [****] |
13) | [****] |
Schedule II
to Asset Management Services Agreement
Asset Management Services Fee
The asset management services fee shall consist of (i) a one-time payment in immediately available funds on the date hereof for the account of the Operator in the amount of $350,000 and (ii) a payment in immediately available funds 90 days following the Closing Date for the account of the Operator in the amount of $284,000.
Schedule III
to Asset Management Services Agreement
Owner Support Commitment
The Owner Support Commitment shall consist of the following:
The provision of the Asset Management Services by the Operator in connection with the operation and commercial exploitation of the Travel Booking Engine on behalf of the Owner will be coordinated among [****] and William Kerby based upon their mutual agreement as to how Owner will supply a minimum of $1,200,000 in funding of the operation over a seven (7) month period, with the key elements including:
A) | Staffing, Office & Equipment |
1) | Provide offices and equipment |
2) | Hire a [****] to set up financial reporting |
3) | Hire a [****] |
4) | Hire operations person |
5) | Hire call center staff in Weston or outsource |
6) | Contract Tech staff as needed |
7) | Make offers to the following to participate through either salary or commission |
[****]
[****]
[****]
8) | [****] |
B) | Technology development |
1) | [****] |
C) | Marketing Budget estimated as follows: |
Month 1 - [****]
Month 2 – [****]
Month 3 – [****]
Month 4 - [****]
Month 5 onward - balance of funds remaining after allowing for expenditures committed to in A) and B) above.
D) | Miscellaneous: |
Owner will make arrangements for the Travel Booking Engine division or subsidiary to have its own merchant accounts.
Exhibit 99.1
Monaker Group Acquires Key Inventory and Travel Services from IDS Technology for $5.5 Million
WESTON, FL – August 22, 2019 – Monaker Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MKGI), a technology leader in the travel and vacation rental markets, today announced it has completed an asset purchase with leading travel technology provider, IDS Technology to enhance its Monaker Booking Engine (MBE) and nexttrip.biz platform, adding new capabilities and an additional 500,000 properties in North America.
The terms of the agreement include the purchase by Monaker of key assets and technology - from IDS - along with software development and integration services for a total of $5.5 million. The consideration payable to IDS is $634,000 in cash and 1,968,000 restricted shares of Monaker’s common stock valued at $2.50 per share.
“This technology acquisition and transaction with IDS creates an opportunity to dramatically enhance our travel technology platform and accelerate our transaction growth,” said Monaker CEO, Bill Kerby. “The IDS assets will also help us to further strengthen our nexttrip.biz business travel solution with a broader selection of vacation rentals suitable for corporate travel, and are expected to capture higher margin revenue streams.”
Mr. Kerby noted that, with IDS accepting mostly restricted equity in this transaction and at an above-market valuation, “It is an indication of their confidence in Monaker’s ability to enhance shareholder value, and to be a true partner in this endeavor. It also validates the power of Monaker’s existing MBE and nexttrip.biz platforms and their greater potential.”
The purchased assets and services include:
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API software development to provide for instant-booking access to more than 500,000 North American vacation rental properties. This access will more fully round out Monakers existing vacation rental inventory which has been located primarily in Europe and Asia. Additional Alternative Lodging Rental (ALR) products, commonly referred to as vacation rentals, will also be added, including wholesale access to exclusive high-value offerings.
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Exclusive ownership of IDS booking engine software technology for air, car, and hotel reservations, including proprietary API connections to travel providers and distributors. This will make MBE a more complete B2B solution for the simultaneous booking of air, car and hotel, rather than relying upon integration with existing client booking systems. It will enable MBE and nexttrip.biz to capture new revenue streams from the booking of air, car and hotel, as well as broaden Monakers addressable market of B2B clients.
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Exclusive access to key supplier contracts, including those for air, car, and hotel rentals, which will be accessed via the booking engine technology acquired from IDS.
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The agreements are designed to acquire access to specialized, and in some cases unique, inventory for distribution through the companys booking engine and nexttrip.biz.
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A robust, cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) platform to manage travel customer relationships and allow a more complete service offering.
•
Access to special merchant accounts that can support between $500,000 and $1 million per month in merchant processing capacity.
Mr. Kerby added that this important acquisition and stronger relationship with IDS was a “strategic extension” of the earlier engagement with IDS for the development of Monaker’s nexttrip.biz platform, which began last year.
Following the IDS technologies enhancement for nexttrip.biz, Monaker plans to commercially launch subscription-based, direct-to-consumer access to the site. For $19 per month or $150 per year, travelers worldwide will be able to gain access to wholesale-level pricing for all their travel needs, and create air, car, lodging - including vacation rentals -and tour packages, for additional savings.
About IDS Technology
IDS Technology is a software development company with nearly three decades of experience in the hospitality industry. As a leader in travel inventory aggregation and distribution, its Internet Distribution Systems empower more than 100 leading travel companies worldwide to stay competitive in the rapidly evolving travel industry. Its cloud-based travel software solutions help distributors and suppliers increase their revenue and boost efficiency through automated mapping technology, API connectivity, and profit optimization tools. Always at the forefront of travel technology development, its solutions perform across the entire distribution chain to support travel product suppliers, distributors and meta searches. For more information, visit www.ids.technology.
About Monaker Group
Monaker Group is a technology-driven travel company focused on delivering innovation to the alternative lodging rental (ALR) market. The Monaker Booking Engine (MBE) provides access to more than 2.6 million instantly bookable vacation rental homes, villas, chalets, apartments, condos, resort residences, and castles. MBE offers travel distributors and agencies an industry first: a customizable, instant-booking platform for alternative lodging. The company’s contracted travel partners include travel aggregators, consolidators, tour companies, airlines and more than 250,000 travel agents. For more about Monaker Group, visit www.monakergroup.com.
About nexttrip.biz
Nexttrip.biz is customizable business travel booking and management solution for small and medium-sized businesses. Through a branded and customized website, business owners and employees can search for and securely access exclusive discounted pricing across air, hotel/ALR, car, and other ancillary travel services. Nexttrip.biz can be configured to an SMB’s particular travel policies, with bookings recorded for easy corporate expense tracking and reporting. For more information, visit www.nexttrip.biz.
Important Cautions Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations, opinions, belief or forecasts of future events and performance. A statement identified by the use of forward-looking words including “will,” “may,” “expects,” “projects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimate,” “should,” and certain of the other foregoing statements may be deemed forward-looking statements. Although Monaker believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual future activities and results to be materially different from those suggested or described in this news release. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by the “Risk Factors” and other cautionary statements included in Monaker’s annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including, but not limited to, the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (as amended) for the year ended February 28, 2019 and the company's subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which have been and will be filed with the SEC and are/will be available at www.sec.gov. Investors are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected. The forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof. The company takes no obligation to update or correct its own forward-looking statements, except as required by law, or those prepared by third parties that are not paid for by the company.
Company Contact:
Richard Marshall
Director of Corporate Development
Monaker Group, Inc.
Tel (954) 888-9779
rmarshall@monakergroup.com