UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 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 17, 2018
NATURALSHRIMP INCORPORATED
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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000-54030
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74-3262176
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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File
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Identification No.)
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5080 Spectrum Drive, Suite 1000
Addison, Texas 75001
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
(888) 791-9474
N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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:
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communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
(17 CFR 230.425)
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pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security
Holders.
On
August 17, 2018, the Company, pursuant to approval by the
Company’s board of directors, filed a certificate of
designation (the “Certificate of Designation”) with the
state of Nevada in order to designate a class of preferred stock.
The class of preferred stock that was designated is referred to as
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A
Stock”), consists of 5,000,000 shares, and was designated
from the 200,000,000 authorized preferred shares of the Company.
The Series A Stock is not entitled to dividends, but carries
liquidation rights upon the dissolution, liquidation or winding up
of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, at which time the
holders of the Series A Stock shall receive the sum of $0.001 per
share before any payment or distribution shall be made on the
Company’s common stock, or any class ranking junior to the
Series A Stock. The shares of Series A Stock shall vote together as
a single class with the holders of the Company’s common stock
for all matters submitted to the holders of common stock, including
the election of directors, and shall carry voting rights of 60
common shares for every share of Series A Stock. Any time after the
two-year anniversary of the initial issuance date of the Series A
Stock, the Series A Stock shall be convertible at the written
consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Stock,
in an amount of shares of common stock equal to 100% of the then
outstanding shares of common stock at the time of such
conversion.
On
August 21, 2018, the Company entered into a Stock Exchange
Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with NaturalShrimp
Holdings, Inc. (“NaturalShrimp”), the Company’s
majority shareholder, which is controlled by the Company’s
CEO and President. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Company
and NaturalShrimp exchanged 75,000,000 shares of common stock for
5,000,000 shares of Series A Stock. The 75,000,000 shares of common
stock will be cancelled and returned to the authorized but unissued
shares of common stock of the Company.
The
foregoing description of the above referenced Certificate of
Designation and Exchange Agreement do not purport to be complete.
For an understanding of their terms and provisions, reference
should be made to Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 to this Current Report on
Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits
Exhibits
In reviewing the agreements included or incorporated by reference
as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K, please remember
that they are included to provide you with information regarding
their terms and are not intended to provide any other factual or
disclosure about the Company or the other parties to the
agreements. The agreements may contain representations and
warranties by each of the parties to the applicable agreement.
These representations and warranties have been made solely for the
benefit of the parties to the applicable agreement and accordingly,
these representations and warranties may not describe the actual
state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other
time. Additional information about the Company may be found
elsewhere in this Current Report on Form 8-K and in our other
public filings, which are available without charge through the
SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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Certificate
of Designation for Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock
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Stock
Exchange Agreement dated August 21, 2018
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* Furnished herewith.
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.
Dated:
August 22, 2018
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NATURALSHRIMP INCORPORATED
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By:
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/s/
Bill Williams
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Name:
Bill G. Williams
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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NATURALSHRIMP INCORPORATED
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES,
RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
The
undersigned, Gerald Easterling, hereby certifies that:
1.
He is the Secretary
of NaturalShrimp Incorporated, a Nevada corporation (the
“
Company
”).
2.
The Company is
authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of preferred
stock.
3.
The following
resolutions were duly adopted by the Board of Directors (the
“
Board
”):
WHEREAS
, the Articles of Incorporation
of the Company, as amended, as originally filed with the Secretary
of State of the State of Nevada on July 3, 2008 (the
“
Articles of
Incorporation
”) provide for a class of its authorized
stock known as the Preferred Stock, issuable from time to time in
one or more series; and
WHEREAS,
the Board is authorized to fix
the dividend rights, dividend rate, voting rights, conversion
rights, rights and terms of redemption and liquidation preferences
of any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock and the number of
shares constituting any series and the designation thereof;
and
WHEREAS,
it is the desire of the Board,
pursuant to its authority as aforesaid, to fix the rights,
preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to a series of
Preferred Stock, which shall consist of up to 5,000,000 shares of a
series of the Preferred Stock which the Company has the authority
to issue.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
that the
Board does hereby provide for the issuance of a series of Preferred
Stock in exchange of common stock of the Company and does hereby
fix and determine the rights, preferences, restrictions, and other
matters relating to such series of Preferred Stock, to be known as
the “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock,” as set
forth in the Certificate of Designation in the form attached hereto
as
Exhibit A
(the
“
Certificate of
Designation
”); and it is further
RESOLVED,
that the Company file the
Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of the State
of Nevada, pursuant to Section 78.1955 of the Nevada Revised
Statutes, setting forth the rights, qualifications, preferences,
limitations, and terms relating to the Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock; and it is further
RESOLVED
, that the officers of the
Company, or any one or more of them, be and they hereby are,
authorized and empowered, for and on behalf of the Company, to: (i)
execute, deliver, and file the Certificate of Designation with the
Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, and any and all
applications, agreements, documents, instruments, and certificates
related thereto; (ii) incur such costs and expenses; and (iii) do
any and all acts and things that any one or more of the officers of
the Company deems, in the exercise of their sole discretion,
necessary, desirable, or appropriate in connection with these
resolutions, with the execution and delivery of the Certificate of
Designation and the applications, agreements, documents,
instruments, and certificates related thereto to constitute
conclusive proof of the appropriateness of the Certificate of
Designation and the applications, agreements, documents,
instruments, and certificates related thereto.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and acknowledged this
Certificate this 15
th
day of August,
2018.
By:
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/s/ Gerald Easterling
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Name:
Gerald Easterling
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Title:
Secretary
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CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION
OF
SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
NATURALSHRIMP INCORPORATED
(Pursuant to NRS 78.1955)
(Continued)
The
following is a statement of the powers, designations, preferences,
limitations, restrictions and relative rights of a series of
preferred stock of NaturalShrimp Incorporated., a Nevada
corporation (the “
Company
”), as authorized
on August 15, 2018, by the board of directors of the Company (the
“
Board
”), for the purposes
of establishing a series of the Company’s authorized
preferred stock, $.0001 par value per share (“
Preferred Stock
”),
designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and fixing the
relative rights and preferences thereof:
1. DESIGNATION
AND NUMBER. A series of Preferred Stock, designated as Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock (“
Series A Preferred
Stock
”), is hereby established. The number of
authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall initially be
Five Million (5,000,000) shares.
2. DIVIDENDS.
Commencing on the date of the issuance of any share of Series A
Preferred Stock, (in each case, the “
Issuance Date
”), the
holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to
receive dividends when, as, and if declared by the
Board.
3. LIQUIDATION
RIGHTS. Upon the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the
Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of the then
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to
receive out of the assets of the Company the sum of $0.001 per
share (the “
Liquidation Rate
”) before
any payment or distribution shall be made on the Common Stock, or
any other class of capital stock of the Company ranking junior to
the Series A Preferred Stock.
(a) The
sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer (for class, shares of stock,
securities or other consideration) of all or substantially all the
property and assets of the Company shall be deemed a dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of the Company for purposes of this
Section 4, but the merger, consolidation, or other combination of
the Company into or with any other corporation, or the merger,
consolidation, or other combination of any other corporation into
or with the Company, shall not be deemed a dissolution, liquidation
or winding up, voluntary or involuntary, for purposes of this
Section 4. As use herein, the “merger, consolidation, or
other combination” shall include, without limitation, a
forward or reverse triangular merger, or stock exchange of the
Company and any of its subsidiaries with any other
corporation.
(b) After
the payment to the holders of shares of the Series A Preferred
Stock of the full preferential amounts fixed by this Section 4 for
shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, the holders of the Series A
Preferred Stock as such shall have no right or claim to any of the
remaining assets of the Company.
(c) In
the event the assets of the Company available for distribution to
the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock upon dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of the Company shall be insufficient to
pay in full all amounts to which such holders are entitled pursuant
to this Section 4, no distribution shall be made on account of any
shares of a class or series of capital stock of the Company ranking
on a parity with the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, if
any, upon such dissolution, liquidation or winding up unless
proportionate distributive amounts shall be paid on account of the
shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, ratably, in proportion to
the full distributive amounts for which holders of all such parity
shares are respectively entitled upon such dissolution, liquidation
or winding up.
4.
CONVERSION OF
SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK.
(a)
Conversion Option
. At any time
after the two year anniversary from the initial Issuance Date, the
holders shall have the right, only at the written consent of a
majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, to
convert all (but not less than all) of the shares of Series A
Preferred Stock into shares of the Company’s common stock
(the “
Common
Stock
”) in an amount of shares of Common Stock equal
to 100% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock outstanding
at the time of such conversion (the “
Conversion
Date
”).
(b)
Mechanics of Conversion
. If the
holders elect to convert the Series A Preferred Stock, they shall
deliver thirty (30) days’ written notice thereof via
facsimile and overnight courier (“
Notice of Conversion
”) to
the Company, which Notice of Conversion shall indicate (i) the
number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock that the holder is
electing to convert or is required to convert (which shall not be
less than all of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred
Stock), (ii) the Conversion Date under Section 4(a) above, and
(iii) the manner and the place designated for the surrender of the
certificate or certificates representing the shares to be
converted.
5.
VOTE TO CHANGE THE
TERMS OF THE SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK. Without the prior written
consent of the holders of not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the
outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Company
shall not amend, alter, change or repeal any of the powers,
designations, preferences and rights of the Series A Preferred
Stock.
6.
LOST OR STOLEN
CERTIFICATES. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory
to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any
Preferred Stock certificates representing shares of the Series A
Preferred Stock, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of
any indemnification undertaking or bond, in the Company's
discretion, by the holder to the Company and, in the case of
mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of the Preferred Stock
Certificate(s), the Company shall execute and deliver new Series A
Preferred Stock Certificate(s) of like tenor and date; provided,
however, the Company shall not be obligated to re-issue Series A
Preferred Stock Certificates if the holder thereof
contemporaneously requests the Company to convert such shares of
the Series A Preferred Stock into the Common Stock.
7. VOTING.
On all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of the Common
Stock, including, without limitation, the election of
directors:
(a)
The Series A
Preferred Stock shall have 60 to 1 voting rights such that each
share of Series A Preferred Stock shall vote as to 60 shares of
Common Stock.
(b)
If no such record
date is established, the date to be used for the determination of
the stockholders entitled to vote on such matters shall be the date
on which notice of the meeting of stockholders at which the vote is
to be taken is marked, or the date any written consent of
stockholders is solicited if the vote is not to be taken at a
meeting.
(c)
Adjustment of Voting Rights for
Dilution and Other Events
. The voting rights of the Series A
Preferred Stock shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as
follows:
(i) ADJUSTMENT
OF VOTING RIGHTS UPON SUBDIVISION OR COMBINATION OF THE COMMON
STOCK. If the Company at any time subdivides the Common Stock (by
any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise)
into a greater number of shares, the voting rights in effect
immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately
changed so that the voting rights are equal to the same voting
rights prior to such subdivision. If the Company at any time
combines the Common Stock (by combination, reverse stock split or
otherwise) into a smaller number of shares, the voting rights in
effect immediately prior to such combination will be
proportionately changed so that the voting rights are equal to the
same voting rights prior to such combination.
(ii) REORGANIZATION,
RECLASSIFICATION, CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, OR SALE. Any
recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, consolidation,
merger, or other similar transaction that is effected in such a way
that holders of the Common Stock are entitled to receive (either
directly or upon subsequent liquidation) stock, securities or
assets with respect to or in exchange for the Common Stock is
referred to herein as an “
Organic Change
.” Prior to
the consummation of any Organic Change, the Company will make
appropriate provision, in form and substance satisfactory to the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Series A
Preferred Stock, to ensure that each of the holders shares of the
Series A Preferred Stock will thereafter have the right to acquire
and receive in lieu of or in addition to, as the case may be, the
shares of the Common Stock immediately theretofore acquirable and
receivable upon the conversion of such holder's Series A Preferred
Stock, such shares of stock, securities or assets as may be issued
or payable with respect to or in exchange for the number of shares
of the Common Stock immediately theretofore acquirable and
receivable upon the conversion of such holder's shares of the
Series A Preferred Stock had such Organic Change not taken place.
The Company will not effect any such consolidation or merger,
unless prior to the consummation thereof the successor entity
resulting from such consolidation or merger, if other than the
Company, assumes, by written instrument, in form and substance
satisfactory to the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares
of the Series A Preferred Stock, the obligation to deliver to each
holder of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock such shares of
stock, securities or assets as, in accordance with the foregoing
provisions, that such holder may be entitled to
acquire.
8. TRANSFERABILITY.
(a)
The Series A
Preferred Stock constitutes “restricted securities” as
such term is defined in Rule 144(a)(3) under the Act and may only
be disposed of in compliance with U.S. federal securities laws and
applicable state securities or “blue sky”
laws. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the Series A Preferred Stock may not be offered for sale, sold,
transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise distributed unless (i)
subsequently registered thereunder, (ii) the holder of the Series A
Preferred Stock shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of
counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company, in a form generally
acceptable to the Company, to the effect that such Series A
Preferred Stock to be offered for sale, sold, transferred,
assigned, pledged or otherwise distributed may be offered for sale,
sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise distributed
pursuant to an exemption from such registration, or (iii) the
holder provides the Company and its legal counsel with assurance
reasonably acceptable to the Company that such Series A Preferred
Stock can be offered for sale, sold, transferred, assigned, pledged
or otherwise distributed pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under
the Act;
(b)
So long as is
required by this Section 10, the certificates or other instruments
representing the Series A Preferred Stock shall bear any legends as
required by applicable state securities or “blue sky”
laws, in addition to the following restrictive legend (and that a
stop-transfer order shall be placed against transfer of such
certificates):
THESE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN
RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “
SECURITIES ACT
”), AND,
ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR
PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT
SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND
IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY
A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH
SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.
(c)
The Company shall
keep at its principal office, or at the offices of its transfer
agent, a register of the Series A Preferred Stock. Upon
the surrender of any certificate representing Series A Preferred
Stock at such place, the Company, at the request of the record
holder of such certificate, shall execute and deliver (at the
Company’s expense) a new certificate or certificates in
exchange therefor representing in the aggregate the number of
shares represented by the surrendered certificate. Each
such new certificate shall be registered in such name and shall
represent such number of shares as is requested by the holder of
the surrendered certificate and shall be substantially identical in
form to the surrendered certificate.
9. NOTICES.
Any and all notices to the Company shall be addressed to the
Company’s President or Chief Executive Officer at the
Company’s principal place of business on file with the
Secretary of State of the State of Nevada. Any and all
notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the
Company to any holder of Series A Preferred Stock hereunder shall
be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, sent by a
nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each
holder at the facsimile telephone number or address of such holder
appearing on the books of the Company, or if no such facsimile
telephone number or address appears, at the principal place of
business of the holder. Any notice or other communication or
deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the
earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or
communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone
number specified in this section prior to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time,
(b) the date after the date of transmission, if such notice or
communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone
number specified in this section later than 5:30 p.m. but prior to
11:59 p.m. Eastern time on such date, or (c) upon actual receipt by
the party to whom such notice is required to be
given.
STOCK EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
This
STOCK EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
(the "Agreement"), dated as of August 21, 2018 is being executed by
and between NaturalShrimp Holdings, Inc., ("NSH"), and
NaturalShrimp Incorporated, a Nevada corporation
(“SHMP”).
WHEREAS:
A.
NSH and SHMP are
executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the
exemption from securities registration afforded by the rules and
regulations as promulgated by the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "1933 Act");
B.
NSH desires to
exchange, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement
(the “Exchange”), and SHMP agrees and approves such
Exchange, of 75,000,000 shares of common stock of SHMP for
5,000,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred stock of SHMP
(collectively, the “Shares”).
NOW THEREFORE,
NSH and SHMP severally (and not jointly)
hereby agree as follows:
1. Exchange of Shares.
a.
Exchange of Shares.
On the Closing Date (as defined below), NSH shall return 75,000,000
shares of SHMP common stock to SHMP, which shall be cancelled and
returned to the unissued authorized shares of SHMP, and in
exchange, SHMP shall issue to NSH, 5,000,000 shares of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock, which shall have such rights and
preferences as are provided for in the Certificate of Designation
for the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as filed with the
secretary of state of Nevada. The common shares to be returned
shall be referred to as the “Common Shares”, and the
Series A Convertible Preferred Shares to be issued as part of the
Exchange shall be referred to as the “Preferred
Shares”.
b.
Value of Shares.
The Common Shares and the Preferred Shares are intended to have the
exact same value, where the same aggregate value is being exchanged
by SHMP and NSH.
c.
Closing Date.
Subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver) of the conditions
thereto set forth in Section 6 and Section 7 below, the date and
time of the Exchange pursuant to this Agreement (the "Closing
Date") shall be the date of execution of this Agreement. Both SHMP
and NSH shall have the Common Shares cancelled and the Preferred
Shares issued on the Closing date. The closing of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (the "Closing") shall occur on the
Closing Date at such location as may be agreed to by the
parties.
2. Representations and Warranties.
Each Party represents and
warrants to the other Party that:
a.
Investment Purpose.
As of the date hereof, NSH is acquiring the Preferred Shares for
its own account and not with a present view towards the public sale
or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or
exempted from registration under the 1933 Act.
b.
Investment Status.
NSH has such knowledge and experience in business and financial
matters that it is capable of evaluating this transaction and the
proposed activities thereof, and the risks and merits of this
prospective investment.
c.
Reliance on
Exemptions.
Each Party understands that the Preferred Shares
are being issued in reliance upon specific exemptions from the
registration requirements of United States federal and state
securities laws and that each Party is relying upon the truth and
accuracy of the other Party, and the other Party's compliance with,
the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and
understandings of the Parties set forth herein in order to
determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility
of each Party to acquire the Preferred Shares.
d.
Information.
Each
Party and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all
materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the
other Party, and materials relating to the exchange of the Common
and Preferred Shares which have been requested by either Party or
its advisors. Each Party and its advisors, if any, have been
afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the other Party.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Party has not disclosed to
the other Party any material nonpublic information and will not
disclose such information unless such information is disclosed to
the public prior to or promptly following such disclosure. Neither
such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation conducted
by either Party or any of its advisors or representatives shall
modify, amend or affect either Party's right to rely on the other
Party’s representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement. Each Party understands that its acquisition of the
Shares involves a significant degree of risk.
e.
Governmental
Review.
Each Party understands that no United States federal
or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has
passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the
Shares.
f.
Transfer or
Re-sale.
Each Party understands that (i) the sale or re-sale
of the Preferred Shares, or the underlying common shares that the
Preferred Shares are convertible into has not been and is not being
registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities
laws, and the Preferred Shares or the common shares underlying the
Preferred Shares may not be transferred unless (a) the shares are
sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933
Act, (b) NSH shall deliver to SHMP, at the cost of NSH, an opinion
of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope customary for
opinions of counsel in comparable transactions to the effect that
the shares to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred
pursuant to an exemption from such registration, (c) the shares are
sold or transferred to an "affiliate" (as defined in Rule 144
promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule) ("Rule 144"))
of NSH who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the shares to be
sold or transferred only in accordance with this Section 2(f); (ii)
any sale of such shares made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made
only in accordance with the terms of said Rule and further, if said
Rule is not applicable, any re-sale of such shares under
circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the
sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is
defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance with some other
exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the
SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither Party nor any other person is
under any obligation to register such Preferred Shares or the
common shares underlying the Preferred Shares under the 1933 Act or
any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and
conditions of any exemption thereunder (in each case).
g.
Legends.
Each of
the Parties understand that the neither the Preferred Shares, nor
the common shares underlying the Preferred Shares have not been
registered under the 1933 Act and may be sold pursuant to Rule 144
or Regulation S without any restriction as to the number of
securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately
sold, the Preferred Shares or the common shares underlying the
Preferred Shares may bear a restrictive legend in substantially the
following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against
transfer of the certificates for such shares):
"NEITHER
THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE
EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY
NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE
ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE
SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER),
IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED
UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE
144A UNDER SAID ACT."
The
legend set forth above shall be removed and a certificate without
such legend shall be issued to the respective holder of any
Security upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by
applicable state securities laws, (a) such Security is registered
for sale under an effective registration statement filed under the
1933 Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or
Regulation S without any restriction as to the number of securities
as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, or (b)
such holder provides the other Party with an opinion of counsel, in
form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in
comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or
transfer of such Security may be made without registration under
the 1933 Act. SHMP agrees to sell the NSH Shares, including those
represented by a certificate(s) from which the legend has been
removed, in compliance with NSH’s shareholder
agreement.
h.
Authorization;
Enforcement.
This Agreement has been duly and validly
authorized. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on
behalf of each Party, and this Agreement constitutes a valid and
binding agreement of each Party enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
i.
Organization and
Qualification.
Each Party is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, with full power and
authority (corporate and other) to own, lease, use and operate its
properties and to carry on its business as and where now owned,
leased, used, operated and conducted. Each Party is duly qualified
as a corporation to do business and is in good standing in every
jurisdiction in which its ownership or use of property or the
nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification
necessary except where the failure to be so qualified or in good
standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. "Material
Adverse Effect" means any material adverse effect on the business,
operations, assets, financial condition or prospects of either
Party or its Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole, or on the
transactions contemplated hereby or by the agreements or
instruments to be entered into in connection herewith.
j.
Authorization;
Enforcement.
(i) Each Party has all requisite corporate
power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to
cancel the Common Shares and to issue the Preferred Shares, in
accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly
authorized by each Party's Board of Directors and no further
consent or authorization of either Party, its Board of Directors,
or its shareholders is required, (iii) this Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by each Party by its authorized
representative, and such authorized representative is the true and
official representative with authority to sign this Agreement and
the other documents executed in connection herewith and bind each
Party accordingly, and (iv) this Agreement constitutes a legal,
valid and binding obligation of each Party enforceable against each
Party in accordance with its terms.
k.
Issuance of Preferred
Shares.
The Preferred Shares are duly authorized and will be
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from all
taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue
thereof.
4.
Covenants.
a.
Conditions to
Exchange.
The obligation of each Party hereunder to exchange
the Common Shares and Preferred Shares at the Closing is subject to
the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date of each of the
following conditions thereto:
i. Each
Party shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to
the other Party.
ii.
Each Party shall have delivered its respective Common or Preferred
Shares to the other Party in accordance with Section 1(a)
above.
iii.
The representations and warranties of the Parties are true and
correct in all material respects as of the date when made and
as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for
representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date),
and both Parties shall have performed, satisfied and complied in
all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions
required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied
with at or prior to the Closing Date.
iv. No
litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree,
ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered,
promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory
organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby
which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
5.
Governing Law; Miscellaneous.
a.
Governing Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas without regard to principles of
conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the
other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
shall be brought only in the state courts of Texas or in the
federal courts located in the state of Texas. The parties to this
Agreement hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction
and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert
any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based
uponforum non conveniens.
NSH and SHMP waive trial by jury. The prevailing party shall be
entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's
fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Agreement
or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid
or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then
such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it
may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with
such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove
invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement.
Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process
and consents to process being served in any suit, action or
proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other
Transaction Document by mailing a copy thereof via registered or
certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to
such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this
Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and
sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained
herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve
process in any other manner permitted by law.
b.
Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute
one and the same agreement and shall become effective when
counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the
other party.
c.
Headings.
The
headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only
and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this
Agreement.
d.
Severability.
In
the event that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or
unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then
such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it
may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with
such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof which may prove
invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of any other provision
hereof.
e.
Entire Agreement;
Amendments.
This Agreement and the instruments referenced
herein contain the entire understanding of the Parties with respect
to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as
specifically set forth herein or therein, neither NSH nor SHMP
makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with
respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be
waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by
both Parties.
f.
Notices.
All notices, demands,
requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or
permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise
specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in
the mail , registered or certified , return receipt requested ,
postage prepaid , (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service
with charges prepaid , or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery ,
telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such
other address as such party shall have specified most recently by
written notice. Any notice or other communication required or
permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon
hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation
generated by the transmitting facsimile machine , at the address or
number designated below (if delivered on a business day during
normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the
first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than
on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is
to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the
date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid,
addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing ,
whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications
shall be:
If to
NSH, to:
NaturalShrimp
Holdings, Inc.
2068 N.
Valley Mills Drive
Waco,
TX 76710
Attn:
Gerald Easterling
If to
SHMP:
NaturalShrimp
Incorporated
5080
Spectrum Dr., Suite 1000
Addison,
TX 75001
Attn:
Bill Williams
Each
party shall provide notice to the other party of any change in
address.
g.
Successors and
Assigns.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns.
Neither Party shall assign this Agreement or any rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the
other.
h.
Third Party
Beneficiaries.
This Agreement is
intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of,
nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other
person.
i.
Survival.
The
representations and warranties of the Parties and the agreements
and covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive the closing
hereunder notwithstanding any due diligence investigation conducted
by or on behalf of the Parties. Each Party agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the other Party and all their officers, directors,
employees and agents for loss or damage arising as a result of or
related to any breach or alleged breach by such Party of any of its
representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this
Agreement or any of its covenants and obligations under this
Agreement, including advancement of expenses as they are
incurred.
j.
Further Assurances.
Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed,
all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all
such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as
the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the
intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
k.
No Strict
Construction.
The language used in this Agreement will be
deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their
mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied
against any party.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned SHMP and NSH have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above
written.
NatrualShrimp Incorporated
Signed:________________________
By:
Bill G. Williams
Title:
CEO
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NatrualShrimp Holdings, Inc.
Signed:_________________________
By:
Gerald Easterling
Title:
President
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